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INDUSTRY WAGE SURVEY Southern Sawmills and Planing Mills OCTOBER 1965 B u lle tin N o. 1519 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR W. Willard Wirtz, Secretary BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTIC S Arthur M. Ross, Commissioner INDUSTRY WAGE SURVEY Southern Sawmills and Planing Mills OCTOBER 1965 B u lle tin N o. 1519 August 1966 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR W. Willard Wirtz, Secretary BUREAU OF LABOR S TATISTIC S Arthur M. Ross, Commissioner F or sale by the Superintendent o f Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Washington, D.C., 20402 - Price 30 cents Preface This bulletin summarizes the results of a Bureau of Labor Statistics survey of wages and supplementary benefits in the southern sawmills and planing m ills industry in October 1965. Separate rele as es fo r 13 States w ere issued e a r lie r . Copies of these releases are available fro m the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Washington, D.C., 20212, or from any of its regional offices. This study was conducted in the Bureau's Division of Occupational Pay, Toivo P. Kanninen, Chief, under the general direction of L. R. Linsenm ayer, Assistant C om m is sioner, Office of Wages and Industrial Relations. The analysis was prepared by Joseph C. Bush, under the i m mediate supervision of L. Earl Lew is. F ie ld work for the survey was directed by the Assistant Regional D i r e c tors fo r Wages and Industrial Relations. Other reports available from the Bureau's p r o gram of industry wage studies as w e ll as the addresses of the Bureau's six regional offices are listed at the end of this bulletin. m Contents Page S u m m a r y ______________________________________________________________ In du stry c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s ___________________________________________ E m p lo y m e n t ______________________ ________________________________ T y p e of m i l l ______________________________________________________ E s ta b lis h m e n t s i z e ______________________________________________ T y p e of w o o d _____________________________________________________ O ccup ations_______________________________________________________ U n ion ization and m eth od of w a g e p a y m e n t ___________________ A v e r a g e h o u r ly e a r n in g s ___________________________________________ O ccup ational e a r n i n g s ______________________________________________ E s ta b lis h m e n t p r a c t i c e s and su p p le m e n ta r y w a g e p ro v isio n s. Scheduled w e e k l y hours and shift p r a c t i c e s _________________ P a i d h o lid a y s _____________________________________________________ P a i d v a c a t i o n s ____________________________________________________ Health, in s u ra n ce , and r e t i r e m e n t p l a n s ____________________ N on p ro d u ction b o n u s e s __________________________________________ 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 T a b le s : A v e r a g e h o u r ly e a r n in g s : 1. B y s e le c t e d c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s _______________________________________________ 6 E a rn in g s d is trib u tion : 3. A l l m i l l s b y extent of lo g g in g o p e r a t i o n s _________________________________ 8 O ccup ational a v e r a g e s : 4. A l l m i l l s _______________________________________________________________________ 5. A l l m i l l s b y s iz e of m i l l _________________________________ 6. A l l m i l l s b y type of w o o d __________________________________________________ 7. A l l m i l l s b y type of o p e r a t i o n _____________________________________________ 8. G e n e r a l s a w m ills and planing m i l l s , and h a r d w o o d d im e n s io n and f l o o r i n g m i l l s _____________________________________________ 9. G e n e r a l s a w m ills b y type of s a w m i l l _____________________________________ 14 15 O cc u p ation a l ea r n in g s : 10. A l a b a m a ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------------11. A r k a n s a s ______________________________________________________________________ 12. F l o r i d a _____________________________________________________________ 13. G e o r g i a _______________________________________________________________________ 14. K e n t u c k y ______________________________________________________________________ 15. L o u i s i a n a _________________________________________________________________ 16. M i s s i s s i p p i ____________________________________ -______________________________ 17. N o r th C a r o l i n a _______________________________________________________________ 18. South C a r o l i n a _______________________________________________________________ 19. T e n n e s s e e _____________________________________________________________________ 20. T e x a s __________________________________________________________________________ 21. V i r g i n i a _______________________________________________________________________ 22. W e s t V i r g i n i a ________________________________________________________________ 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 v 9 10 12 13 Contents---- Continued Page T ab 1e s— C ontinue d 29 29 30 31 32 A p p e n d ix e s : . Scope and m eth od of s u r v e y ___________________________________________________ . O ccup ational d e s c r ip t io n s ______________________________________________________ 33 36 <J C Q E s ta b lis h m e n t p r a c t i c e s and s u p p le m e n ta r y w a g e p r o v is io n s ; 23. Scheduled w e e k l y h o u rs_________________________ 24. P a id h o l i d a y s ________________________________________________________________ 25. P a i d v a c a t io n s ____________________________________ 26. Health, in s u ra n ce , and r e t i r e m e n t plans_______________________________ 27. N o n p ro d u ction bo n u ses_____________________________________________________ vi Industry W age Survey Southern Sawmills and Planing Mills, October 1965 Sum m ary S t r a ig h t - t im e h o u r ly e a r n in g s of p ro d u c tio n and r e la t e d w o r k e r s in southern s a w m ills and planing m i l l s c o v e r e d by the B u r e a u 's s u r v e y 1 a v e r a g e d $1.39 in O c to b e r 1965. T h is w as 14 cents m o r e than the a v e r a g e r e c o r d e d in a s i m i l a r s u r v e y conducted in June 1962. 2 M o s t of this i n c r e a s e a p p e a r s to have r e s u lt e d f r o m a change ($ 1 .1 5 to $1.25) in the F e d e r a l m in im u m w a g e ^ e f f e c t iv e S e p t e m b e r 1963. D u rin g both s u r v e y p e r io d s , m o r e than h a lf of the w o r k e r s had h o u r ly e a r n in g s at o r w ith in a fe w cents of the F e d e r a l m in im u m . E a r n ip g s in the Southeast r e g i o n w h ic h accounted f o r n e a r l y t h r e e - f i f t h s of the i n d u s t r y ’ s southern w o r k f o r c e , a v e r a g e d $1.37 an hou r, c o m p a r e d w ith $1.42 in the South-" w e s t and B o r d e r States. E a rn in g s data w e r e a ls o tabulated s e p a r a t e ly b y s iz e and type m i l l , typ e of w o o d p r o c e s s e d (h a rd w o o d and s o ftw o o d ), and type of o p era tion . D i f f e r e n c e s in a v e r a g e h o u r ly e a r n in g s am ong th ese c h a r a c t e r i s t i c g r o u p in g s , h o w e v e r , u s u a lly amounted to on ly a fe w cents. In fo rm a tio n w as obtained s e p a r a t e ly the d if fe r e n t jo b s in the ind ustry. A v e r a g e s a v e r a g e f o r a ll w o r k e r s ($ 1 .3 9 ). Averages f o r th r e e jo b s : H e a d - s a w o p e r a t o r s on band c i r c u l a r saws ($ 1 .9 5 ); and p la n e r o p e r a t o r s f o r 29 occupations r e p r e s e n t a t i v e of f o r 23 of th es e w e r e l e s s than the in e x c e s s of $1.50 w e r e r e c o r d e d saws ($ 2 .7 0 ); h e a d - s a w o p e r a t o r s on that set up t h e ir m a c h in e s ($ 1 .7 8 ). P r o v i s i o n s f o r paid h o lid a y s , pa id v a c a t io n s , o r c o m p a n y -p a id in s u ra n ce and r e t i r e m e n t p e n sio n b e n e fits w e r e not c o m m o n in the ind ustry. In du stry C h a r a c t e r i s t i c s E m p lo y m e n t . The 14 States c o m p r is in g the South f o r p u rp o s es of this s u r v e y w e r e e s t im a t e d to account f o r s lig h t ly m o r e than o n e - h a lf of the 231,900 p rod u c tio n and r e la t e d w o r k e r s in the N a t io n 's s a w m ills and planing m i l l s in O c t o b e r 1965. The 3,406 e s ta b lis h m e n ts w ith in scope of the s u r v e y (w ith 8 w o r k e r s o r m o r e ) had a c o m b in ed e m p lo y m e n t of 100, 184. T h is w as 10 p e r c e n t b e lo w the June 1962 l e v e l . The s m a ll p o rt a b le s a w m ills accounted f o r m o r e than h a lf of this e m p lo y m e n t d e c r e a s e . V i r t u a l l y a ll of the w o r k e r s in the in d u s try w e r e m en ; w o m e n accounted f o r le s s than 1 p e r c e n t of the prod u ctio n w o r k e r s c o v e r e d by the s u r v e y . M a n y of the m i l l s o p e r a t e d lo g g in g cam ps in conjunction w ith t h e ir m i l l i n g o p e r a tio n s . A s a group , h o w e v e r , m i l l w o r k e r s outn um bered lo g g in g w o r k e r s b y a r a t io of 10 to 1. See appendix A for scope and method of survey; also for definition of earnings and production workers, as used in this bulletin. 2 For results of an earlier survey, see Industry Wage Survey: Southern Sawmills and Planing Mills, June 1962 (BLS Bulletin 1361, 1963). 