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INDUSTRY WAGE SURVEY




Nursing Homes and
Related Facilities
October 1967 and April 1968

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Bulletin No. 1638
U N IT E D

STA TES

D EP A R TM EN T OF LABOR

BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS







INDUSTRY WAGE SURVEY
Nursing Homes and
Related Facilities
October 1967 and April 1968

Bulletin No. 1638
S e p te m b e r 1 9 6 9

U N IT E D

S TA TE S D EP A R TM EN T OF LABOR
G e o rg e P. S h u lt z , S e c re ta ry
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
G eo ffrey H . Moore, Com m issioner

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Preface

This bulletin sum m arizes the re su lts of a B ureau
of Labor S tatistics survey of em ployee earnings and sup­
plem entary benefits in nursing hom es and related facilities.
The wage data re la te to payroll periods in O ctober 1967
and A pril 1968; inform ation on supplem entary wage p ro ­
visions re la te s only to the A pril 1968 period.
The survey was conducted at the req u est of the
U.S. D epartm ent of L abo r's Wage and Hour and Public
C ontracts D ivisions to facilitate the p rep aratio n of a rep o rt
required under Section 4(d) of the F a ir Labor Standards
Act. The rep o rt of the Wage and Hour and Public C ontracts
Divisions, subm itted to C ongress by the S ecretary of L abor,
analyzes the econom ic effects of the 1 9 6 6 am endm ents to
the F a ir Labor Standards Act in this industry.
The study w as conducted in the B u reau 's Office of
Wages and Indu strial R elations. The analysis was prep ared
by R obert G. B ryan ,in the D ivision of O ccupational Wage
S tru ctu res. F ield w ork for the survey was directed by the
A ssistant Regional D irecto rs for O perations.
O ther rep o rts available from the B u reau 's p ro ­
gram of industry wage studies, as w ell as the ad d resses
of the B u reau 's regional offices, are listed at the end
of this bulletin.




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Contents
Page
S u m m a ry ______________________________________________________________________________
In d u stry c h a r a c te r is tic s ______ ._______________________________________________________

U n io nizatio n_______________________________________________________________________
A verage h o u rly e a rn in g s______________________________________________________________
O ccupational e a rn in g s ________________________________________________________________
E stab lish m e n t p ra c tic e s and su p p lem en tary wage p ro v isio n s_______________________
P aid v a c a tio n s ______________________ ________________________ _______________ ——
H ealth, in su ra n c e , and pension p la n s-------------------------------------------------------------------T ables:
A verage ho urly earn in g s by se le c te d c h a ra c te ris tic s :
2 . E sta b lish m e n ts p rim a rily providing sk illed n u rsin g c are ------------------------------------- 1 0
3. E stab lish m en ts providing sk illed nu rsing c a re as a
4. E stab lish m en ts not providing skilled nursing c a r e ________________________________ 12
E arn in g s distrib u tio n :
5. A ll e sta b lish m e n ts—all em ployees ________________________________
6 . A ll e sta b lish m e n ts—fu ll- and p a rt-tim e em p lo y ees----------------------7. E stab lish m en ts p rim a rily providing sk illed n u rsin g c a r e a ll em ployees_____________________________________________________
8 . E stab lish m en ts .p rim a rily providing sk illed n u rsin g c a r e fu ll- and p a rt-tim e em ployees___________________________________
9. E sta b lish m e n ts providing sk illed n u rsin g care as a
seco n d ary function—all e m p lo y e e s_______________________________
10. E sta b lish m e n ts providing sk illed n u rsin g c are as a
seco n d ary function-^full- and p a rt-tim e em p lo y e e s-------------------11. E sta b lish m e n ts not providing sk illed nu rsing c a r e all ‘em ployees_____________________________________________________
12. E sta b lish m e n ts not providing sk illed n u rsin g c a r e fu ll- and p a rt-tim e em ployees___________________________________
13. A ll estab lish m en ts by type of ow nership__________________________

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O ccupational av erag es:
14. A ll e sta b lish m e n ts_________________________________________________________ ________ 22
15. E stab lish m en ts p rim a rily providing sk illed nursing c a r e —------------------- -------------- 23
16. E sta b lish m e n ts providing sk illed nu rsing c a re as a
17. E sta b lish m e n ts not providing skilled n u rsin g c a r e ------------------------------------------------ 25




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Contents— Continued
P age
T ab les— Continued
O ccupational av e ra g e s— Continued
18. By extent of skilled n u rsin g care provided and size of
e sta b lish m e n t____________________________________________________________________ 26
19. By extent of sk illed n u rsin g c are provided and size of
20. By extent of skilled n u rsin g c a re provided and type of
O ccupational earn in g s:
23. B oston, M a s s ______________________________________________________________________ 34
24. B uffalo, N.Y_______________________________________________________________________ 35
27. C leveland, O h io------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 39
28. D allas, Tex________________________________________________________________________ 40
29. Los A ngeles—Long B each and A naheim —
Santa A n a31. M inneapolis— P a u l, M inn-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------St.
32. New Y ork, N .Y ____________________________________________________________________
34. P o rtla n d , O reg.—W ash_____________________________________________________________
35. San F ra n c isc o —O akland, C alif_____________________________________________________
W eekly hours w orked:
36. U nited S tates and re g io n s__________________________________________________________
E stab lish m en t p ra c tic e s and sup plem en tary wage pro v isio n s:
S cheduled,w eekly h o urs:
38. U nited S tates and re g io n s_______________________________________________________
39. S elected a r e a s __________________________________________________________________
P aid holidays:
40. U nited S tates and re g io n s_______________________________________________________
P aid vacations:
42. U nited S tates and re g io n s_______________________________________________________
43. S elected a r e a s __________________________________________________________________
H ealth, in su ra n c e , and pension plans:
44. U nited S tates and re g io n s_______________________________________________________

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A ppendixes:
A. Scope and m ethod of su rv ey ___________________________________________________________ 67




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Industry Wage Survey—

Nursing Homes and Related Facilities,
October 1967 and April 1968
S um m ary

em ployees. A pproxim ately th re e -fifth s of the
em ployees w ere provided paid holidays— m ost
com m only 6 days a y ear. H o spitalizatio n,
su rg ical, and m edical in su ran ce, and paid
sick leave w ere provided by estab lish m en ts
em ploying betw een th re e - and fo u r-ten th s of
the w o rk ers; o ther health and in su ran ce b en e­
fits as w ell as re tire m e n t pension plans w ere
le ss p rev alen t in the in d u stry .

S tra ig h t-tim e earn in g s of n o n su p erv iso ry
em ployees in p riv a te (nongovernm ent) nursing
hom es and re la te d fa c ilitie s av eraged $ 1.64
an hour in A p ril 1968, up 8 p e rc e n t from
O ctober 1967.1 T his in c re a se p a rtly re su lte d
fro m upw ard adjustm en ts for new ly cov ered
nonfarm em ployees 2 in the F e d e ra l m inim um
w age, w hich w as ra ise d from $1 to $1.15 an
hour on F e b ru a ry 1, 1968.

Indu stry C h a ra c te ristic s
The su rv ey included p riv ate (nongovern­
E arn in g s of m o re than n in e-ten th s of the m ent) e stab lish m en ts, other than h o sp itals,
in d u stry 's 424,000 n o n su p erv iso ry em ployees providing nu rsing c a re a n d /o r rela te d s e rv ­
in A p ril 1968 ranged from $1.15 to $3 an ices to the aged and the in firm . Included
ho ur; the la rg e s t c lu ste r of w o rk e rs (n early w ere estab lish m en ts com m only re fe rre d to as
one-fifth) in the a rra y earn ed betw een $1.15 skilled nursing c are hom es, p erso n al c are
and $1.20. A slightly s m a lle r p ro p o rtio n of nu rsing h o m e s , con valescent hom es, re s t
the w o rk e rs in O ctober 1967 earn ed fro m $1 hom es, and hom es for the aged. E sta b lish ­
to $ 1.05 an hour. E arn in gs lev els in both m ents w ithin scope of the su rv ey had an e s ti­
su rv ey p erio d s v a rie d by occupation, location, m ated 424, 000 n o n su p erv iso ry em ployees in
size and type of facility , and extent of skilled A p ril 1968, com p ared w ith 407,000 in O cto­
b e r 1967. E m ploym ent in c re a se s during the
nu rsing c a re provided by the facility.
p erio d w ere reco rd ed in each of the N atio n's
four b ro ad reg io n s; 7 p e rc e n t in the N o rth ­
Among the occupations studied sep arately , east, 5 p e rc e n t in the N orth C en tral, and
av erag e ho urly earn in g s in A pril 1968 ranged slightly le ss than 2 p e rc e n t in the South and
fro m $1.39 for lau nd ry w o rk e rs to $3.04 for W est. T his ris e is a continuation of the tre n d
re g is te re d p ro fe ssio n a l n u rse s. N ursing aids of in creasin g em ploym ent in the in d u stry .
and licen sed p ra c tic a l n u rse s, two n u m e ri­ A co m p ariso n of data fro m an A p ril 1965
cally im p o rtan t jobs, av erag ed $1.42 and $2.12, B u reau su rv e y 3 w ith a group of e sta b lish ­
resp ectiv ely . B etw een O ctober 1967 and A p ril m ents sim ilar in scope fro m the c u rre n t study
1968, the p ercen tag e sp re a d in occupational in d icates th at em ploym ent had in c re a se d sub­
w age lev els narro w ed as av erag e earnin gs stan tially in the p ast few y e a rs. (See tab u la­
in c re a se d m o re fo r w o rk e rs in the re la tiv e ly tion below .)
low -paid jobs than for those in the higher-paid
occupations.

Number of nonsupervisory employees
___________ (in thousands) in—___________

P a id v aca tio n s, ty pically 1 w eek after
w ere provided by estab lish m en ts accounting
fo r n in e-ten th s of the in d u stry 's fu ll-tim e

April 1965 October 1967 April 1968

1 y ear of se rv ic e , and 2 w eeks a fte r 2 y e a rs,

United States----------Northeast...............................
South-----------------------------North Central-----------------W est........................................

227.0
63.5
49.4
76.0
38.1

373.0

388.8

87.6
88.2
133.9
63.3

93.9
89.9
140.8
64.2

* Earnings information developed by the survey included
shift differential pay but excluded premium pay for overtime and
for work on weekends and holidays, as well as the value of room
and board or other perquisites that may have been provided. See
appendix A for scope and method of survey.
2
The minimum wage for these employees, which applies 3
The 1965 survey was limited to nongovernment nursing
to certain workers in nursing homes and related facilities, was set homes and related facilities licensed by the several States and
at $1 an hour beginning Feb. 1, 1967; 15-cent annual increments having 20 beds or more. See Industry Wage Survey: Nursing Homes
and Related Facilities. April 1965 (BLS Bulletin 1492, 1966).
will raise the minimum wage to $1.60 on Feb. 1, 1971.




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M ost of the em ploym ent ris e during the A pril
1965—68 p erio d w as due to an in c re a se in
the num ber of w o rk e rs in p ro p rie ta ry hom es
(those o p erated fo r profit) providing skilled
nu rsing c a re as a p rim a ry function.
The f irs t known count of nu rsing hom es
and re la te d fa c ilitie s in 1939 in dicated th at
app ro xim ately 1,200 n u rsin g , con valescent,
and re s t hom es had an estim a te d 25, 000 beds.
C orresponding e stim a te s for 1967 w ere about
20.000 fa c ilitie s w hich had about 858,000 beds.
An im p o rtan t fa c to r influencing th is grow th
w as the expansion of public a ssista n c e p ro ­
g ra m s for the aged, including m e d ic a re , as
the public becam e m o re aw are of the p ro b ­
lem s re la te d to the c a re of the aged. Some
fo rm of public assistan ce accounted fo r n early
tw o -th ird s of the c u rre n t exp end itu res for
n u rsin g hom e c a re .4 D espite the in d u stry 's
rap id grow th, an e stim ated sh o rtag e of n e a rly
300.000 beds e x is ts .5
Type of C are P ro v id e d . E stab lish m en ts
op eratin g p rim a rily to provide sk illed nursing
c a re em ployed about fo u r-fifth s of the in ­
d u s try 's n o n su p erv iso ry em ployees. Skilled
nu rsing c a re w as defined fo r p u rp o ses of the
su rv ey to include n u rsin g se rv ic e s and p ro c e ­
d u res em ployed in carin g for the sick , which
re q u ire tra in in g , judgm ent, tech n ical know l­
edge, and sk ills beyond th ose of an un train ed
p e rso n . A re g iste re d p ro fe ssio n a l o r licen sed
p ra c tic a l n u rse is re q u ire d at le a s t p a rt of
the day. T his group included those fa c ilitie s
w hich adm it only p e rso n s req u irin g skilled
nu rsing c a re , and those th at also accep ted a
lim ite d num ber of p erso n s (a m inority) who
needed only p e rso n a l c a re o r a place to live
at the tim e of th e ir adm ittan ce.
E stab lish m en ts providing p e rso n a l and
re sid e n tia l c a re but having skilled nursing
c a re as a seco n d ary function accounted for
o n e-six th of the in d u stry 's w ork fo rc e. P e r ­
sonal and re sid e n tia l c a re cov er se rv ic e s
such as room and b o ard , laundry, and help
w ith co rresp o n d en ce and shopping; it also
includes a s sista n c e in b a t h i n g , d re ssin g ,
feeding, help in w alking, and getting out of
bed, and p re p a ra tio n of sp ecial d iets. E sta b ­
lish m en ts in th is categ o ry a re of two types:
(l) T hose adm itting a lim ited num ber of p e r ­
sons who need skilled nursing c a re , and (2)
those m aintaining in firm aries for persons who
4 See Nursing Homes and Related Facilities: A study of the
economic effects of the $1. 15 minimum wage under the Fair Labor
Standards Act, submitted to the Congress 1969, U. S. Department
of Labor, Wage and Hour and Public Contracts Divisions.
5 J. Richard Elliott, "Unhealthy Growth?" Barron's (Feb­
ruary 10, 1969), p. 3.



la te r becom e ill and re q u ire sk illed nursing
c a re . M ost p erso n s adm itted by both types of
estab lish m en ts a re in reaso n ab ly good health
at the tim e of adm ittan ce.
The rem ainin g w o rk e rs (4 p ercent) w ere
em ployed in e stab lish m en ts o p erated solely
to provide p e rso n a l a n d /o r re sid e n tia l c a re .
A ll p erso n s adm itted a re in reaso n ab ly good
health. They usu ally a re tra n s fe rre d to a
h o sp ital or ano th er type of hom e when they
becom e ill and re q u ire sk illed nu rsing care
fo r an extended p erio d of tim e.
E stab lish m en t S ize. F a c ilitie s with few er
than 20 beds accounted fo r n e a rly th ree-ten th s
of the 17,565 e stab lish m en ts co v ered by the
survey , but for only 5 p e rc e n t of the nonsu­
p e rv iso ry em ployees. A pproxim ately 10,400
of the estab lish m en ts had betw een 20 and 99
beds and co n stituted 59 p e rc e n t of the in ­
d u stry 's w ork fo rce. L a rg e r fa c ilitie s, a c ­
counting for about o n e-tenth of the surveyed
e sta b lish m e n ts, em ployed slig h tly m o re than
o n e -th ird of the n o n su p erv iso ry em ployees.
As in dicated below , fa c ilitie s w ith few er than
20 beds accounted for a m uch la rg e r p ro p o r­
tion of the em ploym ent in e stab lish m en ts p ro ­
viding no sk illed n u rsin g c a re than in those
th at provided such c a re .
Percent distribution of nonsupervisory
employees by extent of skilled
______ nursing care, April 1968______
Primary

Some

None

Number of beds:
100 or m o re-------- ----50 and under 100 ------20 and under 50 — ----Less than 2 0 -------- -----

35
39
22
3

46
25
22
7

9
19
36
37

T o ta l------------- -----

100

100

100

Number of employees
(in thousands)-------- -----

335

72

17

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

O w nership. P ro p rie ta ry fa c ilitie s, those
o p erated for p r o f i t , re p re se n te d slightly
m o re than sev en -ten th s of the in d u stry 's non­
su p e rv iso ry em ploym ent. M ost of the r e ­
m aining w o rk ers w ere in chu rch re la te d fa ­
c ilitie s. O ther nonprofit fa c ilitie s accounted
for o n e-tenth of the n o n su p erv iso ry em ploy­
ees. N early n in e-ten th s of the em ployees in
p ro p rie ta ry fa c ilitie s w ere in estab lish m en ts
providing sk illed nu rsing c a re as a p rim a ry
function, com p ared w ith o n e-h alf in church
re la te d fa c ilitie s and tw o -th ird s in o ther non­
p ro fit hom es.

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L ocatio n . The p ro p o rtio n s of in d u stry
em ploym ent in the N o rth east and W est— onef o u r t h and o n e-six th , re sp e c tiv e ly — w ere
about the sam e as th e ir con tribution to the
N atio n 's population (excluding A laska a n d
H aw aii). W hereas the South m ade up th re e ten th s of the population, it accounted fo r only
slig h tly m o re than one-fifth of the em ployees
in n u rsin g hom es and re la te d fa c ilitie s. The
N orth C en tra l region, on the other hand, con­
stitu ted about 36 p e rc e n t of the su rv ey e m ­
ploym ent and 28 p e rc e n t of the N atio n's popu­
lation . As in dicated below , the d istrib u tio n
of em ploym ent am ong the four regio ns v a rie d
by type of facility :

w ere slightly m o re than fo u r-fifth s in the
N o rth east and W est and betw een on e-h alf and
th ree-fifth s in the' South and N orth C en tral r e ­
gions. T w o -th ird s of the em ployees in e s ta b ­
lish m en ts p rim a rily providing sk illed nursing
c a re w ere in m etro p o litan a re a s ; the c o r ­
responding p ro p o rtio n s w ere slightly sm a lle r
in t h e o th er two types of e stab lish m en ts.
The 15 m etro p o litan a re a s studied se p a ­
ra te ly m ade up n e a rly o n e-fo u rth of the indus­
try 's n o n su p erv iso ry em ployees. E m ploym ent
in th ese a re a s ranged fro m 17,000 in the
New Y ork m etro p o litan a re a to about 700 in
M em phis.

Percent distribution of nonsupervisory
employees by extent of skilled
________ nursing care, April 1968______
All
establishments Primary

Some

Staffing. The occupations selected fo r
se p a ra te study accounted fo r n e a rly seven e i g h t h s of the n o n su p erv iso ry em ployees.
N ursing aid s, accounting fo r 46 p e rc e n t of
the w o rk e rs, w ere n u m eric ally the la rg e s t
occupational group studied. The only o ther
job w hich had m o re than on e-tenth of the em ­
ploym ent w as kitch en h e lp e rs (12 p ercen t);
th re e jobs each accounted fo r slightly le ss
than o n e-tenth of the em ployees— licen sed
p ra c tic a l n u rse s (8 p ercen t), m aid s and p o r ­
te r s (8 p ercen t), and re g is te re d p ro fe ssio n a l
n u rse s (7 p ercen t).
P a rt-tim e em ployees, t h o s e re g u la rly
scheduled to w ork le ss than 35 ho urs a w eek,
m ade up slightly m o re than on e-h alf of the
re g is te re d p ro fe ssio n a l n u r s e s , co m p ared
w ith about tw o-fifth s of the kitch en h e lp e rs,
and app ro x im ately th ree-ten th s of the licen sed
p ra c tic a l n u rse s, n u rsin g aid s, and m aids and
p o rte rs . The staffing p a tte rn s fo r fu ll- and
p a rt-tim e em ployees v a rie d by type of f a ­
cility , as in dicated below :

None

United S tates-----

100

100

100

100

Northeast —.-----------South--------------------North Central---------W est------- --------------

26
22
36
16

27
23
34
16

24
18
44
13

23
15
37
24

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

M etro politan a re a s 6 accounted fo r tw oth ird s of the in d u stry 's w ork fo rc e in A p ril
1968, about the sam e as in O ctober 1967. The
p ro p o rtio n s of w o rk e rs in m etro p o litan a re a s
^ Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas as defined by the
U. S. Bureau of the Budget through April 1967.

Percent distribution of nonsupervisory employees by extent of
_________________skilled nursing care, April 1968_________________
______ Primary________________Some_________________None________
Full time Part time Full time Part time Full time Part time
Nursing aids----------------------------Kitchen helpers-----------------------Practical nurses, licen sed --------Maids and porters---------------------Registered professional nurses---Laundry workers-----------------------Practical nurses, unlicensed-----Other nonsupervisory
em ployees-----------------------------

52
9
9
7
5
2
2

43
14
9
6
11
2
1

42
13
6
11
3
3
2

32
18
6
8
9
3
1

32
8
2
14
1
1
1

12

13

21

23

42

19
13
1
14
2
3
49

T o ta l-----------------------------

100

100

100

100

100

100

Employees (in thousands)-----------

222.8

112.6

48.1

24.0

9.8

7.0

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



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W om en, n in e-ten th s of the in d u stry 's nonsu p e rv iso ry em ployees, accounted for a larg e
m a jo rity of the w o rk e rs in each of the o c­
cupations studied se p a ra te ly . Men accounted
fo r about on e-fo u rth of the cu sto d ial w o rk ers
(m aids and p o rte rs ), slightly m o re than oneeighth of the kitchen h e lp e rs, and le s s than
o n e-ten th of the w o rk e rs in each of the other
sele c te d jobs.
U nionization. E sta b lish m e n ts having c o l­
lectiv e bargaining ag reem en ts c o v e r i n g a
m a jo rity of th e ir fu ll-tim e se rv ic e and m a in ­
tenance em ployees and fu ll-tim e office, p r o ­
fessio n a l, and tech n ical em ployees accounted
fo r le s s than o n e-ten th of the w o rk e rs in the
resp e c tiv e c a te g o rie s. A la rg e m a jo rity of
th ese w o rk e rs w ere in C hicago, New Y ork,
and San F ra n c isc o , w hich to g eth er accounted
fo r le ss than o n e-ten th of the in d u stry 's e m ­
ploym ent. As in dicated below , the extent of
co llectiv e bargaining a g reem en t cov erag e w as
m uch g re a te r in New Y ork than in the other
se le c te d a re a s .
Percent of employees in facilities
with collective bargaining
agreements covering a
majority of their
___________ full tim e—__________
Office clerical,
professional, and Service and
technical
maintenance
United States------------------------Northeast--------------------------Boston--------------------------Buffalo-----------* - -----------NewYodt (N .Y .) - ............
Philadelphia------------------South-------------------------------North Central--------------------Chicago -----------------------Cincinnati--------------------C leveland--------------------Minneapolis—St. P aul---West---------------------------------Los Angeles—Long Beach
and Anaheim—Santa
Ana—Garden Grove-----Portland-----------------------San Francisco—Oakland —

(l )
5 -9
(X)
15-19
35-39
(*)
(2)
(M
5 -9
(2)
(2)
5 -9
C1)

5 -9
15-19
t1)
15-19
6 5-69
5 -9
■ (2 )
5 -9
35-39
(2)
(2)
5 -9
5 -9

(*)
(2)
2 0-24

(*)
(2)
4 0 -4 4

* Less than 5 percent.
2 None of the establishments visited during the survey had
collective bargaining agreements covering employees in the 2 em­
ployment categories.

A verage H ourly E arn in gs
S tra ig h t-tim e earn in g s of n o n su p erv iso ry
em ployees in the in d u stry av erag ed $ 1.64 an
hour in A p ril 1968, an in c re a se of 8 p e rc e n t
above the earn in g s lev el re c o rd e d in O ctober
1967 ($1.52). R egionally, a v e r a g e hourly
earn in g s f o r n o n su p erv iso ry em ployees in



A p ril 1968 ranged fro m $1.39 in the South
to $1.91 in the N o rth east (table l). Since
O ctober 1967, earn in g s lev els ro se 10 p ercen t
in the South, 8 p e rc e n t in the W est, and n early
7 p e rc e n t in the N o rth east and N orth C en tral.
The tab ulatio n below fo r licen sed fa c ilitie s
w ith 20 beds o r m o re in d icates a su b stan ­
tia l reductio n in the in te rre g io n a l sp read in
earnin gs lev els sin ce A p ril 1965.7
Average hourly earnings of nonsupervisory
____________ employees in—____________
April 1965 October 1967 April 1968
United States-------------Northeast--------------South-------------------North Central--------West----------------------

$1.23
1.46
.90
1.14
1.44

$1.53
1.79
1.26
1.46
1.67

$1.65
1.91
1.39
1.56
1.80

Percentage spread in
average hourly
earnings1 -----------------

62

42

37

1 Percent by which average hourly earnings in the Northeast
exceeded those in the South.

E m ployees in m etro p o litan a re a s a v e r ­
aged $1.75 an hour in A p ril 1968, com pared
w ith $ 1.43 fo r th o se in sm a lle r com m un ities.
The averag e w age advantage fo r em ployees in
m etro p o litan a re a s am ounted to 14 cents an
hour in the South, 23 cents in the N o rth east,
24 cents in the N orth C en tral, and 33 cents
in the W est. A verage ho urly earn in g s ro se
7 p e rc e n t in m etro p o litan and 8 p e rc e n t in
no nm etrop olitan a re a s betw een O ctob er 1967.
and A p ril 1968.

Among the 15 a re a s studied sep arately ,
av erag e earn in g s of n o n su p erv iso ry em ploy­
ees in A p ril 1968 ranged fro m $2.26 an hour
in the New Y ork m etro p o litan a re a to $ 1.36 in
D allas. In c re a se s in av erag e ho urly earn in g s
since O ctober 1967 v a rie d by a re a — ranging
fro m 10 p e rc e n t in B uffalo, D allas, M em phis,
and San F ra n c isc o to 2 p e rc e n t in C leveland.
(See tab les 21 through 35.)
E m ployees in e stab lish m en ts p rim a rily
providing skilled n u rsin g c a re av erag ed $1.66
an hour in A p ril 1968— 7 cents h ig h er than
w o rk e rs in e stab lish m en ts providing s u c h
c a re as a seco n d ary function and 18 cents
h i g h e r than th ose in e stab lish m en ts th at
did not provide sk illed n u rsin g c a re (tables
2, 3, and 4). At le a st p a rt of th ese d iffe r­
ences re su lte d fro m v a ria tio n s in the o c­
cupational m ix am ong the th re e types of f a ­
c ilitie s. E stab lish m en ts providing no skilled
n u rsin g c a re , fo r exam ple, ra re ly em ployed
7 Op. cit. , BLS Bulletin 1492, p. 13.

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re g is te re d p ro fe ssio n a l and licen sed p ra c tic a l
n u rse s, two re la tiv e ly high -p aid jobs in the
in d u stry . W hen data for th e se two o ccu pa­
tion s a re excluded, the 18-cen t averag e wage
advantage fo r w o rk e rs in fa c ilitie s p rim a rily
providing sk illed nu rsing c a re is reduced to
2 cen ts. In c re a se s in earn in g s levels- since
O ctob er 1967 w ere betw een 6 and 8 p e rc e n t
fo r the th re e types of fa c ilitie s.
E arn in g s of em ployees in p ro p rie ta ry
hom es av erag ed $1.63 an hour in A p ril 1968,
co m p ared w ith $1.66 fo r those in vo lu ntary
(nonprofit) fa c ilitie s. T his relatio n sh ip w as
not c o n siste n t, how ever, am ong the four r e ­
gions. In the N o rth east, w o rk e rs in p ro p rie ­
ta ry hom es held a 4 -cent an hour av erag e
w age advantage; those in vo lu ntary fa c ilitie s,
on the o th er hand, had an advantage of 4 cents
in the W est, 7 cents in the South, and 8 cents
in the N orth C en tral. R elationships in e a rn ­
ings lev els for chu rch re la te d and o th er non­
p ro fit fa c ilitie s also w ere m ixed am ong the
reg io n s.
As pointed out in the d isc u ssio n of in d u s­
tr y c h a ra c te ris tic s , e stab lish m en ts p rim a rily
providing skilled nu rsing c a re accounted for
a m uch g re a te r p ro p o rtio n of the em ployees
in p ro p rie ta ry than in vo lu ntary fa c ilitie s.
E arn in g s lev els w ere g en erally h ig h er in v o l­
u n tary than in p ro p rie ta ry hom es w ithin the
th re e c la ssific a tio n s of fa c ilitie s b ased on the
extent of skilled n u rsin g c a re provided. P r o ­
p o rtio n ate d ifferen ces in av erag e earn in g s by
ow nerships w ere su b stan tially le s s fo r e s ta b ­
lish m en ts providing sk illed n u rsin g c a re as a
p rim a ry function than in the o th er two types
of fa c ilitie s.
N o n su p erv iso ry em ployees in fa c ilitie s
w hich had 100 beds or m o re av erag ed $1.73
an hour in A p ril 1968. A v erag es w ere $1.65
in hom es w hich had 50—99 beds, $1.54-in those
w ith 20— b ed s, and $1.44 in estab lish m en ts
49
w hich had few er than 20 beds. The re la tio n ­
ship of h ig h er earn in g s lev els in la rg e r e s ­
tab lish m en ts g e n e ra lly p e rs is te d by regio n
and by extent of sk illed n u rsin g c a re provided
by the estab lish m en t.
The 280,749 fu ll-tim e em ployees, those
re g u la rly scheduled to w ork at le a s t 35 ho urs
a w eek, av erag ed $1.61 an hour in A p ril
1968— 10 cents le ss than the 143,613 p a rttim e em ployees in the in d u stry . M ost of th is
differen ce re su lte d fro m v a ria tio n s in the
occupational m ix of the two groups of e m ­
ploy ees. R e g iste re d p ro fe ssio n a l n u rs e s , for
exam ple, accounted fo r 5 p e rc e n t of the fu ll­
tim e and 10 p e rc e n t of the p a rt-tim e e m ­
ploy ees. When th is occupation, one of the



h igh est paid in the in d u stry , w as elim inated
fro m the earn in g s data, the av erag e w as
$1.54 fo r fu ll-tim e and $1.56 fo r p a rt-tim e
em ployees.
Individual earn in g s fo r m o re than ninetenths of the n o n su p erv iso ry em ployees w ere
betw een $1.15 and $3 an hour in A p ril 1968.
The m iddle half of the w o rk ers earn ed fro m
$1.25 to $1.79. The la rg e s t co n cen tratio n
of w o rk ers (n early one-fifth) in the earn in g s
a rra y w as at the $1.15 to $1.20 in terv al; a
slightly sm a lle r p ro p o rtio n of the w o rk ers in
O ctober 1967 earn ed betw een $1 and $ 1.05 an
hour (table 5). The p ro p o rtio n s of w o rk ers
at low er earn in g s lev els in both p erio d s w ere
m uch g re a te r in the South than in the other
reg io n s. T his relatio n sh ip held for both fu lland p a rt-tim e em ployees w ithin each of the
th re e types of fa c ilitie s b ased on the extent
of sk illed n u rsin g c a re provided.
O ccupational E arn in g s
The occupational classificatio n s for w hich
se p a ra te earn in g s data w ere obtained a c ­
counted fo r n e a rly sev en -eig h th s of the non­
su p e rv iso ry em ployees w ithin scope of the
survey. T hese c la ssific a tio n s w ere selected
to re p re se n t earn in g s lev els fo r the v ario u s
activ ities p erfo rm ed by em ployees in nu rsing
hom es and re la te d fa c ilitie s. A verage ho urly
earn in g s fo r the selected occupations in A p ril
1968 ranged fro m $1.39 for lau nd ry w o rk ers
to $3.04 fo r re g is te re d p ro fe ssio n a l n u rse s
(table 14). N ursing aid s, n e a rly half of the
in d u stry 's w ork fo rc e, av erag ed $1.42 an
hour— 70 cents le ss than licen sed p ra c tic a l
n u rse s, ano th er n u m eric ally im p o rtan t job.
Since O ctob er 1967, p ercen tag e in c re a se s
w ere le ss fo r re g is te re d p ro fe ssio n a l and l i ­
censed p ra c tic a l n u rse s (5 and 6 p e rc e n t, r e ­
spectively) than for low er paid jobs (ranging
fro m about 7 to 11 p ercen t), and som ew hat
reduced the p ercen tag e sp read in earn in g s
lev els am ong the selected occupations. R eg­
is te re d p ro fe ssio n a l n u rse s, fo r exam ple,
av erag ed 125 p e r c e n t m o re than lau nd ry
w o rk ers in O ctober 1967, com p ared w ith 119
p e rc e n t m o re in A p ril 1968.
O ccupational av erag es w ere h igh est in
the W est fo r p ra c tic a l and re g is te re d p ro fe s ­
sio nal n u rse s and h igh est in the N o rth east for
the o th er selected occupations. L ow est a v ­
era g e s w ere re c o rd e d in the South. R egional
d ifferen ces in occupational av erag es w ere
p ro p o rtio n ately g re a te r for re la tiv e ly low paid jobs t h a n fo r th ose w hich had co m ­
p a ra tiv e ly high earn in g s lev els. R eg istered
p ro fe ssio n a l n u rse s in the N o rth east, fo r
exam ple, av erag ed 10 p e rc e n t m o r e than

and 17), and w ithin th ese th re e groupings
by size of estab lish m en t (table 18), size of
com m unity (table 19), and type of ow nership
(table 20).
Among the 15 a re a s stu died sep arately ,
P ro p o rtio n a te d ifferen ces in occupational occupational av erag es w ere u su ally high est in
av e ra g e s by regio n have d e c re a se d g en erally the New Y ork a re a and low est in D allas or
since the B u re a u 's A p ril 1965 su rvey of .li­ M em phis (tables 21—35). In te ra re a d iffe r­
censed fa c ilitie s w hich had at le a s t 20 b e d s.8 ences in a v e r a g e earn in g s w ere usually
T his narrow ing w as m uch le ss for re g iste re d g re a te r fo r re la tiv e ly low -paid jobs than for
p ro fe ssio n a l n u rse s than fo r the lo w er-p aid those w hich had h igh er earn in g s, sim ila r to
relatio n sh ip s th at w ere noted on a regio nal
occupations, as in dicated below .
b a sis. F o r exam ple, re g is te re d p ro fessio n al
n u rse s in New Y ork av erag ed 41 p ercen t
Occupational averages by region as m o re than those in D allas in A p ril 1968; for
a percent of the corresponding
n u rsin g aid s, the co rresp o n d in g sp read was
______ average in the South1______
60 p ercen t.

th e ir c o u n te rp a rts in the South in A p ril 1968,
w h ereas the corresp o n d in g sp re a d w as n early
20 p e rc e n t fo r licen sed p ra c tic a l n u rse s and
36 p e rc e n t for nursing aid s.

(Occupational averages in the
South for each payroll
__________ period = 100)__________
Northeast

North
Central

West

Registered professional nurses:
116
109
118
April 1965-------- -------------110
107
118
October 1967-------------------119
107
April 1968------------------------ 110
Practical nurses, licensed:
134
120
129
April 1965-----------------------126
122
118
October 1967-------------------113
120
124
April 1968-----------------------Nursing aids:
172
136
April 1965------------------------ 171
132
141
117
October 1967-------------------129
112
April 1968------------------------ 135
Kitchen helpers:
162
128
167
April 1965-----------------------129
115
October 1967--------------------- 136
109
125
April 1968------------------------ 131
Maids and porters:
172
137
April 1965------------------------ 166
143
121
137
October 1967-------------------115
131
April 1968------------------------ 134
* Tabulation relates to licensed facilities which had 20 beds
or more.

With few exceptions, earn in g s lev els for
full- and p a rt-tim e em ployees w ithin the sam e
job d iffered le s s than 10 cen ts. In A p ril 1968,
fu ll-tim e w o rk e rs had an av erag e w age ad ­
vantage in each of the se le c te d jobs in the
N orth C e n tra l and W est and in m o st of those
in the N o rth east. P a rt-tim e w o rk e rs in the
South, on the o ther hand, av erag ed m o re than
th e ir fu ll-tim e c o u n te rp a rts in 4 of the 7 s e ­
le c te d occupations.
O ccupational earn in g s in fo rm atio n also is
tab u lated by extent of sk illed n u rsin g c a re
prov id ed by the estab lish m en t (tables 15, 16,
8 Op. c it., BLS Bulletin 1492, pp. 26—27.



E arn in g s of individuals em ployed in the
sam e job and a re a freq u en tly w ere w idely
d isp e rse d ; the high est p a i d w o rk er often
earn ed m o re than tw ice as m uch as the low est
paid. Som e w o rk e rs in co m p arativ ely lowpaid jobs earn ed m o re than som e w o rk e rs in
jobs fo r w hich sig n ifican tly h ig h er av erag es
w ere reco rd ed . F o r exam ple, the follow ing
tab ulatio n for the New Y ork a re a in dicates
th at earn in g s of n u rsin g aids and licen sed
p ra c tic a l n u rse s ov erlapp ed desp ite a 78 -cen t
differen ce in th e ir a v e ra g e s:
Percent of employees at specified
___________earnings levels__________
Nursing aids

Licensed practical
nurses

Average hourly earnings:
Under $1. 5 0 ---------------$1.50 to $ 1 .6 0 ------------$1.60 to $ 1.70 ------------$1.70 to $ 1.80 ------------$1. 80 to $ 1.90 ------------$1.90 to $2.00 ------- ---■
$2. 00 to $2. 20------------$2. 20 to $2. 4 0 ------------$2. 40 to $2. 60------------$2. 60 to $2. 80------------$2. 80 and over-------------

1.8
1.9
12.1
12.6
14. 5
2.8
50. 0
3.7
.2
.2
.2

1.2
1.2
2.7
9.3
10.9
37.3
36.9

T o ta l---------------------

100.0

100.0

Number of workers------------Average hourly earnings-----

7,077
$1.95

1,827
$2.73

-

0 .4
-

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

W eekly H ours W orked
About th re e -te n th s of the n o n su p erv iso ry
em ployees w orked 40 h o u rs during the pay ­
ro ll w eek co v ered in A p ril 1968 (table 36).

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The p ro p o rtio n s of em ployees w orking le ss
than 40 ho urs a w eek am ounted to n e a rly onehalf, and those w orking m o re than 40 h o u rs,
to about one-fifth. W o rk ers in the South a v ­
era g ed about 37 ho urs a w eek, com pared w ith
34 h o u rs in the N orth C e n tra l and W est and
31 h o u rs in the N o rth east. T his relatio n sh ip
of lo ng er hours of w ork in the South than
in the other regions also held by extent of
sk illed nu rsing c a re provided by the e s ta b ­
lish m en t. P ro p o rtio n s of w o rk ers by w eekly
h o u rs of w ork in O ctober 1967 w ere g en erally
sim ila r to those in A p ril 1968; how ever,
th e re has been a reduction in av erag e w eekly
h o u rs of w ork since A p ril 1965. N onsuperv iso ry em ployees in licen sed fa c ilitie s which
had 20 beds or m o re av eraged 37 ho urs a
w eek in A pril 1965, about 3 ho urs longer than
the av erag es re c o rd e d in O ctober 1967 and
A p ril 1968.
Among the 15 selected a re a s , average
w eekly ho urs of w ork in A p ril 1968 ranged
fro m 28 in B oston and M inneapolis— P au l
St.
to about 38 in A tlanta, D allas, and M em phis.
C incinnati and C leveland w ere the only other
a re a s w here av erag es of m ore than 36 hours
a w eek w ere reco rd ed .
N early fo u r-fifth s of the fu ll-tim e re g is ­
te re d p ro fe ssio n a l n u rse s covered by the s u r ­
vey w ere in fa c ilitie s th at did not have p ro v i­
sions for o n -c a ll duty beyond th e ir re g u la r
ho urs of w ork. The p ro p o rtio n s of n u rse s in
estab lish m en ts w ith o n -call pro v isio n s (usu­
ally req u irin g th at n u rse s be on call 24 hours
a day) w ere n e a rly tw o-fifths in the N orth
C e n tral region, o n e-fou rth in the South, and
alm o st one-eighth in the N o rth east and W est.
E stab lish m en t P ra c tic e s and S upplem entary
W age P ro v isio n s
Inform ation also w as obtained fo r the
A p ril 1968 p ay ro ll p erio d on w ork schedules
and selected su p plem en tary ben efits including
paid holidays, paid v acatio n s, and v ario u s
types- of health, in su ra n c e , and pension plans.
The data a re p re se n te d se p a ra te ly for fu ll­
tim e em ployees in two occupational groups:
(l) O ffice, p ro fe ssio n a l, and tech n ical e m ­
ploy ees, and (2) se rv ic e and m aintenance
em ployees.
Scheduled W eekly H ours. W ork schedules
of 40 ho urs a w eek w ere in effect in fa c ili­
tie s em ploying about tw o -th ird s of the fu ll­
tim e se rv ic e and m aintenance em ployees and
th re e -fo u rth s of the fu ll-tim e office, p ro fe s ­
sio nal, and tech n ical em ployees (table 38).
The 40 -h ou r schedule w as predo m inan t in all
of the four regio ns and n e a rly all of the s e ­
lected a re a s (table 39). A m ajo r exception



w as the New Y ork a re a , w here about th re e fourth s of the em ployees in both occupational
groups had w eekly w ork schedules betw een 35
and 3 7 V2 h o u rs.
O v ertim e P a y P ro v isio n s. P ro v isio n s fo r
p rem iu m pay fo r w eekly o v ertim e w ork ap ­
plied to v irtu a lly a ll em ployees in the two
occupational groups. A la rg e m a jo rity of
the w o rk ers w ere cov ered by p ro v isio n s th at
specified a paym ent of 1 V2 the em ployee's
reg u lar ra te for w ork over 48 h o u rs a w eek—
the m inim um .requ irem en t fo r the in d u stry at
the tim e of the su rv ey under the F a ir L abor
S tandards A ct. About one-fifth of the w o rk ers
w ere in fa c ilitie s providing tim e and on e-h alf
re g u la r ra te s afte r 40 h o u rs a w eek. As in ­
dicated in the tab ulatio n on the follow ing page,
p ro v isio n s for daily o v ertim e p rem iu m pay
applied to app ro xim ately sev en -ten th s of the
w o rk ers in the W est but w ere not rep o rted
freq uently in the o ther regio ns.
P a id H o lidays. P a id holidays w ere p ro ­
vided by estab lish m en ts accounting fo r 56
p ercen t of the se rv ic e and m aintenance e m ­
ployees and 63 p ercen t of the office, p ro fe s ­
sional, and tech n ical em ployees (table 40).
H oliday p ro v isio n s v a rie d su b stan tially am ong
and w ithin the four regio ns. E stab lish m en ts
granting paid holidays m o st com m only p ro ­
vided 7 days a y e a r in the N o rth east, 6 days
in the N orth C en tral and W est, and 5 or 6 days
in the South. P ro v isio n s also v a rie d am ong
the 15 selected a re a s (table 41).
P a id V acatio n s. P a id v acatio n s, afte r
qualifying p erio d s of se rv ic e , w ere provided
by fa c ilitie s em ploying about n in e-ten th s of
the w o rk ers in the two occupational groups
(table 42). T ypically, em ployees w ere p ro ­
vided 1 w eek of vacatio n pay a fte r 1 y e a r of
se rv ic e and 2 w eeks a fte r 2 y e a rs. P ro v i­
sions for at le a st 3 w eeks of paid vacation
afte r 10 y e a rs of se rv ic e applied to about
o n e-fou rth of the w o rk e rs. Such pro v isio n s
w ere le ss p rev alen t in the South than in the
other reg io n s. Inform ation on paid vacation
p ro v isio n s in the 15 selected a re a s is p r e ­
sented in table 43.
H ealth, Insu ran ce, and P en sio n P la n s .
B etw een th re e - and fo u r-ten th s of the se rv ic e
and m aintenance em ployees w ere in e sta b ­
lish m en ts providing at le a st p a rt of the cost
of h o sp italizatio n , su rg ical, and m ed ical in ­
su ran ce (table 44). P ro v isio n s for paid sick
leav e, usu ally at full pay w ith no w aiting
p erio d , applied to alm o st th ree-ten th s of th ese
w o rk ers and life in su ran ce cov erag e, to a l­
m o st one-fou rth. The p ro p o rtio n s of office,
p ro fessio n al, and tech n ical em ployees p ro ­
vided v ario u s h ealth and in su ran ce benefits

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Percent of full-tim e employees in establishments with specified
overtime provisions by rate of pay and hours after which effective
United States

Northeast

South

North Central

West

Office, professional, and technical employees
Daily overtime
Time and one-half after
7 V2 hours---------------------8 hours--------------------------Other----------------------------------

1
16
2

4
8
3

1
21
64
10

4
19
61
15

3
2

(!)
7
1

(X)
8
78
11

11
77
5

_

1
67
1

Weekly overtime
Time and one-half after:
3772 hours-------------------40 hours------------------------48 hours------------------------Other---------------------------------

-

1
62
28
8

Service and maintenance employees
Daily overtime
Time and one-half after
7 72 hours---------------- ----8 hours--------------------- ----Other---------------------------------

1
19
2

3
14
5

5
1

( X)
8
1

1
21
3
65
8

3
25
4
51
17

( X)
5
6
82
5

11
2
78
5

1
71
1

Weekly overtime
Time and one-half after:
37 V2 hours--------------40 hours-------------------44 hours-------------------48 hours-------------------Other-----------------------------

_

1
64
1
26
7

Less than 0. 5 percent.

w ere slightly la rg e r than those for serv ice
and m aintenance em ployees. The benefits
studied w ere u su ally m o re p re v a le n t in the
N o rth east and W est than in the o th er regio ns.
In m o st in sta n c e s, the p ro p o rtio n s of w o rk ers
in fa c ilitie s providing h ealth and in su ran ce
ben efits w ere su b stan tially high er in the New
Y ork a re a than in the o ther se le c te d a re a s
(table 45).
R e tire m e n t pension b en efits, o ther than
those provided un der F e d e ra l so cial secu rity ,
applied to about on e-tenth of the w o rk e rs.
The p ro p o rtio n s of se rv ic e and m aintenance
w o rk e rs co v ered by s u c h ben efits ranged
fro m 4 p e rc e n t in the South to 20 p e rc e n t in
the N o rth east. The corresp on din g range for
office, p ro fe ssio n a l, and tech n ical em ployees
w as 3 to 16 p erc e n t.




P e rq u isite s
As in dicated p rev io u sly , earn in g s data
obtained during the su rv ey exclude the value
of room , bo ard , and o ther p e rq u isite s p ro ­
vided. S lightly m o re than tw o-fifth s of the
w o rk ers in the two occupational groups w ere
in e stab lish m en ts providing at le a st one fre e
m eal a day to a m a jo rity of th e ir em ployees.
The p ro p o rtio n s w ere app ro xim ately one-fifth
in the W est, o n e -th ird in the South, o n e-h alf
in the N orth C en tral regio n, and th re e -fifth s
in the N o rth east. P ro v isio n s fo r fre e lodging
ra re ly w e r e re p o rte d during the survey.
About o n e-six th of the office, p ro fessio n al,
and tech n ical em ployees, and a slig h tly la rg e r
p ro p o rtio n of the se rv ic e and m aintenance
em ployees w ere in fa c ilitie s paying at le a st
p a rt of the co st of un iform s a n d /o r laundering
of un iform s for a m a jo rity of th e ir em ployees.

Table 1. Average Hourly Earnings By Selected Characteristics: All Establishments
(Number, average weekly hours worked, and average hourly earn in gs1 of nonsupervisory em ployees in nursing hom es and related fa cilities,
United States and regions, O ctober 1967 and A pril 1968)
United States
Item

Number
of
employees

Northeast

Average
Weekly
hours

Hourly
earnings

Number
of
employees

South

Average
Weekly
hours

Hourly
earnings

Number
of
employees

Weekly
hours

West

N o r t h Cen t r a l

Average
Hourly
earnings

Number

Average

employees

Weekly
h6ur s

Hourly
earni n g s

Number

Average

employees

Weekly
hours

Hourly
earni n g s

O c t o b e r 1967

All n o n s u p e r v i s o r y e m p l o y e e s __ ___ _____ — ____
M e n __________—
— — __________________
W o m e n . _ __ ______________ ________ _
Full-time e m p l o y e e s —
- __ Men_
________ . ____________ ___ ___
W o m e n ____________________________________
Part-time employees 2
_
M p p ___
___
__ r
TT T
_-^t„„_„T„_
I
W o m e n ------------------------------------

407,381
37,868
369,513
271,641
24, 6 9 6
246,945
135, 740
13,172
122,568

34.0
33.7
34.0
41.0
41.7
40.9
19.9
18.7
20.0

$1.52
1.61
1.52
1.50
1.66
1.48
1.58
1.52
1.59

1 0 4,036
12,998
91,038
60,180
8, 142
52, 0 3 8
43,856
4, 856
39,000

31.3
32.3
31.2
40.0
40.6
39.9
19.4
18.4
19.5

$1.79
1.83
1.79
1.78
1.92
1.76
1.81
1.67
1.82

91,737
8, 713
83,024
71,864
6,074
65, 790
19,873
2, 639
17, 2 3 4

37.1
35.5
37.3
41.8
42.7
41.7
20.2
18.9
20.4

$1.25
1.27
1.25
1.23
1.27
1.23
1.34
1.26
1.35

1 4 4,402
9,545
1 3 4,857
93,449
6, 242
87,2 0 7
50,9 5 3
3, 303
47,650

33.9
34.1
33.9
41.3
41.9
41.2
20.4
19.3
20.4

$1.44
1.59
1.43
1.44
1.65
1.42
1.45
1.48
1.45

67,206
6, 612
60, 594
46,148
4, 2 38
41,910
21,058
2,374
18,684

34.0
33.4
34.1
40.6
42.0
40.4
19.6
18.2
19.8

$1.65
1.66
1.65
1.66
1.72
1.65
1.65
1.57
1.66

T y p e of o w n e r s h i p :
Proprietary
V olunta ry____________________________________ _
C h u r c h related—
. -------------------O t h e r than c h u r c h related _____
___

294 , 4 9 5
112,886
71,388
41,498

34.3
33.1
32.4
34.2

1.51
1.55
1.56
1.53

74, 479
29, 5 5 7
19,285
10,272

31.0
32.1
31.3
33.5

1.80
1.77
1.74
1.81

71,704
20,033
10,613
9,420

37.4
36.3
37.3
35.2

1.24
1.32
1.36
1.28

91,223
53,179
33,080
20, 099

34.8
32.3
31.3
33.9

1.42
1.49
1.48
1.50

57,089
10,117
8, 41 0

34.0
33.8
33.4

1.64
1.71
1.73

Size of establishment;
100 b e d s o r m o r e ___________________________
50 but less than 100 b e d s ------------------2 0 but less than 50 b e d s --------------------L e s s t h a n 2 0 b e d s — ______________________ ____

142,589
148,253
95,034
21, 505

34.1
33.9
34.0
33.6

1.61
1.53
1.42
1.36

40,768
29, 8 7 5
27,391

32.4
30.4
30.8

1.88
1.82
1.67

29,508
36, 4 0 6
22,543

37.3
36.9
37.8

1.33
1.25
1.18

52,172
50,463
33,073

33.6
33.7
34.0

1.55
1.47
1.30

20,141
31,509
1 2 ,027

Size of c o m m u n i t y :
Metropolitan a r e a s 3
N o n m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a s __

272,305
135,076

33.8
34.4

1.63
1.32

84,652
19,384

31.3
31.4

1.83
1.62

52,450
39,287

All n o n s u p e r v i s o r y e m p l o y e e s —
. ---------M e n ___________ ________________ _______ ___
W o m e n __________ ____ _____ ___ ________ ___
Full-time e m p l o y e e s — —
. -------Men—
— _______ _______
. --- ---W o m e n _______________ _____________ _______
P a r t - t i m e e m p l o y e e s 2 . ----- ----------Men— ___ ....____ ... __
___ ____
W o m e n . __ ______
_____________ ______

424,362
39,412
384,950
2 8 0,749
25, 192
255,557
143,613
14,220
129,393

33.8
33.1
33.9
40.8
41.4
40.7
20.2
18.5
20.4

$1.64
1.73
1.63
1.61
1.78
1.59
1.71
1.65
1.71

1 1 1 , 189
13,985
97, 204
63, 374
8,818
54, 5 5 6
47,815
5, 167
42,648

31.3
32.5
31.1
40.0
40.6
39.9
19.9
18.6
20.0

$1.91
1.93
1.91
1.89
2.02
1.87
1.94
1.78
1.96

93,414
8,438
84,976
73,195
5, 840
67,355
20,2 1 9
2, 598
17,621

T y p e of o w n e r s h i p :
P roprietary__________________________________
V o l u n t a ry..
—
C h u r c h related____________________________
O t h e r than c h u r c h related _______________

30 6 , 0 4 6
118,316
74, 9 3 4
43, 3 8 2

34.1
33.2
32.4
34.5

1.63
1.66
1.68
1.63

80,7 1 2
30,477
20, 095
10,382

30.8
32.8
31.8
34.5

1.92
1.88
1.86
1.91

32.4
30.6
30.5

2.00
1.93
1.79

—

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

34.3
34.3
33.8
-

1.67
1.68
1.64
-

1.32
1.17

79,398
65,004

34.2
33.5

1.56
1.30

55, 805
11,401

34.0
34.2

1.70
1.41

36.8
35.1
37.0
41.3
42.3
41.3
20.6
18.8
20.8

$1.39
1.40
1.38
1.36
1.40
1.36
1.48
1.42
1.49

1 5 1,608
10, 351
141,257
97,342
6,413
90,929
54,266
3 , 938
50, 328

33.7
33.0
33.8
41.1
41.6
41.0
20.5
18.8
20.6

$1.54
1.71
1.53
1.53
1.77
1.51
1.56
1.62
1.56

68,151
6, 638
61,513
46,838
4, 121
42,717
21,313
2, 517
1 8 ,796

34.0
32.4
34.1
40.4
41.5
40.3
19.9
17.4
20.2

$1.78
1.76
1.79
1.79
1.81
1.79
1.78
1.68
1.79

72,8 5 9
20,555
10,736
9,819

37.0
36.1
37.1
35.0

1.37
1.44
1.48
1.40

94,894
56,714
35,329
21,385

34.6
32.2
31.0
34.1

1.51
1.59
1.59
1.59

5 7 ,581
10, 570
8,774

34.0
33.8
33.3

1.78
1.82
1.83

30,266
36,732
23,144

37.1
36.7
37.2

1.46
1.38
1.32

55, 899
53,522
33, 1 9 3

33.2
33.5
34.5

1.64
1.57
1.40

20, 636
32,047
11,968

36.9
37.4

A p ril 1968

Size of establishment;
100 b e d s o r m o r e —
50 but less than 100 b e d s ___________________
2 0 but less than 50 b e d s _____________________
L e s s than 2 0 b e d s —
____ — _____— ___ — __ _

151,572
153,813
96, 876
22,101

33.9
33.8
33.9
33.2

1.73
1.65
1.54
1.44

44, 771
31,512
28, 571

Size of c o m m u n i t y ;
Metropolitan areas 3
— ____N o n m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a s --------- ---------- —

282 , 2 9 2
142,070

33.6
34.3

1.75
1.43

90,463
20, 726

-

31.3
31.6

1.95
1.72

53,1 5 7
40,257

36.5
37.3

1.45
1.31

82,199
69, 4 0 9

33.9
33.4

1.65
1.41

-

56,473
11,678

34.2
34.2
34.1
34.0
33.9

1.81
1.81
1.77
1.84
1.51

1 Earnings data include separate payments for work on late shifts, but exclude prem ium pay for overtim e and for work on w eekends and holidays, as w ell as the value of room ,
board, or other p erq u isites, if any w ere provided.
2 "P art-tim e em ployees" in this and subsequent tables refer to em ployees regularly scheduled to work le s s than 35 hours per week.
3 Standard M etropolitan Statistical A reas, as defined by the U.S. Bureau of the Budget through A pril 1967.
NOTE: D ashes indicate no data reported or data that do not m eet publication criteria.



Table 2. Average Hourly Earnings By Selected Characteristics: Establishments Primarily Providing Skilled Nursing Care

O

(Num ber, average weekly hours worked, and average hourly earnings 1 of nonsupervisory em ployees in nursing hom es and related fa c ilitie s,
United States and regions, October 1967 and April 1968)
Northeast

United States
Item

Number
of
employees

Average
W eekly H o u r l y
h ours
earnings

Number
of
employees

South

Average
W e e k l y Hourly
h o u r s earnings

Number
of
employees

N o r t h Cen t r a l

Average
W e e k l y Hourly
h o u r s earnings

Number
of
employees

West

Average
W e e k l y Hourly
h o u r s earnings

Number
of
employees

Average
Weekly
hours

Hourly
earnings

O c t o b e r 1967

All n o n s u p e r v i s o r y e m p l o y e e s ----------------M e n __________ ____ _______
W o m e n ____________________________________
F u l l - t i m e e m p l o y e e s ________________________
___
M e n ______________________________ W o m e n __________ ________________________
P a r t - t i m e e m p l o y e e s ________________________
M e n _______________________________________
W o m e n ____________________________________

3 2 2,075
28,733
2 9 3,342
2 1 6,672
18,638
198,034
105,403
10,095
95,308

34.
33.
34.
41.
41.
40.
20.
19.
20.

1
8
1
0
7
9
0
2
1

$1. 54
1. 60
1. 54
1. 51
1.64
1.49
1. 61
1. 52
1. 62

83,897
10,078
73,819
48,076
6, 179
41,897
35,821
3,899
31, 9 2 2

31. 1
32. 0
31. 0
39. 8
40. 4
39. 7
19. 5
18. 7
19.6

T y p e of owner s h i p :
P r o p r i e t a r y __________________________________
V o l u n t a r y _____________________________________
C h u r c h related____________________________
O t h e r than c h u r c h r e lated _______________

2 58,539
63,5 3 6
35,981
27,555

34. 3
33.4
32.4
34. 7

1. 54
1.55
1. 56
1. 55

67,778
16,119
10,027
6,092

30.
32.
31.
34.

Size of establishment:
100 b e d s or m o r e ____________________________
50 but less than 100 b e d s -------- --------20 but less than 50 b e d s _____________________
L e s s than 20 b e d s ____________________________

110,081
128,037
73,290
10,667

34. 2
34. 1
33.9
34. 5

1. 62
1. 53
1.45
1.41

Size of c o m m u n i t y :
Metr o p o l i t a n a r e a s 2_________________________
N o n m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a s ______________________

2 18,622
103,453

33. 8
34. 7

1. 64
1. 33

$1. 81
1. 83
1. 81
1. 81
1.93
1.79
1. 82
1. 67
1.84

75,840
7,088
68,752
60,266
5,093
55,173
15,574
1,995
13,579

37.4
36.4
37. 5
41. 7
42. 7
41. 6
20. 6
20. 1
20. 6

8
3
3
1

1.82
1.77
1. 73
1.84

63,449
12,391
5, 141
7,250

37.
37.
38.
36.

