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industry Wag® Syrw®^
T®^ti@ M il® and Textile Dyeing and

Finishing Flanfi® Aygust HMD
5
U.S. Department of Labor
Raymond J. Donovan, Secretary
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Janet L. Norwood, Commissioner
April 1982
Bulletin 2122




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Prefae©

This bulletin summarizes the results of occupational
wage surveys in textile mills and textile dyeing and fin­
ishing plants conducted in August 1980. A similar sur­
vey of textiles was conducted in May 1975; the most re­
cent previous survey of textile dyeing and finishing was
in June 1976.
Releases were issued during 1981 for localities of in­
dustry concentration studied separately. A summary
providing nationwide and regional data was issued in
September 1981.
The study was conducted in the Bureau’s Office of
Wages and Industrial Relations. Carl Barsky in the Di­
vision of Occupational Wage Structures analyzed the




survey data and prepared this bulletin. The Bureau’s
field representatives obtained the data through personal
visits to a probability-based sample of establishments
within the scope of the surveys. Fieldwork was directed
by the Bureau’s Assistant Regional Commissioners for
Operations.
Other reports currently availabie from the Bureau’s
program of industry wage studies, as well as the ad­
dresses of the Bureau’s regional offices, are listed at the
end of this bulletin.
Material in this publication is in the public domain
and may, with appropriate credit, be reproduced with­
out permission.

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Contents

Page
Average hourly earnings...................................... ■
............................................................................. 1
Occupational earnings....................................................................................................................... 2
Cotton and manmade fiber textile m ills...........................................................................................2
Wool yarn and broadwoven fabric mills...........................................................................................2
Textile dyeing and finishing p la n ts.................................................................................................. 3
Supplementary benefits..................................................................................................................... 3
Industry characteristics....................................................................................................................... 4
Tables:
Cotton and manmade fiber textile mills:
Average hourly earnings:
1. By selected characteristics........................................................................................................ 6
Earnings distribution:
2. All production workers............................................................................................................7
3. All mills by type of mill operation........................................................................................... 8
4. Fabricating and finishing departments................................................................................... 9
Occupational averages:
5. All mills................................................................................................................................... 11
6 . By type of m ill....................................................................................................................... 13
7. By size of com m unity............................................................................................................ 17
8 . By size of establishment ........................................................................................................ 19
9. By method of wage payment.................................................................................................. 21
10. Selected States and areas........................................................................................................23
Occupational earnings:
11. Battery hands............................................................................................................
30
12. Card tenders (finishers)...............................................................................................
31
13. Doffers, spinning fram e........................................................................................................ 32
14. Drawing-frame tenders..........................................................................................................33
15. Electricians.............................................................................................................................34
16. Janitors...................................................................................................................................35
17. Loom fixers, plain and dobby .............................................................................................. 36
18. Section fix ers......................................................................................................................... 37
19. Slasher tenders....................................................................................................................... 38
20. Spinners, ring fra m e ..............................................................................................................39
21. Texturing-machine operators................................................................................................ 40
22. Truckers, hand.......................................................................................................................41
23. Twister tenders, ring frame....................................................................................................42
24. Warper tenders, high speed....................................................................................................43
25. Weavers, dobby lo o m s..........................................................................................................44
26. Weavers, plain looms ............................................................................................................45
27. Winders, yarn......................................................................................................................... 46



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Page
Establishment practices and supplementary wage provisions:
28. Method of wage paym ent......................................................................................................47
29. Scheduled weekly hours ........................................................................................................47
30. Shift differential provisions.................................................................................................48
31. Shift differential practices..............................................................................................
49
32. Paid holidays.........................................................................................................................49
33. Paid vacations....................................................................................................................... 50
34. Health, insurance, and retirement plans............................................................................... 51
35. Other selected benefits...........................................................................................................52
Wool yarn and broadwoven fabric mills:
Average hourly earnings:
36. By selected characteristics...................................................................................................... 52
Earnings distribution:
37. All mills by type of y a r n ...........................................................................................
53
38. All mills by type of m ill..........................................................................................................54
Occupational averages:
39. All mills...................................................................................................................................55
40. By type of m ill....................................................................................................................... 56
41. By size of com munity............................................................................................................57
42. By size of m ill......................................................................................................................... 58
43. By method of wage payment.................................................................................................. 59
44. Selected areas.........................................................................................................................60
Occupational earnings:
45. United States, selected regions, and areas..................................................... ..................... 62
Establishment practices and supplementary wage provisions:
46. Method of wage paym ent......................................................................................................64
47. Scheduled weekly hours .................................................................................................. . . . 64
48. Shift differential provisions and practices............................................................................. 65
49. Paid holidays ......................................................................................................................... 66
50. Paid vacations.......................................................................................................................67
51. Health, insurance, and retirement plans............................................................................... 68
52. Other selected benefits............................................................................................................69
Textiles dyeing and finishing plants:
Average hourly earnings:
53. By selected characteristics......................................................................................................70
Earnings distribution:
54. All plants..................................................................................................................................
55. By type of finisher...................................................................................................................
56. Cotton textiles...................................................................................................................... ..
57. Manmade fiber textiles.......................................................................................................... 73




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Contents—Continued

Page
Occupational averages:
58. All plants.................................................................................................................................74
59. By type of finisher..................................................................................................................76
60. Cotton broadwoven fab rics.................................................................................................. 78
61. Manmade broadwoven fabrics...............................................................................................79
62. By size of community ............................................................................................................81
63. By size of plant....................................................................................................................... 83
64. By method of wage payment.................................................................................................. 85
65. By labor-management contract coverage and size of community......................................... 86
66 . By labor-management contract coverage and size of plan t...................................................90
67. Selected States and area..........................................................................................................94
Occupational earnings:
68. Boil-off machine operators, c lo th .........................................................................................98
69. Calender tenders ................................................................................................................... 99
70. Color mixers, print shop...................................................................................................... 100
71. Continuous bleach range operators................................................................................... .101
72. Dyeing-machine tenders, cloth, beck or box........................................................................101
73. Dyeing-machine tenders, cloth, jig .................................................................................... .102
74. Dyeing-machine tenders, y a rn .............................................................................................102
75. Electricians, maintenance ...................................................................................................103
76. Finishing-range operators.................................................................................................... 104
77. Inspectors, cloth, machine...................................................................................................105
78. Janitors, porters, or cleaners .............................................................................................106
79. Material-handling laborers.........................................
107
80. Mechanics (machinery)........................................................................................................ 108
81. Printers, machine..................................................................................................................109
82. Printers, screen, automatic flat screen................................................................................. 109
83. Printers, screen, automatic rotary screen............................................................................110
84. Sewing-machine operators...................................................................................................112
85. Shipping packers..................................................................................................................113
86. Tenter-frame tenders............................................................................................................ 114
87. Winders, yarn....................................................................................................................... 115
Establishment practices and supplementary wage provisions:
88. Method of wage paym ent.................................................................................................... 116
89. Scheduled weekly hours ...................................................................................................... 116
90. Shift differential provisions.................................................................................................117
91. Shift differential practices.................................................................................................... 118
92. Paid holidays...........................................
118
93. Paid vacations......................................................................................................................119
94. Health, insurance, and retirement plans..............................................................................120
95. Other selected benefits.......................................................................................................... 120
Appendixes:
A. Scope and method of surveys ..............................................................................................121
B. Occupational descriptions.................................................................................................... 125



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Textile Mills and Textile
Dyeing and Finishing Plants,
August 1980

ing and finishing plants. Within each industry segment,
earnings varied by community and establishment size,
type of mill, union contract status, and other charac­
teristics (see tables 1, 36, and 53).
Average earnings in cotton and manmade fiber mills
were 66 percent above the level recorded in a similar
survey conducted in May 1975—a rate of increase of
10.0 percent a year. Earnings in wool mills rose 55 per­
cent during the same period, or by 8.7 percent a year.
In dyeing and finishing plants, earnings rose 37 percent
between June 1976, the date of the last survey of this
industry segment, and August 1980, or by 7.8 percent
a year. In comparison, the Bureau’s Hourly Earnings
Index for all nondurable goods manufacturing rose at
an annual rate of 8.4 percent between May 1975 and
August 1980, and 8.8 percent between June 1976 and
August 1980.4 Among regions studied separately, the
Southeast had the highest average hourly earnings for
spinning and weaving mills, but the lowest average in
textile dyeing and finishing plants.
In all three industry segments, average hourly earn­
ings were higher in metropolitan areas than in nonmet­
ropolitan areas, and in larger mills than smaller ones
(tables 1, 36, and 53).
Nationally, average hourly earnings were higher in
each of the three segments among mills covered by un­
ion contracts than in nonunion mills. This relationship
prevailed in most regional comparisons. However, in
the wool and dyeing and finishing segments, nonunion
mills in the Southeast averaged more than union mills.
This was also true of textile dyeing and finishing mills
in the Northeast.
Among the three types of textile producing
mills—yarn, weaving, and integrated—the last two had
the highest average earnings in the cotton-manmade
segment (tables 1). The importance of skilled weaving
jobs in weaving and integrated mills contributed to their
wage advantage over yarn mills. For example, the 11

As part of its industry wage survey program, the Bu­
reau of Labor Statistics surveyed wages and supple­
mentary benefits of production and related workers in
three segments of the textile mill products industries in
August 1980: 1) Cotton and manmade fiber mills; 2)
wool yarn and broadwoven fabric mills; and 3) non­
wool dyeing and finishing plants.1Together these three
industry groups account for about three-fifths of the
total employment in the textile mill products sector.2
Cotton-manmade and wool establishments produce
yarn, thread, and cloth which are typically sent to other
establishments for dyeing and finishing. Sometimes spin­
ning and weaving mills also do finishing. About 5 per­
cent of the production workers in cotton-manmade tex­
tile mills are in fabricating and finishing departments.
Virtually all employees in the textile industries in Au­
gust 1980 were found in three regions: New England,
the Middle Atlantic, and, primarily, the Southeast. Em­
ployment was concentrated in nonmetropolitan areas
and medium to large size mills. The industries relied
heavily on semiskilled employees such as inspectors and
machine tenders, and on weavers. Because of the need
to use the expensive machinery more economically, lateshift work was relatively common; about half of the
production workers were on evening or night shifts.
Earnings varied by industry, location, occupation, and
other factors. The incidence of the supplementary bene­
fits studied was similar among the three industry
segments.
Average hourly earnings

Straight-time hourly earnings of production and re­
lated workers in August 1980 averaged $5.09 in cotton
and manmade fiber textile mills,3 $4.91 in wool yarn
and broadwoven fabric mills, and $5.23 in textile dye­
1See appendix A for scope and method of surveys, and appendix B
for occupational descriptions. Earnings data in this report exclude
premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and
late shifts.
2Based on data from the Bureau’s employment and earnings series.
’The average hourly earnings data for cotton and manmade fiber
textile mills exclude 13,407 workers in fabricating and finishing de­
partments. Data for these workers, who averaged $5.13 an hour, are
presented in table 4.




4 For accounts o f the earlier surveys see, for cotton-manmade and
wool textiles, Industry Wage Survey, Textiles, May 1975, Bulletin 1945
(Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1977); and for dyeing and finishing, In­
dustry Wage Survey, Textile Dyeing and Finishing, June 1976, Bulletin
1967 (1977).

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percent, respectively, above the nationwide pay level,
while electricians and section fixers averaged about 15
percent below.
Occupational averages generally were higher in met­
ropolitan areas than in smaller communities (table 7).
Nationwide, the earnings advantage for workers in met­
ropolitan areas generally averaged less than 10 percent.
Workers in mills with at least 500 employees typi­
cally averaged between 1 and 15 percent more than
their counterparts in mills with fewer than 500 workers
(table 8).
Within the same job, workers paid on an incentive
basis nearly always had higher average earnings than
those paid time rates (table 9). In the Southeast, the
only region permitting sufficient comparisons, the earn­
ings advantage for incentive workers typically ranged
up to 15 percent.
Earnings varied widely among ten centers of cotton
and manmade textile manufacturing that were surveyed
separately in August 1980 (tables 10-27). Even within
these localities, the earnings of the highest paid worker
in the same job and area frequently exceeded those of
the lowest paid worker by $2 an hour or more.

percent nationwide advantage that weaving mills held
over yarn mills in the cotton-manmade segment was
reduced to 4 percent when the weaving department
jobs were removed. (See tables 6 and 40 for occupa­
tional comparisons.)
Virtually all workers earned between $3.50 and $8
an hour in August 1980 (tables 2, 37, and 54). The mid­
dle 50 percent earned between $4.44 and $5.68 in cot­
ton and manmade fiber mills, $4.42 and $5.35 in wool
mills, and $4.59 and $5.73 in dyeing and finishing plants.
The survey tabulations did not attempt to isolate and
measure the impact of individual determinants of wage
levels. Characteristics associated with high pay levels,
such as unionization and location in metropolitan areas,
tend to occur together. For example, in dyeing and fin­
ishing, four-fifths of the workers in union mills were in
metropolitan areas, but only three-eighths of the non­
union workers were in such areas.
Occupational earnings

Cotton and manmade fiber textile mills. Occupations
for which wage data are presented in table 5, arranged
in sequence of major textile processes, were selected to
represent wage levels for the types of skills and activi­
ties performed by workers engaged in regular textile
operations (through the cloth room). These jobs ac­
counted for about three-fifths of the production workers
manufacturing cotton and manmade fiber textiles.
Job averages ranged from $4.17 an hour for card
strippers to $6.69 for fixers of Jacquard looms. Weavers,
numerically the largest job group, averaged $5.75.
Hourly averages for other jobs with at least 10,000 in­
cumbents were ring frame spinners, $4.80; and yarn
winders, $4.75.
Pay levels were generally highest for maintenance
and fixer occupations. The five highest paid job cate­
gories were section fixers (averaging $5.99 an hour),
carpenters ($6.00), machinists ($6.42), loom fixers
($6.60), and electricians ($6.68). Most pay levels for ma­
chine tenders fell within 10 percent of the overall sur­
vey average of $5.10. The lowest averages usually be­
longed to unskilled categories: Janitors ($4.26); hand
truckers ($4.34); and battery hands ($4.49).
Earnings in 14 occupations were compared among
the four regions studied separately; no one region was
consistently highest or lowest paying. Pay levels in the
Southeast, the dominant textile region, were usually
within 2 percent of the nationwide average for the oc­
cupation. Southwest pay levels typically fell within 5
percent of the surveywide averages while those in the
Middle Atlantic States were generally within a 10-per­
cent band. In New England, occupational pay levels
were typically 5 to 15 percent below the overall levels.
However, individual pay relationships within regions
varied widely. For example, in the Middle Atlantic
States, twister tenders and weavers averaged 8 and 9



Wool yarn and broadwoven fabric mills. Occupations
selected to represent the various pay levels and activi­
ties in wool yarn and broadwoven fabric mills accounted
for nearly one-half of the production workers in Au­
gust 1980 (table 39). Of these jobs, hourly averages
ranged from $6.51 for fixers of looms weaving worsted
cloth to $4.25 for janitors. Other jobs with averages
above $6 an hour included woolen loom fixers (plain
and dobby), $6.20; weavers of woolen cloth (non­
automatic box looms) and electricians, $6.21; and car­
penters, $6.29. Frame spinners (woolen), numerically
the largest job category, averaged $5.03.
In 8 of the 10 occupations compared, hourly aver­
ages in the Southeast region were higher than those in
New England—the two regions studied separately. The
Southeast’s advantage ranged from 2 percent for jani­
tors to 24 percent for spinning frame doffers (worsted).
For selected woolen and miscellaneous occupations,
averages were typically higher in metropolitan than in
nonmetropolitan areas (table 41), and for all occupa­
tions, in mills employing at least 250 workers than those
in smaller mills (table 42). The metropolitan area ad­
vantage ranged from 2 percent for battery hands to 23
percent for electricians, but typically fell between 5 and
15 percent. For selected worsted occupations, however,
nonmetropolitan area averages were higher in 6 of 7
instances. This relationship resulted, in part, because a
majority of worsted workers were in the higher paying
Southeast, where virtually all workers were in nonmet­
ropolitan areas.
Among the 15 occupations compared, workers paid
on an incentive basis usually averaged at least 10 per­
2

cent more per hour than their counterparts paid time
rates (table 43). Incentive workers included most cloth
menders, woolen spinners, weavers, and yarn winders.
Earnings of individual workers within an occupation
and locality frequently varied widely. Thus, some
workers in comparatively low-paid jobs earned more
than other workers in jobs for which higher averages
were recorded. As illustrated in table 45, there was a
large earnings overlap for woolen cloth menders and
weavers in Maine-New Hampshire despite a 63-cent
difference in average hourly wages.

time rates among the 10 occupations permitting com­
parison (table 64). This general pattern also held in the
Southeast, where 5 of every 6 incentive workers were
found.
Occupational averages of workers in mills covered
by labor-management agreements typically were up to
20 percent higher than those in nonunion firms. The
advantage generally held when comparisons were lim­
ited to the same community size (table 65), or estab­
lishment size class (table 66). Workers in large nonunion
mills (250-499 and 500 workers or more) frequently av­
eraged more than workers in union mills of the same
size.
Earnings of textile dyeing and finishing plant workers
usually did not vary as much within a single job and
locality as did those of textile mill workers. The spread
between the highest and lowest paid worker within the
same job, especially in South Carolina and Paterson-Clifton-Passaic, was frequently less than $1 per
hour (tables 68-87). Contributing to this comparatively
narrow range was the smaller proportion of incentive
paid workers in textile dyeing and finishing. Only about
one-tenth of dyeing and finishing mill workers were
paid incentive rates, contrasted to three-tenths of the
cotton-manmade textile workers and one-fourth of the
wool workers.

Textile dyeing and finishing plants. Occupations for
which data are presented in table 58 were selected to
represent wage levels and activities in textile dyeing
and finishing plants. These jobs accounted for nearly
three-fifths of the production workers within the scope
of the survey. Among jobs, machine printers had the
highest average—$9.51 an hour. Averages for other oc­
cupations ranged from $4.26 for janitors to $6.70 for
maintenance electricians and machinists. Cloth dye­
ing-machine tenders, numerically the largest job group
studied separately, averaged $5.40 an hour. Other jobs
with at least 1,500 incumbents, and their hourly aver­
ages, were: Color mixers ($5.44), machine cloth inspec­
tors ($5.26), finishing-range operators ($5.16), and yarn
winders ($4.38).
Among occupations permitting comparison across the
three regions studied separately, averages were usually
highest in the Middle Atlantic States and lowest in the
Southeast. Those for New England typically fell in be­
tween. Occupational pay relationships, however, var­
ied by region. For example, in the Middle Atlantic re­
gion, calender tenders averaged 9 percent more than
tenter-frame tenders, but in the Southeast, tenter-frame
tenders held a 12-percent advantage. Similarly, ager op­
erators in the Southeast averaged 13 percent more th: i
layout workers whereas in New England the averar js
were virtually identical.
In New England and the Southeast, occupation^ av­
erages were usually higher in mills processing te? iles
on their own account than in mills processing n a
commission basis for other companies (table 59). Na­
tionwide, however, commission mill workers gene ally
averaged more, partly because one-half of the cor mis­
sion mill workers were in the higher paying New Eng­
land and Middle Atlantic regions, whereas nine-t nths
of the workers in mills processing on their own ac ount
were in the Southeast.
Workers in mills primarily dyeing and finishing man­
made broadwoven fabrics usually averaged fror 1 to
10 percent more than their counterparts in mills c liefly
processing cotton broadwoven materials (tables <3 and
61).
Nationwide, incentive workers typically ave, -\ged
from 5 to 15 percent more than their counterpart; paid



Supplementary benefits

Virtually all workers in each industry segment were
in mills providing paid holidays, typically 6 to 9 days
per year, and paid vacations. The most common vaca­
tion provisions were 1 week’s pay after 1 year of serv­
ice, 2 weeks’ after 5 years, and 3 weeks’ after 15 years
(tables 32-33, 49-50, and 92-93).
Nearly all workers were in mills paying at least part
of the cost of life, hospitalization, surgical, and basic
and major medical insurance plans (tables 34, 51, and
94). Accidental death and dismemberment insurance,
sickness and accident coverage (usually in the form of
insurance rather than sick leave), and retirement pen­
sion plans also were widespread in the industries. Re­
tirement pensions, in addition to Federal social secu­
rity, covered nine-tenths of cotton-manmade textile
workers, three-fourths of wool workers, and five-sixths
of those in dyeing and finishing. In cotton-manmade
and wool mills, where information was collected on the
type of retirement plan, most workers were covered by
plans funded on the basis of actuarial data rather than
those funded from profits.
The extent of coverage for employees’ dependents
also was studied in the cotton-manmade and wool seg­
ments. Most workers were eligible for plans providing
coverage to dependents. Employers usually paid the
entire cost of health insurance for employees, while
employers and employees typically shared the cost of
dependent coverage.
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fewer than 50 workers were excluded from the wool
and dyeing and finishing surveys; in the cotton-man­
made survey, the minimum size was 100 employees.
Establishments operating under union contracts em­
ployed about one-eighth of the production workers in
cotton-manmade textiles, and about one-fourth in wool
and dyeing and finishing mills. Union mills employed
10 percent or less of the Southeast’s workers in each
industry segment, but between 30 and 50 percent of the
cotton-manmade textile workers and a majority of the
dyeing and finishing workers in New England and the
Middle Atlantic States. The major unions in the indus­
tries were the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile
Workers Union and the United Textile Workers of
America (both AFL-CIO).
Mills within the scope of the survey performed
three major processes: 1) Spinning of cotton, man­
made fibers, or wool into yarn or thread; 2) weaving
yarn into cloth; and 3) dyeing and finishing yarn, thread,
cloth, or other textile products.7 A large majority of
cotton-manmade and wool textile workers were in in­
tegrated mills—those performing both spinning and
weaving operations. Such mills employed three-fifths
of the cotton-manmade workers and seven-tenths of the
wool workers. Yarn mills accounted for three-tenths of
the cotton-manmade and one-fifth of the wool workers;
the remainder were in weaving mills.
A slight majority of cotton-manmade production
workers were in plants chiefly using manmade fibers.
In these mills, manmade fibers usually were not blended
with cotton or wool fibers to produce yarn or cloth.
In mills chiefly using cotton fibers, however, blends
with manmade fibers were far more common than pro­
ducts made solely of cotton.
In the dyeing and finishing segment, plants process­
ing products chiefly of manmade fibers employed just
over seven-tenths of the production workers; nearly all
of the remainder were in plants where the major fiber
was cotton. Broadwoven fabrics were the chief type of
material processed, although some plants primarily
processed yarn, thread, top, or other products.
Two-thirds of the dyeing and finishing workers were
in plants that were owned by textile spinning and weav­
ing firms. The proportion in such plants (those operat­
ing on their own account) was less than one-tenth in
the Middle Atlantic region, one-third in New England,
and about four-fifths in the Southeast.
Time rates applied to seven-tenths of the cotton-manmade, three-fourths of the wool, and nine-tenths of the
dyeing and finishing workers in August 1980 (tables 28,
46, and 88). Most of these workers were under formal
plans providing single rates for specific occupations.
Rate-range plans, however, accounted for slightly more

industry characteristics

Establishments within the scope of the surveys em­
ployed 332,000 production and related workers in Au­
gust 1980 (table A-l). About four-fifths of these workers,
or 269,000 were employed by cotton and manmade fi­
ber textile mills. Wool yarn and broadwoven fabric mills
accounted for about 13,000 production workers—about
4 percent of the total—and textile dyeing and finishing
plants employed about 50,000 or 15 percent.
Employment in cotton and manmade textile mills fell
about 12 percent between May 1975 and August 1980.
Employment in the other two segments remained about
the same as recorded by a May 1975 survey of wool
textiles and a June 1976 survey of textile dyeing and
finishing plants.
The Southeast region—by far the largest in employ­
ment—accounted for nine-tenths of the production
workers in cotton-manmade textiles, three-fourths in
dyeing and finishing, and slightly more than two-fifths
in wool textiles. In wool textiles, New England was the
largest region, accounting for just under one-half of the
workers. In cotton-manmade textiles, the New England,
Middle Atlantic, and Southwest regions each employed
about 2 to 3 percent of the nationwide work force. The
distribution of employment among the regions changed
very little in the cotton-manmade and wool segments
between May 1975 and August 1980. However, a long­
term shift of dyeing and finishing employment to the
Southeast continued between June 1976 and August
1980. The proportion of production workers in the
Southeast grew from 67 to 76 percent, and fell from
about 15 to 10 percent each in New England and the
Middle Atlantic States.5
Slightly more than two-fifths of the employees in the
three industry segments combined worked in metro­
politan areas.6 The proportions were about one-fourth
in wool, two-fifths in cotton-manmade, and just under
one-half in dyeing and finishing. Regionally, the pro­
portion in metropolitan areas was about three-fifths in
New England, seven-eighths in the Middle Atlantic,
and about three-eighths in the Southeast.
Four-fifths of the production workers were in mills
with total employment of at least 250, but the propor­
tion varied considerably by region. About 65 percent
of the wool and dyeing and finishing workers were in
such mills, compared with 85 percent of cotton-man­
made workers. Mills with fewer than 250 workers ac­
counted for three-fourths of the workers in the three
industries combined in the Middle Atlantic region, but
only one-sixth in the Southeast. Establishments with
5Between July 1946 and June 1976, the combined share of New
England and the Middle Atlantic States o f total dyeing and finishing
employment fell from 66 to 29 percent. During that period, the South­
east’s share grew from 30 to 67 percent. See Bulletin 1967, p. 1.
6 Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas as defined by the U.S. Of­
fice o f Management and Budget through February 1974.




7 Establishments primarily dyeing and finishing wool textiles were
excluded from the survey.

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Virtually all production workers in each industry seg­
ment were in mills with provisions for late shifts (tables
30, 48, and 90). Slightly more than one-fourth of each
industry’s production workers were employed on sec­
ond shifts in August 1980; about one-fourth of the cot­
ton-manmade workers and one-sixth each of wool and
dyeing and finishing workers were on third shifts (ta­
bles 31, 48, and 91). In cotton-manmade and wool tex­
tiles, workers on second shifts usually did not receive
pay differentials above day-shift rates. Third-shift
workers in these industries most commonly received 5
cents per hour above day shift rates. In dyeing and fin­
ishing mills, both second- and third-shift workers typi­
cally received pay differentials, usually 5 or 10 cents
an hour.

than one-fifth of the dyeing and finishing employees in
contrast to less than 10 percent of the workers in the
other two industry segments. Most incentive workers
were paid under individual piecework systems. Occu­
pations having a large proportion of incumbents paid
incentives included cloth menders, drawing-frame
tenders, slubber tenders, spinning-frame doffers, spin­
ners, twister tenders, weavers (both conventional and
shuttleless), and yarn winders.
Two-thirds of the cotton-manmade workers, and
more than four-fifths of wool and dyeing and finishing
workers were in establishments that had work sched­
ules of 40 hours per week (tables 29, 47, and 89). Longer
schedules—most commonly 48 hours—applied to most
of the remaining workers.




5

Table 1. Cotton and manmade fiber textile mills: Average hourly earnings by selected characteristics
(Number and average straight-time hourly earnings1 of production workers by selected characteristics, United States and selected regions,2 August 1980)
United States1
3
2
Department and occupation

Number of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

New England
Number of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Number of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Southwest

Southeast

Middle Atlantic

Number of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Number of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

All production w o rk e rs .............................

251,823

$5.09

7,939

$4.69

5,819

$5.08

232,239

$5.11

4,186

Size of community:
Metropolitan areas4 ................................
Nonmetropolitan areas .........................

101,818
150,005

5.16
5.05

5,024
2,915

4.76
4.58

4,608
1,2|11

5.22
4.55

90,401
141,838

5.19
5.06

3,506

5.01

Size of establishment:
100-499 w o rk e rs .....................................
500 workers or more ............................

114,753
137,070

4.93
5.22

5,135
2,804

4.70
4.69

5,211
-

4.87
-

101,902
130,337

4.96
5.23

1,400
2,786

4.75
5.14

Type of mill:
Yarn or thread mills ...............................
Weaving m ills ..........................................
Integrated mills .......................................

77,924
24,663
149,236

4.81
5.37
5.19

3,413
830
3,696

4.34
5.13
4.92

1,927
2,597
1,295

4.58
5.17
5.63

70,655
21,063
140,521

4.85
5.40
5.20

3,595

Labor-management contract coverage:
Establishments with—
Majority of workers c o v e re d ..............
None or minority of workers covered

28,724
223,099

5.30
5.06

2,860
5,079

4.91
4.57

2,853
2,966

5.58
4.60

21,371
210,868

5.37
5.08

4,186

5.01

Fiber content of predominant product:
Cotton ......................................................
M anm ade.................................................

112,448
139,375

5.09
5.09

1,018
6,921

4.81
4.68

750
5,069

5.28
5.05

107,623
124,616

5.10
5.12

3,057
1,129

4.99
5.06

1 Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late
shifts.
2 For definitions of regions used in this bulletin, see appendix table A-1, footnote 1.
3 Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.
4 Standard metropolitan statistical areas as defined by the U.S. Office of Management




-

$5.01

-

-

-

-

-

-

5.04

-

and Budget through February 1974.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publica­
tion criteria.

Table 2. Gottorn and manmade fiber textile mills: Earnings distribution—all production workers
(Percent distribution of production workers by straight-time hourly earnings,' United States, selected regions, States, and areas, August 1980)

United
States2

Hourly earnings

New
England

Middle
Atlantic

Southeast Southwest Charlotte

Georgia

GreenvilleSpartanburg

Maine and
New
Hamp­
shire

North
Carolina

South
Carolina

Southern
New
England

Statesville

Virginia

WinstonSalemHigh Point

Number of w o rk e rs .....................
Average hourly earnings' ..........

251,823
$5.09

7,939
$4.69

5,819
$5.08

232,239
$5.11

4,186
$5.01

27,861
$5.03

42,113
$5.00

29,258
$5.32

3,330
$4.59

82,974
$5.07

65,277
$5.20

4,508
$4.75

8,436
$4.90

15,464
$5.39

10,246
$5.09

T o ta l....................................

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

Under $3.50 .................................
$3.50 and under $3.60 ..............
$3.60 and under $3.70 ..............
$3.70 and under $3.80 ..............
$3.80 and under $3.90 ..............
$3.90 and under $4.00 ..............

1.3
.8
.6
1.4
1.1
1.5

5.7
1.3
1.0
1.4
1.5
1.5

4.0
.5
.5
1.1
3.5
6.5

1.1
.8
.6
1.4
1.0
1.4

.7
.5
.3
1.1
2.1
2.2

1.5
.2
.4
.7
1.0
2.5

.7
.7
1.0
1.3
1.5
1.8

.1

.7
.2
.3
1.0
2.0
2.3

1.2
.5
.4
.7
1.0
1.6

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

9.5
2.2
1.5
1.8
1.2
.9

.5
.7
.7
2.1
1.2
2.3

3.1
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.2
1.8

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

$4.00
$4.10
$4.20
$4.30
$4.40
$4.40
$4.50
$4.60
$4.70
$4.80
$4.90
$5.00
$5.20
$5.40
$5.60
$5.80

and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under

$4.10
$4.20
$4.30
$4.40
$4.40
$4.50
$4.60
$4.70
$4.80
$4.90
$5.00
$5.20
$5.40
$5.60
$5.80
$6.00

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

3.9
3.2
3.5
4.2

10.1
7.0
8.4
5.9

6.8
1.9
2.6
3.6

3.5
3.1
3.4
4.1

2.7
4.0
4.7
7.7

7.1
3.0
3.8
2.3

4.1
2.0
2.4
3.1

10.8
14 2
9.0
8.3
8.9
5.4
4.1
2.4
2.9
3.1
6.0
5.7
5.9
2.9
1.4

4.5
4 1
5.0
4.0

1.7
27
1.9
6.0
_
7.2
7.3
5.1
5.1
5.8
4.6
6.1
7.2
5.2
5.8
5.2

9.8
18
8.1
3.9

7.8
12 1
5.5
3.1
_

5.4
33
5.4
1.8

4.5
51
4.6
8.7
_

5.0
4.0
4.2
4.4
4.4
3.3
5.8
5.1
3.2
5.1
3.3

2.9
7.5
5.5
2.2
5.6
2.7
5.8
4.0
5.0
5.6
2.5

5.5
2.4
3.9
2.1
7.8
2.5
4.1
2.2
6.2
8.5
2.6

10.8
3.0
8.8
3.3
4.1
2.2
5.5
5.7
3.5
5.9
3.6

$6.00
$6.20
$6.40
$6.60
$6.80
$7.00
$7.20
$7.40
$7.60
$7.80

and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under

$6.20
$6.40
$6.60
$6.80
$7.00
$7.20
$7.40
$7.60
$7.80
$8.00

2.6
1.7
1.8
1.2
1.0
1.1
.5
.6
.4
.1

3.5
2.4
4.2
1.2
2.4
.4
.2
.2
.1

3.2
4.3
3.4
3.1
4.7
.3
.4

0

4.1
2.8
2.8
3.3
2.1
.8
.1
.1
2.0
2.9

.5

(3
)

6.2

-

-

-

-

-

-

(3
)
(3
)
.1
.5
1.3
1.4
1.7
5.4
-

-

7.5
5.9
6.0
4.2
4.8
4.3
7.2
6.1
4.8
5.1
4.2

6.6
4.5
4.3
3.6
3.7
3.3
5.9
5.4
4.3
4.1
2.6

6.3
6.4
2.3
1.9
2.0
2.4
5.8
8.2
7.9
2.4
2.1

7.6
6.0
6.1
4.2
4.8
4.4
7.3
6.1
4.8
5.2
4.3

3.8
3.6
8.0
5.6
10.8
3.5
5.7
4.5
3.1
6.5
5.1

8.0
8.2
6.9
2.7
4.3
3.7
6.6
6.9
5.0
3.5
5.0

11.8
3.1
9.1
5.1
4.4
5.7
8.9
6.7
4.2
3.5
3.3

6.5
7.0
5.4
5.5
5.4
4.4
6.3
6.3
6.6
4.7
6.5

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

3.9
3.4
3.5
3.2
1.9
.9
.2
.3
.2
.2

1.7
1.6
1.2
.9
.6
.6
.3
.4
.2
.1

2.1
2.4
3.2
3.1
1.5
4.7
1.0
1.5
1.2
.1

4.1
3.5
3.7
3.3
2.0
.9
.2
.2
.2
.3

1.7
3.5
1.9
3.8
2.4
.5

4.3
3.0
4.7
2.6
.8
.4
.3
.2
.2
.2

4.2
4.0
2.2
2.1
1.6
.7
.2
.1
(3
)
(3)

6.4
4.1
6.3
5.6
1.2
.6
.2
.4
.1
(3
)

$8.00 and o v e r.............................

^ .5

.3

.4

.6

.1

.3

.1

0
.1
-

(3)
.1

Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays and late shifts.
2 Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.
3 Less than 0.05 percent.




_

.5
.9
.4
.4
.1

(3)
(3
)
.1

6.3
7.3
6.9
3.0
4.5
3.6
7.5
6.3
4.7
4.6
4.3
3.6
3.5
3.2
3.0
2.8
1.3
.3
.2
.1
.1
.1

4.4
3.4
5.3
5.3
.9
.5
.2
.2
.1
(3)
.1

-

-

(3)
(3)

(3
)

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

Table 3. Cotton and manmade fiber textile mills: Earnings distribution—all mills by type of mill operation
(Percent distribution of production workers by straight-time hourly earnings,1 United States and selected regions, August 1980)
New England

United States1
2

Southeast

Middle Atlantic

Southwest

Hourly earnings
Weaving

Integrated

Yarn

Weaving

Yarn

Weaving

Integrated

Yarn

Number of w o rk e rs.....................
Average hourly earnings1 ..........

77,924
$4.81

24,663
$5.37

149,236
$5.19

3,413
$4.34

830
$5.13

3,696
$4.92

1,927
$4.58

2,597
$5.17

T o ta l....................................

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

5.0
2.9
2.6
2.7
3.0

.1

.3

.8
.7
8.7
.9
1.2
.8
.5
1.1
11.2

_
-

$3.10
$3.20
$3.30
$3.40
$3.50
$3.60
$3.70
$3.80
$3.90

and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under

$3.20
$3-.30
$3.40
$3.50
$3.60
$3.70
$3.80
$3.90
$4.00

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

.7
.4
.9
.8
1.6
1.0
3.0
1.7
3.2

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

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

$4.00
$4.10
$4.20
$4.30
$4.40
$4.50
$4.60
$4.70
$4.80
$4.90

and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
undgr
under
under
under
under
under

$4.10
$4.20
$4.30
$4.40
$4.50
$4.60
$4.70
$4.80
$4.90
$5.00

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

5.9
3.5
4.7
3.6
7.8
8.9
7.0
4.0
3.5
4.8

1.2
3.1
3.9
3.1
7.4
3.5
7.6
1.8
4.4
2.8

3.3
3.1
2.9
4.7
7.3
4.7
5.2
4.7
5.6
4.4

18.8
4.1
4.9
6.6
5.1
4.2
4.4
3.2
2.8
2.5

2.4
8.2
6.4
3.5
7.5
3.4
2.9
2.9
5.3
4.6

3.8
9.4
12.0
5.7
7.7
5.1
4.5
4.1
4.3
3.7

7.1
2.9
2.9
4.6
9.5
5.0
3.8
2.4
.8
.4

$5.00
$5.20
$5.40
$5.60
$5.80
$6.00
$6.20
$6.40
$6.60
$6.80

and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under

$5.20
$5.40
$5.60
$5.80
$6.00
$6.20
$6.40
$6.60
$6.80
$7.00

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

7.9
5.7
4.0
2.9
3.0
2.5
2.1
1.0
.6

7.2
6.5
4.8
6.0
5.3
3.6
4.5
3.8
6.5
7.4

6.8
6.3
5.3
6.0
4.6
4.7
3.9
4.8
4.0
1.9

4.8
2.7
1.5
1.1
1.4
1.4
1.1
.6
.4
.5

7.8
8.0
8.4
10.2
1.9
5.5
2.2
.6
2.4

6.5
7.3
6.0
5.5
3.9
1.2
1.9
1.9
1.0
.8

1.2
18.9
3.9
3.9
2.3
1.1
.6
.9
.5

$7.00
$7.20
$7.40
$7.60
$7.80
$8.00

and
and
and
and
and
and

under $7.20 ..............
under $7.40 ..............
under $7.60 ..............
under $7.80 ..............
under $8.00 ..............
o v e r.............................

.2

1.8
.5

1.2

.2

.2
.3
.2

.1

.2
.3

2.9
.6
.4
.1

.6
.4
.5

.2

.2
.2

.1

.2

.1
.1

.3
.1

.2

.2

.2

.4
.6
1.4

.1
.1
.1

.1

.2

2.2
2.4
3.3
3.1

-

.1
.8
1.2

-

.2

1 Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays and late
shifts.
indicate no data.
2 Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.
3 Less than 0.05 percent.




-

.5

_

Yarn

Weaving

1,295
$5.63

70,655
$4.85

21,063
$5.40

140,521
$5.20

3,595
$5.04

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

.5
.3
.6
.8
1.5
1.0
3.1
1.7
3.0

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

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

4.8
3.5
4.7
3.4
8.1
9.3
7.1
3.9
3.4
5.1

1.0
2.9
4.1
3.0
7.5
2.7
8.6
1.7
4.4
2.5

3.2
2.9
2.6
4.6
7.4
4.7
5.3
4.8
5.6
4.4

3.0
3.2
5.5
8.9
4.3
4.0
5.7
4.5
6.3
4.1

6.7
6.8
3.7
6.5
5.8
3.6
4.7
4.1
7.5
8.5

6.9
6.3
5.3
6.0
4.6
4.9
3.9
4.9
4.0
1.9

6.6
4.8
3.5
6.7
5.4
1.9
3.6
2.3
4.4
2.8

1.2
.4

1.1

.1

.2

.2

.4

.1

Integrated

.3
.2

.1
.2
.2

.2

.2

(3)
1.4
6.0
3.0

1.1
1.4
1.9
6.4

2.2

15.6
1.6
3.2
1.2
.8
1.2
1.0
1.3
2.1

-

1.3
2.1
4.1
6.7
10.1
1.8
1.7
2.9
5.0

.2
1.9
1.6
4.2
2.9
2.5
1.3
1.9
7.8
12.0
4.9

8.3
5.5
4.1
3.0
3.2
2.7
2.2
1.1
.7

.3

11.2
3.5
12.7
1.1
1.8
3.3
4.0
2.5
.5
.7

.3
.2

6.8
1.6

.2

.1

.2

.2

.1
.1
.9

7.0
.9
6.5
4.9
-

.3

.7
1.5

.2

(3)
0

Integrated Integrated

(3)
.8
.6
.3
.9
2.4
2.6

.5

.2
.3

(3)

.1
.1

-

.2

.2
f)
.1

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

Table 4. Coftomi aim manmade fiber textile mills: Earnings distribution—fabricating and finishing departments
d
(Percent distribution of production workers by straight-time hourly earnings,' United States, selected regions, States, and areas, August 1980)

United States2

Hourly earnings

Bleaching,
dyeing and Fabricating
finishing
operations
operations

Middle
Atlantic

New England

Southeast

Southwest

GreenvilleSpartanburg

Georgia

Maine and New
Hampshire

South
Carolina

Bleaching,
Bleaching,
Bleaching,
Bleaching,
Bleaching,
Bleaching,
Bleaching,
Bleaching,
dyeing,
dyeing,
dyeing,
dyeing,
Fabricating dyeing and
Fabricating dyeing and
Fabricating
dyeing and Fabricating dyeing and
and
and
and
and
operations
finishing
operations
finishing
operations
finishing
operations
finishing
finishing
finishing
finishing
finishing
operations
operations
operations
operations
operations
operations
operations
operations

Number of w o rk e rs .....................
Average hourly earnings' ..........

5,208
$5.09

8,199
$5.16

339
$4.88

260
$4.63

80
$4.62

4,540
$5.13

7,776
$5.18

249
$4.61

817
$5.24

780
$4.27

223
$5.15

126
$4.55

169
$4.68

456
$4.89

T o ta l....................................

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

.1
.2
.1

.1
.3
.2

_

_

_

.2
.3
.3
.3
.3

1.6
1.5
.4
.7
1.0
.2
.3
.5
.6

_
_
_

.3
.2
.6
.4
.7

1.6
1.4
.4
.6
1.0
.2
.3
.5
.5

3.5
.9
7.8
1.9
7.8
5.8
3.9
4.2
4.5
6.3

4.1
2.5
7.4
3.8
4.7
3.0
2.0
5.0
5.9
3.7

5.2
6.8
3.6
14.5
1.2
2.0
.8
30.9
4.0
1.6

4.2
2.6
4.7
2.2
4.6
3.5
7.3
3.6
3.2
1.9

2.4
6.0
2.3
4.8
1.8
1.6
2.9
2.8
2.9
1.8

.8
5.6
4.8

4.0
1.6
.6
1.4
1.5
1.3
1.0

2.0
2.0
1.5
2.1
3.3
1.3
1.0

_

$3.10
$3.20
$3.30
$3.40
$3.50
$3.60
$3.70
$3.80
$3.90

and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under

$3.20
$3.30
$3.40
$3.50
$3.60
$3.70
$3.80
$3.90
$4.00

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

$4.00
$4.10
$4.20
$4.30
$4.40
$4.50
$4.60
$4.70
$4.80
$4.90

and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under

$4.10
$4.20
$4.30
$4.40
$4.50
$4.60
$4.70
$4.80
$4.90
$5.00

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

3.6
1.5
7.5
3.2
7.1
5.6
3.6
6.1
4.3
6.0

3.9
2.6
7.8
4.6
5.5
3.1
2.2
5.0
5.7
3.6

3.2
5.6
6.5
12.4
1.5
7.1
2.1
10.0
1.8
6.8

1.2
3.8
8.8
31.5
13.5
8.1
1.5
6.2
1.5
.8

$5.00
$5.10
$5.20
$5.30
$5.40
$5.50
$5.60
$5.70
$5.80
$5.90

and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under

$5.10
$5.20
$5.30
$5.40
$5.50
$5.60
$5.70
$5.80
$5.90
$6.00

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

4.5
3.1
4.8
2.2
4.2
3.2
6.5
3.3
2.9
1.7

2.3
5.8
2.2
4.6
1.8
1.6
2.8
2.8
2.8
1.8

9.4
7.7
6.5
3.5
1.8
2.9

.4
4.2

$6.00
$6.10
$6.20
$6.30
$6.40
$6.50
$6.60

and
and
and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under
under
under

$6.10
$6.20
$6.30
$6.40
$6.50
$6.60
$6.70

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

3.7
1.4
.5
1.2
1.3
1.2
.9

1.9
2.0
1.5
2.0
3.2
1.3
1.0

See footnotes at end of table.




(3)

_

-

1.2
_

-

-

_

_

-

_

_

-

-

_

1.2
-

2.1

-

21.2

-

3.1
1.9
2.7
.4
.8

2.1

-

2.9

.4
.8
1.2
1.2

-

.6
-

_
2.5
1.2
2.5
13.7
2.5
-

22.5
3.7
12.5
2.5
1.2
2.5
-

2.5
-

2.5
-

3.1

-

_
_

-

-

(3
)
2.5
1.2

-

-

-

_
_

_

-

_

-

-

2.5
-

“

_

.8

_
_
_
1.3
.4
.5
.1

7.2
2.8
-

_

_

.8

1.6
.8
2.0
.4

_
_
_

_
-

.8
.8

14.6
12.8
.5
3.3
2.8
.8
1.0
3.6
2.6

1.3

3.1
4.1
3.8
5.1
4.4
3.8
2.6
3.3
3.1
9.2

_

.6
.4
3.9
1.5
7.1
3.8
10.6
16.0
4.5
2.7
2.8
3.9
3.9
3.7
2.0
5.4
6.9
6.1
2.8
2.2
.7
.2
.4
1.0
1.8

1.3
1.3
1.3
1.0
.5
1.0
1.0
.5
.3
-

_

_
_
_
_
_
.4

_
_
5.6

-

_
2.7

_

4.0

_

7.6
3.1
_

29.6
23.8
3.6
.9
2.2

_

2.2

_

.6

7.1
15.1
4.8
12.7
2.4
12.7
.8
11.9
1.6
5.6

1.2
5.9
13.6
13.0
15.4
12.4
2.4
9.5
1.8
1.2

14.3
1.6
_

.2
1.1

-

.6
6.5
_

_

4.7
3.0
1.8
.6

1.6
1.6

_

.4
14.8
-

-

_
_

1.2
1.2

18.6
11.6
4.8
3.1
1.5
.2
2.0

3.6

1.3
1.3

12.1
1.8
3.3
1.5
8.3
.2
12.3
4.2

1.0
1.0

_

.8

.9
7.7

_

.7
2.0
.7

.5
1.3
-

-

-

-

Table 4. Cotton and manmade fiber textile mills: Earnings distribution—fabricating and finishing departments—Continued
(Percent distribution of production workers by straight-time hourly earnings,1 United States, selected regions, States, and areas, August 1980)

United States1
2
3

Hourly earnings

$6.70
$6.80
$6.90
$7.00

and
and
and
and

under $6.80 ..............
under $6.90 ..............
under $7.00 ..............
o v e r.............................

Bleaching,
dyeing and Fabricating
finishing
operations
operations
0.3
.9
.2
.8

2.0
1.4
.7
3.9

New England

Middle
Atlantic

GreenvilleSpartanburg

Georgia

Maine and New
Hampshire

South
Carolina

Bleaching,
Bleaching,
Bleaching,
Bleaching,
Bleaching,
Bleaching,
Bleaching,
Bleaching,
dyeing,
dyeing,
dyeing,
dyeing,
dyeing and Fabricating dyeing and
dyeing and
Fabricating
Fabricating
Fabricating dyeing and
and
and
and
and
operations
finishing
finishing
operations
operations
finishing
finishing
operations
finishing
finishing
finishing
finishing
operations
operations
operations
operations
operations
operations
operations
operations
1.2
-

2.4

0.8
-

_
-

“

1 Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays and late shifts.
2 Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.
3 Less than 0.05 percent.




Southwest

Southeast

0.2
1.0
.2
.7

2.1
1.5
.8
4.1

_
“

0.1
.7
-

0.8
1.0
-

.5

1.3
-

1.5

.4

“

“

-

1.1
.2

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

Table 5. Cotton and manmade fiber textile mills: Occupational averages—all mills
(Number and average straight-time hourly earnings' of production workers in selected occupations, United States and selected regions, August 1980)
United States2
Department and occupation

Number of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Carding and drawing
Card grinders ............................................
Card strippers ...........................................
Card tenders (finishers)...........................
Comber tenders (cotton) .........................
Drawing-frame tenders ............................
Opener tenders ........................................
Picker tenders (cotton) ............................
Slubber te n d e rs ........................................
Texturing-machine op erators..................

1,007
89
3,913
527
4,037
1,368
736
3,858
3,020

$5.98
4.17
4.69
4.90
4.85
4.48
4.66
5.29
4.92

Spinning
Doffers, spinning frame ...........................
Section fix e rs ............................................
Spinners, ring fra m e.................................
Spinners, frame, other than ring ............

9,889
3,520
17,551
1,470

Yarn dyeing
Dyeing-machine tenders, y a rn ................

New England
Number of
workers

13
23
143
26
20

Middle Atlantic

Average
hourly
earnings

$5.23
4.61
4.57
4.92
4.59

-

-

19
-

5.15
-

5.31
5.99
4.80
4.81

85
89
369
35

4.66
5.09
4.55
4.61

710

5.00

63

Spooling, winding, and tw isting
Twister tenders, ring fra m e .....................
Uptwisters, (manmade fib e rs ).................
Winders, y a rn ............................................

6,696
1,182
21,457

4.63
4.36
4.75

Slashing and w arping
Slasher tenders ........................................
Warper ten ders.........................................
Slow spe ed.............................................
High speed .............................................

2,257
2,757
272
2,485

5.58
5.14
5.03
5.15

5,307
1,728
680
11,465
1,445
467
8,040
1,565
1,894

4.49
4.60
5.18
6.60
6.66
6.69
6.56
4.72
5.67

Number of
workers

37
-

173

-

Average
hourly
earnings

Southeast
Number of
workers

Southwest

Average
hourly
earnings

$4.74
4.20

980
66
3,586
527
3,868
1,305
689
3,773
2,783

$5.99
4.01
4.69
4.90
4.85
4.48
4.68
5.29
4.97

5.08

Number of
workers

14
85
-

Average
hourly
earnings

$5.66
4.71
-

95
35
-

5.14
4.45
_
-

-

-

5.32
6.02
4.81
4.82

180
52
248
-

5.48
5.81
5.00
-

-

-

-

-

9,596
3,322
16,613
1,396

4.58

-

-

569

4.94

-

-

303
109
592

4.08
4.27
4.37

309
148
761

4.99
4.03
4.45

5,681
925
19,775

4.65
4.43
4.77

70
_
176

4.53
4.82

61
57
10
47

4.98
4.81
4.91
4.78

33

5.00
5.22
5.49
5.18

2,099
2,480
234
2,246

5.62
5.15
4.99
5.17

64

5.12

128
19
109

54
53
295
181
110
34

4.52
4.88
6.01
5.81
4.44
5.89

4.34
4.70
6.50
7.03
6.31

4,946
1,600
591
10,690
1,389
392
7,467
1,398
1,764

4.49
4.60
5.23
6.62
6.68
6.65
6.60
4.75
5.69

29

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

_
4.66
4.90
6.31
_

W e a v in g

Battery hands ...........................................
Doffers, cloth ............................................
Drawing-in machine tenders ...................
Loom fixers3 ..............................................
Box ..........................................................
Jacquard .................................................
Plain and d o b b y .....................................
Loom-winder te n d e rs ...............................
Tying-in machine operators ....................

See footnotes at end of table.




-

29
22
246
_
60
158

-

-

56

5.40

45
11
234
_

_

_

234

6.31

40

5.17

_

_

Table 5. Cotton and manmade fiber textile mills: Occupational averages—all mills—Continued
(Number and average straight-time hourly earnings1 of production workers in selected occupations, United States and selected regions, August 1980)
------------------------------------------ Southeast
Middle Atlantic
New England
United States2
Department and occupation

W eaving—C ontinued
W eavers.....................................................
Box looms, automatic ...........................
Box looms, nonautomatic.....................
Dobby lo o m s ..........................................
Jacquard looms .....................................
Plain lo o m s .............................................
Weaving-machine operators,
shuttleless3 ...............................................
Air-jet lo o m s ...........................................
Water-jet looms .....................................