2 R e g io n a lly , n e a r l y t h r e e - f i f t h s of the w o r k e r s w e r e in the s e v e n south e a s t e r n States, s lig h t ly m o r e than o n e -fo u r th in the fo u r so u th w estern S tates, and about o n e - s ix t h in the t h r e e B o r d e r States, N o r th C a r o lin a (1 2 ,6 3 0 e m p lo y e e s ) and A r k a n s a s (11 ,6 53 e m p l o y e e s ) w e r e the only States w ith m o r e than 10,000 w o r k e r s . E m p lo y m e n t ra n g e d f r o m 8, 000 to 10,000 in A l a b a m a , G e o r g i a , L o u is ia n a , M i s s i s s i p p i , T e n n e s s e e , and V i r g i n i a . South C a r o lin a (5, 108 e m p l o y e e s ) and T e x a s (6, 237 e m p l o y e e s ) w e r e the only oth er States w ith as m an y as 5, 000 w o r k e r s . T y p e of M i l l . G e n e r a l s a w m ills ( p r i m a r i l y en ga g ed in saw ing rough lu m b e r and t i m b e r f r o m lo g s and b o lts , o r r e s a w in g cants and flit c h e s into lu m b e r ) accounted f o r s e v e n -te n t h s of the w o r k e r s c o v e r e d b y the s u r v e y . M a n y o f the l a r g e r m i l l s a ls o had planing o p e r a t io n s . M i l l s of the p o r t a b le type that a r e m o v e d f r o m a r e a to a r e a as the t i m b e r t r a c t s a r e cut e m p lo y e d o n e -e ig h th of the g e n e r a l s a w m i l l w o r k e r s . Such m i l l s h a ve no se a s on in g o r planing f a c i l i t i e s and p ro d u c e rou gh g r e e n lu m b e r . T h e y a r e a lm o s t in v a r i a b l y s m a ll, sin ce th ey m ust t r a n s p o r t both la b o r and equ ipm ent fr e q u e n t ly . S ta tio n a r y m i l l s e m p lo y e d 85 p e r c e n t of the g e n e r a l s a w m i l l w o r k e r s in the Southeast, 80 p e r c e n t in the B o r d e r States, and 97 p e r c e n t of the w o r k e r s in the Southwest r e g io n . M i l l s p r i m a r i l y en g a g e d in m an u factu rin g h a rd w o o d d im e n s io n lu m b e r and f l o o r i n g accounted f o r a p p r o x im a t e ly o n e - fif th of the w o r k e r s , and s e p a r a t e planing m i l l s f o r l e s s than one-tenth of the total. The r e m a in d e r of the e m p lo y m e n t ( l e s s than 2 p e r c e n t ) w as in s p e c ia l p rod u ct s a w m ills p r i m a r i l y e n ga g ed in m an u fa c t u rin g such prod ucts as sh ingles and c o o p e r a g e stock. E s ta b lis h m e n t S i z e . The in d u s try in the South is d o m in ated b y s m a ll e s ta b lis h m e n ts . T h o s e e m p lo y in g f e w e r than eig h t w o r k e r s and ex c lu d e d f r o m the s u r v e y a r e e s t im a t e d to account f o r 9 p e r c e n t of the t o ta l w o r k f o r c e . A m o n g the e s ta b lis h m e n ts c o v e r e d b y the s u r v e y , a p p r o x im a t e ly t h r e e - f i f t h s e m p lo y e d f e w e r than 20 w o r k e r s ; s lig h t ly m o r e than f i v e - s i x t h s e m p lo y e d f e w e r than 50 w o r k e r s . A bou t 5 p e r c e n t of the e s ta b lis h m e n ts e m p lo y e d 100 w o r k e r s o r m o r e ; they, h o w e v e r , a ccounted f o r o n e - t h ir d of the s u r v e y e m p lo y m e n t. Type of W ood. E m p lo y m e n t in the South was n e a r l y eq u a lly d iv id e d b e tw e e n m i l l s p r i m a r i l y p r o c e s s in g hardw ood and those p r o c e s s in g softw ood. 3 H a rd w o o d m i l l s e m p lo y e d n e a r l y t h r e e - f o u r t h s o f the w o r k e r s in the B o r d e r States r e g io n . In the Southwest, so ftw o o d m i l l s accounted f o r n e a r l y t h r e e - f i f t h s o f the w o r k e r s ; in the Southeast, they e m p lo y e d o v e r h a lf the w o r k e r s . Kentucky, T e n n e s s e e , and W e st V i r g i n i a w e r e the only States in w h ich ha rdw ood m i l l s a ccounted f o r a l a r g e m a j o r i t y o f the e m p lo y m e n t. O cc u p a tio n s. Th e oc cu p a tion al stru c tu re of a t y p ic a l s a w m i l l in cludes c o m p a r a t i v e l y fe w jo b s . A h e a d - s a w o p e r a t o r cuts planks f r o m lo g s ; a lo g d e c k m an a r r a n g e s the lo g s f o r e a s y a c c e s s i b i l i t y to the c a r r i a g e of the head saw; an e d g e r m a n cuts the planks to p r o p e r width; a c u t - o f f - s a w o p e r a t o r cuts the planks to s p e c i f i e d length; o f f - b e a r e r s r e c e i v e the w o o d as it c o m e s f r o m the saws and p la c e it f o r sta ckin g; lu m b e r s t a c k e r s stack the lu m b e r f o r d r y in g ; and a t r u c k d r i v e r hauls the lu m b e r to m a r k e t . P la n in g m i l l s and planing d e p a r t m en ts of s a w m ills h a ve a d d itio n a l jo b s , including p la n e r o p e r a t o r s and g r a d e r s . L o g g i n g o p e r a tio n s r e q u i r e f a l l e r s and b u ck ers who cut the t r e e s ; ground lo a d e r s w ho lo a d lo g s on tru ck s o r w a g o n s ; and t r u c k d r i v e r s who haul the lo g s out of the f o r e s t . O f the jo b s studied s e p a r a t e ly , s k ill r e q u ir e m e n t s w e r e g r e a t e s t f o r h e a d - s a w o p e r a t o r s , p la n e r o p e r a t o r s w ho set up t h e ir own m a c h in e s , and g r a d e r s . See appendix A , p. 34, for definition of type of wood used in the survey. 3 U n io n iz a tio n and M eth od o f W a g e P a y m e n t , M i l l s w ith la b o r - m a n a g e m e n t a g r e e m e n t s c o v e r i n g a m a j o r i t y o f t h e ir p ro d u c tio n w o r k e r s accou nted f o r an eighth o f the w o r k e r s in the in d u s try . R e g io n a lly , the p r o p o r t io n s w e r e : 9 p e r cent in the B o r d e r States; 11 p e r c e n t in the Southeast; and 17 p e r c e n t in the Southwest. N in e -te n th s o f the w o r k e r s in union m i l l s w e r e in e s ta b lis h m e n t s e m p lo y in g 100 w o r k e r s o r m o r e . A m o n g the 13 States f o r w h ich s e p a r a t e e a rn in g s data a r e r e p o r t e d , the p r o p o r tio n s o f w o r k e r s in e s ta b lis h m e n t s w ith union c o n tracts w e re : T w o - f i f t h s in T e n n e s s e e ; t h r e e - t e n th s in W e s t V i r g i n i a ; b e tw e e n o n e -s ix t h and o n e - fif t h in A r k a n s a s , L o u is ia n a , M i s s i s s i p p i , and T e x a s ; o n e tenth in Kentucky; and l e s s than on e -te n th in the r e m a i n d e r o f the S tates. A ll but about 3 p e r c e n t o f the w o r k e r s w e r e paid on a t i m e - r a t e b a s is . A v e r a g e H o u r ly E a rn in g s S t r a ig h t - t im e h o u r ly e a r n in g s of p r o d u c tio n and r e l a t e d w o r k e r s in southern s a w m ills and planing m i l l s a v e r a g e d $1.39 in O c t o b e r 1965 (ta b le 1). Th is w a s an in c r e a s e of 11 p e r c e n t above the e a r n in g s l e v e l in June 1962 ($ 1 .2 5 ) w hen a s i m i l a r s u r v e y w a s conducted. M o s t of this in c r e a s e a p p e a r s to have been due to the change in the F e d e r a l m in im u m w a g e f r o m $1.15 to $1.25, e f f e c t iv e S e p t e m b e r 3, 1963. A s in d ic a te d in the f o llo w in g tabulation b a s e d on the Bureau* s studies of the in d u s tr y sin ce 1950, t h e r e has b e e n h i s t o r i c a l l y a c lo s e r e la tio n s h ip b e tw e e n the l e v e l of w a g e s in southern s a w m ills and planing m i l l s and the F e d e r a l m in im u m w a g e ; Comparison between the Federal minimum wage and the straight-time hourly earnings of production workers in southern sawmills and planing mills, selected dates_______ Federal minimum wage Production workers covered at time of BLS survey_____________ . by BLS survey___________ Survey period March 1950---------------------------April 1953— ---------- -------------October-December 1955------April 1956-----------------------------April 1957----------------------------June 1962 3 ---------------------------October 1965 3 ---------------------- Effective date Amount $0. 75 .75 .75 1.00 1.00 1. 15 1.25 Average hourly earnings * $0. 80 .86 .90 1.07 1.08 1.25 1.39 Percent with earnings at or near Federal minimum wage ^ 66 46 37 70 66 61 51 1 Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts. 2 Includes workers earning the Federal minimum wage, as well as those earning as much as 4.9 cents more. 3 Includes separate planing mills and special products sawmills not included in the previous surveys. R e g io n a lly , e a r n in g s a v e r a g e d $1.37 an hour in the Southeast and $1.42 in both the B o r d e r States and the Southwest in O c t o b e r 1965. M ill w orkers e a r n e d a fe w cents an hour m o r e than lo g g in g w o r k e r s in the B o r d e r States and Southeast r e g io n s , but 1 cent an hour l e s s in the Southwest. 4 A m o n g the 13 States f o r w hich data a r e tabulated in ta b les 10 through 22, a v e r a g e s r a n g e d f r o m $1.33 an hour in G e o r g i a to $1.45 in W e s t V i r g i n i a . A v e r a g e e a r n in g s in the se v e n so u th ea stern States r a n g e d f r o m $1.33 to $1.43, w ith a v e r a g e s of $1.41 to $1.45 in the th r e e B o r d e r States, and $1.39 to $1.44 in the t h r e e S ou th w e stern States. In each of the t h r e e r e g io n s , w o r k e r s in e s ta b lis h m e n ts w ith 100 e m p lo y e e s or m o r e a v e r a g e d m o r e than w o r k e r s in the s m a l l e r m i l l s , u s u a lly b y amounts r a n gin g f r o m 5 to 7 cents an hour. W a g e s of w o r k e r s in m i l l s an hour— 6 cents m o r e than those and Southwest, the a v e r a g e w a g e Data on h a rd w o o d p rod u c in g m i l l s criteria . p r i m a r i l y p rod u c in g h a rd w o o d a v e r a g e d $1.42 e m p lo y e d in so ftw oo d m i l l s . In the Southeast a dvantages w e r e 6 and 2 ce n ts, r e s p e c t i v e l y . in the B o r d e r States did not m e e t p u blication Th e a v e r a g e e a r n in g s of w o r k e r s in m i l l s w ith lo g g in g o p e r a tio n s ( i n t e g r a t e d ) w e r e the s a m e as those in m i l l s without lo g g in g w o r k e r s . A m o n g the r e g io n s , p r o d u c t io n - w o r k e r a v e r a g e s f o r th es e groups w e r e n e a r l y the sa m e. E a r n in g s in g e n e r a l s a w m i l l s , accounting f o r se v e n -te n th s of a ll w o r k e r s c o v e r e d b y the s u r v e y , a v e r a g e d $1.39 an hour— the s a m e as the a v e r a g e f o r a ll m i l l s and 4 cents le s s than the a v e r a g e f o r h a rd w o o d d im e n s io n and f l o o r i n g m i l l s . W o r k e r s in s t a tio n a r y m i l l s a v e r a g e d 1 cent an hour m o r e than th ose in p o r t a b le m i l l s . In the Southeast (the only r e g io n f o r w h ic h c o m p a r is o n can be m a d e ), h o w e v e r , w o r k e r s in p o r t a b le m i l l s a v e r a g e d 3 cents an hour m o r e than those in s t a tio n a r y m i l l s . A p p r o x i m a t e l y o n e -h a lf of the 100, 184 w o r k e r s c o v e r e d b y the s u r v e y e a r n e d $1.25 but le s s than $1.30 an hour (tab le 2). V i r t u a l l y a l l of th es e w o r k e r s w e r e r e p o r t e d as e a rn in g e x a c t ly $1.25 an hour, the F e d e r a l m in im u m w a g e at the t im e of the s u r v e y . 