34, 6 0 4
24,766
21,5 7 9
-

32. 3
30. 3
29.9

1.88
1. 83
1.70

24,439
32, 7 2 8
17,5 6 2

37.4
36.9
38. 2

69.556
14,341

31.0
31. 3

-

1. 85
1.62

44,127
31, 7 1 3

5
0
1
3

-

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

26
26
26
24
26
23
35
24
36

1 08,537
6, 7 37
101,800
70,802
4,301
66,501
37,735
2,436
35,299

34. 0
3 3.9
34. 0
41. 3
42. 1
41. 3
20.4
19.6
20. 4

$1.47
1. 58
1.46
1.45
1. 63
1. 44
1. 50
1.48
1. 50

53,801
4,830
48,971
37,528
3,065
34,463
16,2 7 3
1,765
14,5 0 8

34. 3
33.6
34. 4
40. 6
42. 1
40. 5
19.9
18. 8
20. 0

$1. 66
1.64
1.66
1. 65
1.91
1. 65
1.67
1. 54
1. 68

1.
1.
1.
1.

25
31
36
27

77, 2 0 1
31, 3 3 6
17,447
13,889

34. 7
3 2.4
30. 8
34. 3

1.45
1. 52
1.48
1. 57

50,111
3,690
3,366
-

34. 3
34. 6
35. 2
-

1. 65
1. 73
1.76
-

1. 32
1. 25
1. 19

36, 9 2 6
42,849
23,843

33.7
34. 0
34. 3

1. 57
1.48
1. 33

14, 112
27,694
1 0 ,306

34. 7
34. 3
33.9

1.65
1. 68
1. 66

-

37. 1
37. 8

-

1. 32
1. 18

61,716
46,821

-

-

34. 2
33. 8

-

-

-

1. 57
1. 33

43,223
10,578

34. 4
34. 2

1. 72
1. 41

7
4
8
0
8
0
5
3
7

$1.57
1.71
1. 56
1. 55
1. 76
1. 54
1. 60
1.64
1.60

54,507
4,770
49,737
37,884
2,876
35,008
1 6 ,623
1,894
1 4 ,729

34. 2
32. 2
34. 4
40.4
41. 5
40. 3
20. 1
18. 2
20. 3

$1.79
1.75
1. 80
1.79
1. 81
1. 79
1. 80
1. 65
1.82

34. 2
35. 0
35.4

1. 79
1. 83
1. 85

April 1968

All n o n s u p e r v i s o r y e m p l o y e e s ----------------M e n _______________________________________
W o m e n ____________________________________
F u l l - t i m e e m p l o y e e s — --- ------------------M e n --------------------------------------W o m e n ____________________________________
P a r t - t i m e e m p l o y e e s — _____ ________________
M e n _______________________________________
W o m e n ____________________________________

3 35,473
29,649
305,824
222 , 8 4 3
18,906
2 0 3,937
112,630
10,74^
101,887

33.9
33. 2
33.9
40. 7
41.4
40. 7
20. 3
18.' 8
20. 4

$ 1 .66
1.73
1. 66
1. 62
1.77
1.61
1.74
1.65
1.75

90,072
10,976
79,096
50,4 8 5
6,880
43,605
39,587
4,096
35,491

31. 1
32. 5
30. 9
39. 8
40. 5
39.6
20. 0
18. 9
20. 1

T y p e of owner s h i p :
P r o p r i e t a r y __ _____ __ __ ______ ______
V o l u n t a r y _______ — --- ----------- ---C h u r c h related____________________________
O t h e r than c h u r c h r elated _______________

269,647
65, 8 2 6
37,104
28,7 2 2

34. 0
33. 3
32.4
34. 6

1. 66
1.67
1. 68
1.66

73,656
16,416
10,251
6, 165

30.
33.
32.
34.

Size of establishment:
100 b e d s o r m o r e __________ _________________
50 but less than 100 b e d s ___________________
20 but less than 50 b e d s _____________________
L e s s than 20 b e d s _______________ __________

116,863
132,348
75,3 2 7
10,935

33.9
34. 0
33. 6
33. 5

1. 74
1.65
1. 58
1.47

38,1 3 3
26,080
22, 6 5 5

Size of c o m m u n i t y :
M e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a s 2____ _______ —
-----N o n m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a s ______________________

226,781
108,692

33. 6
34. 4

1.76
1.45

74,683
15,389

-

2. 02
1.90
1.96
1. 76
1. 98

77,504
6,695
70,809
61,365
4,815
56,550
16,139
1,880
14,259

37.
36.
37.
41.
42.
41.
20.
19.
20.

0
0
1
3
3
2
7
7
9

$1. 39
1.40
1. 39
1. 36
1. 39
1. 36
1.49
1.43
1. 50

113,390
7,208
10 6 , 1 8 2
73, 109
4,335
68,774
40,281
2,873
37,408

6
2
2
7

1. 94
1. 89
1. 86
1.95

64,680
12,824
5,138
7,686

37.
36.
37.
36.

1
7
5
1

1. 38
1.44
1.48
1.41

80,667
32,723
18,194
14,529

34. 5
31.9
30. 5
33. 8

1. 54
1. 63
1. 59
1. 67

50,644
3,863
3, 521

32. 3
30. 7
29.5

2. 00
1.95
1.83

24, 9 8 7
33,138
18,336

37. 1
36. 8
37.4

1.46
1. 38
1. 33

39,308
45,034
23,889
-

33. 0
33. 7
34. 6

1.66
1. 59
1.43

14,435
28,096
1 0 ,447

63,480
49,910

34. 0
33.4

31. 0
31.4

$1. 93
1.92
1. 94

1. 92

1. 98
1.73

44,797
32, 7 0 7

36. 6
37. 6

1.45
1. 31

33.
32.
33.
41.
41.
41.
20.
18.
20.

-

1.67
1.44

-

43,821
10,6 8 6

34.7
34. 2
33. 7
34. 3
33.9

-

1.79
1. 82
1. 79
1.86
1. 51

Earnings data include separate paym ents for work on late shifts, but exclude prem ium pay for overtim e and for work on weekends and holidays, as w ell as the value of room ,
or other p erq u isites, if any w ere provided.
Standard M etropolitan Statistical A reas, as defined by the U .S. Bureau of the Budget through April 1967.
NOTE: Dashes indicate no data reported or data that do not m eet publication criteria,



Table 3.

Average Hourly Earnings By Selected Characteristics:

Establishments Providing Skilled Nursing Care as a Secondary Function

(N um ber, a v erage w eek ly hours w orked, and av era g e h ourly e a r n in g s1 of n o n su p erviso ry em p lo y ee s in n u rsin g h o m es and r e la ted fa c ilitie s ,
U nited S ta tes and r e g io n s, O ctober 1967 and A p r il 1968)

Number
of
employees

South

Northeast

United States
Item

Average
Weekly Hourly
earnings
hours

Number
of
employees

Average
Weekly
hours

Hourly
earnings

Number
of
employees

N o r t h Central

Average
Weekly
hours

Hourly
earnings

Number
of
employees

West

Average
Weekly
hours

Hourly
earni n g s

Number
of
employees

Average
Weekly
hours

Hourly
earnings

O c t o b e r 1967

68,959
7, 417
61, 5 4 2
45,398
5, 037
40,361
23,561
2, 380
21, 181

33.7
34.0
33.6
41.0
41.6
40.9
19.6
17.9
19.8

$1.48
1.66
1.46
1.48
1.71
1.45
1.50
1.54
1.49

16,361
2, 355
14,006
9,931
1 , 510
8,421
6,430
845
5, 585

32.2
32.3
32.2
40.7
40.9
40.6
19.2
17.1
19.5

$1.72
1.82
1.71
1.70
1.90
1.66
1.76
1.67
1.77

13,385
1,296
12,089
9, 746
865
8 , 881
3,639
431
3 ,208

36.1
34.4
36.3
42.3
43.0
42.2
19.6
17.1
19.9

$1.26
1.34
1.25
1.23
1.32
1.23
1.31
1.38
1.31

T y p e of o w n e r s h i p :
ProprietaryVoluntary
C h u r c h related_____ ____ ___ __ ___________
O t h e r t h a n c h u r c h related
.
. —

25,232
43, 7 2 7
32, 8 3 0
10, 897

35.2
32.8
32.8
32.7

1.35
1.56
1.58
1.50

4, 071
12, 2 9 0
8 ,846
3,444

33.2
31.9
31.7
32.5

1.60
1.76
1.77
1.76

6, 731
6,654
5, 367

36.8
35.4
36.5

1.16
1.35
1.36

Size of establishment:
100 b e d s or m o r e
50 but less than 100 be d s —
20 but less than 50 b e d s ______________________
L e s s t h a n 20 b e d s ____________________________

31,132
16,975
15,766
5,086

33.9
32.7
34.1
34.5

1.59
1.52
1.31
1.29

5 ,842
4, 319
-

33.3
30.1
-

1.85
1.78
-

4,964
2,769
4,512

Size of c o m m u n i t y :
M e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a s 2 ------------------------N o n m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a s _______________________

43,295
25,6 6 4

33.8
33.5

1.60
1.29

12,2 8 0

All n o n s u p e r v i s o r y e m p l o y e e s _________________
Men— —
----- ----------------------W o m e n _____________________________________
F u l l - t i m e e m p l o y e e s . _____
___ ____
Men—
—
—
— __
—
--W o m e n ....
P a r t - t i m e e m p l o y e e s ________________________
M e n ________________________________________
W o m e n -------------------------------------

-

"

32.5
"

1.76
"

-

6,798
6, 587

36.3
36.1
36.2
36.6
35.6

27,329
19,432
1,756
17,676
10,3 9 9
746
9,653

33.5
34.8
33.4
40.6
41.4
40.5
20.2
19.2
20.3

$1.39
1.63
1.37
1.40
1.71
1.37
1.36
1.43
1.36

9, 382
1,264
8, 118
6,289
906
5, 383
3, 093
358
2,7 3 5

33.3
35.3
33.0
40.5
42.0
40.2
18.8
18.4
18.8

$1.69
1.73
1.68
1.73
1.75
1.72
1.61
1.66
1.60

35.7
32.3
32.2
32.5

1.26
1.46
1.50
1.34

3, 782
5, 60 0
4, 541

33.4
33.2
32.5

1.64
1.72
1.74

-

10, 648
19,183
14,076
5, 107

1.37
1.23
1.14

14,776
6,915
5,910

33.3
32.3
33.4

1.50
1.41
1.22

5,550
-

-

29, 8 3 1
2,502

-

-

-

-

-

1.35
1.16

15,658
14,173

33.9
33.1

1.51
1.26

8,559
"

33.8
33.2
"

1.73
1.72
-

April 1968

All n o n s u p e r v i s o r y e m p l o y e e s ----------------Men
_
----- . —
..
---W omen
F u l l - t i m e e m p l o y e e s ------------------------Men.
_
-----------—
— —
W o m e n _____________________________________
P a r t - t i m e e m p l o y e e s ________________________
M e n _______________________________________ _
W o m e n -------------------------------------

72,085
7, 922
64,163
48,1 1 8
5,246
42,8 7 2
23,967
2, 676
21,291

33.9
33.8
33.9
40.8
41.4
40.7
20.0
18.8
20.2

$1.59
1.76
1.57
1.57
1.82
1.54
1.62
1.63
1.62

17,2 6 0
2 , 408
14,852
10, 730
1,489
9, 241
6, 530
919
5,611

32.5
31.9
32.6
40.5
40.9
40.4
19.4
17.5
19.7

$1.83
1.94
1.81
1.79
2.04
1.75
1.89
1.77
1.91

13,330
1,361
11,969
9,974
928
9, 046
3, 356
433
2 , 923

36.2
34.9
36.4
41.4
42.5
41.3
20.7
18.7
21.0

$1.39
1.44
1.38
1.36
1.44
1.36
1.45
1.45
1.45

31,963
2,856
29,107
20,823
1 ,870
18,953
11, 1 4 0
986
10, 154

33.8
34.0
33.7
40.9
41.3
40.9
20.3
20.3
20.3

$1.48
1.69
1.46
1.48
1.79
1.45
1.49
1.52
1.48

9,532
1,297
8, 235
6, 591
9 59
5,632
2, 941
338
2,603

33.7
35.4
33.4
40.0
41.5
39.7
19.6
18.0
19.8

$1.80
1.89
1.78
1.83
1.91
1.81
1.73
1.82
1.72

T y p e of o w n e r s h i p :
P r o p r i e t a r y___ __ ____ _________ ___ ___________
V oluntar y______________ _____ _____ ___ ___
C h u r c h related____________________________
O t h e r than c h u r c h related ----------------

25,2 6 4
46,821
35,224
11,597

35.6
33.0
32.6
34.2

1.45
1.67
1.69
1.59

4, 340
12,920
9,438
3, 482

32.6
32.5
31.7
34.6

1.71
1.87
1.88
1.85

6, 586
6, 744
5 , 498

37.0
35.4
36.7

1.31
1.46
1.47

36.1
32.6
31.8
34.6

1.34
1.56
1.61
1.42

3, 6 74
5,858
4, 720

35.1
32.8
32.1

1.72
1.85
1.85

-

10,664
21,299
15,568
5, 731

Size of establishment:
100 b e d s or m o r e
50 but less t han 100 b e d s ____________________
20 but less t han 50 b e d s ______________________
L e s s t h a n 20 b e d s ____________________________

33,236
18,257
15,566
5,026

34.0
32.4
34.7
35.9

1.69
1.61
1.42
1.37

6, 316
4, 672
-

33.3
29.5
-

1.96
1.87
-

5, 179
2 ,667
4, 344

1.47
1.35
1.29

16,049
7, 798
5 , 946

33.6
32.4
34.3

1.59
1.49
1.31

5,6 9 2
_
-

1.71
1.40

12,903

Size of c o m m u n i t y :
Metropolitan areas 2
_
Nonmetropolitan areas —

____

___

44, 9 2 4
27,161

33.8
34.1

-

32.6

1.88

-

6,836
6, 494

37.0
35.4
36.1
36.5
35.9

1.47
1.30

1 E arn in gs data include sep arate paym ents for work on late sh ifts, but exclu de prem iu m pay for o v ertim e and for work
board , or other p e r q u isite s, if any w ere provided.
2 Standard M etropolitan S ta tistic a l A rea s, as defined by the U .S. Bureau of the Budget through A p ril 1967.
NOTE: D ash es indicate no data rep orted or data that do not m eet p ublication c r ite r ia .




16,585
15,378

33.6
33.9

1.60
1.35

-

8, 60 0

33.4
_
33.6

1.87
1.83

w eek end s and h o lid a y s, as w e ll as the value of room ,

Table
(Number,

4.

Average Hourly Earnings By Selected Characteristics:

ro

Establishments N ot Providing Skilled Nursing Care

a v e r a g e w e e k l y h o u r s w o r k e d , an d a v erage hou r l y earnings 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 nu r s i n g h o m e s an d related facilities,
United States a n d regions, O c t o b e r 1967 an d April 1968)

South
N orth C en tral
N orth east
W est
United States
A verage
Num ber
Num ber
A verage
Num ber
A verage
Num ber
Num ber
A verage
A verage
of
of
of
of
of
Hourly
H ourly
H ourly
H ourly
H ourly
em p loyees W eekly earnings em p lo y ees W eekly earnings e m p lo y ees W eekly ea rn in g s e m p lo y ees W eekly earn in gs e m p lo y ees W eekly earnings
hours
hours
hours
hours
hours
O ctober 1967

Item

A ll n o n su p erviso ry e m p lo y e e s --------------------------M en________________________________ _________
W om en______________________________________
F u ll-tim e em p lo y ee s--------------------------------------M en -------------------------------------------------------------W om en--------------------------------------------------------P a r t-tim e e m p lo y e e s-------------------------------------M en-------------------------------------------------------------W om en--------------------------------------------------------Type of ow nership:
P r o p rieta ry -------------------------------------------------V o lu n ta ry ______________________________________
Church r e la te d _____________________________
O ther than ch urch r e la te d _________________
S ize of esta b lish m en t:
b eds or m o r e _____________________________
50 but le s s than 100 b e d s ------------------------------20 but le s s than 50 b ed s---------------------------------L e ss than 20 b ed s______________________________
S ize of com m unity:
M etropolitan a reas 2 ---------------------------------------

100

16, 347
1 ,718
14,629
9, 571
, 550
6 ,7 7 6
697
6 ,0 7 9

32.7
29.9
33.0
42.2
41.2
42.3

3, 778
565
3, 213
2, 173
453
1, 720
1, 605

19.9

$1.39
1.36
1.39
1.73
1.35
1.38
1.55
1.37

1 0,724
5 ,6 2 3
2, 577
3 ,0 4 6

33.1
31.9
28.4
34.8

3, 241
5 ,9 7 8
5, 752

33.4
34.3
31.2

1,021
8
19.2
13.2

$1.63
1.89
1.59
1.64

1 ,4 9 3

32.0
37.3
31.1
42.4
42.2
42.4
18.1
17.1
18.2

1.36
1.45
1.40
1.49

2 ,6 3 0
1. 148
736

1.48
1.38
1.34

1.66

1.58
1.62
1.91
1.60

2, 512
329
2, 183
1 ,852
116
1, 736
660
213
447

41.7
39.0
41.8
16.0
10.5
18.6

33.2
2 9.4
32.9

1.61
1.69
1.81

1, 524
-

35.7
-

-

-

-

-

112

1.88

6 ,0 3 4
306
5, 728
3, 215
185
3, 030
2, 819

1.19

4, 023
518
3, 505
2, 331
267
2, 064
1 ,6 9 2
251
1,441

31.2
27.2
31.8
40.3
40.0
40.4
18.5
13.6
19.4

$1.54
1.69
1.51
1.54
1.71
1.52
1.52
1.67
1.50

1.14
1.40
1.38
1.42

3, 196
-

30.2
-

1.55
-

-

-

$1.25
1.71
1.23
1.28
1.71
1.26

2, 698

33.1
30.8
33.3
43.8
42.0
43.9
13.7
21.3

-

3, 374
2 ,6 6 0
1,5 5 7
1, 103

34.6
31.3
28.4
35.4

-

-

-

-

-

34.9
20.6
37.1

$ i.n
1.17

1.10
1.09
1.25
1.08
1.17
1.13

1.20
1.00
-

121

21.0

1.22
1.71

-

-

10,388

32.4

1.51

2 ,8 1 6

31.9

1.62

1 ,525

33.5

1.18

2, 024

34.6

1.55

5,959

33.2

1.18

962

32.5

1.66

987

37.1

1.00

4, 010

32.4

1.10

All n o n s u p e r v i s o r y e m p l o y e e s -----------------M e n -------------------------------- ---- --W o m e n ------------------------------------Ful l - t i m e e m p l o y e e s ------------------------M e n ---------------------------------------W o m e n ------------------------------------Part-time e m p l o y e e s
Men
Women

16,804
1,841
14, 963
9, 788
1,040
8, 748
7,016
801
6 , 215

32.5
29.3
32.9
41.9
41.2
42.0
19.3
13.7
20.1

$1.48
1.72
1.45
1.49
1.77
1.45
1.48
1.66
1.45

3,857
601
3, 256
2, 159
449
1, 710
1, 698
152
1,546

32.0
35.2
31.4
42.0
41.6
42.1
19.3
16.5
19.6

$1.72
2.08
1.65
1.75
2.05
1.68
1.68
2.19
1.63

2, 580
382
2, 198
1, 856
97
1, 759
724
285
439

34.0
19.6
36.5
41.2
39.7
41.3
15.5
12.8
17.3

$1.24
1.31
1.22
1.22
1.40
1.21
1.29
1.28
1.30

6,255
287
5 ,968
3, 410
208
3, 20 2
2 , 845
79
2, 766

32.9
35.4
32.8
43.2
41.4
43.3
20.6
19.7
20.7

$ 1.33
1.84
1.31
1.36
1.78
1.33
1.30
2.00
1.28

4, 112
571
3, 541
2, 363
2 86
2, 077
1, 749
285
1,464

31.3
26.3
32.1
40.6
41.1
40.5
18.8
11.5
20.2

$1.65
1.55
1.66
1.64
1.43
1.67
1.65
1.66
1.65

T y p e of owner s h i p :
Proprietary
Voluntary
C h u r c h related
O t h e r than c h u r c h related

11,135
5,669
2, 606
3, 063

32.4
32.6
29.5
35.2

1.45
1.54
1.50
1.58

2, 716
1, 141

32.8
30.0

1.67
1.84

1, 593

34.3

1.14

30.4

1.66

32.4

1.93

1.24
1.46
1.45
1.47

3, 2 63

735

33.2
32.6
29.8
36.4

Nonmetropolitan areas -

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

4, 0 23

31.2

1.54
"

April 1968

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

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

Size of establishment:
100 b e d s or m o r e
50 but less than 100 b e d s
20 but less than 50 b e d s
L e s s than 20 b e d s

-

-

-

-

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------______________________________

3, 208
5 , 983
6, 140

33.4
34.8
30.4

1.58
1.45
1.45

-

Size of c o m m u n i t y :
Metr o p o l i t a n a r e a s 2
N o n m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a s -----------------------

10,587
6, 217

32.6
32.4

1.61
1.27

2, 877
980

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

-

32.0
32.1

-

1.71
1.75

-

-

-

3, 563
2 , 692
1, 567
1, 125

-

-

-

-

-

1,524
1,056

1 E a r n i n g s data include separate p a y m e n t s for w o r k on late shifts, but exclude p r e m i u m pa y for o v e r t i m e
board, or other perquisites, if a n y w e r e provided.
2 S t a n d a r d Metropolitan Statistical A r e a s , as defined b y the U.S. B u r e a u of the B u d g e t through April 1967.
NOTE:

Dashes




indicate n o data reported or data that d o not m e e t

publication criteria.

-

33.1
35.3

-

1.31
1.13

an d for w o r k

2, 134
4, 121

on w e e kends

-

-

35.0
31.9

-

-

-

-

1.62
1.18

-

-

-

-

a n d holidays,

-

-

-

4, 0 52

as

31.5

1.65

well as the value of r o o m ,

Table 5.

Earnings Distribution:

All Establishments—All Employees

(P ercen t d istribu tion of n o n su p erviso ry em p lo y ee s by av era g e hourly e a r n in g s1 in n u rsin g h o m es and rela ted fa c ilitie s ,
United S ta tes and r eg io n s, O ctober 1967 and A p ril 1968)
United States
A v e r a g e h o u r l y earnings 1

U n d e r $ 1 . 0 0 __________ ______________

October
1967

1. 3

Nort h e a s t

April
1968

0. 7

October
1967

0. 6

South
April
1968

0. 5

0. 3

0. 2

1. 2
.2
.5
18.9
3.9

2.9
.8
2. 3
3.6
2.6

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

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

8.
3.
2.
4.
1.

1
7
9
1
4

14. 1
6. 1
5.4
5. 5
2.8

14. 7
6 .4
5 .9
7. 7
3 .4

5.7
4.6
6. 3
11.7
6. 3

5.
3.
4.
4.
2.

6. 7
2. 1
16. 5
4.9
5.7

2. 4
.9
.9
.8
.9

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

5. 8
2. 3
2. 4
1.2
1. 1

7. 1
2. 3
3. 4
1.6
2. 0

10. 9
5.8
4. 0
4. 4
2. 2

3. 5
1.0
3.9
23. 7
5. 1

4. 3
2. 1
2. 3
1. 1
1.0

4.9
3.9
3. 3
1.9
1.2

1.4
.5
1. 3
.5
.3

1. 5
.7
1.4
.5
.2

1.9
.7
.9
.6
.4

1.9
1. 3
1. 1
.6
.5

3. 4
1.
1.7
1.2
.4

6

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

3. 5
2. 4
1.7
1.0
.7

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

5. 8
5. 3
2. 6
1.2
.9

1.8
.7
.6

2. 1
1. 2

.5
.3

2. 3
1. 3
1.4
1. 1

3. 1
1.2
1.3

.5

.9
.9

4. 1
1. 5
1. 7

.8
.5

2. 3
1. 3
1.2
1. 1
.4

1.6

2. 5
1. 7
1. 5
1.0
.7

2.6
1.9
1. 3
1.2
.7

.9
.3
.4
.5
.1

.5

.7

1. 3

.6

1. 3

.6

1.6

.5

2. 1

.5
.5
.2

.8
.5
.3

.9
.6
.3

.9
1.2
.3

.7
.8
.2

17. 2
2. 3
4. 0
4.9
2. 5

.7
.2
.4
19. 4
3.2

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

.2
.1
.3
2. 7
.6

$1.25
$1.30
$1.35
$ 1.40
$ 1.45

and
and
and
and
and

unde r
unde r
under
under
under

$
$
$
$
$

1. 30_____________
1. 3 5_____________
1.40_____ _______
1.45_______ _____
1. 50..._____ _____

8.4
3. 8
4. 1
7. 0
3. 3

8.7
3.9
3. 8
5.6
2.4

3.9
1. 8
2. 5
10. 3
4. 3

3. 2
1. 0
1.7
4. 7
2. 2

$ 1. 50
$1.55
$1.60
$1.65
$1.70

and
and
and
and
and

under
under
unde r
unde r
unde r

$
$
$
$
$

1. 55_____________
1.60______ ______
1.6 5_____________
1. 7 0______ ______
1. 7 5____ ________

7.6
3.0

5. 4
1.7
6. 4
5.9

12. 6
4. 2
7. 3
3. 1
4. 0

$1.75
$ 1.80
$1.85
$1.90
$1.95

and
and
and
and
and

unde r
unde r
unde r
unde r
under

$
$
$
$
$

1. 80_____________
1. 8 5_____________
1.90_____ ____ __
1.9 5_______ _____
2. 0 0 „ _________

2. 7
1.2
1.5
.8
.5

2. 1
2. 1
1. 1
.7

$2.00
$2. 10
$2.20
$ 2. 30
$ 2. 40

and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under

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

10_____________
20_____________
30______ _____
40 .... ........
50 ____________

3. 5
1. 5
1. 3

$ 2. 50
$ 2. 60
$2.70
$ 2. 80
$2.90

and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under

$
$
$
$
$

6 0 _____________
70_____________
80_____________
90_____________
00 ____________

1.6
.8

2.
2.
2.
2.
3.

$ 3 . 0 0 a n d o v e r ___________ _________
Total.. ........................
N u m b e r of e m p l o y e e s ........ .....
H o u r l y earnings:
Avei'age ( m e a n ) __________________
First quartile.... ............ .
M e d i a n _________ ________ _________
T h i r d quartile.. ...... ........ .

April
1968

1. 2

1.0 5_____________
1. 10.... ........
1. 15____________
1. 20........... .
1.25______ ______

.6

October
1967

2.0

$
$
$
$
$

.9

West

April
1968

14. 9
2. 4
6. 1
7. 2
3.6

unde r
unde r
unde r
unde r
under

2. 1
2.0

October
1967

1.0
.4
.8
50. 3
6. 0

and
and
and
and
and

3. 3
3. 3

.9

.9
.9

.8
.4

.8
.4

1.6

N o r t h Cen t r a l
April
1968

0. 6

$1.00
$1.05
$1.10
$1.15
$ 1.20

3.6

October
1967

47.
5.
5.
5.
2.

8
5
7
6
5

.9

5
4
0
6
1

.9

.8

.6

3.8

5. 2

6. 1

8.4

1. 4

2.0

2.9

4.0

5. 4

7. 0

100.0

100. 0

100. 0

100.0

100. 0

100.0

1 0 0.0

100. 0

100.0

100. 0

407, 381

424, 362

104, 0 36

111, 189

91, 737

93, 4 1 4

144, 402

151, 6 0 8

67, 206

68, 151

$1.52
1. 15
1.40

$1.64
1.25
1.50
1.79

$1.79
1. 41
1.60
2.00

$1.91
1. 56
1.70
2. 13

$1. 25

$ 1. 39
1. 15
16
1. 40

$1.44
1. 13
1. 30
1. 50

$ 1. 54

$1.65
1. 35
1. 50
1.75

$1.78
1.40
1.65
1. 85

1. 68

1

1. 00

1. 05
1.29

1.

1. 22

1. 35
1.60

E arn in gs data in clude sep arate p aym ents for work on late sh ifts, but exclu de prem iu m pay fo r o v ertim e and for w ork on w eek end s and h olid a y s, a s w e ll a s the valu e of room , board,
or oth er p e r q u isite s, if any w ere provided.
NOTE: B eca u se of rounding, su m s of individual ite m s m ay not equal 100.




Table 6.

Earnings Distribution:

All Establishments—Full- and Part-Time Employees

( P e rcent distribution of n o n s u p e r v i s o r y e m p l o y e e s b y a v e r a g e h o u r l y e a r n i n g s 1 in n u rsing h o m e s a n d related facilities,
United States a n d regions, O c t o b e r 1967 a n d April 1968)

Unit e d States
A v e r a g e h o u r l y earnings 1

Full t i m e
October
1967

U n d e r $ 1 . 0 0 _________________

Northeast

Part t i m e

April
1968

October
1967

Full time

April
1968

October
1967

South

P a r t ti m e

April
1968

October
1967

April
1968

October
1967

N o r t h C entral
Pa r t t i m e

Full t i m e
April
1968

October
1967

Full t i m e

April
1968

October
1967

West

Part time

April
1968

October
1967

April
1968

Full t i m e
October
1967

Part time

April
1968

October
1967

April
1968

1.4

0.8

1.1

0.5

0.7

0.7

0.3

0.2

1.8

0.6

i.i

0.5

2.0

1.3

2.1

0.9

0.3

0.3

0.2

(2 )

$1.00
$1.05
$1.10
$ 1.15
$ 1.20

and
and
and
and
and

under
unde r
unde r
under
under

$
$
$
$
$

1.05______
1.10______
1.15 _
1.20______
1.25______

18.0
2.5
4.2
5.1
2.8

.6
.2
.4
20.5
3.6

15.4
1.9
3.7
4.5
1.9

.9
.2
.5
17.4
2.5

2.8
.6
1.1
2.3
1.1

.1

.3
.1
.2
2.4
.5

47.1
5.8
6.1
5.9
2.8

.9
.5
.8
50.0
6.3

50.1
4.2
4.2
4.9
1.3

1.4
.1
.7
51.4
4.6

13.5
2.0
5.8
7.2
4.0

1.0
.1
.2
17.5
4.1

17.4
3.1
6.6
7.0
2.9

1.5
.3
.8
21.4
3.5

1.9
.8
2.1
3.3
2.7

.1

(2 )
.3
3.0
.7

2.2
.1
.7
1.5
.8

(2 )
.1
4.1
2.3

5.0
.8
2.6
4.3
2.5

0.3
.1
.1
8.4
2.3

$1.25
$1.30
$1. 3 5
$ 1.40
$1. 4 5

and
and
and
and
and

under
unde r
under
under
under

$ 1 . 3 0 ______
$ 1.35-----$ 1.40-----$ 1.45______
$ 1 . 5 0 ______

8.1
3.8
4.3
6.0
3.3

8.7
4.2
3.9
5.6
2.5

9.1
3.7
3.8
9.1
3.3

8.8
3.2
3.8
5.7
2.3

3.3
1.6
2.7
7.1
4.2

3.2
.8
1.8
4.5
2.4

4.7
2.1
2.2
14.6
4.4

3.2
1.2
1.5
4.9
2.0

7.0
1.8
2.6
2.3
.7

8.6
4.1
3.2
4.3
1.4

5.2
2.0
1.8
2.3
.7

6.3
2.5
1.8
3.0
1.4

13.4
6.7
6.1
5.8
3.1

14.1
7.0
6.0
7.9
3.6

15.3
5.0
4.2
5.0
2.3

15.7
5.2
5.8
7.3
2.9

5.2
4.2
5.6
10.6
6.4

5.1
3.3
3.2
4.0
1.9

6.9
5.6
8.0
14.1
6.0

6.1
3.5
5.6
5.8
2.4

$
$
$
$
$

1.50
1.55
1.60
1.65
1.70

and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under

$ 1.55
$ 1.60______
$ 1.65______
$ 1.70______
$1.75

7.2
3.3
3.5
2.3
2.2

5.1
1.9
5.0
6.1
3.4

8.4
2.5
3.6
1.8
1.5

6.0
1.4
9.3
5.4
3.0

11.7
4.4
7.5
3.3
4.8

6.8
2.3
12.4
5.1
5.9

13.8
3.8
7.0
2.9
3.0

6.5
1.8
21.9
4.5
5.4

2.3
1.0
.9
.7
1.0

2.5
.9
1.3
.9
1.2

2.5
.5
.7
1.0
.5

3.1
.4
1.3
1.0
.5

6.0
2.8
2.5
1.3
1.2

7.0
2.7
3.7
1.8
2.3

5.5
1.5
2.2
1.0
.8

7.2
1.6
2.8
1.3
1.6

11.5
6.6
4.4
5.4
2.7

2.9
1.1
3.4
24.3
5.8

9.8
4.1
2.9
2.3
.9

4.9
.9
4.9
22.2
3.5

$ 1.75
$ 1.80
$ 1.85
$ 1.90
$1. 9 5

and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under

$1.80.
$ 1.85______
$ 1.90-----$ 1 . 9 5 ______
$ 2 . 0 0 ______

2.7
1.3
1.5
1.0
.6

3.3
2.3
2.3
1.2
.9

2.6
1.0
1.5
.5
.4

3.1
1.5
1.7
1.0
.4

4.6
2.4
2.6
1.4
1.3

5.0
4.9
4.0
2.2
1.4

3.9
1.8
2.0
.6
.6

4.9
2.6
2.4
1.6
.9

1.5
.6
1.0
.5
.3

1.5
.7
1.2
.4
.3

1.1
.4
2.4
.6
.2

1.5
.4
2.2
.7
.1

1.9
.7
1.0
.8
.4

1.8
1.4
1.2
.7
.7

2.0
.6
.8
.3
.3

2.0
1.1
.9
.5
.2

3.7
2.0
1.9
1.5
.5

7.1
3.3
3.9
2.1
1.2

2.7
.8
1.2
.6
.3

3.8
1.4
1.8
1.1
.3

$2.00
$2.10
$2.20
$2.30
$2.40

and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under

$ 2 . 1 0 -----$ 2 . 2 0 ______
$ 2 . 3 0 ______
$ 2 . 4 0 ______
$ 2 .50.____

3.7
1.6
1.3
1.0
.6

3.5
2.8
1.7
1.2
.6

3.2
1.4
1.3
.8
.7

3.5
1.7
1.6
.8
.7

8.7
3.4
2.3
1.3
1.0

5.9
7.2
3.0
1.4
1.0

5.1
1.8
1.6
1.0
1.1

5.7
2.8
2.0
.8
.8

1.6
.6
.6
.5
.2

2.0
1.2
.8
.7
.4

2.1
1.2
.9
.6
.5

2.6
1.6
1.3
.9
.9

2.4
1.3
1.1
1.3
.4

2.6
1.6
1.4
1.3
.5

2.0
1.2
1.3
.8
.3

1.9
.9
1.4
.8
.6

3.0
1.4
1.3
1.1
1.0

4.3
1.7
1.8
1.1
.9

3.4
.9
1.1
.4
.8

3.7
1.2
1.5
.4
.6

$2.50
$2.60
$2.70
$2.80
$2.90

and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under

$ 2 . 6 0 ______
$ 2 . 7 0 ______
$ 2 . 8 0 -----$ 2 . 9 0 ______
$ 3 . 0 0 ______

1.4
.7
.7
.7
.3

1.5
.7
.8
.8
.3

2.0
1.1
1.3
1.0
.5

1.8
1.2
1.1
.7
.4

2.5
1.6
1.1
.9
.6

2.6
1.6
1.1
1.4
.9

2.7
2.0
2.2
1.2
.8

2.6
2.3
1.5
1.0
.5

.7
.2
.3
.5
.1

.5
.4
.4
.4
.2

1.9
.5
.6
.7
.3

1.3

i.i
.5
.7
.4
.2

1.2
.5
.8
.6
.2

1.7
.8
.9
.7
.5

1.5
.8
1.1
.4
.4

1.7
.5
.8
1.1
.3

2.3
.7
.8
.9
.2

1.3
.3
1.0
1.5
.3

1.6
.5
.6
.6
.3

Total
N u m b e r of e m p l o y e e s ------H o u r l y earnings:
A v e r a g e ( m e a n ) __________
First quartile-----------Median
T h i r d quartile______ _____

3.0

3.8

5.5

7.8

5.1

6.4

7.4

11.0

1.0

1.4

2.9

3.9

2.4

3.0

4.0

5.7

4.4

5.7

7.5

9.6

100.0

$ 3.00 a n d o v e r ______________

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

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

271 , 6 4 1

280,749

1 3 5,740

143,613

46,838 21,058

21,313

$1.50
1.11
1.38
1.65

$1.61
1.21
k.45
1.75

$1.58
1.15
1.40
1.71

$1.71
1.25
1.50
1.81

$1.65
1.30
1.45
1.70

$1.78
1.35
1.65
1.80

1 E a r n i n g s data include separate p a y m e n t s
b o ard, or other perquisites, if a n y w e r e provided.
2 L e s s t han 0.05 percent.
NOTE:

•7
.9
.7
.4

B e c a u s e of rounding,




for w o r k

60, 1 8 0 63,3 7 4
$1.78
1.46
1.63
2.01

$1.89
1.55
1.75
2.14

o n late shifts,

43, 856 4 7 , 8 1 5 71,864
$1.81
1.40
1.55
2.00

but exclude

s u m s of individual i t ems m a y not equal 100.

$1.94
1.60
1.65
2.10

$1.23
1.00
1.05
1.25

premium

73, 195 19,873
$1.36
1.15
1.16
1.40

2 0 , 2 1 9 93, 449

$1.34
1.00
1.03
1.40

p a y for o v e r t i m e

$1.48
1.15
1.16
1.50

and

$1.44
1.15
1.30
1.51

for w o r k

97,342 50,953
$1.53
1.25
1.35
1.60

on w e e kends

$1.45
1.10
1.25
1.50

and

54,266 46,148
$1.56
1.20
1.35
1.60

holidays,

$1.66
1.35
1.50
1.75

$1.79
1.50
1.65
1.86

as well as the value of r o o m ,

Table 7.

Earnings Distribution:

Establishments Primarily Providing Skilled Nursing Care—All Employees

(P ercen t d istribu tion of n o n su p erviso ry e m p lo y ees by a v era g e h ourly e a r n in g s1 in nu rsin g h o m es and rela ted fa c ilitie s ,
U nited S ta tes and r e g io n s, O ctob er 1967 and A p ril 1968)
United States

North e a s t

South

N o r t h Central

West

A v e r a g e h o u r l y earnings 1
O c t o b e r 1967

U n d e r $1.00..

...............

April 1968

O c t o b e r 1967

April 1968

O c t o b e r 1967

April 1968

O c t o b e r 1967

Apr i l 1968

O c t o b e r 1967

April 1968

0.9

0.4

0.5

0.4

i.i

0.1

1.5

0.7

0.1

0.1

$ 1.00
$1.05
$1.10
$ 1.15
$1.20

and
and
and
and
and

under
under
unde r
under
under

$ 1.05_____________
$ 1 . 1 0 _____________
$ 1.15_____________
$ 1.20______________
$ 1.25______________

16.9
2.3
4.2
4.9
2.4

.5
.2
.4
19.4
3.3

2.5
.3
.6
1.5
.5

.2
.1
.3
2.9
.5

47.6
5.5
6.1
6.1
2.5

.7
.4
.8
50.5
6.3

13.2
2.2
6.6
6.9
3.9

.9
.2
.3
17.5
3.8

3.4
.9
2.4
4.3
2.3

(2 )
.1
6.3
2.6

$ 1.25
$ 1.30
$1.35
$ 1.40
$ 1.45

and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under

$ 1.30.
$ 1.35-------------$1,40... __ ____
$ 1.45-------------$ 1.50__ -_________

8.2
3.8
4.0
7.3
3.5

8.4
4.0
3.7
5.5
2.4

3.8
1.7
2.2
11.0
4.8

2.4
.6
1.4
4.7
2.3

6.3
1.8
2.2
2.3
.7

8.6
4.0
2.7
3.5
1.3

14.0
6.3
5.5
5.8
2.8

14.7
6.8
6.0
8.1
3.5

5.8
4.7
6.2
11.4
6.7

5.1
4.0
4.3
4.6
2.0

$
$
$
$
$

1.50
1.55
1.60
1.65
1.70

and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under

$
$
$
$
$

1.55______________
1.60______________
1.65______________
1.70.____________
1.75_____ _______

7.4
3.1
3.5
2.0
2.0

5.4
1.7
6.2
5.9
3.1

11.2
4.2
7.4
2.9
4.3

6.4
2.0
16.2
5.0
5.7

2.1
.9
.8
.8
1.0

2.4
.8
1.2
.9
1.0

6.2
2.3
2.3
1.2

7.5
2.4
3.1
1.7
1.8

11.5
6.0
3.7
3.7
2.1

3.9
1.0
3.1
23.0
4.6

$
$
$
$
$

1.75
1.80
1.85
1.90
1.95

and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under

$
$
$
$
$

1.80... _________
1,85______ _____
1.90_____________
1.95_____ ______
2.00 ____________

2.8
1.0
1.5
.8
.5

3.4
2.0
2.1
1.1
.7

4.7
1.8
2.4
1.0
1.0

5.3
3.9
3.2
2.0
1.2

1.5
.6
1.5
.6
.3

1.5
.7
1.6
.6
.3

2.0
.6
.6
.4

1.9
1.2
1.1
.6
.6

3.0
1.5
1.4
1.1
.3

6.0
2.4
3.3
1.6
.9

$2.00
$ 2.10
$2.20
$2.30
$2.40

and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under

___________
$2.10
$ 2.20____________
$ 2 . 3 0 -------------$ 2 . 4 0 -------------$ 2 . 5 0 — ____________

3.6
1.6
1.3
1.0
.6

3.4
2.6
1.8
1.1
.6

7.4
3.0
2.1
1.2
1.1

5.2
6.1
2.7
1.2
1.0

1.8
.7
.6

2.2
1.3
1.1
.7
.4

2.5
1.3
1.2
1.3
.4

2.4
1.4
1.5
1.3
.5

2.8
1.11.2

4.1
1.2
1.7

$ 2.50
$2.60
$ 2.70
$2.80
$2.90

and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under

$ 2.60------------$ 2 . 7 0 --- ---------$ 2.80____________
$ 2.90__ _________
$ 3.00-- --------

1.8
.8
1.0
.8
.4

1.8
1.0
1.0
.8
.4

2.9
1.9
1.8
1.1
.7

2.7
2.1
1.4
1.2
.8

1.0
.2
.4

.8

.2

1.5
.6
1.0
.6
.3

1.9

.1

1.4
.6
.8
.6
.3

2.4
.7
.8
.8
.2

$ 3 . 0 0 a n d o v e r ______________________

4.1

5.6

6.4

9.0

1.3

1.9

3.4

4.6

5.8

7.5

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

1.00.0

100.0

100.0

322 , 0 7 5

335,473

83,897

90, 072

75,840

77,504

1 0 8,537

113,390

53,801

54,507

$ 1.54
1.15
1.40
1.70

$ 1.66
1.25
1.50
1.80

$ 1.81
1.45
1.60
2.03

$ 1.93
1.60
1.73
2.14

$ 1.26
1.00
1.05
1.29

$ 1.39
1.15
1.17
1.40

$ 1.47
1.15
1.30
1.55

$ 1.57
1.25
1.35
1.62

$ 1.66
1.35
1.50
1.74

$ 1.79
1.40
1.65
1.85

Total-

—

__ ________________

N u m b e r of e m p l o y e e s - _____ — _____ H o u r l y earnings:
A v e r a g e ( m e a n ) _____ ____________
First quartile— -----------------T h i r d quartile___________________

1
2

.5

.3

.5

.5
.5
.5

.9

.9

.9
.9

.5

.9
1.3
.3

.9

.7

E arn in gs data in clu d e sep arate paym ents for w ork on la te sh ifts, but exclu de p rem iu m pay for o v ertim e and for w ork on w eek en d s and h o lid a y s, as w e ll a s the value of room ,
board, or other p e r q u isite s, if any w ere provided.
L e ss than 0.05 p ercen t.
NOTE: B eca u se of rounding, su m s of individual item s m ay not equal 100,




Table 8. Earnings Distribution: Establishments Primarily Providing Skilled Nursing Care—Full- and Part-Time Employees

0)

(Percent distribution of nonsupervisory employees by average hourly earnings 1 in nursing homes and related facilities,
United States and regions, October 1967 and April 1968)
United States
Average hourly earnings 1

Under $ 1. 00_______________

Full time
October April
1967
1968
1. 0

0. 5

0. 8

South

Northeast

Part time
October April
1967
1968
0. 2

0. 7

North Central

West

Part time

Full time

Part time

Full ;ime

Part time

Full time

Part time

October April
1967
1968

Full time
October April
1967
1968

October April
1967
1968

October April
1967
1968

October April
1967
1968

October April
1967
1968

October April
1967
1968

October April
1967
1968

0. 4

0. 6

0. 2

1. 2

0. 1

0. 7

0. 1

1.4

0. 9

1. 5

0. 4

0. 1

0. 1

0. 1

_

.8
.1
.1
16. 2
4. 1

15. 4
2. 6
7. 0
7.9
3. 2

1. 2
.3
.7
19.9
3. 3

2. 2
1. 0
2.4
3. 8
2.4

_
.1
4. 6
2. 4

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

0. 1
.1
10. 0
2.9

5. 2
4. 3
5.9
10. 7
7. 0

4. 8
3.9
3. 5
4. 1
2. 0

7. 3
5. 4
6. 7
12.9
5. 8

5.7
4. 3
6. 1
5. 6
2. 2

2
7
0
6
7

3. 2
1. 1
2. 9
24. 6
5. 3

9.9
4.4
3. 1
1. 6
.7

5. 5
.9
3. 6
19. 4
3. 2

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

and under
and under
and under
and under
and under

$ 1. 05_____
$ 1. 10_____
$ 1. 15_____
$ 1. 20_____
$ 1. 25_____

18. 0
2. 6
4. 5
4.9
2. 7

.5
.2
.3
20. 5
3. 8

14. 7
1.7
3. 7
4.9
1. 8

.6
.2
.4
17. 2
2. 2

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

.1
_
.3
3. 0
.7

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

.2
.2
.2
2. 8
.2

46. 8
5. 9
6. 5
6. 3
2. 7

.7
.5
.8
49- 8
6. 8

50. 7
3.9
4. 2
5. 3
1. 5

.9
.1
.6
53. 2
4. 1

12. 1
2. 0
6. 3
6. 4
4. 3

$ 1. 25
$ 1. 30
$1.35
$ 1. 40
$1.45

and under
and under
and under
and under
and under

$ 1. 30_____
$ 1. 35_____
$ 1.40_____
$ 1.45_____
$ 1. 50_____

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

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

8. 6
3. 7
3. 5
9. 5
3.4

8. 3
3. 2
3. 7
5. 7
2. 2

3. 2
1. 3
2.4
7. 6
4. 7

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

4. 7
2. 2
1.9
15. 5
5. 0

2.9
.7
1.4
4.9
2. 1

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

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

4. 8
1.9
1.4
2. 1
.6

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

13. 7
7. 0
6. 0
6. 1
3. 2

14. 2
7.4
6. 0
8. 3
3. 8

14. 5
5. 0
4. 4
5. 4
2. 0

15. 5
5. 7
5. 8
7. 8
2.9

$ 1. 50
$ 1. 55
$ 1. 60
$ 1. 65
$ 1. 70

and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under

$ 1. 55_____
$ 1.60_____
$ 1. 65_____
$ 1. 70_____
$ 1. 75_____

7.
3.
3.
2.
2.

1
3
5
1
2

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

8. 0
2. 6
3. 5
1. 7
1.6

5.9
1.4
9. 1
5. 2
3. 1

10. 4
4. 3
8. 0
3. 0
5. 0

8
1
9
1
7

12. 2
4. 2
6. 6
2. 6
3.4

5. 8
1. 8
21.6
4. 8
5. 6

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

2. 3
.9
1. 2
1. 0
1. 2

2. 3
.4
.6
1. 0
.6

2.9
.4
.9
.9
.6

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

7. 5
2.9
3. 5
1. 9
2. 0

5.7
1.4
2. 0
1. 1
.7

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

$1.75
$ 1.80
$ 1. 85
$ 1. 90
$1.95

and under
and under
and under
and under
and under

$ 1. 80_____
$ 1. 85_____
$ 1.90_____
$ 1.95_____
$ 2. 00_____

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

3.4
2. 2
2. 3
1. 2
.9

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

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

5. 2
1.9
2. 7
1. 4
1. 2

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

4. 1
1. 5
1. 9
.5
.7

5. 2
2.9
2. 5
1. 5
.9

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

1. 6
.8
1. 3
.5
.3

1. 4
.4
2. 8
.6
.1

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

1.9
.7
1. 0
.8
.4

1.7
1. 3
1. 2
.7
.8

2. 2
.5
.9
.3
.3

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

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

7. 1
2. 8
3.9
1. 8
1. 1

2.4
.9
1. 2
.5
.3

3. 4
1. 4
1.9
1. 1
.4

under
under
under
under
under

$ 2. 10_____
$ 2. 20_____
$ 2.30_____
$ 2. 40_____
$ 2. 50_____

3.9
1.7
1. 3
1. 1
.6

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

3. 1
1. 3
1. 2
.9
.8

3. 3
1. 8
1.7
.8
.6

9. 6
3. 8
2. 5
1.4
1. 0

5. 6
8. 5
3. 3
1. 4
1. 1

4. 4
1.9
1.6
1. 0
1. 3

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

1. 7
.7
.6
.5
.2

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

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

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

2. 6
1. 3
1. 2
1.4
.4

2. 7
1.7
1.4
1. 5
.6

2.
1.
1.
1.
.

3
1
2
0
3

1.9
.8
1. 6
.9
.3

2. 8
1. 2
1. 3
1. 1
.9

4. 4
1.4
1. 7
1.1
.8

2. 6
.8
.9
.5
.9

3. 3
.9
1. 8
.5
.7

and under
and under
and under
and under
and under

$ 2. 60_____
$ 2. 70_____
$ 2. 80_____
$ 2. 90_____
$ 3. 00_____

1. 5
.7
.8
.7
.3

1.7
.8
.8
.8
.4

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

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

2. 7
1. 6
1. 2
.9
.7

2. 7
1. 8
1. 2
1.4
.9

3. 1
2. 3
2. 6
1. 2
.8

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

.7
.2
.4
.5
.1

.6
..4
.4
.5
.2

2. 4
.4
.7
.6
.3

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

1.1
.5
.7
.5
.1

1.4
.5
.8
.7
.2

1.9
1.0
1. 1
.7
.6

1. 8
.9
1. 3
.5
.4

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

2. 6
.7
.8
.9
.2

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

1.9
.6
.6
.8
.4

8. 6

5. 5

7. 0

7. 6

11. 6

.9

1. 3

3. 0

4. 1

2. 7

3.4

4. 8

6. 6

4. 6

6. 0

8. 6

10. 9

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

100. 0

100. 0

37,884 16,273

16,623

$1. 67
1. 30
1.45
1.71

$1. 80
1. 35
1.65
1. 85

$ 2. 00 and
$ 2. 10 and
$ 2. 20 and
$ 2. 30 and
$ 2. 40 and
$ 2. 50
$ 2. 60
$ 2. 70
$ 2. 80
$ 2. 90

$ 3. 00 and over____________

3. 1

4. 1

6. 1

Total_________________

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

Number of employees______
Hourly earnings:
Average (mean)-------------First quartile___________
Median_________________
Third quartile___________

216,672 222,843 105,403 112,630 48,076
$1. 51
1. 13
1.40
1.68

$1.62
1. 22
1.48
1.80

$1. 61
1. 15
1. 40
1.75

$1. 74 $1. 81
1. 25
1. 49
1. 53
1.65
2. 03
1. 89

6.
2.
11.
5.
5.

50,485 35,821

39,587 60,266

$1.92 $1. 82
1. 60
1.40
1. 75
1. 56
2. 14
2. 00

$1.96 $1. 24
1. 60
1. 00
1.70
1. 05
2. 14
1. 26

61,365 15,574
$1.
1.
1.
1.

36 $1. 35
15
1.00
17
1. 03
38
1.40

16,139 70,802
$1.49 $1. 45
1. 15
1. 15
1. 15
1. 30
1. 50
1. 54

73,109 37,735
$1. 55
1. 25
1. 40
1.60

$1.
1.
1.
1.

50
10
25
55

12.
6.
4.
4.
2.

40,281 37,528
$1.
1.
1.
1.

60 $1. 65
20
1. 35
35
1. 50
63
1. 74

$1. 79
1.45
1. 65
1. 85

1 Earnings data include separate payments for work on late shifts, but exclude premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends and holidays, as well as the value of room,
board, or other perquisites, if any were provided.
NOTE:

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




Table 9. Earnings Distribution: Establishments Providing Skilled Nursing Care as a Secondary Function—All Employees
(P ercent distribution of nonsupervisory em ployees by average hourly earnings 1 in nursing hom es and related facilities*
United States and regions, October 1967 and April 1968)
United States

South

Northeast

North Central

West

Average hourly earnings 1
October 1967

Under $ 1.00__________________________________

April 1968

October 1967

April 1968

October 1967

April 1968

October 1967

April 1968

October 1967

April 1968

1.9

1.4

0.8

0.8

3.0

1.4

2.0

2.1

1.4

0.2

17.7
2.8
3.5
5.5
3.1

1.1
.3
.6
19.2
3.2

2.3
1.0
1.2
4.3
3.4

(2)
.2
.3
2.4
1.4

46.0
5.9
4.7
3.5
2.5

2.7
.3
.8
47.4
5.1

18.9
3.1
4.5
8.6
2.9

1.4
.3
.8
21.4
4.3

.4
.3
2.5
.6
4.0

.1
.2
(*)
2.4
.5

$ 1.00
$ 1.05
$ 1.10
$ 1.15
$ 1.20

and under
and under
and unde r
and under
and under

$ 1.05------------------------------------$ 1.10.------ ----------------------------$ 1.15------------------------------------$ 1.20.----- ---------------------- ------$ 1.25________________________

$ 1.25
$ 1.30
$ 1.35
$ 1.40
$ 1.45

and under
and under
and under
and under
and under

$
$
$
$
$

1.30________________________
1.35------ -------------------- ------ 1.40---------------- —
.....................
1.45...................... -...................
1.50-------------------------------------

8.9
3.9
4.6
5.9
2.8

9.9
3.5
4.5
6.5
2.5

4.2
1.9
4.2
6.6
2.4

7.2
2.7
2.9
4.7
2.0

9.4
1.9
3.4
1.9
.7

6.1
2.2
3.9
7.5
1.9

12.1
5.8
6.0
5.2
3.3

13.1
5.5
6.0
7.4
3.2

6.1
4.3
2.8
12.3
4.8

9.6
.5
2.9
5.3
2.0

$ 1.50
$ 1.55
$ 1.60
$ 1.65
$ 1.70

and under
and under
and under
and under
and under

$ 1.55------------------------------------$ 1.60------------------------------------$ 1.65....................... .......... .........
$ 1.70----------------------- ----------$ 1.75-------------------------------------

7.8
2.9
3.9
2.8
1.9

6.0
1.9
6.2
4.0
3.8

15.2
4.2
6.7
4.8
2.7

8.8
2.6
12.2
4.1
5.7

3.9
1.0
1.4
.8
.6

3.9
.8
1.6
.9
1.4

5.0
2.5
2.9
1.3
1.6

6.4
2.2
4.3
1.4
2.4

9.4
4.9
5.3
7.4
3.2

2.5
1.3
8.2
16.9
8.2

$ 1.75
$ 1.80
$ 1.85
$ 1.90
$ 1.95

and under
and under
and under
and under
and under

$ 1.80_____ _______ __ — —
$ 1.85— ----- ---------------------------$ 1.90..______________________
$ 1.95------------------------------------$ 2.00------------- ----- -------------

2.2
1.7

1.4

2.7
4.3
2.5
1.6
1.0

3.4
4.7
4.6
1.8
1.4

.8
.3

.4

.9
.5

3.1
2.3
2.3
1.2
.6

.2
.1

1.6
.6
.7
.2
.2

1.8
.8
.7
.6

2.3
1.5
1.3
.8
.3

4.9
2.0
2.9
1.2
.9

7.1
3.4
3.5
2.5
1.2

$2.00
$2.10
$2.20
$2.30
$ 2.40

and under $2.10____________________ —
and under $2.20------------------------------------and under $2.30------------------------------------and under $ 2.40------------------------------------and under $ 2.50------------------------- ----------

3.0
1.5
1.4

3.6
1.7
1.4

5.9
2.0
1.8
1.1
1.1

7.8
2.0
2,1
1.1

1.4

.7

1.5

.9

.7

.4

.4

1.7
1.5
1.5

.6

1.1
1.1

.7
.4

2.0
1.3
1.2
.8

$2.50
$2.60
$ 2.70
$ 2.80
$ 2.90

and under $2.60------------------------------------and under $ 2.70------------------------------------and under $ 2.80------ -----------------------------and under $2.90------------------------------------and under $ 3.00------------------- ------ ------

2.0
1.4

1.1

.3

.4

.6
.3
.2
.3
.1

.3
.3

.4

1.1
1.1
.5
1.1
.7

.4

.1

.6
.4

$ 3.00

and over_______________________________

3.1

4.0

5.2

6.3

2.2

2.4

1.6

2.6

5.1

6.4

Total------------------------------------------------------

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

68,959

72,085

16,361

17,260

13,385

13,330

29,831

31,963

9,382

9.532

$1.48
1.10
1.35
1.65

$1.59
1.23
1.45
1.75

$1.72
1.40
1.58
1.88

$1.83
1.50
1.67
2.00

$1.26
1.00
1.05
1.30

$1.39
1.15
1.17
1.40

$1.39
1.10
1.25
1.50

$1.48
1.16
1.35
1.60

$1.69
1.40
1.55
1.80

$1.80
1.50
1.65
1.90

Number of employees-------- ----------------------------Hour iy^earnings:
Average (mean) _ __ ------------- ---- ---------First quartile--------------------------------------------Median................. .......... ................. .................. .
Third quartile_____________________________

.7
.7

.9

.6
.5
.7

.9
.9

1.0

.7
.6

.8

.9

1.3

.9

.3

.4

.5

.3

.9

.8

.5
.6
.5
.4

4.4

2.0
1.4
.8
.9

.5

.4
.7
1.6
.4

4.4

3.6
2.1

.7

1.3
.9

.4
.6

1.0
.1

1 E arning8 data include separate payments for work on late shifts, but exclude prem ium pay for overtim e and for work on weekends and holidays, as w ell as the value of room ,
board, or other perqu isites, if any were provided.
2 L ess than 0.05 percent.
NOTE: B ecause of rounding, sum s of individual item s may not equal 100.




