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Industry Wage Survey:
Structural Clay Products,
October 1986
U.S.Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics
October 1987

S .M .S .U . L IB R A R Y
U.S. D E P O <!'"r A i
MAY 2

Bulletin 2288




1988

Industry Wage Survey:
Structural Clay Products,
October 1986
U.S. Department of Labor
William E. Brock, Secretary
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Janet L. Norwood, Commissioner
October 1987
Bulletin 2288







For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402

P reface

This bulletin summarizes the results of a Bureau of Labor
Statistics survey of wages and related benefits in the struc­
tural clay products industries conducted in October 1986.
A similar survey was conducted in September 1980.
Separate reports were issued in March 1987 for six regions
of industry concentration and for selected industry branches
in five States. (See appendix table A-l for the specific locations
for which separate reports were prepared.)
The study was conducted in the Bureau’s Office of Wages
and Industrial Relations. Norma W. Carlson in the Division
of Occupational Pay and Employee Benefit Levels planned




the survey, reviewed and analyzed the survey data, and pre­
pared this bulletin. The Bureau’s field representatives
obtained the data through personal visits to a probabilitybased sample of establishments within the scope of the
survey. Fieldwork for the survey was directed by the
Bureau’s Assistant Regional Commissioners for Operations.
Other industry wage survey studies are listed at the end
of this bulletin along with information on how to obtain them.
Material in this publication is in the public domain and, with
appropriate credit, may be reproduced without permission.




Contents

Page

Earnings and benefits ............................................................................................................................. 1
Industry characteristics ........................................................................................................................... 2
Tables:
1. Average hourly earnings by selected characteristics................................................................ 4
Earnings distributions:
2. All establishments .......................................................................................................................
3. Brick and structural clay tile.......................................................................................................
4. Ceramic floor and wall tile .........................................................................................................
5. Clay refractories...........................................................................................................................

5
6
7
8

Occupational averages:
6. All establishments ....................................................................................................................... 9
7. Brick and structural clay tile........................................................................................................ 11
8. Ceramic floor and wall tile .......................................................................................................... 13
9. Clay refractories............................................................................................................................ 14
10. By type of a r e a ............................................................................................................................ 15
11. By labor-management contract coverage
and size of establishment .......................................................................................................... 19
12. By method of wage paym ent..................................................................................................... 26
Occupational earnings:
Brick and structural clay tile:
13. North Carolina..............................................................................................................................30
14. O h io ..............................................................................................................................................31
15. Pennsylvania..................................................................................................................................32
16. Texas..............................................................................................................................................33
Clay refractories:
17. M issouri........................................................................................................................................34
18. O h io ..............................................................................................................................................35
19. Pennsylvania..................................................................................................................................36
Establishment practices and employee benefits:
20. Method of wage paym ent............................................................................................................37
21. Scheduled weekly h o u rs ..............................................................................................................37
22. Shift differential provisions........................................
38
23. Shift differential practices............................................................................................................39
24. Paid holidays................................................................................................................................40
25. Paid vacations .............................................................................................................................. 41
26. Health, insurance, and retirement plans ................................
42
27. Other selected benefits ................................................................................................................ 44
Appendixes:
A. Scope and method of survey........................................................................................................45
B. Occupational descriptions..............................................................................................................49







Structural Clay Products,
October 1986

industries’ workers in the Southwest and three-fifths of those
in the Southeast, the two lowest paying regions, were in the
brick and structural clay tile branch. On the other hand,
slightly less than three-fifths of the Middle West work
force—highest paid among the regions—worked in clay
refractory plants.
Text table 1 shows that the average earnings differentials
produced by cross-tabulation of data in table 1 differ con­
siderably from those derived by multiple regression—a tech­
nique used to isolate, to a considerable degree, the
independent effects on earnings of individual wageinfluencing variables.3 For example, workers in the Middle
West averaged 42 percent per hour more than their Southeast
counterparts, but apparently only half of this differential is
attributable solely to regional location. Similarly, the pay
premiums associated with clay refractories and with plants
operating under collective bargaining agreements are each
much smaller when other factors are held constant than when
corresponding earnings differences are computed by simple
cross-tabulation (table 1); in contrast, small, cross-tabulated
differentials (1 percent) associated with large plants (100

Earnings and benefits

Straight-time earnings of production and related workers
in structural clay products manufacturing industries averaged
$7.41 an hour in October 1986 (table l) .1 The middle 50
percent of the approximately 23,500 production workers
earned between $5.86 and $8.51; 95 percent earned between
$4.00 and $12.00 (table 2). Regional and industry branch
differentials contributed heavily to this relatively wide
distribution of earnings (tables 3 through 5). The $7.41 aver­
age for all production workers in October 1986 was 26
percent higher than the $5.86 recorded by a previous survey
in September 1980.2 This increase, averaging 4.0 percent
annually, compares with an annual increase of 5.2 percent
in the Bureau’s Employment Cost Index for durable goods
manufacturing industries over the same period. One-eighth
of the clay workers were in establishments that periodically
adjust pay, using the BLS Consumer Price Index, for costof-living changes.
Average earnings in October 1986 varied considerably
among the seven regions for which separate data are
available, ranging from $6.24 in the Southwest to $9.43 in
the Middle West. In the Southeast, where three-tenths of the
workers were employed, hourly earnings averaged $6.64.
Averages in the other four regions fell between $7.00 and
$8.50.
Nationally, workers making clay refractories (firebrick and
other heat-resistant products) averaged $9.80 an hour—45
percent more than their counterparts making brick and struc­
tural clay tile ($6.78), and 36 percent more than those
producing ceramic floor and wall tile ($7.20). This relation­
ship held in the Southeast—the largest clay products center;
in the Middle Atlantic, Great Lakes, and Pacific regions,
where comparisons could be made, pay levels also were
highest in refractories, but unlike the nationwide pattern,
were lowest in ceramic wall and floor tile plants.
Pay levels were mutually influenced by regional location
and industrial composition. For example, one-half of the

Text table 1. Percent earnings differentials associated
with selected establishment characteristics, structural
clay products manufacturing, October 1986
Percent earnings
difference
Paired characteristics
Cross
Multiple
tabulation regression
27

17

Large to small establishments' ......................

1

8

Clay refractories to brick/structural clay tile ...

45

27

Middle West to Southeast region...................

42

20

Metropolitan to nonmetropolitan a re a ...........

1

24

1 Large plants are defined as those with 100 employees or
more.
2 Not statistically significant at a 95-percent confidence level.

1 Wage data contained in this bulletin are straight-time earnings, which
exclude premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays,
and late shifts. Cost-of-living pay increases (but not bonuses) were included
as part of the workers’ regular pay. Excluded were performance bonuses
and lump-sum payments of the type negotiated in the auto and aerospace
industries, as well as profit-sharing payments, attendance bonuses, Christmas
or yearend bonuses, and other nonproduction bonuses.
2 See Industry Wage Survey: Structural Clay Products, September 1980,
Bulletin 2139 (Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1982).




Union to nonunion...........................................

3
For a general comparison of cross-tabulation and multiple regression,
see Albert E. Schwenk and Martin E. Personick, “ Analyzing earnings
differentials in industry wage surveys,” Monthly Labor Review, June 1974,
pp. 56-59. For a similar comparison that specifically relates to this industry,
see Industry Wage Survey, Structural Clay Products, September 1975,
Bulletin 1942 (Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1977), Appendix A.

1

About one-fifth of the workers, nationwide, received
incentive wages, usually paid on a piecework basis. Typi­
cally, they averaged between 20 and 40 percent an hour more
than those in the same job who were paid on a time-rated
basis (table 12). This relationship generally held in individual
regions where time- and incentive-rated workers could be
compared. The large majority of workers, it should be
emphasized, were paid on a time-rated basis, typically under
formal plans providing single rates for specified occupations
(table 20).
Virtually all of the establishments surveyed provided paid
holidays and paid vacations to their production workers
(tables 24 and 25). Slightly over one-third of the workers
received 5, 6, or 7 paid holidays, three-tenths received 8 or
9 days, and almost three-tenths were provided with 10 or
11 days annually. (Small percentages of workers were
granted fewer than 5 days or more than 11 days.) The most
liberal holiday provisions were reported in the Middle
West—about three-fifths of the workers received 11 days or
more. Nationwide, typical vacation provisions included 1
week after 1 year of service, 2 weeks after 3 years, 3 weeks
or more after 10 years, and at least 4 weeks after 20 years.
Vacation provisions tended to be somewhat more generous
for longer-service workers in the Middle Atlantic, where half
the workers were granted at least 5 weeks of vacation pay
after 25 years.
Almost all clay workers were in establishments providing
at least part of the cost of life, hospitalization, surgical,
medical, and major medical insurance (table 26). About fourfifths were covered by accidental death and dismemberment
insurance, protection against loss of income due to illness
or an accident, and retirement plans; in contrast, about onefifth were covered by dental insurance plans, and long-term
disability insurance plans applied to less than one-tenth of
the workers. Most plans were financed entirely by
employers.
Nearly four-fifths of the production workers were in
establishments providing time off with pay to attend funerals
of immediate family members; and seven-tenths of the
workers were compensated by their employer for time off
to serve on a jury (table 27). On the other hand, less than
one-tenth of the workers were covered by technological
severance pay and supplemental unemployment benefits.

workers or more) and with location in metropolitan areas4
understate somewhat the independent impact of each factor
on the industries’ pay levels.
Average hourly earnings for occupations selected to
represent the industries’ wage structure, workers’ skills, and
manufacturing operations are presented in table 6. Pay levels
among these 31 jobs, which accounted for three-fifths of the
production work force, ranged from $6.60 for janitors,
porters, and cleaners and $6.62 for off-bearers to $10.31 for
maintenance electricians and $10.32 for machinists.5 Powertruck operators, the largest job group studied separately,
averaged $7.28.
Occupational averages are presented in tables 7, 8, and
9 for the three industry branches studied separately. In brick
and structural clay tile manufacturing plants, maintenance
electricians recorded the highest hourly average ($8.95) and
janitors, the lowest ($5.94). Electricians were also highest
paid in ceramic wall and floor tile ($10.64) and in clay refrac­
tories ($11.62); lowest paid were tunnel kiln placers in wall
and floor tile plants ($6.18) and kiln setters and drawers in
refractories ($7.67). Occupational averages were nearly
always highest in clay refractory plants and usually lowest
in brick and structural clay tile plants.
Tables 13-16 present earnings information for the brick
and structural clay tile industry in four States, and tables
17-19 contain similar data for clay refractories in three States.
Occupational pay relationships for each branch varied widely
among the States studied. For example, in the brick and struc­
tural clay tile branch, off-bearers in Ohio earned, on average,
82 percent more than their Texas counterparts; the hourly
pay levels for maintenance electricians, in contrast, were
reversed—3 percent higher in Texas than in Ohio.
Nationwide, for all structural clay products establishments,
occupational averages were higher in union than in nonun­
ion plants even when limited to the same plant-size category
(table 11). The union pay premium was especially evident
for small plants (less than 100 workers), reflecting in part
differences in staffing patterns by industry branch. For ex­
ample, clay refractories—the highest-paying branchaccounted for one-third of the 5,200 production workers in
small, unionized clay products plants (whose production
workers averaged $8.36 an hour) compared with slightly less
than one-fifth of the 7,000 workers in large, unionized plants
averaging $8.19 per hour.
No consistent pattern emerged when comparing occupa­
tional pay levels for all clay products establishments by type
of area (table 10). Of the 28 occupations permitting nation­
wide comparison, sixteen had higher pay averages in
metropolitan areas than in nonmetropolitan areas. Although
varying by individual occupation, these pay differentials typi­
cally were under 15 percent, as were differentials for the
12 occupations for which pay levels favored nonmetropolitan
areas.

Industry characteristics

Structural clay products plants within the scope of the
survey (those having 20 workers or more) employed 23,535
production and related workers in October 1986 (appendix
table A-l). About half of the production workers were
employed in establishments whose major products were brick
and structural clay tile; three-tenths were in plants primarily
making ceramic wall and floor tile; and slightly more than
one-eighth were in plants chiefly producing clay refractories.
The remaining workers were in plants manufacturing other
clay products, such as roofing and sewer tile.

4 Metropolitan Statistical Areas as defined by the U.S. Office of Manage­
ment and Budget through June 1983.
5 See appendix B for occupational descriptions.




2

Text table 2. incidence of contracting out
selected services in structural clay
products establishments, October 1986

Production employment in the industries in October 1986
was down 10 percent from September 1980 and down 29
percent since September 1975, when similar clay studies were
conducted. In 1986, three-fourths of the industries’ workers
were concentrated in four regions—the Southeast (7,199
production workers), the Middle Atlantic (3,550), the South­
west (3,717) and the Great Lakes (3,139). By industry
branch, the largest employment centers were the Southeast
for brick and structural clay tile, the Middle Atlantic and
Southeast for ceramic wall and floor tile, and the Middle
West for clay refractories. Nationwide, the proportion of
workers in metropolitan areas was four-fifths in ceramic wall
and floor tile plants and three-fifths in each of the other two
industry branches studied separately.
Clay manufacturing plants are relatively small; the largest
establishment covered by the survey employed fewer than
1,000 workers in October 1986. Fifteen of the 248 plants
visited employed 250 workers or more. Large clay plants,
those employing 100 production workers or more, account­
ed for one-fourth of the plants within the scope of the survey
but for three-fifths of the industries’ work force.
Forty-hour weekly work schedules applied to 93 percent
of the industries’ production workers (table 21). Longer
schedules applied to most of the remaining workers. Virtually
all establishments had provisions for late shifts (table 22).
In October 1986, 13 percent of the production workers were
actually employed on second shifts and 5 percent on third
shifts. Differentials varied widely, but were most commonly
10- to 25-cent-per-hour additions to day rates (table 23).
Plants with a majority of production workers covered by
labor-management agreements employed just over one-half
of the work force. The Middle Atlantic and Middle West
recorded the highest proportion of workers (three-fourths)
in union plants while the Southwest recorded the lowest (onefourth). The proportion in the Southeast—the most heavily
populated clay center—was slightly over two-fifths. The
Aluminum, Brick, and Glass Workers International Union
and the United Steelworkers of America (both A F L -C IO




(Percent of industries1 production workers in establishments
contracting out)

Contract services'

Percent of
production
workers

Trucking........................

55

59

Machine maintenance...

20

24

Janitorial .......................

10

14

Accounting....................

10

14

Computer processing ....

10

14

Secretarial .....................

(2)

(2)

Engineering/drafting.....

10

14

Other (guard, food, etc.)

15

19

1 All or part of service contracted out.
2 Less than 5 percent.

affiliates) were the major unions in the clay products
industries.
The use of temporary help and the contracting out of
various services also was studied during the current survey.
One-eighth of the production workers in structural clay
products were in plants regularly using temporary help
services in lieu of new hires.
Text table 2 shows the contract services selected for
separate study. Trucking was, by far, the activity most com­
monly contracted out—by plants employing nearly threefifths of the clay industries’ production work force. Plants
contracting out machine maintenance, janitorial services,
accounting work, computer processing, engineering/draft­
ing, and other services (e.g., guard and food) accounted for
between one-tenth and one-fourth of the workers, depend­
ing on the service contracted. Secretarial work was seldom
contracted out.

3

Table 1. Structural clay products: Average hourly earnings by selected characteristics
(Number of production workers and average straight-time hourly earnings' by selected characteristics, United States and selected regions,2 October 1986)
United States3

Middle Atlantic

Border States

Southeast

Southwest

Great Lakes

Middle West

Pacific

Characteristic

Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

All production workers4 ..............................
Men ...........................................................

23,535
19,440

$7.41
7.54

3,550
2,538

$8.21
8.71

1,752
-

$7.16
-

7,199
5,803

$6.64
6.58

3,717
3,014

$6.24
6.30

3,139
2,848

$8.35
8.48

1,753
1,692

$9.43
9.52

1,566
1,442

$7.94
8.18

Major product:
Brick and structural clay tile....................
Ceramic floor and wall tile ......................
Clay refractories.......................................

11,593
7,300
3,414

6.78
7.20
9.80

785
2,064
665

8.68
7.74
9.24

1,234

6.47

5.95
7.44

8.43
7.01
9.73

6.87

116

1,055
849
731

690

8.05

6.11
7.21
8.77

1,927

112

4,517
2,012
581

1,001

11.40

644
345
126

8.72
5.62
9.46

Type of area:
Metropolitan areas5 .................................
Nonmetropolitan areas ...........................

16,346
7,189

7.44
7.34

3,428
-

8.17
-

904
848

6.23
8.14

3,742
3,457

6.77
6.50

2,566
1,151

6.48
5.72

3,139
-

8.35

261
1,492

6.67
9.91

1,566
-

7.94
-

Size of establishment:
20-99 workers ..........................................
100 workers or more ..............................

9,506
14,029

7.35
7.45

818
2,732

8.55
8.11

871
881

6.80
7.51

1,978
5,221

6.16
6.82

1,413
2,304

6.24
6.25

1,824
1,315

8.50
8.14

873
880

8.35
10.49

1,135
431

7.75
8.45

12,213

8.26

2,705

8.96

904

7.06

3,151

7.19

962

6.19

1,814

9.01

1,307

10.38

876

8.81

11,322

6.49

“

“

848

7.26

4,048

6.21

2,755

6.26

1,325

7.44

446

6.62

690

6.83

Labor-management contract coverage:
Establishments withMajority of workers covered....................
None or minority of workers
covered .....................................................

-

-

' Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts.
2 For definition of regions, see appendix A, table A-1, footnote 1.
3 Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.
Includes data for workers not identified by sex and for those in establishments with major products in addition to those shown separately.




-

_

_

5 Metropolitan Statistical Areas as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget through
June 1983.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria,




Table 2. Structural clay producta: Earnings distribution
(Percent distribution of production workers by straight-time hourly earnings,' United States and selected regions,2 October 1986)
Hourly earnings

United
States3

Middle
Atlantic

Border States

Southeast

Southwest

Great Lakes

Middle West

Pacific

23,535
$7.41
7.11

3,550
$8.21
8.32

1,752
$7.16
7.27

7,199
$6.64
6.49

3,717
$6.24
6.05

3,139
$8.35
7.65

1,753
$9.43
10.45

1,566
$7.94
8.00

5.86
8.51

6.35
9.47

6.03
8.51

5.46
7.49

5.35
6.90

7.12
9.43

6.80
11.23

6.75
8.90

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

5.0

1.4

5.3

1.0

.1

2.9

.1
.1
.1
3.1
4.4
8.8
4.3

1.3
1.3
1.5
4.7
2.9
3.0
3.7
1.3

1.5
1.7
2.3
2.4
6.9
9.2
8.0
5.0

1.6
2.7
2.3
2.4
6.4
9.4
8.4
6.5

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

.1
.4
.f
.3
.2
1.5
8.8

1.6
2.2
1.2
1.1
1.9
.4
1.7
1.5

Middle range:4

2.1

-

00
25
50
75
00
25
50
75

-

$4 25
...........................
$4 50
..............................
$4 75
..........................
..............................
$5 00
$5 25 ..........................................
$5 50
.................................
$5 75
....................................
$6 00 .......................................

1.0
1.3
1.4
1.7
4.2
5.3
5.7
4.3

$6 00
$6 25
$6 50
$6 75
$7 00
$7 25
$7 50
$7 75

-

$6 25
$6 50
$6 75
$7 00
$7 25
$7 50
$7 75
$8 00

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

4.6
5.0
5.3
5.3
6.7
5.2
3.9
3.9

2.5
6.0
1.4
.3
1.8
2.9
2.7
5.1

3.7
4.6
4.9
5.1
6.5
9.1
4.6
3.9

6.8
4.9
5.1
8.2
6.1
5.7
4.3
4.2

9.2
8.9
8.4
4.4
3.5
2.9
3.1
2.4

.3
1.2
6.8
6.6
20.3
7.6
4.2
4.0

2.7
4.1
5.9
4.4
2.7
1.5
3.8
1.8

2.4
2.8
5.1
4.1
3.9
2.5
4.3
5.8

$8 00
$8 25
$8 50
$8 75
$9 00
$9 25
$9 50
$9 75

- $8 25
.................................
- $8.50 ..........................................
- $8.75 ..........................................
- $9 00
................................
- $9.25 ..........................................
- $9.50 ..........................................
- $9 75 ..........................................
-$10.00 ......................................

4.1
3.5
4.2
2.3
1.6
1.8
1.3
1.5

5.8
3.4
6.6
7.7
4.1
4.1
4.5
2.7

1.4
1.2
16.3
4.3
1.8
.3
1.5
.9

3.6
2.8
2.6
.7
.5
.4
.4
.5

1.8
4.0
1.5
.7
.2
.9
.1
.2

4.1
4.6
2.2
1.3
3.7
5.5
1.4
4.6

1.0
2.6
.5
.1
.1
1.5

13.8
4.9
8.9
4.8
2.8
2.6
1.7
1.1

1.1
1.5
1.8
1.0
1.3
.9
1.2
1.0

1.7
2.3
.8
1.3
1.1
2.1
1.4
3.2

.4
.1
.6
3.8

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

.3
.1
.4

1.2
2.8
2.5
.6
.8
.8
.6
1.8

1.9
5.9
10.0
3.4
11.0
3.4
6.7
2.7

2.0
1.1
1.9
.8
1.1
.8
1.3
.8

3.0

3.5

6.2

11.1

4.2

$4
$4
$4
$4
$5
$5
$5
$5

$10 00
$10 25
$10 50
$10 75
$11 00
$11 25
$11 50
$11 75

-

$10.25 ......................................
$10 50
................................
$10 75
.................................
$11 00 ..................................
$11 25
.......................
$11 50
..........................
$11.75 ......................................
$12 00
..............................