4* The p r o p o r t io n of w o r k e r s e a r n in g le s s than $1.30 an hour w a s about t h r e e - f i f t h s in the Southeast, c o m p a r e d w ith t w o - f ift h s in the other tw o r e g io n s . In each r e g io n , the ea r n in g s d is tr ib u tio n f o r m i l l w o r k e r s w as g e n e r a l l y s i m i l a r to that f o r lo g g in g w o r k e r s . O cc u p ation a l E a r n in g s A m o n g the 29 occu pa tion al c l a s s ific a t io n s f o r w h ich data a r e p r e s e n t e d in tab le 4, a v e r a g e s f o r 23 w e r e b e lo w $1.39 an hou r, the a v e r a g e f o r a ll w o r k e r s . H o u r ly a v e r a g e s f o r jo b s in w hich p a y r a te s a v e r a g e d m o r e than $1.39 an hour w e r e ; $1.44 f o r cat d r i v e r s (s k id d in g ); $1.48 f o r p la n e d - lu m b e r g r a d e r s ; $1.49 f o r g r e e n - c h a in lu m b e r g r a d e r s ; $1.78 f o r p la n e r o p e r a t o r s who set up and o p e r a t e the m a c h in e s ; $1.95 f o r h e a d - s a w o p e r a t o r s o p e r a t in g c i r c u l a r sa w s; and $2.70 f o r h e a d - s a w o p e r a t o r s o p e r a tin g band saws. R e g io n a lly , occu pation al a v e r a g e s w e r e u su a lly h ig h e st in the B o r d e r States and a lm o s t a lw a y s lo w e s t in the Southeast. Job a v e r a g e s in the Southwest, h o w e v e r , f r e q u e n t ly eq u aled o r e x c e e d e d those in the B o r d e r States. The h ig h e st a v e r a g e ea r n in g s e x c e e d e d the lo w e s t a v e r a g e b y le s s than 5 p e r c e n t in 12 of the 29 occupations and b y 5 to 10 p e r c e n t j.n 10. A m o n g the oth er s e v e n jo b s , the h ig h e s t e x c e e d e d the lo w e s t a v e r a g e b y amounts ran gin g f r o m 12 to 19 p e r c e n t. 4 The Federal minimum wage for workers in manufacturing establishments engaged in interstate commerce was raised to $1. 25 an hour on Sept. 3, 1963. Logging workers of sawmills employing fewer than 13 such workers were exempt from the provisions of the law. 5 Individu al e a r n in g s of w o r k e r s in the occupations s e le c t e d f o r s e p a r a te study w e r e g e n e r a l l y co n c e n tr a te d w ith in c o m p a r a t i v e l y n a r r o w l im it s . For e x a m p le , f r o m 60 to 69 p e r c e n t of the m a c h in e o f f - b e a r e r s w e r e w ithin the ran ge of $1.25 to $1.35 in t h r e e States; f r o m 70 to 79 p e r c e n t in fo u r States; f r o m 80 to 89 p e r c e n t in tw o States; and 90 p e r c e n t and o v e r in fo u r States. E s ta b lis h m e n t P r a c t i c e s and S u p p le m e n ta ry W a g e P r o v i s i o n s Data w e r e a ls o obtained f o r p ro d u c tio n w o r k e r s on c e r t a in e s ta b lis h m e n t p r a c t i c e s , including shift d if f e r e n t ia ls and w o r k sc h ed u le s, and s e le c t e d su p p le m e n t a r y b e n e fits , such as paid h o lid a y s , paid v a c a t io n s , and health, in s u ra n ce , and r e t i r e m e n t plans. Scheduled W e e k ly H ou rs and Shift P r a c t i c e s . W o r k sched u les of 40 hours a w e e k w e r e in e f f e c t in m i l l s e m p lo y in g s lig h t ly m o r e than t h r e e - f o u r t h s of the p rod u c tio n w o r k e r s (tab le 23). M o s t of the r e m a in in g w o r k e r s w e r e scheduled to w o r k 45 hours o r m o r e a w eek . L e s s than 5 p e r c e n t of the southern s a w m i l l s ' w o r k f o r c e w e r e e m p lo y e d on la te shifts at the t im e of the s u r v e y . P r e m i u m p a y f o r l a t e - s h i f t w o r k w as not com m on . P a i d H o l i d a y s . A bou t o n e -fo u r th of the w o r k e r s w e r e p r o v id e d paid h o lid a y s , ran gin g f r o m 1 to 7 days a y e a r (tab le 24). H o lid a y p r o v is io n s w e r e so m ew h at m o r e l i b e r a l in T e n n e s s e e , T e x a s , Kentucky, and A r k a n s a s than in the other States. P a id V a c a t io n s . P a i d v a c a tio n s a f t e r q u a lify in g p e r io d s of s e r v i c e w e r e p r o v id e d b y m i l l s e m p lo y in g a lm o s t t h r e e - t e n th s o f the w o r k e r s (tab le 25). In each of the th r e e r e g io n s , the m o s t c o m m o n v a c a t io n p r a c t i c e w as 1 w e e k 's v a c a t io n p a y a ft e r 1 y e a r of s e r v i c e . In the B o r d e r States and the Southeast, v a c a t io n p o l i c i e s a ft e r 5 y e a r s ' s e r v i c e included n e a r l y as m a n y p r o v is io n s f o r 2 w e e k s ' pay as f o r 1 w e e k 's pay; in the Southwest, p r o v is io n s f o r 2 w e e k s ’ pay w e r e m o r e p r e v a le n t . A t le a s t o n e - t h ir d of the w o r k f o r c e in T e n n e s s e e , T e x a s , and A r k a n s a s r e c e i v e d 2 w e e k s ' v a c a t io n pay a ft e r 5 y e a r s of s e r v i c e . Health, In su ran ce, and R e t ir e m e n t P l a n s . L i f e , h o s p it a liz a tio n , and s u r g ic a l in s u ra n ce b e n e f it s , for\ v\yhich the e m p l o y e r paid at le a s t p a r t of the co s t, w e r e a v a ila b le in es ta blish m en ts^ accounting f o r t w o - f ift h s of the w o r k e r s (tab le 26). A c c id e n t a l death and d is m e m b e r m e n t , sic k n e s s and a ccid en t, and m e d i c a l i n s u r a n c e y b e n e fits w e r e p r o v id e d ^Jy^establishments e m p lo y in g b e tw ee n a fifth and a fourth of the w o r k e r s . When p r o v id e d , the e m p lo y e e s u su ally sh ared in the c o s t of th ese b e n e fits . P r o v i s i o n s f o r health and in s u ra n ce plans w e r e found le s s f r e q u e n t ly in the B o r d e r States than in the o th er r e g io n s . R e t i r e m e n t pe n sio n pla ns, p r o v id in g r e g u la r pa ym ents f o r the r e m a in d e r of the r e t i r e e ' s l i f e (in addition to s o c ia l s e c u r it y b e n e f it s ), w e r e p r o v id e d b y only a fe w m i l l s . N on p ro du ction B o n u s e s . A lit tle o v e r a fo urth of w e r e p r o v id e d non production bonuses, t y p i c a l l y paid at (table 27). N e a r l y t h r e e -t e n th s in the B o r d e r States and in m i l l s in w hich a m a j o r i t y of w o r k e r s r e c e i v e d such p r o p o r tio n w as le s s than a fifth in the Southwest. the p rod u c tio n w o r k e r s C h r is t m a s o r y e a r e n d Southeast r e g io n s w e r e bonu ses, w h e r e a s the Table 1. Average Hourly Earnijngs: 0) By Selected Characteristics (N u m b e r and a v e r a g e s tr a ig h t-tim e h ou rly e a r n in g s 1 o f p rod u ction w o r k e r s in s a w m ills and planing m ills by s e le c te d c h a r a c te r is tic s , South and re g io n s , O c to b e r 1965) B o r d e r States South N u m ber of w o rk e rs A vera ge h ou rly earn in gs A l l p ro d u c tio n w o r k e r s . ________________ ________ M ill w o rk e rs . , . . L o g g in g w o r k e r s ___________________________ __ 100,184 90,825 9,359 $1. 39 1. 39 1. 37 16,301 13, 774 2, 527 S iz e o f esta b lis h m e n t: 8 —1 9 w o r k e r s ___________________ ___ _________ 20— 49 w o r k e r s ___________________________________ 50— 99 w o r k e r s __________________________________ _ 100 w o r k e r s o r m o r e ______________________ 21,888 26,290 18,826 33, 180 1. 36 1. 38 1. 37 1.43 6, 230 5, 302 2, 307 2,462 P re d o m in a n t ty p e o f w ood: H a rd w o o d __ ___ ________________ ____ ____________ S o ftw o o d ___ _ _____________ _________________ 49,058 51,126 1.42 1. 36 11,990 T y p e o f o p e r a tio n :3 In d ep en d en t______________________________________ In t e g r a t e d ---------------------------------------------------- 61,016 39,168 1. 39 1. 39 8, 605 7,696 A l l p ro d u ctio n w o r k e r s ____________________________ 71,277 1. 39 T y p e o f m ill: P o r tab 1e ___ ____ __ ____ ____________ ___ _______ _ S ta tio n a r y ---------------------------------------------------- 8,972 62,305 1. 38 1. 39 20,622 1. 43. Ite m N u m b er of w ork ers A vera ge h o u rly ea rn in gs Southeast N u m b er of w ork ers Southwest A vera ge h o u rly earn in gs N u m b er of w ork ers A vera ge h o u rly earn in gs A l l m ills 2 $1. 42 1. 43 1. 40 56,883 52,059 4, 824 $1. 37 1. 37 1. 33 27,000 24,992 2, 008 $1. 42 1.42 1. 43 38 43 44 49 13,784 15,359 11,648 16,092 1. 1. 1. 1. 34 36 35 41 _ 5,629 4, 871 14,626 _ 1. 41 1. 38 1. 45 1. 44 25,861 31,022 1. 40 1. 34 11,207 15,793 1. 43 1. 41 1. 42 1. 42 36,772 20, 111 1. 37 1. 36 15,639 11, 361 1.42 1. 42 12,206 1. 42 38,106 1. 36 20,965 1. 41 - ■ 9,771 1. 43 5, 879 32,227 1. 38 1. 35 20,307 1. 41 2,950 1.45 12,543 1. 42 5, 129 1. 44 - 1. 1. 1. 1. - G e n e r a l s a w m ills 4 H a rd w o o d d im e n s io n and flo o r in g m ills A l l p ro d u ctio n w o r k e r s ____________________________ 1 2 flo o r in g 3 4 E x c lu d e s p r e m iu m pay fo r o v e r tim e and fo r w o rk on w eek en d s, h o lid a y s, and la te sh ifts, In clu d es data fo r s e p a ra te planing m ills and s p e c ia l prod u ct s a w m ills in a d d ition to g e n e r a l s a w m ills , m ills shown s e p a ra te ly . A n in te g r a te d esta b lish m en t includes loggin g op e ra tio n s ; an independent e s ta b lish m en t does no lo g g in g . E x c lu d e s s e p a ra te planing m ills . G e n e ra l sa w m ills w ith planing o p e ra tio n s w e r e included. NOTE: D ash es in d ica te no data re p o rte d o r data that do not m e e t p u b lication c r it e r ia . and h ardw ood d im en sio n and Table 2. Earnings Distribution: All Mills (Percent distribution of production workers in sawmills and planing mills by average straight-time hourly earnings, 1 South and regions, October 1965) B o r d e r States South A ll produ ction w o rk e rs A v e r a g e h o u rly e a rn in g s 1 U n d er $ 1 .2 5 ................................................................... 0. 4 $ 1.25 $ 1. 30 $ 1 .3 5 $ 1.40 $ 1.45 and and and and and under u nder under u n der u n der $ $ $ $ $ 1. 30------------------------ -----1. 35---- — — — — --------1 .4 0 ___ - --------------------1. 45— — ----- ------------------1. 50_ ---- --------- — — 50. 8 9 .8 10. 1 5. 2 3. 1 $ 1. 50 $ 1.60 $ 1 .7 0 $ 1. 80 $ 1 .9 0 and and and and and u n der under u nder u n der u nder $ $ $ $ $ 1 .6 0 -----------------------1 .7 0 — ------------- --------1 .8 0 ____________________________ 1 .9 0 ____________________________ 2. 