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IN D U STR Y WAGE SU RV EY

MOTION PICTURE THEATERS




APRIL 1966

Bulletin No. 1542
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS

INDUSTRY WAGE SURVEY

MOTION PICTURE THEATERS




APRIL 1966

Bulletin No. 1542
April 1967

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
W. Willard Wirtz, Secretary
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
Arthur M. Ross, Commissioner

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P reface
T h i s b u l le t in s u m m a r i z e s the r e s u l t s of a B u r e a u of
L a b o r S t a t i s t i c s s u r v e y of w a g e s and s u p p l e m e n t a r y b e n e ­
f i t s in the m o t io n p i c t u r e t h e a t e r i n d u s t r y in A p r i l 1966.
T h e s u r v e y w a s c o n d u c te d at th e r e q u e s t of the
U . S . D e p a r t m e n t of L a b o r ' s W age and H o u r and P u b l i c
C o n t r a c t s D i v i s i o n s to f a c i l i t a t e the p r e p a r a t i o n of a r e ­
p o r t r e q u i r e d u n d e r S e c t i o n 4(d) of the F a i r L a b o r S t a n d ­
a r d s Act.
T h e r e p o r t of th e W age and H o u r an d P u b l i c
C o n t r a c t s D i v i s i o n s , s u b m i t t e d to C o n g r e s s by th e S e c r e ­
t a r y of L a b o r , i s p r i m a r i l y c o n c e r n e d w ith the d i s t r i b u ­
t io n of n o n s u p e r v i s o r y e m p l o y e e s by h o u r l y e a r n i n g s and
w e e k l y h o u r s of w o r k , t a b u l a t e d by r e g i o n , c o m m u n i t y s i z e ,
an d e n t e r p r i s e an d e s t a b l i s h m e n t r e c e i p t s - s i z e c l a s s e s .
T h e r e p o r t a l s o p r o v i d e s s e p a r a t e t a b u l a t i o n s f o r 17 l a r g e
m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a s , o c c u p a t i o n a l e a r n i n g s d a t a , an d i n f o r ­
m a t i o n on s e l e c t e d s u p p l e m e n t a r y w a g e p r a c t i c e s . A c o p y
m a y be o b t a in e d , a s lo n g a s the s u p p l y l a s t s , f r o m the
W age and H o u r and P u b l i c C o n t r a c t s D i v i s i o n s , U . S . D e ­
p a r t m e n t of L a b o r , W ash in g to n , D. C . , 2 0 2 1 0 .
T h e p r e s e n t b u l le t in a l s o s u m m a r i z e s d a t a o b ta in e d
on the d i s t r i b u t i o n o f e m p l o y e e s by e a r n i n g s and h o u r s of
w o r k , but p r o v i d e s m o r e g e o g r a p h i c d e t a i l f o r the 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 and the i n c i d e n c e of s e ­
lected su p p lem en tary w age p r a c tic e s .
T h i s s u r v e y w a s c o n d u c te d in th e B u r e a u ' s D i v i s i o n
of O c c u p a t i o n a l P a y , T o i v o P . K a n n in e n , C h ie f, u n d e r the
g e n e r a l d i r e c t i o n of L . R . L i n s e n m a y e r , A s s i s t a n t C o m ­
m i s s i o n e r f o r W a g e s and I n d u s t r i a l R e l a t i o n s . T h e a n a l ­
y s i s w a s p r e p a r e d by C h a r l e s M . O 'C o n n o r , u n d e r the
im m e d ia te s u p e r v is io n of L . E a r l L e w is . F ie ld w ork for
th e s u r v e y w a s d i r e c t e d by th e 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 s f o r W a g e s and I n d u s t r i a l R e l a t i o n s .
O th e r r e p o r t s a v a i l a b l e f r o m th e B u r e a u ' s p r o g r a m
of i n d u s t r y w a g e s t u d i e s , a s w e l l a s th e a d d r e s s e s of the
B u r e a u ' s s i x r e g i o n a l o f f i c e s , a r e l i s t e d at th e end of
t h i s b u lle tin .

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S u m m a r y ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -— ------------------I n d u s t r y c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s -----------------------------------------------------------------------------T y p e s o f o p e r a t i o n s -------------------------------------------------------------------------------L o c a t i o n ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------E m p l o y m e n t -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------U n ion c o n t r a c t c o v e r a g e ------------------------------------------------------------------------A v e r a g e e a r n i n g s ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------O c c u p a t i o n a l e a r n i n g 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 l e m e n t a r y w a g e p r o v i s i o n s ---------------------O v e r t i m e p r e m i u m p a y ---------------------------------------------------------------------------P a i d h o l i d a y s ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------P a i d v a c a t i o n s ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------H e a lth , i n s u r a n c e , an d r e t i r e m e n t p l a n s -----------------------------------------------N o n p r o d u c t io n b o n u s e s --------------

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A v erag e e arn in g s:
1 0 U n ite d S t a t e s an d r e g i o n s — b y s e l e c t e d c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s -------------H o u r ly e a r n i n g s d i s t r i b u t i o n :
2. A l l t h e a t e r s — U n ited S t a t e s an d r e g i o n s ------------------------------------3. A l l t h e a t e r s — s e l e c t e d a r e a s -----------------------------------------------------4. C o n v e n t io n a l t h e a t e r s — U n ite d S t a t e s an d r e g i o n s ---------------------5. D r i v e - i n t h e a t e r s — U n ite d S t a t e s an d r e g i o n s ----------------------------6. B o x o f f i c e c a s h i e r s — U n ite d S t a t e s and r e g i o n s --------------------------7 0 B o x o f f i c e c a s h i e r s — s e l e c t e d a r e a s ------------------------------------------8 . C o n c e s s i o n a t t e n d a n t s — U n ite d S t a t e s and r e g i o n s ---------------------9 . C o n c e s s i o n a t t e n d a n t s — s e l e c t e d a r e a s -------------------------------------10. M o tio n p i c t u r e p r o j e c t i o n i s t s — U n ited S t a t e s an d r e g i o n s ----------l i e M o tio n p i c t u r e p r o j e c t i o n i s t s — s e l e c t e d a r e a s --------------------------12. D r i v e - i n t h e a t e r a t t e n d a n t s — s e l e c t e d a r e a s -----------------------------13. J a n i t o r s — s e l e c t e d a r e a s -----------------------------------------------------------14. T i c k e t t a k e r s — s e l e c t e d a r e a s ---------------------------------------------------15. U s h e r s — s e l e c t e d a r e a s ------------------------------------------------------------W eek ly e a r n i n g s an d h o u r s d i s t r i b u t i o n :
16. A l l e m p l o y e e s ---------------------------------------------------------------------------17. B o x o f f i c e c a s h i e r s -------------------------------------------------------------------18. C o n c e s s i o n a t t e n d a n t s ---------------------------------------------------------------19* M o tio n p i c t u r e p r o j e c t i o n i s t s ----------------------------------------------------O ccu p atio n al a v e r a g e s :
2 0 . A l l t h e a t e r s ------------------------------------------------------------------------------21. C o n v e n t io n a l t h e a t e r s ---------------------------------------------------------------22. D r i v e - i n t h e a t e r s ----------------------------------------------------------------------2 3. A l l t h e a t e r s by s i z e of c o m m u n i t y ---------------------------------------------24. C o n v e n t io n a l t h e a t e r s by s i z e o f c o m m u n i t y ------------------------------25. D r i v e - i n t h e a t e r s b y s i z e o f c o m m u n i t y ------------------------------------E s t a b l i s h m e n t p r a c t i c e s an d s u p p l e m e n t a r y w a g e p r o v i s i o n s :
26. P a i d v a c a t i o n s ---------------------------------------------------------------------------27. H e a lth , i n s u r a n c e , an d r e t i r e m e n t p l a n s -----------------------------------28. N o n p r o d u c t io n b o n u s e s --------------------------------------------------------------A p p en d ix es:
A . S c o p e an d m e t h o d o f s u r v e y -------------------------------------------------------------B . O c c u p a t i o n a l d e s c r i p t i o n s ----------------------------------------------------------------




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Industry W age Survey—
M otion Picture Theaters, A pril 1966
Sum m ary
S t r a i g h t - t i m e e a r n i n g s of n o n s u p e r v i s o r y e m p l o y e e s in m o t io n p i c t u r e t h e ­
a t e r s a v e r a g e d $ 1 . 5 9 an h o u r in A p r i l 1966. W ork in g an a v e r a g e of 22. 5 h o u r s ,
the 1 0 3 , 0 0 0 e m p l o y e e s c o v e r e d by th e s u r v e y 1 h a d a v e r a g e w e e k ly e a r n i n g s of
$36.
A v e r a g e h o u r l y e a r n i n g s w e r e $ 1 . 8 5 i n t h e N o r t h e a s t , $ 1 . 8 3 in th e W est,
$ 1 . 5 6 in th e N o r t h C e n t r a l r e g i o n , an d $ 1 . 2 5 in th e So u th . 2 M en, a c c o u n t in g
f o r t h r e e - f i f t h s of th e w o r k f o r c e , a v e r a g e d $ 1 . 8 3 a n h o u r c o m p a r e d w ith $ 1 . 1 6
fo r w om en.
A v e r a g e h o u r ly e a r n i n g s w e r e u s u a l l y h i g h e r in c o n v e n t io n a l t h e a t e r s th an
in d r i v e - i n t h e a t e r s and c o n s i s t e n t l y h i g h e r in m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a s th a n in s m a l l e r
c o m m u n i t i e s . A m o n g th e 17 l a r g e m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a s s t u d i e d s e p a r a t e l y , a v e r a g e
(m e a n ) h o u r l y e a r n i n g s r a n g e d f r o m $ 1. 26 in M i a m i to $ 2 . 17 in N ew Y o r k .
O n e - f o u r t h of a l l e m p l o y e e s e a r n e d l e s s th an $1 an h o u r , n e a r l y o n e - h a l f
e a r n e d l e s s th a n $ 1 . 2 5 , an d s e v e n - t e n t h s e a r n e d l e s s t h a n $ 1 . 5 0 .
O n e - e ig h th
of the e m p l o y e e s e a r n e d $ 2 . 50 o r m o r e ; f o u r - f i f t h s of t h e s e w e r e p r o j e c t i o n i s t s .
T h e p r o p o r t i o n o f e m p l o y e e s e a r n i n g l e s s th a n $1 w a s m u c h l a r g e r in th e So u th
an d N o r th C e n t r a l r e g i o n s th a n in the o t h e r two r e g i o n s .
M o tio n p i c t u r e p r o j e c t i o n i s t s , a c c o u n t in g f o r n e a r l y o n e - f if t h of the w o r k
f o r c e , w e r e th e h i g h e s t p a i d of the o c c u p a t i o n s s t u d ie d s e p a r a t e l y .
T h e ir e a r n ­
i n g s a v e r a g e d $ 2 . 9 1 an h o u r, c o m p a r e d w ith $ 1 . 2 4 f o r a l l o t h e r e m p l o y e e s .
H a lf of the i n d u s t r y ' s w o r k f o r c e w a s e m p l o y e d in t h e a t e r s w h ic h h ad p a i d
v a c a t i o n p r o v i s i o n s a p p ly in g to a m a j o r i t y o f t h e i r w o r k e r s . T h e a t e r s a c c o u n t in g
f o r a p p r o x i m a t e l y o n e - f i f t h of th e i n d u s t r y ' s e m p l o y m e n t had s i m i l a r p r o v i s i o n s
f o r l i f e , h o s p i t a l i z a t i o n , and s u r g i c a l i n s u r a n c e b e n e f i t s .
A lth o u g h s u c h d a t a
w e r e not t a b u l a t e d s e p a r a t e l y , p r o j e c t i o n i s t s f r e q u e n t l y r e c e i v e d b e n e f i t s not
a v a i l a b l e to o t h e r e m p l o y e e s .
In dustry C h a r a c t e r is t ic s
T y p e s o f O p e r a t i o n s . C o n v e n t io n a l ( f o u r - w a l l ) t h e a t e r s a c c o u n t e d f o r n e a r l y
t h r e e - f o u r t h s o f 1 0 3 ,0 0 0 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 v e r e d by the s u r v e y ; d r i v e - i n
m o t io n p i c t u r e t h e a t e r s a c c o u n t e d f o r the r e m a i n d e r .
Y ea r-ro u n d op eration s
a c c o u n t e d f o r 97 p e r c e n t of th e e m p l o y m e n t in c o n v e n t io n a l t h e a t e r s , but f o r on ly
60 p e r c e n t of the e m p l o y m e n t in d r i v e - i n t h e a t e r s . 3 T h e a t e r s o p e r a t i n g e a c h
d a y of th e w e e k a c c o u n t e d f o r a b o u t n in e - t e n t h s of th e e m p l o y e e s in e a c h t h e a t e r
group.
A ll d r i v e - i n t h e a t e r s l i m i t e d t h e i r sh o w in g s to e v e n i n g s and n ig h t s ; m o s t
of the c o n v e n t io n a l t h e a t e r s h a d e v e n in g s h o w in g s an d m a t i n e e s at l e a s t p a r t of
th e w e e k .
S l ig h t ly m o r e t h a n t w o - f i f t h s of th e c o n v e n t io n a l t h e a t e r e m p l o y e e s
w e r e in t h e a t e r s h o ld in g m a t i n e e s m o s t d a y s o f th e w e e k , and ab ou t o n e - h a l f
w e r e in t h e a t e r s h a v in g m a t i n e e s on ly a fe w d a y s a w e e k .

1 See appendix A for scope and method of survey.
2 For definition of regions and areas, see appendix A.
3 The survey relates to an April 1966 payroll period and covers only those theaters in operation at that time.




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L o catio n .
G e o g r a p h i c a l l y , the i n d u s t r y ' s e m p l o y m e n t w a s d i s t r i b u t e d in
ab ou t the s a m e m a n n e r a s the N a t i o n 's p o p u la t io n . A p p r o x i m a t e l y t h r e e - t e n t h s
of the w o r k e r s w e r e in the South , o n e - f o u r t h in both the N o r t h e a s t and N o r t h
C e n t r a l r e g i o n s , and s l i g h t l y f e w e r th an o n e - f if t h in th e W e st.
C o n v e n t io n a l
t h e a t e r s a c c o u n t e d f o r s l i g h t l y m o r e th a n e ig h t - t e n t h s of th e w o r k e r s in th e
N o r t h e a s t and f o r a p p r o x i m a t e l y s e v e n - t e n t h s of the w o r k e r s in e a c h of th e t h r e e
oth er r e g io n s.
T h e a t e r s in m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a s 4 e m p l o y e d s e v e n - t e n t h s of th e i n d u s t r y ' s
w o r k f o r c e . R e g i o n a l l y , the p r o p o r t i o n s w e r e m o r e th a n f o u r - f i f t h s in th e N o r t h ­
e a s t and W e st, an d a p p r o x i m a t e l y t h r e e - f i f t h s in th e S o u th and N o r t h C e n t r a l .
C o n v e n t io n a l t h e a t e r s a c c o u n t e d f o r t h r e e - f o u r t h s of th e e m p l o y e e s in m e t r o p o l i t a n
a r e a s and f o r t w o - t h i r d s of t h o s e in th e s m a l l e r c o m m u n i t i e s .
E m p lo y m e n t.
M en a c c o u n t e d f o r t h r e e - f i f t h s of th e 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 v e r e d by th e s u r v e y .
T h e p r o p o r t i o n s v a r i e d on ly s l i g h t l y by ty p e
of t h e a t e r .
R e g i o n a l l y , th e p r o p o r t i o n s of m e n in th e t o t a l w o r k f o r c e w e r e
66 p e r c e n t in the N o r t h e a s t , 55 p e r c e n t in th e W est, an d ab ou t 60 p e r c e n t in
the o t h e r two r e g i o n s .
M o tio n p i c t u r e p r o j e c t i o n i s t s ( p r a c t i c a l l y a l l m en ) a c c o u n t e d f o r ab ou t o n e fift h of th e i n d u s t r y ' s e m p l o y m e n t , a s did c o n c e s s i o n a t t e n d a n t s — th e m a j o r i t y o f
whom w e re w om en.
O th e r n u m e r i c a l l y i m p o r t a n t j o b s in th e i n d u s t r y i n c l u d e d
b o x o f f i c e c a s h i e r s ( m o s t l y w o m e n ), u s h e r s in c o n v e n t io n a l t h e a t e r s and a t t e n d a n t s
in d r i v e - i n t h e a t e r s , j a n i t o r s , and t i c k e t t a k e r s ( m o s t of w h o m w e r e m e n ). T h e
p r o p o r t i o n s of w o r k e r s e m p l o y e d a s p r o j e c t i o n i s t s w e r e ab o u t th e s a m e f o r th e
two t y p e s of t h e a t e r s , and a g e n e r a l l y s i m i l a r r e l a t i o n s h i p e x i s t e d f o r b o x o f f i c e
c ash iers.
A m ong oth er jo b s , how ever, th e re w e re sig n ific a n t d if fe r e n c e s , a s
i l l u s t r a t e d in th e fo llo w in g t a b u l a t io n :
Percent of nonsupervisory employees
by occupational classification
Conventional motion
picture theaters_____

Drive-in motion
picture theaters

Total

Men

Women

Total

Men

Women

All nonsupervisory em ploy ees------ -----

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

Box office cashiers-------------------------- ----Concession attendants---------------------- ----Drive-in theater attendants--------------- — _
Jan ito rs--------------------------------------- ----Motion picture projectionists------------- ----Ticket ta k e rs-------------------------------- ----U sh ers---------------------------------------- ----Office c le ric a l------------------------------- ----Other------------------------------------------

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15.4

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4 .3

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19.2
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11.5

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6. 1

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NOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual items may not equal 100.

A lth o u gh s p e c i f i c i n f o r m a t i o n w a s not d e v e l o p e d , th e s u r v e y i n d i c a t e s th a t
m a n y o f th e e m p l o y e e s in the i n d u s t r y w e r e p e r s o n s s u p p l e m e n t i n g o t h e r i n c o m e s ,
s u c h a s s t u d e n t s , r e t i r e d p e r s o n s , and h o u s e w i v e s w a n tin g p a r t - t i m e e m p l o y m e n t .
A s i n d i c a t e d p r e v i o u s l y , m a n y t h e a t e r s a r e on ly o p en d u r in g th e e v e n in g h o u r s
o r h a v e on ly o c c a s i o n a l m a t i n e e s .
T h e y do not, t h e r e f o r e , u s u a l l y p r o v i d e an
o p p o r t u n it y to w o r k a p p r o x i m a t e l y 40 h o u r s a w e e k . E m p l o y e e s c o v e r e d by th e
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s u r v e y , in f a c t , w o r k e d an a v e r a g e o f on ly 22. 5 h o u r s a w e e k in A p r i l 1 9 66.
O n e - e ig h t h of th e e m p l o y e e s w o r k e d f e w e r th a n 8 h o u r s a w e e k an d n e a r l y o n e t h i r d w o r k e d f e w e r t h a n 15 h o u r s . A s in d i c a t e d in th e fo llo w in g t a b u l a t i o n , a v ­
e r a g e w e e k ly h o u r s o f a l l n o n s u p e r v i s o r y e m p l o y e e s v a r i e d by r e g i o n , r a n g i n g
f r o m 21 h o u r s in t h e N o r t h C e n t r a l r e g i o n to 24. 5 h o u r s in th e So u th .
Percent of employees working specified number
of hours during survey week— ____________
Weekly hours worked

United
States

North­
east

South

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9 .1
1 6 .5
2 6 .6
2 0 .7
12.6
14.6

1 3 .5
2 2 .4
29.3
15.5
7 .9
1 1.4

1 4.9
2 0 .0
2 8 .4
15.2
7.7
13.9

North
Central

West

Under 8 ----------- ------------------------------ ------8 and under 1 5 -------- ----- --------------- 15 and under 2 5 ------------------------------- ------25 and under 3 5 ------------------------------- ------35 and under 4 0 ------------------------------- ------40 or m o re ------------------------------------- -------

2 7 .4
18.2
9.7
12.7

11.7
2 1 .4
2 5 .8
2 0 .0
9.7
11.3

T o t a l ------------------------------------ -------

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

Number of em ployees ------------------------ ------- 103,061
Average weekly hours ------------------------ ...........
2 2 .5

27, 375
2 2 .5

3 0 ,3 9 4
2 4 .5

26,744
2 1 .0

18,548
2 2 .0

NOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual items may not equal 100.

E m p l o y e e s in c o n v e n t io n a l t h e a t e r s w o r k e d l o n g e r , on th e a v e r a g e , th a n t h o s e in
d r i v e - i n t h e a t e r s , e s p e c i a l l y in th e N o r t h e a s t an d So u th ( t a b le 16).
M en, a s a
g r o u p , a v e r a g e d m o r e h o u r s a w e e k t h a n w o m e n , a lth o u g h t h i s r e l a t i o n s h i p w a s
not c o n s i s t e n t w hen c o m p a r i s o n s w e r e m a d e on an o c c u p a t i o n a l b a s i s w ith in th e
s a m e ty p e o f t h e a t e r an d g e o g r a p h i c r e g i o n ( t a b l e s 21 an d 22).
U nion C o n t r a c t C o v e r a g e . T h e a t e r s a c c o u n t in g f o r n e a r l y s e v e n - t e n t h s of
th e i n d u s t r y ' s w o r k f o r c e h a d union c o n t r a c t s ( u s u a l l y w ith l a b o r o r g a n i z a t i o n s
a f f i l i a t e d w ith th e I n t e r n a t i o n a l A l l i a n c e o f T h e a t r i c a l S t a g e E m p l o y e s a n d M o v in g
P i c t u r e M a c h in e O p e r a t o r s union ) w h ich c o v e r e d p r o j e c t i o n i s t s .
M o s t of t h e s e
c o n t r a c t s , h o w e v e r , d id not c o v e r o t h e r e m p l o y e e s . L e s s th a n o n e - t e n th of th e
w o r k e r s c o v e r e d b y th e s u r v e y w e r e in t h e a t e r s h a v in g l a b o r - m a n a g e m e n t a g r e e ­
m e n ts c o v e rin g a m a jo r it y of th e ir e m p lo y e e s.
R e g i o n a l l y , th e p r o p o r t i o n s of w o r k e r s in t h e a t e r s h a v in g u nion c o n t r a c t s
w h ic h a p p l i e d to p r o j e c t i o n i s t s w e r e s e v e n - e i g h t h s in the N o r t h e a s t , t h r e e - f o u r t h s
in th e W e st, s e v e n - t e n t h s in th e N o r t h C e n t r a l , an d o n e - h a l f in th e S o u th . T h e
c o r r e s p o n d i n g p r o p o r t i o n s in m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a s e x c e e d e d t h o s e in s m a l l e r c o m ­
m u n i t i e s by a p p r o x i m a t e l y 4. 5 to 1 in th e So u th an d 2 to 1 in e a c h of th e t h r e e
oth er r e g io n s .
In e a c h of the 17 l a r g e m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a s s t u d i e d s e p a r a t e l y ,
t h r e e - f o u r t h s of th e w o r k e r s o r m o r e w e r e in t h e a t e r s h a v in g c o n t r a c t s c o v e r i n g
p ro je c tio n ists.
(S e e t a b u l a t io n b e l o w . )

Areas
Atlanta, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Miami, Newark
and Jersey City, New York, Pittsburgh, Seattle,
and Washington---------------------------------------------------------Baltimore, Los Angeles—Long Beach and Anaheim—
Santa Ana-Garden Grove, Milwaukee, Minneapolis—
St. Paul, Philadelphia, and St. Louis------------------------------Boston-----------------------------------------------------------------------




Percent of nonsupervisory employees
in establishments with labor management contracts covering
projectionists—

90 or more
80 to 89
70 to 79

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A verage E arn in gs
S t r a i g h t - t i m e e a r n i n g s of n o n s u p e r v i s o r y e m p l o y e e s in the m o t io n p i c t u r e
t h e a t e r i n d u s t r y a v e r a g e d $ 1 . 5 9 an h o u r o r $ 3 6 a w e e k in A p r i l 1966.
Av­
e r a g e h o u r l y e a r n i n g s w e r e $ 1 . 8 5 in th e N o r t h e a s t , $ 1 . 8 3 in th e W est, $ 1 . 5 6 in
th e N o r t h C e n t r a l r e g i o n , and $ 1 . 2 5 in th e So u th .
N a tio n w id e , s t r a i g h t - t i m e e a r n i n g s of n o n s u p e r v i s o r y e m p l o y e e s in c o n v e n ­
t i o n a l m o t io n p i c t u r e t h e a t e r s a v e r a g e d $ 1 . 6 1 an h o u r , c o m p a r e d w ith $ 1 . 5 2 f o r
e m p l o y e e s of d r i v e - i n t h e a t e r s .
T h e w a g e a d v a n t a g e f o r e m p l o y e e s of c o n v e n ­
t i o n a l t h e a t e r s a m o u n t e d to 3 c e n t s an h o u r in th e N o r t h C e n t r a l r e g i o n , 4 c e n t s
in th e N o r t h e a s t , an d 20 c e n t s in th e W est.
In the South , e m p l o y e e s of d r i v e - i n
t h e a t e r s a v e r a g e d 7 c e n t s an h o u r m o r e th a n e m p l o y e e s of c o n v e n t io n a l t h e a t e r s .
In a l l r e g i o n s , a v e r a g e w e e k ly h o u r s w o r k e d w e r e h i g h e r f o r e m p l o y e e s of c o n ­
v e n t io n a l t h e a t e r s t h a n f o r t h o s e in d r i v e - i n t h e a t e r s . T h i s d i f f e r e n c e w a s s u f ­
f i c i e n t l y l a r g e in th e S o u th so th a t the a v e r a g e w e e k ly e a r n i n g s in c o n v e n t io n a l
t h e a t e r s e x c e e d e d the a v e r a g e in d r i v e - i n t h e a t e r s by $ 3 . 5 0 d e s p i t e the 7 - c e n t a n - h o u r a d v a n t a g e of e m p l o y e e s in the l a t t e r g r o u p of t h e a t e r s .
E a r n i n g s of e m p l o y e e s in m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a s a v e r a g e d $ 1 . 7 2 an h o u r c o m ­
p a r e d w ith $ 1 . 2 1 f o r t h o s e of e m p l o y e e s in s m a l l e r c o m m u n i t i e s .
The h o u rly
w a g e a d v a n t a g e of e m p l o y e e s in m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a s a m o u n t e d to b e t w e e n 20 and
40 p e r c e n t in e a c h r e g i o n an d w a s g e n e r a l l y s i m i l a r f o r both t y p e s of t h e a t e r s .
D i f f e r e n c e s in a v e r a g e w e e k ly e a r n i n g s w e r e e v e n m o r e p r o n o u n c e d , s i n c e w e e k ly
h o u r s of w o r k a v e r a g e d s u b s t a n t i a l l y l e s s in th e s m a l l e r c o m m u n i t i e s t h a n in
m etro p o lita n a r e a s .
T h u s , the h o u r ly e a r n i n g s of e m p l o y e e s in m e t r o p o l i t a n
a r e a s a v e r a g e d 42 p e r c e n t m o r e th a n t h o s e of e m p l o y e e s in s m a l l e r c o m m u n i t i e s ,
and t h e i r w e e k ly e a r n i n g s w e r e 71 p e r c e n t h i g h e r .
T h e f o r e g o i n g c o m p a r i s o n s of p r o d u c t io n w o r k e r a v e r a g e s by ty p e of t h e a t e r
an d s i z e of c o m m u n i t y do not, of c o u r s e , i s o l a t e the in flu e n c e of e a c h c h a r a c ­
t e r i s t i c a s a d e t e r m i n a n t of w a g e s ; t h u s , the i n t e r r e l a t i o n s h i p of t h e s e and o t h e r
f a c t o r s a f f e c t i n g w a g e s , su c h a s e x te n t of u n io n iz a t io n and c l a s s of t h e a t e r , m u s t
a l s o be c o n s i d e r e d in t h i s a n a l y s i s .
A v e r a g e h o u r l y e a r n i n g s of n o n s u p e r v i s o r y e m p l o y e e s in th e 17 l a r g e m e t r o ­
p o lit a n a r e a s s t u d ie d s e p a r a t e l y r a n g e d f r o m $ 1 . 2 6 in M i a m i to $ 2 . 1 7 in N ew
Y o r k (t a b le 3). A r e a r a n k i n g s by a v e r a g e w e e k ly e a r n i n g s d i f f e r e d c o n s i d e r a b l y
f r o m t h o s e f o r a v e r a g e h o u r ly e a r n i n g s .
F o r e x a m p l e , S e a t t l e —E v e r e t t and
C h i c a g o w e r e t i e d f o r s e c o n d p l a c e w ith a v e r a g e s of $ 2 . 0 2 in th e r a n k in g by
a v e r a g e h o u r l y e a r n i n g s ; C h i c a g o , h o w e v e r , w a s s e c o n d on ly to New Y o r k in
th e r a n k in g by w e e k ly e a r n i n g s ; S e a t t l e —E v e r e t t w a s s ix t h .
A lth o u gh l o w e s t a v ­
e r a g e h o u r l y e a r n i n g s w e r e r e c o r d e d f o r M i a m i , s i x o t h e r a r e a s — A t la n ta , B o s t o n ,
M i n n e a p o l i s —S t . P a u l , P h i l a d e l p h i a , P i t t s b u r g h , and S t. L o u i s — h a d l o w e r a v e r a g e
w e e k ly e a r n i n g s .
M en, a c c o u n t in g f o r t h r e e - f i f t h s of th e w o r k f o r c e , a v e r a g e d $ 1 . 8 3 an h o u r
c o m p a r e d w ith $ 1 . 1 6 f o r w o m e n .
The a v e r a g e hourly w age ad v an tage fo r m en
r a n g e d f r o m 45 p e r c e n t in the So u th to 65 p e r c e n t in th e N o r t h C e n t r a l r e g i o n .
M en, a s a g r o u p , w o r k e d m o r e h o u r s a w e e k th a n w o m e n ; a s a r e s u l t t h e r e w e r e
e v e n g r e a t e r d i f f e r e n c e s in a v e r a g e w e e k ly e a r n i n g s of the two g r o u p s of e m p l o y ­
e e s . D i f f e r e n c e s in a v e r a g e p a y l e v e l s f o r m e n and w o m e n m a y be th e r e s u l t of

® Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends and holidays, but includes premium pay, if any,
for late-shift work. Average (mean) hourly earnings were computed by dividing total earnings by aggregate hours;
group average weekly earnings were obtained by multiplying average hourly earnings by average weekly hours.



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s e v e r a l f a c t o r s , in c lu d in g v a r i a t i o n s in th e d i s t r i b u t i o n o f m e n an d w o m e n a m o n g
e s t a b l i s h m e n t s an d a m o n g j o b s w ith d i s p a r a t e p a y l e v e l s .
The la tte r is p a r ­
t i c u l a r l y s i g n i f i c a n t in t h i s i n d u s t r y .
T h i r t y p e r c e n t of th e m e n but p r a c ­
t i c a l l y no w o m e n w e r e m o t io n p i c t u r e p r o j e c t i o n i s t s , a r e l a t i v e l y h i g h - p a i d jo b .
T h r e e - f o u r t h s of th e w o m e n w e r e e m p l o y e d a s c o n c e s s i o n a t t e n d a n t s o r b o x
office c a s h i e r s .
T h e a v e r a g e s r e f e r r e d to in th e p r e c e d i n g p a r a g r a p h s a r e m e a n s an d a r e ,
in n e a r l y a l l i n s t a n c e s , s u b s t a n t i a l l y h i g h e r th a n the m e d i a n s 6 ( a s i n d i c a t e d in
th e a c c o m p a n y i n g t a b l e s ) .
T h e s e d i f f e r e n c e s a r e m u c h g r e a t e r th a n t h o s e f o r
m o s t i n d u s t r i e s an d r e s u l t p r i m a r i l y f r o m th e l a r g e d i f f e r e n c e s in p a y b e t w e e n
p r o j e c t i o n i s t s , who a c c o u n t f o r n e a r l y o n e - f if t h of the e m p l o y e e s , and th e l a r g e
m a jo r it y of a ll oth er e m p lo y e e s.
T h e a m o u n t s of t h e s e d i f f e r e n c e s a r e f u r t h e r
i n c r e a s e d by th e l a r g e r n u m b e r of h o u r s w o r k e d by p r o j e c t i o n i s t s , s i n c e the
m e a n s a r e c o m p u t e d h e r e by w e ig h tin g the e a r n i n g s by the n u m b e r of h o u r s
w o r k e d at e a c h r a t e .
N e a r l y o n e - t e n th o f th e e m p l o y e e s c o v e r e d by the s u r v e y e a r n e d l e s s th a n
7 5 c e n t s an h o u r ( t a b le 2); o n e - f o u r t h e a r n e d l e s s t h a n $ 1 ; an d n e a r l y o n e - h a l f
e a r n e d l e s s th a n $ 1 . 2 5 .
T h r e e - t e n t h s of the e m p l o y e e s e a r n e d at l e a s t $ 1 . 5 0 an
h o u r ; m o r e th a n o n e - h a l f of t h e s e w e r e m o t io n p i c t u r e p r o j e c t i o n i s t s .
P ro je c ­
t i o n i s t s a c c o u n t e d f o r n e a r l y f o u r - f i f t h s of th e e m p l o y e e s e a r n i n g $ 2 . 5 0 an h o u r
o r m o r e and f o r n e a r l y n in e - t e n t h s of t h o s e e a r n i n g $ 3 . 5 0 o r m o r e .
A s in d i­
c a t e d in th e f o llo w in g t a b u l a t io n , th e d i s t r i b u t i o n of in d iv id u a l h o u r l y e a r n i n g s
v a r i e d c o n s i d e r a b l y by r e g i o n :
Percent of workers earning less than—
$0 . 7 5

$ 1 .0 0

$ 1 . 25

$ 1 .5 0

United States -------------------------

9 .2

2 4 .6

4 7 .4

71. 3

N o rth east-------------------------------------South-------------------------------------------North C en tral---------------------------------W e s t--------------------------------------------

5 .4
16. 1

11. 9
38. 9
32. 2
8 .9

24. 9
67. 8
6 2 .8
2 5 .0

6 5 .0
79. 3
7 3 .4
6 4 .4

10 . 1
2 .3

R e g i o n a l l y , th e p r o p o r t i o n of w o r k e r s e a r n i n g l e s s t h a n 7 5 c e n t s an h o u r w a s
T h ese p ercen tag es
g r e a t e r in s m a l l e r c o m m u n i t i e s th a n in m e t r o p o l i t an a r e a s .
w e r e , r e s p e c t i v e l y , 2 1 . 2 and 2 . 7 in th e N o r t h e a s t ; 19. 1 and 1 3 . 8 in the So u th ;
1 6 . 6 and 6 . 1 in th e N o r t h C e n t r a l r e g i o n ; and 6 . 9 and 1 . 2 in the W e st. T h e
d i s t r i b u t i o n of i n d iv id u a l e a r n i n g s a l s o v a r i e d by t y p e of t h e a t e r w ith in e a c h
r e g i o n ( t a b l e s 4 an d 5).
O ccu p atio n al E a r n in g s
M o tio n p i c t u r e p r o j e c t i o n i s t s a v e r a g e d $ 2 . 9 1 an h o u r — s l i g h t l y m o r e th a n
t w i c e th e a v e r a g e f o r j a n i t o r s , the s e c o n d h i g h e s t p a i d j o b s t u d ie d s e p a r a t e l y
( t a b le 20). C o n c e s s i o n a t t e n d a n t s , t i c k e t t a k e r s , and u s h e r s a v e r a g e d ab ou t $1 an
h o u r ; d r i v e - i n t h e a t e r a t t e n d a n t s and b o x o f f i c e c a s h i e r s , a p p r o x i m a t e l y 12 p e r c e n t
m o r e . A v e r a g e w e e k ly e a r n i n g s f o r 5 o f th e 7 j o b s r a n g e d f r o m $ 1 9 to $ 2 5 ; p r o ­
j e c t i o n i s t s a v e r a g e d $ 7 3 . 5 0 a w e e k an d j a n i t o r s , $ 3 8 . 5 0 .

6

The amount below and above which 50 percent of the employees were found.