(5)

1 Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holi­
days, and late shifts.
2 For definitions of regions, see appendix A, table A-1, footnote 1
3 Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.
4 See appendix A for method used to compute means, medians, and

_
_

.2
.1
.2

.9

(5)
.1
.3
.3
0
1.0

-

middle ranges of earnings.
5 Less than 0.05 percent.
NOTE:
Because of rounding, sums of individual items may not equal
100. Dashes indicate that no data were reported.




T a b le 3.

B ric k a n d s tru c tu ra l c la y tile:

E a rn in g s d is trib u tio n

(Percent distribution of production workers by straight-time hourly earnings,' United States and selected regions,2 October 1986)
Hourly earnings

United
States3

Middle
Atlantic

Border States

Southeast

Southwest

Great Lakes

Middle West

Pacific

Number of workers ................................
Average (mean) earnings4......................
Median4 ....................................................
Middle range:4
First quartile .........................................
Third quartile ........................................

11,593
$6.78
6.61

785
$8.68
8.36

1,234
$6.47
6.67

4,517
$6.11
5.75

1,927
$5.95
5.85

1,055
$8.43
7.81

690
$6.87
6.68

644
$8.72
8.61

5.46
7.75

7.66
9.66

5.37
7.42

5.25
6.97

5.00
6.82

7.12
9.16

6.13
7.53

7.22
9.60

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

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

Under $4.00 ............................................

3.2

7.1

2.1

8.6

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1.9
1.8
2.1
6.6
4.1
4.3
5.3
1.8

2.1
2.6
3.6
3.6
10.7
13.2
11.6
7.5

2.7
4.8
3.8
2.9
6.6
9.3
8.4
5.9

3.6
4.2
2.0
1.1
.4
7.1
7.5
7.9

5.2
6.5
6.5
6.9
7.5
12.2
5.1
4.7

6.0
3.9
3.9
4.5
4.1
4.2
4.3
3.0

12.5
5.2
3.1
4.8
3.2
3.0
3.2
2.4

2.9
3.5
2.9
1.5
1.6
1.1
.8
.9

12.7
5.9
3.8
5.6
6.4
4.2
4.5
5.1

1.1
.6
2.0
.9
2.5
.5
.2
.7

1.4
1.8
1.9
.9
.5
.4
.3
.4

.9
1.9
2.6
.9
.3
1.0
.3
.2

3.6
10.4
2.0
.9
5.2
3.0
1.3
1.3

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

.9
.6
1.1
.2
.3
.3
.3
.6

2.0
5.1
.8

.4
.2
.2
.3

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

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

.7
.7
5.8
.6

3.6

$12.00 and o ver......................................

1.6

2.9

.4

5.3

$4.00
$4.25
$4.50
$4.75
$5.00
$5.25
$5.50
$5.75

-

$4.25
$4.50
$4.75
$5.00
$5.25
$5.50
$5.75
$6.00

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

1.5
2.2
2.4
2.8
6.0
7.2
6.6
5.4

$6.00
$6.25
$6.50
$6.75
$7.00
$7.25
$7.50
$7.75

-

$6.25
$6.50
$6.75
$7.00
$7.25
$7.50
$7.75
$8.00

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

5.9
4.6
4.9
5.6
5.4
6.4
4.8
3.8

$8.00
$8.25
$8.50
$8.75
$9.00
$9.25
$9.50
$9.75

-

$8.25 ..........................................
$8.50 ..........................................
$8.75 ..........................................
$9.00 ..........................................
$9.25 ...........................................
$9.50 ..........................................
$9.75 ..........................................
$10.00 ........................................
-

$10.00
$10.25
$10.50
$10.75
$11.00
$11.25
$11.50
$11.75

$10.25
$10.50
$10.75
$11.00
$11.25
$11.50
$11.75
$12.00

.1
.3
.1
-

.9

.3
2.2

.3
.2

.9

2.4

' Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holi­
days, and late shifts.
2 For definitions of regions, see appendix A, table A-1, footnote 1.
3 Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.
4 See appendix A for method used to compute means, medians, and

.2

(5)
(5)
.2

1.0
.f
.7
.6
.4
17.7

.2
“
8.3
9.1
13.6
12.1
3.9
6.2

.9

.4
.9

1.7
.6
.5

6.8
9.9
14.9
11.2
6.8
3.9
9.4
4.5

3.3
3.4
5.3
6.4
4.3
2.2
5.0
3.9

2.0
6.4
.3
.1

7.5
2.2
16.5
7.6
1.7
2.2
2.2
2.3

1.7
1.3

3.6
.3
.3

“

“

2.3
.6
2.6
1.7
.1

9 .9

middle ranges of earnings.
5 Less than 0.05 percent.
NOTE:
Because of rounding, sums of individual items may not equal
100. Dashes indicate that no data were reported.




Table 4. Ceramic wall and floor tile: Earnings distribution
(Percent distribution of production workers by straight-time hourly earnings,1 United States and selected regions,3
October 1986)
Hourly earnings

United
States1
3
2

Middle
Atlantic

Southeast

Great Lakes

Pacific

Number of workers .................................
Average (mean) earnings4 ......................
Median4 ....................................................
Middle range:4
First quartile .........................................
Third quartile.........................................

7,300
$7.20
7.00

2,064
$7.74
8.00

2,012
$7.21
6.96

849
$7.01
7.15

345
$5.62
5.55

6.05
8.35

5.95
8.96

6.49
7.87

7.02
7.25

4.25
6.65

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

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

Under $3.75 ............................................
$3.75 - $4.00 ...........................................

1.1
.5

_
-

.4
-

2.1
1.4

9.3
4.1

$4.00
$4.25
$4.50
$4.75
$5.00
$5.25
$5.50
$5.75

-

$4.25
$4.50
$4.75
$5.00
$5.25
$5.50
$5.75
$6.00

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

.8
.6
.5
1.0
3.3
4.3
6.6
4.5

_
-

1.8

7.2
9.9
5.5
5.2
5.5
1.7
6.4
5.8

$6.00
$6.25
$6.50
$6.75
$7.00
$7.25
$7.50
$7.75

-

$6.25
$6.50
$6.75
$7.00
$7.25
$7.50
$7.75
$8.00

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

5.1
8.0
6.6
7.0
9.1
4.4
2.8
3.4

$8.00
$8.25
$8.50
$8.75
$9.00
$9.25
$9.50
$9.75

-

$8.25 ...........................................
$8.50 ...........................................
$8.75 ...........................................
$9.00 ...........................................
$9.25 ...........................................
$9.50 ...........................................
$9.75 ...........................................
$10.00 .........................................
-

.5
.3
.2
.2
.7
1.8
2.4
1.0

4.2
5.5
12.2
7.5

.9
1.4
1.2
.5
.5
1.1

2.8
1.8
1.7
3.1

9.6
8.1
7.9
18.0
6.5
9.2
3.6
6.3

.5
4.2
.9
7.8
48.9
8.2
7.9
2.7

4.1
4.0
7.4
4.1
1.1
1.5
1.5
.7

5.0
2.6
8.7
10.5
3.0
3.6
3.6
1.6

5.9
5.7
5.0
.3
.5
.6
.6
.4

2.5
2.6
.1
.4
.4
.4
.5
.2

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

.8
.9
.3
1.3

1.0
1.2

1.8
1.8
.4

$11.00 and over......................................

2.8

$10.00
$10.25
$10.50
$10.75

$10.25
$10.50
$10.75
$11.00

1 Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work
on weekends, holidays, and late shifts.
2 For definitions of regions, see appendix A, table
A-1, footnote 1.
3 Includes data for regions in addition to those
shown separately.

2.9
7.3
1.6

-

(5)

(5)
1.6

(5)

7.0

-

4.9
4.1
11.9
4.6
2.3
1.4
1.4
2.0
.3
.9
1.2
.9
.3
-

_
.1
.1

.3
2.3
-

-

.8

.6

4 See appendix A for method used to compute
means, medians, and middle ranges of earnings.
5 Less than 0.05 percent.
NOTE:
Because of rounding, sums of individual
items may not equal 100. Dashes indicate that no
data were reported.




Table 5. Clay refractories: Earnings distribution
(Percent distribution of production workers by straight-time hourly earnings,' United States and selected regions,2 O ctober 1986)

Hourly earnings

Middle
Atlantic

United
States3

Border States

Southeast

Southwest

Great Lakes

Middle West

Pacific

Number of workers .................................
Average (mean) earnings4 ......................
Median4 ....................................................
Middle range:4
First quartile ..........................................
Third quartile .........................................

3,414
$9.80
10.23

665
$9.24
9.49

112
$8.05
7.79

581
$8.77
7.93

116
$7.44
7.46

731
$9.73
9.76

1,001
$11.40
11.08

126
$9.46
9.10

8.01
11.34

7.77
11.37

7.20
8.41

7.05
11.02

7.08
7.82

8.65
10.43

10.63
11.73

8.48
10.73

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

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

Under $5.00 .............................................

.7

.9

-

1.0

4.3

.8

.2

1.4
2.3
1.9
.5
.1
.4
1.7
1.1

3.8
6.3
9.2

_
-

1.7

.9
2.6
6.9
6.0

1.8
1.0
.1
1.2
.4
.3
3.7
2.1

13.8
23.3
13.8
6.9
1.7
8.6
1.7
2.6

1.0
2.2
1.8
3.4
2.1
1.8
2.5
1.9

$5.00
$5.25
$5.50
$5.75
$6.00
$6.25
$6.50
$6.75

-

$5.25
$5.50
$5.75
$6.00
$6.25
$6.50
$6.75
$7.00

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

.3

4.8
2.9
2.9
4.0
3.3
2.5
1.6
1.6

$9.00 - $9.25 ...........................................
$9.25 - $9.50 ...........................................
$9.50 - $9.75 ...........................................
$9.75 - $10.00 .........................................
$10.00 - $10.25 .......................................
$10.25 - $10.50 .......................................
$10.50 - $10.75 .......................................
$10.75 - $11.00 .......................................

2.0
4.7
2.5
5.0
2.4
5.7
7.6
3.2

4.8
5.6
7.7
3.3
3.6
2.6
3.2
1.1

$11.00
$11.25
$11.50
$11.75
$12.00
$12.50
$13.00
$13.50

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

6.7
3.3
6.1
3.7
5.5
2.8
1.2
.3

1.5
2.7
2.6
8.9
3.2
7.1
2.6

$14.00 and o v e r......................................

3.3

-

$7.25
$7.50
$7.75
$8.00
$8.25
$8.50
$8.75
$9.00

-

$11.25
$11.50
$11.75
$12.00
$12.50
$13.00
$13.50
$14.00

1.4
.5
8.3
.5
3.2
3.8
2.0

4.8
.7
.2
.2
.3
2.6
1.4

4.5
4.5

_

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

$7.00
$7.25
$7.50
$7.75
$8.00
$8.25
$8.50
$8.75

_

18.8
7.1
15.2
8.9
9.8
11.6

19.4
6.2
6.9
6.4
12.7
.3
.5
.5

_
-

.2
8.9
6.3
1.8

-

.5
1.9
.3
.7
3.4
2.8

-

_
-

2.8
1.5
10.5
.9
7.9
1.2
.7
.2

-

-

.3

' Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holi­
days, and late shifts.
2 For definitions of regions, see appendix A, table A-1, footnote 1.
3 Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.

2.7

-

_
.9
1.7
.9
.9
-

_

3.3
16.1
2.3
13.4
3.7
9.0
1.9
1.8

_
-

_
-

.1

3.2

-

-

_

_

-

.8
.1
.1

-

.1
.6
.1

4.0
19.8
1.6
15.9

.1
2.7
2.2
9.4
17.6
5.9

9.5
4.0
4.0
.8
1.6
4.8
14.3
9.5

_
-

-

1.4
2.5
1.0
1.9
3.8
2.5
1.0
.1

19.2
5.9
11.8
4.7
9.0
2.2
1.4
.7

-

-

6.4

6.0

-

.9

.8
3.2
1.6
.8

4
See appendix A for method used to compute means, medians, and
middle ranges of earnings.
NOTE:
Because of rounding, sums of individual items may not equal
100. Dashes indicate that no data were reported.

Table 6. Structural clay products: Occupational averages
(Number of production workers and average straight-time hourly earnings,1 United States and selected regions,2 October 1986)

United States3
Department and occupation

Middle Atlantic

Border States
Number
of
workers

Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

147

$7.63

19

$7.95

_

351
204
241

7.11
7.95
7.83

17
21
61

8.92
7.25
8.14

_

435
226
159
335
472

9.18
8.31
8.07
7.24
7.31

47

9.42

134
264

7.64
7.63

_

168
1,225
530
200
124
206
785
1,193

7.58
7.38
8.17
8.70
8.72
7.32
6.82
6.70

37
139
111
39

275
1,131
664
728

7.14
6.63
7.66
7.04

256
165
762
180
529

10.31
10.32
9.16
8.70
7.87

Average
hourly
earnings

Great Lakes

Southwest

Southeast

Pacific

Middle West

Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

-

13

$9.62

27
27
21

$8.77
11.11
9.81

21
17
16

8.22
7.59
6.63

137
14
11
29

11.35
12.90
11.38
9.15

26
11
9
35
38

7.54
7.59
8.65
6.51
9.12

10

7.36

21
74
73
24
19
30
62
44

8.50
8.90
8.12
8.56
7.74
8.00
7.67
7.38

71

7.13

18

4.28

8

11.49

50
7
30

10.79
10.28
7.56

Number
of
workers

Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

46

$6.24

26

$6.85

15

$9.35

125
51
43

6.31
6.62
6.81

54

5.78
-

36
20
14

8.41
10.08
7.53

78
46
24
70
194

8.83
5.66
6.75
7.01
6.16

59
41

6.48
6.13

71
68
34
33
70

8.88
9.52
10.53
6.97
8.52

24
105

5.97
7.45

11
56

6.07
6.95

10
16

7.06
7.63

-

55
289
677

6.62
6.81
7.06
6.76
6.32

27
235
29
15
9
88
106

6.02
6.56
7.11
6.85
7.67
5.22
5.18

40
143
161
70
64
67
82

6.75
7.99
9.62
10.25
9.87
7.61
7.77

-

397
66
_

45
477
71
243

6.84
6.07
5.67
6.98

_

5.75
6.54
-

42
147
72
-

7.81
9.00
11.02
-

62
54
251
66
123

9.56
10.00
8.69
8.27
7.15

26
9
108
34
60

9.28
8.92
9.76
8.12
7.93

Average
hourly
earnings

Mining (winning)
_

-

Crushing, grinding, and mixing
54

$7.53
-

-

Forming and cutting
_

_

29
7

-

44
112
32

6.97
8.13
8.89

-

42

6.31
6.83
_
7.62

-

-

Glazing

_

_
_

_

_

-

-

Burning

_

9.71
9.04
7.49
8.18
_

_

_

_
_

91

8.42

45
104

7.96
9.08

_

_

103
18
8
6
_

7.44
8.03
7.71
7.17
_

50
87

7.50
6.35

_

-

84
45
27
10
11
88

8.22
7.08
7.43
7.14
8.91
8.96

Finishing (drawing)
_

_

_

_

_
81
43
_

_
6.46
7.13
_

216
214
-

41
57
-

7.00
6.63
-

-

Maintenance

See footnotes at end of table.




25
28
94
12
103

10.73
9.90
8.66
9.15
8.99

11
-

9.90
_

29
_

8.27
-

45

7 53

-

113
81

-

8.12
7.00

41
52
93
22
66

11.24
11.89
10.78
10.25
8.82

-

Table 6. Structural clay products: Occupational averages—Continued
(Number of production workers and average straight-time hourly earnings,1 United States and selected regions,2 October 1986)
United States1
3
2
Department and occupation

Middle Atlantic

Border States

Southeast

Great Lakes

Southwest

Middle West

Pacific

Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

266
440
320
22
1,307
1,232
75
409
12
61
194
134

$6.60
7.83
7.20
7.15
7.28
7.27
7.47
7.43
9.14
7.03
7.34
7.66

47
39
63

$7.51
8.94
7.55

19
22

$6.88
6.98
6.80
6.78

75
100
73
“
408
372
36
175
18
118
37

$6.19
6.73
6.83
“
6.29
6.29
6.26
6.65
6.17
6.60
7.07

60
109
63
“
169
164

$5.46
6.82
6.73

22
103
59

$7.56
9.12
7.44

20
29
23

16
15
7

$6.33
8.50
6.47

5.98
5.98

179
178
28
11
15

8.49
8.48

$8.21
8.71
7.12
“
8.87
8.86
9.08
9.13
~

129
115
27
17

8.15
8.03
9.35
9.75

Custodial and material movement
Janitors, porters or cleaners.....................
Packaging-machine operators ..................
Shipping packers........................................
Hand truckers .............................................
Power-truck operators ...............................
Forklift.......................................................
Other than forklift ....................................
Truckdrivers.................................................
Light truck.................................................
Medium truck ...........................................
Heavy truck ..............................................
Tractor-trailer............................................

-

-

128
117
11
28
-

8.21
8.07
9.68
8.00
-

8
12

7.99
7.32

93
86

-

-

9
-

-

-

-

“

“

1 Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts.
2 For definition of regions, see appendix A, table A-1, footnote 1.
3 Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.




6.44
-

-

-

64
14
38

6.23
6.22
6.16

-

9.27o
7.34
9.98

138
137
26
17
“

NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria.
Data for overall classifications may include data for subclassifications not shown separately.

Table 7. Brick and structural clay tile: Occupational averages
(Number of production workers and average straight-time hourly earnings,1 United States and selected regions,2 October 1986)
United States3
Department and occupation

Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Middle Atlantic
Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

19

$7.95

11

8.47

Border States

Southeast

Southwest

Great Lakes

Number
of
workers

Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

-

45

$6.28

25

$6.88

8

$9.14

-

$6.60
5.99

110
32
26

6.02
6.07
5.70

40

5.72
-

14

-

10

9.20
7.52

6.75
7.06

-

_
5.36
6.36
6.12

30

8.69

_

_

Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

-

Pacific

Middle West
Average
hourly
earnings

Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

8

$10.08

15

8.84
8.87

Mining (winning)
Power-shovel operators.............................

133

$7.51

249
53
93

6.57
6.12
6.61

11
97
61
37
367

-

Crushing, grinding, and mixing
Clay grinders...............................................
Clay makers................................................
Dry-pan operators ......................................

-

-

-

-

8.25
6.90
7.53
7.07
6.86

_
-

-

10
65

6.26
7.07

-

85
817
179
105
45
29
413
835

6.62
6.88
8.66
9.00
8.92
6.99
7.19
6.43

-

27
780
631

6.85
6.60
7.66

_
-

76
24
283
125
332

8.95
8.22
8.03
8.17
7.23

_

31
8

-

-

6

$6.64
7.40

-

19

7.05

-

_

_

-

-

_
6.99
7.60
8.11

_

14

8

Forming and cutting
Die pressers................................................
Hand molders .............................................
Molding-machine operators.......................
Press operators..........................................
Pugmill operators .......................................

_
16
14

8.60
9.80

12

7.89

-

_
6
28

38
18
187

41

6.13

-

_
-

-

6
23

8.75
9.13

Glazing
Glazing-machine feeders...........................
Spray-machine operators..........................

6.58

_

_

23

-

-

50
83

_
6.91
7.50
6.24

_
334
_
177
542

_
6.35
6.63
6.14

24
142
15
40
62

6.03
6.23
6.90
4.50
4.80

78
43

_
6.40
7.13

11
322
53

5.85
5.82
5.37

10
150
214

7.34
5.55
6.54

26
127
56
93

8.96
7.54
7.82
6.47

21

8.52
7.59
7.13

-

-

_
-

_
-

Burning
Firers, periodic kiln.....................................
Firers, tunnel kiln........................................
Kiln setters and drawers...........................
Setters.......................................................
Drawers.....................................................
Setters and drawers................................
Placers, tunnel kiln.....................................
Unloaders, tunnel kiln................................

53
41
33
-

_
8.26
8.59
8.53
-

_
69
-

-

41

10.65

90

_
9.12

-

13
17

6.64
7.80
10.62
10.82
10.29
7.45
9.27

_
9.73
11.02

-

88
72

8.65
8.23
8.15

-

23
64
49
30
19
-

59
26
19
-

-

58

7.05

41
57

_
7.00
6.63

20
7
42

7.77
7.77
7.19

46
18

_
9.35
7.67
-

38
14

8.77
9.31

41

8.98
-

-

-

Finishing (drawing)
Finishers......................................................
Off-bearers..................................................
Sorters, brick...............................................

_

_

-

Maintenance
Electricians..................................................
Machinists ...................................................
Mechanics (machinery)..............................
Motor vehicle mechanics..........................
General maintenance workers...................
See footnotes at end of table.