Number of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Number of
workers

308
-

Average
hourly
earnings

$5.39

19,724
2,189
713
3,642
1,159
12,021

$5.75
5.87
5.47
5.89
5.94
5.68

137

5.39
5.30

4,006
491
246

5.94
6.06
5.60

131
47
-

5.63
5.54
-

C loth room
Inspectors, cloth m achine.......................
Menders, c lo th ..........................................

6,140
892

4.75
4.72

159
110

4.55
4.28

Maintenance and miscellaneous
Carpenters.................................................
Electricians................................................
Ja n ito rs.....................................................
Machinists .................................................
Power-truck operators .............................
F o rk lift....................................................
Other than forklift ..................................
Truckers, h a n d ..........................................

423
1,358
3,659
1,213
2,218
1,970
248
3,693

6.00
6.68
4.26
6.42
4.78
4.82
4.53
4.34

25
31
66
39
41
31

5.76
6.29
4.21
6.16
4.50
4.57
4.43

-

76

-

200

1 Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late
shifts.
2 Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.
3 Includes data for workers in classification in addition to those shown separately.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publica­
tion criteria. Because information needed to classify workers by sex was frequently not




-

Number of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Number of
workers

Southwest

Average
hourly
earnings

Number of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

-

18,502
2,113
3,271
948
11,541

$5.74
5.88
5.93
5.84
5.68

-

3,799
444
-

5.96
6.12
-

-

-

-

-

-

123
337

4.47
5.10

5,731
445

4.75
4.54

127
-

5.01
-

10
82
13
14
14

5.73
4.76
6.30
4.95
4.95

6.39
6.92
4.57
4.57

5.05

6.02
6.70
4.25
6.43
4.79
4.83
4.54
4.32

18

83

391
1,290
3,420
1,149
2,113
1,875
238
3,325

480
59
128
185
-

-

$6.24
5.65
-

5.56
6.42

-

424
167
257

12
18
18
-

$5.62
-

5.68
5.58

■

-

available, wage data by sex have not been presented. However the data indicate that a
majority of workers in the following categories were women: Texturing-machine operators;
spinners; the spooling, twisting, and winding jobs; warper tenders; battery hands; loomwinder tenders; weavers; shuttleless weaving-machine operators; cloth inspectors; and
menders. The predominant sex for drawing-in machine tenders could not be determined. A
majority in all other jobs were men.

Table 6. Cotton and manmade fiber textile mills: Occupational averages—by type of mill
(Number and average straight-time hourly earnings' of production workers in selected occupations, United States and selected regions, August 1980)
United States2
Yarn mills

Weaving mills.

New England
Integrated mills

Yarn mills

Weaving mills

Middle Atlantic
Integrated mills

Yarn mills

Weaving mills

Integrated mills

Department and occupation
Number Average Number Average Number Average Number Average Number Average Number Average Number Average Number Average Number Average
of
hourly
hourly
hourly
of
of
of
hourly
hourly
of
of
hourly
of
hourly
hourly
of
hourly
of
workers earnings workers earnings workers earnings workers earnings workers earnings workers earnings workers earnings workers earnings workers earnings
C arding and draw ing
Card grinders .............................................
Card strippers ............................................
Card tenders (finishers) ...........................
Comber tenders (c o tto n ).........................
Drawing-frame te n d e rs ............................
Opener tenders .........................................
Picker tenders (c o tto n )............................
Slubber te n d e rs .........................................
Texturing-machine o p e ra to rs ..................

311
39
1,571
273
1,605
572
193
1,406
2,599

$5.64
4.20
4.56
4.71
4.73
4.43
4.72
5.07
4.90

_
_

-

-

Spinning
Doffers, spinning frame ...........................
Section fixers .............................................
Spinners, ring fra m e .................................
Spinners, frame, other than ring ............

3,019
1,221
7,714
-

5.05
5.64
4.65
-

Yarn dyeing
Dyeing-machine tenders, y a r n ................

$6.13
4.15
4.77
5.10
4.93
4.51
4.64
5.41
5.11

15
76
-

-

696
50
2,342
254
2,432
796
543
2,452
378

-

-

6,870
2,299
9,837
474

5.43
6.17
4.92
4.87

-

274

_
_

$4.58
4.39
-

-

_

_

_

_
_

-

-

-

-

39
41
222
-

4.11
4.45
4.41
-

-

-

-

5.08

54

4.50

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

4.32
4.04
4.45

_
85

_
$4.73

-

-

-

-

_
-

_
_

_
_

-

5.00
4.97
5.01

-

-

26
48
38

-

-

-

-

-

-

4.34
4.61
6.46
7.03
_
_
5.40

64
64
_

-

_
29
12
182
60
_
_
45

-

_
_

_
_
_
_
_
_

-

4.44
4.89
5.84
_
_
6.07

-

-

7

4.92

-

3.93
4.22

-

-

-

-

34
24
161

5.27
4.62
4.78

225
110
601

18
12

49
35
33

4.94
4.81
4.77

_
42
37
205
_
_
_
_
22

266
217
458

$5.29
4.55
4.48

824
110
8,150

4.97
4.86
4.94

269
426

Slashing and w arping
Slasher tenders .........................................
Warper te n d e rs ..........................................
Slow s p e e d ..............................................
High speed ..............................................

5.75
4.94
5.79

305
328
260

5.66
4.83
4.81

1,949
1,737
168
1,569

5.57
4.96
5.11
4.94

-

-

-

-

582
476
223
2,810
820
142
1,057
524
323

4.71
4.54
5.19
6.68
6.71
6.55
6.62
4.52
5.69

4,725
1,252
405
8,655
625
325
6,983
1,038
1,571

4.47
4.62
5.23
6.57
6.60
6.76
6.56
4.82
5.67




-

-

4.55
4.25
4.64

See footnotes at end of table.

_
_
-

-

-

-

_

5.12
5.63
4.77
-

4.74

-

_
_
- .

46
48
147
-

363

W eaving
Battery hands ............................................
Doffers, cloth .............................................
Drawing-in machine tenders ...................
Loom fixers3 ...............................................
Box ...........................................................
Jacquard ..................................................
Plain and d o b b y .....................................
Loom-winder te n d e rs ...............................
Tying-in machine operators ....................

_
-

$5.38
4.68
4.78
5.28
4.83
4.84
5.15
-

S pooling, w inding, and tw is tin g
Twister tenders, ring fra m e ..................... 5,606
Uptwisters, (manmade fib e rs ).................
855
Winders, y a rn ............................................. 12,849

692
36
656

_
_

10
8
67
_
15
13
7
19
-

$4.86
4.86

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_
16
90
_
_
12

_
4.85
6.40
_
_
5.56

25
-

$4.81
-

$6.62

6.62
_
-

Table 6. Cotton and manmade fiber textile mills: Occupational averages—by type of mill—Continued
(Number and average straight-time hourly earnings' of production workers in selected occupations, United States and selected regions, August 1980)

Yarn mills

Weaving mills

Middle Atlantic

New England

United States2
Integrated mills

Yarn mills

Weaving mills

Integrated mills

Yarn mills

Weaving mills

Integrated mills

Department and occupation
Number Average Number Average Number Average Number Average Number Average Number Average Number Average Number Average Number Average
hourly •
of
hourly
of
hourly
hourly
of
hourly
of
hourly
of
of
hourly
of
hourly
hourly
of
of
workers earnings workers earnings workers earnings workers earnings workers earnings workers earnings workers earnings workers earnings workers earnings

W eaving— C ontinued
W eavers......................................................
Box looms, automatic ...........................
Box looms, nonautom atic.....................
Dobby lo o m s ...........................................
Jacquard looms ......................................
Plain lo o m s .........................................
Weaving-machine operators,
shuttleless3 ................................................
Air-jet looms ............................................

-

-

2,914
1,079
343
201

$5.87
5.89
5.92
5.91

16,810
1,364
247
2,563
816
11,820

$5.73
5.67
6.00
5.89
5.95
5.68

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1,501
174

6.04
5.98

2,505
317

5.89
6.11

-

-

79
-

$5.54
-

-

-

1,348
506

4.90
4.63

4,792
386

4.71
4.83

-

-

55
-

4.70
-

76
327
132
216
151
260

6.75
4.30
6.48
4.53
4.58
4.46

271
812
2,323
762
1,071
888
183
1,903

6.15
6.65
4.20
6.47
4.58
4.59
4.57
4.31

9
6
18
9
71

17
-

4.34
-

-

-

-

4.20

-

-

-

339
185
-

269
-

$5.37
-

-

-

52
-

5.76
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

107
303

5.94
6.00
4.25
6.01
4.53
4.65
4.56

-

$5.97
6.42
-

-

-

-

-

-

4.46
4.91

-

-

6.06
4.61
6.63
4.52

“

”

C lo th r o o m

Inspectors, cloth m a c h in e .......................
Menders, cloth ...........................................
M a in te n a n c e a n d m is c e lla n e o u s

C arpenters..................................................
E lectricians.................................................
Janitors .......................................................
Machinists ..................................................
Power-truck operators ..............................
Forklift ......................................................
Other than forklift ...................................
Truckers, h a n d ...........................................
See footnotes at end of table.




129
470
1,009
319
931
931
1,530

$5.71
6.71
4.39
6.28
5.07
5.07
4.35

$5.44
6.71
4.03
6.41

16
18
31
21
30
20
118

9
-

$4.32
”

6
56
7
42




Table 6. Cotton and manmade fiber textile mills: Occupational averages—by type of mill—Continued
(Number and average straight-time hourly earnings' of production workers in selected occupations, United States and selected regions, August 1980)
Southeast

Southwest

Weaving mills

Yarn mills

Integrated mills

Integrated mills

Department and occupation
Number of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Number of
workers

C arding and draw ing
Card grinders ............................................
Card strippers ...........................................
Card tenders (finishers) ...........................
Comber tenders (c o tto n ).........................
Drawing-frame te n d e rs ............................
Opener tenders ........................................
Picker tenders (c o tto n )............................
Slubber te n d e rs ........................................
Texturing-machine op erators..................

1,380
273
1,514
548
159
1,385
2,537

$5.65
4.57
4.71
4.75
4.44
4.82
5.06
4.91

Spinning
Doffers, spinning fra m e ...........................
Section fix e r s ............................................
Spinners, ring fra m e .................................
Spinners, frame, other than ring ............

2,924
1,121
7,139
-

5.06
5.70
4.66
-

Yarn dyeing
Dyeing-machine tenders, y a rn ................

289

4.81

26

S pooling, w inding, and tw isting
Twister tenders, ring fra m e .....................
Uptwisters, (manmade fib e rs ).................
Winders, y a rn ............................................

4,730
679
11,641

4.60
4.30
4.67

627
34
593

5.82
4.97
5.87

Slashing and w arping
Slasher tenders ........................................
Warper te n d e rs .........................................
Slow s p e e d .............................................
High speed .............................................
W eaving—C ontinued
Battery hands ...........................................
Doffers, cloth ............................................
Drawing-in machine te n d e rs ...................
Loom fixers3 ..............................................
Box ..........................................................
Jacquard .................................................
Plain and d o b b y .....................................
Loom-winder te n d e rs ...............................
Tying-in machine operators ....................

See footnotes at end of table.

308
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Average
hourly
earnings

Number of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

■Number of
workers

-

-

-

-

-

-

672
42
2,206
254
2,354
757
530
2,388
246

-

-

6,672
2,201
9,474
419

5.43
6.19
4.92
4.86

152
46
210
-

5.61
5.79
5.04
-

$5.05

254

5.07

-

-

168
175
361

4.67
4.64
4.43

783
71
7,773

4.96
5.11
4.95

140

4.89

266
254

5.74
4.80

5.12

-

202

4.78

5.60
4.94
5.02
4.94

61

-

1,832
1,599
148
1,451

458
427
192
2,519
810
82
896
487
263

4.76
4.56
5.27
6.71
6.71
6.20
6.72
4.51
5.75

4,488
1,173
347
8,171
579
310
6,571
908
1,501

4.47
4.62
5.27
6.60
6.65
6,77
6.58
4.88
5.68

$6.15
4.05
4.77
5.10
4.92
4.51
4.64
5.42
5.52

14

Average
hourly
. earnings

64
63
26
-

$5.66
4.72
5.33
4.33
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

37
8
215
215
37

4.77
5.20
6.35
6.35
5.13

Table 6. Cotton and manmade fiber textile mills: Occupational averages—by type of mill—Continued
(Number and average straight-time hourly earnings' of production workers in selected occupations, United States and selected regions, August 1980)
Southwest

Southeast
Weaving mills

Yarn mills

Integrated mills

Integrated mills

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

W e a v in g — C o n tin u e d

W eave rs ................................................................
Box looms, automatic ................................
Box looms, nonautom atic .........................
Dobby lo o m s ...................................................
Jacquard looms .............................................
Plain lo o m s .......................................................
Weaving-machine operators,
shuttleless3 .........................................................
Air-jet lo o m s ....................................................

-

2,486
-

-

-

895
158
189

-

-

-

-

5.99
5.33
5.95

16,016
1,313
185
2,376
790
11,352

$5.72
5.68
6.05
5.90
5.94
5.67

1,398
-

6.08
-

2,401
287

1,170
-

4.96
-

63
250
116
208
143

6.83
4.23
6.48
4.53
4.58

-

$5.88

374

$5.72

-

-

-

-

-

-

257

5.58

5.89
6.14

-

-

-

-

4,561
266

4.70
4.74

111
-

5.14
-

249
775
2,211
727
1,027
854
173
1,712

6.16
6.67
4.19
6.48
4.59
4.59
4.58
4.29

15

6.41
6.92
4.41
4.41
“

C lo th r o o m — C o n tin u e d

Inspectors, cloth m a c h in e ...........................
Menders, c lo th ...................................................

-

-

-

-

M a in te n a n c e a n d m is c e lla n e o u s

C arpenters.................................................
E lectricians.................................................
J a n ito rs .......................................................
Machinists .................................................
Power-truck operators .............................
Forklift ......................................................
Other than forklift ..................................
Truckers, h a n d ..........................................

120
452
959
306
878
878
-

1,406

$5.74
6.73
4.41
6.28
5.10
5.10
-

4.32

1 Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holi­
days, and late shifts.
2 Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.
3 Includes data for workers in classification in addition to those shown




-

207

-

4.44

12
14
14
-

separately.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not
meet publication criteria.

Table 7. Cotton and manmade fiber textile mills: Occupational averages—by size of community
(Number and average straight-time hourly earnings' of production workers in selected occupations, United States and selected regions, August 1980)
United States2

Department and occupation

Metropolitan
areas

New England

Nonmetropolitan
areas

Metropolitan
areas

Middle Atlantic

Nonmetropolitan
areas

Metropolitan
areas

Southeast

Nonmetropolitan
areas

Metropolitan
areas

Southwest

Nonmetropolitan
areas

Nonmetropolitan
areas

Number Average Number Average Number Average Number Average Number Average Number Average Number Average Number Average Number Average
of
hourly
hourly
hourly
hourly
of
of
of
of
hourly
hourly
hourly
hourly
of
of
hourly
of
of
workers earnings workers earnings workers earnings workers earnings workers earnings workers earnings workers earnings workers earnings workers earnings
C a r d in g a n d d r a w in g

Card grinders .............................................
Card strippers ............................................
Card tenders (fin ish ers)...........................
Comber tenders (cotton) .........................
Drawing-frame tenders ............................
Opener tenders .........................................
Picker tenders (cotton) ............................
Slubber tenders .........................................
Texturing-machine o p e ra to rs ..................

418
46
1,673
228
1,515
466
318
1,581
992

$5.99
4.38
4.73
4.90
4.85
4.45
4.77
5.45
5.83

589
43
2,240
299
2,522
902
418
2,277
2,028

$5.97
3.95
4.65
4.90
4.85
4.49
4.59
5.17
4.48

7
9
39
21
10
-

$5.09
4.72
4.81
4.92
4.66
-

$5.41
4.54
4.48
4.58
4.94
-

37
-

$4.74
-

-

6
14
104
17
12
-

4,268
1,330
7,438
542

5.44
5.98
4.88
4.65

5,621
2,190
10,113
-

5.21
5.99
4.74
-

394

5.25

316

2,260
568
8,872

4.66
4.31
4.85

923
1,141
158
983

2,314
638
283
4,369
495
108
3,354
328
685
7,855

-

_

-

-

-

52
31
105
-

4.40
5.78
4.68
-

33
58
264
-

5.06
4.71
4.50
-

19
-

5.67
-

-

-

-

-

-

4.69

49

4.57

-

-

-

-

4,436
614
12,585

4.61
4.41
4.68

253
91
344

4.00
4.19
4.43

50
18
248

4.47
4.65
4.29

256
105
689

5.32
4.22
4.56

5.62
5.22
5.12
5.24

1,334
1,616
114
1,502

5.55
5.09
4.90
5.10

49
27
19

5.09
4.74
4.74

12
30
28

4.55
4.86
4.81

113
19
94

5.32
5.49
5.29

25
15
15

$5.03
4.48
4.48

4.63
4.58
5.46
6.61
6.56
6.88
6.61
4.59
5.81
5.91
5.65
6.02
5.78
6.57
5.94

2,993
1,090
397
7,096
950
359
4,686
1,237
1,209
11,869
3,094
844
6,296

4.39
4.60
4.98
6.59
6.71
6.64
6.53
4.75
5.59
5.64
5.91
5.70

37
23
220
24
201
-

4.43
5.12
6.06
6.20
5.63
_
-

30
75
10
107
_
_
-

4.70
5.87
5.15
4.92
-

44
148
49
71
36
377
59
56
154

5.11
6.65
7.00
6.51
5.56
6.41
5.65
_
5.63
6.55

22
20
-

4.27
_
5.10
_
-

5.45

-

-

-

-

408
37
1,534
228
1,463
455
305
1,542
813

$6.00
4.29
4.74
4.90
4.86
4.47
4.77
5.44
6.19

572
29
2,052
299
2,405
850
384
2,231
1,970

$5.99
3.66
4.66
4.90
4.85
4.49
4.61
5.19
4.46

11
75
87
35
-

-

4,198
1,257
7,020
531

5.45
5.99
4.89
4.63

5,398
2,065
9,593
-

5.21
6.04
4.74
-

162
45
206
-

-

-

267

5.22

302

4.69

-

-

-

-

-

1,583
372
7,653

4.68
4.37
4.90

4,098
553
12,122

4.64
4.47
4.70

70
131

4.53
4.87

839
129
870

5.67
5.22
5.04
5.24

1,260
1,481
105
1,376

5.59
5.11
4.93
5.12

37
-

5.07
-

-

-

2,259
589
240
3,987
482
3,111
206
625
7,225
1,059
_
389
5,527

4.62
4.59
5.54
6.64
6.55
6.65
4.73
5.80
5.89
5.65
5.87
5.92

2,687
1,011
351
6,703
907
342
4,356
1,192
1,139
11,277
_
2,882
807
6,014

4.39
4.61
5.01
6.61
6.76
6.63
6.56
4.75
5.62
5.65
5.93
5.70
5.45

-

$5.50
4.71
5.18
4.45
-

-

S p in n in g

Doffers, spinning frame ...........................
Section fixers .............................................
Spinners, ring fra m e .................................
Spinners, frame, other than ring ............

5.50
5.77
5.01
-

Y a rn d y e in g

Dyeing-machine tenders, y a r n ................

-

S p o o lin g , w in d in g , a n d tw is tin g

Twister tenders, ring fra m e .....................
Uptwisters, (manmade fib e rs ).................
Winders, y a r n .............................................
S la s h in g a n d w a r p in g

Slasher tenders .........................................
Warper te n d e rs ..........................................
Slow s p e e d ..............................................
High speed ..............................................

999

W e a v in g

Battery hands ............................................
Doffers, cloth .............................................
Drawing-in machine te n d e rs ...................
Loom fixers3 ...............................................
Box ...........................................................
Jacquard ..................................................
Plain and d o b b y ......................................
Loom-winder te n d e rs ................................
Tying-in machine operators ....................
W eavers......................................................
Box looms, automatic ...........................
Box looms, nonautom atic.....................
Dobby lo o m s ...........................................
Jacquard looms ......................................
Plain lo o m s ..............................................

See footnotes at end of table.




1,118
149
548
315
5,725

-

-

-

-

40
8
220
-

220
_
40
382
257

4.66
4.67
6.28
6.28
5.17
5.61
5.58

Table 7. Cotton and manmade fiber textile mills: Occupational averages—by size of community—Continued
(Number and average straight-time hourly earnings' of production workers in selected occupations, United States ant?selected regions, August 1980)
United States1
2

Department and occupation

Metropolitan
areas

New England

Nonmetropolitan
areas

Metropolitan
areas

Middle Atlantic

Nonmetropolitan
areas

Metropolitan
areas

Southwest

Southeast

Nonmetropolitan
areas

Metropolitan
areas

Nonmetropolitan
areas

Nonmetropolitan
areas

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

W e a v in g — C o n tin u e d

Weaving-machine operators,
shuttleless3 ................................................
Air-jet looms ............................................

1,102
244

$6.00
6.10

2,904
247

$5.92
6.03

86

$5.69

45

$5.51

2,361
601

4.74
4.79

3,779
291

4.75
4.58

121

4.51

38
105

4.68
4.28

195
500
1,623
363
795
703
92
1,376

6.08
6.78
4.44
6.56
4.93
5.00
4.33
4.33

228
858
2,036
850
1,423
1,267
156
2,317

5.94
6.62
4.11
6.36
4 70
4.71
4 64
4.34

18
21
47
27
39
29

5.69
6.57
4.27
6 26
4 50
4.57

7
10
19
12

5.92
5.69
4.06
5.92

62
8

4 94
6.72

104

4.45

96

4.42

70

5.23

1,016
233

$6.03
6.13

2,783
211

$5.94
6.11

2,174
263

4 76
4.38

3,557
182

4.75
4.76

174
464
1,493
325
741
659

6.12
6 81
4 43
6 58
4 95
5 02

5 94
6 64
4 12
6 37
4 71
4 72

1,202

4.27

217
826
1,927
824
1,372
1,216
156
2,123

C lo th r o o m

Inspectors, cloth m a c h in e .......................
Menders, c lo th ...........................................

46
333

$4.62
5.12

107

$5.06

13

6.35

9
18
18

6 94
4 57
4.57

M a in te n a n c e a n d m is c e lla n e o u s

C arpenters..................................................
E lectricians.................................................
Janitors .......................................................
Machinists ..................................................
Power-truck operators ..............................
F o rk lift......................................................
Other than forklift ...................................
Truckers, h a n d ...........................................

1 Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts.
2 Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.
3 Includes data for workers in classification in addition to those shown separately.




6
20

13

$6.06
4 20

4 64
4.10

4.34

NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria.

Table 8. Cotton and manmade fiber textile mills: Occupational averages—by size of establishment
(Number and average straight-time hourly earnings' of production workers in selected occupations, United States and selected regions, August 1980)
United States2

New England

Middle Atlantic

Southeast

Southwest

Establishments with
Department and occupation

100-499 workers

500 workers or
more

100-499 workers

500 workers or
more

100-499 workers

100-499 workers

500 workers or
more

100-499 workers

500 workers or
more

Number Average Number Average Number Average Number Average Number Average Number Average Number Average Number Average Number Average
hourly
hourly
of
hourly
of
hourly
of
of
hourly
of
of
hourly
of
hourly
of
hourly
of
hourly
workers earnings workers earnings workers earnings workers earnings workers earnings workers earnings workers earnings workers earnings workers earnings
C arding and draw ing
Card grinders .............................................
Card strippers ............................................
Card tenders (fin ish ers)...........................
Comber tenders (cotton) .........................
Drawing-frame tenders ............................
Opener tenders .........................................
Picker tenders (cotton) ............................
Slubber tenders .........................................
Texturing-machine o p e ra to rs ..................

499
42
2,074
248
2,007
662
352
1,891
1,647

$5.86
4.14
4.59
4.74
4.71
4.40
4.64
5.19
4.20

508
47
1,839
279
2,030
706
384
1,967
1,373

$6.10
4.20
4.80
5.04
4.99
4.55
4.69
5.38
5.78

10
71
17
11.
9
-

Spinning
Doffers, spinning frame ...........................
Section fixers .............................................
Spinners, ring fra m e ..................................
Spinners, frame, other than ring ............

4,554
1,774
8,981
1,188

5.16
5.91
4.69
4.78

5,335
1,746
8,570
282

5.44
6.06
4.92
4.97

63
52
193
35

4.54
5.03
4.43
4.61

Yarn dyeing
Dyeing-machine tenders, y a r n ................

318

4.69

392

5.25

51

4.60

S pooling, w inding, and tw is tin g
Twister tenders, ring fra m e ......... ............ 4,747
Uptwisters, (manmade fibers) .................
816
Winders, y a r n ..................... ....................... 11,065

4.55
4.25
4.54

1,949
366
10,392

4.82
4.61
4.98

284
101
429

4.08
4.25
4.32

19
163

4.10
4.51

309
148
759

851
1,083
168
915

5.46
4.79
4.95
4.76

1,406
1,674
104
1,570

5.65
5.37
5.16
5.38

36
36
10
26

4.94
4.89
4.91
4.89

-

-

-

-

2,162
750
315
4,764
709
149
3,258
601
844

4.41
4.56
4.90
6.52
6.68
6.48
6.48
4.61
5.64

3,145
978
365
6,701
736
318
4,782
964
1,050

4.56
4.62
5.42
6.66
6.64
6.79
6.62
4.78
5.70

44
134
75
42
23

4.94
6.30
5.96
4.70
5.80

38
9
-

4.37
4.60
-

-

$4.65
4.59
4.47
4.70
4.75
-

9
13
72
9
9
-

22
37
176
-

-

$5.39
4.59
4.56
5.77
4.46
-

173

$4.20

494
32
1,885
248
1,922
628
340
1,858
1,421

$5.87
3.98
4.59
4.74
4.72
4.40
4.63
5.19
4.20

486
34
1,701
279
1,946
677
349
1,915
1,362

$6.13
4.05
4.81
5.04
4.98
4.56
4.73
5.39
5.77

5.17
5.96
4.69
4.79

5,161
1,662
8,178
256

32
45
-

$4.64
4.82
_
-

-

-

5.44
6.08
4.92
4.94

56
21
82
-

5.08
5.51
4.65
-

13
53
_
50
-

$5.61
4.76
5.43
_
-

4.99
5.16
4.68
-

25
-

4.81
-

-

-

4,435
1,660
8,435
1,140

-

-

-

201

4.33

368

5.27

-

-

4.99
4.03
4.44

3,916
567
9,660

4.55
4.31
4.56

1,765
358
10,115

4.87
4.61
4.98

70
76

4.53
4.45

_
_
1 100

_
5.10

33
116
103

5.00
5.01
5.06

771
909
136
773

5.51
4.76
4.96
4.72

1,328
1,571
98
1,473

5.69
5.38
5.03
5.40

11
20
-

5.18
4.58
_

53
-

5.11
-

-

-

-

-

29
22
222
60
134
56

4.34
4.70
6.37
7.03
6.07
-

2,007
692
242
4,319
696
83
2,960
525
746

4.40
4.57
4.92
6.55
6.68
6.09
6.53
4.64
5.67

2,939
908
349
6,371
693
309
4,507
873
1,018

4.56
4.63
5.44
6.67
6.69
6.80
6.64
4.82
5.70

_
89
_
89

_
5.73
_

_
32
7
145
_
_

_
4.84
5.23
6.67
_
_

5.73
_

145

-

6.67
_

-

-

31
166
-

-

6.02
5.17
-

-

S la s h in g a n d w a r p in g

Slasher tenders .........................................
Warper te n d e rs ..........................................
Slow s p e e d ..............................................
High speed ..............................................
W e a v in g

Battery hands ............................................
Doffers, cloth .............................................
Drawing-in machine tenders ...................
Loom fixers3 ...............................................
Box ...........................................................
Jacquard ..................................................
Plain and d o b b y ......................................
Loom-winder te n d e rs ................................
Tying-in machine operators ....................

_____ ____
See footnotes at end of table.




-

5.40

_

21

5.42

Table 8. Cotton and manmade fiber textile mills: Occupational averages—by size of establishment—Continued
(Number and average straight-time hourly earnings' of production workers in selected occupations, United States and selected regions, August 1980)
Southwest

southeast

Middle Atlantic

New England

United States2

Establishments withDepartment and occupation

100-499 workers

500 workers or
more

100-499 workers

500 workers or
more

100-499 workers

100-499 workers

500 workers or
more

100-499 workers

500 workers or
more

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

to
O

W eaving— C ontinued
W eavers......................................................
Box looms, automatic ............................
Box looms, nonautom atic.....................
Dobby lo o m s ...........................................
Jacquard looms ......................................
Plain lo o m s ..............................................
Weaving-machine operators,
shuttleless3 ................................................
Air-jet lo o m s ............................................

7,362
1,140
289
1,265
357
4,311

$5.76
5.95
5.82
5.72
5.91
5.70

12,362
1,049
2,377
802
7,710

$5.74
5.78
5.98
5.95
5.67

93
-

1,390
130

5.60
5.30

2,616
361

6.12
6.34

C loth room
Inspectors, cloth m a c h in e .......................
Menders, c lo th ...........................................

2,356
676

4.64
4.68

3,784
216

M aintenance and m iscellaneous
C arpenters..................................................
E lectricians.................................................
Janitors .......................................................
Machinists ..................................................
Power-truck operators .............................
Forklift ......................................................
Other than forklift ...................................
Truckers, h a n d ...........................................

168
613
1,609
507
872
813
910

5.76
6.63
4.18
6.24
4.54
4.55
4.30

255
745
2,050
706
1,346
1,157
189
2,783




$5.37

-

-

348
231

6.13
6.34

-

-

-

-

32
-

95
-

5.25
-

14
9
8
8
”

6.34
6.95
4.49
4.49
-

$5.76
5.97
5.76
5.79
5.38
5.71

11,713
1,032
2,226
782
7,293

$5.74
5.80
5.99
5.94
5.66

-

1,224
83

5.62
5.16

2,575
361

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

128
47

5.63
5.54

-

-

-

4.82
4.83

77
42

4.80
4.38

-

-

119
303

4.40
4.91

2,128
331

4.65
4.52

3,603
114

4.82
4.59

6.17
6.71
4.32
6.56
4.94
5.00
4.55
4.35

13
21
47
28
26
26
158

5.78
6.58
4.26
6.37
4.59
4.59
4.50

12
10
19
11
42

5.73
5.68
4.08
5.62
4.18

10
70
13
14
14
83

5.73
4.56
6.30
4.95
4.95
5.05

151
572
1,461
463
818
759
668

5.75
6.65
4.17
6.22
4.53
4.54
4.15

240
718
1,959
686
1,295
1,116
179
2,657

6.19
6.74
4.32
6.57
4.96
5.02
4.56
4.36

Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts.
Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.
Includes data for workers in classification in addition to those shown separately.

215
-

6,789
1,081
249
1,045
166
4,248

394
59
128
185
-

$5.42
-

-

-

-

-

$5.95
5.65
5.56
6.42
-

-

-

-

$4.32
-

-

-

-

4.19
4.63
4.63
”

14
10
10

-

$5.73
5.58

NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria.

Table 9. Cotton and manmade fiber textile mills: Occupational averages—by method of wage payment
(Number and average straight-time hourly earnings1 of production workers in selected occupations, United States and selected regions, August 1980)
United States2
In c e n t i v e

Timeworkers
Department and occupation

New England
Timeworkers

workers

Number of
workers

Average
hourly
earnmgs

Number of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

994
3,158
134
1,174
1,301
536
515
2,810

$5.99
4.63
4.71
4.52
4.45
4.60
4.80
4.87

13
755
393
2,863
67
200
3,343
210

$4.93
4.94
4.96
4.99
5.07
4.85
5.36
5.59

Doffers, spinning frame ...........................
2,439
Section fix e r s ............................................. 3,378
Spinners, ring fra m e .................................. 10,386

5.14
5.99
4.71

7,450
142
7,165

5.37
5.90
4.93

4,775
1,073
9,842

4.49
4.29
4.56

1,921
109
11,615

2,450
240
2,210

5.14
4.90
5.17

307
-

Battery hands ............................................ 4,171
Doffers, cloth ............................................. 1,527
Drawing-in machine tenders ...................
463
Loom fixers3 ............................................... 10,864
Plain and d o b b y ...................................... 7,545
Loormwinder te n d e rs ................................ 1,070
Tying-in machine operators ............................. 1,608
W eavers .............................................................................. 1,905
Box looms, automatic ........................................
369
Dobby looms ..............................................................
293
Jacquard looms ......................................
166
Plain lo o m s ..............................................
953
Weaving-machine operators,
shuttleless3 ................................................
207
Air-jet looms ............................................
86

Middle Atlantic
Timeworkers

workers
Average
hourly
earnings

Southeast
Timeworkers

workers

Number of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Number of
workers

Number of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

13
143

$5.23
4.57

-

-

-

-

-

14
18
-

4.45
4.49
-

-

-

-

-

-

$5.47
5.31

-

$4.20

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

57
73
207

4.32
4.78
4.38

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

162

4.77

-

-

-

-

4.98
5.12
4.92

263
91
390

3.91
4.26
4.09

40
202

5.19
4.92

202
148
630

5.00
4.03
4.45

5.15

57
10
47

4.81
4.91
4.78

-

-

116

5.01

-

-

-

-

-

103

5.06

-

-

16
43
53
250
177
102
22

4.20
4.38
4.88
5.92
5.79
4.43
5.37

-

4.34
4.70
6.47
5.40
6.33

138
127
-

Timeworkers

workers

Number of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

967
2,939
134
1,096
1,240
492
477
2,588

$6.01
4.63
4.71
4.49
4.45
4.62
4.83
4.92

13
647
393
2,772
65
197
3,296
195

$4.93
4.99
4.96
4.99
5.06
4.85
5.36
5.55

2,348
3,209
10,049

5.16
6.03
4.72

7,248

5.37

6,564

4.97
4.44

4,164
834
8,706

4.50
4.33
4.59

_

-

-

-

2,187
210
1,977

5.17
4.93
5.19

-

3,913
1,410
377
10,296
7,127
911
1,490
1,648
351
189
53
953
162
73

Number of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Southwest

Numworkers

age
hourly
earnings

Numworkers

age
hourly
earnings

workers
Numworkers

age
hourly
earnings

C a r d in g a n d d r a w in g

Card grinders .............................................
Card tenders (finishers) ............................
Comber tenders (cotton) .........................
Drawing-frame tenders .............................
Opener tenders .........................................
Picker tenders (cotton) ............................
Slubber tenders .........................................
Texturing-machine o p e ra to rs ..................

-

12

13

-

173

-

-

37

$4.74

14
75

$5.66
4.71
-

-

64
35

-

_
_
-

-

-

-

5.01
4.45
-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

4.82
5.81
4.58

-

4.93

34
52
70

1,517
91
11,069

5.06
5.29
4.92

70
116

4.53
4.52

-

-

-

-

-

-

293

5.04

-

_

_

-

-

-

-

_
-

269

5.00

-

-

-

-

4.46
4.55
5.26
6.62
6.59
4.73
5.65
5.52
5.34
5.39
4.68
5.64

1,033
190
214
394
340
487
274
16,854
1,762
3,082
895
10,588

4.61
4.96
5.16
6.78
6.73
4.80
5.86
5.77
5.99
5.96
5.91
5.68

-

_
4.66
4.90
6.45
6.45

_

_

-

_
_
_
_

5.17

-

4.83
5.04

3,637
371

6.01
6.33

S p in n in g
-

-

146

$5.63

178

5.16

-

" S p o o lin g , w in d in g , a n d tw is tin g

Twister tenders, ring fra m e .....................
Uptwisters, (manmade fib e rs ).................
Winders, y a rn .............................................

107
131

S la s h in g a n d w a r p in g

Warper te n d e rs ..........................................
Slow s p e e d ..............................................
High speed ..............................................

-

275

5.05

4.47
4.55
5.18
6.60
6.56
4.68
5.63
5.57
5.33
5.30
6.13
5.64

1,136
201
217
601
495
495
286
17,819
1,820
3,349
993
11,068

4.60
4.97
5.17
6.63
6.58
4.80
5.91
5.77
5.97
5.94
5.91
5.69

-

4.94
5.03

3,799
405

6.00
6.28

-

-

W e a v in g

See footnotes at end of table.




-

-

12
260

6.85
5.39

29
22
108
56
159

-

_
6.52
6.46
-

321

6.19

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

137

-

_

-

-

5.30

5.75
_

5.79
-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

45

5.31
-

86
-

78
-

45
11
210
210
-

40
-

-

374

-

-

_

_

_

_

-

5.72
_
_

257

5.58

-

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

Table 9. Cotton and manmade fiber textile mills: Occupational averages—by method of wage payment—Continued
(Number and average straight-time hourly earnings' of'production workers in selected occupations, United States and selected regions, August 1980)

Timeworkers
Department and occupation

Incentive
workers

Incentive
workers

Timeworkers

Timeworkers

Incentive
workers

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

-

4,789
413

$4.67
4.49

942
-

$5.17
-

-

-

-

-

3,397
2,071
1,833
238
3,319

4.26
4.79
4.82
4.54
4.32

23
42
42

3.76
4.98
4.98
-

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

-

123
303

$4.47
4.91

-

-

-

“

-

82
14
14

4.76
4.95
4.95
4.57

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

5,152
822

$4.66
4.61

988
70

$5.20
5.97

159
106

$4.55
4.25

-

3,636
2,176
1,928
248
3,655

4.26
4.78
4.81
4.53
4.32

23
42
42

3.76
4.98
4.98

66
41
31

4.21
4.50
4.57

198

4.44

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

Incentive
workers

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

Timeworkers

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

Southwest

Southeast

Middle Atlantic

New England

United States1
2
3

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

Timeworkers

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

Incentive
workers

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

$4.62
-

-

-

4.57
4.57
-

~

“

C lo th r o o m

Inspectors, cloth m a c h in e .......................
Menders, cloth ...........................................

81
-

M a in te n a n c e a n d m is c e lla n e o u s

Janitors .......................................................
Power-truck operators ..............................
Forklift ......................................................
Other than forklift ...................................
Truckers, h a n d ...........................................

-

-

“

-

-

1 Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts.
2 Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.
3 Includes data for workers in classification in addition to those shown separately.




53

“

18
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Table 10. Cotton and manmade fiber textile^ mills: Occupational averages—selected States and areas
(Number and aveifage straight-time hourly earnings' of production workers in selected occupations, August 1980

Charlotte

Departmenti and occupation

All production w orke rs.............................
M e n ....................................................
W o m e n ..............................................
T im e ......................................................
M e n ....................................................
Women ..............................................
Incentive...............................................
M e n ....................................................
W o m e n ..............................................
Carding and draw ing
Card grinders ............................................
M e n ....................................................
Card strippers ...........................................
M e n ....................................................
Card tenders (finishers) ...........................
M e n ....................................................
Women ..............................................
T im e ......................................................
M e n ....................................................
Women ..............................................
Incentive...............................................
M e n ....................................................
Women ..............................................
Comber tenders (c o tto n ).........................
M e n ....................................................
Women ..............................................
T im e ......................................................
M e n ....................................................
Incentive...............................................
M e n ....................................................
W o m e n ..............................................
Drawing-frame tenders ............................
M e n ....................................................
Women ..............................................
T im e ......................................................
M e n ....................................................
Women ..............................................
Incentive...............................................
M e n ....................................................
Women ..............................................
Opener tenders ........................................
M e n ....................................................

See footnotes at end of table.




GreenvilleSpartanburg

Georgia

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

27,861
14,360
13,501
17,987
10,527
7,460
9,874
3,833
6,041

$5.03
5.24
4.80
4.94
5.21
4.57
5.18
5.34
5.09

42,113
29,016
13,097
7,477

130
129
383
362
21
286
281
97
81
147
105
42
96
62
34
324
159
165
-

5.86
5.86
4.76
4.76
4.74
4.61
4.61
5.19
5.26
4.73
4.71
4.80
4.93
4.93
4.93
4.93
5.12
4.74
-

86
82

-

271
157
114
54
54

-

5.02
5.13
4.87
4.95
4.95

680
517
514
411
166
36
26
811
375
-

436
-

365
-

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

$5.00
4.92
5.18
5.13

29,258
14,921
21,346
12,470
7,912
-

$5.32
5.48
5.21
5.41
5.64
-

-

-

6.11
6.11
4.59
4.58
4.54
4.54
4.77
5.54
5.38
4.67
4.40
4.90
-

143
143
398
375
367
350
31
11
459
196
235
129
58
71
330
164
181
173

-

4.53
-

6.27
6.27
4.81
4.82
4.82
4.83
4.77
4.77
5.09
5.19
5.05
4.72
4.76
4.69
5.23
5.20
4.58
4.58

Maine and New
North Carolina
Hampshire

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

3,330
2,019
1,311
2,662
1,843
819
668
176
492

$4.59
4.68
4.45
4.49
4.60
4.24
5.00
5.52
4.81

82,974
43,979
36,025
56,494
33,977
21,255
26,480
10,002
14,770

12
12
16
16
105
99
105
99
16
12
9
15
15

5.27
5.27
4.52
4.52
4.44
4.44
4.44
4.44
4.92
4.59
5.37
4.50
4.50

345
344
32
26
1,222
1,119
103
932
925
7
290
194
96
272
201
71
52
220
158
62
1,265
936
284
215
143
60
1,050
793
224
277
277

South Carolina

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

$5.07
5.26
4.81
5.00
5.23
4.60
5.23
5.35
5.10

65,277
32,900
46,850
27,093
16,735
18,427
-

$5.20
5.37
5.11
5.32
4.70
5.43
-

-

-

5.78
5.78
4.26
4.27
4.68
4.65
4.99
4.55
4.55
4.51
5.09
5.13
5.03
4.78
4.74
4.87
4.37
4.87
4.84
4.96
4.87
4.87
4.77
4.35
4.26
4.33
4.98
4.98
4.89
4.33
4.33

302
302
1,083
1,039
1,028
1,002
55
129
99
71
64
35
1,142
677
401
388
270
118
754
407
424
398

6.18
6.18
4.70
4.70
4.68
4.69
4.91
4.87
4.84
4.77
4.78
4.94
4.88
4.89
4.91
4.66
4.68
4.59
5.00
5.03
4.52
4.52

Southern New
England

Statesville

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

4,508
2,366
2,142
3,641
2,003
1,638
867
363
504

$4.75
5.07
4.40
4.59
4.95
4.14
5.46
5.77
5.24

8,436
4,338
4,098
6,008
3,289
2,719
2,428
1,049
1,379

$4.90
5.12
4.66
4.76
5.09
4.36
5.24
5.22
5.25

15,464
10,419
5,045
-

4.95
4.96
4.89
4.95
4.96
4.89
4.92
4.92
-

51
51

5.52
5.52
4.55
4.54
4.38
4.38
4.81
5.09
4.81
5.11
5.00
4.99
5.02

74
121
166
-

38
31
7
38
31
7
10
10
“

140
136
102
102
53
19
52
18
183
147
36

-

-

“

163
127
36
30
30

-

5.12
5.15
5.02
4.48
4.48

WinstonSalem-High
Point

Virginia

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

-

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

$5.39
5.47
5.22
-

10,246
5,697
3,985
8,093
5,193
2,888
2,153
-

$5.09
5.23
4.72
4.96
5.17
4.59
5.56
-

5.53
4.93
4.69
-

50
50

6.00
6.00
4.68
4.68
4.55
4.55
5.16
-

139
139
115
115
118
-

-

-

-

-

4.31
“

-

56
“

-

66
25
25

5.55
4.61
4.61

Table 10. Cotton and manmade fiber textile mills: Occupational averages—selected States and areas—Continued
(Number and average straight-time hourly earnings1 of production workers in selected occupations, August 1980

Charlotte

Department and occupation

Carding and draw ing—Continued
Picker tenders (cotton) ............................
M e n ....................................................
T im e ......................................................
M e n ....................................................
Incentive...............................................
M e n ....................................................
Slubber te n d e rs ........................................
M e n ....................................................
Women ..............................................
T im e ......................................................
M e n ....................................................
Incentive...............................................
M e n ....................................................
Women ..............................................
Texturing-machine operators ..................
M e n ....................................................
Time:
M e n ....................................................
Incentive...............................................
Spinning
Doffers, spinning fra m e ...........................
M e n ....................................................
Women ..............................................
T im e ......................................................
M e n ....................................................
Women ..............................................
Incentive...............................................
M e n ....................................................
Women .............................................
Section fix e rs ............................................
M e n ...................................................
Women ..............................................
Spinners, ring fra m e.................................
M e n ....................................................
Women ..............................................
T im e ......................................................
M e n ....................................................
Women .............................................
Incentive..............................................
M e n ...................................................
Women .............................................

See footnotes at end of table.




Num­
ber of
work­
ers

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

96
94
50
50
46
44
413
355
58
402
345
57
89
76

$4.88
4.89
4.67
4.67
5.12
5.14
5.24
5.25
5.18
5.26
5.27
5.20
5.27
5.23

-

1,137
905
232
289
246
43
848
659
189
442
400
42
2,112
40
2,072
1,408
1,404
704
36
668

-

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

73
61
612
337
143
46
469
291
74
-

-

4.60
5.01
5.39
4.99

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

$4.40
4.28
5.04
5.16
4.40
4.95
5.23
5.20
5.61
-

60

5.56

1,693
1,403
407
315
1,286
1,088
460
392
3,316
2,678
1,759

5.18
5.18
4.84
4.85
5.29
5.27
5.91
5.89
4.82
4.85
4.58

-

5.12
5.06
5.35
4.78
4.72
5.11
5.23
5.18
5.40
5.78
5.79
5.70
4.73
5.30
4.72
4.60

GreenvilleSpartanburg

Georgia

-

1,557
1,415

-

5.09
5.09

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

83
83
83
83
534
473
486
431
-

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

$4.74
4.74
4.74
4.74
5.76
5.79
5.79
5.82
-

Maine and New
North Carolina
Hampshire

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

13
12
13
12
-

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

$5.31
5.35
5.31
5.35
-

203
201
113
113
90
88
1,260
1,082
28
27
1,232
1,055
329

$4.81
4.81
4.59
4.59
5.08
5.09
5.21
5.17
4.36
4.35
5.23
5.19
5.06

243
237
197
195
1,383
1,157
231
225
1,152
932
-

$4.67
4.68
4.71
4.72
5.45
5.51
5.21
5.21
5.50
5.59
-

283
-

5.01
-

2,884
2,289
595
483
440
43
2,401
1,849
552
1,084
1,037
47
5,435
153
5,282
2,953
2,863
2,482
63
2,419

5.05
5.05
5.04
4.80
4.77
5.11
5.10
5.12
5.03
5.80
5.80
5.74
4.68
4.81
4.67
4.50
4.50
4.89
5.25
4.88

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1,546
1,398
575
550
25
971
848
451
415
2,050
1,947
1,215
-

1,195
835
752

5.62
5.64
5.43
5.43
5.38
5.74
5.77
6.27
6.27
5.00
5.00
4.91
-

4.91
5.14
5.15

46
28
18
18
62
56
269
257
-

152
140

South Carolina

5.03
4.86
5.31
4.56
4.65
4.77
4.52
4.49
4.78
4.75

Southern New
England

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

7
7
-

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

$4.76
4.76
-

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

47
47
180
146
34
172
138
34
-

WinstonSalem-High
Point

Virginia

Statesville

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

$4.53
4.53
5.19
5.16
5.35
5.23
5.20
5.35
-

20
177
165
-

$4.45
5.11
5.23
-

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

34
34
25
25
98
98
-

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

$5.04
5.04
5.19
5.19
5.69
5.69
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3,430
3,172
1,142
1,107
35
2,288
2,065
1,310
1,224
_
5,363
4,945
3,742
3,502
1,621
1,443

5.49
5.50
-

5.25
5.26
5.07
5.60
5.63
6.28
6.28
_
4.88
4.88
4.83
4.83
4.98
4.98

39
19
39
19
-

27
27
100
14
86
90
14
76
-

4.21
4.40
4.21
4.40
6.09
6.09
4.64
4.86
4.61
4.64
4.86
4.60
-

353
310
43
304
261
43
134
132
811
725
573
487
238
238

5.13
5.10
5.33
5.23
5.22
5.33
5.44
5.43
4.51
4.51
4.36
4.34
4.86
4.86

568
427
103
676
-

590
-

5.68
5.27
5.54
4.78 •
-

4.89
-

128
120
85
82
478
475
164
164
-

5.51
5.50
6.05
6.04
5.04
5.04
4.65
4.65
-

Table "S . Cotton and manmade fiber textile mills: Occupational averages—selected States and areas—Continued
O
(Number and average straight-time hourly earnings' of production workers in selected occupations, August 1980

Charlotte

Department and occupation

Spinning—C ontinued
Spinners, frame, other than ring ............
Women ..............................................
T im e ......................................................
Women ..............................................

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

GreenvilleSpartanburg

Georgia

Maine and New
North Carolina
Hampshire

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

$4.92
4.92
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

268
265
264
261

$5.05
5.04
5.03
5.02

4.87
4.81
4.71
4.70
5.30
4.28
4.23
4.78
4.74
4.64
4.55
4.93
4.92

-

$4.81
4.81
-

_
-

$4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
-

-

-

-

1,624
390
1,234
1,025
169
856
599
221
378
283
204
269
193
8,233
7,825
3,413
3,027
4,820
22
4,798

4.57
4.80
4.49
4.43
4.46
4.42
4.81
5.06
4.66
4.53
4.53
4.53
4.52
4.73
4.71
4.57
4.50
4.85
4.23
4.85

South Carolina

-

-

134
134
-

-

-

-

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

103
100
88
85

$4.78
4.79
4.69
4.69

31

-

4.92
4.92
-

732
697
494
491
77

4.66
4.64
4.48
4.48
5.02

Southern New
England

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

Statesville

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

WinstonSalem-High
Point

Virginia

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

-

-

-

-

_
-

“ -

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

48
45
44
41

$4.61
4.63
4.57
4.58

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

256
227
225
196
95
44
85
34
326
319
255
255
71
64

4.01
4.04
3.88
3.88
_
4.22
4.25
4.25
4.32
4.40
4.37
4.08
4.08
5.55
5.52

Y a rn d y e in g

Dyeing-machine tenders, y a rn ................
M e n ....................................................
T im e ......................................................
M e n ....................................................

31

S p o o lin g , w in d in g , a n d tw is tin g

Twister tenders, ring fra m e .....................
M e n ....................................................
Women ..............................................
T im e ......................................................
M e n ....................................................
Women ..............................................
Incentive...............................................
M e n ........................,..........................
Women ..............................................
Uptwisters, (manmade fib e rs ).................
W o m e n ..............................................
T im e ......................................................
W o m e n ..............................................
Winders, y a rn ............................................
Women ..............................................
T im e ......................................................
Women ..............................................
Incentive...............................................
M e n ....................................................
Women ..............................................

697
175
522
443
104
339
254
71
183
77
3,522
3,165
1,483
1,147
2,039
21
2,018

$4.80
4.83
4.79
4.68
4.51
4.73
5.02
5.30
4.91
4.52
4.81
4.77
4.79
4.66
4.82
4.21
4.83

2,214
1,745
1,610
1,396
604
375
363
4,313
3,616
2,316
1,803
1,997
1,813

37
37
-

1,520
1,398
651
622
869
776

5.16
5.17
4.93
4.91
5.33
5.37

38
31
38
31

257
254
135
135
122
119

4.34
4.33
4.10
4.10
4.60
4.58

-

3,672
3,047
1,594
1,275
2,078
1,772

-

4.92
4.94
4.72
4.72
5.06
5.10

____________

See footnotes at end of table.




203
72
131
152
117
_
_
-

814
813
378
378
436
_
435

$4.45
4.64
4.35
4.27
4.26
_
_
4.65
4.65
4.14
4.14
5.09
5.09

183
138
_
_
112
108
112
108
834
-

200
634
-

$4.47
4.38
_
_
_
_
4.41
4.40
4.41
4.40
4.66
-

4.80
4.62
_
-

264
17
247
180
13
167
_
_
_
768
765
306
303
462
_

462

$4.34
4.52
4.33
4.34
4.39
4.34
_
_
_
4.64
4.64
4.29
4.29
4.88
_

4.88

Table 10. Colton and manmade fiber textile mills: Occupational averages—selected States and areas—Continued
(Number and average straight-time hourly earnings' of production workers in selected occupations, August 1980

Charlotte

Department and occupation

Georgia

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

Slashing and w arping
Slasher tenders ........................................
M e n ....................................................
T im e ......................................................
M e n ....................................................
Warper ten ders.........................................
M e n ....................................................
Women ..............................................
T im e ......................................................
M e n ....................................................
Women ..............................................
Incentive...............................................
M e n ....................................................
W o m e n ..............................................
Slow spe ed.............................................
M e n ....................................................
W o m e n ..............................................
T im e ......................................................
W o m e n ..............................................
High s p e e d .............................................
M e n ....................................................
W o m e n ..............................................
T im e ......................................................
M e n ....................................................
W o m e n ..............................................
Incentive...............................................
M e n ....................................................
W o m e n ..............................................