Table 10. Earnings Distribution: Establishments Providing Skilled Nursing Care as a Secondary Function—Full- and Part-Time Employees

00

(Percent distribution of nonsupervisory employees by average hourly earnings1 in nursing homes and related facilities,
United States and regions, October 1967 and April 1968)
South

United States
Average hourly earnings1

Northeast

Part time
Full time
October April October April
1967
1968
1967
1968

Full time
Part time
October April October April
1967
1967
1968
1968

Full time
October April
1967
1968

North Central

Part time
October April
1967
1968

Full time
October April
1967
1968

West

Part time
October April
1968
1967

Full time
October April
1967
1968

Part time
October April
1967
1968

Under $1.00__________________

2. 0

1. 5

1.6

1.2

1. 2

1. 2

0. 2

_

3. 6

1.6

1. 5

0. 6

1. 6

1.9

2.9

2. 3

1.8

0. 3

0. 4

0. 1

$1.00 and unde r $ 1. 0 5________
$1.05 and under $1.10________
$1.10 and unde r $ 1. 15________

17. 7
2. 5
3. 2
6. 6
3. 2

1. 2
.4
.5
19. 4
3. 0

17. 7
3. 3
4. 0
3. 3
2. 9

1.0
.1
.7
18. 7
3. 8

3. 4
1.6
1. 3
5. 3
3. 1

(2)
.3
.5
3. 4
1.0

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

_
0 .9
1.9

45. 8
6. 0
4. 6
3. 7
3.0

2. 8
.4
.7
48. 0
4. 0

46. 5
5. 8
4. 9
2. 9
1.0.

2. 2
1. 2
45. 3
8. 4

16. 7
1. 8
4. 0
10. 6
3. 3

1. 3
.4
.6
19. 5
4. 2

23. 1
5. 4
5. 4
4. 8
2. 1

1. 5
.2
1.2
25. 1
4. 4

.1
.4
1. 5
.9
3. 1

.1
.3
(2)
1.7
.5

1. 1
4. 5
_
5. 8

.2
3. 8
.3

$1.35 and under $ 1.40________
$ 1. 40 and under $ 1. 45...... ........
$1.45 and under $ 1. 50________

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

10. 5
3. 6
4. 6
6. 6
2. 3

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

8. 8
3. 5
4. 3
6.4
2.9

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

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

4. 3
1.4
4. 3
8.9
1.9

4.9
3. 7
2.4
5. 4
2. 1

10. 1
1. 7
3. 4
1.9
.3

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

7. 4
2. 4
3. 4
1. 8
1.6

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

12. 2
5. 8
6. 8
5. 6
3. 2

14. 0
6. 0
6. 2
7. 5
3. 2

11.9
5. 8
4. 3
4. 5
3.6

11. 3
4. 4
5.6
7. 3
3. 2

5. 7
1.8
1. 4
11. 0
4. 1

8. 5
.6
1. 9
4. 1
1. 8

6. 8
9. 3
5.6
15. 1
6. 1

12. 0
.2
5.0
8. 1
2. 4

$1.50
$1.55
$1.60
$1.65
$1.70

and unde r
and under
and unde r
and unde r
and unde r

$ 1. 55____ ___
$ 1.60____ ___
$ 1.6 5________
$ 1. 70___..........
$ 1.7 5___....... .

6.9
3. 4
3. 5
3. 2
2. 2

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

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

7. 3
1. 5
8. 3
3. 1
3. 2

12. 9
5. 3
5. 1
5. 5
3. 5

3
2
3
3
8

18. 8
2. 6
9. 2
3. 8
1.4

11. 1
1.6
17. 1
2. 1
5. 4

3. 8
.9
1.4
.6
.7

3. 7
1. 0
1. 5
.8
1.8

4. 0
1. 3
1.4
1. 2
.1

4.6
.2
1.7
1. 5
.2

4. 8
2. 8
2.9
1.6
1.7

6. 2
2. 4
4. 4
1. 8
2. 8

5. 3
1.8
3. 1
.7
1. 3

6. 7
1. 8
4. 1
.8
1. 7

8.9
6. 0
6. 3
8.6
3. 8

1. 6
1. 2
6. 6
17. 4
8.6

10. 4
2. 7
3. 3
4.9
2. 2

4. 5
1. 5
11. 8
15.9
7. 5

$1.75
$1.80
$1.85
$1.90

and unde r
and under
and unde r
and unde r

$ 1. 80________
$ 1. 85________
$ 1. 90____ ___
$ 1.95____ ____

2. 6
1.9
1.4
1.0
.7

3. 4
2.9
2. 6
1. 1
.8

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

2. 4
1.2
1.6
1.2
.4

2. 8
4. 7
2. 4
2. 0
1.4

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

2. 6
3. 8
2. 7
1.0
.3

2. 9
1.8
2. 2
2. 3
1.4

1. 1
.3
.2
.i
.2

1. 4
.7
.6
.2
.2

.1
.4
1.0
.5
-

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

1.9
.9
.8
.8
.4

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

1. 5
.7
.5
.3
.3

1.9
1. 1
1.3
.7
.1

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

8. 8
4. 1
4. 1
2.9
1. 7

1.9
.5
1.9
1. 2
.1

3. 4
1.7
2. 2
1.5
.1

$ 2. 00 and under $ 2. 10________

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

3. 2
1. 8
1. 4
1.0
.8

3. 6
1. 5
1. 8
.6
.5

4. 4
1.4
1.3
.7
1. 3

4.9
2. 3
1. 6
1. 2
1. 5

6. 4
2. 3
1.9
1.6
.7

7. 6
1.6
2. 1
.8
.5

9.9
1. 5
2. 3
.4
.8

1. 5
.3
.6
.4
.5

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

1.2
1.8
1. 7
.3
1.0

1. 1
.6
.7
2. 1
2. 2

1. 8
1.4
1. 2
.7
.4

1.9
1. 5
1. 3
.8
.5

1.5
1.6
1.8
.6
.4

2. 3
1. 1
1.0
.6
1.6

4. 1
2. 5
1.7
1. 0
1.2

4. 7
3. 6
2. 6
.8
1.7

5. 2
.8
.9
.4
.4

3.6
3. 5
.8
.4
.4

$ 2. 80 and under $ 2. 90________
$2.90 and under $ 3. 00________

.9
.6
.5
.6
.3

1. 1
.6
.6
.9
.2

.9
.6
.6
.8
.5

.9
.9
.8
.5
.5

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

2. 1
1. 0
.8
1.6
.3

.8
1.0
.6
1.4
1. 1

1. 7
2. 2
1. 1
1.0
.7

.7
.1
.2
.3
(2)

.2
.3
.2
.4
.1

.2
.8
.3
.2
.2

.5
.3
'. 8
.2
(2)

.9
.6
.5
.3
.3

.9
.5
.6
.6
.3

1.4
.3
.6
.5
.3

.7
.5
.8
.4
.7

.7
.4
.8
1.7
.5

1. 1
.6
.7
1. 3
.1

.3
.3
.6
1. 5
.2

.5
.1
.5
.2
.1

$ 3. 00 and over_______________

2.7

3. 2

3. 7

5. 6

4. 2

4. 5

6.6

9.4

2. 0

2. 0

2. 7

3. 5

1.6

2. 1

1.8

3.4

4.9

5.9

5. 5

7.6

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

11, 140

6, 289

6, 591

3, 093

2, 941

$1.83 $1.61
1.60
1.30
1.45
1.70
1.95
1.65

$1.73
1.40
1.65
1.75

$1.20 and unde r $ 1.2 5________
$1.25 and unde r $ 1. 30__............

$2. 20 and under $2. 30..............
$2. 30 and under $2. 40..............
$2. 40 and under $2. 50_______
$2. 50 and under $2. 60________
$2.60 and under $ 2. 70____ ___

Total....................................
Number of employees_________
Hourly earnings:

Third quartile______________

7.
3.
9.
5.
5.

100. 0

100. 0 100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

100. 0

45, 398 48, 118

23, 561 23, 967

9, 931

10, 730 6, 430

6, 530

9, 746

9, 974

3, 639

3, 356 19,432

20, 823 10, 399

$1.50 $ 1.62 $1.70
1. 23
1.38
1. 10
1. 45
1. 38
1.60
1.60
1.88
1. 75

$1.79 $ 1.76
1.46
1.40
1. 58
1.68
1. 90
1.91

$1.89 $1.23
1. 50
1.00
1. 63
1.05
2. 00
1.25

$1.36 $ 1. 31
1.54
1.00
1. 17
1.05
1.40
1. 35

$ 1.45 $ 1.40
1. 15
1. 15
1.30
1. 20
1. 50
1.49

$ 1.48 $ 1. 36
1. 20
1.00
1.35
1. 25
1.60
1.50

100. 0

$1.48 $1.57
1. 12
1.23
1. 35 ' 1.42
1.65
1.75

100. 0

$ 1.
1.
1.
1.

49 $1.73
1.40
15
1.60
33
1.85
59

1 Earnings data include separate payments for work on late shifts, but exclude premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends and holidays, as well as the value of room, board,
or other perquisites, if any were provided.
2 Less than 0.05 percent.
NOTE:

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




Table 11. Earnings Distribution: Establishments Not Providing Skilled Nursing Care—All Employees
(Percent distribution of nonsupervisory employees by average hourly earnings1 in nursing homes and related facilities,
United States and regions, October 1967 and April 1968)
Northeast

United States

South

October 1967

April 1968

October 1967

5.9

3.7

_

April 1968

October 1967

West

North Central

Average hourly earnings 1
April 1968

October 1967

April 1968

October 1967

April 1968

0.1

10.3

9.7

11.6

4.7

0.3

1.8 '

$ 1.00
$ 1.05
$ 1.10
$1.15
$ 1.20

and under
and under
and under
and under
and under

$ 1.05______ _____-___
_
_
$ 1.10______________________
$ 1.15________________________
$ 1.2 0------------------------------------$ 1.25________________________

19.9
1.1
3.1
2.7
1.9

3.2
.3
.5
20.8
2.0

3.3
.1
5.1
.8
-

2.1
.5
.2

61.6
2.2
1.0
3.3
2.4

2.5
.2
.3
58.4
1.7

24.8
1.7
4.8
4.1
1.7

4.8
.1
.8
30.8
2.8

2.1
.5
2.0
3.9

2.1
.7
.2
1.5
2.4

$ 1.25
$ 1.30
$ 1.35
$ 1.40
$ 1.45

and under
and under
and under
and under
and under

$ 1.30________________________
$ 1.35________ _____ _
_ - $ 1.40------------- --------------------$ 1.45______________________ $ 1.50_______________ _________

11.2
3.7
5.5
6.9
1.6

10.3
2.7
3.3
2.7
1.5

3.2
3.2
1.7
9.1
-

4.0
1.6
1.5
3.9
.2

1.4
2.2
3.2
4.2
.4

4.0
3.5
1.8
4.1
2.4

25.4
3.7
1.2
1.9
1.2

23.1
3.9
5.5
1.4
1.4

3.7
5.1
16.9
14.1
4.5

.9
1.3
2.8
2.8
2.3

$ 1.50
$ 1.55
$ 1.60
$ 1.65
$ 1.70

and under
and under
and under
and under
and under

$ 1.55-_______ _____ — ---------$ 1.60------------------------------------$ 1.65________________________
$ 1.70 _______________ _____
$ 1.75------ ------------------------------

10.7
2.8
3.5
2.6
1.2

2.8
.7
12.6
13.4
3.6

33.3
3.6
7.8
2.2
2.5

4.1
2.2
42.9
5.8
5.8

.5
.4
.1
.5
.2

3.2
(2)
2.9
.3
.1

3.1
1.6
1.7
.5
1.0

3.5
.1
3.5
.7
3.3

7.2
5.3
4.5
7.5
.8

.8
4.2
48.2
4.1

$ 1.75
$ 1.80
$ 1.85
$ 1.90
$ 1.95

and under
and under
and under
and under
and under

$ 1.80_____ ___ — _____
$ 1.85________________________
$ 1.90________________________
$ 1.95------- ------- ------------- $2.00 __ ----------- ---- -

2.0
1.5
1.6
.7
.4

1.9
1.9
.5
1.0
.7

2.5
1.2
1.0
.2
1.1

2.8
1.2
.1
.9
1.0

.4
.7
.4
.7

_

-

.5
1.6
1.9
.1
.1

.2
.6
.5
.8
.6

4.7
2.2
2.6
2.7
.1

4.7
5.7
1.1
2.2
1.0

$2.00
$2.10
$2.20
$2.30
$2.40

and under
and under
and under
and under
and under

$ 2.10 __
— — _______ —
$2.20------------------------------------$2.30— — ------------ -----------$2.40------------------------------------$2,50—
____ —
--------------------------

3.8
.9
.7
.5
.2

4.3
.6
.8
.6
.2

9.0
.7
1.1
.4
-

10.0
.5
1.1
.4
-

.6
.7
(2)
(2)

.5
.2
(2)
1.5
.3

1.4
.9
.4
.1

2.4
.8
1.0
.2
-

4.3
. 1.1
1.8
.9
.5

4.5
.7
.6
.9
.5

$2.50
$ 2.60
$2.70
$2.80
$2.90

and under
and under
and under
and under
and under

$2.60________________________
$ 2.70________________________
$ 2.80 ______________________
$2.90_ __ _________________
_
$3.00____ -— -------------------------

1.0
.4
.5
.3
-

.9
.1
.6
.1
.4

2.1
1.6
.5
-

2.2
.7
.2
1.6

.4
1.1
-

(2)
.3
(2)
-

1.4
1.0
.2
-

.6
.1
1.0
-

.1
.2
-

.8
.1
.1
.1
-

Under $ 1.00.......................................................

$3.00 and over--------TotaL

.

- -

----------------------------------—
_____ —
------ - -

Number of employees______________ ______ —
Hourly earnings:
Average (mean)
- -------------------------------First quartile___________ ______ __________
Median----------— —— ------ ---- ---Third quartile
— -__- - — — ___ -______

_

1.1

1.2

2.7

2.2

1.1

1.7

.5

.7

.4

.7

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

16,347

16,804

3,778

3,857

2, 512

2,580

6, 034

6, 255

4, 023

4, 112

$ 1.39
1.00
1.35
1.55

$ 1.48
1.15
1.45
1.65

$ 1.63
1.40
1.50
1.72

$ 1.72
1.60
1.60
1.75

$ 1.11
1.00
1.00
1.10

$ 1.24
1.15
1.15
1.25

$ 1.25
1.00
1.25
1.30

$ 1.33
1.15
1.25
1.35

$ 1.54
1.35
1.45
1.67

$ 1.65
1.65
1.65
1.70

1 Earnings data include separate payments for work on late shifts, but exclude premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends and holidays, as well as the value of room,
board, or other perquisites, if any were provided.
2 Less than 0.05 percent.
NOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual items may not equal 100.




Table 12. Earnings Distribution:

Establishments Not Providing Skilled Nursing Care—Full- and Part-Time Employees

(Percent distribution of nonsupervisory employees by average hourly earnings1 in nursing homes and related facilities,
United States and regions, October 1967 and April 1968)

Under $1.00—
----- ---------------------

South

Northeast

United States
Average hourly earnings1

Full time
Part time
Full time
Full time
Part time
October April October April October April October April October April
1968
1967
1967
1968
1967
1968
1967
1967
1968
1968
7.3

5.1

3.9

1.7

_

0.2

.

_

_

-

$ 1.00
$1.05
$1.10
$ 1.15
$1.20

and under
and unde r
and unde r
and under
and under

$1.05-------------$ 1.10---$ 1.15_________
$ 1.20_________
$1.25----- ---------

21.5
1.3
3.6
3.2
2.5

1.8
.1
.7
24.9
2.1

17.7
.8
2.3
1.9
1.2

5.1
.4
.3
15.0
1.8

0.2
8.9
1.5
'

.9
-

7.8
-

4.7
-

$ 1.25
$1.30
$1.35
$ 1.40
$1.45

and under
and under
and under
and under
and under

$ 1.30_________
$ 1.35-------------$ 1.40-------------$ 1.45_________
_
$1.50-_ -_____

6.0
5.0
4.7
4.0
1.2

5.8
2.8
3.6
2.4
1.5

18.6
1.8
6.7
11.0
2.1

16.7
2.5
3.0
3.2
1.5

1.5
3.7
2.8
4.1
-

3.6
2.6
4.3
.4

$1.50
$ 1.55
$ 1.60
$ 1.65
$1.70

and unde r
and under
and under
and under
and unde r

$ 1.5 5-------------$ 1.60_________
$ 1.65-------------$ 1.70_________
$1.75 ___ —

10.6
3.6
4.1
2.8
1.8

2.4
1.1
10.7
10.8
5.7

10.8
1.7
2.7
2.3
.4

3.2
.3
15.2
17.2
.7

35.6
5.0
7.9
4.4

$ 1.75
$ 1/80
$ 1.85
$1.90
$1.95

and under
and under
and under
and under
and under

$ 1.80-------------$ 1.85_________
$ 1.90_________
$1.95—
________
$2.00— ____ —

1.2
1.9
2.5
1.3
.5

1.0
3.0
.8
1.8
1.2

3.1
.9
.4
.3

3.1
.4
.1
-

$2.00
$2.10
$ 2.20
$2.30
$2.40

and under
and under
and under
and under
and under

$2.10_________
$2.20_________
$2.30-------------$2.40-------------$2.50— _______

3.2
.8
.5
.8
.2

4.4
.7
.9
.9
.2

4.5
1.1
1.0
.1

$2.50
$2.60
$2.70
$2.80
$2.90

and under
and under
and under
and under
and under

$2.60_________
$2.70_________
$2.80_________
$2.90_________
$3.00— ___ —

1.6
.7
.8
-

1.1
.1
.9
.1
.6

.1
.1
.6
-

$ 3.00 and over_________________
Total

10.7

10.2
_

Full time
Part :ime
October April October April
1967
1968
1967
1968

9.1

8.3

15.4

6.9

7.2

2.1

0.3

3.2

0.2

.

.5

.3
.5
65.9
2.4

58.0
1.4
.6
5.0
-

9.0
39.2
-

26.0
2.4
4.1
4.9
1.2

3.5
.3
1.0
34.3
2.0

23.4
1.0
5.5
3.1
2.2

6.3
.5
26.6
3.8

2.3
3.0
6.0

2.5
.1
2.0
4.0

1.8
1.2
.6
.9

1.7
1.7
.3
.7
.3

5.5
2.5
.2
15.7
-

4.7
3.5
3.5
-

.9
3.0
3.9
2.4
.5

1.7
3.0
2.0
2.0
2.9

2.7
1.4
9.1
-

9.8
5.0
1.2
9.5
1.2

13.0
4.8
1.7
2.2
1.5

12.8
5.5
5.2
1.7
1.9

39.4
2.5
.6
1.6
.9

35.4
2.0
5.7
1.0
.8

4.5
8.3
11.2
7.5
2.6

1.0
1.4
3.4
1.9
.9

2.5
.7
24.9
23.1
7.1

.8
1.3
2.1
4.0
4.2

3.6
3.0
39.0
4.4
10.0

30.2
1.7
7.6
5.3
-

4.8
1.2
47.9
7.5
.5

.5
.5
.1
.6
.2

4.3
.1
.8
.5
.2

.5
-

.4
8.3
-

2.3
1.8
1.6
.9
1.2

2.4
.2
3.6
.3
4.9

4.1
1.4
1.7
.7

4.9
3.4
1.2
1.4

6.7
7.1
7.1
9.9
1.2

1.4
3.1
39.7
7.2

7.7
2.9
.9
4.2
.2

5.6
59.6
-

1.5
2.0
.7
.4
1.8

2.1
2.2
.2
1.7
1.9

3.9
1.2
-

3.8
-

.5
1.0
-

_

_

_

-

1.4
2.7

-

.4
1.2
3.6
.2
.1

.2
.5
.9
1.4
1.2

.7
1.9
-

.3
.7
-

2.7
3.4
4.5
4.6
.1

2.0
9.6
1.8
3.9
1.7

7.6
.5
.2

8.5
.5
.3
-

4.2
.5
.6
.3
.1

7.5
.9
1.5
.8
-

10.2
.5
1.6
.8
-

11.0
.5.
.6
-

9.7
.5
.5
-

.3
.1
.1

.2
.1
1.1
-

1.4
2.7
-

1.2
.6
2.5
1.2

2.7
1.1
.7
-

4.3
.9
.8
.4
-

_

_

.7
.2

.7
1.2
-

2.4
.7
.5
1.5
.9

2.6
1.3
1.0
1.5
.8

7.1
1.6
3.5
-

7.0
-

.7
.1
.3
-

3.2
2.8
.4
-

2.8
.4
.4
2.8

.6
.6
-

1.5
1.1
-

_

_

4.1
-

-

2.6
1.9
-

.7
1.9
-

_

.5
-

.5
-

.5
.2
-

.2
.3
-

1.0
.2
.2
.1
-

-

.5
-

_

.1
r
.5
.1
'

.7

.6

1.6

2.0

.9

.6

5.1

4.1

1.5

1.5

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

9, 788 6, 776

7,016

2, 173

2, 159

1,605

1,698

1,852

1,856

$1.38
1.15
1.35
1.50

$1.48
1.25
1.45
1.65

$1.64
1.50
1.50
1.72

$1.75
1.60
1.60
1.80

$1.62
1.40
1.50
1.67

$1.68
1.60
1.60
1.67

$1.09
1.00
1.00
1.05

$1.22
1.15
1.15
1.15

$1.49
1.15
1.47
1.65

West

Full time
Part time
October April October April
1967
1968
1967
1968

62.9
2.5
1.1
2.8
3.2

100.0

Number of employees— _ -____ - 9,571
_
Hourly earnings:
Average (mean)_____________ $1.39
First quartile---------------------1.00
Median__
1.33
Third quartile_ ___________
_
1.60

North Central

Part time
October April
1968
1967

-




.

2.5

.4

.4

.7

1.2

.4

.4

.5

1.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

660

724

3,215

3, 410

2, 819

2, 845

2, 331

2, 363

1.692

1,749

$1.17
1.00
1.00
1.25

$1.29
1.15
1.15
1.15

$1.28
1.00
1.15
1.41

$1.36
1.15
1.25
1.49

$1.22
1.00
1.25
1.25

$1.30
1.15
1.25
1.30

$1.54
1.35
1.50
1.67

$1.64
1.65
1.65
1.81

$1.52
1.35
1.40
1.65

$1.65
1.65
1.65
1.65

100.0

1 Earnings data include separate payments for work on late shifts, but exclude premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends and holidays,
board, or other perquisites, if any were provided.
NOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual items may not equal 100.

_

as well as the value of room,

Table 13.

Earnings Distribution:

All Establishments By Type of Ownership

(Percent distribution of n o n s u p e r v i s o r y e m p l o y e e s b y a v e r a g e h o u r l y e a r n i n g s 1 in nur s i n g h o m e s a n d related facilities,
United States a n d regions, O c t o b e r 1967 a n d A p r i l 1968)

United States
A v e r a g e hourly e a r n i n g s 1

Proprietary
October
1967

U n d e r $ 1.00

April
1968

October
1967

1.0

0.6

$ 1.00
$ 1.05
$1.10
$ 1.15
$ 1.20

and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under

$
$
$
$
$

1.05,.... ..
1.10.
1.15_______
1.20_______
1.25_______

19.8
2.2
3.6
4.8
2.4

.7
.1
.4
22.1
3.1

10.3
2.6
5.1
5.2
2.9

$
$
$
$
$

1.25
1.30
1.35
1.40
1.45

and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under

$
$
$
$
$

1.30
1.35_______
1.40_______
1.45_______
1.50___ ____

8.1
3.7
4.0
7.5
3.2

8.5
3.8
3.4
5.3
2.2

$
$
$
$
$

1.50
1.55
1.60
1.65
1.70

and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under

$
$
$
$
$

1.55_______
1.60_______
1.65------1.70_______
1.75_______

7.7
2.8
3.3
2.0
1.8

$
$
$
$
$

1.75
1.80
1.85
1.90
1.95

and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under

$
$
$
$
$

1.80_______
1.85_______
1.90
____
1.95_______
2.00_______

$2.00
$2.10
$2.20
$2.30
$2.40

and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under

$2.50
$2.60
$2.70
$2.80
$2.90

and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under

South

Northeast

V o luntary

Proprietary

April
1968

April
1968

October
1967

Proprietary

April
1968

October
1967

April
1968

October
1967

Proprietary

April
1968

October
1967

April
1968

Voluntary
October
1967

Proprietary

April
1968

October
1967

Voluntary

April O c t o b e r
1967
1968

Apr i l
1 968

0.2

0.2

0.6

0.1

.8
.4
.5
12.8
4.1

3.2
.8
2.6
4.2
2.7

.1
.1
6.4
2.4

1.4
.9
.2
.6
2.3

.4
.5
.1
.5
1.5

12.8
4.7
5.5
4.9
3.2

13.8
5.6
6.6
6.6
3.5

5.6
4.5
6.6
12.1
6.3

5.7
3.7
3.6
4.3
2.1

6.6
5.2
4.6
9.5
6.2

3.9
1.8
6.1
6.1
2.1

6.9
2.0
2.6
1.3
1.3

6.4
3.3
3.6
1.6
1.9

7.4
2.7
4.7
2.2
3.2

11.0
5.6
3.7
4.3
2.0

3.5
.9
2.6
25.4
4.5

10.5
7.2
5.7
5.0
3.1

3.7
1.6
10.8
14.0
8.2

1.6
.5
.9
.3
.2

1.5
.9
1.0
.3
.3

2.3
1.1
1.0
1.1
.5

2.4
1.9
1.2
1.2
1.0

3.2
1.4
1.6
1.1
.3

6.1
2.6
3 1
1.7
.8

4.3
2.8
2.0
1.8
1.0

5.6
3.2
3.7
2.3
1.9

2.8
1.0
.7
1.4
.9

2.2
1.2
.9
.9
.3

2.2
1.2
1.2
1.1
.3

2.3
1.5
1.7
1.4
.6

2.5
1.6
1.8
1.2
1.0

2.9
1.2
1.2
.9
.9

.4.0
1.4
1.7
.9
.8

4.2
1.5
1.4
.7
1.0

4.9
2.5
2.0
.9
1. 1

1.0
.4
.3
.4
.5

1.4
.5
.8
.5
.2

1.2
.4
1.0
.5
.2

1.1
.7
.7
.6
.3

1.5
.8
.8
.6
.4

1.7
.4
.8
1.0
.3

2.3
.6
.6
.8
.2

.9
.8
1.0
2.3
.4

.8
.5
1.3
.7
.1

0.5

0.4

0.3

0.9

0.3

4.1

1.5

1.9

1.2

2.3

.8
.5
.5
12.4
3.5

2.2
.4
.8
1.8
.6

.1
.1
.1
2.7
.4

3.4
.5
1.1
2.2
1.9

.4
.1
.7
2.7
1.0

53.0
5.3
5.0
5.6
2.4

.8
.2
.9
55.4
5.8

29.0
6.0
8.4
5.7
2.6

1.7
.9
.5
32.1
6.7

18.4
2.1
5.5
7.0
3.5

1.4
(2 )
.4
22.5
3.7

8.7
2.8
7.1
7.5
3.7

9.3
4.1
4.6
5.8
3.5

9.5
4.2
5.0
6.5
2.9

4.1
1.1
2.3
11.3
4.1

3.0
.6
1.4
4.5
2.3

3.4
3.5
3.1
7.7
4.7

3.7
1.9
2.2
5.1
2.0

5.7
1.6
1.9
1.9
.6

7.8
3.3
2.5
2.9
.9

10.1
2.6
4.3
3.6
1.0

9.1
5.2
4.3
8.3
2.9

14.8
6.9
5.3
5.9
2.6

15.2
6.9
5.6
8.3
3.3

5.0
1.4
6.4
6.6
3.0

7.5
3.7
4.1
2.6
2.4

6.6
2.4
6.4
3.8
3.9

13.3
4.0
7.7
2.7
4.0

6.3
1.8
18.5
4.8
6.0

11.0
4.7
6.1
4.4
3.9

7.6
2.9
11.2
5.0
4.8

2.0
.6
.6
.7
.9

2.2
.6
1.1
.8
.8

3.5
1.9
1.8
1.3
1.0

4.3
1.3
2.0
1.3
1.9

5.4
1.7
1.7
1.0
.6

2.6
.9
1.4
.6
.4

3.3
1.8
1.9
.9
.5

2.7
1.9
1.8
1.3
.7

3.1
2.7
2.5
1.6
1.2

4.5
1.4
1.9
.7
1.0

5.1
3.4
2.6
1.6
1.0

4.0
3.9
3.4
2.0
1.0

4.5
5.4
5.3
2.8
1.8

1.5
.6
1.2
.5
.2

1.5
.7
1.4
.4
.2

1.1
.5
1.5
.5
.6

1.4
.7
1.3
.7
.5

$2.10
$ 2 . 2 0 _______
$2.30_
$ 2 . 4 0 ___ _
$ 2 . 5 0 _____ —

3.6
1.5
1.2
.9
.5

3.4
2.5
1.6
.9
.5

3.3
1.6
1.5
1.2
.9

3.8
2.0
1.7
1.2
1.0

7.8
3.1
2.1
1.2
.9

5.6
6.1
2.7
1.1
.8

5.7
1.9
1.7
1.2
1.5

6.4
3.3
2.2
1.3
1.3

1.7
.6
.6
.4
.3

1.9
1.3
1.0
.6
.4

1.9
1.2
.8
.8
.5

$ 2 . 6 0 _______
$ 2 . 7 0 _______
$ 2 . 8 0 _______
$2.90
$3.00

1.7
.7 .
1.0
.7
.3

1.7
.9
.9
.8
.3

1.3
1.0
.7
.8
.4

1.4
1.0
.8
.8
.5

2.8
1.6
1.8
1.2
.7

2.9
1.9
1.4
1.1
.7

2.0
2.1
1.0
.7
.6

1.8
1.9
1.0
1.5
.8

.9
.2
.4
.4
.1

.6
.5
.5
.5
.1

1.0
.3
.1
.8
.3

0.9

West

N o r t h Central
Voluntary

0.6

$ 3 . 0 0 a n d o v e r ___

2.0

October
1967

Voluntary

1.2

4.0

5.3

3.4

4.7

6.4

8.8

5.2

7.1

1.4

2.0

1.5

2.0

3.0

4.0

2.9

4.0

5.5

7.0

4.5

6.9

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

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

N u m b e r of e m p l o y e e s __ ______ 294,495
H o u r l y earnings:
A v e r a g e ( m e a n ) ___________
$1.51
F i r st quartile___________
1.10
M e d i a n ____________________
1.40
T h i r d quartile---- — — ____
1.65

306,046

112,886

118,316

74,479

80,712

29,557

30,477

71,704

72,859

20,033

20,555

91,223

94,894

53,179

56,714

57,089

57,581

10,117

10,570

$1.63
1.20
1.49
1.75

$1.55
1.19
1.40
1.73

$1.66
1.25
1.50
1.83

$1.80
1.44
1.60
2.03

$1.92
1.60
1.70
2.14

$1.77
1.40
1.60
1.93

$1.88
1.50
1.71
2.00

$1.24
1.00
1.00
1.25

$1.37
1.15
1.15
1.35

$1.32
1.00
1.15
1.41

$1.44
1.15
1.26
1.50

$1.42
1.10
1.25
1.50

$1.51
1.18
1.30
1.52

$1.49
1.15
1.35
1.60

$1.59
1.25
1.40
1.70

$1.64
1.35
1.50
1.73

$1.78
1.40
1.65
1.85

$1.71
1.40
1.55
1.80

$1.82
1.50
1.65
1.90

as well

as the

T otaL

- -

1 E a r n i n g s data include separate p a y m e n t s for w o r k
b o ard, o r other perquisites, if a n y w e r e provided.
2 L e s s than 0.05 percent.
NOTE:

Because




of rounding,

sums

on late shifts,

of individual i t e m s m a y

but e x clude p r e m i u m

not equal 100.

pay

for o v e r t i m e

and

for w o r k

on w e e k e n d s

and

holidays,

value

of

room,

Table 14.

(Number,

average weekly hours worked,

Occupational Averages:

and a v erage hourly earnings 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 selected occupations in n u rsin g h o m e s a n d related facilities,
United States a n d regions, O c t o b e r 1967 a n d April 1968)
United States

Occupation

N u m b e r of e m p l o y e e s

Total

All Establishments

Men

Women

Northeast
Average

Weekly
hours

Hourly
earn­
ings

South

Average
Number
Hourly
of
Weekly
earn­
employees
hours
ings

Number
of
employees

N o r t h Central

Average
Weekly
hours

Hourly
earn­
ings

Number
of
employees

West

Average
Weekly
hours

Hourly
earn­
ings

Average
Number
of
Hourly
Weekly
earn­
employees
hours
ings

O c t o b e r 1967

R e g i s t e r e d professional n u r s e s ______________
F u l l - t i m e -- -----------------------------P a r t - t i m e _________________________________

25, 856
12,184
13,672

123
40
83

25,733
12,144
13,589

28. 5
40. 0
18. 2

$2. 90
2.93
2. 88

9,812
4,033
5 , 779

26. 8
39. 6
17.9

$2.93
2. 95
2.91

3,700
2,113
1,587

31. 0
40. 1
18. 7

$2. 65
2. 64
2. 67

7 ,487
3,279
4,208

27.7
40. 3
18. 0

$2. 83
2.91
2. 78

4,857
2, 7 5 9
2,098

31. 1
40. 3
19. 1

$3. 14
3. 15
3. 13

Practical n u r s e s , l icensed------------------Full- t i m e__________________________________
P a r t - t i m e __________________________________

33,336
22,619
10,717

483
313
170

32,853
22,306
10,547

34. 1
40. 7
20. 2

2. 00
1.98
2. 05

1 1 , 92 1
7,075
4,846

32. 5
40. 6
20. 6

2. 11
2. 08
2. 14

8,573
6,468
2,105

35. 6
41.0
19. 0

1.74
1.73
1.76

8 , 544
6,088
2 , 456

35. 0
40. 6
21. 1

2. 04
2. 04
2. 04

4,298
2,988
1,3 1 0

34. 1
40. 8
18.9

2. 18
2. 18
2. 19

Practical n u r s e s , u n l icensed ---------------F u l l - t i m e __________________________________
P a r t - t i m e — ______________________________

6,621
4,805
1,816

129
115
14

6 , 492
4,690
1,802

35.9
42. 1
19. 5

1. 39
1. 38
1.44

1,5 36
1,017
519

32. 6
41. 3
15. 6

1.48
1. 48
1. 50

1,431
1, 190
241

39. 5
42. 9
22. 7

1. 26
1. 25
1. 31

2,740
1,941
799

36. 3
42. 6
20. 9

1. 32
1. 30
1. 38

9 14
657
257

34. 6
40. 2
20.4

1. 66
1. 69
1.60

N u r s i n g aids (orderlies)_____________________
F u l l - t i m e __________________________________
P a r t - t i m e ----------------------------------

1 9 1,132
1 3 6,190
54, 9 4 2

8 , 520
5,740
2,780

182,612
130,450
52,162

35. 2
41 . 0
20. 6

1. 32
1. 31
1. 33

41,373
25,210
16,163

31.9
39. 6
19.9

1. 56
1. 58
1. 53

47,824
39,098
8, 72 6

38. 1
41.9
21. 2

1. 10
1. 10
1. 09

69, 5 2 1
48,184
21,337

35. 2
41. 4
21. 2

1. 27
1. 28
1. 26

32,414
23,698
8,716

35. 0
40. 6
20. 1

1.44
1.46
1. 38

K i t c h e n h e l p e r s _______________________________
F u l l - t i m e ____________________________ _____ _
P a r t - t i m e __________________________________

47,231
27, 4 6 8
19,763

6,325
3,496
2,829

40,906
23,9 7 2
16,934

31.9
41. 2
19. 1

1. 31
1. 33
1. 28

11,958
5,922
6,036

29. 3
40. 3
18. 5

1. 51
1. 57
1. 44

11,105
8,384
2,721

37. 1
42. 2
21. 1

1. 10
1. 11
1. 07

17,445
9,273
8, 172

30. 6
40. 9
19. 0

1. 27
1. 31
1. 22

6,723
3,8 8 9
2,834

31.4
40. 6
18. 8

1.41
1.47
1. 34

L a u n d r y w o r k e r s _____________________________
F u l l - t i m e __________________________________
P a r t - t i m e __________________________________

9 , 955
6,777
3, 178

705
457
248

9,250
6,320
2 , 930

34. 5
40. 8
21. 1

1. 29
1. 29
1. 28

1,812
1,034
778

32. 0
39. 4
22. 1

1. 52
1. 54
1.49

1,962
1,593
369

37. 3
41. 6
18. 5

1. 06
1. 07
1. 06

4 , 641
3,041
1,600

34. 3
40. 9
21.9

1. 26
1. 27
1. 23

1,5 4 0
1,109
431

34. 7
40. 9
18. 7

1. 39
1.42
1. 28

M a i d s or p o r t e r s -----------------------F u l l - t i m e _____________________ _____________
___ __________ ____________
Part-time

32,208
22,315
9 , 893

7,406
5,199
2,207

24,8 0 2
17,116
7,686

34. 9
40. 9
21. 1

1. 35
1. 36
1. 34

9,294
5,827
3,467

32. 7
39. 9
20. 7

1. 55
1. 57
1. 50

6,819
5,470
1,349

38. 2
42. 1
22. 5

1. 07
1. 08
1. 03

10, 7 2 3
7, 183
3 , 540

34. 6
41. 1
21. 4

1. 30
1. 32
1. 26

5,372
3,8 3 5
1,537

34. 9
40. 7
20. 3

1.48
1.48
1.45

April 1968

R e g i s t e r e d professional n u r s e s ______________
F u l l - t i m e ______________
__________________
P a r t - t i m e ----------------------------------

28,072
13,123
14,949

207
105
102

27,865
13,018
14,847

28.6
39.9
18. 6

$3. 04
3. 07
3. 02

11,085
4,546
6,539

27. 3
39.6
18. 8

$3. 06
3. 08
3. 05

3 , 897
2,125
1 , 772

31. 0
40. 5
19. 5

$2. 79
2. 78
2.79

8, 188
3 , 745
4,443

2 7.9
39. 7
17.9

$2. 98
3. 03
2.95

4,902
2,707
2, 195

30. 5
40. 0
18. 9

$3. 30
3. 32
3. 29

Practical n u r s e s , licensed------------------F u l l - t i m e __________________________________
P a r t - t i m e ---------------------------------

34,823
23,5 3 2
11,291

446
374
72

34,377
23,158
11,219

34. 0
40. 8
20. 0

2. 12
2. 09
2. 18

12,553
7,420
5, 133

32. 3
40. 5
20. 5

2. 23
2. 18
2. 30

8,756
6,674
2,082

35. 8
41.0
19. 1

1. 87
1.86
1.90

8,980
6,218
2,762

34. 5
40. 8
20. 4

2. 11
2. 12
2. 10

4,534
3,220
1,314

34. 4
40. 7
19. 0

2. 31
2. 32
2. 30

Practical n u r s e s , u n l icensed________________
F u l l - t i m e __________________________________
P a r t - t i m e ---------------------------------

6, 328
4,904
1,424

73
61
12

6 , 255
4 , 843
1,412

37. 3
41. 6
22. 3

1. 54
1. 54
1. 54

1,410
929
481

36. 3
40. 6
27.9

1.64
1.66
1. 61

1,447
1,239
208

39. 2
41 . 9
22.9

1.41
1. 39
1.49

2,336
1,792
544

36.9
42. 6
18. 2

1.44
1.45
1.43

1,1 3 5
944
191

36.9
40.4
19. 6

1.78
1. 78
1.75

N u r s i n g aids (orderlies)--------- ---------F u l l - t i m e ____________________ _______ ______
P a r t - t i m e ---------- ----- -----------------

197,194
139,705
57,489

8, 155
5,357
2,798

189,039
134,348
54,691

35. 0
40. 7
21. 2

1.42
1.42
1.44

44,500
26,263
18,237

31. 8
39. 6
20. 7

1.66
1. 68
1.64

47,921
39, 5 8 4
8,337

37.9
41. 2
21.9

1. 22
1. 22
1. 21

72,563
50,329
22,234

35. 2
41. 2
2 1.6

1. 36
1. 36
1. 35

32,210
23,529
8,6 8 1

35. 0
40. 3
20. 8

1. 56
1. 59
1.49

Ki t c h e n h e l p e r s _______________________________
F ull-time__________________________________
P a r t - t i m e _____________-____________________

49,030
27,877
21,1 5 3

6,674
3, 371
3, 303

42,356
24,506
17,850

31.5
40. 9
19. 2

1.41
1.43
1. 39

12,715
6 , 287
6,428

29. 5
40. 6
18. 8

1.61
1.67
1. 56

11,367
8,557
2,810

36. 6
41.8
20. 7

1. 23
1.24
1. 20

18, 125
9, 147
8,978

29. 9
40. 4
19. 2

1. 34
1. 38
1. 30

6,823
3,8 8 6
2,937

31. 3
40. 6
19. 0

1. 53
1.60
1. 45

L a u n d r y w o r k e r s _____________________________
F u l l - t i m e ________________ __________________
P a r t - t i m e ______ ____ ______________________

10,302
6 , 970
3,332

689
472
217

9,613
6 , 498
3, 115

34. 8
41. 1
21.6

1. 39
1. 39
1.40

1,860
1,060
800

32. 2
39. 9
22. 1

1.62
1.63
1.61

2 ,036
1,614
422

37.9
42. 3
21. 0

1. 20
1. 20
1. 22

4,828
3, 173
1,655

34. 6
41. 1
22. 3

1. 35
1. 35
1. 34

1, 578
1, 123
455

34. 0
40. 3
18. 4

1. 51
1. 53
1.46

M a i d s or p o r t e r s _____________________________
F u l l - t i m e ____________________ ______________
P a r t - t i m e __________________________________

33,290
23,1 9 3
10,097

7,687
5,475
2,212

25, 6 0 3
17,718
7 , 885

34. 7
40. 6
21.0

1.45
1.46
1.44

9,482
6 , 055
3,427

32. 5
39. 4
20. 4

1.63
1.66
1. 58

7, 103
5,617
1,486

37. 5
41.8
21. 3

1.21
1. 22
1. 17

11,485
7,646
3,8 39

34. 3
40. 8
21.4

1. 39
1.40
1. 36

5,220
3,875
1,345

35. 6
40. 7
21. 1

1. 59
1.61
1. 56

board,

1 E a r n i n g s data include separate p a y m e n t s for w o r k
or other perquisites, if a n y w e r e provided.




o n late shifts,

but

exclude p r e m i u m

p a y for o v e r t i m e

and

for w o r k

on w e e k e n d s

and

holidays,

a s well as

the v a l u e of r o o m ,

Table 15.
(Number,

Occupational Averages:

Establishments Primarily Providing Skilled Nursing Care

a v e r a g e w e e k l y h o u r s w o r k e d , an d a v e r a g e hou r l y 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 selected occupations in n u r s i n g h o m e s a n d related facilities,
United States a n d regions, O c t o b e r 1 9 6 7 a n d A p ril 1968)

United States
N u m b e r of e m p l o y e e s

Occupation

Total

Women

Men

S o uth

Northeast
Average

Weekly
hours

Hourly
e arn-

Average

Number
of
Weekly
employees
hours

. “ IS,8
.

Hourly
earn- J n S,?

N o r t h C entral

Average

Number
Hourly
of
Weekly
earn­
employees
hours
ings

West

Average

Number
of
Hourly
Weekly
employees
ear n hours
-Jag.8

Average
Number
Hourly
of
Weekly
earn­
employees
hours
ings

O c t o b e r 1967
R e g i s t e r e d professional n u r s e s _____________
F u l l - t i m e ___ _____
__
P a r t - t i m e _____________
___ _ ___
___

22,2 5 5
10,550
11,705

112
29
83

22, 143
10, 521
11,622

28.7
40.1
18.5

$2.92
2.93
2.90

8, 733
3 ,613
5, 120

26.9
39.8
17.9

$2.92
2.94
2.91

3 , 206
1,933
1,273

32.0
40.2
19.5

$2.65
2.63
2.68

6, 101
2,649
3,452

28.0
40.4
18.5

$2.89
2.94
2.84

4, 215
2, 355
1,860

31.1
40.4
19.3

$3.15
3.16
3.14

Practical nur s e s , licensed__________________
F u l l - t i m e __________________________________
Part-time
—
—
- —
__
_____

29,2 0 8
19,886
9, 322

469
307
162

28, 739
19,579
9, 160

34.2
40.7
20.4

2.02
1.99
2.06

10, 1 8 0
6, 019
4, 161

32.4
40.2
21.0

2.13
2.10
2.17

7,800
5, 936
1 , 864

35.8
41.0
19.4

1.75
1.74
1.77

7,470
5, 272
2, 198

34.8
40.6
20.9

2.05
2.05
2.05

3, 758
2,659
1,099

34.5
41.0
18.8

2.20
2.20
2.21

Practical n u r s e s , unlicensed_
F u l l - t i m e — _________________________________
Part-time- —
—
— ____ -

5, 187
3,891
1,296

113
103
10

5, 074
3, 788
1, 286

37.0
42.2
21.4

1.36
1.35
1.39

972
737
235

36.4
40.9
22.5

1.46
1.46
1.45

1, 160
973
187

39.7
43.1
21.9

1.21
1.21
1.24

2,427
1,728
699

36.5
42.8
21.0

1.31
1.29
1.37

628
4 53
175

34.6
40.1
20.6

1.65
1.67
1.58

160,406 7, 583
114,311 5,081
46,0 9 5 2,502

152,823
1 0 9,230
43, 5 9 3

35.2
41.0
20.7

1.32
1.32
1.34

36,717
22,235
14,482

31.7
39.3
19.9

1.57
1.59
1.53

40, 030
32,975
7 , 055

38.2
41.8
21.4

1.09
1.09
1.08

54,484
37,817
16, 6 6 7

35.3
41.6
21.2

1.28
1.28
1.27

29, 175
21,284
7,891

35.1
40.6
20.3

1.43
1.45
1.38

35,297 4, 949
20, 591 2 , 660
14,706 2, 289

30, 348
17,931
12,417

32.0
41.2
19.0

1.31
1.33
1.28

9, 541
4,513
5, 028

28.7
40.3
18.3

1.51
1.59
1.44

8,707
6, 735
1,972

37.4
42.1
21.4

1.10
1.11
1.06

12,166
6,498
5, 668

30.9
41.2
19.1

1.27
1.32
1.22

4, 883
2, 845
2,038

31.4
40.6
18.6

1.38
1.44
1.30

560
363
197

7, 00 0
4 , 919
2, 081

35.0
41.1
21.1

1.28
1.29
1.28

1,388
809
579

32.3
39.8
21.8

1.52
1.55
1.47

1 ,544
1,275
2 69

37.8
41.8
18.9

1.05
1.06
1.03

3, 378
2, 309
1,06 9

35.0
41.1
21.8

1.26
1.27
1.24

1,2 5 0
889
361

34.7
41.1
19.2

1.38
1.42
1.29

22, 553 5,804
15,909 4, 061
6 , 644 1,743

16,749
11,848
4,901

35.2
41.1
21.1

1.35
1.35
1.33

6,257
3,988
2, 269

32.5
39.7
20.0

1.57
1.61
1.48

5,452
4, 377
1,075

38.3
42.1
22.8

1.07
1.08
1.04

7, 433
5,060
2, 373

35.0
41.3
21.5

1.30
1.33
1.26

3,411
2, 4 84
927

35.6
41.1
20.9

1.47
1.47
1.45

9, 878
4, 102
5, 776

27.4
39.6
18.7

$3.06
3.08
3.05

3 . 399
1,926
1 , 473

31.4
40.5
19.5

$2.78
2.78
2.79

6,659
3, 104
3 , 55 5

28.2
39.5
18.3

$3.03
3.05
3.00

4,2 7 1
2, 311
1,9 6 0

30.3
40.0
19.0

$3.32
3.34
3.29

N u r s i n g aids (orderlies)
_
F u l l - t i m e _______________ ___________________
P a r t - t i m e ----------------.
----------------K i t c h e n hel p e r s —
Full-time
_
Part-time

_____
_

_ _
—

_
. —

—

—

L a u n d r y w o r k e r s _____________________________
F u l l-time__
- - - _
Part-time
—
— —
M a i d s or porters.
_ _
F ull-time__________________________________
P a r t - t i m e ---------------------------------

7 , 560
5,282
2,278

April 1968

R e g i s t e r e d professional n u r s e s _____________
F ull-time__________________________________
P a r t - t i m e - _ ______ -

24,207
11,443
12,764

198
96
102

24,0 0 9
11,347
12,662

28.7
39.8
18.7

$3.06
3.07
3.05

Practical n urses, licensed__________________
F u l l - t i m e __________________________________
P a r t - t i m e ---------------------------------

30,589
20,6 8 3
9 ,906

426
364
.62

30, 163
20, 3 1 9
9, 844

34.0
40.7
20.0

2.14
2.11
2.20

10, 7 0 0
6,253
4,447

32.1
40.1
20.7

2.26
2.21
2.33

8, 042
6, 154
1 , 888

36.0
41.1
19.3

1.88
1.87
1.91

7,802
5, 393
2,409

34.4
40.8
20.0

2.13
2.13
2.11

4, 045
2, 883
1, 162

34.4
40.8
18.4

2.33
2.34
2.32

Practical n u r s e s , unlicensed---------------Full-time
___________
________________
P a r t - t i m e _________________________________

5, 108
4,010
1,098

65
57
8

5, 043
3,953
1,090

37.7
41.9
22.2

1.52
1.52
1.51

1 , 110
742
368

36.8
41.2
28.1

1.63
1.65
1.59

1, 153
997
156

39.4
42.0
22.8

1.36
1.35
1.44

2, 005
1,56 0
445

37.2
42.7
18.0

1.44
1.45
1.40

840
711
-

37.3
40.6
-

1.77
1.78
-

164,988 7,227
116,543 4, 739
48,4 4 5 2,488

157,761
1 1 1,804
45, 9 5 7

35.0
40.7
21.2

1.43
1.42
1.44

38,866
22,772
16, 0 9 4

31.7
39.4
20.8

1.67
1.68
1.64

40,419
33,478
6, 941

37.9
41.2
21.9

1.21
1.21
1.20

56,748
39,296
17,4 5 2

35.1
41.1
21.5

1.36
1.36
1.35

28,955
20, 997
7,958

35.0
40.3
20.9

1.56
1.58
1.49

36,736 5, 159
20,883 2, 529
15,853 2 , 630

31,5 7 7
18,354
13,223

31.5
40.8
19.2

1.41
1.43
1.39

10, 330
4, 846
5,484

28.8
40.4
18.5

1.62
1.69
1.56

8,808
6, 842
1,966

37.0
41.5
21.2

1.22
1.23
1.19

12,6 1 7
6,333
6,284

30.0
40.5
19.4

1.34
1.38
1.30

4,9 8 1
2, 862
2, 119

31.4
40.7
18.9

1.51
1.58
1.41

573
384
189

7, 332
5, 077
2, 255

35.1
41.2
21.5

1.40
1.39
1.42

1,458
832
626

32.1
40.2
21.4

1.63
1.64
1.61

1,598
1,316
282

38.9
42.5
22.1

1.19
1.19
1.22

3,542
2, 395
1,147

35.1
41.2
22.4

1.36
1.36
1.36

1,307
9 18
389

33.9
40.4
18.8

1.50
1.53
1.44

23, 4 8 4 6,053
16,365 4,252
7, 119 1,801

17,431
12,113
5,318

34.9
40.8
21.3

1.45
1.45
1.43

6,612
4, 192
2,420

32.6
39.5
20.7

1.65
1.69
1.58

5,681
4,433
1,248

37.4
41.9
21.3

1.21
1.21
1.20

7 , 86 5
5,243
2, 62 2

34.5
40.8
21.9

1.40
1.41
1.38

3,3 2 6
2,497
829

36.0
40.8
21.5

1.57
1.59
1.53

N u r s i n g aids (orderlies)
Full-J:ime
P a r t - t i m e --------------------------------K i t c h e n h e lpers
Full-time
Part-time
-

—

L a u n d r y w o r k e r s _____________________________
Full-time
. .
.
.
.
_
P a r t - t i m e --------------------------------M a i d s or porters
Full-time
- —

—

—

__

7, 905
5,461
2 , 444

1 E a r n i n g s data include separate p a y m e n t s
b o ard, or other perquisites, if a n y w e r e provided.
NOTE:

for w o r k

on late shifts,

but exclude

premium

D a s h e s indicate n o data reported or data that do not m e e t publication criteria.




p a y for o v e r t i m e

and

for w o r k

on w e e k e n d s

and

holidays,

as well as the value

of r o o m ,

10

co

Table 16.
(Number,

Occupational Averages:

average w e e k l y hours worked,

an d a v e r a g e hour l y earnings 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 selected occupations in nur s i n g h o m e s a n d related facilities,
United States a nd regions, O c t o b e r 1967 a n d April 1968)

Northeast

United States

Occupation

N u m b e r of e m p l o y e e s

Total

10

Establishments Providing Skilled Nursing Care as a Secondary Function

Men

Women

Average
Weekly
h o urs

South

Average

Number
Hourly
of
Weekly
earn­ employees
hours
ings

N o r t h Central

Average

Number
Hourly
of
Weekly
earn­ employees
hours
ings

West

Average

Number
Hourly
of
Weekly
earn­ employees
hours
ings

Number
Hourly
of
earn*
employees
ings

Average
Weekly
hours

Hourly
earn­
ings__

O c t o b e r 1967

R e g i s t e r e d professional n u r s e s ---- --------F u l l - t i m e ----------------------------------P a r t - t i m e ----------------------------------

3 , 424
1,569
1,855

a
11
-

3,413
1,558
1,855

27.0
39.2
16.6

$2.83
2.92
2.75

1,057
418
639

25.7
37.9
17.7

$2.95
3.00
2.92

439
152
287

24.3
39.9
16.0

$2.63
2.65
2.62

1, 3 04
604
700

26.8
39.6
15.7

$2.67
2.80
2.55

624
395
229

31.5
39.9
17.2

$3.09
3.12
3.05

Practical nurses, licensed------------------F u l l - t i m e ----------------------------------P a r t - t i m e ----------------------------------

3, 885
2,571
1,314

14
6
8

3,871
2,565
1, 306

33.9
41.4
19.2

1.91
1.91
1.92

1,735
1,050
685

33.1
42.6
18.6

1.97
1.97
1.96

697
510
187

34.5
41.4
15.7

1.60
1.61
1.58

1,022
764
258

35.9
40.3
22.9

1.97
1.96
1.99

431
247
184

31.1
39.5
20.0

2.08
2.12
2.03

Practical nurses, u nlicensed ---------------F u l l - t i m e ---------------------------------P a r t - t i m e ------------ ------ ---------------

1,389
869

16
12
4

1, 373
857
516

31.7
41.6
15.0

1.52
1.51
1.55

56 4
280
-

26.0
42.4
"

1.53
1.52
-

271
217

38.8
42.1
-

1.45
1.43

520

300
200
100

33.9
41.0
19.7

1.41
1.37
1.50

254
172
82

33.9
40.5
20.1

1.72
1.75
1.65

N u r s i n g aids (orderlies)--------------------- 2 6 , 5 7 9
F u l l - t i m e -------------------------- ----- —
18,841
P a r t - t i m e __________________________________
7 ,738

840
589
251

25,7 3 9
18,252
7,487

35.0
41.1
20.2

1.30
1.30
1.30

4, 093
2, 52 4
1, 569

33.1
41.2
19.9

1.52
1.51
1.54

6, 736
5, 181
1, 555

37.1
42.3
20.0

1.15
1.16
1.12

12, 866
9, 023
3, 843

34.6
40.5
21.0

1.25
1.25
1.25

2, 8 8 4
2, 113
771

34.2
40.4
17.2

1.51
1.56
1.38

Ki t c h e n h e l p e r s ------------------------------F u l l - t i m e ---------------------------------P a r t - t i m e ------- -------------------- — —

10,077
5,968
4, 109

1,235
787
448

8,842
5, 181
3,661

32.3
41.0
19.7

1.31
1.35
1.26

1.953
1, 248
705

33.0
40.4
20.0

1.49
1.52
1.44

2, 121
1, 394
727

35.1
42.8
20.4

1.13
1.16
1.08

4, 502
2, 4 7 4
2, 028

30.8
40.3
19.3

1.27
1.31
1.21

1,501
8 52
649

31.7
40.9
19.7

1.49
1.53
1.44

L a u n d r y w o r k e r s ----------------------------F u l l - t i m e ---------------------------------P a r t - t i m e __________________________________

2, 103
1,406
697

137
94
43

1,966
1, 312
65 4

33.4
39.9
20.3

1.29
1.29
1.29

416
225
191

31.5
38.2
23.6

1.49
1.50
1.49

388
291
-

34.9
40.6

1.10
1.10

1, 052
700
352

33.5
40.1
20.3

1.25
1.26
1.24

247
190
57

34.1
40.1
13.8

1.41
1.46
1.24

M a i d s or p o rters-----------------------------F u l l - t i m e ----------------------------------P a r t - t i m e __________________________________

7,289
5 ,050
2 , 239

1,286
885
401

6,003
4, 165
1,838

34.6
40.4
21.6

1.38
1.37
1.41

2 , 617
1,590
1, 027

33.0
39.$
22.9

1.49
1.47
1.53

1, 153
954
199

38.8
41.8
24.3

1.13
1.14
1.09

2, 548
1, 803
745

34.8
40.6
20.7

1.33
1.34
1.32

971
703
2 68

33.7
40.1
16.9

1.50
1.52
1.46

-

-

April 1968

R e g i s t e r e d professional n u r s e s -------------F u l l - t i m e — ---- ---------------------------P a r t - t i m e __________________________________

3,652
1,610
2, 042

9
9
-

3,643
1,601
2 , 042

27.5
40.1
17.6

$2.97
3.03
2.93

1, 154
442
712

26.2
39.7
17.9

$3.09
3.09
3.09

4 52
171
281

27.6
40.8
19.5

$2.74
2.73
2.74

1, 442
610
832

26.7
40.5
16.5

$2.86
2.95
2.80

604
387
2 17

32.0
39.7
18.2

$3.20
3.21
3.18

Practical n u rses, licensed------------------F u l l - t i m e ---------------------------------P a r t - t i m e ----------------------------------

3,991
2 ,670
1,321

20
10
10

3,971
2 , 660
1, 311

34.5
41.3
20.6

2.01
1.99
2.06

1,847
1, 161
686

33.9
42.7
19.2

2.06
2.02
2.13

654
500
154

34.9
40.1
18.2

1.75
1.75
1.73

1, 092
754
338

35.2
40.5
23.2

2.03
2.03
2.02

398
255
143

34.4
40.2
24.1

2.18
2.22
2.11

Practical n u rses, u nlicensed ---------------F u l l - t i m e ----------------------------------P a r t - t i m e ----------------------------------

1, 166
840
326

8
4
4

1, 158
836
322

35.4
40.3
22.8

1.62
1.61
1.65

300
187
113

34.1
38.2
27.2

1.67
1.68
1.67

285
23 3
-

37.8
41.1
-

1.58
1.56
-

318
219
99

34.5
41.5
19.1

1.45
1.41
1.55

263
201
62

35.4
40.0
20.6

1.80
1.81
1.76

N u r s i n g aids (orderlies)--------------------- 2 7 , 7 2 8
F u l l - t i m e ----------------------------------- 20, 022
7, 706
P a r t - t i m e __________________________________

836
562
27 4

26,892
19,460
7 , 432

35.5
41.0
21.0

1.41
1.40
1.41

4 , 859
2, 989
1, 870

32.6
40.3
20.2

1.62
1.63
1.62

6, 43 0
5, 172
1,258

37.6
41.3
22.1

1.28
1.29
1.24

13, 52 3
9, 61 4
3 . 909

35.6
41.3
21.4

1.34
1.34
1.34

2,916
2, 2 47
669

35.3
40.1
18.9

1.59
1.63
1.48

K i t c h e n h e l p e r s ------------------------------- 10,572
F u l l - t i m e ---------------------------------6, 164
P a r t - t i m e ---------------------------------4, 408

1,325
749
576

9, 247
5,415
3, 832

32.1
41.1
19.6

1.41
1.44
1.36

2, 058
1, 308
750

33.6
41.1
20.4

1.58
1.60
1.55

2, 291
1,469
822

34.5
42.9
19.7

1.26
1.29
1.22

4, 729
2, 547
2, 182

30.5
40.2
19.2

1.34
1.37
1.31

1,4 9 4
8 40
654

31.3
40.4
19.6

1.59
1.65
1.52

L a u n d r y w o r k e r s -----------------------------F u l l - t i m e __________________________________
P a r t - t i m e ----------------------------------

2, 127
1,418
709

116
88
28

2, Oil
1, 330
681

33.8
40.4
20.6

1.38
1.38
1.38

402
228
174

32.7
38.7
24.7

1.59
1.57
1.61

4 08
271
137

33.8
41.4
18.8

1.25
1.26
1.22

1, 089
74 4
345

34.3
40.7
20.3

1.32
1.33
1.29

2 28
175
53

33.9
39.8
14.5

1.55
1.52
1.64

M a i d s or por t e r s----------------------------F u l l - t i m e ----------------------------------P a r t - t i m e ----------------------------------

7 , 497
5 , 480
2 , 017

1,403
1, 028
375

6, 094
4, 452
1,642

34.7
39.9
20.8

1.47
1.47
1.46

2, 441
1,667
774

32.7
38.5
20.2

1.56
1.57
1.53

1,209
1,051
158

38.8
40.9
24.9

1.27
1.28
1.19

2, 86 4
2, 015
849

34.5
40.3
20.6

1.42
1.43
1.40

983
747
2 36

35.7
40.4
20.5

1.64
1.65
1.61

1
boar d ,

E a r n i n g s data include separate p a y m e n t s for
or other perquisites, if a n y w e r e provided.