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O c c u p a t i o n a l h o u r ly a v e r a g e s w e r e u s u a l l y h i g h e s t in th e W est and l o w e s t in
th e So u th .
P r o j e c t i o n i s t s , a v e r a g i n g $ 3 . 7 5 an h o u r in th e N o r t h e a s t and $ 3 . 1 5 in
the W est, w e r e a n o t a b le e x c e p t io n .
When d a t a f o r p r o j e c t i o n i s t s in th e N ew Y o r k
a r e a w e r e r e m o v e d , h o w e v e r , the a v e r a g e in the N o r t h e a s t w a s r e d u c e d to $ 3 . 1 8
an h o u r . O c c u p a t i o n a l p a y r e l a t i o n s h i p s b e t w e e n th e two t y p e s of t h e a t e r s w e r e
not c o n s i s t e n t ( t a b l e s 21 and 22).
W h e re c o m p a r i s o n s w e r e p o s s i b l e , h o u r l y a v e r a g e s f o r th e o c c u p a t i o n s
s t u d ie d s e p a r a t e l y w e r e h i g h e r in m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a s t h a n in s m a l l e r c o m m u n i t i e s
( t a b l e s 23 to 25).
W age d i f f e r e n t i a l s b e tw e e n m e t r o p o l i t a n and n o n m e t r o p o l i t a n
a r e a s w e r e g e n e r a l l y l a r g e r in c o n v e n t io n a l t h e a t e r s th a n in d r i v e - i n s , and s u b ­
s t a n t i a l l y l a r g e r f o r p r o j e c t i o n i s t s th a n f o r the o t h e r o c c u p a t i o n s .
A m o n g th e 17 m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a s s t u d i e d s e p a r a t e l y , a v e r a g e s f o r p r o ­
j e c t i o n i s t s r a n g e d f r o m $ 2 . 18 an h o u r in B a l t i m o r e to $ 5 . 01 in N ew Y o r k . A l ­
th o u g h p r o j e c t i o n i s t s in N ew Y o r k a v e r a g e d a l m o s t $ 1 an h o u r m o r e t h a n t h o s e
in C h i c a g o an d 42 c e n t s an h o u r m o r e th a n t h o s e in C l e v e l a n d , w e e k ly e a r n i n g s
of p r o j e c t i o n i s t s in t h e s e two a r e a s a v e r a g e d $ 1 7 0 an d $ 1 2 5 , r e s p e c t i v e l y , c o m ­
p a r e d w ith $ 1 1 7 . 50 in N ew Y o r k . A m o n g the o t h e r o c c u p a t i o n s , the h i g h e s t h o u r l y
a r e a a v e r a g e e x c e e d e d the l o w e s t by d i f f e r e n c e s r a n g in g f r o m 46 p e r c e n t f o r b o x
o f f i c e c a s h i e r s to 141 p e r c e n t f o r d r i v e - i n t h e a t e r a t t e n d a n t s ( t a b l e s 7, 9, and
11 to 15).
E a r n i n g s of in d iv id u a l w o r k e r s a l s o v a r i e d w ith in th e s a m e jo b an d a r e a .
T h e s p r e a d in th e m i d d l e r a n g e of h o u r ly e a r n i n g s f o r p r o j e c t i o n i s t s e x c e e d e d $1 in
m o s t a r e a s an d f o r j a n i t o r s it u s u a l l y r a n g e d f r o m 30 to 60 c e n t s ; th e s p r e a d in
the m id d le r a n g e f o r o t h e r o c c u p a t i o n s u s u a l l y a m o u n t e d to 25 c e n t s o r l e s s .
E s t a b l i s h m e n t P r a c t i c e s and S u p p l e m e n t a r y W age P r o v i s i o n s
T h e i n f o r m a t i o n on th e i n c i d e n c e of s e l e c t e d e s t a b l i s h m e n t p r a c t i c e s s u m ­
m a r i z e d in th e fo llo w in g p a r a g r a p h s i s b a s e d on f o r m a l p r o v i s i o n s th at w e r e a p ­
p l i c a b l e to o n e - h a l f o r m o r e of th e n o n s u p e r v i s o r y e m p l o y e e s in an e s t a b l i s h m e n t .
If a p a r t i c u l a r p r a c t i c e a p p l i e d to s o m e but f e w e r t h a n o n e - h a l f of th e e m p l o y e e s ,
the p r a c t i c e w a s c o n s i d e r e d to b e n o n e x i s t e n t in th e e s t a b l i s h m e n t .
The in fo r­
m a t io n , t h u s , r e l a t e s p r i m a r i l y to e m p l o y e e s o t h e r t h a n p r o j e c t i o n i s t s .
A lth o u g h
p r o j e c t i o n i s t s in s o m e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s m a y h a v e r e c e i v e d b e n e f i t s not a v a i l a b l e to
o t h e r e m p l o y e e s , t h i s i s not r e f l e c t e d in the e s t i m a t e s p r o v i d e d , if p r o j e c t i o n i s t s
c o n s t it u t e d a m i n o r p a r t of the e s t a b l i s h m e n t ’ s w o r k f o r c e , a s it u a t io n w h ich w a s
g e n e r a l l y th e c a s e .
O v ertim e P r e m iu m P a y .
O v e r t i m e p r e m i u m p a y w a s p r o v i d e d by e s t a b ­
l i s h m e n t s e m p l o y in g ab ou t o n e - f i f t h of th e w o r k e r s . T h e two m o s t c o m m o n p r o ­
v i s i o n s w e r e t i m e and o n e - h a l f a f t e r 40 h o u r s a w e e k an d t i m e an d o n e - h a l f a f t e r
40 h o u r s a w e e k o r 8 h o u r s a d ay --- e a c h a p p ly in g to s l i g h t l y f e w e r th an o n e - t e n th
of th e w o r k f o r c e .
O v e r t i m e p r e m i u m p a y p r o v i s i o n s w e r e m o r e c o m m o n in
c o n v e n t io n a l t h e a t e r s t h a n in d r i v e - i n t h e a t e r s .
P aid H o lid a y s.
E s t a b l i s h m e n t s p r o v id i n g p a i d h o l i d a y s to a m a j o r i t y of
t h e i r n o n s u p e r v i s o r y e m p l o y e e s a c c o u n t e d f o r 3 p e r c e n t of th e w o r k f o r c e ; n e a r l y
o n e - h a l f of t h e s e w o r k e r s w e r e in s e p a r a t e a u x i l i a r y u n it s , s u c h a s c e n t r a l o f f i c e s .
P aid V a c a tio n s.
P a i d v a c a t i o n s , a f t e r q u a lif y in g p e r i o d s of s e r v i c e , w e r e
p r o v i d e d by e s t a b l i s h m e n t s e m p l o y in g o n e - h a l f the e m p l o y e e s in th e i n d u s t r y
( t a b le 26).
T h e m o s t c o m m o n p r o v i s i o n s w e r e 1 w e e k ' s p a y a f t e r 1 y e a r of



7

s e r v i c e , an d 2 w e e k s a f t e r 5 y e a r s ; l o n g e r v a c a t i o n p e r i o d s w e r e r a r e l y r e c o r d e d .
V a c a t i o n p r o v i s i o n s w e r e m o r e p r e v a l e n t a m o n g e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w ith u nion c o n ­
t r a c t s c o v e r i n g at l e a s t s o m e of th e w o r k e r s th a n t h o s e w h e r e none of th e w o r k e r s
w e r e c o v e r e d by s u c h c o n t r a c t s .
R e g i o n a l l y , th e p r o p o r t i o n s of w o r k e r s 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
f o r p a i d v a c a t i o n s w e r e t h r e e - t e n t h s in th e N o r t h C e n t r a l , s l i g h t l y m o r e t h a n o n e h a lf in the N o r t h e a s t and W e st, and t h r e e - f i f t h s in th e So u th . T h e in c i d e n c e of
p a i d v a c a t i o n s a l s o v a r i e d a m o n g a r e a s w ith in th e s a m e r e g i o n .
F o r exam ple,
s e v e n - t e n t h s of th e w o r k e r s in C h i c a g o w e r e c o v e r e d b y v a c a t i o n p r o v i s i o n s c o m ­
p a r e d w ith o n e - f i f t h o r f e w e r in C l e v e l a n d , D e t r o i t , M ilw a u k e e , M i n n e a p o l i s —
St. P a u l , an d S t. L o u i s .
H e a lth , I n s u r a n c e , an d R e t i r e m e n t P l a n s . L i f e , h o s p i t a l i z a t i o n , an d s u r ­
g i c a l i n s u r a n c e b e n e f i t s w e r e a v a i l a b l e to o n e - f if t h of th e w o r k e r s ( t a b le 27).
A c c i d e n t a l d e a th an d d i s m e m b e r m e n t i n s u r a n c e , s i c k n e s s an d a c c i d e n t i n s u r a n c e ,
p a i d s i c k l e a v e , m e d i c a l i n s u r a n c e , an d c a t a s t r o p h e i n s u r a n c e a p p l i e d to o n e e ig h th o r f e w e r of th e w o r k f o r c e . F i n a n c i n g o f t h e s e p l a n s w a s u s u a l l y s h a r e d
by e m p l o y e r an d e m p l o y e e .
T h e s e b e n e f i t s w e r e g e n e r a l l y a v a i l a b l e to s u b ­
s t a n t i a l l y l a r g e r p r o p o r t i o n s o f th e w o r k e r s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s h a v in g a m a j o r i t y
of th e w o r k e r s c o v e r e d by union c o n t r a c t s t h a n in t h o s e h a v in g none o r a m i n o r i t y
c o v e r e d . T h e i n c i d e n c e o f t h e s e b e n e f i t s v a r i e d c o n s i d e r a b l y by r e g i o n and a r e a .
P e n s i o n p l a n s , p r o v i d i n g 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 of th e r e ­
t i r e e ' s l i f e (in a d d it io n to F e d e r a l s o c i a l s e c u r i t y b e n e f i t s ) , w e r e p r o v i d e d by
e s t a b l i s h m e n t s e m p l o y in g 5 p e r c e n t of th e w o r k f o r c e .
L u m p - s u m p a y m e n t s at
re tir e m e n t w e re a lm o st n on existen t.
N o n p r o d u c t io n B o n u s e s .
N o n p r o d u c t io n b o n u s e s , n e a r l y a l w a y s p a i d at
C h r i s t m a s o r y e a r end, w e r e p r o v i d e d by e s t a b l i s h m e n t s e m p l o y in g n e a r l y o n e f o u r t h of th e w o r k e r s (t a b le 28). R e g i o n a l l y , th e p r o p o r t i o n s of w o r k e r s in s u c h
e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w e r e o n e - s e v e n t h in the N o r t h C e n t r a l , o n e - f i f t h in the W est, and
s l i g h t l y m o r e t h a n o n e - f o u r t h in th e N o r t h e a s t an d So u th . A m o n g th e a r e a s s t u d i e d
s e p a r a t e l y , n o n p r o d u c t i o n b o n u s e s w e r e m o s t c o m m o n l y p r o v i d e d in M ilw a u k e e ,
D e t r o i t , N ew Y o r k , B a l t i m o r e , an d P h i l a d e l p h i a .




T a b le 1.

A v e r a g e E a rn in g s :

U n it e d S t a t e s a n d R e g io n s ------B y S e le c t e d C h a r a c t e r is tic s

00

(Nu mber, a v e r a g e w ee k l y h ou rs w or ke d , and a v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e e a r n i n g s 1 of n o n s u p e r v i s o r y e m p l o y e e s in
motion p i c t u r e t h e a t e r s by s e l e c t e d c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s , United S t at es and re g i o n s , A p r i l 1966)
United Stat es
Item

N ort h eas t

Average

South

Averag e

Average

North 1C e n tra l

W est

Average
Average
Number
Number
of
of
Weekly
Hourly
Hourly
Weekly
Weekly
em­
Weekly
em ­
earn­
earn­
earn­
e a r n ­ Weekly e a r n ­
p lo y e e s
h ou rs
p lo y e e s
h ou r s
ings
ings
ings
ings
ings

N umber
of
em ­
p lo y e e s

Number
Number
of
of
Hou rl y
Hourly
Weekly
Weekly
Hourly
em­
Weekly e a r n ­
em­
Weekly
Weekly
earn­
earn­
earn­
earn­
h our s
p lo ye es
p lo y e e s
h ou r s
h ou r s
ings
ings
ings
ings
ings

103, 061
61, 9 86
4 1, 0 75

$1. 59
1. 83
1. 16

22. 5
24. 0
20. 5

$36. 00
44. 00
23. 50

27, 375
18, 065
9, 310

$1.85
2. 09
1. 32

22. 5
23. 5
20. 5

$41. 50
49. 00
27. 00

30, 394
18,134
12, 260

$1.25
1. 42
. 98

24. 5
25. 5
23. 0

$31 . 00
36. 50
22. 50

72, 0 20
31, 041

1. 72
1. 21

24. 0
20. 0

41. 00
24. 00

23, 403
3, 972

1.91
1. 43

23. 0
18. 0

44. 00
26. 00

17,178
13, 2 16

1. 36
1. 09

26. 5
22. 0

75, 88 6
44, 82 7
31, 059

1. 61
1. 86
1. 17

23. 5
25. 0
21. 0

37. 50
46. 50
24. 50

22, 715
14, 737
7, 978

1 .86
2. 11
1. 32

23. 0
24. 0
21. 0

43. 00
51. 00
28. 00

20, 286
11, 846
8, 440

1. 23
1. 41
. 97

54, 748
21, 138

1. 74
1. 20

24. 5
20. 0

42. 50
24. 00

19,510
3, 205

1.92
1. 38

24. 0
19. 0

45. 50
26. 00

12, 244
8, 042

27, 175
17, 159
10, 0 1 6

1. 52
1. 72
1. 12

21. 0
22. 5
18. 5

32. 00
38. 50
21. 00

4, 660
3, 328
1, 332

1.82
1. 98
1. 31

19. 5
20. 5
16. 0

35. 00
41. 00
21. 00

17, 272
9, 903

1. 67
1. 22

22. 0
19. 0

36. 50
23. 50

3, 893

1.84
'

20. 0

36. 50
'

A l l m oti on
picture th e aters
A ll nonsupervisory
e m p l o y e e s ---------------------------Men -----------------------------------W om en ------------------------------Si z e of c om m u n it y :
M e t r o p o l it a n a r e a s 2 --------N on m et ro p o li t an a r e a s ----

$1. 56
1. 82
1. 10

21. 0
23. 5
18. 5

$33. 00
42. 50
20. 00

18, 548
10, 288
8, 260

$1. 83
2. 14
1. 36

22. 0
24. 0
19. 5

$40. 00
51. 50
26. 50

36. 00
24. 00

16, 476 | 1. 72
10,268
1.23

23. 0
18. 0

39. 50
22. 50

14, 963
3, 585

1. 90
1. 44

23. 0
17. 5

44. 00
25. 00

26. 0
27. 0
24. 5

32. 00
38. 00
24. 00

19, 649
11, 000
8, 649

1. 57
1. 85
1. 11

21. 5
24. 0
18. 5

33. 50
44. 00
20. 50

13, 236
7, 244
5, 992

1. 89
2. 20
1. 41

22. 0
24. 5
19. 5

42. 00
54. 00
27. 50

1. 33
1. 05

28. 0
23. 0

37. 00
24. 50

12, 4 1 1
7, 238

1. 72
1. 24

23. 0
18. 5

40. 00
23. 00

10, 583
2, 653

1. 96
1. 49

23. 5
16. 5

46. 00
25. 00

10, 108
6, 288
3, 8 20

1. 30
1. 45
1. 02

22. 0
23. 5
19. 5

28. 50
34. 00
20. 00

7, 095
4, 499
2, 596

1. 54
1. 75
1. 08

20, 5
21. 5
18. 0

3 1. 00
38. 00
19. 50

5, 312
3, 044
2, 268

1. 69
1. 97
1. 23

21. 5
23. 5
19. 0

36. 50
46. 00
23. 50

4, 9 34
5, 1 74

1. 44
1. 16

23. 0
21. 0

33. 50
24. 00

4, 065
3, 030

1. 73
1. 20

22. 5
17. 5

39. 00
21. 00

4, 380
“

1. 75
~

22. 0
"

38. 50
■

26, 74 4
15, 499
11, 245

Co n ve n t i o n al m ot io n
picture th eaters
A ll nonsupervisory
e m p l o y e e s ---------------------------Men ~—— ___________
W om en ------------------------------Si z e of co m m u n ity :
M e t r o p o l it a n a r e a s 2 --------N on m et ro po lit an a r e a s ---D r i v e - i n mo tio n
picture th e aters
A ll nonsupervisory
e m p l o y e e s ----------------------------Men -----------------------------------W om en ------------------------------Si z e of c om m u n ity :
M e t r o p o l it a n a r e a s 2 --------N o n m et ro po lit an a r e a s ----

1 Ex cl u d es p r e m i u m p ay f o r o v e r t i m e and fo r w o r k on weeke nd s and h ol id a y s, but incl ude s p r e m i u m pay, if any,
to the n e a r e s t h al f h ou r and a v e r a g e w e e k l y e a r n i n g s to the n e a r e s t half d ol la r .
2 Sta n d ar d M e t r o p o l it a n S t a t i s t i c a l A r e a s a s defined by the U. S. B u re au of the Budget thr ough M a rc h 1965.
NOTE:

D a sh e s i n di c a te no data r e p o r t e d or data that do not m e e t pub lication c r i t e r i a .




fo r late shift w or k.

A v e r a g e w e e k l y h ou rs w o r k e d w e r e rounded

T a b le 2 .

H o u r ly E a rn in g s D i s t r i b u t i o n :

A l l T h e a t e r s ------U n it e d S ta te s a n d R e g i o n s

( P e r c e n t d is tri but io n of n o n s u p e r v i s o r y e m p l o y e e s in motion p i c t u r e t h e a t e r s by 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 ar n in g s , 1
United S ta te s and re g i o n s , A p r i l 1966)
United State s
A v e r a g e h o u r ly
earnings1

All areas
Total

Under $ 0 . 50 --------------------$ 0.
$ 0.
$0.
$ 0.
$ 0.

Men

Women

N or th e as t
Metropolitan
areas

Nonm etro­
pol ita n
areas

All
areas

South
Nonm etro­
pol itan
areas

M etro­
politan
areas

All
areas

North C e n tr a l

We st

M etro­
politan
areas

Nonm etro­
poli tan
areas

All
areas

M etro­
politan
areas

Nonm etro­
pol itan
areas

All
areas

M etro­
politan
areas

0. 8

0. 8

0. 7

0. 4

1. 5

0. 3

0. 1

1. 6

1. 6

1.6

1. 5

0. 9

0. 2

2. 1

_

_

50
55
60
65
70

and
and
and
and
and

un d er
und er
unde r
und er
un d er

$0.
$0.
$0.
$0.
$0.

55
60
65
70
75

—
—
—
—
—

1.
.
2.
1.
1.

9
7
4
7
7

1.
.
2.
1.
1.

5
6
1
0
5

2.
.
2.
2.
2.

5
8
9
8
0

.9
.5
1. 6
1. 1
1. 2

4.
1.
4.
3.
2.

1
1
4
1
9

1.
.
1.
.
.

8
2
4
9
9

7.
.
5.
4.
1.

7
5
1
6
8

2.
1.
4.
3.
3.

6
5
0
1
4

2.
1.
3.
2.
2.

2
6
3
7
3

3.
1.
4.
3.
4.

1
3
8
7
8

2.
.
3.
1.
1.

2
8
1
8
3

.
.
2.
1.
1.

6
4
5
1
3

4.
1.
4.
2.
1.

8
5
0
8
4

0. 5
(2 )
.5
.6
.6

(2 )

$ 0. 75
$0. 80
$0. 8 5
$0. 90
$ 0.95

and
and
and
and
and

unde r
und er
unde r
unde r
und er

$ 0. 80
$ 0 . 85
$ 0 . 90
$ 0 . 95
$1.00

—
—
—
—
—

6.
3.
3.
2.
.

1
1
0
2
9

4.
2.
1.
1.
.

4
1
9
8
7

8.
4.
4.
2.
1.

8
6
6
8
2

4.
2.
2.
2.
.

7
7
6
3
9

9.
4.
4.
2.
.

6
0
0
1
9

2.
1.
1.
1.
.

8
3
2
0
2

.9
. 1
.8
.2
.7
2.4
1 .2
1. 1
1. 0
.2

5.
2.
1.
.
.

2
2
6
8
4

8.
4.
4.
3.
1.

5
7
9
3
5

8.
4.
4.
3.
1.

2
3
1
7
3

8.
5.
6.
2.
1.

8
1
0
8
7

9.
4.
3.
3.
1.

9
5
2
2
3

7.
4.
3.
3.
2.

1
7
8
8
0

14.
4.
2.
2.
.

3
3
3
1
2

1.
1.
2.
.
.

$ 1 . 00
$ 1. 05
$ 1 . 10
$ 1.15
$ 1 . 20

and
and
and
and
and

und er
unde r
unde r
unde r
unde r

$ 1 . 05
$ 1. 10
$ 1 . 15
$ 1.20
$ 1 . 25

—
—
—
—
—

14.
1.
3.
2.
1.

5
2
3
7
0

12.
1.
2.
2.
1.

9
2
7
2
0

17.
1.
4.
3.
1.

0
2
2
6
1

13.
1.
3.
2.
1.

2
0
1
8
1

17.
1.
3.
2.
.

6
5
8
6
9

8.
.
1.
1.
.

8
3
2
8
8

9. 5
.3
1.2
1.4
.9

5.
.
.
4.
.

1
1
6
5
5

18.
2.
3.
3.
1.

6
4
2
1
5

18.
2.
3.
3.
1.

18. 7
2. 9
3. 1
2. 2
1.2

18.
.
6.
4.
1.

3
8
1
4
1

*8.
.
5.
5.
1.

0
7
7
3
3

18.
.
6.
3.
.

6
9
7
0
8

$ 1.25
$ 1 . 30
$ 1.35
$ 1. 40
$ 1. 45

and
and
and
and
and

un d er
unde r
unde r
u nd e r
unde r

$ 1.
$1.
$ 1.
$ 1.
$ 1.

30
35
40
45
50

—
—
—
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12.
6.
2.
2.
.

8
0
1
2
9

12.
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E xc lu d es p r e m i u m p ay fo r o v e r t i m e and fo r w o r k on w eek en d s and ho li da y s, but incl ude s p r e m i u m pay, if any, f o r late shift w o r k .
The m ean is computed by dividing total
e a r n i n g s by a g g r e g a t e h o u r s .
The m ed ia n de si g na te s position— ha-lf of the e m p l o y e e s s u r v e y e d r e c e i v e d m o r e than the r a t e shown; h al f r e c e i v e d l e s s than the r a t e shown.
The middle
r a ng e is def ine d by 2 r a t e s of pay; a fourt h of the w o r k e r s e a r n e d l e s s than the l o w e r of thes e r a t e s and a fo u r th e a r n e d m o r e than the high er r a te .
2 L e s s than 0. 05 p e r c e n t.
NOTE;

B e c a u s e o f rou n din g ,




su m s o f in d iv id u a l ite m s m a y not eq u al 100.

(0

T a b ic 3.

H o u r ly E a rn in g s D i s t r i b u t i o n :

A l l T h e a t e r s ----- S e le c te d A r e a s

O

( N u m e r i c a l d is tri bu tio n of n o n s u p e r v i s o r y e m p l o y e e s in motio n p i c t u r e t h e a t e r s by 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 in g s ,
s e l e c t e d m e t r o p o l it a n a r e a s , 2 A p r i l 19b6)

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2
6
7
10
8
56

40
10
14
7
14
10
29
17
6
3
9

32
5
9
12
5
68

4
70
22
33
12

135
203
59
124
31
131

24
5
5
11
2
60

1, 746
946
80 0

63 4
383
251

1, 02 4
586
438

1, 264
790
474

4, 011
2, 2 12
1, 799

826
4 10
416

$ 1. 80
1. 25
. 8 5 -1 . 8 1

$ 1 . 47
1. 00
. 9 0 -1 . 4 0

$ 2. 01
1. 30
1.3 0-2 .4 4

$ 2 . 02
1. 35
1 .2 5- 2 .1 3

25. 5
$ 5 1 . 00

22. 0
$ 4 4 . 00

4

58
9
8
8
8

$ 1 .80
$ 1 . 89
1. 20
1. 10
1. 00-1.86 1 .1 0 - 1 .3 5
24. 0
$ 4 3 . 50

app en d ix A.

w e e k l y h o u r s w o r k e d w e r e rounded to the n e a r e s t h a l f hou r and a v e r a g e w ee k l y e ar n i n g s to the n e a r e s t h a l f d o l la r .

22. 5
$ 4 2 . 50

19. 0
$ 3 4 . 50

23. 5
$ 3 4 . 50

T a b le 4 .

H o u r ly E a rn in g s D i s t r i b u t i o n :

C o n v e n t i o n a l T h e a te r s ----- U n it e d S t a t e s a n d R e g i o n s

( P e r c e n t d is tri bu tio n of n o n s u p e r v i s o r y e m p l o y e e s in motion p i c t u r e th e a t e r s by 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 ar n in g s ,
United S ta te s and r e g i o n s , A p r i l 1966)
United States
A v e r a g e h o u r ly
earnings1

All areas
Total

Men

N or th e as t

Wom en

M et r opolitan
areas

Nonm etro­
pol ita n
areas

All
areas

M etro­
pol itan
areas

South
Nonm etro­
pol ita n
areas

All
areas

Wes t

North C e n tr a l

M etro­
poli tan
areas

Nonm etro­
p ol ita n
areas

All
areas

M etro­
poli tan
areas

Nonm etro­
pol ita n
areas

All
areas

Metro­
politan
areas

Under $ 0 . 50 -— ..............—

1. 0

1. 1

0. 8

0. 6

2. 0

0. 3

0. 1

2. 0

2. 1

2. 2

2. 1

1. 2

0. 2

2. 7

-

-

$0.
$ 0.
$ 0.
$ 0.
$ 0.

50
55
60
65
70

and
and
and
and
and

unde r
unde r
un d er
und er
und er

$0.
$0.
$0.
$0.
$0.

55—
60—
65 —
70—
75 —

2.
.
2.
2.
1.

3
8
9
0
8

1.
.
2.
1.
1.

9
8
5
1
5

2.
1.
3.
3.
2.

7
0
5
3
4

1. 2
.6
1 .9
1. 3
1. 2

4.
1.
5.
3.
3.

9
5
3
8
5

2.
.
1.
1.
1.

2
2
4
0
0

1.
.
.
.
.

0
1
9
3
7

9.
.
4.
5.
2.

5
6
4
5
3

3.
1.
5.
3.
3.

2
9
0
5
9

3.
1.
4.
3.
2.

1
9
0
0
1

3.
1.
6.
4.
6.

5
8
6
1
5

2.
1.
3.
2.
1.

4
1
7
4
6

.
.
3.
1.
1.

7
6
2
4
5

5.
1.
4.
4.
1.

1
9
7
0
9

0. 7
(2 )
.8
.9
.6

(12 )

$0.
$0.
$0.
$ 0.
$0.

75
80
85
90
95

and
and
and
and
and

un d er
unde r
un d er
un d er
un d er

$0.
$0.
$0.
$0.
$1.

80 —
85 —
90—
95 —
00 —

6.
3.
2.
2.
1.

5
3
9
4
0

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

9.
4.
4.
2.
1.

4
9
4
8
2

5. 3
2. 9
2.8
2. 6
1. 1

9.
4.
3.
1.
.

7
2
3
9
7

3.
1.
1.
1.
.

3
5
2
2
3

2. 8
1. 2
1. 1
1. 2
.2

6.
2.
2.
1.
.

4
7
0
0
5

9.
5.
4.
3.
1.

6
0
3
4
5

9.
4.
3.
4.
1.

9
5
7
1
6

9.
5.
5.
2.
1.

0
9
3
3
5

9.
4.
3.
3.
1.

9
7
6
7
6

7.
5.
4.
4.
2.

7
0
5
6
4

13.
4.
2.
2.
.

7
2
2
1
3

2.
1.
2.
.
.

$ 1.
$1.
$ 1.
$1.
$ 1.

00
05
10
15
20

and
and
and
and
and

unde r
un d er
und er
u nd e r
un d er

$ 1.
$1.
$ 1.
$1.
$ 1.

05 —
10 —
15 —
20 —
25 —

13.
1.
3.
2.
1.

0
0
0
3
0

11.
1.
2.
1.
.

6
0
5
8
9

15.
1.
3.
3.
1.

1
0
6
1
3

12. 0
.9
2. 6
2. 4
1. 1

15.
1.
3.
2.
.

6
3
8
0
8

9.
.
1.
.
1.

0
3
2
9
0

9.
.
1.
.
1.

6
3
3
8
0

5.
.
.
1.
.

3
1
8
6
6

17.
2.
2.
2.
1.

6
0
8
5
5

17.
1.
2.
3.
1.

2
7
7
6
6

18.
2.
2.
.
1.

2
6
9
9
3

15.
.
6.
4.
.

5
6
5
7
9

15.
.
6.
5.
1.

5
6
1
3
2

15.
.
7.
3.
.

4
8
1
7
4

$ 1. 25
$ 1.30
$1.35
$ 1 . 40
$ 1. 45

and
and
and
and
and

unde r
un d er
u nd e r
un d er
un d er

$ 1.
$ 1.
$ 1.
$1.
$ 1.

30—
35—
40 —
45—
50 —

12.
5.
1.
2.
.

6
6
9
1
7

11.
3.
1.
1.
.

8
7
7
9
7

13.
8.
2.
2.
.

8
3
3
3
8

14. 0
6. 6
2. 3
2. 2
.8

8.
2.
.
1.
.

9
9
9
8
6

28.
4.
3.
1.
1.

8
9
1
7
1

29.
5.
3.
1.
1.

6
5
5
7
3

24.
1.
.
1.
.

1
2
6
9
3

4.
1.
.
2.
.

4
2
9
3
4

4.
1.
.
2.
.

1
1
8
2
4

4.
1.
1.
2.
.

8
3
1
4
4

5.
1.
.
1.
.

0
3
9
1
7

5.
1.
1.
1.
.

3
4
0
1
4

4.
1.
.
1.
1.

$ 1 . 50
$ 1. 60
$1.70
$ 1. 80
$1.90

and
and
and
and
and

unde r
unde r
unde r
un d er
un d er

$1.
$ 1.
$ 1.
$ 1.
$ 2.

60—
70 —
80 —
90 —
00 —

3.
2.
1.
1.
.

7
3
5
6
9

4.
3.
1.
2.
1.

0
0
7
1
2

3.
1.
1.
.
.

3
5
2
8
4

3. 8
2. 1
1. 6
1.9
.9

3.
2.
1.
.
.

7
9
3
8
9

3.
1.
1.
2.
.

5
7
7
6
8

3.
1.
1.
3.
.

6
7
6
0
8

2.
1.
2.
.
1.

9
4
2
6
2

2.
2.
1.
1.
1.

7
9
4
4
0

2.
2.
1.
1.
1.

7
1
2
5
4

2.
4.
1.
1.
.

7
2
6
2
6

3.
2.
1.
.
.

3
3
1
9
8

2.
2.
1.
1.
.

2
3
4
1
6

$2.
$ 2.
$ 2.
$ 2.
$ 2.

00
10
20
30
40

and
and
and
and
and

un d er
un d er
un d er
und er
un d er

$2.
$2.
$2.
$2.
$2.

10 —
20 —
30—
40 —
50—

2.
1.
1.
.
.

3
1
0
8
6

3.
1.
1.
1.
.

3
3
3
2
8

.
.
.
.
.

9
7
6
3
3

2. 4
1. 1
1. 1
.9
.7

2.
1.
.
.
.

2
0
9
6
4

1.
1.
1.
.
.

9
0
0
5
3

1.
1.
.
.
.

7
0
9
5
2

3.
1.
1.
.
1.

5
4
6
3
0

1.
1.
.
1.
.

6
0
7
0
3

1.
1.
.
1.
.

5
1
9
6
3

1.
.
.
.
.

7
8
4
1
2

2.
1.
1.
1.
.

9
0
2
1
6

3.
.
1.
1.
.

$ 2.
$2.
$2.
$ 2.
$ 2.

50
60
70
80
90

and
and
and
and
and

un d er
un d er
un d er
un d er
un d er

$2.
$2.
$2.
$2.
$3.

60 —
70 —
80—
90—
00 —

1.
.
.
.
.

3
8
9
6
5

1. 9
1. 3
1 .3
.8

4
2
2
2
1

1. 3
.9
.8
.7
.6

1.
.
.
.
.

3
8
9
3
3

1.
1.
1.
.
.

3
1
2
6
5

1.
1.
1.
.
.

2
2
1
5
6

1.
.
1.
.
.

9
5
6
8
1

1.
.
.
.
.

1
5
4
5
5

1.
.
.
.
.

5
5
6
8
8

.5
.4
. 1
. 1

.
.
.
.
.

7
9
8
3
6

$3 .
$3.
$3.
$3 .
$3.
$ 3.

00
10
20
30
40
50

and
and
and
and
and
and

un d er $ 3 . 10 —
un d er $ 3 . 20 —
un d er $ 3. 3 0 —
u nd e r $ 3 . 40 —
un d er $ 3 . 5 0 —
o v e r ---------------

1.
.
.
.
.
6.

2
6
5
7
4
6

•8
1. 8
1. 0
.8
1. 1
.6
10. 9

.
.
.
.
.

.2
. 1
.2
. 1
( 2)
.4

1. 3
.7
.7
.9
.5
8.9

.
.
.
.
.
.

7
6
2
1
2
6

1.
1.
.
.
.
10.

5
1
7
8
3
4

1.
.
.
.
.
11.

5
9
8
8
4
8

1. 0
2. 2
_
.6
. 1
1. 9

.
.
.
.
.
2.

6
1
3
2
3
6

.
.
.
.
.
4.

6
1
2
3
5
3

.5
( 2)
.4
(2 )
. 1
( 2)

1.
.
.
.
.
5.

1
6
2
6
4
6

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

100 . 0

100. 0

100. 0

N umber of e m p l o y e e s ---Men -------------- -------------W om en ----------------------Hourl y e a r n i n g s : 1
Mean --------------------------M edi an ----------------------Mid dle r a n g e -------------

75, 886

T ot a l

_

.




2
2
8
4
6

3
5
6
9
4

1.
1.
2.
.
.

7
7
7
9
5

4.
.
2.
.
.

6
6
1
9
2

9.
1.
.
.
.

4
1
9
8
6

6.
1.
.
.
.

6
3
9
8
7

20.
.
1.
.
.

9
5
0
9
2

6
2
7
0
1

8.
19.
3.
4.
.

5
8
0
1
6

6. 9
21. 3
3. 4
4. 5
.6

14.
14.
1.
2.
.

8
1
3
1
6

5.
2.
.
.
1.

0
2
5
6
1

6.
2.
2.
1.
1.

5
6
2
1
0

7.
2.
2.
1.
1.

2
7
4
4
1

3.
2.
1.
.
.

8
3
4
3
6

6
8
3
2
6

1.
1.
1.
1.
.

8
3
0
0
5

3.
1.
1.
.
1.

2
2
3
8
6

3.
1.
1.
.
1.

2
4
4
6
9

3.
.
1.
1.
.

4
5
2
3
2

.
.
.
.
.

7
8
8
2
7

.
1.
.
.
.

8
1
9
4
3

2.
.
1.
1.
.

3
9
0
1
6

1.
.
.
1.
.

9
8
6
3
5

4.
1.
2.
.
.

0
2
8
5
9

1.
.
.
1.
.
8.

2
6
3
0
3
4

.8
.6
_
_
.4
.7

1.
.
1.
1.
.
7.

7
7
1
3
6
6

1. 9
.8
1. 3
1. 6
.8
9. 3

.
.
.
.

9
4
5
2

_

.8

100. 0

100. 0

100 . 0

100. 0

100 . 0

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

22, 7 15
14, 737
7, 978

19,510
12, 8 82
6, 628

3, 205
1, 855
1, 350

20, 286
11, 846
8, 440

12, 244
7, 090
5, 1 54

8, 042
4, 756
3, 286

19, 649
1 1, 000
8, 649

12, 4 1 1
7, 127
5, 2 84

7, 238
3, 8 73
3, 365

13, 236
7, 24 4
5, 9 92

10, 583
5, 902
4, 681

2, 653
1, 342
1, 3 11

$ 1. 20
$ 1. 86
$ 1 . 92
1. 00
1. 25
1. 25
. 7 5 - 1 . 3 0 1 . 2 0 - 1 . 9 2 1 .2 5 - 2 . 0 0

$ 1 . 72
1. 10
.9 0 - 1 . 7 5

$ 1.24
$ 1 . 89
1. 00
1. 30
. 7 5 -1 . 3 1 1.2 5-2 .00

-

44, 827

_

-

-

31, 059
$1.17
1. 00
.8 0 -1 . 3 0

$ 1 . 74
1. 25
1.00-1.83

B e c a u s e of rou n din g ,

_
1. 0
.6

2 1,138
11, 826
9, 3 12

1 See footn ot e 1, ta b le 2.
2 l e s s than 0. 05 p e r c e n t.
NOTE:

-

3.
.
3.
.
.