208
208
101
101
175
47
128
91
28
63
55
49
55
49
120
41
36
22
14
-

$6.10
6.10
5.70
5.70
4.98
4.80
5.04
4.65
4.59
4.67
4.80
4.75
4.80
4.75
5.06
4.74
4.42
4.43
4.40
-

282
243
270
231
616
474
535
81
80
588
474
507
81
80

W eaving
Battery hands ...........................................
W o m e n ..............................................
T im e ......................................................
M e n ....................................................
W o m e n ..............................................
Incentive...............................................
W o m e n ..............................................
Doffers, cloth ............................................
M e n ....................................................
T im e ......................................................
M e n ....................................................
Incentive...............................................
M e n ....................................................

184
155
184
155
“

4.20
4.13
4.20
4.13
“

892
808
673
589
219
219
190
180
156
-

See footnotes at end of table.




GreenvilleSpartanburg

Maine and New
North Carolina
Hampshire

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

$5.46
5.51
5.45
5.50
5.41
5.48
5.47
5.02
5.02
5.45
5.48
5.52
5.02
5.02

356
314
356
314
310
246
310
246
18
18
292
243
292
243
-

$5.52
5.55
5.52
5.55
5.04
5.07
"5.04
5.07
5.16
5.16
5.03
5.06
5.03
5.06
-

-

$4.72
4.72
4.72
4.72
4.70
4.70
4.70
4.70
-

-

-

-

4.15
4.20
4.14
4.20
4.20
4.20
4.40
4.39
4.37
“

1,122
1,053
932
15
917
190
299
268
299
268
-

-

4.61
4.61
“

-

4.56
4.55
4.55
4.54'
4.55
4.59
4.61
4.62
4.61
4.62
-

-

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

14
14
14
14
25
25
25
25

-

25
25
“

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

South Carolina

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

$5.87
5.87
5.71
5.71
4.94
4.95
4.94
4.78
4.82
4.77
5.37
5.27
5.43
4.93
5.13
4.82
4.82
4.77
4.95
4.87
4.98
4.77
4.78
4.76
5.35
5.18
5.41

762
693
762
693
703
217
443
681
438
28
28
675
198
438
653
433
-

$5.42
5.44
5.42
5.44
4.98
5.07
4.94
5.00
4.94
5.46
5.46
4.96
5.01
4.94
4.98
4.94
-

4.59
4.55
4.44
4.47
4.44
4.75
4.78
4.56
4.57
6.07
6.07

2,418
2,296
2,008
1,940
410
596
511
541
456
-

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

570
567
451
448
518
174
344
380
125
255
138
49
89
145
50
95
121
91
373
124
249
259
95
164
114
29
85

1,044
884
738
70
668
481
433
421
373
60
60

-

4.52
4.52
4.51
4.51
4.58
-

4.59
4.61
4.59
4.61
-

Southern New
England

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

Statesville

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

244
244
402
394
402
394
-

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

125
122
125
122
93
56
88
53
69
32
64
29
-

$5.83
5.83
5.83
5.83
4.82
4.71
4.82
4.71
4.87
4.72
4.86
4.71
-

301
262
301
262
87
85
87
85
-

4.47
4.47
4.47
4.47
4.51
4.51
4.51
4.51
-

-

$5.13
5.20
5.13
5.20
4.95
4.92
4.98
4.95
4.92
4.98
4.91
4.91
4.97
5.00
4.97
5.00
-

-

$5.84
5.84
5.74
5.74
4.98
5.12
4.94
4.78
4.66
4.80
4.98
5.12
4.94
4.78
4.66
4.80
-

-

-

-

-

-

$5.63
5.63
5.47
5.46
5.47
5.46
-

-

-

-

-

-

• -

-

-

-

-

41
33
41
33
26
14
12
26
14
12
10
10
16
12
16
12

-

-

29
29

66
66
54
54
48
10
38
41
6
35

WinstonSalem-High
Point

Virginia

48
10
38
41
6
35

-

4.44
4.44
-

32
32
25
25
-

5.13
5.13
4.86
4.86
-

-

-

-

-

263
198
-

-

4.58
4.67
-

-

TFaW 10. Cotton and manmade fiber textile mills: Occupational averages—selected States and areas—Continued
e
(Number and average straight-time hourly earnings' of production workers in selected occupations, August 1980

Charlotte

Department and occupation

W eaving—Continued
Drawing-in machine te n d e rs ...................
W o m e n ..............................................
T im e ......................................................
M e n ....................................................
Women ..............................................
Incentive...............................................
Loom fixers2 ..............................................
M e n ....................................................
T im e ......................................................
M e n ....................................................
Incentive...............................................
Box ..........................................................
M e n ....................................................
Jacq uard.................................................
Plain and d o b b y .....................................
M e n ....................................................
Women ..............................................
T im e ......................................................
M e n ....................................................
W o m e n ..............................................
Loom-winder te n d e rs ...............................
W o m e n ..............................................
T im e ......................................................
W o m e n ..............................................
Incentive...............................................
Tying-in machine operators ....................
M e n ....................................................
W o m e n ..............................................
T im e ......................................................
M e n ....................................................
Women ..............................................
Incentive...............................................
M e n ....................................................
W eavers.....................................................
M e n ....................................................
W om e n ..............................................
T im e ......................................................
M e n ....................................................
Women ..............................................
Incentive...............................................
M e n ....................................................
W om e n ..............................................

See footnotes at end of table.




Num­
ber of
work­
ers

25
853
849
853
849
163
485
483
■485
483
396
396
396
396
139
117
22
88
71
1,328
510
818
1,309
497
812

Georgia

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

$5.34
6.56
6.56
6.56
6.56
6.49
6.64
6.65
6.64
6.65
4.53
4.53
4.53
4.53
5.90
6.09
4.87
5.78
6.04
5.83
5.94
5.77
-

5.83
5.93
5.77

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

105
73
18
55
32
1,267
1,061
1,180
66
1,107
958
1,025
877
196
325
310
2,629
1,819
244
101
143
2,385
-

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

$4.85
4.83
5.73
4.53
4.92
6.58
6.58
6.59
6.37
6.58
6.58
6.59
6.58
5.73
5.26
5.24
5.60
5.62
5.30
5.60
5.09
5.64
-

GreenvilleSpartanburg

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

81
76
1,770
1,623
1,770
1,623
1,482
1,335
1,482
1,335
277
243
277
243
3,121
-

2,897
-

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

$5.59
5.64
6.59
6.59
6.59
6.59
6.58
6.57
6.58
6.57
5.83
5.97
5.83
5.97
5.87
-

5.86
-

Maine and New
North Carolina
Hampshire

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

15
13
15
13
84
84
55
55
_
130
61
130
61
-

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

$4.57
4.50
4.57
4.50
5.73
5.73
5.55
5.55
_
5.31
5.45
5.31
5.45
-

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

247
160
87
3,601
3,196
3,464
3,097
137
971
286
1,494
1,479
15
1,404
1,395
9
544
541
524
521
464
424
40
396
364
32
68
60
4,740
399
128
271
4,341
-

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

$5.17
5.34
4.84
6.72
6.72
6.71
6.72
7.00
6.74
6.71
6.69
6.69
6.59
6.68
6.68
6.69
4.47
4.47
4.48
4.48
_
5.79
5.83
5.30
5.75
5.80
5.20
6.01
6.06
5.90
5.71
5.98
5.59
5.91
-

South Carolina

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

134
100
34
3,968
3,556
3,876
3,464
140
140
3,439
3,176
3,347
3,084
382
_
318
628
552
593
517
7,409
4,823
573
298
275
6,836
-

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

$5.26
5.33
5.04
6.56
6.55
6.57
6.56
6.90
6.90
6.54
6.53
6.55
6.54
4.87
4.91
5.74
5.84
5.74
5.84
_
5.70
5.73
5.68
5.64
5.73
5.70
_
-

Southern New
England

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

38
15
38
15
211
210
195
194
46
46
26
25
14
13
12
12
_
-

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

$5.00
4.97
5.00
4.97
6.12
6.12
6.02
6.02
4.63
4.63
6.16
6.18
5.56
5.56
6.85
6.85
_
_
_
-

Statesville

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

23
23
320
319
320
319
193
193
193
193
46
45
34
34
275
83
192
250
80
170

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

$5.82
5.82
6.60
6.60
6.60
6.60
6.69
6.69
6.69
6.69
_
5.62
5.59
5.59
5.59
5.79
5.75
5.81
5.90
5.82
5.94

WinstonSalem-High
Point

Virginia

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

24
825
811
-

596
_
584
_
276
_
_
57
36
30
1,801
_
1,798
-

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

$5.51
6.63
6.65
6.62
6.66
4.45
5.73
5.69
5.67
_
5.78
_
5.78
-

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

624 $6.76
619
6.76
6.74
550
545
6.74
_
- ■
59
5.86
_
62
5.85
56
5.86
_
687
6.04
577
6.14
_
-

-

Table 10. Cotton and manmade fiber textile mills: Occupational averages—selected States and areas—Continued
(Number and average straight-time hourly earnings' of production workers in selected occupations, August 1980

Charlotte

Department and occupation

W eavers— C ontinued
Box looms, automatic:
Time:
Women ..............................................
Dobby lo o m s ..........................................
M e n ....................................................
Women ..............................................
T im e ......................................................
Incentive...............................................
M e n ....................................................
Women ..............................................
Jacquard looms .....................................
M e n ....................................................
W o m e n ..............................................
Incentive...............................................
M e n ....................................................
Women ..............................................
Plain lo o m s .............................................
Women ..............................................
T im e ......................................................
M e n ....................................................
Women ..............................................
Incentive...............................................
Women ..............................................
Weaving-machine operators,
shuttleless2 ...............................................
M e n ....................................................
Women ..............................................
T im e ......................................................
Incentive...............................................
M e n ....................................................
Women ..............................................
Air-jet lo o m s ...........................................
Women ..............................................
Incentive...............................................

See footnotes at end of table.




Georgia

GreenvilleSpartanburg

Maine and New
North Carolina
Hampshire

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

950
392
558
950
392
558
163
163
-

$6.02
6.07
5.99
6.02
6.07
5.99
5.25
5.25
-

455
328
330
236
188
114
1,952
1,857
-

$5.81
5.72
5.90
5.94
5.83
5.78
5.54
5.56
-

2,868
2,644
-

$5.88
5.87
-

-

756
229
-

5.88
5.98
-

325
-

5.74
5.74
“

-

-

-

-

-

754
227
-

-

5.88
5.99
-

-

325
-

-

-

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

-

109
1,810
935
64
1,746
883
687
313
374
661
309
352
830
808
-

$5.92
5.93
5.90
5.08
5.96
5.95
5.80
5.92
5.70
5.84
5.94
5.75
5.89
5.89
-

39

$5.14
-

32
-

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

5.10
-

2,187
1,199
46
2,141
1,175
325
287

6.08
6.05
4.99
6.11
6.07
6.24
6.42

-

South Carolina

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

238
238
-

$5.82
5.82
-

6,890
4,517
569
298
271
6,321
4,246

5.69
5.72
5.69
5.64
5.74
5.69
5.72

987
-

Southern New
England

-

942
-

WinstonSalem-High
Point

Virginia

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

$5.39
5.45
-

199
60
139
199
60
139
-

$5.93
5.92
5.94
5.93
5.92
5.94
-

613
326
287
613
326
287
-

$6.11
6.24
5.96
6.11
6.24
5.96
-

69
40

5.82
6.05

56

5.86
-

_

Statesville

254
53
201
233
48

5.59
5.24
5.68
5.68
5.31

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

76
58
-

-

-

-

5.91
-

-

5.81
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

63
“

6.03
“

-

-

-

-

-

“

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

-

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

-

-

“

”

Table 10. Cotton and manmade fiber textile mills: Occupational averages—selected States and areas—Continued
(Number and average straight-time hourly earnings' of production workers in selected occupations, August 1980

Charlotte

Department and occupation

C loth room
Inspectors, cloth m a c h in e ........................
M e n .....................................................
Women ...............................................
T im e .......................................................
M e n .....................................................
Women ...............................................
Incentive................................................
Menders, c lo th ...........................................
W o m e n ...............................................
T im e .......................................................
M aintenance and m iscellaneous
C arpenters..................................................
M e n .....................................................
E lectricians.................................................
M e n .....................................................
J a n ito rs .......................................................
M e n .....................................................
Women ...............................................
Machinists ..................................................
M e n .....................................................
Power-truck operators .............................
M e n .....................................................
Forklift ......................................................
M e n .....................................................
Other than forklift ...................................
M e n .....................................................
Truckers, h a n d ...........................................
M e n .....................................................
Women ...............................................

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

299
28
271
201
182
-

-

98
98
732
450
282
231
231
195
189
132
126
-

364
340
24

GreenvilleSpartanburg

Georgia

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

$5.16
6.07
5.07
4.70
4.59
-

715
583
471
132
106
106

$4.57
4.54
4.59
4.73
4.58
4.58

1,183
995
1,102
118
977
81
-

$4.78
4.71
4.76
5.26
4.69
5.14
-

6.39
6.39
4.34
4.40
4.25
6.41
6.41
4.81
4.82
4.80
4.81
-

41
39
274
231
518
285
231
196
487
386
424
323

6.03
6.02
6.62
6.55
4.10
4.16
6.51
6.55
4.86
4.73
4.95
4.82
-

43
40
119

5.99
6.00
6.72

205
130
127
108
200
166
198
164
-

Maine and New
North Carolina
Hampshire

4.22
4.29
6.35
6.36
4.67
4.65
4.67
4.65
-

-

4.58
4.62
4.07

-

433
418

-

4.31
4.32

-

-

52

4.47
-

1 Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts.
2 Includes data for workers in classification in addition to those shown separately.




24
21
24
21
-

9
9
12
12
31
28

-

-

-

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

18
18
8
8
8
8
-

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

$4.54
4.43
4.54
4.43
-

1,686
1,311
1,408
205
1,183
278
208
208
-

5.50
5.50
5.52
5.52
4.10
4.09
5.58
5.58
4.55
4.55
4.55
4.55
-

189
189
436
431
1,709
960
739
428
403
761
737
672
648
1,653
1,482
171

-

51
51
-

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

4.09
4.09
-

South Carolina

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

$4.94
4.90
4.82
4.95
4.79
5.50
4.26
4.26
-

2,579
2,256
2,385
2,231
194
-

$4.65
4.58
4.61
4.57
5.19
-

5.92
5.92
6.66
6.65
4.23
4.29
4.16
6.24
6.24
4.66
4.67
4.65
4.66

72
69
276

-

4.44
4.46
4.27

-

-

487
353
319
-

461
383
448
370
_
493
420
-

-

Southern New
England

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

128
19
109
128
19
109
-

5.98
5.98
6.74

-

4.22
4.21
-

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

$4.53
5.03
4.44
4.53
5.03
4.44
-

207
204
171
169
-

$4.75
4.75
4.52
4.52
-

436
-

$4.90
-

281
56
225
281
56
225
-

-

5.90
5.90
6.83
6.83
4.31
4.28
4.44
6.66
6.66
4.49
4.49
4.58
4.58

145
142
-

4.56
4.55
-

-

-

WinstonSalem-High
Point

Virginia

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

16
16
17
17
34
27
7
20
20
33
33
23
23

4.18
4.19
6.48
4.59
4.58
4.59
4.58

Statesville

-

-

14
14
29
29
211
92
119
10
10
83
80
72
69
11
11
108
87
-

-

5.80
5.80
6.37
6.37
4.07
4.06
4.07
6.07
6.07
4.67
4.68
4.67
4.68
4.68
4.68
4.27
4.28
-

140
301
84
220
192
-

7.06
4.67
6.74
5.78
5.95
-

-

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

$4.73
4.91
4.69
4.73
4.91
4.69
-

-

10
10
51
51

-

-

-

-

-

-

6.31
6.31
6.55
6.55
4.21
6.42
6.42
4.48
4.48
4.47
4.47
_
-

-

-

-

114
45
45
73
73
70
70

NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria.
Overall occupation may include data for workers not identified by sex.




Tab!© 11. Cofiton and manmade fiber textile mills: Occupational earnings—battery hands
■V
(Percent distribution by straight-time hourly earnings,1 United States, selected regions, States, and areas, August 1980)
United
States1
2
3

Southeast

Charlotte

Number of w o rk e rs.....................
Average hourly earnings’ ..........

5,307
$4.49

4,946
$4.49

184
$4.20

892
$4.15

1,122
$4.56

1,044
$4.59

2,418
$4.52

301
$4.47

T o ta l...................................

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

Under $3.50 ................................
$3.50 and under $3.60 ..............
$3.60 and under $3.70 ..............
$3.70 and under $3.80 ..............
$3.80 and under $3.90 ..............
$3.90 and under $4.00 ..............

3.0
.5
2.3
2.5
.5
2.6

3.2
.5
2.4
2.7
.4
2.7

3 15.2

_

_

1.3
13.5
14.6
1.9
15.2

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

.5
1.1
1.3
.5
35.4
34.7
17.5

-

1.0
1.3
1.2
1.0
24.0
11.2
7.7
2.0
2.8
1.1

_

_

$4.00
$4.10
$4.20
$4,30
$4.40
$4.50
$4.60
$4.70
$4.80
$4.90

and
and
and
and
and
and
arid
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under

$4.10
$4.20
$4.30
$4.40
$4.50
$4.60
$4.70
$4.80
$4.90
$5.00

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

.3
4.1
3.7
4.5
26.5
19.7
12.7
.8
6.3
3.7

.3
4.0
4.0
2.3
27.8
18.3
13.5
.8
6.7
4.0

$5.00
$5.10
$5.20
$5.30
$5.40
$5.50
$5.60
$5.70
$5.80
$5.90

and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under

$5.10
$5.20
$5.30
$5.40
$5.50
$5.60
$5.70
$5.80
$5.90
$6.00

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

1.0
O

.8

$6.00 and o v e r............................

.2

-

-

_
58.7
-

6.5
-

19.6
-

Georgia

GreenvilleSpartanburg

North
Carolina

South
Carolina

WinstonSalem-High
Point

Hourly earnings

2.7

.3
-

1.7

.1

_
-

16.5
7.1
14.0
-

4.8
.4

25.5
2.3
10.5
17.4

.4

-

.2
.6
.6
1.3
41.9
33.3
13.7

3.4

-

_

-

_
-

24.6
44.5
-

30.9
-

4.7
.2
.2

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

_

.7
-

.8
-

4.4

4.7

2.9

-

1.3

.6

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

.1

.1
-

1 Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, hoiidays and late shifts.
2 Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.
3 All workers were at $3.30 to $3.40.

.3
-

-

-

.1

-

-

-

4 Less than 0.05 percent,
NOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual items may not equal
100. Dashes indicate no data.

Table 12. Cotton and manmade fiber textile mills: Occupational earnings—card tenders (finishers)
(Percent distribution by straight-time hourly earnings,1 United States, selected regions, States, and areas, August 1980)

Hourly earnings

United
States2

Number of w o rk e rs ......................
Average hourly earnings1 ..........
T o ta l....................................

Middle
Atlantic

3,913
$4.69

143
$4.57

37
$4.74

3,586
$4.69

85
$4.71

383
$4.76

680
$4.59

398
$4.81

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

_

$3.10
$3.20
$3.30
$3.40
$3.50
$3.60
$3.70
$3.80
$3.90

and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under

$3.20
$3.30
$3.40
$3.50
$3.60
$3.70
$3.80
$3.90
$4.00

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

.7
1.1
(3
)
1.9
2.6

$4.00
$4.10
$4.20
$4.30
$4.40
$4.50
$4.60
$4.70
$4.80
$4.90

and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under

$4.10
$4.20
$4.30
$4.40
$4.50
$4.60
$4.70
$4.80
$4.90
$5.00

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

1.8
2.4
3.2
3.3
6.3
9.5
26.6
6.0
8.3
10.3

17.5
11.2
23.8
1.4
9.1
1.4
.7
16.1

$5.00
$5.10
$5.20
$5.30
$5.40
$5.50
$5.60
$5.70
$5.80
$5.90

and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under

$5.10
$5.20
$5.30
$5.40
$5.50
$5.60
$5.70
$5.80
$5.90
$6.00

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

4.3
3.2
1.3
1.9
.9
.7
.6
.2
.5
.1

13.3
.7
.7
3.5

$6.00
$6.10
$6.20
$6.30
$6.40
$6.50

and
and
and
and
and
and

under $6.10 ..............
under $6.20 ..............
under $6.30 ..............
under $6.40 ..............
under $6.50 ..............
o v e r.............................

.2
-

-

-

8.1
_
_
_
_
2.7
8.1
10.8

-

1.7
.2
.1
.1

-

-

-

10.8
2.7
-

8.1
2.7
2.7
-

.3

2.0
2.7
1.1
2.2
3.1
2.6
6.2
9.3
28.2
5.1
8.7
10.6

8.1

4.1
3.5
1.4
2.0
.8
.6
.7
.2
.3
.1

8.1
2.7

.7

-

8.1
2.7

-

_

1.8
.1
.1

5.4

-

_

8.1

_

-

.7
1.2

-

-

-

.1
_
_
_

-

-

_

Southeast Southwest Charlotte

_

-

-

_

.

_

.3

_
_
_
_
-

_
-

Georgia

.1
_
_
_
_

_
_
_
_
.3

.4
_

-

-

1.0

2.8
4.1

_

.8
2.6
4.7
1.3
24.0
6.0
22.2
11.2
_
6.5

5.1
3.4
9.4
5.3
5.6
4.0
22.4
8.1
12.1
.3

1.8
1.0
1.6
3.4
2.1
1.8
3.9
1.0

2.5
7.2
2.1
1.5
1.6
.6

-

-

1.2
21.2
27.1
35.3
10.6
_
-

_
_

4.7

_
_
_
-

.4
.6
.3

.5
1.0

-

_

_

-

Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays and late shifts.
2 Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.
3 Less than 0.05 percent.




GreenvilleSpartanburg

New
England

_

1.0

_
_
-

_
_
_
_

-

.1

Maine and
New
Hamp­
shire
105
$4.44

1,222
$4.68

1,083
$4.70

38
$4.95

140
$4.55

121
$4.93

139
$4.68

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

_
_
_

.3
_

_

_
_

_

_

_
_
2.3
_
17.3
20.6
9.0
38.7
.8
1.0
5.3
_
.5

4.4
2.0

23.8
15.2
_
28.6
1.9
8.6
_
_
_
3.8

.4
1.6
2.8
2.1
12.0
6.1
30.8
5.7
1.4
6.8

18.1
_
_
_

_

_
_
_
_

-

7.7
1.5
2.7
4.9
1.3
1.1
1.2
.3

_

_
_
_
_

2.3
1.0

_
_
_

1.0

_
_

_

2.3
_

_
.3

WinstonSalemHigh Point

South
Carolina

_
_

_
_
_
_
_
_
_

Southern
New
England

North
Carolina

_

_
_

4.2

-

1.4
.9
.8
3.5
18.0
33.9
3.3
19.8
5.3

_
_

2.6
50.0

1.1
3.6
_

_
_

_
_
_

.3

.9

10.5
_
10.5
5.3
_

2.6
2.6
13.2

_

2.6

.3

-

.8
.4

_
_
_
_
_

_
_
_
_

14.3

_
_

_

.3
.2

_

_
_

Virginia

_
_

.6

Statesville

-

_

17.4
1.7
_
_

10.7
12.1
_
27.1
7.1
1.4
1.4
5.0
19.3

_
_

.7
.7

_

_
_
_

_
_

_
_
-

_
_
2.2
38.8
_

4.1
1.7
1.7
_

30.2

47.1

11.5

8.3
.8
2.5

_
_

_
8.6
8.6

_

2.5
2.5

_

_

2.5

-

5.0

_

.3

_
-

-

.7

-

-

2.5

-

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

Table 13. Colion and manmade (fiber textile mills: Occupational earnings—doffers, spinning frame
(Percent distribution by straight-time hourly earnings,1 United States, selected regions, States, and areas, August 1980)
United
States2

New
England

Number of w orke rs.....................
Average hourly earnings1 ..........

9,889
$5.31

85
$4.66

9,596
$5.32

T o ta l....................................

100.0

100.0

100.0

Hourly earnings

Under $3.50 ................................
$3.50 and under $3.60 ..............
$3.60 and under $3.70 ..............
$3.70 and under $3.80 ..............
$3.80 and under $3.90 ..............
$3.90 and under $4.00 ...............
$4.00 and under $4.10 ..............
$4.10 and under $4.20 .............
$4.20 and under $4.30 ..............
$4.30 and under $4.40 ..............
$4.40 and under $4.40 ..............
$4.40 and under $4.50 ..............
$4.50 and under $4.60 ..............
$4.60 and under $4.70 ..............
$4.70 and under $4.80 ..............
$4.80 and under $4.90 ..............
$4.90 and under $5.00 ..............
$5.00
$5.10
$5.20
$5.30
$5.40
$5.50
$5.60
$5.70
$5.80
$5.90
$6.00
$6.20
$6.40
$6.60
$6.80
$7.00
$7.20
$7.40
$7.60
$7.80

and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under

$5.10
$5.20
$5.30
$5.40
$5.50
$5.60
$5.70
$5.80
$5.90
$6.00
$6.20
$6.40
$6.60
$6.80
$7.00
$7.20
$7.40
$7.60
$7.80
$8.00

.2
.8
.6
.4
.4
.8
.9
1.7
2.1
1.7
3.1
4.1
2.4
4.4
4.3
3.3

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

2.9
5.0
6.8
10.9
6.6
8.0
5.1
3.2
4.1
3.3
3.9
2.7
1.7
1.4
.7
.3
.3
.3
.2
(3)

$8.00 and o v e r............................

1.2

’
2
3
4

_
3.5
7.1
3.5
10.6
4.7
4.7
4.7
24.7
1.2
4.7
3.5
8.2
1.2
4.7
1.2

Southeast

-

2,884
$5.05

3,430
$5.49

39
$4.21

353
$5.13

568
$5.68

128
$5.51

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

_
-

_
13.0
2.2
2.2
8.7
15.2
2.2
-

_
-

_

_

_
8.3
1.1
1.1
.7
1.2
.5
1.1
.5
.5
2.6
2.1
1.8
1.6

_
1.6
28.1
1.6
3.1
.8
4.7
7.8
10.2
3.1
4.7
1.6
3.1
14.1
3.1
4.7
6.3
1.6
-

1,546
$5.62

100.0

100.0

100.0

_
-

_
-

1.5
.5
.1
10.0
4.3
6.3
10.6
4.0
2.8
4.2
1.1

.1
.1
.5
.4
2.5
.7
.4
1.2
7.4
2.2
1.8
10.2
5.9
5.4

-

7.2
1.5
3.9
4.4
3.3
8.2
8.3
2.8
3.7
2.3
1.9
1.5
1.8
2.5
.2
.3
.5
.3

3.4
4.8
7.7
16.8
4.5
3.2
2.4
3.1
4.1
2.2
4.9
1.9
1.2
.3
.2
.2
.1
-

1.7
1.7
2.4
32.7
2.4
16.0
5.5
2.5
4.3
2.9
5.9
3.3
2.6
2.8
1.4
1.0
.3
1.3
.3
.1

-

-

.1

.6

-

.6
2.2
1.1
2.2
13.3
7.2
.6
3.3
1.7
2.2
16.1
.6
2.8
21.7
2.2
1.7
.6
4.4
6.1
3.9
1.7
1.7
2.2
-

Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays and late shifts.
Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.
'
Less than 0.05 percent.
All workers were at $8.00 to $8.40.




46
$5.03

1,693
$5.18

-

1.2

-

Southern
New
England

1,137
$5.12

3.1
3.9
2.3
4.2
4.3
3.4

-

-

South
Carolina

180
$5.48

.

WinstonSalemHigh Point

North
Carolina

Georgia

.2
.8
.6
.4
.4
.7
.9
1.7
2.1
1.7

-

1.2
2.4
1.2
7.1
-

Greenville- Maine and
New
Spartanburg
Hampshire

Charlotte

• _
-

2.9
5.1
6.9
10.9
6.8
8.2
4.9
3.2
4.2
3.3
3.9
2.6
1.7
1.4
.7
.3
.3
.3
.2
(3
)

-

Southwest

.3
.1
.2
.1
1.1
.3
.1
.3
.5
.7
1.3
3.4

.6
1.0
.3
.1
1.6
1.3
4.3
5.2
3.7
5.3
6.2
4.4
5.8
7.7
3.7
4.5
2.3
5.8
4.4
5.2
6.3
4.9
2.2
2.7
2.3
2.6
1.0
1.7
1.9
.2
.2
.2

6.5
15.2
2.2
8.7
2.2
-

2.2
4.3
2.2
13.0
-

-

.2
.1

-

-

-

Statesville

7.7
.2
.6
.7
.2
.1
.6
.1
.9

.4
3.1
1.3
.8
1.4
2.7
1.8
7.3
8.2
17.0
4.8
14.9
4.9
4.8
5.9
4.1
4.0
3.4
1.7
1.4
1.0
.5
.1
.6
.1
(3
)
.3

15.4
7.7
7.7
7.7
7.7
35.9
10.3
-

.3
.6
.8
4.2
3.7
2.5
6.5
2.0
1.4
12.7
.3
3.4
5.1

Virginia

-

-

_
.5
10.0
1.1
37.0
1.8
1.9
1.9
.5
1.1
.4
1.1
.2
.2
1.1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_
-

-

-

' 2.3
4.2
2.8
5.9
8.2
13.0
5.1
1.7
2.3
1.4
3.1
2.3
2.0
.8
1.1
-

4 18.3

-

-

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

TabSe 14. Gottorn arad masnmade liber textiie mills: Occupational! earnings—drawing-frame tenders
(Percent distribution by straight-time hourly earnings,1 United States, selected regions, States, and areas, August 1980)
Greenville- Maine and
SpartanNew
burg
Hampshire

United
States1
2

New
England

Number of w o rk e rs.....................
Average hourly earnings’ ..........

4,037
$4.85

26
$4.92

3,868
$4.85

95
$5.14

324
$4.93

811
$4.67

459
$5.09

T o ta l....................................

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

_
2.5
-

_
1.8
.9
.4
1.0
.2

Hourly earnings

.7
.7
1.7
1.3
.9
1.1

Under $3.50 .................................
$3.50 and under $3.60 ..............
$3.60 and under $3.70 ..............
$3.70 and under $3.80 ..............
$3.80 and under $3.90 ..............
$3.90 and under $4.00 ..............

_
_

$4.00
$4.10
$4.20
$4.30
$4.40
$4.40
$4.50
$4.60
$4.70
$4.80
$4.90
$5.00
$5.20
$5.40
$5.60
$5.80

and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under

$4.10
$4.20
$4.30
$4.40
$4.40
$4.50
$4.60
$4.70
$4.80
$4.90
$5.00
$5.20
$5.40
$5.60
$5.80
$6.00

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

3.9
.8
4.2
4.5
3.3
9.3
10.0
6.8
7.9
9.9
9.7
6.7
4.1
5.0
2.5

$6.00
$6.20
$6.40
$6.60
$6.80
$7.00
$7.20
$7.40
$7.60
$7.80

and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under

$6.20
$6.40
$6.60
$6.80
$7.00
$7.20
$7.40
$7.60
$7.80
$8.00

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

2.0
1.3
.4
.7
.2
.1
.1
(3
)
(3
)

3.8
26.9
23.1
7.7
3.8
7.7
7.7
15.4
3.8
_
-

Southeast

.6
.7
1.8
1.3
1.0
1.1

Southwest

_
-

Charlotte

4.0
.8
4.2
4.3
3.4
9.2
10.2
6.6
7.2
10.3
10.1
7.0
4.2
4.6
2.5

_
7.4
5.3
11.6
41.1
1.1
2.1
22.1
3.2

3.1
4.3
13.9
1.5
3.1
3.4
6.5
3.4
9.0
6.5
13.6
11.1
2.2
6.5
2.8

12.1
1.0
.9
4.6
10.5
11.6
13.6
4.8
3.0
16.0
6.2
3.5
3.5
1.0
1.0

2.1
1.3
.5
.7
.2
.1
.1
_

1.1
2.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
_
_
_

3.4
.3
1.9
_
_
1.2
_
_
_

1.1
.7
.6
.1
.1
_
_

-

-

-

(3
)
(3
)

1 Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays and late shifts.
2 Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.
3 Less than 0.05 percent.




Georgia

_

WinstonSalemHigh Point

North
Carolina

South
Carolina

16
$4.92

1,265
$4.87

1,142
$4.88

183
$5.00

166
$4.69

118
$5.16

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

_
-

_

.6
.3
4.3
.3
.6
2.4

.3
.8
.4

.2

-

.2

_

.2
2.6
11.5
3.7
23.3
12.2
5.4
9.4
10.5
4.6
3.9
3.3
3.1
1.7
.2
2.6
.9
_
_
_
.2
.2

6.3
43.8
12.5
12.5
6.3
12.5

3.0
1.7
11.3
4.0
_
1.4
5.5
4.9
1.8
7.6
9.9
11.1
8.1
5.3
7.0
3.9

6.3
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_

1.7
1.3
.7
.6
.2
.4
.1
_
_

-

-

Statesville

2.2
2.2

Virginia

8.4
-

-

_

1.8
3.0
3.6

2.2
.1
.8

1.5

1.6

-

-

-

_

_
30.5
_
_
_
5.1
.8
21.2
12.7
2.5
14.4

.6
5.0
_
1.5
12.6
17.8
13.7
5.9
8.2
12.5
6.7
3.0
2.5
1.9

12.0
1.6
2.2
2.7
_
3.3
3.3
1.6
3.8
6.6
4.4
9.8
10.9
7.7
3.3
4.9

_
3.0
12.7
47.0
1.8
4.2
9.6
1.2
3.6

1.6
.7
.4
1.2
.4
_
_
_

2.2
6.6
1.6
2.2
_
.5
.5
_

_
_
_
_
_
_
_

5.1
3.4
_
2.5
1.7
_
_
_

-

-

-

-

.1
.1

_

_

_

_

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

Table 15. Colton and manmade fiber textile mills: Occupational earnings—electricians
(Percent distribution by straight-time hourly earnings,' United States, selected regions, States, and areas, August 1980)
United
States2

New
England

Number of w orke rs.....................
Average hourly earnings' ..........

1,358
$6.68

31
$6.29

1,290
$6.70

T o ta l....................................

100.0

100.0

100.0

.4
1.3
.1
.2
.2
1.5
1.5
.1
2.5
1.8
1.7

3.2
3.2
9.7
16.1
6.5
12.9

.2
1.4
.2
.2
.1
1.2
1.2
.2
2.5
1.6
1.5

Hourly earnings

$4.90
$5.00
$5.10
$5.20
$5.30
$5.40
$5.50
$5.60
$5.70
$5.80
$5.90

and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under

$5.00
$5.10
$5.20
$5.30
$5.40
$5.50
$5.60
$5.70
$5.80
$5.90
$6.00

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

_

Southeast

$6.00
$6.10
$6.20
$6.30
$6.40
$6.50
$6.60
$6.70
$6.80
$6.90

and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under

$6.10
$6.20
$6.30
$6.40
$6.50
$6.60
$6.70
$6.80
$6.90
$7.00

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

1.6
4.1
4.6
2.5
13.8
7.7
10.3
1.4
5.6
5.1

3.2
12.9
6.5
6.5
-

1.6
3.8
3.9
2.6
14.5
8.1
10.5
1.2
5.7
5.0

$7.00
$7.10
$7.20
$7.30
$7.40
$7.50
$7.60
$7.70
$7.80
$7.90

and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under

$7.10
$7.20
$7.30
$7.40
$7.50
$7.60
$7.70
$7.80
$7.90
$8.00

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

18.1
1.2
1.4
1.3
5.0
1.3
.4
.5
.1

_
3.2
3.2
9.7
-

19.1
1.2
1.5
1.4
5.1
1.2
.5
.3
.2

$8.00 and o v e r............................

2.4

3.2

2.4

Southwest

Georgia

18
$6.39

98
$6.39

274
$6.62

119
$6.72

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

_
11.1
11.1
16.7
22.2
5.6
11.1
5.6
11.1

_

3.1
1.0
1.0
6.1

_

4.1
6.1
1.0
52.0
10.2
9.2
2.0
-

_

436
$6.66

276
$6.74

17
$6.83

29
$6.37

140
$7.06

51
$6.55

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

_
2.5
-

_

_
23.5

_
6.9
6.9
3.4
-

_
1.4
1.4
.7

_
11.8
-

_
5.9
11.8
11.8
11.8
-

6.9
27.6
24.1
3.4
3.4
6.9
-

1.4
2.9
4.3
49.3
1.4
7.9
1.4
-

_
11.8
54.9
2.0
15.7

3.4
6.9

6.4
1.4
-

_
2.0
2.0
-

8.3
-

3.6
.4
2.6
10.6
12.0
5.1
11.7
4.7

.8
15.1
2.5
17.6
6.7
3.4
5.0
16.0
24.4
4.2
1.7
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

12
$5.52

_
-

-

5.6

Southern
New
England

-

-

4.1
-

South
Carolina

8.3
25.0
41.7
16.7
-

23.7
2.2
5.5
_
.4
-

-

Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays and late shifts.
Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.
All workers were at $9.20 to $9.60.




3.6
1.1
.7
3.6
7.3
-

1.1

WinstonSalemHigh Point

North
Carolina

Greenville- Maine and
SpartanNew
burg
Hampshire

Charlotte

_

.7
-

.7
.5

-

.2

-

-

.4

.5
3.2
.2
2.8
1.6
8.3
3.7
.2
13.3
2.3
23.6
2.3
2.1
1.8

1.1
2.2
2.5
9.1
2.9
8.3
12.0
2.9
1.4
12.0
6.9
23.6
2.9
6.9
.7
2.2
1.4
-

-

24.5
.2
7.6
.5

-

_
5.9
5.9
17.6
-

-

-

-

5.9

Statesville

-

Virginia

3 20.0

-

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

Table 16. Cotton and manmade fiber textile mills: Occupational earnings—janitors
(Percent distribution by straight-time hourly earnings,1 United States, selected regions, States, and areas, August 1980)

Hourly earnings

United
States2

Number of w o rk e rs .....................
Average hourly earnings1 ..........

GreenvilleSpartanburg

New
England

Middle
Atlantic

3,659
$4.26

66
$4.21

82
$4.76

3,420
$4.25

732
$4.34

518
$4.10

205
$4.22

T o ta l....................................

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

Under $3.50 ................................
$3.50 and under $3.60 ..............
$3.60 and under $3.70 ..............
$3.70 and under $3.80 ..............
$3.80 and under $3.90 ..............
$3.90 and under $4.00 ..............

3.6
2.2
(3
)
1.7
3.4
6.0

1.5

3.8
1.8

.5
.4

7.3
3.5

$4.00
$4.10
$4.20
$4.30
$4.40
$4.50
$4.60
$4.70
$4.80
$4.90
$5.00
$5.10
$5.20
$5.30
$5.40
$5.50
$5.60
$5.70
$5.80
$5.90

and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under

$4.10
$4.20
$4.30
$4.40
$4.50
$4.60
$4.70
$4.80
$4.90
$5.00
$5.10
$5.20
$5.30
$5.40
$5.50
$5.60
$5.70
$5.80
$5.90
$6.00

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

$6.00 and o v e r............................

Southeast Charlotte

_
1.2

-

-

-

0

3.7
14.6
2.4

1.7
3.2
4.9

22.1
17.1
12.9
7.6
10.4
1.5
1.0
.3
1.3
1.2

10.6
40.9
15.2
3.0
1.5
12.1
1.5
1.5
_

2.4
1.2
6.1

-

-

23.0
17.5
13.2
8.0
11.0
.9
.9
.1
1.4
1.3

37.8
5.3
11.1
.8
26.8
.5
.5
.1
.1
4.1

.8
3.3
.1
.2
.5
.1
.1

_
_
_
3.0

.8
3.5
.1
.2
_
.1
.1
_
_

1.0

2.4
19.5
3.7
6.1
_

.3

-

_
_
_
_
22.0
_
_
_
_
14.6

2.2

-

-

-

-

_
_

-

4.9
-

_
_

_
_

.5
.7

3.8

Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays and late
shifts.
2 Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.
3 Less than 0.05 percent.




31
$4.10

1,709
$4.23

487
$4.18

34
$4.31

211
$4.07

301
$4.67

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

.3
1.4
.1

2.3
_
_

_
3.4
5.1

.5
1.4
.5

1.2
1.4
12.3

2.9
_
_
_
2.9
-

_
10.4
9.5

4.7
1.3
_
_

15.3
28.2
10.8
4.6
12.5

29.8
14.2
13.9
10.0
14.7
.5
1.5
.1
.1
1.9

12.3
38.6
8.0
11.7
4.9
_
_
_
_

8.8
23.5
26.5
_

46.9
10.4
15.6
_

44.2
_

2.9
23.5
_
2.9

2.4
1.4
_
_

6.0
7.6
_
_

.4

4.1

29.3
2.0
6.3
16.1
5.9
_
_
_
_

12.9
61.3
3.2
3.2
_
_
3.2
_
_

-

1.2
.6
3.1
-

-

-

9.8
_

_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_

2.0
_
_
_
_
_
_

_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_

_
_

-

_

.8

2.3

South
Carolina

28.8

-

Southern
New
England

North
Carolina

-

5.6
5.6
1.7

-

Maine and
New
Hamp­
shire

_
_
3.2
9.7
3.2

-

-

1.5
6.1
1.5

-

Georgia

-

-

-

-

-

-

2.3

Statesville

.9

-

.8
.4

5.9

Virginia

5.0
4.0

10.0
_

-

_

.3
.3
_
1.6

-

-

-

-

-

-

4 17.3

4 All workers were at $7.80 to $8.00.
NOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual items may not equal 100. Dashes
indicate no data.

Table 17. Colton and manmade fiber texfile mills: Occupational earnings—loom fixers, plain and dobby
(Percent distribution by straight-time hourly earnings,1 United States, selected regions, States, and areas, August 1980)
--- ”5---------GreenMiddle
villeUnited
New
Georgia
Southeast Southwest Charlotte
Hourly earnings
SpartanAtlantic
States2
England
burg

North
Carolina

South
Carolina

Statesville

Virginia

Number of w o rk e rs.....................
Average hourly earnings1 ..........

8,040
$6.56

181
$5.81

158
$6.31

7,467
$6.60

234
$6.31

485
$6.64

1,107
$6.58

1,482
$6.58

1,494
$6.69

3,439
$6.54

193
$6.69

596
$6.62

T o ta l....................................
$4.60 and under $4.70 ..............

100.0
.1
.1
.7
.1

‘ 100.0
-

100.0
.6
.6

100.0
.3

100.0
-

100.0
-

100.0
.1
1.4
.2

100.0
_
-

100.0
.3

-

100.0
.9
1.7
1.7

100.0
-

-

100.0
.1
0
.7
.1

.1
.1

_
13.3
36.5
8.8
16.6

_
4.4

$4.80 and under $4.90 ..............
$4.90 and under $5.00 ..............
$5.00
$5.10
$5.20
$5.30
$5.40
$5.50
$5.60
$5.70
$5.80
$5.90

and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under

$5.10
$5.20
$5.30
$5.40
$5.50
$5.60
$5.70
$5.80
$5.90
$6.00

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

(3)
(3)
.7
.9
1.4
1.8
.5
.9

_
-

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

.5
2.8
2.3
1.5
7.8
17.6
29.5
9.2
16.0
2.5

18.2
.6
5.0
.6
-

$7.00 and o v e r.............................

2.8

.6

$6.00
$6.10
$6.20
$6.30
$6.40
$6.50
$6.60
$6.70
$6.80
$6.90

’
and
2
3
4

and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under

$6.10
$6.20
$6.30
$6.40
$6.50
$6.60
$6.70
$6.80
$6.90
$7.00

.6
13.9
13.3
.6
.6
42.4
.6
1.3
1.3
1.3
.6
.6
1.3 .
<15.8

(3)
(3)
.3
.7
.6
1.4
(3)
.4
(3
)
3.0
1.6
1.5
8.3
19.0
30.3
9.9
16.5
2.7
2.7

Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays
late shifts.
Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.
Less than 0.05 percent.
Workers were distributed as follows: 0.6 percent at $7.00 to $7.10 and 15.2




1.7
2.6
1.7
.4
9.8
8.1
2.6
.9
.4
45.3
21.8
.4
-

_
-

_
_
9.9
41.6
-

43.9
4.5
-

_

.2
.2
2.2
3.3
.6
.2
.9

_

_

-

-

_
3.2
-

_
-

-

-

_
-

1.5
.2
-

.2

3.0
.1
18.3
27.3
.2
28.5
4.5

_
38.8
37.6
19.8
.3
-

_
4.1
9.1
16.1
20.2
15.2
29.2
.8

_
1.6
1.5
10.9
23.6
48.3
9.8
.5
-

2.8

.3

4.4

.3

7.5
-

1.0
-

-

-

-

.1
-

.9

_

_

-

-

-

_
42.5

.2
11.2
.2
.3
18.1

-

-

57.5
-

28.7
31.7
-

.7

.3

-

percent at $7.60 to $7.70.
NOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual items may not equal 100.
Dashes indicate no data.

7.2

Table 18. Cotton and manmade fiber textile mills: Occupational earnings—section fixers
(Percent distribution by straight-time hourly earnings,' United States, selected regions, States, and areas, August 1980)

Hourly earnings

United
States1
2

Number of w orke rs.....................
Average hourly earnings' ..........
T o ta l....................................
and under $3.50 ..............
and under $3.60 ..............
and under $3.70 ..............
and under $3.80 ..............
and under $3.90 ..............
and under $4.00 ..............

$3.40
$3.50
$3.60
$3.70
$3.80
$3.90

Maine and
New
Hamp­
shire

Southern
New
England

WinstonSalemHigh Point

Middle
Atlantic

3,520
$5.99

89
$5.09

29
$5.08

3,322
$6.02

52
$5.81

442
$5.78

460
$5.91

451
$6.27

62
$4.65

1,084
$5.80

1,310
$6.28

27
$6:09

134
$5.44

103
$5.54

85
$6.05

100.0
.2
.1
.3
.1
.1

100.0
6.7
3.4
7.9

100.0
6.9
6.9
6.9

100.0
-

100.0
-

100.0
-

100.0
-

100.0
9.7
4.8
11.3
_

100.0
_
_
-

100.0
_
_

100.0
_
-

100.0
_
_
-

100.0
_

100.0
_
_
_

0

-

-

100.0
.2

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

_
-

_
-

_
-

-

-

_

$4.00
$4.10
$4.20
$4.30
$4.40
$4.50
$4.60
$4.70
$4.80
$4.90

and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under

$4.10
$4.20
$4.30
$4.40
$4.50
$4.60
$4.70
$4.80
$4.90
$5.00

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

$5.00
$5.10
$5.20
$5.30
$5.40
$5.50
$5.60
$5.70
$5.80
$5.90

and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under

$5.10
$5.20
$5.30
$5.40
$5.50
$5.60
$5.70
$5.80
$5.90
$6.00

..............
..............
..............
..............
..............
..............
....,.........
..............
..............
..............

.2
1.2
1.4
.8
3.2
4.5
5.8
3.2
2.0
9.9

$6.00
$6.10
$6.20
$6.30
$6.40
$6.50
$6.60
$6.70
$6.80
$6.90
$7.00

and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and

under $6.10 ..............
under $6.20 ..............
under $6.30 ..............
under $6.40 ..............
under $6.50 ..............
under $6.60 ..............
under $6.70 ..............
under $6.80 ..............
under $6.90 ..............
under $7.00 ..............
o v e r.............................

9.7
11.6
10.6
8.1
10.2
8.4
1.8
.1
.1
-

.1

■
_
1.1
2.2
6.7

(3)
.9
.9
-

.2
.3
1.4
2.4

6.9
-

Southeast Southwest Charlotte

.9
.5

6.9

1.9
11.5

2.2
4.5
2.2
12.4
24.7
2.2
-

3.4

-

-

-

20.7
-

-

-

-

.3
1.5
2.3

-

_
-

_
3.4
10.3
3.4
6.9
3.4

_

_

-

-

.2
.9
.9
.6
3.4
4.8
5.9
3.1
2.0
10.0
10.0
12.3
10.3
8.5
10.4
8.9
2.0

.9
5.9
3.8

_
_
_
-

5.8
15.4
1.9
13.5
-

Georgia

3.9
.5

-

_
_

.5
.9
2.7
_
17.4
1.6
.7
5.4
37.3

.2
3.7
2.8
2.6
.9
12.8
5.0
3.5
1.1
2.6

7.0
17.2

12.8
7.2
32.6

-

-

18.0

-

-

-

-

-

-

6.9
10.3

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

.2

-

_

-

_

_

_

-

-

44.2

.2
.7

-

_
_

5.2
2.6

_

.9

-

1.9

.2

-

-

_

_

.2

-

1.6
3.2
9.7

North
Carolina

-

_

-

-

_
_

_
_
-

_
-

_
6.2
15.1
30.2
6.2
4.4
13.1
24.6

3.2

3.2
17.7
35.5
_
_
_
_
_
_
-

_

.8
3.2
4.7
.4
1.3
1.5
.1
7.1
7.7
9.8
.3
2.5
21.9

_

13.7
10.7
2.8
10.1
.3

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

.2

-

South
Carolina

.8
-

- ’
.2

-

2.2

1 Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays and late shifts.
2 Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.
3 Less than 0.05 percent.




GreenvillpSpartanburg

New
England

.4

.2
_
_
_
_

_

_

_
_
_

_
_

_

_

_

_

_

_
_
5.2
_
3.7
6.7
11.2

_
11.7
3.9
_
_
_
5.8

_
-

1.5
7.5
_
.7
_

.5

-

_
-

3.5
28.2

5.8

25.9

5.8
5.8

■35.3

-

_

-

7.1
_

_

_

_
_

_
_
_
_
_
_
_

-

-

-

_

_

59.3

_
_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

_
_

_

4.5
16.4

7.4

-

_

-

_

_
_
-

_

11.1

-

-

_

18.7
23.9
_
_

_
_

_

.1

-

_

_

_

-

_
_
-

7.4
-

9.2
16.8
6.2
12.9
26.0
11.4
3.7

-

_
31.1
26.2
_
3.9

1.4

_

_

-

-

1.4
4.4
2.7
3.2

Virginia

-

_
14.8

_

Statesville

_
_

_

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

Table 19. Gottorn aradl manmade fiber textile mills: Occupational earnings—slasher tenders
(Percent distribution by straight-time hourly earnings,1 United States, selected regions, States, and areas, August 1980)
GreenvilleSpartanburg

North
Carolina

South
Carolina

Southern
New
England

WinstonSalemHigh Point

New
England

Middle
Atlantic

2,257
$5.58

61
$4.98

33
. $5.00

2,099
$5.62

64
$5.12

208
$6.10

282
$5.46

356
$5.52

570
$5.87

762
$5.42

41
$5.13

66
$5.84

244
$5.63

125
$5.83

T o ta l....................................

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

Under $4.50 .................................
$4.50 and under $4.60 ..............
$4.60 and under $4.70 ..............
$4.70 and under $4.80 ..............
$4.80 and under $4.90 ..............
$4.90 and under $5.00 ..............

2.3
.1
1.9
.2
2.4
1.7

11.5
6.6
1.6
31.1
-

12.1
30.3
3.0

2.0
.1
1.7
.2
.9
1.0

_
7.8
12.5
26.6

_
-

2.9

1.8

_
46.3
-

_

_
_
17.2
4.7
1.6
25.0
4.7
-

_

.3
.8
18.4
30.4
11.8
5.9
14.0
1.0
1.6
.8

_
39.0
14.6
-

Hourly earnings

United
States2

Number of w o rk e rs.....................
Average hourly earnings1 ..........

$5.00
$5.10
$5.20
$5.30
$5.40
$5.50
$5.60
$5.70
$5.80
$5.90

and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under

$5.10
$5.20
$5.30
$5.40
$5.50
$5.60
$5.70
$5.80
$5.90
$6.00

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

2.0
1.6
7.2
13.9
6.9
14.0
17.3
2.5
4.7
1.0

11.5
1.6
26.2
9.8
-

45.5
3.0
3.0
-

$6.00
$6.10
$6.20
$6.30
$6.40
$6.50
$6.60
$6.70
$6.80
$6.90

and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under

$6.10
$6.20
$6.30
$6.40
$6.50
$6.60
$6.70
$6.80
$6.90
$7.00

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

10.7
1.4
2.3
2.6
.5
.3
.2
.2
.1
.1

_
-

_
3.0
-

-

-

-

-

$7.00
$7.10
$7.20
$7.30
$7.40
$7.50

and
and
and
and
and
and

under $7.10 ..............
under $7.20 ..............
under $7.30 ..............
under $7.40 ..............
under $7.50 ..............
o v e r.............................