-

-

_

_

“

-

_

21
31

7.57
6.83

58
60

8
10
37

_

-

_
-

-

19
10

11.73
8.06

Table 7. Brick and structural clay tile: Occupational averages—Continued
(N u m b e r of production w o rk e rs an d a v e ra g e straig ht-tim e hourly earnings,' U nited S ta te s a n d s e le c te d reg io n s,2 O c to b e r 1 9 8 6 )

United States1
2
3
Department and occupation

Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

91
268
95
823
783
40
319
36
166
106

$5.94
7.43
7.09
6.54
6.53
6.75
7.07
6.16
7.05
7.50

Middle Atlantic
Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

14

$9.18
8 45
8.20
9.96
-

Border States

Southeast

Southwest

Great Lakes

Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

12
18

$6.02
6.57

28
93

$5.06
6.63

16
59
18
145
140
55

$5.13
6.18
7.02
5.84
5.83

Middle West

Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

38

$9.63

Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

14

$6.90

Pacific
Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

14

$8.54
8.10
8.07
_
9.99

Custodial and material movement
Janitors, porters or cleaners......................
Packaging-machine operators ...................
Shipping packers........................................
Power-truck operators
Forklift .......................................................
Other than forklift....................................
Truckdrivers.................................................
Medium truck ...........................................
Heavy truck..............................................
Tractor-trailer............................................

-

42
36
6
-

”

-

-

-

76
70
7
“

1 Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts.
2 For definition of regions, see appendix A, table A-1, footnote 1.
3 Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.




644
6.40
-

-

5.79
“

-

310
289
21
165
18
109
36

-

5.91
5.93
5.69
6.58
6.17
6.49
7.09

30

-

6.04
_
5.83

-

-

85
85
_
_

-

7.73
7.73
_
_

-

59
59
12
°

8

6.80
6.80
7.06
7.28
-

-

_

47
45
13

_

_
9

10.63

NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria.
Data for overall classifications may include data for subclassifications not shown separately.




Table 8. Ceramic floor and wall tile: Occupational averages
(Number of production workers and average straight-time hourly earnings,1 United States and selected regions, October 1986)
U n ited S ta te s 1
3
2

Department and occupation

N u m b er
of
w orkers

A v erag e
hourly
earnings

N um ber
of
w o rkers

A v e ra g e
hourly
earnings

-

-

N um ber
of
w o rkers

Pac ific

G re a t L ak e s

S o u th east

M id d le A tlantic

A v erag e
hourly
earnings

of
w o rkers

A v e ra g e
hourly
earnings

-

-

N u m b er

N u m b er
of
w o rkers

A v erag e
hourly
earnings

Crushing, grinding, and mixing
Clay grinders ......................................
Clay m a k e rs ........................................

Dry-pan operators ..............................

49
76
75

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

159
208
38

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

118
187
246
73
69
338
278

7 .5 9
7.81
7 .8 7
6 .4 6
6 .5 0
6 .1 8
6 .5 4

21

$ 7 .8 6

72

7 .3 6

7
17

$7.51
7.71

59
62

7 .9 2
7 .0 6

20
82
44
55
55
93

6 .0 6
7 .6 9
7 .1 4
7 .0 6
7 .0 6
6.81

8

$4.61

Forming and cutting
Die pressers........................................
Press operators..................................
Pugmill operators ...............................

_

“

10
19

$ 5 .2 4
7 .5 2

10
22

7 .0 9
7 .1 5

_

o

Glazing
Glazing-machine feeders....................
Spray-machine operators...................
Firers, tunnel kiln................................
Kiln setters and drawers ....................
Setters and drawers.........................
Placers, tunnel kiln.............................
Unloaders, tunnel kiln.........................

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

_
-

-

_
8

“

*

12

“
~
3 .9 4

30
18

4 .6 0
4 .2 8

”

“

6 .9 0

'

Finishing (drawing)
Finishers ...
Off-bearers
Sorters, tile

185
288
727

6 .9 4
6.51
7 .0 4

106
47
242
7
93

1 0 .6 4
9 .7 6
8 .9 0
7 .9 0
8 .0 3

135
78
166
187
169
31
13
13

6 .4 0
7 .6 3
6 .7 9
7 .3 5
7 .3 2
7.51
8 .1 5
6 .8 9

_

_

“

“

_

-

24
151
243

6 .6 0
6 .6 2
6 .9 8

28
22
98

9 .6 0
9 .4 3
9 .3 8
8 .0 5

_
23

7 .3 2

_

Maintenance
Electricians............................................
Machinists ..............................................
Mechanics (machinery).........................
Motor vehicle mechanics ......................
General maintenance workers..............

66

8 .2 2

_

-

“

“

-

-

-

10

.

_

_

_

-

8 .3 0

10

“
9 .7 5

-

15

6.91

6

“
6.51

15

Custodial and material movement
Janitors, porters or cleaners.................
Packaging-machine operators ..............
Shipping packers...................................
Power-truck operators ..........................
Forklift ..................................................
T ruckdrivers............................................
Medium truck ......................................
Tractor-trailer.......................................
1
late
2
3

9
43

32
71
58

7 .1 7
-

-

-

14
-

“

Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and
shifts.
For definition of regions, see appendix A, table A-1, footnote 1.
Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.

-

-

48
28
28

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

7 .5 5

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

6.61
“
7 .0 5
7 .3 8
7 .3 8

-

“

”
“

-

-

“

—

"
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet
publication criteria. Data for overall classifications may include data for subclas­
sifications not shown separately.




T a b le 9 . C la y re fra c to rie s : O c c u p a tio n a l a v e ra g e s

(Number of production workers and average straight-time hourly earnings,’ United States and selected regions,2 October 1986)
United States1
3
2
Department and occupation

Average
hourly
earnings

Number
of
workers

37
73
65

$10.08
10.24
9.05

-

262
84
74
66
47

10.41
9.68
8.95
8.62
9.98

44
116
110
23
82
19
58

9.81
9.57
7.67
7.91
7.56
9.64
10.97

-

49
38

7.83
8.11

“

63
81
211
28
88

11.62
11.37
11.03
11.48
10.09

-

33
88
55
162
158
40
6
6
17
11

9.11
9.28
8.46
10.17
10.21
10.04
11.09

Number
of
workers

Great Lakes

Middle Atlantic
Average
hourly
earnings

6
30

Forming and cutting
Die pressers...............................................
Hand molders ............................................
Molding-machine operators.......................
Press operators.........................................
Pugmill operators ......................................

19
36
10

Burning
Firers, periodic kiln....................................
Firers, tunnel kiln.......................................
Kiln setters and drawers...........................
Setters......................................................
Setters and drawers...............................
Placers, tunnel kiln....................................
Unloaders, tunnel kiln................................

25
21

$8.18
8.44

10.03
9.71
8.01

10.54
9.46
-

-

$10.55

13
27
14

$11.06
11.11
11.14

9.12
11.20
10.03

133
13
10

11.45
13.41
11.64
e
~

17
”
62
28
13

33
-

-

10

8.12

32

7.70

11

32

11.30
9.83

9 .8 7

9.75
10.02

1 Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends,
holidays, and late shifts.
2 For definition of regions, see appendix A, table A-1, footnote 1.
3 Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.

7
15
9
21
21
-

9.34
8.77
7.54
10.25
10.25
-

7
72
8

11
35
35
-

25

“
11.12
“

30

12.65

“

“
~

Custodial and material movement
Janitors, porters or cleaners.....................
Packaging-machine operators..................
Shipping packers.......................................
Power-truck operators ..............................
Forklift......................................................
Truckdrivers................................................
Light truck................................................
Medium truck ..........................................
Heavy truck .............................................
Tractor-trailer...........................................

8.75
-

”

Maintenance
Electricians.................................................
Machinists ..................................................
Mechanics (machinery)..............................
Motor vehicle mechanics ..........................
General maintenance workers..................

Average
hourly
earnings

Average
hourly
earnings

Finishing (drawing)
Finishers.....................................................
Off-bearers.................................................

Number
of
workers

Number
of
workers

Crushing, grinding, and mixing
Clay grinders..............................................
Clay makers...............................................
Dry-pan operators.....................................

Middle West

10.65
10.54
8.27

8.20
“
9.80
9.80
-

34
51
73
14

11.97
12.00
11.60
11.68
“

10
15

10.29
10.40

67
66
14

11.26
11.28
10.80

“

“

“
”

"
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data
did not meet publication criteria. Data for overall classifications may
include data for subclassifications not shown separately.

T a b le 10.

S tru c tu ra l c la y p ro d u c ts : O c c u p a tio n a l a v e ra g e s b y ty p e o f a r e a

(Number of production workers and average straight-time hourly earnings,1 United States and selected regions,2 October 1986)
United States3

Department and occupation

Metropolitan
areas
Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Nonmetropolitan
areas
Number
of
workers

Border States

Middle Atlantic

Average
hourly
earnings

Metropolitan
areas
Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Metropolitan
areas

Southeast

Nonmetropolitan
areas

Metropolitan
areas
Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Nonmetropolitan
areas

Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

-

-

-

28

$6.59

18

$5.69

_

67

6.58

-

30

6.31
6.63

58
23
13

6.32
7.16
7.22

_

50
27
13
31
78

9.12
6.15
6.96
6.9?
6.19

_
19
11
39
116

_
4.97
6.50
7.03
6.15

15
46

6.13
7.35

_
59

7.52

_

_

_

190
36
-

6.91
5.51
-

_
207
-

_
6.36
-

-

-

-

-

8.18
7.53
-

134
326

6.59
6.24

155
351

6.90
6.39

30
316

7.03
6.01

15
161
53
124

6.48
6.18
5.37
7.20

Mining (winning)
Power-shovel operators.............................

109

$8.06

38

$6.37

19

$7.95

-

213
137
137

7.03
7.72
7.47

138
67
104

7.24
8.44
8.31

14
21
53

8.96
7.25
7.84

-

262
175
134
271
281

8.11
8.28
7.97
7.39
7.59

173
51
25
64
191

10.80
8.41
8.59
6.64
6.90

_
-

_

_

-

-

44
112
29

_
6.97
8.13
9.03

122
191

7.82
7.70

12
73

5.79
7.43

-

_
-

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

142
804
420
164
102
154
581
722

7.49
7.59
8.20
8.91
9.10
6.85
6.82
6.66

26
421
110
36
22
52
204
471

8.03
6.99
8.05
7.74
6.94
8.74
6.83
6.75

29
139
92
33
_
_

9.98
9.04
7.28
8.53
-

_

-

-

204
792
446
529

6.86
6.87
8.45
6.85

Crushing, grinding, and mixing
Clay grinders..............................................
Clay makers...............................................
Dry-pan operators ......................................

21

$6.24
-

8

-

-

Forming and cutting
Die pressers...............................................
Hand molders .............................................
Molding-machine operators.......................
Press operators ..........................................
Pugmill operators .......................................

13

-

-

-

-

-

-

19

23

6.93

_
$8.11
8.19

Glazing
Glazing-machine feeders...........................
Spray-machine operators..........................
Burning
Firers, periodic kiln.....................................
Firers, tunnel kiln........................................
Kiln setters and drawers ...........................
Setters......................................................
Drawers....................................................
Setters and drawers................................
Placers, tunnel kiln.....................................
Unloaders, tunnel kiln................................

91

8.42

_

_

_

6.09
6.04
7.55

39
104
-

8.22
9.08
-

47

6.56

56
_

-

-

_
_
32
60

_
7.48
5.96

_

_

_

54

6.07

-

-

18

-

Finishing (drawing)
Finishers .....................................................
Off-bearers..................................................
Sorters, brick...............................................
Sorters, tile ..................................................
See footnotes at end of table.




_

339
218
199

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Table 10. Structural clay products: Occupational averages by type of area—Continued
(Number of production workers and average straight-time hourly earnings,’ United States and selected regions,2 October 1986)
United States3

Department and occupation

Metropolitan
areas
Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Middle Atlantic

Nonmetropolitan
areas
Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Metropolitan
areas
Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Border States
Metropolitan
areas

Southeast

Nonmetropolitan
areas

Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Number
of
workers

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

Average
hourly
earnings

Metropolitan
areas
Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Nonmetropolitan
areas
Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Maintenance
Electricians..................................................
Machinists ...................................................
Mechanics (machinery)..............................
Motor vehicle mechanics ...........................
General maintenance workers...................

168
90
509
108
361

$10.33
9.66
9.13
8.84
7.91

88
75
253
72
168

$10.26
11.11
9.22
8.48
7.77

24
27
94
12
96

$10.74
9.88
8.66
9.15
8.96

173
317
280
20
865
816
49
252
8
47
100
89

6.53
8.16
7.21
6.90
7.35
7.31
7.93
7.83
8.89
7.02
7.72
8.43

93
123
40

46
37
63

7.46
8.89
7.55

442
416
26
157

6.73
6.99
7.07
7.14
7.18
6.60
6.78

116
105
11
28

8.17
8.01
9.68
8.00

-

-

-

_

_

7.06
6.92
6.13

_

_

_

7.99
7.32

-

-

29

18

_

$6.95

16

_
$8.67
_
8.59

32
37
129
39
55

$9.71
10.08
8.96
8.87
8.17

26
39
62

6.36
6.52
6.91

214
198
16
86

6.35
6.38
6.06
7.11

_

_

_

30

$9.41

122
27
68

8.40
7.42
6.33

49
61
11

6.10
6.86
6.34

194
174

6.22
6.19

89

6.21

_

_

Custodial and material movement
Janitors, porters or cleaners......................
Packaging-machine operators...................
Shipping packers........................................
Hand truckers .............................................
Power-truck operators ...............................
Forklift .......................................................
Other than forklift ....................................
Truckdrivers.................................................
Light tru c k .................................................
Medium truck ...........................................
Heavy truck ..............................................
Tractor-trailer............................................
See footnotes at end of table.




-

14
94
45

-

-

8
12

_

_
16

-

_
59
53
-

6.54
6.32
6.24

12
6
_
34
33

_

_

5.79

_

7.74
8.14
_
_
7.65
7.65
_

_

_
_

_
_
_

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

7

_

_

_
_

46
25

_

_

7.03
7.69

72
12

6.32
5.78

Table 10. Structural clay products: Occupational averages by type of area—Continued
(Number of production workers and average straight-time hourly earnings,1 United States and selected regions,2 October 1986)

Nonmetropolitan
areas

Metropolitan
areas

Pacific

Middle West

Great Lakes

Southwest

Nonmetropolitan
areas

Metropolitan
areas

Metropolitan
areas

Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

9

$6.89

17

$6.83

15

$9.35

-

-

33

5.81
_
6.47

21

5.73

36
20
14

8.41
10.08
7.53

-

_
-

-

-

-

-

_

_
_
_
5.08
6.19

8.88
9.52
10.53
6.97
8.52

-

_
_

71
68
34
33
70

_

_
_

-

-

-

-

10
16

7.06
7.63

-

40
143
161
70
64

6.75
7.99
9.62
10.25
9.87

-

Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Metropolitan
areas
Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

13

$9.62

Mining (winning)
-

-

Crushing, grinding, and mixing

9

-

22
27
20

$9.16
*11.11
9.97

21
17
16

8.22
7.59
8.63

137
14
10
22

11.35
12.90
11.64
9.86

26
11
9
35
38

7.54
7.59
8.65
6.51
9.12

10

7.36

21
74
73
24
19
30
62
44

8.50
8.90
8.12
8.56
7.74
8.00
7.67
7.38

Forming and cutting

Hand molders ............................................
Press operators .........................................
Pugmill operators ......................................

48
16

6.80
6.03

9
54

6.06
7.03

24
146
26
13

6.10
6.67
7.08
6.71

11
25

-

-

7

$6.91

Glazing
Glazing-machine feeders...........................
Spray-machine operators ..........................

_
_

_
_

-

-

6.98
-

-

-

-

Burning
Firers, periodic k iln ....................................
Kiln setters and drawers ...........................

9
63
53

7.67
5.32
5.46

113
103

6.36
7.19

_
89

_
_
_
25

_
6.40
_

_
_
_

_

_

67
82

7.61
7.77

42
147
72

7.81
9.00
11.02

4.98

_

24
-

60
38
21

8.71
7.22
7.82

_

-

_

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

_

-

_

-

6
40

10.55
12.00

34
35

7.34
6.69

Finishing (drawing)
_

See fo o tn o te s at e nd o f table.




_
103

_
_

_

5.08

_
_

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

71
-

18

7.13
4.28

Table 10. Structural clay products: Occupational averages by type of area—Continued
(Number of production workers and average straight-time hourly earnings,' United States and selected regions,2 October 1986)
Southwest

Department and occupation

Metropolitan
areas
Number
of
workers

Great Lakes

Nonmetropolitan
areas

Average
hourly
earnings

Metropolitan
areas

Middle West
Metropolitan
areas

Nonmetropolitan
areas

Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

10

$7.89

26
9
108
34
60

$9.28
8.92
9.76
8.12
7.93

_

_

-

-

-

-

22
103
59
179
178
28
11
15
“

7.56
9.12
7.44
8.49
8.48
9.27
7.34
9.98

_

Number
of
workers

Pacific

Average
hourly
earnings

Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

39
51
86
20
48

$11.44
12.00
11.04
10.53
„ 9 44

20
22

8.21
9.33
9.18
9.17
9.36
_
9.60
-

Metropolitan
areas
Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

8

$11.49

50
7
30

10.79
10.28
7.56

16
15
7
129
115
27
_
_
17

6.33
8.50
6.47
8.15
8.03
9.35
_
_
9.75

Maintenance
Electricians..................................................
Machinists ...................................................
Mechanics (machinery)..............................
Motor vehicle mechanics ..........................
General maintenance workers..................

_

-

-

-

-

-

91

$8.40

52

6.71

29

7.51

51
83
57
91
90
29

5.52
7.38
6.92
6.10
6.11
6.41
6.87

9
26

5.14
5.04

78
74
35

5.84
5.82
6.08
-

-

-

-

18

$7.16

_

-

Custodial and material movement
Janitors, porters or cleaners.....................
Packaging-machine operators ..................
Shipping packers........................................
Power-truck operators ...............................
Forklift .......................................................
T ruckdrivers.................................................
Medium truck ...........................................
Heavy truck ..............................................
Tractor-trailer............................................

11

-

“

-

7
19
19
-

_
6.75
6.96
6.96
_
_
-

119
118
23
_
14
-

' Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publicashifts.
tion criteria. Data for overall classifications may include data for subclassifications not
2 For definition of regions, see appendix A, table A-1, footnote 1.
shown separately.
3 Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.




Table 11. Structural clay products: Occupational averages by labor-management contract coverage and size of establishment
(Number of production workers and average straight-time hourly earnings,1 United States and selected regions,2 October 1986)

Department, occupation, and size of
establishment

Majority
of workers
covered
Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Majority
of workers
covered

Majority
of workers
covered

None or minority
of workers
covered

Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Southeast

Border States

Middle Atlantic

United States3

None or minority
of workers
covered

Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

-

-

-

-

None or minority
of workers
covered

Majority
of workers
covered
Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

20
9

$6.41
6.67

26
14
12

$6.11
5.61
6.70

6.92
7.57
6.46
7.83
8.07
-

69
36
33
26
12

5.82
5.36
6.33
6.84
5.73
6.31
5.92
6.44

Mining (winning)
Power-shovel operators.............................
20-99 workers ..........................................
100 workers or more ..............................

79
45
34

$8.15
8.68
7.45

68
40
28

$7.02
7.17
6.79

19
-

$7.95
-

•

Crushing, grinding, and mixing
Clay grinders...............................................
20-99 workers ..........................................
100 workers or more ..............................
Clay m akers................................................
20-99 workers ..........................................
100 workers or more ..............................
Dry-pan operators ......................................
20-99 w orkers..........................................
100 workers or more ..............................

17
8
9
7

177
98
79
96
47
49
116
62
54

7.94
8.32
7.46
9.44
10.36
8.56
8.49
7.82
9.25

174
96
78
108
38
70
125
35
90

6.27
5.86
6.78
6.63
5.90
7.02
7.22
6.91
7.34

369
153
216
161
89
72
73
27
46
139
43
96
216
142
74

9.60
9.85
9.43
9.46
8.80
10.29
9.76
9.10
10.15
8.15
7.64
8.38
8.10
7.88
8.51

66
27
39
65
24
41
86
45
41
196
74
122
256
140
116

6.82
5.88
7.47
5.45
5.02
5.70
6.63
6.63
6.63
6.60
5.71
7.14
6.65
6.33
7.03

_
-

171
37
134

7.82
7.45
7.92

41
22
19
93
26
67

5.61
5.07
6.23
7.27
6.54
7.55

_
-

53
21
32

8.92
8.55
9.25
9.37
8.41
6.69
9.54

24
10
14
9
-

$7.06
7.55
6.71
6.87
-

-

$7.47
-

8.28
-

-

_
-

-

-

-

14

56
23
33
14
12
-

29
7
22

Forming and cutting
Die pressers................................................
20-99 workers ..........................................
100 workers or more ..............................
Hand molders .............................................
20-99 workers ..........................................
100 workers or more ..............................
Molding-machine operators.......................
20-99 workers ..........................................
100 workers or more ..............................
Press operators ..........................................
20-99 w orkers..........................................
100 workers or more ..............................
Pugmill operators .......................................
20-99 workers ..........................................
100 workers or more ..............................

23
10
70
51
32
19
13

_
8.70
8.97
9.20
9.69
8.89
8.73
9.13

_
-

_
-

-

13
23
10
13

7.50
7.78
7.28

-

7.77
7.02
-

_
-

-

_
-

19
11

47
8
8
24
24
59
43
16

9.67
7.02
7.02
6.50
6.50
6.27
5.80
7.53

31
31
41
38
16
14
46
45
135
73
62

7.55
7.55
5.48
5.49
6.61
6.62
7.27
7.33
6.12
5.48
6.86

Glazing
Glazing-machine feeders...........................
20-99 workers ..........................................
100 workers or more ..............................
Spray-machine operators..........................
20-99 workers ..........................................
100 workers or more ..............................
See fo o tn o te s a t e nd o f table.