100. 0
54, 748
33, 001
21, 747

$1.61
$ 1. 86
1. 25
1. 30
. 9 0 - 1 . 6 5 1 .0 0- 2 .2 5

-

Nonm etro­
pol itan
areas

su m s of in d iv id u a l ite m s m a y not equ al 100.

$ 1. 23
$ 1 . 38
1. 25
1. 00
.75-1.50 .75-1.33

$ 1 . 33
1. 00
.77-1.44

$ 1 . 05
1. 00
.7 5 - 1 . 2 5

$ 1 . 57
1. 00
.80-1.50

$ 1 . 96
1. 35
1.25-2.13'

$ 1 . 49
1. 25
1.00-1.50

T a b le 5.

H o u r ly E a rn in g s D i s t r i b u t i o n :

10

D r iv e - I n T h e a t e r s ----- U n it e d S ta te s a n d R e g io n s

( P e r c e n t d i s tr ib u tio n of n o n s u p e r v i s o r y e m p l o y e e s in mo tio n p i c t u r e t h e a t e r s by 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 ,
United S ta te s and r e g i o n s , A p r i l 1966)
United Stat es
A v era g e hourly
earnings 1

All a reas
Total

Men

Women

N o r th e as t
M etropolitan
areas

Non­
m etropolitan
areas

Al l
areas

North C e n t r a l

South

M etro­
pol itan
areas

Al l
areas

M etro­
poli tan
areas

Nonm etro­
pol itan
areas

M etro­
poli tan
areas

A ll
areas

West
Nonm etro­
pol itan
areas

A ll
areas

M etro­
politan
areas

U nde r $ 0 . 5 0 --------------------

0. 2

0. 2

0. 3

0. 1

0. 5

-

-

0. 4

0. 2

0. 6

0. 3

$ 0 . 50
$ 0 . 55
$ 0.60
$0.65
$0.70

and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under

$0. 55—
$0. 60—
$ 0. 6 5 —
$0.70—
$ 0. 7 5 —

.
.
1.
1.
1.

9
3
2
0
2

.
.
1.
.
1.

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

(12 )
.3
.5
.6
1. 1

2. 5
.3
2. 4
1. 7
1. 4

0. 2
1. 4
. 1
.6

0. 2
. 1
.7

1.
.
1.
2.
2.

3
6
8
5
4

.
.
1.
1.
2.

2. 4
.4
2. 0
3. 0
2. 2

1.
.
1.
.
.

7
2
2
1
5

$0.75
$ 0. 80
$ 0 . 85
$ 0. 90
$ 0. 95

and
and
and
and
and

under
unde r
under
under
under

$0.80—
$ 0. 8 5—
$0. 90—
$ 0. 9 5 —
$ 1.0 0 —

5.
2.
3.
1.
.

2
7
3
8
7

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

6.
3.
5.
2.
1.

9
5
5
7
1

2. 7
2. 2
2. 1
1.4
.3

9.4
3. 5
5. 4
2. 6
1. 3

.7
.8
1. 0
.3
-

6.
3.
6.
3.
1.

2
9
2
1
4

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

8.
3.
7.
3.
2.

6
9
2
6
2

9.
4.
2.
1.
.

8
1
0
6
3

$ 1. 00
$ 1.05
$ 1. 10
$1.15
$ 1. 20

and
and
and
and
and

under
unde r
under
under
under

$
$
$
$
$

1 .0 5 —
1. 1 0—
1. 1 5 —
1. 20 —
1. 25 —

18.
1.
4.
3.
1.

7
7
3
9
1

16.
1.
3.
3.
1.

4
6
3
2
3

22.
2.
6.
5.
.

6
0
1
1
8

17.
1.
4.
3.
1.

0
6
5
9
1

21.
2.
3.
3.
1.

6
1
9
9
1

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

9.
.
.
4.
.

0
5
9
3
2

20.
3.
4.
4.
1.

6
2
1
2
6

21.7
3. 1
4. 8
4. 3
2. 1

19.
3.
3.
4.
1.

5
3
5
2
0

25.
1.
5.
3.
1.

9
1
0
5
6

25.
1.
4.
5.
1.

6
1
4
1
6

$ 1. 25
$ 1. 30
$1.35
$1.40
$1.45

and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
unde r
unde r

$ 1. 30 —
$ 1. 35 —
$ 1.4 0 —
$ 1.45 —
$ 1. 5 0—

13.
7.
2.
2.
1.

3
0
4
5
3

13.
5.
2.
2.
1.

4
6
2
1
3

13.
9.
2.
3.
1.

3
6
8
0
3

15. 7
9. 2
3. 1
2. 6
1.4

9.
3.
1.
2.
1.

3
3
4
2
2

25. 3
8. 1
5. 5
3. 1
.4

24.
8.
6.
3.
.

9
6
1
2
5

9.
1.
1.
2.
1.

3
7
8
1
5

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

9.
1.
1.
2.
2.

0
0
6
1
3

10.
1.
1.
1.
.

0
1
8
8
5

13.
1.
2.
1.
.

1
0
6
5
8

$ 1. 50
$ 1.6 0
$1.70
$1.80
$1.90

and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
unde r
under

$ 1.6 0 —
$ 1.7 0 —
$1.80—
$ 1 . 9 0—
$ 2. 00 —

3.
2.
1.
.
.

8
4
6
9
2

4. 6
2. 9
2. 0
1.4
.2

2.
1.
.
.
.

6
7
9
1
1

4. 1
2. 4
1. 1
.7
.2

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

3.
2.
.
.
.

0
5
5
8
6

2. 4
2. 5
3. 8
1. 8
. 1

4. 6
2. 7
1. 0
.7
.2

4.
2.
1.
.
.

8
5
0
6
2

and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under

$ 2.10 —
$ 2. 2 0 —
$2. 30—
$ 2. 4 0 —
$ 2. 50 —

1.
.
.
.
.

8
5
8
9
2

2.
.
1.
1.
.

4
6
1
3
3

.6
.4
. 1
. 1
. 1

1.6
.4
.7
1. 1
.2

2. 2
.6
.8
.5
.2

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

2. 7
2. 5
2. 2
1. 3
.4

$ 2. 00
$2.10
$ 2 . 20
$2.30
$2.40

4. 9
1. 9
2. 5
1. 0
2.4
.7
1. 3
1. 2
.4

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

1.6
.2
.7
2. 3
.2

1. 1
.3
.3
.6
.4

$ 2. 50
$2.60
$ 2.70
$2.80
$2.90

and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
u nd e r

$ 2 .6 0 —
$2.70—
$ 2. 8 0 —
$ 2. 9 0 —
$ 3. 0 0 —

.
.
.
.
.

9
3
6
5
2

1.
.
1.
.
.

3
5
0
8
3

1. 2
.3
.9
.5
.3

1.
.
.
.
.

9
3
1
9
2

1. 4
.4
.2
.6
.3

.4
.4
1. 0
.3
.4

.8
.4
1.8
.7
.9

and
and
and
and
and
and

unde r $ 3. 1 0 —
u n d e r $ 3. 2 0 —
u n d e r $ 3. 3 0 —
u nd e r $ 3 . 4 0 —
unde r $ 3. 5 0—
o v e r ----------------

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

2.
.
.
1.
.
9.

4
3
7
1
5
8

.5
.3
.1
.6
(2 )
.8
. 1
.2
.4
1. 9

5.
.
.
1.
.
8.

8
6
6
2
2
9

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

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

.4
. 1
.9
1. 1
.1
4. 2

.3
.2
1.4
.2
1. 1

1. 5
.7
.7
.3
(2 )
1. 6
.3
1. 5
.7
-

$3.00
$ 3. 10
$ 3. 20
$3.30
$3.40
$ 3 . 50

.3
.5

2. 8
1. 1
1. 0
.5
(2 )
1. 0
.3
.9
.9
(2 )
.6
(2 )
.3
.2
.3
6. 7

1 00. 0

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

-

10,016

17,272
11, 6 10
5, 662

9, 903
5, 549
4, 354

4, 660
3, 328
1, 332

3, 893
2, 821
1, 072

10, 108
6, 288
3, 82 0

4, 934
3, 354
1, 580

5, 174
2, 934
2, 240

7, 095
4, 49 9
2, 596

4, 065
2, 806
1, 259

3, 030
1,693
1, 337

5, 312
3, 044
2, 268

4, 380
2, 629
1,751

$ 1.12
1. 07
.9 5 -1 . 2 9

$ 1. 67
1. 25
1.00-1.55

$ 1. 22
1. 00
.8 8 -1 . 3 0

$ 1. 54
1. 10
1. 00-1.50

$ 1.73
1. 18
1.00- 1.5 0

$ 1. 20
1. 00
.80-1.34

$ 1.69
1. 30
1 .10 -1 .45

$1.75
1. 30
1 .2 5 - 1 .5 0

T o t a l ----------------------

100 . 0

Nu mbe r of e m p l o y e e s ---M e n -----------------------------W o m e n -----------------------H ou r ly e a r n i n g s : 1
M e a n --------------------------M e d i a n -----------------------M iddle r a n g e --------------

27, 175
_

$ 1. 52
1. 25
1.0 0-1 .50

3
2
3
7
6

17, 159
$1.72
1. 25
1 .0 0 - 1 . 8 6

1.9
.2
.5
.9
.5
8. 9

1 See footnote 1, ta b le 2.
2 L e s s than 0. 05 p e r c e n t .
B ecau se


NOTE:

of ro u n din g , su m s o f in d iv id u a l ite m s m a y not equal 100.

$ 1.82
$ 1.84
1. 30
1. 30
1 .2 5 - 2 .0 0 1 .2 5 - 2 .1 4

$ 1. 30
1.04
.8 9 -1 . 36

1
9
6
9
7

$ 1.44
1. 11
1 .0 0 - 1 .4 3

$ 1. 16
1. 00
.8 6 - 1 . 2 6

-

0. 7

-

-

(2 )

(2 )

0. 3
.2
.7

4. 0
.4
2. 5
. 1

_
-

5. 5
3. 8
1. 7
1. 4
.5

15. 6
4. 4
2. 4
2. 0
-

.9
. 1
.6
(2 )
.5
10. 5

(2 )
(2 )
0. 5
.
.
1.
.
.

9
3
8
9
3

3
1
8
3
7

14.
1.
6.
1.
.

5
0
9
7
3

0. 6
(2 )
.2
.8
(2 )
10. 7
1. 2
7. 6
2. 0
.2

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

15.
24.
1.
3.
2.

1
2
9
5
9

16.
25.
1.
3.
3.

4.
2.
.
.
.

0
5
5
3
1

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

4. 5
1. 6
1.4
.6
.2
.4
1. 2
(2 )
. 1
.4
1. 6

.7
. 1
.4
.2
1. 0
. 1
. 1
. 1
. 1
.4
1. 2
1. 0
10. 8

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

26.
1.
5.
1.
1.

8
0
9
7
5

.2
(2 )
.5
.9
1. 2
12. 5

T a b le 6 .

H o u r ly E a rn in g s D i s t r i b u t i o n :

B o x O f f ic e C a s h ie r s ------U n it e d S t a t e s a n d R e g i o n s

( P e r c e n t d is tr i b u ti o n of b ox of fic e c a s h i e r s in mo tio n p i c t u r e t h e a t e r s by a v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u r l y e a r n i n g s , 1
United St a t e s and r e g i o n s , A p r i l 1966)
A l l th e a t e r s

Average hourly
earnings 1

United
States

U nd e r $ 0 . 5 0 .........................

0. 7

$ 0 . 50
$ 0. 55
$ 0. 6 0
$ 0. 65
$0.70

and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under

$0.
$ 0.
$ 0.
$ 0.
$ 0.

55—
60—
65—
70—
75—

1.
1.
2.
2.
1.

$0.75
$ 0. 8 0
$0.85
$ 0. 90
$ 0. 95

and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under

$0.
$ 0.
$0.
$ 0.
$ 1.

80—
85—
90—
95—
00—

$ 1.0 0
$ 1. 05
$1.10
$1.15
$ 1. 20

and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under

$ 1. 25
$ 1. 30
$ 1.35
$1.40
$ 1.45

and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under

N or th ­
east

C on ve nti ona l th e a t e r s
North
Ce n tr a l

South

West

-

2 .0

0. 4

-

9
0
2
2
8

2. 8

1. 5
1. 1
1. 5
2. 3
2 .2

0. 4

1. 8
1. 1
.3

2. 3
2. 2
3.9
4. 2
3.4

6.
4.
4.
2.
1.

9
5
1
7
2

2. 2
1.5
1.8
1. 3
.6

9.
6.
6.
4.
2.

$ 1. 0 5 —
$ 1. 1 0 —
$ 1.15 —
$ 1. 2 0 —
$ 1.2 5 —

18.
1.
4.
3.
1.

9
6
6
9
7

14. 9
.4
1. 5
2.7
1.9

$
$
$
$
$

15.
7.
3.
3.
1.

9
2
3
4
1

4. 2
4. 8

1.3 0 —
1. 3 5 —
1.4 0 —
1.45—
1. 5 0 —

$ 1 . 5 0 and u nd e r $ 1 . 6 0 —
$ 1 . 6 0 and o v e r ----------------

United
S t at es

N o r th ­
east

South

D rive -in theaters

North
Central

W es t

United
St at es

N or th ­
east

South

North
C e n tr a l

0. 2

_

2
1
8
8
3

3.4
_
2. 1
1. 2
.4

2.
2.
5.
5.
4.

9
6
2
8
7

1.
1.
1.
3.
2.

3
5
9
0
8

0. 5
_
1. 2
. 1
.8

1. 0
.6
.4
.3
.3

_
_
0. 3

1.
1.
1.
.
.

1
5
0
6
5

2. 1

.9
. 1
.6

2.
1.
2.
2.
2.

12. 5
6.3
3. 7
2. 8
1. 1

1. 4
1. 9
3. 6
1. 0
.3

7.
4.
3.
3.
1.

8
9
9
0
2

2. 7
1.8
1. 6
1. 2
.8

10. 3
8. 9
5 .7
5. 9
2. 6

14.
5.
4.
3.
.

7
5
1
0
7

1.
2.
4.
.
.

7
5
7
9
3

4.
3.
4.
2.
1.

0
0
6
1
2

_
3. 2
1. 7

6.
2.
8.
2.
1.

2
0
0
5
7

5.
8.
2.
2.
2.

21.9
4. 3
5. 1
2. 9
1.8

25. 4
.2
8. 1
7. 8
2. 2

9.
.
3.
2.
.

3
3
3
1
6

17.
1.
4.
3.
1.

2
0
3
6
8

15. 2
.3
1. 5
.8
2. 2

20. 0
2. 5
4. 1
2. 7
1.8

22.
.
9.
9.
2.

0
3
2
1
0

8. 4
.4
1. 7
1. 8
.7

24.
3.
5.
4.
1.

1
5
7
9
5

13. 5
.9
1. 3
12. 4
.4

26. 0
8. 1
7. 2
3. 5
1.7

39. 2
4. 8
5. 5
4 .4
2. 7

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

7. 4
.9
1.4
1. 0
.4

11.
32.
7.
7.
1.

3
7
0
1
2

16.
7.
2.
3.
1.

2
0
9
1
1

39.
3.
5.
3.
3.

7
9
4
5
0

3. 7
.5
.2
2. 7
.3

7.
.
.
.
.

3
9
9
5
1

15.
7.
4.
4.
1.

0
9
4
4
1

36.
9.
6.
9.
.

10.
1.
2.
2.
.

5. 3
3. 3

1. 3
4. 5

4. 9
4. 8

6. 3
3. 0

1. 0
3. 1

5. 1
3. 6

-

0
7
5
8
3

1

0. 9

7. 2
7. 7

4. 5
4. 3

-

2. 7

0. 5

-

10.
33.
6.
7.
.

3
0
6
2
9

6. 9
9. 5

0. 5

2
7
1
4
6

9
6
9
2
7

_

W es t
_

_
_
.4
3
8
6
0
1

0. 1
.3
.6
.3
1. 3

36. 5

12. 2

4. 6
3. 6
3. 0

8. 3
3. 0
. 1

7.
1.
3.
2.
1.

7
0
1
9
3

14. 4
31.8
8. 2
6. 7
2. 2

3. 3
6. 4

4. 3

2. 1
7. 7

4. 3
8.4

8. 2
2. 2

T o t a l ----------------------

100 . 0

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

N um be r of e m p l o y e e s ---M e n -----------------------------W o m e n ------------------------H ou r ly e a r n i n g s : 1
M e a n --------------------------M e d i a n ------------------------M id dle r a n g e --------------

16,616
766
15,850

4, 334
97
4, 237

5, 283
263
5, 020

4, 243
144
4, 099

2, 756
262
2, 494

12,586
256
12,330

3, 643
10
3, 633

3, 602
47
3, 555

3, 258
103
3, 155

2, 083
96
1,987

4, 030
510
3, 520

691
87
604

1 ,681
216
1,465

985
41
944

673
166
507

$ 1 . 22
1. 25
1.0 0-1.30

$ 0 . 95
1. 00
.77-1.11

$ 1. 22
1. 25
1.00- 1.3 0

$ 0 . 90
. 90
.7 5 -1 . 0 0

$ 1. 05
1.00
. 78- 1. 15

$ 1.33
1. 30
1 .2 0 - 1 .3 5

$ 1. 16
1. 14
1.00- 1.3 0

1

$ 1.11
1. 10
.89-1.25

$ 1 . 07
1. 00
.80-1 .15

$ 1. 32
1. 30
1.1 5- 1.3 5

See footn ote 1, ta b le 2.

NOTE:

B e c a u s e of ro u n d in g , su m s of in d iv id u a l ite m s m ay not equ al 100 .




$ 1. 10
1.04
.8 5 - 1 . 2 5

$ 1. 26
1. 25
1.1 5- 1 .3 0

$ 1. 09
1. 04
.9 7 - 1 . 2 5

$ 1. 13
1 .00
1 .0 0- 1 .2 5

$ 1. 29
1. 30
1.15-1.35

T a b le 7.

H o u r ly E a rn in g s D i s t r i b u ti o n :

B o x O ff ic e C a s h ie r s ------S e le c te d A r e a s

( N u m e r i c a l d i s tri bu tio n of box office c a s h i e r s in motion p i c t u r e t h e a t e r s by 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 ar n i n g s , 1
s el e ct ed m e t r o p o l it a n a r e a s , 21 A p r i l 1966)
N or th e as t
A v e r a g e h o u r ly
earnings1

Bo sto n

Under $ 0 . 50 ...................-—

Newark
and
Jersey
City

New
Yo rk

South

Philadel­
phia

P itts­
burgh

At la n ta

B alti­
m ore

North C e n tr a l

M ia m i

Wa shington

Chic ago

Cle ve lan d

D e tr oi t

W es t

M i lw a u ­
kee

Los
AngelesM in ne ­
Long Bea ch
S eat tle —
a p o li s — St. Louis and A n a ­
Everett
St. P au l
heim—Santa
Ana —G a r de n
Grove

-

-

-

-

-

2

-

-

-

-

$ 0.
$ 0.
$ 0.
$0.
$0.

50
55
60
65
70

and
and
and
and
and

unde r
unde r
unde r
und er
und er

$0.
$0.
$0.
$0.
$0.

55 —
60 —
65 —
70—
75—

_

_

_

.

_

_

_

_
-

-

-

1
1
3
3

.

-

18
18
-

2
-

3

_
_

$ 0.
$ 0.
$ 0.
$ 0.
$0.

75
80
85
90
95

and
and
and
and
and

und er
und er
un d er
und er
un d er

$0.
$0.
$0.
$0.
$ 1.

80 —
85 —
90 —
95 —
00 —

.
-

2
2
20
-

_
-

_
3
12
18
18

9
26
47
9
-

3
1
4
2 |
1 |

13
_

6
11
24
-

$ 1. 00
$ 1 . 05
$ 1.10
$1.15
$ 1. 20

and
and
and
and
and

unde r
unde r
unde r
un d er
unde r

$ 1.
$1.
$ 1.
$ 1.
$ 1.

05 —
10 —
15 —
20 —
25 —

131
3
3
18

49
2
2
4
-

2
6

136
4
51
13
12

18
12
22
-

33
1
10
2
5

150
10
5
-

$
$
$
$
$

1.
1.
1.
1.
1.

25
30
35
40
45

and
and
and
and
and

un d er
unde r
unde r
unde r
unde r

$
$
$
$
$

1.
1.
1.
1.
1.

30 —
35 —
40 —
45 —
50 —

61
96
1
10
6

12
3
4
-

747
86
126
1 14
76

93
3
8
28

_
-

18
4
11
2

14
5

$
$
$
$
$

1.
1.
1.
1.
1.

50
60
70
80
90

and
and
and
and
and

unde r
unde r
un d er
unde r
unde r

$ 1.
$ 1.
$ 1.
$ 1.
$2.

60 —
70—
80 —
90 —
00 —

18
3

8
-

87
42
11
10
2

30
_
-

.

4
12
1
-

-

$ 2. 00 and o v e r --------------

1

3

8

-

9

1

-

-

-

15

2

-

-

5

-

-

-

Numb er of e m p l o y e e s ---Men ---------------------------W om en ----------------------Hourl y e a r n i n g s : 1
Mean --------------------------Med ian ----------------------Middle r a n g e --------------

351
2
349

111
2
109

1, 317
1, 317

429
55
374

188
_
188

125
125

204
8
196

137
2
135

146
146

492
16
476

135
6
129

271
271

1 13
3
1 10

174
5
169

153
15
138

655
14
641

104
28
76

W ee k ly h o u r s w o r k e d -----W ee k ly e a r n i n g s -------------

$ 1. 22
$ 1. 08
1. 25
1. 00
1 .0 0 - 1 . 3 0 1 .0 0 - 1 .2 5
16. 0
$19. 50

1 See footnote 1, tab le 2.
2 F o r def ini tio n of a r e a s ,
NOTE:

23. 5
$25. 50

$ 1. 35
1. 25
1 .2 5 - 1 .4 0

$ 1. 19
1. 12
1. 0 0 - 1 .2 6

24. 0
$32. 50

20. 5
$24. 50

_
-

_
5
-

$0 . 93
$1.11
$ 1 . 02
1. 13
1. 00
. 86
. 8 0 -1 . 0 0 1. 0 0 - 1 .3 3 1 . 0 0 - 1 . 0 0
19. 0
$17. 50

23. 0
$25. 50

25. 5
$26. 00

4

-

-

-

-

-

_
_
-

_
2
7

_
-

.
-

.
-

_
2
"

_
-

_
8

34
5
4
6
1

10
16
4
-

4
10
2
3

.
-

12
6
36
12

7
9
10
6
8

_
-

51
26
2
-

18
-

81
8
17
59
36

54
1
4
4

43
7
68
23

_
76
1
2

45
1
3
-

75
7
-

_
-

-

_
10
2
-

40
74
-

83
1
22
1
8

10
-

57
5
18
1

28
5
-

9
15
20
-

*
15
6
-

5
444
70
88
4

50
20
3

2
-

5
1
-

71
11
21
4
4

6
9
2
-

9
7
2
12
-

1
-

_
10
-

4
-

44
-

23
5
1
-

_

$ 1. 30
$ 0 . 99
1. 00
1. 40
. 9 0 - 1 . 1 1 1 .2 5 - 1 .4 0

$ 1 . 36
1. 23
1 .0 0 - 1 .5 0

24. 0
$24. 00

23. 5
$31. 50

24. 0
$31. 00

$ 1. 13
1. 00
.80 -1. 15
17. 5
$20. 00

$1.21
$ 1. 16
1. 18
1. 10
1 .10 -1 .25 1.1 0- 1.2 5
18. 5
$22. 50

see a pp end ix A.

A v e r a g e w e e k ly h o u rs w o rk e d w e r e rou n ded to the n e a r e s t h a lf h our and a v e r a g e w e e k ly e a rn in g s to the n e a r e s t h a lf d o lla r .




20. 0
$23. 00

-

:

$ 1 . 15
1. 00
.85-1.35

$ 1 . 02
1. 00
.9 5 - 1 . 0 0

$ 1. 34
1. 30
1 .3 0 - 1 .3 5

$ 1. 36
1. 30
1. 2 5 - 1 .5 0

16. 5
$19. 00

18. 0
$18. 00

20. 5
$27. 50

24. 0
$32. 50

T a b le 8 .

H o u r ly E a rn in g s D i s t r i b u t i o n :

C o n c e s s io n A t t e n d a n t s ------U n it e d S t a t e s a n d R e g i o n s

( P e r c e n t d is tri bu tio n of c o n ce s si o n atten dan ts in m oti on p i c t u r e t h e a t e r s by 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 , 1
United S t at es and re g i o n s , A p r i l 1966)
A v era g e hourly
earnings

A ll t h e a t e r s
United
St a t e s

N or th ­
e as t

South

N or th ­
east

South

D rive -in theaters

North
C e n tr a l

W es t

United
St ate s

N or th ­
east

1.4

4. 8

1.8

4.
1.
4.
3.
1.

3
5
6
2
8

0.
.
.
.
.

9
1
8
5
7

3.
1.
5.
4.
3.

9
6
4
1
4

7.
.
4.
1.
1.

5
4
2
0
3

3.
2.
7.
6.
6.

2
4
4
3
3

4.
2.
6.
5.
2.

4
2
3
1
5

1. 7
.2
1. 4
.9
1. 4

1.
.
1.
1.
1.

8
4
6
8
8

1
5
4
3
2

17.
8.
6.
3.
1.

6
2
0
3
4

2.
1.
3.
1.
.

8
1
8
7
6

14.
6.
5.
3.
1.

9
5
5
1
2

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

2 1.
8.
6.
3.
.

3
3
3
1
9

18.
9.
7.
3.
2.

0
3
4
6
2

4. 7
2. 0
4. 5
2. 2
.6

8.
4.
5.
3.
.

7
3
2
2
8

_

2
2
8
7
6

21.
1.
7.
4.
.

8
0
4
8
9

17.
1.
5.
1.
.

1
6
2
8
3

15.
1.
4.
2.
.

1
6
1
6
9

9.4
4. 9
.2

15. 5
2. 2
1.9
2. 0
2. 3

17.
.
8.
5.
.

7
9
0
5
1

14.
2.
.
1.
.

5
6
9
1
5

22.
1.
5.
5.
.

8
3
6
0
9

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

6. 9
.3
1. 2
(12 )
. 1

13.
35.
2.
4.
1.

3
2
4
2
7

8.
9.
1.
.
.

6
S
5
9
3

32. 6
16. 0
3. 6
.4
.7

2. 7
.0
.3
.2

2. 4
.3
.4
-

11.
35.
3.
3.
.

1
3
6
6
6

13. 2
11.4
2. 4
1. 9
1. 7

.5
1.9

1. 3
1. 1

1. 7
1. 1

2. 9
1. 0

.7
.6

.6
1. 1

4. 4
2. 2

1. 8
2. 3

9. 8
4. 8

and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under

$0. 55—
$ 0. 6 0 —
$ 0. 6 5 —
$0.70—
$ 0. 7 5 —

3.
1.
3.
3.
2.

0
1
8
1
7

5.
.
4.
.
1.

$0.75
$0.80
$ 0. 85
$0.90
$0.95

and
and
and
and
and

under
under
u nd e r
u nd e r
under

$0.80 —
$ 0. 8 5 —
$ 0. 9 0 —
$ 0. 9 5 —
$ 1.0 0 —

12.
5.
5.
3.
1.

2
6
4
1
0

4.9
1. 7
.6
2. 0
.2

16.
7.
7.
4.
1.

$ 1.0 0
$ 1.05
$ 1.10
$1.15
$ 1. 20

and
and
and
and
and

under
u nd e r
unde r
unde r
under

$ 1.05—
$ 1.10 —
$ 1. 1 5 —
$ 1. 2 0—
$ 1. 2 5 —

18.
1.
4.
3.
.

4
4
7
6
9

7. 0
3. 3
4. 0
.2

20.
2.
2.
3.
1.

$ 1. 25
$1.30
$ 1. 35
$1.40
$1.45

and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under

$ 1 .30—
$ 1. 3 5 —
$1.40—
$ 1.4 5 —
$ 1 .50—

10.
10.
1.
1.
.

6
5
9
3
9

33. 2
17. 2
6. 1
.4
.4

1. 8
1. 6

5. 1
.2

$ 1 . 5 0 and u nd e r $ 1 . 6 0 —
$ 1. 60 and o v e r ----------------

United
St at es

2. 6
1.6
4. 8
5.4
5. 1

1. 3

$ 0 . 50
$ 0. 55
$ 0. 60
$0.65
$ 0. 70

1
2
1
9
1

W es t

2. 5

U nd er $ 0 . 5 0 --------------------

-

Con ve nti ona l th e a t e r s
North
Ce n tra l

2. 2

-

2. 7
1. 7

-

0. 2

-

-

_
3. 8
.5
.8

_

South

North
C e n tra l

-

0. 9

1.9
.7
1. 8
4. 4
3. 8

4. 1
.3
1. 9
_
.8

-

10.
6.
8.
5.
1.

2
5
6
5
6

16. 8
6. 3
3. 8
2. 8
-

1. 9
12. 5
-

25.
2.
3.
5.
.

5
1
8
6
8

28.
1.
6.
3.
2.

6.
2.
1.
1.
2.

3
2
1
6
3

14. 0
.2
2. 6
(2 )
.3

.3
3. 3

2. 3
1. 1

34.
19.
1 1.
.

4
8
3
4

4
2
4
6
2

W est
-

_
0. 6
_
3. 0
1. 0
.6
20. 0
.5
9. 9
2. 7
15.
35.
1.
4.
3.

8
1
1
9
0

.8
1. 1

T ota l ---------- -----------

100. 0

.100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

100 . 0

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

N u mb er of e m p l o y e e s ---M e n -----------------------------W o m e n ------------------------Houly e a r n i n g s : 1
M e a n --------------------------M e d i a n ------------------------Mi ddle r a n g e ---------------

20, 380
5, 052
15,328

2,459
448
2, Oil

7, 384
2, 330
5, 054

6 ,014
1,241
4, 773

4 , 523
1, 033
3,490

11,653
1,919
9, 734

1,672
98
1, 574

3, 92 3
965
2, 958

3,699
335
3, 364

2, 359
521
1,838

8,727
3, 133
5, 594

787
350
437

3,461
1, 365
2, 096

2, 315
906
1,409

2, 164
512
1, 652

$ 1. 17
1. 25
1.00- 1.3 0

$ 0 . 90
. 87
.7 5 -1 . 0 0

$ 1. 12
1. 25
. 9 0 -1 . 2 5

$ 0 . 83
. 78
.7 0 - 1 . 0 0

$ 0. 88
. 85
.75-1.00

$ 1. 19
1. 25
1 .0 0 - 1 .3 0

$ 0 . 99
1. 00
. 8 1 -1 . 1 3

$ 1. 00
1. 00
.80-1.15

$ 1.01
1.0 0
.75-1.25

$0. 93
. 90
. 75 -1 . 00

$ 1. 20
1. 25
1.00-1.30

1 See fo otnote 1, tab le 2.
2 L e s s than 0. 05 p e r c e n t .
NOTE:

B e c a u s e of rou n d in g , su m s of in d iv id u a l ite m s m ay not eq u al 100 .




$ 0 . 95
. 92
.7 5 -1. 18

$ 1 .08
1. 00
.8 8 -1 . 2 5

$ 1.29
1. 25
1 .2 5 - 1 .3 5

$ 1. 22
1. 25
1 .0 4 - 1 .3 0

T a b le 9 .

H o u r ly E a rn in g s D i s t r i b u t i o n :

C o n c e s s io n A t t e n d a n t s — S e le c t e d A r e a s

0)

(N u m e r i c a l d is tri bu tio n of c o n c e s si o n attendants in moti on p i ct u r e t h e a t e r s by 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 , 1
s el e ct ed m e t r o p o l it a n a r e a s , 21 A p r i l 1966)
N or th e as t
A v e r a g e h o u r ly
earnings 1

U nd e r $ 0. 5 0 ___

.

Newark
and
Jersey
C it y

Bo sto n

New
York

South

Philadel­
phia

P itt s burgh

At la n ta

Balti­
more

North C e n tr a l

Miami

Washing­
ton

Chic ago

C l e v e la n d

W est

Los
AngelesM inne­
Long Be a ch
M ilw au ­
a p o lis — St. Louis
and Ana ­
kee
St. Pau l
h ei m —San ta
Ana —G a r d e n
Grove

D e tr o i t

S e a t tl e —
Everett

-

-

-

-

-

12

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

$ 0. 50
$ 0. 55
$ 0.60
$ 0 . 65
$ 0 . 70

and
and
and
and
and

un d er
u nd e r
u nd e r
u nd e r
u nd e r

$ 0. 5 5 __
$ 0 . 6 0 __
$ 0 . 6 5 __
$ 0 . 70___
$0. 75„.

.
_
_
-

_
_
-

_
_
_
-

_
_
_
-

34
1
16
3
12

2
_
4
4
2

_
_
1
"

_
_
7
4

_
_
_
-

_
_
_
_
6

.
_
_
3

.
_
_
_

_
_
_
“

_
_
_
-

_
_
3
10
-

_
_
-

$0.
$0.
$0.
$ 0.
$ 0.

75
80
85
90
95

and
and
and
and
and

under
u nd e r
u nd e r
under
un d er

$ 0 . 8 0 __
$ 0 . 85___
$ 0 . 90___
$ 0 . 9 5 __
$ 1. 0 0 __

_
-

_
-

_
-

24
16
_
12

26
7
2
10
-

10
12
15
10

11
10
-

20
24
9
4

8
8
4
-

64
50
35
70
5

8
12
_
2
-

6
20
_
_
-

-

31
107
9
7

45
41
30
27
68

.
-

-

$ 1. 00
$ 1.05
$ 1.10
$ 1. 15
$ 1. 20

and
and
and
and
and

u nd e r
u nd e r
u nd e r
u nd e r
un d er

$
$
$
$
$

1 . 0 5 __
1. 10__
1. 15___
1. 20 __
1. 25 __

15
_
_
_

14
5
2
1

_
_
3

22
_
14
_

_
_
_
_

23
2
6
7
1

91
_
-

14
_
4
_

_
_
_
_
"

67
_
4
48
-

_
109
_
5

14
_
10
_
5

41
30
8
-

1
_
-

-

32
_
4
2
-

16
15
_
5

-

219
1
43
7
4

$ 1. 25
$ 1. 30
$ 1. 35
$1.40
$ 1. 45

and
and
and
and
and

u nde r
u nde r
un d er
u nd e r
und er

$
$
$
$
$

1. 30 __
1. 3 5 __
1 . 4 0 __
1 . 4 5 __
1 . 5 0 __

53
253
36
3
3

7
-

195
64
11
7
4

.

_

_
_
_

_
-

14
11
2
3
-

2
-

_
6
-

15
_
_
-

100
12
14
_

9
2
_
-

26
6
-

-

6
_
_
-

-

-

57
10
5

6
2
8
-

4
716
32
21
3

133
7
3
4

$ 1. 50 and o v e r ______ ____

15

-

14

-

9

17

-

-

-

9

-

6

-

9

-

44

8

29
4
25

298
25
273

88

120
120

157
62
95

115
19
96

92
12
80

35
20
15

639
49
590

69
4
65

162
37
125

146
21
125

264
62
202

3 19
88
231

856
227
629

156
15
141

-

-

-

-

N u mb er of e m p l o y e e s ___
378
M e n ___________________
87
W o m e n ________________
291
H our ly e a r n i n g s : 1
$ 1. 32
M e a n __________________
1. 30
M e d i a n ________________
Middle r a n g e _________ 1 .3 0- 1 .3 0

$ 1. 35
$1.09
1. 10
1. 25
1 .0 0-1 .20 1.25- 1.3 0

$0. 90
. 91
,7S—1.00

16. 0
W e e k l y h o u r s w o r k e d ____
W e e k l y e a r n i n g s _________ $ 2 1 . 00

18. 5
$20.00

15. 0
$ 13 . 50

1 Se e footnote 1, tab le 2.
2 F o r def inition of a r e a s ,
NOTE:

s ee

24. 0
$ 32 . 50

-

88

$0. 72
. 70
.50—.75
17. 0
$12 . 50

$1. 03
1. 00
.8 3 -1 .2 5
22. 5
$23. 00

$0. 92
1.00
1.00-1.00
30. 0
$27 . 50

$0. 88
. 83
.76-1.00
33. 0
$29.00

-

$ 1. 05
. 85
. 8 0 -1 . 2 5
28. 0
$29. 00

$1. 02
1. 00
. 90 -1 . 10
17. 5
$ 18 . 00

$0. 97
1.00
.8 0 -1 . 0 0
16. 0
$ 1 5 . 50

-

.
_
-

$1. 14
$1.06
1. 10
1.00
1.0 0- 1 .1 5 1.1 0-1.18
22. 5
$ 24.00

18. 5
$ 21.0 0

a pp end ix A.