.2
.3
.2
.3
.3
.6

_
-

_

-

-

“

Southeast Southwest Charlotte

1.9
.4
7.0
14.8
7.3
14.2
18.2
2.7
5.0
1.1
11.5
1.5
2.5
2.8
.5
.3
.2
.2
.1
.1
.2
.3
.2
.3
.3
.7

_
-

-

_
“

Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays and late shifts.
Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.




1.0
1.0
1.9

1.0
2.9
2.9
1.9
45.2
1.9
2.4
1.9
1.9
2.9
2.9
1.9
1.4
1.9
1.9
1.0
1.0
1.9
2.9
1.9
2.9
2.9
6.7

Georgia

.4
.7
7.1
.7
1.4
-

3.4
2.5
-

.4
-

2.0
.4
2.5
1.1

3.5
25.5
8.5
23.4
5.3
12.1
-

.6
1.7
.6
27.0
11.5
5.1
27.8
2.2
3.4
1.7

11.3
-

8.4
1.7

-

-

-

-

-

_
-

_
-

-

-

-

-

1.1
1.4

_
.4
1.1
1.2
7.0
20.7
16.5
2.5
7.4
3.0
20.2
1.1
2.1
1.2
.9
1.2
.7
.7
.4
.4
.9
1.2
.7
1.1
1.1
2.5

-

6.3
.8
.5
.7
-

-

_
-

Statesville

Virginia

2.9

-

-

_
9.6
-

_
1.5
1.5
33.3
13.6
4.5

11.1
50.8
20.9
-

_
9.6
8.0
11.2

_
-

27.3
3.0 •
1.5
1.5
6.1

14.3
-

61.6
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_
-

1.5
1.5

_
-

_
-

3.0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

“

-

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

Table 20. Cofttoro asid manmade fiber textile mills: Occupational earnings—
-spifiners, ring frame
(Percent distribution by straight-time hourly earnings,1 United States, selected regions, States, and areas, August 1980)
GreenvilleSpartanburg

Southern
New
England

WinstonSalemHigh Point

Hourly earnings

United
States2

Number of w o rk e rs .....................
Average hourly earnings' ..........

17,551
$4.80

369
$4.55

16,613
$4.81

248
$5.00

2,112
$4.73

3,316
$4.82

2,050
$5.00

5,363
$4.88

100
$4.64

811
$4.51

676
$4.78

478
$5.04

T o ta l...................................

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

• 100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

Under $3.50 ................................
$3.50 and under $3.60 ..............
$3.60 and under $3.70 ..............
$3.70 and under $3.80 ..............
$3.80 and under $3.90 ..............
$3.90 and under $4.00 ..............

.3
.3
.1
.6
2.0
.3

_

_

_

-

_

$4.10
$4.20
$4.30
$4.40
$4.50
$4.60
$4.70
$4.80
$4.90
$5.00

New
England

_

Southeast Southwest Charlotte

.3
.3

.3
.2
.1
.6
2.1
.2

-

$4.00
$4.10
$4.20
$4.30
$4.40
$4.50
$4.60
$4.70
$4.80
$4.90

and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under

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

3.8
2.1
2.1
1.2
8.3
8.3
8.1
9.6
14.9
9.5

24.1
4.6
.8
5.4
17.9
2.2
11.1
6.5
5.1
4.3

3.1
2.1
2.1
.7
8.2
8.6
8.3
9.8
15.5
9.6

$5.00
$5.10
$5.20
$5.30
$5.40
$5.50
$5.60
$5.70
$5.80
$5.90
$6.00

and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and

under $5.10 ..............
under $5.20 ..............
under $5.30 ..............
under $5.40 ..............
under $5.50 ..............
under $5.60 ..............
under $5.70 ..............
under $5.80 ..............
under $5.90 ..............
under $6.00 ..............
o v e r............................

8.2
7.7
3.2
1.9
.8
.8
.7
1.0
1.0
.5
2.7

8.4
.5
1.9
1.6
1.4
1.4
.5
.3
.5
.3
.5

8.0
8.1
3.2
2.0
.8
.8
.6
.9
1.0
.4
2.7

-

.1

-

-

.4
4.0

-

Georgia

.1
.1
.6
.1

South
Carolina

.1
.7
.1

_
_
_
_

(3)
.4

.9
.3

_

.4
12.9
2.8
1.2
.4
9.7
7.3
18.5

.2
1.5
.1
.7
26.8
9.8
20.6
1.4
10.7
11.3

10.5
.8
3.6
.8
9.1
1.3
9.3
9.8
7.8
11.0

.2
.3
.9
.5
1.2
8.1
5.4
23.9
27.4

.1
.9
2.8
.7
.5
10.0
3.7
8.5
32.7
15.8

20.2
.8
2.0
1.6
3.2
2.0
.8
.8
.8
1.6
8.5

5.2
3.4
3.6
2.7
.1
.2
.3
.2
.2
.1
.8

8.4
10.2
3.1
1.5
1.6
1.2
1.3
1.2
3.4
1.7
1.4

16.3
1.5
1.3
.7
.6
.9
.6
3.5
1.4
.4
4.7

7.3
1.8
4.8
1.8
.6
.7
.6
1.4
.7
.1
2.2

-

_
_
_
_

Statesville

21.0
5.0
16.0
7.0
8.0
7.0
22.0
_
_
_
_
_
_
_

_
_

-

7.1
.3
1.3

_
_
_

_

.9
.3

.1

12.0
_
2.0
_

Virginia

8.5
20.8
_
.2
1.0
41.6
3.7
5.5
5.2
5.7

.7
.9
5.8
1.8
.4
.7
6.2
4.6
5.8
4.9

3.8
2.6
.6
.2
_

52.4
2.2
3.0
.6
,_

.1
.1

.1

_
_

.1
-

_

_
_
-

_

_
_
_
_
_
_
_
1.9
33.9
.6
3.8
6.3
5.6
11.36.9
13.2
7.9
3.6
1.9
1.0
.4
1.3
.4

Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays
NOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual items may not equal 100.
and late shifts.
Dashes indicate no data.
2 Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.
3 Less than 0.05 percent.




Table 21. Coition and manmade fiber textile mills: Occupational earnings—
-texturing-machine operators
(Percent distribution by straight-time hourly earnings,' United States, selected regions, States, and areas, August 1980)
Hourly earnings

United
States2

Number of w orke rs.....................
Average hourly earnings' ..........

3,020
$4.92

173
$4.20

2,783
$4.97

89
$5.27

74
$5.61

213
$5.78

49
$4.32

T o ta l...................................

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

1.1

_
2.7
1.4
-

1.1
1.1

1.4

.1
26.5
4.9
.2

_
3.5

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

3.0
4.5
.9
1.5
2.0
.1
.3
4.8
.1
3.6

52.0
24.9
19.7
-

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

.3
27.6
.3
.4
.1
.8
.2
.4
6.5
.9

under $6.10 ..............
under $6.20 ..............
under $6.30 ..............
under $6.40 ..............
under $6.50 ..............
o v e r............................

.2
.2
.1
.3
.4
8.8

$3.10
$3.20
$3.30
$3.40
$3.50
$3.60
$3.70
$3.80
$3.90

4^

O




Middle
Atlantic

and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under

$3.20
$3.30
$3.40
$3.50
$3.60
$3.70
$3.80
$3.90
$4.00

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

$4.00
$4.10
$4.20
$4.30
$4.40
$4.-50
$4.60
$4.70
$4.80
$4.90

and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under

$4.10
$4.20
$4.30
$4.40
$4.50
$4.60
$4.70
$4.80
$4.90
$5.00

$5.00
$5.10
$5.20
$5.30
$5.40
$5.50
$5.60
$5.70
$5.80
$5.90

and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under

$5.10
$5.20
$5.30
$5.40
$5.50
$5.60
$5.70
$5.80
$5.90
$6.00

$6.00
$6.10
$6.20
$6.30
$6.40
$6.50

and
and
and
and
and
and

(3
)
-

_
-

-

Southeast

(3
)
.1
28.7
5.3
-

-

-

.3
30.0
.3
.4
.1
.8
.2
.4
7.0
.9
.2
.2
.1
.3

-

-

GreenvilleSpartanburg

_
-

Southern
New England

_
-

-

-

_

_

-

-

-

-

57.1

-

1.1
-

-

6.7
27.0
7.9
1.1
1.1
3.4
3.4
5.6
4.5
6.7

42.9

.5

-

-

-

1.4

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

8.1
1.4
10.8
4.1
18.9

11.3

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

5.4
18.9
10.8

-

-

80.3
-

-

-

2.7

6.8

.9
.9
1.9
.9

4.1

_
2.8

-

-

.5
-

-

2.2
-

-

1.4
-

7.9
6.7
1.1
5.6

-

1.1
-

9.6

Georgia

-

-

.1
.2
.1
.3
5.2
.1
4.0

-

' Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on week­
ends, holidays and late shifts.
2 Includes data for regions in addition to those shown sepa­
rately.

-

.1
4.9

_

-

Charlotte

-

3.4

-

_
-

-

3 Less than 0.05 percent.
NOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual items may
not equal 100. Dashes indicate no data.

Table 22. Cotton and manmade fiber textile mills: Occupational earnings—truckers, hand
(Percent distribution by straight-time hourly earnings,' United States, selected regions, States, and areas, August 1980)

51
$4.09

1,653
$4.44

493
$4.22

145
$4.56

108
$4.27

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

5.1
18.0
6.2
22.6
45.7
2.3
-

9.8
51.0
19.6
3.9
9.8
5.9
-

3.6
5.1
2.1
23.1
4.4
21.0
22.1
5.3
3.1
2.2

7.9
11.0
25.6
15.6
26.0
3.2
6.5
2.4
.8
-

.7
18.6
7.6
15.2
.7
16.6
13.8
6.2
15.9

7.4
3.7
23.1
25.0
22.2
11.1
1.9
-

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Number of w o rk e rs .....................
Average hourly earnings' ..........

3,693
$4.34

200
$4.43

83
$5.05

3,325
$4.32

364
$4.58

433
$4.31

T o ta l....................................

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

Under $4.00 .................................
$4.00 and under $4.10 ..............
$4.10 and. under $4.20 ..............
$4.20 and under $4.30 ..............
$4.30 and under $4.40 ..............
$4.40 and under $4.50 ..............
$4.50 and under $4.60 ..............
$4.60 and under $4.70 ..............
$4.70 and under $4.80 ..............
$4.80 and under $4.90 ..............
$4.90 and under $5.00 ..............

5.7
17.4
8.2
15.6
9.5
19.5
11.6
3.5
2.0
2.1

3.0
26.5
5.0
6.5
15.5
.5
13.5
10.0
4.5
11.5

8.4
7.2
1.2

20.5

5.9
17.4
8.8
14.8
9.5
21.2
12.0
3.2
2.0
1.1

9.1
9.1
2.2
6.6
4.9
23.9
12.4
.5

$5.00
$5.10
$5.20
$5.30
$5.40
$5.50
$5.60
$5.70
$5.80
$5.90

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

1.5
.3
1.8
.2
.2
.2
.1
.2
(3
)
.2

_

_

-

-

1.6
.4
2.0

14.8
16.2
-

$6.00 and o v e r.............................

.2

and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under

$5.10
$5.20
$5.30
$5.40
$5.50
$5.60
$5.70
$5.80
$5.90
$6.00

.5
1.0
-

.5
1.5

15.7
3.6
-

Southeast

-

7.2
4.8
4.8
3.6
8.4
1.2
7.2

0

6.0

(3)

Charlotte

Georgia

3.3
.7
3.9
-

Southern
New England

Statesville

.7

.2
.8

5.6
-

1.4

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

.1

1 Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays and late shifts.
2 Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.
3 Less than 0.05 percent.




Maine and
New Hamp­
shire

South
Carolina

United
States1
2

New England

Middle
Atlantic

North
Carolina

Hourly earnings

.3

.1
_

-

-

.7

2.1

-

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

Table 23. Cotton and manmade fiber textile mills: Occupational earnings—twister tenders, ring frame
(Percent distribution by straight-time hourly earnings,1 United States, selected regions, States, and Ureas, August 1980)

Hourly earnings

United
States1
2

New
England

Number of w orke rs.....................
Average hourly earnings1 ..........

6,696
$4.63

303
$4.08 •

309
$4.99

5,681
$4.65

70
$4.53

697
$4.80

2,214
$4.87

T o ta l....................................

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

9.9
2.0
3.0
3.0
2.0
7.9
2.0
3.3

(3
)
-

-

.3
14.6
1.0
.3
.3
1.6
14.2

.3
1.5
(3
)
6.5
2.9
.9

-

13.9
.3
19.7
.3
.3

2.3
2.6
4.6
2.8
10.1
12.7
12.6
3.0
5.2
6.0

24.3
51.4
24.3
-

.3
1.0

12.3
7.0
1.1
1.3
2.9
.6
.6
.2
(3)
(3)

$3.10
$3.20
$3.30
$3.40
$3.50
$3.60
$3.70
$3.80
$3.90

and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under

$3.20
$3.30
$3.40
$3.50
$3.60
$3.70
$3.80
$3.90
$4.00

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

.5
.1
.8
.4
1.4
.4
5.6
2.7
1.6

$4.00
$4.10
$4.20
$4.30
$4.40
$4.50
$4.60
$4.70
$4.80
$4.90

and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under

$4.10
$4.20
$4.30
$4.40
$4.50
$4.60
$4.70
$4.80
$4.90
$5.00

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

5.8
3.2
4.4
3.0
8.8
12.1
11.4
3.2
4.7
5.2

33.3
2.0
2.3
9.6
2.3
5.3
3.3
2.6
.3
.3

$5.00
$5.20
$5.40
$5.60
$5.80
$6.00
$6.20
$6.40
$6.60
$6.80

and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under

$5.20
$5.40
$5.60
$5.80
$6.00
$6.20
$6.40
$6.60
$6.80
$7.00

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

10.5
6.0
1.5
1.2
2.6
.7
.5
.2
.1
.1

_

1.1
(3)
(3)
.1
0
(3)

_

Middle
Atlantic

$7.00
$7.20
$7.40
$7.60
$7.80
$8.00

and
and
and
and
and
and

under $7.20 ..............
under $7.40 ..............
under $7.60 ..............
under $7.80 ..............
under $8.00 ..............
o v e r............................

-

1.3

-

-

.3
.3
1.6

2.0
1.3
-

-

1.0

-

“

.6
1.3
.6
23.9
1.0
.3
1.0
.3
.3

Southeast Southwest Charlotte

(3)

-

_

_
-

-

2.2

.8

5.9
.1
8.3
2.4
5.9
7.5
16.8
13.9
1.9
.4
4.7
20.4
3.7
2.7
1.4
.4
.6
.4
.1
-

_

.1

.2
.3
.3
23.0
2.8
23.4
.1
3.0
13.5
13.1
8.6
.5
1.4
6.6
.9
1.0
.5
-

Maine and
New
Hamp­
shire

Southern
New
England

-

(3)
-

South
Carolina

38
$4.10

1,624
$4.57

732
$4.66

256
$4.01

203
$4.45

183
$4.47

264
$4.34

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

1.9

17.2
-

-

-

7.5
6.3
10.7
9.4
3.4
10.5
7.8
6.9
6.3
1.0

.1
11.5
.4
.7
48.9
3.7
2.2
1.1
2.9

32.8
2.3
2.7
9.0
2.7
4.3
3.9
2.7
.4
.4

27.6
3.9
1.5
1.0
1.0
.5
1.0
1.5
29.1
1.0

_
13.1
2.2
12.0
23.0
1.1
4.9
2.2

2.3
30.3
18.2
32.2
.4
2.3
1.5
2.3
7.2
-

4.0
11.7
2.9
1.7
.6
.2
.3
.2
.1
-

22.5
1.9
.5
1.2
.1
.1
.1

_

5.9
3.9
2.5
1.5

16.4
- ■
.5
.5
1.1
-

.8
1.5
1.1

-

1.2

44.7
15.8
13.2
-

_
-

-

-

-

_

5.0
2.2
-

_

.1

-

_

.5
-

-

1.6
.4
.4
-

.5
-

1.2
_

9.3
1.1
.5
2.7
8.2

.5

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

“

-

-

-

Virginia

11.7
2.3
3.5
3.5
2.3
9.4
2.3
-

26.3
-

-

Statesville

-

-

WinstonSalemHigh Point

North
Carolina

-

1 Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays and late shifts.
2 Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.
3 Less than 0.05 percent.




-

Georgia

.5
“

”

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

Table 24. Cotton and manmade fiber textile mills: Occupational earnings—warper tenders, high speed
(Percent distribution by straight-time hourly earnings,' United States, selected regions, States, and areas, August 1980)

Hourly earnings

United
States2

Number of w o rk e rs .....................
Average hourly earnings' ..........

GreenvilleSpartanburg

Maine and
New
Hamp­
shire

Southern
New
England

WinstonSalemHigh Point

New
England

Middle
Atlantic

2,485
$5.15

47
$4.78

109
$5.18

2,246
$5.17

120
$5.06

588
$5.45

292
$5.03

25
$4.70

373
$4.95

675
$4.96

16
$4.97

48
$4.98

402
$5.47

69
$4.87

T o ta l....................................

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

Under $4.00 ................................
$4.00 and under $4.10 ..............
$4.10 and under $4.20 ..............
$4.20 and under $4.30 ..............
$4.30 and under $4.40 ..............
$4.40 and under $4.50 ..............
$4.50 and under $4.60 ..............
$4.60 and under $4.70 ..............
$4.70 and under $4.80 ..............
$4.80 and under $4.90 ..............
$4.90 and under $5.00 ..............

3.5
1.2
1.0
5.7
1.4
4.1
3.5
6.6
7.2
6.9
12.5

_
38.3
17.0
17.0
12.8
-

_
7.3
.9
17.4
.9
5.5

3.9
.8
.7
6.2
1.3
3.7
3.0
6.7
7.2
6.6
13.4

1.7
6.7
3.3
8.3
3.3
15.8
1.7
5.0
3.3

4.8
1.2
1.2
.7
.7
.2
3.9
2.0
7.7
2.9
6.8

_
_
12.7
23.3
2.7
32.9

_
_
_
60.0
8.0
12.0
4.0
-

.5
2.9
1.1
2.7
1.9
11.8
.5
4.8
.8
28.4
6.7

3.4
_
_

$5.00
$5.10
$5.20
$5.30
$5.40
$5.50
$5.60
$5.70
$5.80
$5.90

11.1
4.0
1.9
2.6
2.1
1.0
1.5
.5
3.0
1.4

8.5
-

12.8
.9
39.4
1.8
7.3

11.4
4.3
1.8
.8
2.1
1.0
1.6
.4
3.3
.9

1.7
2.5
5.0
3.3
5.0
6.7
5.8
3.3
1.7
3.3

12.2
.5
2.4
.5
.5
1.0
.5
.3
_

6.2
1.7
4.1
_
_
_
_

16.0
_
_
_
_

1.4
11.0
4.1

_
_

15.5
.8
3.8
3.2
1.9
2.4
2.1
1.1
.8
1.9

_
_

_
-

1.7
2.5
_

-

-

-

.1
13.1
.1
.1
.3
_
_

_
_
_

_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_

_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_

-

-

-

.5

-

-

.3

$6.00
$6.10
$6.20
$6.30
$6.40
$6.50
$6.60
$6.70
$6.80
$6.90

and .under
and under
and under
and under
and under
and under
and under
and under
and under
and under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under

$6.10
$6.20
$6.30
$6.40
$6.50
$6.60
$6.70
$6.80
$6.90
$7.00

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

6.4
_

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

.2
11.9
(3)
.1
.1
.3
.1

_

_
_
_
_

.1

-

-

$7.00 and o v e r............................

4.5

-

1
2
3
4

and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and

$5.10
$5.20
$5.30
$5.40
$5.50
$5.60
$5.70
$5.80
$5.90
$6.00

-

-

(3)

Southeast

(3
)

Charlotte

1.7
1.7
3.3
_
_
_

.1
5.5

4.8

Georgia

1.7
-

Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays and late shifts.
Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.
Less than 0.05 percent.
Workers were distributed as follows: 25.6 percent at $7.90 to $8.00 and 0.2 percent at




.2

49.5
_
_
_
.2

.2

-

North
Carolina

.5
.8
_
.5
.5
1.1

South
Carolina

.9
.1
3.3
15.0
15.7
1.2
25.3
16.1
.7
1.8
_
5.3
1.0
1.2
.6
6.1
1.8

_
_
_
_

_
_
_
_
_

Statesville

6.3
_
_
_

18.8
_

20.8
_
_

31.3
31.3
-

4.2
12.5
-

_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_

39.6
_
_
_
2.1
2.1
2.1
_
2.1
6.3

18.8

Virginia

.2
_
31.3
_
8.7
4.5
4.5
_
4.5
12.2
2.5
.2
_
.5
.2
_
4.0
_
.2
-

_
_
_
_
_

_

.2

_

1.4
10.1
14.5
49.3
_
1.4
1.4
_
_
_
_

.2

-

_
_

_
_

21.7
_
_

-

-

.1

_
_
_
_

_

.1

.1

-

2.1

-

4 25.9

-

$8.20 to $8.30.
NOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual items may riot equal 100. Dashes indi­
cate no data.

Table 25. Cotton and manmade fiber textile mills: Occupational earnings—weavers, dobby looms
(Percent distribution by straight-time hourly earnings,' United States, selected regions, States, and areas, August 1980)
North
Carolina

South
Carolina

Southern
New England

New
England

Middle
Atlantic

3,642
$5.89

76
$5.39

128
$5.56

3,271
$5.93

167
$5.68

950
$6.02

455
$5.81

1,810
$5.93

238
$5.82

76
$5.39

199
$5.93

613
$6.11

T o ta l....................................

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

Under $4.00 .................................
$4.00 and under $4.10 ..............
$4.10 and under $4.20 ..............
$4.20 and under $4.30 ..............
$4.30 and under $4.40 ..............
$4.40 and under $4.50 ..............
$4.50 and under $4.60 ..............
$4.60 and under $4.70 ..............
$4.70 and under $4.80 ..............
$4.80 and under $4.90 ..............
$4.90 and under $5.00 ..............

1.0
.5
.4
.5
.9
.6
.3
2.1
2.0
2.7

_
2.6
2.6
-

_
-

_
2.6
2.6
-

Hourly earnings

United
States2

Number of w o rk e rs.....................
Average hourly earnings' ..........

-

Southeast

1.1
.6
-

1.6
1.6

_
.4
1.3
.4
.4
:9
14.9
1.5
1.8

.1
.1
1.0
.8
.2
.2
.6
4.8

_
4.2
5.0
2.5
1.7
.8
.8
-

-

_
1.0
-

1.8
1.2
1.9
3.2
2.3
3.2
3.7 .
4.6
5.6
9.0

.6
.6
.6
2.4
.6
.6
25.7
1.2
.6
1.2

2.1
1.1
1.3
2.5
2.7
2.3
2.9
3.2
5.5
8.1

2.6
1.5
2.4
10.5
1.3
2.6
.9
2.2
3.1

2.4
1.7
2.2
2.0
2.5
3.2
3.9
6.1
6.5
9.6

.8
.8
3.4
3.8
1.7
1.7
7.6
5.5
6.3
8.4

21.1
1.3
3.9
11.8
3.9
11.8
38.2
2.6
-

.6
3.0
1.2
4.2
4.8
1.8
4.2
4.8
3.0

7.9
7.5
15.8
10.0
5.5
5.3
2.6
1.3
1.1
1.3

4.0
5.9
2.6
9.7
7.0
5.1
5.7
5.1
3.5
2.0

9.6
7.0
11.4
6.7
4.0
4.0
3.1
1.4
.9
1.0

7.1
8.4
4.6
4.2
5.9
3.8
3.4
1.7
.8
1.7

_
-

3.6

3.5

.4

1.9

3.4

$5.10
$5.20
$5.30
$5.40
$5.50
$5.60
$5.70
$5.80
$5.90
$6.00

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

2.1
1.5
1.8
3.3
2.2
5.7
5.3
4.3
5.0
8.2

21.1
1.3
3.9
11.8
3.9
11.8
38.2
2.6
-

1.6
10.2
.8
1.6
.8
72.7
-

$6.00
$6.10
$6.20
$6.30
$6.40
$6.50
$6.60
$6.70
$6.80
$6.90

and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under

$6.10
$6.20
$6.30
$6.40
$6.50
$6.60
$6.70
$6.80
$6.90
$7.00

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

7.2
7.8
9.0
6.7
4.6
3.8
3.2
2.1
1.7
1.5

_
-

_
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1.6

8.0
8.5
10.0
7.2
4.9
4.0
3.3
2.1
1.8
1.7

$7.00 and o v e r............................

1.9

-

3.1

1.8

Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays and late shifts.
Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.




1.9

.6
1.8
.6
29.9
1.8

under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under

3.1

_

Georgia

.2
.2
1.3
1.5
.2
.4
.6
.4

and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and

1.6

_
-

Charlotte

.4
.6
1.0
.6
.3
2.3
.6
2.9

$5,00
$5.10
$5.20
$5.30
$5.40
$5.50
$5.60
$5.70
$5.80
$5.90

-

Southwest

-

Statesville

_
-

Virginia

5.9

.5
2.5
4.0

_
-

6.0
6.5
3.5
3.5
4.0
2.5
3.0
7.0
2.0
2.5

2.6
2.3
2.3
10.9

-

4.0
4.0
6.5
4.5
9.5
10.1
7.0
3.5
2.5
-

8.8
17.1
14.2
8.8
6.9
4.2
2.9
2.9
3.9
2.9

-

.5

2.4

-

.3
.5
-

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

Table 26. Cotton and manmade fiber textile mills: Occypiational earnings—
-weavers, plain looms
(Percent distribution by straight-time hourly earnings,1 United States, selected regions, States, and areas, August 1980)
Hourly earnings

United
States2

Number of w orkers.....................
Average hourly earnings1 ..........

12,021
$5.68

137
$5.30

86
$7.54

11,541
$5.68

257
$5.58

1,952
$5.54

T o ta l...................................

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

Under $3.50 ................................
$3.50 and under $3.60 ..............
$3.60 and under $3.70 ..............
$3.70 and under $3.80 ..............
$3.80 and under $3.90 ..............
$3.90 and under $4.00 ..............
$4.00 and under $4.10 ..............
$4.10 and under $4.20 ..............
$4.20 and under $4.30 ..............
$4.30 and under $4.40 ..............
$4.40 and under $4.40 ..............
$4.40 and under $4.50 ..............
$4.50 and under $4.60 ..............
$4.60 and under $4.70 ..............
$4.70 and under $4.80 ..............
$4.80 and under $4.90 ..............
$4.9©- and under $5.00 ..............
$5.00
$5.10
$5.20
$5.30
$5.40
$5.50
$5.60
$5.70
$5.80
$5.90
$6.00
$6.20
$6.40
$6.60
$6.80
$7.00
$7.20
$7.40
$7.60
$7.80

and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under

$5.10
$5.20
$5.30
$5.40
$5.50
$5.60
$5.70
$5.80
$5.90
$6.00
$6.20
$6.40
$6.60
$6.80
$7.00
$7.20
$7.40
$7.60
$7.80
$8.00

.1
.1
1.7
.1
O
.2
.1
.2
.2
-

.4
1.0
.6
.9
1.4
3.0

New England

_
-

_
_
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

9.5
.7
8.0
6.6
4.4

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

1.8
4.6
4.2
8.4
3.9
9.8
9.4
8.7
6.9
8.3
7.9
5.1
5.1
2.8
.6
.4
.2
.7
.4
.3

7.3
5.8
9.5
8.0
7.3
11.7
7.3
2.2
2.2
4.4
2.2
.7
.7
-

$8.00 and o v e r............................

.4

1.5

1
and
2
3




Middle
Atlantic

-

_
_
_

_
_

-

_

-

65.1
34.9
-

-

-

-

Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays
late shifts.
Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.
Less than 0.05 percent.

Southeast

.1
-

.1
1.8
.1
(3
)
.2
.1
.1
.2
_
.4
.8
.6
.7
1.2
3.0

Southwest

_
_
-

Georgia

GreenvilleSpartanburg

North
Carolina

South
Carolina

2,868
$5.88

830
$5.89

6,890
$5.69

100.0

100.0

100.0

.1
_

.1
_

.2
.4

-

.1
.3
.1
.2
.4

2.3
-

4.3
.8
-

_
1.6
3.5
1.2
3.5
7.8
3.9

.5
1.8
1.2
2.2
4.2
6.5

1.7
4.7
4.2
8.6
3.8
10.1
9.7
9.0
7.2
8.0
8.2
5.2
5.2
2.7
.6
.4
.2
.2
.2
.3

3.9
3.1
3.9
1.6
3.9
1.9
1.9
2.3
.4
24.1
1.9
3.5
5.1
7.0
3.1
2.3

.4

6.1
3.4
7.1
1.9
3.3
17.1
7.8
6.3
5.9
4.1
7.7
5.1
3.4
1.6
.5
.3
.3
.4
.1
-

.4

.4

-

_
_
_

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

_
_

_
_

_

_
_
_
_
-

.1
(3
)
.1
(3
)
1.0

_
.5
.2
_

.1
.7

.1

_

.1
.2
.1
.2

.3
.1
.1

.5
1.2
1.0
1.2
1.2
2.2

.3
.6
.5
.2
.2
2.8

.3
.9
1.2
3.5
5.2
10.6
7.3
8.7
6.9
17.2
16.0
11.6
5.0
1.6
.9
.1

3.1
2.7
3.0
1.8
2.8
2.4
1.7
12.7
14.7
3.3
5.7
7.6
20.8
8.2
.4
.2

.4
6.2
4.4
13.1
4.5
5.2
13.2
7.9
7.6
10.0
9.0
5.5
4.5
2.1
.5
.1

(3)

_
_

.3

_

_

-

_

_

_

.2

.1

.1

.1

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

Table 27. Contort and manmade fiber textile miiis: Occupational earnings—winders, yarn
(Percent distribution by straight-time hourly earnings,1 United States, selected regions, States, and areas, August 1980)

Middle
Atlantic

21,457
$4.75

592
$4.37

761
$4.45

19,775
$4.77

176
$4.82

3,522
$4.81

4,313
$4.78

1,520
$5.16

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

United
States2

Number of w orkers.....................
Average hourly earnings1 ..........
T o ta l...................................

Southeast Southwest Charlotte

and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under

$3.20
$3.30
$3.40
$3.50
$3.60
$3.70
$3.80
$3.90
$4.00

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

.2
.1
.6
.7
1.8
.5
2.5
.9
2.4

.5
.8
2.0
.3
2.7
.8
2.7
4.9
7.1

.4
1.8
9.5
.9
.5
.4
.4
2.5
14.7

.2
.1
.2
.7
1.8
.6
2.6
.8
1.8

$4.00 and
$4.10 and
$4.20 and
$4.30"&nd
$4.40 and
$4.50 and
$4.60 and
$4.70 and
$4.80 and
$4.90 and

under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under

$4.10
$4.20
$4.30
$4.40
$4.50
$4.60
$4.70
$4.80
$4.90
$5.00

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

6.4
3.3
3.2
4.4
10.1
8.3
6.5
6.6
5.1
6.8

29.2
8.6
1.0
8.3
5.4
1.2
3.9
2.7
1.5
1.2

15.2
.5
3.4
4.6
1.2
4.2
5.4
.9
.4

5.5
3.2
3.3
4.2
10.6
8.9
6.6
6.7
5.2
7.3

$5.00
$5.10
$5.20
$5.30
$5.40
$5.50
$5.60
$5.70
$5.80
$5.90

and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under

$5.10
$5.20
$5.30
$5.40
$5.50
$5.60
$5.70
$5.80
$5.90
$6.00

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

3.3
4.2
4.6
3.5
2.1
2.0
1.4
1.2
1.2
.6

1.2
.5
.5
.8
1.5
1.4
1.9
1.0
1.2
.2

1.1
1.4
23.0
.3
4.3
.5

3.5
4.4
4.1
3.7
2.1
2.0
1.4
1.2
1.2
.7

$6.00
$6.10
$6.20
$6.30
$6.40
$6.50

and
and
and
and
and
and

under $6.10 ..............
under $6.20 ..............
under $6.30 ..............
under $6.40 ..............
under $6.50 ..............
o v e r............................

.7
1.6
.5
.3
.5
1.9

.7
.2
.2
.3
1.0
2.5

.1
.1

$3.10
$3.20
$3.30
$3.40
$3.50
$3.60
$3.70
$3.80
$3.90

-

.1
.7
.4

.4
.5

.7
1.7
.5
.3
.5
1.9

_
-

.5
-

Georgia

_
.1

.2
-

_
-

-

.3
-

.7
.2
2.8
1.1
4.1

_

4.0
8.0
11.9
25.0
12.5
20.5
.6
_

.6
.6
1.1
4.5
.6
1.7
1.1
.6
1.1
.6
1.7
1.1
2.3

' Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays and late shifts.
2 Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.




GreenvilleSpartanburg

New
England

Hourly earnings

.1
.8
.3
1.3
1.1

11.8
2.2
1.5
2.6
6.9
2.4
7.4
2.3
3.9
2.3

7.9
.8
1.1
1.7
30.5
2.3
10.2
3.0
2.6
10.0

3.9
.5
2.0
4.7
8.6
26.0
6.3
5.9

4.6
11.4
10.3
9.0
1.8
1.6
2.0
.3
1.0
.9

2.7
2.2
3.6
2.0
2.8
1.5
1.7
.6
.7
.7

3.2
3.0
1.3
2.6
2.8
3.8
2.8
2.2
4.9
.9

.9
.8
.7
.3
.3
1.1

.8
5.6
.2
.3
.3
.4

1.8
1.2
1.7
.8
2.3
5.7

Maine and
New
Hamp­
shire
257
$4.34

8,233
$4.73

3,672
$4.92

326
$4.40

814
$4.65

834
$4.66

768
$4.64

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

_
-

8.0
6.2
4.0
5.6
6.3
16.9
5.9
2.4
2.9
2.7

1.0
.7
2.1
6.1
3.4
5.3
7.9
24.5
6.1
9.9

38.0
1.5
6.7
7.7
5.8
4.3
1.2
.9

5.8
24.1
7.2
2.3
2.6
1.7
8.7
2.9
3.3
2.7

3.8
.8
6.8
1.3
5.3
2.3
2.8
.4
34.2
6.6

6.6
19.8
8.6
26.8
.4
4.7
.3
1.0
1.2
2.5

3.7
6.1
5.3
5.4
2.0
1.8
1.6
1.0
1.4
.8

3.6
2.9
2.7
3.8
2.0
3.1
1.2
1.2
2.2
.4

.3
.6
.3

.3
.9
1.8
1.2
.3

2.3
2.7
2.7
1.7
2.3
1.7
2.7
2.5
1.6
1.1

.6
.4
3.0
.6
.2
.5
.1
.5
.1
.2

3.0
2.5
.9
5.2
3.5
3.9
1.2
1.6
1.7
.5

.8
.7
.6
.3
.3
1.4

.8
.5
.8
.3
1.3
2.4

.9
.3
.3
.6
1.8
4.6

1.0
1.7
.5
.6
.9
1.4

.4
.1
.4

1.2
.9
1.0

-

.3

10.1
15.2
19.1
19.8
.4
8.6
1.6
2.7
1.2
.8
1.9
1.6
2.3
.4
.8
1.9
3.5
2.7
3.1

.5

1.2
.4
-

Virginia

.4
2.0

.1
.3
.3
.6
.1

.1

.8

-

-

Statesville

.9
1.5
3.7
.6
4.9
.9
4.9
.9
.9

.2
-

.1

-

WinstonSalemHigh Point

South
Carolina

.5
.1
2.1
.7
2.2

-

Southern
New
England

North
Carolina

-

-

.2
.4
7.7
1.1
1.5

1.7
1.1
.6
10.1
.5
1.4
2.6
.7
4.1

-

_

.2
-

-

_

5.9

.5
.5

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

Table 28. Cotton and manmade fiber textile mills: Method of wage payment
(Percent of production workers by method of wage payment,1 United States and selected regions, States, and areas, August 1980)

Method

United
States1
2

New
England

Middle
Atlantic

Southeast Southwest Charlotte

Georgia

GreenvilleSpartanburg

Maine and
New
Plampshire

North
Carolina

South
Carolina

Southern
New
England

Statesville

Virginia

WinstonSalemHigh Point

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

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

Time-rated workers ...................................
Formal p la n s ........................................
Single rate ....................................
Range of ra te s .............................
Individual rates ....................................

70
70
66
4
(3)

81
77
60
17
4

78
78
64
13
1

70
70
66
3
(3)

76
76
67
9
-

60
60
56
4
-

68
68
66
2
-

73
72
63
9
1

81
76
76
5

66
66
63
3
(3)

72
72
67
5
(3)

81
78
48
31
2

71
70
68
2
2

69
69
58
11
(3
)

79
79
74
5
-

Incentive workers ......................................
Individual piece w ork............................
Group piecework .................................
Individual b o n u s ...................................
Group bonus ........................................

30
28
(3
)
1
1

19
15
(3)
3

22
10
5
7
-

30
29
(3)
1
1

24
24

40
40

27
27

19
16

34
32

28
27

31
31

21
21

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

_

_

-

-

2

-

-

19
13
(3)
3
3

29
28

-

32
28
1
1

2

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




-

_

1
(3)

1

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

Table 29. Cotton and manmade fiber textile mills: Scheduled weekly hours
(Percent of production workers by scheduled weekly hours,’ United States and selected regions, August 1980)
Weekly hours
All w orke rs .........................................
Under 36 h o u rs ..........................................
36 h o u rs ......................................................
37.5 h o u rs ...................................................
38.75 h o urs.................................................
40 h o u rs ......................................................
Over 40 and under 45 hours ...................
45 h o u rs ......................................................
46 h o u rs ......................................................
48 h o u rs ......................................................

(3
)

United
States2
100
(3)
1
1
(3)
66
3
(3)
4
23

1 Data relate to the predominant schedule for full­
time day-shift workers in each establishment.
2 Includes data for regions in addition to those
shown separately.

New England
100
1
8

Middle
Atlantic

Southeast

100

100

_

(3)

8

-

-

86
3
2
-

73
5
14

100

_
25

-

-

Southwest

1
(3)
66
3
-

4
24

-

32
12
14
16

3 Less than 0.5 percent.

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

-

1




Table 30. Cotton and manmade ffiber textile mills: Shift differential
provisions
(Percent of production workers in establishments with shifyfifferential provisions,1 United States and
selected regions, August 1980)
Shift differential
Second shift
Workers in establishments with
second-shift provisions ..........................
With shift "differential ...........................
Uniform cents per h o u r...............
Under 5 c e n ts.........................
5 cents ....................................
6 cents ....................................
7 cents ....................................
8 cents ....................................
10 c e n ts ..................................
12 cents ..................................
15 cents ..................................
18 cents ..................................
20 cents ..................................
Over 20 ce n ts.........................
Uniform percentage.....................
5 pe rce n t.................................
10 percent...............................
Other formal paid differential......

United
States1
2

New
England

Middle
Atlantic

Southeast

Southwest

99.6
21.8
20.5
3.3
4.4
.9
.4
.8
4.9
.5
1.4
.4
3.1
.5
.3
.1
.2
1.0

96.3
63.3
58.7
15.1
10.0
11.0
.8
10.4
11.4
4.5
4.5
-

100.0
74.0
69.2
1.6
29.7
4.5
1.6
13.1
10.3
3.4
5.0
4.8
4.8
-

99.8
18.4
17.2
3.5
3.3
.8
(3
)
.8
4.2
.3
.6
.3
2.9
.4
.1
.1
1.0

96.2
34.1
34.1
4.2
25.0
4.9
-

98.1
76.7
74.9
52.6
1.7
2.8
.8
6.3
.6
.1
2.7
.6
.3
.1
1.0
1.8
.7
1.0
1.6
-.8
.3
.5
1.0

96.3
88.1
83.6
25.2
19.2
1.2

100.0
100.0
84.9
11.2
4.7
6.8
9.6
10.3
4.5
24.9
-

98.8
76.2
74.8
56.1
1.8
2.1
.8
5.6
.5
1.9
.7
-

59.1
44.8
44.8
35.7
4.2
-

T h ird s h ift

Workers in establishments with third-shift
provisions.................................................
With shift differential ...........................
Uniform cents per h o u r...............
5 cents ....................................
6 cents ....................................
7 cents ....................................
Over 7 and under 10 cents ...
10 cents ...........................,......
12 cents ..................................
12.5 cents ...............................
15 cents ..................................
16 cents ..................................
17 cents ..................................
18 cents ..................................
20 cents ..................................
25 cents ..................................
28 cents ..................................
30 cents ..................................
Over 30 c e n ts .........................
Uniform percentage .....................
5 pe rcent.................................
10 pe rcent...............................
Other formal paid differential......
1
late
2
3

-

11.0
3.9
7.5
3.1
7.5
5.1
4.5
4.5
“

-

-

-

-

12.9
15.1
3.9
11.2
”

.5
1.8
.8
.7
1.6
.4
.3
.1
. 1.0

-

4.9
”

Refers to policies of establishments currently operating late shifts or having provisions covering
shifts.
Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.
Less than 0.05 percent.

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

Table 32. Cotton and manmade fiber textile mills: Paid holidays

Table 31. Cotton and manmade fiber textile mills: Shift differential
practices
(Percent of production workers employed on late shifts by amount of pay differential, United States
and selected regions, August 1980)

Number of
paid holidays

United
States1

New
England

Middle
Atlantic

Southeast

Workers employed on second shift ........
Receiving differential..........................
Uniform cents per hour ..............
Under 5 ce n ts ........................
5 cents ...................................
6 cents ...................................
7 cents ...................................
8 cents ...................................
10 cents .................................
12 cents .................................
15 cents .................................
18 cents .................................
20 cents .................................
Over 20 cen ts........................
Uniform percentage....................
5 percent................................
10 percent..............................
Other formal paid differential......
Third shift

27.8
5.5
5.2
.9
1.2
.3
.1
.2
1.3
.2
.3
(2
)
.7
.1
.1
(2
)
(2
)
.3

23.9
15.3
14.4
4.0
2.8
2.4
.2
2.1
2.8
.9
.9
-

21.8
13.9
13.6
.5
6.4
1.2
.4
1.0
2.7
1.4
.3
.3
-

28.0
4.6
4.3
.9
.9
.3
.2
1.2
.1
.1
(2
)
.6
.1
(2
)
(2
)
.3

30.9
12.5
12.5
1.3
10.0
1.2
-

Workers employed on third shift .............
Receiving differential..........................
Uniform cents per h o u r...............
5 cents ...................................
6 cents ...................................
7 cents ...................................
Over 7 and under 10 cents ...
10 cents .................................
12 cents .................................
12.5 c e n ts ..............................
15 cents .................................
16 cents .................................
17 cents .................................
18 cents .................................
20 cents .................................
25 cents .................................
28 cents .................................
30 cents .................................
Over 30 ce n ts ........................
Uniform percentage ....................
5 percent................................
10 percent..............................
Other formal paid differential......

23.7
19.6
19.3
14.3
.4
.6
.2
1.5
.2
(2
)
.6
.1
.1
(2
)
.2
.4
.2
.1
.3
.1
.1
(2
)
.3

12.3
10.9
10.6
3.9
2.8
-

16.7
16.7
14.2
2.7
1.2
1.7
.2
2.2
1.0
4.0

15.0
11.3
11.3
8.7
1.3
-

Shift differential

-

-

1.9
.4
.6
.4

-

-

-

-

-

-

1.4

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

1.2

-

-

.3

-

-

.4
.3
.2

-

-

.2
-

-

2.4
.8
1.7
-

1 Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.
2 Less than 0.05 percent.

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




New England

Middle
Atlantic

Southeast

Southwest

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

24.4
20.1
19.8
15.2
.5
.5
.2
1.5
.1
.5
.1

-

United
States1

Southwest

Second shift

-

(Percent of production workers in establishments with formal provisions for paid holidays, United States and
selected regions, August 1980)

-

-

-

100

100

100

100

100

Workers in establishments providing paid
holidays..................................................
2 days .................................................
3 days .................................................
4 days .................................................
5 days .................................................
6 days .................................................
7 days .................................................
7 days plus 1 or 2 half d a ys .............
8 days .................................................
8 day plus 2 half days .......................
9 days .................................................
9 days plus 1 or 2 half d a ys .............
10 days ...............................................
11 days ...............................................
12 days ...............................................

99
(2
)
10
4
6
17
45
(2
)
10
(2
)
4
(2
)
1
1
1

92
7
2
9
25
1
29
9
9
-

100
10
13
5
22
18
14
15
4

99
(2
)
11
4
6
17
48
8
3
1
(2
)
1

100
-

1 Includes data for regions in addition to those
shown separately.
2 Less than 0.5 percent.

26
21
49
4
'

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

Table 33. Cotton and manmade fiber textile mills: Paid vacations
(Percent of production workers in establishments with formal provisions for paid vacations after selected periods of service, United States and selected regions, August 1980)
Vacation policy
All workers ..............................................
M ethod o f paym ent
Workers in establishments providing paid
vacations ..............
Length-of-time payment ...........................
Percentage payment
..........................
Flat s u m .................
..
............
O th e r...........................................................
A m ou nt o f vaca tion pay3
After 6 months of service:
Under 1 week ............................................
1 week .......................................................
After 1 year of service:
Under 1 week ............................................
1 w e e k ........................................................
Over 1 and under 2 w e e k s .....................
2 weeks ......................................................
Over 2 weeks ............................................
After 2 years of service:
Under 1 week ............................................
1 week ........................................................
Over 1 and under 2 w e e k s .....................
2 weeks ......................................................
Over 2 weeks ............................................
After 3 years of service:
Under 1 week ............................................
1 w e e k ........................................................
Over 1 and under 2 w e e k s .....................
2 weeks ......................................................
Over 2 weeks ..........................................
After 5 years of service:
Under 2 weeks ..........................................
2 weeks ......................................................
3 weeks ......................................................

United
States1
100

100
21
79
(2)
0

New
England

Middle
Atlantic

Southeast

Southwest

100

100

100

100
25
75

100
56
39

-

100
19
80
(2
)

5

44
10

76
5

33
19

43
11

1
80
11
7
1

84
11
5

90
5
5

1
80
12
7
1

1
77
10
12
1
1
62
12
25
1

76
16
8

46
15
35
5

1
77
10
11
1

33
15
47
5

1
64
11
24
1

.
26
50
24

A m ount o f vacation pay3
—C ontinued
After 10 years of service:
Under 2 weeks .........................................
100
2 weeks .....................................................
28
Over 2 and under 3 w e e k s .....................
72
3 weeks .....................................................
Over 3 weeks ...........................................
After 12 years of service:
Under 2 weeks .........................................
2 weeks .....................................................
Over 2 and under 3 w e e k s
.....................
37
3 weeks .....................................................
Over 3 weeks ...........................................
After 15 years of service:
.
Under 2 weeks .........................................
88
2 weeks .....................................................
Over 2 and under 3 w e e k s .....................
12
3 weeks .....................................................
Over 3 and under 4 w e e k s .....................
4 weeks .....................................................
Over 4 weeks ...........................................
84
After 20 years of service:
_
Under 2 weeks .........................................
16
2 weeks .....................................................
Over 2 and under 3 w e e k s .....................
3 weeks
.....................................................
60
40

..

New
England

Middle
Atlantic

Southeast

Southwest

3
73
3
19
1

3
58
7
31
1

3
37
11
44
5

4
75
3
18
1

79

3
64
3
28
1

3
49
7
40
1

3
37
9
45
5

4
65
3
27
1

60
40

3
13
1
79
1
2
(2
)

3
26

3
16

64
2
4

71
5
5

3
13
2
79
1
2
(2)

3
87
2
8

3
87
4
5

5
82
10
3
(2)

_

100

3
10
1
76
(2)
8
1

3
26

3
16

45
1
24

49
12
15
5

3
26

3
16

43
1
26
1

47
12
17
5

3 weeks .....................................................

3
10
1
61
(2)
23
2

_

' Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.
that occurred between 5 and 10 years.
2 Less than 0.5 percent.
4 Vacation provisions were virtually the same after longer periods of service.
3 Vacation payments, such as percent of annual earnings, were converted to an equivalent time
basis. Periods of service were chosen arbitrarily and do not necessarily reflect individual establishNOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual items may not equal totals,
ment provisions for progression. For example, changes indicated at 10 years may include changes




3
9
2
78
7
1

After 25 years of service:4
2 weeks .....................................................

4
82
10
3
0

United
States1

100

Vacation policy

3
9
2
61
23
2

21

_
4
96
_

_
4
92

_

4

_
4
_

92
4

Table 34. Cotton and manmade fiber textile mills: Health, insurance, and retirement plans
(Percent of production workers in establishments with specified health, insurance, and retirement plans,1 United States and selected regions, August 1980)
Type of plan
All w o rk e rs ..........................................
Workers in establishments
providing:
Life insurance........................................
Noncontributory plans .................
Accidental death and
dismemberment insurance ..............
Noncontributory plans .................
Sickness and accident insurance or
sick leave or both3 *............................
.
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 .................
v Hospitalization insurance ....................
Covering employees o n ly ............
Noncontributory plans ...........
Covering employees and their
dependents ................................
Noncontributory plans ...........
Noncontributory for
employees; contributory for
dependents ..........................
Surgical insurance ...............................
Covering employees o n ly ............
Noncontributory plans ...........
Covering employees and their
dependents .................................
Noncontributory plans ...........
Noncontributory for
employees; contributory for
de pend ents..........................

United
States1
2
100

New
England

Middle
Atlantic

Southeast

Southwest

100

100

100

99
63

99
99

95
95

Medical
99
61

76
46

96
96

65
65

76
44

84
83
50

83
83
83

68
68
68

84
83
48

2

3

11

2

Workers in establishments
providing:— Continued
................................
insurance
100
Covering employees o n ly ............
61
Noncontributory plans ...........
Covering employees and their
84
dependents ................................
44
Noncontributory plans ...........
Noncontributory for
100
employees; contributory for
100
dependents..........................
56
Major medical insurance.....................
Covering employees o n ly ............
4
Noncontributory plans ...........
Covering employees and their
dependents ................................

1
4
3
99
16
14

100
49
49

100
22
22

1
4
4
99
15
13

83
6

51
19

78
43

84
4

96
16

33
99

20
100
49
49

35
100
22
22

34
99
15
13

41
100
4
4

51
19

78
43

84
4

96
16

16

14

100
4
4

6

33

20

35

34

New
England

Middle
Atlantic

Southeast

Southwest

99
20
14

100
49
49

97
19
19

99
19
13

100
4
4

79
6

51
19

78
43

80
4

96
16

33
96
16
14

20
97
49
49

35
81
21
21

34
97
15
13

41
100
4
4

80
5

48
16

60
33

82
3

96
16

32
16
9
92
89
79
68
67
13
12
8
5
1
3

20
8
8
75
72
72
72
72

27
28
28
71
60
60
60
60

41
41
16
100
100
86

15
12
3

19
16

33
16
8
94
91
80
69
68
14
12
8
3
1
2

Pensions........................................
Noncontributory p la n s ....
Actuarial5 .................................

Noncontributory p la n s ....

Profit-sharing6 .........................
Both types of plans ...............
O th e r........................................

0

(7
)

-

3

63

63
37
23
44
44

0

-

-

41

1 Includes those plans for which the employer pays at least part of the cost and excludes legal­
ly required plans such as workers’ compensation and social security; however, plans required by
State temporary disability laws are included if the employer contributes more than is legally re­
quired or the employees receive benefits in excess of legal requirements. “ Noncontributory plans”
include only those plans financed entirely by the employer.
2 Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.
3 Unduplicated total of workers receiving sickness and accident insurance and sick leave shown
separately.




Noncontributory for
employees; contributory for
dependents..........................
Dental insurance..................................
Noncontributory plans .................

Severance p a y ..............................
83

United
States2

100

Type of plan

4 Unduplicated total of workers covered by pension plans and severance pay shown separately.
5 Actuarial plans are those which are not based on profits.
6 Profit-sharing plans are those for which the employer purchases an annuity payable at retire­
ment with funds accumulated to the employees’ credit at retirement.
7 Less than 0.5 percent.
NOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual items may not equal totals.

T a b le 3 5 . C o tto n a n d m a n m a d e f ib e r te x t ile m ills: O t h e r s e le c t e d
b e n e fits
(P e r c e n t o f p ro d u c tio n w o rk e rs in e s ta b lis h m e n ts w ith fo rm a l p ro v is io n s fo r fu n e ra l le a v e p a y ,
ju ry -d u ty p a y , a n d te c h n o lo g ic a l s e v e r a n c e p a y ,1 U n ite d S ta te s a n d s e le c t e d re g io n s , A u g u s t
1980)
U n ite d

New

M id d le

S t a te s 2

E n g la n d

A tla n tic

S o u th e a s t S o u th w e s t

100

A ll w o r k e r s .....................................................