-

6
“

-

-

8.49
-

-

58
50

7.50
7.75

15
47
47

5.69
7.38
7.38

Table 11. Structural clay products: Occupational averages by labor-management contract coverage and size of establishment—Continued
(Number of production workers and average straight-time hourly earnings,1 United States and selected regions,2 October 1986)
United States3

Department, occupation, and size of
establishment

Majority
of workers
covered

Border States

Middle Atlantic

None or minority
of workers
covered

Majority
of workers
covered

Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

90
59
31
594
333
261
308
165
143
99
47
52
58
24
34
151
94
57
346
107
239
440
185
255

$8.63
7.96
9.89
8.14
8.09
8.21
8.50
7.77
9.34
9.03
8.93
9.13
9.18
7.84
10.12
7.89
7.18
9.06
7.91
8.40
7.70
7.81
7.99
7.68

78
68
10
631
310
321
222
138
84
101
64
37
66
38
28
55
36
439
86
353
753
317
436

$6.36
6.18
7.61
6.67
6.38
6.95
7.71
6.88
9.08
8.38
7.18
10.44
8.32
7.17
9.87
5.77
6.02
5.96
5.65
6.03
6.05
5.86
6.18

37
16
21
123
53
111
66
45
39
51
-

$9.71
8.63
10.53
9.35
9.05
7.49
6.34
9.17
8.18
10.05
-

154
28
126
477
172
305
262
153
109
288
277

6.94
7.99
6.71
7.30
8.61
6.57
8.79
8.94
8.58
7.69
7.72

121
43
654
271
383
402
200
202
440
65
375

7.38
6.75
6.15
5.84
6.36
6.92
6.49
7.34
6.62
5.18
6.87

Majority
of workers
covered
Number
of
workers

Southeast

None or minority
of workers
covered

Average
hourly
earnings

Number
of
workers

Majority
of workers
covered

None or minority
of workers
covered

Average
hourly
earnings

Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

-o
146
66
80
117
22
95
206
91
115

$7.06
6.72
7.34
7.39
6.44
7.61
7.06
6.73
7.33

_
251
103
148
172
35
137
471
175
296

_
$6.37
5.89
6.70
- ■
6.32
5.62
6.50
5.99
6.02
5.98

23

7.18
6.60
-

_
269
231
174
168

6.14
6.26
6.66
6.74

Burning
Firers, periodic k iln .....................................
20-99 w orkers..........................................
100 workers or more ...............................
Firers, tunnel k iln ........................................
20-99 w orkers..........................................
100 workers or more ...............................
Kiln setters and draw ers............................
20-99 w orkers..........................................
100 workers or more ..............................
S etters........................................................
20-99 w orkers..........................................
100 workers or more ..............................
Drawers......................................................
20-99 w orkers..........................................
100 workers or more ..............................
Setters and draw ers..................................
20-99 w orkers..........................................
100 workers or more ...............................
Placers, tunnel k iln ......................................
20-99 w orkers..........................................
100 workers or more ...............................
Unloaders, tunnel k iln .................................
20-99 w orkers..........................................
100 workers or more ...............................

_
-

_
-

-

_
$7.29
7.65
7.02
9.00
7.84
7.92
-

-

$7.56
7.04
6.53
6.35
6.55
-

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

5.68
5.68
-

47
20
27
14
37
33

56
32
13
32
20

Finishing (drawing)
Finishers......................................................
20-99 w orkers..........................................
100 workers or more ...............................
Off-bearers..................................................
20-99 w orkers..........................................
100 workers or more ...............................
Sorters, brick...............................................
20-99 w orkers..........................................
100 workers or more ..............................
Sorters, tile ..................................................
20-99 w orkers..........................................
100 workers or more ...............................
See footnotes at end of table.




_
45
27
104
59
-

_
7.96
7.09
9.08
8.91
-

-

42
42
-

-

19
-

-

Table 11. Structural clay products: Occupational averages by labor-management contract coverage and size of establishment— Continued
(Number of production workers and average straight-time hourly earnings,' United States and selected regions,2 October 1986)

Department, occupation, and size of

Majority
of workers
covered
Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

24

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

None or minority
of workers
cove»red

Maj<)rity
of workers
coveired

None or minority
of workers
covered

Majority
of workers
covered

Majority
of workers
covered

None or minority
of workers
covered

Souttleast

Border States

Middle Atlantic

United States3

Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

29
7
22
45

$9.95
10.68
9.71
10.13
9.51
9.05
8.50
8.98
8.84
8.13
8.52
7.19

33
7
26
9

$9.23
8.01
9.56
9.37

9
113
28
85
35
7
28
79
51
28

9.37
8.25
6.82
8.73
7.65
7.41
7.71
6.61
6.33
7.12

32
10
22
73
21
52
51

5.25
4.65
5.53
6.64
6.24
6.80
6.24

46

6.32

212
66
146
192
64
128

6.10
5.58
6.33
6.06
5.60
6.28
“

Maintenance
132
47
85
140
38
102
478
224
254
93
32
61
282
151
131

$10.50
10.21
10.66
10.64
10.32
10.76
9.72
10.04
9.44
9.49
9.35
9.57
8.64
8.67
8.61

146
30
116
223
159
64
119
40
79
19
697
346
351
649
334
315
48
12
36

7.36
8.13
7.17
8.78
9.01
8.20
8.63
9.47
8.21
7.15
8.10
8.06
8.15
8.12
8.06
8.18
7.93
8.15
7.85

_

-

$10.81
11.03
9.90
-

24
284
97
187
87
12
75
247
152
95

8.60
8.22
7.90
8.38
7.85
7.74
7.87
6.98
6.74
7.35

-

-

120
52
68
217
85
132
201
86
115

5.66
5.30
5.94
6.86
6.51
7.08
6.35
6.36
6.34

_

_

124
29
95
25
_

$10.10
8.54
10.58
8.50

19
28
58
50
-

97
36
61

9.53
9.78
9.18
9.32
9.09

17
24
-

-

$8.21
7.28
-

12
12
21
13
-

$8.35
8.35
7.82
6.64
-

35
138
107
31
28
44
31
13

”

Custodial and material movement

20-99 w orkers.........................................

See footnotes at end of table.




610
211
399
583
206
377
27
_

36
39
12
27
41
6
35
_

6.34
6.06
6.49
6.33
6.06
6.47
6.67
_

22

39
_

6.76

8.02
7.93
8.94
7.66
9.50
8.77
9.53
8.63
-

90
42
48
79
39
40
11
_

8

9.16
8.74
9.52
9.09
8.59
9.57
9.68

10
11
7

5.93
7.90
7.64

43
11
9

6.06
6.14
-

41
27
18
9
22

6.89
6.73
6.98
6.95
7.03
8.18

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

35
22

6.66
6.43

34
21

6.63
6.38
-

196
70
126
180
70
110
16
16

6.49
6.39
6.55
6.54
6.39
6.64
5.96
5.96

58

-

6.89
-

-

6.65
6.88
7.22
6.65

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

9.26

-

-

-

-

31
52
21
31

-

-

-

-

“

Table 11. Structural clay products: Occupational averages by labor-management contract coverage and size of establishment—Continued
(Number of production workers and average straight-time hourly earnings,' United States and selected regions,2 October 1986)

Department, occupation, and size of
establishment

Majority
of workers
covered
Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

None or minority
of workers
covered
Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Majority
of workers
covered
Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

22
12
10

$8.37
8.59
8.11
_
_
_
__
7.99
8.32

Southeast

Border States

Middle Atlantic

United States3

None or minority
of workers
covered

Majority
of workers
covered
Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

_
_
_
_

_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
-

_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_

_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_

None or minority
of workers
covered

Majority
of workers
covered
Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Custodial and material movement
(continued)

20-99 workers ..........................................
100 workers or more ..............................

20-99 workers
100 workers or more ..............................
Heavy truck................................................
100 workers or more ..............................
Tractor-trailer.............................................
100 workers or more ..............................
See footnotes at end of table.




190
90
100
7
24
10
14
84
35
49
75
42
33

$8.43
8.44
8.43
10.21
7.68
7.18
8.05
8.63
9.03
8.34
8.29
8.06
8.60

219
120
99

$6.56
6.72
6.36

37
15
22
110
60
50
59
33

6.60
6.42
6.72
6.35
6.04
6.72
6.86
8.04

_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_

8
6

_
_
_

_
_
_

_

_
_

_

_

_

63
22
41
_
_
_
_

$7.23
6.19
7.79
_
_
-

29

7.50
-

25
30
14
16

7.56
7.24
6.22
8.14

112
47
65
-

_

$6.32
5.92
6.61
_
_

-

_

_
•89
_
48
7

-

6.69
6.33

_

-

_

-

6.30
-

Table 11. Structural clay products: Occupational averages by labor-management contract coverage and size o f establishment—Continued
(Number of production workers and average straight-time hourly earnings,1 United States and selected regions,2 October 1986)

Department, occupation, and size of
establishment

None or minority
of workers
covered

Majority
of workers
covered
Number
of
workers

None or minority
of workers
covered

Majority
of workers
covered

Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

_

23
12

$6.91
7.38

12
10

$9.84
10.25

$6.24
-

45
28
17

5.69
5.47
6.04
5.49
-

26
21

8.93
9.39
10.16
-

Average
hourly
earnings

Pacific

Middle West

Great Lakes

Southwest

Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

None or minority
of workers
covered

Majority
of workers
covered
Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Number
of
workers

None or minority
of workers
covered

Majority
of workers
covered
Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

-

9
9

$9.96
9.96

$6.38
-

15
15

8.84
8.84
10.24
10.24
8.79
8.49
“

Average
hourly
earnings

Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Mining (winning)
Power-shovel operators.............................
20-99 w orkers..........................................

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Crushing, grinding, and mixing
Clay grinders...............................................
20-99 w orkers..........................................
100 workers or more ..............................
Clay m akers................................................
20-99 w orkers..........................................
Dry-pan operators ......................................
20-99 w orkers..........................................
100 workers or more ..............................

9
_
-

_
9
-

-

19
-

10
7
9
-

$7.07
7.45
7.18
-

19
9
10
24
10
18
10
8

$9.78
8.15
11.24
11.37
10.68
10.20
9.51
11.07

6.62
5.87
7.86
8.46
7.50

136
43
13
12
10
17

11.37
11.31
13.41
13.24
11.64
10.68
7.17

-

-

6.73
6.65
7.22
7.35
7.14

-

8
"

9
9
11
6
“

6
8
8
-

$6.68
4.61
4.61
“
“

Forming and cutting
Die pressers................................................
20-99 w o rkers..........................................
Hand m olde rs.............................................
20-99 w orkers..........................................
100 workers or more ..............................
Molding-machine operators.......................
20-99 w orkers..........................................
Press operators..........................................
20-99 w orkers..........................................
Pugmill operators .......................................
20-99 w o rkers..........................................
100 workers or more ..............................

_
9
-

_
6.22
-

7
7
47
27
32
19
-

5.79
5.79
6.42
5.80
6.10
6.32
-

60
60
68
56
9
33
26

7

9.30
9.30
9.52
9.20
7.90
9.25
9.58
8.05

-

7.86
7.95

-

24
16
37
14
23

7

-

-

12
-

-

6.98
“

15
9
6
6
6
28
27
~

8.46
8.65
8.18
9.41
9.41
9.58
9.64
“

-

29

10
8
“

5.91
7.84
7.74
~

Glazing
Glazing-machine feeders...........................
Spray-machine operators..........................
20-99 w orkers..........................................

_
27
-

_
6.50
-

-

6.62
7.46
6.30

21
21
191
109
“

7

6.45
-

_

6.09
6.09
6.55
6.35

-

14

7

-

~

“

-

“

-

-

6.84
7.02
“

-

9.30
9.25

-

8
8

6.90
6.90

Burning
Firers, periodic k iln .....................................
20-99 w o rkers..........................................
Firers, tunnel k iln ........................................
20-99 w orkers..........................................
100 workers or more ..............................
S e e footnotes at end of table.




_
44
12
32

-

95
86

8.39
8.35
”

28
22
48
18
30

56
39
17

8.91
7.86
11.31

28
20
”

58
43

—

"

16
-

“
7.46
-

Table 11. Structural clay products: Occupational averages by labor-management contract coverage and size of establishment— Continued
(Number of production workers and average straight-time hourly earnings,1 United States and selected regions,2 October 1986)
S outh w est

n

.

.

.

,

e sta b lish m e n t

M ajority
o f w orke rs
cove re d

G re a t La kes

N one or m inority
o f w orkers
cove red

M ajority
o f w o rke rs
cove re d

A verage
hourly
earnings

N um ber
of
w orke rs

A verage
hourly
earnings

19
19
9
9

-

_
$5.82
5.82
-

-

$6.68
6.68
6.59
6.59
4.72
4.55
4.86
-

-

-

_

_

-

-

10
189
97
92
213
95
-

7.34
5.70
5.96
5.43
6.54
7.46
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

N um b er
of
w o rke rs

M id d le W e s t

N o n e o r m ino rity
o f w o rk e rs
c o ve re d

M a jo rity
o f w o rk e rs
c o ve re d

N um b er
of
w o rke rs

A vera ge
hourly
ea rning s

N um b er
of
w o rke rs

A vera ge
hourly
ea rning s

62

$1 0.30
-

99
52
50
23
37
17
-

$9.19
7.30
10.19
8.32
9.42
8.03
-

-

-

_

_

_

-

_

_
_
_

7.94
6.52
_
_
_
_

_
_
_
_

-

-

-

_

_

_
_
-

_
-

N um b e r
of
w o rke rs

P acific

N o n e o r m inority
o f w o rke rs
c o ve re d

A ve ra g e
ho urly
e a rning s

M ajority
o f w o rke rs
cove re d

N o n e o r m ino rity
o f w orke rs
cove red

N um b e r
of
w o rk e rs

A vera ge
hourly
ea rning s

N um b er
of
w o rke rs

A vera ge
hourly
ea rning s

35
31
18
_
_
_
_
-

$6.21
6.22
5.96
_
_
_
_
_
-

52
38
18
10
11

$8.36
8.46
8.81
9.24
7.56
-

23
23
38
20

8.39
8.39
8.77
8.92
_

18
11

-

-

-

9.20
9.57
-

_

_

_

_

__

_
_
_
_
_

_

_

-

-

-

N um b er
of
w o rke rs

A vera ge
ho urly
ea rnings

21

$ 7 .52
_
_
_
_
_
_
_

26
12

6.1 3
3.94

Burning (co ntinue d)
K iln se tte rs and d ra w e rs ................................
20 -9 9 w o r k e r s .................................................
S e tte r s ................................................................
20 -99 w o r k e r s .................................................
D ra w e rs ..............................................................
20 -99 w o rke rs .................................................
S e tte rs and d r a w e r s ......................................
20 -99 w o r k e r s .................................................
P lacers, tun nel k i l n ...........................................
20 -99 w o rke rs ................................................
100 w o rke rs o r m ore ...................................
U nloaders, tu n n e l k i l n .....................................
20 -99 w o rke rs .................................................
100 w o rke rs o r m ore ...................................

_
40
40
-

48
37
70

20

10.38
-

27

10.48
8.56
8.45
-

22
16
19
19
-

8.58
8.58
-

_
-

_
11

$8.91
_

54
31
23

10.66
9.21
12.61

-

_

-

_
_
_
_
_
_

-

-

_
_

_
_

Finishing (drawing)
F in is h e rs ..............................................................
100 w o rke rs o r m o re ...................................
O ff-b e a re rs ..........................................................
20 -99 w o rke rs .................................................
100 w o rke rs o r m ore ...................................
S orters, b r ic k ......................................................
20 -99 w o rke rs .................................................
S orte rs, t i l e ..........................................................
20 -99 w o rke rs .................................................

26
9
72
47
25
35
35

7.83
8.28
10.10
10.45
9.46
11.26
11.26
_
-

75
31

29
22
_
_
-

6.66
6.93
_
_
_

41
41
_
_
_

8.98
8.98
_
_
_

-

-

-

-

_

_
_
_
_
_
-

_
_
_
_

30
30

4.6 0
4.6 0
_
_
_

18
18

4.2 8
4.2 8

_
_
_

Maintenance
E le c tric ia n s ..........................................................
20 -99 w o rke rs ................................................
100 w o rke rs o r m ore ...................................
M a chinists ...........................................................
100 w o rke rs o r m ore ...................................
M e ch a n ics (m a c h in e ry )...................................
20 -99 w o rke rs .................................................
100 w o rke rs o r m ore ...................................
M o to r ve h icle m e ch a n ics ..............................
20 -99 w o rke rs .................................................
100 w o rke rs o r m ore ...................................
G eneral m a in te n a n ce w o rk e rs .....................
20 -99 w o rke rs ................................................
100 w o rke rs o r m ore ...................................

See footnotes at end of table.




10
8
-

8.62
-

_

8.96
-

-

-

-

10
-

_
11

7.33
-

9.01
-

85
32
53

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

29
22

7.13
7.17

52
48
“

6.93
7.05
“

9.69
9.76
_

6

8.94
-

97
82
15
18
12

9.88
10.05
8.96
8.64
9.01
-

33
30

8.47
8.58
-

-

-

8.15
7.93
8.29

19
16

-

-

“

-

11
10

_

8.69
8.78
_

-

-

_
-

_
-

11.61
10.57
11.99
12.00
11.93
10.81
9.77
_

19
6
13

10.62
8.23
11.73
_

17

9.38

_

7.27
_

-

-

-

-

-

27

37
10
27
51
38
92
46

-

_
_
_
_
_
_
_

_
_
_
_
13

-

7

_
_
_
_

37
31

11.24
11.44
_
_
_
_

_
_
_
_

10
8

8.58
8.57

_
_
_
_

7.44

-

11.70
_
_
_
_

-

-

-

_
_
_
_
13

9.5 2
_
_
_
_

20
17

7.05
6.81

-

Table 11. Structural d ay products: Occupational averages by labor-management contract coverage and size of establishment—Continued
(Number of production workers and average straight-time hourly earnings,' United States and selected regions,2 October 1986)

Department, occupation, and size of
establishment

Majority
of workers
covered

None or minority
of workers
covered

Majority
of workers
covered

Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

18

$5.83
5.84
6.75
7.79
6.87
7.03
6.78
7.26
7.07
6.86
7.26
6.64
6.67

42
22

$5.30
4.93
6.85
6.21
6.66
7.31
5.71
5.87
5.56
5.69
5.84
5.55
6.11
6.83

16
12

$7.91
7.89
9.84
10.07
8.99
~
9.45
8.92
10.55
9.45
8.92
10.57
10.11
-

Pacific

Middle West

Great Lakes

Southwest

None or minority
of workers
covered

Majority
of workers
covered

Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

6

$6.62
7.58
7.59
7.56
7.04

12
6
6
18
12
6

$9.65
8.95
10.34
9.57
8.82
11.07
“
10.18
9.45
11.20
10.18
9.45
11.23
9.89
10.80
9.90
”

None or minority
of workers
covered
Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

None or minority
of workers
covered

Majority
of workers
covered
Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

-

-

Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

11
10

$5.68
5.50

Custodial and material movement

Janitors, porters or cleaners.....................
20-99 workers..........................................
100 workers or more ..............................
Packaging-machine operators..................
20-99 workers..........................................
100 workers or more ..............................
Shipping packers........................................
20-99 workers..........................................
Power-truck operators ...............................
20-99 workers..........................................
100 workers or more ..............................
Forklift........................................................
20-99 workers..........................................
100 workers or more ..............................
Truckdrivers................................................
20-99 workers..........................................
100 workers or more ..............................
Heavy truck...............................................
Tractor-trailer.............................................
20-99 workers..........................................

17
30
17
22
35
17
18
34
16
18
15
9
-

-

7
7

6.70
6.70

79
29
41
19
134
66
68
130
64
66
49
31
-

-

31
-

6.04
-

70
65
12
105
71
34
104
71
33
20
-

-

’ Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts.
2 For definition of regions, see appendix A, table A-1, footnote 1.
3 Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.




33
12
21
47
8
“

7.18
“

89
52
37
88
52
36
19
14
12
”

11
7
“
49
29
49
29
7
-

$7.30n
7.90
“
“
6.50
6.83
6.50
6.83
6.87
“

14
14
-

$8.54
8.54
“

“

-

—
“

—
~
”

87
46

8.28
8.12

75
44

-

9
9

8.12
8.08
“
10.53
10.53

18
18

6.96
”
“
6.96
“
8.77
8.77

7
7

10.37
10.37

""
10
10

9.31
9.31

8

-

-

8

NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria.
Data for overall classifications may include data for subclassifications not shown separately.