00---- — - -------- — 8. 1 3. 0 2.7 1.4 .6 M ill w o rk e rs L o g g in g w ork ers 0. 4 A ll prod u ction w o rk e rs 1. 1 M ill w ork ers Southeast L o g g in g w ork ers 0. 1 A ll p rod u ction w ork ers ( 2) 40. 0 11.0 11.7 5. 6 3. 8 39. 11. 12. 5. 4. 4 9 1 4 1 43. 1 6. 0 9 .9 6 .5 2. 3 59. 5 8. 0 9.7 3. 5 2. 2 59.3 8. 2 9 .7 3. 2 2. 3 6 2.4 5. 3 10. 7 7. 1 1. 5 7 .7 3. 0 2. 6 1.4 . 5 12.7 2. 5 3. 5 .8 .9 13. 3 3. 7 3. 2 1. 5 .5 12. 4 3. 6 3. 0 l. 4 .6 18. 3 4. 2 4. 5 1.9 6. 3 2. 6 2. 4 1.2 .4 6. 1 2. 7 2. 4 1. 3 .5 8. 0 1.0 2. 5 .2 - ( 2) •• 4. 7 5. 0 2. 1 5. 8 6. 2 3 .4 4. 1 100. 0 100. 0 100. 0 100.0 100. 0 100. 0 100. 0 N u m b er o f w o r k e r s -----------------------------------------A v e r a g e h o u rly ea rn in g s 1-------------------------------- 100,184 $ 1.39 90, 825 $1. 39 9. 359 $ 1.37 16, 301 $ 1.42 13,774 $ 1.43 2, 527 $ 1.40 56, 883 $ 1. 37 1 E x clu d es p re m iu m pay f o r o v e r tim e and fo r w o rk on w eek en d s, 2 L e s s than 0. 05 p e rc e n t. h o lid a y s , sums o f in d ivid u al ite m s m ay not equal 100. and la te s h ifts . 4. 4 100.0 • 52, 059 $ 1. 37 A ll prod u ction w ork ers 1. 5 ( 2) 50. 4 6. 1 10. 4 6 .9 2. 7 T o t a l...................................................................... B eca u se o f rou nding, Southwe st L o g g in g w ork ers 9 2 1 1 1 50. 10. 10. 5. 3. $ 2. 00 and o v e r ______________________________________ NOTE: M ill w ork ers M ill w o rk ers 1. 2 L o g g in g w o rk e rs 5. 2 0 0 9 7 5 39.7 13. 4 9 .8 8. 9 4. 4 30. 7. 10. 7. 5. 7 9 3 1 9 8. 9 3. 5 3. 0 1. 6 .9 8. 3 3. 5 2. 9 1.7 .7 16. 4. 4. . 4. 8 3 3 8 0 39. 13. 9. 8. 4. 1.2 5. 4 5. 6 2. 7 100. 0 100. 0 100. 0 100. 0 4, 824 $ 1 .3 3 27,000 $ 1.42 24, 992 $ 1.42 2, 008 $ 1.43 Table 3. Earnings Distribution: 00 All Mills by Extent o f Logging Operations (P e r c e n t d istrib u tio n o f p rodu ction w o r k e r s in s a w m ills and plan in g m ills by a v e r a g e s tr a ig h t-tim e h ou rly e a rn in g s , 1 South, O c to b e r 1965) In te g ra te d m ills 2 Independent m ills A v e r a g e h o u rly e a r n in g s 1 U n d er $1. 2 5 ........................ .......................................... $1. 25 $1. 30 $1. 35 $1. 40 $1.45 and and and and and u n der u n der u nder u n der u nder $1. $1. $1. $1. $1. 30_____________________ ________ 35------------------------------------40_________ __________________ 45_____________________________ 50_____________________________ $1. $1. $1. $1. $ i. and and and and and u n der u n d er u n der u n d er u n der $1. $1. $1. $1. $2. 60_____________________________ 70______________ _____________ 80_____________________________ 90_____________________________ 00_____________________________ 50 60 70 80 90 0. 50. 11. 10. 4. 3. i W ith 13 lo g g in g w o r k e r s o r m o r e A ll w ork ers 0. 8 T o ta l 1. 0 3 1 2 3 3 51. 7. 9. 6. 2. 6 8 9 7 8 39. 9 11. 5 10. 7 10. 7 5 .4 7.9 3. 3 2.7 1.4 .6 8. 2. 2. 1. . 5 5 6 2 6 7. 3. 3. 1. . 9 3 2 8 9 M ill w o rk ers 1. 1 40. 11. 9. 11. 5. 8 9 8 2 2 6. 7 3. 4 2. 8 1.9 .9 L o g g in g w ork ers W ith le s s than 13 lo g g in g w o r k e r s T o ta l 0. 7 36. 9. 14. 8. 6. 0. 7 3 5 4 5 4 58. 3 5. 7 9 .4 4. 3 1. 3 13. 3 2.9 4. 9 1. 4 .8 8. 8 2. 0 2. 3 .9 .4 M ill w o rk ers 0. 5 59. 6. 9. 3. 1. 2 1 6 6 4 7. 5 1.9 2. 0 1. 1 . 2 L o g g in g w o rk ers 1. 3 56. 4. 8. 6. 1. 1 7 8 3 2 12. 4 2. 3 2. 9 .6 .9 $2. 00 and o v e r ______________________________________ 4. 5 5. 0 3. 7 4. 3 .9 5. 8 7. 0 2. 6 T o t a l______________________________ *___________ 100. 0 100. 0 100. 0 100. 0 100. 0 100. 0 100.0 100. 0 N u m b er o f w o r k e r s _________________________________ A v e r a g e h o u rly e a r n in g s 1 _____ __________________ 61,016 $1. 39 39, 168 $1. 39 14,277 $1. 41 11,612 $1.41 2,665 $1. 39 24,891 $1. 38 18, 197 $1. 39 6,6 9 4 $1. 36 1 E x c lu d e s p re m iu m p ay fo r o v e r tim e and fo r w o r k on w eek e n d s , h o lid a y s, and la te sh ifts. 2 A n in te g ra te d esta b lish m en t includes log g in g o p e ra tio n s ; an independent e sta b lish m en t does no lo g g in g . NOTE: B eca u se o f rounding, sums o f in dividu al item s m a y not equal 100. Table 4. Occupational Averages: All Mills (Number and average straight-time hourly earnings1 of production workers in selected occupations in sawmills and planing mills, South and r e g io n s , O cto b er 1965) South O ccupation N u m b er' of w ork ers B o rd e r States A vera ge h ou rly ea rn in gs Southeast Southwest N u m b er of w o rk ers A vera ge hour ly ea rn in gs N u m b er of w ork ers A vera ge h ou rly ea rn in gs N u m b er of w o rk ers A vera ge h o u rly ea rn in gs 160 15 415 702 205 116 102 53 •635 55 443 494 1, 362 111 1, 330 994 327 153 142 48 271 385 787 600 141 $1. 39 1. 54 1. 35 1. 39 1. 33 1. 70 1. 60 2. 87 2. 00 1. 31 1. 31 1. 32 1. 30 1. 35 1. 30 1. 30 1. 30 1. 30 1. 73 1.48 1. 33 1. 34 1. 43 1. 41 1. 29 498 300 986 1,865 1,409 398 577 213 1 ,490 297 1, 155 1,220 3,636 1, 175 5, 134 3, 120 1,476 877 675 25 1,652 1,484 2, 043 2, 290 731 $1. 36 1. 32 1. 34 1. 35 1. 28 1.43 1. 43 2. 65 1. 89 1. 28 1. 27 1. 29 1. 28 1. 28 1. 28 1. 27. 1. 27 1. 29 1. 71 1. 27 1. 26 1. 29 1. 35 1. 35 1. 26 144 258 550 574 565 167 430 204 283 350 931 267 659 670 1, 374 720 497 470 276 70 825 533 437 880 468 $1. 42 1. 37 1.* 35 1. 42 1. 33 1. 51 1. 52 2. 71 2. 18 1. 31 1. 30 1. 28 1. 38 1. 35 1. 31 1. 30 1. 32 1. 34 1. 96 1. 29 1. 29 1. 34 1. 33 1. 37 1. 27 S a w m ills and planing m ills B lo c k s e t t e r s ___________________________________ __ C a r r i e r d r i v e r s ______________ __ - _____________ C u to ff-s a w o p e r a to r s ------------------- --------------E d g e r m e n __ _____ ________________ _______________ F ir e m e n , s ta tio n a ry b o i l e r _______________________ G r a d e r s , lu m b er (g r e e n c h a in )__________________ G r a d e r s , plan ed lu m b e r _____________ __ _________ H e a d -s a w o p e r a to r s , band s a w ----------------------H e a d -s a w o p e r a to r s , c ir c u la r s a w ______________ J a n ito r s ______________________________________________ L o a d e r s , c a r and tr u c k ___________________________ L o g d e ck m en _________ ____ _________________„____ ___ L u m b e r s ta c k e r s , a ir d ryin g o r s to ra g e _______ L u m b e r s ta c k e rs , k iln d ry in g ____________________ O f f - b e a r e r s , m achine 2 ___________________________ S a w m illin g o p e r a tio n s _________________________ P la n in g m ill o p e r a tio n s _______________________ P la n e r o p e r a to r s (fe e d o n ly )______________________ P la n e r o p e r a to r s (s e t up and o p e r a t e )__________ P o n d m e n ______ __________________ ________________ S o r t e r s , g r e e n chain___________________ _________ T r im m e r m en ________________________________________ T r u c k d r iv e r s ____________ _______ ________________ T r u c k e r s , p o w e r ( f o r k l i f t ) ________________________ W a tc h m e n -------------------------------------------------------- 802 573 1,951 3, 141 2, 179 681 1, 109 470 2,408 702 2, 529 1,981 5, 657 1,956 7 ,838 4, 834 2, 300 1, 500 1,093 143 2, 748 2,402 3, 267 3, 770 1, 340 $1. 38 1. 35 1. 34 1. 37 1. 30 1. 49 1. 48 2. 70 1.95 1. 29 1. 29 1. 30 1. 29 1. 30 1. 29 1. 28 1. 28 1. 31 1. 78 1. 35 1. 28 1. 31 1. 37 1. 36 1. 27 L o ggin g C at d r iv e r s , skidding______________________________ C h o k e rm e n __________________________________________ F a lle r s and b u ck ers, p o w e r _______ _____ «.---------G rou nd l o a d e r s _____________________________________ T e a m s t e r s , lo g g in g _____*_________________________ T r u c k d r iv e r s , lo g g in g ----k _________________________ 1, 191 641 2, 033 743 920 1,600 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 44 31 37 30 30 34 361 186 731 173 299 350 E xclu d es p rem iu m pay fo r o v e r tim e and fo r w o rk on w eek en d s, h o lid a y s , In clu des data fo r op era tio n s in a d dition to th ose shown s e p a ra te ly . 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 51 30 39 33 34 39 526 315 1, 154 416 570 884 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 39 31 34 30 28 30 304 140 148 154 51 366 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 43 35 51 26 36 40 and la te sh ifts. (0 Table 5. Occupational Averages: All Mills by Size o f Mill (N u m b e r and a v e ra g e s tra ig h t-tim e h o u rly e a rn in g s 1 o f prod u ction w o r k e r s in s e le c te d occu pations ip s a w m ills and planing m ills , South and re g io n s , O cto b er 1965) B o r d e r states South M ills w ith— O ccu pation 8—19 w o rk e rs .2l3-r49 w o rk e rs 50-99 w o r k e r s 100 w o r k e r s o r m o re 8—19 w o r k e r s 20—49 w o r k e r s 50— 99 w o r k e r s 100 w o r k e r s or m ore N u m b er A v e r a g e Nurhber A v e ra g e N u m b er A v e r a g e N u m b er A v e r a g e N u m ber A v e r a g e N u m b er A v e r a g e N u m b er A v e r a g e N u m b er A v e r a g e h o u rly of h o u rly of of h o u rly of h o u rly of of h o u rly h o u rly of hourly of h o u rly w o r k e r s earn in gs w o r k e r s earnings w o r k e r s ea rn in gs w o r k e r s earn in gs w o r k e r s ea rn in gs w o r k e r s ea rn in gs w o r k e r s ea rn in gs w o rk e rs earn in gs S a w m ills and plan in g m ills B lo c k s e t t e r s . -----— ---------------- — C a r r i e r d r iv e r s ----------- ---- ----- C u to ff-s a w o p e r a t o r s -------------------------------------E d g e r m e n __________ _____ _____ ----------F ir e m e n , s ta tio n a ry b o ile r - -----— ~ G r a d e r s , lu m b e r (g r e e n chain)----------- — ---------G r a d e r s , planed lu m b e r ----------------------- — -------H e a d -s a w o p e r a to r s , band s a w -----------------------H e a d -s a w o p e r a to r s , c ir c u la r s a w -----------------J a n ito rs —— ----- —— — ----- ------ —------ L o a d e r s , c a r and t r u c k -----------------------------------L o g d e c k m e n — -----------------------------------------------L u m b e r s t a c k e r s , a ir d ry in g o r s t o r a g e ---------LfUITlhAT i H ryipg O ff- b e a r e r s , m ach in e 2------------------------------------S a w m illin g o p e r a t io n s --------------------------------P la n in g m ill o p e r a t io n s ------------------------------P la n e r o p e r a to r s (fe e d o n ly )---- ------— ------P la n e r o p e r a to r s (s e t up and o p e r a t e ) ------------P on d m en —--------------------------------------------------------S o r t e r s , g r e e n ch ain ---------------------------- ----------T r im m e r m e n ---------------------------------------------------T r u c k d r iv e r s _________________________________________ T r u c k e r s , p o w e r (fo r k lift ) —----------------------------W a tc h m e n ____________________________________________ 77 1.29 1.29 1.26 1.27 1.29 1.45 1.38 " 161 249 70 61 34 17 206 154 122 456 67 377 260 117 43 55 110 145 316 244 55 $1.37 1.34 1.40 1.28 1.66 1.54 2.99 2.17 1.33 1.33 1.30 1.30 1.28 1.28 1.28 1.26 1.78 1.30 1.33 1.37 1.39 1.27 14 6 69 59 79 32 39 26 20 17 96 32 182 25 139 88 49 39 33 11 69 29 56 80 57 1.47 1.29 1.35 1.27 1.32 1.36 92 92 196 55 58 172 1.52 1.30 1.45 1.33 1.44 1.39 29 20 55 20 57 327 _ 390 1,435 195 74 _ 1, 353 _ 386 1,089 1,463 203 3,171 2,459 663 265 343 _ 131 627 1,436 827 135 $1.34 _ 1.33 1.35 1.25 1.44 _ 1.86 _ 1.26 1.30 1.27 1.25 1.27 1.27 1.26 1.25 1.60 _ 1.26 1.28 1.38 1.36 1.23 331 76 628 995 719 248 320 111 799 147 605 512 2, 352 703 1,978 1,285 598 487 355 22 831 974 1,075 1,423 411 $1.40 1.32 1.30 1.38 1.27 1.46 1.44 2.64 2.04 1.25 1.28 1.29 1.28 1.30 1.27 1.27 1.26 1.27 1.79 1.38 1.27 1.30 1.35 1.36 1.26 79 140 380 358 630 175 328 147 183 180 569 223 1,069 549 1,224 574 501 354 194 46 749 460 501 827 381 $1.36 1.32 1.32 1.36 1.27 1.49 1.45 2.71 2.22 1.27 1.28 1.29 1.29 1.28 1.28 1.27 1.26 1.31 1.97 1.34 1.26 1.32 1.36 1.34 1.26 65 336 553 353 635 184 440 206 73 367 969 157 773 501 1,465 516 538 394 201 54 1,037 341 255 693 413 $1.44 1.38 1.42 1.43 1.37 1.56 1.55 2.74 2.06 1.33 1.31 1.32 1.40 1.36 1.35 1.33 1.35 1.38 1.88 1.29 1.30 1.38 1.37 1.39 1.31 129 328 594 1.32 1.36 1.91 1.26 1.31 1.26 689 591 98 41 166 375 229 ■ 379 165 1,080 207 741 434 1.45 1.35 1.34 1.32 1.29 1.30 385 206 473 241 126 517 1.48 1.29 1.45 1.28 1.41 1.37 177 83 266 129 39 277 1.40 1.26 1.34 1.29 1.27 1.34 250 187 214 166 1.38 1.33 1.35 1.31 1.36 232 66 472 86 241 109 - 147 368 - 399 - $1.38 - 60 - • $1.43 1.44 1.35 1.45 1.31 1.75 1.57 2.90 2.18 1.30 1.30 1.37 1.33 1.31 1.29 1.31 1.27 1.34 1.85 1.52 1.35 1.45 1.52 1.49 1.27 9 9 38 26 53 15 29 10 10 20 64 130 $1.58 1.60 1.49 1.42 1.44 1.73 1.74 2.59 2.00 1.37 1.37 1.41 125 55 63 31 28 51 45 40 47 21 1.39 1.39 1.40 1.35 1.76 1.40 1.48 1.57 1.45 1.41 1.81 1.26 1.43 1.42 1.45 - L o g g in g C at d r iv e r s , sk id d in g ------------- '------ ----------C h o k e rm e n __ _____ ______________ ___________ — F a lle r s and b u c k e rs , p o w e r ----------------------------G round lo a d e r s ______________________________________ T e a m s t e r s , lo g g in g -----------------------------------------T r u c k d r iv e r s , lo g g in g -------------------------------------- S ee fo o tn o te s at end o f table. - 372 * - Table 5. Occupational Averages: All Mills by Size o f M ill— Continued (N u m b er and a v e ra g e s tr a ig h t-tim e h o u rly ea rn in gs 1 o f prod u ction w o r k e r s in s e le c te d occu pation s in s a w m ills and planing m ills , South and re g io n s , O c to b e r 1965) Southeast Southw est M ills w ith— O ccu p ation 8-19 w o rk e rs Num ber of w o rk e rs A verage h ou rly earn in gs 20— 49 w o r k e r s N u m b er 6f w ork ers 50— 99 w o r k e r s A vera ge h o u rly ea rn in gs 100 w o r k e r s or m ore N u m ber of w ork ers A vera ge h o u rly ea rn in gs $1.32 1.30 1.30 1.33 1.26 1.45 1.42 2.70 2.14 1.26 1.29 1.28 1.29 1.28 1.27 1.27 1.26 1.29 1.91 1.29 1.25 1.31 1.34 1.32 1.26 37 158 276 144 359 74 170 77 45 136 357 81 419 226 758 218 186 161 90 10 629 156 112 349 210 $1.38 1.35 1.42 1.36 1.34 1.49 1.47 2.63 1.88 1.30 1.27 1.30 1.34 1.31 1.35 1.29 1.34 1.36 1.87 1.26 1.28 1.34 1.32 1.38 1.29 1.32 1.26 1.31 1.28 1.25 1.32 107 74 172 93 198 N u m b er of w o rk e rs A verage h o u rly earn in gs 20— 49 w o r k e r s N u m ber of w ork ers A vera ge h o u rly earn in gs 50— 99 w o r k e r s N u m b er of w ork ers 100 w p rk e rs o r m o re A vera ge h o u rly earn in gs N u m ber of w o rk e rs A vera ge h ou rly earnings $1.43 1.32 1.35 1.39 1.27 1.38 1.45 2.60 2.52 1.26 1.26 1.27 1.28 1.30 1.31 1.28 1.27 1.34 2.24 1.28 1.26 1.34 1.30 1.34 1.24 19 169 239 183 223 95 241 119 18 211 548 64 224 256 582 243 289 202 83 41 357 140 103 297 182 $1.49 1.40 1.41 1.49 1.41 1.60 1.58 2.83 2.56 1.34 1.33 1.34 1.51 1.39 1.35 1.35 1.35 1.40 1.94 1.29 1.31 1.39 1.35 1.40 1.32 S a w m ills and planing m ills B lo c k s e t t e r s ---------------------------------------------------C a r r i e r d r i v e r s -------------------------------- -----------C u to ff-s a w o p e r a t o r s — --------- -------------------E d g e r m e n ____________________________________________ F ir e m e n , s ta tio n a ry b o i l e r ----------------------------G r a d e r s , lu m b er (g r e e n chain)------------------------G r a d e r s , planed lu m b e r ___________________________ H ead -s a w o p e r a to r s , band s a w __________________ H e a d -s a w o p e r a to r s , c ir c u la r s a w -----------------J a n ito r s _______________________________________________ L o a d e r s , c a r and t r u c k ___________________________ L o g d e c k m e n ________________________________________ L u m b e r s ta c k e r s , a ir d ry in g o r s to r a g e _______ L u m b e r s ta c k e r s , k iln d r y in g ____________________ O f f - b e a r e r s , m a ch in e 2__ __________________________ S a w m illin g o p e r a t io n s __________________________ P la n in g m ill o p e r a t io n s ________________________ P la n e r o p e r a to r s (fe e d o n ly )______________________ P la n e r o p e r a to r s (s e t up and o p e ra te )-------------P o n d m en _____________________ ______________________ S o r t e r s , g r e e n chain- ____________________________ T r im m e r m e n ___________________________ ___________ T r u c k d r iv e r s ________________________________________ T r u c k e r s , p o w e r ( fo r k lift )_________________________ . W a tc h m e n ____________________________________________ $1.33 1.35 1.34 1.25 1.42 172 48 296 563 488 172 193 48 463 62 293 265 1,688 437 1,261 820 399 328 213 90 382 898 516 111 1.25 1.27 1.36 1.36 1.25 490 616 639 896 222 1.25 1.29 1.35 1.35 1.25 50 73 213 207 410 109 193 82 124 99 258 171 760 401 862 391 378 203 121 11 443 330 394 529 188 147 99 588 121 490 295 1.43 1.39 1.31 1.36 1.28 1.27 157 87 211 116 52 208 1.46 1.27 1.46 1.27 1.30 1.31 115 55 183 86 22 183 239 - 201 951 152 43 - 858 - 247 703 769 111 2, 253 1,691 513 185 251 - - 1.84 1.27 1.30 1.26 1.25 1.26 1.26 1.26 1.27 1.57 - - $1.40 1.31 1.28 1.37 1.26 1.39 1.43 2.67 1.93 1.25 1.25 1.28 1.26 1.27 1.26 1.27 1.25 1.27 1.71 - 99 28 171 183 161 15 93 46 130 75 158 125 208 199 340 205 82 116 87 $1.41 1.33 1.29 1.40 1.29 1.49 1.44 2.48 2.26 1.25 1.30 1.28 1.34 1.36 1.27 1.27 1.29 1.29 2.01 231 213 120 283 134 1.28 1.33 1.32 1.37 1.26 1.32 1.27 1.31 1.28 136 1.47 33 1.31 66 70 1.45 1.25 28 23 1.37 1.25 135 105 34 61 1.42 1.37 1.47 1.29 1.31 137 1.44 37 1.29 162 1.40 _ _ 15 61 98 92 141 34 96 39 39 64 215 20 127 123 223 95 74 112 40 24 237 101 51 218 136 L o g g in g C at d r iv e r s , sk id d in g ______________________________ C hoke r m e n ___ ________________________________________ F a lle r s and b u c k e rs , p o w e r ______________________ G round lo a d e r s __ _________________________________ T e a m s t e r s , lo g g in g ________________ ^______________ T r u c k d r iv e r s , lo g g in g _____________________________ 1 E x clu d es p re m iu m pay fo r o v e r tim e and fo r w o rk on w eek en d s, h o lid a y s , 2 In clu d es data f o r o p e ra tio n s in addition to th ose shown s e p a ra te ly . NOTE: and la te sh ifts. Dashes indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria. _ _ _ _ _ Table 6. Occupational Averages: All Mills by Type o f W ood 10 (Number and average straight-time hourly earnings1 of production workers in selected occupations in sawmills and planing mills, South and regions, October 1965) O ccu p ation Softwood A vera ge h ou rly earnings. N u m b er Of w ork ers A vera ge h ou rly earn in gs N um ber of w o rk e rs 536 265 1,413 1,570 1,074 343 404 248 1, 188 275 1, 347 993 2, 554 579 3, 668 2, 239 783 475 386 87 1, 143 932 1,280 1,745 592 $1. 39 1. 36 1. 36 1.40 1. 31 1. 60 1. 53 2. 76 1. 97 1. 30 1. 29 1. 31 1. 33 1. 30 1. 30 1. 28 1. 31 1. 34 1. 74 1. 37 1. 30 1. 33 1. 40 1. 38 1. 28 266 308 538 1,571 1, 105 338 705 222 1, 220 427 1, 182 988 3, 103 1, 377 4, 170 2, 595 1,517 1, 025 707 56 1,605 1,470 1,987 2, 025 748 $1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 2. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 595 349 948 371 354 775 1. 52 .1. 30 1. 42 1. 30 1. 34 1. 35 596 292 1,085 37 2 566 825 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. N u m b er of w ork ers A vera ge h o u rly earn in gs N u m b er of w ork ers 34 35 31 35 29 39 46 63 94 29 29 28 27 30 27 27 27 29 80 32 26 30 35 34 26 118 _ 337 549 122 109 68 39 467 48 367 343 945 39 904 705 190 98 93 45 236 253 527 424 111 $1.42 1. 36 1. 39 1. 37 1. 71 1. 67 2. 75 2. 05 1. 32 1. 30 1. 32 1. 31 1. 43 1. 30 1. 30 1. 31 1. 32 1. 66 1. 47 1. 33 1. 35 1.45 1. 42 1. 31 328 148 719 764 774 151 189 136 563 126 587 510 1, 121 442 2, 038 1, 154 357 223 199 35 33 33 30 28 34 219 143 402 123 182 253 H ard w ood S oftw ood H ard w ood H ard w ood Southwest Southeast B o r d e r States South H ardw ood A vera ge h ou rly earn in gs N u m b er of w ork ers A vera ge h o u rly earn in gs Softw ood N u m b er of w ork ers A vera ge h o u rly ea rn in gs N u m b er of w ork ers 90 102 357 257 178 83 147 73 158 101 393 140 488 98 726 380 236 154 94 38 299 209 187 384 187 $1. 43 1. 35 1. 36 1.40 1. 37 1. 63 1. 53 2. 74 2. 08 1. 28 1. 29 1. 28 1.42 1. 39 1. 30 1. 29 1. 32 1. 36 1. 93 1. 28 1. 32 1. 36 1. 32 1. 38 1. 29 54 156 193 317 387 84 283 131 125 249 538 127 171 572 648 340 261 316 182 32 526 324 250 496 281 142 46 93 86 1. 47 1. 28 1. 60 1. 