100

100

100

100

W o r k e r s in e s ta b lis h m e n ts w ith
p ro v is io n s for:
F u n e ra l l e a v e ............................................................

86

81

88

86

86

J u ry d u ty l e a v e ........................................................

89

62

67

91

100

T e c h n o lo g ic a l s e v e r a n c e p a y ........................

6

“

6

“

1 F o r d e fin itio n o f ite m s, s e e a p p e n d ix A.
2 In c lu d e s d a ta fo r re g io n s in a d d itio n to th o s e s h o w n s e p a r a te ly .
NOTE:

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 to ta ls .

T a b le 3 6 . W o o l y a r n a n d b r o a d w o v e n fa b r ic m ills: A v e r a g e h o u r ly e a r n in g s b y s e le c t e d
c h a r a c t e r is t ic s
( N u m b e r a n d a v e r a g e s tra ig h t-tim e ho u rly e a r n in g s ’ o f w o rk e rs by s e le c t e d c h a ra c te ris tic s , U n ite d S ta te s a n d s e le c t e d re g io n s ,
A ugust 1980)
N e w E n g la n d

U n ite d S ta te s 2
C h a ra c te ris tic




A v era g e

N u m b e r of

ts>

h o u rly e a r n ­

w o rk e rs

ings

N u m b e r of
w o rk e rs

S o u th e a s t

A v e ra g e
h o u rly e a r n ­
ings

1 3 ,0 8 8

$ 4 .9 1

6 ,1 0 0

3 ,4 7 3

4 .9 4

2 ,2 6 3

4 .7 0

N o n m e tr o p o lita n a r e a s ................................

9 ,6 1 5

4 .9 0

3 ,8 3 7

4 .7 1

5 0 - 2 4 9 w o r k e r s .................................................

4 ,5 2 4

4 .8 5

2 ,9 9 6

2 5 0 w o r k e r s or m o re ....................................

8 ,5 6 4

4 .9 5

3 ,1 0 4

w o rk e rs

$ 4 .7 1

M e tr o p o lita n a r e a s 3 ........................................

N u m b e r of

A ll p ro d u c tio n w o r k e r s .....................................

A v era g e
h o u rly e a r n ­
in g s

5 ,8 1 5

$ 5 .0 3

S iz e o f c o m m u n ity :
-

-

5 ,6 6 0

5 .0 4

4 .8 2

952

4 .9 1

4 .6 0

-

-

S iz e o f e s ta b lis h m e n t:

L a b o r -m a n a g e m e n t c o n tr a c t c o v e ra g e :
E s t a b lis h m e n ts w i t h M a jo rity o f w o rk e rs c o v e r e d ..................

3 ,1 7 9

5 .0 6

1 ,9 7 1

4 .8 4

388

4 .8 5

9 ,9 0 9

4 .8 7

4 ,1 2 9

4 .6 5

5 ,4 2 7

5 .0 4

1 ,0 1 9

4 .3 9

1 ,7 8 1

4 .9 4

N o n e o r m in o rity o f w o rk e rs
c o v e r e d .............................................................
T y p e o f m ill a n d p ro d u c t:
Y a r n m i l l .................................................................

2 ,9 1 7

4 .7 5

W o o le n y a rn ....................................................

1 ,0 7 1

4 .8 7

-

-

-

W o r s te d y a r n ..................................................

1 ,8 4 6

4 .6 7

-

-

-

-

W e a v in g m i l l ........................................................

847

4 .5 6

-

-

-

-

346

4 .9 1

W o r s te d y a r n ..................................................

-

-

In te g r a t e d m ill ...................................................

9 ,3 2 4

5 .0 0

4 ,5 2 3

6 ,9 8 8

4 .9 9

3 ,9 4 2

4 .8 1

W o r s te d y a r n ..................................................

2 ,3 3 6

5 .0 2

'

E x c lu d e s

p re m iu m

pay

fo r o v e rtim e a n d

fo r w o rk

on

w e e k e n d s , h o lid a y s , a n d la te shifts.
2

In c lu d e s

d a ta

fo r re g io n s

in a d d itio n

th o s e

5 .0 7
-

-

-

th e U .S . O ffic e o f M a n a g e m e n t a n d B u d g e t th ro u g h F e b r u ­

show n
NO TE:

M e tro p o lita n

3 ,8 0 1
-

a ry 1 9 7 4 .
to

s e p a r a t e ly .
3 S ta n d a r d

-

-

-

$ 4 .8 1

W o o le n y a rn ....................................................

-

S ta tis tic a l A re a s

as

d e fin e d

by

D ash es

in d ic a te

th a t

no

d a ta

th a t d a ta d id n o t m e e t p u b lic a tio n c rite ria .

w e re

re p o r te d

or

Table 37. Wool yarn and broadwoven fabric mills: Earnings distribution—all mills by type of yam
(Percent distribution of production workers by straight-time hourly earnings,1 United States, selected regions, and areas, August 1980)
United States2
Hourly earnings

All types

New England

Women

Woolen
yarn or
fabric

Worsted
yarn or
fabric

Southeast

All types

Woolen
yarn or
fabric

Worsted
yarn or
fabric

All types3

Worsted
yarn or
fabric

Maine and
New
Hampshire

North
Massachu­
Carolina
setts and
and South
Rhode
Carolina
Island

Total4

Men

Number of workers ..................................
Average hourly earnings' ........................

13,088
$4.91

6,817
$5.00

4,752
$4.68

8,560
$4.94

4,528
$4.87

6,100
$4.71

4,945
$4.75

1,155
$4.54

. 5,815
$5.03

3,373
$4.98

3,323
$4.68

2,509
$4.72

1,749
$5.03

T o ta l........................................................

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

.1

.3
.4
1.5
.3
.4
.5
3.7
4.5
3.6

.1
.1
.1
.2
.1

.1

(5)
3.9
5.2
3.5

1.1
1.6
7.5
1.1
1.9
2.5
3.1
1.6
3.6

.1

.2
.2
.1
.1
2.5
3.0
2.6

.3
.5
1.9
.8
.9
.8
1.2
1.4
2.0

.4
.3
1.0
.4
.7
1.0
2.0
1.2
3.3

$3.10
$3.20
$3.30
$3.40
$3.50
$3.60
$3.70
$3.80
$3.90
rjr,
( J jl

and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under

$ 3 .2 0 ............................
$ 3 .3 0 ............................
$ 3 .4 0 ............................
$ 3 .5 0 ............................
$3.60 ............................
$3.70 ............................
$3.80 ............................
$3.90 ............................
$ 4 .0 0 ............................

.2
.2
.8
.4
.3
.3
2.0
2.4
2.4

.1
.1
.2
.3
.3
.2
1.9
2.9
2.6

.3
.5
1.9
.7
.5
.6
2.8
2.5
2.8

$4.00
$4’.10
$4.20
$4.30
$4.40
$4.50
$4.60
$4.70
$4.80
$4.90

and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under

$4.10 ............................
$4.20 ............................
$ 4 .3 0 ............................
$4.40 ............................
$4.50 ............................
$ 4 .6 0 ............................
$4.70 ............................
$4.80 ............................
$ 4 .9 0 ............................
$5.00 ............................

1.6
2.2
5.4
4.4
6.0
5.9
10.1
7.7
4.9
3.5

1.2
1.7
3.7
3.4
5.8
6.7
10.9
' 7.4
5.0
3.6

1.8
3.6
7.7
7.2
7.3
6.3
8.3
9.9
4.5
3.7

1.5
2.2
3.9
4.1
5.6
6.8
7.7
8.2
5.1
4.2

1.8
2.2
8.2
5.1
6.8
4.3
14.4
6.6
4.3
2.0

2.3
3.6
6.9
6.7
7.7
7.6
6.5
5.8
4.7
3.1

2.1
3.5
6.3
6.6
7.3
7.8
6.6
6.5
5.3
3.6

$5.00
$5.20
$5.40
$5.60
$5.80

and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under

$5.20
$5.40
$5.60
$5.80
$6.00

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

8.6
7.6
4.9
5.0
4.2

8.3
7.0
3.8
5.5
4.9

7.6
6.3
4.4
3.0
2.6

10.0
8.4
6.2
5.7
3.9

6.0
6.1
2.5
3.5
4.6

7.5
6.2
4.9
3.2
3.3

$6.00
$6.20
$6.40
$6.60
$6.80
$7.00

and
and
and
and
and
and

under $ 6 .2 0 ............................
under $6.40 ............................
under $6.60 ............................
under $6.80 ............................
under $7.00 ............................
over .........................................

2.1
2.9
1.1
.9
1.0
1.1

2.2
4.0
1.6
1.3
1.5
1.7

1.9
.7
.3
.2

2.1
2.2
.8
.9
.5
1.0

2.2
4.2
1.7
.8
1.8
1.2

1.2
.7
.9
.6
.4
.8

(5
)
.1

0

Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays and late shifts.
Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.
Includes woolen yarn and fabric mills in addition to those shown separately.
Includes data for workers not identified by sex.




.4
.3
.2
.3
.8
1.6

.6
.5
.3
.5
1.3
1.5

.2
.5
2.1
.2
.3
.1
5.3
7.2
3.9

2.9
4.2
9.4
7.1
9.4
6.8
5.8
2.9
2.0
1.1

.9
1.1
4.7
2.9
4.7
5.1
15.6
10.5
4.9
4.2

1.5
1.5
7.8
4.4
5.9
3.5
17.4
7.8
5.1
2.3

1.2
3.9
3.2
4.5
6.0
7.2
7.6
7.8
4.7
3.8

2.6
3.4
12.0
10.1
10.1
8.3
5.4
3.5
4.2
2.4

2.3
3.1
5.8
7.7
4.4
3.9
11.8
2.7
8.3
2.9

8.0
6.6
5.8
3.2
3.6

5.4
4.8
1.0
3.5
2.3

8.7
7.3
3.8
5.9
4.3

6.2
6.5
3.0
3.5
5.4

7.9
7.4
5.2
3.0
4.1

6.3
4.9
4.5
3.5
2.0

10.3
7.7
5.8
5.3
2.4

1.0
.5
.9
.5
.3
.7

1.9
1.3
1.2
.9
.8
1.2

2.6
5.4
1.1
.6
1.3
.9

2.3
5.2
1.8
.8
2.2
1.2

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

1.4
.8
1.6
.7
.6
1.4

3.4
4.3
.9
1.0
2.2
1.7

-

-

.3
_
-

.1
-

.2
.9
.5

5 Less than 0.05 percent.
NOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual items may not equal 100. Dashes indicate
no data.

Table 38. Wool yarn and broadwoven fabric mills: Earnings distribution—all mills by type of
mill
(Percent distribution of production workers by straight-time hourly earnings,1 United States and selected regions,August 1980)
United States1
2
Hourly earnings
Yarn mills

Southeast

New England

Integrated
mills

Yarn mills

Integrated
mills

Yarn mills

Integrated
mills

Number of workers ..................................
Average hourly earnings1 ........................

2,917
$4.75

9,324
$5.00

1,019
$4.39

4,523
$4.81

1,781
$4.94

3,801
$5.07

T o ta l.......................................................

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

$3.10
$3.20
$3.30
$3.40
$3.50
$3.60
$3.70
$3.80
$3.90

LA

-p-




and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under

$3.20
$3.30
$3.40
$3.50
$3.60
$3.70
$3.80
$3.90
$4.00

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

.5
.8
3.0
.7
.8
.9
3.2
2.3
2.7

$4.00
$4'10
$4.20
$4.30
$4.40
$4.50
$4.60
$4.70
$4.80
$4.90

and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under

$4.10
$4.20
$4.30
$4.40
$4.50
$4.60
$4.70
$4.80
$4.90
$5.00

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

$5.00
$5.20
$5.40
$5.60
$5.80

and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under

$6.00
$6.20
$6.40
$6.60
$6.80
$7.00

and
and
and
and
and
and

.1
1.1
1.6
1.7

1.5
1.9
8.6
1.4
2.2
2.5
8.6
5.1
4.1

1.6
2.9
7.3
7.4
2.5
5.0
11.7
10.1
5.4
3.2

1.4
1.6
5.1
3.7
7.0
6.6
10.2
7.5
5.0
3.8

$5.20 ............................
$5.40 ............................
$5.60 ............................
$ 5 .8 0 ............................
$6.00 ............................

4.6
5.7
3.2
3.6
4.9

under $ 6 .2 0 ............................
under $6.40 ............................
under $6.60 ............................
under $6.80 ............................
under $ 7 .0 0 ............................
over .........................................

1.0
1.2
1.8
.3
.3
1.5

1 Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on
weekends, holidays and late shifts.
2 Includes data for regions in addition to those shown
separately.

(3
)
(3)
.1
.1
(3
)

_

(3)

.3

-

.1
.2

-

-

.3
.1

(3
)

-

-

-

.1
2.2
3.2
2.3

-

4.1
2.6
18.7
6.9
2.1
2.9
2.8
1.8
2.6
1.5

1.5
3.1
4.8
7.1
8.6
9.2
7.5
7.3
5.4
3.8

.2
3.3
1.2
8.3
2.9
6.4
17.6
14.5
4.9
4.2

1.2
.1
6.6
.5
5.8
4.8
15.7
9.2
5.1
4.5

10.1
8.8
5.5
5.5
3.9

1.7
3.1
3.3
2.4
1.5

9.0
7.5
5.0
3.6
4.0

5.1
7.2
3.0
4.3
7.1

10.7
7.8
4.2
6.6
2.4

2.6
3.1
.8
1.1
1.3
1.0

.6
.4
1.3
.7
.6
2.6

1.4
.8
.8
.7
.4
.4

1.1
1.8
2.2

3.4
5.9
.4
.8
1.9
.9

.2
.8
2.0

-

.1
.9

.1
1.3

3 Less than 0.05 percent.
NOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual items
may not equal 100. Dashes indicate no data.

Table 39. Wool yarn and broadwoven fabric mills: Occupational averages—all mills
(Number and average straight-time hourly earnings1 of production workers in selected occupations, United States and selected regions, August 1980)
United States2
Department, occupation, and sex

New England

Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

24
22
148
139
345
279

$5.54
5.48
4.71
4.67
4.80
4.85

115
30

4.87
4.30

83
54
48
45
62
100
127
70
217
201
116
100
71
13
9
529
499
92
80
690

5.19
4.82
4.82
4.76
4.69
4.86
4.87
4.72
6.00
5.92
5.90
5.73
6.20
4.77
4.26
4.70
4.65
5.26
5.19
5.03

13
13
109
109
226
184
42
37
24
13
38
37
43
43
40
62
74
34
40
141
141
80
80

$5.07
5.07
4.63
4 63
4.62
4.70
4.29
4.16
4.28
3.94
4.55
4.55
4.65
4.65
4.43
4.62
4.59
4.81
4 41
5.73
5 73
5 56
5 56

608
94
87
46
27
16
134
71

5.00
4.96
4.95
5.13
5.14
4.98
5 10
5.13

13
9
299
299
62
61
517
37
480
7
7
30
16
14
62
35
27

4.77
4 26
4.54
4 54
4 98
4 99
4.90
4.87
4 90
4.53
4.53
5.05
5 10
4.99
4 95
5 06
4.81

S e le c te d w o o le n o c c u p a tio n s

Card grinders...............................................
M e n ........................................................
Card strip pers..............................................
M e n ...................................
Card tenders (finishers) .............................
M e n ...................................................
Women ..................................................
Doffers, spinning fra m e ..............................
M e n ........................................................
W o m e n ..................................................
Drawing-in machine te n d e rs .....................
W o m e n ..................................................
Dyeing-machine tenders, cloth ................
M e n ........................................................
Dyeing-machine tenders, yarn .................
Fuller tenders3 .............................................
Inspectors, cloth machine ........................
M e n ........................................................
W o m e n ..................................................
Loom fixers4 .................................................
M e n ........................................................
B o x .............................................................
M e n ........................................................
Plain and dobby .......................................
Loom-winder te n d e rs ..................................
W o m e n ..................................................
Menders, cloth ............................................
W o m e n ..................................................
Section fix e rs ...............................................
M e n ........................................................
Spinners, fra m e ...........................................
M e n ........................................................
W o m e n ..................................................
Twister tenders, ring frame ......................
W o m e n ..................................................
Tying-in machine o p e ra to rs ......................
M e n ........................................................
Women ..................................................
Warper tenders ...........................................
M e n ........................................................
W o m e n ..................................................
See footnotes at end of table.




Southeast
Number
of
workers

_

United States2

Average
hourly
earnings

_

Department, occupation, and sex

Number
of
workers

-

534
254
239
286
128
137
53

Weaving-machine operators,
shuttleless ....................
M e n ........................................................
W o m e n ...........................................
Air-jet lo o m s ......................
M e n .......................................................

57
22
35
34
15
19
501
416

Winders, yarn .............................................
W o m e n ...........................................
-

-

24
129

$5
5
5
5
5
5
6

42
39
35
13
13
00
21

308
177
131
242
119
123

5 50
5 68
5 39
5 43
5 61
5 28
4.68
4 59

57
22
35
34
15
19
251
242

87

$5 06

5 67
5 45

79
133
48

6 67
4 62
4.48

71
231

4 95
4 76

80

4 7?

5 50
5 68
5 39
5 43
5 61
5 28
4.46
4 48

42
12
30

4 07
4 41
3 94

4
4
4
4
4

72
76
82
75
74

31
23
7

5 61
5 40
4 72

101
196
71

6 51
4 63
4 38

64
96
328

5 53
4 78
4 64

129
-

Average
hourly
earnings

$5
5
5
5
5
5

21
33
06
15
23
08

S e le c te d w o r s te d o c c u p a tio n s

11
10
27

-

Average
hourly
earnings

Number
of
workers

29
22

Number
of
workers

S e le c te d w o o le n o c c u p a tio n s — C o n t.

Weavers4 .....................................................

M e n ..................................................
W o m e n ...........................
-

Average
hourly
earnings

Southeast

New England

4 46

7
15
15

23
12
15
25
97
88
49
47

4 72
4 56
4 56

4 1ft
4 19
4 81
4 31
4 36
4 34
4 03
4.02

Table 39. Wool yarn and broad woven fabric mills: Occupational averages—all mills—Continued
(Number and average straight-time hourly earnings' of production workers in selected occupations, United States and selected regions, August 1980)
New England

United States2
Department, occupation, and sex

Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

United States2

Southeast
Number
of
workers

61
27
7
34

$4.93
4.78
4.20
5 06

168

5.40

383
333

43

4.47
4.40

Weaving-machine operators,

1
2
3
4
5

Average
hourly
earnings

Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

83
45
28
19
52
83

$4.53
4.85
3.97
6.29
6.21
4.25

71

$4.51

49
46
135

6.26
4.62
4.48

26
10
28
42
34
8
24
6
34

Southeast
Number
of
workers

3.92
5.73
5.63
4.16
4.16
4.14
5.78
4.51
4.13

Average
hourly
earnings

S e le c ted w o o le n and w o rs te d
o c cupatio ns

S e le c ted w o rs te d o c c u p a tio n s — C ont.

Warper tenders ........................................

Number
of
workers

Department, occupation, and sex

Average
hourly
earnings

New England

32
26
6
131
127

$5.74
5.77
5.61
4.14
4.10

136

252
206

$4.66 Battery hands ...........................................
53
4.81
Women ..............................................
Carpenters3 ...............................................
Electricians3 ..............................................
5.32 Janitors.....................................................
M e n....................................................
Women ..............................................
4.64 Machinists3 ................................................
4.58 Power-truck operators, fo rklift.................
Truckers, hand3 ........................................

_

_

18
36

$6.61
4.25

34

4.51

Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts.
6 Predominantly men.
Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.
Virtually all men.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria.
Includes data for workers in classification in addition to those shown separately.
Overall occupation may include data for workers not identified by sex.
Predominantly women.

T a b l e 4 0 . W o o l y a r n a n d b r o a d w o v e n f a b r ic m ills : O c c u p a t io n a l a v e r a g e s b y t y p e o f m ill

(Number and average straight-time hourly earnings' of production workers in selected occupations, United States and selected regions, August 1980)

Integrated mills

Yarn mills

Southeast

New England

United States2
Yarn mills

Integrated mills

Integrated mills

Yarn mills

Department and occupation
Number of
workers

Average
hourly earnings

Number of
workers

Average
hourly earnings

Selected woolen occupations
Card strippers .........................................
Card tenders (finishers) ..........................
Section fixers ..........................................
Spinners, frame ......................................
Winders, y a rn ..........................................

25
87
18
162
129

$4.43
4.93
4.97
4.88
4.54

123
258
74
528
346

$4.77
4.75
5.33
5.07
4.79

Selected worsted occupations
Doffers, spinning frame ..........................
Pin-draft operators (worsted) .................
Slubber tenders ......................................
Twister tenders, ring fra m e....................
Winders, y a rn ..........................................

70
23
47
72
209

4.49
4.12
4.65
4.22
4.51

59
48
49

5.04
4.51
4.91

172

4.43

Selected woolen and worsted
occupations
Electricians..............................................
Janitors....................................................
Machinists ...............................................

9
19
10

6.64
4.01
6.47

40
59
36

6.20
4.35
6.30

Number of
workers

-

$4.12
4.65
4.56
4.83
4.19

Number of
workers

93
173
50
381
167

Average
hourly earnings

$4.71
4.61
5.08
4.92
4.58

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- .

-

34
54

-

Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts.
Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.




16
53
12
136
67

Average
hourly earnings

3.89
3.98

7

3.79

-

-

24
30
19

5.58
4.27
5.80

Number of
workers

Average
hourly earnings

Number of
workers

Average
hourly earnings

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

$4.89
4.77
4.51
4.69

-

-

40
37
38
155

7
11
”

6.37
4.07
“

-

-

10
25
“

$6.74
4.33
“

NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria.

Table 41. Wool yarn and broadwoven fabric mills: Occupational averages by size of community
(Number and average straight-time hourly earnings' of production workers in selected occupation*, United States and selected regions, August 1980)
United States2
Metropolitan areas

New England
Metropolitan areas

Nonmetropolitan areas

Southeast

Nonmetropolitan areas

Nonmetropolitan areas

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

-

-

-

-

S e le c te d w o o le n o c c u p a tio n s

Card strippers ...........................................
Card tenders (fin ish ers)...........................
Drawing-in machine tenders ...................
Dyeing-machine tenders, c lo th ...............
Fuller te n d e rs ............................................
Loom fixers3 ..............................................
Box ...........................................................
Plain and d o b b y .....................................
Menders, c lo th ..........................................
Section fixers ............................................
Spinners, frame ........................................
Tying-in machine operators ....................
Warper tenders3 ........................................
Slow s p e e d .............................................
Weavers3 .... ...............................................
Box looms, automatic ...........................
Winders, y a r n ............................................

36
118
28
11
15
52
41
7
74
29
242
7
35
29
136
65
185

$4.99
4.99
5.19
4.93
5.32
6.41
6.49
6.37
5.21
5.61
4.92
5.01
5.34
5.36
5.78
5.59
4.79

112
227
55
37
85
165
75
64
455
63
448
39
99
49
398
221
316

$4.62
4.70
5.19
4.79
4.77
5.86
5.57
6.18
4.62
5.09
5.09
5.15
5.02
4.91
5.29
4.99
4.62

27
23
28
112
51

3.79
4.18
4.33
4.24
3.97

102
48
68
216
78

4.99
4.48
4.97
4.85
4.78

32
156

5.74
4.14

136
227

10
6
11
31
9
9

4.61
7.00
7.29
4.23
6.86
5.09

73
13
41
52
40
37

23
70
7
8
9
20
13
41
14
169
15
9
50
44
84

$4.77
4.83
4.54
4.63
4.62
6.03
5.92
4.96
5.19
4.71
5.01
4.82
5.40
5.42
4.32

86
156
31
35
53
121
67
258
48
348
28
47
33
258
198
167

$4.59
4.53
4.55
4.65
4.62
5.68
5.49
4.48
4.91
4.99
5.08
4.94
4.85
5.18
5.09
4.53

S e le c te d w o r s te d o c c u p a tio n s

Doffers, spinning frame ...........................
Pin-draft operators (w orsted)..................
Slubber te n d e rs ........................................
Spinners frame .........................................
Twister tenders, ring fra m e .....................
Weaving-machine operators,
s hu ttleless................................................
Winders, y a m ............................................

-

-

-

-

4.21
3.89

_
-

_
-

32
120

5.74
4.01

-

-

-

-

-

-

27
23

3.79
4.18
-

79
41

5.32
4.69

4.52
5.96
5.93
4.27
6.12
4.50

-

87
48
63
198
70

$5.06
4.48
5.00
4.83
4.78

136
216

5.32
4.65

17
31

6.65
4.32

33

4.50

S e le c te d w o o le n a n d w o rs te d
o c c u p a tio n s

Battery hands ...........................................
C arpenters.................................................
E lectricians................................................
Janitors .......................................................
Machinists .................................................
Power-truck operators, forklift ................

Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late
shifts.
2 Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.
3 Includes data for workers in classification in addition to those shown separately.




-

63
7
24
21
20

-

21

4.12

-

-

-

-

-

4.51
5.52
5.41
4.20
5.64
-

-

_

NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria.

Table 42, Wool yarn and broadwoven fabric mills: Occupational averages by size of mill
(Number and average straight-time hourly earnings' of production workers in selected occupations, United States and selected regions, August 1980)
Southeast

New England

United States

Establishments with—
Department and occupation

50-249 workers
Number of
workers

Average
hourly earn­
ings

50-249 workers

250 workers or more
Number of
workers

Average
hourly earn­
ings

Number of
workers

Average
hourly earn­
ings

250 workers or more
Number of
workers

50-249 workers

Average
hourly earn­
ings

Number of
workers

Average
hourly earn­
ings

$4.58
4.60
4.50
4.50
4.57
4.50
4.59
5.39
5.27
4.60
4.88
4.77
4.67
4.76
4.78
5.02
5.02
4.45

-

-

S e le c te d w o o le n o c c u p a tio n s

oo

Card grinders .............................................
Card strippers ............................................
Card tenders (finishers) ...........................
Drawing-in machine tenders ...................
Dyeing-machine tenders, c lo th ...............
Fuller te n d e rs .............................................
Inspectors, cloth m a c h in e .......................
Loom fixers3 ...............................................
Box ...........................................................
Menders, c lo th ...........................................
Section fixers .............................................
Spinners, frame .........................................
Tying-in machine operators ....................
WarpeT tenders3 .........................................
Slow s p e e d ..............................................
Weavers3 ....................................................
Box looms, automatic ...........................
Winders, y a rn .............................................

17
93
191
25
14
22
34
98
52
163
40
349
19
38
23
221
125
239

$5.78
4.71
4.83
4.68
5.20
4.86
4.60
6.03
6.00
4.37
5.24
5.01
5.29
5.05
4.87
5.29
5.12
4.59

7
55
154
58
34
78
93
119
64
366
52
341
27
96
55
313
161
262

$4.96
4.71
4.76
5.41
4.67
4.85
4.96
5.97
5.82
4.85
5.27
5.05
5.01
5.12
5.16
5.51
5.14
4.77

-

48
14
30
23
27
107
51
111

4.01
5.54
3.93
4.12
4.41
4.25
4.02
4.26

81
87
166
48
69
221
78
272

5.17
6.66
4.75
4.51
4.93
4.83
4.75
4.55

-

38
20
32
21
7

4.70
5.83
4.17
6.13
5.07

45
32
51
28
39

4.40
6.45
4.30
6.36
4.54

73
131
14
12
19
34
78
36
140
32
310
15
31
16
168
102
138

$4.64
4.71
4.62
4.86
4.90
4.60
6.00
5.91
4.48
5.07
4.98
5.43
5.14
4.96
5.38
5.33
4.48

6
36
95
24
31
43
40
63
44
159
30
207
15
31
26
140
140
113

S e le c te d w o r s te d o c c u p a tio n s

Doffers, spinning fra m e ...........................
Loom fixers ..... '..........................................
Menders, c lo th ...........................................
Pin-draft operators (w orsted).............. .
Slubber tenders .........................................
Spinners frame ..........................................
Twister tenders, ring fra m e .....................
Winders, y a rn .............................................

39
31
42

4.20
3.86
3.97

36
15
21
17

-

4.68
5.63
4.21
6.00

-

-

4.34
5.63
4.11
5.25
“

-

17
68
20
69

$4.51
4.29
4.26
4.44

S e le c te d w o o le n a n d w o r s te d
o c c u p a tio n s

Battery hands ............................................
E lectricians.................................................
J a n ito rs .......................................................
Machinists .......................... ,......................
Power-truck operators, forklift ................

' Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late
shifts.
i
2 Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.
3 Includes data for workers in classification in addition to those shown separately.




~

35
13
21
7
“

9
-

3.98
”

NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria.

Table 43. Wool yarn and broadwoven fabric mills: Occupational averages by method of wage payment
(Number and average straight-time hourly earnings' of production workers in selected occupations, United States and selected regions, August 1980)
United States2
Timeworkers

New England

Incentive workers

Timeworkers

Southeast

Incentive workers

Incentive workers

Timeworkers

Department and occupation
Number of
workers
Selected w oole n o ccu pation s
Card strippers ............................................
Card tenders (fin ish ers)...........................
Drawing-in machine tenders ...................
Loom fixers ................................................
Menders, c lo th ...........................................
Section fix e rs .............................................
Spinners, frame .........................................
Weavers3 ....................................................
Box (boms, automatic ............................
Box looms, nonautom atic.....................
Weaving-machine operators,
shu ttleless.................................................
Air-jet lo o m s ............................................
Winders, y a r n .............................................
Selected w o rs te d o ccu pation s
Doffers, spinning frame ...........................
Loom fixers ................................................
Menders, c lo th ...........................................
Pin-draft operators (w orsted)..................
Slubber tenders .........................................
Spinners frame ..........................................
Weaving-machine operators,
shu ttleless.................................................
Winders, y a rn .............................................

Average .
hourly earnings

Number of
workers

Average
hourly earnings

Average
hourly earnings

141
301
59
195
196
82
199
76
52
-

$4.67
4.66
5.21
5.95
4.42
5.25
4.85
4.89
4.81
-

7
44
24
22
333
10
491
458
234
53

$5.48
5.73
5.14
6.40
4.87
5.32
5.10
5.50
5.20
6.21

103
205
31
123
176
54
145
42
36
-

$4.58
4.51
4.56
5.66
4.51
4.97
4.62
5.18
5.30
-

342

4.62

42
25
159

5.69
5.64
4.81

165

68
65
115
36
37
236

4.14
6.32
4.50
4.28
4.36
4.49

61

5.40

27

3.79

39
139

4.41
4.34

Number of
workers

-

Average
hourly earnings

18
123
372
266
206
-

$6.22
4.59
5.01
5.22
5.12
-

42
25
86

5.69
5.64
4.54

4.42

Number of
workers

Average
hourly earnings

Number of
workers

Average
hourly earnings

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

17
157

-

-

35
59
92

4.48
5.05
5.02

129
244

5.70
4.54

' Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts.
2 Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.
3 Includes data for workers in classification in addition to those shown separately.




Number of
workers

79

4.21

-

-

-

-

-

73

4.12

41

$4.38

4.51
4.64
-

81

4.46

-

54
-

-

171

$5.09
-

-

4.72

NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria.

Table 44. Woo! yam aradl broadwoveo fabric mi!!s: Occupafiona! averages: SeSected areas
(Number and average straight-time hourly earnings1 of production workers in selected occupations, August 1980)
Maine and New
Hampshire
Department, occupation, and sex

All production w o rk e rs ..............................
M e n .....................................................
Women ...............................................
T im e .......................................
M e n ...............
............
W o m e n ...............................................
Incentive................................................
M e n .....................................................
W o m e n ...............................................

See footnotes at end of table.




Maine and New
Hampshire

North Carolina and
South Carolina

Number
of work­
ers

Average
hourly
earnings

Number
of work­
ers

Average
hourly
earnings

Number
of work­
ers

Average
hourly
earnings

3,323
2,111
1,212
2,564
1,902
662
759
209
550

$4.68
4.72
4.60
4.55
4.64
4.29
5.10
5.42
4 98

2,509
1,394
1,115
1,936
1,197
739
573
197
376

$4.72
4.96
4.42
4.68
4.87
4.38
4.85
5.51
4.51

1,749

Department, occupation, and sex

Massachusetts and
Rhode Island

North Carolina and
South Carolina
Number
of work­
ers

$5.03

S e le c te d w o o le n o c c u p a tio n s

Card grinders2 ............................................
Card strippers2 ...........................................
Card tenders (finishers)...........................
M e n .....................................................
- Women ...............................................
T im e .......................................................
M e n .....................................................
Women ...............................................
Doffers, spinning frame3 ..........................
M e n .....................................................
Drawing-in machine tenders ...................
Women ...............................................
T im e .......................................................
Women ...............................................
Dyeing-machine tenders, cloth2 ..............
Fuller tenders2 3 .........................................
Inspectors, cloth m a chine.......................
M e n .....................................................
W o m e n .......... ....................................
Loom fixers2 4 ............................................
T im e .......................................................
Box ...........................................................
M e n .....................................................
T im e .......................................................
Loom-winder te n d e rs ................................
Menders, cloth5 ..........................................
T im e .......................................................
Section fixers2 ............................................
T im e .......................................................

Massachusetts and
Rhode Island

11
78
133
95
38
133
95
38
25
17
25
24
19
19
31
51
54
28
26
98
87
51
51
51
8
180
108
39
36

5.07
4.57
4.47
4.57
4.23
4.47
4.57
4.23
4.16
4.27
4.60
4.60
4.62
4.62
4.70
4.61
4.59
4.77
4.41
5.60
5.51
5.38
5.38
5.38
5.30
4.58
4.50
4.94
4.88

-

739

-

4.92

_
28
86
84

4.71
4.80
4.81

68
66

4.57
4.58

11
11
10
10
12
10
15

4.41
4.41
4 43
4.43
4.51
4.64
4.49

Women ..............................................

119
68
18
13

4 35
5.95
5.91
5.79
5.79
5.84
4.49
4.53
4.98
5.10

5.37

Box looms, automatic ...........................
M e n .........
..
.............

Incentive...............................................
M e n .........................
................
_

_

-

-

Average
hourly
earnings

Number
of work­
ers

Average
hourly
earnings

283

$5.09

270

5.08

227
215
21
13
8
12
8
35
22

5.15
5.15
5.04
5.07
4.98
4.51
4.67
4.87
5.00

195
24
171
89
9
80
106
91
9

$4.69
4.74
4.68
4.48
4.55
4.47
4.86
4.87
5.08
_

6

4.99

26
13
9
9
199
112
87
35
23
198
38
86
145
60
85
35

4.78
4.92
5.13
5.13
5.21
5.37
5.01

24
12
12
13
8
11

5.08
5.21
4.95
4.97
5.06
5.21

92
61
31

5.22
5.21
5.02
5.07
5.18
5.00
5.33

5.22
5.25
5.17
5.33
5.32
5.16

144
60
84

5.08
5.18
5.01

Average
hourly
earnings

S e le c te d w o o le n o c c u p a tio n s — C o n t.

Spinners, frame ........................................
M e n ....................................................
Women ..............................................
T im e .......................................................
M e n ....................................................
Women ..............................................
Incentive...............................................
W o m e n ..............................................
Tying-in machine operators ....................
M e n ....................................................
Women ..............................................
T im e ......................................................
M e n .....................................................
Warper te n d e rs .........................................
M e n ....................................................
W o m e n ..............................................
Slow s p e e d .............................................
M e n ....................................................
High speed .............................................
M e n ....................................................
Weavers4 ...................................................

112
11
39
32
27
27
23

Number
of work­
ers

57
19
86
56

5.05
5.22
5.25
5.17

23
51

5.32
5.14

18

5.04

30

_

_
_

-

-

-

-

Table 44. Wool yarn and broadwoven fabric mills: Occupational averages: Selected areas—Continued
(Number and average straight-time hourly earnings' of production workers in selected occupations, August 1980)
Maine and New
Hampshire
Department, occupation, and sex

Selected w oole n o c c u p a tio n s —Cont.
Weaving-machine operators,
shuttleless*................................................
M e n .....................................................
Women ...............................................
Incentive................................................
M e n .....................................................
Air-jet lo o m s ......................................
M e n .....................................................
Winders, y a rn .............................................
Women ...............................................
T im e .......................................................
Women ...............................................
Incentive6 ..............................................
S elected w o rs te d occu p a tio n s
Doffers, spinning frame ...........................
Fuller tenders2 3 .........................................
Inspectors, cloth machine3 5 ...................
Pin-draft operators (w orsted)..................
Slubber te n d e rs .........................................
T im e .......................................................
Spinners frame ..........................................
T im e .......................................................

Number
of work­
ers

42
15
27
33
13
20
25
10
136
127
101
92
35

Average
hourly
earnings

$5.50
5.72
5.39
5.69
5.85
5 59
5 33
5.53
4.63
4.68
4.53
4.59
4.92

Massachusetts and
Rhode Island
Number
of work­
ers

Number
of work­
ers

_

Average
hourly
earnings

_

-

-

103
103

$4.27
4.27

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Average
hourly
earnings

Number
of work­
ers

Average
hourly
earnings

Number
of work­
ers

28
26
25
23

$4.15
4.14
4.14
4.13

_

5.74
5.77
5.61

_

_

108
67

Number
of work­
ers

North Carolina and
South Carolina

4.65
4.47

_
_
_

_
_
_

_

-

_

20
18

Average
hourly
earnings

_
$4.26
4.26

-

-

51

7
15

-

Department, occupation, and sex

Selected w o rste d occu pation s
.....................
Twister tenders, ring fra m e
_
Women ...............................................
T im e .......................................................
Women ..............................................
Weaving-machine operators,
shu ttleless.................................................
M e n .....................................................
Women ...............................................
Winders, y a rn .............................................
T im e .......................................................

.

4.28

42

-

Average
hourly
earnings

Massachusetts and
Rhode Island

32
26
6

Maine and New
Hampshire

North Carolina and
South Carolina

-

4.72
4.56

-

36
36
17
136
87

Selected w oolen and w orsted
occu pation s
Battery hands ............................................
M e n .....................................................
Women ...............................................

$5.08
Electricians2 ...............................................
Janitors .......................................................
4.55
M e n .....................................................
5.05
Women ...............................................
4 51
4 80
4.51

56
39
17
6
22
18
16

$4.53
4.84
3.83
5.44
5.28
4.17
4.23

15
14

5.44
3.87

14

4.35

9

4.09
_

23
17
6
6

4.15
4.10
4.29
6.43

_

21
_

4.14

_
_

' Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts.
5 Virtually all women.
2 Virtually all men.
5 Predominantly women.
3 Virtually all timeworkers.
*
Includes data for workers in classification in addition to those shown separately.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria.




Table 45. Wool yarn and broadwoven fabric mills: Occupational earnings—United States, selected regions, and areas
(Percent distribution of production workers by straight-time hourly earnings,’ August 1980)
New England

United States2

Hourly earnings

Weaving
Weaving
machine
Card
machine
Card
Spin­
Doffers,
Men­
Spin­
Spin­
Spin­
Doffers,
Men­
Weav­ opera­ Winders,
tenders
Loom
Weav­ opera­ Winders,
Loom
tenders
spinning
ders,
ners,
ners,
Battery
ders,
ners,
ners,
Battery
spinning
yarn,
ers,
tors,
yarn,
(finish­
fixers,
ers,
tors,
(finish­
fixers,
frame, frame,
hands
frame,
cloth,
cloth,
frame, frame,
frame,
hands
woolen shuttle­ woolen
woolen
ers),
woolen shuttle­ woolen
woolen
ers),
worsted
woolen woolen worsted
worsted
woolen woolen worsted
less,
woolen
less,
woolen
worsted
worsted

Number of workers ...................
Average hourly earnings' .........

83
$4.53

345
$4.80

129
$4.74

217
$6.00

529
$4.70

690
$5.03

328
$4.64

534
$5.42

168
$5.40

501
$4.68

71
$4.51

226
$4.62

42
$4.07

141
$5.73

299
$4.54

517
$4.90

97
$4.36

308
$5.21

32
$5.74

251
$4.46

T o ta l.........................................

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

3.0
.2
-

_
12.5
-

-

21.1
4.2
2.8

8.0
7.5

35.7
-

-

_
1.0
-

.2
.2
.4
1.2
.2

15.5
3.1
2.1

-

-

-

_

_
8.5
2.8
2.8
7.0
9.9
14.1
-

.4
5.3
9.3
4.4
9.7
15.5
13.3
4.4
6.6

_
2.4
2.4
23.8
14.3
11.9
4.8
2.4

_
-

-

2.8
3.0
12.4
10.6
3.0
2.2
2.8
21.6
6.6
3.0

5.7
5.7
20.1
11.4
9.4
18.1
3.3
11.7
.7
1.0

2.3
1.2
1.9
9.9
2.9
14.3
3.7
6.8
7.2
12.4

20.6
2.1
12.4
29.9
1.0
1.0
1.0

.3
.3
1.0
1.6
2.9
3.6
4.2
3.6
4.2
5.8

-

6.8
13.8
.4
1.0
.8

23.9
1.4
1.4
-

-

11.3
4.3
19.1
5.7
28.4

1.0
2.7
5.4
.7

7.7
6.0
11.4
4.4
3.7

3.1
5.2
3.1
-

23.4
18.5
12.7
5.8
6.8

53.1
3.1
-

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

1.0
.7
.3

1.4
.6

-

-

“

“

.7
2.8
7.8
7.8
.7
2.1

.2

“

1.3
.6
1.3
1.0
.6

3.1
6.3
12.5
15.6
6.3
“

$3.10
$3.30
$3.40
$3.60
$3.70
$3.80
$3.90

and
and
and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under
under
under

$ 3 .2 0 .............
$ 3 .4 0 .............
$ 3 .5 0 .............
$ 3 .7 0 .............
$ 3 .8 0 .............
$ 3 .9 0 .............
$ 4 .0 0 .............

_
18.1
3.6
2.4

_
-

$4.00
$4.10
$4.20
$4.30
$4.40
$4.50
$4.60
$4.70
$4.80
$4.90

and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under

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

_
7.2
2.4
2.4
6.0
20.5
12.0
-

.3
4.3
6.4
4.1
6.7
10.1
9.0
3.5
18.0

$5.00
$5.20
$5.40
$5.60
$5.80

and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under

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

22.9
-

9.9
2.3
4.3
8.1
.9

$6.00
$6.20
$6.40
$6.60
$6.80
$7.00

and
and
and
and
and
and

under $ 6 .2 0 .............
under $ 6 .4 0 .............
under $ 6 .6 0 .............
under $ 6 .8 0 .............
under $ 7 .0 0 .............
o v e r ..........................

See footnotes at end of table.




1.2
1.2
_
-

-

.3
5.2
5.2

_
1.4
-

_
11.6
8.5
-

_
-

.2
2.5
.2
.6
.6

_
.1
.1
.3
.9
.1

_
4.6
.9
.3
.6

_

_
4.6
1.4
1.4

5.1
4.0
13.2
8.7
8.9
11.9
3.0
9.1
2.6
3.4

1.7
.9
1.4
7.4
2.3
10.9
2.8
5.2
6.4
9.9

_
5.5
6.4
16.5
11.3
9.1
.9
22.0
.6
1.5

.2
.7
.6
.9
1.7
2.1
2.4
2.1
2.4
3.6

7.8
2.8
12.4
4.1
19.8

5.1
3.8
5.3
7.6
.8

8.8
8.3
22.9
4.2
2.8

1.5
4.0
13.4
.6
-

14.0
17.4
8.4
6.6
20.0

10.7
39.3
3.6
4.2
3.0

4.1
18.4
5.1
5.1
8.3
4.6

1.1
.9
.4
.6

1.6
.7

_
-

7.3
1.9
.7
3.4
.4
“

6.5
6.0
7.1
4.2
2.4

.8
3.9
7.8
4.7
12.4
18.6
1.6
1.6
1.6
2.3
1.6
3.1
7.8

2.3
2.3
3.9
1.6
2.3

-

-

-

-

.1
-

.6

.3

.1

.6
-

“

1.8
1.2
.2
4.0

1.8
-

.2
.2
“

-

5.8
.4
8.0
1.3

2.4
-

-

7.1
2.1

.3

“

-

-

.3

-

”

2.4
7.6
5.6
4.4
23.9
19.9
3.6
3.2
5.2
.8
9.2
4.4
1.6
4.8
1.2
1.6
-

.4
.4

"

Table 45. Wool yarn and broadwoven fabric mills: Occupational earnings—United States, selected regions, and areas—Continued
(Percent distribution of production workers by straight-time hourly earnings,1 August 1980)

Southeast

Hourly earnings

Doffers,
Spin­
spinning
ners,
frame,
frame,
worsted worsted

Maine and New Hampshire

Weaving
machine
opera­
tors,
shuttle­
less,
worsted

Battery
hands

Card
tenders
(finish­
ers),
woolen

Loom
fixers,
woolen

Men­
ders,
cloth,
woolen

Spin­
ners,
frame,
woolen

North Carolina
and South
Carolina

Massachusetts and Rhode Island

Card
Weav­ Winders, tenders
yarn,
ers,
(finish­
ers),
woolen woolen
woolen

Loom
fixers,
woolen

Men­
ders,
cloth,
woolen

Spin­
ners,
frame,
woolen

Doffers,
Spin­
Weav­ Winders,
spinning
ners,
ers,
yarn,
frame,
frame,
woolen woolen
worsted worsted

Number of w o rk e rs ...................
Average hourly earnings1 .........

87
$5.06

231
$4.76

136
$5.32

56
$4.53

133
$4.47

’ 98
$5.60

180
$4.58

283
$5.09

199
$5.21

136
$4.63

86
$4.80

39
$5.95

119
$4.49

195
$4.69

92
$5.22

103
$4.27

42
$5.08

136
$4.80

T o ta l.........................................

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

_

_

_

_

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

15.4

_
_
26.8
-

_
_
_

_
_

2.9
26.2

.7

-

6.8

$3.10
$3.30
$3.40
$3.60
$3.70
$3.80
$3.90

and
and
and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under
under
unddr

$ 3 .2 0 .............
$ 3 .4 0 .............
$ 3 .5 0 .............
$ 3 .7 0 .............
$ 3 .8 0 .............
$ 3 .9 0 .............
$ 4 .0 0 .............

$4.00
$4.10
$4.20
$4.30
$4.40
$4.50
$4.60
$4.70
$4.80
$4.90

and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under

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

$5.00
$5.20
$5.40
$5.60
$5.80

and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under

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

$6.00
$6.20
$6.40
$6.60
$6.80
$7.00

and
and
and
and
and
and

under $ 6 .2 0 .............
under $ 6 .4 0 .............
under $ 6 .6 0 .............
under $ 6 .8 0 .............
under $ 7 .0 0 .............
o v e r ...........................

12.6

.4

_
_
_
_
-

_
_
_
_

-

_
_
13.5
12.8

-

-

_
_
_

_
.4
.4
.7
1.8

1.7

_

_
_
.5
-

-

-

-

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

10.7

-

-

-

-

-

-

12.6
25.3
2.3
2.3
1.1

_
7.8
.4
22.5
10.8
.4
1.3
30.7
.4
1.7

1.7
21.1
5.0
15.6
18.3
4.4
19.4
1.1
1.7

1.4
1.1
1.4
1.8
2.1
9.9
1.4
2.8
10.2
18.4

.5
.5
1.0
1.5
2.5
4.5
5.0
5.0
5.0
7.5

2.3
2.3
4.6
11.5
3.4

.9
3.5
17.7
.9
-

.7
47.8
4.4
5.1
3.7

.6
3.9
1.7
1.1
.6

6.0
5.3
16.6
7.8
6.7

19.1
17.1
10.1
5.5
8.0

2.5
1.1

2.0
.5
1.5
1.5
1.0

-

4.6
-

3.4
-

-

-

-

-

.7

5.7

-

-

17.9
-

-

_

7.4
5.9
5.9
1.5
1.5

-

2.3
3.4

.4
-

12.5

-

-

-

3.6

-

-

6.8
4.5
6.0
23.3
22.6
1.5
-

28.6

O

-

10.2
-

3.1-

-

-

16.3
6.1
11.2

-

-

-

-

-

40.8

-

9.0

—

-

_

_

-

_

-

-

-

1.1
.6
.6

3.1

-

_

_

_
_

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

9.2

Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays and late shifts.
2 Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.




_

.4

-

_
_
_

_
_
_

_

_

_
_
_
_
_

-

-

-

-

_

_

14.0
14.0
4.7
15.1
4.7

_

14.3
11.8
18.5
21.0

.5
1.0
.5
23.1
3.6
22.6
7.7
13.3
3.6
6.2

_

2.2
_
8.8

5.1
.7
29.4
2.9
2.2
8.8
.7
16.2
6.6

_
_

_
_

17.6
1.7

1.5
2.9

_
_

_

_

_

_

-

-

_

_

_

2.9
7.4
_

_

_

41.0
20.5
-

1.7
.8
10.9

9.3
17.4

20.9
-

_
_
.7
.7

_

2.6
28.2
2.6

_

-

5.1

3.1
8.2
6.2
.5

_

-

-

.8
.8

_

1.1

_

1.1
_

3.3
1.1
3.3
3.3
37.0
22.8
18.5
5.4
3.3

3.9
3.9
57.3
9.7
4.9
4.9
1.0
1.0
1.0

_
_
_
_
21.4
2.4

_

_

2.4

1.9
_

1.0

4.8
9.5
9.5
7.1

13.2
.7
38.2
_

.7
2.2
.7
.7
2.9
1.5
5.9
30.1
1.5

7.1
_

_

2.4

_

_
-

.7
-

-

-

7.1

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

Table 46. Wool yam and broadwoven fabric mills: Method of wage payment
(Percent of production workers by method of wage payment,1 United States, selected regions, and areas,
August 1980)
Massa­
chusetts
and
Rhode
Island

North
Carolina
and South
Carolina

100

100

100

75
73
70
3
2

77
77
73
4
-

77
72
61
10
6

68
68
59
9
-

25
14
5
6
-

23
21
1
1
“

23
3
16
4

32
12
21
“

Maine and
New
Southeast
Plampshire

United
States2

New
England

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

100

100

100

Time-rated workers ........................................
Formal p la n s .............................................
Single rate .........................................
Range of ra te s ..................................
Individual ra te s..........................................

75
70
63
7
5

76
74
66
8
3

Incentive workers ...........................................
Individual piecew ork................................
Group piece w ork......................................
Individual bo nus........................................
Group bonus .............................................

25
14
2
7
2

24
13
1
8
3

Method

o\




1 For definition of method of wage payment, see
appendix A.
2 Includes data for regions in addition to those
shown separately.

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

Table 47. Wool yarn and broadwoven fabric mills: Scheduled weekly
hours
(Percent of production workers by scheduled weekly hours,1 United States and selected
regions, August 1980)
United
States2

New England

Southeast

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

100

100

100

40 hours ..........................................................
47.5 hours .......................................................
48 hours ..........................................................

84
1
16

99
1

65

Weekly hours

-

35

1 Data relate to the predominant schedule for full-time day-shift workers in each es­
tablishment.
2 Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.
NOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual items may not equal 100.

Table 48. Wool yarn and broadwoven fabric mills: Shift differential provisions and practices
(Percent of production workers in establishments by shift differential provisions,1 and employed on late shifts by amount of shift differential, United States and selected regions,
August 1980)
Shift differential
S econd s h ift
Workers in establishments with secondshift provisions.............................................
With shift differential ................................
Uniform cents per h o u r....................

7 c e n ts .........................................
8 c e n ts .........................................
9 cents ......................
12 c e n ts .......................................
15 c e n ts .......................................
18 c e n t s ......................
20 cents ....................................
Uniform percentage..........................
5 percent .....................................
6 percent .....................................
7 percent .....................................
T h ird s h ift
Workers in establishments with third-shift
provisions .....................................................
With shift differential ................................
Uniform cents per h o u r....................
5 cents .........................................
7 c e n ts .........................................
10 c e n ts .......................................
12 c e n ts .......................................
15 c e n ts .......................................
17 c e n ts .......................................
18 c e n ts .......................................
20 c e n ts .......................................
25 c e n ts .......................................
26 c e n ts .......................................
30 c e n ts .......................................
50 c e n ts .......................................
Uniform percentage .........................
5 percent .....................................
10 p e rc e n t...................................