Table 12. Structural clay products: Occupational averages by method of wage payment
(N um ber o f p rod u ctio n w orke rs and a verage stra igh t-tim e hourly earnings,' U nited S ta te s and s e le c te d re g io n s,2 O c to b e r 1986)

Timeworkers

Incentive workers

Timeworkers

Incentive workers

Department and occupation
Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

-

-

334
170
225

7.08
7.28
7.77

17
34
16

$7.70
11.32
8.72

-

264
150
111
259
385

8.39
7.51
6.94
6.96
6.99

171
76
48
76
87

10.40
9.88
10.66
8.20
8.76

-

57
171

6.13
7.10

93

8.59

156
1,132
321
104
57
160
568
619

7.61
7.19
7.16
7.58
7.54
6.75
6.28
6.18

12
93
209
96
67

7.18
9.79
9.72
9.91
9.72

Incentive workers
Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

$6.24

-

-

121
47
41

6.25
6.46
6.83

~

“

*
$7.32

35
46
24
57
171

7.56
5.66
6.75
7.07
6.04

-

22
71

5.85
7.11

-

-

"

"

8.24
6.29

381
38
179
334

6.58
5.52
6.20
5.78

110
343

7.66
6.84

-

41
436
187

6.71
5.90
6.61

-

7.80
-

Average
hourly
earnings

-

46

“

“

6.10
7.73

-

Average
hourly
earnings

Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

$7.85

-

-

-

-

-

8.92
7.87

-

$7.64
“

-

18

9.44
8.28

7.30

-

8

17

$7.62

Timeworkers
Number
of
workers

Number
of
workers

18

144

Incentive workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Average
hourly
earnings

Average
hourly
earnings

Timeworkers

Number
of
workers

Number
of
workers

Number
of
workers

Southeast

Border States

Middle Atlantic

United States3

Mining (winning)

Power-shovel operators.............................
Crushing, grinding, and mixing

Clay grinders...............................................
Clay makers................................................
Dry-pan operators ......................................

53

6

$9.80

-

10
43
14

9.74
8.81
9.68

“

“

“

-

9.13
8.53
-

103
13
8
30
25

7.44
7.43
7.71
7.01
6.49

-

-

6.50
“

“

“

52
“

Forming and cutting

Die pressers................................................
Hand molders .............................................
Molding-machine operators.......................
Press operators ..........................................
Pugmill operators .......................................

15

27
“
31

11

43

$9.85
-

23

7.08

-

Glazing
Glazing-machine feeders...........................
Spray-machine operators..........................

-

—

Burning

Firers, periodic kiln.....................................
Firers, tunnel kiln........................................
Kiln setters and drawers ...........................
Setters.......................................................
Drawers.....................................................
Setters and drawers................................
Placers, tunnel kiln.....................................
Unloaders, tunnel kiln................................

-

-

29
88
-

10.24
7.88
-

-

51
33
-

-

-

-

-

-

_
6.36
-

_
-

217
574

8.22
7.26

-

8.31
8.57
8.98
8.47

_

-

32

10.49

20
62

Finishing (drawing)

Finishers......................................................
Off-bearers..................................................
Sorters, brick...............................................
Sorters, tile ..................................................
See fo o tn o te s at e nd o f table.




205
910
338
532

6.74

70

6.16

221

6.38
6.52

326
196

20

“

86

_
9.26
“

73
-

41

-

Table 12. Structural clay products: Occupational averages by method of wage payment—Continued
(Number of production workers and average straight-time hourly earnings,1 United States and selected regions,2 October 1986)

Timeworkers

Incentive workers

Timeworkers

Southeast

Border States

Middle Atlantic

United States3

Incentive workers

Timeworkers

Timeworkers

Incentive workers

Incentive workers

Department and occupation
Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Number
of
workers

255
165
759
176
528

$10.30
10.32
9.15
8.67
7.87

-

Average
hourly
earnings

Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

25
28
94
11
103

$10.73
9.90
8.66
8.86
8.99

Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

11

$9.90
8.27
7.53

Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Number
of
workers

Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

61
54
249
63
122

$9.54
10.00
8.66
8.23
7.15

-

75
65
52

6.19
6.23
7.02
6.14
6.12
6.26
6.67
6.17
6.62
7.07

-

Average
hourly
earnings

Maintenance
Electricians..................................................
Machinists ...................................................
Mechanics (machinery)..............................
Motor vehicle mechanics..........................
General maintenance workers..................

_
-

_
-

_
-

29
45

-

°

Custodial and material movement

Janitors, porters or cleaners......................
Packaging-machine operators...................
Shipping packers........................................
Hand truckers.............................................
Power-truck operators...............................
Forklift.......................................................
Other than forklift....................................
Truckdrivers.................................................
Light truck.................................................
Medium truck ...........................................
Heavy truck..............................................
Tractor-trailer............................................
See footnotes at end of table.




-

266
327
245
19
1,170
1,105
65
353
12
53
159
121

6.60
7.36
6.78
6.46
6.98
6.97
7.08
7.49
9.14
6.89
7.51
7.63

_
113
75
137
127
10
56
-

_
$9.18
8.55
9.84
9.82
10.02
7.07
-

47
21
33
91
90
-

7.51
8.23
5.99
7.29
7.30

_
18
37
27
10

-

21
8
11

7.83
7.99
7.30

-

_
$9.76
10.45
10.61
10.02
-

19
16
90
83
-

-

9
-

6.88
6.68
6.73
6.70
6.44
-

6
-

_
$7.78
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

368
332
36
141
18
84
37

35
40
40

$7.66
7.68
7.68

-

-

-

-

-

-

“

-

Table 12. Structural d ay products: Occupational averages by method o f wage payment—Continued
(Number of production workers and average straight-time hourly earnings,' United States and selected regions,2 October 1986)
Southwest
Timeworkers

Great Lakes

Incentive workers

Timeworkers

Middle West

Incentive workers

Timeworkers

Pacific

Incentive workers

Timeworkers

Department and occupation
Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

-

Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

-

-

-

-

Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Mining (winning)
Power-shovel operators...............................

25

$6.88

-

48

5.70
-

-

-

-

-

-

6.48
6.16

-

-

-

6.07
-

-

_

_

-

-

-

24
231
19
13

6.03
6.52
6.64
6.63

-

-

-

15

$9.35

-

-

34
6
13

8.38
7.66
7.36

-

-

21

6.79
-

-

13

$9.62

21
17
16

8.22
7.59
8.63

26
11
9
35
38

7.54
7.59
8.65
6.51
9.12

Crushing, grinding, and mixing
Clay grinders..................................................
Clay m akers...................................................
Dry-pan operators ........................................

-

6

$6.37
-

24
23
20

$8.55
10.61
10.02

_

_

-

-

Forming and cutting
Die pressers...................................................
Hand m olders................................................
Molding-machine operators.........................
Press operators.............................................
Pugmill operators ..........................................

57
37

-

28
13
21

-

20
49

6.15
8.12

$11.20
8.22
9.46

-

35
14

-

$13.67
12.90

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

7.01

-

-

16

Glazing
Glazing-machine feeders.............................
Spray-machine operators............................

11

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

12

7.14

-

-

-

-

-

-

40
121
77
31
19

6.75
7.90
7.88
8.24
7.96

_

__

_

_
10

7.36

21
74
73
24
19
30
62
44

8.50
8.90
8.12
8.56
7.74
8.00
7.67
7.38

Burning
Firers, periodic kiln ........................................
Firers, tunnel kiln ...........................................
Kiln setters and d raw ers.............................
S etters..........................................................
Drawers........................................................
Setters and drawers..................................
Placers, tunnel kiln .......................................
Unloaders, tunnel k iln ..................................

-

77
66

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

6.21
-

-

-

-

-

5.08
5.17

-

_

_

_

_

182

5.46

34
102

7.32
7.49

11

_
22
84
39
45

8.50
11.22
11.84
10.68

20

8.64
-

-

_

_

-

84
20

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

-

7.14
8.40
-

-

-

_

__

10
8

-

-

_
8.22
6.60

_

-

74

9.36

Finishing (drawing)
Finishers.........................................................
Off-bearers.....................................................
Sorters, brick..................................................
Sorters, tile .....................................................
See fo o tn o te s a t e n d o f table.




-

“

-

20
52
_

-

7.24
7.96
-

_
95

9.56

-

_

-

-

29
57
-

6.66
6.63
-

_
_

_
_
_

-

-

_

_

71

7.13

18

4.28

_

_

Table 12. Structural clay products: Occupational averages by method of wage payment—Continued
(Number of production workers and average straight-time hourly earnings,1 United States and selected regions,2 October 1986)

Timeworkers

Timeworkers

Incentive workers

Incentive workers

Department and occupation
Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

_

_

Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Pacific

Middle West

Great Lakes

Southwest

Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Timeworkers
Number
of
workers

Incentive workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Number
of
workers

$11.24
11.89
10.78
10.25
8.82

-

Average
hourly
earnings

Timeworkers
Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Maintenance
Electricians....................................................
Machinists .....................................................
Mechanics (machinery)................................
Motor vehicle mechanics ...........................
General maintenance workers...................

113

$8.12
_

81

7.00

..

26
9
107
34
60

$9.28
8.92
9.75
8.12
7.93

_

41
52
93
22
66

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

16
15
7
129
115
27

6.33
8.50
6.47
8.15
8.03
9.35

17

•
60
90
55
150
145
52

5.46
6.68
6.56
5.78
5.76
5.89
_

28

5.47

19

_
_
_
_
_

$7.53
_
_

_
_
_
_

1 Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts.
2 For definition of regions, see appendix A, table A-1, footnote 1.
3 Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.




50
7
30

$11.49
10.79
10.28
7.56

8
-

-

-

Custodial and material movement

Shipping packers..........................................
Power-truck operators .................................

_
-

22
80
54
158
157
28
11
15
_

7.56
8.64
7.38
7.97
7.96
9.27
7.34
9.98
_

_

__

-

-

_

20
26
23
121
120
23

-

21
21

$12.42
12.42

_

-

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

16
_

8.21
8.46
7.12
8.28
8.27
9.31

-

-

-

-

-

-

17
17

$13.07
13.07

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

9.27

-

-

-

_

-

-

9.75

NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Data for overall classifications may include data for subclassifications not shown separately.

Table 13. Occupational earnings: Brick and structural clay tile—North Carolina
(Percent distribution of workers in selected occupations by straight-time hourly earnings,' October 1986)
Percent of workers receiving straight-time hourly earnings (in dollars) of—
Occupation

AH p r o d u c t io n w o r k e r s ................

Number
of
workers

(mean)
4.00
hourly Under
earnings 4.00 4.25

4.25
4.50

4.75

5.00

5.25

5.50

5.75

6.00

6.25

6.50

3

3

6

7

8

7

7

8

6

5

13

2

4.50

4.75

5.00

1,640

$6.31

16

6.06

-

-

6

31

34

6.25

-

-

3

6

26
112

5.27
6.28

152
83
226

6.43
7.34
6.69

-

36

7.21

-

-

22

-

-

-

7
37
27
46

8.71
7.12
7.45
6.59

"

-

-

-

4

“

“

11
“

16
41
93
91
84
75

4.74
7.16
6.28
6.31
6.52
6.60

19
-

_

_

13
1
1
_

_

_

-

-

-

-

5.25

5.50

5.75

6.00

10.00 10.50 11.00 11.50 12.00
and
over

6.75

7.00

7.25

7.50

8.00

8.50

9.00

9.50

6.75

7.00

7.25

7.50

8.00

8.50

9.00

9.50

10.00 10.50 11.00 11.50 12.00

4

4

5

4

7

6

4

2

6

6

13

6

6

6

6

9

3

6

3

9

9

4
4

4
4

4
6

7

4

3

4

13
2
4

1
1
5

3
5
13

7
8
7

1
5
4

1
6
2

6

6

19

14

-

11
19
2

14
16

14

8
15
9

10
1
1
2
1

-

6.25

6.50

1

1

1

2

(*)

0

~

”

S e le c t e d o c c u p a t io n s

M in in g ( w in n in g )

Power-shovel operators................

-

-

-

-

-

3

-

18

12

3

6

12

5

19
7

12
4

12
4

12
21

4
2

-

2

5

6

5
4
2

1
10
6

2
2
8

9
8
10

7
7
7

16
8
7

8
4
8

13
4
5

6
4

3
5
1

3

3

-

6

11

-

14
11
13

14
3
4
17

14
5
19
22

11
4

-

5
4
4

2
5
5
7
8

10
10
1
1

5
9
9
2
3

-

9
9
1
1

2
5
5
2
3

-

-

-

-

-

_

~

C r u s h in g , g r in d in g , a n d m ix in g

Clay grinders..................................

-

~

-

F o r m in g a n d c u t t in g

Hand molders.................................
Pugmill operators...........................
O

4

19
3

8
8

-

-

-

2

B u r n in g

Firers, tunnel k iln ...........................
Placers, tunnel k iln ........................
Unloaders, tunnel kiln ...................

_

_
-

1
1

1

r)

3
2
4

-

6

-

1

1
2
2

6
f2)

6

-

3

29
"
4

-

-

5

F in is h in g (d ra w in g )

Off-bearers .....................................

-

-

~

M a in t e n a n c e

Electricians .....................................
Mechanics (machinery).................
Motor vehicle mechanics..............
General maintenance w orkers......

4

14
9

11
7
2

13
12
10
10
7
7

6
15
17
18
6
3

13
O

8
-

4
9

-

“

-

4

"

-

-

3
-

3
~

C u s t o d ia l a n d m a t e r ia l
m ovem ent

Janitors ..........................................
Packaging-machine operators.......
Power-truck operators...................
Forklift .........................................
Heavy truck..................................

-

6
2
1
1

7
-

25
2
6
4
6
5

' Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts.
2 Less than 0.5 percent.




6
2
4
4
2
3

8
8
1
-

4n
5
5
42
44

-

4
4
7
8

7
3
3
6
7

2
~

“
-

~

4
4

~

7
1
1
2
3

5
“
-

-

2

2

“
“
“
-

NOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual items may not equal 100. Dashes indicate no data.

’
~
-

Table 14. Occupational earnings: Brick and structural clay tile—Ohio
(Percent distribution of workers in selected occupations by straight-tim e hourly earnings,’ October 1986)
Percent of workers receiving straight-time hourly earnings (in dollars) ofOccupation

A ll p r o d u c t io n w o r k e r s ................

(mean)
of
6.75
hourly
workers
Under
earnings 6.75 7.00
716

$8.37

10

7.52

20

8.65

44
11

7.39
7.38

76

9.65

-

-

6
6

8.21
8.27

"

"

32

9.94

.

.

5

7.00

7.25

7.50

7.75

8.00

8.25

8.50

8.75

9.00

9.25

9.50

7.25

7.50

7.75

8.00

8.25

8.50

8.75

9.00

9.25

9.50

9.75

1

7

3

2

12

16

30

30

25

15

18

36
91

17

5

6

2

5

1

10.00 10.25 10.50 10.75 11.00 11.25 11.50 11.75 12.00 12.25 12.50 12.75 13.00
and
10.00 10.25 10.50 10.75 11.00 11.25 11.50 11.75 12.00 12.25 12.50 12.75 13.00 over
9.75

1

2

1

1

1

-

-

-

-

-

“

_

“

-

-

-

5

(*)

1

2

1

-

3

S e le c t e d o c c u p a t io n s

C r u s h in g , g r in d in g , a n d m ix in g

Dry-pan operators..........................

10

30

F o r m in g a n d c u t t in g

Pugmill operators...........................

-

-

-

-

-

“

36
”

“

-

-

-

18

33
33

17
17

-

3

3

5

-

-

30

-

“

“

“

13

11

50

17
-

5

-

10

-

-

-

10

-

-

-

-

“

“

-

-

_

_

B u r n in g

Firers, tunnel k iln ...........................
Placers, tunnel k iln ........................

7

2

“

9

~

11

-

-

-

“

“

“

n n is n i n g (d ra w in g )

Off-bearers .....................................

1

4

-

5

8

8

-

-

21

-

-

-

M a in t e n a n c e

Electricians .....................................
Mechanics (machinery).................

-

33
-

-

-

-

“

“

-

“

“

C u s t o d ia l a n d m a t e r ia l
m ovem ent

Packaging-machine operators.......

3

' Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts.
2 Less than 0.5 percent.




16

9

19

3

.

.

.

.

.

.

13

25

6

_

NOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual items may not equal 100. Dashes indicate no data.

Table 15. Occupational earnings: Brick and structural clay tile—Pennsylvania
(Percent distribution of workers in selected occupations by straight-time hourly earnings,1 October 1986)
Percent of workers receiving straight-time hourly earnings (in dollars) o fOccupation

Number
of
workers

(mean)
6.00
hourly
and
earnings under
6.25

6.25

6.50

6.75

7.00

7.25

7.50

7.75

8.00

8.25

8.50

8.75

9.00

9.25

9.50

9.75

6.50

6.75

7.00

7.25

7.50

7.75

8.00

8.25

8.50

8.75

9.00

9.25

9.50

9.75

10.00 10.25 10.50 10.75 11.00 11.25 11.50 11.75 12.00 12.25 12.50

14

14

10.00 10.25 10.50 10.75 11.00 11.25 11.50 11.75 12.00 12.25

S e le c t e d o c c u p a t io n s

C r u s h in g , g r in d in g , a n d m ix in g

Clay grinders ..................................

7

$7.68

10

7.54

-

30

-

-

-

10

10

30

10

-

-

10

12
29
25

9.10
8.28
8.03

42
“

28
32

”

-

“

-

14
16

17
12

“

10
12

-

3
4

29

43

G la z in g

Spray-machine operators .............

o"

C u s t o d ia l a n d m a t e ria l
m ovem ent

Packaging-machine operators.......
Power-truck operators...................
Forklift ..........................................

1 Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts.




_

8
”

_

-

3
4

-

8
14
16

_
-

.

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

8

17
-

8
7
-

NOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual items may not equal 100. Dashes indicate no data.

_
-

8
3
4

Table 16. Occupational earnings: Brick and structural clay tile—Texas
(Percent distribution of workers in selected occupations by straight-time hourly earnings,1 October 1986)
Percent of workers receiving straight-time hourly earnings (in dollars) of—
N um ber
O c c u p a tio n

of
w o rk e rs

A v e ra g e
(m ean)
hourly
e a rn in g s

1,317

$ 5.82

24

6.89

3.35
and
u n der
3.50

3.50

3.75

4.00

4 .25

4 .50

4 .7 5

5 .00

5 .25

5 .50

5 .75

6 .00

6 .2 5

6 .5 0

6 .7 5

7 .00

7 .25

7 .5 0

7 .75

8 .0 0

8 .2 5

8 .50

8 .75

9 .00

9 .2 5

9 .5 0

3.75

4.00

4.25

4 .5 0

4 .75

5 .00

5 .25

5 .50

5 .75

6 .00

6 .25

6 .50

6 .7 5

7 .00

7 .25

7 .50

7 .75

8 .00

8 .2 5

8 .5 0

8 .75

9 .00

9 .25

9 .50

9 .7 5

5

2

3

5

3

2

4

11

8

5

14

5

2

4

3

3

3

2

1

1

3

f2)

f2)

f2)

f2)

8

_

13

-

8

8

-

8

25

4

-

-

-

24

3

-

4

7

44

12

38
-

-

_

-

-

5

9 .7 5
and
over

2

S e le c t e d o c c u p a t io n s

M in in g ( w in n in g )

.

_

_

_

_

-

-

17

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

8

-

o

C r u s h in g , g r in d in g , a n d m ix in g
14

_

_

3

7

_

_

_

-

34

.

7

7

_

7

_

_

_

_

29

5.55

27

6 .00

76
10
33

5.72
6.30
4.10

15

30
27

108
170

5.29
6 .19

_

_

15
48
20

8 .47
7.64
6 .34

37
108
103
41

5 .88
5.78
5 .76
5.98
5 .85

-

7

-

3

-

4

-

3

-

-

F o r m in g a n d c u t t in g
4

7

7

3

5
40
-

3

4
4

2
2

2
1

-

7

2
10

2
5

-

B u r n in g
8

_
_

7
_

3

5

_

_

_

_
-

15

9

15

-

7

_
_

14
-

_
_

5

8
6

3

-

-

2
59

21
2

_
-

3
-

-

11
10
-

-

20

-

“
”

-

-

“
~

“

“

“
"

”

~

-

-

""

“

-

20
6

-

ii

*

“

*

F in is h in g ( d r a w in g )
26

_

_
1

-

1

4

1

6
4

11
4

4
1

-

-

23
5

19

7
13

27
4
20

13
14

3
1
1
5

-

2
6

1

12

“

M a in t e n a n c e

G e n e ra l m a in te n a n c e w o r k e r s ......

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

19
4
4

8
13
14

-

-

-

22
32

7
6
30

5

7
4
20

_

_

-

2
5

“

7
2

-

3

-

7
8

13
4

-

-

-

2

2

'

C u s t o d ia l a n d m a t e r ia l
m ovem ent
P a c k a g in g -m a c h in e o p e r a t o r s .......

Forklift

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

28

4
4

_

14
2
2

_
_

5
2

2

_
_

3

3
5
7

_

1 E x c lu d e s p re m iu m p a y fo r o v e rtim e a n d fo r w o rk o n w e e k e n d s , h olid a ys, an d la te sh ifts.
2 L e s s th a n 0 .5 p e rce n t.




5
5
-

8
3

3
24
21

2
2
-

8
3

2
10
7

30

14

29

2
2

-

3
4
4

2

-

NOTE:

5

-

-

-

7

-

6
5

-

-

-

-

-

1
1
5
7

2
2

10
7

-

“
*
“

2
5
7

“

-

5
7

B e c a u s e o f ro u n d in g , s u m s o f in d iv id u a l ite m s m a y n o t e q u a l 100. D a s h e s in d ic a te n o d a ta .

2
"

4




Table 17. Occupational earnings: Clay refractories—Missouri
(Percent distribution of workers in selected occupations by straight-time hourly earnings,’ October 1986)
Percent of workers receiving straight-time hourly earnings (in dollars) of—
Occupation

Number
of
workers

AH p r o d u c t io n w o r k e r s ................