25 1.45 162 94 55 68 35 218 A vera ge h o u rly earn in gs S a w m ills and plan in g m ills B lo c k s e t t e r s _______________________________ ___ __ C a r r ie r d r i v e r s _________ ______________ ___ __ C u to ff-s a w o p e r a t o r s ---------- ------------------------E d g e r m e n _____________________ _____________________ F ir e m e n , s ta tio n a ry b o i l e r _______________________ G r a d e r s , lu m b er (g r e e n c h a in )___________________ G r a d e r s , planed lu m b e r ____________________ _____ H e a d -s a w o p e r a t o r s , band s a w ___________________ H e a d -s a w o p e r a to r s , c ir c u la r s a w ______________ J a n ito r s _______________________________________________ L o a d e r s , c a r and t r u c k ____________________________ L o g d e c k m e n _________________________________________ L u m b e r s ta c k e r s , a ir d ry in g o r s t o r a g e ________ L u m b e r s ta c k e r s , k iln d r y in g _____________________ O ff- b e a r e r s , m a c h in e 1 2 ----------- ----------------------S a w m illin g o p e r a t io n s _________ _____________ P la n in g m i l l o p e r a t io n s ________________________ P la n e r o p e r a to r s (fe e d o n ly )______________________ P la n e r o p e r a to r s (s e t up and o p e r a t e )---------- _ P o n d m e n ______________ ______________________________ S o r t e r s , g r e e n ch ain __________________________ ___ T r im m e r m en _________________________________________ T r u e kd r iv e r s _____ _ _____________ ___ _ T r u c k e r s , p o w e r ( f o r k l i f t ) __________________ W a tc h m e n ____________________________________________ $1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 2. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 37 35 35 40 29 50 47 78 87 30 28 31 30 27 30 27 29 33 69 170 152 267 1, 101 635 247 388 77 927 171 568 710 2, 515 733 3, 096 1,966 1, H 9 654 476 - - 608 470 566 9 37 294 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 28 31 37 37 27 1,044 1,014 1,477 1, 353 437 234 160 453 162 156 374 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 49 31 37 28 28 28 292 155 701 254 414 510 - $1. 33 1. 30 1. 30 1. 32 1. 27 1. 38 1. 41 2. 42 1.91 1. 26 1. 26 1. 28 1. 27 1. 28 1. 26 1. 26 1. 26 1. 28 1. 72 1. 25 1. 28 1. 35 1. 33 1. 26 $1. 41 1. 39 1. 32 1. 45 1. 31 1.40 1. 52 2. 69 2. 30 1. 32 1. 32 1. 28 1. 26 1. 34 1. 32 1. 30 1. 32 1. 33 1. 98 1. 31 1. 27 1. 34 1. 33 1. 36 1. 26 .LSgg™ £ C at d r iv e r s , sk id d in g_______________________________ C h o k e r m e n ___________________________________________ F a lle r s and b u c k e rs , p o w e r _________ ___________ G rou n d l o a d e r s ______________________________________ _ T e a m s t e r s , lo g g in g ____ ; ___________________________ T r u c k d r iv e r s , lo g g in g ___ ______________________ 1 E xclu d es p r e m iu m p ay fo r o v e r t im e and fo r w o r k on w eek en d s, h o lid a y s, 2 Inclu des data fo r o p e ra tio n s in a d d itio n to th ose shown s ep a ra tely . and la te sh ifts. NOTE: Dashes indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 60 29 43 35 37 39 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 32 30 32 31 28 32 - 148 1. 1. 1. L 1. 1. 39 39 37 29 22 36 Table 7. Occupational Averages: All Mills by Type o f Operation (Number and average straight-time hourly earnings 1 of production workers in selected occupations in sawmills and planing mills, South and regions, October 1965) O ccu pation Southeast B o r d e r States South Independent In te g ra te d Independent In te g ra te d Independent Southwest In te g ra te d Independent In tegra ted N um ber A v e r a g e N u m b er A v e r a g e N u m b er A v e r a g e N u m ber A v e r a g e N u m ber A v e r a g e N u m b er A v e r a g e Nurribe r A v e r a g e N u m ber A v e r a g e h o u rly h o u rly h o u rly of of h o u rly of h o u rly of hou rly h o u rly of of h ou rly of of w o rk e rs earnings w o r k e r s ea rn in gs w o r k e r s ea rn in gs w o r k e r s ea rn in gs w o r k e r s ea rn in gs w o r k e r s ea rn in gs w o r k e r s ea rn in gs w o rk e rs earn in gs S a w m ills and plan in g m ills B lo c k s e t t e r s — ---— ---------. . . ------------------C a r r ie r d r i v e r s ---------------- . . . . ------------------C u to ff-s a w o p e r a t o r s ____________ _________________ E d g e r m e n --------------------------------- ---------------------F ir e m e n , s ta tio n a ry b o i l e r ---- . . . ----------------G r a d e r s , lu m b e r (g r e e n chain) ___________________ G r a d e r s , planed lu m b e r ---------- -----------------------H e a d -s a w o p e r a to r s , band s a w -----------------------H e a d -s a w o p e r a to r s , c ir c u la r s a w -----------------_______________ _________________ J a n ito r s _ _ ___ L o a d e r s , c a r and t r u c k ---------- ----------------------Log deckm en— _ — ___ ___ ______ _________ L u m b e r s ta c k e r s , a ir d ry in g o r s to r a g e — ____ L u m b e r s ta c k e r s , k iln d r y in g .—_________________ O ff- b e a r e r s , m a c h in e 1 - ---------------------- - ---2 S a w m illin g o p e r a t io n s --------------------------------P la n in g m i l l o p e ra tio n s — . --------------------P la n e r o p e r a to r s (fe e d o n ly )----- --------- ---- — P la n e r o p e r a to r s (s e t up and o p e r a t e )— — — P o n d m e n______ ___ _______ _______ __ _____ ___________ S o r t e r s , g r e e n ch ain ____ — ___________________ T r im m e r m e n ... T r u c k d r iv e r s -------- -------------------- ---------T r u c k e r s , p o w e r ( f o r k l i f t ) — -----------„ ---W a tc h m e n — — __ „ ------ ------------------ $ 1. 37 1. 34 1.35 1. 37 1. 30 1. 49 1.48 2 .66 1.96 1. 29 1.29 1.29 1.29 1.30 1. 29 1.28 1. 28 1.30 1.78 1. 35 1. 28 1.31 1.34 1. 37 1.27 343 249 516 1,386 670 215 281 252 1,097 321 1, 117 967 1,468 613 2, 622 2, 175 406 385 252 114 990 610 1, 252 991 424 $ 1. 39 1. 37 1. 32 1. 38 1. 29 1. 51 1. 50 2.73 1.95 1.30 1. 28 1. 30 1.31 1.32 1. 27 1. 27 1. 28 1. 31 1.79 1.36 1. 27 1. 33 1.41 1. 35 1. 27 _ _ - - _ _ 1, 191 641 2, 033 735 1.44 1. 31 1. 37 1. 29 1. 30 1. 34 459 324 1, 435 1,755 1, 509 466 828 218 1, 311 381 1,412 1, 014 4, 189 1,343 5, 216 2, 659 1, 894 1, 115 841 29 1,7 58 1, 792 2, 015 2, 779 916 71 - 209 325 167 67 86 30 247 41 229 149 929 95 630 348 273 121 129 187 325 357 413 88 $ 1.38 1. 36 1.39 1. 32 1. 71 1. 57 2. 86 2. 02 1. 30 1. 31 1. 33 1. 29 1. 35 1. 30 1. 31 1.29 1. 29 1.74 1. 32 1. 33 1. 38 1.39 1. 28 89 206 377 38 49 - 23 388 - 214 345 433 700 646 54 32 - $ 1.40 1. 34 1.38 1. 38 1. 68 2. 89 1.99 - 1.31 1.31 1.31 1.29 1.29 1.31 1.31 - 43 84 60 430 187 53 1.46 1.34 1.37 1.47 1.43 1.30 361 186 731 165 299 350 1. 51 1.30 1. 39 1.31 1. 34 1. 39 308 183 820 1,062 960 286 468 92 867 183 742 690 2, 795 806 3, 602 1, 803 1,267 676 521 1,085 1, 105 1,356 1,763 541 $ 1.33 1.31 1.35 1.35 1. 29 1.42 1.44 2. 53 1.88 1.29 1.27 1.29 1.28 1.28 1.28 1. 27 1.27 1.29 1.70 1. 27 1.29 1.33 1. 36 1. 26 190 117 166 803 449 112 109 121 623 114 . 413 530 841 369 1, 532 1, 317 209 201 154 567 379 687 527 190 $ 1. 39 1. 34 1. 28 1.36 1. 27 1.43 1.41 2. 74 1.91 1. 26 1. 26 1. 30 1. 27 1. 27 1. 26 1. 27 1. 26 1. 28 1.78 1. 26 1.31 1. 38 1. 32 1. 26 80 128 406 368 382 113 274 96 197 157 441 175 465 442 984 508 354 318 191 486 362 302 603 287 1.39 1. 31 1. 34 1. 30 1. 28 1. 30 _ _ _ _ $ 1.47 1. 36 1. 35 1. 43 1. 33 1. 51 1. 51 2. 73 2. 24 1. 28 1. 32 1. 29 1. 33 1. 32 1. 32 1. 31 1. 33 1. 33 2. 02 1. 29 1. 34 1. 33 1. 37 1. 27 ' 64 130 144 206 183 54 156 108 86 193 490 92 194 228 390 212 143 152 85 54 339 171 135 277 181 $ 1.36 1. 39 1. 34 1. 41 1. 33 1. 53 1. 53 2. 69 2. 05 1. 33 1.29 1. 26 1. 50 1. 39 1. 28 1. 26 1.31 1. 35 1.84 1. 31 1.29 1.35 1. 31 1. 36 1.28 _ _ _ - 304 140 148 .154 51 366 1.43 1. 35 1. 51 1.26 1.36 1.40 L o g g in g C at d r iv e r s , s k id d in g — ------------- ------------ ---— ------------------------C h ok er m en — F a lle r s and b u c k e rs , p o w e r ---- ---------------------G round l o a d e r s . _____ „ ____________________ T e a m s t e r s , lo g g in g T r u c k d r iv e r s , lo g g in g — ___________ ______ 920 1, 600 1 E x c lu d e s p re m iu m pay f o r o v e r tim e and fo r w o r k on w eeken ds, h o lid a y s , 2 In clu d es data f o r o p e ra tio n s in addition to those shown s e p a r a te ly . NOTE: _ _ - - - - and la te s h ifts . Dashes indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria. - _ _ - - - - - - 526 315 1, 154 416 570 884 Table 8. Occupational Averages: General Sawmills and Planing Mills, and Hardwood Dimension and Flooring Mills (N u m b e r and a v e r a g e s tr a ig h t-tim e h ou rly e a rn in g s 1 o f p rod u ction w o r k e r s in s e le c te d occu p a tion s, South and re g io n s , O c to b e r 1965) O ccu pation Southeast Southwest H ard w ood d im en sion and flo o r in g m ills N u m b er A v e r a g e N u m b er A v e r a g e h o u rly h o u rly of of w o r k e r s ea rn in gs w o r k e r s ea rn in gs H a rdw ood d im en sio n and flo o r in g m ills N u m b er A v e r a g e N u m b er A v e r a g e h o u rly h o u rly of of w o r k e r s ea rn in gs w o r k e r s earn in gs B o r d e r States South H ard w ood H ard w ood G e n e r a l s a w m ills d im en sio n and d im en sion and and plan in g m ills flo o r in g m ills flo o r in g m ills N u m b er A v e r a g e N u m b er A v e r a g e N u m b er A v e r a g e N u m b er A v e r a g e of h o u rly h o u rly h od rly of of of h ou rly w o r k e r s earn in gs w o r k e r s earnings w o r k e r s ea rn in gs w o r k e r s ea rn in gs G e n e r a l sa w m ills and planing m ills G e n e ra l s a w m ills and planing m ills G e n e r a l s a w m ills and plan in g m ills S a w m ills and p lan in g m ills B lo c k s e t t e r s _________________________________________ C a r r i e r d r i v e r s _____________________________________ C u to ff-s a w o p e r a t o r s ______________________________ E d g e r m e n ___ _ __ ______ F ir e m e n , s ta tio n a ry b o i l e r _______________________ G r a d e r s , lu m b er (g r e e n c h a in )___________________ G r a d e r s , plan ed lu m b e r ___________________________ H e a d -s a w o p e r a t o r s , band s a w ___________________ H e a d -s a w o p e r a to r s , c ir c u la r s a w ______________ J a n ito rs ______ ____ ___ _____ ______ L o a d e r s , c a r and t r u c k ____ __ -----------L o g d e c k m e n ______________________________________ __ L u m b e r s ta c k e r s , a ir d ry in g o r s to r a g e ---------L u m b e r s ta c k e r s , k iln d r y in g ----------------- ---O ff- b e a r e r s , m a ch in e 2 ____________________________ S a w m illin g o p e r a t io n s __________________________ P la n in g m i l l o p e r a t io n s ------------------------------P la n e r o p e r a to r s (fe e d o n ly )______________________ P la n e r o p e r a to r s (s e t up and o p e r a t e )-------------P o n d m e n ---------------------------------------------------S o r t e r s , g r e e n c h a ir ________________________________ T r im m e r m e n ______________________________________ T r u c k d r iv e r s _________________________________________ T r u c k e r s , p o w e r ( f o r k l i f t ) —. _____________________ W a tc h m e n --------------------------------------------------------- 714 484 1,054 2, 846 1,444 536 766 441 2, 226 535 2, 135 1, 839 4, 844 1,554 6, 213 4, 276 1,855 1,214 898 143 2,436 2, 205 2,987 3, 137 1, 102 $1. 