United
States2

New England

Southeast

United
States2

New England

Southeast

27.0
13.5
13.0
4.5
2.9
.6
.4
.3
1.1
1.0
1.6
.2
.4
.5
(3
)
.1
.4

26.9
22.1
21.1
9.6
3.0
1.3
.7
.7
2.1
2.1
.8

27.7
2.2
2.2

17.0
15.6
15.6
10.0
1.2

11.6
8.8
8.6

Second sh ift
100.0
50.5
47.9
16.4
10.7
1.9
2.1
1.1
47
3.1
5.1
1.0
1.6
2.6
.3
.7
1.6

100.0
82.7
77.7
35.2
9.8
4.0
3.6
2.4
9.0
6.7
3.3
3.5
5.0
1.6
3.5

100.0
6.7
6.7
1.8

2.7
2.2

-

Workers employed on second s h ift.............
Receiving differential ...............................
Uniform cents per h o u r....................
4 c e n ts .........................................
5 c e n ts .........................................
7 c e n ts .........................................
8 c e n ts .........................................
9 c e n ts .........................................
10 c e n ts .......................................
12 c e n ts .......................................
15 c e n ts .......................................
18 c e n ts .......................................
20 c e n ts .......................................
Uniform percentage..........................
5 percent .....................................
6 percent .....................................
7 percent .....................................

.4

1.3
.5

.9
1.1
.2
.8

-

Third sh ift
93.1
86.2
83.6
41.5
11.1
10.4
1.1
.8
2.7
3.1
3.1
6.5
1.0
1.2
1.1
2.6

.3
2.4

87.2
72.3
67.3
22.2
10.7
2.4
1.0
5.8
6.7
2.2
13.9

100.0
100.0
100.0
93.3
1.8

2.7

-

-

5.0

20 c e n ts .......................................
25 c e n ts .......................................
26 c e n ts .......................................
30 c e n ts .......................................
50 c e n ts ......................................
Uniform percentage .........................
5 percent .....................................
10 percent ..................................

2.4
1.1

23.1
23.1
23.1
22.4
.3

.3

15 c e n ts .......................................
17 c e n ts .......................................

22
2.4
5.0

Workers employed on third s h ift..................
Receiving differential ...............................
Uniform cents per h o u r....................
5 c e n ts .........................................
1.6
.2

1 Refers to policies of establishments currently operating late shifts or having
provisions covering late shifts.
2 Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.
3 Less than 0.05 percent.




Shift differential

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

1.0
1.0

.3
2.0

.3

.3

.6
.2

.1

-

.1

.2

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

“

Table 49. Wool yarn and broadwoven fabric mills: Paid
holidays
(Percent of production workers in establishments with formal provisions for paid
holidays, United States and selected regions, August 1980)
Number of
paid holidays




New England

Southeast

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

ON
ON

United
States1
100

100

100

Workers in establishments providing paid
holidays....................................... ..................
5 days ........................................................
6 days ........................................................
6 day plus 2 half d a y s .............................
7 days ........................................................
8 days ........................................................
8 day plus 1 half d a y ...............................
8 day plus 2 half d a y s .............................
9 days ........................................................
10 days ......................................................
11 d a y s ......................................................

99
1
10
2
44
17
2
6
10
7
1

100
21
4
5
26
3
12
19
10
”

100
2
93
3
2

1 Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.
NOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual items may not equal totals. Dashes
indicate no data.

Table 50. Wool yarn and broadwoven fabric mills: Paid vacations
(Percent of production workers in establishments with formal provisions for paid vacations after selected periods of service, United States and selected regions, August 1980)
Vacation policy
All workers .............................................
M ethod o f paym ent
Workers in establishments providing paid
vacations ......................................................
Length-of-time payment ..........................
Percentage pa ym ent................................

C \

A m ou nt o f vacation pay2
After 6 months of service:
Under 1 week ...........................................
1 w e e k .......................................................
After 1 year of service:
Under 1 week ...........................................
1 week .......................................................
Over 1 and under 2 w e e k s .....................
. 2 weeks .....................................................
After 2 years of service:
1 week .......................................................
Over 1 and under 2 w e e k s .....................
2 weeks .....................................................
Over 2 and under 3 w e e k s .....................
After 3 years of service:
1 week .......................................................
Over 1 and under 2 w e e k s .....................
2 weeks .....................................................
Over 2 and under 3 w e e k s .....................
3 weeks .....................................................
After 5 years of service:
1 w e e k .......................................................
Over 1 and under 2 w e e k s .....................
2 weeks .....................................................
Over 2 and under 3 w e e k s .....................
3 weeks .....................................................

United
States'

New England

Southeast

99

100

100
44
55

99
50
49

100
32
68

5

44
4

87
8

1
86
12
1

2
73
24

100

77
16
6
(3)

64
29
6

95
3
2

41
31
27
(3)
1

25
62
10

6
4
81
6
3

13
9
66
6
6

1

_

63
2
35
-

2
50
13
34

93
2
5

2
43
13
41

63
2
35

1
18
4
67
6
4

2
36
6
39
12
4

1
14
4
63
8
9
1

2
27
8
31
17
14

1

5 weeks .....................................................
After 25 years of service:4
Over 1 and under 2 w e e k s .....................

Southeast

1
48
8
42

Over 3 and under 4 w e e k s .....................

New England

1
65
8
26

A m ount o f vacation pay1
2—C ontinued
After 10 years of service:
Over 1 and under 2 w e e k s .....................
2 weeks .....................................................
Over 2 and under 3 w e e k s .....................
3 weeks .....................................................
After 12 years of service:
Over 1 and under 2 w e e k s .....................
2 weeks .....................................................
Over 2 and under 3 w e e k s .....................
3 weeks .....................................................
After 15 years of service:
Over 1 and under 2 w e e k s .....................
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 .....................................................
After 20 years of service:
Over 1 and under 2 w e e k s .....................
2 weeks .....................................................
Over 2 and under 3 w e e k s .....................

2
27
8
31
9

97
3

1 Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.
2 Vacation payments, such as percent of annual earnings, were converted to an
equivalent time basis. Periods of service were chosen arbitrarily and do not neces­
sarily reflect individual establishment provisions for progression. For example,
changes indicated at 10 years may include changes that occurred between 5 and 10
years.

4
44
5

Over 2 and under 3 w e e k s .....................
3 weeks .....................................................
Over 3 and under 4 w e e k s .....................
26

14
5

-

_
2
2
94
2
•

_
2
96

2

14

5 weeks .....................................................




United
States'

100

Vacation policy

7

2
66
30
2

3 Less than 0.5 percent.
4 Vacation provisions were virtually, the same after longer periods of service.
NOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual items may not equal totals.
Dashes indicate no data.

Table 51. Wool yam and broadwowem fabric mills: Health, insurance, and retirement plans
(Percent of production workers in establishments with specified health, insurance, and retirement plans,1 United States and selected regions, August 1980)
Type of plan
All workers ..............................................

United
States1
2

New England

Southeast

100

100

Os

co

Sickness and accident insurance or sick
leave or both3 ........................................
Sickness and accident insurance ....
Noncontributory p la n s ................
Sick leave (full pay, no waiting
period) ..............................................
Sick leave (partial pay or waiting
period) ..............................................
Long-term disability insurance ................
Noncontributcry p la n s ......................
Hospitalization insurance.........................
Covering employees only ................
Noncontributory p la n s ................
Covering employees and their
dependents .....................................
Noncontributory p la n s ................
Noncontributory for employees;
contributory for dependents ....
Surgical insurance.....................................
Covering employees only ................
Noncontributory p la n s ................
Covering employees and their
dependents ......................................
Noncontributory p la n s ................
Noncontributory for employees;
contributory for dependents ....

91
80

82
76

100
92

80
74

73
68

100
92

84
83
77

84
83
76

81
81
73

3

6

_

5
4
4
99
23
14

2
8
8
98
29
12

100
14
14

76
9

69
17

86
2

57
99
23
14

40
98
29
12

75
100
14
14

76
9

69
17

86
2

57

40

Southeast

Medical insurance ....................................
Covering employees only ................
Noncontributory p la n s ................
Covering employees and their
dependents.....................................
Noncontributory p la n s ................
Noncontributory for employees;
contributory for dependents ....
Major medical insurance .........................
Covering employees only ................
Noncontributory p la n s ................
Covering employees and their
dependents .....................................
Noncontributory p la n s ................
Noncontributory for employees;
contributory for dependents ....
Dental insurance ......................................
Noncontributory p la n s ......................
Retirement plans4 .....................................
Pensions ............................................
Noncontributory plans ........
Actuarial5 ......................................
Noncontributory plans ........
Profit-sharing6 ..............................
Noncontributory plans ........
Both types of p la n s ....................
O th e r............................................
Noncontributory plans ........
Severance p a y ..................................
Actuarial5 ......................................

99
22
14

98
29
12

100
14
14

76
9

69
17

86
2

57
98
20
12

40
98
29
12

75
100
14
14

77
9

69
17

86
2

57
8
7
74
69
56
57
51
3
3
8
1
1
6
6

40
49
40
40
34
34
5
4

75
3
2
97
97
67
78
65

75

_
-

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 laws are included if the employ­
er contributes more than is legally required or the employees receive benefits over
legal requirements. “ Noncontributory plans” include only those plans financed entire­
ly by the employer.
2 Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.
3 Unduplicated total of workers receiving sickness and accident insurance and
sick leave shown separately.




New England

Workers in establishments
providing:—Continued

Workers in establishments
providing:
Noncontributory p la n s ......................
Accidental death and dismemberment
insurance.................................................

United
States2

100

Type of plan

_

18

_

2
2
9
9

-

4 Unduplicated total of workers covered by pension plans and severance pay
shown separately.
5 Actuarial plans are those which are not based on profits.
6 Profit-sharing plans are those for which the employer purchases an annuity pay­
able at retirement with funds accumulated to the employees’ credit at retirement.
NOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual items may not equal totals.
Dashes indicate no data.




Table 52. Wool yarn and broadwoven fabric miils: Other selected
benefits
(Percent of production workers in establishments with formal provisions for funeral
leave pay, jury-duty pay, and technological severance pay,1 United States and selected
regions, August 1980)
Benefit

United
States2

New England

Southeast

79
73
9

58
48
9

98
98

Workers in establishments with provisions
for:
Funeral le a v e ..................................................
Jury duty leave ...............................................
Technological severance p a y .......................

1 For definition of items, see appendix A.
2 Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.
NOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual items may not equal totals. Dashes
indicate no data.

Table 53. Textile dyeing and finishing plants: Average hourly earnings by selected characteristics
(Number and average straight-time hourly earnings1 of production workers by selected characteristics, United States and selected regions, August 1980
United States1
2
Characteristic

Number of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

New England
Number of
workers

Middle Atlantic

Average
hourly
earnings

Number of
workers

Southeast

Average
hourly
earnings

Number of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

All production w o rk e rs .............................
Men ..........................................................
W o m e n .....................................................

-J




$5.23
5.38
4.70

5,122
4,479
643

$5.52
5.56
5.25

4,782
4,395
387

$6.07
6.21
4.44

36,864
26,632
-

$5.09
5.21
-

Type of finisher:
C om m ission............................................
Own a c c o u n t..........................................

o

48,927
36,584
10,504

16,004
32,923

5.29
5.21

3,496
1,626

5.42
5.74

4,588
-

6.14
-

7,169
29,695

4.70
5.18

Type of textile:
Cotton ......................................................
Broadwoven fa b ric s ............................
Yarn or th re a d .....................................
Manmade3 ...............................................
Broadwoven fa b ric s ............................
Narrow fa b ric s .....................................
Yarn or th re a d .....................................

12,883
11,678
1,205
35,844
28,712
760
5,584

5.02
5.05
4.72
5.31
5.44
6.22
4.56

1,139
1,139
3,933
3,532
-

5.38
5.38

4,087
3,387

$6.18
6.41

10,431
9,226
1,205
26,433
21,679

4.96
4.99
4.72
5.13
5.28

Size of community:
Metropolitan areas ................................
Nonmetropolitan areas .........................

23,748
25,179

5.34
5.13

4,384
-

-

Size of establishment:
50-249 w o rk e rs ......................................
250-499 w o rk e rs ....................................
500 workers or more ............................

16,919
11,743
20,265

5.09
5.18
5.38

11,752
37,175

Labor-management contract coverage:
Establishments w ith Majority of workers co v e re d ..............
None or minority of workers
c o v e re d ...............................................

5.58
5.46
-

-

-

-

-

259

4.98

4,357

4.42

5.46

4,459
-

6.11
-

13,738
23,126

5.06
5.10

2,203
2,085
-

5.30
5.88
-

4,782
-

6.07
-

9,263
8,170
19,431

4.50
5.02
5.39

5.62

3,848

5.47

4,233

6.24

2,833

4.99

5.11

1,274

5.70

549

4.73

34,031

5.09

1 Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holi­
days,, and late shifts.
2 Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.
3 Includes data for workers in classification in addition to those shown

-

-

separately.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not
meet publication criteria.

Table 54. Textile dyeing and finishing plants: Earnings distribution—all plants
(Percent distribution of production workers by straight-time hourly earnings,1 United States, selected regions, States, and area, August 1980)
United States1
2
5
4
3

New
England

Middle
Atlantic

Southeast

Georgia

Massachu­
New Jersey
setts

New York

North
Carolina

PatersonCliftonPassaic

South
Carolina

—
I
o
5
T

Hourly earnings
Men

Number of w o rk e rs .....................................
Average hourly earnings1 ...........................

48,927
$5.23

36,584
$5.38

10,504
$4.70

5,122
$5.52

4,782
$6.07

36,864
$5.09

5,525
$4.70

3,191
$5.55

3,473
$6.43

562
$4.78

9,915
$4.91

2,208
$6.85

17,130
$5.40

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

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

Under $ 3 .5 0 .................................................
$3.50 and under $ 3 .6 0 ...............................
$3.60 and under $ 3 .7 0 ............. .................
$3.70 and under $ 3 .8 0 ...............................
$3.80 and under $ 3 .9 0 ...............................
$3.90 and under $ 4 .0 0 ...............................

3.0
.9
.8
1.8
.8
1.6

1.7
.5
.5
1.2
.6
1.5

7.8
2.3
1.6
4.0
1.5
2.4

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

3.0
.4
.4
.5
.3
.2

3.5
1.0
.9
2.2
1.0
2.0

4.6
2.3
1.5
4.7
1.8
2.8

.2

.1

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

15.8
1.8
1.1
1.6
1.2
.9

6.7
1.3
1.1
.9
.5
2.4

$4.00
$4.10
$4.20
$4.30
$4.40
$4.40
$4.50
$4.60
$4.70
$4.80
$4.90
$5.00
$5.20
$5.40
$5.60
$5.80

and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under

1.9
2.5
2.2
2.5

1.4
2.2
1.6
2.3

4.1
4.2
4.2
3.8

.9
.8
1.4
2.2

2.0
1.2
1.5
.9

2.1
2.8
2.3
2.8

4.5
6.0
6.1
2.6

.1
1.1
1.7
2.8

1.4
.3
.5
1.2

1.6
8.0
.7
-

1.8
2.5
2.5
4.0

11.5
1.6
7.1
7.0
4.1
2.0
10.7
5.1
1.5
2.8
1.0

3.8
3.8
2.6
1.7
7.0
4.3
10.8
14.5
17.3
5.2
2.0

1.6
.7
.5
1.9
1.1
3.7
2.4
2.2
1.6
.1
.5

12.1
6.9
3.9
6.8
7.7
8.4
3.0
2.0
.9
.5
-

$6.00
$6.20
$6.40
$6.60
$6.80
$7.00
$7.20
$7.40
$7.60
$7.80
$8.00

and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and

under $ 6 .2 0 ...............................
under $ 6 .4 0 ...............................
under $ 6 .6 0 ...............................
under $ 6 .8 0 ...............................
under $ 7 .0 0 ...............................
under $ 7 .2 0 ...............................
under $ 7 .4 0 ...............................
under $ 7 .6 0 ...............................
under $ 7 .8 0 ...............................
under $ 8 .0 0 ............................
o v e r ............................................

3.2
1.4
3.1
1.9
1.8
1.1
1.3
1.2
1.8
.5
3.7

.8
25.9
24.4
6.2
3.6
3.8
.8
.8
1.6
3.1
8.1

1
2
3
4
5

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

Women

-

-

-

-

4.9
2.2
4.4
3.5
4.4
2.9
12.6
9.7
6.3
7.6
4.2

4.1
2.1
3.8
3.4
4.2
2.9
12.9
10.1
6.9
8.5
4.7

7.5
2.8
5.1
3.6
4.3
2.5
12.7
7.7
4.6
4.7
2.7

2.4
2.6
1.7
1.6
5.8
3.7
10.0
18.0
17.1
7.5
3.3

3.2
1.5
1.0
3.6
2.2
3.7
2.3
2.1
1.8
1.2
1.6

5.4
2.2
5.2
3.6
4.5
2.7
14.3
9.5
5.3
8.6
4.7

3.7
4.0
4.2
1.5
1.6
1.2
.5
.4
.3
.4
1.4

4.5
4.7
5.1
1.6
1.9
1.3
.6
.5
.4
.5
1.9

1.2
1.4
.7
1.3
.5
.2
.2
.3
.1

6.2
1.7
2.2
1.2
1.3
.9
1.0
.8
1.1
.3
2.9

2.4
21.4
18.2
5.6
3.0
3.4
.9
.6
1.3
2.3
6.3

3.5
2.0
2.8
.9
1.4
.9
.3
.4
.1
.2
.7

0
.1

-

-

2.5
1.2
1.5
.7
.1
1.0
.1
.1
-

.7
.8

-

-

-

-

.7
5.0
.4
3.0
.7
1.2
.5
.2
-

.2
3.2

9.0
4.2
5.2
2.5
6.1
3.3
16.6
7.8
5.6
3.0
3.0
1.7
1.7
1.9
.8
1.0
.8
.2
.9
.2
.2
.6

_

.4
.3
.1
.2
.6
1.8

.1
-

-

1.3
2.2
1.2
2.5

0
-

-

.1

-

.1
1.3
-

.6
.7
32.1
31.1
8.2
2.9
2.6
1.1
1.1
2.6
3.9
5 11.5

2.0
1.2
4.8
3.0
3.8
3.0
12.4
11.5
6.4
15.2
7.6
5.5
2.7
4.4
1.3
2.0
1.2
.5
.2
.1
0
.8

Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts.
0.2 percent at $8.40 to $8.60; 0.8 percent at $8.60 to $8.80; 1.8 percent at $8.80 to $9.00; and 3.1
Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.
percent at $9.00 and over.
Includes data for workers not identified by sex.
Less than 0.05 percent.
NOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual items may not equal 100. Dashes indicate no
Workers were distributed as follows: 0.8 percent at $8.00 to $8.20; 4.6 percent at $8.20 to $8.40;
data.







Table 55. Textile dyeing and finishing plants: Earnings distribution—by type of finisher
(Percent distribution of production workers by straight-time hourly earnings,1 United States and selected regions,
August 1980)

United States2

Middle
Atlantic

New England

Hourly earnings
Commission

Own account

Commission

Southeast
.Commission

Own account

Commission

Own account

Number of workers ........................................
Average hourly earnings’ ..............................

16,004
$5.29

32,923
$5.21

3,496
$5.42

1,626
$5.74

4,588
$6.14

7,169
$4.70

29,695
$5.18

T o ta l..............................................................

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

Under $3.50 ....................................................
$3.50 and under $3.60 ..................................
$3.60 and under $3.70 ..................................
$3.70 and under $3.80 ..................................
$3.80 and under $3.90 ..................................
$3.90 and under $4.00 ..................................

4.6
1.4
1.2
2.5
.8
1.1

2.2
.6
.5
1.4
.8
1.9

.3
.3

.6

.2

.2
.1
.2
.1

2.0
.4
.3
.5
.2
.2

8.8
2.6
2.4
5.3
1.8
2.0

2.2
.6
.6
1.5
.9
2.0

$4.00
$4.10
$4.20
$4.30
$4.40
$4.40
$4.50
$4.60
$4.70
$4.80
$4.90
$5.00
$5.20
$5.40
$5.60
$5.80

and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under

2.7
2.9
2.4
2.9

1.6
2.3
2.1
2.3

1.3
.4
1.3
2.2

.1
1.8
1.7
2.2

1.2
1.0
1.5
.7

4.5
4.7
3.2
4.9

1.5
2.4
2.1
2.3

$6.00
$6.20
$6.40
$6.60
$6.80
$7.00
$7.20
$7.40
$7.60
$7.80
$8.00

and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and

under $6.20 ..................................
under $6.40 ..................................
under $6.60 ..................................
under $6.80 ..................................
under $7.00 ..................................
under $7.20 ..................................
under $7.40 ..................................
under $7.60 ..................................
under $7.80 ..................................
under $8.00 ..................................
over ...............................................

$4.10
$4.20
$4.30
$4.40
$4.40
$4.50
$4.60
$4.70
$4.80
$4.90
$5.00
$5.20
$5.40
$5.60
$5.80
$6.00

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

-

-

0
.1
(3
)

-

-

-

-

-

6.4
2.7
2.0
2.5
4.3
3.3
7.0
9.7
7.4
3.3
3.1

4.2
2.0
5.5
4.0
4.5
2.7
15.3
9.8
5.8
9.7
4.8

2.5
2.1
1.6
2.2
5.9
4.3
11.7
19.2
19.2
8.6
3.5

2.3
3.7
2.0
.2
5.6
2.2
6.3
15.6
12.6
5.3
3.0

2.8
1.5
1.0
3.6
2.2
3.8
2.3
2.1
1.9
1.3
1.7

10.3
3.8
2.2
1.8
4.9
2.5
6.6
9.4
5.2
2.0
3.7

4.2
1.8
5.9
4.0
4.4
2.7
16.2
9.6
5.3
10.2
5.0

3.0
7.2
5.8
1.9
1.2
1.6

4.1
2.4
3.5
1.2
1.8
1.0
.6
.5

6.4
1.3
.6
.1
.5

5.9
2.5
5.8
3.5
3.0
2.0
2.5
2.4
3.0
.9
2.8

2.5
22.3
19.0
5.8
3.1
3.6
.9
.6
1.3

1.8
1.1
.5
.5
.3
1.1
.1
.3
.3
(3)
1.4

4.0
2.2
3.4
1.0
1.7
.9
.4

.4

.3
.6
.7
3.1

.4

.3
.1
.3

.2
.2

.6

1 Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends,
holidays, and late shifts.
2 Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.
3 Less than 0.05 percent.

3.0

-

2 .4

6.4

.4

(3
)
.2

.5

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

Table 5®. Textile dyeing and finishing plants: Earnings distribution—
cotton textiles
(Percent distribution of production workers by straight-time hourly earnings,
United States and selected regions, August 1980)
Hourly earnings

United
States2

New England

Table 57. Textile dyeing and finishing plants: Earnings distributionmanmade fiber textiles
(Percent distribution of production workers by straight-time hourly earnings,'United States
and selected regions, August 1980)

Southeast

Hourly earnings

United
States2

New
England

Middle
Atlantic

Southeast

12,883
$5.02

1,139
$5.38

10,431
$4.96

Number of w o rke rs ....................................
Average hourly earnings' ..........................

35,844
$5.31

3,933
$5.58

4,087
$6.18

26,433
$5.13

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

100.0

100.0

100.0

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

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

.3

5.5
1.6
.8
1.0
.9
2.3

Under $ 3 .5 0 ................................................
$3.50 and under $ 3 .6 0 ..............................
$3.60 and under $ 3 .7 0 ..............................
$3.70 and under $ 3 .8 0 ..............................
$3.80 and under $ 3 .9 0 ..............................
$3.90 and under $ 4 .0 0 ..............................

2.3
.7
.8
2.1
.9
1.5

.2
.3

$3 90 and under $4.00 ...................................

4.9
1.3
.7
.9
.8
2.0

.1

2.0
.4
.4
.3
.3
.2

2.7
.8
1.0
2.7
1.1
1.9

1.6
1.7
4.1
2.2

.1
.7
3.0
6.0

1.8
1.8
4.4
1.8

2.0
2.8
1.5
2.6

1.2
.8
.8
.9

2.3
1.3
1.7
.4

2.2
3.2
1.5
3.2
_

5.9
2.5
5.4
8.1
5.7
5.1
11.4
9.6
5.8
5.8
2.2

5.5
3.2
3.2
4.8
12.6
8.3
13.0
8.3
7.6
3.5
1.8

5.1
2.0
5.6
8.6
5.1
5.2
11.6
10.1
6.0
6.2
1.8

$4.00
$4.10
$4.20
$4.30
$4.40
$4.40
$4.50
$4.60
$4.70

2.0
1.4
.6
3.9
1.6
4.1
2.3
2.3
1.7

5.5
2.2
5.0
1.6
4.3
1.7
15.4
9.3
5.0
9.6
5.8

2.5
1.4
4.0
1.3
1.1
.9
.2
.2
.2
.1
.7

3.3
.6
6.2
1.8
1.0
.1
.5

2.0
1.0
3.8
1.2
1.0
1.0
.1
.3
.2
(3)
.3

Total .

$4.00 and under $4.10 ...................................

$4 30 and under $4.40 ...................................

$4 70 and under $4.80 ...................................

$5 00 and under $5.20 ...................................
$5 20 and under $5.40 ...................................

$6 00 and under $6.20 ...................................
$6 20 and under $6.40 ...................................
$6 60 and under $6.80 ...................................
$6 80 and under $7.00 ...................................
$7
$7
$7
$7
$8

20
40
60
80
00

and
and
and
and
and

under $7.40 ...................................
under $7.60 ...................................
under $7.80 ...................................
under $8.00 ...................................
over ................................................

4.7

_

' Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late
shifts.
2 Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.
3 Less than 0.05 percent.
NOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual items may not equal 100. Dashes
indicate no data.




$4.90
$5.00
$5.20
$5.40
$5.60
$5.80

and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under

$6.00
$6.20
$6.40
$6.60
$6.80
$7.00
$7.20
$7.40
$7.60
$7.80
$8.00

and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and

under $ 6 .2 0 ..............................
under $ 6 .4 0 .......................
under $ 6 .6 0 ..............................
under $ 6 .8 0 .............................
under $ 7 .0 0 ..............................
under $ 7 .2 0 ..............................
under $ 7 .4 0 ..............................
under $ 7 .6 0 ..............................
under $ 7 .8 0 ..........................
under $ 8 .0 0 ..............................
o v e r...........................................

$ 4 .8 0

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

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

(3
)
.1
(3)

-

_

4.6
2.1
4.0
1.9
4.0
2.1
13.1

1.5
2.4
1.3
.6
3.9
2.3
9.3
21.1
20.0

9.9
6.5
8.2
5.0

-

8 .8

.4

3.8

.5

.4

7.1
2.0
1.1
1.1
1.4
1.2
1.2
1.1
1.5

.5
1.7

2.4

1.5
23.7
18.8
6.3
3.4
3.8
1.0
.7
1.5
2.4
6.9

4.2
4.8
4.2
1.5
1.8
1.3
.6
.5

.4

.

4.2
2.4
2.5
.8

1.6

.9
.4
.4

(3
)
.2
.8

Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts.
2 Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.
3 Less than 0.05 percent.
NOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual items may not equal 100. Dashes indicate
no data.

Table 58. Textile dyeing and ffinishimg plants: Occupational averages—all plants
(Number and average straight-time hourly earnings' of production workers in selected occupations, United States and selected regions, August 1980
United
States3
Department, occupation, and sex2

New England Middle Atlantic

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

366
356
133
221
152

$5.21
4.98
5.88
4.44
5.21

63
42
14
28
11

$4.92
5.19
5.27
5.15
4.97

148
101
65
36

382
362
140
552
511
83
71

5.44
5 50
5 24
5 37
5.41
5 24
5.28

30
30
15
27
27

6.21
6.21
5.07
5 24
5.24

42
42

2,649
2,496
853
459
380
778
123
691
622
59

5.40
5.41
5.10
5.37
5.35
5.85
4.86
5.22
5.25
4.95

387
386

5.46
5.46

39
39
172
25

5.42
5.42
5.70
5.56

172
518
337
755
622
120
215
193
354
335
186
94

5.70
5.40
9.51
5.95
6.26
4.31
6.20
6.27
6.50
6.52
4.61
5.29

29
150
91
101
78

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

United
States3

Southeast

Aver­
•Num­
age
ber of
hourly
work­
earn­
ers
ings

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

Department, occupation, and sex2

New England Middle Atlantic

Southeast

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

472
413

$4.86
4.95

463
430
33
2,106
1,841
372
350
22
311
1,282
1,206

5.37
5.45
4.34
5.16
5.21
5.05
5.06
4.82
5.37
5.43
5.48

117
114
398
397
61
59
25
91
91

5.54
5.94
5.94

302
162
140
530
46
484
1,861
822
878
977
726
251
2,230

5.14
5.34
4.92
5.02
5.03
5.02
5.26
5.58
5.00
5.45
5.53
5.23
4.38

59
22
37
25
19

5.38
5.24
5.46
4.81
4.81

682
602
321
291
25
190
171

5.20
5.27
5.15
5.24
4.11
5.30
5.17

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

52
52

$5.95
5.95

349
291

$4.66
4.75

161
161
151
151

6.16
6.16
6.20
6.20

_

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

_

163
133
30
1,508
1,262
300
281
19
269
806
752

4.68
4.79
4.21
5.01
5.06
4.92
4.93
4.88
5.30
5.26
5.29

182
114
68
_
_

G r e y ro o m

Layout workers, grey g o o d s ......................
Men ...........
Women ...................................................
Singer operators

$5.94
5.57
6.23
4.37

152
211
54
155
121

B le a c h in g

Boil-off-machine operators4
Cloth ..............

Men .........................................................
Men .........................................................

5.94
5.94

303
283
117
494
465
83
T V

810
810
233

437
30
25
25

6.02
6.02
5.76

6.31
5 15
5.70
5.70

1,385
1,240
507
404
332
128
66
475
417

P rin tin g

Ager operators ............................................
Back-tenders, printing ................................
Printers, m a c h in e ........................................
Printers, s c re e n ...........................................
Men .........................................................

Men .........................................................
Automatic rotary s c re e n ..........................
Men
..................................................
Men .........................................................

See footnotes at end of table.




P rin tin g — C o n tin u e d

Printing-machine helpers ..........................
5.63
Men ........................................................
F in is h in g
4.32
5.17 Calender tenders .......................................
M e n ........................................................
Women ..................................................
5.30 Finishing-range o p e ra to rs .........................
5.38
Men ........................................................
5.21 Mangle tenders ..........................................
5.38
Men ........................................................
5.39
Women ..................................................
5.24 Sanforizer op e ra to rs..................................
5.28 Tenter-frame tenders ................................
Men ........................................................

_
_

_

$5.33
5.32
5.33
5.33
5.51
5.56

_

17
383
361

6.14
5.67
5.76

In s p e c tin g a n d p u ttin g up

D y e in g

Dyeing-machine tenders, cloth4 ...............
Men .........................................................
Beck or box ..............................................
Continuous ra n g e .....................................
Men .........................................................
J ig ...............................................................
P a d .............................................................
Dyeing-machine tenders, yarn .................
Men .........................................................
Women ...................................................

$4.63

55
55
-

4.95
5.19
9.74
6.45
6.72

60
133
24
318
252

6.71
6.40
10.66
6.38
7.12

218
299
273

7.33
7.33

59
59
128
122

8.66
8.66
7.35
7.45

114
111
171
158

71

5.27

-

-

78
2 3 V

5.05 Double- and roll-machine operators........
5.02
Men ........................................................
4.81
Women ..................................................
5.40 Inspectors, cloth, hand .............................
5.38
Men ........................................................
4.67
Women ..................................................
4 46 Inspectors, cloth, machine .......................
4.87
Men ........................................................
4.90
Women ..................................................
Winders, cloth ............................................
Men ........................................................
Women ..................................................
5.22 Winders, yarn5 ............................................
4.96
9.33
P a c k in g a n d s h ip p in g
5.33 Shippers and re ce ive rs.............................
5.36
Men ........................................................
Shippers ...................................................
5.10
Men ........................................................
5.13
Women ..................................................
5.59 Receivers .................................................
5.53 Shippers and receivers ..........................
Men ........................................................
-

_

_

13

4.69

8
180
162

4.45
6.06
6.09

_

5.16
5.43
4.72
_
_
_

1,516

5.18

_

193
176
101

6.17
6.27
4.26

477
361
1,840

5.25
5.26
4.35

79
77
40
40

5.31
5.34
5.17
5.17

139
134
87
82

5.84
5.86
5.81
5.84

443
373
193
168

4.98
5.04
4.85
4.97

30

5.22

40
12
12

5.57
6.94
6.94

118
132

5.23
4.93

129
29
100
286
184
102
_

5.01
5.71
4.81
5.38
5.37
5.40

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_
_

_

Table 58. Textile dyeing and finishing plants: Occupational averages—all plants—Continued
(Number and average straight-time hourly earnings' of production workers in selected occupations, United States and selected regions, August 1980
United
States3
Department, occupation, and sex2

New England

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

812
570
231

$4.76
4.95
4.28

91
84
7

390
349
355
159

6.70
6.66
6.38
6.70

602
953
877

819
765

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

Middle Atlantic

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

$5.31
5.36
4.73

124
101

$5.32
5.52

509
378
120

27
27
80
28

6.55
6.55
6.16
6.59

10
10
83

7.52
7.52
7.39

346
305
181
121

5.86
6.48
6.48

121
51
51

6.12
6.06
6.06

75
49
49

6.42
7.59
7.59

375
835
759

5.42
5.47

109
109

5.19
5.19

77
65

6.21
6.38

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

P a c k in g a n d s h ip p in g — C o n tin u e d

Shipping packers ........................................
Men .........................................................
Women ...................................................

M is c e lla n e o u s

B atche rs.......................................................
Men .........................................................
1
2
3
4

_
-

Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts.
Unless otherwise indicated, virtually all men.
Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.
Includes data for workers in classification in addition to those shown separately.




Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

Department, occupation, and sex2

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

New England Middle Atlantic

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

Southeast

Aver­
Num­
age
ber of
hourly
work­
earn­
ers
ings

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

M is c e lla n e o u s

M a in te n a n c e

Electricians ..................................................
Men .........................................................
Furnace tenders, stationary b o ile r...........
M a chinists....................................................
Maintenance workers, general
utility ............................................................
Mechanics (m aintenance).........................
Men .........................................................

United
States3

Southeast

$4.56 Color mixers ...............................................
4.70
Men ..................................................
4.12 Dye house ...........................................
Men ........................................................
Print s h o p .................................................
6.67 Dry-cans o p e ra to rs....................................
6 62
Men .....................................
6.05
Women .....................................
6.70
Material handling la b o re rs........................
5.66
6.43 Power-truck op erators...........................
6.43 F o rklift........................
Other than fo rk lift....................................
Washer ten ders..........................................
.
Men
....
....
-

1,576
1,479
906
823
670
344
461
372
79
1,196
1 077
1,001
947
54
261
246

$5.44
5.42
5 48
5.44
5.39
5.16
4 26
4 25
4 29
4.67
4 69
4.76
4 77
4.57
5.32
5 35

148
145
49
49
99
60
36
27
9
23 ?
225
84
66

$5 36
5 36
5 53
5.53
5.28
5 46
5 04
4 99
5 20
5.21
5 23
4 95
5 00

184
184
75
75
109
100
25
23

$6 43
6 43
5 84
5.84
6.84
6 24
5 05
5 10

89
89
10
10

5.27
5 27
6 13
6 13

66
63

5.18
5 22

72
72

6.62
6 62

1 191
1 119
744
683
447
183
378
311
57
712
651
895
859
36
123
111

$5 28
5 25
5 44
5.39
5.03
4 47
4 1?
4 10
4 19
4.31
4 30
4 73
4 74
4.49
4.63
4 60

5 Virtually all women.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria.
Overall occupation may include data for workers not identified by sex.

Table 59. Textile dyeing and finishing plants: Occupational averages by type of finisher
(Number and average straight-time hourly earnings' of production workers in selected occupations, United States and selected regions, August 1980

Own account

Commission

Own account

Commission

Southeast

Middle Atlantic

New England

United States2

Own account

Commission

Commission

Department and occupation
Number of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Number of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Number of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Number of
workers

Grey room
Layout workers, grey goods ...................
Sewing-machine operators......................
Singer o p e ra to rs ........................................

231
234
63

$5.66
5.13
5.15

135
122
89

$4.45
4.69
5.25

39
28
11

$5.24
5.15
4.97

-

Bleaching
Boil-off-machine operators3 .....................
Cloth .........................................................
Cloth-mercerizer operators .....................
Continuous bleach range operators ......

90
70
57
109

5.21
5.49
5.11
5.21

292
292
83
443

5.51
5.51
5.33
5.41

17
17
15
21

4.97
4.97
5.07
5.09

-

Dyeing
Dyeing-machine tenders, cloth3 ..............
Beck or b o x .............................................
Continuous range ...................................
J i g .............................................................
Pad ...........................................................
Dyeing-machine tenders, y a r n ................

1,520
446
94
738
75
226

5.54
5.13
5.15
5.88
5.10
5.28

1,129
407
365
40
48
465

5.22
5.07
5.42
5.26
4.48
5.18

291
168
21
-

5.59
5.69
5.55
-

-

P rinting
Ager o p e ra to rs ...........................................
Back-tenders, p rin tin g ...............................
Printers, m achine.......................................
Printers, screen .........................................
Automatic flat s c re e n ............................
Automatic rotary screen ........................
H a n d .........................................................
Printing-machine he lp e rs ..........................

99
354
187
529
104
253
172
259

5.98
5.54
9.68
6.11
7.17
6.69
4.62
4.89

73
164
150
226
111
101
213

5.32
5.12
9.30
5.57
5.29
6.02
4.81

25
139
91
90
45
-

4.90
5.16
9.74
6.36
7.34
-

Finishing
Calender te n d e rs .......................................
Finishing-range operators........................
Mangle te n d e rs ..........................................
Sanforizer operators .................................
Tenter-frame te n d e rs ................................

348
795
104
84
557

5.53
5.22
4.82
5.30
5.48

115
1,311
268
227
725

4.91
5.12
5.14
5.39
5.40

99
305
16
60

5.36
5.35
5.25
5.56

Insp ecting and p u tting
up
Double- and roll-machine o p e ra to rs ......
Inspectors, cloth, m a chine......................
Winders, c lo th ............................................
Winders, y a rn .............................................

105
487
499
811

4.89
5.35
5.65
4.40

197
1,374
478
1,419

5.28
5.22
5.24
4.36

-

5.10
5.30
-

See footnotes at end of table.




69
188
-

14
-

$5.28
-

Number of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

142
99
-

$6.04
5.61

42
42

5.94
5.94

-

-

93
42
9
31

20
98

6.08
5.91
6.31
5.15
-

60
133
24
318
59
128

6.71
6.40
10.66
6.38
8.66
7.35

Average
hourly
earnings

Number of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

$4.90
4.69
4.94

105
106
89

$4.51
4.63
5.25

34
69

4.92
5.04

278
278
83
425

5.40
5.40
5.33
5.43

383
186
65
22
138

4.47
4.19
5.03
4.64
5.17

1,002
321
339
32
44
337

5.27
5.17
5.47
5.03
4.38
4.75

-

4.78
9.27
5.23
5.26

67
149
146
178
77
91

47
105
32

-

790
219
437
30
-

Number of
workers

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Average
hourly
earnings

-

52

5.95

140

4.48

209

5.29
5.05
9.36
5.40
5.05
5.88
4.78

5.26
5.92
6.06
6.66

161
151
17
365

6.16
6.20
6.14
5.77

68
311
75
51
132

4.46
4.68
4.72
5.03
4.68

95
1,197
225
218
-

4.84
5.10
4.99
5.36
-

5.25
5.53
-

176
193
-

6.11
6.17

242
100
611

4.87
5.53
4.29

147
1,274
377
1,229

5.43
5.24
5.17
4.38

-

-

-

82
72
121
80
-

-

-

Table 59. Textile dyeing and finishing plants: Occupational averages by type of finisher—Continued
(Number and average straight-time hourly earnings' of production workers in selected occupations, United States and selected regions, August 1980
United States1
2
3
Commission

New England

Own account

Commission

Middle Atlantic

Own account

Southeast
Commission

Commission

Own account

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

P a c k in g a n d s h ip p in g

Shippers and re ceivers....... :....................
S hippe rs...................................................
R eceivers.................................................
Shippers and re c e iv e rs ..........................
Shipping p a c k e rs .......................................

332
166
113
53
361

$5.38
5.31
5.55
5.20
4.91

350
155
77
118
451

$5.03
4.99
4.94
5.16
4.63

91
181
31

6.36
6.53
6.41

299
174
128

6.81
6.22
6.77

329
174

5.86
6.39

273
779

5.86
6.49

216
619
265
354
206
178
638
215
196

5.36
5.42
5.28
5.52
5.45
4.40
4.76
4.92
4.93

-

5.46
5.56
5.24
4.73
4.18
4.57
4.72
4.73
4.45
4.69

36
-

$5.30

43
22

-

16

5.92

-

$5.31
5.42
-

139
87
40
12
117

$5.84
5.81
5.57
6.94
5.43

140
60
56
24
125

$4.97
4.72
5.45
4.46
4.38

303
133
62
108
384

$4.98
4.91
5.03
5.03
4.62

71
53
20

6.33
5.97
6.57

275
128
101

6.76
6.08
6.72

70

5.47

21

4.77

14
41

5.97
5.70
-

13
39
21

7.17
6.65
6.86

87
25

5.96
5.86

34
26

6.55
6.25

65
46

6.77
7.59

167
100

5.46
5.99

208
735

5.82
6.49

98
122
36
86
43
17
177
52
-

5.23
5.36
5.62
5.26
5.48
4.79
5.18
4.94
-

11
26

4.85
5.34
5.26
5.29
-

77
182
73
109
100
22
66
10
10

6.21
6.45
5.86
6.84
6.24
5.25
5.55
6.13
6.13

34
311
152
159
62
131
366
152
150

3.73
4.84
4.92
4.76
4.15
4.18
4.40
4.83
4.83

-

5.44
5.57
5.17
4.63
4.09
4.21
4.71
4.72
4.44
4.68

-

-

-

M a in te n a n c e

E lectricians.................................................
Furnace tenders, stationary b o ile r.........
Machinists ..................................................
Maintenance workers, general
u tility ...........................................................
Mechanics (maintenance) .......................

-

-

-

81
-

7.40
-

M is c e lla n e o u s

Batchers .....................................................
Color m ix e rs ...............................................
Dye house ...............................................
Print shop ................................................
Dry-cans op erators....................................
Janitors, porters, and cle a n e rs ...............
Material handling labo rers.......................
Power-truck operators ..............................
Forklift ......................................................
Other than forklift ...................................
Washer te n d e rs .........................................

-

164

-

5.69

957
641
316
138
283
558
786
751
35
97

1 Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts.
2 Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.
3 Includes data for workers in classification in addition to those shown separately.




-

19
53
-

-

61

-

5.19

_

-

-

_

-

72

6.62

_

_

31

4.50

880
592
288
121
247
346
743
709
34
92

NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria.

Table 60. Textile dyeing and finishing plants: Occupational averages—cotton broadwoven fabrics
(Number and average straight-time hourly earnings' of production workers in selected occupations, United States and selected regions, August 1980
United States2
Department and occupation

G rey room
Layout workers, grey goods ...................

Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

52
89
66

$4.95
4.98
5.14

60
60
81
288
23

5.07
5.07
5.33
5.25
5.00

491
136
128
105
66

5.04
5.05
5.25
4.97
4.69

44
71
241
54
146

5.50
5.13
4.65
5.85
4.76

132
528
114
104
200

5.20
4.95
4.65
5.18
5.13

New England
Number
of
workers
_

Average
hourly
earnings

Number
of
workers

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

Mercerizer operators, assistant, cloth ....

-

P rinting
Ager o p erators...........................................
Back-tenders, p rin tin g ...............................
Automatic rotary screen .......................

-

-

-

-

Finishing
Finishing-range operators.........................

Tenter-frame te n d e rs ................................

26

4 89

21
11
30

4.84
5.77
6.01

67
254
23

Packing and shipping
Shippers and receivers............................
S hippers...................................................
5.29
R eceivers.................................................
5.25
Shippers and re ceivers.........................
5.00 Shipping p a cke rs......................................

113
64
31
18
185

5.04
5.05
5.01
5.09
4.51

New England
Number
of
workers
_
_

Average
hourly
earnings
_
_

35

$5.59

36
25
9

5.12
5.22
5.06

-

-

Southeast
Number
of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

130
271
156

$4.93
4.92
5.57

47
21
13
13
134

4.81
4.68
4.91
4.93
4.32

M aintenance
5.04 E lectricians.................................................
4.85 Furnace tenders, stationary b o ile r.........
5.27 Machinists .................................................
4.94 Maintenance workers, general
4.76 u tility ..........................................................
Mechanics (maintenance) .......................

101
114
80

6.62
6.12
6.55

9
16

6.20
6.23

87
84
64

6.65
6.18
6.66

130
208

5.72
6.40

11

5.76

84
185

5.65
6.49

M iscellaneous
Batchers ....................................................
95
4.83 Color m ixe rs..............................................
41
5.67
Dye house ..............................................
74
4.26
Print shop ................................ ...............
Dry-cans operators...................................
Janitors, porters, and clean ers
...............
40
4.96 Material handling laborers.......................
474
4.98 Power-truck operators .............................
Forklift .....................................................
Other than forklift ..................................
93
5 11
138
5.01 Washer te n d e rs ........................................

97
257
164
93
86
103
164
387
357
30
59

5.19
5.57
5.66
5.40
4.57
4.16
4.58
4.80
4.82
4.56
4.80

24

_
5.43

19

5.41

71
48

5.02
4.99

197
144
53
66
83
70
323
307

_
5.54
5.72
5.07
4.31
4.09
4.22
4.75
4.77

22

4.69

37

4.87

299
79
118
22
40

-

_

' Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts.
2 Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.
3 Includes data for workers in classification in addition to those shown separately.




Average
hourly
earnings

$5.02
5.01
5.49

_

-

Number
of
workers

168
327
242

$5.09

D yeing

J i g .............................................................
Pad
.............

Department and occupation

Inspecting and pu ttin g up
$4.86 Double- and roll-machine operators ......
4.95 Inspectors, cloth, m a chine......................
4.96 Winders, c lo th ...........................................

Bleaching
Cloth

Average
hourly
earnings

33
65
38

_
10

United States2

Southeast

-

_

-

_

_

NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria.




Table 61. Textile dyeing and finishing plants: Occupational averages—manmade broadwoven fabrics
(Number and average straight-time hourly earnings' of production workers in selected occupations, United States and selected regions, August 1980
New England

United States2
Department and occupation

Number of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Number of
workers

Grey room
Layout workers, grey goods ...................
Sewing-machine operators......................
Singer o p e ra to rs .......................................

260
247
86

$5.23
5.00
5.26

Bleaching
Boil-off-machine operators3 .....................
Cloth ........................................................
Cloth-mercerizer operators .....................
Continuous bleach range operators ......
Mercerizer operators, assistant, cloth ....

295
295
59
261
60

5.52
5.52
5.12
5.52
5.33

Dyeing
Dyeing-machine tenders, cloth3 ..............
Beck or b o x ............................................
Continuous range ..................................
J i g ............................................................
Pad ..........................................................

2,038
673
331
607
57

5.46
5.10
5.41
5.93
5.05

Printing
Ager op e ra to rs..........................................
Back-tenders, prin ting..............................
Printers, m achine......................................
Printers, screen ........................................
Automatic flat s c re e n ............................
Automatic rotary screen .......................
Printing-machine he lp ers.........................

128
447
280
450
127
300
326

5.76
5.45
9.49
6.74
6.98
6.61
4.90

323
1,547
251
207
986

5.42
5.23
5.15
5.46
5.51

90
1,524
709

5.43
5.31
5.42

-

443
213
134
96
402

5.20
5.10
5.44
5.09
4.99

-

Finishing
Calender te n d e rs ......................................
Finishing-range operators........................
Mangle te n d e rs .........................................
Sanforizer operators ................................
Tenter-frame te n d e rs ...............................
Inspecting and putting up
Double- and roll-machine operators ......
Inspectors, cloth, m a chine......................
Winders, c lo th ...........................................
Packing and shipping
Shippers and receivers............................
S h ippe rs..................................................
R eceive rs................................................
Shippers and receivers.........................
Shipping pa c k e rs ......................................

See footnotes at end of table.

57
32
-

17
17
s19
-

363
38
170
20

10
98
40
53
48

Average
hourly
earnings

$4.90
5.22
-

4.97
4.97
5.34
-

5.47
5.43
5.69
5.65

5.27
5.23
9.39
7.28
7.55
-

91
380
33
-

5.45
5.36
5.45

Number of
workers

51

21

-

5.29
-

74

5.32

Average
hourly
earnings

108
146
83

$4.60
4.53
5.26

36
36

5.95
5.95
-

242
242
50
237
60

5.49
5.49
5.10
5.51
5.33

589
147

6.21
6.03
6.47
6.44

1,086
428
286
-

5.05
4.80
5.45
-

122
39

6.70
6.40
10.66
7.84
7.36
5.79

60
216
216
204
70
130
275

4.94
4.96
9.37
5.57
5.61
5.57
4.76

109
133

6.33
6.35

123
1,034
210
176

4.59
5.03
5.06
5.40

-

331
11

58
133
24
193
-

-

-

-

17
267

6.14
5.99

160
139

6.17
6.34

52
1,245
321

5.75
5.24
5.09

87
48
30
9
76

6.02
6.01
5.68
7.18
5.53

310
152
83
75
252

5.00
4.84
5.39
4.88
4.73

4.89
5.34

Number of
workers

$6.15
5.88
-

-

5.55
-

Average
hourly
earnings

95
69

-

119
249

Southeast

Middle Atlantic

-

-




Table 61. Textile dyeing and finishing plants: Occupational averages—manmade broadwoven fabrics—Continued
(Number and average straight-time hourly earnings' of production workers in selected occupations, United States and selected regions, August 1980

Department and occupation

Number of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Number of
workers

Southeast

Middle Atlantic

New England

United States1
2
3

Average
hourly
earnings

Number of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Number of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

M a in te n a n c e

E lectricians................................................
Furnace tenders, stationary b o ile r.........
Machinists .................................................
Maintenance workers, general
u tility ...........................................................
Mechanics (maintenance) .......................

240
204
64

$6.78
6.64
6.84

12
59

335
645

6.07
6.54

677
1,100
527
573
207
278
436
531
515
178

5.50
5.50
5.64
5.37
5.50
4.28
5.09
4.79
4.79
5.70

222
79
48

$6.80
6.30
6.82

53
26

6.70
8.24

176
580

5.88
6.50

5.24
5.34
5.53
5.24
5.48
4.97
5.29
4.89

98
123
44
79
57
23
159
36

$7.07
7.66
-

6.08
6.10

103
39

-

6
66

65
138
38
100
72
16
46

6.38
6.69
6.32
6.83
6.40
5.06
6.01

$6.21
5.95
-

-

M is c e lla n e o u s

Batchers ....................................................
Color m ix e rs ..............................................
Dye house ..............................................
Print shop ...............................................
Dry-cans op erators...................................
Janitors, porters, and clean ers...............
Material handling labo rers.......................
Power-truck operators .............................
Forklift .....................................................
Washer te n d e rs ........................................

1 Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holi­
days, and late shifts.
2 Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.
3 Includes data for workers in classification in addition to those shown

-

-

44

-

-

-

5.42

-

72

6.62

-

-

839
445
394
78
236
231
489
477
62

5.32
5.59
5.02
4.70
4.16
4.77
4.76
4.76
4.84

separately.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not
meet publication criteria.

Table 62. Textile dyeing and finishing plants: Occupational averages by size of community.
(Number and average straight-time hourly earnings' of production workers in selected occupations, United States and selected regions, August 1980
United States2
Metropolitan areas

New England

Nonmetropolitan areas

Middle Atlantic

Metropolitan areas

Metropolitan areas

Southeast
Metropolitan areas

Nonmetropolitan areas

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

G re y ro o m

Layout workers, grey goods ...................
Sewing-machine operators......................
Singer o p e ra to rs ........................................

280
182
83

$5.51
5.41
5.45

86
174
69

$4.26
4.52
4.92

174
174
30
125

5.41
5.41
5.31
5.42

208
188
110
427

5.46
5.59
5.22
5.36

1,620
481
158
680
66
299

5.59
5.17
5.36
6.03
5.16
4.99

1,029
372
301
57
392

134
389
235
452
164
190
98
263

5.79
5.53
9.78
6.58
6.52
7.20
5.49
5.21

351
927
164
134
593

117
932
714
1,104

61
41
-

$4.91
5.21
-

148
101
-

$5.94
5.57
-

42
42

68
38
55

$5.13
5.28
5.44

84
173
66

$4.23
4.52
4.94

82

_
5.33

200
180
107
412

5.36
5.48
5.24
5.39

B le a c h in g

Boil-off-machine operators3 .....................
Cloth .........................................................
Cloth-mercerizer operators .....................
Continuous bleach range operators ......