1,001

$11.40

13
27
14

11.06
11.11
11.14

133
13
10

11.45
13.41
11.64

(mean)
10.00 10.25 10.50 10.75 11.00 11.25 11.50 11.75 12.00 12.50 13.00 13.50 14.00 14.50 15.00 15.50
hourly
and
Under
earnings
10.00 10.25 10.50 10.75 11.00 11.25 11.50 11.75 12.00 12.50 13.00 13.50 14.00 14.50 15.00 15.50 over
4

2

9

18

6

19

8

15
22
21

23
15
7

8
21

31
30
7

13
30

48

1

5

6

12

“
43

-

7

2
8
20

2
15

9

1

1

2

1

2

(*)

7

4

“

2

9

3

S e le c t e d o c c u p a t io n s

C r u s h in g , g r in d in g , a n d m ix in g

Clay grinders .................................
Clay makers ..................................
Dry-pan operators.........................

-

11
~

-

15

-

-

-

-

4

-

-

F o r m in g a n d c u tt in g

Die pressers..................................
Hand m olders................................
Molding-machine operators..........

-

-

~

3
8

14
15

10

"

1
15

1

15

30

5
23

10

'

B u r n in g

Firers, tunnel k iln ...........................
Unloaders, tunnel k iln ...................

25
30

11.12
12.65

34
51
73
14

11.97
12.00
11.60
11.68

-

-

~

“

16
3

-

3

_
13

32
7

52
7

3

10

10

18
21

6
2
11
”

24
27
42
50

38
33
-

32
37
23
29

7

”

M a in t e n a n c e

Electricians ....................................
Machinists......................................
Mechanics (machinery).................
Motor vehicle mechanics..............

17

3

7

10

'v
“

"

“

-

5
“

'

-

-

-

-

-

-

"
-

-

"
-

-

-

'

C u s t o d ia l a n d m a t e ria l
m ovem ent

Janitors ..........................................
Packaging-machine operators.......
Power-truck operators...................
Forklift .........................................
T r u c k d r iv e r s ...................................

10
15
67
66
14

10.29
10.40
11.26
11.28
10.80

30
33
3
3
“

-

13
10
11
-

40
20
18
17
7

30
10
11
43

20
~

’ Excludes premium pay for overtim e and for work on weekends, holidays, and
late shifts.
2 Less than 0.5 percent.

39
39
50
_____

4

5

-

-

-

7
9
9

7
1
2

1
2

_____

NOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual item s may not equal 100.
Dashes indicate no data.

3
3

Table 18. Occupational earnings: Clay refractories—Ohio
(Percent distribution of workers in selected occupations by straight-time hourly earnings,' October 1986)
Percent of workers receiving straight-time hourly earnings (in dollars) of—
(mean)
6.50
hourly
Under
earnings 6.50 6.75

Occupation

of
workers

All p r o d u c t io n w o r k e r s ..............

650

$9.65

16

10.62

-

-

28

11.20

_

-

13

10.03

29
7

9.21
9 .50

_

Finishers .........................................

32

7.70

-

38

Electricians.....................................
Mechanics (machinery).................

6

10.71
1 0.54

_

71

6.75

7.00

7.25

7.50

7.75

8.00

8.25

8.50

8.75

9.00

9.25

9.50

7.00

7.25

7.50

7.75

8.00

8.25

8.50

8.75

9.00

9.25

9.50

9.75

2

1

2

2

4

2

2

3

2

3

18

2

4

2

10.00 10.25 10.50 10.75 11.00 11.25 11.50 11.75 12.00 12.50 13.00 13.50
and
10.00 10.25 10.50 10.75 11.00 11.25 11.50 11.75 12.00 12.50 13.00 13.50 over
9.75

15

4

19

7
8

_

7

_

_

-

“

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

10

2

2

2

19

-

6

6

-

_

7
31

4

_

3

1

2

3

3

1

-

6

6

19

14

7

7

4

2

S e le c t e d o c c u p a t io n s

C r u s h in g , g r in d in g , a n d m ix in g

Clay makers ...................................

-

13

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

6

-

-

-

-

-

F o r m in g a n d c u t t in g

Molding-machine operators...........

4

7

-

7

4

7
8

8

46

_

4

4

14

B u r n in g

Firers, tunnel k iln ...........................
Unloaders, tunnel kiln ...................

_

_

*

-

-

-

13

_

_

_

*

"

-

_

_
-

_

-

14

29

_

14

_

_

-

-

“

3

10

7

14

“

14
14

-

3

14

_

_

14

_

_

“

29

14

-

-

-

-

_

_

“

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

“

C
ln gnt/
r iln
mlemk ln
inM
g vfrlse
a ra m
w in
9

_
-

"

_
-

40
3
3

6

_

17
6

3

3

6

_

-

_
3

-

1

3

19

-

17

_

-

1

_

17

-

6

_

3

52

10
6

10
-

-

_
1

3

_

17

17

4

"

-

18

17
1

_
-

_

6
6

3

_
-

_
-

3

“

C u s t o d ia l a n d m a t e r ia l
m ovem ent

Janitors ...........................................
Power-truck operators...................
Forklift ..........................................

10
35
35

8 .14
9 .80
9 .80

10
-

-

6
6

1 Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts.




20
3
3

_
-

_

_

-

-

_
-

_

10

-

3

-

3

_

_

6
6

60
60

6

_
-

6
6

_
-

_

NOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual items may not equal 100. Dashes indicate no data.

_
-

_
“




Table 19. Occupational earnings: Clay refractories—Pennsylvania
(Percent distribution of workers in selected occupations by straight-tim e hourly earnings,' O ctober 1986)
P e r c e n t o f w o rk e rs r e c e iv in g s tra ig h t-tim e h o u rly e a rn in g s (in d o lla rs ) o f—

Occupation

Number (mean) 5 .2 5
of
hourly and
workers earnings under
5 .5 0

AN production w o rk e rs .............

5 .50

5 .7 5

6 .0 0

6 .5 0

7 .0 0

7 .5 0

8 .0 0

8 .5 0

9 .0 0

9 .5 0

10.0 0

1 0 .5 0

11.0 0

1 1 .5 0

1 2 .0 0

1 2 .5 0

1 3 .0 0

5 .75

6 .0 0

6 .5 0

7 .0 0

7 .5 0

8 .0 0

8 .5 0

9 .0 0

9 .5 0

1 0 .0 0

10.5 0

1 1 .0 0

11.5 0

1 2 .0 0

1 2 .5 0

1 3 .0 0

1 3 .5 0

-

-

-

2

11

5

7

12

498

$ 8 .8 9

24

7.57

9

7 .5 6

16
21

9 .4 9
9 .4 6

28

9 .94

-

10
17
17

7 .08
9 .72
9 .7 2

30

30

-

-

8

11

15

8

6

4

3

2

2

3

Selected occupations

Crushing, grinding, end mixing

Dry-pan operators.......................

50

8

8

33

Forming and cutting

Pugmill operators........................

-

33

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

19

-

-

21

18

36

41
41

_

-

-

33

-

22

-

-

11

25
10

33

-

-

50
19

-

-

_

_

-

10

10

-

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

12
12

_

-

-

-

Burning

Firers, periodic kiln.....................
Firers, tunnel kiln........................

-

“

25

Maintenance

General maintenance workers.....

11

-

-

_

_

-

-

-

-

7

7

_

20

20

12
12

29
29

-

-

-

-

Custodial and m aterial
movement

Packaging-machine operators......
Power-truck operators.................
Forklift ....................................

“

1 Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late
shifts
indicate no data.

-

6
6

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




Table 20. Structural clay products: Method of wage payment
(Percent of production workers in establishments by method of wage payment,’ United States and selected regions,2 October 1986
Method

United
States3

Middle
Atlantic

Border States

Southeast

Southwest

Great Lakes

Middle West

Pacific

All workers.....................................

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

Time-rated workers................................
Formal plans.....................................
Single rate .................................
Range of rates...........................
Individual rates .................................

81
73
44
28
9

64
64
56
8

88
84
75
9
4

82
71
21
50
10

90
62
36
26
27

77
75
62
14
2

84
81
60
22
3

97
92
58
34
5

Incentive workers ...................................
Individual piecework..........................
Group piecework..............................
Individual bonus................................
Group bonus.....................................

18
9
3
1
4

35
23
10

12
7
2
1
3

18
10

10
5
3
1
0

19
2
2
3
11

16
6
6
1
3

Stint workers...........................................

1

-

4

1
2
3
4

0

0

2
1

0
1
7
-

-

For definition of method of wage payment, see appendix A.
For definitions of regions see appendix A, table A-1, footnote 1.
Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.
Less than 0.5 percent.

1

-

1

o
2

-

NOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual items may not equal totals. Dashes indicate no data.

Table 21. Structural clay products: Scheduled weekly hours
(Percent of production workers in establishments by scheduled weekly hours,1 United States and selected regions,2 October 1986)
Weekly hours

United
States3

All w orkers.....................................

100

Under 40 hours ......................................
40 hours ..................................................
Over 40 and under 48 hours.................
48 hours or more ...................................

1
93
2
4

Middle
Atlantic

Border States
100

100

_

•

100

97
-

-

3

1 Data relate to the predominant schedule for full-time day-shift workers
in each establishment.
2 For definitions of regions see appendix A, table A-1, footnote 1.
3 Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.

Southeast

Southwest

100
1
90
3
6

Great Lakes

100

100

97
3

5
88
1
6

_

—

Middle West

Pacific
100

100
-

-

100

87
-

13

NOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual items may not equal
100. Dashes indicate no data.




Table 22. Structural clay products: Shift differential provisions
(Percent of production workers by shift differential provisions,' United States and selected regions,2 October 1986)
Shift differential

United
States3

Middle
Atlantic

Border States

Southeast

Southwest

Great Lakes

Middle West

Pacific

Second s h ift
Workers in establishments with
second-shift provisions........................
With shift differential.........................
Uniform cents per hour.............
Under 5 ce n ts ......................
5 c e n ts..................................
Over 5 and under 10 cents..
10 ce n ts................................
Over 10 and under 15 cents
15 ce n ts................................
Over 15 and under 20 cents
20 ce n ts................................
25 ce n ts................................
Over 25 and under 30 cents
30 ce n ts................................
Over 30 and under 35 cents
35 ce n ts................................
Over 40 ce n ts ......................
Uniform percentage...................
Other formal paid differential....

96.6
78.3
75.0
2.1
2.6
3.4
8.9
1.5
17.4
2.7
12.7
15.2
.2
1.8
3.9
2.3
.3
1.6
1.8

99.7
99.7
92.5
1.0
1.0
5.4
39.9
5.2
2.9
2.4
26.1
7.7
.9
7.2

100.0
87.4
87.4
8.3
6.1
7.5
3.5
4.3
14.3
43.4
“

93.3
68.9
63.4
1.6
1.7
1.8
8.0
1.4
15.3
6.2
10.1
17.4
5.5

100.0
67.9
67.9
1.3
2.6
2.3
22.4
1.7
2.8
19.9
7.6
7.2
-

95.8
76.2
75.3
6.4
6.6
18.1
21.4
2.3
1.6
13.9
2.0
1.5
1.5
1.0
“

93.4
81.8
81.8
6.0
3.3
6.4
5.0
53.2
5.4
2.5
-

96.4
84.6
79.4
2.6
27.6
3.2
19.2
26.8
5.2
“

91.3
72.3
68.9
1.5
.8
2.0
3.5
1.3
5.1
1.3
11.7
1.2
18.5
.2
6.6
4.3
2.8
4.3
1.1
2.3
.2
1.2
2.1

96.9
96.9
89.7
-

99.0
86.4
86.4
8.3
8.3
7.1
1.7
4.3
27.9
9.6

86.5
65.1
59.6
1.6
3.4
1.2
9.0
14.9
10.0
8.8

91.7
59.6
59.6

95.8
60.2
59.3
11.2
3.9
2.5
10.5
6.6
1.8
6.7
2.3
8.8
1.5

79.9
74.6
74.6
-

-

-

93.4
81.8
77.2
4.3
3.3
1.7
6.4
5.0
48.5
2.5
2.4
3.0
4.6

T h ird s h ift

Workers in establishments with
third-shift provisions.............................
With shift differential.........................
Uniform cents per hour.............
Under 5 ce n ts ......................
5 ce n ts..................................
Over 5 and under 10 cents..
10 ce n ts................................
Over 10 and under 15 cents
15 ce n ts................................
Over 15 and under 20 cents
20 ce n ts................................
Over 20 and under 25 cents
25 ce n ts................................
Over 25 and under 30 cents
30 ce n ts................................
Over 30 and under 35 cents
35 ce n ts................................
40 ce n ts................................
45 ce n ts................................
50 ce n ts................................
Over 50 c e n ts ......................
Uniform percentage...................
Other formal paid differential....

-

1.0
1.0
1.1
16.6
30.0
2.9
28.5
4.1

-

4.4
7.2
“

' Refers to policies of establishments currently operating late shifts or
having provisions covering late shifts.
2 For definitions of regions see appendix A, table A-1, footnote 1.
3 Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.

“

1.3
1.3
5.5
6.0
1.7
16.5
7.6

-

-

9.6
2.8
7.2

-

6.5

19.2

-

-

4.3
5.5

-

-

2.0
1.5
1.0
“

-

5.4
19.5
4.9
19.9
12.6
7.0
5.3
-

NOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual items may not equal totals. Dashes indicate no data.




Table 23. Structural clay products: Shift differential practices
(P ercent o f production w orkers in e s ta b lis h m e n ts e m plo ye d on late sh ifts by a m o u n t o f p ay d iffe re n tia l, U nited S ta te s and se le c te d re gio n s,1 O c to b e r 1986)

Shift differential

United
States1
23

Middle
Atlantic

Border States

Southeast

Southwest

Great Lakes

Middle West

Pacific

S econd s h ift

Workers employed on second s h ift.......
Receiving differential ........................
Uniform cents per hour.............
Under 5 ce n ts ......................
5 ce n ts..................................
Over 5 and under 10 cents ..
10 ce n ts................................
Over 10 and under 15 cents
15 cents................................
Over 15 and under 20 cents
20 cents................................
25 cents................................
Over 25 ce n ts ......................
Uniform percentage...................
Other formal paid differential ....

13.3
12.1
11.6
.5
.2
.3
1.6
.3
3.3
.6
2.1
1.9
.7
.2
.2

17.4
17.4
16.3
0
(3)
-

13.5
13.1
13.1
.9
.9

13.3
11.9
11.1
.4
.2
.5
1.2
.5
2.9
1.9
2.4
1.2

1.0

-

.5
.1
.3
4.1
6.2

11.4
1.1
.5
2.3
1.1
-

-

-

-

-

-

.2
.1
.3
3.0
ft
.1
3.3
2.3
-

.8

-

12.2
9.1
9.1

-

13.9
13.4
13.3
2.6
.3
.7
6.6
.6
.2
1.3
.8
.3
ft
-

11.3
9.8
9.8
-

7.9
6.7
6.3
-

.3
.2
.1
.2

-

.1
-

8.8
.1
.1°
-

1.7
.4
.4
3.7
-

.4
-

T h ird s h ift

Workers employed on third s h ift............
Receiving differential ........................
Uniform cents per hour..............
Under 20 ce n ts....................
20 ce n ts................................
Over 20 and under 25 cents
25 cents................................
Over 25 and under 30 cents
30 cents and o v e r...............
Uniform percentage...................
Other formal paid differential....

4.9
4.2
4.0
.7
.9
.1
1.5

8.5
8.5
8.2
.1
1.2

.8
.1
.2

.1
1.3

6.2
.7
.3
”

1 For definitions of regions see appendix A, table A-1, footnote 1.
2 Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.
3 Less than 0.05 percent.

5.2
4.6
4.1
1.1
2.0

-

-

0

3.5
3.0
3.0
.7
-

3.8
3.0
2.9
1.0
.1
.6
.9

ft
.5

.9

“

3.0
2.0
2.0
.3
.2
.3
-

-

.5

“

1.4
.1
.1

.4
(3)

4.0
3.8
3.8
.2
.6
.4
.3

-

1.2

.5

4.7
2.6
2.0
.4

-

-

2.3
-

.6

NOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual items may not equal totals. Dashes indicate no data.




Table 24. Structural clay products: Paid holidays
(P e rcen t o f p ro d u ctio n w orke rs in e stablishm ents w ith fo rm a l p ro v is io n s fo r paid h olidays, U nite d S ta te s a nd s e le c te d re gio n s,' O c to b e r 1986)

Number of
paid holidays

United
States1
2
100

All w o rkers.....................................
Workers in establishments providing
paid holidays.........................................
Under 5 d a y s .....................................
5 days ................................................
6 days .................................................
6 days plus 1 half d a y ......................
7 days .................................................
8 days ................................................
9 days .................................................
10 days ...............................................
10 days plus 1 half d a y ....................
11 d a ys...............................................
Over 11 days .....................................

Middle
Atlantic

99
3
5
12
0

20
17
13
10
5
13
1

Border States

Southeast

Southwest

Great Lakes

100

100

100

100

100

100

100
9
5
4

97
2
9
14

100
10
11
22

100
1

-

-

27
6

6
17
31
3

I3)
21
30
15

1 For definitions of regions see appendix A, table A-1, footnote 1.
2 Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.
3 Less than 0.5 percent.

-

-

18
22
16
13

23
1

~

98
10
5
14
14
25
3

19
-

36
11
12
17
-

4

100

100
-

-

Pacific

100

12

15
19
18
1

4
“

-

Middle West

12
12
-

-

5
6

56
2

26
“

NOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual items may not equal
100. Dashes indicate no data.




Table 25. Structural clay products: Paid vacations
(P ercent o f production w orke rs in e sta b lish m en ts w ith fo rm a l p rovision s fo r paid va c a tio n s a fte r s e le c te d p erio d s o f service, U nited S ta te s and s e le cte d
re gio n s,1 O ctob e r 1986)

Vacation policy

____________________________________

United
States2

Middle
Atlantic

Border States

Southeast

Southwest

Great Lakes

Middle West

Pacific

All production workers...................

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

Method of payment
Workers in establishments providing
paid vacations......................................
Length-of-time payment ...................
Percentage payment.........................
O ther..................................................

99
70
29

100
36
64

96
84
12

100
85
15

99
73
24
3

100
70
30

100
27
73

100
97
3

After 6 months of service:
Under 1 w e e k ...................................
1 w e e k...............................................
Over 1 and under 2 weeks..............

14
4
1

39
4
3

2

19
4

10
13

5
4

After 1 year of service:
1 w e e k...............................................
Over 1 and under 2 w eeks..............
2 w e e ks.............................................

87
7
4

92
7
1

After 2 years of service:
Under 1 w e e k ...................................
1 w e e k...............................................
Over 1 and under 2 w eeks..............
2 weeks .............................................
Over 2 and under 3 w eeks..............

2
67
4
22
5

<*>

Amount of vacation
pay4

After 3 years of service:
Under 1 w e e k ...................................
1 w e e k ...............................................
Over 1 and under 2 w eeks..............
2 weeks .............................................
Over 2 and under 3 w eeks..............
3 w eeks............................... .............

-

(3)
7
80
7
5

After 8 years of service:
Under 2 w e e ks..................................
2 w e e ks.............................................
Over 2 and under 3 w eeks..............

6
75

See footnotes at end of table.

3
11
4

89
2
4

96
“

42

3
86
5
6

35
10
54
1

-

88
-

2

1
69
8
21

2
76
7
16

1
42

2
40
3
52
4

55
-

98

42
58

31
4
8
57

20
1
21
57

33
“
65

2
“
98
”

0
3
79
8
8

14
84

5
86

1

6

76
6
16
2

-

8

13

89
7
3

85
-

5
74
1
20

54

26
4
62
7

30
4
59
6

_
“
5

78
6
11
5

-

0

After 5 years of service:
Under 2 w eeks.................................
2 weeks .............................................
Over 2 and under 3 weeks..............
3 weeks and under 4 w e e ks...........

Over 3 and under 4 weeks ...............

-

-

5
86

0

12

80

3

6

1

2

80
18

5

4

9

2

85

73

23

5

26
10
6
49

4
2

"

9
29
61

3
73
-

5

6
88

“
25




Table 25. Structural clay products: Paid vacations—Continued
(Percent of production workers in establishments with formal provisions for paid vacations after selected periods of service, United States and selected
regions,1 October 1986)
Vacation policy

United
States1
2

Middle
Atlantic

Border States

Southeast

Southwest

Great Lakes

Middle W est

Pacific

A m o u n t o f v ac a tio n
p a y 4— C ontinued

After 10 years of service:
Under 2 w e e k s ...................................
2 w e e k s ................................................
Over 2 and under 3 w e e k s ...............
3 weeks ................................................
Over 3 and under 4 w e e k s ...............
4 w e e k s ................................................

4
39
1
48
6
2

After 12 years of service:
Under 2 weeks ...................................
2 weeks ................................................
Over 2 and under 3 w e e k s ...............
3 weeks ................................................
Over 3 and under 4 w e e k s ...............
4 weeks ................................................

2
33
3
52
7
3

After 15 years of service:
Under 2 weeks ...................................
2 weeks ................................................
Over 2 and under 3 w e e k s ...............
3 weeks ................................................
Over 3 and under 4 w e e k s ...............
4 weeks ................................................
Over 4 and under 5 w e e k s ...............
5 weeks ................................................