38 1. 34 1. 30 1. 37 1. 29 1.47 1.46 2. 72 1.96 1. 29 1. 28 1. 30 1. 29 1. 31 1. 27 1. 27 1. 27 1. 29 1.79 1. 35 1. 27 1. 30 1. 36 1. 36 1. 26 47 79 831 218 699 113 343 29 131 152 311 116 717 402 1,469 494 422 272 185 - 271 170 247 578 228 $1. 34 1. 37 1. 39 1.40 1. 31 1. 61 1. 52 2. 39 1. 84 1. 32 1. 32 1. 30 1. 36 1. 29 1. 33 1. 29 1. 34 1. 37 1. 76 1. 35 1. 41 1. 42 1. 39 1. 31 158 _ 292 636 134 89 50 51 605 25 384 476 1, 205 92 1, 137 894 243 113 68 48 220 323 693 509 121 $1. 39 _ 1. 32 1. 39 1. 31 1. 70 1. 58 2. 89 1. 99 1. 32 1. 31 1. 32 1. 29 1. 31 1. 29 1. 29 1. 28 1. 27 1. 79 1. 48 1. 33 1. 32 1. 41 1.40 1. 28 _ 98 37 71 21 52 27 53 15 135 - 166 76 81 38 74 - 50 50 87 66 18 _ $1. 42 1. 34 1. 37 1. 75 1. 63 - 1. 31 1. 32 1. 37 1. 36 1. 34 1. 32 1. 35 1. 36 1. 67 1. 32 1. 46 1. 58 1. 45 1. 35 418 246 443 1,686 844 323 410 202 1, 356 218 905 1, 102 3, 233 856 4, 053 2, 740 1, 286 7 38 599 25 1,459 1, 394 1,889 1,906 596 $1. 36 1. 32 1. 29 1. 35 1. 27 1. 42 1. 41 2. 66 1. 90 1. 26 1. 27 1. 29 1. 27 1. 28 1. 26 1. 27 1. 26 1. 28 1. 72 1. 27 1. 26 1. 28 1. 35 1. 34 1. 26 40 44 '508 131 550 61 167 100 76 186 96 355 319 1,006 346 170 129 66 153 88 131 359 130 $1. 34 1. 31 1. 38 1. 39 1. 29 1. 47 1.49 1. 80 1. 33 1. 29 1. 28 1. 34 1. 27 1. 32 1. 26 1. 33 1. 36 1. 72 1. 34 1. 40 1. 32 1. 37 1. 29 138 232 319 524 466 124 306 188 265 292 846 261 406 606 1,023 642 326 363 231 70 757 488 405 722 385 $1. 42 1. 37 1. 30 1. 42 1. 31 1.45 1. 52 2. 75 2. 20 1. 30 1. 29 1. 27 1. 39 1. 35 1. 29 1. 28 1. 31 1. 32 1.96 1. 29 1. 28 1. 34 1. 32 1. 36 1. 26 26 225 50 78 31 124 49 72 227 64 297 72 171 105 45 68 32 29 153 80 304 140 148 154 51 366 1.43 1. 35 1. 51 1. 26 1. 36 1.40 - $1. 41 1. 42 1. 49 1. 41 1. 80 1. 53 1. 31 1. 40 1. 38 1. 31 1. 37 1. 44 1. 35 1. 38 1. 96 1.41 1. 35 1.42 1. 40 1. 32 L o g g in g C at d r iv e r s , sk id d in g_______________________________ C h o k e rm e n -------------------------------------------------------F a lle r s a n d b u c k e r s , p o w e r ______________________ G round l o a d e r s ------------------------------------------------T e a m s t e r s , lo g g in g -------------- .T------------------------T r u c k d r iv e r s , lo g g in g ---------- ----------------- ---------- 1, 174 631 2, 006 743 920 1 ,591 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 43 31 37 30 30 34 _ _ - - - - - - 1 E x clu d es p re m iu m pay fo r o v e r t im e and fo r w o rk on w eek en d s, h o lid a y s, 2 In clu d es data fo r o p e ra tio n s in a d d itio n to those shown s e p a ra te ly . 350 176 710 173 299 347 50 30 39 33 34 39 and la te s h ifts . NOTE: Dashes indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. - - 520 315 1, 148 416 570 878 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 39 21 34 30 28 30 - - - Table 9. Occupational Averages: General Sawmills by Type o f Sawmill (N u m b e r and a v e r a g e s tra ig h t-tim e h ou rly earn in gs 1 o f prod u ction w o r k e r s in s e le c te d occu pation s in ge n e ra l, s a w m ills , 2 South and r e g io n s , O c to b e r 1965) South O ccu pation P o rta b le s a w m ills Num be r A verage hourly of earn in gs w o rk e rs B o r d e r States S ta tion a ry s a w m ills N u m b er A vera ge of h ou rly w ork ers ea rn in gs S ta tio n a ry s a w m ills Num be r A vera ge of h ou rly w o rk e rs ea rn in gs Southeast P o r ta b le s a w m ills N u m b er A vera ge h o u rly of w ork ers ea rn in gs Southwest S ta tio n a ry s a w m ills N u m b er A vera ge of h o u rly w ork ers ea rn in gs S ta tion a ry sa w m ills N u m b er A vera ge of h ou rly w ork ers earn in gs S a w m ills and plan in g m ills C a r r i e r d r i v e r s ___ ____ ______________ __ ___ __ C u to ff-s a w o p e r a t o r s ---------- ------------------------_______________________ E d g e r m e n _________________ F ir e m e n , s ta tio n a ry b o i l e r _______________________ G r a d e r s , lu m b e r (g r e e n c h a in )---------------- G r a d e r s , plan ed lu m b e r _______ __ _ _ H e a d -s a w o p e r a to r s , band s a w __________________ H e a d -s a w o p e r a to r s , c ir c u la r s a w ______________ J a n ito r s — — _______ ___________________ _________ L o a d e r s , c a r and t r u c k ____ ___ _______ _______ L o g de ck m e n ____________ — ___ __ ____________ ___ L u m b e r s ta c k e r s , a ir d ry in g o r s to r a g e _______ L u m b e r s ta c k e r s , k iln d r y in g ____________________ O f f - b e a r e r s , m a ch in e 3 — _____________________ S a w m illin g o p e ra tio n s _ ______ __ ___ P la n in g m ill o p e r a t io n s ------------------------------P la n e r o p e r a to r s (fe e d o n ly )______ ______________ P la n e r o p e r a to r s (s e t up and o p e r a t e ) __________ P on d m en — __ _ _ _ _ _ S o r t e r s , g r e e n ch a in ___ ______ ___________ ..___ T r im m e r m e n ------------------------------------- ---- T r u c k d r iv e r s ______ ______________________________ T r u c k e r s , p o w e r ( f o r k l i f t ) ------------------------------W a tc h m e n — __ _________ _________________________ 164 _ 126 662 - 11 10 663 105 587 191 1, 358 1, 358 - 10 10 21 7 62 538 157 $ 1.41 1.28 1.38 1. 50 1.75 1.95 1.26 1. 31 1. 26 1.27 1. 27 1.25 1. 88 1. 50 1. 35 1. 30 1. 40 1.43 550 449 877 2, 175 1, 296 517 673 441 1, 563 526 1, 818 1, 252 3, 744 1, 326 4, 178 2,918 1, 178 917 585 122 2, 334 1, 748 1, 788 2, 528 986 $ 1. 37 1.35 1. 31 1. 37 1.29 1.47 1. 48 2. 72 1.97 1. 28 1. 28 1.29 1.29 1. 31 1. 28 1. 28 1. 27 1.30 1.88 1. 33 1. 27 1. 31 1. 36 1. 35 1. 26 138 6 236 509 125 89 49 51 428 25 363 300 978 88 652 542 110 62 58 27 197 255 475 411 113 $ 1.41 1. 52 1.33 1.40 1. 31 1.71 1. 59 2. 89 2. 01 1.32 1.31 1.32 1.30 1. 31 1.30 1. 30 1.30 1.29 1.82 1.47 1. 34 1. 33 1.44 1.39 1.28 122 _ 39 477 11 10 _ 428 _ 84 367 103 886 886 ■ 10 10 _ 39 330 88 - $ 1. 41 _ 1.28 1. 40 1. 50 1. 75 _ 1.92 _ 1. 27 1. 32 1. 25 1.26 1. 26 1.25 1.88 _ 1. 28 1.44 1. 36 - 1.47 1.42 1. 34 1. 30 1. 31 1.29 824 535 1, 091 564 232 1,316 1.42 1. 30 1. 39 1. 30 1. 29 1. 35 165 169 367 152 99 311 1. 57 1.29 1.40 1.34 1.29 1.41 165 89 572 158 488 239 1. 51 1.42 1. 33 1. 31 1.28 1.29 - . 1, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 296 211 385 200 745 304 318 202 928 209 609 735 371 712 643 854 762 512 316 25 380 061 028 453 488 $ 1 .3 4 1.32 1. 30 1. 33 1.27 1.41 1.42 2.66 1. 89 1.25 1. 26 1.28 1.27 1.27 1.27 1.27 1. 26 1.28 1. 81 1.27 1. 26 1.29 1.33 1. 33 1.26 116 232 256 466 426 124 306 188 207 846 217 395 526 883 522 306 343 211 70 757 432 285 664 385 $ 1.40 1. 37 1. 31 1. 43 1.32 1.45 1. 52 2.75 2. 20 1. 30 1. 29 1. 28 1. 39 1. 36 1.29 1. 29 1. 30 1. 33 2. 00 1. 29 1. 28 1. 35 1. 33 1. 36 1. 26 355 226 576 258 82 639 1. 34 1.26 1.35 1. 30 1.25 1. 30 304 140 148 154 51 366 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 292 L o g g iM C a t d r iv e r s , sk id d in g --------------------------------------C h o k e rm e n — _____________ _____ ________________ -------F a lle r s and b u c k e rs , p o w e r ---------- --G round l o a d e r s __________________________ ________ T e a m s t e r s , lo g g in g ________________________________ T r u c k d r iv e r s , lo g g in g _____________________________ 350 96 915 179 688 275 1 E x c lu d e s p re m iu m pay fo r o v e r tim e and fo r w o rk on w eeken ds, h o lid a y s, and la te s h ifts . 2 In clu d es data fo r w o r k e r s in SIC 2421 ex cep t sep arate plan in g m ills . G e n e ra l s a w m ills w ith planing o p e ra tio n s w e r e in clu ded. 3 In clu d es data fo r o p e ra tio n s in addition to those shown s e p a ra te ly . NOTE: Dashes indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria. 43 35 51 26 36 40 Table 10. Occupational Earnings: Alabama 0) (Number and average straight-time hourly earnings1of production workers in selected occupations in sawmills and planing m ills, October 1965) O ccu p ation A l l p ro d u ctio n w o r k e r s 1 2________________ S a w m ill and p lan in g m i l l w o r k e r s .. L o g g in g w o r k e r s _____________________ Num ber of w ork ers 9,6 6 7 8, 966 701 A verage $1.25 $1.30 h o u rly e a rn in gs 1 $1.30 $1.35 $1. 35 1.35 1. 31 6290 5894 396 689 628 61 N u m b er o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s tr a ig h t-tim e h o u rly ea rn in gs o f— $1.35 $1.40 - " $1.40 $1.45 $1.45 $1.50 $1.60 $1.70 $1.50 $1.60 ■ $1.70 $1.80 1045 874 171 272 230 42 107 104 3 395 392 3 18 16 8 36 36 12 19 _ _ 4 5 6 2 8 13 3 3 29 1 2 2 29 24 1 4 17 _ 2 1 10 29 3 2 3 2 50 1 _ _ 1 1 1 10 25 5 2 2 205 201 4 203 182 21 $1.80 $1.90 $2.00 $2.10 $2.20 $2.30 $2.40 $2.50 $2.60 $2.70 $2.80 $3.00 $3.20 $3.40 $2.00 ' " $2.10 $2.20 ~ “ ' _ " * $2.30 $2.40 $2.50 $2.60 $2.70 $2.80 $3.00 $3.20 $3.40 $3.60 ■ $ 1.90 140 140 4 4 127 127 15 15 55 55 10 10 6 6 14 14 2 2. 34 34 28 28 6 6 16 16 4 4 S e le c te d s a w m ill and plan in g m i l l oc c u p a tio n s ^ B lo c k s e t t e r s _______________________________ C a r r i e r d r i v e r s ____________________________ o p e r a t o r s ____________________ E d g e r m e n ___________________________________ F ir e m e n , s ta tio n a ry b o i l e r ______________ G r a d e r 8, lu m b er (g r e e n c h a in )-----------G r a d e r s , p la n ed lu m b e r ----------------------H e a d -s a w o p e r a t o r s , band s a w -----------H e a d -s a w o p e r a t o r s , c ir c u la r s a w -----J a n ito rs .. L o a d e r s , c a r and tru c k .. L o g d eck m en L u m b e r stackers, air d ry in g C u to ff- saw or StorageL u m b e r s ta c k e r s , k iln d r y in g -------------O ff- b e a r e r s , m a ch in e 3 ___________________ S a w m illin g o p e ra tio n s _ P la n in g m i l l o p e ra tio n s _ P la n e r o p e r a to r s (fe e d o n ly )____________ P la n e r o p e r a to r s (s e t up and o p e r a te ) . S o r t e r s , g r e e n ch ain _____________________ T r im m e r m e n .. T r u c k d r iv e r s .. T ru c k e rs , p ow er (fo r k lift ). W a tc h m e n ____________________ 79 72 65 239 253 66 126 46 193 81 231 130 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 2. 