A v e r a g e w e e k ly h o u rs w o rk e d w e r e rounded to the n e a r e s t h a lf h o u r and a v e r a g e w e e k ly e a rn in g s to the n e a r e s t h a lf d o lla r .




$1. 06
. 85
.85-1.25
14. 0
$ 15 . 00

$0. 91
. 95
.8 0 -1 . 0 0
20. 0
$ 18 . 50

-

-

$1. 30
1. 30
1.30-1.30

$ 1. 28
1. 25
1 .2 5 - 1 .2 5

20. 5
$27.00

16. 5
$ 21 . 50

T a b le 10.

H o u r ly E a rn in g s D i s t r i b u t i o n :

M o tio n P i c tu r e P r o je c t i o n i s t s ----- U n it e d S ta te s a n d R e g i o n s

( P e r c e n t d is tri bu tio n of motion p i c t u r e p r o j e c t i o n i s t s in motio n p i c t u r e t h e a t e r s by 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 , 1
United St at es and re g i o n s , A p r i l 1966)
All th e a t e r s

A v era ge hourly
e a r n i•n g s 1

United
S ta te s

Nor th­
ea s t

South

Con ve nti ona l t h e a t e r s
North
C e n tra l

W es t

United
S ta te s

N or th ­
east

U nd er $ 1. 0 0 --------------------

1. 6

0. 3

4. 7

0. 2

0. 3

1. 8

0. 3

$ 1.0 0
$ 1.05
$ 1.10
$1.15
$1.20

and
and
and
and
and

u nd e r
unde r
u nd e r
under
under

$ 1 .0 5 —
$ 1. 1 0 —
$ 1 . 1 5—
$ 1.2 0 —
$ 1.2 5 —

4. 9
1. 0
1. 6
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5. 1
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1. 7
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$ 1.25
$ 1. 30
$ 1.35
$1.40
$1.45

and
and
and
and
and

under
under
u nd e r
unde r
unde r

$ 1.3 0 —
$ 1.35 —
$1.40—
$ 1 . 4 5—
$ 1 . 5 0—

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$1.60
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$1.80
$1.90

and
and
and
and
and

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under
under
under
under

$ 1.6 0 —
$ 1.7 0 —
$ 1.8 0 —
$ 1. 9 0 —
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$2.20
$ 2.40
$2.60
$2.80

and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
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$ 2. 4 0 —
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$ 3 . 0 0—

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$3.80

and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
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under

$ 3. 2 0 —
$ 3. 4 0 —
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$ 3 . 8 0—
$ 4. 00—

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$4.20
$4. 40
$ 4 . 60
$4. 8 0

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and
and
and
and

under
under
u nd e r
u nd e r
u nd e r

$4.
$4.
$4.
$4.
$5.

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1.
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$5.00
$ 5.20
$ 5.40
$5.60
$ 5. 80

and
and
and
and
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under
under
under
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under

$ 5. 2 0 —
$ 5. 4 0 —
$ 5. 6 0 —
$ 5 . 8 0—
$6.00—

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3
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40—
60—
8 0—
00—

$ 6 . 0 0 and o v e r ----------------

United
St ate s

N or th ­
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South

North
C e n tr a l

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0. 3

0. 4

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1. 3

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100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

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19,340

5, 281

5,9 12

4, 695

3,452

14,570

4, 340

$ 3 . 75
3. 39
2 .75-4.75

$ 2. 10
1. 80
1.2 5 - 2 .7 0

$ 3. 02
2. 62
1 .7 1- 3 .7 8

$ 3. 15
3. 07
2 .0 0 - 3 .6 9

$ 2 . 94
2. 70
1.70-3.69

$ 3 . 81
3. 48
2.65—4.8#

1 See fo otnote 1, ta b le 2.
2 L e s s than 0. 05 p e r c e n t .
3 P r a c t i c a l l y a l l men.
B e c a u s e of rounding, s um s of individual it e m s may not equal 100.




W est

5. 6

T o t a l ----------------------

NOTE:

D rive-in theaters

North
Central

9.
2.
3.
2.
.

N u mb er of e m p l o y e e s 3---Hourly earnings: 1
M e a n --------------------------M e d i a n ------------------------Middle r a n g e --------------

$ 2 . 91
2. 73
1.7 4-3 .6 9

South

100. 0
4, 062

-

7
1
2
0
4

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

3,456

2, 7 1 2

4, 770

941

1,850

1, 239

$ 3 . 04
2. 92
2 .0 0 - 3 .5 5

$ 2 . 83
2. 80
1 .7 9 - 3 .6 9

$3.45
3. 32
3 .0 0- 4 .0 0

$ 2 . 14
1.95
1 .25-2.83

$ 3 . 12
2. 70
1.86—3.78

$ 2 . 08
$ 2. 99
2. 62
1.79
1 . 2 5 - 2 . 5 0 1.6 7—3.7 8

18.
3.
6.
5.
2.

9
5
5
9
2

„
_
_
_

740
$ 3. 55
3. 65
3 .2 3 - 4 .1 8

T a b le 11.

H o u r ly E a rn in g s D is t r ib u tio n :

00

M o t i o n P i c t u r e P r o je c t i o n i s t s ------S e le c te d A r e a s

( N u m e r i c a l d is tr i b u ti o n of motio n p i ct u r e p r o j e c t i o n i s t s in motio n p i c t u r e t h e a t e r s by a v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u r l y e a r n i n g s , 1
s e l e c t e d m e t r o p o l it a n a r e a s , 2143 A p r i l 1966)
South

N or th e as t
A v e r a g e h o u r ly
earnings 1

B o s to n

U nde r $ 1. 5 0 _____________

N ewark
and
Jersey
Ci ty

Phila­
delphia

New
York

P itts­
burgh

B alti­
more

At la n ta

-

-

-

-

-

7

16

_
-

_
-

6
6
1
4
14

5
43
-

North C e n t r a l

M i am i

-

Chicago

C l e ve la n d

D e tr o i t

M i lw a u ­
kee

5

-

-

-

3 23

-

1
-

_
-

_
2
-

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“

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-

_
-

10

-

-

8
-

4
8
-

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-

$1.50
$1.60
$1.70
$ 1. 80
$ 1.90

and
and
and
and
and

unde r
unde r
unde r
under
under

$
$
$
$
$

1.
1.
1.
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6 0—
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3
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$ 2 . 00
$ 2. 20
$2.40
$ 2 . 60
$ 2. 80

and
and
and
and
and

under
under
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under
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$2.
$ 2.
$ 2.
$2.
$ 3.

20—
40—
60 —
80—
00—

19
14
17
8
44

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6
14
11

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32

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32
14

17
15
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1
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6
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18
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6
12

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22
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15
15
19

$ 3. 00
$3.20
$3.40
$ 3 . 60
$ 3. 80

and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under

$ 3.
$ 3.
$ 3.
$3.
$4.

20—
40—
60—
80—
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38
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1
6
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11
23
27
20
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134
66
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32
40
43
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6
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12
27
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$4.
$4.
$4.
$4.
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20
40
60
80

and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under

$4.
$4.
$4.
$4.
$5.

20—
40—
60 —
80 —
00—

3
14
1
27
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3
3
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18
25
79
139

41
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12
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34
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$5.
$5.
$5.
$ 5.

00
20
40
60
80

and
and
and
and
and

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under
under
under
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$ 5 . 20—
$5. 40—
$ 5. 60—
$5. 80—
$ 6 . 0 0—

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$ 6 . 0 0 and o v e r ----------------

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164
260
N u m b e r of e m p l o y e e s 5 —
Ho u rl y e a r n i n g s : 1
$3.
70
$3. 36
M e a n --------------------------3. 51
3. 14
M e d i a n ------------------------2
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Middle r a n g e --------------W ee k l y h o u r s w o r k e d -----W e e k l y e a r n i n g s ------------1
2
3
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$85. 00

27. 0
$ 10 0 . 00

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$2. 86
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$3. 31
$3. 44
$2. 18
$3. 60
$4. 59
$2. 56
$4. 39
3. 28
4. 00
3. 52
2. 48
2. 35
2. 85
3. 55
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3. 96
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23. 5
$117.50

23. 5
$77. 50

23. 0
$78. 50

30. 5
$78. 50

36. 5
$79. 00

31.0
$89. 00

24. 0
$86. 50

42. 0
$ 17 0. 00

25. 5
27. 0
$ 125 . 00 $ 102 . 00

26. 0
$114.50

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$3. 54
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$81. 00

25. 5
$81 . 50

14
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3. 35
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30. 5
$1 0 2. 50

Se e footnote 1, ta b le 2,
F o r def ini tio n of a r e a s , s ee app end ix A.
W o r k e r s we re d i s t r i b u t e d a s fo l l o w s : 14 un d er $ 1 . 2 5 ; 3 at $ 1 . 2 5 to $ 1 . 3 0 ; 3 at $ 1 . 35 to $ 1 . 4 0 ; and 3 at $ 1 . 4 5 to $ 1 . 5 0 .
W o r k e r s we re d i s t r i b u t e d as fo l l o w s : 117 at $ 6 t o $ 6 . 5 0 ; 7 1 a t $ 6 . 5 0 t o $ 7 ; 6 3 a t $ 7 t o $ 7 . 5 0 ; 1 0 5 a t $ 7 . 5 0 t o $ 8 ; 1 8 a t $ 8 t o $ 8 . 5 0 ; 6 9 a t $ 8 . 5 0 t o $ 9 ; and 24 o v e r $ 9.
P r a c t i c a l l y a l l men .

NOTE: A v e r a g e w e e k ly h o u rs w o rk e d w e r e rounded to the n e a r e s t h a lf h o u r and a v e r a g e w e e k ly e a rn in g s to the n e a r e s t h a lf d o lla r .




-

2
11
2

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|

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$3. 69
3. 17
2 .8 1 - 4 .2 3
25. 0
$92. 50

T a b le 1 2 .

H o u r ly E a rn in g s D i s t r i b u ti o n :

D r iv e - I n T h e a t e r A t t e n d a n t s ------S e le c t e d A r e a s

(N u m e ri ca l d i s tri bu tio n of d r i v e - i n t h e a t e r attendants in m otion p i c t u r e t h e a t e r s by 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 ,
s e l e c t e d m e t r o p o l it a n a r e a s , 2 A p r i l 1966)
No rt h e a s t
A v era g e hourly
earnings 1

Bo s to n

N ew ar k and
New Y or k
J e r s e y City

U nde r 0. 75 — ........................

-

-

-

$ 0 . 75
$ 0. 8 0
$0.85
$ 0 . 90
$ 0 . 95

and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under

$0.
$0.
$ 0.
$0.
$ 1.

80 —
8 5—
90—
95—
00 —

_
-

_
-

_
-

$1.00
$1.05
$1.10
$ I. 15
$ 1. Z0

and
and
and
and
and

unde r
unde r
unde r
under
under

$
$
$
$
$

05 —
10—
1 5—
Z0—
25—

.

_

_
-

$ 1. Z5
$ 1.30
$1.35
$1.40
$ 1.45

and
and
and
and
and

unde r
unde r
unde r
unde r
unde r

$ 1 . 3 0—
$ 1. 35—
$ 1. 4 0—^
$ 1. 4 5—
$ 1. 5 0—

1.
1.
1.
1.
1.

$ 1 . 5 0 and unde r $ 1. 5 5—
$ 1 . 5 5 and unde r $ 1. 6 0—
$ 1 . 6 0 and o v e r ----------------

.

South
P hila­
delphia

P i tt s b u rg h

At lan ta

Baltim ore

M i am i

Was hington

D e tr o i t

-

-

3

4

-

-

-

6

-

-

-

_
-

_
-

6
ZO
4
-

_
-

_
-

_
-

ZO
15
3
4
-

_
-

_
'

_
-

Z5
-

_

16
ZO
-

76
3Z
-

11
-

.

-

-

.
-

10
-

10
6
1Z
-

35
5
-

_
1 Z3
3
-

37
1
*

»

-

-

_
3
13
-

Z7
6
-

58
9
6
6

45
15
3
-

1Z
-

174
16
1Z
1Z

Z4
3
-

.

_

_

_

"

Z
-

-

-

-

_

.
Z
-

_

_

_

_

.

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

9
6

5

6
-

1
-

-

-

5
3 11

-

10

-

73

Z8

Z 14

60

100

18

Z8

34

46

151

45

67

1 Z7

38

$ 1. ZO
1. 15
1.15- 1. Z5

$ 1. Z8
1. Z5
1.Z5—1.Z5

$ 1. 1Z
1. 10
1.00 —1.Z5

$ 0 . 98
1. 00
1.00-1.00

$ 1. 95
Z. Z6
1.58—Z.86

$ 0 . 90
1. 00
1.00-1.00

W ee k l y h o u r s w o r k e d — —
W ee k l y e a r n i n g s -------------

Z0. 5
$ 3 0 . 00

Z0. 5
$ Z 4 . 50

Z3. 5
$ 3 0 . 00

16. 5
$ 18. 50

13. 5
$ 13. 00

13. 0
$ Z5. 00

Z3. 5
$Z 1. 00

$ 0 . 81
. 83
.75-.83
Z4. 5
$Z0. 00

$ 1.11
1. 10
1.0 0- 1 .1 0

$ 1. 15
1. 00
1.00 —1.Z5

$ 1. 33
1. Z5
1.Z5—1.Z5

Z6. 5
$Z9. 50

Z4. 0
$ Z8. 00

Z0. 5
$ Z7. 50

See footnote 1, tab le 2.
F o r def in it ion of a r e a s , s ee appendix A.
Wo rke r s we re d i s t ribut ed as f o l l o w s : Z a t $ Z. 10 to $Z .Z0; 1 at $ Z . 4 0 t o $ Z . 5 0 ; and 8 at $ Z . 8 0 to $ Z . 9 0 .
P r a c t i c a l l y a l l m en .
A v e r a g e w e e k l y h o u r s w o r k e d w e r e rounded to the n e a r e s t h alf hour and a v e r a g e w ee k l y e a r n i n g s to the n e a r e s t h al f d o l la r .




S e at tl e —
Everett

9
6
6
-

$ 1. 45
1. Z5
1.Z5—1.30

NOTE:

M in ne a po lis — St. Louis
St. P a u l

Los A n g e l e s Long Bea ch
and An aheimSanta Ana Garden Grove

-

N um be r of e m p l o y e e s 4 —
Ho u rl y e a r n i n g s : 1
M e a n --------------------------Media n -------- --------------Middle r a n g e ---------------

1
2
3
4

W est

North C e n tr a l

$ 0 . 89
. 80
.7 5 - 1 . 0 0
27. 0
$ Z 4 . 00

-

$ 1. 30
1. 30
1 .3 0 - 1 .3 0

$ 1. Z5
1. Z5
1 .2 5- 1 .2 5

Z3, 0
$ 3 0 . 00

17. 0
$21.5 0

T a b le 13 .

H o u r ly E a rn in g s D i s t r i b u t i o n :

J a n i t o r s ----- S e le c te d A r e a s

( N u m e r i ca l dis tri bu tio n of j a n i to r s in motion p i c t u r e t h e a t e r s by 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 ar n i n g s , 1
s el e ct ed m e t r o p o l it a n a r e a s , 21 A p r i l 1966)
N or th e as t
A v e r a g e h o u r ly
earnings1

N ew a rk
and
J ersey
City

B o s to n

New
York

North C e n tr a l

.South

Philadel­
phia

P itts­
burgh

A tla n ta

B alti­
m ore

M ia m i

Under $ 0. 75 -------------------

-

-

-

-

-

2

-

-

$ 0. 7 5
$ 0 . 80
$0. 8 5
$ 0 . 90
$0.95

and
and
and
and
and

un d er
unde r
unde r
unde r
unde r

$ 0.
$0.
$0.
$0.
$ 1.

80 —
85 —
90 —
95 —
00 —

_
-

10
15
8
8
-

_
-

4
12
9
-

_
2
4
-

_
5
-

_
1
-

4
6
11
17

$ 1. 00
$1.05
$1.10
$ 1.15
$ 1. 20

and
and
and
and
and

unde r
unde r
und er
un d er
unde r

$
$
$
$
$

1.
1.
1.
1.
1.

05 —
10 —
15 —
20-~
25 —

_
3
-

40
1

.
-

76
7
24
-

49
20
-

10
2
10
1

95
4
-

$
$
$
$
$

25
30
35
40
45

and
and
and
and
and

un d er
unde r
un d er
unde r
unde r

$
$
$
$
$

1. 30 —
1. 35 —
1. 40 —
1.4 5—
1. 50 —

9
164
11
18
-

8
-

106
10
96
81
19

135
34
11
-

21
9
4
15

9
1
1
4
-

$ 1. 50
$ 1. 60
$1.70
$ 1. 80
$ 1. 90

and
and
and
and
and

unde r
unde r
und er
un d er
unde r

$
$
$
$
$

1.
1.
1.
1.
2.

60 —
70—
80 —
90 —
00 —

37
11
1
3
-

6
7
3
-

1 13
61
132
437
48

30
8
2
7

22
5
-

$ 2.
$2 .
$ 2.
$ 2.
$ 2.

and
and
and
and
and

unde r
unde r
un d er
unde r
unde r

$2.
$2.
$2.
$2.
$2.

10 —
20 —
30 —
40 —
50 —

_
-

1
-

35
12
21
-

3
8
-

$ 2. 50 and unde r $ 2. 60 —
$ 2. 60 and o v e r --------------

_

16
"

_

7

_
4

-

264
221
43

1 11
79
32

1, 187
968
219

370
232
138

1.
1.
1.
1.
1.

00
10
20
30
40

N umber of e m p l o y e e s -----Men ---------------------------W om en ----------------------Hou rly e a r n i n g s : 1
Mean --------------------------Media n ----------------------M iddle ra ng e -------------

$1.40
1. 30
1.30-1.43

W e e k l y h o u r s w o r k e d ---W ee kl y e a r n i n g s -------------

27. 0
$37. 50

1 See fo otnote 1, tab le 2.
2 F o r de fin it io n of a r e a s ,
NOTE:

$ 1. 10
1. 00
.85-1.25
33. 0
$36. 50

$ 1. 70
1. 76
1 .4 5 - 1 .8 3

$ 1. 25
1. 27
1.0 0- 1 .3 1

32. 0
$54. 50

29. 0
$36. 50

Wa shington

C l e ve la n d D etr oit

-

-

-

-

-

1
2

_
1
-

_
6
-

_
-

_
-

_
-

_
- 1
2
7

12
3
19
-

13
3
7
20
10

17
1

18
3
1
-

2
2
6
1

4
-

10
-

18
22
6
17 !

_
5
-

8
6
3
4

17
1
1
8
1

10
-

2
4
9
1
-

2
22
7
34
15

10
1
1

19
11
-

27
2
1
15
-

12
2
1
-

27
3
-

8
17
9
2
-

2
2
5
-

2
-

7
12
2
2
-

27
53
18
9
45

15
10
4
2
-

39
34
5
'

9
15
4
8
-

18
4
4
-

16
8
2
-

1
3
2

6
13
12

_
11
-

5
1
2
-

8
-

7
4
-

164
4
14
26
6

_

16
4
2
3
-

4
4
-

7
15
-

4
8
-

37
4
104

5
-

8
2

_

6
6

_

5
5

_

-

_
7

-

-

1
-

-

18
2

_
40

167

99
83
16

122
84
38

95
89
6

119
10 4
15

407
357
50

75
58
17

201
118
83

60
56
4

98
86
12

155
127
28

186
183
3

101
84
17

no
57

$ 1. 50
$ 1. 08
$ 1 . 30
1. 57
1. 00
1. 25
1. 0 0 - 1 .5 1 1 .1 8- 1 .7 8 1. 0 0 - 1 .0 0
30. 5
$39. 50

26. 5
$39. 50

30. 5
$33. 00

_

_

$ 1. 05
$ 1. 30
1. 01
1. 25
. 95- 1. 19 1.1 5- 1 .5 6
36. 5
$38. 50

38. 5
$50. 00

-

$ 1 . 93
2. 03
1.6 9-2.03

$ 1. 36
1. 38
1 .0 0 - 1 . 5 7

39. 0
$75. 50

35. 0
$48. 00

$ 1. 63
$ 1. 60
1. 50
1. 63
1 .4 0 - 1 .6 7 1.44—1.80
32. 0
$52. 00

s ee appe ndix A.

A v e r a g e w e e k ly h o u rs w o rk e d w e r e rou n ded to the n e a r e s t h a lf h our and a v e r a g e w e e k ly e a rn in g s to the n e a r e s t h a lf d o lla r .




M i lw a u ­
kee

-

_

-

Chicago

W es t
Los
AngelesM in ne ­
Long Beach
Se attle —
a p o li s — St. Louis
and A n a ­
Everett
St. Paul
heim—Santa
An a—G a r d e n
G r ov e

31. 0
$50. 00

-

"

_
-

-

$ 1. 68
1. 50
1.25-2.14

$ 1. 26
1. 25
1 .1 3- 1 .4 3

$ 2. 28
2. 49
2.08-2.49

$ 1. 79
1. 95
1 .2 5 - 2 .1 3

27. 5
$46. 50

33. 5
$42. 00

31. 5
$71. 50

24. 0
$43. 00

T a b le 14 .

H o u r ly E a rn in g s D i s t r i b u t i o n :

T ic k e t T a k e r s ------S e le c te d A r e a s

( N u m e ri ca l d is tri bu tio n of tic ke t t a k e r s in m otion p i c t u r e t h e a t e r s by a v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u r l y e a r n i n g s , 1
s e l e c t e d m e t r o p o l it a n a r e a s , 21543 A p r i l i 9 66 )
N ort he ast
A v era g e h ou rly
earnings 1
Bo s to n

N ew ar k
and
Jersey
City

New
York

North C e n tr a l

South

Philadel­
phia

Pitts­
burgh

At la n ta

B alti­
m ore

M ia m i

W as h in g ­
ton

Chicago

Cl e ve la n d

D e tr o i t

M i lw a u ­
kee

W es t

M in ne ­
a p o lis — St. L ouis
St. P a u l

Los
AngelesLong B ea ch
S e at tl e —
and A n a ­
E verett
heim- Santa
Ana~Garden
G r ov e

U nd e r $ 0 . 7 5 --------------------

-

-

-

10

3 19

4 18

1

6

5 15

-

3

-

-

-

2

-

-

$0.75
$ 0 . 80
$0.85
$ 0. 90
$ 0 . 95

and
and
and
and
and

unde r
under
unde r
unde r
under

$ 0.
$0.
$ 0.
$ 0.
$ 1.

80—
85—
90—
95—
00 —

_
-

2
4
5
9
-

_
-

23
19
12
-

16
29
24
-

2
8
10
11
1

9
-

_
5
-

4
12
9
22
‘

36
4
7
2
-

3
2
3
-

10
17
5
8

_
-

_
15
3

4
3
28
2

_
.
-

_
-

$ 1. 00
$ 1. 05
$ 1. 10
$1.15
$ 1. 20

and
and
and
and
and

under
under
unde r
under
under

$
$
$
$
$

1.
1,
1.
1.
1.

05 —
10 —
1 5—
20 —
25—

61
15
12
-

21
1
3

4
2

49
13
30

38
18
"

12
5
2
-

80
-

23
3
-

10
7
7
-

137
67
-

6
2
-

37
.
10
44
-

4
_
28
1
-

11
1
1
4

16
2
-

17
6
6
4
4

$ 1. 25
$ 1. 30
$1.35
$ 1 .4 0
$ 1.45

and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
unde r

$
$
$
$
$

1.
1.
1.
1.
1.

30—
35—
40—
45—
5 0—

46
2
-

4
-

496
41
78
4
32

4
14
-

8
6
-

9
18
1

-

-

-

8
_
_
_
-

19
2
_
_
-

_
_
_
-

16
93
10
36
-

22

2
-

33
2
11
5

.

6
-

12
5
-

$ 1. 50
$ 1. 60
$ 1.70
$1.80
$1.90

and
and
and
and
and

under
under
unde r
unde r
unde r

$
$
$
$
$

1. 6 0 —
1. 7 0—
1 . 8 0—
1. 9 0—
2. 00—

6
_
3

.

7

_

2

_

_

5

_

_

_

-

-

-

_
-

_
_

-

_

_

_
_

_
_
_

_

_
_
_

-

-

-

“

-

-

-

14
-

_

_

7

31
3
13

4

-

7
5

10

-

7
7
1

-

-

-

-

$ 2 . 00 and o v e r — -------------

3

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

28

1

-

-

-

N u m b e r of e m p l o y e e s ___
M e n -----------------------------W o m e n ------------------------Hou rly e a r n i n g s : 1
Mean - ......... - ................. M e d i a n ------------------------Middle r a n g e ---------------

148
148
~

49
47
2

673
658
15

188
188

150
59
91

73
73
-

90
89
1

40
40
"

103
103
"

358
353
5

44
44
-

164
130
34

41
41
-

58
48
10

61
58
3

$1.14
1. 05
1 .0 0 - 1 .2 5

W ee k l y h o u r s w o r k e d -----W ee k l y e a r n i n g s -------------

26. 0
$ 2 9 . 50

1
2
3
4
5

See footnote 1, tab le 2.
F o r de fin it io n of a r e a s , s ee
Em ployees w ere distributed
E m p l o y e e s w e r e d i s tr i b u te d
Em ployees w e re distributed

NOTE:

_

$ 0 . 96
$ 1. 29
1. 00
1. 25
.9 0 -1 . 0 0 1 .2 5 - 1 .3 0
34. 5
$ 3 3 . 00

28. 5
$ 37.00

_

$ 0. 84
$ 1. 03
1. 00
. 85
. 8 0 - 1 . 2 4 .8 0 - 1 . 0 0
23. 0
$ 2 4 . 00

17. 0
$ 14. 50

_

-

-

_

-

_
3
-

$ 0 . 88
$ 0 . 98
$ 0 . 97
1. 00
1. 00
. 88
.76—1.0 4 1 .0 0 - 1 .0 0 . 8 3 - 1 . 0 0
27. 0
$ 2 4 . 00

32. 0
$ 3 1 . 50

25. 5
$ 2 4 . 50

$ 0 . 94
. 90
. 8 0 -1 . 0 5
26. 5
$ 2 5 . 00

-

$ 1. 18
1. 00
1 .0 0 - 1 .2 5
25. 5
$ 3 0 .0 0

-

$ 1.15
$ 1. 09
1. 25
1. 10
. 9 8 - 1 . 3 8 1 .0 0- 1 .1 5
22. 0
$ 2 5 . 50

26. 0
$ 2 8 . 00

21. 5
$ 2 5 . 00

appendix A.
as f o l l o w s : 2 at $ 0 . 5 0 to $ 0 . 5 5 ; 13 at $ 0 . 6 0 to $ 0 . 6 5 ; 3 at $ 0 . 6 5 to $ 0 . 7 0 ; and 1 a t $ 0. 70 to $ 0 . 7 5 .
as fo ll o w s : 2 unde r $ 0 . 5 0 ; 4 at $ 0 . 6 0 t o $ 0 . 6 5 ; 6 at $ 0 . 6 5 to $ 0 . 7 0 ; and 6 at $ 0 . 7 0 to $ 0 . 7 5 .
as f o l l o w s : 1 und er $ 0 . 5 0 ; 1 at $ 0 . 5 0 to $ 0 . 5 5 ; 1 at $ 0 . 5 5 to $ 0 . 6 0 ; 11 at $ 0 . 6 0 to $ 0 . 6 5 ; and 1 at $ 0 . 7 0 to $ 0 . 7 5 .

A v e r a g e w e e k ly h o u rs w o rk e d w e r e rounded to the n e a r e s t h a lf h o u r and a v e r a g e w e e k ly e a rn in g s to the n e a r e s t h a lf d o lla r .




$ 1. 12
1. 10
1.1 0-1.10

2

$1.11
1. 03
.88-1.25
2 1. 0
$ 2 3 . 50

_
_
_
_
-

12
3
-

_

_
_

-

-

-

4

5

3

244
244
“

44
42
2

$ 0 . 96
. 90
.9 0 - 1 . 0 0
2 1. 5
$ 2 1 . 00

$ 1. 35
1. 30
1. 3 0 - 1 .4 0

$ 1. 38
1. 30
1 .2 5 - 1 .3 5

30. 5
$ 4 1 . 50

18. 0
$ 2 5 . 00

T a b le 15.

H o u r ly E a r n in g s D i s t r i b u t i o n :

U s h e r s — S e le c t e d A r e a s

(N u m e ric a l d is tr ib u tio n of u s h e r s in m otion p ic tu re th e a t e r s by a v e r a g e s tr a ig h t- tim e h o u rly e a r n in g s , 1 s e le c te d m e tro p o lita n a r e a s , 2 A p r il 196 6)
South

N or th e as t
A v era g e hourly
earnings 1

B os ton

N ew a r k
and
Jersey
City

P hila­
delphia

New
York

P itts­
burgh

A t la n ta

B alti­
m ore

North C e n tr a l

M ia m i

Wash ing ­
Chicago
ton

Cl e ve la n d

D e tr oi t

W est

M i lw a u ­
kee

M in ne ­
a p o li s —
St. P au l

Los
AngelesLong Be a ch Seat tle St. Louis and An a­
E verett
he im —Santa
Ana- Ga rd e n
Grove

Und er $ 0 . 5 0 --------------------

-

-

-

3

3

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

$ 0 . 50
$ 0 . 55
$0.60
$0.65
$ 0 . 70

and
and
and
and
and

under
under
unde r
unde r
under

$0.
$0.
$ 0.
$ 0.
$0.

5 5—
60—
65—
7 0—
7 5—

.
-

6
19
14
-

_
_
-

45
10
28
12
6

1
1
3
3

4
22
-

_
9
18
30
38

_
18
-

7
6
5

_
6
12
11

_
4
2

_
-

_
-

4
10
1
-

_
_

_
_

-

48
64
6
47

-

-

$0.75
$0.80
$0.85
$ 0 . 90
$ 0 . 95

and
and
and
and
and

unde r
unde r
unde r
under
under

$ 0.
$ 0.
$ 0.
$0.
$ 1.

80—
85—
90—
95—
00—

_
-

35
1
13
1
~

*
_
3

165
30
60
67
14

36
10
6
“

4
7
7
14
2

9
-

22
9
-

31
12
33
-

37
24
25
78
53

21
17
25
19
-

50
41
22
73
26

_
-

39
10
56
9
2

_
4
44
90
49

_
-

_
_
-

$ 1. 00
$ 1. 05
$1.10
$ 1.15
$1.20

and
and
and
and
and

under
under
unde r
unde r
under

$
$
$
$
$

1.0 5 —
1. 10 —
1. 1 5—
1. 2 0—
1. 25—

238

24
4
-

_
-

43
20
-

8
-

190
7
46
19
4

37
12
49
4

_
113
7
-

.
9
1
_

7
_

-

65
1
8
-

8
-

-

11
-

11
22
_

-

94
-

56
-

-

28
6
5
-

-

-

-

-

$ 1.25
$ 1.30
$ 1. 35
$ 1.40
$1.45

and
and
and
and
and

unde r
unde r
unde r
under
under

$
$
$
$
$

1. 3 0—
1. 3 5—
1. 4 0—
1 .4 5 —
1. 50—

23
31
1
3
-

_
-

1,612
155

_
-

.
-

_
14

_
-

_
-

-

-

-

-

-

42
-

20
15
2
-

14
6
9
-

4
6
_
6

5
_
_

2
_
_

_
-

46
5
3
_

-

-

29
359
9
28
"

_
9
-

_
-

_
2
-

.
-

_
-

_
-

-

_
33
"

_
20
8

547
47 1
76

196
177
19

338
152
186

125
125

151
131
20

2 10
181
29

46 8
297
171

89
4
85

$ 1. 50 and u n d e r $ 1. 55 —
$ 1 . 5 5 and unde r $ 1. 6 0—
$ 1 . 6 0 and o v e r ----------------

-

-

10
18
-

14
4
342
342

no

-

-

44
8

-

-

-

-

-

-

_
4
4

_
28
22

_
12

.
-

_
2
-

_
-

_
-

_
-

125
107
18

1,982
1,468
514

579
519
60

164
164

97
55
42

129
124
5

137
137

N u m b e r of e m p l o y e e s ---M e n -----------------------------W o m e n ------------------------H ou rl y e a r n i n g s : 1
M e a n --------------------------M e d i a n -----------------------Middle r a n g e ------------------

$1. 08
1. 00
1 .0 0 - 1 .1 5

$0. 80
. 75
.65-1.00

W e e k l y h o u r s w o r k e d ------W e e k l y e a r n i n g s ----------------

17. 5
$19 .0 0

26. 0
$ 21. 00

-

-

$1. 28
1 .25
1. 2 5 - 1 .2 5
24. 5
$31.50

$0. 82
. 75
.70-.90
18. 5
$15. 50

-

$0. 62
. 60
.50-.75
20. 0
$12 . 50

$0. 98
1 . 00
.87-1 .10

$0. 89
1.00
.75-1.00

19. 0
$18. 50

21.5
$19.00

-

$0. 72
. 70
.69—.75
34. 0
$24.50

2 10
196
14

-

$0. 91
1 . 00
.80-1.00

$0. 98
1 . 00
.90-1.00

$0. 90
. 90
.7 5 - 1 . 0 0

$0. 95
. 90
.8 0 - 1 . 0 0

$1. 11
1 . 10
1.1 0-1.10

$0. 90
. 85
.79—.90

$0. 87
. 90
.85—.95

28. 0
$25.50

20. 0
$19.50

16. 5
$ 14.50

19. 5
$ 18.50

20. 5
$23. 00

17. 0
$15. 00

20. 5
$18. 00

1 See footnote 1, ta b le 2.
2 F o r de fin it io n of a r e a s , se e a pp end ix A.
NOTE: A v e r a g e w e e k ly h o u rs w o rk e d w e r e rounded to the n e a r e s t h a lf h o u r and a v e r a g e w e e k ly e a rn in g s to the n e a r e s t h a lf d o lla r .




-

-

$1. 34
$1. 31
1. 30
1. 25
1 .3 0 - 1 .3 0 1 .2 5- 1 .5 0
19. 5
$26.00

16. 5
$22. 00

T a b le 1 6 .

W e e k l y E a r n in g s a n d H o u r s D i s t r i b u t i o n :

A l l E m p lo y e e s

(P e r c e n t d is trib u tio n of n o n s u p e rv is o r y e m p lo y e e s in m o tio n p ic tu r e t h e a t e r s b y a v e r a g e s tr a ig h t- tim e w e e k ly e a rn in g s 1
and h o u rs w o rk e d , U nited S ta te s and re g io n s , A p r i l 196 6)
A ll theaters
W e e k l y e a r n i n g s and
weekly hours worked

United St ate s
Total

Men

Wo m en

N or th east

C on ve nti ona l t h e a t e r s
United S tat es

North
C e n tr a l

South

N or th ­
east

Total

Men

W om en

16.
24.
18.
11.
6.

12. 4
21.0
16. 7
11. 7
7. 5

22.
30.
20.
10.
5.

1
5
9
4
7

13.
20.
16.
12.
8.

4
8
9
3
1

5
2
7
0
9

5.
5.
2.
2.
2.