23
23

-

-

5.94
5.94
-

24

5.49
5.49
5.29

-

-

5.11
5.00
5.37
4.50
5.39

386
39
172
24
-

5.46
5.42
5.70
5.61
-

810
233
437
30
25

6.02
5.76
6.31
5.15
5.70

364
_
110
30
203

4.86
5.45
5.00
4.78

1,021
372
294
56
272

5.11
5.00
5.37
4.50
4.93

38
129
102
303
51
164
209

5.37
5.03
8.89
5.01
5.19
5.69
_
4.42

20
140
77
88
48
_

5.14
5.21
9.65
6.58
7.55

60
109
24
195
59
89

6.71
6.43
10.66
7.45
8.66
7.50

49
136
_
132
69
53

4.98
5.11
5.48
5.04
6.38

_
95
88
167
45
118

_
4.74
8.67
5.21
5.19
5.24

-

-

5.66
5.45
5.08
5.56
5.51

112
1,179
208
177
689

4.48
4.93
5.02
5.22
5.37

108
389
44
24
81

4.72
5.48
5.57
4.47

185
929
263
1,126

5.41
5.03
5.12
4.29

44
129
284
-

-

D y e in g

Dyeing-machine tenders, cloth3 ..............
Beck or b o x .............................................
Continuous range ...................................
, J i g .............................................................
Pad ...........................................................
Dyeing-machine tenders, y a r n ................

'

P r in tin g

Ager op e ra to rs...........................................
Back-tenders, p rin tin g ...............................
Printers, m achine.......................................
Printers, screen .........................................
Automatic flat s c re e n .............................
Automatic rotary screen .......................
H a n d .........................................................
Printing-machine h e lp e rs .........................

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

52

5.95

153

5.00

196

4.39

5.41
5.35
5.42
5.57
5.72

161
151
_
17
383

6.16
6.20
6.14
5.67

60
344
110
_
127

4.99
5.29
4.86
_
4.87

103
1,164
190
176
-

4.50
4.93
4.96
5.22
-

5.09
5.01
5.37
-

165
193
101

6.05
6.17
4.26

634
_
861

5.42
_
4.42

143
882
258
979

5.46
5.00
5.11
4.28

F in is h in g

Calender te n d e rs .......................................
Finishing-range op erators........................
Mangle te n d e rs ..........................................
Sanforizer operators .................................
Tenter-frame te n d e rs ................................
In s p e c tin g a n d p u ttin g
up

Double- and roll-machine operators ......
Inspectors, cloth, m a c h in e ......................
Winders, c lo th ............................................
Winders, y a r n .............................................

See footnotes at end of table.




Table 62. Textile dyeing and finishing plants: Occupational averages by size of community—Continued
(Number and average straight-time hourly earnings' of production workers in selected occupations, United States and selected regions, August 1980

Metropolitan areas

Southeast

New England

United States1
2
3
Nonmetropolitan areas

Middle Atlantic

Metropolitan areas

Metropolitan areas

Metropolitan areas

Nonmetropolitan areas

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

P a c k in g a n d s h ip p in g

Shippers and re ceivers.............................
S hippe rs...................................................
R eceivers.................................................
Shippers and re c e iv e rs .........................
Shipping p a c k e rs .......................................

50
25
25

$5.38
5.38
5.37

90

5.29

6.76
6.18
6.76

20
71
25

6.25
6.09
6.46

315
575

5.73
6.45

114
48

6.05
5.95

64
49

809
541
268
106
216
630
692
650
42
118

5.44
5.63
5.04
4.45
4.07
4.61
4.71
4.71
4.63
5.28

139
49
90
60
26
189
62
58

5.37
5.53
5.28
5.46
4.99
5.29
5.08
5.09

160
75
85
100
25
89
10
10

329
157
98
74
491

$5.39
5.36
5.55
5.24
4.84

353
164
92
97
321

$5.02
4.96
5.04
5.12
4.62

144
235
67

6.59
6.48
6.61

246
120
92

287
378

6.00
6.52

767
365
402
238
245
566
309
297

5.45
5.26
5.62
5.48
4.43
4.74
4.89
4.91

-

-

215

4.48

306
137
81
88
294

110
75
35

6.52
5.92
6.63

236
106
86

6.74
6.14
6.73

6.40
7.59

98
263

5.70
6.42

277
572

5.64
6.44

6.38
5.84
6.85
6.24
5.05
5.27
6.13
6.13

443
231
212
77
182
259
235
227

5.10
4.99
5.22
4.51
4.24
4.14
4.78
4.81

748
513
235
106
196
453
660
632
28
65

5.40
5.64
4.85
4.45
4.01
4.41
4.71
4.71
4.63
4.79

121
75
34
12
124

$5.77
5.69
5.54
6.94
5.32

10
83

7.52
7.39

137
56
37
-

$5.07
4.91
5.69
-

$4.93
4.83
5.02
5.01
4.62

M a in te n a n c e

E lectricians.................................................
Furnace tenders, stationary b o ile r .........
Machinists ..................................................
Maintenance workers, general
u tility ...........................................................
Mechanics (maintenance) .......................

-

-

M is c e lla n e o u s

Color m ix e rs ...............................................
Dye house ...............................................
Print shop ................................................
Dry-cans op erators....................................
Janitors, porters, and c le a n e rs ...............
Material handling labo rers.......................
Power-truck operators ..............................
F o rk lift......................................................
Other than forklift ...................................
Washer te n d e rs .........................................

-

143

-

5.35

1 Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts.
2 Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.
3 Includes data for workers in classification in addition to those shown separately.




-

-

55

5.34

-

-

30

7.12

-

-

58

4.45

NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria.

Table 63. Textile dyeing and finishing plants: Occupational averages by size of plant
(Number and average straight-time hourly earnings1 of production workers in selected occupations, United States and selected regions, August 1980
United States

New England

Southeast

Middle Atlantic

Establishments with—
Department and occupation

50-249 workers

250-499 workers

500 workers or
more

50-249 workers

250-499 workers

50-249 workers

50-249 workers

250-499 workers

500 workers or
more

Number Average Number Average Number Average Number Average Number Average Number Average Number Average Number Average Number Average
hourly
hourly
of
hourly
of
hourly
of
hourly
hourly
hourly
hourly
of
of
of
of
hourly
of
of
workers earnings workers earnings workers earnings workers earnings workers earnings workers earnings workers earnings workers earnings workers earnings
G rey room
Layout workers, grey goods ...................
Sewing-machine operators.......................
Singer o p e ra to rs ........................................

$5.24
4.84
-

53
70
41

$5.37
5.69
4.82

62
89
88

$4.96
4.73
5.30

Bleaching
Boil-off-machine operators3 .....................
Cloth .........................................................
Cloth-mercerizer operators .....................
Continuous bleach range operators ......
Mercerizer operators, assistant, cloth ....

co

251
197
-

153
133
10
50
-

5.20
5.34
5.58
4.99
-

22
22
57
152
30

6.27
6.27
4.99
5.11
4.81

207
207
73
350
53

5.52
5.52
5.39
5.54
5.48

Dyeing
Dyeing-machine tenders, cloth3 ..............
Beck or b o x .............................................
Continuous range ...................................
J i g .............................................................
Pad ...........................................................
Dyeing-machine tenders, y a r n ................

1,466
536
42
623
69
320

5.41
4.97
4.78
5.91
4.62
4.97

470
53
197
126
25
285

5.38
5.28
5.25
5.68
5.32
5.64

713
264
220
29
29
-

5.41
5.33
5.58
5.18
5.02

99
252
84
645
203
256
186
244

6.14
5.76
9.01
5.94
6.26
6.66
4.61
4.74

-

4.80
6.07
6.16
-

68
206
219
49
43
195

285
734
40
30
652

5.52
4.91
4.81
5.76
5.35

83
559
109
59
139

5.33
5.24
5.20
5.06
5.43

95
813
223
222
-

131
219
667
341
1,252

4.66
3.73
5.03
5.76
4.25

62
8
437
282
780

5.23
5.18
5.14
5.22
4.56

109
757
354
-

-

16
-

18
18
-

175
58
7
-

$5.10
-

5.47
5.47
-

5.20
5.55
5.62
-

18
22
-

12
12
15
-

208
114
15
-

$5.53
5.34
-

148
101
-

$5.94
5.57
-

7.31
7.31
5.43
-

42
42

5.94
5.94
-

5.68
5.77
5.69
-

-

810
233
437
30
25

6.02
5.76
6.31
5.15
5.70

64
80
29
-

426
205
291

32
46
39

$5.32
5.91
4.85

56
85
80

$4.94
4.73
5.34

48
123
30

4.95
5.13
4.81

207
207
67
342
53

5.52
5.52
5.44
5.55
5.48

250
38
161
11
98

5.15
5.19
5.21
4.89
4.85

709
264
219
29
26
-

5.42
5.33
5.58
5.18
5.05
-

-

-

5.23
5.23
-

49
154
168
-

-

-

-

5.30
5.15
9.83
-

17
339
72
47
95

4.76
5.11
4.86
4.99
5.07

78
795
204
215
-

5.05
5.34
5.06
5.40
-

94
757
336

5.72
5.53
5.37
-

$4.02
3.86
4.33
-

4.37
4.08
4.91

-

P r in tin g

Ager op e ra to rs...........................................
Back-tenders, p rin tin g ...............................
Printers, m achine.......................................
Printers, screen .........................................
Automatic flat s c re e n .............................
Automatic rotary screen ........................
H a n d .........................................................
Printing-machine h e lp e rs ............. ............

60

61
55
-

-

-

5.27
5.14
6.12
6.90
-

-

6.03
-

4.98

-

-

-

-

4.98
5.33
5.02
5.39

48
188
-

-

-

-

5.15
5.14
9.87
5.86
-

10
78
76
36

5.95
-

6

60
133
24
318
59
128
52

6.71
6.40
10.66
6.38
8.66
7.35
5.95

161
151
17
383

6.16
6.20

37
214
108
92
176

4.71
5.25
5.09
5.61
4.31

49
43

F in is h in g

Calender te n d e rs .......................................
Finishing-range operators.........................
Mangle te n d e rs ..........................................
Sanforizer operators .................................
Tenter-frame te n d e rs ................................

5.18
5.17

35

-

5.78

52
192
34
44

5.69
5.55
5.97
-

6.20

6.14
5.67

68
374
7
232

4.23
4.23
-

_

_

_

4.43
4.76

In s p e c tin g a n d p u ttin g
up

Double- and roll-machine o p e ra to rs ......
Inspectors, cloth, h a n d ............................
Inspectors, cloth, m a c h in e ......................
Winders, c lo th ............................................
Winders, y a r n .............................................

See footnotes at end of table.




_

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

5.53
5.34
-

80
132
-

13
180
193
101

5.68

4.83
5.32

49
136
-

5.30
5.50
-

4.69
6.06
6.17
4.26

-

1,130

_

3.44
4.59

179
403
-

4.26

_

356
125
512

-

5.11
5.04
4.52

Table 63. Textile dyeing and finishing plants: Occupational averages by size of plant—Continued
(Number and average straight-time hourly earnings' of production workers in selected occupations, United States and selected regions, August 1980
Southeast

Middle Atlantic

New England

United States

Establishments with—
Department and occupation

50-249 workers

250-499 workers

500 workers or
more

50-249 workers

250-499 workers

50-249 workers

50-249 workers

250-499 workers

500 workers or
more

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

P a c k in g a n d s h ip p in g

Shippers and re ceivers.............................
S hippe rs...................................................
R eceivers.................................................
Shippers and re c e iv e rs ..........................
Shipping pa c k e rs .......................................

415
182
112
121
393

$5.17
5.26
5.12
5.10
4.58

119
51
33
35
213

$5.42
5.11
6.09
5.22
4.75

148
88
45
206

$5.09
4.96
5.18
5.09

103
187
38

6.82
6.63
6.87

117
97
28

6.67
6.04
6.80

170
71
93

6.65
6.18
6.60

362
249

5.66
6.36

221
189

6.14
6.33

515

-

191
669
318
351
207
168
550
174
173
133

5.28
5.41
5.21
5.60
5.24
4.12
4.40
4.65
4.65
5.55

98
305
229
76
86
137
441
342
327
15
44

5.06
5.18
5.32
4.77
5.21
4.52
4.96
4.75
4.76
4.39
5.42

602
359
243
51
156
205
485
447
38
84

5.61
5.83
5.28
4.74
4.18
4.80
4.82
4.83
4.63
4.90

40
23

$5.05
5.28

17
-

$6.82
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

42

4.85

40

5.62

8
44

6.41
6.02
-

14
28

6.88
6.45
-

98

4.74

6.70
6.04
6.86

99
58
20

6.64
5.88
6.71

165
63
86

6.68
6.21
6.67

221
168

5.31
5.99

135
161

6.13
6.35

506

6.61

43
362
209
153
94
122
384
136
136
50

3.95
4.88
4.92
4.82
4.20
3.81
4.04
4.48
4.48
4.07

55
243
178
65
41
103
179
318
306
-

4.70
5.09
5.26
4.64
4.82
4.41
4.50
4.73
4.75
“

586
357
229
48
153
149
441
417
24
65

-

$5.84
5.81
5.57
6.94
5.32

217
72
54
91
214

$4.76
4.57
4.89
4.82
4.04

10
83

7.52
7.39
-

82
60
15

75
49

6.42
7.59

77
184
75
109
100
25
89
10
10
72

6.21
6.43
5.84
6.84
6.24
5.05
5.27
6.13
6.13
6.62

100
47
25
-

$5.19
4.99
5.96

$5.18
5.04
5.24
5.05

126
74
39
197

139
87
40
12
124

-

M a in te n a n c e

E lectricians.................................................
Furnace tenders, stationary boiler .........
Machinists ..................................................
Maintenance workers, general
u tility ...........................................................
Mechanics (maintenance) .......................

59
17

5.96
6.20

62
99
25
74

6.59

5.10
5.27
5.40
5.22
4.77
5.14
5.22

-

6.28
6.23

62
25

-

M is c e lla n e o u s

Batchers .....................................................
Color m ix e rs ...............................................
Dye house ...............................................
Print shop ................................................
Dry-cans operators....................................
Janitors, porters, and c le a n e rs ...............
Material handling labo rers.......................
Power-truck operators ..............................
Forklift ......................................................
Other than fo r k lift...................................
Washer te n d e rs .........................................

' Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts.
2 Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.
3 Includes data for workers in classification in addition to those shown separately.




14
77
11

-

-

5.66
5.71

33
22
-

44
19
97

-

5.58
5.32
5.45
-

36

5.49

5.61
5.83
5.27
4.71
4.17
4.78
4.81
4.82
4.62
5.00

NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria.




Table 64. Textile dyeing and finishing plants: Occupational averages by method of wage payment
(Number and average straight-time hourly earnings' of production workers in selected occupations, United States and Southeast, August 1980
Southeast

United States2
Timeworkers

Incentive workers

Incentive workers

Timeworkers

Department and occupation
Number of
workers

Average
hourly earn­
ings

Number of
workers

Average
hourly earn­
ings

Number of
workers

Average
hourly earn­
ings

Number of
workers

Average
hourly earn­
ings

G r e y ro o m

Layout workers, grey goods ...................
Sewing-machine operators......................

344
317

$5.16
4.82

22
39

$6.01
6.27

136
176

$4.43
4.31

16
35

$6.34
6.44

118

5.21

22

5.40

95

5.16

22

5.40

1,961
286

5.14
5.39

145
25

5.44
5.07

1,372
245

4.97
5.32

136

5.50
-

199
1,661
821
1,117

4.91
5.18
5.39
4.09

103
200
156
1,113

5.60
5.88
5.75
4.66

130
1,316
348
1,038

4.83
5.07
5.03
4.08

52
200
129
802

6.00
5.88
5.83
4.70

750

4.73

62

5.12

457

4.52

52

4.95

B le a c h in g

Cloth-mercerizer operators .....................
F in is h in g

Finishing-range operators........................
Sanforizer operators ................................

-

In s p e c tin g a n d p u ttin g
up

Double- and roll-machine operators ......
Inspectors, doth, m achine......................
Winders, c lo th ...........................................
Winders, y a rn ............................................
P a c k in g a n d s h ip p in g

Shipping p a ckers......................................

' Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts.
2 Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.

NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not
meet publication criteria.

Table 65. Textile dyeing and finishing plants: Occupational averages by labor-management contract coverage and size of community
(Number and average straight-time hourly earnings' of production workers in selected occupations, United States and selected regions, August 1980
New England

United States2

Southeast

Middle Atlantic

Establishments with—
Department, occupation, and size of
community

Majority of workers
covered
Number of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

None or minority
covered
Number of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Majority of workers
covered
Number of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

None or minority
covered
Number of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Majority of workers
covered
Number of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Majority of workers
covered
Number of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

None or minority
covered
Number of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

G r e y ro o m

Layout workers, grey goods ...................
Metropolitan a re a s ...............................
Nonmetropolitan a re a s .......................
Sewing-machine op erators......................
Metropolitan a re a s ...............................
Nonmetropolitan a re a s .......................
Singer o p erators........................................
Metropolitan a re a s ..............................
Nonmetropolitan a re a s .......................

181
172
9
138
129
9
36
20
16

$5.91
5.98
4.54
5.67
5.77
4.32
4.93
5.15
4.66

185
108
77
218
53
165
116
63
53

$4.53
4.75
4.22
4.54
4.56
4.53
5.29
5.54
5.00

43
43

5.88
5.88
5.88
5.88

339
131
208
319
131
188
97
10
87
494
87
407

5.38
5.25
5.46
5.45
5.25
5.59
5.35
5.58
5.32
5.38
5.42
5.37

1,513
524
989
606
237
369
390
103
287
179
87
61
15
46

5.04
4.90
5.12
4.83
4.57
5.00
5.41
5.42
5.40
4.77
5.02
4.43
4.56
4.38

33
31
33
32
11

$5.39
5.40
5.24
5.27
4.97

-

-

133
133
85
85
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

5.95
5.95
5.95
5.95

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

$6.09
6.09
5.83
5.83

15
7
20
8
25
13

$5.42
4.34
5.71
4.31
4.91
4.72

137
60
77
191
26
165
96
43
53

$4.55
4.96
4.22
4.55
4.66
4.53
5.23
5.52
5.00

-

-

-

5.30
5.36
5.38

B le a c h in g

oo
ON

Boil-off-machine operators3 .....................
Metropolitan a re a s ...............................
Nonmetropolitan a re a s .......................
Cloth .........................................................
Metropolitan a re a s ...............................
Nonmetropolitan a re a s .......................
Cloth-mercerizer operators .....................
Metropolitan a re a s ...............................
Nonmetropolitan a re a s .......................
Continuous bleach range operators ......
Metropolitan a re a s ...............................
Nonmetropolitan a re a s .......................

43
43
-

-

43
20
23
58
38
20

4.99
5.18
4.82
5.30
5.42
5.08

1,136
1,096

5.89
5.92

7
7
7
7
-

15

-

-

-

5.49
5.49
5.49
5.49

23
16

-

-

23
16

$6.42
5.49
6.42
5.49

36
36
36
36
-

-

-

-

303
200
283

-

-

-

-

-

-

5.48
5.29

28

4.94

180
89

-

-

-

20
29
17

4.87
5.17
5.13

87
465
70
395

5.32
5.39
5.34
5.40

93

4.90

1,292
310
982
488

5.06
4.87
5.12
4.81

5.07

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

5.27
5.33
-

-

-

-

-

303
302

5.60
5.60

-

-

-

-

736
736

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

5.40
5.40

-

-

5.90
5.90

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

25
22

-

-

D y e in g

Dyeing-machine tenders, cloth3 ..............
Metropolitan a re a s ...............................
Nonmetropolitan a re a s .......................
Beck or b o x ......................................................
Metropolitan a re a s .....................................
Nonmetropolitan a re a s .......................
Continuous range ...................................
Metropolitan a re a s ...............................
Nonmetropolitan a re a s.......................
J i g .........................................................................
Metropolitan a re a s .....................................
Pad .......................................................................
Metropolitan a re a s .....................................
Nonmetropolitan a re a s .......................

See footnotes at end of table.




-

-

247
244

5.75
5.76

-

-

69
55
14
599
593
62
51

5.14
5.25
4.71
6.17
6.18
5.28
5.34

-

35
35
-

-

39
39

5.42
5.42

-

-

170
170
22
21

5.69
5.69
5.57
5.62
“

6.13
6.13

-

-

193
193

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

413
413
28
28

6.39
6.39
5.17
5.17
”

-

“

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

369
374
94
280
116
24
54

-

-

30
14

-

4.77
4.71

”

46

5.00
5.45
5.56
5.41
4.63
5.04
4.34
4.38

Table 65. Textile dyeing and finishing plants: Occupational averages by labor-management contract coverage and size of community—Continued
(Number and average straight-time hourly earnings1 of production workers in selected occupations, United States and selected regions, August 1980
United States2

New England

Middle Atlantic

Southeast

Establishments with—
Department, occupation, and size of
community

Majority of workers
covered

None or minority
covered

Number of
workers

D yeing— C ontinued
Dyeing-machine tenders, y a r n ................
Metropolitan a re a s ...............................
Nonmetropolitan a re a s .......................

oo

Average
hourly
earnings

-

-

604
212
392

$5.20
4.84
5.39

70
52

5.26
4.96
4.99
5.07
9.30

P rinting
Ager op erators...........................................
Metropolitan a re a s ...............................
Nonmetropolitan a re a s ........................
Back-tenders, p rin tin g ...............................
Metropolitan a re a s ...............................
Nonmetropolitan a re a s .......................
Printers, m achine.......................................
Metropolitan a re a s ...............................
Nonmetropolitan a re a s.......................
Printers, screen3 ........................................
Metropolitan a re a s ...............................
Nonmetropolitan a re a s .......................
Automatic flat s c re e n .............................
Metropolitan a re a s ...............................
Nonmetropolitan a re a s .......................
Automatic rotary screen .......................
Metropolitan a re a s ...............................
Nonmetropolitan a re a s .......................
Printing-machine h e lp e rs .........................
Metropolitan a re a s ...............................
Nonmetropolitan a re a s ........................

156
110
-

$5.99
6.32
4.66
5.60
5.79
5.15
9.67
9.78
9.54
6.80
6.92
6.60
6.67
7.19
7.57
5.37
5.50
-

Finishing
Calender te n d e rs .......................................
Metropolitan a re a s ...............................
Nonmetropolitan a re a s .......................
Finishing-range op erators.........................
Metropolitan a re a s ...............................
Nonmetropolitan a re a s .......................
Mangle te n d e rs ..........................................
Metropolitan a re a s ...............................
Nonmetropolitan a re a s .......................

239
217
22
611
554
57
105
80
25

5.82
5.94
4.62
5.59
5.65
5.02
5.19
5.41
4.49

See footnotes at end of table.




102
82
20
355
248
107
189
105
84
374
310
134
128
189
131
-

Number of
workers

163
141
148
-

Average
hourly
earnings

Majority of workers
covered
Number of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Number of
workers

-

-

-

-

$4.95
5.14
5.23
5.25
9.74
9.65
7.15
7.62
_
7.45
7.72
-

_
_
_

_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_

-

29
20
145
135
-

91
77

-

381
142
239
81
45
165
59
106
316
153
163

5.11
5.83
4.68
5.54
5.19
5.71
6.37
5.33
4.60
5.00
4.24

224
134
90
1,495
373
1,122
267
84
183

4.90
5.20
4.45
4.98
5.16
4.93
4.99
4.77
5.10

None or minority
covered

57
44
49
42
_
-

-

94
85
-

5.37
5.47
-

345
336
-

5.38
5.40
-

46
36

5.12
5.35
-

Average
hourly
earnings

Majority of workers
covered

Majority of workers
covered

-

Number of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

-

-

-

-

-

-

133
109
24
24
234
195
_
59
59
_
128
89
_
52
52
-

$6.71
6.71
6.40
6.43
10.66
10.66
_
7.38
7.45
_
8.66
8.66
_
7.35
7.50
_
5.95
5.95
-

_
-

_
_

_
_
$4.83
_
4.83
9.39
_
9.39
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_

-

23
23

Average
hourly
earnings

-

-

$5.16
5.16

124
124

6.30
6.30

Number of
workers

-

60
60

-

-

-

-

-

-

149
149

-

-

_

-

6.22
6.22

73
_
73
70
_
70
_
_
_
_
_
_
_

19
_
13
102
_

_

48

-

4.84
_
4.82
5.38
5.13

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

15

6.72

None or minority
covered
Number of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

475
203
272

$4.87
4.78
4.93

67
49

5.29
4.98
_
5.02
5.11
_
9.30
_
_

_
158
136
_
148
_
_
253
98
155
80
_ '

5.54
5.96
5.28
5.52

_

45
159
53
106
316
153
163

5.19
5.68
6.38
5.33
4.60
5.00
4.24

144
54
90
1,406
290
1,116
249
74
175

4.66
5.00
4.45
4.99
5.24
4.92
4.89
4.67
4.99

Table 65. Textile dyeing and finishing plants: Occupational averages by labor-management contract coverage and size of community—Continued
(Number and average straight-time hourly earnings1 of production workers in selected occupations, United States and selected regions, August 1980
United States

New England

Southeast

Middle Atlantic

Establishments with—
Department, occupation, and size of
community

Majority of workers
covered
Number of
workers

F inishing— C ontinued
Sanforizer operators .................................
Metropolitan a re a s ...............................
Nonmetropolitan a re a s .......................
Tenter-frame te n d e rs ................................
Metropolitan a re a s ...............................
Nonmetropolitan a re a s ........................

Average
hourly
earnings

None or minority
covered
Number of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

74
49
25
457
449
-

$5.40
5.66
4.89
5.71
5.72
-

237
152
825
144
681

$5.35
5.27
5.28
4.84
5.37

53
43
332
291
459
420
39
209
209
-

5.32
5.18
5.84
5.91
5.66
5.70
5.24
4.71
4.71
-

249
74
175
1,529
641
888
518
294
224
2,021
895
1,126

5.11
4.45
5.39
5.13
5.28
5.02
5.27
5.39
5.10
4.34
4.41
4.29

202
160
42
109
83
26
64
50
14
29
27
305
284
21

5.70
5.80
5.32
5.48
5.49
5.45
6.04
6.25
5.25
5.77
5.89
5.09
5.07
5.34

480
169
311
212
74
138
126
48
78
142
47
95
507
207
300

4.99
5.00
4.98
4.98
5.21
4.86
4.93
4.82
5.00
5.05
4.86
5.14
4.55
4.53
4.57

56
42
14
160
140
20

6.54
6.64
6.25
6.59
6.80
5.09

334
102
232
195
95
100

6.73
6.57
6.80
6.21
6.01
6.40

Majority of workers
covered
Number of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

None or minority
covered
Number of
workers

$5.34
5.37
5.53
5.53
-

-

257
257
-

5.43
5.27
5.27
5.34
5.34
-

-

-

-

21
20
60
60
-

Average
hourly
earnings

Majority of workers
covered
Number of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

$6.73
-

359
359
-

$6.14
6.14
5.79
5.79
-

-

5.67
5.60
-

169
154
163
163
-

6.20
6.20
6.26
6.26
-

-

-

-

-

5.37
4.98
5.45
5.24
-

113
95
69
57
32
26
12
12
106
106
-

5.98
5.92
5.95
5.82
5.70
5.69
6.94
6.94
5.52
5.52
-

8
8

8.09
8.09
7.62
7.62

31
-

17
17

Majority of workers
covered
Number of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

None or minority
covered
Number of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

$5.09
4.90
-

233
152
770
99
-

$5.33
5.27
5.27
4.76
-

-

5.24
5.24
-

178
139
1,418
562
856
438
219
1,840
861
979

5.16
5.46
5.15
5.37
5.01
5.25
5.09
4.35
4.42
4.28

-

-

-

-

4.43
5.25

403
101
302
170
34
136
101
23
78
132
88
443
169
274

4.92
4.92
4.92
4.89
5.16
4.82
4.97
4.88
5.00
4.93
5.01
4.58
4.58
4.58

6.12
6.32
5.58
5.20

317
94
223
149
59
90

6.72
6.61
6.77
6.15
5.91
6.31

36
24
-

In s p e c tin g a n d p u ttin g up

Double- and roll-machine operators ......
Metropolitan a re a s ...............................
Nonmetropolitan a re a s .......................
Inspectors, cloth, m a c h in e ......................
Metropolitan a re a s ...............................
Nonmetropolitan a re a s ........................
Winders, c lo th ............................................
Metropolitan a re a s ...............................
Nonmetropolitan a re a s .......................
Winders, y a r n .............................................
Metropolitan a re a s ...............................
Nonmetropolitan a re a s ........................

41
61
61

29
27

39
39

P a c k in g a n d s h ip p in g

Shippers and re ceivers.............................
Metropolitan a re a s ...............................
Nonmetropolitan a re a s ........................
S hippe rs...................................................
Metropolitan a re a s ...............................
Nonmetropolitan a re a s ........................
R eceivers.................................................
Metropolitan a re a s ...............................
Nonmetropolitan a re a s ........................
Shippers and re ce ive rs..........................
Metropolitan a re a s ..............................
Nonmetropolitan a reas........................
Shipping p a c k e rs .......................................
Metropolitan a re a s ...............................
Nonmetropolitan a re a s ........................

13
14
-

6.51
5.89
-

46
37
23
21
-

-

74
73
-

-

-

-

-

5.52
5.50
-

-

17
17
-

4.40
4.40
-

66
20

M a in te n a n c e

E lectricians.................................................
Metropolitan a re a s ..............................
Nonmetropolitan areas........................
Furnace tenders, stationary boiler .........
Metropolitan a re a s ..............................
Nonmetropolitan a reas........................


http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ end of table.
See footnotes at
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

16
15
51
47
“

6.13
6.18
5.76
5.86

11
-

-

29
24
-

7.15
6.87
6.54

74
74

29
13
32
16

Table 65. Textile dyeing and finishing plants: Occupational averages by labor-management contract coverage and size of community—Continued
(Number and average straight-time hourly earnings' of production workers in selected occupations, United States and selected regions, August 1980
United States2-

New England

Southeast

Middle Atlantic

Establishments with—
Department, occupation, and size of
community

Majority of workers
covered
Number of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

None or minority
covered
Number of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

M a in te n a n c e — C ontinued
Machinists ..................................................
Metropolitan a re a s ..............................
Maintenance workers, general
u tility ...........................................................
Metropolitan a re a s ...............................
Mechanics (maintenance) .......................
Metropolitan a re a s ...............................
Nonmetropolitan a re a s .......................

oo

vo

22
18

$6.49
6.47

137
49

6.27
6.25
6.49
6.63
-

405
113
793
254
539

5.66
5.63
6.47
6.46
6.48

M iscellaneous
Batchers .....................................................
Metropolitan a re a s ...............................
Color m ix e rs ...............................................
Metropolitan a re a s ...............................
Nonmetropolitan a re a s ........................
Dye house ...............................................
Metropolitan a re a s ...............................
Print shop ................................................
Metropolitan a re a s ...............................
Nonmetropolitan a re a s .......................
Dry-cans op erators....................................
Metropolitan a re a s ...............................
Nonmetropolitan a re a s .......................
Janitors, porters, and c le a n e rs ...............
Metropolitan a re a s ...............................
Material handling labo rers.......................
Metropolitan a re a s ...............................
Nonmetropolitan a re a s .......................
Power-truck operators ..............................
Metropolitan a re a s ...............................
Nonmetropolitan a re a s .......................
Washer tenders .........................................
Metropolitan a re a s ...............................
Nonmetropolitan a re a s .......................

208
177
422
303
119
149
121
273
182
91
155
144
118
91
398
322
76
134
82
52
143
82
“

5.58
5.61
5.73
5.93
5.21
5.51
5.72
5.85
6.07
5.40
5.93
5.99
4.79
4.89
5.17
5.30
4.63
5.05
5.28
4.70
5.90
5.99

-

Number of
workers

$6.73
6.67

197
174
160
124
-

Majority of workers
covered

4.74
5.34
5.14
5.47
5.48
5.03
5.07
5.25
4.86
4.52
4.68
4.36
4.08
4.16
4.42
4.01
4.61
4.72
4.75
4.71
4.62
4.50
4.74

41
1,154
464
690
757
244
397
220
177
189
94
95
343
154
798
244
554
867
227
640
118
61
57

Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts.
Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.
Includes data for workers in classification in addition to those shown separately.




-

Average
hourly
earnings

Number of
workers

94
94
39
39

-

102
97
122
113
35
35
87
78
60
60
25
23
205
164
59
37
-

-

$6.00
6.00
5.87
5.87
-

-

5.22
5.27
5.37
5.38
5.57
5.57
5.28
5.29
5.46
5.46
-

4.94
4.99
5.22
5.32
4.98
5.23
-

63
52
-

None or minority
covered

5.16
5.33
-

27
20

26
26
12
12
-

$6.55
6.28
5.33
5.33
5.25
5.25
-

25
25
-

Average
hourly
earnings

5.11
5.11
-

Majority of workers
covered
Number of
workers

-

Average
hourly
earnings

53
44
43
43

$6.95
6.99
7.94
7.94
-

76
64
179
155
70
70
109
85
84
84

6.24
6.19
6.46
6.41
5.88
5.88
6.84
6.85
6.37
6.37

-

-

-

19
19
81
81
-

5.37
5.37
5.39
5.39
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Majority of workers
covered
Number of
workers

-

-

-

72
30

-

-

6.62
7.12
-

Number of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

$6.26
-

113
31

$6.73
6.71

62
-

5.84
-

333
70
773
237
536

5.61
5.59
6.48
6.51
6.47

14
100
86
38
62
58
-

4.85
4.73
4.77
4.66
4.77
4.85
-

1,091
429
662
706
221
385
208
177
172
77
95
315
144
623
205
418
827
197
'630
115
58
57

5.34
5.12
5.48
5.48
5.00
5.07
5.25
4.86
4.43
4.51
4.36
4.04
4.15
4.23
3.86
4.41
4.71
4.71
4.71
4.59
4.45
4.74

8
-

-

-

63

35
68

4.52
4.42
4.98

30

4.80

-

-

-

Average
hourly
earnings

None or minority
covered

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria.

Table 66. Textile dyeing and finishing plants: Occupational averages by labor-management contract coverage and size of plant
(Number and average straight-time hourly earnings' of production workers in selected occupations, United States and selected regions, August 1980
Middle Atlantic

New England

United States2

Southeast

Majority of workers
covered

None or minority covered

Establishments with—
Department, occupation, and size of
plant

Majority of workers
covered
Number of
workers

Grey room
Layout workers, grey goods:
50-249 workers ....................................
250-499 w o rk e rs ..................................
500 workers or m o re ...........................
Sewing-machine operators:
50-249 workers ....................................
250-499 w o rk e rs ..................................
500 workers or m o re ...........................
Singer operators:
500 workers or m o re ...........................

O

B leaching
Boil-off-machine operators:
$0-249 workers ....................................
250-499 workers ..................................
500 workers or m o re ..........................
Cloth-mercerizer operators:
50-249 workers ....................................
250-499 workers ..................................
500 workers or m o re ..........................
Continuous bleach range operators:
50-249 workers ....................................
250-499 w o rk e rs ..................................
500 workers or m o re ..........................
Dyeing
Dyeing-machine tenders, cloth:3
50-249 workers ....................................
250-499 w o rk e rs ..................................
500 workers or m o re ...........................
Beck or box:
50-249 workers ....................................
250-499 w o rk e rs ..................................
500 workers or m o re ...........................
Continuous range:
250-499 w o rk e rs ..................................
500 workers or m o re ...........................
Jig:
50-249 workers ....................................
250-499 w o rk e rs ..................................
500 workers or m o re ...........................

See footnotes at end of table.




Average
hourly
earnings

None or minority covered

Number of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Majority of workers
covered
Number of
workers

9
18

Average
hourly
earnings

$5.28
5.53

None or minority covered

Number of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

-

-

133
-

_

_

_

-

-

-

80
30
81

3.86
5.93
4.72

71

5.36

5.95
-

207

5.52

-

-

53

5.46

-

29
107
329

4.33
5.15
5.56

109
53

$4.20
4.93

92
38
8

5.78
5.57
4.87

105
32
81

4.01
5.83
4.72

-

5.21
5.34
-

17

5.02

71

5.36

-

-

-

38

5.92
-

115
17
207

4.96
6.48
5.52

-

-

-

-

$5.49
-

-

4.80
5.20

10

23
20

53

5.58
5.46

-

-

-

-

5.19
5.26

44
121
329

4.85
5.09
5.56

-

31
21

831
276
-

6.05
5.46
-

635
194
684

213
33

5.84
5.15

323
-

-

-

-

-

_

7
22

16

64

Average
hourly
earnings

53

$6.04
5.51
5.13

$6.09
-

Number of
workers

$4.02
4.93

142
30
9

_

Average
hourly
earnings

-

Number of
workers

-

_

85

36

5.83
-

-

-

-

-

-

5.43
-

-

-

-

4.56
5.27
5.42

91
208
-

5.44
5.68
-

-

-

736
-

6.13
-

426
182
684

4.37
5.30
5.42

-

-

-

-

193

5.90

-

-

-

-

-

263

4.39
5.33

-

-

-

-

-

-

205
263

4.08
5.33

-

15

49

5.10
-

148
211

5.30
5.59

-

-

-

-

-

-

139
211

5.32
5.59

473
120
“

6.29
5.72

150
6
23

4.71
4.84
5.14

56
114
“

5.52
5.77

“

-

413
“

6.39
“

-

5.14

-

23

Table 66. Textile dyeing and finishing plants: Occupatu

jI

averages by labor-management contract coverage and size of plant—Continued

(Number and average straight-time hourly earnings' of production workers in selected occupations, United States and selected regions, August 1980
United States2

New England

Middle Atlantic

Southeast

Majority of workers
covered

None or minority covered

Establishments with—
Department, occupation, and size of
plant

Majority of workers
covered
Number of
workers

Dyeing-machine tenders, cloth— C ont.
Pad:
50-249 workers ....................................
250-499 workers ..................................
Dyeing-machine tenders, yarn:
50-249 workers ....................................
250-499 w o rk e rs ..................................
P rinting
Ager operators:
50-249 workers ....................................
500 workers or m o re ..........................
Back-tenders, printing:
50-249 workers ....................................
250-499 w o rk e rs ..................................
500 workers or m o re ..........................
Printers, machine:
50-249 workers ....................................
250-499 workers ..................................
500 workers or m o re ...........................
Printers, screen:
50-249 workers ....................................
Automatic flat screen:
50-249 workers ....................................
Automatic rotary screen:
50-249 workers ....................................
Hand:
50-249 workers ....................................
Printing-machine helpers:
50-249 workers ....................................
500 workers or m o re ...........................
Finishing
Calender tenders:
50-249 workers ....................................
250-499 w o rk e rs ..................................
500 workers or m o re ...........................
Finishing-range operators:
50-249 workers ....................................
250-499 w o rk e rs ..................................
500 workers or m o re ..........................

See footnotes at end of table.




Average
hourly
earnings

None or minority covered

Number of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Majority of workers
covered
Number of
workers

-

Average
hourly
earnings

$5.17
-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

5.27
_

-

-

_

6.71
_

5.21
_

-

-

_

_

133
_

6.40
-

-

-

-

-

_ •
_
_

_
_
_

24
_
_

10.66
_
_

-

-

234

_

_

_

_

_

300
218

4.95
5.72

72
28

6.50
4.85

-

5.37

-

224
46
85

5.93
4.77
5.15

-

4.38
-

-

-

-

-

-

68

-

_

_
6

87

9.72
10.13

_
6.03
_

337

6.84

308

4.96

32

6.92

128

6.67

75

5.56

158

7.29

98

5.66

51

5.89

-

68
88

5.84
5.01

176

-

28

_

4.31

Average
hourly
earnings

-

5.25
-

40

Number of
workers

-

20
-

$4.09
-

Average
hourly
earnings

-

$5.24
5.59

37

Number of
workers

$5.69

32
17

-

None or minority covered

15

10

73

_

-

_

30

7.01

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

28

60

Number of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

-

-

291
98

40

$4.91
4.85

5.37
_

-

_
-

-

_
_
_

_
_
_

7.38

180

5.46

59

8.66

74

5.55

128

7.35

92

5.61

-

_

52

5.95

_

_

176

4.31
'

153
62
24

6.11
5.48
4.82

-

71

5.03

_

299
254
58

5.74
5.51
5.13

435
305
755

4.34
5.01
5.34

135
192

132

4.84

25
52

-

5.20
5.69
_

5.23
5.55
-

23

$5.16

124

6.30

-

-

_

-

_

_

_

_

6.22

-

-

149

-

_

-

_

-

-

-

66

4.20

71

5.03

374
277
755

4.23
5.04
5.34

_

_

Table 66. Textile dyeing and finishing plants: Occupational averages by labor-management contract coverage and size of plant—Continued
(Number and average straight-time hourly earnings' of production workers in selected occupations, United States and selected regions, August 1980
Middle Atlantic

New England

United States2

Southeast

Majority of workers
covered

None or minority covered

Establishments with—
Department, occupation, and size of
plant

Majority of workers
covered
Number of
workers

vo
N)

P acking and ship p in g
Shippers and receivers:
50-249 workers ....................................
250-499 w o rk e rs ..................................
500 workers or m o re ...........................
Shippers:
50-249 workers ....................................
500 workers or m o re ...........................
Receivers:
50-249 workers ....................................
250-499 w o rk e rs ..................................
500 workers or m o re ...........................
Shippers and receivers:
50-249 workers ....................................
250-499 w o rk e rs ..................................
Shipping packers:
50-249 workers ....................................
250-499 workers ..................................
500 workers or m o re ...........................

Average
hourly
earnings

None or minority covered

Number of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

Majority of workers
covered
Number of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

None or minority covered

Number of
workers

136
■-

$5.81
-

279
78
123

$4.86
5.15
5.17

-

-

-

75

5.82
-

107
74

4.86
5.04

-

-

5.74
5.02

78
12
36

4.85
4.59
5.22

-

-

5.89
-

94
35

4.87
5.22

174
111
20

5.12
4.83
6.26

219
102
186

4.15
4.67
4.97

14
29
13

7.85
6.06
6.21

89
88
157

6.65
6.87
6.69

94
51
15

7.14
5.75
5.94

93
46
56

6.12
6.36
6.24

96
87

6.46
6.07

266
134

76
62

7.10
5.94
-

173
127
493

34
9
27

Average
hourly
earnings

Number of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

$5.98
-

213
67
123

$4.78
4.92
5.17

69

5.95
-

68
74

4.63
5.04

32

5.70
-

54
11
36

4.89
4.59
5.22

12

6.94
-

91

-

-

4.82
-

106
-

5.52
-

184
73
186

4.13
4.73
4.97

8

8.09
-

82
78
157

6.70
6.82
6.69

74

7.62
-

60
33
56

6.04
6.19
6.24

53

6.95
-

221
107

5.31
6.18

43

7.94
-

158
122
493

6.05
6.50
6.61

$4.98
-

21
-

5.24
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

25
40

$5.16
5.62
-

-

4.40
-

-

-

8

6.24
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

20
23

5.39
6.02
-

-

6.54
-

-

5.37
6.19

39
55

5.80
6.14

-

6.28
-

-

6.03
6.51
6.61

8
22

6.07
6.02
“

-

Number of
workers

113
-

37

17

Average
hourly
earnings

M aintenance
Electricians:
50-249 workers ....................................
250-499 w o rk e rs ..................................
500 workers or m o re ...........................
Furnace tenders, stationary boiler:
50-249 workers ....................................
250-499 workers ..................................
500 workers or m o re ...........................
Maintenance workers, general
utility:
50-249 workers ....................................
250-499 workers ..................................
Mechanics (maintenance):
50-249 workers ....................................
250-499 w o rk e rs ..................................
500 workers or m o re ...........................

See footnotes at end of table.




-

-

-

-

-

-

24

20

-

“

“

Table 66. Textile dyeing and finishing plants: Occupational averages by labor-management contract coverage and size of plant—Continued
(Number and average straight-time hourly earnings' of production workers in selected occupations, United States and selected regions, August 1980
-------------t ----------------------------------------------------------------New England

United States2

Middle Atlantic

Southeast

Majority of workers
covered

None or minority covered

Establishments with—
Department, occupation, and size of
plant

Majority of workers
covered
Number of
workers

vo

M iscellaneous
Batchers:
50-249 workers ....................................
250-499 w o rk e rs ..................................
Color mixers:
50-249 workers ....................................
250-499 workers ..................................
500 workers or m o re ...........................
Dye house:
50-249 workers ....................................
250-499 workers ..................................
500 workers or m o re ..........................
Print shop:
50-249 workers ....................................
Dry-cans operators:
50-249 workers ....................................
250-499 w o rk e rs ..................................
500 workers or m o re ..........................
Janitors, porters, and cleaners:
50-249 workers ....................................
250-499 w o rk e rs ..................................
500 workers or m o re ...........................
Material handling laborers:
50-249 workers ....................................
250-499 w o rk e rs ..................................
500 workers or m o re ..........................
Power-truck operators:
50-249 workers ....................................
250-499 w o rk e rs ..................................
500 workers or m o re ...........................
Forklift:
50-249 workers ....................................
250-499 w o rk e rs ..................................
500 workers or m o re ..........................
Washer tenders:
50-249 workers ....................................
250-499 workers ..................................
500 workers or m o re ..........................

Average
hourly
earnings

None or minority covered

Number of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

146
51

$5.69
5.43

45
47

$3.96
4.66

278
86
-

6.09
4.85
-

391
219
544

4.93
5.31
5.64

87
51
11

5.83
4.99
5.30

231
178
348

4.97
5.41
5.85

191

6.20

160

6.21
5.51
-

110
45

4.39
4.67

4.81
4.85

122
81
140

3.87
4.29
4.14

46
56
-

-

Average
hourly
earnings

None or minority covered

Number of
workers

Average
hourly
earnings

$5.15
-

-

73
33

5.24
5.66
-

-

$5.33
-

11
22

5.39
5.71
-

-

-

-

5.25

109

-

84
-

55
-

-

-

_

Number of
workers

26

$6.24
-

37
47

179
-

6.46
-

357
190
544

4.89
5.30
5.64

70

5.88
_

209
149
348

4.92
5.42
5.85

6.84

148

4.85

6.37
_
-

94
45

4.20
_
4.67

113
62
140

3.83
4.21
4.14

384
112
127

4.04
4.24
4.78

124
284
419

4.53
4.65
4.80

124
272
397

4.53
4.67
4.81

50

4.07

57

4.98

-

5.22

44

_
5.58
-

_
-

4.70
5.29
-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

5.11
-

_

-

11
11
_

19

5.37
_
-

5.30
5.23
4.84

417
254
127

4.11
4.76
4.78

21
47
66

4.88
5.31
4.93

153
295
419

4.61
4.66
4.80

20
44
50

4.89
5.32
4.99

153
283
397

4.61
4.67
4.81

-

-

-

-

-

-

80
36
27

6.47
5.49
4.75

53

4.15

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

52
97

-

-

5.16
5.45
-

-

-

-

-

_
-

_
-

_
-

-

-

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

36

-

57

4.98

-

5.49
-

25

Average
hourly
earnings

Number of
workers

76
-

62
-

12

Average
hourly
earnings

133
187
78

Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and latp shifts.
Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.
Includes data for workers in classification in addition to those shown separately.




Number of
workers

4.88

97
52

Majority of workers
covered

81

72

5.39

6.62
-

,

$3.82
4.66

_

NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria.

Table 67. Textile dyeing and finishing plants: Occupational averages—selected States and area
(Number and average straight-time hourly earnings' of production workers in selected occupations, August 1980)

All plants
Department, occupation, and sex2

All production w o rk e rs ..............................
M e n .....................................................
Women ...............................................
T im e .......................................................
M e n .....................................................
Women ...............................................
Incentive................................................
Women ...............................................
Grey room
Layout workers, grey goods ...................
T im e .......................................................
Sewing-machine operators......................
M e n .....................................................
Women ...............................................
T im e .......................................................
M e n .....................................................
Women ...............................................
Singer o p e ra to rs ........................................
T im e .......................................................
Bleaching
Boil-off-machine operators3 .....................
T im e .......................................................
Cloth .........................................................
T im e .......................................................
Cloth-mercerizer operators .....................
T im e .......................................................
Continuous bleach range operators ......
M e n .....................................................
T im e .......................................................
M e n .....................................................
See footnotes at end of table.




Number of
work­
ers

Average
hourly
earn­
ings

5,525
3,335
4,663
3,026
862
553

$4.70
4.72
4.72
4.71
4.57
4.41

28
28
32

18
15
12

4.40
4.40
4.42
4.25
4.42
4.25
4.48
4.40

16
14
90
79
85
74

4.48
4.39
4.79
4.75
4.79
4.75

18
32
-

Num­
ber of
work­
ers
3,191
2,797
394
2,834
2,606
228
-

$5.55
5.57
5.41
5.41
5.46
4.83
-

45

4.75
5.06
4.89
5.15
-

20
11
16
-

19
-

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

19
16
16
16
16

6.89
6.89
5.27
5.27
5.27
5.27

Manmade
broadwoven
fabrics
Num­
ber of
work­
ers
1,835
1,692
143
1,831
1,689
142
-

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings
$5.35
5.39
4.88
5.35
5.39
4.88
-

-

-

-

5.54
5.54
5.54
5.54

8
8
8
8

New York
State

New Jersey

Massachusetts

Georgia

All plants

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

Manmade
broadwoven
fabrics
Num­
ber of
work­
ers

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

All plants
Number of
work­
ers

Average
hourly
earn­
ings

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

3,473
3,334
139
3,400
3,304
96
-

$6.43
6.49
4.90
6.46
6.50
5.26
-

2,669
2,647
22
2,669
2,647
22
-

$6.72
6.72
6.44
6.72
6.72
6.44
-

562
521
41
562
521
41
-

$4.78
4.86
3.88
4.78
4.86
3.88
-

9,915
6,857
3,025
8,622
6,418
2,204
1,293
821

$4.91
5.10
4.49
4.88
5.05
4.38
5.15
4.80

122
122
83
63
83
63
-

6.17
6.17
5.90
6.27
5.90
6.27
-

76
76
57
57

6.47
6.47
6.36
6.36
6.36
6.36
-

23
23
16

4.83
4.83
4.00
3.85
4.00
3.85
-

80
68
94
8
86
79
75
30
18

4.51
4.10
4.33
5.43
4.23
3.94
3.89
5.19
5.23

20
20
20
20

6.81
6.81
6.81
6.81
-

24
16
44
44
32
32

5.26
5.33
5.04
5.04
4.96
4.96

-

57
57
-

20
20
20
20
-

6.81
6.81
6.81
6.81
-

-

14
16
14
-

-

-

PatersonSouth Carolina
Clifton-Passaic

North Carolina

-

-

Cotton
broadwoven
fabrics
Num­
ber of
work­
ers

Aver­
age
hourly
earn.ings

Number of
work­
ers

Average
hourly
earn­
ings

Number of
work­
ers

Average
hourly
earn­
ings

2,240
1,571
669
2,211
1,543
668
-

$5.01
5.34
4.24
4.99
5.31
4.23
-

2,208
2,160
48
2,196
2,148
48
-

$6.85
6.88
5.76
6.84
6.86
5.76
T
-

17,130
13,920
14,872
12,221
530

$5.40
5.45
5.37
5.42
5.37

7

6.52
5.07
5.24
5.24

54
54
33
33

6.35
6.35
6.36
6.36
6.36
6.36
-

34
30
68

76
76

4.96
4.98
5.43
4.86
4.99
5.30
5.30

169
124
169
124
53
41
325
310
270
255

5.61
5.50
5.61
5.50
5.47
5.42
5.64
5.66
5.65
5.67

7
15
15

-

“

33
33
-

8
8
8
8
-

6.44
6.44
6.44
6.44
“

38
48
-

Table 67. Textile dyeing and finishing plants: Occupational averages—selected States and area—Continued
(Number and average straight-time hourly earnings' of production workers in selected occupations, August 1980)
Massachusetts

Georgia

All plants
Department, occupation, and sex2

D yeing
Dyeing-machine tenders, cloth3 ..............
M e n .....................................................
Women ...............................................
Beck or b o x .............................................
Continuous range ...................................
M e n .....................................................
J i g .............................................................
Pad ...........................................................
Dyeing-machine tenders, y a r n ................
M e n .....................................................
■ T im e .......................................................
M e n .....................................................
P rinting
Ager o p erators...........................................
Back-tenders, p rin tin g ...............................
T im e .......................................................
Printers, screen3 ........................................
M e n .....................................................
Automatic flat s c re e n .............................
M e n .....................................................
Automatic rotary screen .......................
M e n .....................................................
Printing-machine h e lp e rs .........................
M e n .....................................................
Finishing
Calender te n d e rs .......................................
M e n .....................................................
Finishing-range operators........................
M e n .....................................................
Women ...............................................
T im e .......................................................
M e n .....................................................
Mangle te n d e rs ..........................................
M e n .....................................................
T im e .......................................................
M e n .....................................................