2
16
3
51
4
18
5
1

-

2
15
3
23

-

After 20 years of service:
Under 2 weeks ...................................
2 weeks ................................................
Over 2 and under 3 w e e k s ...............
3 weeks ................................................
Over 3 and under 4 w e e k s ...............
4 weeks ................................................
Over 4 and under 5 w e e k s ...............
5 weeks ................................................
6 weeks ................................................
After 25 years of service:5
Under 2 weeks ...................................
2 weeks ................................................
Over 2 and under 3 w e e k s ...............
3 weeks ................................................
Over 3 and under 4 w e e k s ...............
4 weeks ................................................
Over 4 and under 5 w e e k s ...............
5 weeks ................................................
Over 5 and under 6 w e e k s ...............
6 weeks ................................................

27
3
60
7
4

27
3
60
7
4

3
52
5
34
2
4

3
27

44
6
6
1

2
15
2
23

30
5
31
4

17
-

23
60
6
-

-

3
27

3
25
5
18
1
41
1
5

-

23
-

15
6
45

37
-

29
-

4

31
-

-

3
28

3
5
2
70

45
8
15

17
4

83
5

“
•

_
12

22
-

20
59

81
6

-

-

12

18
-

28

20
10

-

51

-

60

“

3
5
2
29

3
27
25
-

-

21
1
5
56
2

3
5
2
28

-

25

-

7
-

(3)

12
-

21
1
5
56
2

4

2

16

54

40
-

65
-

-

-

-

-

21
-

”

“

3
27

12

16

55
2
5

43

-

-

-

-

-

12

22
1
20
57

-

-

3
25
6
17
1
45
1
1

-

3
30
2
53
4
8

5

3
25
7
53
4
6

5
2
5
67

-

3
59

-

5
2

-

1

67
2
6

29
1
8

“

3
37
6
52
1

*

36

51

-

3
58

3
60
-

-

5
17

-

36
6
14
(3)

61
2
6

-

-

0

-

-

5
2

-

(3)

8
41

5
23

21
48
19
-

1
"

1 For definitions of regions see appendix A, table A-1, footnote 1.
2 Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.
3 Less than 0.5 percent.
4 Vacation payments, such as percent of annual earnings, were con­
verted to an equivalent time basis. Periods of service were chosen arbi­
trarily and do not necessarily reflect individual establishment provisions for
progression. For example, changes indicated at 20 years may include

changes that occurred between 15 and 20 years.
s Vacation provisions were virtually the same after longer periods of
service.
NOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual items may not equal to­
tals. Dashes indicate no data.




Table 26. Structural clay products: Health, insurance, and retirem ent plans
(Percent of production workers in establishments with specified health, insurance, and retirement plans,1 United States and selected regions,2 October 1986)
Type of plan
All production workers...................
Workers in establishments providing:
Life insurance ................................
Noncontributory plans...............
Accidental death and
dismemberment insurance............
Noncontributory plans...............
Sickness and accident insurance or
sick leave or both4 .........................
Sickness and accident
insurance.................................
Noncontributory plans..........
Sick leave (full pay, no waiting
period).....................................
Sick leave (partial pay or
waiting period).........................
Long-term disability insurance..........
Noncontributory plans...............
Hospitalization insurance .................
Noncontributory plans...............
Surgical insurance.............................
Noncontributory plans...............
Medical insurance.............................
Noncontributory plans...............
Major medical insurance..................
Noncontributory plans...............
Dental insurance ...............................
Noncontributory plans...............
Retirement plans5 ..............................
Pensions ....................................
Noncontributory plans..........
Severance p ay...........................
Noncontributory plans..........

United
States3

Middle
Atlantic

Border States

Southeast

Southwest

Great Lakes

Middle West

Pacific

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

95
84

100
98

100
94

98
87

82
72

97
78

98
93

92
67

82
72

68
66

96
94

94
83

57
52

82
64

89
83

92
67

77

99

85

69

48

97

96

72

64
57

71
71

85
80

63
59

39
38

89
57

96
90°

19
14

9

23

“

5

4

1

6
4
4

6
2
2

12

-

6
7
7

97
69
97
69
97
69
96
63
19
11
81
76
72
5
5

100
94
100
94
100
94
100
64
11
6
96
96
96

97
40
97
40
97
40
97
40
9
9
88
88
85

-

-

-

-

1 Includes those plans for which the employer pays at least part of the
cost and excludes legally required plans such as workers’ compensation
and Social Security; however, plans required by State temporary disability
insurance laws are included if the employer contributes more than is legally
required or employees receive benefits over legal requirements. "Noncon­
tributory plans" include only those plans financed entirely by the employer.
2 For definitions of regions see appendix A, table A-1, footnote 1.

4
3
3
99
64
99
64
99
64
99
63
13
6
76
70
70
6
6

-

90
72
90
72
90
72
87
69
6
1
79
79
62
-

-

100
71
100
71
100
71
98
69
22
12
81
81
73
1
1

39

”

7
4

17
8
8

100
69
100
69
100
69
100
69
62
33
83
68
68
29
29

84
47
84
47
84
47
84
47
48
35
69
59
59
10
10

-

3 Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.
4 Unduplicated total of workers receiving sickness and accident insur­
ance and sick leave shown separately.
5 Unduplicated total of workers covered by pension plans and severance
pay shown separately.
NOTE: Dashes indicate no data.




Table 27. Structural clay products: Other selected benefits
(Percent of production workers in establishments with formal provisions for selected benefits,’ United States and selected regions,2 October 1986)
Item
All production workers...................

United
States3

Middle
Atlantic

Border States

Southeast

Southwest

Great Lakes

Middle West

Pacific

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

78
70
7
12

98
78
15
4

82
68

75
77

26

66
67
8
9

89
77
12
11

90
74
8
58

69
41
2
14

12
5

4
2

26

9

11

58
56

Workers in establishments
with provisions for:
Funeral leave...........................................
Jury-duty leave ........................................
Technological severance pay................
Cost-of-living adjustments......................
Based on BLS Consumer Price
Index ................................................
Supplemental unemployment benefits ...

1 For definition of items, see appendix A.
2 For definitions of regions see appendix A, table A-1, footnote 1.
3 Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.

-

-

-

NOTE: Dashes indicate no data.

-

14
-

Appendix A. Scope and
Method of Survey

establishment is not necessarily identical with a company,
which may consist of one establishment or more.

Scope of survey
The survey included establishments engaged primarily in
manufacturing structural clay products (industry group 325
as defined in the 1972 edition of the Standard Industrial Clas­
sification Manual prepared by the U.S. Office of Manage­
ment and Budget). Within this industry group are four
industries: Brick and structural clay tile (SIC 3251); Ceram­
ic wall and floor tile (Sic 3253); Clay refractories (SIC 3255);
and Structural clay products, not elsewhere classified (s ic
3259). Excluded from the survey were separate auxiliary
units such as central offices.
Establishments studied were selected from those employ­
ing 20 workers or more at the time of reference of the data
used in compiling the universe lists. Table A-l shows the
number of establishments and workers estimated to be within
the scope of the survey, as well as the number actually studied
by the Bureau.

Employment
Estimates of the number of workers within the scope of
the study are intended as a general guide to the size and com­
position of the industry’s labor force, rather than as precise
measures of employment.
Production workers
The terms “ production workers” and “ production and
related workers,” used interchangeably in this bulletin,
include working supervisors and all nonsupervisory workers
engaged in nonoffice activities. Administrative, executive,
professional, and technical personnel, and force-account con­
struction employees, who are used as a separate work force
on the firm’s own properties, are excluded.

Products
Occupational classification
Classification of establishments by product was based on
the principal type of product manufactured. For example,
if 60 percent of the total value of an establishment’s produc­
tion was brick and structural clay tile and 40 percent was
clay refractories, all workers in that establishment were con­
sidered as producing brick and structural clay tile.

Occupational classification was based on a uniform set of
job descriptions designed to take account of interestablish­
ment and interarea variations in duties within the same job.
(See appendix B for these descriptions.) The criteria for selec­
tion of the occupations were: The number of workers in the
occupation; the usefulness of the data in collective bargain­
ing; and appropriate representation of the entire job scale
in the industry. Working supervisors, apprentices, learners,
beginners, trainees, and handicapped, part-time, temporary,
and probationary workers were not reported in the data for
selected occupations but were included in the data for all
production workers.

Method of study
Data were obtained by personal visits of the Bureau’s field
representatives to a probability-based sample of establish­
ments within the scope of the survey. To obtain appropriate
accuracy at minimum cost, a greater proportion of large than
of small establishments was studied. In combining the data,
each establishment was given an appropriate weight. All es­
timates are presented, therefore, as relating to all
establishments in the industry, excluding only those below
the minimum size at the time of reference of the universe
data.

Wage data
Information on wages relates to straight-time hourly earn­
ings, excluding premium pay for overtime and for work on
weekends, holidays, and late shifts. Incentive payments, such
as those resulting from piecework or production bonus
systems, and cost-of-living pay increases (but not bonuses)
were included as part of the workers’ regular pay. Excluded
are performance bonuses and lump-sum payments of the type
negotiated in the auto and aerospace industries, as well as

Establishment definition
An establishment is defined for this study as a single phys­
ical location where industrial operations are performed. An




45

Table A-1. Estimated number of establishments and employees within scope o f study and number
studied, structural clay products industries, October 1986
Workers in establishments

Number of establishments2
Product branch, region,’ and State

Within scope of study
Within scope
of study

Actually
studied

Total4

Production
workers

Actually
studied3

All structural clay products
United States...................................................
Middle Atlantic..............................................
Border States................................................
Southeast......................................................
Southwest......................................................
Great Lakes ..................................................
Middle W e s t..................................................
Pacific ............................................................

307
32
24
70
52
51
23
35

248
26
19
55
38
39
21
30

30,199
4,460
2,138
9,437
4,663
3,948
2,375
2,023

23,535
3,550
1,752
7,199
3,717
3,139
1,753
1,566

26,059
3,807
1,631
8,543
3,409
3,391
2,287
1,836

172
10
8
17
52
22
34
18
14
8
14
15

138
10
8
13
37
16
26
14
11
5
12
13

14,510
956
812
1,478
5,723
2,041
2,473
1,704
1,250
829
838
798

11,593
785
662
1,234
4,517
1,640
1,927
1,317
1,055
716
690
644

12,748
956
812
1,183
4,829
1,754
2,166
1,546
1,115
694
750
755

51
5
10
11
8

37
4
10
7
6

9,012
2,469
2,466
1,098
490

7,300
2,064
2,012
849
345

7,101
2,038
2,466
896
371

66
16
13
4
7
3
18
15
8
8
7

56
11
8
4
7
3
14
11
8
8
6

5,099
992
729
138
1,138
158
944
830
1,438
1,438
180

3,414
665
498
112
581
116
731
650
1,001
1,001
126

4,696
770
507
138
1,138
158
788
674
1,438
1,438
155

Brick and structural clay tile
United States...................................................
Middle Atlantic..............................................
Pennsylvania.............................................
Border States................................................
Southeast......................................................
North Carolina..........................................
Southwest......................................................
Texas .........................................................
Great Lakes ..................................................
O hio...........................................................
Middle W est..................................................
Pacific ............................................................
Ceramic floor and wall tile
United States...................................................
Middle Atlantic..............................................
Southeast......................................................
Great Lakes ..................................................
Pacific ............................................................
Clay refractories
United States...................................................
Middle Atlantic..............................................
Pennsylvania.............................................
Border States................................................
Southeast ......................................................
Southwest......................................................
Great Lakes ..................................................
O hio...........................................................
Middle W est..................................................
Missouri.....................................................
Pacific ............................................................

' The regions used in this study include New England—
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode
Island, and Vermont; Middle Atlantic—New Jersey, New York,
and Pennsylvania; Border States—Delaware, District of Co­
lumbia, Kentucky, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia;
Southeast—Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North
Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee; Southwest—Ar­
kansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas; Great Z.a/res—Illi­
nois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin;
Middle West— Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, North Da­
kota, and South Dakota; Mountain States—Arizona, Colorado,
Montana, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming; and Pacific—

California, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington. Alaska and Ha­
waii were not included in this study.
2 Includes only establishments with 20 workers or more at
the time of reference of the universe data.
3 Data relate to total employment in establishments actu­
ally visited.
4 Includes executive, professional, office, and other
workers in addition to the production worker category shown
separately.
NOTE: United States and regions may include data for lo­
calities in addition to those shown separately.

profit-sharing payments, attendance bonuses, Christmas or
yearend bonuses, and other nonproduction bonuses.
Average (mean) hourly rates or earnings for each occu­
pation or category of workers, such as production workers,
were calculated by weighting each rate (or hourly earnings)
by the number of workers receiving the rate, totaling, and
dividing by the number of individuals. The hourly earnings



of salaried workers, if any, were obtained by dividing
straight-time salary by normal (or standard) hours to which
the salary corresponds.
The median designates positions; that is, one-half of the
employees surveyed received more than this rate and onehalf received less. The middle range is defined by two rates
of pay such that one-fourth of the employees earned less than
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the lower of these rates and one-fourth earned more than the
higher rate.

time required to complete the task. For purposes of table 12
in this report, these workers were considered timeworkers.

Type of area

Scheduled weekly hours

Tabulations by type of area pertain to metropolitan and
nonmetropolitan areas. The term “ metropolitan areas,’’ as
used in this bulletin, refers to the Metropolitan Statistical
Areas (MSA’s) as defined by the U.S. Office of Management
and Budget through June 1983. In general, an MSA is
defined as a county or group of contiguous counties which
contains at least one central city of at least 50,000 inhabi­
tants or a central urbanized area of at least 100,000. Counties
contiguous to the one containing such a city or area are
included in an MSA if, according to certain criteria, they are
essentially metropolitan in character and are socially and eco­
nomically integrated with the central city. In New
England, where the city and town are administratively more
important than the county, they are the units used in defining

Data on weekly hours refer to the predominant work
schedule for full-time production workers employed on the
day shift.
Shift provisions and practices
Shift provisions relate to the policies of establishments
either currently operating late shifts or having formal provi­
sions covering late-shift work. Practices relate to workers
employed on late shifts at the time of the survey.
Establishment practices and employee benefits
Supplementary benefits in an establishment were consi­
dered applicable to all production workers if they applied
to half or more of such workers in the establishment.
Similarly, if fewer than half of the workers were covered,
the benefit was considered nonexistent in the establishment.
Because of length-of-service and other eligibility require­
ments, the proportion of workers receiving the benefits may
be smaller than estimated.

MSA’s.

Labor-management agreements
Separate wage data are presented, where possible, for
establishments that had (1) a majority of the production
workers covered by labor-management contracts, and (2)
none or a minority of the production workers covered by
labor-management contracts.

Paid holidays. Paid holiday provisions relate to full-day and
half-day holidays provided annually.

Method of wage payment

Paid vacations. The summary of vacation plans is limited
to formal arrangements and exclude informal plans where­
by time off with pay is granted at the discretion of the em­
ployer or supervisor. Payments not on a time basis were
converted; for example, a payment of 2 percent of
annual earnings was considered the equivalent of 1 week’s
pay. The periods of service for which data are presented
represent the most common practices, but they do not neces­
sarily reflect individual establishment provisions for progres­
sion. For example, changes in proportions indicated at 20
years of service may include changes which occurred
between 15 and 20 years.

Tabulations by method of wage payment relate to the
number of workers paid under the various time and incen­
tive wage systems. Formal rate structures for time-rated
workers provide single rates or a range of rates for individual
job categories. In the absence of a formal rate structure, pay
rates are determined primarily by the qualifications of the
individual worker. A single rate structure is one in which
the same rate is paid to all experienced workers in the same
job classification. Learners, apprentices, or probationary
workers may be paid according to rate schedules which start
below the single rate and permit the workers to achieve the
full job rate over a period of time. An experienced worker
occasionally may be paid above or below the single rate for
special reasons, but such payments are exceptions. Rangeof-rate plans are those in which the minimum, maximum,
or both of these rates paid experienced workers for the same
job are specified. Specific rates of individual workers within
the range may be determined by merit, length of service,
or a combination of these. Incentive workers are classified
under piecework or bonus plans. Piecework is work for
which a predetermined rate is paid for each unit of output.
Production bonuses are for production in excess of a quota
or for completion of a task in less than standard time.Stint
workers are those who receive a fixed daily rate for a
predetermined amount of work regardless of the amount of




Health, insurance, and retirement plans. Data are presented
for health, insurance, pension, and retirement severance plans
for which the employer pays all or a part of the cost,
excluding programs required by law such as workers’ com­
pensation and Social Security.1 Among plans included are
those underwritten by a commercial insurance company and
those paid directly by the employer from current operating
funds or from a fund set aside for this purpose.
Death benefits are included as a form of life insurance.
Sickness and accident insurance is limited to that type of
insurance under which predetermined cash payments are
made directly to the insured on a weekly or monthly basis
during illness or accident disability. Tabulations of paid sick
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Major medical plans typically have deductibles and require
copayments, and frequently have maximum benefits. Com­
prehensive plans, which cover all expenses with neither
deductibles or copayments, are considered not to include
major medical insurance.
Dental insurance, for purposes of this survey, covers rou­
tine dental work such as fillings, extractions, and x-rays.
Excluded are plans which cover only oral surgery or
accidental injury.
Tabulations of retirement pensions are limited to plans
which provide regular payments for the remainder of the
retiree’s life. Data are presented separately for retirement
severance pay (one payment or several over a specified period
of time) made to employees on retirement. Establishments
providing both severance pay and pensions were included
in data for each, but establishments having optional plans
providing employees a choice of either retirement severance
payments or pensions were considered as having only retire­
ment pension benefits.

leave plans are limited to formal plans2 which provide full
pay or a proportion of the worker’s pay during absence from
work because of illness; informal arrangements have been
omitted. Separate tabulations are provided for (1) plans which
provide full pay and no waiting period, and (2) plans provid­
ing either partial pay or a waiting period.
Long-term disability insurance plans provide payments to
totally disabled employees upon the expiration of sick leave,
sickness and accident insurance, or both, or after a speci­
fied period of disability (typically 6 months). Payments are
made until the end of disability, a maximum age, or eligi­
bility for retirement benefits. Payments may be full or partial,
but are almost always reduced by Social Security, workers’
compensation, and private pension benefits payable to the
disabled employee.
Medical insurance refers to plans providing for complete
or partial payment of doctors’ fees. Such plans may be
underwritten by a commercial insurance company or a non­
profit organization, or they may be a form of self-insurance.
Major medical insurance includes plans designed to cover
employees for services which go beyond those covered
under hospitalization, medical, or surgical insurance.

Paid funeral and jury-duty leave. Data for paid funeral and
jury-duty leave relate to formal plans which provide at least
partial payment for time lost as a result of attending funer­
als of specified family members or serving as a juror.

1 Temporary disability insurance which provides benefits to covered
workers disabled by injury or illness which is not work-connected is man­
datory under State laws in California, New Jersey, New York, and Rhode
Island. Establishment plans which meet only the legal requirements are
excluded from these data, but those under which (1) employers contribute
more than is legally required or (2) benefits exceed those specified in the
State law are included. In Rhode Island, benefits are paid out o f a State
fund to which only employees contribute. In each o f the other three States,
benefits are paid either from a State fund or through a private plan.
State fund financing: In California, only employees contribute to the State
fund; in New Jersey, employees and employers contribute; in New York,
em ployees contribute up to a specified maximum and employers pay the
difference between the employees’ share and the total contribution required.
Private plan financing: In California and New Jersey, employees cannot
be required to contribute more than they would if they were covered by
the State fund; in New York, employees can agree to contribute more if
the State rules that the additional contribution is commensurate with the
benefit provided.
2 An establishment is considered as having a formal plan if it specifies
at least the minimum number o f days o f sick leave available to each
employee. Such a plan need not be written, but informal sick leave allowances
determined on an individual basis are excluded.




Technological severance pay. Data relate to formal plans
providing for payments to employees permanently separated
from the company because of a technological change or plant
closing.
Supplemental unemployment benefits. Data relate to plans
which supplement State unemployment insurance benefits.
Cost-of-living adjustments. Data relate to formal plans for
adjustments to wages in keeping with changes in the BLS
Consumer Price Index or other measure.
3
When paid jury-duty leave is required by law. as it is in Alabama,
Nebraska, Tennessee, and parts o f Massachusetts, plans are included only
if the employer provides the em ployees with benefits exceeding the legal
requirement.

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Appendix B. Occupational
Descriptions

The primary purpose of preparing job descriptions for the
Bureau’s wage surveys is to assist its field representatives
in classifying into appropriate occupations workers who are
employed under a variety of payroll titles and different work
arrangements from establishment to establishment and from
area to area. This permits the grouping of occupational wage
rates representing comparable job content. Because of this
emphasis on interestablishment and interarea comparability
of occupational content, the Bureau’s job descriptions may
differ significantly from those used in individual establish­
ments or those prepared for other purposes. In applying these
job descriptions, the Bureau’s field representatives were
instructed to exclude apprentices, learners, beginners,
trainees, and handicapped, part-time, temporary, and proba­
tionary workers.
The code numbers and occupational classifications that ap­
pear below the job titles in this appendix were taken from
the 1980 edition of the Standard Occupational Classifica­
tion Manual (soc), issued by the U.S. Department of Com­
merce, Office of Federal Statistical Policy and Standards.
In general, the Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational
descriptions are much more specific than those found in the
SOC manual. For example, one SOC code (7675: Furnace,
kiln, and oven operator and tender) includes three of the jobs
used in this survey of manufacturers of structural clay
products. And, one of the three jobs, kiln setter and draw­
er, for the purposes of this survey, has three subclassifica­
tions, each depending on the duties of the worker. Thus, in
comparing the results of this survey with other sources,
differences in occupational definition and classification
should be taken into consideration.

the bucket or dipper in order to move and deposit materials.