6
2
4
5
0

South

North
C e n tr a l

W es t

W eekly e arn in g s 1
Under $
$ 10 and
$ 20 and
$ 3 0 and
$ 4 0 and

1 0 -------- ---------unde r $ 2 0 ----unde r $ 3 0 ----u nd e r $ 4 0 ----u n d e r $ 5 0 -----

$ 50
$60
$70
$80
$ 90

unde r
under
under
under
unde r

$
$
$
$
$
$

and
and
and
and
and

100
1 10
1 20
130
140
150

and
and
and
and
and
and

$ 6 0 ----$ 7 0 ----$ 8 0 ----$ 9 0 ----$ 1 00 —

unde r $ 1 1 0 u nd e r $ 12 0
un d er $ 13 0 ..
u n d e r $ 1 40 u n d e r $ 150
o v e r -------------

T o t a l ------------------

M e a n -----------M edian -------Middle rang e

16.
25.
19.
11.
6.

1
5
6
5
6

12. 3
22. 1
17.7
11.7
7. 6

21.7
30. 7
22. 5
1 1. 3
5. 1

13. 1
21.9
17. 3
12. 7
7. 9

16.
25.
23.
13.
6.

1
8
2
5
3

20. 7
30. 5
17. 2
8.4
5. 2

13.
23.
20.
1 1.
7.

6
4
8
1
3

3.
2.
2.
1.
1.

7
3
8
2
5

3.
2.
2.
2.
1.

0
5
3
0
3

5.
3.
2.
1.
2.

0
2
4
5
1

4. 2
3.4
2. 7
2. 1
1.9

4.
4.
3.
2.
2.

8
3
4
8
6

3.
2.
1.
1.
.

1.
1.
1.
1.
1.
3.

1
4
3
1
1
5

1. 2
1.4
1. 2
1. 0
1. 0
2. 3

1.
2.
1.
1.
1.
3.

8
2
9
6
6
9

.4
.2
.3
. 1
. 1
(2 )

1. 6
1. 9
1. 9
1. 1
1. 3
2.9

100. 0

100. 0

100 . 0

100. 0

100. 0

4. 3
3. 1
2. 5
1. 7
1 .7

5.
4.
3.
2.
2.

1
0
2
3
4

3. 0
1. 8
1.4
.8
.7

5.7
4. 7
2. 5
2. 2
2. 1

1.
1.
1.
.
.
2.

1.
1.
1.
1.
1.
3.

8
8
7
5
3
5

.3
.2
.2
(2 )
(2 )
(2 )

1.6
1.7
1. 9
1. 0
1. 2
2. 6

.9
.7
.7
.9
.2
.4

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

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

2
1
1
9
8
1

100. 0

$44. 00
$23.50
$36. 00
24. 00
28. 00
19. 00
13.00-43.00 15.00-55.50 11.00-30.00

3
9
4
1
8

16.
24.
21.
14.
7.

4
3
9
3
0

21.
30.
16.
7.
4.

3
6
4
7
8

14. 0
24.4
18. 6
9. 4
7. 0

3. 5
2. 4
3. 2
1. 5
1.4

3.
2.
2.
2.
1.

1
4
3
3
6

4.
3.
3.
2.
2.

.
.
.
1.
.
.

1.
1.
.
.
1.
2.

3
1
9
7
0
5

1. 4
1. 8
1.4
1. 1
1. 4
3. 5

100. 0

100. 0

8
8
7
0
2
5

100. 0

8
5
0
0
8

$40. 00
$37.50
$ 24.50
$ 41.50
$31 . 00
$33.00
$46.50
$43. 00 $ 3 2 . 0 0
$42. 00
$33.50
25. 50
20. 00
24. 00
23. 00
30.00
24. 00
28. 00
25. 50
19. 00
29. 00
19. 50
15.00-52.50 13.50-36.00 11.00-37.00 15.00-48.50 13.00-45.50 15.50-62.00 11.00-30.50 15.00-55.00 14.00-39.00 11.00-38.00 14.50-53.00

W eekly hours worked
U nd e r 8 h o u r s ------------------------------8 and u n d e r 15 h o u r s -------------------15 and u n d e r 25 h o u r s -----------------25 and u nd e r 35 h o u r s -----------------35 and u nd e r 40 h o u r s ____________
40 h o u r s ----------------------------------------O v e r 40 including 48 h o u r s --------O v e r 48 h o u r s ------------------------------T o t a l -----------------------------------A verage w eekly hours w o r k e d 1 —
Nu mbe r of e m p l o y e e s ___________

7
2
9
4
2
0
6
1

12.4
24. 2
29. 8
17. 8
8. 9
3. 0
3. 0
.9

11.7
21.4
25. 8
20. 0
9. 7
3. 7
5. 2
2. 4

9.
16.
26.
20.
12.
4.
6.
3.

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

22. 5

24. 0

20. 5

22. 5

24. 5

103,061

61,986

41,075

27,375

30,394

12.
20.
27.
18.
9.
4.
5.
2.

0
0
4
2
7
2
7
8

11.
17.
25.
18.
10.
5.
7.
4.

1
5
6
7
6
7
2
7

13.
22.
29.
15.
7.
4.
5.
2.

5
4
3
5
9
1
1
2

14.
20.
28.
15.
7.
4.
6.
2.

9
0
4
2
7
3
7
9

11.7
19. 2
26. 2
18. 0
11. 1
4. 5
6. 1
3. 2

11.
16.
24.
18.
11.
5.
8.
4.

100. 0

100 . 0

100 . 0

2 1. 0

22. 0

23. 5

26,744

18,548

75, 886

1
4
9
5
3
2
0
6

12.
23.
28.
17.
10.
3.
3.
1.

5
3
1
3
8
5
4
2

11.4
20. 0
25. 4
20. 2
10. 8
3. 9
5. 5
2. 8

7. 8
15. 7
23. 3
21.2
16. 0
4. 8
6. 6
4. 6

13. 6
21. 3
29. 2
15. 2
8. 4
4. 7
5.4
2. 1

15.
20.
27.
13.
8.
4.
7.
3.

100. 0

100. 0

100 . 0

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

25. 0

21.0

23. 0

26. 0

21. 5

22. 0

44,827

31,059

22,715

20,286

19,649

13,236

1
1
6
5
1
9
4
2

Se e fo ot n ot es at end of ta b le .




10

GO




T a b le 16.

W e e k l y E a rn in g s a n d H o u r s D i s t r i b u t i o n :

A l l E m p lo y e e s ------ C o n t in u e d

( P e r c e n t d is trib u tio n of n o n s u p e rv is o ry e m p lo y e e s in m otio n p ic tu r e th e a t e r s b y a v e r a g e s tr a ig h t- tim e w e e k ly e a rn in g s 1
and h o u rs w o rk e d , U nited S ta te s and re g io n s , A p r il 196 6)
D r i v e - i n th e a t e r s
W ee kl y e ar n in g s and
w e e k l y h ou rs w or ke d

United S tat es
Men

Total

Nor the as t

Wo m en

South

North
C e n tr a l

W es t

12.
20.
26.
15.
8.

W ee kl y e ar n in g s 1
U nd er $
$ 10 and
$ 20 and
$ 3 0 and
$ 4 0 and

1 0 .............................................................
unde r $ 2 0 ---------------------------------u nd e r $ 3 0 ---------------------------------u nd e r $ 4 0 ---------------------------------u nd e r $ 5 0 ----------------------------------

$50
$60
$7 0
$80
$ 90

under
u nd e r
u nd e r
under
unde r

3
2
1
6
2

$ 6 0 ---------------------------------$ 7 0 ---------------------------------$ 8 0 ---------------------------------$ 9 0 ---------------------------------$ 1 00 -------------------------------

4. 4
2. 3
1. 9
.7
1. 2

un d er $ 1 1 0 -----------------------------u nd e r $ 12 0 ------------------------------u nd e r $ 1 3 0 -----------------------------un d er $ 1 4 0 -----------------------------un d er $ 1 5 0 -----------------------------ove r ------------------------------------------

1. 0
.5
.9
.7
.3
1.6

T o t a l -------------------------- -------------------

100. 0

and
and
and
and
and

$ 100
$ 1 10
$ 1 20
$130
$140
$ 15 0

15.
27.
23.
12.
6.

and
and
and
and
and
and

!

I
i
!
i
|
i

;

12. 1
24. 9
20. 5
11.7
7' 9
6. 1
3. 3
2. 8
1.0
1.8

20. "
31.3
27. 6
14. 0
3. 3
1. 6
.6
.4
.2
(2 )

1.6
.8
1. 3
1. 0
.5
2. 5

(2 )

ioo . o

100. 0

(2 )
(2 )
-

"

8
2
0
5
0

15. 5
28. 7
26. 0
11.8
4. 8

19.
30.
19.
10.
6.

3
1
4
4
3

1

6 .4
2. 6
2.9
.5
2. 3

3. 9
1.9
1.9
.6
1.7

3.
2.
2.
1.
.

0
6
0
1
3

5. 5
2. 6
1, 1
.4
,4

:

1.4
.4

1.0
.7
•6
.5
.3
2. 5

.4
.5
1. 0
1. 1
.3
3. 6

11.
27.
19.
14.
7.
'
!
!

5
7
4
3
3

)
1

1 *7
.3
.8
1,0

1. 3
.4
.6
.7
. 1
.2

j

100.0

100 . 0

100. 0

100. 0

$28. 50
21. 50
13.00-33.00

$31.00
20. 00
11.50-35.00

$36.50
26. 00
16.00-40.00

13.
25.
29.
16.
6.
2.
4.
2.

14.
19.
30.
19.
6.
2.
5.
2.

1
1

i

M e a n --------------------------------------------------------M edian ----------------------------------------------------Middle r a n g e --------------------------------------------

$32.00
22. 50
1 3 .5 0 - 36 .5 0

$38. 50
25. 00
15.00-47.50

$ 35.00
$21. 00
25. 00
19. 50
11.00-27.50 15. 00-44.00

W ee k ly h our s w ork ed
U nd e r 8 h o u r s ----------------------------------------8 and u nd e r 15 h ou r s ------------------- , --------15 and u nd e r 25 h o u r s ----------------------------25 and u n d e r 35 h o u r s ----------------------------35 and u n d e r 40 h o u r s ----------------------------4 0 h o u r s ---------------------------------------------------O v e r 40 including 48 h our s -------------------O v e r 48 h o u r s ------------------------------------------

12.
22.
30.
18.
5.
3.
4.
1.

9
1
8
6
9
3
6
8

13. 2
19. 2
28. 4
18. 2
7. 5
4 .4
6. 4
2. 7

12. 3
27. 1
35. 0
19. 2
3. 2
1.4
1. 6
.2

13. 3
28. 6
27. 9
19. 0
4. 4
2. 7
3. 7
.5

11. 7
18. 1
33. 3
19. 7
5. 8
4. 4
5. 3
1.8

2
5
7
1
5
6
1
2

3
6
1
3
6
7
0
4

Total .................. .................... ....................

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

A v e r a g e w e e k l y h ou rs w o r k e d 1 --------------

21.0

22. 5

18. 5

19. 5

22. 0

20. 5

100. 0

21. 5

Nu mbe r of e m p l o y e e s ..... ......................... ......

27,175

17, 159

10, 016

4, 660

10, 108

7, 095

5, 312

1 Ex cl u d es p r e m i u m pay fo r o v e r t i m e and fo r w o r k on w ee ke nd s and h ol i d a y s, but in cl u de s p r e m i u m pay, if any , fo r
lat e shift w o r k . The m ea n is compu ted by dividing a g g r e g a t e w e e k l y e a r n i n g s by the n um b e r of e m p l o y e e s . The m e d i a n d e s ig na te s p o s it io n , that i s , h al f of the w o r k e r s s u r v e y e d r e c e i v e d m o r e than the ra te shown and h a l f r e c e i v e d l e s s than
the r a te shown. The midd le range is defined by 2 r a t e s of pa y ; a fo ur th of the w o r k e r s e a r n e d l e s s than the l o w e r of
th e s e r a t e s and a fo ur th e ar n ed m o r e than the h i g h e r ra te .
A v e r a g e w e e k l y h ou rs w e r e rounded to the n e a r e s t h alf
h o u r and a v e r a g e w ee k l y ea rn in g s to the n e a r e s t h a l f d o l la r .
2 L e s s than 0. 05 p er c en t.
NOTE:

B e c a u s e of rounding, sums of indiv idua l i te m s m a y not equal 100.

T a b le 17 .

W e e k l y E a r n in g s a n d H o u r s D i s t r i b u ti o n :

B o x O f f ic e C a s h ie r s

( P e r c e n t di str ib u tio n of box offi ce c a s h i e r s in motion p i c t u r e t h e a t e r s by a v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e w e e k l y e a r n i n g s 1 and
h ou r s wo rk ed , United S tat es and r e g i o n s , A p r i l 1966)
A l l th e a t e r s
W ee kl y e a r n i n g s and
w eekly hours worked

United States
Total

Men

Women

C on ve nti ona l t h e a t e r s

N or th ­
east

South

17.
29.
22.
13.
8.

18.
30.
30.
14.
4.

United S tat es

North
C e n tr a l

West

25.
35.
21.
10.
3.

13.
29.
23.
13.
7.

N ort heast

South

North
Ce n tra l

Wes t

18.
28.
22.
12.
9.

18.
29.
28.
15.
6.

27.
37.
19.
8.
3.

12.
30.
22.
11.
9.

Total

Men

1
6
9
3
7

19.
31.
23.
12.
7.

6
5
3
1
0

18.
26.
24.
8.
5.

2. 0
1. 1
.7
(2 )
. 1
.2

5. 7
3. 2
2. 9
.7

3.
1.
.
.
.
.

7
4
9
1
1
3

_
7. 0
10. 2

3. 8
1. 5
.7
. 1
. 1
( 2)

6. 2
1. 6
.6
.3
. 1
-

.7
.7
. 1
. 1

2. 4
1. 0
.4
(2)
.1
.3

6. 5
3. 1
3. 4
.9

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

100 . 0

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

Wom en

Weekly e a rn in g s 1
Under $ 1 0 ---------------------------------------------------$ 1 0 and unde r $ 2 0 ---------------------------------------$ 2 0 and un d er $ 3 0 ---------------------------------------$ 3 0 and un d er $ 4 0 ---------------------------------------$ 4 0 and u nd e r $ 5 0 ----------------------------------------

3
5
8
0
8

16.
22.
33.
15.
3.

6
6
2
8
9

19.
31.
24.
12.
5.

4
9
4
9
9

9
7
2
8
5

5
6
0
7
8

$ 6 0 ---------------------------------------$ 7 0 ---------------------------------------$ 8 0 ---------------------------------------$ 9 0 ---------------------------------------$ 1 0 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

3. 1
1. 3
.8
. 1
( 2)
.2

.5
1. 7
2. 3
3. 4

3. 3
1. 3
.7
. 1
. 1
( 2)

5. 6
1. 5
.5
.3
. 1
-

.7
.5
. 1
. 1
( 2)

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

100. 0

1 0 0 o0

100 . 0

100. 0

100. 0

$ 5 0 and unde r
$ 6 0 and un d er
$ 7 0 and u nd e r
$ 8 0 and unde r
$ 9 0 and unde r
$ 100 and o v e r
T ota l

19.
31.
24.
13.
5.

M ean ------------------------------------------------------------M edi an --------------------------------------------------------Middle r a n g e -------------------------------------------------

,
|

6
6
6
1
1

$22. 00
$21. 00 ! $19. 50
$28. 50
$24. 00
$27. 50
$22. 50
22. 50
22. 50
20. 00
20. 00
20. 00 i 1 6 . 0 0
20. 00
12.00-30.00 13.00-31.00 12.00-30 .00 12.00-32.00 12. 00-29. OOj 10.00-25.00 13.50-36.50

0
2
2
6
9

$23. 00
$38. 00
21. 00
20. 00
11.50-30.00 12.00-40 .00

19.
31.
23.
12.
7.

6
6
3
2
0

1
4
4
6
7

8
4
5
7
0

0
8
2
1
6

1
8
5
5
3

$24. 50
$22. 50
$22. 00
$28. 00
$19. 00
20. 50
20. 00
20. 50
15. 00
22. 50
11.50-30.00 1 2.0 0- 34. 00 13.50-30.00 9 .5 0- 2 3. 50 13.50-39.00

W eekly hours worked
Under 8 h o u r s ---------------------------------------------8 and unde r 15 h o u r s ----------------------------------15 and unde r 25 h o u r s --------------------------------25 and und er 35 h o u r s --------------------------------3 5 and unde r 40 h o u r s --------------------------------40 h o u r s -------------------------------------------------------O v e r 40 including 48 h o u r s -----------------------O v er 48 h o u r s ----------------------------------------------

11.
24.
31.
19.
7.
1.
3.
1.

5
2
5
2
5
7
4
1

9. 8
22. 8
40. 2
13. 6
5. 0
1.0
5. 5
2. 1

11.
24.
31.
19.
7.
1.
3.
1.

5
3
1
5
6
8
3
0

1 1. 5
28. 0
28. 8
19. 8
7. 0
1. 8
2. 3
.9

■

10.
16.
32.
23.
11.
1.
3.
1.

2
5
3
5
0
5
3
8

12.
31.
30.
15.
4.
1.
3.
.

9
3
9
5
4
1
5
5

11.
22.
35.
15.
6.
3.
5.
1.

5
0
0
8
5
2
0
0

11.
23.
28.
20.
8.
2.
3,
1.

1
7
5
6
9
0
8
3

11.
25.
31.
9.
2.
2.
12.
6.

3
4
6
4
0
0
1
3

11.
23.
28.
20.
9.
2.
3.
1.

1
6
5
9
0
0
7
2

11.
26.
27.
20.
7.
2.
2.
1.

5
4
8
9
9
1
5
0

7.
15.
24.
28.
14.
1.
4.
2.

9
4
8
7
8
9
1
4

14.
31.
30.
14.
4.
1.
3.
.

0
6
3
0
5
4
6
6

11.
20.
33.
16.
7.
3.
6.
1.

5
8
5
7
2
0
1
2

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

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

A v e r a g e w e e k l y h o u r s w o r k e d 1 ------------------

20. 5

20. 5

20. 5

19. 5

22. 5

18. 0

20. 5

21. 0

22. 5

21. 0

20. 0

24. 5

18. 0

21. 0

Numb er of e m p l o y e e s -----------------------------------

16, 6 16

766

15, 85 0

4, 334

5, 283

4, 243

2, 756

12, 586

256

12, 330

3, 643

3, 602

3, 258

2, 083

To tal

100. 0

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T a b le 17.

W e e k l y E a rn in g s a n d H o u r s D i s t r i b u t i o n :

B o x O ff ic e C a s h i e r s ----- C o n t in u e d

( P e r c e n t d is trib u tio n of box o ffic e c a s h ie r s in m otio n p ic tu re t h e a t e r s b y a v e r a g e s tr a ig h t- tim e w e e k ly e a r n in g s 1
and h o u rs w o rk e d , U nited S ta te s and re g io n s , A p r i l 19 6 6 )
D r i v e - i n th e a t e r s
W ee kl y ea rn in g s and
w e e k l y h ou rs w or ke d

United Stat es
Total

Men

18.
31.
29.
15.
2.

15.
20.
37.
19.
2.

Wo m en

Nor the as t

South

North
C e n tr a l

W es t

17.
33.
33.
12.
2.

21.
28.
29.
16.
1.

16.
26.
28.
18.
2.

W ee kl y e a r n i n g s 1
Under $ 1 0 ---------------------------------------------$ 1 0 and un d er $ 2 0 --------------------------------$ 2 0 and u nd e r $ 3 0 --------------------------------$ 3 0 and u nd e r $ 4 0 --------------------------------$ 4 0 and u nd e r $ 5 0 --------------------------------$ 5 0 and un d er
$ 6 0 and un d er
$ 7 0 and u nd e r
$ 8 0 and un d er
$ 9 0 and un d er
$ 10 0 and o v e r
To tal

2
4
3
9
1

9
8
6
4
9

18.
33.
28.
15.
2.

5
0
1
4
0

16.9
37. 0
20. 8
20. 3
2. 2

1.
.
.
.

4
7
8
2

2. 2
.6
_
_

$ 6 0 --------------------------------$ 7 0 --------------------------------$ 8 0 --------------------------------$ 9 0 --------------------------------$ 1 0 0 -----------------------------------------------------------------------

1. 3
1. 0
.7
. 1
-■
-

.8
2. 5

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

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

$23. 50
23. 00
16.00-30.00

$20. 50
20. 00
12.00-27.00

Mean -----------------------------------------------------Med ian
-------------------------------------------------Middle ra n g e ------------------------------------------

$21. 00
20. 00
1 2 . 00 - 28 .0 0

-

.7
_
-

.4

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

100. 0

8
2
0
6
3

100. 0

0
2
4
4
3

0
0
5
9
8

.4
1. 3
1. 8
_
_
-

3. 1
3. 3
1. 3

100. 0

100. 0

-

-

$21. 00
18. 00
13. 00-30.00

$19. 50
20. 00
12.00 -25 .00

$21. 00
20. 00
12.0 0 -2 8 .0 0

$24. 50
23. 50
13.50 -31 .00

11.
36.
34.
14.
2.

15.
18.
48.
12.
2.
.
1.
.

9.
30.
33.
20.
3.

11.
25.
39.
13.
4.
3.
1.
.

W eek ly h ou rs w or ke d
Under 8 h o u r s
--------------------------------------8 and und er 15 h ou rs -----------------------------15 and unde r 25 h ou r s ---------------------------25 and unde r 35 h ou rs ---------------------------35 and unde r 40 h ou r s ---------------------------40 h o u r s -------------------------------------------------Ov er 40 including 48 h our s ------------------O v e r 48 h o u r s ---------------------------------------To tal

12.
25.
40.
14.
3.
.
1.
.

5
9
8
8
1
8
9
2

9. 0
21. 6
44. 5
15. 7
6. 5
.6
2. 2
-

13. 0
26. 5
40. 2
14. 6
2. 6
.9
1. 8
.3

4
8
2
2
0

-

1. 4
-

1
8
5
4
7
6
5
4

4
4
0
3
8

-

3. 1
-

7
9
5
2
2
6
5
4

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

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

100 . 0

A v e r a g e w e e k l y h ou rs w o r k e d 1 -------------

18. 0

19. 0

18. 0

17. 0

18. 0

18. 5

19. 0

Numb er of e m p l o y e e s -----------------------------

4, 030

510

3, 520

691

1, 681

985

673

1 E xc lu d es p r e m i u m pay fo r o v e r ti m e and fo r w o r k on w eek en ds and h o l i d a y s, but in cl u de s p r e m i u m pay, if an y , fo r
lat e shift w o r k . The m ean is computed by dividing a g g r e g a t e w ee kl y e a r n i n g s by the n um b e r of e m p l o y e e s . The m e d i a n d e s ­
ig na te s pos ition, that is, hal f of the w o r k e r s s u r v e y e d r e c e i v e d m o r e than the r a te shown and h al f r e c e i v e d l e s s than
the r a t e shown. The middle rang e is defined by 2 r a t e s of pay; a fo ur th of .the w o r k e r s e a r n e d l e s s than the l o w e r of
th e s e r a t e s and a fo ur th e ar n ed m o r e than the h ig h e r r a te .
A v e r a g e w e e k l y h ou r s w e r e rounded to the n e a r e s t h al f
hou r and a v e r a g e w ee k ly e ar n in g s to the n e a r e s t h al f d o l la r .
2 L e s s than 0. 05 p er c en t.
NOTE:

B e c au se of rounding,

sum s of in d iv id u a l ite m s m a y not eq u al 100 .

T a b le 18.

W e e k l y E a r n in g s a n d H o u r s D i s t r i b u t i o n :

C o n c e s s io n A t t e n d a n t s

( P e r c e n t d is tri bu tio n of c o n ce s si o n atten dan ts in m otion p i c t u r e t h e a t e r s by a v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e w e e k l y e a r n i n g s 1
and h o u r s wo rk ed , United S tat es and re g i o n s , A p r i l 1966)
Co n ve nt ion al t h e a t e r s

A l l theate r s
W ee k l y e a r n i n g s and
w eekly hours worked

United States
Total

Men

26.
35.
22.
9.
3.

22.
37.
23.
9.
3.

Women

Northeast

South

United St ate s

North
C e n tr a l

W es t

35.
39.
15.
6.
2.

20.
28.
25.
12.
6.

T otal

Men

Women

30.
36.
18.
8.
3.

34.
33.
19.
5.
1.

30.
36.
18,
8.
3.

Nor theast

South

North
Ce n tra l

W est

25.
35.
22.
11.
2.

40.
39.
13.
4.
1.

24.
33.
21.
9.
5.

W eekly e a rn in g s 1
Under $ 1 0 ---------------------------------------------------$ 1 0 and und er $ 2 0 -------------------------------------$ 2 0 and unde r $ 3 0 -------------------------------------$ 3 0 and und er $ 4 0 -------------------------------------$ 4 0 and und er $ 5 0 --------------------------------------

5
1
6
0
3

27.
34.
22.
9.
3.

2
8
5
8
5

$ 6 0 -------------------------------------$ 7 0 —----------------------------------$ 8 0 -------------------------------------$ 9 0 -------------------------------------$ 1 0 0 --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------

1. 7
.6
.3
(2)
(2)
. 1

2. 2
.9
.9
.1
.1
.3

1. 5
.5
. 1
(2)

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

100. 0

1 00 . 0

$ 5 0 and un d er
$ 6 0 and und er
$ 7 0 and und er
$ 8 0 and und er
$ 9 0 and un d er
$ 1 0 0 and o v e r
Tota l

1
3
8
6
5

Mean ----------------------------------------------------------Median --------------------------------------------------------Middle r a ng e -------------------------------------------------

$20. 00
$19. 00
17. 00
17. 00
10.00-25.00 10.50-26.00

24.
36.
21.
8.
4„

5
2
7
3
1

22.
36.
27.
10.
2.

4
2
2
6
1

3
0
7
4
6

6
6
6
9
5

3. 4
1. 5
.4

. 1

.8
. 1
. 1
(2 )
(2 )

100. 0

100. 0

.6
. 5
.4

(2 )

4. 1
2
.7
.2
-

100 . 0

100. 0

-

9
4
8
0
0

4
8
6
0
7

5
7
3
6
3

4. 7
,4
,4

. 1
.5
100. 0

100. 0

100 . 0

1. 7
1. 6
1. 5

. 1
.2
100 .0

100. 0

$15. 50
$22. 50
$18. 50
$20. 00
$19. 00
20. 00
16. 50
17. 00
18. 00
13. 00
9 .5 0 - 2 5 . 0 0 10.00-25.00 10.50-25.00 8.0 0-20.00 11.50-30.00

30.
34.
18.
6.
4.

1. 7
.6
.2
(2)
-

1. 7
.7
.4
(2)
( 2)
. 1

-

2
9
7
6
3

-

$18. 00
$17. 50
15. 00
14. 50
9.0 0-23.00 7. 5 0 - 22 . 00

-

-

9
7
9
1
3

.6
.8
.7
-

100. 0

4
6
2
5
7

4
4
2
5
4

.5
. 1
. 1
-

3. 2
2. 1
.4
. 1
.4

100. 0

100. 0

•

$17. 50
$14. 00
$21. 00
$19. 00
$19. 00
15. 00
15. 50
17. 50
12. 00
17. 50
9.00-23.50 9.00- 24. 50 10.00-25.00 7.00-18.00 10.50-27.50

Weekly hours worked
Under 8 h o u r s ---------------------------------------------8 and unde r 15 h o u r s ----------------------------------15 and unde r 25 h o u r s -------------------------------25 and unde r 35 h o u r s -------------------------------35 and und er 40 h o u r s -------------------------------40 h o u r s ----------------- -------------------------------------O ve r 40 including 48 h o u r s -----------------------O ve r 48 h o u r s ----------------------------------------------

13.
27.
32.
18.
4.
1.
2.
1.

1
6
2
0
9
3
0
0

11.
27.
33.
18.
3.
1.
2.
1.

4
3
7
6
5
4
4
7

13.
27.
31.
17.
5.
1.
1.
.

6
7
7
9
3
3
8
7

13.
36.
29.
12.
2.
2.
1.
.

9
4
9
2
9
4
6
6

7.
24.
31.
23.
8.
1.
1.
1.

4
0
8
6
8
1
7
7

17.
32.
32.
12.
2.
.
2.
.

0
1
4
9
4
8
2
2

16.
22.
33.
19.
2.
1.
2.
1.

6
7
9
1
7
8
3
0

14.
27.
30.
15.
6.
1.
2.
1.

8
9
6
4
4
4
1
3

15.
26.
32.
15.
5.
1.
1.
2.

7
2
3
4
6
1
3
3

14.
28.
30.
15.
6.
1.
2.
1.

6
2
2
5
6
5
3
1

15.
37.
26.
11.
4.
3.
1.
.

1
6
4
4
3
3
6
4

7,
21.
29.
21.
13.
1.
2.
2.

1
9
1
7
3
6
5
9

20.
31.
32.
11.
2.
.
1.
.

0
1
7
4
6
5
4
2

19.
26.
32.
14.
2.
1.
3.
1.

2
1
5
3
5
2
0
2

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

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

1 00. 0

100. 0

100. 0

A v e r a g e w e e k l y h o u r s w o r k e d 1 -------------------

19. 0

19. 0

18. 5

17. 0

21. 5

16. 5

19. 0

18. 5

18. 5

18. 5

17. 0

22. 5

15. 5

18. 0

Number of e m p l o y e e s -----------------------------------

20, 380

5, 052

15, 328

2, 459

7, 384

6, 0 14

4, 523

11, 653

1, 9 19

9, 734

1, 672

3, 923

3, 699

2, 359

Total

100. 0

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T a b le 18 .

W e e k l y E a rn in g s a n d H o u r s D i s t r i b u t i o n :

C o n c e s s io n A t t e n d a n t s — - C o n t i n u e d

( P e r c e n t d is trib u tio n of c o n c e s sio n atte n d a n ts in m o tio n p ic tu r e th e a t e r s by a v e r a g e s tr a ig h t- tim e w e e k ly e a r n in g s 1
and h o u rs w o rk e d , U nited S ta te s and re g io n s , A p r i l 196 6)
D r i v e - i n th e a t e r s
W ee k ly e ar n in g s and
w e e k l y h ou rs w or ke d

United St ate s
W omen

N ortheast

Total

Men

19.
34.
28.
1 1.
4.

6
0
1
6
1

15.
39.
26.
11.
4.

2
1
1
5
2

$ 6 0 --------------------------------$ 7 0 --------------------------------$ 8 0 --------------------------------$ 9 0 --------------------------------$ 1 0 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------

1. 7
.4
.2
(12)
(2)
. 1

2.
.
.
.
.
.

4
5
6
1
1
2

1. 3
.3
. 1

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

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

$20. 50
19. 50
11.50-26.50

$21. 00
19. 50
12.50-28.00

$20. 00
19. 50
10.50-26.00

$22. 00
19. 00
13.00-25.00

10.
27.
34.
21.
2.
1.
1.
.

8.
27.
34.
20.
2.
1.
3.
1.

South

North
C e n tr a l

West

18.
36.
32.
10.
1.

27.
37.
19.
9.
4.

16.
23.
30.
16.
7.

W eek ly e a r n i n g s 1
Under $ 1 0 ---------------------------------- ------- ---$ 1 0 and un d er $ 2 0 --------------------------------$ 2 0 and un d er $ 3 0 --------------------------------$ 3 0 and u n d e r $40. --------------------------------$ 4 0 and u nd e r $ 5 0 --------------------------------$ 5 0 and un d er
$ 6 0 and un d er
$ 7 0 and u nd e r
$ 8 0 and u nd e r
$ 9 0 and u nd e r
$ 1 0 0 and o v e r
T ot a l

Mea n -----------------------------------------------------Med ian ---------------------------------------------------Middle r a n g e -------------------------------------------

22.
31.
29.
11.
4.

1
1
2
7
0

11.
39.
29.
11.
3.

8
4
0
7
7

2. 8
-

3
8
2
0
9

.5
. 1
-

2
9
5
4
1

5
3
5
7
8

1. 3
.3
. 1

3. 7
1. 0
.5
-

-

1. 1
.5

-

-

-

-

. 1

-

.2

. 1

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

$18. 00
15. 00
9.50-24.00

$24. 00
22. 00
1 4. 50 -3 2 .5 0

$19. 50
19. 50
12.00-25.00

-

W ee kl y h our s w or ke d
Under 8 h o u r s ---------------------------------------8 and un d er 15 h ou r s -----------------------------15 and u nde r 25 h ou rs ---------------------------25 and unde r 35 h ou rs ---------------------------35 and unde r 40 h ou rs ---------------------------40 h o u r s ------------------------------------------------O v er 40 including 48 h our s ------------------O v e r 48 h o u r s ----------------------------------------

7
2
4
5
8
1
7
5

7
9
6
5
2
6
1
4

11. 9
26. 8
34. 2
22. 1
3. 2
.9
.9
-

11.
34.
37.
13.

3
1
5
9

.5
1. 7
1. 1

7. 8
26. 5
34. 8
25. 7
3. 8
.5
.7
.3

-

12.
33.
31.
15.
2.
1.
3.
.

1
7
7
3
2
2
5
3

13. 9
18. 9
35. 4
24. 3
2. 9
2. 4
1. 5
.7
100. 0

T ota l ----------------------------------------------

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

100.0

100. 0

100. 0

A v e r a g e w e e k l y h ou r s w o r k e d 1 -------------

19. 0

19. 5

18. 5

17. 0

19. 5

18. 0

20. 0

Numb er of e m p l o y e e s -----------------------------

8, 727

3, 133

5, 594

787

3, 461

2, 3 15

2, 164

1 E x cl u d es p r e m i u m pay fo r o v e r t i m e and fo r w o r k on w eek en ds and h o l i d a y s, but in cl u de s p r e m i u m pay, if any , fo r
late shift w or k. The m ea n is computed by dividing a g g r e g a t e w e e k l y e a r n i n g s by the n um b e r of e m p l o y e e s . The m ed i a n d e s ­
ig n a te s p osi tio n, that is, h al f of the w o r k e r s s u r v e y e d r e c e i v e d m o r e than the r a t e shown and half r e c e i v e d l e s s than
the r a t e shown. The middle rang e is defined by 2 r a t e s of pay; a fo u r th of the w o r k e r s e a r n e d l e s s than the l o w e r of
th e s e r a t e s and a fo ur th e arn ed m o r e than the hi gh er r a te .
A v e r a g e w e e k l y h ou rs w e r e rounded to the n e a r e s t h al f
hou r and a v e r a g e w ee kl y ea rn in g s to the n e a r e s t h a l f d o l la r .
2 L e s s than 0. 05 p erc en t.
NOTE:

B e c a u se of rounding,

sum s of in d iv id u a l ite m s m ay not e qu al 100.

T a b le 19.

W e e k l y E a r n in g s a n d H o u r s D is t r i b u t i o n :

M o t i o n P i c t u r e P r o je c t i o n i s t s

( P e r c e n t d is tri bu tio n of motion p i c t u r e p r o je c t i o n i s t s in mot io n p i c t u r e th e a t e r s by a v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e w ee k ly e ar n i n g s
and h o u r s w or k e d , United S tat es and r e g i o n s , A p r i l 1966)
All theaters

W eekly earnings
weekly hours w orked

United
S t at es

N o r th ­
e as t

South

C on ve nti ona l th e a t e r s
North
Ce n tra l

West

United
St ate s

N o r th ­
e as t

South

Dri v e - i n theat<: r s

North
C e n tr a l

United
States

W est

N o r th ­
east

South

----- N o rth -----

West

W eekly earnings 1
Und er $ 1 0 _______________
$ 1 0 and u n d e r $ 2 0 ______
$ 2 0 and u nd e r $ 3 0 ______
$ 3 0 and u n d e r $ 4 0
$ 4 0 and u nd e r $ 5 0
$50
$60
$70
$80
$90

and
and
and
and
and

under
u nd e r
under
under
under

$ 6 0 ______
$ 7 0 ______
$ 8 0 __
$90 .
$ 1 0 0 ____

5. 1
14. 8
1
7. 4
5. 5

5.5
12.5
11. 1
8.3
6. 4

3.4
7. 2
7.4
8.6
4. 4

6. 1
11.3
11.8
11.8
10. 2

6.
17.
10.
5.
6.

6
6
6
2
1

0
4
3
3
1

3. 1
2. 7
2.5
1.6
4. 1

4. 4
3.6
5.5
4.9
5.4

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

6. 6
5. 0
9.8
4. 8
5. 1

3.
3,
5.
4.
5.