NOTE:

w o r k on late shifts,

but exclude

D a s h e s indicate no data re p o r t e d or data that d o not m e e t publication criteria.




premium

p a y for o v e r t i m e

a n d for w o r k

on weekends

a n d holidays,

as well as the value

of r o o m ,

Table 17.
(Number,

average weekly hours worked,

Occupational Averages:

Establishments N ot Providing Skilled Nursing Care

an d a v erage h o u r l y earnings 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 selected occupations in nu r s i n g h o m e s a n d related facilities,
United States a n d regions, O c t o b e r 1967 an d April 1968)

United States

Occupation

N u m b e r of e m p l o y e e s

Total

Men

Women

Northeast
Average

Weekly
hours

Hourly
earn­
ings

South

Average

Number
of
Hourly
Weekly
employees
earn­
hours
ings

N o r t h C e ntral

Average

Number
of
Weekly
employees
hours

West

Average

Hourly
earn­
ings

Number
of
Hourly
Weekly
employees
earn­
hours
ings

Average
Number
of
Hourly
Weekly
earn­
employees
hours
ing s

O c t o b e r 1967

N u r s i n g aids (orderlies)-------------------F u l l - t i m e --------------------------------P a r t - t i m e ---------------------------------

4, 147
3, 038
1. 109

97
70
27

4,050
2,968
1, 082

36.6
42.0
21.9

$1.23
1.24
1.20

56 3
451
112

37.6
43.5
13.7

$1.45
1.46
1.39

1 ,058
942
116

40.0
41.8
25.2

$1.08
1.08
1.06

2, 171
1, 34 4
82 7

34.6
42.0
22.6

$1.19
1.22
1.14

355
301

K i t c h e n h e l p e r s ______________________________
F u l l - t i m e --------------------------------P a r t - t i m e ---------------------------------

1,857
909
948

141
49
92

1,716
860
856

28.8
40.7
17.4

1.32
1.28
1.35

464
161
303

26.9
41.9
19.0

1.46
1.44
1.47

277
25 5
22

40.0
42.0
15.8

1.02
1.00
1.19

777
301
476

25.6
39.9
16.6

1.25
1.26
1.24

339
192
147

29.8
39.5
17.1

1.53
1.56
1.48

L a u n d r y w o r k e r s ---------------------------F u l l - t i m e --------------------------------P a r t - t i m e --------------------------------

292
89
203

8

284
89
195

29.7
40.8
24.9

1.27
1.28
1.26

_

_

40.8
43.6

1.03
1.03

1.21

-

30
27

211

-

43
30

35.3
39.2

1.37
1.37

M a i d s or por t e r s ____________________________
F u l l - t i m e --------------------------------P a r t - t i m e --------------------------------

2, 366
1, 356
1, 010

316
253

2,050
1, 103
947

32.4
41.6
20.1

1.34
1.37
1.31

420
249
171

-

8

"

-

*
33.2
44.5
16.8

-

1.58
1.55
1.64

-

27.8
-

-

$1.60
1.53
-

179

25.6

742
320
42 2

30.1
41.0
21.9

1.19
1.22
1.18

9 90
6 48
342

33.6
40.2
21.3

1.48
1.49
1.45

36.9

$1.71

~

-

-

.78
.86

33.0
44.2

1.18

37.0
40.2

-

-

214
139

-

-

-

-

April 1968

N u r s i n g aids (orderlies)-------------------F u l l - t i m e _________________________________
P a r t - t i m e --------------------------------

4,478
3, 140
1, 338

92
56
36

4, 386
3,084
1, 302

35.6
41.4
21.8

$1.36
1.37
1.32

775
50 2
27 3

33.5
42.6
16.8

$1.56
1.62
1.47

1,072
934
138

38.0
40.8
19.4

$1.22
1.21
1.23

2,292
1,419
87 3

34.9
41.7
23.9

$1.30
1.32
1.26

339

K i t c h e n h e l p e r s --- --------------------- —
F u l l - t i m e --------------------------------P a r t - t i m e ---------------------------------

1, 722
830
892

190
93
97

1,532
737
795

29.1
41.2
17.7

1.40
1.37
1.42

327
133

29.0
42.2

1.60
1.59

-

-

-

26 8
246
22

40.8
42.5
21.7

1.12
1.11
1.25

779
26 7
512

24.9
40.7
16.6

1.31
1.30
1.31

348
184
164

29.6
39.6
18.3

1.62
1.65
1.58

L a u n d r y w o r k e r s ---- ---------------------F u l l - t i m e --------------------------------Part-time.
------- ------- —

270
91
179

-

30.8
41.1
25.6

1.34
1.41
1.30

-

-

-

-

-

-

30
27

38.0
40.4

1.15
1.15

197
34
163

28.2
39.6
25.9

1.32
1.48
1.28.

43
30

37.6
43.5

1.58
1.56

-

270
91
179

2, 309
1, 348
961

231
195
36

2,078
1, 153
925

32.6
42.1
19.2

1.45
1.47
1.42

429
196
233

756
388
368

31.9
43.1
20.1

1.24
1.27
1.20

M a i d s or por t e r s ---------------------------F u l l - t i m e --------------------------------P a r t - t i m e ________________________________

board,

-

1 E a r n i n g s data include separate p a y m e n t s for
or other perquisites, if a n y w e r e provided.
NOTE:

Dashes




w o r k on late shifts,

indicate n o data reported or data that do not m e e t

-

but e xclude

29.9
43.7
18.4

premium

publication criteria.

1.75
1.69
1.80

21 3
133

p a y for o v e r t i m e

32.9
44.5

a n d for w o r k

.86
.98

on w e e k e n d s

a n d holidays,

-

-

-

*

911
631
280

34.2
40.5
20.3

-

-

1.62
1.62
1.61

as well as the value of r o o m ,

Table 18.

Occupational Averages:

By Extent of Skilled Nursing Care Provided and Size o f Establishment

(N um ber and av era g e hourly earnings 1 of n on su p ervisory e m p lo y ees in se le c te d occu p ation s in n u rsin g h o m es and rela ted fa c ilitie s ,
United S tates and r e g io n s, O ctob er 1967 and A p ril 1968)
Northeast

United States

South

N o r t h C entral

West

E s t a b l i s h m e n t s classified b y extent of skilled n u rsing c a r e pr o v i d e d —
O c c u p a t i o n a n d n u m b e r of b e d s

Primary
Number
of
employees

Some

Average
h ourly
earnings

Number
of
employees

None
Average
hourly
earnings

Number
of
employees

Primary

Some

Primary

Average
hourly
earnings

Some

Primary

Some

Primary

Some

A v e r a g e h o u r l y e arnings

O c t o b e r 1967

R e g i s t e r e d professional nurses:
100 b e d s o r m o r e ---------------------------50 but less than 100 b e d s ___________________
20 but less than 50 b e d s ---- -------------L e s s than 20 b e d s ____________________________

7,909
9,267
4,591
488

$3. 01
2.95
2. 72
2. 52

1,812
1,132
420

Practical n u r s e s , licensed:
100 b e d s or m o r e ________________ ______ _____
50 but less than 100 b e d s ___________________
20 but less than 50 b e d s _____________________
L e s s than 20 b e d s ____________________________

9,229
10,376
8, 308
1,295

1,395
1,538
2, 034

Practical n u r s e s , unlicensed:
100 b e d s or m o r e ____________________________
50 but less than 100 b e d s ___________________
20 but less than 50 b e d s _____________________
L e s s than 20 b e d s ____________________________

-

$2. 87
2. 82
2. 58

-

-

$3. 06
2. 97
2. 73

$3. 12
2. 96
-

$2. 78
2. 69
2.41

$2. 50
3. 08
2. 77

$3. 02
2. 87
2. 55

$2. 78
2. 52
2. 51

$3. 09
3. 22
3. 05

$3. 07
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2. 11
2. 04
1. 90
1. 89

1, 370
889
1,307
319

2.
2.
1.
1.

05
02
77
62

-

-

-

-

1. 47
1. 39
1. 28

627
146
316

1. 56
1. 69
1. 39

-

-

-

-

'

-

-

N u r s i n g aids (orderlies):
100 b e d s o r m o r e ____________________________
50 but less than 100 b e d s ------------------20 but less than 50 b e d s _____________________
L e s s than 20 b e d s ____________________________

52,905
65,128
36,987
5,386

1.40
1. 30
1. 27
1. 27

9,811
6,975
7,847
1,946

1.40
1. 32
1. 15
1. 24

Kit c h e n helpers:
100 b e d s or m o r e ____________________________
50 but less than 100 b e d s ------------------20 but less than 50 b e d s _____________________
L e s s than 20 b e d s ____________________________

13,971
14,970
5,693
663

1.
1.
1.
1.

36
28
25
31

5,850
2,467
1,472
288

1.
1.
1.
1.

36
31
20
06

619
705
169

1. 36
1. 26
1. 21

1, 140
57 3
330

1. 35
1. 28
1. 18

109
168

L a u n d r y workers:
100 b e d s or m o r e ---------------------------50 but less than 100 b e d s ------------------20 but less than 50 b e d s _____________________
L e s s than 20 b e d s ____________________________

M a i d s or porters:
100 b e d s or m o r e ---------------------------50 but less than 100 b e d s ___________________
20 but less than 50 b e d s _____________________
L e s s than 20 b e d s ----------------------------

2, 753
3,234
1,573

"

8,947
8,907
3,983
716

"

1.40
1. 34
1. 27
1. 24

4,071
1,867
1,025
326

"

1.42
1. 37
1. 25
1. 32

2. 25
2. 17
2. 00
-

1.65
1. 57
1. 37
-

1,207
1,608
1,206

$1. 28
1. 30
1. 10

1.63
1. 54
1. 50

-

1. 37
1. 32
.98

1. 58
1.49
1.41

1. 34
1. 19

1.60
1.46
1.41

-

'

285
984
811

-

-

"

1. 30
1. 37
1. 34

2. 14
2. 11
-

1. 64
1. 75
-

1. 64
1. 56
-

1. 58
1.47
-

1. 50
1. 55
-

1. 86
1. 75
1. 62
-

1. 26
1. 33
1. 16
-

1. 12
1. 08
1. 06
-

1.13
1. 08
1. 07
-

1. 09
1. 04
1.03

"

1.63
1. 56
1.43

1. 57
1.49
-

1.76
1.62
1.46
-

1.45
-

1. 22
1. 13
1. 06
-

1. 16
1. 07
1. 12
-

1. 21
1. 10
.93

2. 16
2. 09
1. 88
-

1.43
1. 29
1. 30
-

1. 36
1. 28
1.21
-

1. 31
1. 25
1. 20
-

1. 32
1. 25
1. 19

_

1. 09
1. 07
1. 04

1. 20
1.03
1. 03

2. 10
2. 01
1. 86
-

1. 55
-

1. 35
1. 26
1. 15
-

1. 30
1. 25
1. 11
-

1. 31
1. 20
1. 13
“

1. 35
1. 31
1. 23

1. 37
1. 31
1. 14

2. 08
2. 30
2. 18
-

1. 73
1.95
-

1.44
1.44
1.40
-

1.40
1. 38
1. 36
-

1. 39
1. 37
1.40

2. 12
-

1. 68
*

1. 58
-

1. 50
-

1.45
-

"

1.47
1.47
1. 51

1. 54
-

•

-

-

•

•

"

$2. 59
3. 06
3. 00

$3. 15
3. 03
2. 70

$2. 96
2. 70
2. 78

$3. 27
3. 38
3. 24

$3. 17
-

A p ril 1968

R e g i s t e r e d professional nurses:
100 b e d s o r m o r e ____________________________
50 but less than 100 b e d s ___________________
20 but less than 50 b e d s _________________ ____
L e s s than 20 b e d s ____________________________

S ee footnote at end of table,



8,761
9,755
5, 323
368

$3.
3.
2.
2.

17
10
82
60

2,026
1, 160
406

$3. 04
2. 94
2. 69

-

-

$3. 22
3. 11
2. 83

$3. 35
3. 04
-

$2. 95
2. 83
2. 48

Table 18.

Occupational Averages:

By Extent of Skilled Nursing Care Provided and Size of Establishment— Continued

( N u m b e r a n d a v e r a g e hourly earnings 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 selected occupations in nursing h o m e s a n d related facilities,
United States a n d regions, O c t o b e r 1967 a n d April 1968)

Northeast

United States

Sou t h

N o r t h Central

West

E s t a b l i s h m e n t s classified b y extent of skilled n u rsing ca r e providec
O c c u p a t i o n a n d n u m b e r of beds

Primary
Number
of
employees

None

Some

Average
hourly
earnings

Number
of
employees

Average
hourly
earnings

Number
of
employees

Primary

Practical n u r s e s , unlicensed:
100 b e d s o r m o r e ________ __________________
50 but less than 100 b e d s ____________________
20 but less than 50 b e d s ______________________
L e s s than 20 b e d s ____________________________

9 , 693
11,188
8,297
1,411

$2.24
2. 16
2. 02
1.94

1,479
934
1,199
379

1,204
1,591
2,093

1.66
1.57
1.43

623
167
316

-

-

-

$2. 22
2. 32
-

$1.98
1.88
1. 76

$1.90
1. 79
1.65

$2. 26
2. 16
1.96

$2. 16
2. 04

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1. 68
1. 80
1.42

-

-

1.76
1. 86
1.47

-

-

-

-

$ 1.41
1. 38
1. 26

1. 73
1. 63
1. 60

-

1. 67
1. 61
1. 53

-

1. 50
1.41
1.28
1. 36

1, 354
1,734
1,246

Kit c h e n helpers:
100 b e d s o r m o r e ____________________________
50 but less than 100 b e d s ____________________
20 but less than 50 b e d s ______________________
L e s s than 20 b e d s ____________________________

14,899
15,091
6,147
599

1.45
1.39
1. 37
1.31

6,034
2 , 659
1,531
348

1.45
1. 40
1. 31
1. 25

46 6
715
169

1.41
1. 39
1.09

2,907
3,304
1,687

1.46
1. 37
1. 34

1,162
593
312

1.42
1. 37
1. 29

-

101
154

1. 33
1. 32

board,

-

9,298
9 , 2S4
4, 142
760

1 E a r n i n g s data include separate p a y m e n t s for w o r k
o r other perquisites, if a n y w e r e provided.

NOTE:

Dashes




1. 50
1.44
1. 37
1. 31

4,184
1,931
1,056
326

o n late shifts,

but

-

1. 52
1.46
1. 35
1. 35

exclude p r e m i u m

-

-

-

287
917
762

2. 10
-

-

-

-

-

1.70
1. 61
1. 52

-

-

1.71
1.63
1. 55

p a y for o v e r t i m e a n d

for w o r k

1. 25
1. 20
1. 19

1. 34
1. 24
1. 20
-

1. 24
1. 21
1. 20

1. 28
1. 20
1. 26
-

1. 21
1. 19
1. 18

1. 34
1. 22
1. 15

-

1.64
1. 59
-

-

-

1.57
1.65

-

1. 57
-

-

1. 65
1. 56

-

1.40
1. 36
1. 34
-

1.73
1. 63

-

-

1.45
1. 46
1.42

Primary

Some

Conti n u e d

$2.40
2. 26
2. 14

10,558
7,623
7,601
1,946

M a i d s or porters:
100 b e d s o r m o r e --------- -----------------50 but less than 100 b e d s ____________________
20 but less than 50 b e d s ---------------------L e s s than 20 b e d s ------------------- ---------

Some

-

1.50
1.41
1. 38
1. 34

-

Primary

-

55,862
66,446
37,210
5,470

-

Some

15
16
84
67

$2.
2.
1.
1.

N u r s i n g aids (orderlies):
100 b e d s o r m o r e ________________ __________
50 but less than 100 b e d s ____________________
20 but less than 50 b e d s ______________________
L e s s than 20 b e d s _________ — _____________

La u n d r y workers:
100 b e d s o r m o r e ---------------------------50 but less than 100 b e d s ____________________
20 but less than 50 b e d s ______________________
L e s s than 20 b e d s ----------------------------

Primary

A v e r a g e h o u r l y earning s

April 1968—

Practical n u r s e s , licensed:
100 b e d s o r m o r e ____________________________
50 but less than 100 b e d s ____________________
20 but less than 50 b e d s ______________________
L e s s than 20 b e d s ____________________________

Some

Average
hourly
earnings

-

1. 24
1. 19
1. 18

on w e e k e n d s

1. 34
1. 17
1. 18

and

1. 74
1. 37
1.44
-

1. 62
-

1.43
1. 36
1. 30

1. 44
1. 33
1. 24
-

'

1. 36
1. 33
1. 30
-

1. 38
1. 34
1. 19
-

1.42
1. 33
1. 32
-

1. 36
1.29
1. 22
-

1.44
1.41
1. 31

holidays,

1. 92

a s well

1.47
1. 36
1. 27

$2. 21
2. 47
2. 23

$2. 24
-

-

-

1. 82
-

1.57
1. 57
1. 53
-

1. 51
1.53
1. 50
-

1. 53
1.49
1.46
-

1. 56
1. 60
1. 58

as the value of

1. 77
-

1.68
-

-

1.63
-

-

1.68
-

-

1. 68
-

room,

indicate n o data reported or data that do not m e e t publication criteria.

K>

Table 19.

Occupational Averages:

By Extent of Skilled Nursing Care Provided and Size o f Community

(N um ber and av era g e hourly earnings 1 of n o n su p erviso ry e m p lo y ees in se le c te d occup ation s in n u rsin g h o m es and rela ted fa c ilitie s ,
United States and r e g io n s, O ctober 1967 and A pril 1968)
Northeast

United States

South

N o r t h Central

West

E s t a b l i s h m e n t s classified b y extent of skilled nursing ca r e provid e d —
O c c u p a t i o n a n d c o m m u n i t y size

Primary

Some

None

Number
Average
hourly
of
e m p l o y e e s earnings

Number
Average
hourly
of
e m p l o y e e s earnings

Primary

Some

None

Primary

Number
Average
hourly
of
e m p l o y e e s earnings

Some

None

Primary

Some

None

Primary

Some

None

A v e r a g e h o u r l y earn i n g s

O c t o b e r 1967

R e g i s t e r e d professional nurses:
M e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a s -------------------N o n m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a s --------------

16,469
5, 786

$3.01
2.64

2, 360
1, 064

$2.92
2.62

Practical nurses, licensed:
M e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a s -------------------N o n m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a s ----------------

20,9 1 1
8,297

2.11
1.77

2 , 868
1,017

2.00
1.68

-

-

"

Practical n u rses, unlicensed:
M e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a s -------------------N o n m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a s ----------------

3 , 090
2, 097

1.46
1.20

958

1.56

-

N u r s i n g aids (orderlies):
M e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a s -------------------N o n m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a s ----------------

107,757
52, 6 4 9

1.40
1.17

14,729
T l , 850

1.39
1.17

1,866
2, 281

$1.45
1.05

1.60
1.42

1.54

K i t c h e n helpers:
M e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a s -------------------N o n m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a s ----------------

23,960
11,337

1.37
1.18

6,828
3,249

1.40
1.14

1, 145
712

1.39
1.20

1.53
1.40

1.53

La u n d r y workers:
Metro p o l i t a n a r e a s -------------------N o n m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a s — ------ --------

4,492
3, 068

1.37
1.17

1,310
793

1.37
1.17

120
172

1.34
1.21

1.55
1.35

1.51

M a i d s or porters:
Metr o p o l i t a n a r e a s -------------------N o n m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a s ----------------

15,833
6,720

1.42
1.18

5,298
1,991

1.44
1.23

1,672
6 94

1.40
1.21

1.59
1.44

1.52

"

-

-

-

$2.70
2.55

$2.80

-

-

-

1.84
1.61

1.66
1.48

$2.98
2.68

$2.99

2.17
1.85

2.02

-

"

"

-

-

1.57

1.51

-

"

-

1.33
1.14

$1.42
1.49

1.12
1.04

1.44
-

1.13
1.05

_

-

-

-

-

-

“

1.42

"

$3.25
2.73

$3.11

-

-

-

2.32
1.83

2.13

-

-

-

-

1.47
1.20

-

1.67

1.72

1.35
1.19

1.36
1.16

$1.54
1.01

1.48
1.21

1.56 $1.60
-

-

1.33
1.20

1.33
1.16

1.43
1.15

1.43
1.20

1.50

1.53

-

-

1.33
1.19

1.33
1.16

1.19
1.22

1.44
1.25

1.44

1.37

1.38
1.20

1.41
1.20

1.36
1.11

1.51
1.23

1.51
"

~

$3.19
2.77

$2.94
2.75

$1. 9 6

$3.41
2.87

$3 . 2 2

-

-

-

2.26
1.95

2.16
1.78

2.18

2.45
1.95

2.25

-

-

-

-

1.47
1.40

1.79

1.80

-

1.31

-

-

-

1.31 $1.31
1.16
1.27

1.42
1.29

1.45
1.25

1.49
1.18

1.61
1.31

1.65 $1.71

1.34
1.20

1.38
1.28

1.40
1.26

1.50
1.20

1.57
1.27

1.60

$3.05
2.61

$2.74
2.56

2.16
1.88

2.11
1.72

1.38
1.22

1.18 $1.19
1.12
1.01

1.23
1.05

1.00

1.09
1.02

1.16
1.03

1.00

1.10
1.03

1.18
1.04

.88

$2.87
2.61

$2.83

-

“

-

1.97
1.75

1.85
1.58

1.45
1.29

1.66

1.24
1.17

1.24
1.19

-

-

-

'

-

■

“

-

-

-

-

-

“

1.48

April 1968

R e g i s t e r e d professional nurses:
M e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a s — ... -..... — .....N o n m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a s ----------------

17,899
6, 308

$3.16
2.76

2, 544
1, 108

$3.06
2.77

-

Practical nurses, licensed:
M e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a s -------------------N o n m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a s ------- ---- -

21,744
8, 845

2.24
1.88

2, 872
1, 119

2.10
1.78

-

Practical n u rses, unlicensed:
M e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a s -------------------N o n m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a s ----------------

3 , 208
1,900

1.61
1.37

1, 000
166

1.65
1.40

-

N u r s i n g aids (orderlies):
M e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a s -------------------N o n m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a s ----------------

109 , 4 4 8
55,540

1.50
1.28

15,107
12,621

1.50
1.29

K i t c h e n helpers:
M e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a s ____________________
N o n m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a s ----------------

25, 093
11,643

1.47
1.28

6,917
3,655

1.49
1.26

See footnote at end of table,



$3.13
2.79

-

-

$3.15

2.30
1.98

2.11

"

-

1.77

1.68

-

-

-

-

2, 069
2, 409

$1.51
1.22

1.70
1.51

1.67

$1.56

1, 100
62 2

1.50
1.21

1.64
1.48

1.64

“

1.60

-

-

1.11

"

“

-

'

1.62

Table 19.

Occupational Averages:

By Extent of Skilled Nursing Care Provided and Size o f Community----- Continued

( N u m b e r and a v e r a g e hourly earnings 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 selected occupations in nursing h o m e s a n d related facilities!
United States a n d regions, O c t o b e r 1967 a nd April 1968)

Nort h e a s t

United States

South

N o r t h C e ntral

West

E s t a b l i s h m e n t s classified b y extent of skilled nursing care p r o v i d e d —
O c c u p a t i o n an d c o m m u n i t y size

Primary

Some

Number
Average
hourly
of
e m p l o y e e s earnings

Number
of
employees

Primary

None

Average
hourly
earnings

Some

La u n d r y workers:
M e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a s -------------------N o n m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a s ----------------

4, 733
3. 172

$1.48
1.28

1,286
841

$1.45
1.27

98
172

$1.48
1.26

$1.68
1.41

M a i d s or porters:
M e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a s -------------------N o n m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a s ----------------

16.501
6,983

1.51
1.29

5, 403
2, 09 4

1.52
1.34

1,592
717

1.54
1.24

1.67
1.54

1

E a r n i n g s data include separate p a y m e n t s
o r other perquisites, if a n y w e r e provided.

NOTE:

Dashes

for

work

o n late shifts,

indicate no data reported or data that d o not m e e t

Table 20.

Primary

but exclude

Some

None

Primary

Some

None

Primary

Some

None

A v e r a g e h o u r l y earni n g s

April 1968—

board,

None

Number
Average
hourly
of
e m p l o y e e s earnings

premium

$1.60

C o ntinued

-

-

1.58 $1.67

p a y for o v e r t i m e

$1.22
1.16

$1.30
1.18

$1.15

1.23
1.17

1.32
1.19

.99

a n d for w o r k

-

$1.40
1.31

1.46
1.30

on w e e k e n d s

$1.38 $1.57
1.25
1.26

$1.59
1.31

1.42
1.15

1.62
1.34

1.49
1.30

a n d holidays,

$1.61 $1.58

1.65

1.62

as well as the value of r o o m ,

publication criteria.

Occupational Averages:

By Extent of Skilled Nursing Care Provided and Type of Ownership

( N u m b e r a nd a v e r a g e hourly earnings 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 selected occupations in nursing h o m e s a n d related facilities,
United States a n d regions, O c t o b e r 1967 a n d April 1968)

N orth C en tral
South
W est
N orth east
E sta b lish m e n ts c la ssifie d by extent of sk illed nursing ca re provided—
P rim ary Som e None P rim a ry Som e None P rim a ry Som e None P rim ary Som e None
Som e
None
P rim ary
Num ber A verage N um ber A verage N um ber A verage
hourly
hourly
hourly
A verage h ourly earn in gs
of
of
of
em p loyees earnings e m p lo y ees earnings e m p lo y ees earn in gs
O ctober 1967
United S tates

O ccupation and type of ow n ership

R eg ister e d p r o fessio n a l n u r se s---------------P r o p r ie ta r y _____________________________
V oluntary-----------------------------------------------P r a c tica l n u rse s, lic en se d ----------------------P r o p rieta ry _____________________________
V oluntary________________________________
P r a c tica l n u rse s, u n licen sed -------------------P r o p rieta ry ______ _______________________

S e e footnote at en d of table.




2 2 ,2 5 5
17,995
4, 260
2 9 ,2 0 8
24, 287
4, 921
5, 187
4 ,2 2 2
965

$2.92
2.93
2.87

2.02
2.03
1.95
1.36
1.35
1.42

3 ,4 2 4
834
2, 590

$2.83
2.95
2.79

3, 885
1 .549
2, 336

1.91
1.83
1.97
1.52
1.42
1.56

1, 389
366
1 ,0 2 3

_
_
.
-

.
-

_
_
-

$2.92
2.93
2.89
2.13
2.15
1.99
1.46
1.47

$2.95
2.81
2.98
1.97
1.98
1.96
1.53
-

_

.
-

-

$2.65
2.64
2.71
1.75
1.75
1.74

1.21
1.23
1.15

$2.63
3.02
2.53
1.60
1.54

1.68

1.45
1.45

_

-

_
_
-

$2.89 $2.67 $1.68
2.91 2.78 1.64
2 .84 2.63 "
2.05
1.97
1.80 2.04
2.09 2.09
1.41 1.31
1.29
1.43
1.59

2.00
2.11

$3.15
3.15
3.14

$3.09
3.24
3.00

_
-

1.65
1.62

2.08
2.09
2.07
1.72
1.94

.
-

2.20
2.22
1.80

1.66

Table 20.

Occupational Averages:

By Extent of Skilled Nursing Care Provided and Type of Ownership----- Continued

( N u m b e r an d a v e r a g e hourly earnings 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 selected occupations in nursing h o m e s a n d related facilities,
United States a n d regions, O c t o b e r 1967 a n d April 1968)
United States

South

Northeast

N o r t h Cen t r a l

West

E s t a b l i s h m e n t s classified b y extent of skilled nursing ca r e prov i d e d —
O c c u p a t i o n a n d type of o w n e r s h i p

Primary

Some

None

Average
hourly
earnings

Average
Number
hourly
of
e m p l o y e e s earnings

Primary

Some

October

Number
of
employees

1967—

None

Primary

Number
Average
of
hourly
e m p l o y e e s earnings

Some

None

Primary

Some

None

Primary

Some

None

A v e r a g e h o u r l y earni n g s

C o ntinued

N u r s i n g aids (orderlies)-----------------P r o p r i e t a r y ---------------------------V o l u n t a r y ------------------------------

160, 406
134,915
25,491

$1.32
1.32
1.35

26,579
13,299
13,280

$1.30
1.21
1.38

4, 147
2,978
1, 169

$1.23
1.18
1.36

$1.57
1.57
1.56

$1.52
1.44
1.58

$1.45
1.44

K i t c h e n h e l p e r s ---------------------------P r o p r i e t a r y ---------------------------V o l u n t a r y ------------------------------

35,297
25,8 9 4
9, 403

1.31
1.31
1.31

10,077
2, 157
7,920

1.31
1.26
1.33

1,857
880
977

1.32
1.32
1.31

1.51
1.51
1.51

1.49
1.39
1.51

1.46
1.46

L a u n d r y w o r k e r s -------------------------P r o p r i e t a r y ---------------------------V o l u n t a r y -------------------------------

, 7,560
5, 600
1,960

1.28
1.27
1.32

2, 103
710
1, 393

1.29
1.19
1.34

292
104
188

1.27
1.42
1.18

1.52
1.48
1.57

1.49
1.33
1.53

_

M a i d s or por t e r s -------------------------P r o p r i e t a r y ----------------------------V o l u n t a r y -------------------------------

22,5 5 3
16,504
6, 049

1.35
1.35
1.35

7, 289
1, 742
5, 547

1.38
1.30
1.41

2, 366
1,533
833

1.34
1.39
1.26

1.57
1.57
1.55

1.49
1.37
1.53

-

-

1.58
1.70
1.34

$1.09
1.08
1.15

$1.15 $1.08
1.10
1.01
1.24
-

$1.28
1.27
1.32
1.27
1.27
1.27

1.27
1.21
1.28

1.25
1.09
1.32

1.38
1.37
1.43

1.49
1.54
1.48

1.53
1.58

1.26
1.26
1.26

1.25
1.19
1.29

1.21
1.32
1.16

1.38
1.38
1.41

1.41
1.31
1.46

1.37

1.30
1.29
1.32

1.33
1.30
1.34

1.19
1.10
1.30

1.47
1.45
1.60

1.50
1.47
1.52

1.48
1.51

$3. 0 3
3.03
3.02

$2. 8 6
2.92
2.85

$1.76
1.71

$3.32
3.32
3.30

$3.20
3.30
3.13

-

2.13
2.11
2.20

2.03
1.86
2.12

2.12
-

2.33
2.35
2.04

2.18
2.14
2.23

-

1.44
1.40
1.60

1.45
-

-

1.77
1.77

1.80
-

-

1.65

-

1.77

-

$1.25 $1.19
1.17
1.09
1.42
1.32

$1.43
1.43
1.47

$1.51 $1.60
1.42
1.60
1.62
-

1.10
1.10
1.10

1.13
1.11
1.14

1.02
1.03

1.05
1.05
1.08

1.10
1.05
1.14

1.03
-

1.07
1.07
1.09

1.13
1.03
1.18

.78
-

$2.79
2.79
2.78

$2.74
3.22
2.62

1.88
1.88
1.90

1.75
1.70
1.82

1.36
1.38
1.28

1.58
-

-

1.58

-

1.21
1.20
1.27

1.28 $1.22
1.25
1.16
1.35
-

1.36
1.34
1.41

1.34
1.25
1.41

1.30
1.23
1.44

1.56
1.56
1.54

1.59 $1.71
1.48
1.71
1.72
-

1.22
1.22
1.22

1.26
1.26
1.26

1.12
1.15

1.34
1.33
1.35

1.34
1.29
1.36

1.31
1.15
1.38

1.51
1.51
1.53

1.59
1.62
1.59

1.62
1.66

1.19
1.19
1.22

1.25
1.19
1.29

1.15
-

1.36
1.35
1.38

1.32
1.22
1.36

1.32
1.36
1.29

1.50
1.50
1.56

1.55
1.39
1.68

1.58
-

1.21
1.20
1.22

1.27
1.16
1.32

.86

1.40
1.37
1.44

1.42
1.33
1.44

1.24
1.16
1.32

1.57
1.57
1.65

1.64
1.62
1.65

1.62
1.67

-

-

-

-

-

April 1968

R e g i s t e r e d professional n u r s e s ---------P r o p r i e t a r y ---------------------------V o l u n t a r y -------------------------------

24, 207
19,523
4,684

$3.06
3.08
2.98

3,652
798
2, 854

$2.97
3.07
2.95

Practical n urses, licensed--------------P r o p r i e t a r y ----------------------------V o l u n t a r y -------------------------------

30,589
25, 749
4, 840

2.14
2.14
2.10

3,991
1, 445
2, 546

2.01
1.95
2.05

Practical n urses, unlicensed------------P r o p r i e t a r y ---------------------------V o l u n t a r y ------------------------------

5, 108
4, 126
982

1.52
1.51
1.55

1, 166
367
799

1.62
1.47
1.69

54
54

N u r s i n g aids (orderlies)__________________
P r o p r i e t a r y ----------------------------V o l u n t a r y -------------------------------

164,988
1 3 8,524
26, 464

1.43
1.43
1.44

27,728
13,369
14,359

1.41
1.32
1.49

K i t c h e n h e l p e r s ____________________________
P r o p r i e t a r y ----------------------------V o l u n t a r y -------------------------------

36,736
27,202
9, 534

1.41
1.41
1.41

10,572
2, 187
8, 385

L a u n d r y w o r k e r s -------------------------P r o p r i e t a r y ----------------------------V o l u n t a r y -------------------------------

7, 905
5, 792
2, 113

1.40
1.39
1.43

M a i d s or por t e r s__________________________
P r o p r i e t a r y ---------------------------V o l u n t a r y -------------------------------

23, 484
17, 451
6, 033

1.45
1.44
1.46

1
b o ard,

E a r n i n g s data include separate p a y m e n t s for
or other perquisites, if a n y w e r e provided.

NOTE:

Dashes




work

$3.06
3.09
2.92

$3.09
2.96
3.11

-

2.26
2.28
2.16

2.06
2.16
2.04

$1.56
1.56

1.63
1.65

-

-

1.67
1.78

4, 478
3, 249
1,229

1.36
1.34
1.41

1.67
1.67
1.65

1.62
1.53
1.69

$1.56
1.58

1.41
1.37
1.42

1, 722
808
91 4

1.40
1.40
1.39

1.62
1.61
1.64

1.58
1.55
1.59

1.60
1.58

2, 127
683
1,444

1.38
1.26
1.44

270
96
174

1.34
1.35
1.33

1.63
1.59
1.71

1.59
1.46
1.61

7, 497
1, 754
5, 743

1.47
1.40
1.49

2, 309
1,425

1.45
1.51
1.35

1.65
1.66
1.63

1.56
1.47
1.59

on late shifts,

indicate no data repor t e d or data that d o not m e e t

-

-

-

-

_

_

-

-

-

-

884

but exclude

premium

publication criteria.

p a y for o v e r t i m e

-

-

_
-

-

_
-

-

-

_
"

1.75
1.89

a nd for w o r k

-

_
-

_

-

-

on w e e k e n d s

a n d holidays,

-

2.19
_

*

-

_
-

_

-

as well as the value of r o o m ,

Table 21.

O ccupation

Occupational Earnings:

Atlanta, Ga.

(N um ber, average w eek ly hours w ork ed, and a v era g e h o u rly e a r n in g s 2 of n o n su p erviso ry e m p lo y ees in se le c te d occup ation s in
n u rsin g h o m es and rela ted fa c ilitie s , O ctober 1967 and A p ril 1968)
N um ber of
A verage
P er c e n t of e m p lo y ees receiv in g a v era g e h ourly earnings 2 of---em p lo y ees
i.o
$ 2 . 0 0 $ 2 . 2 0 $2.40 $2.60 $2.80 $3.00 $3.20 1 0 5 i m
Hourly Under $and6 $1.05 $ 1 . 1 0 $1.15 $ 1 . 2 0 ^172F $1.30 $1.40 $1.50 $1.60 W 7 0 $1.80
T otal M en W om en W eekly ea rn ­ $ 1 . 0 0 under
and
hours ings
$1.05 $ 1 . 1 0 $1.15 $ 1 . 2 0 $1.25 $1.30 $1.40 $1.50 $1.60 $1.70 $1.80 $ 1 . 9 0 $ 2 . 0 0 $ 2 . 2 0 $2.40 $2.60 $2.80 $3.00 $3.20 $3.40 $3.60 over
O ctober 1967

A ll n o n su p erviso ry
e m p lo y ee s------------------------ 1,618
F u ll tim e ----------------------- 1,393
P a rt tim e ______________ 225

263 1,355
2 0 2 1,191
61 164

38.1
40.9
20.7

5.9
6.3
3.1

7.2
7.8
4.0

2 .66
2 .6 6
2 .6 6

_
-

_

_

-

1.73
1.72

-

2 .8

2.7

-

2.8

_
1.31 .
1.16 3.6 37.7
1.16 3.2 36.7
1.18 6.9 46.0
1 .1 0
45.1
1 .1 0
44.8
47.4
1.08
1 .1 2
47.7
46.3
1 .11
1.16 . 8 42.1
- 31.1
1 .2 0
1.04 3.2 74.2

$1.38 2 . 2 29.0
1.34 2 . 1 27.9
1.62 3.1 36.0

6.5
7.2

4.1
3.9
5.3

_
-

2 .2

9.8
4.4

6 .0

4.9

4.1
4.6
1.3

4.6
3.9
8.4

-

_
.

_
-

-

3.3

1.4
1.4

4.1
4.2

4.1
3.5

9.2

8 .8

10.1

5.9
5.3
5.1
6.9

1 2 .2
1 2 .6

_

5.9
4.6
4.5
5.7
2.7
3.1

1 0 .6

5.8

2.4

2.8

-

4.8
5.2

2 .0

1 .8

1.9
3.1

-

3.3

1.1
.8

2.7

0.4
.4
.4

_
-

0.9
.4
3.6

lo !9 19.6 2 . 2 28.3 23.9
3.3 23.3 16.7 2 0 . 0 2 0 . 0
6 . 1 14.2
3.4 4.7
5.6 13.4 2 . 8 4.9

4.3
3.3
.
-

_
_
-

.
-

.
.
_
_
.
-

.
.
_
-

0 .1
.1

0.7
5.4

.
.

-

1 .0
1 .0

.9

2.5
2.3
4.0

1.7
1.7

1 .8

1.8

1.5
3.6

0 .8
.6
2 .2

1.4

1.1

3.1

S ele c te d occup ation s
R e g ister e d p r o fessio n a l
F u ll tim e _______________
P a rt tim e
P r a c tic a l n u r se s,
lic e n s e d ..__
F u ll tim e
P r a c tica l n u r se s,
F u ll tim e -------------------N u rsin g aid s (o r d er lie s) —
F u ll tim e __ — —
P a rt tim e _ _____
K itchen h e lp e r s____ .
F u ll tim e _______________
P a rt t im e ._ — ..
Laundry w o r k e rs__________
F u ll tim e .
M aids or p o r te r s__________
F u ll tim e ---------------------P a rt t im e ____________ —

76
46
30

_
-

76
46
30

148
142

6
6

142
136

31.6
40.0
18.9
40.1
41.0

17
780
693
87
182
163
19
44
41

79
59

17
701
634
67
174
156
18
40
37
76
48
28

40.5
38.9
41.1
21.5
39.1
40.9
23.4
39.9
41.7
39.1
42.9
27.8

121

90
31

20
8

7
1
4
4
45
42
3

7.3

8 .1
1 .1

2.7

47.1
10.1

10.4
8 .0

6.4
7.1
1.1

9.3 8 . 8 13.7
9.2 8 . 6 12.9
10.5 10.5 2 1 . 1
13.6 9.1 2.3
14.6 9.8 2.4
7.4 5.0 3.3
5.6 6.7 4 .4
12.9
"
-

9.2
11.5
12.3
5.3 5.3
- . 9.1 11.4
9.8 1 2 . 2
1.7 16.5 12.4
2 . 2 2 2 . 2 14.4
6.5
*
6 .0
6 .1

6 .6

9.9

17.6
2 .1
1.7
1.1
4.6
2 .2
.5
2.5
.6
4.5
4.9
5.0 2.5
6.7 2 . 2
3.2
1 1 .8

3.2
3.5

10.9
_
1 0 .1
1 0 .6

1.9
.
-

16.2 11.5
16.9 1 2 . 0
1 1 .8

.8
1 .1

4.2
4.8
2.3
2.5
3.3

2 .2

“

_
.4
.1

2.3
-

-

2.6

6.7

1.1
-

5.7
-

_
.3
.3
' -

.
_
-

2.4
2.7
.9

3.6
3.4
5.4

2 .0

1.9
.9

3.2

2.5
6.5

-

-

.1

-

.6

_
.
-

.
-

-

_
_
.
*

_
- ■
_
-

A p ril 1968
A ll n o n su p erviso ry
e m p lo y ee s________________ 1,644
F u ll tim e _______________ 1,423
P a rt tim e ______________ 2 2 1

261 1,383
1,213
51 170

37.6
40.5
18.7

$r.5o
1.46
1.81

0 .8

2 .9 2

.
-

1.91

_

210

.9
*

0.5
4.1

0.4
.4

-

-

0.5 34.1 9.5 9.9
. 6 33.3 10.5 10.4
- 39.4 3.6 6 . 8

7.8
8.4
3.6

6.5
6 .8
4.5

4.9
4.8
5.9

2.4
2.7
-

3.6
3.9
1.4

3.1
3.2
2.3

-

-

-

-

-

3.2

1 .2

6 .2
6 .6

1 .8
1 .6

0.7
.6
1 .8

1 .8
1 .1

5.9

2 .1
1 .8

4.5

0.7
.8
.5

-

S ele c te d occup ation s
R e g ister e d p r o fessio n a l
n u rses.
__ _
F u ll tim e
P a rt t im e ______________
P r a c tic a l n u r se s,
lic en se d F u ll tim e _______________
P a rt tim e
P r a c tic a l n u r se s,
u n licen sed __ _ ____
F u ll tim e
. . ..

81
50
31

2
2

79
48
31

31.2
38.5
19.5

161
151

5
5
-

156
146
10

40.0
41.2
21.9

1 .9 0
2 .1 0

16
16

.

16
16

42.9
42.9

1.53
1.53

10

S ee footn otes at end of ta b le.




-

3.00
2.79

-

.
_

-

-

-

-

-

-

.
-

.

7.5
7.9
-

18.8
18.8

6.3
6.3

-

3.1

2.6
1 0 .0

1.3
.
31.3
31.3

-

1 .2

-

.

3.1 5.6 18.0 18.0 2 1 . 1
3.3 6 . 0 18.5 18.5 19.9
- 1 0 . 0 1 0 . 0 40.0
.
- 31.3
12.5
31.3
12.5

13.6
14.0
12.9
9.3 5.0
9.3 4.6

1 0 .0

-

1 0 .0

-

6 . 2 2 2 . 2 39.5 14.8
4.0 16.0 44.0 2 2 . 0
9.7 32.3 32.3 3.2
1 .2
.6
.7
.7
_
.
1 0 .0

_

-

-

_

.

-

Table 21.

Occupational Earnings:

Atlanta, G a .1— Continued

(N um ber, a verage w eek ly hours w orked, and av era g e hourly ea rn in g s 2 of n o n su p erviso ry em p lo y ee s in se le c te d occup ation s in
nu rsin g h om es and r e la ted fa c ilitie s , O ctober 1967 and A p ril 1968)
O ccupation

N um ber of
em p lo y ee s

A verage

P e r c e n t of jm p lo y ees r e c e iv in g .a v er a g e hourly earn in gs 2 of---.d
Hourly Under $ 1ando 1$1.05 $ 1 . 1 0 $1.15 $ 1 . 2 6 $1.25 $1.30 $1.40 $1.56 $1.60 $1.70 $ I .W $1770 $ 2 . 0 0 $2720 $2.40 $2.60 $2.80 $3.00 $3.2o
T otal M en W om en W eekly ea rn ­ $ 1 . 0 0 under
and
hours ings
$1.05 $ 1 . 1 0 $1.15 $ 1 . 2 0 $1.25 $1.30 $1.40 $1.50 $1.60 $1.70 $1.80 $1.90 $ 2 . 0 0 $ 2 . 2 0 $2.40 $2.60 $2.80 $3.00 $3.20 $3.40 $3.60 over
A p ril 1968— Continued

S ele c te d occup ation s—
Continued
N u rsin g aid s (o r d er lie s) — 780
699
P a rt tim e - - - —
81
K itchen h e lp e r s____________ 171
F u ll tim e _______________ 154
17
P a rt tim e ______________
Laundry w o r k e rs--------------- 47
F u ll tim e _______________ 47
M aids or p o rters __ _
102
F u ll tim e
. ___
83
19

73
65
8

14

11

3
3
3
40
38
2

707
634
73
157
143
14
44
44
62
45
17

32.2 $1.25 1.3 0 . 1
40.5 1.26 1.4
18.5 1.23
1 .2
.6
38.9 1 . 2 1 40.6 1 . 2 2 .
23.7 1.14
5.9
41.0 1 . 2 0 41.0 1 . 2 0 38.0 1.26 2 . 0 4.9
2.4
42.0 1.29
26.3
20.9 1.14

0.8

1 .0
1.1

.9

-

_

-

-

-

-

50.6
48.2
71.6
58.5
54.5
94.1
59.6
59.6
27.5
24.1
42.1

10.4
10.3
n .i
20.5
22.7

10.9
11.7
3.7
9.4
10.4
.
23.4
23.4
9.8
1 0 .8
5.3

-

8.3
9.2
1.2

5.8
6.5
-

4.3 1 2 . 8
4.3 1 2 . 8
18.6 23.5
18.1 27.7
2 1 .1
5.3

6.3
6.4
4.9
2.3
2.6
.
3.9
4.8

2.9
3.3

1.3
3.9
4.8

4.4
4.9

0.5

1 .2

1.9

2 .0
1 .2
1 .2

.6
.6

_
_
-

1.3
.
2.9
3.6

_
-

2 .0

2.4

.6

1 .0
1 .2

0 .1

0.4

_

_

_

_

.

1 .2

3.7
_
-

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

.

-

_
_
_

_
_
_
.

_
_
_
_
_

_
_

_

_
_
_

_
_
_
_
_
_

_

_
_
_

.
_
_
_

_

.
_
_

_

_
_
_
_

_
_
_

1 The A tlanta Standard M etrop olitan S ta tistic a l A rea c o n sists of Clayton, Cobb, D eK alb, F u lton , and G w innett C ou n ties.
2 E arn in gs data in clude sep a ra te paym ents for work on la te sh ifts, but exclu de p rem iu m pay for o v ertim e and for w ork on w eek end s and h o lid a y s, as w e ll as the valu e of room ,
b oard , or other p e r q u isite s, if any w ere provided.
NOTE: B eca u se of rounding, su m s of individual ite m s m ay not equal 100.
Tabic 22.

O ccupation

Baltimore, Md. 1

(N um ber, a v era g e w eek ly hours w orked, and a verage hourly e a r n in g s 2 of n o n su p erviso ry em p lo y ee s in se le c te d occup ation s in
nursing h om es and rela ted fa c ilitie s , O ctober 1967 and A p ril 1968)
N um ber of
A verage
P e r c e n t of em p lo y ee s receiv in g a v era g e hourly e a r n in g s 2 of—
em p lo y ee s
$ 1 . 0 0 $1.05 $ 1 . 1 0 $1 .1 5 $ 1 . 2 0 $ 1 .2 5 $ 1.30 $ 1 .4 0 $ 1 .5 0 $ 1 .6 0 $ 1 .7 0 $ 1 .8 0 $ 1.90 $ 2 . 0 0 $ 2 . 2 0 $ 2 .4 0 $ 2 .6 0 $ 2 .8 0 $ 3 .0 0 $ 3 .2 0 $ 3 .4 0 $3 .6 0
W eekly Hourly Unde r and
T otal M en W om en hours e a rn ­ $ 1 . 0 0 under
and
in gs
$ 1 .0 5 $ 1 . 1 0 $ 1 .1 5 $ 1 . 2 0 $ 1.25 $ 1 .3 0 $ 1 .4 0 $ 1 .5 0 $ 1.60 $ 1.70 $ 1.80 $ 1 .9 0 $ 2 . 0 0 $ 2 . 2 0 $ 2 .4 0 $ 2 .6 0 $ 2 .8 0 $ 3 .0 0 $ 3 .2 0 $ 3 .4 0 $ 3 .6 0 over
O ctober 1967

A ll n o n su p erviso ry
em p lo y ee s.............................. 3, 032 311 2, 721 3 5 .4 $ 1 .5 0
F u ll tim e_____ ________ 2, 359 214 2, 145 4 0 .0 1.48
P a rt tim e ____ ________ 673 97
576 1 9 .5 1 .57
S elected occup ation s
R e g ister e d p r o fessio n a l
86
8 6 28. 7
n u r se s__________________
3 .2 2
F u ll tim e ______________
32 32 40. 3 3. 32
P a rt tim e _____________
54
54 2 1 .9 3. 16
P r a c tic a l n u rse s,
lic e n se d ................................... 142 1 2
130 3 4 .7 2. 30
F u ll tim e............................ 114 4
1 1 0 3 9 .7
2. 33
P a rt tim e ................... ......
28 8
14. 1 2 . 16
20

See footn otes at end of tab le.



Occupational Earnings:

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

5. 8
6. 7
2. 8

0 .9
.8
1. 2

.

-

-

-

-

_

-

1 2 .4
13. 4
8 .9

8. 0

-

-

-

-

.

-

5. 9 13. 6
5. 3 14. 5
10. 4

-

8. 9
8. 6
10. 1

-

-

4. 2
5. 3

2. 8

3. 5

8 .4

9. 1
9. 3
-

-

-

3. 8
3 .0
6. 7

8. 3
8 .8

8. 2

-

-

-

-

3 .0
3. 2
2 .4

2. 1
1 .4
4. 3

1 .2

-

-

-

-

2. 8

3. 5

.7
3 .6

1. 4
1 .4

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

2. 7
3. 3
.6

3. 1
3. 5
1 .9

1. 1
1 .4
.1

-

5. 8
9. 3

-

1 .9
1 .6
3 .0

0. 4

0.6

1 .9

1. 0

_

.4

2 7 .9 14. 0 16. 3
12. 5 - 25. 0
37. 0 2 2 . 2 1 1 . 1
2 .8
2 . 8 2 1 . 1 11. 3 26. 1 9 .9 14. 1
1. 4
3. 5 - 12. 3 14. 0 26. 3 12. 3 17. 5 _
1. 8
14. 3 57. 1
25. 0

0. 3
.1
.9

0 .8

.5

1 .8

5. 8 2 2 . 1
9 .4 3 1 .3
3. 7 1 6.7
_

-

_

.

Table 22.