Crushing, grinding and mixing
Clay grinder
(Crusher; crusher operator; granulator; pulverizer;
rock grinder; shale grinder)
(7677: Crushing, grinding and polishing machine operator
and tender)
Tends and directs the loading of one or more crushing or
grinding machines (other than dry- or wet-pans) which grind
pieces of rock, clay or shale into fine particles or dust. Work
involves most of the following: Loading and/or directing the
loading of the feeding hopper; watching the materials being
fed into the machine by a conveyor or by a helper; breaking
up large pieces of raw materials and loosening clogged
materials in machine with a slice-bar or maul; regulating the
water valve which drips water into the machine to settle the
dust; and lubricating and making minor repairs and adjust­
ments to the machine.
Clay maker
(Blunger-machine operator; clay mixer; clay washer;
slip maker; slip mixer; batch operator; batch-car operator)
(7664: Mixing and blending machine operator and tender)
Blends and mixes various clays into a thin, semi-liquid
form in a blunger (mixing machine). Work involves the
following: Starting and operating the blunger, blending and
mixing the various clays with water for the required time;
running and regulating flow of slip (clay that has been worked
into a creamy consistency) from mixer through lawn (very
fine screen made of silk or metal), and over magnets which
remove iron particles from the slip; and cleaning lawn and
washing magnets. Additional duties may include removing
excess water from slip by filter press; and measuring clay
and other ingredients according to formula. Included are
workers who mix a less moist clay in the refractories
industry.

Mining (winning)
Power-shovel operator
(Dragline operator; shovel operator; shovel runner)
(8316: Excavating and loading machine operator)
Excavates or moves materials with a power shovel or crane
equipped with a dragline bucket. Manipulates levers and
pedals to move the machine and to control the position of




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Operates a machine that automatically molds brick, tile
or other clay products. Work involves seeing that the machine
is operating properly by observing the flow of clay and the
pressing process so that proper pressure is being applied to
the product. In addition, may place molded products on trays
or on other conveying devices and may lubricate, adjust, or
make minor repairs to the machine. Usually found in estab­
lishments using the soft-mud method of manufacture (a
process requiring clay with high water content).

Dry-pan operator
(Dry-mill operator)
(7677: Crushing, grinding and polishing machine
operator and tender)
Tends or directs the loading of one or more dry pans which
grinds clay, shale or brick to a fine powder preparatory to
screening and tempering. Work involves most of the follow­
ing: Loading or directing the loading of clay into the hoppers
of dry pans; regulating flow of clay or shale into dry pans;
breaking up or removing large lumps of materials and loosen­
ing clogged materials in machine; and lubricating and mak­
ing minor repairs or adjustments to the machine.

Press operator
(7663: Extruding and forming machine operator and
tender)
Operates a powered press to form and stamp out tempered
clay into sewer pipe, tile, or other clay products. Work
involves starting the press that forms, presses, and cuts clay
to specified shapes and lengths; and operating a lever (or
directing another worker) to actuate mechanism for cutting
pipe or other clay products into sections. In addition, may
change press dies, cut-off knives, etc., with the assistance
of other workers, and may measure product for conformance
to specifications, using scale and calipers. Usually found in
establishments using the stiff-mud method of manufacture
(a process requiring clay with a lower water content than
that used in the soft-mud method).

Forming and cutting
Die presser
(7663: Extruding and forming machine operator and
tender)
Operates a screw press or hydraulic press to squeeze and
shape dry tempered clay or silica into brick and other clay
products. Work involves: Filling bottom die with ground or
pulverized damp clay; forming product by operating a press
which causes the upper die to descend into the lower die,
thus squeezing the clay into the proper shape; and removing
the formed product. In addition, may set the dies in the press.
Included are workers who operate presses designed to per­
form one or more of the above operations automatically,
usually found in establishments using the dry-press method
of manufacture.

Pugmill operator
(Clay pugger; mixing-mill operator; pug miller; pugger)
(7664: Mixing and blending machine operator and
tender)

Hand molder

Prepares ground, sifted, or filtered clay for molding by
mixing it with water in a pugmill. Work involves most of
the following: Feeding clay to the machine; regulating the
flow of water to mixing chamber; and examining mixed clay
for consistency as it is forced out of the pugmill in a con­
tinuous form. In addition, may make minor repairs to the
machine; operate an auger mill or cutting machine in con­
nection with the pugmill; or cut the continuous form into con­
venient lengths, stacking cut lengths end up on a truck.

(Brick molder, hand; tile molder, hand; pipe-fittings
molder)
(7754: Hand molding and casting occupation)
Molds brick, tile or other clay products by hand. Work
involves the following: Kneading moist clay until it is of the
desired consistency and placing or throwing it forcibly into
the mold; packing clay firmly in the mold by hand or with
a mallet, or by means of a jogger operated by compressed
air; and cutting off or removing excess clay projecting from
the mold. In addition, may remove the form from the mold
after it has been allowed to dry and shrink slightly.

Glazing
Glazing-machine feeder

Molding-machine operator
(7669: Coating, painting, and spraying machine
operator and tender)

(Brick molder, machine; brickmaker, machine; molder,
machine; tile maker, machine; tile molder, machine)
(7663: Extruding and forming machine operator and
tender)




Feeds structural clay products into a machine that sprays
an even coat of glaze on the material as it passes through.
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For wage study purposes, workers in this occupation are
classified according to whether their duties are limited to kiln
setting, or to kiln drawing, or include a combination of the
two occupations, as follows:

Spray-machine operator (glazing)
(7669: Coating, painting, and spraying machine operator
and tender)

Setter
Drawer
Setter and drawer

Operates machine to spray glazing material onto ceramic
tile, brick or other structural clay products. Work involves
most of the following: Filling supply tanks with liquid glaze;
checking glaze against specifications; starting and operating
machine, adjusting speed, air valves, and spray nozzles as
necessary; and testing thickness of glaze on product. May
clean spray nozzles, hoses, and tanks as necessary, keep
production records, and supervise other workers function­
ing as part of a spray-machine team.

Placer, tunnel kiln
(Tunnel-kiln-car setter)
(8725: Machine feeder and offbearer)
Loads structural clay products or saggers filled with these
products, on automatic-conveyor cars that carry products
through the kiln for firing. Work involves setting products
and saggers in proper section of car according to the firing
requirements of each type of product.

Burning
Firer, periodic kiln
(Kiln burner; kiln operator; kiln tender)
(7675: Furnace, kiln, and oven operator and tender)

Unloader, tunnel kiln
(Kiln-car unloader; tunnel-kiln drawer)
(8725: Machine feeder and off-bearer)

Operates a periodic kiln used to fire brick, tile, or other
clay products. Work involves the following: Preparing fire­
box and lighting fires; regulating temperature by adjusting
drafts and controlling fuel supply; and observing pyrometric cones and/or rings through peepholes to determine the
rate at which burning is proceeding. May direct a helper in
the execution of tasks.

Unloads products such as bricks, sewer pipe, and refrac­
tories, or saggers filled with fired products, from tunnel-kiln
cars. Work involves removing product from cars or saggers
and placing it on trucks, conveyors, or other containers for
transfer to other departments.

Firer, tunnel kiln

Finishing (drawing)

(7675: Furnace, kiln, and oven operator and tender)
Finisher

Operates a tunnel or continuous kiln to fire clay products.
Work involves maintaining the proper temperature in the kiln
at all times by controlling fuel intake, checking drafts, and
recording temperatures periodically. In addition, may push
the tunnel-kiln car into the intake chamber of the kiln and
remove it from the other end after the product has been fired
and cooled.

(Fettler; shaper; sponger; trimmer)
(7758: Hand grinding and polishing occupation)
Removes rough edges from newly formed (green) clay
products. Work involves scraping dirt, mold marks, rough
edges, and other irregularities from product with fettling
knife, stick felt or emery, and rubbing product with a
dampened sponge to give it a smooth surface. In addition,
may measure product for conformance to specifications, and
may place ceramic tile in saggers.

Kiln setter and drawer
(7675: Furnace, kiln, and oven operator and tender)
Places bricks or other structural clay products in a periodic
kiln for burning and/or removes burned clay products from
kiln. Work involves a combination of the following: Arrang­
ing materials in rows or tiers in the kiln and spacing them
so that hot air will circulate freely during burning; spread­
ing sand on floor and between layers to prevent products from
adhering to one another; and removing burned clay products
from the kiln and placing them on trucks or other conveying
devices. May use hand or power truck to set products in kiln
or to remove them after burning.



Off-bearer
(Hacker; racker; stacker)
(8725: Machine feeder and off-bearer)
Bears off, carries or removes the unfinished or finished
brick, tile, or other clay products from a machine conveyor
or hand truck and piles or sets products on conveyor, floor,
drying rack, or hand car. In addition, may remove formed
products from molds.
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Interpreting written instructions and specifications; planning
and laying out of work, using a variety of machinist’s handtools and precision measuring instruments; setting up and
operating standard machine tools; shaping of metal parts to
close tolerances; making standard shop computations relat­
ing to dimensions of work, tooling, feeds and speeds of
machining; knowledge of the working properties of the com­
mon metals; selecting standard materials, parts, and equip­
ment required for this work; fitting and assembling parts into
mechanical equipment. In general, the machinist’s work
normally requires a rounded training in machine-shop prac­
tice usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or
equivalent training and experience.

Pattern mounter

(7759: Miscellaneous hand working occupation)
Assembles ceramic tiles in pattern and mounts them on
heavy paper to preserve the arrangement for installation.
Work involves placing tiles on board, face down, following
a previously designed pattern; gluing sheet of mounting paper
to base of tiles; and removing completed assembly and plac­
ing it in position for drying.
Sorter

(Brick sorter; tile sorter)
(785: Grader and sorter, except agricultural)

Mechanic (machinery)

Sorts burned brick or tile according to color, hardness or
size. For wage study purposes, sorters are classified accord­
ing to product:

(613: Industrial machinery repairer)
Repairs machinery or mechanical equipment of an estab­
lishment. Work involves most of the following: Examining
machines and mechanical equipment to diagnose source of
trouble; dismantling or partly dismantling machines and per­
forming repairs that mainly involve the use of handtools in
scraping and fitting parts; replacing broken or defective parts
with items obtained from stock; ordering the production of
a replacement part by a machine shop or sending the machine
to a machine shop for major repairs; preparing written
specifications for major repairs or for the production of parts
ordered from machine shop; reassembling machines; and
making all necessary adjustments for operation. In general,
the work of a machinery maintenance mechanic requires
rounded training and experience usually acquired through
a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience.
Excluded from this classification are workers whose primary
duties involve setting up or adjusting machines.

Sorter, brick
Sorter, tile

Maintenance
Electrician

(615: Electrical and electronic equipment repairer)
(6432: Electrician)
Performs a variety of electrical trade functions such as the
installation, maintenance, or repair of equipment for the
generation, distribution, or utilization of electric energy in
an establishment. Work involves most of the following: In­
stalling or repairing any of a variety of electrical equipment
such as generators, transformers, switchboards, controllers,
circuit breakers, motors, heating units, conduit systems, or
other transmission equipment; working from blueprints,
drawings, layouts, or other specifications; locating and di­
agnosing trouble in the electrical system or equipment; work­
ing standard computations relating to load requirements of
wiring or electrical equipment; and using a variety of elec­
trician’s handtools and measuring and testing instruments.
In general, the work of the maintenance electrician requires
rounded training and experience usually acquired through
a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience.

Motor vehicle mechanic

(611: Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanic and
repairer)
Repairs, rebuilds, or overhauls major assemblies of
internal combustion automobiles, buses, trucks, or tractors
of an establishment. Work involves most of the following:
Diagnosing the source of trouble and determining the extent
of repairs required; replacing worn or broken parts such as
piston rings, bearings, or other engine parts; grinding and
adjusting valves; rebuilding carburetors; overhauling trans­
missions; and repairing fuel injection, lighting, and ignition
systems. In general, the work of the motor vehicle mechan­
ic requires rounded training and experience usually acquired
through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and
experience.
This classification does not include mechanics who repair
customers’ vehicles or who only perform minor repairs and
tuneups of motor vehicles. It does, however, include fully

Maintenance machinist

(613: Industrial machinery repairer)
Produces replacement parts and new parts in making
repairs of metal parts of mechanical equipment operated in
an establishment. Work involves most of the following:




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qualified journeymen mechanics even though most of their
time may be spent on minor repairs and tuneups.
General maintenance worker

(6179: Mechanic and repairer, not elsewhere
classified)
Performs general maintenance and repair of building struc­
tures and their mechanical, electrical, or sanitary systems.
May also perform general maintenance and repair of the
establishment’s machinery. Work requires a basic practical
knowledge of several maintenance trades in order to perform
most of the following: Keeping in good repair building wood­
work; replacing electrical switches, fixtures, and motors; oc­
casional painting or touching up of structure or equipment;
repairing or replacing plumbing fixtures; and replacing
broken window panes.
Excluded are positions requiring a formal apprenticeship
or equivalent training in one or more crafts. Also excluded
are workers participating in such a program.

of units to be packed, the type of container employed, and
method of shipment. Work requires the placing of items in
shipping containers and may involve one or more of the fol­
lowing: Knowledge of various items of stock in order to
verify content; selection of appropriate type and size of con­
tainer; inserting enclosures in container; using excelsior or
other material to prevent breakage or damage; closing and
sealing container; and applying labels or entering identify­
ing data on container. Packers who also make wooden boxes
or crates are excluded.

Hand trucker

(8726: Freight, stock, and material mover, not
elsewhere classified)
Pushes or pulls hand trucks, cars, or wheelbarrows used
for transporting goods and materials of all kinds about a ware­
house, manufacturing plant, or other establishment. May
load, unload, or stack materials in storage, and maintain
records.

Custodial and material movement

Power-truck operator

(8318: Industrial truck and tractor equipment
operator)

Janitor, porter or cleaner

(5244: Janitor and cleaner)

Operates a manually controlled gasoline- or electricpowered truck or tractor to transport goods and materials
of all kinds about a warehouse, manufacturing plant, or other
establishment.
For wage study purposes, workers are classified by type
of truck, as follows:

Cleans and keeps in an orderly condition factory working
areas and washrooms, or premises of an office. Duties in­
volve a combination of the following: Sweeping, mopping
or scrubbing, and polishing floors; removing chips, trash,
and other refuse; dusting equipment, furniture, or fixtures;
polishing metal fixtures or trimmings; providing supplies and
minor maintenance services; cleaning lavatories, showers,
and restrooms. Workers who specialize in window washing
are excluded.

Forklift
Other than forklift
T ruckdriver

(821: Motor vehicle operator)

Packaging-machine operator

Drives a truck within a city or industrial area to transport
materials, merchandise, equipment, or workers between var­
ious types of establishments such as: Manufacturing plants,
freight depots, warehouses, wholesale and retail establish­
ments, or between retail establishments and customers’
houses or places of business. May also load or unload truck
with or without helpers, make minor mechanical repairs, and
keep truck in good working order. Salesroute and over-theroad drivers are excluded.
For wage study purposes, truckdrivers are classified by
type and rated capacity of truck, as follows:

(7662: Packaging and filling machine operator and
tender)
Prepares brick and other clay products for shipment.
Operates a machine that wraps products either with a metal
band or with shrink-wrap plastic. May work as part of a crew
that sorts and/or stacks product on pallet.
Shipping packer

(8761: Hand packer and packager)

Truckdriver, light truck (straight truck,
under 11/ 2 tons, usually 4 wheels)
Truckdriver, medium truck (straight truck,
1 1/2 to 4 tons inclusive, usually 6 wheels)

Prepares finished products for shipment or storage by plac­
ing them in shipping containers, the specific operations
performed being dependent upon the type, size, and number




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Truckdriver, heavy truck (straight truck, over 4
tons, usually 10 wheels)
Truckdriver, tractor-trailer
Truckdriver, not classifiable by category
(Truckdrivers in positions with work
characteristics as described are




reported under this category when the
information needed to classify them
according to category is not available
or they are not assigned to a particular
category of truck.)

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Industry Wage Survey Bulletins

The most recent reports providing occupational wage data
for industries currently included in the Bureau’s program of
industry wage surveys are listed below. Bulletins still in print
are for sale from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S.
Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402, or
from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Publications Sales
Center, P.O. Box 2145, Chicago, 111. 60690. Order by title
and GPO Stock Number. Bulletins marked with an asterisk
(*) are available only from the Chicago address. Bulletins
that are out of print are available for reference at leading
public, college, or university libraries or at the Bureau’s
Washington or regional offices.

Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills, 1982.
BLS Bulletin 2180*
Shipbuilding and Repairing, 1981. BLS Bulletin 2161.
Synthetic Fibers, 1985. BLS Bulletin 2268. $1.50
GPO Stock No. 029-001-02904-7
Textile Dyeing and Finishing, 1985. BLS Bulletin 2260. $3.25*
Textile Mills, 1985, BLS Bulletin 2265. $5.50
GPO Stock No. 029-001-02920-9
Women’s and Misses’ Dresses, 1982. bls Bulletin 2187.
Wood Household Furniture, 1986. BLS Bulletin 2283. $5.50
GPO Stock No. 029-001-02931-4

Manufacturing

Nonmanufacturing

Basic Iron and Steel, 1983. BLS Bulletin 2221. $2.25*
Cigarette Manufacturing, 1986. BLS Bulletin 2276. $1.25
GPO Stock No. 029-001-02928-4
Corrugated and Solid Fiber Boxes, 1981. BLS Bulletin 2138*
Grain Mill Products, 1982. b l s Bulletin 2207. $3*
Hosiery Manufacturing, 1981. bl s Bulletin 2151.
Industrial Chemicals, 1981. BLS Bulletin 2136.
Iron and Steel Foundries, 1979. BLS Bulletin 2085
Machinery Manufacturing, 1983. b l s Bulletin 2229. $3.50*
Meat Products, 1984. b l s Bulletin 2247. $6*
Men’s and Boys’ Shirts and Nightwear, 1984.
BLS Bulletin 2232. $2.50*
Men’s and Boys’ Suits and Coats, 1984.
BLS Bulletin 2230. $2.25*
Men’s and Women’s Footwear, 1980. b l s Bulletin 2118.
Millwork, 1984. BLS Bulletin 2244. $2*
Miscellaneous Plastics Products, 1979. BLS Bulletin 2103
Motor Vehicles and Parts, 1983. b l s Bulletin 2223. $4.75*
Petroleum Refining, 1985. BLS Bulletin 2255. $2.25*
Pressed or Blown Glass and Glassware, 1980.
BLS Bulletin 2109.

Appliance Repair Shops, 1981. BLS Bulletin 2177. $1*
Auto Dealer Repair Shops, 1982. BLS Bulletin 2198. $2.25*
Banking, 1985. b l s Bulletin 2269. $4
GPO Stock No. 029-001-02913-6
Bituminous Coal Mining, 1982. BLS Bulletin 2185.
Certificated Air Carriers, 1984. bl s Bulletin 2241. $2*
Computer and Data Processing Services, 1982.
bl s Bulletin 2184. $2*
Contract Cleaning Services, 1981. BLS Bulletin 2152
Department Stores, 1981. b l s Bulletin 2147*
Electric and Gas Utilities, 1982. BLS Bulletin 2218. $4.75*
Hospitals, 1985. BLS Bulletin 2273. $12
GPO Stock No. 029-001-02919-5
Hotels and Motels, 1983. BLS Bulletin 2227. $3.25*
Life Insurance, 1980. BLS Bulletin 2119.
Metal Mining, 1977. BLS Bulletin 2017.
Nursing and Personal Care Facilities, 1985.
BLS Bulletin 2275. $5
GPO Stock No. 029-001-02921-7
Oil and Gas Extraction, 1982. BLS Bulletin 2193. $3*







Employee Benefits
in Medium and Large
Firms, 1986

Employee Benefits in Medium
and Large Firms, 1986
U S Departm ent of Labor
Bureau of Labor S ta tistics
June 1987
B u lle tin 2281

U.S. Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bulletin 2281

The Bureau of Labor Statistics issues its 1986
bulletin on employee benefits in medium and
large firms. This survey is the eighth in the
series.
Data available

• Incidence and detailed characteristics of 14
private sector employee benefits paid for at
least in part by the employer: Lunch and rest
periods; holidays, vacations, and personal,
funeral, jury-duty, military, and sick leave;
sickness and accident, long-term disability,
health, and life insurance; and private
retirement/capital accumulation plans. Included
in the retirement data is information on defined
benefit plans, such as benefit formulas and
pension replacement rates, and on defined
contribution plans, such as salary reduction or
401 (k) plans.
• Incidence and provisions of flexible
benefits plans and reimbursement accounts are
included for the first time in 1986.

Source of data

• Sample of about 1,500 establishments in a
cross-section of the Nation's private industries;
primarily by personal interview.

Coverage

Uses

• Major benefits in medium and large firms,
nationwide.
• Minimum employment in establishments
covered is generally 100 or 250 employees,
depending on the industry.

• Union contract negotiations.
• Conciliation and arbitration in public and
private sectors.
• Development of legislation affecting the
welfare of workers.

Publications are available
from the
Superintendent
of Documents,
U.S. Government
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or the Bureau of
Labor Statistics,
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P.O. Box 2145
Chicago, III. 60690




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