5
3
1
2
4

5. 1
13.0
11.6
8.2
7.0

3. 1
8.0
7, 2
8. 2
5. 4

5.5
11.9
13. 4
1 1. 1
9. 9

6. 7
18.5
11.0
5. 3
6. 0

4 .9
3.9
5.5
4. 3
5.5

4. 4
4. 1
4. 6
6.4
6.9

7. 0
5.0
8. 2
4. 2
6. 3

4.
3.
5.
4.
4.

16.

6.
16.
16.
6.
4.

3
2
3
3
4

9
4
2
2
6

1. 7
11.8
5. 8
6, 4
9. 8

4. 3
13. 0
16. 9
9.6
9. 2

6.9
21.2
12. 2
5.6
6.0

0. 5
9.6
15. 3
11.2
0. 7

3. 3
2. 2
2. 6
1.5
5. 2

6. 3
5,0
5. 7
2. 7
5.8

7. 5
7 ,4
9.6
.7
10. 7

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

5.6
3.6
6.0
4. 4
.6

2. 3
4. 6
2. 3
1.6
.3

4, 0
4.0
3. 1
1.2
1.8

.4
3.0
7.0
7,8
.9

2.9
2.2
2. 3
.7
.9

4. 6
4.3

.2
2. 4
.1
.2
_
1.8

1.5
4. 1
.8
.1
.3

3.
14.
13.
8.
8.

$100
$ 11 0
$ 1 20
$ 130
$ 140

and
and
and
and
and

under
unde r
unde r
under
under

$ 1 1 0 ___
$ 1 20 T__
$ 1 3 0 ___
$ 1 4 0 ___
$ 1 5 0 ___

4.
4.
4.
4.
3.

4
3
7
1
8

6. 4
6 .2
7.9
4.5
5.6

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

4.
4.
2.
2.
4,

5
6
7
3
3

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

4. 1
4 .8
4. 7
4.4
4.4

6.2
7.0
7.8
5. 1
5.9

2. 4
3.6
3. 3
4.9
1.0

4. 7
4. 8
2.6
2.6
5. 3

2.
2.
4.
4.
6.

6
8
4
7
0

5. 2
2. 7
4. 8
3.3
1. 7

7. 1
2. 1
8. 5
1.6
4. 1

$
$
$
$
$

150
16 0
1 70
180
190

and
and
and
and
and

under
unde r
under
under
under

$ 1 6 0 ___
$ 1 7 0 ___
$ 1 8 0 ___
$ 1 9 0 ___
$ 200 ___

2.6
1.9
1.6
.9
.9

3.9
2. 7
1.8
.9
.5

3, 0
1.7
2. 4
.9
1. 1

3.9
3. 8
1 .8
1 .8
2. 5

2.8
2.0
1.7
.9
.9

4. 4
2.9
1.9
.9
.6

3.7
3. 6
1.9
1.8
2. 0

2. 0
1. 6
1.0
.7
1.0

and
and
and
and
and
and

u n d e r $ 2 1 0 ___
u n d e r $ 2 2 0 ___
u n d e r $ 2 3 0 ___
u nd e r $ 2 4 0 ___
u n d e r $ 2 5 0 ___
o v e r __________

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

.2
.2
.8
.2
.1
.1

.6
1.0
.3
.4
. 1
1.2

.8
1. 1
.4
.4
.2
.3

.4
.2
.4
o3
.1
.3

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

.3
.3
.9
.3
(2 )
.2
_
(2 )

3. 1
1.6
2. 4
1.0
1. 2

$200
$210
$220
$230
$240
$ 250

.4
.2
.6
.3
( 2)
.1
_
(2 )

.8
.5
.4
.5
.2
1.0

.6
.3
.3
.4
.2
,3

.3
1.3
. 1
. 1
(2 )
.5

1.2
1 .7
1 .0
1.2
_
_
_
_
_
-

100.0

100.0

100 .0

1 00 . 0

100.0

100.0

1 00. 0

1 00. 0

1 00 . 0

1 00 . 0

T ota l
Mean
Median
Middle ra np e

$ 7 3 . 50
$ 8 6 . 00
6 0 . 00
87. 50
25.00-113.00 39.00-125.00

_
1 00. 0

_
100.0

$59 .0 0
$73.00
$78 .5 0
$ 7 5 . 00
$ 8 8 . 50
$ 59.50
$75 .0 0
54. 00
52. 50
50.00
50.00
65. 00
91.50
62 . 00
25.00-87.50 20.00-113.00 22.50-135.00 25.00-116.00 38.50-126.00 25.00 -82 .00 20.50-113.50

.8
_
_
. 1
_
_
_
_
1 00 . 0

100.0

1.5
1.5
4.7

100.0

$ 68.50
8 74. 00
$75 .5 0
$ 57.50
$68.50
$ 8 9 . 00
52 . 50
5 2 ,50
70.00
50.00
47. 00
66. 50
21,00-132.50 25.00-102.00 40. 00-108.00 24.50-91.00 ia0C-105.50 29.50-139.50

W eekly hours w orked
Und er 8 h o u r s ___________
8 and u nd e r 1 5 h o u r s ____
1 5 and u n d e r 25 h o u r s ___
25 and u n d e r 35 h o u r s ___
35 and u n d e r 40 h o u r s ___
40 h o u r s _ _
O v e r 40 including
48 h o u r s
O v e r 48 h o u r s ___________
T ota l
Average weekly hours
worked 1
N um be r of e m p l o y e e s ___

13.3
15. 2
21.5
17.6
13. 7
4. 4

12. 7
16.4
26.8
26. 7
8. 2
1.4

8. 1
12. 3
20.4
16. 2
17. 7
8. 4

9.5
4. 7

5.0
2. 7

10 0 . 0

1 00. 0

16.
16.
19.
14.
17.
3.

0
2
7
7
6
7

19.6
17. 1
17. 8
9.8
10. 1
3. 2

12. 1
15.8
21.7
17. 1
14. 3
4, 3

12.0
16.5
26.5
27.6
8. 2
1.5

6. 3
13.9
20. 5
13.6
20.4
7. 7

13. 2

12. 4
4. 3

7. 4
4. 8

14. 2
8. 2

9 .4
5. 2

4. 7
3. 1

1 00. 0

100 . 0

100. 0

100.0

100.0

2
0
1
7
3
1

12. 2
9. 0
20. 1
21.9

9. 8
3. 1

6. 7
1.0

14. 8
.2

100.0

100. 0

1 00 . 0

9
9
7
7

19. 4
16. 9
18. 2
9.6
9. 4
3. 3

17. 2
13.4
20. 8
19. 0
11.9
4. 8

11.3
6. 3

8. 6
4. 4

15.2
8. 0

1 00 . 0

1 00. 0

1 00. 0

16.6

19.
13.
18.
4.

16.
16.
28 .
22.
8.
1.

11.8

9. 9

23.6
15. 2
19. 2
16. 9
14. 3
.9

20. 1

.1
5.9

10. 5
8.8

100.0

100.0

4

18.2
16. 1
10.4
12. 7
3. 1

25.0

23. 0

28. 0

24. 0

25. 0

25.5

23. 5

28. 5

25,0

25,0

24. 0

21.5

27. 0

22.0

25.0

3 19,340

5,281

5, 9 12

4, 695

3, 452

3 14,570

4, 340

4, 062

3, 456

2, 7 12

34,770

941

1, 850

1, 239

740

1 E xc lu d es p r e m i u m pay f o r o v e r t i m e and fo r w o r k on w ee k e n d s and h o l i d a y s , but i ncl ude s p r e m i u m pay, if any, fo r lat e shift w o r k . The m ean i s computed by dividing a gg reg ate weekly
e a r n i n g s by the n u m b e r of e m p l o y e e s . The medi an des ig nat es po si tio n , that i s , h al f of the w o r k e r s s u r v e y e d r e c e i v e d m o r e than the r a te shown and h al f r e c e i v e d l e s s than the ra te shown.
The m i d d l e r a ng e is d ef ine d by 2 r a t e s of pay; a fourt h of the w o r k e r s e a r n e d l e s s than tho l o w e r of th e s e r a t e s and a fourt h e a r n e d m o r e than the h ig h e r r a t e .
A v e r a g e w ee kl y h ou r s
w e r e rou n de d to the n e a r e s t h a l f hour and a v e r a g e w e e k l y ea rn in g s to the n e a r e s t h a l f d o l l a r .
2 L e s s than 0 . 0 5 p e r c e n t .
3 P r a c t i c a l l y a l l m en .
NOTE:

B e c a u s e of rounding,




sums of indiv idu al i te m s m a y not equal 100 .

T a b le 2 0 .

O c c u p a tio n a l A v e r r ^ e s :

A l l T h e a te r s

(N u m b e r, a v e r a g e w e e k ly h o u rs w o rk e d , and a v e ra g e s tr a ig h t- tim e e a r n in g s 1 of e m p lo y e e s in s e le c te d o c cu p a tio n s in m otio n p ic tu re t h e a t e r s ,
U nited S ta te s and re g io n s , A p r il 196 6)

Occup ation and s e x

Box of fic e c a s h i e r s ___________
M e n _________________________
W o m e n ______________________
C o n c e s s i o n a t t e n d a n t s ________
M e n _________________________
W o m e n ______________________
D r i v e - i n t h e a t e r a t t e n d a n t s ___
Men
J a n i t o r s ________________________
M e n _________________________
Wo men ______________________
Motion p i c t u r e
p r o j e c t i o n i s t s 21 ______________
T ic k e t t a k e r s __________________
M e n _________________________
W o m e n ______________________
U s h e r s _________________________
M e n _________________________
W o m e n ______________________

South

United States

N o r th e as t

Numbe r
Average
of
Ho u rl y
W ee kl y
W e ek ly
em ­
earn­
earn­
p lo ye e s
hou rs
ings
ings

Nunflber
Ave ra ge
of
Hourly
W ee k l y
Weekly
em earn­
earn­
ploye e s
h our s
ings
ings

16, 6 1 6 $ 1 . 1 1
766
1. 40
1. 10
1 5, 850
1. 01
20, 380
5, 052
1. 04
15, 328
. 99
1. 14
3, 6 73
1. 14
3, 546
1.4 1
12, 233
1. 46
9, 560
1. 18
2, 6 73

20.
20.
20.
19.
19.
18.
20.
20.
27.
28.
23.

5
5
5
0
0
5
0
5
5
5
5

$ 22.
28.
22.
19.
20.
18.
23.
23.
38.
4 1.
28.

50
50
50
00
00
50
00
00
50
50
00

4, 334
4, 237
2, 459
448
2, Oil
969
907
3, 820
2, 802
1, 018

19, 340
7, 7 15
7, 161
554
11, 501
9, 123
2, 378

25.
24.
24.
21.
20.
21.
19.

0
5
5
5
5
0
0

73.
25.
25.
18.
20.
20.
20.

50
00
50
50
00
00
50

5, 281
2. 125
1, 995
4, 721
4, 005
716

2.
1.
1.
.
.
.
1.

91
03
04
86
99
97
09

$ 1. 22
1. 22
1. 17
1. 29
1. 14
1. 22
1. 25
1. 44
1. 48
1. 31
U
3. 75
1. 14
1. 15
1.11
1. 09
1. 21

19. 5
19. 5
17. 0
19. 0
16. 5
19. 0
19. 5
27. 5
28. 5
24. 0

$24.
24.
20.
24.
19.
23.
24.
39.
42.
31.

23. 0
25. 0
25. 5
20. 5
20. 5
23. 0

00
00
00
50
00
50
50
50
50
50

86. 00
28. 50
29. 50
23. 00
22. 00
27. 50

North C e n t r a l

Number
Av e rag e
of
Hou rly
Weekly
Weekly
em ­
e arnearn­
p lo y e e s
h ou rs
ings
ings
5, 283
26 3
020
384
330
054
7 37
727
3, 7 12
2, 974
738

5,
7,
2,
5,

5, 9 12
2, 549
2, 314
1, 865
1, 7 14
151

$ 0.
1.
.
.
.
.
1.
1.
1.
1.
.

95
18
94
90
91
89
05
05
12
16
94

2. 10
. 87
. 88
. 81
. 80
. 94

22.
18.
22.
21.
18.
22.
18.
18.
28.
29.
25.

5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5

28. 0
25. 0
24. 5
23. 5
23. 5
19. 5

$ 21.
22.
21.
19.
17.
20.
19.
1932.
34.
24.

00
00
00
00
00
00
50
00
00
00
00

59. 00
22. 00
22. 00
19. 00
19. 00
18. 50

W est

Number
Average
of
Hourly!
Weekly
em ­
Weekly
earn -1
earn­
plo yee s
h our s
ings 1
ings
“ 4, 243
144
4, 099
6, 014
1, 241
4, 773
1, 284
1, 231
3, 099
2, 314
785
4, 695
1, 988
1, 849
139
3, 201
2, 631 1
570

Numbe r
Average
of
Hourl y
W ee kl y
em W ee k l y
earn­
earn­
plo yee s
hours
ings
ings

$ 1. 07 | 18. 0 $ 1 9 . 5 0
2, 756
1 . 6 2 j 21. 5
34. 50
262
1. 05 1 18. 0
2,494
19. 00
16. 5 ! 1 5 . 5 0
4, 523
. 93
17. 5
17. 50 ! 1 , 0 3 3
. 99
16. 5
15. 00
. 92
3, 4 90
1. 06
21. 00
68 3
19. 5
1. 06
20. 0
21. 00
681
1. 45
27. 5
40. 00
1,602
1. 50
43. 50
1,470
29. 0
1. 24
23. 0
28. 50
132
3. 02
1. 00
1. 00
. 99
.84
. 84
. 84

|
!
1
!
j

24.
22.
23.
16.
19.
19.
18.

0
5
0
0
5
5
5

73.
22.
23.
16.
16.
16.
15.

00
50
00
00
50
50
50

3, 45 2
1, 053
1, 003
_
1,714
773
941

$ 1. 32
1. 52
1. 30
1. 20
1. 26
1. 19
1. 22
1. 22
2. 05
2. 08
1.46

20.
22.
20.
19.
22.
17.
24.
24.
23.
24.
15.

5 $ 27. 50
5
34. 00
5
26. 50
22. 50
0
5
28. 50
5
21. 00
0
29. 50
0
29- 50
5
48. 50
5
51.00
23. 00
5

3. 15
1. 21
1. 26

25. 0
24. 0
24. 5

1. 18
1. 20
1. 16

18. 0
20. 5
16. 0

_

78. 50
30. 50
31. 00
_

21. 00
24. 50
18. 50

_____ 1
1 E xc lu d es p r e m i u m p ay f o r o v e r t i m e and fo r w o r k on wee ken ds and h ol i d a y s,
n e a r e s t h al f hou r and a v e r a g e w e e k l y e a r n i n g s to the n e a r e s t h al f d ol la r .
2 P r a c t i c a l l y a l l m en .
NOTE:

but inclu des p r e m i u m pay,

D a sh e s in d ic a te no d ata r e p o r t e d o r d ata th at do not m ee t p u b lica tio n c r i t e r i a .




if any,

fo r late shift w o r k .

A v e r a g e w e e k l y h our s w e r e rounded to the

T a b le 2 1.

O c c u p a tio n a l A v e ra g e s :

C o n v e n t i o n a l T h e a te r s

(N u m b e r, a v e r a g e w ee k ly h o u rs w o rk e d , and a v e r a g e s tr a ig h t- tim e e a r n i n g s 1 o f e m p lo y e e s in s e le c te d o c cu p a tio n s in m o tio n p ic tu r e th e a t e r s ,
U nited S ta te s and re g io n s , A p r i l 19 6 6 )
United States
Oc cup ati on and s e x

Box of fi ce c a s h i e r s -----------------M e n ---------------------------------------W o m e n ----------------------------------C o n c e ss i o n a t t e n d a n t s --------------M e n ---------------------------------------W o m e n ----------------------------------J a n i t o r s --------------------------------------M e n ---------------------------------------W o m e n ----------------------------------Motion p i c t u r e
p r o j e c t i o n i s t s 21 -----------------------T ic k et t a k e r s ---------------------------------------- ------ —-----------------W om en ---------------------------------U s h e r s ---------------------------------------M e n ---------------------------------------W o m e n -----------------------------------

N or th e as t

Nu mber
Average
of
Hourly
Wee kly
em­
W ee kl y
earn­
earn­
p lo ye es
hou rs
ings
ings

A v e rag e

1 2 , 5 8 6 $1. 10
256 1. 68
12,330
1.08
11,653
. 95
. 97
1,9 19
9 ,734
. 95
9,625
1.42
7, 212
1.49
2 ,4 13
1. 20

21.0
22. 5
21.0
18. 5
18. 5
18. 5
27. 5
28. 5
24. 0

$ 2 3 .0 0
38.00
22. 50
17. 50
18.00
17. 50
38. 50
42. 50
28. 50

3,643
3,633
1 , 672
98
1. 574
3, 185
2,264
921

1. 22
1. 12
1. 30
1.11
1.4 4
1.49
1. 31

20.
17.
17.
17.
28.
29.
25.

14,570
6,595
6,202
39 3
11,501
9 ,123
2,378

25. 5
25. 5
25. 5
23. 0
20. 5
21.0
19. 0

75.00
26. 50
26. 50
19. 50
20.00
20.00
20. 50

4, 340
1,960
1,935

3. 81
1.15
1. 15

23. 5
26. 0
26. 0
20. 5
20. 5
23. 0

2. 94
1.0 4
1.05
. 84
. 99
.97
1.09

-

-

4,721
4,005
716

$1.22
-

-

1. 11
1.09
1. 21

20. 0
-

$24.50

$0. 90
-

24. 5
-

50
00
00
50
50
00
00

3,555
3,923
965
2,958
2 ,7 10
2,048
662

. 90
. 83
. 77
. 84
1.11
1. 14
. 96

24.
22.
18.
24.
28.
29.
24.

5
5
0
5
0
5
5

88. 50
29. 50
29. 50

4 ,0 62
1,940
1,7 34
206
1,865
1,7 14
151

2. 08
. 86
. 88
. 71
. 81
. 80
. 94

28.
27.
26.
28.
23.
23.
19.

5
0
5
5
5
5
5

24.
19.
22.
18.
40.
44.
33.

-

23. 00
22. 00
27. 50

W es t
Nu mbe r
A v er a gi e
of
Hou rly
W ee k l y
em ­
W eek ly
earn­
earn­
p lo y e e s
h ou rs
ings
ings

$22.00
22. 00
19. 00
14. 00
20. 50
31. 50
33. 50
23. 50
59.
23.
23.
20.
19.
19.
18.

50
00
50
50
00
00
50

3, 258
10 3
3, 155
3,699
335
3,364
2, 511
1,7 95
716

$1.05
1.81
1.03
. 88
. 91
. 88
1. 46
1. 52
1. 24

18.
19.
18.
15.
14.
16.
27.
28.
23.

0
0
0
5
5
0
0
5
0

3,456
1,830
1,702
128
3,2 01
2,631
570

2. 99
1.00
1.00
. 96
. 84
. 84
. 84

25.
22.
23.
15.
19.
19.
18.

0
5
5
5
5
5
5

but in clu de s p r e m i u m pay , i f any, f o r late shi ft w o r k ,

D a sh e s in d ic a te no d ata re p o rte d o r d ata that do not m e e t p u b lic a tio n c r i t e r i a .




3,602
-

-

0
0
0
0
0
5
0

1 E x cl u d es p r e m i u m p ay f o r o v e r t i m e and fo r w o r k on we e ke n d s and h o l i d a y s ,
n e a r e s t h a l f h ou r and a v e r a g e w e e k l y e arn ing s to the n e a r e s t h a l f d o l la r .
2 P r a c t i c a l l y a l l m en .
NOTE:

North C e n tr a l
Nu mber
Averag<e
of
Hou rly
W e ek ly
em ­
W ee k l y
earn­
earn­
p lo ye es
h ou rs
ings
ings

South

Averagie
Nu mb er
of
W ee k l y .
Hou rly
W ee k l y
Hourly
W ee k l y
W e ek ly
earn­
earn­
earn­
earn­
h ou rs
p lo y e e s
p lo y e e s
h ou rs
ings
ings
ings
ings

Numb er
of

$19.00
34. 50
18. 50
14. 00
13. 00
14. 00
39. 50
43. 50
29, 00
75.
22.
23.
15.
16.
16.
15.

00
50
50
00
50
50
50

2,083
96
1,987
2, 359
521
1,838
1 , 219
1, 1 05
114
2 ,7 12
865
831
1,7 14
77 3
941

$1.
1.
1.
1.
1.
1.
2.
2.
1.

33
77
30
19
25
17
13
16
51

21.0
28. 0
21.0
18. 0
22. 5
16. 5
23. 5
24. 5
15.0

$ 28.00
50. 00
27. 00
21.00
28. 00
19. 50
50. 50
53. 00
22. 50

3. 04
1. 29
1. 29
_
1. 18
1. 20
1. 16

25. 0
26. 0
26.0

75. 50
33. 00
33. 50
_
21.00
24. 50
18. 50

A v e r a g e w e e k ly h o u rs w e r e

18. 0
20. 5
16. 0

rounded to

the

T a b le 2 2 .

O c c u p a tio n a l A v e ra g e s :

D r i v e - I n T h e a te r s

(N u m b er, a v e r a g e w e e k ly h o u rs w o rk e d , and a v e ra g e s tr a ig h t- tim e e a r n i n g s 1 o f e m p lo y e e s in s e le c te d o c cu p a tio n s in m otio n p ic tu r e th e a te r
U nited S ta te s and r e g io n s , A p r i l 19 6 6 )
United States
Oc cupation and s e x

Bo x of fi ce c a s h i e r s -----------------M e n ---------------------------------------W o m e n ----------------------------------C o n c e s s i o n a t t e n d a n t s --------------M e n ---------------------------------------W o m e n ----------------------------------D r i v e - i n t h e a t e r a t t e n d a n t s -----M e n ---------------------------------------J a n i t o r s --------------------------------------M e n ---------------------------------------W o m e n ----------------------------------Motion p i c t u r e
p r o j e c t i o n i s t s 21 ------------------------T ic k e t t a k e r s ----------------------------M e n ---------------------------------------W o m e n -----------------------------------

N o r th e as t

4,030
510
3,520
8,727
3,133
5, 594
3,673
3,546
2,608
2, 348
260

$ 1.16
1. 23
1. 15
1. 08
1.08
1.07
1. 14
1. 14
1. 36
1. 39
1.0 2

4, 770
1,120
9 59
161

2. 83
.97
.97
. 94

18. 0
19.0
18. 0
19. 0
19. 5
18. 5
20. 0
20. 5
27. 5
28. 0
21. 5
24.
18.
19.
17.

0
5
0
0

$21.00
23. 50
20. 50
20. 50
21.00
20. 00
23.00
23. 00
37. 50
39. 00
22. 00

691
_
6 04
787
350
437
969
907
635
538
97

$1. 25
1. 26
1. 29
1. 28
1. 29
1. 22
1. 25
1.45
1.47
1. 25

17. 0
_
16. 5
17. 0
19.5
15.0
19. 0
19. 5
24.0
25. 5
14. 0

68. 50
18. 00
18. 50
16.00

941
165
60
105

3. 45
1. 10
1. 21
.99

2 1. 5
13. 5
20.0
10. 0

1 E xcl u d es p r e m i u m p a y f o r o v e r t i m e and fo r w o r k on weekends and h o l i d a y s,
n e a r e s t h a l f h our and a v e r a g e w e e k l y e a r n i n g s to the n e a r e s t h a l f do lla r.
2 P r a c t i c a l l y a l l m en.
NOTE:

$21.00
_
21.00
22. 00
25. 00
19. 50
23. 50
24. 50
34. 50
38. 00
17. 50
74.
15.
24.
10.

00
00
00
00

West

1,681
2 16
1,4 65
3,461
1, 365
2,096
737
727
1,0 02
9 26
76

$1.09
1. 17
1.0 8
.99
1.0 1
.98
1.0 5
1. 05
1. 14
1. 18
. 78

18. 0
18. 5
18. 0
19 . 5
19 . 0
20. 0
18. 5
18. 5
30.0
29. 5
33. 0

$19.50
2 1. 50
19. 50
19. 50
19. 50
19. 50
19. 50
19. 00
34. 00
35. 00
25. 50

98 5
_
944
2, 315
906
1,409
1,2 84
1,2 31
588
519
69

$1.13
1. 12
1.00
1.0 1
1.00
1.0 6
1.0 6
1.4 1
1.4 3
1. 16

18. 5
_
18. 5
18. 0
19. 0
17. 5
19. 5
20. 0
29. 5
30. 5
20. 5

$21.00
20. 50
18. 00
19. 00
17. 50
21.00
21.00
4 1. 50
44. 00
23. 50

673
166
507
2 ,164
5 12
1,652
683
681
383
365
_

$1. 29
1. 30
1. 28
1. 22
1. 26
1. 20
1. 22
1. 22
1. 81
1. 84
_

1,850
609
580

2. 14
. 90
.90

27. 0
20. 0
19.0
"

57. 50
18. 00
17. 00
“

1,239
158
147

3. 12
1. 08
1.07

22. 0
20. 5
20. 0
-

68. 50
22. 00
21. 50
"

740
188
1 72
“

3. 55
1. 03
1.0 4

but i ncl ude s p r e m i u m p ay ,

D a sh e s in d ic a te no d ata r e p o r te d o r d ata th at do not m e e t p u b lica tio n c r i t e r i a .




North C e n tr a l

South

N u mb er
Numb er
Average
Number
Average
Nu mber
Average
Nu mber
Average
Average
of
of
of
of
of
Ho u rl y
W ee kl y
Hourly
Hou rly
W ee k ly
W ee kl y
Hourly
W ee k ly
Hourl y
W eek ly
em­
W ee kl y
em­
W ee kl y
em ­
W ee kl y
em W ee kl y
W ee kl y
earn­
earn­
earn­
earn­
earn­
earn­
earn­
earn­
earn­
earn­
p lo y e e s
hou rs
p lo ye es
h ou rs
h ou r s
p lo y e e s
h ou r s
p lo y e e s
p lo y e e s
h ou rs
ings
ings
ings
ings
ings
ings
ings
ings
ings
ings

if any,

-

-

f o r lat e sh ift w or k,

0
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
0

$24.50
25. 00
24. 50
24. 00
28. 50
23. 00
29. 50
29. 50
43. 50
44. 50
-

25. 0
17. 0
17. 5

89. 00
17. 50
18. 00
"

19.
19.
19.
20.
22.
19.
24.
24.
24.
24.
-

A v e r a g e w e e k ly h o u rs w e r e rounded to the

T a b le 2 3 .

O c c u p a tio n a l A v e ra g e s :

A l l T h e a te r s b y S iz e o f C o m m u n i t y

(Nu mb er, a v e r a g e w ee k l y h ou r s w ork ed , and a v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e e a r n i n g s 1 of e m p l o y e e s in s e l e c t e d occup atio ns in motio n p i c t u r e t h e a t e r s
by m e t r o p o l it a n and n o n m et ro po lit an a r e a s , United S t at es and r e g i o n s , A p r i l 1966)
United S tat es
M et r op ol ita n a r e a s
Occupation

Box o f fic e c a s h i e r s -------------------C o n c e s s i o n a t t e n d a n t s ---------------D r i v e -d n t h e a t e r a t t e n d a n t s ------J a n i t o r s --------------------------------------Motion p i c t u r e p r o j e c t i o n i s t s
T ic k e t t a k e r s
U s h e r s - -r . -

Numbe r
of
employ­
ees

Nu mbe r
of
employ­
ees

Average
Hourly
ea rn in g s

11,513
12,327
2 ,7 19
8,699
12,596
5, 347
9,787

$ 1.
1.
1.
1.
3.
1.
1.

W eek ly
e ar ni ngs

W ee kl y
h ou rs

$ 25 . 00
2 1. 00
25. 00
43. 50
9 1 . 00
27. 00
21.50

21.5
20. 0
2 1. 5
29. 5
27. 0
25. 0
21.0

17
06
17
48
39
08
03

N o r th e a s t
N onm et ro po lit an a r e a s

5, 103
8, 053
954
3, 534
6,744
2, 368
1,7 14

M e t r o p o l it a n a r e a s

Average
Hou rl y
e ar n i n g s

W ee kl y
h ou r s

$ 0. 94
. 91
1.00
1. 19
1.82
. 90
. 75

18.
17.
16.
22.
22.
22.
17.

0
0
0
5
0
5
5

W ee kl y
e ar n i n g s
$ 17.
15.
16.
26.
40.
20.
13.

00
50
00
50
50
50
00

Numbe r
of
employ­
e es
3, 666
1,807
812
3, 294
4,458
1,742
4,437

Ho ur ly
e ar n in g s
$ 1. 26
1. 22
1. 24
1.48
3. 96
1. 18
1. 12

W ee kl y
h ou rs
20. 5
18. 0
20. 5
28. 5
23. 5
25. 0
21.0

South
Bo x of fic e c a s h i e r s -------------------C o n c e s s i o n a t t e n d a n t s ---------------D r i v e - i n t h e a t e r a t t e n d a n t s ------Motion p i c t u r e p r o j e c t i o n i s t s —
T ic k e t t a k e r s ------------------------------

2,997
3,653
417
2, 223
2,986
1,490
1,499

24. 0
23. 5
21.5
31. 0
31.0
26. 5
24. 5

$ 0 . 98
. 91
1. 09
1. 14
2. 57
. 89
. 83

$ 2 3 . 50
21.50
23. 50
35. 50
79. 00
23. 50
20. 50

N onm et ro po lit an a r e a s

Average
W eek ly
e ar n in g s
$26.
22.
25.
42 .
92.
29.
23.

Numbe r
of
employ­
e es

00
00
00
00
50
50
50

668
652
157
526
823
383
284

Average
Hou rly
e ar n in g s

W ee kl y
hou rs

W ee kl y
e ar n in g s

$ 0 . 95
1. 00
1. 07
1. 15
2. 47
. 98
. 80

15.
14.
13.
22.
21.
24.
15.

0
0
5
0
0
0
0

$ 14.
14.
14.
25.
51.
23.
12.

50
00
00
50
50
50
00

$ 0 . 96
. 86
. 98
1. 27
1. 99
. 89
. 67

17.
15.
17.
20.
19.
21.
19.

0
0
5
5
5
5
5

$ 16.
13.
17.
26.
39.
19.
13.

00
00
00
00
00
00
00

$ 1.
1.
1.
1.
2.
1.
1.

15.
17.
21.
19.
19.
19.
13.

5
0
5
0
0
0
0

$ 17.50
18. 50
23. 00
31. 00
4 1 . 00
22. 50
13. 50

North C e n tr a l

2, 286
3,731
320
1,4 89
2,926
1,059
366

20.
19.
14.
25.
25.
23.
18.

$ 0 . 91
. 89
.96
1. 08
1. 50
. 82
. 73

5
0
0
0
5
5
5

$ 18.
17.
13.
27.
38.
19.
13.

50
00
50
00
00
00
50

2, 551
3, 331
887
1 ,932
2, 494
1 ,282
2,422

$ 1.
.
1.
1.
3.
1.
.

14
98
09
52
64
06
90

19. 0
17. 5
20. 5
31.5
28. 5
23. 0
19. 5

$21.
17.
22.
48.
103.
24.
17.

50
50
50
00
50
50
50

1,692
2, 683
397
1, 167
2, 201
706
779
W es t

P o - of fic e "a "hie r C o n c e s s i o n atten dan ts
Motion p i c t u r e p r o j e c t i o n i s t s takers
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.........
. ......

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--. . .
_
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.

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...
_

1 E xcl u d es p r e m i u m p ay f o r o v e r t i m e and f o r w o r k on w ee ke nd s and h o li d a y s,
n e a r e s t h a l f h ou r and a v e r a g e w e e k l y ea rn in g s to the n e a r e s t h al f d o l la r .




.
___

..........
. . .

2, 299
3, 536
603
1,250
2, 658
833
1,429

but incl ude s p r e m i u m pay.

$ 1.
1.
1.
2.
3.
1.
1.

if any,

35
23
24
14
36
27
20

22.
19.
24.
25.
27.
25.
19.

0
5
5
0
0
5
0

$29.
23.
30.
53.
90.
32.
23.

f o r late shi ft w o r k .

50
50
50
50
00
50
00

457
987
80
352
794
220
285

13
10
08
63
17
18
05

A v e r a g e w e e k l y h ou r s w e r e rounded to the

CO
CO

T a b le 2 4 .

O c c u p a tio n a l A v e r a g e s :

C o n v e n t i o n a l T h e a te r s b y S iz e o f C o m m u n i t y

(Nu mbe r, a v e r a g e w ee k l y h ou r s w or ke d , and s t r a i g h t - t i m e e a r n i n g s 1 of e m p l o y e e s in s e l e c t e d oc cupations in m oti on p i ct u r e t h e a t e r s
by m et r o p o l it a n and n o n m et ro po lit an a r e a s , United S t a t e s , and r e g i o n s , A p r i l 1966)
United States

N or th e as t
N on m etr opo lit an a r e a s

M etr op ol it an a r e a s
Occupation
of
employees
Bo x offi ce c a s h i e r s ____________
C o n ce ss i o n a t t e n d a n t s -------------J a n i t o r s -------------------------------------Motion p i c t u r e p r o j e c t i o n i s t s —
T ic k et take r s ---------------------------U s h e r s ----------------------------------------

8 ,9 13
7 ,4 17
6,883
9, 731
4, 725
9,787

Ave rage
Hou rl y
e ar n in g s
$1.16
1. 01
1.49
3. 40
1.09
1.03

W ee kl y
hours
22. 0
19. 5
29.5
27. 0
26. 0
2 1. 0

Wee kly
e ar ni ngs
$26.
20.
44 .
92.
28.
2 1.

00
00
00
00
50
50

of
e m p lo y ees
3,673
4,236
2, 742
4,839
1,8 70
1 ,714

Ave rage
Hou rly
e ar n in g s

W ee kl y
h ou r s

W ee k ly
e ar n in g s

Numbe r
of
employ­
ees

Average
Ho ur ly
e ar n in g s

W ee kl y
hour s

2, 153
2, 151
1,675
2, 122
1, 262
1,4 99

$ 0 . 95
. 86
1. 12
2. 53
. 89
. 83

26.5
25. 0
30. 5
32. 0
27. 5
24. 5

$25.
21.
34.
80.
24.
20.

00
50
50
50
50
50

1,449
1,772
1,035
1,940
678
366

W ee kl y
e ar n in g s

89
84
20
81
90
75

18.
17.
22.
22.
23.
17.

0
0
0
5
5
5

$ 16.
14.
26.
40.
21.
13.

00
00
50
50
00
00

3, 055
1,292
2, 766
3,674
1, 593
4,437

$ 1.26
1.21
1.48
4. 04
1. 18
1. 12

21.0
17. 5
29. 0
24. 0
26. 0
2 1. 0

$26.
20.
42.
96.
31.
23.

$ 0 . 82
. 79
1. 07
1 .46
. 80
. 73

21.
20.
24.
25.
25.
18.

5
0
0
5
5
5

$ 17.50
16. 00
26. 00
37. 00
20. 00
13. 50

1,982
2, 159
1, 507
1 ,873
1, 180
2,422

$ 1.
.
1.
3.
1.

13
93
53
62
06
90

19.
16.
32.
28.
23.
19.

0
5
0
5
5
5

$21.
15.
48.
103.
24.
17.

50
50
50
00
50
50

1, 723
1,8 15
935
2, 062
690
1,429

$ 1. 36
1.21
2. 24
3. 23
1. 31
1. 20

22.
18.
24.
27.
27.
19.

5
5
5
0
0
0

$30.
22.
55.
87.
35.
23.

50
50
50
00
50
00

$0.
.
1.
1.
.
.

South
Bo x office c a s h i e r s ----------------C o n ce ss i o n a t t e n d a n t s -------------J a n i t o r s --------------------------------------Motion p i c t u r e p r o j e c t i o n i s t s —
T ic k et t a k e r s - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - U s h e r s -------------------------------------------------

N onm et ro po lit an a r e a s

M et r op ol it a n a r e a s
Nu mbe r
of
employ­
ees

50
50
50
00
00
50

Ave rage
Hourl y
e ar n in g s

W eek ly
hou r s

W eek ly
ea rn in g s

$ 0 . 89
. 89
1.11
2. 39
. 98
. 79

14.
14.
23.
20.
24.
15.

5
5
5
5
5
0

$ 13.
13.
26.
49.
24.
12.

00
00
00
00
00
00

1, 276
1, 540
1,004
1, 583
650
779

$ 0 . 92
.81
1. 27
1. 98
. 88
. 67

16.
14.
20.
21.
22.
19.