O ccupation

Occupational Earnings:

Baltimore, Md. 1— Continued

(N um ber, a v erage w eekly hours w orked, and a v era g e h o u rly e a r n in g s 2 of n o n su p erv iso ry em p lo y ee s in se le c te d occup ation s in
n u rsin g h om es and r e la te d fa c ilitie s , O ctob er 1967 and A p ril 1968)
N um ber of
A verage
P e r c e n t of e m p lo y ee s r e c e iv in g a v e ra g e h ourly e a r n in g s 2 of--em p lo y ees
$ 1 . 0 0 $ 1 .0 5 $ 1 . 1 0 $ 1 .1 5 $ 1 . 2 0 $ 1 .2 5 $ 1.30 $ 1.40 $ 1 .5 0 $ 1 .6 0 $ 1 .7 0 $ 1 .8 0 $ 1.90 $ 2 . 0 0 $ 2 . 2 0 $ 2 .4 0 $ 2 .6 0 $ 2 .8 0 $ 3 .0 0 $ 3 .2 0 $ 3 .4 0 $ 3 .6 0
W eekly Hourly Under and
T otal Men W omen hours e a r n ­ $ 1 . 0 0 under
and
ings
$ 1.05 $ 1 . 1 0 $ 1.15 $ 1 . 2 0 $ 1.25 $ 1 .3 0 $ 1.40 $ 1.50 $ 1.60 $ 1.70 $ 1 .8 0 $ 1 .9 0 $ 2 . 0 0 $ 2 . 2 0 $ 2 .4 0 $ 2 .6 0 $ 2 .8 0 $ 3 .0 0 $ 3 .2 0 $ 3 .4 0 $ 3 .6 0 ov er
O ctober 1967-—C ontinued

S elected occup ation s—
Continued
P r a c tic a l n u rses,
u n licen sed _______________ 1 6 2 162 36. 8 $ 1 . 57
F u ll tim e ______________ 125 125 4 1 .0 1. 56
P a r t tim e _____________
37 37 22. 4 1.62
N u rsin g a id s (o rd erlies^ - 1, 582 52 1, 530 36. 5 1. 33
F u ll tim e _____ ________ 1. 283 19 1, 264 39. 8 1.32
266 2 2 . 2 1. 36
P a r t tim e _____________
299 33
K itchen h e lp e r s___________ 341 40
301 33. 1 1 .3 6
F u ll tim e ______________
242 15
227 40. 2 1.43
P a rt tim e _____________
25
74 1 5.9 1 . 2 0
99
54 4
Laundry w o rk ers_________
50 37. 5 1. 34
F u ll tim e ______________
47 4
43 40. 8 1. 38
M aids or p o r te r s_________ 338 91
247 35. 6 1. 38
274 77
197 3 9 .9 1.42
F u ll tim e ______________
P a rt tim e _____________
64 14
50 17. 3 1 . 2 1

0. 3 1 2 . 8
. 3 1 2 .9
- 1 2 .4
1 . 2 9. 7
1. 7 5. 4
- 20. 2
- 1 3 .0
4. 3
7. 7
7. 3
9 .4

0.8
.6
1. 3
1. 2
4. 0
7. 4
8. 5
1. 2
1. 5

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

3. 7
2. 4
8. 1
17. 9 5. 2
18. 7 5. 1
14. 4 5 .4
14. 4 8 . 8
19. 4 9. 1
2. 0
8. 1
20. 4
2 3 .4
9 .2 1 2 .4
6. 2
6 .9
2 1 .9 3 5 .9

1 7 .9
23. 2
10. 6
1 1 .9
4. 7
31. 4
26. 4
43. 4
20. 4
23. 4
23. 1
23. 7
20. 3

11. 1 8 .6
14. 4 1 1 . 2
_
12. 5 9 .4
11. 0
8. 4
18. 7 1 3 .7
6 . 5 5 .9
5. 8 5. 8
8. 1 6. 1
11. 1
1 .9
12. 8
2. 1
3. 0 2 0 . 1
3. 6 2 3 .4
~ 6. 3

16. 0 9. 3 14. 2
9 .6 9 .6 10. 4
37. 8 8 . 1 27. 0
7. 3 4. 4 3. 3
7 .4 2 .9 3. 7
7. 0 1 0 .7 1. 3
1. 2
1. 2
1. 7
1. 7
3. 7
4. 3 10. 7 2. 4 1 . 2
11. 7 2 .9 1. 5
6. 3
“
“

3. 1 12. 3

1 .6 1 2 . 8
8. 1 10. 8
1 .9 1 . 1

1 .9
2. 1

1. 7
"

1. 3
"

.9
5 .6
6 .4
3 .6
4. 4
"

.9

6. 0
1. 2

1 .0

1. 2

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

1 .2
1 .6

-

0. 3
.4
-

.5
.6
7 .9
11. 2
1 .9
2. 1
.6
.7
“

2. 5
“

2 .9
3. 2
2. 1

3. 1
3. 5
1. 3

2. 8
5. 8

2. 8 22. 0

1 .8

1 .2

1. 5
"

“

-

“

_
“

0. 5
.3
1. 0

0. 5
.4
.5

1. 5
1. 1
2 .9

A p ril 1968
A ll n o n su p erviso ry
em p lo y ee s__......................... 3, 098 327 2, 771 3 5 .4 $1 .6 2
F u ll tim e ______________ 2, 468 207 2 , 261 3 9 .4 1.60
630 1 2 0
510 1 9.6 1 . 6 8
P a rt tim e _____________

0. 3
.3
-

-

0. 1
.1

0. 5
.6

2.0
2. 1

3. 32
3. 39
3 .2 6

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2. 49
2. 53
2. 34

-

-

-

-

-

-

2. 1

.3
.3
.
_
-

_
-

_
-

.1
.1
1. 1
1. 5
_
-

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

2.2
2. 4
1. 5
2. 2
8.6
1. 3
6.6

-

*

1 .9

1 . 6 28. 1 17. 3
1 .3 27. 9 18. 0
3. 2 29. 0 14. 8

11. 2 10. 0
1 1 . 2 10. 4
11. 1 8. 6

3. 1
3. 0
3. 3

3. 7
3. 8
3 .2

2. 2
2 .6
1 .0

1. 5
1. 5
1. 6

3 .2
2. 8
4. 8

-

-

-

2. 8

2. 7
3. 5

2. 8
2.6

3. 3

1. 2
• .7
3. 2

S elected occup ation s
R eg ister e d p r o fessio n a l
n u r se s___________________
109 109 29. 5
52 _
52 39. 3
F u ll tim e ______________
P a rt tim e _____________
57 57 20. 5
P r a c tic a l n u rse s,
lic e n se d -------------------------161 3 5 .4
173 1 2
141 8
F u ll tim e _____ ________
133 39. 8
32 4
P a rt tim e _____________
28 15. 7
P r a c tic a l n u rse s,
u n licen sed _______________ 168
168 36. 8
F u ll tim e .........................
138 _
138 4 0 .2
P a rt tim e _____________
30 _
30 2 1 . 2
N u rsin g a id s (o rd er lie s^ - 1, 568 49 1, 519 36. 1
F u ll tim e ______________ 1, 309 1 6 1, 293 3 9 .4
P a rt tim e _____________
226 1 9.7
259 33
K itchen h e lp e r s_____ _____ 366 55
311 3 3 .5
F u ll tim e _____________
273 1 6
257 39. 1
P a rt tim e _____________
54 17. 1
93 39
Laundry w o r k e rs_________
47 4
43 39. 3
F u ll tim e ______________
41 4
37 43. 5
M aids or porters__.............. 319 91
228 35. 1
F u ll tim e ______________ 258 72
186 3 7 .6
P a rt tim e ......... .................
61 19
42 2 4 .4

1 .6 8
1 .6 6

1 .7 8
1.42
1.42
1.40
1 .4 4
1.50
1.29
1.53
1.47
1 .4 2
1.45
1. 32

1 .7
-

10. 1

12. 3
34. 9
33. 9
4 0. 2
39. 1
34. 8
5 1 .6
36. 2
4 1. 5
38. 2
36. 8
4 4. 3

'14. 3
17. 4
23. 0
23. 2
21. 6
24. 6
27. 8
15. 1
10. 3
9. 3
14. 8

-

-

-

-

-

2. 1

1. 7
-

4. 6
5. 7
-

-

21. 4
17. 4
40. 0
9. 5
9 .4
10. 0
4 .9
4. 4
6. 5
12. 8
9 .8
19. 7
24. 0

1. 2

6 .0

7. 2
13. 2
1 3 .4
1 2 .4
9. 3
8. 8
10. 8
21. 3
2 4 .4
1 6 .6
12. 8
32. 8

1 .6

1. 4
-

3. 3
3. 7
1. 5

1. 1

1. 5
.6

.8

2. 3 2. 3
12. 5 12. 5

7. 1 16. 7
4. 3 18. 8
6. 7
5. 2 . 6
5. 3 . 7
4. 6
1. 1
1. 5
1. 3 . 6
1 .6
.8

20. 0

9. 5
7 .2

20. 0
.8

.9
.3
.4

8. 1
8. 5
6.3

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

6.

19. 3 1 0 . 1
- 1 5 .4 1 1 .5 9 .6
5. 3 28. 1 26. 3 10. 5
9 .8 1 5 .0 26. 0 22. 5 4. 6
7. 1 14. 2 2 8 .4 24. 8 5. 7
2 1 .9 18. 8 1 5 .6 12. 5 3. 6 3. 6 1 . 2
1. 4 4. 3 1. 4
13. 3 .3 .1
1. 5 1 .7
.3 .2
1. 7 1 . 8
.8
.8
7. 7 1 . 6
.8
- 10. 3 2 . 2
1. 1
6 . 4 4. 3
2. 1
2. 4
7. 3 4 .9
4. 1 2 . 2
5. 0 2. 7
3. 7
7. 7
-

-

6 .4 3 3 .0
9 .6 4 0 . 4
3. 5 26. 3
1. 2
1 .4
-

-

_
-

-

1 The B a ltim o re Standard M etropolitan S ta tistica l A rea c o n s ists of B a ltim o re c ity , A nne A rundel, B a ltim o r e , C a rr o ll, H arford and H oward C ou n ties.
2 E arn in gs data inclu d e sep arate p aym ents for work on late sh ifts, but exclu de p rem iu m pay for o v e rtim e and fo r w ork on w eek end s and h olid a y s, a s w e ll a s the v alu e of room , board,
or oth er p e r q u isite s, if any w ere provided.
NOTE: B eca u se of rounding, sum s of individual ite m s m ay not equal 100.




Tabic 23.

O ccupation

A ll n o n su p erviso ry
em p lo y ee s---------------------------F u ll tim e-------- ----------------P a rt tim e ------------- ----------S elected occup ation s
R eg ister e d p r o fessio n a l
n u rses --------------------------------F u ll tim e -------------------------P a rt tim e ------------------------P r a c tic a l n u r se s, lic e n se d —
F u ll tim e -------------------------P a rt tim e ------------------------N u rsin g aid s (o r d e r lie s )____
F u ll tim e -------------------------P a rt tim e ------------------------K itchen h e lp e r s--------------------F u ll tim e---- --------------------P a rt tim e .................................
Laundry w o rk ers------------------F u ll tim e-------------------------P a rt tim e ------------------------M aids or p o rters------------------F u ll tim e ............................... .
P a rt tim e ------------- -----------

Occupational Earnings:

Boston, Mass.

(N um ber, average w eek ly hours w orked, and average hourly ea r n in g s 2 of n o n su p erv iso ry em p lo y ee s in se le c te d occup ation s in
nursing hom es and rela ted fa c ilitie s , O ctober 1967 and A pril 1968)
N um ber of
A verage
P e r c e n t of em p loye e s receiv in g a v era g e h o u rly ea rn in g s 2 of—
e m p lo y ees
1 .0
H ourly $ and0 $1.05 $ 1 . 1 0 $1.15 $ 1 . 2 0 $1.25 $ 1.30 $1.40 $1.50 $1.60 $1.70 $1.80 $1.90 $ 2 . 0 0 $ 2 . 2 0 $2.40 $2.60 $2.80 $3.00 $3.20 $3.40 $3.60
Total Men W omen W eekly ea rn ­ under
and
hours ings
$1.05 $ 1 . 1 0 $1.15 $ 1 . 2 0 $1.25 $ 1.30 $ 1.40 $1.50 $1.60 $1.70 $1.80 $1.90 $ 2 . 0 0 $ 2 . 2 0 $2.40 $2.60 $2.80 $ 3.00 $3.20 $3.40 $3.60 over
O ctober 1967
9 .6 3 6
3, 949
5, 687
725
274
451
1 ,217
655
562
4, 130
1, 582
2, 548
1, 351
337
1, 014
160
59
101
713
407
306

1 ,0 0 0 8 ,

636
435 3, 514
565 5, 122
-

725
274
451
8 1 ,209
4 651
4 558
60 4, 070
33 1 ,549
27 2, 521
296 1 ,055
90 247
206 808
21
139
1
58
20
81
168 545
90 317
78 228

28.1 $ 1 . 8 6
43.1
1.93
17.7
1.82

0.4
.9
-

0 .1
.2

-

(3)
(3)

26.4
41.9
17.0
31.6
43.8
17.3
27.9
42.6
18.8
23.5
44.4
16.5
27.6
43.5
18.4
31.7
42.6
17.4

5.0

-

“

-

3.10
3.01
3.16
2.38
2.34
2.42
1.60
1.64
1.57
1.51
1.58
1.49
1.55
1.59
1.53
1.52
1.53
1.51

-

i.i

2.0

8 .8

“

-

0 .1

.3
-

(3 )

0 .4

23.1 17.0 12.4
12.4 15.4 14.2
30.5 18.1 1 1 . 2

0 .1

.8
.2

0 .8
1 .1
.6

-

-

-

-

-

-

2 .4
3.2
-

28.2
16.7
35.4
48.8
40.4
51.6
37.5
13.6
51.5
28.6

"

53.3

23.6
25.9
2 2 .1
25.2
14.5
28.8
22.5
27.1
19.8
19.8
18.7

-

4.7
-

1.3

'

.6

.2

.4

1.2

1.1
2.0

6 .2
1 0 .8

10.1

2 1 .2

-

9.2

8.0
1 0 .0

1 .8
9.3
3.2 13.9

4.2
5.6
3.3

3.7
3.8
3.6

.3
.6
8.9

16.0
13.1
17.7
14.7

.8

6 .2

3.5
5.5

2 .1

9.0
2 0 . 0 15.6
40.7 13.6
7.9 16.8
2 1 .6
7.3
27.8 7.9
13.4 6.5

2.5
2.9
.3

4.4 4 .4
5.8 11.7
3.5
.3 27.3 16.2 20.7
. 6 33.0 18.9 15.3
- 2 0 . 6 13.0 27.0
2 .6
4.8
.3 (3)
.1
5.9 8 . 8
.4 (3)
.5 2.4
.4
.1
.9 1.7
1 .8
4.7 1 . 8
.3
.6
.7
3.8
.6
3.4
1.7
4.0
.6
6.3
8 .1
1 .0
3.9
'
“

2 .6

2.4
2.8

19.4
23.3
17.0
4.5
6.8

3.7

5.6
5.5
5.7
11.9
9 .4
13.5
12.4

4.9
5.7
4.3

2 2 .6

1 0 .0
8 .2

2.4

2.1

1 .8

1 0 .2

19.9
"

2 .0
2 .2
1 .8

0.3
.5

7.9 29.7 18.9
6 . 2 31.4 19.7
8.9 28.6 18.4
2.5 7.3 2 . 1
4.0 6.3 2 . 6
.7 8.5 1 . 6
(3 )
(3)
"
“

2 .8

1 .8

2 1 .1

1.3

2 .1
1 .2

2.7
1.5
3.6

1 .2
1 .8
.8

4.3
3.7
4.7

1.5

1 .0
1 .8

.1

16.0
7.7
_
.3
.6
_
_
_
“

4.4

A p ril 1968
A ll n o n su p erviso ry
e m p lo y ee s------------- ------- ------ 10,457 1, 191 9, 266
F u ll tim e --------- ---------------- 4, 247 548 3 ,6 9 9
P a rt tim e ......... ............... ........ 6 , 2 1 0 643 5, 567
S elected occup ation s
R eg ister e d p ro fessio n a l
807
n u r se s---------------------------------8
799
264
4 260
F u ll tim e -------------------------P a rt tim e ------------------------543
4 539
24 1, 327
P r a c tica l n u rse s, lic e n se d — 1, 351
F u ll tim e-------------------------746
16 730
P a rt tim e —......... -...............— 605
8
597
N ursing aid s (o r d e r lie s )____ 4, 324
69 4, 255
P a rt tim e ................................. 2, 655
41 2, 614
K itchen h e lp e r s—......................... 1 ,542 390 1, 152
F u ll tim e-------------------------364 126 238
P a rt tim e ------------------------- 1, 178 264 914
Laundry w o rk ers------------------158
18 140
2
64
F u ll tim e-------------------------66
P a rt tim e -----------------------92
16
76
M aids or p o rter s------------------752 174 578
421
92 329
F u ll tim e-------------------------82 249
P a rt tim e ------------------------331

28.1 $2 .0 3
42.2 2.06
18.5 2 . 0 1
26.1
40.6
19.0
30.9
43.2
15.7
28.8

3.33
3.17
3.41
2.53
2.52
2.54
1.73

2 0 .6
2 2 .1

1.71
1.67

41.4
16.1
27.7
42.4
17.2
32.8
42.2
2 0 .8

1 .6 8
1 .6 6

1.75
1.72
1.77
1.62
1.62
1.62

-

-

-

0 .8
1 .0
.6

-

0 .2
.6

0 .4

_
-

-

(3)

-

_

_
-

-

_
-

-

-

-

-

_
-

(3 )
2.3
9.9
5.9
1.9
10.9

_
-

-

-

1.0

4.4
-

1 .0

-

-

-

5.9
1.9 10.5

1.1

0 .2
.2

1.1
1.1
1 .0

35.2 15.2
24.3 15.2
42.6 15.3

7.0
7.1
6.9

3.8 10.9
5.4 1 2 . 8
2.7 9.6

.4

-

47.6 23.7

2.4

6.5

.3

.6
.1

-

.1

-

1 .1

1.9

-

55.9
62.1
38.2
.7 6 9.4
- 50.6
- 48.5
52.2
5.9 51.6
9.5 51.1
1 . 2 52.3
.8
1.1

2 .1
2.6

9 .7

2 1.4 8 . 1
16.5 8 . 2
19.0 9.1
15.8 7.9
27.8 2.5
36.4 6 . 1
21.7
14.8 8 . 1
10.9 3.8
19.6 13.6

3.9
3.6
2.7
3.9
.5
1 .0

3.7
6.5
1.8

5.5
7.7
4.0

4.1
5.8
2.9

5.9 4.0
- 1 2.1 1 2 .1
2.9
12.7 14.3 29.2 22.5
13.9 17.2 28.2 17.4
1 1 . 2 10.7 30.4 28.8
.2
11.1
.9
_
.1
9.9
<3 )
4.7
.4
.3
13.5 1 . 1 1 . 1
2 .0
.2
15.2 1.3
2.5
3.0
6 .1
21.7
4.3
4.8
.5
6.7 1 . 0
2.4

2 .1
.8

3.9
4.0
3.9

1 .8

2 .4
1.4

21.3 18.3
.4 22.3 23.1
2 0 . 8 16.0
8.5 1 . 6
9.1 9.2 2 . 8
7.9 7.6
(3 )
_
_
(3 )
.2

.2
8 .6

2.7

24.0 26.1
12.5 17.4
29.7 30.4
.3
.7
_
_
-

-

-

-

The B oston Standard M etrop olitan S ta tistica l A rea c o n sists of 78 c itie s and towns in E s s e x , M id d lesex , N orfolk , P lym ou th , and Suffolk C ou n ties.
E arn in gs data in clu d e sep a ra te paym ents for w ork on late sh ifts, but exclu de p rem iu m pay for o v ertim e and for w ork on w eek end s and h o lid a y s, as w e ll as the value of room ,
board , or other p e r q u isite s, if any w ere provided.
3 L e ss than 0.05 p ercen t.
 NOTE: B eca u se of rounding, su m s of individual item s m ay not equal 100.

1
2

Table 24.

Occupational Earnings:

Buffalo, N .Y .

(N um ber, average w eekly hours w orked, and a v era g e h o u rly e a r n in g s1 of n o n su p erv iso ry e m p lo y ees in se le c te d occup ation s in
nursing h o m es and r e la ted fa c ilitie s , O ctober 1967 and A p ril 1968)

Occupation

Number of
em ployees
Total

All nonsupervisory
em p loyees---------- ---------------- 2,624
Full tim e-------------------------- 1,539
Part tim e ------------------------- 1,085
Selected occupations
R egistered professional
n u rses--------------------------------- 165
57
F ull tim e------------------------Part tim e ................ ..........— 108
P ractical nurses, licensed__ 253
F ull tim e------------------------88
Part tim e ------------------------- 165
Nursing aids (o r d er lies)------- 1, 167
F ull tim e-------------------------- 796
Part tim e ........................ ........ 371
Kitchen h elp ers-------------------— 397
F ull tim e-------------------------- 191
Part tim e ............... ................. 206
Laundry w orkers------------------61
F ull tim e-------------------------46
15
Part tim e ------------------------Maids or porters------------------- 211
F ull tim e_________________ 158
Part tim e ------------------------53

Average
Hourly
Men •Women Weekly earn­
hours ings

P ercent of em ployees receiving average hourly earnings 2 of—
$1.15 $1.20 $1.25 $1.30 $1.40 $1.50 $1.60 $1.70 $1.80 $1.90 $2.00 $2.20 $2.40 $2.60 $2.80 $3.00 $3.20 $3.40 $3.60
and
and
under
$1.20 $1.25 $1.30 $1.40 $1.50 $1.60 $1.70 $1.80 $1.90 $2.00 $2.20 $2.40 $2.60 $2.80 $3.00 $3.20 $3.40 $3.60 over
October 1967

2,408
1,426
982

31.4
38.4
21.5

$1.75
1.73
1.78

0.5
1.3

0.4
.9

0.9
.1
2.0

0.8
.1
1.8

2.8
2.3
3.5

165
57
108
253
88
165
58 1, 109
771
25
33
338
354
43
15
176
28
178
1
60
1
45
15
26
185
144
14
12
41

26.8
38.3
20.7
27.9
41.0
20.8
32.9
37.9
22.3
29.1
38.2
20.7
35.7
39.5
24.3
34.2
38.8
20.6

2.87
2.95
2.83
2.13
2.23
2.08
1.60
1.61
1.59
1.54
1.60
1.49
1.57
1.59
1.53
1.60
1.59
1.63

3.5
6.8
-

2.5
4.9
- 6.6
- 4.3
- 13.3
-

3.5
6.8
"

1.0
1.5
8.1
3.1
12.6
14.8
10.9
26.7
6.6
6.3
7.5

216
113
103

36.1 22.1
36.3 26.2
35.9 16.4

10.1
11.9
7.5

5.0
5.2
4.6

1.6
1.9
1.3

8.2
6.4
10.8

3.1
3.4
2.7

2.6
2.2
3.1

46.6
42.3
55.8
49.4
49.2
49.5
31.1
30.4
33.3
47.4
53.2
30.2

.
2.0 9.5
3.0 14.5
14.5 5.1
15.1 6.7
13.2 1.9
7.6 3.3
11.0 5.8
4.4 1.0
14.8 3.3
10.9 4.3
26.7
10.0 3.8
9.5 3.8
11.3 3.8

5.9
3.4
7.3
1.0
1.5
.5
1.0
.9
1.3
"

1.2
3.5
48.240.9
52.1
.8
.8
.8
.5
1.0
3.3
1.3
9.4

.6
..9
22.9
36.4
15.8
.2
.5
-

21.2
17.5
23.1
7.1
11.4
4.8
.5
.6
_

13.8
13.7
13.9

6.3
7.8
4.1

3.6
4.2
2.6

9.0
10.3
7.1

3.2
4.0
2.0

4.4
4.0
4.9

1.4
1.7
1.1

0.7
1.0
.3

.
19.4
17.5
22.7
14.2
9.6
18.8
17.9
21.4
22.2
19.9

4.0 3.5
7.7
7.3
7.8 3.2
7.9 3.5
7.5 2.7
6.1 2.8
8.5 2.8
3.9 2.8
7.5 7.5
8.9 8.9
7.1 9.9
8.0 11.9
2.8

37.4
29.9
45.5
6.2
8.5
2.2
5.6
9.0
2.2
3.0
3.6
2.8
2.8
2.8

14.7
15.5
14.4
25.6
25.6
25.5
.4
.7
1.4
2.8
.9 1.1

5.6
5.2
5.8
6.2
8.5
3.6
-

4.1
8.6
2.2
2.2
4.3
-

30.8
32.2
27.8
21.2
28.8
14.1
29.5
39.1
27.5
24.1
37.7

1.3
.9
1.8

1.8
.7
3.4

12.1 26.7
5.3 14.0
15.7 33.3
.4
3.6
8.0
1.2
.6
"
"

0.4
.6
.1

0.3
.3
.4

0.1
.1
.L

27.9 6.7
35.1 17.5
24.1
.9
.4
.6
'
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3.6
7.0
1.9
~

-

1.4
.6
2.5

1.5
.8
2.4

1.8
1.3
2.5

"

April 1968
All nonsupervisory
em p loyees_____ ___ ________
F ull tim e-------------------------Part tim e ------------------------Selected occupations
R egistered professional
nu rses--------------------------------F ull tim e-------------------------Part tim e ------------------------P ractical nurses, licen sed —
F ull t im e ________________
Part tim e ------------------------Nursing aids (o r d er lies)____
F ull tim e-------------------------Part tim e ________________
Kitchen h elp ers--------------------F ull tim e-------------------------Part tim e ________________
Laundry w orkers____________
F ull tim e-------------------------P art tim e ------------------------Maids or porters------------------Full tim e_________________
P art tim e -------------------------

1
2

2,636
1,558
1,078

233
128
105

2,403
1,430
973

32.2
39.0
22.3

$1.92
1.86
2.01

-

-

-

0.9
2.3

1.1
.3
2.3

186
58
128
227
117
110
1, 132
719
413
358
177
181
67
56
11
212
176
36

-

186
58
128
227
117
110
1,062
692
370
323
165
158
64
53
11
193
163
30

28.3
39.9
24.7
31.0
39.4
22.0
32.9
38.7
22.7
30.7
40.2
21.4
36.4
38.3
27.1
35.8
38.8
21.0

3.15
3.15
3.16
2.26
2.29
2.23
1.70
1.72
1.67
1.72
1.73
1.70
1.70
1.72
1.61
1.70
1.71
1.67

-

-

-

-

7.5
1.1
13.8
-

7

27
43
35
12
23
3
3
19
13
6

2.2 47.0
1.7 48.3
3.1 45.3
.7

.6
1.0
7.5
2.8
12.2
10.4
8.9
18.2
4.2
4.5
2.8

61.7
60.4
63.9
52.0
60.5
43.7
53.7
48.2
81.8
52.8
51.7
58.3

33.3

21.1
23.9
18.2
.6
1.0
2.8
5.6
-

1.8
1.0
3.0

1.7
.8
3.2

21.9 20.8
20.7 20.7
22.3 20.8
-

18.3 14.7
17.2 12,1
18.7 15.9
-

The B uffalo Standard M etropolitan S ta tistical A rea c o n s ists of E r ie and N iag a ra C ou n ties.
E arn in gs data in clu d e sep a ra te paym ents for work on la te sh ifts, but ex clu d e prem iu m pay for o v ertim e and for w ork on w eek end s and h o lid a y s, as w ell as the valu e of ro o m ,
board , or oth er p e r q u istie s, if any w ere provided.
NOTE: B eca u se of rounding, su m s of individual item s m ay not equal 100.



co
01

Table

Occupation

All nonsupervisory
em ployees____________
F ull tim e __ P a rt tim e -___—___—
Selected occupations
R egistered p rofessional n u rses— ._____
F ull tim e___________
P a rt tim e __________
P rac tic a l n u rses,
licensed___________
F ull tim e
P a rt tim e
P rac tic a l n u rses,
unlicensed___
Full tim eNursing aids
(orderlies)
F ull tim e
__
P a rt tim e --------------Kitchen helpers
F ull tim e.
P a rt tim e ---------------Laundry w orkers
Full tim e- _ __
P a rt tim e __________
Maids or p o rte rs---------F ull tim e___________
P a rt tim e -______ ___

25.

Occupational Earnings:

Chicago, 111.

(Number, average weekly hours worked, and average hourly earnings 2 of nonsupervisory em ployees in selected occupations in
nursing homes and related facilities, O ctober 1967 and A pril 1968)
Number of
P ercen t of em ployees receiving average hourly earnings 2 of--Average
em ployees
Hourly Under $1.00 $1.65 $1.10 ■ $T7T3 $1.20 $1725 $1.30 r$r.4a $1.50 $1.60 $1770 $1.80 $ n w $ 2 ^ 0 $2.20 $2.40 $2.60 $2.8o $2.00 $3.20 $2.40 $3750
and
Total Men Women Weekly earn ­ $1.00 under
and
hours ings
$1.05 $1.10 $1.15 $1.20 $1.25 $1.30 $1.40 $1.50 $1.60 $1.70 $1.80 $1.90 $2.00 $2.20 $2.40 $2.60 $2.80 $3.00 $3.20 $3.40 $3.60 over
O ctober 1967
12,870 1,430 11,440 34.2 $1.77
8,834 1,019 7,815 40.6 1.77
4,036 411 3,625 20.4 1.79
763
453
310
948
767
181
115
115
5,861
4,056
1,805
1,690
1,053
637
329
223
106
1,225
955
270

3
3
_
182
133
49
314
202
112
35
35
384
297
87

763
453
310
945
764
181
115
115
5,679
3,923
1,756
1,376
851
525
294
188
106
841
658
183

31.7
40.5
18.9
37.0
40.1
23.9
40.9
40.9
34.5
40.6
21.0
33.6
41.0
21.4
34.6
41.1
21.1
36.1
40.9
19.3

0.6
.5
.9

0.5
.3
1.1

3.19
3.32
3.01
2.27
2.27
2.28
1.34
1.34
.1
1.53
1.52
.2
1.56
1.53 1.1
1.4
1.56
1.48
.5
1.40 6.1
1.46 1.3
1.30 16.0
1.56 1.2
1.57 1.6
1.53
-

.4
.1
1.0
.4
.6
1.2
1.6
-

0.1
,i
-

0.9
.4
2.2

1.8
1.0
3.5

0.6
.7
.5

- 11.3
- 11.3
.1
.6
.1 .1
- 1.7
.4 2.3
.6 .6
- 5.2
- 6.4
. 19.8
.2
.3
-

2.9
1.5
6.1
1.8
.3
4.4
6.4
9.4
.2
.3
-

.3
.2
.6
.4
.6
.9
1.3
1.6
1.4
2.2

7.4 16.0 13.5 11.8
6.6 18.4 12.9 11.0
9.3 10.7 14.8 13.5
73.0
73.0
9.2
8.8
10.0
8.3
5.6
12.9
6.1
7.6
2.8
6.1
3.4
15.9

.3
.4
24.7
28.5
16.1
18.1
20.8
13.7
11.6
17.0
13.4
14.3
10.0

1.1
1.3
5.2
5.2
16.4
15.8
17.8
17.8
13.9
24.2
27.7
25.6
32.1
20.0
19.5
21.9

2.1
.7
4.2
5.5
6.4
1.7
2.6
2.6
12.4
11.9
13.5
13.7
12.8
15.2
12.2
10.8
15.1
17.6
17.7
17.0

8.0
8.4
6.9

8.5
9.1
7.3

3.6
3.7
3.2

3.4
4.3
1.5

2.6
2.9
2.0

2.0
1.8
2.6

1.0
1.2
.8

.6
.4
1.7
9.1
9.5
8.4
14.7
17.4
10.2
8.5
9.9
5.7
10.9
11.0
10.4

1.3
2.2
4.3
5.0
1.7
10.7
11.1
9.5
8.7
11.1
4.9
5.5
8.1
10.5
11.0
8.9

2.2
2.2
2.2
2.6
2.6
3.8
4.3
2.8
3.6
3.6
3.5
3.3
3.6
2.8
2.4
2.5
2.2

- 7.7 3.7
.8
- 5.1 4.9
.7
1.0 - 11.6 1.9
3.7 27.0 23.2 19.1
4.6 23.1 23.7 18.5
- 43.6 21.0 21.5
- 5.2
- 5.2
3.7 2.7 1.3 .3
.4 .3
4.5 2.5
.2
1.9 3.0 3.3
2.4 3.3 1.8 .9
2.8
.6
3.9 2.9
- 3.9 - 1.6
2.1 2.1
.3
.9
3.1 1.8
.4
- 2.8 2.8
3.7 8.7
.6 1.0
3.8 9.7
.1
.9
3.3 4.8 2.2 1.1

4.7
4.0
5.8
6.4
6.8
5.0
1.3
.4
3.3
-

6.0 28.4 8.7 13.9
6.2 22.5 11.9 9.1
5.8 37.1 3.9 21.0
.
4.3
.3
.1
5.3
.4 .1
_
_
_
.2 _
_
_
.8
.2
.2 .3 .3
.5 .2 .6 .3
"
*

7.5
7.3
7.9

9.4
9.5
9.4

6.4
6.3
6.6

2.7
3.4
1.2

2.4
2.3
2.6

1.3
1.5
.7

.9
- 1.7
1.2 4.4
1.6 4.5
- 4.0
2.5
2.5
7.9 11.3
7.6 10.3
8.7 13.6

3.6
4.3
1.3
2.5
2.5
6.8
6.2
8.3

4.7
6.0
2.5
2.5
2.0
2.7
.6

6.0
6.1
5.9

4.5
4.3
4.9

2.5
1.9
3.7

0.8
.8
.5

1.1 2.7
.9 2.8
1.8 2.4
22.7
32.9
7.7
1.8
1.8
1.7
_
.
.
_
.
-

A pril 1968
All nonsupervisory
em ployees-----------------F ull tim e___________
P a rt tim e ------ ---Selected occupations
R egistered professional nurses
_ F ull tim e
P a rt tim e
P ractical n u rses,
licensed
F ull tim e
—P a rt tim e ---------------P ractical n u rses,
unlicensed____ — Full tim e----------------N ursing aids
(o rd e rlie s). __
Full tim e___________
P a rt tim e

13,255 1,549 11,706 34.3 $1.88
8,793 1,035 7,758 41.2 1.84
4,462 514 3,948 20.8 1.95
812
410
402
1,046
820
226
121
121
5,693
3,954
1,739

See footnotes at end of table.



6
6
8
8
137
94
43

806
404
402
1,038
812
226
121
121
5,556
3,860
1,696

31.0
40.6
21.2
37.0
40.6
24.1
40.9
40.9
35.3
41.2
21.8

3.33
3.41
3.25
2.40
2.37
2.49
1.48
1.48
1.58
1.58
1.58

0.7
1.0
.2

0.2
.2
.3

0.1
.1
.1

-

-

-

.1
.1

0.4 0 .6 0 .6
.5 .5
.3
.4 .9 .9
10.7
10.7
.3
1.0

_
.3
.7

.1

6.0 13.8 11.3 11.4
4.3 16.8 10.2 11.3
9.5 7.9 13.5 11.6

- 1.6
- 3.2
.3
.3
.4 .4
- 59.5
- 2.5
- 59.5
- 2.5
.4 8.3 21.9 16.4 13.2
.3 5.9 26.8 14.0 14.7
.7 13.8 10.8 22.0 9.8

8.1
8.7
6.8
.6

.7

.5

27.5
26.3
31.9
14.9
14.9
6.7
7.4
5.0

4.0
4.5
3.1

3.7
3.9
3.4

1.6 2.6 2.7
3.2 3.7 1.5
- 1.5 4.0
17.7 19.1 11.5
19.0 17.0 11.7
12.8 27.0 10.6
5.0 5.0 1.5 1.4 .9
1.8 1.6 .5
1.0 1.0 2.0

2.7
1.7
4.7

1.1
1.3
.6

1.1 4.3
.9 3.6
1.7 5.7

4.6 30.2 9.0 13.7 32.6
6.8 20.2 12.4 9.5 40.2
2.2 40.3 5.5 17.9 24.9
.3 .3 3.3
3.9 1.9
.4 2.6
3.5 2.1
.4
- 5.8
5.3 1.3 .
.5
.1 .4 .7

.3

Table 25.

Occupation

Occupational Earnings:

Chicago, 111.1— Continued

(Number, average weekly hours w orked, and average hourly earnings 2 of nonsupervisory em ployees in selected occupations in
nursing homes and related facilities, O ctober 1967 and A pril 1968)
Number of
Average
P ercent of jm ployees receiving average hourly earnings 2 of--employees
Hourly Under $1.00 $1.05 $1.10 $1.15 $ i.io $ 0 5 $1.30 $1.40 $ 1 3 0 $1760 $1.70 $ 0 0 $1.90 $2.00 $2.20 $2.40 $£.6o $ 0 5 $3.00 $3.20 $3.40 $166
and
and
Total Men Women Weekly earn ­ $1.00 under
hours ings
$1.05 $1.10 $1.15 $1.20 $1.25 $1.30 $1.40 $1.50 $1.60 $1.70 $1.80 $1.90 $2.00 $2.20 $2.40 $2.60 $2.80 $3.00 $3.20 $3.40 $3.60 over
A pril 1968— Continued

Selected occupations—
Continued
1,672 308 1,364 32.7 $1.58
K itchen helpers
F ull tim e____________ 997 162 835 41.4 1.59
P a rt tim e
- - — 675 146 529 20.0 1.55
Laundry w orkers________ 351 46 305 36.8 1.46
F ull tim e____________ 248 46 202 42.5 1.48
- 103 23.2 1.41
P a rt tim e ____________ 103
M aids or p o rte rs________ 1,442 460 982 35.4 1.62
Full tim e____________ 1,059 341 718 41.2 1.63
P a rt tim e 383 119 264 19.6 1.60

1.4
2.4
.
2.6
2.4
2.9
2.5
3.1
.8

0.5
.6
.4
1.7
1.2
2.9
.8
1.1

0.7
.6
.9
_

0.2
.4
.2
.3

2.3
.9
4.4
6.0
8.5
.2
.3

0.7 8.1 15.3 12.4 15.2 12.3 9.0 10.2
.6 3.2 18.4 10.6 16.2 12.3 9.1 12.3
.9 15.3 10.8 15.1 13.6 12.1 8.8 7.0
1.7 8.3 13.4 21.1 19.1 4.3 14.2 4.8
2.4 4.8 14.1 12.9 23.0 4.8 14.9 6.9
- 16.5 11.7 40.8 9.7 2.9 12.6
.9 1.9 10.5 12.8 15.3 16.3 18.6 4.6
.9 1.2 11.0 14.4 10.6 15.5 20.0 4.2
.8 3.9 8.9 8.1 28.5 18.5 14.6 5.7

3.2
3.8
2.4
3.1
3.9
.8

2.6
2.6
2.7
2.6
3.6
_
6.8
6.8
6.8

4.3
3.7
5.2
1.3
1.8

0.4
.6
.3
.4
.
3.6
4.2
1.8

0.8
1.3
.2
.3

0.2
.3
.
.2
.3

0.2
.3
_
.2
_
.8

.

_

_

-

-

-

_
-

_
-

_
-

1 The Chicago Standard M etropolitan Statistical A rea consists of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, M cHenry, and Will Counties.
2 E arnings data include separate payments for work on late shifts, but exclude prem ium pay for overtim e and for work on weekends and holidays, as well as the value of room ,
board, or other p erqu isites, if any were provided.
NOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual item s may not equal 100.
Table 26.

Occupation

Cincinnati, Ohio—K y.—Ind. 1

(Number, average weekly hours w orked, and average hourly earnings 2 of nonsupervisory em ployees in selected occupations in
nursing homes and related facilities, O ctober 1967 and A pril 1968)
Number of
Average
P ercent of em ployees receiving average hourly earnings 2 of—
employees
Hourly Under IT o o 1$1705 $1.10 $1715 $1725 $1715 $1.30 $ 0 5 $1.50 $1.60 $1.70 $1.80 $1.90 $2.00 $2.20 $2.40 $2.60 $2.80 $3.00 $3.20 $3.40
and
Total Men Women Weekly earn- $1.00 under
and
hours
$1.05 $1.10 $1.15 $1.20 $1.25 $1.30 $1.40 $1.5 C$1.60 $1.70 $1.80 $1.90 $2.00 $2.20 $2.40 $2.60 $2.80 $3.00 $3.20 $3.40 $3.60 over
O ctober 1967

All nonsupervisory
employee s---------- -------- 3,052 336
Full tim e____________ 2,531 265
P a rt tim e ____________ 521 71
Selected occupations
R egistered professional
nurses _
_
154
F ull tim e____________
87
P a rt tim e ____________ 67
P ractical n u rses,
licensed________________ 322
2
F ull tim e .. —
265
2
P a rt tim e
57
See footnotes at end of table.



Occupational Earnings:

2,716 37.4 $1.41
2,266 41.4 1.38
450 17.9 1.56
154
87
67
320
263
57

31.8
43.0
17.3
37.4
41.0
21.1

2.65
2.55
2.78
1.94
1.95
1.89

0.8 14.9
.1 15.1
3.8 14.0
-

-

2.0 10.9 14.3
1.9 11.6 14.7
2.5 7.5 11.9
-

_

1.2
1.5

7.1
7.8
3.6
-

7.9 10.1
7.6 10.8
9.6 6.7
-

-

5.6
6.2
2.9

3.1
2.9
3.8

3.4 1.5
■ 3.6 .9
2.7 4.2

1.2
1.1
1.8

- 16.9
- 1.3 3.9
- 29.9
- 2.3
- 3.0 6.0
4.0 15.5 ' 4.0 7.5 12.1 44.7 9.6
4.9 15.1 2.3 5.3 12.5 45.7 11.7
17.5 12.3 17.5 10.5 40.4

2.8
2.6
3.5

1.7
1.9
1.2

7.1
7.0
7.7

1.8
1.9
1.2

0.7
.7
.8

1.8
1.3
4.6

1.2
.6
4.0

7.1 31.2 20.8
8.0 29.9 12.6
6.0 32.8 31.3
-

0.6
.6
.8

0.3
1.9

0.3
.4
-

5.8 6.5 6.5
_ 11.5
5.7
6.0 14.9
-

-

-

-

-

-

0.2
1.2
- '
-

Table 26.

Occupation

Occupational Earnings:

Cincinnati, Ohio—Ky.—Ind .1----Continued

(N um ber, average weekly hours worked, and average hourly earnings 2 of nonsupervisory em ployees in selected occupations in
nursing homes and related facilities, O ctober 1967 and A pril 1968)
Num ber of
Average
P ercen t of em ployees receiving average hourly earnings 2 of--em ployees
Hourly Under $1.00 $1.05 $1.10 $1.15 $1.20 $1.25 $1.30 $1.40 $1.50 $1.60 $1.70 $1.80 $1.90 $2.00 $2.20 $2.40 $2.60 $2.80 $3.00 $3.20 $3.40 $3.60
and
Total Men Women Weekly earn ­ $1.00 under
and
hours ings
$1.05 $1.10 $1.15 $1.20 $1.25 $1.30 $1.40 $1.50 $1.60 $1.70 $1.80 $1.90 $2.00 $2.20 $2.40 $2.60 $2.80 $3.00 $3.20 $3.40 $3.60 over
October 1967--Continued

Selected occupations—
Continued
P ractical nu rses,
unlicensed_____________ 124 2 122 38. 0 $1. 34
Full tim e____________ 108 108 41.9 1. 29
P a rt tim e ____________
16 2
14 11.8 1.66
Nursing aids
(orderlies) _ __________ 1,345 63 1,282 39- 2 1. 21
Full tim e____________ 1,190 51 1,139 41.9 1.21
143 19. 0 1. 16
P a rt tim e ____________ 155 12
Kitchen h elp ers_________ 424 90
334 34. 0 1. 17
Full tim e____________ 303 62
241 41.0 1. 18
lh. 6
28
Laundry w orkers________
88 1
87 40. 9 1. 19
M aids or p o rte rs________ 224 70
154 37.9 1. 21
Full tim e____________ 194 53
141 41. 3 1. 21
13 18. 4 1. 20
30 17

_
20. 4
18. 7
34. 2
23. 1
27. 7
18. 2
. 4 18. 7
. 5 20. 6

_
0. 7
.1
5. 2
2. 8
9.9

1.6
1.6
1.9
4.7
3. 3

45. 2
51.9
11.9
12. 9
3.9
13. 2
12. 2
11.4
8. 0 10. 7
9. 3 6. 7
36. 7

8. 1
7. 4
12. 5
19. 9
20. 1
18. 1
13. 7
11.9
27. 3
23. 6
23. 2
26. 6

1.6
1.9
9. 5
10. 3
3.9
11. 1
12. 2
12. 5
6. 2
7. 2

4. 8
5. 6
10. 3
10. 2
11.0
14. 2
9.9
2. 3
1.8
1. 5

11. 3
9. 3
25. 0
12.9
12.9
13. 5
10. 8
13.9
12. 5
13. 4
14. 4

1. 6
1.9
8. 3
9. 0
2. 6
1.4
2. 0
15.9
5.4
6. 2

3. 2 - 9. 7 3. 7 - 3. 7 _
_ 50. 0 _
. 1 0. 4 . 3 0. 6
.2 . 3 .7
- 3. 2 _
1.9 . 5 2. 6 . 7 _
_
_
_
_
_
5.4 3. 6 . 9
3. 1 4. 1 1. 0 20. 0
9. 7
11. 1
_
1. 6
1. 5
2. 6
2. 6
3. 6
.

4. 8
3. 7
12. 5
1. 2
1. 3
_
_
_

-

_
_
_

1. 8
2. 1

_
0. 3
.3
_
_
-

_
_

-

_
_
_
_
-

_
_
_
_

_
_
_
_

_
_
_
_
_
_
_

_

_

_

_

_
-

_

_

_

-

-

-

_
_

_
_

_

_

_
_
_
_

_
_
_
_

_
_

-

_

_

_

A pril 1968
All nonsupervisory
em ployees_____________
Full tim e__ _________
P a rt tim e ____________
Selected occupations
R egistered professional
n u rses-------------------------Full tim e------------------P a rt tim e ____________
P ractical n u rses,
licensed_______________
Full tim e____________
P a rt tim e ____________
P ractical nu rses,
unlicensed_____________
P a rt tim e ____________
Nursing aids
(o rd e rlie s)____________
Full tim e____________
P a rt tim e ____________
Kitchen help ers_________
Full tim e____________
P a rt tim e ____________
Maids or p o rte rs________
Full tim e____________

3,289 367 2,922 36.7 $1. 50 0. 1 1. 2 0 .4 0 .4 22.6 7. 2 17. 7 11. 8 7. 3 6.9 3.9 1. 8 1. 2 0. 8 5. 7 5. 0 1.4 1. 1 0. 3 1.6 0 .4 0. 2 1. 0
2,700 258 2,442 40. 9 1.45 . 8 .2 . 2 23. 6 7.9 18. 7 13. 6 7. 0 7. 3 3. 8 . 8 1. 3 1. 0 5. 2 4. 3 1. 3 .9 . 4 1. 1 . 3 . 1 . 3
. 7 3. 1 1.4 1.0 18. 0 4. 1 13. 1 3. 7 8. 8 4.9 4. 1 6. 3 . 7 - 7. 6 8. 3 1.9 2. 0 . 2 3. 9 1. 2 . 8 4. 2
589 109 480 17. 5 1.74
151
87
64
337
268
69
57
18
1,540
1,351
189
435
357
78

151 32. 1
87 42. 8
64 17. 6
337 36. 1
268 41. 1
69 16. 8
2
55 35. 3
2 ' 16 18. 2
83 1,457 38. 5
54 1,297 41. 3
160 18. 9
29
73
362 34. 7
302 38.4
55
18
60 17.9

221 69
194 53
27 16

152 38.4
141 41. 3
11

2. 86
2. 72
3. 06
2. 08
2. 07
2. 13
1.65
1.90
1. 29
1. 29
1. 29
1. 23
1. 24
1. 19
1. 30
1. 30
1. 31

-

-

-

-

_
_
.1 .5
1. 1 4. 2
- 6. 4
- 6. 2
7. 7

_
_
.4 . 6
.1 .3
2. 1 3. 2
1.8 1. 1 5. 1 -

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

_

31. 8
31. 8
31. 7
34. 7
33.9
38. 5

_
.6 2. 4
. 7 3. 0
- 24. 6
_
11. 1
8.4 22. 1
9. 0 22. 4
4. 8 20. 1
12. 2 17. 0
11. 8 16. 5
14. 1 19. 2

.6
2.9
_

13. 6
15. 1
3. 2
18. 2
19. 3
12. 8

. 3 3.9 6. 2
- 4. 9 7. 1
1. 4 - 2.9
- 22. 8 24. 6
_
22. 2 11. 1
10. 4 8. 3 1.9
10. 0 8. 7 1. 3
13. 2 5. 8 6. 3
3. 7 3. 2 1.4
4. 5 3.9 1. 1
2. 6

22. 2 13. 1 32. 1 17. 6 . 9 5. 0 6. 3
22. 7 14. 4 29. 4 19. 6 1. 0 5. 7 4. 1
18. 5
51.9 3. 7

1. 2
1. 5
3. 5

- 17. 2 5. 3
- 29. 9 2. 3
- 9.4
3.9 3.6 31. 2 37.4
3. 4 4. 5 29. 9 36.9
5. 8 - 36. 2 39. 1
- 17. 5
7. 0 _
_
55. 6
.5 .8 .3
.1 .9 . 3
3. 7 .5 . 5 .9 . 6 1. 1 -

-

-

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

.9 1.8
1. 0 2. 1

4. 0 17. 2 4. 6 27. 8 7.9 3. 3 12.6
3.4 18.4 6. 9 21. 8 5. 7 2. 3 9.2
4. 7 15. 6 1. 6 35.9 10. 9 4. 7 17. 2
8.9 8. 2 11.6 _
_
_
_
_
_
_
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1 The Cincinnati Standard M etropolitan S tatistical A rea consists of C lerm ont, H am ilton, and W arren, Ohio; Boone, Cam pbell, and Kenton, K y.; and D earborn County, Ind.
2 E arnings data include separate paym ents for work on late shifts, but exclude prem ium pay for overtim e and for work on weekends and holidays, as well as the value of room ,
board, or other perq u isites, if any w ere provided.
NOTE: Because of rounding, sum s of individual item s may not equal 100.



Table 27.

Occupational Earnings:

Cleveland, Ohio

(Number, average weekly hours worked, and average hourly earnings 2 of nonsupervisory em ployees in selected occupations in
nursing hom es and related fa c ilitie s, October 1967 and April 1968)

Occupation

All nonsupervisory
em ployees------------------------Full tim e-----------------------P a rt tim e ---------------------Selected occupations
R egistered professional
n u rses-----------------------------Full tim e----------------------P a rt tim e ---------------------P ractical n u rses, licensed—
Full tim e-----------------------P a rt tim e ---------------------N ursing aids (o rd e rlie s)----F ull tim e-----------------------P a rt tim e ---------------------Kitchen h elp ers------------------Full tim e----------------------P a rt tim e ---------------------Laundry w orkers----------------F ull tim e ---------------------Maids or p o rte rs----------------Full tim e ---------------------P a rt tim e ----------------------

Number of
employees

Average
Hourly
Total Men Women Weekly earnhours ings
2,909 287 2, 622 36.6
2, 278 224 2, 054 40.8
631 63
568 21.5
153
122
31
370
263
107
1,260
1,025
235
305
223
82
76
67
300
261
39

153 36.2
122 40.0
31 21.3
2
368 33.5
2
261 40.1
107 17.3
43 1,217 38.2
37
988 41.1
6
229 25.8
27
278 34.4
22
201 40.3
5
77 18.4
5
71 38.4
3
64 40.4
55
245 38.9
47
214 41.4
8
31 22.3

Percent of employe 58 receiving average hourly earnings 2 of$1.00 $1.05 $1.10 $1.15 $1.20 $1.25 $1.30 $1.40 $1.50 $1.60 $1.70 $1.80 $1.90 $2.00 $2.20 $2.40 $2.60 $2.80 $3.00 $3.20 $3.40 $3.60
and
and
under
$1.05 $1.10 $1.15 $1.20 $1.25 $1.30 $1.40 $1.50 $1.60 $1.70 $1.80 $1.90 $2.00 $2.20 $2.40 $2.60 $2.80 $3.00 $3.20 $3.40 $3.60 over
October 1967

$1.71 9.7
1.70 9.6
1.71 10.3
3.32
3.34
3.24
2.21
2.23
2.15
1.38
1.39
1.32
1.39
1.42
1.31
1.49
1.48
1.48
1.51
1.25

12.3
14.0
5.1
15.7
12.6
24.4
13.3
8.4
46.2

3.0 2.2
3.1 1.8
2.5 3.6

3.1
3.0
3.3

0.3 9.8
.4 7.7
.3 17.3

3.7
2.6
8.5
2.3
3.1
3.9
1.5
1.0
1.1

3.6
4.1
1.3
4.6
2.7
9.8
7.9
9.0
2.7
3.1
-

.3
.4
.3
.4
2.6
1.5
.7
.8

5.2
4.9
6.8
15.8
17.9
2.7
3.1
-

15.9
10.9
37.4
9.5
11.2
4.9
2.6
1.5
11.0
8.8
25.6

5.1 13.5 8.9
4.5 14.8 7.4
7.1 8.7 14.3
4.9
4.1
8.5
11.5
10.3
14.6
12.7
14.2
2.6

5.9
3.4
12.1
19.5
21.7
10.2
17.4
21.5
6.1
22.4
23.9
11.0
12.6
“

5.5 8.9
6.8 10.7
.5 2.2

3.0
2.9
3.2

1.4
1.1
2.4

7.2
7.9
4.3

7.7
7.6
7.9

2.2
2.2
2.2

1.8
2.0
1.0

1.0
.6
2.2

2.0
1.6
3.3

1.1
1.4
*

- 7.8 14.4 3.9 19.6 15.7
- „ - 6.6 14.8 4.9 11.5 19.7
- 12.9 12.9
- 51.6 - 5.9 4.1 26.8 44.6 3.5 2.7 4.3 2.2 - 3.8 .8 30.4 50.2 4.2 3.0 1.5 2.7 - 11.2 12.1 17.8 30.8 1.9 1.9 11.2
.9 11.4 7.2 11.9 1.0 .6 1.6 .6
.2 10.3 8.7 14.0 1.0 .8 2.0
.6
16.2 .9 2.6 .9
.9
.9
18.4 8.5 5.9 3.3 .7 2.0
10.8 11.2 8.1 4.5
.9 2.7 39.0 1.2
- 5.3 7.9 - 23.7 5.3 2.6 - 3.0 - 26.9 6.0 3.0 6.0
8.7 6.0 9.3 7.3 .7 9.7 3.3
~
.8 11.1 3.8
8.4 6.9 10.7 6.1
15.4 10.3
“
"
"
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0.5
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2.3
2.3
2.5-

7.2 31.4
8.2 34.4
3.2 19.4
‘
“

A pril 1968
All nonsupervisory
em ployees------------------------Full tim e------------- ---------P a rt tim e ---------------------Selected occupations
R egistered professional
n u rses-----------------------------F ull tim e ---------------------P a rt tim e _______________
P ractical n u rses, licensed—
Full tim e-----------------------P a rt tim e ---------------------N ursing aids (o rd e rlie s)----Full tim e-----------------------P a rt tim e ---------------------Kitchen h e lp e r s -----------------Full tim e-----------------------Laundry w orkers----------------Full tim e-----------------------Maids or p o rte rs----------------F ull tim e_______________
P a rt tim e _______________

2,996 300 2, 696 36.6
2, 385 231 2, 154 40.7
542 20.6
611 69
167
120
47
349
245
104
1, 314
1, 105
209
313
234
76
68
311
280
31

.
167 34.3
120 40.0
47 19.8
349 35.1
245 40.9
104 21.5
45 1,269 37.6
35 1,070 40.7
10
199 21.0
24
289 35.4
23
211 40.7
5
71 38.5
3
65 40.3
62
249 39.4
232 41.0
48
14
17 24.9

$1.74 0.1
1.73 . 1
1.78 3.35
3.38
3.26
2.24
2.26
2.20
1.43
1.44
1.36
1.42
1.45
1.54
1.52
1.52
1.54
1.34

.
-

-

-

14.7
13.8
18.0

_
-

_
-

19.7 4.1 8.8
19.8 4.4 7.2
19.1 2.4 17.2
22.7
.3 8.3
19.2 - 8.1
11.8 15.8 5.3
10.3 17.6 4.4
16.1 2.6 7.1
11.8 2.9 6.4
54.8
12.9

2.5
2.9
1.0

6.0 8.5 12.6 8.5
5.5 7.2 14.4 6.4
8.0 13.7 5.6 17.0
11.3
8.3
27.3
11.8
10.7

2.6
3.7
17.6
19.8
5.7
19.2
23.5
19.7
20.6
14.1 12.2
15.8 13.6

6.1 10.8
7.4 13.2
1.0 1.6

4.3 14.4 10.4 7.6
8.2 8.9
21.5 1.0
14.1 11.5
7.7 15.4
Z .b
10.0 6.1
9.6 6.8
12.9

.6
.8
16.1
18.6
2.9
5.1
6.8
31.6
35.3
12.5
13.9

2.9
3.1
2.3

1.2
1.1
1.6

1.7
.8
3.8
1.9
2.1
1.0
3.2
3.4
5.3
5.9
6.4
5.0
19.4

3.4
1.6
7.7
.7
.8
.6
.9
2.6
2.9
.6
.7

7.2
7.3
6.5

7.1
7.0
7.4

26.1 45.3
26.9 51.4
24.0 30.8
1.3 .4
1.4 .4
.5
.5
3.2 4.3 9.0 3.2
10.0 3.6

1.1
1.4
-

0.4 2.6
.3 2.6
.7 . 2.8

4.8 13.2 2.4 27.5 14.4
3.3 15.0 3.3 11.7 20.0
- 68.1
8.5 8.5
5.7 3.7 4.3 2.3 7.3 3.7 .8 2.9
1.9 3.8 12.5 1.0 .2 1.0
-•
.
..
5.3
2.9
-

4.8 32.9
6.7 40.0
- 14.9
-

2.5
2.4
2.9

1.8
2.0
1.3

0.8
.4
2.5

2.5
1.6
6.1

1 The Cleveland Standard M etropolitan Statistical Area con sists of Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, and Medina Counties.
2 Earnings data include separate payments for work on late shifts, but exclude prem ium pay for overtim e and for work on weekends and holidays, as w ell as the value of room ,
board, or other perqu isites, if any were provided.
NOTE: B ecause of rounding, sum s of individual item s may not equal 100.



Table 28.

Occupational Earnings:

*
O

Dallas, Tex.