1. 1. 1. 1. 35 31 31 38 27 32 50 57 80 26 26 29 21 24 39 88 202 39 15 6 69 213 87 14 23 8 44 8 2 1 2 10 8 10 7 506 223 760 354 387 181 223 360 334 401 401 146 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 27 26 26 28 25 27 72 26 26 32 38 26 431 191 679 286 374 131 5 312 279 306 196 121 14 6 48 35 13 28 28 41 3 45 13 57 24 4 4 21 20 99 59 126 91 149 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 31 27 29 27 31 40 51 70 77 67 21 23 9 24 8 33 14 49 _ fl 14 54 12 “ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 17 6 6 - 1 2 15 22 - 29 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 25 - 2 - 10 44 - 10 - - 2 - 1 - - - 3 13 - 10 - 6 - 6 - 4 - _ 1 29 29 17 29 50 - 4 . . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 62 39 22 - 10 - - 2 4 - 2 - - 4 - - - - ■ ■ " - - - - - - - ~ ' “ 90 - - - - - " ‘ - - - 29 - - - - - - - - - ' - - - - - - S e le c te d lo g g in g o c c u p a tio n s 2 C at d r iv e r s , skiddin g.. C h o k e rm e n ______________ F a lle r s and b u c k e rs , p o w e r ------G rou nd lo a d e r s --------------------------T r u c k d r iv e r s , lo g g in g ----------------- 14 24 - - 1 E x clu d es p re m iu m p a y f o r o v e r t im e and fo r w o rk on w eek en d s, h o lid a ys, and la te sh ifts. V ir t u a lly a ll o f the p rod u ction w o r k e r s c o v e r e d by the study w e r e paid on a tim e b a s is . 2 V ir t u a lly a ll p ro d u c tio n w o r k e r s w e r e m en; data fo r s e le c te d occupations w e r e lim ite d to m en. 3 In clu d es data f o r w o r k e r s in o th e r o p e ra tio n s in addition to th ose shown s e p a ra te ly . Table 11. Occupational Earnings: Arkansas (Number and average straight-time hourly earnings 1 of production workers in selected occupations in sawmills and planing mills, October 1965) O ccu p ation A l l p ro d u ctio n w o r k e r s 1 3____ 2_ S a w m ill and p lan in g m ill w o r k e r s ______________ ____ L o g g in g w o r k e r s . N u m b er o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s tr a ig h t-tim e h o u rly ea rn in gs o f— Num A v e rage ber $1.25 $1.30 $1.35 $1.40 $1.45 $1.50 $1.60 $1.70 $1.80 $1.90 $2.00 $2.10 $2.20 $2.30 $2.40 $2.50 $2.60 $2.70 $2.80 $2.90 $3.00 $3.10 $3.20 h ou rly of and and w o rk - e a rn under $1.35 $1.40 $1.45 $1.50 $1.60 $1.70 $1.80 $1.90 $2.00 $2.10 $2.20 $2.30 $2.40 $2.50 $2.60 $2.70 $2.80 $2.90 $3.00 $3.10 $3.20 o v e r 14 22 35 14 22 35 11,653 $ 1.44 3624 1654 1389 1348 657 1127 438 388 223 155 248 70 53 42 7 104 10 9 36 10,733 920 1.44 1.53 3423 201 1649 5 1338 51 1285 63 579 78 864 263 378 60 315 73 212 11 76 79 228 20 70 53 32 10 6 1 104 10 9 31 5 12 53 243 198 293 73 214 90 112 196 185 32 1.42 1.48 1.37 1.47 1.31 1.54 1.54 2.80 2.11 1.32 1.33 1.26 7 2 42 14 42 9 5 5 32 20 16 12 17 27 15 1 4 3 16 31 57 2 - 58 59 34 4 6 - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - _ . - 6 6 4 11 - 9 10 311 - 17 33 16 2 - - - - _ 240 293 560 283 221 207 _ _ _ _ _ . _ 12 12 _ S e le c te d s a w m ill and p lan in g m ill o ccu p ation s * B lo c k s e t t e r s — C a r r i e r d r i v e r s ___________________ C u to ff-s a w o p e r a to r s --------------E d g e r m e n _______________________ — F ir e m e n , s ta tio n a ry b o ile r G r a d e r s , lu m b e r (g r e e n c h a in ). G ra d e r s , plan ed lu m b e r . H e a d -s a w o p e r a to r s , band s a w ------------H e a d -s a w o p e r a to r s , c ir c u la r s a w ___ __ J a n ito r s _______________________________________ L o a d e r s , c a r and tr u c k ___________________ Log deckm en. L u m b e r s ta c k e rs , a ir d r y in g o r s to r a g e _______ L u m b e r s ta c k e rs , k iln d ry in g .. O ff- b e a r e r s , m a c h in e 4_________ S a w m illin g o p e ra tio n s . P la n in g m i l l o p e ra tio n s . P la n e r o p e r a to r s (fe e d on ly) — P la n e r o p e r a to r s (s e t up and o p e ra te )-. S o r te r s , g r e e n ch ain . T r im m e r m e n . T r u c k d r iv e r s T r u c k e r s , p o w e r ( fo r k lift ) _ W a tc h m e n _____________________ 3 62 _ 175 10 17 - - - - 103 99 26 22 2 4 5 36 1 57 31 1 1.34 1.35 1.31 1.28 1.33 1.37 131 181 283 194 68 60 39 69 83 31 48 38 23 17 11 52 10 42 20 144 369 261 218 398 154 1.99 1.28 1.35 1.31 1.37 1.29 259 103 100 72 93 131 74 73 44 154 1.58 1.39 1.66 1.26 1.52 38 12 29 41 10 _ - 124 44 59 42 _ _ 6 50 12 47 99 16 _ 29 2 9 - 11 70 20 - 32 22 15 10 - - 9 2 20 - - 6 2 4 23 - 15 - 60 - - - - - - 12 26 7 13 - 4 5 4 _ _ _ _ _ 8 _ - 12 2 _ _ - - 4 4 8 6 6 4 _ _ 27 4 7 14 51 - _ 20 _ 12 _ _ 3 _ _ 7 4 32 41 2 53 4 2 - - - 6 - - - - - - - - - - 4 - 34 69 53 35 20 26 19 10 107 25 _ 21 - 41 - - - - - - - - - - 4 - - - 20 20 - - 12 98 . _ _ _ _ _ - S e le c te d lo g g in g occu p a tion s 2 C a t d r iv e r s , sk id d in g . Choke r m e n . F a lle r s and b u c k e rs , Ground l o a d e r s -------T r u c k d r iv e r s , lo g g in g _____ 1 E x clu d es a tim e b a s is . 2 V ir tu a lly 3 W ork ers 4 In clu d es 53 4 p re m iu m p ay f o r o v e r tim e and fo r w o rk on w eekends, 3 20 h o lid a y s, - 40 and la te sh ifts. - - - - - - _ - _ _ _ - - - - - - - _ - . _ _ 10 A p p r o x im a te ly 95 p e r c e n t o f the p rod u ction w o r k e r s a ll p ro d u c tio n w o r k e r s w e r e m en ; data fo r s e le c te d occu pation s w e r e lim ite d to m en . w e r e d is trib u te d as fo llo w s : 5 at $3.70 to $3.80; and 6 at $ 4.30 to $4.40. data f o r w o r k e r s in oth er o p eration s in addition to those shown s e p a ra te ly . - co vered by the study w e r e paid on Table 12. Occupational Earnings: Florida 00 (Number and average straight-time hourly earnings 1 of production workers in selected occupations in sawmills and planing mills, October 1965) 'N u m ber o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s tr a ig h t- tim e h o u rly earn in gi3 Of--O ccu pation A l l p rod u ction w o r k e r s 2 ____________________ 4 3 S a w m ill and planing m ill w o r k e r s -----L o g g in g w o r k e r s _________________________ N u m b er A v e r a g e $1.25 $1.30 of h o u rly and w o r k e r s earn in gs 1 under $1.30 $1.35 2,419 2, 297 122 $1.37 1.37 1.38 1381 31348 33 7 9 40 66 47 14 24 14 61 8 30 1.48 1.41 1.36 1.33 1.30 1.39 1.51 2.23 2.07 1.26 1.29 _ 4 23 28 27 3 3 7 25 155 45 148 89 38 29 14 49 67 66 107 44 1.29 1.31 1.29 1.28 1.30 1.32 2.27 1.28 1.32 1.35 1.35 1.26 122 19 93 65 25 17 28 27 41 54 36 13 18 25 23 1.40 1.33 1.43 1.38 9 4 $1.35 $1.40 $1.45 $1.50 $1.60 $1.70 $1.80 $1.90 $2.00 $2.10 $2.20 $2.30 $2.40 $2.50 $2.60 $2.70 $2.80 $2.90 $1.40 $1.45 $1.50 $1.60 $1.70 $1.80 $1.90 $2.00 $2.10 $2.20 $2.30 $2.40 $2.50 $2.60 $2.70 $2.80 $2.90 over 5 5 and 278 264 14 121 84 37 49 34 15 144 142 2 61 59 2 50 48 2 21 18 3 7 7 25 25 11 11 - - - 18 16 2 3 3 24 15 3 2 1 2 2 3 5 - 1 1 3 1 1 4 1 5 10 1 3 2 4 5 3 2 - 2 5 12 1 6 - 1 3 - 6 9 - - 10 - - 11 4 15 8 4 1 12 21 3 5 12 18 27 12 3 5 8 10 9 12 3 3 4 3 1 2 4 5 4 4 3 6 6 6 6 1 6 22 4 5 4 2 - ■ “ 2 - ■ ■ 3 - - - ~ 3 - ~ 1 - ■ " ■ " ~ " " 3 3 1 6 3 9 16 6 4 10 2 - - - - ■ 199 187 12 - 3 3 20 20 9 9 5 5 12 12 - “ _ ■ ■ “ _ ~ 1 - 1 ~ 5 - ■ - ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ - ■ ~ “ ■ ■ ■ 2 43 6 ■ ■ ■ ~ " ■ ■ " - “ " ■ - ~ ■ ■ ” ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ “ " " " ■ “ “ " “ ■ ■ ■ “ _ - S e le c te d s a w m ill and planing m ill o ccu p ation s 2 B lo c k s e t t e r s ----- —------------------------------- C a r r i e r d r i v e r s -------------------------------------C u to ff-s a w o p e r a t o r s ----------------------------E d g e r m e n ----------------------------------------------F ir e m e n , s ta tio n a ry b o i l e r -------------------G r a d e r s , lu m b e r (g r e e n chain)---------------G r a d e r s , plan ed lu m b e r ____________________ H e a d -s a w o p e r a to r s , band s a w --------------H e a d -s a w o p e r a to r s , c ir c u la r s a w --------J a n ito rs --------------------------------------------------L o g d e c k m e n _________________________________ L u m b e r s ta c k e r s , a ir d ry in g o r s t o r a g e --------------------------------------------L u m b e r s ta c k e r s , k iln d r y in g ----------------O ff- b e a r e r s , m a ch in e 5 -------------------------S a w m illin g o p e r a t io n s -----------------------P la n in g m ill o p e r a t io n s ---------------------P la n e r o p e r a to r s (fe e d o n ly )------------------P la n e r o p e r a to r s (s e t up and o p e ra te )----S o r t e r s , g r e e n ch ain ------------------------------T r im m e r m e n ------------------------------------------T r u c k d r iv e r s _________________________________ T r u c k e r s , p o w e r ( f o r k l i f t ) ---------------------W a tc h m e n ----------------------------------------------- - ■ 6 6 1 4 - 3 2 " 7 6 ■ ~ ” ■ ■ - ~ " “ ~ ■ " _ ' S e le c te d lo g g in g occu p ation s 2 C at d r iv e r s , sk id d in g -----------------------------C h o k e rm e n ---------------------------------------------F a lle r s and b u c k e rs , p o w e r ------------------T r u c k d r iv e r s , lo g g in g ----------------------------- 1 2 3 4 5 E x clu d es V ir t u a lly In clu d es W o rk ers In clu d es 1 2 - ■ ■ - - - - ~ ~ ~ - ■ “ " p re m iu m p ay f o r o v e r t im e and fo r w o rk on w eek en d s, h o lid a y s, and la te s h ifts . V ir t u a lly a ll o f the p rod u ction w o r k e r s c o v e r e d b y the study w e r e paid on a tim e b a s is . a ll p ro d u ctio n w o r k e r s w e r e m en; data fo r s e le c te d occupations w e r e lim ite d to m en. 7 w o r k e r s under $1.25. w e r e d is trib u te d as fo llo w s : 1 at $3 to $3.10; and 2 at $3.70 to $3.80. data f o r w o r k e r s in o th e r o p e ra tio n s in addition to those shown s e p a ra te ly .
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