5
5
0
0
0
5

$ 15.
1 1.
25.
42.
19.
13.

00
50
00
00
00
00

360
544
284
650
175
285

$ 1.11
1. 10
1. 67
2. 15
1. 20
1. 05

15.
14.
20.
18.
20.
13.

5
5
0
0
5
0

$ 17.00
16. 00
33. 00
39. 00
25. 00
13. 50

588
380
419
666
367
284

North C e n tr a l

.

W es t
Bo x of fic e c a s h i e r s - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - C o n c e ss i o n a t t e n d a n t s - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Janitors -------------------------------------------------Motion p i c t u r e p r o j e c t i o n i s t s - - - - T ic k et t a k e r s - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - I T <2V i

ra

............ . ................

_

1
E xcl u d es p r e m i u m p ay f o r o v e r t i m e and fo r w o r k on wee kends and h ol i d a y s,
n e a r e s t h al f h o u r and a v e r a g e w e e k l y e a r n i n g s to the n e a r e s t h al f d o lla r .




but in cl u de s p r e m i u m p ay ,

if any,

f o r lat e shi ft w o r k .

A v e r a g e w e e k l y h o u r s w e r e rounded to the

T a b le 2 5 .

O c c u p a tio n a l A v e ra g e s :

D r i v e - I n T h e a te r s b y S iz e o f C o m m u n i t y

(Nu mb er, a v e r a g e w ee kl y hou rs w ork ed , and a v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e e ar n in g s 1 of e m p l o y e e s in s e l e c t e d oc cupa tions in moti on p i c t u r e th e a t e r s
by m et r o p o l it a n and n o n m et ro po lit an a r e a s , United S t at es and r e g i o n s , A p r i l 1966)
N or th e as t

South

M et r op ol it a n a r e a s

M et r o p o l it a n a r e a s

United S tat es
M et ro p ol ita n a r e a s
Occup ation

Box of fi ce c a s h i e r s -----------------C o n c e s s i o n a t t e n d a n t s --------------D r i v e - i n t h e a t e r a t t e n d a n t s -----J a n i t o r s ------------------------------------Motion p i c t u r e p r o j e c t i o n i s t s —
T i c k e t t a k e r s -----------------------------

Number
of
employ­
ees
2, 600
4 ,9 10
2,719
1 ,816
2, 865
622

N onm et ro po lit an a r e a s

Av e r a g e
Hourly
e ar n in g s
$ 1. 20
1. 13
1. 17
1.42
3. 37
1. 02

W eekly
hou rs
18.
20.
21.
29.
26.
18.

W eek ly
e ar ni ngs

0
0
5
0
0
5

$21.
23.
25.
41.
87.
19.

50
00
00
00
50
00

Numbe r
of
employ­
ees
1 ,430
3,817
954
792
1,905
498

Ave rage
Hourly
e ar n in g s

W eek ly
hou rs

$ 1. 09
1.00
1. 00
1. 18
1.85
.90

18. 5
17. 5
16. 0
24. 0
21.5
19. 0

837
1,959
320
454
986
381

$ 1.
.
.
1.
1.
.

08
98
96
10
59
87

19.
18.
14.
26.
25.
20.

0
5
0
0
5
0

00
50
00
00
00
00

611
5 15
812
528
784
149

W ee kl y
h ou r s

W ee kl y
e ar n i n g s

Numbe r
of
employ­
ees

17. 0
19. 0
20. 5
25. 0
21.5
14. 0

$ 2 1.0 0
25. 00
25. 00
37. 00
77. 00
15. 50

844
1 ,502
417
548
864
228

Ave rage
Hou rly
e ar n i n g s
$ 1. 25
1. 33
1. 24
1.46
3. 59
1. 10

Ave rage
Hourly
e ar n in g s

$20.
18.
13.
29.
40 .
17.

50
00
50
00
00
50

569
1, 172
887
425
621
102

$ 1. 18
1. 06
1. 09
1.45
3. 72
1. 12

19. 0
20. 0
20. 5
31.0
28. 0
21. 0

$ 2 2 . 50
2 1. 00
22. 50
45. 00
105.00
23. 50

416
1, 143
397
163
6 18
56

dudes p r e m i u m pay,
but

W eek ly
h ou rs

$ 1.10
1. 00
1. 09
1. 17
2. 70
. 94

17. 0
21.0
21.5
32. 5
28. 5
20. 0

Wee kly
ea rn in g s
$19.
21.
23.
38.
77.
19.

00
00
50
50
00
00

$25.
25.
30.
48 .
98.
19.

50
00
50
50
50
00

W es t
N o n m et ro po lit an a r e a s

M et r op ol it a n a r e a s

1
E xc lu d es p r e m i u m p ay f o r o v e r t i m e and fo r w o r k on w ee ke nd s and h o l i d a y s,
n e a r e s t h a l f h o u r and a v e r a g e w e e k l y e ar n in g s to the n e a r e s t h a l f d o l la r .




$20.
17.
16.
28.
40.
17.

Number
of
employ­
ees

North C e n tr a l

South— Continued
Nonm etr opo lit an a r e a s
Box o f fic e c a s h i e r s -----------------C o n c e s s i o n a t t e n d a n t s --------------D r i v e - i n t h e a t e r a t t e n d a n t s -----J a n i t o r s ------------------------------------Motion p i c t u r e p r o j e c t i o n i s t s —
T ic k et t a k e r s ----------------------------

W ee kl y
e ar n i n g s

$ 1.
.
.
1.
2.
1.
if any,

05
93
98
27
04
00

18.
16.
17.
25.
15.
19.

0
0
5
0
5
0

M et r op ol it a n a r e a s
$ 19.00
15. 00
17. 50
32. 00
32. 00
19. 00

f o r late shift w o r k .

576
1 ,721
603
315
596
143

$1.
1.
1.
1.
3.
1.

30
25
24
87
82
03

19.
20.
24.
26.
26.
18.

5
0
5
0
0
5

A v e r a g e w e e k l y h o u r s w e r e rounded to the

T a b le 2 6 .

P a id V a c a t io n s

( P e r c e n t of nonsupe r v i s o r y e m p l o y ee s in motion p i ct u r e t h e a t e r s with f o r m a l p r o v i s i o n s f o r paid v a c a t i o n s , a f t e r s e l e c t e d p e r i o d s of s e r v i c e ,
United St at es , r eg io n s , and s e l e c t e d a r e a s , A p r i l 1966)
N o r th e as t
V a c at i o n p o l i c y

A l l e m p l o y e e s -------------------------------------------

United
St ate s

T otal1

Boston

South

N ew a rk and
J e r s e y City

New Y o r k

Phila­
del phia

P i tt s b u rg h

T otal1

At lan ta

Baltim ore

M ia m i

Washington

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

50
48
2

56
50
6

17
17
-

76
76

80
80
-

75
75
-

27
27
-

60
60
-

77
77

-

-

67
67
-

82
82
-

62
62
-

50

44

83

24

20

25

73

40

23

33

18

38

(3 )
31
18
1

_
35
20
(3 )

_
5
11

_
49
28
-

_
41
38
1

_
70
6
~

_
12
15
“

(3 )
48
11
-

.
66
12
-

56
11
-

82
_
-

23
39
-

20
29
1

19
37
(3 )

4
13
-

_
76
-

10
69
1

64
12
-

12
15
-

38
22
-

66
12
-

35
31
-

15
67
-

14
48
-

15
34
(3 )
1

16
37

.
71

12
15
-

28
32
-

25
52
-

27
40
_

15
67
_

14
48
_

6

10
64
7

48
27
-

3

4
13
-

-

-

-

15
32
(3 )
3

16
36
4

4
10
3

_
71
6

10
61
10

48
27
-

12
15
-

28
30
1

25
52
_

27
40
_

15
67
_

-

-

-

14
31
_
17

15
32
(3 )
2
(3 )

16
35
3
1

4
10
3

_
71
6

10
59
8
4

48
27
-

12
15
-

28
30
1
“

25
52
-

27
40
-

15
67
-

14
31
17

'

"

"

'

Method of p a y m e n t
E m p l o y e e s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s p r o v i d i n g
paid v a c a t i o n s -------------------------------------------------L e n g t h - o f - t i m 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 ------------------------------------E m p l o y e e s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s p r o vi d i n g
no paid va c a t i o n s --------------------------------------------A m oun t of v a c a t i o n p ay 2
A f t e r 1 y e a r of s e r v i c e
U n d e r 1 w e e k -----------------------------------------------------1 w e e k ----------------------------------------------------------------2 w e e k s ---------------------------------------------------------------O v e r 2 w ee k s -----------------------------------------------------A f t e r 2 y e a r s of s e r v i c e
1 w e e k ----------------------------------------------------------------2 w e e k s ---------------------------------------------------------------O v e r 2 w e e k s -----------------------------------------------------A f t e r 5 y e a r s of s e r v i c e
1 w e e k ----------------------------------------------------------------2 w e e k s ---------------------------------------------------------------O v e r 2 and u n d e r 3 w e e k s ---------------------------------3 w e e k s ----------------------------------------------------------------

-

-

“

A f t e r 10 y e a r s of s e r v i c e
1 w e e k ----------------------------------------------------------------2 w e e k s ---------------------------------------------------------------O v e r 2 and u n d e r 3 w e e k s ---------------------------------3 w e e k s ---------------------------------------------------------------A f t e r 12 y e a r s of s e r v i c e 4
1 w e e k ----------------------------------------------------------------2 w e e k s ---------------------------------------------------------------O v e r 2 and u nd e r 3 w e e k s ______________________
3 w e e k s __________________________________________
4 w e e k s __________________________________________
Se e fo ot n ot es at end of tab le.




T a b le 2 6 .

P a id V a c a t io n s ----- C o n t in u e d

( P e r c e n t of n o n s u p e r v i s o r y em p lo y ee s in motio n p i c t u r e t h e a t e r s with f o r m a l p r o v i s i o n s f o r paid va c a t i o n s , a f t e r s e l e c t e d p e r i o d s of s e r v i c e ,
United S t a t e s , r e g i o n s , and s e l e c t e d a r e a s , A p r i l 196 6)
W es t

North C e n tr a l
V a c at io n p o l i c y

A l l e m p l o y e e s --------- ------------------ --------------

Cle ve la n d

D e tr oi t

Milw au ke e

M in ne a po lis —
St. P a u l

St. Louis

Los A n g e l e s Long Be a ch
and An a he im Santa A n a G a r de n G r o v e

Se at tle —
Everett

T otal1

Chicago

100

10 0

100

100

100

100

100

100

31
31
-

72
72
-

20
20
-

16
16
-

17
17
-

17
17
-

9
9
-

52
48
4

50
50
(3 )

65
65
-

69

28

80

84

83

83

91

48

50

35

_
15
16
-

_
38
33
-

12
8
'

,
2
14
*

9
9
-

_
17
-

_
3
7
-

_
22
27
3

_
27
23
-

_
61
4
-

9
22
*

13
59
*

5
15
-

_
16
-

_
17

_
17
-

3
7
*

8
41
3

3
46
*

11
54
-

3
27
1

4
66
2

5
15
-

16
-

_
17
-

_
12

3
7
-

7
42
1
2

2
48
-

8
53
_
3

3
25
3

4
56
12

5
15
-

_
16
-

.
17
-

12
5

3
7
-

7
41
1
3

2
48
-

8
53
3

3
25

4
56

17

7
41
1
3
~

2
48

8
53

-

-

-

3
~

T otal1

100

100

Method of p a y m e n t
E m p l o y e e s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s p r o vi d i n g
paid v a c a t i o n s -------------- —--------------------------------L e n g t h - o f - t i m 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 ------------------------------------E m p l o y e e s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t p r o vi d in g
no p aid v a c a t i o n s ---------------------------------------------Am ou n t of v a c a t i o n p ay 2
A f t e r 1 y e a r of s e r v i c e
U n d e r 1 w e e k ----------------------------------------------------1 w e e k ------------ ---------------------------------------------------2 w e e k s ---------------------------------------------------------------O v e r 2 w e e k s -----------------------------------------------------A f t e r 2 y e a r s of s e r v i c e
1 w e e k ------- —------------ -------------------------.----------------2 w e e k s ---------------------------------------------------------------O v e r 2 w e e k s ------------------------------------------------------A f t e r 5 y e a r s of s e r v i c e
1 w e e k ----------------------------------------------------------------2 w e e k s ---------------------- .----------------------------------------O v e r 2 and u n d e r 3 w e e k s --------------------------------3 w e e k s ----------------------------------------------------------------

-

5

A f t e r 10 y e a r s of s e r v i c e
1 w e e k ----------------------------------------------------------------2 w e e k s ----------------------------- ---------------------------------O v e r 2 and u n d e r 3 w e e k s --------------------------------3 w e e k s ---------------------------------------------------------- -—

_

A f t e r 12 y e a r s of s e r v i c e 4
1 w ee k _________-— ----------------— ------------ —---------2 w e e k s ---------------------------------------------------------------O v e r 2 and u n d e r 3 w e e k s ---------------------- ----------3 w e e k s ---------------------------------------------------------------4 w e e k s ----------------------------------------------------------------

5
15

.
16

_
12

3
7

-

-

-

-

-

3

12

"

-

-

5

-

"

-

•

“

"

1 Includes data f o r a r e a s in addition to those shown s e p a r a t e l y .
2 V a c at io n p a y m e n ts such as p e r c e n t of annual e ar ni ngs and f l a t - s u m am oun ts w e r e c o n v e rt e d to an e q u i va l en t ti m e b a s i s .
P e r i o d s of s e r v i c e w e r e a r b i t r a r i l y chosen and do not
n e c e s s a r i l y r e f l e c t the in di v id u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t 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 xa m p le , cha nges in p r o p o r ti o n s indi ca ted at 10 y e a r s m a y include changes o c c u r r i n g bet wee n 5 and 10 y e a r s .
3 L e s s than 0. 5 p e r c e n t .
4 Va c a t i o n p r o v i s i o n s w e r e v i r t u a l l y the s a m e a f t e r l ong er p e r i o d s of s e r v i c e .
NOTE:

B e c a u s e of rounding, s um s of in dividual ite m s ma y not equal to ta ls .




T a b le 27 .

H e a lth , I n s u r a n c e , a n d R e t i r e m e n t P la n s

( P e r c e n t of n o n s u p e r v i s o r y e m p l o y e e s in mo tio n pi ct ur e t h e a t e r s with s p ec ifi ed h eal th, i n s u r a n c e , and r e t i r e m e n t p la n s ,
United S t at es , re g i o n s , and s e l e c t e d a r e a s , A p r i l 1966)
N o r th e as t
Type of plan 1

A l l e m p l o y e e s -----------------------------------------E m p l o y e e s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s p r o v i d i n g :
Life i n s u r a n c e -----------------------------------------------E m p l o y e r f i n a n c e d --------------------------- -------J o i n t l y f i n a n c e d ---------------------------------------A c c i d e n t a l death and d i s m e m b e r m e n t
i n s u r a n c e ----------------------------------------------------E m p l o y e r f i n a n c e d ----------------------------------Jo i n t l y f i n a n c e d ---------------------------------------S i c k n e s s and a c c i d e n t i n s u r a n c e o r si ck
l e a v e , o r both 3 ------------------------------------------S i c k n e s s and a c c i d e n t i n s u r a n c e -----------E m p l o y e r f i n a n c e d -----------------------------J o i n t l y f i n a n c e d ----------------------------------Sic k l e a v e (full pay , no wa itin g
pe r i o d ) ----------------------------------------------------Sic k le a v e ( p a r t i a l p ay o r wa iting
pe r i o d ) ----------------------------------------------------H os p ita li za tio n i n s u r a n c e ----------------------------E m p l o y e r f i n a n c e d ----------------------------------J o i n t l y f i n a n c e d --------------------------------------S u r g i c a l i n s u r a n c e ---------------------------------------E m p l o y e r f i n a n c e d ----------------------------------J o i n t ly f i n a n c e d ---------------------------------------M ed i c al i n s u r a n c e ----------------------------------------E m p l o y e r f i n a n c e d ----------------------------------J o i n t ly f i n a n c e d ---------------------------------------C a t a s tr o p h e i n s u r a n c e ---------------------------------E m p l o y e r f i n a n c e d ----------------------------------J o i n t l y f i n a n c e d ---------------------------------------R e t i r e m e n t p la n s :
P e n s i o n p la n s ----------------------------------------E m p l o y e r f i n a n c e d --------------------- .-------J o in t ly f i n a n c e d ----------------------------------L u m p - s u m p a y m e n t s -------------------------------No p l a n s ---------------------------------------------------------See foo tno tes at end of tab le.




United
States

South

T otal2

Boston

N ew a rk and
J e r s e y City

New Y o r k

Phila­
delphia

P i tt s b u rg h

Total 2

At lan ta

Baltim ore

M ia m i

Washington

100

100

100

100

100

1 00

100

100

100

100

100

100

21
13
8

21
18
3

-

46
46
-

27
22
5

38
26
12

15
15
-

28
12
16

75
65
10

20
20
-

68
5
63

27
23
4

12
4
8

15
7
8

-

38
38

17
12
5

26
26

15
15

19
5
14

50
46
4

-

63
63

18
18

10
6
2
4

14
13
5
8

3
-

38
38
38

8
5
5
(4 )

38
38
38

15
15
15

11
5
2
3

6
6
6

_
_
-

63
-

18
18
18

!

|

4

4

3

-

7

-

-

6

-

-

63

-

(4 )
21
7
14
20
6
13
11
4
7
7
2
6

(4 )
18
7
10
14
6
8
4
3
(4)
2
2
(4 )

3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3

38
38
38
38
-

22
11
11
13
10
4
10
9
1
7
6
1

26
26
26
26
-

15
15
15
15
-

29
7
22
29
7
22
12
3
10
10
1
9

68
58
10
68
58
10
11
5
6
11
5
6

-

68
5
63
68
5
63
63
63
63
63

23
23
23
23
9
9
4
4

5
3
(4 )
75

4
4
77

8
8
54

12
12
68

62

85

3
3
(4 )
64

25

76

63
63
27

3
3
68

97

;
1

T a b le 2 7 .

H e a lth , I n s u ra n c e , a n d R e t i r e m e n t P la n s ----- C o n t in u e d

( P e r c e n t of n o n s u p e rv i s o r y e m p l o y e e s in motion p i c t u r e t h e a t e r s with s p ec if ie d h eal th, i n s u r a n c e , and r e t i r e m e n t p la n s ,
United S t at es , r e g i o n s , and s e l e c t e d a r e a s , A p r i l 1966)
North C e n tr a l

W est

Detroit

Se att le —
E ve r e t t

M in ne a po lis —
St. P au l

St. Louis

Total 2

Los A n g e l e s Long Bea ch
and An ahe im Santa A n a G ar den G r o v e

100

100

100

100

100

100

-

-

17
12
5

13
11
3

9
4
5

16
8
8

8
3
5

-

-

-

6
6

7
3
4

14
3
11

8
3
5

-

-

12
-

3
1
1

3
3
3

9
3

-

4
-

-

-

12

4

1

-

6

-

-

8
8
8
8
-

10
10
10
10
4
4
(4 )
(4 )
-

-

Type of plan 1

A l l e m p l o y e e s -----------------------------------------E m p l o y e e s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s pr ov id in g:
Life i n s u r a n c e ---------------------------------------------E m p l o y e r f i n a n c e d ---------------------------------J o i n t l y f i n a n c e d ---------------------------------------A c c i d e n t a l death and d i s m e m b e r m e n t
i n s u r a n c e ---------------------------------------------------E m p l o y e r f i n a n c e d ---------------------------------J o i n t l y f i n a n c e d --------------------------------------S i c k n e s s and a c c i d e n t i n s u r a n c e o r sick
l e a v e , o r b o t h 3 ----------------------------------------S i c k n e s s and a c c i d e n t i n s u r a n c e -----------E m p l o y e r f i n a n c e d ----------------------------J o i n t l y f i n a n c e d ---------------------------------S ic k l e a v e (full p ay , no wa iting
pe r i o d ) ----------------- ---------------------------------S i c k l e a v e ( p a r t i a l p ay o r waiting
pe r i o d ) ---------------------------------------------------H os p ita li za tio n i n s u r a n c e ---------------------------E m p l o y e r fin a nc ed ---------------------------------J o i n t l y f i n a n c e d ---------------------------------------S u r g i c a l i n s u r a n c e ---------------------------------------E m p l o y e r f i n a n c e d ---------------------------------J o i n t l y f i n a n c e d ---------------------------------------M e d i c a l i n s u r a n c e ---------------------------------------E m p l o y e r f i n a n c e d ---------------------------------J o i n t l y fi na nce d — -----------------------------------C a t a s tr o p h e i n s u r a n c e --------------------------------E m p l o y e r fi n a n c e d -----------------------------------J o i n t l y f i n a n c e d ---------------------------------------R e t i r e m e n t p la n s :
P e n s i o n p la n s ----------------------------------------E m p l o y e r f i n a n c e d ----------------------------J o i n t l y f i n a n c e d ---------------------------------L u m p - s u m p a y m e n t s -------------------------------No p l a n s ---------------------------------------------------------

Total 2

Chicago

100

100

100

100

22
14
8

32
28
4

8
8

10
10
-

6
2
4

9
5
4

8
8

-

10
4
1
4

26
1
1
-

8
8
8

6

25

(4 )
19
6
14
19
6
14
18
5
13
10
1
8

1
34
6
27
34
6
27
34
6
27
33
6
26

9
1
8
77

23
66

Cle ve la n d

23
-

-

-

92

3
3
-

87

Milwau kee

-

-

3

-

-

-

13
6
7
13
6
7
13
6
7
13
6
7

1
13
6
7
13
6
7
11
5
6
6
3
4

-

17
17
17
17
17
17
12
12

19
7
12
19
7
12
16
7
10
13
5
8

11
4
8
11
4
8
9
4
5
7
4
3

-

12
12

7
3
4

4
3
2

7
1
6

4
4

100

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

83

87

87

81

89

1 Inc ludes onl y th os e p la n s fo r which at l e a s t p a r t of the c o s t is bor ne by the e m p l o y e r and ex cl u de s l e g a l l y r e q u i r e d plans such as w o r k m e n ' s co m pe n sa ti on and s oc ia l se c u r it y ;
h o w e v e r , p la n s r e q u i r e d by St ate t e m p o r a r y d is ab il it y in s ur a nc e law s a r e included if the e m p l o y e r c on tr ib u te s m o r e than is l e g a l l y r e q u i r e d o r the e m p l o y e e s r e c e i v e ben efits in e xc e s s
of the l e g a l r e q u i r e m e n t s .
2 Inc ludes dat a f o r a r e a s in addition to those shown s e p a r a t e l y .
3 Und up licated to tal of w o r k e r s r ec e iv i n g s ic k l ea ve o r s ic k n es s and a c c id en t i n s u r a n c e shown s e p a r a t e l y .
4 L e s s than 0. 5 p e r c e n t .
NOTE:

B e c a u s e of rounding, sums of in dividual it e m s ma y not equal to ta ls .




CO

<0

T a b le 2 8 .

N o n p r o d u c tio n B o n u se s

O

( P e r c e n t of n o n s u p e r v i s o r y e m p lo y ee s in motio n p i c t u r e t h e a t e r s with sp ec ifi ed ty pes of non pro duction b on use s,
United S t a t e s , re g i o n s , and s e l e c t e d a r e a s , A p r i l 1966)
N or th e as t
Type of bonus

A l l e m p l o y e e s ---------------------E m p l o y e e s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s
with non pro duc tio n b o n u s e s -------C h r i s t m a s o r y e a r e n d --------------P r o f i t - s h a r i n g ------------- ------------O t h e r -----------------------------------------E m p l o y e e s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s
without non p ro du c tio n b o n u se s —

United
S t at es

South

Total 1

Boston

N ew a r k and
J e r s e y City

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

23
23

27
27

22
22

-

-

-

45
45
-

36
36
-

1
1
-

55

64

99

(12 )
77

-

-

24
24
-

73

78

76

New Y o r k

Phila­
delphia

P i tt s b u rg h

T otal1

At lan ta

Baltim ore

M ia m i

Washington

100

100

100

100

100

11
11
-

44
44
-

21
21
-

17
17
-

-

-

-

89

56

79

83

28
28
(2 )
72

North C e n tr a l

All em ployees —
E m p l o y e e s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s with non p ro du cti on b o n u s e s C h r i s t m a s o r y e a r e n d --------- -------------------------------------------P r of i t - sha ring — ---------------------------------------------------------------O t h e r ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------E m p l o y e e s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s with out nonp rod uc tion
b o n u s e s -------------------------------------------------------------------------

Chicago

Cl e ve la n d

D e tr oi t

M ilwaukee

M in ne a po lis —
St. P a u l

St. Louis

T otal1

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

14
14

3
3

5
5

51
51

57
57

4
4

9
9

21
21

9
9

100

_
-

86

B e c a u s e of rounding, s u m s of indiv idu al it e m s m a y not equal tota ls.




Los A n g e l e s Long Be a ch
Seat tle —
and A na hei m —
Eve ret t
Santa A n a G a r de n G r o v e

T otal1

1 Includes dat a f o r a r e a s in additio n to those shown s e p a r a t e l y .
2 L e s s than 0. 5 p e r c e n t .
NOTE:

W es t

97

95

49

43

96

91

79

91

100

Appendix A. Scope and Method o f Survey
S c o p e of S u rv e y
T h e s u r v e y in clu d e d c o m m e r c ia lly o p e r a te d t h e a t e r s p r im a r i ly e n g a g e d in th e e x h ib itio n
of m o tio n p ic t u r e s w ith o r w ithout v a u d e v ille p r e s e n ta t io n s a s d e fin e d in in d u s tr y 7831 of the
1957 S ta n d a rd In d u s tr ia l C l a s s if i c a t i o n M a n u a l, p r e p a r e d by th e U. Si B u r e a u of th e B u d g e t.
S e p a r a t e a u x ilia r y u n its, su c h a s c e n tr a l o f f i c e s , w e re a l s o in clu d e d .
T he n u m b e r of e s ta b lis h m e n ts and w o r k e r s a c tu a lly stu d ie d by th e B u r e a u , a s w e ll a s
the n u m b e r e s tim a t e d to be w ithin sc o p e of th e s u r v e y d u rin g th e p a y r o ll p e r io d stu d ie d ,
a r e show n in th e a c c o m p a n y in g t a b le s .

M ethod of Study
D a ta w e re o b tain e d by p e r s o n a l v i s i t s of B u r e a u f ie ld e c o n o m is ts u n d e r the d ir e c tio n of
th e B u r e a u 's A s s is t a n t R e g io n a l D ir e c t o r s fo r W ages and I n d u s tr ia l R e la tio n s . T h e s u r v e y
w a s co n d u cted on a s a m p le b a s i s .
T o o b tain a p p r o p r ia te a c c u r a c y at m in im u m c o s t, a
g r e a t e r p r o p o r tio n of l a r g e th an of s m a ll e s ta b lis h m e n ts w as stu d ie d . In co m b in in g the d a ta ,
h o w e v er, a ll e s ta b lis h m e n ts w e re g iv e n th e ir a p p r o p r ia te w eigh t.
A ll e s t i m a t e s a r e p r e ­
se n te d , t h e r e fo r e , a s r e la tin g to a l l e s ta b lis h m e n ts in the in d u stry at the tim e of r e f e r e n c e
of the u n iv e r s e d a ta .

R e g io n and A r e a D e fin itio n s
T he r e g io n s u s e d in the stu d y a r e :
N o r th e a s t— C o n n e c tic u t, M a in e , M a s s a c h u s e t t s ,
New H a m p sh ir e , New J e r s e y , New Y o rk , P e n n sy lv a n ia , R hode Isla n d , and V e rm o n t; South —
A la b a m a , A r k a n s a s , D e la w a r e , D i s t r ic t of C o lu m b ia , F l o r i d a , G e o r g ia , K en tu ck y , L o u is ia n a ,
M a ry la n d , M i s s i s s i p p i ,
N o rth C a r o lin a , O k lah o m a, South C a r o lin a ,
T en n essee, T e x a s,
V ir g in ia , and W est V ir g in ia ; N o rth C e n t r a l— I llin o is , In d ian a, Iow a, K a n s a s , M ich ig an ,
M in n e so ta , M is s o u r i, N e b r a s k a , N o rth D ak o ta, O hio, South D ak o ta, and W isc o n sin ; and
W est— A r iz o n a , C a lifo r n ia , C o lo r a d o , Idah o, M on tan a, N e v a d a , New M e x ic o , O re g o n , U tah,
W ash ington, and W yom ing. A la s k a and H aw aii w e re not in clu d e d in the stu d y .
T h e s e le c t e d a r e a s fo r w hich d a ta a r e p r e s e n te d s e p a r a t e ly r e f e r to S ta n d a rd M e tr o ­
p o lita n S t a t i s t i c a l A r e a s , d efin e d a s fo llo w s : A tla n ta — C lay to n , C obb, De K a lb , F u lto n , and
G w innett C o u n tie s, G a . ; B a lt i m o r e — B a ltim o r e C ity , and Anne A ru n d e l, B a lt im o r e , C a r r o ll ,
and H ow ard C o u n tie s, M d. ; B o sto n — 78 c it i e s and tow ns in S u ffo lk , M id d le se x , E s s e x ,
N o rfo lk , and P ly m o u th C o u n tie s, M a s s . ; C h ic a g o — C ook, Du P a g e , K a n e , L a k e , M cH en ry ,
and W ill C o u n tie s, 111. ; C le v e la n d — C u y ah o g a, G e a u g a , L a k e , and M e d in a C o u n tie s, O hio;
D e tr o it— M a c o m b , O ak lan d , and W ayne C o u n tie s, M ich . ; L o s A n g e le s —L on g B e a c h and
A naheim -nSanta A na—G a r d e n G ro v e (a c o m b in a tio n of two S M S A 's )— L o s A n g e le s and O ran g e
C o u n tie s, C a lif. ; M ia m i— D ad e C ounty, F l a . ; M ilw au k e e — M ilw au k e e , O z au k e e , and W au k esh a
C o u n tie s, W is. ; M in n e a p o lis—S t. P a u l— A noka, D akota^ H ennepin, R a m s e y , and W ash in gton
C o u n tie s, M inn. ; N e w ark and J e r s e y C ity (a c o m b in a tio n of two S M S A 's )— E s s e x , H udson,
M o r r is , and U nion C o u n tie s, N. J . ; New Y o rk — New Y o rk C ity (B ro n x , K in g s , New Y o rk ,
Q u e e n s, and R ich m o n d C o u n tie s) and N a s s a u , R o c k lan d , S u ffo lk , and W e s tc h e s te r C o u n tie s,
N . Y . ; P h ilad elp h ia-— B u c k s, C h e s t e r , D e la w a r e , M o n tg o m e ry , and P h ila d e lp h ia C o u n tie s, P a . ;
and B u rlin g to n , C am d e n , and G lo u c e s te r C o u n tie s, N. J . ; P itts b u r g h — A lle g h e n y , B e a v e r ,
W ash ington, and W e stm o re la n d C o u n tie s, P a . ; S t. L o u is — S t. L o u is C ity , F r a n k lin , J e f f e r s o n ,
S t. C h a r l e s , and S t. L o u is C o u n tie s, M o. ; and M a d iso n and S t. C l a ir C o u n tie s, 111. ; S e a t t le E v e r e t t — K in g and S n o h o m ish C o u n tie s, W a sh .; and W ash in gton — W ash in gton , D. C . ; M ontg o m e r y and P r in c e G e o r g e s C o u n tie s, M d. ; A le x a n d r ia , F a i r f a x , and F a l l s C h u rch C i t i e s ,
and A rlin g to n and F a i r f a x C o u n tie s, V a.




41

Table A-l. Estimated N u m b e r of Establishments and Employees Within Scope of Survey and N u m b e r Studied,
Motion Picture Theaters, United States and regions, April 1966
Employees in establishments
United States, regions,1
and size of c o m m u n i t y ^

lxumoer ox esLaoiisranenii
Within scope of study
Within scope
of study

Studied

Total1*3

Studied

Nonsupervisory
employees

Total

Motion picture theaters
United States------------------------------Metropolitan areas----------------------Nonmetropolitan areas-------------------Northeast-----------------------------------Metropolitan areas----------------------Nonmetropolitan areas-------------------South---------------------- ---------------Metropolitan areas----------------------Nonmetropolitan a r e a s -----------------North Central------------------------------Metropolitan areas----------------------Nonmetropolitan a r e a s ------------------W e s t --------------------------------------Metropolitan areas----------------------Nonmetropolitan a r e a s ------------------

10,700
6,043
4,657
2,290
1,827
463
3,994
1,753
2,241
2, 772
1,230
1,542
1,644
1,233
411

1,819
1,291
528
403
350
53
586
341
245
480
329
151
350
271
79

116,007
80,870
35,137
30, 789
26,361
4, 428
33,961
19,216
14, 745
30,330
18,301
12,029
20,927
16,992
3,935

103,061
72,020
31,041
27,375
23,403
3,972
30,394
17,178
13,216
26,744
16,476
10,268
18,548
14,963
3,585

30,061
24,825
5, 236
7,766
7,138
628
6,799
4,795
2,004
8, 752
7,137
1,615
6,744
5,755
989

7,473
4,384
3,089
1,690
1,363
327
2,564
1,180
1,384
2,001
929
1,072
1,218
912
306

1,371
1,007
364
334
290
44
399
246
153
374
263
111
264
208
56

85,826
61,921
23,905
25, 505
21,954
3,551
22,658
13,666
8,992
22,587
14,169
8,418
15, 076
12,132
2,944

75, 886
54,748
21,138
22,715
19,510
3,205
20,286
12,244
8,042
19,649
12,411
7,238
13,236
10,583
2,653

24,125
20,272
3,853
6,971
6,402
569
4,976
3,703
1,273
7,173
5,921
1,252
5,005
4, 246
759

3,227
1,659
1,568
600
464
1,430
573
857
771
301
470
426
321

448
284
164
69
60
187
95
92
106
66
40
86
63

30,181
18,949
11,232
5,284
4,407
11,303
5, 550
5, 753
7, 743
4,132
3,611
5, 851
4,860

27,175
17,272
9,903
4,660
3,893
10,108
4, 934
5,174
7,095
4,065
3,030
5,312
4,380

5,936
4, 553
1,383
795
736
1,823
1,092
731
1,579
1,216
363
1,739
1,509

Conventional motion picture theaters
United States------------------------------Metropolitan areas----------------------Nonmetropolitan a r e a s -----------------Northeast---------------------------------Metropolitan areas----------------------Nonmetropolitan areas-------------------South--------------------------------------Metropolitan areas----------------------Nonmetropolitan a r e a s -----------------North Central------------------------------Metropolitan areas----------------------Nonmetropolitan a r e a s ------------------West---------------------------------------Metropolitan areas----------------------Nonmetropolitan a r e a s -----------------Drive-in motion picture theaters
United States------------------------------Metropolitan areas----------------------Nonmetropolitan areas------- -----------Northeast-----------------------------------Metropolitan areas----------------------South--------------------------------------Metropolitan areas----------------------Nonmetropolitan areas-------------------North Central------------------------------Metropolitan areas----------------------Nonmetropolitan a r e a s -----------------West---------------------------------------Metropolitan areas-----------------------

1
^
through
3




For definitions of regions, see p. 41.
T h e term "metropolitan areas" refers to Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas as defined by the U. S. Bureau of the Budget
M a r c h 1965.
Includes executive, professional and other employees excluded from the separate nonsupervisory employee category.

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Table A-2.