(Number, average weekly hours worked, and average hourly earn in gs2 of nonsupervisory em ployees in selected occupations in
nursing homes and related fa c ilitie s, October 1967 and April 1968)

Occupation

Num ber of
em ployees

Average
P ercent of employees receiving average hourly earnings 2 of--Hourly Under $1.00 $1.05 $1.10 $1.15 $1.20 $1.25 $1.30 $1.40 $1.50 $1.60 $1.70 $1.80 $1.90 $2.00 $2.20 $2.40 $2.60 $2.80 $3.00 $3.20 $3.40 $3.60
and
Total Men Women Weekly e arn ­ $1.00 under
and
hours ings
$1.05 $1.10 $1.15 $1.20 $1.25 $ 1.30 $1.40 $1.50 $1.60 $1.70 $1.80 $1.90 $2.00 $2.20 $2.40 $2.60 $2.80 $3.00 $3.20 $3.40 $3.60 over
O ctober 1967

All nonsupervisory
em ployees_____________ 2, 251 i n 2, 140 37.7 $ 1.24
F ull tim e........ ............... 1, 741 81 1, 660 43. 8 1.23
P a rt tim e ..... ................. 510 30
480 16. 8 1. 28
Selected occupations
R egistered professional
46
46 30. 1 2.49
n u rses_________________
Full tim e_____ ______
28
28 40.8 2.47
18
18 13.4 2. 51
P a rt tim e ____________
P rac tic a l nurses,
licensed_______________ 236
236 35.9 1.89
F ull tim e____________
178
178 41.6 1.89
P a rt tim e ____________
58
58 18.7 1.91
N ursing aids (orderlies^- 1, 255 19 1. 236 38. 3 1.09
Full tim e____________ 977 12
965 44. 2 1.08
P a rt tim e ___________
278 7
271 17.3 1. 12
Kitchen helpers_________ 209
209 35.2 1. 13
142 .
142 44.0 1. 14
Full tim e____________
P a rt tim e ___________
67 67 16. 7 1. 10
Laundry w orkers________
77 42. 8 1. 10
79 2
76 2
74 43. 5 1.09
Full tim e.........................
M aids or p o rte rs________ 176 63
113 36.7 1. 15
Full tim e____________
131 45
86 44. 8 1. 14
P a rt tim e ____________
45 18
27 13. 3 1. 17

3.2 43.9 4. 3 5. 2 8.9 2. 3 6. 3 2. 2 8. 0 2. 2 2. 0 1.6
4. 1 43. 6 4. 8 4.9 9.4 2.6 5. 5 2. 4 7. 8 2.6 1.4 1.7
- 45. 1 2. 7 5.9 7. 5 1.0 9.0 1.6 8. 8 1.0 4. 1 1.0
4. 5
5.7
_
3.8
5.6
7.6
7.9
1. 1
1. 5

57. 1
56. 7
58. 3
34.4
28. 2
47. 8
48. 1
50. 0
44. 9
46. 6
40.0

5.6
6. 1
3.6
5. 7
5.6
6.0
2.5
2.6
5. 1
6.9
“

.
6. 1
5.9
6. 5
6.2
4.9
9. 0
7.6
7.9
9. 1
9.2
8.9

8.4
8. 5
7.9
19.6
21.8
14. 9
17.7
15. 8
4. 0
3.8
4. 4

- - - - 1. 7
- 2. 2
- 1.8 6.4
1.9 5. 7
1. 1 8.6
2. 4 16. 7
2. 118. 3
3.0 13.4
5. 1 2. 5
5. 3 2.6
5. 1 9. 1
6.9 3. 8
_ 14. 4

.8
1. 1
2. 1
2. 0
2. 2
3. 3
4.9
4. 0
3. 8
4. 4

11.0
14.6
.
6.9
6.4
8. 6
7. 7
8. 5
6. 0
6. 3
5. 3
13. 1
11. 5
17. 8

8. 1
9.0
5. 2
.4
.5
2. 5
2. 6
3.4
4. 6
"

6. 5
10. 7
12. 7
6. 7
31.0
.2
.1
.7
“

-

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

6. 5
10. 7
3. 8
1. 1
12. 1
"

.
"

10. 9 10.9 10.9
17.9 7. 1 10.7
- 16.7 11. 1
_
.
_
_
-

1. 7 0 .6 6. 2 1.9 0 .9
1. 7 . 5 6. 4 1. 3 . 7
1. 7 1. 2 5. 5 3. 5 1.4

_
-

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

1. 2 0. 3 5. 5 1. 5 0. 6
1.0 . 2 5. 7 1. 1 . 4
2. 2 . 4 4. 7 2. 7 1. 4

7. 6 6. 8 2. 1
9.0 3.4 1.7
3.4 17. 2 3.4
.3 .2 .7 1. 1 1. 5 "

6. 5
10. 7
41. 9
46. 6
27. 6
.4
1. 8
“

47. 8
32. 1
72. 2
2. 5
3.4
"

- 0. 1
- • .1
_
.
"

.8
1. 1
_
.
-

A pril 1968
All nonsupervisory
em ployees_____________ 2, 323 122 2, 201 37. 1
F ull tim e____________ 1, 746 83 1, 663 43. 1
P a rt tim e ____________ 577 39
538 18.9
Selected occupations
R egistered professional
n u rses______ _________ _
47 47 28.6
F ull tim e____________
20 20 42. 7
P a rt tim e ......................
27 27 18. 2
P rac tic a l nurses,
licensed__________ _____ 233 233 34. 5
F ull tim e____________
170 170 40. 7
P a rt tim e ........................
63 _
63 17.9
Nursing aids (orderlies)L_ 1, 307 20 1, 287 37.6
Full tim e____________ 984 10
974 43.4
P a rt tim e ____________ 323 10
313 19.9
Kitchen help ers __________ 223 7
216 35.0
F ull tim e _____________ 152 152 42. 9
P a rt tim e ____________
71 7
64 18.0
Laundry w orkers ________
82 2
80 39.2
F ull tim e .... ............. .........
74 74 41.2
M aids or p o rte rs ________ 176 62
114 39.2
F ull tim e _____________ 132 47
85 47. 2
P a rt tim e ...... ....................
44 15
29 15.2

$1. 36
1. 34
1.40
2. 62
2.67
2. 58
2. 03
2. 03
2.05
1.22
1.22
1.23
1.23
1 . 22
1.25
1.23
1.21
1.25
1.27
1.22

0. 1 0 .7 0.8 1.9 50. 3 4.4 10. 6 5. 3 2. 5 2. 1 7. 5 1.6
. 1 .6 .6 2. 1 50. 9 5. 110. 8 5. 7 2. 4 2. 1 7. 2 1.4
. 2 1. 2 1.4 1.2 48. 5 2. 310. 1 4. 2 2. 8 2. 3 8. 5 2.4
_
-

-

-

-

-

.

5
3
.9
.9 3. 1
.7 3.9
1. 4 1. 4
-

-

.

-

2. 3
. 8
6. 8

_
_
.3 . 8 64. 5
.2 . 8 64. 5
.6 .9 64.4
4. 5 7.6 43. 9
3.9 10. 5 38. 8
5.6 1.4 54. 9
2. 4 57. 3
2. 7 60. 8
2. 3 4. 5 43. 2
1.5 6. 1 43. 2
4. 5
43.2
-

- - - - 6.4 10. 9
7. 211.0
4.0 10. 8
3.6 15. 7
5.3 19. 1
8. 5
- 19. 5
21.6
5. 1 4. 8
6. 8 9. 8
29. 5
-

.
_

4. 4

4. 4
4. 6
6. 7
7. 2
5. 6
9. 8
10. 8
11.4
12. 9
6. 8

.
.
_
2. 8
2.9
2. 5
3.6
2. 6
5.6
3. 7
1.4
2. 8
3. 0
2. 3

-

.
5. 6
7. 7
1.4
1. 1
2. 2
.9
_
2. 8
2. 4
.
4. 0
3. 8
4. 5

-

6.9
4. 7
12. 7
7. 6
7. 5
7. 7
9.0
7.9
11. 3
4.9
2. 7
8. 5
10.6
2. 3

6.9 9.9
5. 3 8. 8
11. 1 12.7
. 3
1.2 6. 4
15. 0
_

.
.

-

-

-

-

1. 1
1. 5

_
.4
.6

4. 3
10. 0
56. 2
60.0
46. 0

38. 3
56. 7
8. 2
10. 0
3. 2

10.6
25. 0
_
5. 6
2.9
12. 7

2. 1 21. 3 17.0
5. 0 30. 0 15.0
_ 14. 8 18. 5
_
_
_
-

-

_
-

-

-

-

.
-

.
_

-

_

_
_

.
.

-

-

.
-

.
_

-

.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

.

-

_

-

-

-

.
_

.
.

.
_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

.

.
-

-

_
.4
.
1.6

-

-

1. 4

.
.
.
_

.

-

.4

-

.

-

-

-

-

-

-

.
_

-

1 The D allas Standard M etropolitan Statistical Area con sists of Collin, D allas, Denton, E llis, Kaufman, and Rockwall Counties.
2 Earnings data include separate paym ents for work on late shifts, but exclude prem ium pay for overtim e and for work on weekends and holidays, as w ell as the value of room,
board, or other perqu isites, if any were provided.
3 L ess than 0 .0 5 percent.
 NOTE: B ecause of rounding, sum s of individual item s may not equal 100.


Table 29.

Occupational tarnings:

Los Angeles—Long Beach and Anaheim—Santa Ana—Garden Grove, Calif. 1

(Number, average weekly hours worked, and average hourly earnings 2 of nonsupervisory em ployees in selected occupations in
nursing hom es and related fa c ilitie s, October 1967 and April 1968)

Occupation

All nonsupervisory
employees------------Full time-----------Part time----------Selected occupations
Registered professional nurses--------Part time----------Practical nurses,
licensed--------------Full time —
............
Part time----------Practical nurses,
unlicensed------------Full time-----------Part time —
............
Nursing aids
(orderlies)-----------Full time-----------Part time----------Kitchen helpers-------Full time-----------Part time----------Laundry workers-----Full time-----------Maids or porters-----Full time-----------Part time-----------

Nunfiber of
Average
Percent of employees receiving average hourly earnings 2 of—
emtiloyees
Hourly Under $1.00 $1.05 $1.10 $1.15 $1.20 $1.25 $1.30 $1.40 $1.50 $1.60 $1.70 $1.80 $1.90 $2.00 $2.20 $2.40 $2.60 $2.80 $3.00 $3.20 $3.40 $3.60
and
and
Total Men Women Weekly earn­ $1.00 under
hours ings
$1.05 $1.10 $1.15 $1.20 $1.25 $1.30 $1.40 $1.50 $1.60 $1.70 $1.80 $1.90 $2.00 $2.20 $2.40 $2.60 $2.80 $3.00 $3.20 $3.40 $3.60 over
October 1967
14, 985 2, 132 12,853 34.9 $1.81
11,063 1,502 9, 561 40.6 1.81
3, 922 630 3,292 18.8 1.83

0.3 0.4 0.1 (3) (3) 0.4 0.6 7.9 14.1 26.5 14.4 6.8 4.3 2.5 4.8 2.8 3.4 1.9 1.7 2.0 0.8 1.2 3.4
.3 .5
.6 .6 5.1 13.5 26.3 14.9 8.4 5.3 3.0 5.1 3.4 3.5 1.7 2.0 1.1 .6 1.0 3.0
.1 * (3) (3) (31 - .5 15.6 15.9 27.3 12.9 2.3 1.5 1.0 3.8 .8 3.1 2.2 .9 4.3 1.2 1.9 4.5
.2

895
378
879
634
245
420
334
86
6,805
5, 156
1,649
1, 617
1, 086
531
199
166
1,683
1, 229
454

29.8 3.53
15.9 3.46
34.6 2.64
41.0 2.60
18.0 2.76
36.3 1.79
40.2 1.80
21.4 1.79
35.4 1.58
40.7 1.59
18.6 1.53
33.4 1.55
40.6 1.59
18.7 1.48
40.4 1.53
42.8 1.56
35.3 1.54
40.8 1.55
20.3 1.53

.
1.2
1.6
‘

35.3 $ 1.97
40.2 1.95
19.0 2.03

0.5 0.3 0.1
.6 .4 .1
.1 - *

8
34
26
8
12
10
2
519
380
139
382
203
179
31
22
514
358
156

887
378
845
608
237
408
324
84
6, 286
4, 776
1,510
1,235
883
352
168
144
1, 16T
871
298

Ail nonsupervisory
employees------------- 15, 547 2, 131 13,416
Full time------------ 11,929 1,538 10, 391
Part time—
............ 3, 618 593 3, 025
Selected occupations
Registered professional nurses--------- 933 20 913
- 486
Full time------------ 486
Part time----------- 447 20 427
Practical nurses,
licensed------ ;--------- 925 26 899
Full time------------ 729 24 705
Part time----------2 194
196
Practical nurses,
unlicensed------------- 485 14 471
Full time------------ 447
4 443
Part time----------38 10 28
See footnotes at end of table,



28.6
39.8
16.5
34.8
40.2
15.0
38.6
40.2
20.8

3.74
3.78
3.70
2.75
2.70
2.91
1.91
1.90
2.06

.
-

-

-

- - - - - - _ _ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .5 5.2 10.5
- - - - - - 4.2 10.2
- - - - 2.3 9.3 11.6
- 7.7
- - - .2 5.4 20.1 35.4
19.2 34.8
.2
- - - 14.8 22.8 37.2
.1 0.1 0.1 .1 1.0 11.0 21.6 30.8
.1 .1 .1 .2 1.5 4.6 20.0 32.0
- - - 24.1 25.0 28.2
- - - 8.0 2.0 9.0 25.1 28.1
- - 9.6 2.4 1.2 24.7 28.9
.5 - .1 1.1 2.1 10.8 12.3 37.8
- - .1 1.5 1.3 13.3 11.8 35.8
1.8
~ 4.4 4.0 13.7 43.4
April 1968

-

(!)
(3)
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

32.4
33.5
27.9
19.4
20.5
16.2
14.8
13.6
17.3
2.0
2.4
16.6
13.9
24.0

11.9
13.2
7.0
6.6
8.0
2.2
9.9
13.3
3.0
10.6
12.7
8.1
8.8
6.2

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3.3
5.2
4.8
7.0
3.0
3.5
1.4
8.0
11.2
1.5
6.5
7.8
5.0
6.8

4.3
3.6
7.0
1.7
1.9
1.0
1.2
1.5
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6.5
7.8
2.3
3.1
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2.1
4.8
5.4
3.3
19.5
19.8
18.6
3.5
3.8
2.7
1.2
1.8
2.0
2.4
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2.6

11.4
13.1
6.9
8.6
10.8
1.4
1.9
1.4
2.0
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1.7
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28.9 25.1
32.5 21.6
19.6 34.3
1.9 9.3 .9 .1
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1.6 - “ "

7.2
9.3
4.2
17.1
21.1
6.5
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18.8 10.1 11.2 50.5
10.8 8.5 11.4 57.8
29.6 12.2 10.8 40.5
8.2 - 3.6 6.3 - - 13.1 - 13.1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - •- - - - - - - - - - “

0.1 0.1 1.5 1.4 1.2 43.6 14.9 6.3 3.4 6.2 3.7 4.5 1.8 1.4 2.3 0.8 1.0 4.9
.1 (3) .4 .7 .7 42.6 16.6 7.3 4.0 6.7 4.6 5.1 1.7 1.5 2.3 .2 .8 3.7
.1 .2 5.3 3.8 2.8 47.2 9.3 3.1 1.5 4.7 .7 2.5 1.9 .9 2.2 2.9 1.7 8.9
-

-

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- - - - - .9
- 1.1
- - 32.6 28.9
33.6 28.6
21.1 31.6

- - .9
- - 1.8
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- 5.5
1.0 - 4.1
4.1 3.7 9.5
4.0 4.0 8.5
21.1
5.3

4.8
5.8
1.0
7.4
8.1

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.8
27.4
29.8
18.4
12.2
13.2

1.1
1.6
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20.0
18.8
24.5
-

4.3
2.5
6.3
11.8
14.4
2.0
-

7.0
7.4
6.5
21.6
23.0
16.3
1.6
21.1

9.9
4.5
15.7
3.9
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16.3
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10.0
14.2
5.4
3.5
16.3
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66.6
68.9
64.0
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Table 29.

Occupation

Occupational Earnings:

Los Angeles—Long Beach and Anaheim—Santa Ana—Garden Grove, Calif. 1— Continued

(Number, average weekly hours worked, and average hourly earnings2 of nonsupervisory employees in selected occupations in
nursing homes and related facilities, October 1967 and April 1968)
Number of
Average
Percent of employees receiving average hourly earnings2 of—
employees
$1.00 $ 0 5 $1.10 $1.15 $1.20 $1.25 $1.30 $1.40 $1.50 $1.60 $1.70 $1.80 $1.90 $2.00 $2.20 $2.40 $2.60 $2.80 $3.00 $3.20 $3.40 $3.60
Weekly Hourly Under and
Total Men Women hours earn­ $1.00 under
and
ings
$1.05 $1.10 $1.15 $1.20 $1.25 $1.30 $1.40 $1.50 $1.60 $1.70 $1.80 $1.90 $2.00 $2.20 $2.40 $2.60 $2.80 $3.00 $3.20 $3.40 $3.60 over
April 1968—Continued

Selected occupations—
Continued
Nursing aids
(orderlies)--------------- 6, 813
Full time---------------- 5, 468
Part time--------------- 1, 345
Kitchen helpers------------ 1,723
Full time—---- -------- 1, 144
Part time--------------- 579
Laundry workers---------- 227
194
Part time.................... 33
Maids or porters—......— 1, 739
Full time—........ ......... 1, 359
Part time___ ______ 380

454
336
118
331
188
143
30
21

9

566
420
146

6, 359
5, 132
1,227
1, 392
956
436
197
173
24
1, 173
939
234

36.3 $1.74
40.0 1.75
20.9 1.70
32.4 1.70
40.5 1.76
16.5 1.59
39.2 1.69
41.9 1.71
23.5 1.60
36.2 1.65
40.5 1.66
20.8 1.62

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2.5
3.2

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-

- - 0.3 0.6 58.1 19.0 6.6
- - - 0.9 .4 .2 56.1 20.1 7.7
.3
- - 3.6 - 2.2 66.4 14.7 2.2
- 0.1 0.1 6.7 3.3 2.3 49.1 20.4 12.3
- .2 1.0 1.0 .3
- .2 - 18.0 7.6 6.0 47.1 25.4 16.8
53.0 10.4 3.5
- 1.3 15.0 53.8 11.5 5.7
- 1.5 8.8 54.7 13.4 6.7
_
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51.5 48.5
- .4 - 1.4 4.0 1.8 63.6 13.6 6.0
- 2.9 .7 62.8 15.1 7.4
.2 6.3 7.9 5.8 66.3 8.4 1.1
1.1

4.0
4.1
3.3
2.4
3.7
5.7

3.2 1.4 0.4 0.1
3.8 1.4 .3 ._1
.7 .9 1.3 1.2 1.8 - _ - - 6.7
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_ _
2.5 2.6 .9 .5 2.9 2.8 1.2 .6
1.1 2.1
-

5.3
5.4
4.7
2.1
2.4
1.4
7.0

-

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-

1 The Los Angeles— Beach and Anaheim— Ana—
Long
Santa
Garden Grove Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas consist of Los Angeles and Orange Counties.
2 Earnings data include separate payments for work on late shifts, but exclude premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends and holidays, as well as the value of room,
board, or other perquisites, if any were provided.
3 Less than 0.05 percent.
NOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual items may not equal 100.
Table 30. Occupational Earnings: Memphis, Tenn.—Ark. 1

Occupation

(Number, average weekly hours worked, and average hourly earnings2 of nonsupervisory employees in selected occupations in
nursing homes and related facilities, October 1967 and April 1968)
Number of
Percent of employees receiving average hourly earnings2 of—
Average
employees
$ 1.00 $ 1.05 $ 1.10 $1.15 $1.20 $1.2!Sl$ 1.30 $ 1.40 $ 1.501$ 1.60 $1.70 $ 1.80 $1.90 $2.00 $2.20 $2.40 $2^0 $2.80 $3.00 $3.20 $ 3.40|$ 3.60
Weekly Hourly Under and
Total Men Women hours earn­ $1.00 unde
and
ings
$ 1,05 $ 1.10 $ 1,15 $ 1.20 $1.25 $ 1.30|$ 1.40
1.60|$ 1.70 $1,80 $ 1.90 $2.00 $2.20 $2,40 $2.60 $2.80 $ 3.00 $3.20 $3,40 $3.60
October 1967

All nonsupervisory
689 65
Full time_____ _____ 603 58
86 7
Selected occupations
Registered professional
42
Full time__________ 27
15
-

See footnotes at end of table.



624
545
79

37. 9 $ 1. 28
40. 7 1.25
18. 9 1.49

42
27
15

33. 9 2. 50
40. 8 2.60
21.4 2. 32

1. 5 46. 7 2. 0 3. 8 7. 8 6. 1 4. 8 5. 4 2. 5 2. 2 0. 6 0. 9 2. 9 4. 1 3. 0 1.6 1. 6 1.7
1. 7 47. 3 2. 3 4. 3 8. 3 6. 0 5. 0 6. 0 2. 8 1.7 . 7 . 7 2. 3 4. 0 3. 0 1.0 1. 2 1. 0
4. 7 7. 0 3. 5 1.2
5. 8
43. 0
2. 3 7. 0 4. 7 3. 5 5. 8 4. 7 7. 0

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.

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_

-

4. 8
13. 3
-

.

9. 5
7. 4
13. 3

-

7. 1
7. 4
6. 7

-

9. 5 26.2 28. 6
14. 8 25.9 22. 2
26. 7 40. 0

-

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0.6
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9. 5
14. 8

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4. 8
7. 4

Table 30.

Occupation

Occupational Earnings:

Memphis, Tenn.—A rk.1— Continued

(Number, average weekly hours worked, and average hourly earnings2 of nonsupervisory employees in selected occupations in
nursing homes and related facilities, October 1967 and April 1968)
Numbe r of
Average
Percent of employees receiving average hourly earnings2 of—
employfees
$1.00 $ 1.05 $ 1.10 $1.15 $ 1.20 $1725 $1.30 $1755 $ 1.50 $1760 $7775 $1780 $1.90 $2755 $2^5 $2^5 $ Z.60 $2.80 $3755 $3.20 13755 $3.60
Weekly Hourly Under and
Total Men Women hours earn­ $ 1.00 under
and
ings
$1.05 $ 1.10 $1.15 $1.20 $1.25 $1.30 $ 1.40 $ 1.50 $ 1.60 $1.70 $1.80 $1.90 $2.00 $2.20 $2.40 $2.60 $2.80 $3.00 $3.20 $3.40 $3.60 over
October 1967—Continued

Selected occupations—
Continued
Practical nurses,
licensed_____________
Full time__________
Part time__________
Practical nurses,
unlicensed........ ..............
Full time__________
Nursing aids
(orderlies)_____ _____
Full time__________
Part time______ ___
Kitchen helpers________
Full time__________
Laundry workers______
Full time........ ........ .
Maids or porters______
Full time__________
All nonsupervisory
employee s___..................
Full time__________
Part time_____ ____
Selected occupations
Registered professional
nurses_______ ______ _
Full time........ ...........
Part time__________
Practical nurses,
licensed_______ _____
Full time.....................
Part time--------------Practical nurses
unlicensed________ __
Full time— _____
___
Nursing aids
(orderlies)_____ _____
Full time________ _
Part time.... ..............
Kitchen helpers________
Laundry workers______
Full time__________
Maids or porters.............
Full time__________

.
_
1. 3
1.- 4
•6. 5
7.- 1

_
56. 1
56. 1
55. 6
69. 4
65. 6
51.6
46. 4
82. 1
81. 1

0.3
.4
8. 3
9.4
19. 4
21.4
2. 1
2. 2

36.4 $1.41
40. 1 1. 38
18. 7 1. 53

-

-

-

33. 8
40. 1
22. 2
33. 7
39. 1
14. 0
35.9
41. 5
35. 8
39.6
20. 5
38. 2
34. 8
40. 0
38. 9
40.2

-

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-

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.
-8
-

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-

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75 58 _
17
21 19 305 40
278 40
27 36 2
32 2
31 1
28 1
95 9
90 7

75
58
17
21
19
265
238
27
34
30
30
27
86
83

34. 9
39. 7
18. 6
40. 4
40. 6
38. 7
40. 7
18. 3
40. 0
41. 9
37. 1
39.4
38. 3
39.9

691 68
572 50
119 18

623
522
101

40 - 40
26 - 26
14 14
65 - 65
51 - 51
14
14
- 19
19 15
15
312 36 276
250 21 229
62 15 47
40 1 39
32 1 31
26 1 25
99 9 90
94 9 85

$1.94
1.91
2. 04
1.41
1.43
1. 10
1. 10
1.09
1.05
1.06
1.03
1.03
1.03
1.03

2. 68
2. 72
2. 61
2. 15
2. 11
2. 29
1. 50
1. 56
1.23
1.22
1.27
1. 16
1. 17
1. 17
1. 16
1. 16

-

_
9. 5
10. 5
2. 6
2.9
5. 6
6. 3
7. 4
7. 8

.
_
10. 5
10. 1
14. 8
11. 1
12. 5
16. 1
17.9
4. 2
4. 4

11. 8
10. 8
22.- 2
2. 1
2. 2

.
33. 3
26. 3
5.9
6. 1
3. 7
2. 8
3. 1
3. 2
3. 6
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.
7 - 10. 8 - 13.- 23. 8 - 14. 3
26. 3 - 15. 8
9.2 1. 3 1.0
9. 7 1.4 1.- 1
3. 7 - - - - 3. 2 - 3. 6 - 1. 1 1. 1 1. 1 1. 1
April 1968

1. 3
1.- 7
4. 8
5. 3
.
2. 8
3. 1
"

_

21.3 32. 0 25. 3 9. 3
17. 2 36. 2 27. 6 3. 4
35. 3 17.6 17. 6 29. 4
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0.3 56. 0 3.6 6. 1 5. 4 6. 8 3. 0 2. 6 0.9 1. 3 1. 0 3.0 2. 0 4. 2 1. 2 0. 3 o.s 1.4
. 3 57. 3 4. 4 6.8 4.9 6. 5 2. 3 2. 4 . 7 1. 6 1. 2 3.0 1.9 3. 6 . 7 . 3 . 7 1.0
- 49. 6 * 2. 5 7.6 8. 4 6. 7 3. 4 1.7 - - 3. 4 2. 5 5.9 3. 4 - 1. 7 3.4
10._5
64.4
66. 4
56. 5
87. 5
78. 1
73. 1
93.9
93. 6

1. 9
2. 4
10. 0
15.6
19. 2
2. 0
2. 1

10. 5
13. 3
9.0
10. 0
4. 8
6. 7
7. 3
4.0
4. 3

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26. 3
20.0
6. 4
5. 2
11. 3
2. 5
-

- - - 5.- 0 5.- 0 - 5. 0
- - 14. 3 14. 3 . 7.7
- 12. 3 - 9. 2 3. 1
- - - 15.- 7 - 11.- 8 3.9
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33. 3
11. 9 4. 4 1. 3 - - . 3
10. 8 3. 2 . 8 - - . 4
16.- 1 8.- 1 3.- 2 - - -

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7.- 7
24. 6
23. 5
28. 6
5. 3
6. 7
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15. 4
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13. 8
11. 8
21. 4
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7.- 7 15.4 7.- 7 15.4 23. 1
14. 2 28.6
28. 6
36. 9 - - - 33. 3 - - - 50. 0
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1 The Memphis Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area consists of Shelby County, Tenn. ; and Crittenden County, Ark.
2 Earnings data include separate payments for work on late shifts, but exclude premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends and holidays, as well as the value of room,
board, or other perquisites, if any were provided.
NOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual items may not equal 100.



Table 31.

Occupation

Occupational Earnings:

(Number, average weekly hours worked, and average hourly earnings 2 of nonsupervisory employees in selected occupations in
nursing homes and related facilities, October 1967 and April 1968)
Number of
Average
Percent of employees receiving average hourly earnings 2of—
employees
Hourly Under $1.00 $1.05 $1.10 $1.15 $1.20 $1.25 $1.30 $1.40 $1.50 $1.60 $r.7o $1.80 $1.90 $2.00 $2.20 $2.40 $2.60 $2.80 $3.00 $3.20 $3.40 $3.60
and
Total Men Women Weekly earn­ $1.00 under
and
hours ings
$1.05 $1.10 $1.15 $1.20 $1.25 $1.30 $1.40 $1.50 $1.60 $1.70 $1.80 $1.90 $2.00 $2.20 $2.40 $2.60 $2.80 $3.00 $3.20 $3.40 $3.60 over
October 1967

All nonsupervisory
employees__________ 4,897 473 4,424 28. 5 $1.60 0. 3 3. 3 0.4 2. 0 4. 8 1. 3 17. 0 15. 5 10. 8
Full time__________ 2,181 298 1,883 41.7 1.63 . 5 1.9 .9 1. 0 2. 4 .9 9.7 15. 5 12. 2
Part time_________ 2,716 175 2,541 17. 9 1. 57 . 1 4. 5 - 2. 8 6. 8 1.6 22.9 15. 6 9. 6
Selected occupations
Registered professional
nurses--------------------- 402 - 402 22.9 2. 83
Part time_________ 307 _ 307 17.4 2. 82
Practical nurses,
- - - - licensed____________ 167 4 163 29.4 2. 24
94
90 19. 3 2. 20
Practical nurses,
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

Part time_________
Nursing aids
(orderlies)_ _______
Full time--------------Part time_________
Kitchen helpers------- —
Full time--------------Part time_________
Laundry workers--------Full time
Maids or porters
Full-time
Part-time
____________

-------------____________
___________

35
2,239
948
1,291
864
290
574
157
71
326
216
110

_

143
79
64
105
38
67
23
7
11
11

35
2,096
869
1,227
759
252
507
134
64
315
205
110

21.4
28. 3
41. 7
18. 5
24. 2
41. 9
15. 3
30. 4
40. 6
35. 1
41. 8
21.8

1.86
1.41
1.49
1. 35
1. 33
1. 45
1. 27
1.41
1. 47
1. 38
1. 37
1. 39

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1.6
3. 2
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2. 7
4. 7
4. 9
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3. 8
1. 4
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8. 2
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4. 6
15. 3
6.6
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1.4
3.4
2. 8
3.7
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1.4
6. 7 2
8. 8 1.4
2. 7 .9
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8. 8
23. 5
33. 4
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See footnotes at end of table,



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12. 5 5.9 3.9 2. 6 1.8 3. 6 3. 3 3. 3 2. 1 1. 1 3. 2 0. 5 0. 2 0. 5
16. 1 7. 7 5. 7 3.9 2. 7 5. 7 4. 5 2. 8 1.8 1. 5 1.9 .6 - (3)
9. 6 4. 3 2. 5 1. 6 1. 1 1.9 2.4 3. 7 2. 2 . 8 4. 3 . 4 . 4 .9

2.9
24. 6 15. 0 15. 3
23. 3 16. 1 20. 3
25. 6 14. 2 11. 7
9.4 8. 0 10. 5
11. 4 12. 1 20. 3
8. 4 5.9 5. 6
6. 4 4. 5 28. 0
1.4 5. 6 39.4
20. 2 13. 5 23.9
22. 7 12. 0 20. 8
15. 5 16. 4 30. 0
April 1968
_

All nonsupervisory
5,093 503 4,590 27.7 $1.67 0. 3 0. 3 0. 2 0. 2 6. 7 1. 2 11.5 13. 5 14. 9
employees
7 2 4 (3) 2.6 4 3. 8 11. 0 16. 6
2,090 313 1,777 41. 5 1.72
Full time
3
3 9. 5 8 16. 8 15. 3 13. 7
3,003 190 2,813 18. 1 1. 63
Part time
Selected occupations
Registered professional
93
93 40. 4 3. 08
Full time
305
305 17.4 2.99
Practical nurses,
licensed____________ 172
171 29. 4 2. 33
101
101 20. 5 2. 28
Part time
Practical nurses,
11
11 43. 1 2.03 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Full time
47
47 20. 5 1.85
____________

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8. 2
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5.9
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10. 8
2. 8
6. 7
6. 0
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17. 1
4. 5
6. 1
3. 3
2. 5
4. 5
1.6
5. 1
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25. 7
13. 2
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3. 3 2. 5 . 3
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. 3 1.6 1.0 3. 1 .9
6 1.9
1. 4 4. 2
9
1. 4

_

9. 1

_

_

_

-

2

.

6

12. 1 43. 1
18. 2
48. 9

1.

1.

1. 0

.

.
.

4. 3 17. 2 14. 0 20. 4 36. 6 7. 5
6. 2 13. 1 9. 8 59. 0
.6 8. 7 61. 6 19. 8 2 4. 1 1. 7 .6
60. 6
11.9 62.4 21. 8
17. 2 15. 5 8. 6
27. 3
45. 5
19. 1
_

1. 0

1. 1

-

(3 >

-

1.

-

-

-

1. 0

1. 0

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

Table 31. Occupational Earnings: Minneapolis—St. Paul, Minn.1— Continued

Occupation

(Number, average weekly hours worked, and average hourly earnings 2 of nonsupervisory employees in selected occupations in
nursing homes and related facilities, October 1967 and April 1968)
Number of
Average
Percent of employees receiving average hourly earnings 2of—
employees
$1.00 $1.05 $1.10 $1.15 $1.20 $1.25 $1.30 $1.40 $1.50 $1.60 $1.70 $1.80 $1.90 $2.00 $2.20 $2.40 $2.60 $2.80 $3.00 $3.20 $3.40 $3.60
Weekly Hourly Under and
Total Men Women hours earn­ $1.00 under
and
ings
$1.05 $1.10 $1.15 $1.20 $1.25 $1.30 $1.40 $1.50 $1.60 $1.70 $1.80 $1.90 $2.00 $2.20 $2.40 $2.60 $2.80 $3.00 $3.20 $3.40 $3.60 over
April 1968—Continued

Selected occupations—
Continued
Nursing aids
(orderlies)__________ 2,335 163 2,172 27. 7 $1.47 _ 0. 3 - (3)
0. 1
Full time__________ 923 82 841 41. 4 1. 56
.4
.2
Part time_________ 1,412 81 1,331 18. 8 1.40
Kitchen helpers_______ 921 88 833 22.4 1. 36 - .- 8 - - Full time__________ 237 33 204 41. 3 1. 50 1. 0 - Part time_________ 684 55 629 15.9 1. 31
Laundry workers
138 22 116 30. 2 1. 49
61 11 50 41. 4 1. 52
Full time
66
Maids or porters
348 18 330 33. 2 1.46 0.9 _ 2.6 2; 6
223 16 207 40. 8 1.49 1. 3
4. 0
Full time
7. 2
P art tim e .
125 2 123 19- 8 1. 40
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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____________

-

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-

____________
.
_____

-

4. 0
.1
6. 5
19.7
3. 0
25.4
3. 6
1.6
1. 7
1. 3
2.4

1. 5
.8
1.9
2. 2
.4
2. 8
.
.

13.7
4. 2
19. 8
20. 8
7. 6
25.4
13. 8
16.4
3 8.9
3. 1
8 19.2

17. 0
14. 3
18. 8
17. 3
12. 2
19. 0
21. 0
13. 1
14. 9
15. 2
14. 4

21. 2
22. 0
20. 8
12. 5
19. 8
9.9
7. 2
14. 8
21. 0
18. 8
24. 8

19. 2
20. 2
18. 6
12. 3
23. 6
8. 3
28. 3
23. 0
21. 8
26. 0
14.4

8. 5
10. 9
6.9
6.9
20. 7
2. 2
6. 5
9. 8
11. 8
16. 1
4. 0

6. 0
10. 0
3. 5
4. 1
5.9
3. 5
15. 2
13. 1
7. 2
5.4
10.4

3.6
7. 0
1. 3
2. 1
3. 8
1. 5
1.4
1.6
3. 7
4. 5
2.4

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

1. 3 0. 4 0. 3 0. 5
3. 1 1. 0 - 1.2
.1
.6
.8 - - 1. 7 - .4
.4
7 2. 2
6 4.9
.6 2. 0
.9 3. 1
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

-

-

.
1.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

• -

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1 The Minneapolis— Paul Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area consists of Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, and Washington Counties.
St.
2 Earnings data include separate payments for work on late shifts, but exclude premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends and holidays, as well as the value of room,
board, or other perquisites, if any were provided.
3 Less than 0. 05 percent.
NOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual items may not equal 100.

Table 32. Occupational Earnings: New York, N.Y.1

Occupation

\11 nonsupervisory
employees__________
Full time_________
Part time_________
Selected occupations
Registered professional
nurses_____________
Full time_________
Part time_________

(Number, average weekly hours worked, and average hourly earnings 2 of nonsupervisory employees in selected occupations in
nursing homes and related facilities, October 1967 and April 1968)
Number of
Average
Percent of employees receiving average hourly earnings.2 of--employe es
$1.00 $1.05 $1.10 $T7T5 $1.20 $1.25 $1.30 $1.40 $1.50 $1.60 $1.70 $1.80 $1.90 $2.00 $2.20 $2.40 $2.60 $2.80 $3.00 $3.20 $3.40 $3.60
Hourly
and
and
Total Men Women Weekly earn­ Under under
hours ings $1.00
$1.05 $1.10 $1.15 $1.20 $1.25 $1.30 $1.40 $1.50 $1.60, $1.70 $1.80 $1.90 $2.00 $2.20 $2.40 $2.60 $2.80 $3.00 $3.20 $3.40 $3.60 over
October 1967
16,351 3,888 12,463 32. 6 $2. 14 0.7 0. 1 0. 5 0. 8 0. 2 0. 1 0. 6 0. 5 1. 6 9. 9 7. 8 11.4 7.9 4. 3 25. 2 3. 6 4. 6 5. 0 2. 6 2.9 2. 5 2. 1 5. 2
11,901 3,193 8,708 37. 8 2. 08 . 8 . 1 . 7 1. 1 . 3 . 2 . 6 . 7 1.8 9.4 7. 6 12. 6 6.9 4. 4 29. 2 3. 8 4. 1 4. 3 2. 3 2. 8 1.6 1. 2 3. 8
4,450 695 3,755 18. 7 2. 32 .4 . 1 - . 1 . 1 - .6 . 1 1. 2 11.1 8. 2 8. 0 10. 5 4. 0 14. 6 3. 3 5. 8 7. 1 3. 6 3. 1 4. 8 4. 2 9. 1
1,444
659
785

29 1,415 26. 2 3. 56
16 643 39.0 3.59
13 772 15.6 3. 54

See footnotes at end of table.



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.
-4 - 6 . 8 1. 1
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1. 2 .6 1. 1 11.9 19. 1 18. 0 47. 0
1. 2 1.4 2. 0 18. 4 14. 6 12.9 49. 6
1. 1
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Table 32.

Occupation

Selected occupations—
Continued
Practical nurses,
licensedFull time_________
Part time_________
Nursing aids
(orderlies)_________
Full time_________
Part time_________
Kitchen helpers_______
Full time_________
Part time— .
Laundry workers_____
Full time_________
Part time_________
Maids or porters_____
Full time_________
Part time_________
All nonsupervisory
employees
—
Full time_________
Part time_________
Selected occupations
Registered professional nurses_______
Full time_________
Part time_________
Practical nurses,
licensed____________
Full time-------------Part time------------Nursing aids
(orderlies)_________
Full time.
Part time
Kitchen helpers
Full time_________
Part time_________
Laundry workers-------Full time-------------Maids or porters-------Full time_________
Part time - ------ —

Occupational Earnings:

New York, N .Y .1— Continued

(Number, average weekly hours worked, and average hourly earnings 2 of nonsupervisory employees in selected occupations in
nursing homes and related facilities, October 1967 and April 1968)
Number of
Average
Percent of employees receiving average hourly earnings 2 of--employees
Hourly Under $1.00 $1.05 $1.10 $1.15 $1.20 $1.25 $1.30 $1.40 $1.50 $1.60 $1.70 $1.80 $1.90 $2.00 $2.20 $2.40 $2.$0 $2.80 $3.00 $3.20 $3.40 $3.60
and
Total Men Women Weekly earn­ $1.00 under
and
hours ings
$1.05 $1.10 $1.15 $1.20 $1.25 $1.30 $1.40 $1.50 $1.60 $1.70 $1.80 $1.90 $2.00 $2.20 $2.40 $2.60 $2.80 $3.00 $3.20 $3.40 $3.60 over
October 1967—Continued

1,796
985
811
6,588
5,275
1,313
1,828
1,612
216
255
199
56
1,956
1,485
471

21
12
9
702
536
166
988
948
40
22
22
963
814
149

1,775
973
802
5,886
4,739
1,147
840
664
176
233
177
56
993
671
322

29.3 $2.67 - - - - 37.8 2.71 - - - - 18.3 2.62 - - - - 33.6 1.84 0.4 - 0.7 1.3 (3)
37.1 1.85 .5 - .8 1.7
- .2 0.2
19.5 1.82 36.2 1.77 .2 0.2 1.2 1.3 38.6 1.79 - .2 1.4 1.5 18.8 1.63 1.4 - - - 34.0 1.78 - - - - 37.3 1.83 - - - - 22.7 1.61 - - - 34.9 1.75 4.2 - 1.1 .8 1.6
38.1 1.76 4.4 - 1.5 1.1 2.2
24.7 1.70 3.4

16,983 3,934 13,049 32.4 $2.26
12,256 3.294 8,962 37.7 2.17
4,727 640 4,087 18.6 2.49
1,478 32
610 19
868 13
1,827 31
941 20
886 11
7,077 697
5,546 550
1,531 147
1,836 1,010
1,612 936
224 74
263 20
178 20
1,778 872
1,555 794
223 78

1,446
591
855
1,796
921
875
6,380
4,996
1,384
826
676
150
243
158
906
761
145

0.7
.9
.1

-

26.3 3.70 - 38.3 3.77 - 17.9 3.66 - 28.7 2.73 - 37.8 2.76 19.1 2.69 - 33.4 1.95 .4 37.2 1.96 .4 • 19.4 1.92 .2 36.6 1.89 - 39.1 1.91 - 18.4 1.76 33.1 1.87
38.9 1.96 - 35.0 1.83 4.9 37.0 1.84 5.7 21.7 1.78

-

0.2
.4
.4
.5
.4
.5
1.6
2.2

- - - 0.1 2.7 9.9
.2
9.4
- 3.0 12.1
1.6
2.5 1.4 20.6
2.6 .2 17.4
1.4 9.7 44.0
- 33.5
- 24.1
- 71.4
1.0 1.2 15.7
1.3 1.1 13.6
• 1.7 22.5
April 1968

0.2
.3
10.6
9.0
17.3
15.9
16.1
13.9
9.1
10.6
5.4
6.1
4.8
10.0

0.1
.2
14.8
14.3
17.1
17.5
19.0
5.6
16.7
20.6
5.4
16.6
19.8
6.4

1.4
2.2
.4
8.3
7.7
10.8
7.8
7.6
9.7
11.4
13.6
5.4
19.4
10.4
48.0

1.7
.8
2.7
6.1
5.3
9.4
5.1
5.1
5.1
5.3
7.0
4.4
5.7
.4

2.4
1.1
3.9
43.7
47.2
29.9
21.5
23.5
6.5
14.4
15.6
12.5
22.5
27.7
5.9

9.9
10.1
9.7
.6
.5
1.1
1.8
1.8
1.4
3.0
4.0
2.1
2.4
1.3

18.7 36.8 16.4 7.3 3.1 1.1 0.8
17.6 36.8 14.7 11.3 2.6 1.0 1.5
20.0 36.9 18.4 2.6 3.6 1.2 - .2 - - - - - _ _ _
.1 - - - .4 - 1.5 .5 .3 .1 .1 _ .3
1.6 .6 .3 .1 .1 - .3
- - - _
1.4 - .4 - 3.0 3.0 _ _
.5 _ 4.0 - - - - - _
1.0 .1 .2 - - - .2
1.2 .1 .2 - - _ .2
.4 -

5.4 3.2 2.7
9.6
.5
3.9
(3) 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.5 0 .7 2.0 10.0 10.5 11.4 4.4 28.8 5.6 3.8 4.0 2.9 2.4 2.3 1.7 6.9
.1 .5 .2 .2 .6
13.3
31.8 5.9 3.7
1.6 1.2 4.3
1.9 8.7
21.1 4.8 4.1 9.0 3.9 3.5 4.4 3.0 13.5
.2 2.1 13.3 7.3 6.6 2.6
0.1 .1 - .5 -

- - - - - - .6
- .8
- .4 1.2
.5 1.4
- - - - - -

-

- - - - - - - - - - .2 .5 .1 1.9
.3 .7 .1 1.9
1.7
- 1.3 .1 3.0
- 1.5 .1 1.9
- - 10.7
- - 11.0
- - 6.2
- .4 3.6 2.5
.5 4.1 2.8
-

-

-

.4
.9
12.1
9.9
20.2
17.5
14.0
42.9
20.5
5.1
16.2
12.0
45.0

12.6
12.3
13.8
16.3
16.2
17.0
14.1
20.8
13.3
13.1
15.2

1.2
2.3
14.5
14.9
13.4
18.5
19.7
10.3
16.0
21.9
17.9
18.8
12.1

.6
1.0
1.2
2.5
2.8
2.6
3.4
9.4
10.7
6.8
6.7
8.3
8.9
4.3

2.7
1.7
3.8
50.0
52.0
43.0
19.4
19.9
16.5
22.4
25.8
26.8
28.3
16.5

.2
.5
9.3
6.4
12.4
3.7
3.8
3.3
8.2
9.4
5.3
7.9
3.6
3.7
2.6

- - 1.2 9.8
- - .3 16.7
- - 1.8 5.0
10.9 37.3 21.1 8.1
14.0 31.5 24.1 11.2
7.6 43.5 17.9 4.9
.2 .2 - .2
.2 .2 .2
.7
2.6 .8 .7 .7 2.6 .9 2.7 .4 - 3.4 .6 - 5.1 1.2 .1 .1 .8
1.3 .1 .1 .4
.9
-

-

14.6
12.1
16.4
4.0
1-9
6.2
.2
.2
-

12.2 61.4
9.3 61.0
14.2 61.6
2.6 1.1
3.8 2.2
1.2 - - .3 .1
.3 .1
- - - - .2
- .2
-

-

1 The New York Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area consists of New York City (Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens, and Richmond Counties) and Nassau, Rockland, Suffolk, and
Westchester Counties, N.Y.
2 Earnings data include separate payments for work on late shifts, but exclude premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends and holidays, as well as the value of room,
board, or other perquisites, if any were provided.
3 Less than 0.05 percent.
NOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual items may not equal 100.




■N
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Table 33.

All nonsupervisory
employees__________
Full time_________
Part time_____ ___
Selected occupations
Registered professional nurses_______
Full time______ ___
Part time________
Practical nurses,
licensed.... ........... .......
Full time_________
Part time________
Practical nurses,
unlicensed__________
Full time........ ..........
Part time________
Nursing aids
(orderlies^_________
Full time_________
Part time_______„
Kitchen helpers_______
Full time
Part time
Laundry workers
Full time
Part time—
Maids or porters
Full time
Part time
...... ...................
....................—
_______

___________

...................
_______
___________
___________

All nonsupervisory
employees
Full time
Part time_________
Selected occupations
Registered professional nurses_______
Full time_________
Part time
Practical nurses,
licensed
Full time.
Part time
Practical nurses,
unlicensed ..........
Full time
Part time
____________
___________

.......................

_______________
.......................
...... .................
......

_ _ _ _ ____
_
_
...... ........ ........

11, 950 1, 329 10, 621 32. 1 $1.69 0.4 5.6 1. 0 1.9 2. 7 3. 7 9.0 12. 4 9. 1 10. 7 6. 2 6. 2 4. 6 0. 5 9.2 4. 4 2.9 3.9 1.9 2. 0 0. 5 0. 3 1.1
7, 637 801 6, 836 39. 1 1.68 . 2 7. 0 1. 5 1. 4 2. 8 4. 0 7. 4 11. 3 9.8 10. 4 6.9 6.0 5. 1 .6 9.4 5. 4 3.6 2. 2 1.4 1. 5 5 . 4
4, 313 528 3, 785 19. 7 1.71 .9 3. 3 . 2 2. 8 2. 5 3. 2 11. 7 14. 2 7. 8 11. 1 4.9 6. 7 3. 6 . 2 8. 7 2. 8 1.6 7. 0 2. 8 2. 7 .. 5 . 1 1..92
1, 115
382
733
1, 807
1, 379
428
353
316
37
4, 412
2, 945
1, 467
1, 559
833
726
248
151
97
1, 089
751
338

20
8
12
_
116
56
60
364
229
135
36
28
8
282
171
111

1. 115 25. 6
382 37. 8
733 19. 3
1, 787 34. 3
1, 371 38. 5
416 20. 8
353 38. 4
316 39.4
37 29. 4
4, 296 32. 2
2, 889 38. 3
1, 407 19. 8
1, 195 32. 4
604 41. 9
591 21. 5
212 28. 5
123 36. 9
89 15.4
807 33. 5
580 39.9
227 19. 2

2. 87
3. 13
2.73
2. 02
2. 06
1.89
1. 54
1. 53
1.63
1.40
1.39
1.43
1.40
1.44
1.36
1.42
1.49
1.31
1.48
1. 51
1.41

.
-4
1.9

-

.
(3)
(3)
.4
7
1
3. 6
1. 3
7. 2
4
5
-

_
11. 6
15. 2
4. 4
7. 2
5. 8
9.0
1.6
2. 6
3.9
4. 0
3. 8

-

.

.

.

.

-

-

12. 262 1. 427 10, 835 32. 1 $1.79 0.5 0.5
7, 688 866 6, 822 39. 3 1.79 5
4, 574 561 4. 013 19.9 1.80 . 3
.

. 1

1.0

1, 169
413
756
1, 918
1. 410
508
248
187
61

See footnotes at end of table,



Philadelphia. Pa.—N.J. 1

(Number, average weekly hours worked, and average hourly earnings 2 of nonsupervisory employees in selected occupations in
nursing homes and related facilities, October 1967 and April 1968)
Number of
Average
Percent of employees receiving average hourly earnings 2 of—
employees
Hourly Under $1.00 $1.05 $ 1.10 $1.15 $1.20 $ 1.25 $ 1.30 $1.40 $ 1.50 $ 1.60 $1.70 $1.80 $1.90 $2.00 $2.20 $2.40 $2.60 $2.80 $3.00 $3.20 $3.40 $3.60
and
Total Men Women Weekly earn­ $1.00 under
and
hours ings
$1.05 $1.10 $ 1.15 $ 1.20 $1.25 $ 1.30 $1.40 $ 1.50 $ 1.60 $ 1.70 $1.80 $1.90 $2.00 $2.20 $2.40 $2.60 $2.80 $3.00 $3.20 $3.40 $3.60 over
October 1967

Occupation

......

Occupational Earnings:

1, 413 25.7
169 37. 8
756 19. 7
13 1. 905 34. 2
5 1, 405 38. 7
8 500 21.5
248 35. 1
187 38. 5
61 24. 7
-

-

-

-

3. 01
3. 33
2. 84
2. 09
2. 12
2. 02
1.61
1. 58
1.71

3. 7
4.- 1
1.9
2. 6
.5
.4
7
4
1.0
1. 1
6
.
-

.
-

1.

0. 1
-

.4
-

-

-

_
3. 2'
2. 5
4. 8
3. 5
1.6
5. 6

_
5. 0
5. 8
3. 2
3. 4
2. 4
4. 5
3. 2
5. 3

-

-

-

1. 7
2. 4
-

-

-

-

.4 . 9
.6
- 1.- 2
3. 7
- 4. 1
- _
3. 1 11.7
3. 8 7.9
1. 8 19. 4
5. 8 13. 3
7. 2 18. 5
4. 3 7. 3
10.9 13. 3
5. 3 9.9
19.6 18. 6
8.4 15.9
9. 5 11. 5
6. 2 25. 7
-

- - - .- 6
- 1. 0
1. 8 2. 4 4. 8
1.9 2. 2 5. 5
1.6 2. 8 2. 3
25. 8 9. 3 12. 5
28.- 8 6. 3 11. 4
35. 1 21. 6
15. 3 14. 3 12. 6
15. 6 15.6 9.5
14. 7 11.9 18. 7
23. 0 9. 3 15. 0
11.6 10. 8 19. 1
36. 0 7. 6 10. 3
22. 6 12. 5 11. 7
13. 9 20. 5 13. 9
36. 1
8. 2
16. 3 10.4 20. 7
14. 8 8. 8 21. 8
19. 5 13.9 18. 0
April 1968
-

-. 6
1. 0
2. 7
2. 5
3. 3
21. 8
24.- 4
8.4
8. 2
8. 7
6.9
8. 0
5. 6
6. 5
9.9
1. 0
5. 2
6.7
2. 1

2.0
.3
2.9
13. 0
9. 7
23. 6
8. 8
9.8
_
4. 4
4.9
3. 3
5. 8
5. 6
5.9
3.6
7
8. 2
3. 7
2. 4
6. 5
.

2.- 3 - 3.9 3. 7 8. 3
3. 4 2. 1 15.7
3. 5 - 4. 1 4. 5 4. 5
13.6 1.5 30. 2 14. 4 6.9
13. 9 1. 5 27. 0 15. 8 9.0
12. 4 1.9 40. 4 9. 8 12. 2 - 2. 3 - 2. 5
8. 5
43. 2 _ - - 2.9 . 2 4. 2 1. 3 2.6 . 3 3.6 1.9
3. 3
5. 3
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1 3.0 1. 5 . 8
1. 2 1 3. 1 1.9 1.6
2. 8 1. 0
10. 1
16.6
4 1 4.9 4. 1 2.9
5 1 7. 1 4. 1 4. 3
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-

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15. 2 16. 3 4.9 . 8 10. 0
12.6 19. 1 9.4 2. 4 21. 5
16. 5 14. 9 2.6 - 4. 0
2. 2 - - 1. 3 .
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13.6
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0.6 6. 2 2. 5 6. 2 6. 8 12. 4 12. 1 8.7 5. 7 6. 5 2. 1 10. 4 4. 8 2. 2 3. 2 2. 1 3. 8 0. 5 0.9 1. 5
.6 6. 8 2. 8 4. 7 7. 0 12. 4
8.9 5. 5 7. 0 2. 0 11.8 4.6 3.0 2. 8 1.9 2. 2 . 5 . 9 1.9
. 6 5. 1 2. 1 8. 7 6.4 12. 3 0 8. 2 5.9 5. 7 2. 1 8. 0 5. 2 1.0 4. 0 2. 4 6. 5 . 5 .9 .9
12. 1

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

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2 2
2. 1 1. 7
3
4
2.9 1. 3
1.6
3. 0
21. 0 31. 5 6. 5
27. 8 34. 8
21. 3 26. 2
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1. 1

1. 0

-

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1 1. 7
2
2.7
6.6 20.4
6. 5 16. 5
7. 1 31. 3
3. 6 29. 0
5 25. 7
13. 1 39. 3
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2. 3
3. 5
4. 4
4. 5
4. 1
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3. 3
5. 2
32. 5
33. 8
28. 9
2. 0
2. 7
-

3. 6
2
5. 4
14. 5
13. 7
16.9
.

1. 3 18. 4 12. 5 33. 5 3. 1 5. 7 14. 1
3.6 15.7 10. 2 26. 9 3. 6 8. 5 31. 0
19. 8 13. 8 37. 2 2.9 4. 3 4.9
5. 8 4.6 4. 3
1. 3
7. 4 4. 5 5. 6
1. 7
6 4. 7 8
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Table 33.

Occupation

Occupational Earnings:

Philadelphia, Pa.—N .J.1— Continued

(Number, average weekly hours worked, and average hourly earnings2 of nonsupervisory employees in selected occupations in
nursing homes and related facilities, October 1967 and April 1968)
Number of
Percent of employees receiving average hourly earnings2 of—
Average
employees
$ 1.00 $ 1.05 $ 1.10 $1.15 $ 1.20 $1.25 $1.30 $1.40 $1.50
$ 1.70 $ 1.8 q$ 1.90 l$2.00 $272 0j$ 2.40 $2.60 $2.80 $3.00 $3.20 $ 3.401$ 3.60
Weekly Hourly Under and
Total Men Women hours earn­ $ 1.00 under
- and
ings
$1,05 $1.10 $1.15 $ 1.20 $ 1.25 $1.30 $ 1.40 $1.50 $1.60 $ 1.70 $ 1.80 $ 1.90$ 2.00 $2.20 $2,. 40 $2.60 $2.80 $3.00 $3.20 $3.40 $3.60 <
April 1968-1 Continued
—

Selected occupations—
Continued
Nursing aids
(orderlies).__________
Full time.....................
Part time__________
Kitchen helpers________
Full time__________
Part time__________
Laundry workers______
Full time__________
Part time
Maids or porters
Full time
Part time
____________
________

_____________
___

4, 468 159
2, 913 62
1, 555 97
1, 549 359
883 206
666 153
253 47
161 31
92 16
1, 154 347
770 228
384 119

4, 309
2, 851
1, 458
1. 190
677
513
206
130
76
807
542
265

-

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1. 6
2. 8
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-

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-

.

-

32.4 $1.50 - (!)
39. 1 1.49 - (5)
19. 8 1. 51
32.9 1.48 1. 0 0. 4
41.8 1.49 1.7 .- 7
21.1 1.47 29.7 1. 55 . 4 . 4
36.9 1.46 .6 6
17. 1 1.70
32.6 1. 56 1.6 2
39.4 1.60 .6
3
19.0 1.48 3. 6
-

-

.

-

-

11. 8
13. 9
7. 8
7. 5
6. 2
9.2
1. 6
2. 5
1. 6 8. 8
2. 3 7. 4
11.7
-

-

4. 1
5.6
1. 1
3. 7
3. 2
4. 4
-

7. 0
4. 6
11. 4
12. 5
8. 3
18. 0
9. 5
5. 6
16. 3
4 4. 3
5. 8
1. 3 1. 3
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-

9.0
9.9
7. 4
10. 3
11. 1
9. 3
22. 5
26. 7
15. 2
15. 3
11. 7
22. 7

18. 9
18. 1
20. 3
16. 8
15.9
18. 2
22. 9
26. 7
16. 3
14. 9
14. 0
16. 7

18. 7
15. 3
25.0
19. 1
24. 8
11. 4
5. 1
8. 1
13. 3
13. 8
12. 2
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12. 0
14. 3
7. 7
9.4
6. 7
12. 9
12. 6
19. 9
15. 3
15. 1
15. 6
-

4.9
4. 5
5.6
9. 5
9.9
9.0
7.9
7. 5
8. 7
8.6
9.5
6. 8

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

1. 8
1. 3
2. 5
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7. 3
3. 2
3. 5
3.6
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43. 5
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1. 1
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3.6
3. 6
3.6
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1 The Philadelphia Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area consists of Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia Counties, Pa.; and Burlington, Camden, and Gloucester
Counties, N.J.
2 Earnings data include separate payments for work on late shifts, but exclude premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends and holidays, as well as the value of room, board,
or other perquisites, if any were provided.
3 Less than 0. 05 percent.
NOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual items may not equal 100.




00

Table 34.

Occupational Earnings:

Portland, Oreg.—Wash.