Estimated N u m b e r of Establishments and Employees Within Scope of Survey and N u m b e r Studied,
Motion Picture Theaters, Selected Areas, 1 April 1966
Employees in establishments

Selected areas 1 and type of
motion picture theaters

N u m b e r of establishments
Within scope of study
Within scope
of study

Studied

Total12

Studied

Nonsupervisary
employees

Total

Northeast
Boston-------------------------------------------Conventional theaters-------------------------Newark and Jersey C i t y --------------------------Conventional theaters-------------------------N e w Y o r k ----------------------------------------Conventional theaters-------------------------Philadelphia-------------------------------------Conventional theaters-------------------------Pittsburgh ^ ---------------------------------------

115
90
59
51
468
437
213
189
136

31
26
25
22
105
99
47
38
32

2,385
1,786
804
698
9, 781
9,116
2, 750
2,504
1,322

2,108
1,557
718
621
8,756
8,134
2,434
2,212
1,185

798
678
406
358
3,045
2,916
599
509
416

63
45
80
70
57
45
75
61

32
21
26
23
17
13
25
22

822
571
1,063
931
786
638
1, 108
974

745
519
926
815
687
555
970
862

431
281
531
484
220
174
468
439

199
177
59
128
98
43
39
85
70
87
62

57
53
24
39
29
17
15
28
25
41
31

3,845
3,412
859
1,930
1,412
710
617
1,202
917
1,438
1,032

3,391
2,998
783
1,746
1,277
634
551
1,024
789
1,264
895

1,822
1,753
395
676
478
378
317
441
384
820
635

256
239
64
50

73
65
26
22

4,741
4,060
984
756

4,011
3,369
826
614

2,292
1,762
534
475

South
Atlanta------------------------------------------Conventional theaters-------------------------Baltimore----------------------------------------Conventional theaters-------------------------M i a m i -------------------------------------------Conventional theaters-------------------------Washington--------------------------------------Conventional theaters--------------------------

North Central
C h i c a g o -----------------------------------------Conventional theaters-------------------------Cleveland 3--------------------------------------Detroit------------------------------------------Conventional theaters-------------------------M i l w a u k e e --------------------------------------Conventional theaters-------------------------Minneapolis— St. P a u l ----------------------------Conventional theaters-------------------------St. Louis-----------------------------------------Conventional theaters--------------------------

West
Los Angeles— Long Beach and
A n a h e i m — Santa Ana-Ga r d e n
G r o v e ------------------------------------------Conventional theaters-------------------------Seattle— Everett----------------------------------Conventional theaters--------------------------

1 For definitions of areas, see p. 41.
2 Includes executive, professional, and other employees excluded from the separate no supervisory employees category.
3 Insufficient data to warrant separate presentation by type of theater.




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E s ta b lis h m e n t D efin itio n
An e s ta b lis h m e n t, fo r p u r p o s e s of th is study,- i s d e fin e d a s a s in g le p h y s ic a l lo c a tio n
w h e re b u s i n e s s i s t r a n s a c t e d . T h u s, if a co m p an y o p e r a t e d th r e e t h e a t e r s w ith in th e s a m e
a r e a , e a c h w a s c o n s id e r e d a s a s e p a r a t e e s ta b lis h m e n t. S o m e e m p lo y e e s m a y w o rk at two
lo c a tio n s o r m o r e of a co m p an y d u rin g a w e e k .
T o a v o id o v e r s ta tin g th e n u m b e r of e m ­
p lo y e e s and u n d e r sta tin g the n u m b e r of h o u r s w o rk e d d u rin g th e w e e k , su c h e m p lo y e e s w e re
a llo c a te d , if p o s s i b le , to th e lo c a tio n w h e re th ey sp e n t m o s t of th e ir tim e ; to t a l n u m b e r of
h o u rs w o rk ed at a l l lo c a tio n s , h o w e v e r, w a s r e p o r te d .
T y p e of T h e a te r
T a b u la tio n s by ty p e of m o tio n p ic tu r e th e a t e r p e r ta in to "c o n v e n tio n a l" t h e a t e r s (o th e r
th an d r iv e - in ) and to d r iv e - in t h e a t e r s .
E m p lo y m e n t
T h e e s t i m a t e s o f the n u m b er o f w o r k e r s w ithin th e s c o p e o f th e stu d y a r e in ten d ed a s
a g e n e r a l g u id e to th e s iz e and c o m p o s itio n of th e la b o r f o r c e in clu d e d in th e s u r v e y .
The
a d v a n c e p lan n in g n e c e s s a r y to m a k e a w ag e s u r v e y r e q u ir e s th e u s e of l i s t s o f e s t a b l i s h ­
m e n ts a s s e m b l e d c o n s id e r a b ly in a d v a n c e of th e p a y r o ll p e r io d stu d ie d .
N o n s u p e r v is o r y E m p lo y e e s
T h e t e r m " n o n s u p e r v is o r y e m p lo y e e s " in c lu d e s both f u ll- t im e and p a r t - t im e e m p lo y e e s .
It e x c lu d e s w o r k e r s c le a r ly p e r fo r m in g e x e c u tiv e , m a n a g e r ia l, o r s u p e r v i s o r y fu n c tio n s.
O c c u p a tio n s S e le c te d fo r Study
O c c u p a tio n a l c la s s if i c a t io n w a s b a s e d on a u n ifo rm s e t of jo b d e s c r ip t io n s d e s ig n e d
to ta k e ac c o u n t of in te r e s ta b lis h m e n t and in t e r a r e a v a r ia t io n s in d u tie s w ith in th e s a m e jo b .
(S e e a p p e n d ix B fo r th e s e d e s c r i p t i o n s .) T h e o c c u p a tio n s w e re c h o se n fo r th e ir n u m e r ic a l
im p o r ta n c e , th e ir u s e f u ln e s s in c o lle c tiv e b a r g a in in g , o r th e ir r e p r e s e n t a t iv e n e s s of th e
e n tir e jo b s c a l e in the in d u str y .
W orking s u p e r v i s o r s , a p p r e n t ic 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 , h a n d ic a p p e d , p a r t - t im e , t e m p o r a r y , and p r o b a tio n a r y w o r k e r s w e re not r e p o r te d
in th e d a ta fo r s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n s but w e r e in c lu d e d in th e d a ta fo r a l l p ro d u c tio n w o r k ­
ers.
P a r t - t i m e ‘ w o r k e r s , fo r p u r p o s e s o f th is stu d y , a r e d e fin e d a s th o s e e m p lo y e d on a
casu al b a sis.
W age D ata
T h e e a r n in g s in fo rm a tio n r e l a t e s to s t r a ig h t - t im e h o u rly e a r n in g s , e x c lu d in g p re m iu m
p ay fo r o v e r tim e and fo r w o rk on w e e k e n d s and h o lid a y s . P r e m iu m p ay fo r l a t e - s h if t w o rk ,
if any, w a s in clu d e d in th e e a r n in g s fo r w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g su c h p a y m e n ts.
C o m m is s io n
e a r n in g s and c o s t - o f - liv in g b o n u se s w e r e in clu d e d a s p a r t of th e e m p lo y e e ’ s r e g u la r p ay ,
but p a y m e n ts su c h a s C h r is t m a s o r y e a r end b o n u s e s w e r e e x c lu d e d .
A v e r a g e (m ean ) h o u rly r a t e s o r e a r n in g s fo r e a c h o c c u p a tio n o r o th e r g ro u p of w o r k ­
ers,
su ch a s m e n , w om en , o r n o n s u p e r v is o r y e m p lo y e e s , w e re c a lc u la t e d by d iv id in g
to t a l e a r n in g s by a g g r e g a t e h o u r s .
G ro u p a v e r a g e w e e k ly e a r n in g s w e re o b tain e d by
m u ltip ly in g a v e r a g e h o u rly e a r n in g s by a v e r a g e w e e k ly h o u r s . H o u rly e a r n in g s of s a l a r i e d
w o r k e r s w e re o b tain e d by d iv id in g th e ir s t r a ig h t - t im e s a l a r y by th e c o r r e s p o n d in g h o u rs
of w o rk .
M e d ian d e s ig n a t e s th e r a t e a b o v e and below w hich o n e -h a lf of th e e m p lo y e e s w e re
foun d. T h e m id d le ra n g e i s d efin e d by tw o r a t e s of p a y ; o n e -fo u rth of th e e m p lo y e e s e a rn e d
l e s s th an th e lo w e r of t h e s e r a t e s and o n e -fo u rth e a rn e d m o r e th an th e h ig h e r r a t e .




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S iz e of C om m u n ity
T a b u la tio n s by s iz e of co m m u n ity p e r ta in to m e tr o p o lita n and n o n m e tro p o lita n a r e a s .
T h e t e r m "m e tr o p o lit a n a r e a , M a s u s e d in th is b u lle tin , r e f e r s to th e S ta n d a rd M e tro p o lita n
S t a t i s t i c a l A r e a s a s d efin e d by th e U. S . B u r e a u of the B u d g e t th ro u g h M a rc h 1965.
E x c e p t in New E n g lan d , a S ta n d a rd M e tro p o lita n S t a t i s t i c a l A r e a i s d e fin e d a s a county
o r g ro u p of c o n tig u o u s c o u n tie s w hich c o n ta in s at l e a s t one c ity of 50, 000 in h a b ita n ts o r
m o re.
C o n tigu o u s c o u n tie s to th e one c o n tain in g su c h a c ity a r e in c lu d e d in a S ta n d a rd
M e tro p o lita n S t a t i s t ic a l A r e a , if, a c c o r d in g to c e r t a in c r i t e r i a , th ey a r e e s s e n t i a l ly m e t r o ­
p o lita n in c h a r a c t e r and a r e s o c ia lly and e c o n o m ic a lly in te g r a te d w ith th e c e n t r a l c ity .
In
New E n g lan d , w h ere th e c ity and tow n a r e a d m in is tr a tiv e ly m o r e im p o rta n t th an th e county,
th ey a r e the u n its u se d in d efin in g S ta n d a rd M e tro p o lita n S t a t i s t i c a l A r e a s .
L a b o r - M a n a g e m e n t C o n tra c t S ta tu s
D a ta r e f e r to p e r c e n t of n o n s u p e r v is o r y e m p lo y e e s in e s ta b lis h m e n ts w ith (1) a m a ­
jo r i t y , (2) a m in o rity , o r (3) none of th e ir n o n s u p e r v is o r y n o n o ffice e m p lo y e e s c o v e r e d by
la b o r - m a n a g e m e n t c o n t r a c t s .
In fo rm a tio n i s a l s o p ro v id e d to in d ic a te w h eth er su c h c o n ­
t r a c t s c o v e r e d p r o je c t io n is t s on ly, p r o je c t io n is t s and o th e r n o n o ffice e m p lo y e e s , o r o th e r
n o n o ffice e m p lo y e e s, e x c e p t p r o je c t io n is t s .
W eekly H o u rs
D ata r e f e r to th e h o u r s a c tu a lly w o rk ed d u rin g a w eek of th e p a y r o ll p e r io d stu d ie d ,
but in clu d e h o u rs fo r s ic k le a v e , v a c a t io n s , h o lid a y s , e tc . , p a id fo r but not w o rk e d .
S u p p le m e n ta ry W age P r o v is io n s
S u p p le m e n ta ry b e n e fits w e r e t r e a t e d s t a t i s t i c a l l y on th e b a s i s th at if f o r m a l p r o v is io n s
w e re a p p lic a b le to o n e -h a lf o r m o r e of th e fu ll- tim e n o n s u p e r v is o r y w o r k e r s in an e s t a b ­
lis h m e n t, th e e s ta b lis h m e n t w a s c o n s id e r e d a s p ro v id in g th e b e n e f its .
S im il a r l y , i f fe w e r
th an o n e -h a lf of t h e s e w o r k e r s w e re c o v e r e d , th e b e n e fit w a s c o n s id e r e d n o n e x iste n t in the
e s ta b lis h m e n t. F u l l- t im e w o r k e r s a r e d efin e d a s th o s e e m p lo y e d on a r e g u la r b a s i s a s o p ­
p o s e d to th o se em p lo y e d on a c a s u a l b a s i s .
B e c a u s e o f l e n g t h - o f - s e r v ic e and o th e r e l i g i ­
b ility r e q u ir e m e n ts , th e p r o p o r tio n s of w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g the b e n e fits m ay be s m a l l e r
th an e s tim a t e d .
O v e rtim e P r e m iu m P a y .
D a ta r e f e r to o v e r tim e p r e m iu m p ay p r o v is io n s fo r (1) " d a ily
o v e r t im e " — w o rk in e x c e s s of a s p e c ifie d n u m b e r of h o u rs a d ay , r e g a r d l e s s of th e n u m b e r
of h o u rs w o rk ed on p r e v io u s d a y s of the p ay p e r io d ; and (2) "w e e k ly o v e r t im e " — w o rk in
e x c e s s of a s p e c ifie d n u m b er of h o u rs p e r w eek , r e g a r d l e s s of th e d ay on w hich it i s p e r ­
fo r m e d , the n u m b e r of h o u rs p e r d ay , o r n u m b e r of d a y s w o rk e d .
P a id H o lid a y s .
v id e d an n u ally .

P a id - h o lid a y p r o v is io n s r e la t e to fu ll- d a y and h a lf- d a y h o lid a y s p r o ­

P a id V a c a t io n s .
T he s u m m a r y of v a c a tio n p la n s i s lim ite d to f o r m a l a r r a n g e m e n t s ,
e x c lu d in g in fo r m a l p la n s w h ereb y tim e off w ith p ay i s g ra n te d at th e d is c r e t i o n o f th e e m ­
p lo y e r o r th e s u p e r v i s o r .
P a y m e n ts not on a tim e b a s i s w e re c o n v e rte d ; fo r e x a m p le , a
p ay m en t of 2 p e r c e n t of an n u al e a r n in g s w as c o n s id e r e d th e e q u iv a le n t of 1 w e e k ’ s p ay . T h e
p e r io d s of s e r v i c e fo r w hich d a ta a r e p r e s e n te d w e re s e le c t e d a s r e p r e s e n t a t iv e of th e m o s t
co m m o n p r a c t i c e s , but th ey do not n e c e s s a r i l y r e f le c t in d iv id u a l e s ta b lis h m e n t p r o v is io n s
fo r p r o g r e s s i o n . F o r e x a m p le , the c h a n g e s in p r o p o r tio n s in d ic a te d a t 10 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e
m ay in clu d e c h a n g e s w hich o c c u r r e d b etw een 5 and 10 y e a r s .
H ealth , In s u r a n c e , and R e tir e m e n t P l a n s .
D ata a r e p r e s e n te d fo r h e alth , in s u r a n c e ,
p e n sio n , and lu m p - s u m r e tir e m e n t p ay m en t p la n s f o r w hich a l l o r a p a r t of th e c o s t i s
b o rn e by th e e m p lo y e r , e x c lu d in g p r o g r a m s r e q u ir e d by law , su c h a s w o rk m e n ’ s c o m p e n s a ­
tio n and s o c i a l s e c u r it y . A m ong the p la n s in clu d e d a r e th o s e u n d e rw ritte n by a c o m m e r c ia l
in s u r a n c e co m p an y and th o se p a id d ir e c t ly by th e e m p lo y e r f r o m h is c u r r e n t o p e r a tin g fu n d s
o r f r o m a fund s e t a s id e fo r th is p u r p o s e .




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D eath b e n e fits a r e in clu d ed a s a fo r m of life in s u r a n c e .
S ic k n e s s and a c c id e n t in ­
s u r a n c e i s lim ite d to th at ty p e of in s u r a n c e u n d er w hich p r e d e te r m in e d c a s h p a y m e n ts a r e
m a d e d ir e c t ly to th e in s u r e d on a w eek ly o r m onth ly b a s i s d u rin g i l l n e s s o r a c c id e n t d i s a ­
b ility .
In fo rm a tio n i s p r e s e n te d fo r a l l su c h p la n s to w hich th e e m p lo y e r c o n tr ib u te s at
l e a s t a p a r t of the c o s t .
H o w ev er, in New Y o rk and New J e r s e y , w h e re te m p o r a r y d i s a ­
b ility in s u r a n c e la w s r e q u ir e e m p lo y e r c o n tr ib u tio n s, 7 p la n s a r e in clu d e d only if th e e m ­
p lo y e r (1) c o n tr ib u te s m o r e th an i s le g a lly r e q u ir e d o r (2) p r o v id e s th e e m p lo y e e s w ith
b e n e fits w hich e x c e e d th e r e q u ir e m e n ts of th e law .
T a b u la tio n s of p a id s ic k le a v e p la n s a r e lim ite d to fo r m a l p la n s w hich p ro v id e fu ll
p ay o r a p r o p o r tio n of the w o r k e r ’ s p ay d u rin g a b s e n c e f r o m w o rk b e c a u s e of i l l n e s s ; i n ­
f o r m a l a r r a n g e m e n t s h av e b een o m itte d .
S e p a r a t e ta b u la tio n s a r e p ro v id e d a c c o r d in g to
(1) p la n s w hich p ro v id e fu ll p ay and no w aitin g p e r io d , and (2) p la n s p ro v id in g e ith e r p a r t i a l
p ay o r a w aitin g p e r io d .
M e d ic a l in s u r a n c e r e f e r s to p la n s p ro v id in g fo r c o m p le te o r p a r t i a l p ay m e n t o f d o c t o r 's
fe e s.
Su ch p la n s m a y be u n d e rw ritte n by a c o m m e r c ia l in s u r a n c e co m p an y o r a n o n p ro fit
o r g a n iz a tio n , o r th ey m a y be s e l f - i n s u r e d .
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 e x te n d e d m e d ic a l in s u r a n c e , in c lu d e s
th e p la n s d e sig n e d to c o v e r e m p lo y e e s in c a s e of s ic k n e s s o r in ju r y in v o lv in g an e x p e n se
w hich g o e s beyond th e n o r m a l c o v e r a g e of h o s p ita liz a tio n , m e d ic a l, and s u r g ic a l p la n s .
T a b u la tio n s of r e tir e m e n t p e n sio n s a r e lim ite d to p la n s w hich p r o v id e , upon r e t i r e ­
m en t, r e g u la r p a y m e n ts fo r the r e m a in d e r of th e w o r k e r 's lif e . D a ta a r e p r e s e n te d s e p a ­
r a t e ly fo r lu m p - s u m r e tir e m e n t p ay (one p ay m e n t o r a s p e c if ie d n u m b e r o v e r a p e r io d of
tim e ) m a d e to e m p lo y e e s upon r e t ir e m e n t .
E s t a b lis h m e n t s p ro v id in g both lu m p - s u m p a y ­
m e n ts and p e n sio n s to e m p lo y e e s upon r e tir e m e n t w e re c o n s id e r e d a s h av in g both r e tir e m e n t
p e n sio n and lu m p - s u m r e tir e m e n t p a y . E s t a b lis h m e n t s h avin g o p tio n al p la n s p ro v id in g e m ­
p lo y e e s a c h o ic e of e ith e r lu m p - su m r e tir e m e n t p a y m e n ts o r p e n sio n s w e re c o n s id e r e d a s
h av in g on ly r e tir e m e n t p e n sio n b e n e f its .
N o n p ro d u ctio n B o n u s e s .
N o n p ro d u ctio n b o n u se s a r e d efin e d fo r th is stu d y a s b o n u se s
th at d epen d on f a c t o r s o th e r th an th e output of th e in d iv id u a l w o rk e r o r g ro u p of w o r k e r s .
P la n s th at d e fe r p a y m e n ts beyond 1 y e a r w e re e x c lu d e d .

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Appendix B. Occupational Descriptions
T he p r im a r y p u r p o s e o f p r e p a r in g jo b d e s c r ip t io n s
fo r the B u r e a u 's w ag e s u r v e y s is to a s s i s t it s fie ld s t a f f
in c la s s if y i n g into a p p r o p r ia t e o c c u p a tio n s w o r k e r s who a r e
e m p lo y e d u n d er a v a r ie t y o f p a y r o ll t i t l e s an d d iffe r e n t
w o rk a r r a n g e m e n t s fr o m e s ta b lis h m e n t to e s ta b lis h m e n t
an d fr o m a r e a to a r e a . T h is p e r m i t s the g ro u p in g o* o c c u ­
p a tio n a l w ag e r a t e s r e p r e s e n t in g c o m p a r a b le jo b co n te n t.
B e c a u s e o f th is e m p h a s is on in te r e s ta b lis h m e n t an d in te r a r e a c o m p a r a b ilit y o f o c c u p a tio n a l co n te n t, the B u r e a u 's
jo b d e s c r ip t io n s m a y d iffe r s ig n if ic a n tly f r o m th o s e in u s e
in in d iv id u a l e s t a b lis h m e n t s o r th o se p r e p a r e d fo r o th e r
p u r p o s e s . In a p p ly in g th e s e jo b d e s c r ip t io n s , the B u r e a u 's
fie ld e c o n o m is ts a r e in s tr u c te d to e x c lu d e w o rk in g s u p e r ­
v i s o r s , a p p r e n t ic 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 , h a n d i­
c a p p e d , p a r t - t im e , t e m p o r a r y , an d p r o b a tio n a r y w o r k e r s .

B O X O F F I C E C A SH IE R
(T ic k e t s e l l e r )
S e ll s a d m is s io n t ic k e t s a t m o tio n p ic tu r e t h e a t e r .
W ork in v o lv e s m o s t o f the f o l ­
lo w in g: A c c e p tin g m o n ey an d m ak in g c h a n g e ; u sin g tic k e t - d is p e n s in g m a c h in e o r t e a r in g
tic k e t s fr o m r o ll; a n s w e r in g q u e stio n s c o n c e rn in g p r i c e s , s c h e d u le s , r e s e r v a t i o n s , an d c o m in g
a t t r a c t io n s ; k e e p in g d a ily b a la n c e sh e e t o f c a s h r e c e iv e d an d t ic k e t s so ld ; an d fillin g r e s e r v a ­
tio n s fo r s e a t s b y te le p h o n e o r m a il.
C O N C E SSIO N A T T E N D A N T
S e ll s r e f r e s h m e n t s , su c h a s c an d y , p o p c o rn , p e a n u ts , an d s o ft d r in k s a t c o n c e s s io n
booth . C le a n s booth an d k e e p s eq u ip m en t in s e r v i c e a b l e c o n d itio n . (In d epen den t c o n c e s s i o n ­
a i r e s a r e e x c lu d e d fr o m the s tu d y .)

D R IV E -IN T H E A T E R A T T E N D A N T
P e r f o r m s one o r m o r e o f the fo llo w in g s e r v i c e s in a d r iv e - in th e a t e r : D i r e c t s
p a r k in g ; p a t r o ls a r e a to m a in ta in o r d e r ; and d ir e c t s flow o f o u tg o in g t r a f f i c . M ay s e l l tic k e t s
o r ta k e a d m is s io n s a s r e q u ir e d ; d o e s n o t, h o w e v e r, in clu d e w o r k e r s who a r e p r i m a r i l y p e r ­
fo rm in g su c h d u tie s .
S e e b o x o ffic e c a s h i e r an d tic k e t t a k e r .
JA N IT O R
(S w e e p e r ; p o r t e r ; c le a n e r )
C le a n s and k e e p s in an o r d e r l y c o n d itio n the e s ta b lis h m e n t p r e m i s e s . D u tie s in v o lv e
a c o m b in a tio n o f the 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 in g an d p o lis h in g f l o o r s ; re m o v in g
t r a s h and o th e r r e f u s e ; d u stin g eq u ip m e n t, fu r n itu r e , o r f i x t u r e s ; p o lis h in g m e t a l f ix t u r e s o r
t r im m in g s ; p ro v id in g s u p p lie s and m in o r m a in te n a n c e s e r v i c e s ; and c le a n in g l a v a t o r i e s ,
s h o w e r s , an d r e s t r o o m s .
W o r k e rs who s p e c ia l iz e in w indow w a sh in g a r e e x c lu d e d .




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M O TIO N P IC T U R E P R O JE C T IO N IS T
( P r o je c t i o n i s t ; th e a t e r p r o je c tio n is t )
S e ts up an d o p e r a t e s m o tio n p ic tu r e p r o je c tio n and s o u n d - r e p r o d u c in g eq u ip m e n t to
p ro d u c e c o o r d in a te d e ffe c ts on s c r e e n . W ork in v o lv e s m o s t o f the fo llo w in g : I n s e r tin g and
th re a d in g film in to p r o je c t o r ; a d ju stin g p r o je c tio n lig h t and so u n d - r e p r o d u c in g e q u ip m e n t;
w atch in g o p e r a tio n o f m a c h in e s ; t r a n s f e r r in g o p e r a tio n fr o m one m a c h in e to a n o th e r w ithout
in te rru p tin g flow o f a c tio n on s c r e e n ; in s p e c tin g and rew in d in g f i lm s ; r e p a ir in g fa u lty s e c tio n s
o f film ; c le a n in g l e n s e s , o ilin g eq u ip m e n t, and m ak in g m in o r r e p a i r s an d a d ju s tm e n ts ; and
o p e r a tin g s p e c i a l - e f f e c t s eq u ip m en t, su c h a s s te r e o p tic o n (m a g ic la n te rn ) and s p o tlig h ts fo r
s t a g e p e r f o r m e r s a s d ir e c te d by p r e p a r e d cu e s h e e t s .
T IC K E T T A K E R
(D o o rm an )
C o lle c t s a d m is s io n t ic k e t s an d p a s s e s fr o m p a t r o n s .
W ork in v o lv e s m o s t o f the
fo llo w in g: E x a m in in g tic k e t o r p a s s to v e r i f y a u th e n tic ity ; r e fu s in g a d m itta n c e to p a tr o n s
w ithout tic k e t o r p a s s o r w hom he b e lie v e s u n d e s ir a b le fo r su c h r e a s o n s a s b e in g in to x i­
c a te d o r im p r o p e r ly a t t ir e d ; d ir e c tin g p a tr o n s to th e ir s e a t s ; d is tr ib u tin g d o o r c h e c k s to
p a tr o n s t e m p o r a r i ly le a v in g e s ta b lis h m e n t; and cou n tin g and r e c o r d in g n u m b e r o f tic k e t s
c o lle c te d .
U SH E R
A s s i s t s p a tr o n s in fin din g s e a t s , s e a r c h in g fo r lo s t a r t i c l e s , an d lo c a tin g
f a c i l i t i e s a s r e s t r o o m s and te le p h o n e s . M ay d is tr ib u te p r o g r a m s to p a t r o n s .




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Industry Wage Studies
T h e m o s t r e c e n t r e p o r t s f o r i n d u s t r i e s in c l u d e d in the B u r e a u ' s p r o g r a m
o f i n d u s t r y w a g e s u r v e y s s i n c e J a n u a r y 1950 a r e l i s t e d b e lo w .
T h o s e f o r w h ic h
a p r i c e i s sh o w n a r e a v a i l a b l e f r o m the S u p e r i n t e n d e n t o f D o c u m e n t s , U . S .
G o v e r n m e n t P r i n t i n g O f f i c e , W a s h in g t o n , D. C . , 2 0 4 0 2 , o r a n y o f i t s r e g i o n a l
s a l e s o f f i c e s . T h o s e f o r w h ic h a p r i c e i s n o t sh o w n m a y b e o b t a in e d f r e e a s
lo n g a s a s u p p l y i s a v a i l a b l e , f r o m the B u r e a u o f L a b o r S t a t i s t i c s , W a s h in g t o n ,
D. C . , 2 0 2 1 2 , o r f r o m any o f the r e g i o n a l o f f i c e s sh o w n on the i n s i d e b a c k c o v e r .

I. Occupational Wage Studies
M an u factu rin g
B a s i c I r o n an d S t e e l , 1962. B L S B u l l e t i n 1358 (30 c e n t s ) .
C a n d y an d O th e r C o n f e c t i o n e r y P r o d u c t s , 1965. B L S B u l l e t i n 1520 (30 c e n t s ) .
^ C a n n in g an d F r e e z i n g , 1957. B L S R e p o r t 136.
C i g a r M a n u f a c t u r i n g 1964. B L S B u l l e t i n 1436 (30 c e n t s ) .
C i g a r e t t e M a n u f a c t u r i n g , 1965. B L S B u l l e t i n 1472 (20 c e n t s ) .
C o tto n T e x t i l e s , 1965. B L S B u l l e t i n 1506 (40 c e n t s ) .
D i s t i l l e d L i q u o r s , 1952. S e r i e s 2, N o. 88.
F a b r i c a t e d S t r u c t u r a l S t e e l , 1964. B L S B u l l e t i n 1463 (30 c e n t s ) .
F e r t i l i z e r M a n u f a c t u r i n g , 1962. B L S B u l l e t i n 1362 (40 c e n t s ) .
F l o u r an d O th e r G r a i n M i l l P r o d u c t s , 1961. B L S B u l l e t i n 1337 (30 c e n t s ) .
F l u i d M i l k I n d u s t r y , 1964. B L S B u l l e t i n 1464 (30 c e n t s ) .
F o o t w e a r , 1965. B L S B u l l e t i n 1503 (50 c e n t s ) .
H o s i e r y , 1964. B L S B u l l e t i n 1456 (45 c e n t s ) .
I n d u s t r i a l C h e m i c a l s , 1965. B L S B u l l e t i n 1529 (40 c e n t s ) .
I r o n and S t e e l F o u n d r i e s , 1962. B L S B u l l e t i n 1386 (40 c e n t s ) .
L e a t h e r T a n n in g an d F i n i s h i n g , 1963. B L S B u l l e t i n 1378 (40 c e n t s ) .
M a c h i n e r y M a n u f a c t u r i n g , 1965. B L S B u l l e t i n 1476 (25 c e n t s ) .
M e a t ‘P r o d u c t s , 1963. B L S B u l l e t i n 1415 (75 c e n t s ) .
M e n ' s and B o y s ' S h i r t s ( E x c e p t W o r k S h i r t s ) an d N i g h t w e a r , 1964.
B L S B u l l e t i n 1457 (40 c e n t s ) .
M e n ' s and B o y s ' S u i t s an d C o a t s , 1963. B L S B u l l e t i n 1424 (65 c e n t s ) .
M i s c e l l a n e o u s P l a s t i c s P r o d u c t s , 1964. B L S B u l l e t i n 1439 (35 c e n t s ) .
M i s c e l l a n e o u s T e x t i l e s , 1953. B L S R e p o r t 56.
M o t o r V e h i c l e s and M o t o r V e h i c l e P a r t s , 1963. B L S B u l l e t i n 1393 (45 c e n t s ) .
N o n f e r r o u s F o u n d r i e s , 1965. B L S B u l l e t i n 1498 (40 c e n t s ) .
P a i n t s an d V a r n i s h e s , 1965. B L S B u l l e t i n 1524 (40 c e n t s ) .
P a p e r b o a r d C o n t a i n e r s an d B o x e s , 1964. B L S B u l l e t i n 1478 (70 c e n t s ) .
P e t r o l e u m R e f i n i n g , 1965. B L S B u l l e t i n 1526 (30 c e n t s ) .
P r e s s e d o r B lo w n G l a s s an d G l a s s w a r e , 1964. B L S B u l l e t i n 1423 (30 c e n t s ) .
^ P r o c e s s e d W a s t e , 1957. B L S R e p o r t 124.
P u lp , P a p e r , an d P a p e r b o a r d M i l l s , 1962. B L S B u l l e t i n 1341 (40 c e n t s ) .
R a d i o , T e l e v i s i o n , an d R e l a t e d P r o d u c t s , 1951. S e r i e s 2, N o. 84.
R a i l r o a d C a r s , 1952. S e r i e s 2, N o. 86.
* R a w S u g a r , 1957. B L S R e p o r t 136.
S o u t h e r n S a w m i l l s an d P l a n i n g M i l l s , 1965. B L S B u l l e t i n 1519 (30 c e n t s ) .
S t r u c t u r a l C l a y P r o d u c t s , 1964. B L S B u l l e t i n 1459 (45 c e n t s ) .
S y n t h e tic F i b e r s , 1966. B L S B u l l e t i n 1540 (30 c e n t s ) .
S y n th e tic T e x t i l e s , 1965. B L S B u l l e t i n 1509 (40 c e n t s ) .
T e x t i l e D y e in g an d F i n i s h i n g , 1965—66. B L S B u l l e t i n 1527 (45 c e n t s ) .

* Studies o f the effects o f the $1 m inim um wage.




I. Occupational Wage Studies— Continued
M a n u f a c t u r i n g — C o n tin u e d
^ T o b a c c o S t e m m i n g an d R e d r y i n g , 1957. B L S R e p o r t 136.
W e s t C o a s t S a w m i l l i n g , 1964. B L S B u l l e t i n 1455 (30 c e n t s ) .
W o m e n ’ s and M i s s e s 1 C o a t s a n d S u i t s , 1965. B L S B u l l e t i n 1508 (25 c e n t s ) .
W o m e n ’ s an d M i s s e s ’ D r e s s e s , 1966. B L S B u l l e t i n 1538 (30 c e n t s ) .
W ood H o u s e h o l d F u r n i t u r e , E x c e p t U p h o l s t e r e d , 1965. B L S B u l l e t i n 1496
(40 c e n t s ) .
^ W o o d e n C o n t a i n e r s , 1957. B L S R e p o r t 126.
W oo l T e x t i l e s , 1962. B L S B u l l e t i n 1372 (45 c e n t s ) .
W o r k C l o t h i n g , 1 9 64, B L S B u l l e t i n 1440 (35 c e n t s ) .
N o n m an u fac tu rin g
A u to D e a l e r R e p a i r S h o p s , 1964. B L S B u l l e t i n 1452 (30 c e n t s ) .
B a n k i n g , 1964. B L S B u l l e t i n 1466 (30 c e n t s ) .
B i t u m i n o u s C o a l M in in g , 1962. B L S B u l l e t i n 1383 (45 c e n t s ) .
C o m m u n i c a t i o n s , 1965. B L S B u l l e t i n 1521 (20 c e n t s ) .
C o n t r a c t C l e a n i n g S e r v i c e s , 1965. B L S B u l l e t i n 1507 (30 c e n t s ) .
C r u d e P e t r o l e u m and N a t u r a l G a s P r o d u c t i o n , I9 6 0 . B L S R e p o r t 181.
D e p a r t m e n t an d W o m e n ’ s R e a d y - t o - W e a r S t o r e s , 1950. S e r i e s 2, No. 78.
E a t i n g and D r i n k i n g P l a c e s , 1963. B L S B u l l e t i n 1400 (40 c e n t s ) .
E l e c t r i c an d G a s U t i l i t i e s , 1962. B L S B u l l e t i n 1374 (50 c e n t s ) .
H o s p i t a l s , 1963. B L S B u l l e t i n 1409 (50 c e n t s ) .
H o t e l s an d M o t e l s , 1963.* B L S B u l l e t i n 1406 (40 c e n t s ) .
L a u n d r i e s an d C l e a n i n g S e r v i c e s , 1963. B L S B u l l e t i n 1401 (50 c e n t s ) .
L i f e I n s u r a n c e , 1961. B L S B u l l e t i n 1324 (30 c e n t s ) .
N u r s i n g H o m e s an d R e l a t e d F a c i l i t i e s , 1965. B L S B u l l e t i n 1492 (45 c e n t s )

II.

Earnings Distributions Studies

F a c t o r y W o r k e r s * E a r n i n g s --- D i s t r i b u t i o n b y S t r a i g h t - T i m e H o u r l y
E a r n i n g s , 1958. B L S B u l l e t i n 1252 (40 c e n t s ) .
F a c t o r y W o r k e r s ’ E a r n i n g s — S e l e c t e d M a n u f a c t u r i n g I n d u s t r i e s , 1959.
B L S B u l l e t i n 1275 (35 c e n t s ) .
R etail T rad e:
E m p lo y e e E a r n in g s and H ou rs, Ju n e 1 9 6 5 R e t a i l T r a d e ( O v e r a l l S u m m a r y o f the I n d u s t r y ). B L S B u l l e t i n 1501
(5 0 c e n t s ) .
B u ildin g M a te r ia ls , H ard w a re , and F a r m E q u ip m en t D e a le r s .
B L S B u l l e t i n 1 5 0 1 -1 (25 c e n t s ) .
G e n e r a l M e r c h a n d i s e S t o r e s . B L S B u l l e t i n 1 5 0 1 - 2 (4 0 c e n t s ) .
F o o d S t o r e s . B L S B u l l e t i n 1 5 0 1 - 3 (3 0 c e n t s ) .
A u t o m o t iv e D e a l e r s a n d G a s o l i n e S e r v i c e S t a t i o n s .
B L S B u l l e t i n 1 5 0 1 - 4 (40 c e n t s ) .
A p p a r e l a n d A c c e s s o r y S t o r e s . B L S B u l l e t i n 1 5 0 1 - 5 (45 c e n t s ) .
F u r n i t u r e , H o m e F u r n i s h i n g s , a n d H o u s e h o ld A p p l i a n c e
S t o r e s . B L S B u l l e t i n 1 5 0 1 - 6 (40 c e n t s ) .
M i s c e l l a n e o u s S t o r e s . B L S B u l l e t i n 1 5 0 1 - 7 (30 c e n t s ) .
E m p l o y e e E a r n i n g s in N o n m e t r o p o l i t a n A r e a s o f the So u th a n d N o r t h
C e n t r a l R e g i o n s , 1962. B L S B u l l e t i n 1416 (40 c e n t s ) .
* Studies of the effects o f the $ 1 minimum wage.







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