(Number, average weekly hours worked, and average hourly earn in gs2 of nonsupervisory em ployees in selected occupations in
nursing hom es and related fa cilitie s, October 1967 and April 1968)

Number of
Average
Percent of employees receiving average hourly earnings2 of--employees
$1.00 $ 1.05 $1.10 $ 1.15 $1.20 $1.25 $1.30 $1.40 $1.50 $1.60 $1.70 $1.80 $1.90 $2.00 $2.20 $2.40 $2.60 $2.80 $3.00 $3.20 $3.40 $3.60
Weekly Hourly Under and
Total Men Women hours earn­ $1.00 under
and
ings
$1.05 $1.10 $1.15 $1.20 $ 1.25 $1.30 $1.40 $1.50 $1.60 $1.70 $1.80 $ 1.9 $2.00 $2.20 $2.40 $2.60 $2.80 $3.00 $ 3.20 $3.40 $3.60 over
0
October 1967

Occupation

All nonsupervisory
employees.......................
Full time___________
Part time_________ __
Selected occupations
Registered professional
nurses..............................
Full time________ __
Part time__________
Practical nurses,
licensed______________
Full time___________
Nursing aids (orderlies).-Full time___________
Part time__________
Kitchen helpers________
Full time___________
Part time__________
Full time___________
Maids or porters_______
Full time___ _______
Part time__________
All nonsupervisory
employees____________
Full time___________
Part time__________
Selected occupations
Registered professional
nurses_______________
Part time__________
Practical nurses,
licensed______________
Full time___________
Part time__________
Nursing aids (orderlies).—
Full time___________
Part time__________
Kitchen helpers________
Full time___________
Part time__________
Laundry workers_______
Full time___________
Maids or porters_______
Full time.... ..................
Part time_____ _____
1 The Portland
2 Earnings data
or other perqu isites,
NOTE: B ecause



2, 580 253 2, 327 34.2 $ 1. 50 3.6 0.9 0.6 4. 7 7.9 4. 0 22. 8 12. 8 9.5 12. 1 4. 5 2.9 1.7 0.7 1.2 1.4 2. 3 0. 5 0. 1 4.0 0.6 0. 1 1.3
1, 770 179 1, 591 40. 3 1.47 3.8 - . 5 4. 7 6. 3 3. 5 22. 3 11.4 9.6 15. 4 6. 3 3.6 1.9 1. 1 1. 4 1.6 3. 0 . 5 . 2 1.9 .7 . 1 . 5
810 74 736 21.0 1. 56 3. 1 3.0 .9 4.6 11.4 4.9 23.7 15. 8 9.3 4. 7 .7 1.6 1.2 - 1. 0 .7 .9 . 5 - 8.4 . 5 - 3. 2
153
60
93
108
84
1, 423
1, 030
393
307
173
134
33
176
122
54

- 153 28.9
60 40.6
93 21.3
2 106 35.2
82 38.9
2
34 1, 389 35.0
30 1, 000 40.2
4 389 21.4
42 265 32. 2
12 161 40. 4
30 104 21.6
2
31 40.2
34 142 35.6
28
94 41.0
6
48 23.3

3. 23
3. 23
3. 23
2. 27
2. 31
Z. 09
1. 32
1. 35
1.26
1. 31
1.40
1. 20
1. 34
1.29
1. 30
1. 27

2, 637 247 2, 390 33.8 $1. 57
1,780 175 1, 605 40. 3 1. 55
857 72 785 20.4 1. 61
150
63
87
114
82
32
1,465
1,032
433
299
172
127
40
35
180
111
69

- 150 29.7
87 21.9
2 112 34.4
2
80 40.2
32 19.5
43 1, 422 34.2
33 999 40. 2
10 423 19.7
36 263 32. 5
12 160 40. 1
24 103 22. 2
2
38 37.8
2
33 40. 0
26 154 34.4
20
91 40. 8
6
63 24. 3

3. 33
3. 34
2. 34
2. 36
2. 30
1. 36
1. 38
1. 30
1. 41
1. 51
1.27
1.42
1.42
1. 37
1. 38
1. 35

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . 6. 5
8. 3
- . 8 1. 1 6. 8 9.3 5. 5 30. 2 15.7 10.6 13.4
- 6.9 6. 1 4. 1 31. 8 14.8 9.6 17.4
- 2. 8 1.. 8 6.6 17.8 9.2 26. 0 18. 1 13.2 2. 8
8
11.7 - - 3.6 7. 2 1.3 30.0 12. 1 4.9 19.2
- 3. 5 - 20. 8 13.9 8. 7 27. 2
8.7 15. 7 - - 8. 2 11.9 3. 0 41. 8 9.7 . 9.0
39. 5 23. 7
_ _ _ 12. 1 _ _ 33. 3 27. 3 6. 1 12. 1
2.3 4. 0 - 4. 5 23. 3 4. 5 13. 1 16. 5 13. 1 10. 8
- 6.6 28. 7 6.6 6.6 9.8 13. 1 13.9
3. 3 27. 8 31.5 13. 0 3.7
- 13. 0 * * 11. 1
April 1968

3. 3
4. 1
1. 3
1. 3
1.7
.7
3.0
2. 3
3. 3
-

3.7
1.8
2. 5
3. 3
5.- 8

- 1 10. 5 1. 19.6
2.6 - - - 2.- 0 6.7 - 64. 7 20. 0 3. 3 13. 3
3
56.
- - - 3.2 - - 68. 8 4. 3 - 23.7
- 12.0 - 8. 3 17.6 44. 4 7.4 - - 6.0 - 6.0 22. 6 52.4 4.8 - - - 33. 3
16. 7
16. 7 16. 7
- - - 1.3 - . 3 - - - - 1.6 - . 4 - - - - - - .5 - - 3.9 1.6 - - - - - - - - - - - 6.9 2.9 - - - - 5. 3
_ - _ _
6. 1 - - _ _ .
- -• - - 4. 5 1. 1 - - - - - - 6.6 1.6 - - “ "
“ -

1. 3
.4
3.2

-

0. 8 7.9 2.0 21.4 16.6 13. 2 11.0 7.0 2.9 2. 1 0.5 2.5 1.4 2.9 0.3 0.2 3. 1 0.6 0.6 1.6
1.2 4.9 2.2 20.4 15. 8 13.4 13. 8 9.5 3. 7 2.6 .8 2.5 1.3 3. 5 . 4 . 1 1.5 .6 .6 .6
- 14. 1 1.4 23. 5 18. 3 12. 8 5. 3 1.9 1.4 1. 1 - 2.3 1.6 1.6 - .5 6.4 . 5 . 7 3.5

- _ - - - - - - - 9.4
- 4. 1
- 16.5
- - - - -

-

1.4
2.- 0
-

-

-

10.4
5. 5
22. 2
.7
1.6
18. 3
19. 8
15.9
-

.
2. 7
3.5
.9
4. 0
2. 3
6. 3
-

24. 8
23. 5
27.9
24. 7
11.6
42. 5
20.0
22.9
26.7
25. 2
29. 0

21.2
20. 8
21.9
14. 4
12.8
16. 5
32. 5
25.7
16. 1
9.9
26. 1

17. 5
17. 0
18.7
11. 7
14. 5
7.9
15.0
17. 1
12. 8
14.4
10. 1

_
6. 1
8. 5
10.9
13. 5
4.8
16.4
25.6
3.9
22. 5
25.7
15.6
15. 3
15.9

7.4
9.8
1.8
5. 7
9.9
2. 5
2.9
2. 8
4. 5

1.7
2. 3
.2
3.0
4. 1
1.6
-

- - - 14. 9
- 8.
- 31.35
1.6 - .3
1.6 - . 4
1.4
2. 3 1. 3 5.7
4. 1 2. 3 7.6
- 3. 1
7. 5 - 5. 7 4. 4
1. 1 - 2. 2
7. 2 3. 6
2.9
-

-

-

_ 16. 7 55. 3
13.4 64.6
25.0 31. 3
- - .7 1.2 - -'
-

2.7
6. 3
3. 5
4.9
.
-

- 51.3 10.0 11.3 24. 7
_ 58.6 4.6 6.9 29.9
.
3.- 5 - _ ..
- .
12. 5 - - .
- - - - .
- - .
_ .
- - _
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- - - - - - .
- - -'
-

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Standard M etropolitan Statistical Area con sists of Clackam as, Multnomah, and W ashington Counties, Oreg; and Clark County, Wash.
include separate payments for work on late shifts, but exclude prem ium pay for overtim e and for work on weekends and holidays, as w ell as the value of room , board,
if any w ere provided.
of rounding, sum s of individual item s may not equal 100.

Table 35.

Occupational Earnings:

San Francisco—Oakland, Calif.

(Number, average weekly hours worked, and average hourly earnings 2 of nonsupervisory em p loyees in selected occupations in
nursing homes and related fa cilitie s, October 1967 and April 1968)

Occupation

Ail nonsupervisory
employees----------------------------Full time------------------------ --Part time---------------------------Selected occupations
Registered professional
nurses----------------------------------Full time-----------------------------Part time---- -----------------------Practical nurses, licensed.... ......—
Full time-----------------------------Part time----------------------- ---Nursing aids (orderlies)----- -------Full time......................... ..............
Part time---------------------------Kitchen helpers-------------------------Full time-----------------------------Part time----------------------------Laundry workers--------- --------- ---Full time-----------------------------Part time----------------------------Maids or porters-------- ---- ---------Full time--------- --------- --- ---- —
Part time----------------------------All nonsupervisory
employees------------------- ---------Full time-----------------------------Part time----------------------------Selected occupations
Registered professional nurses----Full time............ -......................—
Part time----- ------------ ---------Practical nurses, licensed_______
Full time-----------------------------Part time----------------------------Nursing aids (orderlies)-------------Full time-----------------------------Part time----------------------------Kitchen helpers-------------------------Full time-----------------------------Part time----------------------------Laundry workers------------------- --Full tim e------------------------- —
Part time----------------------------Maids or porters---- ---- -------------Full time-----------------------------Part time-----------------------------

Number of
Average
Percent of employees receiving average hourly earnings 2 of—
employees
Hourly Under $1.30 $1.40 $1.50 $1.60 $1.70 $1.80 $1.90 $2.00 $2.20 $2.40 $2.60 $2.80 $3.00 $3.20 $3.40 $3.60
and
Total Men Women Weekly earn­ $1.30 under
and
hours ings
$1.40 $1.50 $1.60 $1.70 $1.80 $1.90 $2.00 $2.20 $2.40 $2.60 $2.80 $3.00 $3.20 $3.40 $3.60 over
October 1967
6,699
4, 857
1, 842

643 6, 056 34.6 $1.81 0.1
391 4, 466 39.8 1.81 .2
252 1,590 21.0 1.81 -

8.5
10.1
4.3

28.2
28.9
25.2
29.1
27.6
32.6
28.5
27.3
36.4
15.2
14.7
16.4

11.5
13.2
4.3
2.6
2.9
1.7
9.3
10.7
3.9
5.3

2.2
2.6
1.1

7.7
6.2
11.6

2.8
3.5
1.1

3.3 1.8
3.3 1.9
3.2 1.6

0.9 2.1
.6 1.8
1.7 2.7

11.6
14.2
8.7
10.4
1.7
4.8
6.8
3.5
4.0
7.0
7.8
4.9
April 1968

2.1
2.7
3.1
.7
8.4
-

15.2
18.6
4.8
1.5
18.4
10.7
15.4
_
_
3.4
4.1
1.6

3.4 3.9
2.6 5.9
5.0 19.3 27.7 17.6
19.2 28.3 14.5
19.7 25.0 31.6
.5 1.2
1.5
.6 -_
_
_
- 2.9
- 3.3
_
_ .9 1.3 1.2 1.8 "
- -

2.4 26.2
1.0 23.6
5.0 31.3
8.7 5.3
23.7 - - _
- _
- -

13.8
14.4
12.5
_.
-

18.7
20.7
15.0
_
_
-

31.6
31.8
31.3
-

1.8 1.4
2.0 1.2
1.3 2.0

3.3
3.0
4.2

6, 757 626 6, 131 34.5 $1.99
4, 787 398 4, 389 40.0 1.99
1,970 228 1, 742 21.0 2.00

0.1
.2
-

-

0.3
.4
-

0.2 32.0
.3 29.0
.2 39.4

18.9
18.8
19.0

14.6
17.4
7.9

5.3
6.2
3.1

10.3
9.1
13.1

3.0
3.8
.9

2.2 3.7
2.5 3.7
1.7 3.8

0.7 2.1
.8 1.7
.5 3.1

-

_
_
-

_
.5
.8
_
-

_
.2
.2
.5
2.1

_
_
- 11.0
- 13.4
26.9 16.7
26.5 17.0
28.7 15.9
25.3 10.4
21.6 11.8
32.7 7.5
33.3 13.2
29.2 16.0
53.3
13.9 37.4
15.0 44.8
10.6 14.1

8.1
8.8
5.6
1.2
1.5
.5
2.9
3.5
2.0
2.5
.7

.
6.4
7.8
8.5
6.2
17.0
13.2
17.3
5.0
6.0
7.8

_
9.8
11.1
3.8
.9
1.2
2.9
3.5
1.0
1.3

3.0
2.4
4.2
15.1
14.8
16.5
.6
.7
1.5
2.0

.6
1.6
5.5
6.7
-

- 528
- 338
190
17 421
17 342
79
57 2,991
51 2, 355
6 636
112 485
69 329
43 156
16 158
144
16
14
49 539
40 406
9 133

32.8
40.1
19.8
36.3
39.9
19.7
36.1
40.0
21.5
34.2
40.2
22.0
35.4
40.0
13.1
35.9
39.5
24.5

3.53
3.55
3.49
2.52
2.49
2.65
1.77
1.76
1.77
1.74
1.76
1.71
1.73
1.74
1.70
1.77
1.80
1.69

-

_
8.3
9.2
4.6
17.7
18.3
16.3
16.3
18.7
31.9
42.9
2.7

7.1
9.2
1.6

-

528
338
190
438
359
79
3, 048
2, 406
642
597
398
199
174
144
30
588
446
142

6.2 28.4
6.3 25.6
6.0 39.8
8.2 24.0
9.5 18.8
5.1 36.0
12.2 27.3
10.0 26.0
27.3 36.4
4.0 32.4
3.7 18.6
4.9 69.4

20.8 10.8
20.8 12.0
20.7 7.6

3.39
3.41
3.37
2.38
2.33
2.58
1.59
1.59
1.58
1.59
1.61
1.53
1.54
1.55
1.41
1.59
1.64
1.46

465
305
160
415
339
76
3, 073
2,470
603
588
410
178
172
150
22
673
490
183

32.5
- 465 40.1
- 305 18.0
160
20 395 36.0
17 322 40.3
3
73 16.6
80 2, 993 35.9
74 2, 396 39.5
6 597 21.3
94 494 34.5
54 356 40.2
40 138 21.2
16 156 38.3
8 142 40.3
14 24.7
8
95 578 35.6
40 450 39.5
55 128 25.2

5.2 22.1
5.4 18.2
4.7 32.5

_
•38.0
39.4
32.9
49.4
47.0
54.3
47.7
47.9
46.7
37.6
26.5
72.5

1.5
2.4
45.4
40.4
68.4
-

-

1.0 1.3
1.0 1.4
1.1 1.3

2.3
2.0
3.0

16.5 20.1 17.6 40.7
14.2 24.0 16.0 41.1
20.5 13.2 20.5 40.0
- 6.8
- 5.8
11.4
- - - - - -

-

-

1 The San F ran cisco—
Oakland Standard M etropolitan Statistical Area consists of Alam eda, Contra C osta, M arin, San F ran cisco, and San M ateo Counties,
2 Earnings data include separate payments for work on late shifts, but exclude prem ium pay for overtim e and for work on weekends and holidays, as w ell as the value of room ,
board, or other perqu isites, if any w ere provided.
NOTE: B ecause of rounding, sum s of individual itA ns may not equal 100.




Table 36.

Weekly Hours Worked:

United States and Regions

(Percent 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 nursing h o m e s a nd related facilities b y h o u r s actually w o r k e d during a selected w e e k
of the payroll periods studied, O c t o b e r 1967 a n d April 1968)

E s t a b l i s h m e n t s classified b y extent of skilled n u rsing c a r e p r o v i d e d —
All e stablishments
Primary

W e e k l y hours w o r k e d
United N o r t h ­
States
east

South

North
West
Central

United N o r t h ­
States east

South

Some
North
West
Central

United
States

North­
east

South

None
North
Cen t r a l

West

United N o r t h ­
South
east
States

North
West
Central

O c t o b e r 1967
All e m p l o y e e s — ..... ... .............. ....

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

U n d e r 15 h o u r s ........-....----- --------- ----15 a n d u n d e r 35 h o u r s -------------------------35 a n d u n d e r 40 h o u r s -------------------------40 h o u r s ---- ----------- -----------------------O v e r 40 a n d u n d e r 44 h o u r s ____________________
44 h o u r s ---- ------ --------------- ------------O v e r 44 a n d u n d e r 48 h o u r s -------------------48 h o u r s ------------ -------- ------- ---- — ......
O v e r 4 8 h o u r s -----------------------------------

9.6
25.9
12.3
29.3
5.8
3.1
3.7
7.9
2.5

12.8
31.2
20.9
20.3
4.0
1.4
3.2
4.0
2.2

6.6
12.7
24.6
8.5
4.4
5.8
14.5
3.8

10.0
27.1
8.3
30.4
6.4
3.1
3.9
8.5
2.3

7.5
24.6
7.0
47.3
3.4
4.0
1.3
3.5
1.4

9.1
25.9
12.8
28.9
5.8
3.1
3.9
7.9
2.5

12.8
32.0
21.6
19.9
3.9
1.2
3.2
3.3
2.1

6.1
18.7
13.1
24.4
8.6
4.4
6.1
14.9
3.7

9.5
27.2
8.7
29.9
6.3
3.2
4.3
8.7
2.3

7.1
23.9
7.0
47.6
3.7
4.3
1.3
3.5
1.6

10.7
25.2
1 1.2
31.3
5.6
3.1
2.5
8.0
2.4

12.8
27.2
20.6
21.3
3.9
2.0
2.3
6.8
3.1

8.7
21.8
11.0
23.0
8.4
5.0
4.4
13.6
4.3

11.1
25.6
7.7
34.6
6.5
2.8
2.4
7.6
1.6

8.6
25.0
5.9
49.8
1.9
3.5
.6
3.7
1.0

12.7
28.8
7.1
28.5
6.1
2.6
3.7
7.7
2.8

13.2
30.0
5.8
25.3
5.8
3.5
5.2
9.5
1.7

13.5
13.5
10.8
39.5
3.3
2.2
5.2
7.2
4.8

13.6
32.4
4.8
20.3
9.2
2.6
3.4
9.1
4.5

10.6
31.8
9.3
36.9
3.6
1.9
1.9
4.1

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

34.0

31.3

37.1

33.9

34.0

34.1

31.1

37.4

34.0

34.3

33.7

32.2

36.1

33.5

33.3

32.7

32.0

34.9

33.1

31.2

All e m p l o y e e s ------------------- ----------

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

100.0

100.0

100.0

U n d e r 15 h o u r s --------------------------------15 a n d u n d e r 35 h o u r s --------------- ---- ----35 a n d u n d e r 40 h o u r s — ......... ............ —
40 h o u r s ----------------------------------------O v e r 4 0 a n d u n d e r 44 h o u r s -------------------44 h o u r s ----------------------------------------O v e r 4 4 a n d u n d e r 48 h o u r s -------------------48 h o u r s ----------------------------------------O v e r 4 8 h o u r s -----------------------------------

9.2
27.2
12.3
30.6
5.9
2.6
3.2
6.8
2.2

12.1
33.0
19.3
21.8
3.5
1.2
2.7
4.1
2.2

6.3
20.5
13.4
26.2
9.1
3.9
5.2
12.0
3.4

9.7
28.3
8.8
31.6
6.4
2.6
3.2
7.4
2.0

7.2
24.9
7.3
48.5
3.9
3.4
1.2
2.6
1.0

9.0
27.3
13.0
30.1
5.8
2.6
3.3
6.7
2.1

12.1
33.9
20.3
21.5
3.2
1.0
2.7
3.2
2.1

6.1
20.1
13.8
25.9
9.1
3.8
5.1
12.8
3.3

9.6
28.3
9.3
31.1
6.4
2.3
3.6
7.4
2.0

7.0
24.3
7.4
48.4
4.3
3.9
1.2
2.5
1.0

9.0
26.8
10.5
33.0
5.9
3.2
2.5
6.9
2.3

11.4
29.1
17.2
22.5
4.8
2.1
2.4
7.7
2.8

6.6
23.2
11.9
25.4
10.0
5.1
5.0
8.6
4.3

9.5
27.5
7.5
35.5
6.0
3.4
1.8
7.3
1.6

6.7
25.4
6.2
54.0
1.5
2.3
1.1
1.6
1.3

12.8
28.7
7.9
29.1
6.1
1.5
3.1
8.3
2.4

14.1
30.2
6.9
25.2
4.7
2.3
3.8
11.2
1.7

12.8
16.7
10.2
40.5
4.3
.3
6.6
7.1
1.7

13.1
31.4
7.3
21.0
9.1
2.3
2.6
8.8
4.5

11.1
30.8
8.6
37.9
4.1
.1
1.3
5.6
.4

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

33.8

31.3

36.8

33.7

34.0

33.9

31.1

37.0

33.7

34.2

33.9

32.5

36.2

33.8

33.7

32.5

32.0

34.0

32.9

31.3

19.0

100.0 100.0

100.0 100.0

100.0

-

April 1968

NOTE:

B e c a u s e of rounding,




s u m s of individual i t ems m a y not equal 100.

100.0 100.0

Table 37.

W eekly Hours Worked:

Selected Areas

(.Percent 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 nursing h o m e s a nd related facilities b y h o u r s actually w o r k e d during a selected w e e k
of the payroll periods studied, O c t o b e r 1967 a n d April 1968)

W e e k l y hours w o r k e d

Atlanta

Balti­
more

Bost o n

Buffalo

Chicago

Cihcinnati

Cleve­
land

Los AngelesLong Beach
an d A n a h e i m —
Santa A n a Garden Grove

Dallas

Memphis

Minneapolis—
St. P a u l

New
York

Phila­
delphia

Port l a n d

San
Francisco—
Oakland

O c t o b e r 1967

All e m p l o y e e s -----------------------------

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

U n d e r 15 h o u r s ---------------- ---------------15 a n d u n d e r 35 h o u r s ------------------------35 a n d u n d e r 4 0 h o u r s ------------------------40 h o u r s ----- --------------------------------O v e r 4 0 a n d u n d e r 4 4 h o u r s ------------------44 h o u r s ________________________________________
O v e r 4 4 a n d u n d e r 48 h o u r s ------------------4 8 h o u r s ________________________________________
O v e r 4 8 h o u r s ----------------------------------

4.4
21.2
11.2
26.4
10.1
3.1
8.5
6.3
8.8

7.8
20.3
22.2
27.1
4.5
4.4
4.8
4.9
.3.9

20.6
38.6
9.7
12.5
2.8
.9
5.0
4.8
4.9

9.1
35.5
26.7
17.7
3.1
1.9
2.9
1.3
1.9

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

38.1

35.4

28.1

31.4

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

9.6
22.7
9.6
41.1
5.4
2.3
2.6
4.4
2.3

5.9
19.4
3.3
35.4
5.6
9.1
2.3
14.6
4.5

3.0
19.2
8.0
54.9
2.9
.4
3.1
7.5
1.0

9.9
13.8
7.3
18.7
7.8
12.5
7.7
14.0
8.2

8.2
19.0
11.2
45.4
3.8
4.0
1.6
4.9
1.8

3.3
13.9
12.8
32.4
16.3
4.5
9.1
5.4
2.3

21.6
33.8
6.6
21.7
5.0
2.7
2.5
2.6
3.7

10.1
19.1
46.9
15.2
3.5
.7
1.1
2.1
1.3

12.9
28.2
15.8
27.0
5.3
2.8
3.7
2.6
1.6

2.8
28.6
2.0
60.0
2.7
.6

5.3
22.6
7.3
56.0
3.4
2.9
.4
1.9
.3

34.2

37.4

36.6

37.7

34.9

37.9

28.5

32.6

32.1

34.2

34.6

100.0

-

3.3
-

April 1968

All e m p l o y e e s _____________________________

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

U n d e r 15 h o u r s ------------ ----- --------------15 a n d u n d e r 35 h o u r s ------------- ----- -----35 a n d u n d e r 40 h o u r s ------------------------40 h o u r s ---------------------------------------O v e r 4 0 a n d u n d e r 4 4 h o u r s ------------------44 h o u r s --- --------------------------- — --O v e r 4 4 a n d u n d e r 48 h o u r s ___________________
48 h o u r s ___ —
----------------------------O v e r 4 8 h o u r s -----------------------------

4.8
19.0
17.8
25.6
9.6
3.0
7.4
7.4
5.4

5.8
22.6
21.8
30.1
6.2
1.8
4.1
3.6
3.9

19.9
39.5
10.3
14.9
2.5
.7
4.9
3.9
3.4

7.0
35.8
23.0
22.4
4.5
1.4
3.0
1.7
1.1

9.2
26.3
8.6
40.3
3.9
1.6
2.7
4.0
3.2

7.4
17.5
7.2
34.0
6.4
9.6
3.6
11.0
3.3

3.4
19.6
7.8
54.9
1.5
.4
3.7
7.7
1.1

8.3
18.1
8.6
18.5
12.2
11.1
6.4
12.4
4.4

6.9
18.1
11.1
49.8
4.5
3.8
1.8
2.5
1.5

5.2
18.4
19.8
28.8
13.6
3.8
5.1
3.2
2.2

22.3
36.6
5.2
23.4
4.1
.7
2.8
1.8
3.2

10.2
21.2
44.7
15.3
3.2
.7
.8
2.0
1.9

13.6
27.4
16.9
26.0
5.3
1.7
3.0
3.4
2.6

4.1
28.2
3.3
57.0
4.7
.8
1.7
.3

5.6
22.5
7.2
58.2
3.2
2.2
.5
.3
.4

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

37.6

35.4

28.1

32.2

34.3

36.7

36.6

37.1

35.3

36.4

27.7

32.4

32.1

33.8

34.5

NOTE:

B e c a u s e of rounding,




s u m s of individual i t e m s m a y not equal 100.

-

Table 38.

Scheduled W eekly Hours:

United States and Regions

(Percent of full-time n o n s u p e r v i s o r y e m p l o y e e s in n u rsing h o m e s a nd related facilities b y sche d u l e d w e e k l y hours, 1 Apr i l 1968)

E s t a b l i s h m e n t s classified b y extent of skilled n u r s i n g c a r e p r o v i d e d —
All establishments
W e e k l y hours

Primary
United
States

North
North­
South
east
Central

West

United
State s

Some

North
North­
South
Central
east

West

United
States

None

North
North­
South
West
east
Central

United
States

North­
east

South

North
Central

West

100

100

100

100

3
5

.

.

.

4» .2
-

-

1 1

_
-

13
-

100

41

98
-

Office, professional, an d technical e m p l o y e e s

100

All full-time e m p l o y e e s ____________ ____

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

3
10

6
24
65

2

1
2

1
3
-

2
10

4

1

19
12

10

1
1

91
1
2

77
1
3
2

6
1
73
1
5
2

2
3
-

9

26
-

1
2

35 a n d u n d e r 3772 h o u r s ...... .................
37 V 2 h o u r s ___ _____________________ _____________
O v e r 37V 2 a n d u n d e r 40 h o u r s ............... .
40 h o u r s _________________ ____ ___________ _______
O v e r 40 a n d u n d e r 4 4 h o u r s ........ ......... .
4 4 h o u r s _________________________________________
4 5 h o u r s ____ _____________________ ______________
46 h o u r s . . ...... ........ .............. .........
48 h o u r s _____ ___________ _______________ ________
O v e r 4 8 h o u r s _______________ ____________ _______

76
1
3
1

(‘ )

(2 )
5

-

(2 )
2
-

6
1
73
1
5
2

3

(2 )
10

“

"

"

All full-time e m p l o y e e s ___________________

100

100

100

35 a n d u n d e r 3 7 1 h o u r s ....... ............ ....
/*
37 V 2 h o u r s ______________________________________
O v e r 37 V 2 a n d u n d e r 40 hours.— .... ..........
40 h o u r s _______________________ ___________ ____ _
O v e r 40 a n d u n d e r 44 h o u r s ____________________
4 4 h o u r s ___________________ ______ _________ ____
45 h o u r s . .................. ..... ................
O v e r 45 a n d u n d e r 48 h o u r s ....................
4 8 h o u r s ______________________ __ ______ _________
O v e r 48 h o u r s ____________ _______________ _______

4
8

13
19

1
10

83
3
5
1
6

(2 )
1
1

(2 )

(2 )

5

-

2
1

(2 )
11

"

"

100

100

100

100

100

1
2

1
2

3
9

12
22

1
10

6

1
1

"

67

6
73
2
3
8

“

"

83
3
5
1
-

90
2
2
-

48
-

3
17
"

8
65
7
7
3

89
2
4
4

100

.
1
99
-

74

•0 5

-

-

0 u
0 a

22

3
-

100

100

100

_

8

3

4

10

-

-

-

-

-

57

58
15
_

9
77
2
3

(2 )

8

1 s
g 2

"

&

“

-

_
-

6
4
-

24
-

d
s

Service a n d m a i n t e n a n c e e m p l o y e es

1

Data

2

L e s s

NOTE:

relate to the p r e d o m i n a n t w o r k
than 0. 5 percent.
Because




of rounding,

sums

(2 )
68
3
4
1

-

60
1
1
1
-

(2 )
55
4
8
3

(2 )
72
3
6
2

(2 )
91
3

(2 )
13

(2 )
1

4

(2 )
19

(2 )

( )
2

(2 )

(2 )
10

100

100

100

100

1
3

6
5
1
67
3
6
1

21
10

5

(2 )
3
-

6
52
8
9
2

1
2
1
71
1
9
1

-

-

-

13

11

18

(2 )

schedules for full-time day-shift e m p l o y e e s

of individual items m a y

not equal 100,

62
1
1
*
2

(2 )

100

<2 )

(2 )
2

(2 )

(2 )
11

(2 )

(2 )
69
3
4
2

-

100

55
3
8
3
1
19

-

(2 )
74
3
6
2

91
4
-

(2 )
13

(2 )
1

in e a c h establishment.

-

54

100

_

100

100

-

4
3
2
61
11
3
2

-

55
19
1
1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

14
1

1

13
2

18
1

16
1

11
4

7

2
96
1
-

(2 )

6
8
6

_

Table 39.

Scheduled W eekly Hours:

Selected Areas

(P e rc e n t of fu ll-tim e n on su p ervisory em p lo y ees in nursing h o m es and rela ted fa c ilitie s by sch edu led w eek ly h o u r s, 1 A p ril 1968)
W e e k l y hours

Atlanta

Balti­
more

Boston

Buffalo

Chicago

Cincin­
nati

Cleve­
land

Dallas

Los AngelesLong Beach
and A n a h e i m —
Santa A n a Garden Grove

Memphis

Min n e a p o l i s —
St. P a u l

New
York

Phila­
delphia

San
Portland F ranciscoOakland

Office, professional, an d technical e m p l o y e e s

All full-time e m p l o y e e s ------------------35 a n d u n d e r 3 7 V2 h o u r s ™ ---- ---------------3 7 Vz h o u r s --------------------------------------O v e r 3 7 V2 a n d u n d e r 40 h o u r s -----------------4 0 h o u r s ------------------ ----------------------O v e r 4 0 a n d u n d e r 44 h o u r s -------------------4 4 h o u r s ----------------------------------------45 h o u r s -------------- -----................... 4 8 h o u r s ------------------ ----------------------O v e r 4 8 h o u r s ----------------------------------

100

100

100

. 100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

_

5
21

_

.

_

3

_

_

_

_

_

22

51
-

-

-

-

4

6
94

62

-

-

96

79

-

-

-

-

91
2

100

-

-

8
27

2
2
-

7
2
11

-

-

-

_

“

“

“

10
-

90
-

68
6

61
11
5

49
-

'

"

96

7

100

100

100

25
51
23
-

7

_

100

_

15
78
1
-

86
7
7

-

99
-

(*)
-

“

Service a n d m a i n t e n a n c e e m ployees

--------

100

35 a n d u n d e r 3 7 V 2 h o u r s -----------------------3 7 V* h o u r s _______________________________________
O v e r 3 7 V 2 a n d u n d e r 40 h o u r s -----------------4 0 h o u r s _________________________________________
O v e r 40 a n d u n d e r 44 h o u r s -------------------44 h o u r s ----- ---------------------------------45 h o u r s _________________________________________
48 h o u r s ----------------- ---------------------O v e r 4 8 h o u r s --------------------------------- -

.

All full-time e m p l o y e e s ---------

100

100

.

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

.

_

_

_

_

.

-

-

85
8
5
2

98
-

8

1
32

6

-

7

-

1
3

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

63
13
-

56
5
-

57
-

61
2

2
4

55
9
13
8
15

76
-

11
3
2

90
1
-

49
3
9
3

96
-

36

(*)

26

3
6
6
1

1
36

(*)
-

3

3
2
12

1 L e ss e la to ercen t.
2 D ata rthante0.5 pthe predom inant w ork sch ed u les for fu ll-tim e d a y-sh ift em p lo y ee s in each esta b lish m e n t.
NOTE: B eca u se of rounding, su m s of individual item s m ay not equal 100.




2

100

100

48
24
25
1
2

4
6
82
7
1

100

100

.

_

-

-

-

5
95

93
7
“

-

^

Table 40.

Paid Holidays:

United States and Regions

(P ercen t of fu ll-tim e n onsu p ervisory e m p lo y ee s in n u rsin g h om es and rela ted fa c ilitie s with fo rm a l p ro v isio n s fo r paid h o lid a y s, A p ril 1968)
E s t a b l i s h m e n t s classified b y extent of skilled nur s i n g c a r e providedAll establishments
N u m b e r of paid holidays

Primary
United
State s

North­
North
South
east
Central

West

United
State s

North­
east

South

Office,
All full-time e m p l o y e e s _____ _____________
E m p l o y e e s in e s tablis h m e n t s providing
paid h o l i d a y s ....... ....................... ...
U n d e r 2 d a y s ________________________________
2 d a y s __________ _______ ____________ _________
3 d a y s _______________________ _________ _____ _
4 d a y s ........ ... ........................ ....
5 d a y s _____ _______________________ __________
5 d a y s plus 1 half d a y _______________________
6 d a y s .... ...................................
6 d a y s plus 1 o r 2 half d a y s ______ __________
7 d a y s — ............ ...... ......... ..........
8 d a y s .......... ..... .......................
9 d a y s .......... ........................ .....
10 d a y s a n d o v e r ..... .......................
E m p l o y e e s in e s t ablishments providing
n o paid h o l i d a y s ___________ ____ ______________

Some
North
West
Central

professional,

United
States

None

North­
North
South
east
Central

West

United
States

North­
east

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

63

70

56

61

70

55

(*)
1
3
3
9
C)
26

(*)

(‘ )
2
2
7
10
27
13
4
i
-

74
1
3
6
6
26
i
16
4
4
9

19
2
8
23

60
2
3
21
16
18
1
-

40
-

(*)
12
2
1
3

{*)
2
7
7
19
17
2
1
-

90
-

(*)
12
3
2
3

(')
1
3
1
3
20
24
4
4
9

72
-

(M
40

(*)
2
2
6
10
27
16
5
2
-

74
-

19
24
4
4
11

(M
2
7
8
19
18
2
1
-

53
1
1
1

68

(*)
1
3
2
3
-

56
1
1
1
1
5

70

(*)
1
3
4
8

37

30

44

44

30

39

30

45

32

26

26

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

56
1
1
4
4
8
22

47
1
2
6
7
15
14

56
1
2
4
4
8
22
9

74
1
2
4
1
4
18
22

(M
3
3
1

(M
6
11
5

63
1
1
4
9
8
21
13
4
2
-

(‘ )
2
3
1

(*)
6
13
3

(')
3
7
7
15
13
2
1
-

46
2
1
2
1
5
31
5
1
-

64
1
1
5
10
9
22
11
3
2
-

62
1

(*)
1
1
-

48
1
1
1
1
5
32
1
5
1
-

48

(*>
9

73
1
1
4
2
4
18
22

44

27

53

52

37

44

26

52

54

36

(*)
26

(*)
6
1
-

(l )
5
(l)
47

North
Central

West

a n d technical e m p l o y e e s

100

(')
5
1
39

South

5
4

2
2
7
-

4
-

100

84
_
_
-

16
_

7
78
-

33
8
-

13
3
-

16

59

84

100

100

100

100

37
1
-

31
5
7
-

21
-

-

4
20
-

3
16
_

27
4
_

46
2
11
2
1

27
7
-

40

28

10

100

100

100

100

100

46
3
11
16
14

58

74
3
4
4
23

29
1
1
-

-

4
2
3

78
7
4
1
16
21
7
7
16

38

22

54

d
° o

60

11
-

100

41
_
_
-

3
5
25
33
15
5
-

(l )

100

6
-

T* 4
>

C 0
)

1

s

►H rJ
t
£

Service a n d m a i n t e n a n c e e m p l o y e e 1 8
All full-time e m p l o y e e s .... ..............
E m p l o y e e s in e s t a blishments providing
paid h o l i d a y s .............. ................ ...
U n d e r 2 d a y s ________________________________
2 d a y s _________________________ ____ _________
3 d a y s ________________________________________
4 d a y s ................................ .......
5 d a y s ___________ _____ ___________ ______ ____
6 d a y s — ... ........... ......................
6 d a y s plus 2 half d a y s — ....................
7 d a y s — ................. ................ ....
7 d a y s plus 1 half d a y ..... ............. ....
8 d a y s .......... ................... ..........
9 d a y s ________________ ______ _________ _______
10 d a y s a n d o ve r ____________ ____ ___________
E m p l o y e e s in e s t a blishments providing
no paid h o l i d a y s _____________ _____ ____ _____

1

(*)
2
5
7
26
1
11
-

(')
-

2
-

(')
1
2
6
37
3
7
2
42

24

1
3
17

19
-

7
11
-

4

9

4

3

-

-

-

11
5
-

(')
(*>

1
2
-

-

-

-

-

_

-

26

71

63

69

73

79

L e ss than 0. 5 p ercen t.

NOTE: B e ca u se of rounding, sum s of individual item s m ay not equal to ta ls.




01
(J1

Table 41. Paid Holidays: Selected Areas
(P ercen t of full-tim e nonsupervisory employees in nursing hom es and related facilities with form al provisions for paid holidays, A pril 1968)
Los A ngelesLong Beach
San
leve­
New Ph ila­
Number of paid holidays
Atlanta B alti­ Boston Buffalo Chicago Cincin­ Cland Dallas and Anaheim— M emphis Minne apoli s— York delphia Portland F ran cisco nati
m ore
St. Paul
Santa AnaOakland
G arden Grove
Office, professional, and technical employees
All full-tim e em ployees__________________
Em ployees in establishm ents providing
paid holidays-----------------------------------------------2 d a y s-------------------------------------------------------3 d a y s--------------------- ---------------------------------4 d ay s-------------------------------------------------------5 d a y s-------------------------------------------------------6 d a y s-------------------------------------------------------6 days plus 1 half d a y -------------------------------7 d ay s-------------------------------------------------------8 d ay s------------------------------------------------------9 d ay s-------------------------------------------------------10 days------------------------------------------------------11 days------------------------------------------------------12 days and o v e r---------------------------------------Employees in establishm ents providing
no paid holidays-------------------------------------------

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

78
44
19
15
22

87
2
14
43
11
17
13

54
5
8
9
10
7
4
11
46

99
6
(*)
13
15
19
35
11
1

84
4
67
2
11
16

46
.4
6
32
4
54

76
6
70
24

70
9
7
35
19
30

73
2
4
7
11
26
7
9
7
27

85
7
15
63
15

80
30
28
18
3
20

92
1
5
11
10
9
39
10
6
8

50
21
26
2
1
50

41
2
31
8
59

91
6
5
18
3
39
21
9

All full-tim e em ployees--------------------------Em ployees in establishm ents providing
paid holidays-----------------------------------------------Under 2 d ay s--------------------------------------------2 d ay s-------------------------------------------------------3 d ay s-------------------------------------------------------4 day s-------------------------------------------------------5 d ay s-------------------------------------------------------6 d ay s-------------------------------------------------------6 days plus 2 half d ay s-----------------------------7 day s-------------------------------------------------------8 d ay s-------------------------------------------------------9 day s-------------------------------------------------------10 days ----------------------------------------------------12 days ----------------------------------------------------Em ployees in establishm ents providing
no paid holidays----------1--------------------------------

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

66
36
22
9
34

83
5
14
8
34
1
11
9
17

58
3
12
11
8
4
9
11
42

98
5
2
16
17
26
26
6
2

86
(*)
3
76
7
14

50
5
5
40
-

66
9
3
49
5
•34

43
5
26
12
-

69
-.
2
6
12
9
22
5
5
8
31

84
6
9
19
50
-

66
19
21
16
10
34

94
3
2
3
5
11
15
39
15
2
6

62
28
29
3
2
38

29
4
20
4
71

89
2
6
14
5
38
24
11

Service and m aintenance em ployees

1 L ess than 0.5 percent.
NOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual item s may not equal totals.




-

50

-

•57

-

16

Table 42. Paid Vacations: United States and Regions
(Percent of full-tim e nonsupervisory em ployees in nursing hom es and related facilities with form al provisions 1 for paid vacations
after selected periods of service, April 1968)
V acation policy

E stablishm ents classified by extent of skilled nursing care provided—
frone
Some
P rim ary
United N orth­ South North West United N orth­ South North West United N orth­ South N orth West United N orth­ South N orth West
C entral
C entral
States east
States east
C entral
States east
C entral
States east
Office, professional, and technical employees
All establishm ents

All full-tim e em p lo y ees-------------------------

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

Method of payment
Em ployees in establishm ents providing
paid v acatio n s______________________________
Length-of-tim e pay m ent--------------------------O ther--------------------------------------------------------Em ployees in establishm ents providing
no paid vacations___________________________

92
91
1
8

95
94
1
5

86
86
14

91
90
1
9

96
96
4

92
91
1
8

95
93
2
5

88
88
12

90
90
1
10

95
95
5

91
91
(3)
9

95
95
5

68
68
32

94
92
2
6

100
100
“

97
97
3

100
100
“

100
100
-

100
100
-

'

‘

Amount of vacation pay2
After 1 year of service:
Under 1 week ................—---------------------------1 w eek ------------------------------- —..........-...............
Over 1 and under 2 w eeks------------------------2 w eeks----------------------------------------------------Over 2 and under 3 w eeks------------------------3 w eeks----------------------------------------------------Over 3 and under 4 w eeks------------------------4 w eeks----------------------------------------------------Over 4 w e ek s---------------------- --------------------After 2 years of service:
Under 1 w e ek ---------------------- ------- ------------1 w eek -----------------------------------------------------Over 1 and under 2 w eeks------------------------2 w eeks----------------------------------------------------Over 2 and under 3 w eeks------------------------3 w eeks----------------------------------------------------Over 3 and under 4 w eeks------------------------4 w eeks----------------------------------------------------Over 4 w e ek s-------------------------------------------After 3 y ears of service:
Under 1 w eek -------------------------------------------1 w eek -----------------------------------------------------Over 1 and under 2 w eeks------------------------2 w eeks----------------------------------------------------Over 2 and under 3 w eeks------------------------3 w eeks----------------------------------------------------Over 3 and under 4 w eeks---------------- ------- 4 w eeks___________________________________
Over 4 w e ek s-------------------------------------------After 5 years of service:
Under 1 w eek -------------------- ------ ----------------1 w eek -----------------------------------------------------Over 1 and under 2 w eeks------------------------2 w eeks----------------------------------------------------Over 2 and under 3 w eeks------------------ -----3 w eeks------------------ --------------------------------Over 3 and under 4 w eeks------------------------4 w eeks----------------------------------------------------Over 4 w e ek s_____________________________

(3)
55
1
30
(3)
1
(3)
2
(3)
(3)
30
.2
53
1
3
(3)
1
(3)
(3)
24
2
57
1
6
(3)
2
(3)
(3)
21
1
48
1
16
(3)
3
1

1
42
(3)
41
1
4
5
1
19
2
57
3
9
4
i
i
14
(3)
59
3
12
5
1
1
11
(3)
50
3
21
(3)
8
1

(3)
57
4
23
(3)
1
(3)
40
4
40
(3)
1
(3>
37
4
41
2
2
<3>
34
4
39
1
7
(3)
(3)

(3)
60
1
29
(3)

1
71
1
23
1
35
3
57
1
22
3
66
4
1
21
2
52
19
1

(3)
58
2
28
(3)
1
(3)
1
(3)
32
3
51
1
3
(3)
1
<3)
(3)
26
2
55
1
5
(3)
1
(3)
<3)
23
2
46
i
16
(3)
3
1

1
44
1
40
1
4
4
1
21
2
56
2
10
3
1
1
16
(3)
58
3
13
4
1
1
12
(3)
49
2
21
8

(3)
60
4
20
(3)
1
(3)
43
5
39
(3)
1
(3)
39
4
41
2
1
(3)
37
4
38
1
6
(3)
(3)

(3)
62
1
27
(3)
32
1
57
1
(3)

1
74
1
19
1
38
3
52
1
25
4
62
3
1
24
2
49
18
1

38
1
45
1
2
4
1
16
1
65
2
3
4
1
10
1
67
1
8
4
1
7
1
57
3
19
1
4
1

32
44
3
5
11
10
(3)
64
5
5
11
5
(3)
67
3
8
11
5
54
5
18
3
11

21
1
44
2
14
1
51
2
11
1
45
11
6
1
44
17
-

48
1
43
(3)
2
22
r
65
1
2
(3)
2
15
2
67
1
6
(3)
2
10
1
61
2
17
(3)
2

48
52
19
81
6
88
5
6
67
27
-

77
21
13
84
-

17
83
10.
90
10
90
10
12
78
-

92
8
“
17
83
17
83
“
17
83
-

100
13
87
13
64
22
-

See footnotes at end of table,




n

30
1
58
(3)
1
(3)
(3)
25
2
62
(3)
2
(3)
(3)
21
1
51
1
17
1
(3)

2

26
2
61
1
(3)
23
1
49
1
17
1

13
75
9
13
58
23
-

3

d
33
S
in
u

d
u
t
**
a

C
*3

13
64
22
-

Table 42. Paid Vacations: United States and Regions— Continued
(P ercen t of full-tim e nonsupervisory employees in nursing homes and related facilities with form al provisions 1 for paid vacations
after selected periods of serv ice, A pril 1968)
Vacation policy

Amount of vacation pay2— Continued
A fter 10 years of service:
Under 1 w eek -------- ----- -----------------------------1 week ------- --------------------------------------------Over 1 and under 2 w eeks-------------------------2 w eeks---------- -----------------------------------------Over 2 and under 3 w eeks-------------------------3 w eeks-----------------------------------------------------Over 3 and under 4 w eeks----------------- -------4 w eeks-----------------------------------------------------Over 4 w e ek s-------------------------------------------After 15 years of se rv ic e :4
Under 1 w eek _____________________________
1 w eek ------------------------------------------------------Over 1 and under 2 w eeks-------------------------2 w eeks-----------------------------------------------------Over 2 and under 3 w eeks-------------------------3 w eeks-----------------------------------------------------Over 3 and under 4 w eeks-------------------------4 w eeks-----------------------------------------------------Over 4 w e ek s------------------------------------------

E stablishm ents :lassified by extent of skilled nursing care provided—
P rim a ry
Some
None
United North­ South North West United N orth­ South North West United N orth­ South North West United N orth­ South North West
C entral
Central
C entral
States east
C entral
States east
States east
States east
Office, profes sional, and technical employee s— Continued
All establishm ents

(3)
21
1
41
n
22
1
5
1
(3)
21
1
40
(3)
20
(3)
8
1

i
11
(3)
43
(3)
23
2
13
2
1
11
(3)
43
(3)
22
(3)
15
2

34
4
36
(3)
11
1
34
4
36
(3)
10
2
"

21
39
1
28
1
(3)
21
36
1
25
8
(3)

i
20
(3)
48
25
2
1
20
(3)
48
24
3
(3)

(3)
23
1
41
(3>
21
(3)
5
1
(3)
23
1
40
(3)
19
(3)
7
1

1
12
(3)
43
1
23
1
13
2
1
12
(3)
43
1
22
1
14
2

36
4
36
(3)
10
1
36
4
36
(3)
10
1
"

23
38
1
28
1
23
36
1
23
8

i
23
(3)
46
23
2
1
23
(3)
46
22
2
"

6
(3)
44
1
29
2
8
1
6
(3)
43
(3)
27
13
1

5
43
(3)
24
6
18
5
42
23
26
"

6
1
40
20
6
1
40
11
9

10
42
1
34
3
3
10
38
1
36
5
3

4
54
38
4
4
54
34
6
2

13
50
32
3
13
44
38
3
“

§
Gu
oo

v

(0 3
-3 ni

10
12
78
10
12
78
-

17
60
24
17
47
36
-

13
64
22
13
62
25
-

Service and m aintenance employees
All full-tim e em p lo y ees-------------------------Method of payment
Em ployees in establishm ents providing
paid vacatio n s---------------------- ------ ---------------L ength-of-tim e paym ent---------------------------Other -------------------------------------------------------Em ployees in establishm ents providing
no paid v a c a tio n s----------------------------------------Amount of vacation pay2
After 1 year of service:
Under 1 week -------------------------------------------1 w eek ---------------------- -------------------------------Over 1 and under 2 w eeks-------------------------2 weeks —-------------------------------------------------Over 2 and under 3 w eeks-------------------------3 weeks —-------------------------------- ------ ----------Over 3 and under 4 w eeks-------------------------A fter 2 years of service:
Under 1 w eek_____________________________
1 w eek------------------------------------------------------Over 1 and under 2 w eeks-------------------------2 w eeks-----------------------------------------------------Over 2 and under 3 w eeks-------------------------3 w eeks-----------------------------------------------------Over 3 and under 4 w eeks-------------------------See footnotes at end of table,



100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

89
88
1
11

94
94
(3)
6

80
80
(3)
20

89
88
1
11

95
95
(3)
5

90
89
1
10

95
94
1
5

83
83
(3)
17

(3)
62
1
23
(3)
0
(3)
(3)
36
2
50
1
(’ )
(3)

(3)
48
(3)
44
1
(3)
-

(3)
58
2
17
(3)
(3)
(3)
41
4
35
(3)
(3)

1
67
1
19
(3)
(3)
38
2
48
1
(3)

1
78
1
15
1
41
2
52
-

1
67
1
20
(3)
(3)
(3)
39
3
47
1
(*)
(3)

(3)
51
1
41
1
(3)
23
2
67
2
(3)

(3)
63
2
15
(3)
1
(3)
44
4
34
(3)
1

(3)
21
2
69
2
i

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

90
89
1
10

96
87
96
86
1
(3)
4 . 13

96
96
4

68
68
32

89
87
2
11

98
98
2

79
79
(3)
21

84
84
16

68
68
32

82
82
18

79
79
(3)
21

1
71
1
14
(3)
(3)
41
2
46
(3)
(3)

1
83
(3)
12
1
45
2
48
-

44
2
41
(3)
(3)
22
1
63
1
(3)

32
62
1
2
-

35
2
32
24
2
43
-

51
1
36
28
(3)
59
1
-

54
5
39
-

6217
(3)
37
1
41
(3)

52
32
33
51
-

50
17
1
44
23
1
-

71
11
42
2
38
-

68
11
27
52
-

-

8
1
84
2
2

-

-

24
74
-

Table 42. Paid Vacations: United States and Regions— Continued
(P ercent of full- tim e nonsupervisory em ployees in nursing hom es and related facilities with form al provisions 1 for paid vacations
after selected periods of service, A pril 1968)
V acation policy

E stablishm ents classified by extent of skilled nursing care provided—
P rim ary
Some
None
North
United N orth­
United N orth­
United N orth­
North
North
United N orth­
North
States east South C entral West States east South C entral West States east South C entral West States east South C entral West
Service and m aintenance employees— Continued
All establishm ents

Amount of vacation p ay2— Continued
After 3 years of service:
Under 1 w eek ___________________ ___ _____
1 w eek ____________________________________
Over 1 and under 2 w eeks------------------------2 w eeks----------------------------------------------------Over 2 and under 3 w eeks------------------------3 w eeks----------------------------------------------------Over 3 and under 4 w eeks------------------------After 5 years of service:
Under 1 week _____________________________
1 w e ek ------------- ------ ---------------------------------Over 1 and under 2 w eeks------------------------2 w eeks___________________________________
Over 2 and under 3 w eeks------------------------3 w eeks----------------------------------------------------Over 3 and under 4 w eeks------------------------4 w eeks----------------------------------------------------After 10 years of service:
Under 1 w e e k --------------------------------- ---------1 w eek ---------------- ------------------------------------Over 1 and under 2 w eeks------------------------2 w eeks----------------------------------------------------Over 2 and under 3 w eeks------------------------3 w eeks----------------------------------------------------Over 3 and under 4 w eeks------------------------4 w eeks----------------------------------------------------Over 4 w e ek s-------------------------------------------After 15 years of se rv ic e :4
Under 1 w eek ------------------------------------------1 w e ek -----------------------------------------------------Over 1 and under 2 w eeks------------------------2 w eeks----------------------------------------------------Over 2 and under 3 w eeks------------------------3 w eeks----------------------------------------------------Over 3 and under 4 w eeks------------------------4 w eeks----------------------------------------------------Over 4 w e ek s--------------------------------------------

(3)
28
2
55
1
2
(3)
(3>
25
2
46
1
14
(3)
(3)
(3)
25
1
39
1
19
(3)
3
(3)
(3)
25
1
39
1
18
(3)
5
(3)

(3)
15
1
74
2
3
(3)
11
1
52
2
27
(3)
(3)
11
(3)
44
(3)
28
1
10
<3)
(3)
11
(3)
43
(3)
26
(3)
12
(3)

(3)
36
3
39
2
1
(3)
(3)
34
3
36
1
6
(3)
(3)
(3)
34
3
34
1
9
1
-

(3)
34
3
34
1
8
1

(3)
31
2
53
1
2
27
1
49
1
11
26
39
1
20
2
(3)
26
38
1
19
4
(3)

1
28
2
61
1
3
1
26
1
47
1
18
1
1
26
(3)
43
1
23
2
-

1
26
(3)
42
1
22
3
(3)

(3)
30
2
54
1
1
(3)
(3)
27
2
45
1
14
(3)
(3)
(3)
27
1
40
1
18
(3)
3
(3)
(3)
27
1
39
1
18
(3)
4
(3)

(3)
15
1
73
2
2
(3)
12
1
51
3
27
(3)
(3)
12
1
44
(3)
26
1
11
(3)
(3)
12
1
43
(3)
25
(3)
12
(3)

(3)
38
3
39
2
(3)
1
(3)
36
3
36
2
5
1
(3)
(3)
36
3
35
1
8
1

(3)
33
2
52
(3)
1
29
1
49
1
11
28
40
1
19
2

-

(3)
36
3
34
1
8
1

1
30
2
60
2
1
28
2
45
19
1
1
28
(3)
42
23
1
-

28
39
1
18
3

1
28
(3)
42
23
2

18
1
63
1
4
15
1
52
2
18
14
(3)
40
1
26
1
4
(3)
14
(3)
39
1
24
7
1

6
1
84
1
5
_
3
60
2
31
3
45
(3)
38
3
7

23
2
41
3
_

22
1
59
1
5
_

20
2
38
9
20
2
35
12
-

17
(3)
53
2
16
_
17
39
1
26
5
1
17
37
1
26
6
1

-

-

-

3
44
35
14

20
2
35
9
3

16
77
5
1
_
16
59
5
18
13
48
5
28
4

37
1
36
(3)
5
_
36
1
33
(3)
9
_
36
32
(3)
11
-

-

-

13
48
5
24
6
2

36
32
(3)
12
-

33
44
_
_
40
19
1
11
3
_
_
_
30
44
_
_
40
4
_
1
15
18
_
_
30
44
- "
40
4
1
15
18
_
30
44
40
4
1
15
18
-

_

42
2
38
_
42
2
38 _
_
_
_
42
35
_
5
_
42
35
5
_

26
43
10
_
26
43
10
_
_
26
43
10
_
26
40
13
_

1 Data relate to establishm ent provisions applying to a m ajority of their full-tim e em ployees in the occupational group specified.
2 P eriods of service w ere chosen a rb itra rily and do not necessarily reflect the individual establishm ent provisions for progression. For exam ple, changes in proportions indicated
at 10 years m ay include changes in provisions occurring between 5 and 10 years.
* L ess than 0.5 percent.
4 Vacation provisions w ere virtually the same after longer periods of service.
NOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual item s may not equal totals.




01
(0

Table 43. Paid Vacations: Selected Areas
(P ercen t of full-tim e nonsupervisory employees in nursing homes and related facilities with form al provisions for paid vacations
after selected periods of service, A pril 1968)
Los A ngelesLong Beach
San
New Phila­
V acation policy
Atlanta Balti­ Boston Buffalo Chic ago Cincin­ C leve­ D allas and Anaheim— Memphis M inneapolis— York delphia Portland F rancisco—
m ore
land
nati
St. Paul
Santa AnaOakland
G arden Grove
O ffice, professional, and technical employees
All full-tim e em ployees---------------------------

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

92
92
8

100
100
-

100
100
-

99
99
1

97
97
3

100
100
-

90
90
10

98
98
2

98
91
7
2

96
93
3
4

100
100
-

100
100
-

■

87
87
13

100
100
-

“

94
94
6

■

■

-

23
9
33
5
15
16
4
51
5
15
4
67
5
15
4
67
5
15
-

27
3
64
6
16
3
62
19
10
3
61
26
6
3
63
21
7

42
3
49
25
3
63
3
24
3
65
3
21
3
48
22
-

44
48
8
19
4
69
8
5
(3)
87
8
62
3
23
-

1
46
51
2
13
85
2
11
83
3
-

52
45
21
76
14
66
17
11
61
25
-

53
47
12
5
84
12
5
84
_
7
5
55
33
-

4
28
3
53
26
7
54
24
3
57
4
15
3
66
4
-

71
20
43
47
34
53
4
33
42
16
-

63
29
7
26
65
7
26
65
7
26
52
7
13
-

79
18
26
3
50
19
6
18
55
19
6
_
72
9
12

6
52
6
32
4
24
1
34
26
5
3
21
1
36
_
30
5
3
5
2
26
51
9

63
2
35
22
2
73
2
18
76
2
4
8
82
1
8
-

35
•65
17
83
17
83
_
_
_
_
17
79
4
-

78
22
21
79
14
76
10
_
9
46
35
10

Method of payment
Em ployees in establishm ents providing
paid vacations----------------------------------------------Length-of-tim e paym ent__________________
O ther---------------------- ------ --------------------------Em ployees in establishm ents providing
no paid v a c a tio n s----------------------------------------Amount of vacation pay 2
After 1 year of service:
Under 1 week -------------------------------------------1 w eek ------------------------------------------------------Over 1 and under 2 w eeks-------------------------2 w eeks----------------------------------------------------Over 2 and under 3 w eeks-------------------------3 w eeks----------------------------------------------------Over 3 and under 4 w eeks-------------------------4 w eeks______ ________ _____ ___________
Over 4 weeks--------------------------------------------After 2 years of service:
Under 1 w eek ------------------------------------ ------ 1 w eek------------------------------------------------------Over 1 and under 2 w eeks-------------------------2 w eeks----------------------------------------------------Over 2 and under 3 w eeks_________________
3 w eeks__________________ _____________ _
Over 3 and under 4 w eeks-------------------------4 w eeks----------------------------------------------------Over 4 weeks--------------------------------------------After 3 years of service:
Under 1 w eek _____________________ _______
1 w eek ------------------------------------------------------Over 1 and under 2 w eeks-------------------------2 w eeks-----------------------------------------------------Over 2 and under 3 w eeks-------------------------3 w eeks----------------------------------------------------Over 3 and under 4 w eeks-------------------------4 w eeks----------------------------------------------------Over 4 weeks---------------- ---------------------------A fter 5 years of service:
Under 1 w eek-------------------------------------------1 w eek------------------------------------------------------Over 1 and under 2 w eeks-------------------------2 w eeks----------------------------------------------------Over 2 and under 3 w eeks-------------------------3 w eeks----------------------------------------------------Over 3 and under 4 w eeks-------------------------4 w eeks----------------------------------------------------Over 4 weeks--------------------------------------------See footnotes at end of table,



"

11

2

10
70
17
1
2

8

Table 43.

Paid Vacations:

Selected Areas— Continued

.(Percent of fu ll-tim e nonsupervisory em ployees in nursing hom es and related fa cilities with form al provisions 1 for paid vacations
after selected periods of serv ice, April 1968)

V acation policy

Los A ngelesSan
Long Beach
New Phila­
leve­
Atlanta B alti­ Boston Buffalo Chicago Cincin­ Cland Dallas and Anaheim - Memphis M inneapolis— York delphia Portland F ran cisco—
m ore
St. Paul
nati
Oakland
Santa A naG arden Grove
Office, professional, and technical em ployees— Continued

Amount of vacation pay2— Continued
After 10 years of service:
Under 1 week -------------------------------------------1 w eek -------------------------------- —-........................
Over 1 and under 2 weeks------------------------2 w eeks___________________________________
Over 2 and under 3 w eeks-------------------------3 w eeks------ „----------- ----- -------------- ------------Over 3 and under 4 w eeks..................................
4 w eeks------- --------------- ----- --------------------Over 4 weeks--------------------------------------------After 15 years of se rv ic e :4
Under 1 w e ek --------------------- ----- --------------- 1 w eek---------------------------- ----------------------Over 1 and under 2 w eeks------------------------2 w eeks___________________________________
Over 2 and under 3 w eeks------------------------3 w eeks----------------------------------------------------Over 3 and under 4 w eeks------------------------4 w eeks----------------------------------------------------Over 4 weeks---------------------------------------------

4
67
5
15
4
55
5
28
-

6
3
43
41
.
7
6
3
43
41
7
'

21
3
45
14
11
21
3
45
14
11

52
3
17
27
1
/ 42
28
29
1

10
30
56
1
2
10
22
64
1
2

11
54
32
11
54
32
'

7
37
55
7
37
27
28

15
3
66
4
15
3
66
4
-

33
35
23
33
35
23
-

26
52
7
13
26
52
7
13
"

6
64
17
12
6
64
17
12

3
2
19
61
11
3
2
18
62
11

8
74
18
8
74
18
"

17
79
4
17
79
4
-

9
42
36
13
9
42
25
22
2

Service and m aintenance em ployees
All full-tim e em p loyees------------------------- 100
Method of payment
Em ployees in establishm ents providing
paid v a c a tio n s______________________________ 86
Length-of-tim e paym ent---------------------------- 86
O ther--------------------------------------------------------Em ployees in establishm ents providing
14
no paid v a c a tio n s---------------------------------------Amount of vacation pay2
After 1 year of service:
Under 1 w eek ------- ----- -----------------------------1 w eek -----------------------------------------------------28
Over 1 and under 2 w eeks---------- -------------5
37
2 w eeks----------------------------------------------------Over 2 and under 3 w eeks™ ...........................— 10
3 w eeks----------------------------------------------------Over 3 and under 4 w eeks------------------------After 2 years of service:
Under 1 week _____________________________
1 w e ek -----------------------------------------------------21
2
Over 1 and under 2 w eeks------------------------2 w eeks----------------------------------------------- ----53
Over 2 and under 3 w eeks------------------------10
3 w eeks----------------------------------- ----------------Over 3 and under 4 w eeks-------------------------See footnotes at end of table.




100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

96
96
4

98
98
2

100
100
"

100
100
-

97
97
3

100
100
“

83
83
17

92
92
8

97
97

93
87
5
7

98
98
“
2

99
99
-

100
100
-

100
98
2
“

74
3
19
-

52
4
42
-

57
43
-

-

-

3
61
36
-

29
4
65
-

22
6
72
-

48
2
47
18
2
77
-

62
38
27
5
68
-

5
49
6
23
34
11
38
-

72
20
46
46
-

97
65
32
-

80
12
27
10
51
-

18
80
2
93
3
-

71
2
27
19
2

84
16
54
46
-

“
79
21
21
79
-

-

44
10
43
-

-

-

17
83
-

3

5

(3)

77
2

-

Table 43.

Paid Vacations:

Selected Areas— Continued

(P ercen t of fu ll-tim e nonsupervisory em ployees in nursing hom es and related fa cilities with form al p rovisio n s1 for paid vacations
after selected periods of ser v ice , April 1968)

Vacation policy

Los A ngelesLong Beach
San
leve­
New Phila­
Atlanta Balti­ Boston Buffalo Chicago Cincin­ Cland Dallas and Anaheim— M emphis Minne apoli s— York delphia Portland F ran cisco—
more
nati
St. Paul
Santa AnaOakland
G arden Grove
Service and m aintenance em ployees— Continued

Amount of vacation pay2— Continued
After 3 years of service:
Under 1 w eek --------------------------- ------------- —
1 w eek------------------------------------------------------Over 1 and under 2 w eeks™ ---------------------2 w eeks----------------------------- -------------------- —
Over 2 and under 3 w eeks-------------------------3 w eeks-----------------------------------------------------Over 3 and under 4 w eeks...................................
After 5 years of service:
Under 1 week -------------------------------------------1 w eek __________ ______ __________________
Over 1 and under 2 w eeks.......-..................... .
2 w eeks-----------------------------------------------------Over 2 and under 3 w eeks-------------------------3 w eeks----------------------------- ----- ------- ---------Over 3 and under 4 w eeks-------------------------4 w eeks---------------------------------------------------- After 10 years of service:
Under 1 w eek --------------------------------—-....... —1 w eek ------- ----- ----------------------------------------Over 1 and under 2 w eeks-------------------------2 w eeks________________ ____ _______ ___ ___
Over 2 and under 3 w eeks-------------------------3 w eeks-----------------------------------------------------Over 3 and under 4 w eeks-------------- ----------4 w eeks-----------------------------------------------------Over 4 w e ek s-------------------------------------------After 15 years of se rv ic e :4
Under 1 w eek ---------------------- ----------- ---------1 w eek ------------------------------------------------------Over 1 and under 2 w eeks-------------------------2 w eeks------------------------------ ----------------- ---Over 2 and under 3 w eeks-------------------------3 w eeks---------------------------- ----- -........................
Over 3 and under 4 w eeks--------------- ----- ---4 w eeks-----------------------------------------------------Over 4 w e ek s--------------------------------- -- ----

14
2
60
10
9
2
57
10
9
9
2
57
10
9
9
2
38
10
28
-

15
3
78
10
3
79
4
.
10
3
63
6
15
10
3
63
6
15
-

25
4
69
19
4
55
19
19
4
53
14
7
19
4
53
14
7

6
2
92
2
75
2
20
2
49
2
36
10
1
2
37
48
12
1

13
83
4
13
64
24
13
21
62
4
13
15
68
-

4

10
2
72
12
8
2
60
26
8
2
53
33
8
2
53
33
-

27
5
68
18
5
61
17
18
44
38
18
44
24
14

32
6
40
5
24
6
48
5
24
6
48
5
24
6
48
5
-

37
52
3
36
41
15
36
32
24
36
32
24
-

65
32
65
32
65
32
65
32
-

12
10
65
5
~
12
73
7
12
61
20
12
61
20
"

2
89
3
4
2
29
3
63
2
2
20
45
31
2
20
43
34

15
2
79
3
7
2
81
2
7
7
2
69
22
7
2
69
22
-

54
46
-

14
78
8

47
47
5
47
47
5
47
47
5
-

9
42
41
8
9
38
42
11
9
36
33
20
2

1 Data relate to establishm ent provisions applying to a m ajority of their fu ll-tim e em ployees in the occupational groups specified.
2 Periods of serv ice were chosen arbitrarily and do not n ecessarily reflect the individual establishm ent provisions for progression. For exam ple, changes in proportions indicated
at 10 years may include changes in provisions occurring between 5 and 10 years.
* L ess than 0.5 percent.
4 Vacation provisions w ere virtually the sam e after longer periods of service.
NOTE: B ecause of rounding, sum§ of individual item s may not equal totals.




Table 44.

Health, Insurance, and Pension Plans:

United States and Regions

(P ercent of fu ll-tim e nonsupervisory em ployees in nursing hom es and related fa cilities with specified health, insurance, and pension plans, April 1968)

Type of p lan 1

All full-tim e em ployees_________________
Em ployees in establishm ents providing:
Life in su ran ce.........................................................
E m ployer financed____________ _____ __
Jointly financed______ _________________
A ccidental death and dism em berm ent
insurance
E m ployer financed_________________ ___
Jointly financed__________ ___ ______ ___
Sickness and accident insurance
or sick leave or both2.......... ................. .........
Sickness and accident insurance_______
Em ployer financed__________________
Jointly financed________________ ___
Sick leave (full pay, no
waiting period). ._ __ __________ ___
Sick leave (partial pay
or waiting period)____________________
H ospitalization insuran ce_________ ________
Em ployer financed..........................................
Jointly financed.............................. .................
Surgical insurance________________ ________
Em ployer financed..........................................
Jointly financed...............................................
M edical in su ran ce........ ............_..........................
Em ployer financed.____________________
Jointly financed..... .........................................
C atastrophe insurance_______ _____________
Em ployer financed_________ ____________
Jointly financed................................... .............
Pension p la n s........... .............................................
Em ployer financed_____________________
Jointly financed__ ____ _________________
No p la n s__________________________________
See footnotes at end of table.




E stabli shm ents classified by extent of skilled nursing care providedP rim ary
Some
None
United N orth­ South North West United N orth­ South N orth West United N orth­ South North West United N orth­ South North West
State s east
C entral
C entral
States east
C entral
States east
C entral
State s east
Office, professional, and technical em ployees
100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

25
14
11
17
9
8
42
10
7
3
34
4
39
20
19
36
17
19
33
15
17
17
7
9
10
6
3
39

26
18
7
19
13
6
58
18
17
1
52
1
38
25
14
32
18
13
30
17
13
14
7
6
16
11
5
30

25
9
17
18
6
12
30
6
3
3
21
5
37
17
20
35
15
20
27
12
15
16
7
9
3
1
2
49

16
9
7
8
5
3
37
6
4
3
30
3
30
12
18
28
10
18
26
9
16
9
2
7
10
6
3
48

36
20
17
24
12
11
41
5
5
28
9
59
28
31
59
28
31
58
27
31
37
17
19
8
6
2
27

24
12
11
16
8
8
41
10
7
3
33
4
38
19
19
35
15
19
31
14
18
16
7
9
9
6
3
41

25
18
7
20
13
6
59
18
17
1
51
1
38
25
13
31
18
13
29
16
13
14
7
7
15
10
5
29

26
8
17
18
6
12
28
7
3
3
19
5
36
15
20
33
13
21
27
11
15
15
6
9
2
1
1
50

15
8
7
7
4
3
33
6
3
2
27
2
29
11
18
27
9
18
25
8
16
7
2
7
9
6
4
51

34
16
18
23
12
12
39
5
5
26
9
56
24
32
56
24
32
55
23
32
36
16
20
5
5
29

30
22
8
20
14
6
54
11
8
3
47
5
47
28
19
45
26
19
41
24
16
18
11
8
18
11
6
28

28
22
6
19
15
4
54
18
17
1
52
40
23
17
34
19
15
32
21
11
10
6
4
21
16
6
36

24
15
9
23
14
9
45
2
2
39
6
57
39
19
57
39
19
38
24
14
31
19
12
10
3
8
36

24
15
9
16
10
6
58
11
6
5
46
7
35
15
20
34
13
21
31
11
20
9
3
6
13
11
2
25

52
44
8
27
19
8
55
4
4
44
11
78
55
23
78
55
23
78
55
23
44
28
15
25
10
14
13

14
10
4
4
4
24
3
3
"
21
25
20
5
25
20
5
25
20
5
2
2
14
14
51

5
_
5
5
5
78
-

_
_
_
•
9
-

35
27
8
8
8
3
-

78
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
78
78
10

9
25
25
25
25
25
25
-

3
35
27
8
35
27
8
35
27
8
-

d
o
3
G
0)

V

Os
c
flj
M
C
ti
2
a
G
•H
1

-

67

-

63

Table 44.

Health, Insurance, and Pension Plans:

2

United States and Regions— Continued

(P ercent of full-tim e nonsupervisory employees in nursing homes and related facilities with specified health, insurance, and pension plans, April 1968)
Type of plan 1

All full-tim e em ployees
Em ployees in establishm ents providing:
Life in su ran ce .............................. ....... .......... .......
Em ployer financed_____________________
Jointly financed______________________
Accidental death and dism em berm ent
insurance________________________________
Em ployer fin anced___
Jointly financed________________________
Sickness and accident insurance
or sick leave or both2
Sickness and accident insurance..... ..........
Em ployer financed__________________
Jointly financed—______________ ____
Sick leave (full pay, no
waiting period)__ ___ _________________
Sick leave (partial pay
or waiting period)..___________________
H ospitalization insurance__________________
Em ployer financed_____________________
Jointly financed..___________ ____________
Surgical insurance________________________
Em ployer financed_____________________
Jointly financed.................................. ..............
M edical in su ran ce _________________ ______
Em ployer financed___ __________________
Jointly financed......................... ........................
C atastrophe insuran ce........................................
Em ployer financed......................... ....... ..........
Jointly financed________________________
Pension p la n s_____________________________
Em ployer financed.............. .............................
Jointly financed________________________
No plan s.................................................................

E stablishm ents classified by extent of skilled nursing care providedP rim ary
Some
None
United N orth­ South North West United N orth­ South N orth West United N orth­ South North West United N orth­ South North West
State s east
States east
C entral
C entral
States east
C entral
States east
C entral
Service and maintenance employe es
All establishm ents

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

23
13
10
15
9
6
37
9
6
3
29
4
35
17
18
32
15
18
29
13
16
13
5

34
27
7
27
21
6
58
24
21
3
52
2
41
30
11
33
22
11
31
20
11
9
4
5
20
13
7
31

19
6
13
14
5
10
27
5
3
2
20
4
31
11
20
30
10
20
21
7
15
13
4
10
4
1
3
53

16
9
7
7
4
3
32
7
3
3
24
4
26
10
15
24
9
15
21
8
13
7
2
6

31
17
14
19
10
8
37
4
4
27
8
55
27
28
55
27
28
54
26
28
32
17
15

24
13
11
16
9
7
36
10
7
3
28
4
35
17
18
32
14
18
29
12
16
14
5
9

36
29
7
29
23
6
58
25
22
3
52
2
42
31
11
33
22
11
31
20
11
10
4
6
19
13
6
30

20
7
14
.15
5
10
26
5
4
2
18
5
30
10
20
29
9
21
21
6
15
12
3
9

15
8
7
6
3
3
29
6
3
3
22
3
25
10
15
23
8
15
20
7
13
8
1
6

30
14
16
19
10
9
37
4
4
25
9
55
24
31
55
24
31
54
23
31
33
16
17

26
17
8
17
10
7
48
11
7
4
40
6
40
23
17
39
22
17
34
19
15
14
8
6
13

6
6
_
_

2
2
2
_
2
15
_
_
15
4
4
4
4
4
4
4

32

36

41
35
6
21
15
6
49
2
2
41
8
68
48
21
68
48
21
68
48
21
38
27
11
19
8
11
22

6
4
2
4
3
1
17
1
1
_
16
1
12
6
6
9
5
4
9
5
4
5
1

53

15
6
10
14
4
10
35
3
1
2
31
3
39
20
19
39
20
19
25
10
15
19
8
11
9
3
6
49

22
13
9
13
9
4
48
10
6
4
35
9
31
13
18
30
13
17
26
11
15
5
2

1
53

35
28
7
24
16
8
61
26
20
5
59
45
31
14
41
26
15
39
25
14
10
6
4
27
18
9
24

5
5
_
5
5
_
15
_
_
13
2
14
9
5
11
7
5
11
7
5
5
5
-

12
10
2
7
5
2
11
_
_
_
11
12
10
2
12
10
2
12
10
2
5
5
5
5
-

8
8
5
3

44

Includes only those plans for which at least
however, plans required by State tem porary disability
of legal requirem ents.
2 Unduplicated total of em ployees receiving sick
NOTE: Because of rounding, sum s of individual




7
4
3

51

5
3
2
33

8
5
3

45

3
2

7
4
3

2
2

8
5

3
7

6
1
39

4
4

1
3
76

29
3
3
_
26
14
_
14
6
6
6
6
6
6
66

-

4

15
15
81

80

77

part of the cost is borne by the em ployer and excludes legally required plans such as w orkm en's com pensation and social security;
insurance laws are included if the em ployer contributes m ore than is legally required, or the em ployees receive benefits in excess
leave or sickness and accident insurance shown separately.
item s may not equal totals.

Table 45.

Health, Insurance, and Pension Plans:

Selected Areas

{Percent of full-tim e nonsupervisory employees in nursing homes and related facilities with specified health, insurance, and pension plans, A pril 1968)
Los A ngelesSan
Long Beach
New Phila­
leve­
Type of plan 1
Atlanta B alti­ Boston Buffalo Chicago Cincin­ Cland Dallas and Anaheim— Memphis Minne apoli s— York delphia Portland F ran cisco St. Paul
nati
more
Oakland
Santa AnaG arden Grove
Office, professional, and technical employees
All full-tim e em ployees---------------- --------- Em ployees in establishm ents providing:
Life in su ran ce------------------------------------------Em ployer fin an ced ---------------------- ----- —
Jointly fin an ced -----------------------------------A ccidental death and dism em berm ent
insurance ----------------------------------------------Em ployer financed------------------------------Jointly financed-------------------------------- —
Sickness and accident insurance
or sick leave or bo th2----------------------------Sickness and accident insurance-----------Em ployer financed--------------------------Jointly financed —------- ----------------- —
Sick leave (full pay, no
waiting period)-----------------------------------Sick leave (partial pay or
waiting period)____________ _________
H ospitalization insurance....................................
Em ployer financed------------------------------Jointly financed-----------------------------------Surgical insurance------------------------------- ----Em ployer fin an ced --------------------- ----- ---Jointly financed-------------------------------- —
M edical in su ran ce ------------------------------------Em ployer fin an ced -------- ---------------------Jointly fin an ced -------------- — ........................
C atastrophe in s u ra n c e -----------------------------Em ployer financed----------------------------—
Jointly financed------------------------------- ---Pension plan s-------------------------------------------Em ployer financed------------------------------Jointly financed.............................................No p lan s---------------------------------------------------See footnotes at end of table.




100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

23
23
23
23
44
4
4
44
-

20
20
1
1
61
16
4
13
44
17
22
8
14

14
12
3
9
6
3
29
8
5
3
23
37
17
19
37
17
19
37
17
19
20
14
6

10
10
70
7
7
63
18
12
6
18
12
6
18
12
6
3
3
-

17
9
8
10
6
4
50
12
8
4
45
75
41
34
65
33
32
64
32
32
6
3
4
9
4
5
21

9
5
4
5
5
33
4
4
33
18
7
11
25
13

50
12
37
4
4
67
4
4
58
5
37
19
18
33
15
18
33
15
18
23
23
42
9
33
24

22
5
17
22
5
17
48
3
3
31
14
48
17
31
48
17
31
45
17
28
43
17
26
5
5
42

57
28
29
26
14
12
31
3
3
22
9
78
42
36
78
42
36
78
42
36
39
15
25
13
11
2
19

29
29
29
29
45
32
32
45

20
3
17
3
3
44
7
7
-

64
57
7
61
54

11
5
6
6
3
2
66
5
5
60

19
7
12
19
7
12
27
13
14
69
26
43
69
26
43
69
26
43

18
14
3
3
3
58
35
23
77
33
44
77
33

12

4

7
12
4
7
12
4
7

22
8
14
22
8

4
4

14
16
4
13
7

15
46

35

18
3

3

4

4
4
-

45

30

11
8

4
4
8
4
4
9
4

5
54

29
7
22
60
7
54
45
7
38
4
-

4
22

44
35
18
18
35
18
18
35
18
18
21
12
10
15
9
6
36

7

91
-63
61
2
85
78

73
5
41
36
5
40
36
4
9
7

2

57
45
12
6

4

13
7
6
13
7
6
10
4
6
3

1
1

4
4

31

16

4

12
7
7
21

44
77

33
49
27
22
10

44
7

4

18

Table 45.

Health, Insurance, and Pension Plans:

Selected Areas— Continued

(P ercen t of full-tim e nonsupervisory employees in nursing hom es and related facilities with specified health, insurance, and pension plans, A pril 1968)
T y p e of plan 1

Atlanta

Balti­
more

Boston

Buffalo

Chicago

Cincin­
nati

Cleve­
land

........ L o s A n g e l e s Long Beach
Dallas an d A n a h e i m —
Santa AnarGarden Grove

Memphis

Minneapolis—
St. P a u l

New
York

Phila­
delphia

San
Portl a n d F r a n c i s c o —
Oakland

Service an d m a i n t e n a n c e e m p l o y e e s

All full-time e m p l o y e e s ------------------E m p l o y e e s in e s t a b lishments providing:
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 ------------- ---------Jointly f i n a n c e d -------------------------A c c idental death an d 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 ----------------------Jointly f i n a n c e d -------------------- ----—
Sick n e s s a n d accident insur a n c e
or sick leave or both 2 ____________ _____ ___
S i c k n e s s a nd accident 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 ------------------Jointly f i n a n c e d _______________________
Sick leave (full pay, no
waiting period)----------- -------------Sick leave (partial p a y or
waiting period)-------------------------Hospitalization 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 ----------------------Jointly f i n a n c e d -------------------------Surgical 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 ---- -----------------Jointly 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 ----------------------Jointly f i n a n c e d ...... ...... .... ........ .
C a t a s t r 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 ----- ----------------Jointly f i n a n c e d -------------------------P e n s i o n p l a n s -------------------------------E m p l o y e r f i n a n c e d ----------------------Jointly f i n a n c e d -------------------------N o p l a n s --------------------------------------

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

14
14

6
6

15
12
3

10
10

19
12
7

6
2
4

39
12
27

22
3
20

47
22
25

27
27

15
2
14

79
76
3

22
16
6

12
4
8

15
13
3

14
14

2
2
-

8
5
3

-

10
5
5

2
2
-

4
4

22
3
20

18
10
7

27
27

5
5

77
72
5

9
8
2

12
4
8

4
4
-

29
3
3

61
4
4
-

38
11
9
3

67
8
8
-

35
14
8
6

40
4
4

61
4
4
-

35
4
4
-

32
3
3

26
17
17

36
5
5
-

94
65
65
-

56
12
12
-

22
-

56
-

29

51

31

59

28

40

52

20

26

26

36

91

50

3

39

11
5
6
11
5
6
11
5
6
3
3
13
4
9
59

10
10
10
10
10
10
10
4
4
-

39
15
24
39
15
24
39
15
24
21
10
11
5
5
40

2
71
50
22
59
38
21
60
39
21
5
3
2
9
5
4
24

25
7
18
30
12
18
9
4
5
9
4
5
12
4
8
51

5
33
19
14
29
15
14
29
15
14
16
16
31
9
22
29

11
32
10
23
32
10
23
27
10
18
26
10
17
3
3
50

6
69
37
32
69
37
32
69
37
32
33
15
18
4
3
1
27

31
5
26
49
5
44
22
5
17

31
16
15
31
16
15
31
16
15
21
11
10
13
9
4
47

2
83
78
3
43
39
3
40
39
2
57
45
12
2

2
25
15
9
25
15
9
21
12
9
5
5

20
50
16
34
50
16
34
50
16
34
14
6
8
8
8
47

18
75
31
44
75
31
44
75
31
44
40
23
18
7
3
4
21

9
3
6
34

-

16
14
2
16
14
2
16
14
2
6
6
30

-

-

14
14
28

-

9
9
-

37

1 Includes only those plans for which at least part of the cost is borne by the em ployer and excludes legally required plans such as w orkm en's com pensation and social security;
how ever, plans required by State tem porary disability insurance laws are included if the em ployer contributes m ore than is legally required, or the em ployees receive benefits in excess
of legal requirem ents.
2 Unduplicated total of em ployees receiving sick leave or sickness and accident insurance shown separately.
NOTE: Because of rounding, sum s of individual item s may not equal totals.




Appendix

A.

Scope

and

Method

of Survey

Scope of Survey
The su rv ey included p ro p rie ta ry and v o lu n tary (nonprofit) e stab lish m en ts1 un licensed
—
fa c ilitie s as w ell as those licen sed by the se v e ra l S tates— operatin g as n u rsin g hom es o r as
p erso n al c a re hom es. Types of e stab lish m en ts cov ered by the study include: S killed nu rsing
c a re hom es, con valescent hom es, re s t hom es, p e rso n a l c a re n u rsin g h o m es, and hom es fo r the
aged. E xcluded fro m the su rv ey w ere: H om es o p erated by governm ent agen cies (local, S tate,
and F ed e ra l); fa c ilitie s o p erated as d ep artm en ts of h o sp itals; and fa c ilitie s estab lish ed
p rim a rily to adm it alco h o lics, drug ad d icts, p erso n s who have m en tal or com m unicable
d ise a se s, and the blind.
The estab lish m en ts studied w ere se le cted fro m th ose w hich had at le a s t one em ployee
at the tim e of re fe re n c e of the data used in com piling the u n iv erse. The u n iv erse lis t w as
p re p a re d fro m the M a ste r F a c ilitie s Inventory developed by the U.S. D ep artm ent of H ealth,
E ducation, and W elfare.
The num ber of e stab lish m en ts and em ployees actu ally studied by the B u reau , and the
num ber estim a te d to have been w ithin scope of the su rv ey during the p ay ro ll p erio d studied,
a re shown in the tab le on the follow ing page.
M ethod of Study
D ata w ere obtained by p e rso n a l v isits of B u reau field staff under the d irectio n of the
B u reau 's A ssista n t R egional D ire c to rs for O p eratio n s. The su rvey w as conducted on a sam ple
b a sis. To obtain a p p ro p riate a c c u ra c y at m inim um co st, a g re a te r p ro p o rtio n of la rg e than
of sm all e stab lish m en ts w as studied. In com bining the data, how ever, all estab lish m en ts
w ere given th e ir a p p ro p riate w eight. A ll e stim a te s a re p re se n te d , th e re fo re , as relatin g to
all estab lish m en ts w ithin the definition of the study ra th e r than those actu ally v isited . If an
assig n ed estab lish m en t w as not in o p eratio n or in scope of the su rv ey in A p ril 1968, the
estab lish m en t w as dropped from the survey. A pproxim ately 4 p e rc e n t of the estab lish m en ts
refu sed to give in fo rm ation fo r 1967. O ther e stab lish m en ts w hich had sim ila r c h a ra c te ris tic s
w ere in c re a se d in w eight to account for such estab lish m en ts.
E sta b lish m en t D efin ition

An estab lish m en t, fo r p u rp o ses of th is study, is defined as a single p h y sical location
w here n u rsin g a n d /o r p e rso n a l c a re is provided. An estab lish m en t is not n e c e ss a rily id en tical
w ith a com pany o r o rgan ization , w hich m ay c o n sist of one or m o re se p a ra te e stab lish m en ts.
The te rm s e sta b lish m e n t, facility , and hom e a re used in terch an g eab ly in th is bulletin.
Type of E stab lish m en t
T abulations by type of estab lish m en t p e rta in to the extent of sk illed nu rsing c a re
provided: As a p rim a ry function, as a secon dary function, o r none. Skilled n u rsin g c a re , for
p u rp o ses of th is su rv ey , includes nu rsing se rv ic e s and p ro c e d u re s used to c a re fo r the sick
and re q u ire s tra in in g , judgm ent, tech n ical know ledge, and sk ills beyond those of the u n train ed
p erso n . The sk ills involve ad m in isterin g m edicatio ns and c a rry in g out p ro c e d u re s according
to the o rd e rs , in stru c tio n s, and p re sc rip tio n s of a p h y sician o r surgeon. F a c ilitie s c la ssifie d
as having sk illed nu rsing c a re included only th ose e stab lish m en ts th at provided the se rv ic e s
of a re g is te re d n u rse a n d /o r a licen sed p ra c tic a l n u rse at le a st p a rt of the day.
Type of O w nership
T abulations by types ofo w n ersh ip re fe r to those fa c ilitie s th at w ere o p e ra te d fo r p ro fit
(p ro p rietary ) and those th at w ere owned and o p erated by nonprofit o rg an izatio n s (voluntary).



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Estimated Number of Establishments and Employees Within Scope of Survey and Number Studied,
Nursing Homes and Related Facilities, April 1968
Number of establishments

Employees in establishments
Within scope of study

Region1 and area2

United States--------------------------Northeast---------------------------------------Boston, Mass-----------------------------Buffalo, N .Y ..............- ........................
New York, N.Y —.............................
Philadelphia, Pa. —N. J--------------South--------------------------------------------Atlanta, Ga-------------------------------Baltimore, M d--------------------------Dallas, T e x -----------------------------Memphis, Term. —Ark----------------North Central---------------------------------Chicago, 111-----------------------------Cincinnati, Ohio—Ky. —Ind--------Cleveland, Ohio------------------------Minneapolis—St. Paul, Minn------West----------------------------------------------Los Angeles—Long Beach
and Anaheim—Santa Ana—
Garden Grove, C alif----------------Portland, Oreg. —Wash--------------San Francisco—Oakland, Calif-----Establishments primarily providing
skilled nursing care
United States---------------------------------Northeast----------------------------------South---------------------------------------North Central----------------------------West-----------------------------------------Establishments providing some
skilled nursing care
United States--------------------------------Northeast----------------------------------South---------------------------------------North Central----------------------------West-----------------------------------------Establishments not providing
skilled nursing care
United States---------------------------------Northeast----------------------------------South---------------------------------------North Central----------------------------West------------------------------------------

Studied

Nonsupervisory employees

Within scope
of study

Studied

17,565
4,308
474
72
371
318
3,832
46
84
89
23
6,274
344
123
96
141
3,151

1,478
353
38
27
57
42
358
19
26
24
11
519
58
28
21
28
248

462,401
122,777
11,564
3-, 078
18,608
13,348
102,947
1,761
3,560
2,531
726
163,491
14,539
3,574
3,386
5,526
73,186

424,362
111,189
10,457
2,636
16,983
12,262
93,414
1,644
3,098
2,323
691
151,608
13,255
3,289
2,996
5,093
68,151

45,092
14,011
1,174
228
2,154
1,995
10,732
268
264
242
91
13,040
1,654
407
466
233
7,309

573
138
467

58
25
38

16,852
2,861
7,448

15,547
2,637
6,757

1,819
166
737

10,110
1,614
4,050

2,708
902
1,641

10,553
2,382
2,504
3,792
1,875

1,026
241
276
342
167

361,774
98,032
84,294
121,524
57,924

335,473
90,072
77,504
113,390
54,507

38,931
11,963
9,817
10,961
6,190

183,912
38,522
51,548
62,148
31,694

59,895
18,569
13,843
19,766
7,717

3,354
894
792
1,363
305

307
73
60
128
46

79,570
19,883
15,164
34,183
10,340

72,085
17,260
13,330
31,963
9,532

5,850
2,035
860
1,957
998

42,268
8,695
9,114
18,866
5,593

15,892
3,649
2,273
7,184
2, 786

3,658
1,032
536
1,119
971

145
39
22
49
35

21,057
4,862
3,489
7,784
4,922

16,804
3,857
2,580
6,255
4,112

311
13
55
122
121

9,477
2,146
1,801
3,288
2,242

1,585
332
254
611
388

Total3

Total4

Full time
Office clerical, Service and
professional,
and technical maintenance

Total

235,657 . 77,372
49,363
22,550
1,886
3,073
1,732
1,330
10,102
5,773
2,836
5,693
62,463
16,370
1,155
1,339
2,204
1,486
1,504
1,189
481
457
84,302
27,561
7,139
3,638
2,293
1,436
1,919
1,282
1,857
2,170
39,529
10,891

1 The regions used in this study include: Northeast—Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York,
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont; South—Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky,
Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia; North
Central—Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin;
and West—Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. Alaska
and Hawaii were not included in the survey.
2 For definitions of areas, see footnote 1, tables 21—35.
3 Includes executive, administrative employees, members of religious orders, and others excluded from the nonsupervisory
employee categories shown separately.
4 Includes both full- and part-time employees. Part-time employees are those who were regularly scheduled to woik less
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Size of Com m unity
T abulations by size of com m unity p e rta in to m etro p o litan and nonm etrop olitan a re a s.
The te rm "m etro p o litan a re a , " as used in th is bu lletin , re fe rs to the S tandard M etropolitan
S ta tistic a l A reas as defined by the U.S. B u reau of the Budget through A p ril 1967.
E xcept in New E ngland, a S tandard M etro politan S ta tistic a l A rea is defined as a
county or group of contiguous counties w hich contains at le a s t one city of 50, 000 inhabitants
o r m o re. Contiguous counties to the one containing such a city a re included in a S tandard
M etropolitan S ta tistic a l A rea if, according to c e rta in c rite ria , they a re e sse n tia lly m e tro ­
politan in c h a ra c te r and a re so cially and econom ically in teg rated w ith the c e n tra l city. In
New England, the city and town a re ad m in istra tiv ely m o re im p o rtan t than the county, and a re
the units used to define S tandard M etropolitan S ta tistic a l A reas.
E m ploym ent
The e stim a te s of the num ber of em ployees w ithin scope of the study a re intended
as a g en e ra l guide to the size and com position of the lab o r fo rce included in the survey.
The advance planning n e c e ss a ry to m ake th is wage su rvey re q u ire d the use of lis ts of
estab lish m en ts assem b led co n sid erab ly in advance of the p ay ro ll p erio d studied. E stim a te s
of to tal em ploym ent include fu ll-tim e , p a rt-tim e , executive, and ad m in istrativ e em ployees,
as w ell as m em b ers of relig io u s o rd e rs. V olunteers w ere not co n sid ered as em ployees.
N o n su p erv iso ry E m ployees
The te rm "n o n su p e rv iso ry em ployees" includes both fu ll-tim e and p a rt-tim e em ­
ployees. It excludes executive and a d m in istra tiv e em ployees, as w ell as m em b ers of relig io u s
o rd e rs and v o lu n teers.
O ffice, P ro fe ssio n a l, and T echn ical E m p lo y ees. T his te rm includes all n o n su p er­
v iso ry em ployees engaged in c le ric a l, p ro fe ssio n al, o r tech n ical jobs.
S erv ice and M aintenance E m p lo y ees. The te rm " se rv ic e and m aintenance em ployees,"
as used in th is bu lletin , includes a ll n o n su p erv iso ry em ployees except those engaged in office
c le ric a l, p ro fe ssio n a l, or tech n ical jobs. It co v ers occupational groups such as un licensed
p ra c tic a l n u rs e s , nu rsing aid s, o rd e rlie s , m aintenance w o rk e rs, m aids and p o rte rs , and
kitchen w o rk e rs.
F u ll-T im e and P a rt-T im e E m ployees
F o r p u rp o ses of th is su rv ey , em ployees re g u la rly scheduled to w ork at le a s t 35 hours
a w eek w ere co n sid ered full tim e; th ose re g u la rly scheduled to w ork le ss than 35 ho urs a w eek
w ere co n sid ered p a rt tim e.
O ccupations S elected fo r Study
O ccupational c la ssific a tio n w as based on a uniform set of job d e scrip tio n s designed
to take account of in te re sta b lish m e n t and in te ra re a v a ria tio n s in duties w ithin the sam e
job. (See appendix B for th ese d escrip tio n s.) W orking su p e rv iso rs, a p p ren tices, le a rn e rs ,
b eg in n ers, tra in e e s , handicapped, te m p o ra ry , and p ro b atio n ary em ployees w ere not rep o rted
in the selected occupations but w ere included in the data for all n o n su p erv iso ry em ployees.
E arn in gs D ata
The earn in g s i n f o r m a t i o n re la te s to stra ig h t-tim e hourly earnin gs excluding
p rem iu m pay fo r o v ertim e and for w ork on w eekends and ho lidays, and the value of room ,
bo ard , o r o th er p e rq u isite s prov id ed in addition to cash paym ents. P ay m en ts fo r la te -sh ift
w ork and co st-o f-liv ijig allow ances w ere included as p a rt of the em ployees' re g u la r pay, but
paym ents such as C h ristm a s or y earen d bonuses w ere excluded.



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A verage (mean) ho urly ra te s o r w ages for each occupation or o th er groups of
w o rk e rs, such as m en ,'w o m en , or n o n su p erv iso ry em ployees, w ere calcu lated by w eighting
each ra te (or ho urly wage) by the num ber of w o rk ers receiving the ra te , to taling , and dividing
by the num ber of individuals. The ho urly w ages of sa la rie d w o rk ers w ere obtained by dividing
th e ir stra ig h t-tim e sa la ry by n o rm al ra th e r than actu al h o urs.
M edian desig n ates po sition , th at is , o n e-h alf of the em ployees survey ed receiv ed
m o re than th is ra te and on e-h alf receiv ed le ss. The m iddle range (the second and th ird
q u a rtile s) is defined by two ra te s of pay; on e-fo u rth of the em ployees earn ed le ss than the
low er of th ese ra te s and on e-fou rth earn ed m o re than the h igh er rate.
W eekly H ours W orked
D ata re fe r to the ho urs actu ally w orked by n o n su p erv iso ry em ployees during a w eek
of the p a y ro ll p erio d studied, but include ho urs for sick leav e, v acatio n s, ho lidays, e tc .,
paid fo r but not w orked.
Scheduled W eekly H ours
D ata re fe r to the predo m inan t w ork schedules of fu ll-tim e em ployees w orking on the
day shift. An av erag e fig u re w as used fo r em ployees re g u la rly scheduled to w ork a d ifferen t
num ber of h o u rs on altern atin g w eeks.
S upplem entary Wage P ro v isio n s
S upplem entary ben efits w ere tre a te d s ta tistic a lly on the b a sis th at if fo rm al p ro v i­
sions w ere applicable to on e-h alf or m o re of the fu ll-tim e n o n su p erv iso ry office c le ric a l,
p ro fe ssio n a l, and tech n ical em ployees (or the fu ll-tim e n o n su p erv iso ry se rv ic e and m a in te ­
nance em ployees), the ben efits w ere co n sid ered applicable to a ll such w o rk e rs. S im ilarly , if
few er than o n e-h alf of th ese em ployees w ere cov ered , the ben efits w ere co n sid ered nonexistent
for th at p a rtic u la r em ploym ent group in the estab lish m en t. B ecause of le n g th -o f-se rv ic e
and o ther elig ib ility re q u ire m e n ts, the p ro p o rtio n of w o rk e rs receiv in g the ben efits m ay be
s m a lle r than estim ated .
O v ertim e P re m iu m P a y . Data re fe r to p rem iu m pay p ro v isio n s fo r; (l) "D aily
o v ertim e" w ork over a specified num ber of h o u rs a day, re g a rd le ss of the num ber of ho urs
w orked on p rev io u s days of the pay p erio d ; and (2) "W eekly o v ertim e" w ork over a specified
num ber of h o u rs p e r w eek, re g a rd le s s of the day on w hich it is p erfo rm ed , the num ber of
h o u rs p e r day, or the num ber of. days w orked.
P a id H o lidays. P a id holiday p ro v isio n s re la te to fu ll-d ay and h alf-d ay holidays
provided annually.
P a id V acatio n s. The su m m a ries of vacatio n plans a re lim ited to fo rm al a rra n g e ­
m en ts, excluding in fo rm al plans w hereby tim e off w ith pay is gran ted at the d isc re tio n of the
em ployer o r the su p e rv iso r. P ay m en ts not on a tim e b asis w ere con verted ; for exam ple,
a paym ent of 2 p e rc e n t of annual earn in g s w as co n sid ered the equivalent of 1 w eek 's pay.
The p erio d s of se rv ic e for w hich data a re p re se n te d w ere selected to re p re se n t the m o st
com m on p ra c tic e s , but they do not n e c e ssa rily re fle c t individual estab lish m en t p ro v isio n s for
p ro g re ssio n . F o r exam ple, the changes in p ro p o rtio n s in dicated at 10 y e a rs of se rv ic e m ay
include changes w hich o c c u rre d betw een 5 and 10 y e a rs.
H ealth, In su ran ce, and P en sio n P la n s . D ata a re p re se n te d fo r h ealth , in su ran ce, and
pension plans fo r w hich the em ployer pays a ll or a p a rt of the co st, excluding p ro g ra m s
re q u ire d by law such as w o rk m en 's com pensation and so cial secu rity . P la n s include th ose
u n d erw ritten by a c o m m e rc ia l in su ran ce com pany and I those paid d ire c tly by the em ployer
fro m h is c u rre n t operatin g funds or fro m a fund set asid e fo r th is pu rp ose.



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D eath ben efits a re included as con stituting a fo rm of life in su ran ce. S ickness and
accid ent in su ran ce is lim ite d to th at type of in su ran ce under w hich p re d e te rm in e d cash
paym ents a re m ade d ire c tly to the in su re d on a w eekly or m onthly b a sis during illn e ss or
accid ent d isab ility . Inform ation is p re se n te d for a ll such plans to w hich the em ployer con­
trib u te s at le a s t p a rt of the cost. H ow ever, in New Y ork and New J e rs e y , w here te m p o ra ry
d isab ility in su ran ce law s re q u ire em ployer c o n trib u tio n s,1 plans a re included only if the
em ployer (l) co n trib u tes m o re than is leg ally re q u ire d , o r (2) p ro v id es the em ployees w ith
ben efits w hich exceed the re q u ire m e n ts of the law.
T abulations of paid sick leave plans a re lim ited to fo rm al plans w hich provide full
pay o r a p ro p o rtio n of the w o rk e r's pay during absen ce fro m w ork becau se of illn e ss; in fo rm al
a rra n g e m e n ts have been om itted. S ep arate tab ulatio ns a re provided according to (l) plans
w hich provide full pay and no w aiting p erio d , and (2) plans providing e ith e r p a rtia l pay or
a w aiting perio d.
M edical in su ran ce re fe rs to plans providing for com plete o r p a rtia l paym ent of
d o c to rs' fees. Such plans m ay be u n d erw ritten by a c o m m ercial in su ran ce com pany or a
nonprofit organ ization , o r they m ay be se lf-in su re d .
C atastro p h e in su ra n c e , so m etim es re fe rre d to as extended m ed ical in su ran ce, in ­
cludes the plans designed to cov er em ployees fo r sick n ess or in ju ry involving an expense
w hich goes beyond the n o rm al cov erag e of h o sp italizatio n , m ed ical, and su rg ic a l plans.
T abulations of re tire m e n t pensions a re lim ited to plans w hich provide on re tire m e n t
re g u la r paym ents for the re m a in d e r of the w o rk e r's life.
P e rq u isite s
D ata re la te to fo rm a l a rra n g e m e n ts w hereby em ployees a re provided (l) m eals
a n d /o r lodging; and (2) un iform s a n d /o r laundering of uniform s req u ired to be w orn w hile
at w ork.

l The temporary disability insurance laws in California and Rhode Island do not require employer contributions.






Appendix B. Occupational Descriptions
The p rim a ry pu rp ose of p rep arin g job d escrip tio n s
for the B u re a u 's wage su rv ey s is to a s s is t its field staff
in classify in g into a p p ro p ria te occupations w o rk e rs who a re
em ployed under a v a rie ty of p ay ro ll title s and differen t
w ork a rra n g e m e n ts fro m estab lish m en t to estab lish m en t
and fro m a re a to a re a . This c la ssific a tio n p e rm its the
grouping of occupational wage ra te s re p re se n tin g com pa­
ra b le job content. B ecause of the em ph asis on in te re s ta b ­
lish m en t and in te ra re a co m p arab ility of occupational con­
te n t, the B u re a u 's job d e sc rip tio n s m ay differ sig nifican tly
fro m th ose u sed in individual e stab lish m en ts or th o se p r e ­
p ared for o ther p u rp o se s. In applying th ese job d e s c rip ­
tio n s, the B u re a u 's field staff a re in stru c te d to exclude
w orking s u p e rv iso rs, a p p re n tic e s, le a r n e r s , b eg in n ers,
tra in e e s , and handicapped, te m p o ra ry , and p ro b atio n ary
w o rk e rs .
N ursing O ccupations
REG ISTERED PROFESSIONAL NURSE (NONSUPERVISORY)
(N urse, certified ; n u rse , gradu ate; n u rse , licensed)
A n u rse who is a g radu ate of a S ta te -a c c re d ite d school of p ro fe ssio n a l n u rsin g and
who holds a licen se to p ra c tic e n u rsin g as a re g is te re d n u rse .
E xcludes re g is te re d n u rse s having su p e rv iso ry re sp o n sib ilitie s over other re g is te re d
n u rse s and receiv in g e x tra com pensation for such additional duties (e.g., d ire c to rs of n u rse s,
su p e rv iso rs of n u rs e s , and head n u rse s).
PRA CTICA L NURSE
U nder su p erv isio n , p e rfo rm s se le c te d and delegated n u rsin g ta sk s in the c a re of
p atien ts (or re sid e n ts). D uties involve m ost of the follow ing: M easu ring and ad m in isterin g
sim ple m edicatio ns as d irected ; applying sim ple d re ssin g s; ad m in isterin g en em as, douches,
p e rin e a l c a re , and other tre a tm e n ts as d irected ; rep o rtin g g en eral ob serv atio n s of p a tie n t's
condition; settin g up tre a tm e n t tra y s ; and taking and reco rd in g te m p e ra tu re , p u lse, and r e s ­
p iratio n . M ay be licen sed or u n licensed. E xcludes p ra c tic a l n u rse s su p erv isin g other p ra c ­
tic a l n u rse s and receiv in g additional com pensation for such su p e rv iso ry re sp o n sib ilitie s.
NURSING AIDS (ORDERLY)
P e rfo rm s routine duties in the c a re of p atien ts (or resid e n ts) u su ally under the
su p erv isio n of a re g is te re d or p ra c tic a l n u rse . D uties involve m o st of the follow ing; B athing
bed p atien ts or a ssistin g th em in bathing; carin g for p a tie n t's h a ir and n ails; feeding or a s ­
sistin g p atien ts in eating and bringing patien ts b etw een -m eal n o urishm en t; a ssistin g patien ts
w ith bedpans and u rin a ls; keeping re c o rd s of p a tie n ts' food intake and output as d irected ;
a ssistin g p atien ts in d re ssin g and u n d ressin g ; a ssistin g patien ts in w alking and tra n sp o rtin g
patien ts by w h eelch air and s tre tc h e r; and cleaning and ste riliz in g in stru m en ts and equipm ent.
M ay clean ro o m s, m ake occupied or unoccupied b ed s, and take and re c o rd te m p e ra tu re , p u lse,
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S erv ice O ccupations
KITCHEN H E L PE R
P e rfo rm s one or m o re of the follow ing un skilled kitch en du ties: C leans w o rk tab les,
m eat b lock s, re frig e ra to r, and g re a se tra y s ; sw eeps, m ops kitch en flo o rs; obtains and d is ­
trib u te s supplies and u te n sils; and w atches and s tirs cooking foods to p rev en t burning. C a rrie s
d irty u te n sils to be w ashed and re tu rn s cleaned u ten sils and polished silv e r to p ro p er place
in kitchen. C leans pots and kitch en u te n sils. W ashes dishes by hand or m achine. C a rrie s
out garbag e. D eliv ers food tra y s to p atien t or resid en t floor and co llects d irty dishes from
tra y s . A ssists in setting up tra y s . D ishes up food. C uts, p eels, and w ashes fru its and
v eg etab les. M akes to a st and b e v e ra g es.
LAUNDRY WORKER
P e rfo rm s one or a com bination of the n o n su p erv iso ry duties re q u ire d to op erate the
e sta b lish m e n t's lau nd ry fa c ilitie s . E xam ples of such duties are : O perating w ashing or d ry cleaning m achines; p re ssin g g arm en t or flat-w o rk by hand or m achine; op eratin g an e x tra c to r
to rem ove m o istu re fro m m a te ria l; and m ark ing and so rtin g g arm en ts of flat-w o rk .
MAID OR PO RTER
C leans and se rv ic e s estab lish m en t p re m ise s. P e rfo rm s one or m ore of the follow ing
duties: C leans, m ops, and w axes flo o rs. D usts fu rn itu re and equipm ent. C leans window
s ills , em pties tra s h b a sk e ts, and a rra n g e s fu rn itu re and equipm ent in an o rd e rly fashion.
S cours and po lish es bathtubs, sin k s, m ir r o r s , and sim ila r equipm ent, replen ishing supplies
of soap and tow els. P o lish es b ra s s and cleans and po lish es glass pan els in doors and p a r ­
titio n s. K eeps u tility sto rag e room s in good o rd e r by cleaning lo ck ers and equipm ent, a r ­
ranging su p p lies, and sw eeping and m opping flo o rs. P e rfo rm s a v a rie ty of re la te d du ties.




Industry Wage Studies
The m o st re c e n t re p o rts for in d u strie s included in the B u reau 's p ro g ram of in d u stry
w age survey s since Jan u ary 1950 a re liste d below . Those for w hich a p ric e is shown a re
availab le from the S uperintendent of D ocum ents, U. S. G overnm ent P rin tin g O ffice, W ashing­
ton, D. C. , 20402, or any of its reg io n al sa le s offices. Those fo r w hich a p ric e is not
shown m ay be obtained fre e as long as a supply is av ailab le, fro m the B u reau of L abor
S ta tistic s, W ashington, D. C. , 20212, or fro m any of the reg io n al offices shown on the in side
back cover.
I. O ccupational Wage Studies
Ma nuf a c tu r ing
B asic Iron and Steel, 1967. BLS B ulletin 1602 (55 cents).
Candy and O ther C onfectionery P ro d u cts, 1965. BLS B u lletin 1520 (30 cents).
^Canning and F re ezin g , 1957. BLS R ep o rt 136.
C igar M anufacturing, 1967. BLS B ulletin 1581 (25 cents).
C ig arette M anufacturing, 1965. BLS B ulletin 1472 (20 cents).
Cotton T ex tiles, 1965. BLS B ulletin 1506 (40 cents).
D istilled L iq uors, 1952. S eries 2, No. 88.
F ab ricate d S tru c tu ra l Steel, 1964. BLS B ulletin 1463 (30 cents).
F e rtiliz e r M anufacturing, 1966. BLS B ulletin 1531 (30 cents).
F lo u r and O ther G rain M ill P ro d u cts, 1967. BLS B ulletin 1576 (25 cents).
F luid M ilk Industry, 1964. BLS B ulletin 1464 (30 cents).
F ootw ear, 1965. BLS B ulletin 1503 (50 cents).
H osiery, 1967. BLS B ulletin 1562 (70 cents).
In d u strial C hem icals, 1965. BLS B u lletin 1529 (40 cents).
Iron and Steel F o u n d ries, 1967. BLS B u lletin 1626 ($1).
L eath er Tanning and F inishing, 1968. BLS B ulletin 1618 (55 cents).
M achinery M anufacturing, 1966. BLS B ulletin 1563 (70 cents).
M eat P ro d u c ts, 1963. BLS B u lletin 1415 (75 cents).
M en's and B oys' S hirts (E xcept W ork S hirts) and N ightw ear, 1964. BLS B ulletin 1457 (40 cents).
M en's and B oys' Suits and C oats, 1967. BLS B u lletin 1594 (75 cents).
M iscellaneous P la s tic s P ro d u cts, 1964. BLS B u lletin 1439 (35 cents).
M iscellaneous T ex tiles, 1953. BLS R ep o rt 56.
M otor V ehicles and M otor V ehicle P a rts , 1963. BLS B ulletin 1393 (45 cents).
N onferrous F o u n d ries, 1965. BLS B u lletin 1498 (40 cents).
P ain ts and V arn ish es, 1965. BLS B ulletin 1524 (40 cents).
P ap erb o a rd C ontainers and B oxes, 1964. BLS B ulletin 1478 (70 cents).
P etro leu m R efining, 1965. BLS B ulletin 1526 (30 cents).
P re s s e d or Blown G lass and G lassw are, 1964. BLS B u lletin 1424 (30 cents).
^ P ro c e sse d W aste, 1957. BLS R ep ort 124.
Pulp, P a p e r, and P a p e rb o a rd M ills, 1967. BLS B ulletin 1608 (60 cents).
Radio, T elevision, and R elated P ro d u c ts, 1951. S eries 2, No. 84.
R ailro ad C ars, 1952. S eries 2, No. 86.
*Raw Sugar, 1957. BLS R ep ort 136.
S outhern Saw m ills and P laning M ills, 1965. BLS B ulletin 1519 (30 cents).
S tru ctu ra l Clay P ro d u c ts, 1964. BLS B ulletin 1459 (45 cents).
Synthetic F ib e rs , 1966. BLS B ulletin 1540 (30 cents).
Synthetic T ex tiles, 1965. BLS B u lletin 1509 (40 cents).
T extile Dyeing and F in ishing, 1965—66. BLS B u lletin 1527 (45 cents).
^T obacco Stem m ing and R edrying, 1957. BLS R ep o rt 136.
* Studies of the effects of the $1 minimum wage.



I. O ccupational W age Stud ies— C ontinued
M anufacturing-— Continued
W est C oast Saw m illing, 1964. BL S B u lletin 1455 (30 cen ts).
W om en's and M iss e s ' C oats and S u its, 1965. BL S B u lletin 1508 (25 cen ts).
W om en's and M iss e s ' D r e s s e s , 1966. B L S B u lletin 1538 (30 cen ts).
Wood H ousehold F u rn itu re, E xcep t U p h o lstered , 1965. BL S B u lletin 1496 (40 cen ts).
^W ooden C on tain ers, 1957. BL S R ep ort 126.
W ool T e x tile s, 1966. B L S B u lletin 1551 (45 cen ts).
W ork C lothing, 1968. BL S B u lletin 1624 (50 cen ts).
N onm anufacturing
Auto D ea ler R ep air Shops, 1964. BL S B u lletin 1452 (30 cen ts).
B anking, 1964. B L S B u lletin 1466 (30 cen ts).
B itu m in ous C oal M ining, 1967. BL S B u lletin 1583 (50 cen ts).
C om m u n ication s, 1967. BLS B u lletin 1615 (30 cen ts).
C ontract C leaning S e r v ic e s, 1965. BL S B u lletin 1507 (30 cen ts).
Crude P etro leu m and N atural Gas P rod u ction , 1967.- BL S B u lletin 1566 (30 cen ts).
D ep artm en t and W om en's R ea d y -to -W ea r S to r es, 1950. S e r ie s 2, No. 78.
Eating and D rinking P la c e s , 1966—67. BL S B u lletin 1588 (40 cen ts).
E le c tr ic and Gas U tilitie s, 1967. BL S B u lletin 1614 (70 cen ts).
H o sp ita ls, 1966. BLS B u lletin 1553 (70 cen ts).
H otels and M o tels, 1966—67. BLS B u lletin 1587 (40 cen ts).
Laundry and C leaning S e r v ic e s, 1966. B L S B u lletin 1544 (60 cen ts).
L ife In su ran ce, 1966. BL S B u lletin 1569 (30 cen ts).
M otion P ic tu r e T h ea ters, 1966. BLS B u lletin 1542 (35 cen ts).
N u rsin g H om es and R elated F a c ilitie s , 1965. BL S B u lletin 1492 (45 cen ts).
II. Other Industry W age Studies
F a cto ry W orkers' E arn in gs— D istrib u tio n by S tra ig h t-T im e H ourly E a rn in g s, 1958.
BL S B u lletin 1252 (40 cen ts).
F a cto ry W orkers' E arn in gs— S elec ted M anufacturing In d u stries, 1959.
B L S B u lletin 1275 (35 cen ts).
E m p loyee E arn ings and H ours in N on m etrop olitan A r e a s of The South and N orth C entral
R eg ion s, 1965. BLS B u lletin 1552 (50 cen ts).
E m p loyee E arn in gs and H ours in E ight M etrop olitan A rea s of the South, 1965.
BL S B u lletin 1533 (40 cen ts).
E m p loyee E arn in gs and H ours in R eta il T rad e, June 1966—
R eta il T rade (O vera ll Sum m ary). B L S B u lletin 1584 ($ 1 ).
B u ild in g M a teria ls, H ardw are, and F a rm E quipm ent D e a le r s. BL S B u lletin 1584-1
(30 cen ts).
G en era l M erch an d ise S to res. B L S B u lletin 1 5 84 -2 (55 cen ts).
F ood S to r es. B L S B u lletin 1 5 84-3 (60 cen ts).
A u tom otive D ea lers and G a so lin e S e r v ic e Station s. BL S B u lletin 1 5 8 4 -4 (50 cen ts).
A p p arel and A c c e s s o r y S to res. B L S B u lletin 1 5 84-5 (55 cen ts).
F u rn itu re, H om e F u rn ish in g s, and H ou sehold A p p lian ce S to res. BL S B u lletin 1584-6
(50 cen ts).
M isc ella n e o u s R eta il S to res. B L S B u lletin 1584-7 (65 cen ts).

*

Studies




o f the effects o f the $1 minimum wage.
* U. S. G O V E R N M E N T

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B U R E A U O F L A B O R S T A T IS T IC S R E G IO N A L O F F IC E S

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

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

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

Region V
Region VI
219 South Dearborn St.
337 Mayflower Building
Chicago, 111. 60604
411 North Akard St.
Phone: 353-7230 (Area Code 312)
Dallas, Tex. 75201
Phone: 749-3616 (Area Code 214)

Regions VII and VIII
Federal Office Building
911 Walnut St. , 10th Floor
Kansas City, Mo. 64106
Phone: 374-2481 (Area Code 816)

Regions IX and X
450 Golden Gate Ave.
Box 36017
San Francisco, C lif. 94102
Phone: 556-4678 (Area Code 415)

* Regions VII and VIII w ill be serviced by Kansas City.
** Regions IX and X w ill be serviced by San Francisco.




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