See footnotes at end of table.




Num­
ber of
work­
ers

135
71
91
91
91
91

Average
hourly
earn­
ings

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

Manmade
broadwoven
fabrics
Num­
ber of
work­
ers

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

All plants

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

$5.11
5.27
4.80
4.80
4.80
4.80

228
228
86
16
-

$5.31
5.31
5.53
5.39
-

-

-

-

-

24
100
100
47
47
39
39
-

4.89
5.12
5.12
7.12
7.12
7.49
7.49
-

-

7.72
7.72
7.85
7.85
-

-

-

5.55
5.55
-

76
76
158
158
59
59
82
82
52
52

6.64
6.64
8.13
8.13
8.66
8.66
7.75
7.75
5.95
5.95

11
11
123
123
“

4.25
4.25
4.94
4.94
”

50
49
247
246
238
238
61
59
54
52

4.95
4.95
5.24
5.24
5.27
5.27
5.51
5.56
5.21
5.25

5.12
5.12
5.29
5.29
5.29
5.29
5.45
5.45
5.45
5.45

118
118
139
139
139
139

6.39
6.39
6.32
6.32
6.32
6.32

40
40

220
220
84
-

34
34
32
32
-

33
33
229
229
229
229

33
33
33
33

New York
State

New Jersey

$5.30
5.30
5.50
-

651
651
152
421
14
-

$6.33
6.33
6.20
6.38
6.23
-

Manmade
broadwoven
fabrics
Num­
ber of
work­
ers

504
504
108
331
11
-

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

All plants
Number of
work­
ers

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

Cotton
broadwoven
fabrics
Num­
ber of
work­
ers

$6.50
6.50
6.62
6.47
6.44
_

-

$4.37
4.37
4.42
_

-

-

-

-

-

_
_
-

-

_

_

76
76
39
39

6.64
6.64
8.21
8.21
_
_
7.80
7.80
5.79
5.79

_
-

_
_

_
_
_

-

-

105
75

4.48
4.91

106
106
121
121
121
121

6.40
6.40
6.50
6.50
6.50
6.50

89
62
480
414
66
426
372
_

4.50
4.68
4.96
4.95
5.00
4.88
4.88
-

_
_
_
_
_

-

-

-

76
76
147
147
_
_

95
95

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

55

7
7
-

4.42
4.42
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

--

-

-

PatersonSouth Carolina
Clifton-Passaic

North Carolina

438
421
17
118
68
63
38
191
167
191
167

_

$4.71
4.70
4.91
4.52
5.02
5.03
4.33
5.16
5.20
5.16
5.20

_
55
55
75
74

4.92
4.92
4.65
4.65

_

118
109
9
_
37
33
14
_
_
_
_

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

$5.13
5.14
5.04
_

Number of
work­
ers

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

5.21
5.23
5.22
_
_
_

449
449
76
310
11
_
_
_

-

-

-

_
_
_
_

_
_
_
_
_

_

_

76
76
135
135

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

$6.44
6.44
6.44
6.45
6.44
_
_

6.64
6.64
8.53
8.53

-

_
_

_

_
_
-

_
_

_

8.39
8.39
-

-

-

-

-

20
20

5.27
5.27
_
_
_
_
_
_

_
_

64
64

_
_

80
80
83
83

6.38
6.38
6.51
6.51
_

83
83

_

_
_

_

6.51 ’
6.51
_
_

-

-

-

_

_

587
522
_
199
239
204
17
_
_
_
_
-

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

$5.47
5.49
5.36
5.54
5.56
5.16
_
_

_
_
-

40
_

5.37
_
_

116
116

5.67
5.67

_

_

_
_

82
82
185
185

5.71
5.71
4.66
4.66

63
60
790
711

5.00
4.99
5.21
5.26

708
631
160
152
148
140

5.18
5.24
4.94
4.96
4.92
4.94

_

_

Table 67. Textile dyeing and firsisbing plants: Occupational averages—selected States and area—Continued
(Number and average straight-time hourly earnings1 of production workers in selected occupations, August 1980)

All plants
Department, occupation, and sex2

Number of
work­
ers

F inishing—C ontinued
Sanforizer operators .................................
T im e .......................................................
Tenter-frame te n d e rs ................................
M e n .....................................................
T im e .......................................................
M e n .....................................................

-

Insp ecting and pu ttin g
up
Double- and roll-machine operators ......
- M e n .....................................................
Incentive................................................
M e n .....................................................
Inspectors, cloth, hand .............................
M e n .....................................................
T im e .......................................................
M e n .....................................................
Inspectors, cloth, m a c h in e .......................
M e n .....................................................
Women ...............................................
T im e .......................................................
M e n ................ ....................................
Women ...............................................
Winders, c lo th ............................................
M e n .....................................................
T im e .......................................................
M e n .....................................................
Incentive................................................
Winders, y a rn .............................................
T im e .......................................................
Packing and shipp ing
Shippers and receivers.............................
M e n .....................................................
S hippe rs...................................................
M e n .....................................................
R eceivers.................................................
Shippers and re ceivers..........................
M e n .....................................................


See footnotes at end of table.


Average
hourly
earn­
ings

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

Manmade
broadwoven
fabrics
Num­
ber of
work­
ers

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

-

-

-

$4.60
4.56
4.88
4.88
-

14
13
44
44
34
34

$5.76
5.84
6.28
6.28
5.86
5.86

187
187
57
354
-

4.73
4.73
4.29
4.29
-

33
18
24

5.34
5.19
5.71
4.79
4.79
4.79
4.79
4.80
4.80
5.34
5.40
5.37
5.40
-

164
116
164
116
-

79

4.79
4.78
4.99
4.75
“

5.22
5.25
5.09
5.09
5.08
-

-

-

-

-

-

“

40
28
28
28

8
14
57
“

24
18
24
18
71
71
200
132
180
132
-

71
69
36
36
26
-

New York
State

New Jersey

Massachusetts

Georgia

All plants

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

Manmade
broadwoven
fabrics
Num­
ber of
work­
ers

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

All plants
Number of
work­
ers

$6.02
6.02
6.02
6.02

209
209
209
209

$6.46
6.46
6.46
6.46

-

-

303
303
303
303

$5.27
5.26
5.27
5.26
-

145
145
145
145
161
149
161
149
-

6.29
6.29
6.29
6.29
6.28
6.36
6.28
6.36
-

133
133
133
133
131
131
131
131
-

6.34
6.34
6.34
6.34
6.44
6.44
6.44
6.44
-

-

92
88
54
50
29
9
9

5.85
5.86
5.78
5.80
5.56
7.18
7.18

58
58
27
27
22
9
9

6.17
6.17
6.17
6.17
5.75
7.18
7.18

62
58
62
58

20
17
20
17
-

8
7
-

-

Average
hourly
earn­
ings

PatersonSouth Carolina
Clifton-Passaic

North Carolina

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

Cotton
broadwoven
fabrics
Num­
ber of
work­
ers

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

-

-

$4.32
4.39
4.32
4.39

40
28
240
217
212
189

$5.25
5.15
4.88
4.87
4.83
4.81

4.30
4.45
4.30
4.45
-

462
183
279
390
115
275
66
66
36
36
676
178

5.01
5.21
4.87
4.85
4.85
4.86
5.93
5.93
4.64
4.64
4.47
3.87

102
102
-

$5.00
5.00
-

5.48
5.56
“

200
181
104
87
61
“

4.96
5.08
4.67
4.87
5.29
”

11
7

4.64
5.23
-

-

Number of
work­
ers

165
165
165
165

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

$6.47
6.47
6.47
6.47

Number of
work­
ers

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

184
184
-

$5.47
5.47
-

68
61
48
41

121
109
121
109
-

6.54
6.54
6.54
6.54
6.26
6.37
6.26
6.37
-

649
348
521
354
264
286
68
345
216

5.98
6.08
6.05
6.20
5.49
5.72
5.38
5.28
5.17
5.19
5.63
4.26
4.13

45
45
23
23
13
9
9

6.66
6.66
6.45
6.45
6.67
7.18
7.18

131
116
79
77
23
29
“

5.18
5.09
5.09
5.09
5.55
5.14
”

99
99
99
99

Table 67. Textile dyeing and finishing plants: Occupational averages—selected States and area—Continued
(Number and average straight-time hourly earnings' of production workers in selected occupations, August 1980)
Georgia

Massachusetts

All plants
Department, occupation, and sex1
2

Packing and ship p in g — C ontinued
Shipping p a c k e rs .......................................
M e n .....................................................
Women ...............................................
T im e .......................................................
M e n .....................................................
Women ...............................................

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

76
74
76
74
-

M aintenance
E lectricians.................................................
Furnace tenders, stationary boiler .........
Machinists ..................................................
Maintenance workers, general utility .....
Mechanics (maintenance) .......................
M iscellaneous
Batchers .....................................................
M e n .....................................................
T im e .......................................................
M e n .....................................................
Color m ix e rs ...............................................
M e n .....................................................
T im e .......................................................
M e n .....................................................
Dye house ...............................................
M e n .....................................................
T im e .......................................................
M e n .....................................................
Print shop ................................................
T im e .......................................................
Dry-cans op erators....................................
Janitors, porters, and c le a n e rs ...............
M e n .....................................................
Women ...............................................
Material handling la bo rers.......................
M e n .....................................................
Power-truck operators3 ............................
Forklift ......................................................
Washer tenders .........................................
M e n .....................................................

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

$4.25
4.27
4.25
4.27
-

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

48
44
38
35
-

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

$5.26
5.26
5.05
5.04
-

75
41
15
78
96

6.86
5.41
6.48
4.99
6.32

18
56
28
42
37

6.75
6.38
6.59
6.49
6.00

54

4.44
4.44
4.91
4.66
4.90
4.65
5.04
5.03
4.61
4.61
4.22
3.76
3.87
3.82
4.42
4.42
4.01
4.01

67
67
62
62
79
79
79
79
27
27
27
27
52
52
44
26
20

5.11
5.11
5.17
5.17
5.31
5.31
5.31
5.31
5.39
5.39
5.39
5.39
5.26
5.26
5.36
5.00
4.95
5.10
5.13
4.93
4.99
4.74
4.79

54
218
185
214
181
150
146
68
68
38
28
254
233
115
99
36
36

132
127
75
61
23
20

Manmade
broadwoven
fabrics
Num­
ber of
work­
ers

39
36
38
35
35
31
25

56
56
56
56
63
63
63
63
25
25
25
25
38
38
41
13
13
66
66
-

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

All plants

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

$5.06
5.06
5.05
5.04
-

74
72
74
72
-

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

$5.92
5.91
5.92
5.91
-

6.16
6.28
6.03

35
43

8.09
7.71
7.24
7.58

5.16
5.16
5.16
5.16
5.30
5.30
5.30
5.30
5.42
5.42
5.42
5.42
5.22
5.22
5.37
4.85
4.85
5.16
5.16
“

64
52
64
52
137
137
135
135
63
63
61
61
74
74
88
14
12
75
75
10
10
28
28

6.19
6.41
6.19
6.41
6.54
6.54
6.56
6.56
5.97
5.97
6.00
6.00
7.02
7.02
6.31
5.49
5.67
5.49
5.49
6.13
6.13
7.29
7.29

1 Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts.
2 Unless otherwise indicated, virtually all men and time.
3 Includes data for workers in classification in addition to those shown separately.




New York
State

New Jersey

8
71

Manmade
broadwoven
fabrics
Num­
ber of
work­
ers

46
46
46
46
59
28
24

52
52
52
52
97
97
97
97
29
29
29
29
68
68
72
10
10
36
36
28
28

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

$6.39
6.39
6.39
6.39
-

All plants
Num­
ber of
work­
ers

24

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

-

$4.39
_
4.39
-

-

-

202
111
91
165
107
58

7.96
7.69
8.03

_
-

4.87
-

87
87
53
197
163

6.45
6.28
6.70
5.72
6.43

6.41
6.41
6.41
6.41
7.03
7.03
7.03
7.03
6.83
6.83
6.83
6.83
7.11
7.11
6.40
5.74
5.74
6.46
6.46
7.29
7.29

-

4.30
4.30
_
4.09
4.09
-

42
34
42
34
283
277
283
277
169
163
169
163
114
114
86
155
124
31
305
274
230
228
42
41

4.25
4.31
4.25
4.31
4.95
4.96
4.95
4.96
5.09
5.11
5.09
5.11
4.74
4.74
4.81
4.24
4.25
4.20
4.53
4.55
4.82
4.81
4.77
4.79

24

17
-

7
7
13
13
-

-

-

PatersonSouth Carolina
Clifton-Passaic

North Carolina

$4.38
4.66
4.04
4.26
4.52
3.79

Cotton
broadwoven
fabrics
Num­
ber of
work­
ers

58
48
58
48
-

27
29
74

32
32
32
32
27
27
27
27
36
30
_
59
59
16
16

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

$4.13
4.27
4.13
4.27
-

6.74
6.45
6.43

5.26
5.26
5.26
5.26
5.53
5.53
5.53
5.53
4.24
4.27
4.77
4.77
5.13
5.13

Number of
work­
ers

44
42
44
42
41
19
32

64
52
64
52
81
81
81
81
22
22
22
22
59
59
76
9
9
_
34
34
28
28

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

Num­
ber of
work­
ers

Aver­
age
hourly
earn­
ings

$6.38
6.39
6.38
6.39
-

144
141
_
144
141
-

$4.89
4.90
4.89
4.90
-

7.86
7.44
8.02

163
36
45
498

6.69
6.32
6.76
6.48

6.19
6.41
6.19
6.41
7.20
7.20
7.20
7.20
6.78
6.78
6.78
6.78
7.36
7.36
6.37
5.60
5.60
_
6.43
6.43
_
7.29
7.29

604
585
444
425
350
331
232
213
254
212
22
132
125
_
429
419
45
-

5.57
5.54
5.46
5.42
5.79
5.76
5.72
5.67
5.27
5.17
4.45
4.05
4.05
_
_
4.82
4.82
5.00
-

NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria.
Overall occupation may include data for workers not identified by sex.




Table 68. Textile dyeing and finishing plants: Earnings distribution—boil-off machine operators, cloth
(Percent distribution by straight-time hourly earnings,1 United States, selected regions, and States,
August 1980)
Middle
Atlantic

Massachu­
setts

South
Carolina

Hourly earnings

United
States2

Number of w o rk e rs ....................................
Average hourly e a rning s'..........................

362
$5.50

30
$6.21

42
$5.94

283
$5.38

19
$6.89

169
$5.61

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

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

New England

$5.00
$5.20
$5.40
$5.60
$5.80
$6.00
$6.20
$6.40
$6.60
$6.80

34.8
4.7
3.9
.8
19.9
11.6
2.2
1.7

$7.00
$7.20
$7.40
$7.60
$7.80
$8.00

and
and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under

$ 5 .20..............................
$ 5 .40..............................
$ 5 .60..............................
$ 5 .80..............................
$ 6 .00 ..............................
$ 6 .20..............................
$ 6 .40..............................
$ 6 .60..............................
$ 6 .80..............................
$ 7 .00..............................

under $ 7 .20..............................
under $ 7 .40..............................
under $ 7 .60..............................
under $ 7 .80..............................
under $ 8 .00..............................
o v e r...........................................

-

1.1
.6
1.1
4.7
1.4
6.1

-

-

-

6.7
3.3
3.3

2.4

.7
4.2
1.1
1.1

4.8
31.0

_
13.3

_
-

_
-

_

-

.4
1.4

20.0

-

31.6

-

-

10.0

-

-

_
-

-

14.3

20.0

-

23.3
14.8
-

31.6

_

3.3
.3
-

_

-

.3

_
-

-

Under $ 3 .4 0 ................................................
$3.40 and under $ 3 .60..............................
$3.60 and under $ 3 .80..............................
$3.80 and under $ 4 .00..............................
$4.00 and under $ 4 .20..............................
$4.20 and under $ 4 .40..............................
$4.40 and under $ 4 .60..............................
$4.60 and under $ 4 .80..............................
$4.80 and under $ 5 .00..............................

_
-

_

and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and

Southeast

3.3
■-

.6
1.1

1 Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on
weekends, holidays, and late shifts.
2 Includes data for regions in addition to those shown sep­
arately.

6.7
13.3

19.0
28.6
-

43.5
4.6
4.9

_
-

-

-

_
5.3
10.5
21.1

-

1.8
7.1
1.8
1.8
11.8
4.1
7.7
39.1
24.9
_
-

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

Table 69. Textile dyeing and finishing plants: Earnings distribution—calender tenders
(Percent distribution by straight-time hourly earnings,1 United States, selected regions, States, and area, August 19B0)
United States2
New England

Hourly earnings

Middle
Atlantic

Southeast

Massachu­
setts

New Jersey

North
Carolina

PatersonCliftonPassaic

South
Carolina

Total

Men

Number of w o rk e rs .....................................
Average hourly earnings1 ..........................

463
$5.37

430
$5.45

33
$4.34

117
$5.33

161
$6.16

163
$4.68

50
$4.95

118
$6.39

89
$4.50

80
$6.38

63
$5.00

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

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

Under $ 3 .4 0 .................................................
$3.40 and under $ 3 .6 0 ..............................
$3.60 and under $ 3 .8 0 ..............................
$3.80 and under $ 4 .0 0 ..............................
$4:00 and under $ 4 .2 0 ..............................
$4.20 and under $ 4 .4 0 ..............................
$4.40 and under $ 4 .6 0 ..............................
$4.60 and under $ 4 .8 0 ..............................
$4.80 and under $ 5 .0 0 ..............................

.2

.2

_

_

_

_

_

_

12.9
1.2
16.0
12.9
9.2
3.7

18.0
2.0
16.0

-

19.1
27.0
22.5
6.7

-

-

24.5
19.6
-

48.0
8.0
8.0
-

_

-

2.2
22.5
-

-

-

-

-

_

_

-

_

_

-

-

87.5
10.0
2.5

-

-

1.7
66.1
28.8
3.4

_

-

_
-

$5.00
$5.20
$5.40
$5.60
$5.80
$6.00
$6.20
$6.40
$6.60

and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under

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

-

4.5

-

2.8
-

.4
7.6
5.4
6.9
3.2

.5
4.0
5.8
7.4
3.3

14.5
10.4
4.5
10.6
2.6
3.7
17.3
7.3
.9

14.9
11.2
4.9
11.4
2.8
3.5
18.6
7.9
.9

Women

_

_
-

27.3
54.5
3.0
9.1
-

-

7.7

-

.9
7.7
23.1
11.1
17.9
18.8

-

-

6.1
-

12.8
_

-

-

Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts.
2 Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.




.6

2.5
1.2
-

_
14.9
7.5
1.2
48.4
21.1
2.5

-

-

-

-

-

_
_

23.8
60.3
15.9
_

-

-

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

Table 70. Textile dyeing and finishing plants: Earnings distribution—color mixers, print shop
(Percent distribution by straight-time hourly earnings,1 United States, selected regions, States, and area, August 1980)

Hourly earnings

United
States1
2

Number of w o rk e rs ....................................
Average hourly earnings1 ..........................
Total .........................................................
$3.10
$3.20
$3.30
$3.40
$3.50
$3.60
$3.70
$3.80
$3.90

and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under

$ 3 .2 0 ..............................
$ 3 .3 0 ..............................
$ 3 .4 0 ..............................
$ 3 .5 0 ..............................
$ 3 .6 0 ..............................
$ 3 .7 0 ..............................
$ 3 .8 0 ..............................
$ 3 .9 0 ..............................
$ 4 .0 0 ..............................

PatersonCliftonPassaic

New
England

Middle
Atlantic

670
$5.39

99
$5.28

109
$6.84

447
$5.03

68
$4.61

52
$5.26

74
$7.02

114
$4.74

59
$7.36

254
$5.27

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

ip n n

100.0

100.0

100.0

1.3

_
11.8
1.5
1.5
2.9

_
-

-

_
38.2
1.5
1.5
1.5

_

_

-

-

.9
2.1
.1
.6
.6
1.2

$4.00
$4.10
$4.20
$4.30
$4.40
$4.50
$4.60
$4.70
$4.80
$4.90

and under
and under
and under
and under
and under
and .under
and under
and under
and under
and under

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

_

$5.00
$5.20
$5.40
$5.60
$5.80
$6.00
$6.20
$6.40
$6.60
$6.80

and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under

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

28.1
15.4
5.4
7.5
3.9
2.7
.3
2.4
3.3

$7.00
$7.20
$7.40
$7.60
$7.80
$8.00
$8.20
$8.40
$8.60

and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under

$ 7 .2 0 ..............................
$ 7 .4 0 ..............................
$ 7 .6 0 ..............................
$ 7 .8 0 ..............................
$ 8 .0 0 ..............................
$ 8 .2 0 ..............................
$ 8 .4 0 ..............................
$ 8 .6 0 ..............................
$ 8 .8 0 ..............................

1.9
.4
1.3
2.2

.9
4.0
.9
.4
.1
.6
8.8
2.1

.9
.4
.4

_
2.8
-

_
_
1.0
-

_
-

1.0
-

24.2
35.4
26.3
8.1
-

.9
.2
1.8

.9
.9

.9
2.8
9.2

-

-

1.8
1.8
14.7
20.2

_

3.1
.2
-

1.3
5.8

-

-

-

_

2.0
1.0
1.0

Southeast

8.3
2.8
8.3
13.8
5.5
2.8
2.8

1.3
.2
.2
.2
13.0
2.9
36.5
14.5
9.4
_
5.8
.2
-

Georgia

26.5
2.9
_
8.8
1.5
-

Massachu­
New Jersey
setts

3.8
-

_
-

_

North
Carolina

5.3
5.3
3.5
5.3

_
5.3
5.3
.9
24.6
-

30.8
36.5
19.2
9.6
-

2.7
12.2
-

-

-

-

2.7
2.7
1.4
25.7

8.8
28.9
7.0
-

8.1
12.2
20.3
8.1
4.1

-

_

South
Carolina

_
-

_
-

-

-

_
-

_
11.8
4.7

_

1.7
32.2

48.8
11.8
16.5
4.7
-

10.2
15.3
25.4
10.2
5.1

-

-

-

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

.9

1.6

1 Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and
NOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual items may not equal 100.
late shifts.
Dashes indicate no data.
2 Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.




Table 71. Textile dyeing and finishing plants: Earnings distribution—continuous
bleach range operators

Table 72. Textile dyeing and finishing plants: Earnings distribution—dyeingmachine tenders, cloth, beck or box

(Percent distribution by straight-time hourly earnings,' United States, selected regions, and States,
August 1980)

(Percent distribution by straight-time hourly earnings,' United States, selected regions, States, and
area, August 1980)

United
New
States2 England

Hourly earnings

South­
east

Georgia

Massa­
North
South
chusetts Carolina Carolina

Number of w o rk e rs ..................
Average hourly earnings’ .......

552
$5.37

27
$5.24

494
$5.38

90
$4.79

16
$5.27

44
$5.04

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

Under $4.00 ..............................
$4.00 and under $4.10 ...........
$4.10 and under $4.20 ...........
$4.20 and under $4.30 ...........
$4.30 and under $4.40 ...........
$4.40 and under $4.50 ...........
$4.50 and under $4.60 ...........
$4.60 and under $4.70 ...........
$4.70 and under $4.80 ...........
$4.80 and under $4.90 ...........
$4.90 and under $5.00 ...........

1.4
.2
1.1

4.4

_
31.3
-

2.3
27.3
13.6

South­
east

New
Jersey

New
York

325
$5.64

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

Middle
United
States2 Atlantic

Hourly earnings

$5.00
$5.10
$5.20
$5.30
$5.40
$5.50
$5.60
$5.70
$5.80
$5.90
$6.00
$6.10
$6.20
$6.30
$6.40

and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under

$5.10
$5.20
$5.30
$5.40
$5.50
$5.60
$5.70
$5.80
$5.90
$6.00
$6.10
$6.20
$6.30
$6.40
$6.50

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

4.3
3.6
5.3
1.1
2.2
12.7
8.2
6.9
2.5
2.2
15.6
6.2
18.1
1.4
5.4
.7
.2
.7

_
18.5
11.1
14.8
33.3
3.7
14.8
-

1.6
.2
1.2
2.4
3.6
5.9
.2
2.4
13.6
8.3
5.9
2.6
2.4
17.4
5.9
20.2
-

5.6
20.0
25.6
-

6.7

-

_

24.4
13.3
-

18.8
12.5
6.3
25.0
-

13.6
27.3
9.1
6.8
_

-

-

-

_

_

_

_
6.3
-

-

-

-

-

_
-

_
-

-

-

-

8.9
7.1
3.4
3.7
2.5
26.5
8.0
30.8
9.2

1 Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts.
2 Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.
NOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual items may not equal 100. Dashes indicate no
data.




PatersonCliftonPassaic

South
Caro­
lina

Number of w orke rs..................
Average hourly earnings’ .......

853
$5.10

233
$5.76

507
$4.81

152
$6.20

55
$4.42

118
$4.52

76
$6.44

199
$5.36

T o ta l......................................

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

_

_
-

25.5
-

_

_

_

4.1
11.8
.8
.8

17.8
-

-

-

2.8
3.2
5.5
5.3
3.6
.4
3.4
.8
3.2
.2

_
-

_
14.5
3.6
10.9
45.5

_

_
-

_

15.3
15.3
14.4
13.6
.8
22.9
-

_
-

1.6

$3.30
$3.40
$3.50
$3.60
$3.70
$3.80
$3.90

-

_
_
3.7
-

6.1

_

North
Caro­
lina

and
and
and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under
under
under

$3.40
$3.50
$3.60
$3.70
$3.80
$3.90
$4.00

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

$4.00
$4.10
$4.20
$4.30
$4.40
$4.50
$4.60
$4.70
$4.80
$4.90

and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under

$4.10
$4.20
$4.30
$4.40
$4.50
$4.60
$4.70
$4.80
$4.90
$5.00

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

1.6
1.9
3.6
3.2
3.0
.5
2.7
.5
9.3
3.4

$5.00
$5.20
$5.40
$5.60
$5.80
$6.00
$6.20
$6.40
$6.60
$6.80

and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under

$5.20
$5.40
$5.60
$5.80
$6.00
$6.20
$6.40
$6.60
$6.80
$7.00

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

25.0
2.9
1.1
. 13.6
3.0
8.9
-

$7.00 and under $7.20 ...........

3.8

2.5
7.0
.5
.5

6.0
-

_
3.4
.9
2.6
10.7
18.9
-

28.9
-

11.2
32.6
-

32.1
1.4
20.7
-

50.0
-

13.7

-

21.1

-

_
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

100.0
-

13.6
30.2
3.5
52.8
-

1 Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts.
2 Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.

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

Table 73. Textile dyeing and finishing plants: Earnings distribution—dyeing-machine
tenders, cloth, jig

Table 74. Textile dyeing and finishing plants: Earnings distribution—dyeingmachine tenders, yam

(Percent distribution by straight-time hourly earnings,' United States, selected regions, States, and
area, August 1980)

(Percent distribution by straight-time hourly earnings,1 United States, selected regions, and States,
August 1980)

New
United
States1 England
2

Hourly earnings

Middle
Atlantic

South­
east

PaterMassa­
New
sonchu­
Jersey Cliftonsetts
Passaic

Number of w o rk e rs ..................
Average hourly earnings' .......

778
$5.85

172
$5.70

437
$6.31

128
$4.67

86
$5.53

421
$6.38

310
$6.45

17
$5.16

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

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

Under $4.00 ..............................
$4.00 and under $4.10 ...........
$4.10 and under $4.20 ...........
$4.20 and under $4.30 ...........
$4.30 and under $4.40 ...........
$4.40 and under $4.50 ...........
$4.50 and under $4.60 ...........
$4.60 and under $4.70 ...........
$4.70 and under $4.80 ...........
$4.80 and under $4.90 ...........
$4.90 and under $5.00 ...........

.3

_
-

_
3.2
5.9
-

1.6

_
11.6
1.7
1.2
32.6
10.5
22.1

$5.00
$5.10
$5.20
$5.30
$5.40
$5.50
$5.60
$5.70
$5.80
$5.90
$6.00
$6.10
$6.20
$6.30
$6.40
$6.50
$6.60

and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under

$5.10
$5.20
$5.30
$5.40
$5.50
$5.60
$5.70
$5.80
$5.90
$6.00

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

under $6.10 ...........
under $6.20 ...........
under $6.30 ...........
under $6.40 ...........
under $6.50 ...........
under $6.60 ...........
o v e r..........................

.8
62.5
2.3
4.7
-

_
-

_
5.7
-

_
-

_
-

_
-

10.9
7.8
4.7
3.1
1.6
-

_
18.6
2.3
55.8
20.9
-

_
-

_
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

17.6
58.8
23.5
-

_

_

_
72.8
13.3
4.8

_
“

_
2.3
“

75.5
13.8
5.0

_
81.3
18.7

_
-

.1
.5
12.1
.4
.4
4.1
2.2
3.2
3.7
1.7
.3
7.5
2.3
4.9
.4

4.2
.5
40.9
7.7
2.7

19.2
1.2

-

1 Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts.
2 Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.

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




United'States2

South
Caro­
lina

Hourly earnings
Total3

Men

Women

Middle
Atlantic

South­
east

Georgia

North
Carolina

Number of w orke rs..................
Average hourly earnings' .......

691
$5.22

622
$5.25

59
$4.95

25
$5.70

475
$4.87

91
$4.80

191
$5.16

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

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

Under $4.00 .............................
$4.00 and under $4.10 ...........
$4.10 and under $4.20 ...........
$4.20 and under $4.30 ...........
$4.30 and under $4.40 ...........
$4.40 and under $4.50 ...........
$4.50 and under $4.60 ...........
$4.60 and under $4.70 ...........
$4.70 and under $4.80 ...........
$4.80 and under $4.90 ...........
$4.90 and under $5.00 ...........

2.6
1.7
.3
2.0
5.8
4.3
2.0
.1
5.5
7.8
16.1

2.9
1.9
.3
2.3
6.4
1.9
.6
.2
5.1
8.7
14.0

3.8
2.5
.4
2.9
7.6
6.3
2.9
.2
7.6
10.5
22.9

_
13.2
4.4
48.4
-

$5.00
$5.20
$5.40
$5.60
$5.80
$6.00
$6.20
$6.40
$6.60
$6.80
$7.00
$7.20
$7.40

7.5
6.9
19.0
2.6
.4
3.5
2.6
.9
2.2
.9
.9
3.5
.9

8.4
7.4
20.6
2.9
.5
3.9
2.4
1.0
1.9
1.0
1.0
3.9
1.0

7.8
.2
22.7
.6
.8
-

33.0
1.1
-

.5
44.0
1.6
1.6
-

and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under

$5.20
$5.40
$5.60
$5.80
$6.00
$6.20
$6.40
$6.60
$6.80
$7.00
$7.20
$7.40
$7.60

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

_

_

30.5
10.2
40.7

-

_

8.0
16.0
8.0
_

3.4
5.1
5.1
5.1

68.0
-

1.0
1.6
.5
3.1
46.1
_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

“

-

1 Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts.
2 Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.
3 Includes data for workers not identified by sex.
NOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual items may not equal 100. Dashes indicate no
data.




TabSe 75. Textile dyeing and finishing plants: Earnings distribution—electricians
(Percent distribution by straight-time hourly earnings,' United States, selected regions, and States, August 1980)
North
Carolina

South
Carolina

18
$6.75

87
$6.45

163
$6.69

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

4.0

_
5.6
5.6
22.2

_
11.5
1.1
20.7

_

_

_

27.8
-

5.7
18.4
5.7
5.7
6.9

12.3
2.5
8.6
27.6
2.5
3.1
-

12.6
1.1

32.5
6.1

-

-

Hourly earnings

United
States1
2

Number of w orke rs....................................
Average hourly earnings' ..........................

390
$6.70

27
$6.55

346
$6.67

75
$6.86

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

100.0

100.0

100.0

Under $ 5 .0 0 ................................................
$5.00 and under $5 .1 0 ..............................
$5.10 and under $5 .2 0 ..............................
$5.20 and under $5 .3 0 ..............................
$5.30 and under $5 .4 0 ..............................
$5.40 and under $5 .50..............................
$5.50 and under $5 .6 0 ..............................
$5.60 and under $5 .70..............................
$5.70 and under $ 5 .80..............................
$5.80 and under $ 5 .90..............................
$5.90 and under $ 6 .00..............................

.8
.3
.3
.8
.3
2.6
.3

.9
.3
.3
.3

1.3
.3
6.9

_
3.7
3.7
3.7
14.8

2.6
6.4
1.5
2.8
8.2
12.8
3.6
1.3
3.1
2.8

14.8
3.7
11.1
18.5
-

$6.00
$6.10
$6.20
$6.30
$6.40
$6.60
$6.60
$6.70
$6.80
$6.90
$7.00
$7.10
$7.20
$7.30
$7.40
$7.50
$7.60
$7.70
$7.80
$7.90
$8.00
$8.10
$8.20
$8.30
$8.40
$8.50
$8.60
$8.70
$8.80

and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under

$ 6 .10..............................
$ 6 .20..............................
$ 6 .30..............................
$6 .40..............................
$ 6 .50..............................
$6 .60..............................
$6 .70..............................
$6 .80..............................
$6 .90..............................
$ 7 .0 0 ..............................
$ 7 .10..............................
$7 .20 ..............................
$7 .30..............................
$7 .40.............................
$ 7 .50..............................
$ 7 .60..............................
$ 7 .70..............................
$7 .80..............................
$ 7 .90..............................
$ 8 .0 0 ..............................
$ 8 .10..............................
$ 8 .20..............................
$ 8 .30..............................
$ 8 .40..............................
$ 8 .50..............................
$ 8 .60..............................
$ 8 .70..............................
$ 8 .80..............................
$ 8 .90..............................

-

22.3
4.6
.5
2.1
1.3
2.1
5.4
.3

_

Southeast

2.9
-

Georgia

1.3
-

1.4
-

5.3
-

6.4

5.3

1.7
7.2
1.4
2.3
9.2
14.5
2.6
1.4
3.5
2.3

8.0
4.0
4.0
2.7
1.3
1.3
28.0
5.3

22.2
-

25.1
4.9
.6
2.3
1.4
.6
5.5
-

_

3.7
-

.8
.3
.8

-

-

Massachu­
setts

_
5.6
-

1.3

_
.6
.6
-

-

2.3
4.6

-

3.1
.6

-

-

24.0
-

33.3
-

-

-

_

_

_

_

_

-

.3
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

.9

4.0

2.3
1.1

.8

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

New England

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1 Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends,
holidays, and late shifts.
2 Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.

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

Table 76. Textile dyeing and finishing plants: Earnings distribution—finishing-range operators
(Percent distribution by straight-time hourly earnings,1 United States, selected regions, States, and area, August 1980)
Middle
Atlantic

Massachu­
setts

North
Carolina

PatersonCliftonPassaic

South
Carolina

Hourly earnings

United
States2

Number of w o rk e rs .....................................
Average hourly earnings’ ...........................

2,106
$5.16

398
$5.33

151
$6.20

1,508
$5.01

123
$4.94

247
$5.24

139
$6.32

480
$4.96

83
$6.51

790
$5.21

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

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

2.4
.4
1.3
1.3

_
4.9
-

_

_

_

-

-

-

_
-

_
-

_
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Under $ 3 .5 0 .................................................
$3.50 and under $ 3 .6 0 ...............................
$3.60 and under $ 3 .7 0 ...............................
$3.70 and under $ 3 .8 0 ...............................
$3.80 and under $ 3 .9 0 ...............................
$3.90 and under $ 4 .0 0 ...............................
$4.00
$4.10
$4.20
$4.30
$4.40
$4.40
$4.50
$4.60
$4.70
$4.80
$4.90
$5.00
$5.20
$5.40
$5.60
$5.80

and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under

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

$6.00
$6.20
$6.40
$6.60
$6.80
$7.00
$7.20
$7.40
$7.60
$7.80

and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under

$ 6 .2 0 ...............................
$ 6 .4 0 ...............................
$ 6 .6 0 ...............................
$ 6 .8 0 ...............................
$ 7 .0 0 ...............................
$ 7 .2 0 ...............................
$ 7 .4 0 ...............................
$ 7 .6 0 ...............................
$ 7 .8 0 ...............................
$ 8 .0 0 ...............................

1.7
.3
.9
.9
5.1
.3
.2
-

New England

_
-

_
-

_

_

-

-

-

1.9
-

7.1

-

.5
-

3.8
5.5
2.9
2.1
1.3
1.4
19.6
13.3
19.6
4.7
5.2

Southeast

3.3
3.0
.3
3.5
1.3
12.6
26.4
32.9
9.5
.3

-

-

2.5
-

2.6
-

4.0
2.0
10.6
.7
-

3.1
7.7
3.1
2.9
.5
1.5
22.6
11.3
18.2
3.8
7.2

.8
5.3
4.9
.4
5.7
2.0
15.4
15.0
47.4
3.2
-

1.0

•

1.4
11.5
-

9.6
24.2
42.9
7.5
13.7
.6
.4

-

-

13.5

-

_
4.6
2.0
2.5
1.0
2.4
10.4
13.9
24.1
6.8
13.4

_

_

-

-

-

_
77.0

-

_
90.4

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

.4

-

-

-

.3

-

4.0
-

5.3

2.8

4.3

5.8

_

_

_
-

70.9

6.5

_

24.4
19.5
2.4
17.1
17.1
14.6
-

New Jersey

-

3.4
5.1

' Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late
shifts.
cate no data.
2 Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.




.4
.1

Georgia

-

5.3

-

9.6

“

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

Table 77. Textile dyeing and finishing plants: Earnings distribution—inspectors, cloth, machine
(Percent distribution by straight-time hourly earnings,' United States, selected regions, States, and area, AugustJ-980)
United States2
Hourly earnings
Total3

Men

Women

New
England

Middle
Atlantic

Southeast

Georgia

Massachu­
New Jersey
setts

New York

North
Carolina

PatersonCliftonPassaic

South
Carolina

Number of w o rk e rs .....................................
Average hourly earnings' ...........................

1,861
$5.26

822
$5.58

878
$5.00

129
$5.01

180
$6.06

1,516
$5.18

187
$4.73

71
$4.80

145
$6.29

20
$4.30

462
$5.01

99
$6.54

649
$5.49

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

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

Under $ 3 .5 0 .................................................
$3.50 and under $ 3 .6 0 ...............................
$3.60 and under $ 3 .7 0 ...............................
$3.70 and under $ 3 .8 0 ...............................
$3.80 and under $ 3 .9 0 ...............................
$3.90 and under $ 4 .0 0 ..............................

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

.4
.5
.1
.5

.9
.1
.3

1.1
.6
.6
.6

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

_

.1

-

1.8

$4.00
$4.10
$4.20
$4.30
$4.40
$4.40
$4.50
$4.60
$4.70
$4.80
$4.90
$5.00
$5.20
$5.40
$5.60
$5.80

and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under

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

5.3
2.8
3.7
6.3
7.7
3.0
17.4
12.0
4.1
1.2
16.6

6.6
1.7
.6
2.6
15.9
3.3
_
29.3

$6.00
$6.20
$6.40
$6.60

and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under

$ 6 .2 0 ...............................
$ 6 .4 0 .............................
$ 6 .6 0 .......................
$ 6 .8 0 ....................

.5
7.1
3.2
2.4

.5
14.4
5.7
5.5

.1
1.7
2.4
.4

.2
.2
1.1
1.0
-

-

_

6.8
1.3
-

_
_
_
_

1.1

-

-

3.4
4.1
_
_
4.8
4.8
7.9
7.2
5.4
1.5
34.4
10.3
3.0
.9
7.3

_
_
_
_
12.4
32.6
_
_
_

.7
1.7
1.4
-

14.0
_
25.6
_

_

_
_
2.2
_
3.3
5.0

_

2.8
2.8

_
_
_
_
_

.6

-

.1
2.1
3.0
.3

_

5.0
.1
4.6
7.4
9.1
2.4
20.9
10.8
5.0
1.5
20.3

7.8

_

7.8
-

' Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts.
2 Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.
3 Includes data for workers not identified by sex.




_

45.0
9.4
25.0

3.2
2.1

4.8
.5
.5
.5
.5

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

10.0
5.0
5.0
5.0

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

10.0

-

-

“
“

“

.4

-

1.8

4.3

_
-

32.1
20.9
30.5
.5
.5
3.7
4.8
“

-

-

2.8

22.5
59.2

_

-

1.8
6.9
.6

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

I
-

16.5

6.2

-

-

-

-

_

10.0
25.0

1.9
3.2
12.1

-

2.1

-

30.0

_

_

_

-

.9
5.7
11.7
16.6
3.2
2.0
36.2

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

34.4
11.5

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

.7

“

15.6

“

45.5
11.7
31.0

-

-

4.2
“

_

”

-

14.1
”

-

54.5
“

7.4
4.9

-

45.5

-

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

Table 78. Textile dyeing and finishing plants: Earnings distribution—Janitors, porters, or cleaners
(Percent distribution by straight-time hourly earnings,' United States, selected regions, and States, August 1980)
United States1
2
New England

Hourly earnings
Total3

Men

Women

Middle
Atlantic

Southeast

Georgia

Massachu­
setts

North
Carolina

South
Carolina

Number of w o rk e rs .....................................
Average hourly earnings’ ...........................

461
$4.26

372
$4.25

79
$4.29

36
$5.04

25
$5.05

378
$4.12

28
$3.76

26
$5.00

155
$4.24

132
$4.05

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

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

_
5.6

_
8.0
12.0
-

1.1
.8
3.2
2.9
5.0
.5
1.1
6.9
4.2

14.3
14.3
3.6
7.1
35.7
-

_
7.7

_
5.2
5.2
1.9
7.7
1.3

_
2.3
12.1
-

_
5.6
2.8
5.6
2.8
11.1
19.4

4.0
4.0
8.0
4.0
8.0
4.0

_
21.4
-

-

14.8
22.0
14.0
5.8
5.0
2.4

17.4
5.8
7.1
9.7
12.3
5.8

-

-

-

_
7.7
3.8
7.7
3.8
15.4

19.4
1.3

15.9
53.0
11.4
5.3
-

11.5
34.6
3.8

_
-

_
-

$3.10
$3.20
$3.30
$3.40
$3.50
$3.60
$3.70
$3.80
$3.90

and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under

$ 3 .2 0 ...............................
$ 3 .3 0 ...............................
$ 3 .4 0 ...............................
$ 3 .5 0 ...............................
$ 3 .6 0 ...............................
$ 3 .7 0 ...............................
$ 3 .8 0 ...............................
$ 3 .9 0 ...............................
$ 4 .0 0 ...............................

.9
1.1
2.6
2.4
4.8
.4
.9
5.6
4.1

1.1
1.3
2.4
3.0
5.9
.5
.8
7.0
3.2

_
3.8
1.3
8.9

$4.00
$4.10
$4.20
$4.30
$4.40
$4.50
$4.60
$4.70
$4.80
$4.90

and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under

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

14.5
18.2
11.9
5.4
4.8
.2
2.4
.9
8.2
2.8

8.3
22.3
10.8
6.7
4.3
.3
3.0
1.1
8.1
3.0

45.6
1.3
6.3
7.6
-

$5.00
$5.20
$5.40
$5.60
$5.80
$6.00
$6.20
$6.40
$6.60
$6.80

and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under

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

2.8
2.2

1.9
1.9

7.6
3.8

$7.00 and under $ 7 .2 0 ...............................
$7.20 and under $ 7 .4 0 ...............................

-

.2
.2
.4
.7

-

.3
.3
.3
.8

_

.3
.3

-

-

1.3

4,0

7.9
.5

-

12.0
4.0

1.6
.3

_

-

8.0

-

2.8

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3.6

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

5.6

-

1.1

-

-

-

_

-

4.0

-

3.8

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

16.0

-

-

-

-

1 Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late
shifts.
cate no data.
2 Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.
3 Includes data for workers not identified by sex.




11.1
25.0
2.8

-

_

_

.9

10.1
2.5

-

.2
.2

-

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

Table 79. Textile dyeing and finishing plants: Earnings distribution—material-handling laborers
(Percent distribution by straight-time hourly earnings,1 United States, selected regions, States, and area, August 1980)
PatersonCliftonPassaic

Hourly earnings

United
States2

Number of w o rk e rs ....................................
Average hourly earnings’ ..........................

1,196
$4.67

230
$5.21

89
$5.27

712
$4.31

254
$3.87

132
$5.10

75
$5.49

305
$4.53

34
$6.43

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

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

_

_

_

8.4
.8
1.5
1.3
1.8
2.8
.3
3.2

23.6
2.4
.4

_
_
_
_
_

_

_
_

_
_
_
_
_
_
_
-

10.5
10.0
2.8
9.4
9.4
14.9
.3

24.4
22.4
.8
.4
10.6

New England

_

$3.10
$3.20
$3.30
$3.40
$3.50
$3.60
$3.70
$3.80
$3.90

and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under

$ 3 .2 0 ..............................
$ 3 .3 0 ..............................
$ 3 .4 0 ..............................
$ 3 .5 0 ..............................
$ 3 .6 0 ..............................
$ 3 .7 0 ..............................
$ 3 .8 0 ..............................
$ 3 .9 0 ..............................
$ 4 .0 0 ..............................

.3
5.0
.5
1.0
.8
1.3
1.7
.2
1.9

$4.00
$4.10
$4.20
$4.30
$4.40
$4.50
$4.60
$4.70
$4.80
$4.90

and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under

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

6.6
7.4
2.8
6.8
9.3
10.3
.5
1.7
2.6
1.1

$5.00
$5.20
$5.40
$5.60
$5.80
$6.00
$6.20
$6.40
$6.60
$6.80

and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under

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

15.2
10.4
4.3

20.0
31.7
20.0

-

_

$7.00 and under $ 7 .2 0 ..............................
$7.20 and under $ 7 .4 0 ..............................

2.3
.7
2.6
1.2
.5
.4
.5
.3

Middle
Atlantic

-

3.4
_

_

Southeast

-

1.1

-

-

2.2

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

1.1

2.6
2.2
4.3
.9
2.2
.4
1.3
3.9
.4

-

4.5
22.5
3.4
_

2.2
5.6
13.5

_

-

.9
_

.4
5.5
_

9.1

Massachu­
setts

_
-

-

_
4.5
3.8
7.6
1.5
3.0
.8
.8
4.5
.8

_
_

-

_

16.7
26.5
22.0

_
_

5.3
26.7
2.7

_

1.3

_

16.0

_

-

5.2
13.8

_
_

33.3
8.0

_

2.7

-

_
_

_

_

_

_

2.2

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

_

_

3.4
-

3.6

_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_

-

1.5

28.1
6.7

_

_
_

4.5
1.5

_

_

4.3
1.3
4.6
21.6
8.9
33.8

_
_
_
_

_
_
_

_

1.3
1.6

-

-

_

_
_
_
_
_

North
Carolina

_

_

15.0
5.9

New Jersey

_
_
_

_
_
_

_

-

-

1.5
-

-

_

_

8.3
.9

_

Georgia

_
_
_
_
_

_
_
73.5
17.6
-

4.0
-

8.8
-

' Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and
NOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual items may not equal 100.
late shifts.
Dashes indicate no data.
2 Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.




Table 80. Textile dyeing and finishing plants: Earnings distribution—mechanics (machinery)
(Percent distribution by straight-time hourly earnings,1 United States, selected regions, States, and area, August 1980)
Middle
Atlantic

North
Carolina

PatersonCliftonPassaic

South
Carolina

Hourly earnings

United
States1
2

Number of w o rk e rs .....................................
Average hourly earnings1 ...........................

953
$6.48

51
$6.06

49
$7.59

835
$6.43

96
$6.32

37
$6.00

43
$7.58

163
$6.43

32
$8.02

498
$6.48

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

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

Under $ 4 .5 0 .................................................
$4.50 and under $ 4 .6 0 ...............................
$4.60 and under $ 4 .7 0 ...............................
$4.70 and under $ 4 .8 0 ...............................
$4.80 and under $ 4 .9 0 ...............................
$4.90 and under $ 5 .0 0 ...............................
$5.00 and under $ 5 .1 0 ...............................
$5.10 and under $ 5 .2 0 ...............................
$5.20 and under $ 5 .3 0 ...............................
$5.30 and under $ 5 .4 0 ...............................
$5.40 and under $ 5 .5 0 ...............................
$5.50 and under $ 5 .6 0 ...............................
$5.60 and under $ 5 .7 0 ...............................
$5.70 and under $ 5 .8 0 ...............................
$5.80 and under $ 5 .9 0 ...............................
$5.90 and under $ 6 .0 0 ...............................
$6.00
$6.10
$6.20
$6.30
$6.40
$6.50
$6.60
$6.70
$6.80
$6.90
$7.00
$7.10
$7.20
$7.30
$7.40
$7.50
$7.60
$7.70
$7.80
$7.90
$8.00
$8.10
$8.20
$8.30
$8.40
$8.50

and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and

under $ 6 .1 0 ...............................
under $ 6 .2 0 ...............................
under $ 6 .3 0 ...............................
under $ 6 .4 0 ...............................
under $ 6 .5 0 ...............................
under $ 6 .6 0 ...............................
under $ 6 .7 0 ...............................
under $ 6 .8 0 ...............................
under $ 6 .9 0 ...............................
under $ 7 .0 0 ...............................
under $ 7 .1 0 ...............................
under $ 7 .2 0 ...............................
under $ 7 .3 0 ...............................
under $ 7 .4 0 ...............................
under $ 7 .5 0 ...............................
under $ 7 .6 0 ...............................
under $ 7 .7 0 ...............................
under $ 7 .8 0 ...............................
under $ 7 .9 0 ...............................
under $ 8 .0 0 ...............................
under $ 8 .1 0 ...............................
under $ 8 .2 0 ...............................
under $ 8 .3 0 ...............................
under $ 8 .4 0 ...............................
under $ 8 .5 0 ...............................
o v e r............................................

.2
.6
2.8
1.3
2.5
1.7
.1
1.7
1.9
.2
1.0
2.2
.5
1.9
8.0
2.5
1.9
11.2
13.3
1.5
4.9
21.7
-

4.0
1.0
2.9
.7
.6
.1

.8
3.6
.7

New England

_

Southeast

_

-

-

-

.2
.7
3.2
1.4

•3.9

-

3.1

4.1

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

4.1
-

5.9
-

4.2
1.2
3.4
.8
6.1

-

5.9

-

-

-

-

-

4.7
9.3

6.1
-

-

_
-

-

7.4
11.0

29.7

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

21.5

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

8.1

-

-

18.8

-

-

-

-

-

-

1.2
9.8
22.1
6.1

8.0
1.2
1.2
.6
7.0

-

-

-

_
1.2
3.2
2.4
3.6
12.0
2.2
7.2
22.3
7.8
27.1
4.4
5.2
1.2

-

.6
3.1

-

37.2
16.3

-

-

-

8.1

-

-

-

_
-

32.3
1.0
8.3

32.7
14.3

-

_
-

-

-

.1
.6
2.2

-

New Jersey

-

-

2.9
1.9
12.3
13.3
1.3
5.6
24.8

-

-

-

-

-

-

50.0
18.8

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

.1

-

-

-

-

-

-

“

2.3
20.9
2.3

-

.9
.3
.3

2.0
18.4
6.1

-

28.1
3.1

“

-

1 Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late
shifts.
cate no data.
2 Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.




.5
2.3
.1
2.2
7.8

-

21.6
3.9
7.8
7.8
-

_
5.4
18.9
8.1
10.8
10.8
-

2.6
1.2
.1
1.1
1.6

-

13.7
9.8
11.8
7.8
-

2.1
-

Massachu­
setts

1.0
12.5
1.0
9.4
1.0
4.2
1.0
1.0
-

4.1
8.2

-

Georgia

-

.4

-

3.1
-

“

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

Table 82. Textile dyeing and finishing plants: Earnings distributionprinters, screen, automatic flat screen

Table 81. Textile dyeing and finishing plants: Earnings distribution—printers,
machine

(Percent distribution by straight-time hourly earnings,1 United States and selected
regions, August 1980)

(Percent distribution by straight-time hourly earnings,’ United States and selected regions,
August 1980)
United
States2

Number of w o rk e rs .....................................
Average hourly e a rn in g s '...........................

337
$9.51

91
$9.74

24
$10.66

218
$9.33

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

100.0

100.0

100.0

.6
.6

United
States2

Middle
Atlantic

Number of w o rke rs....................................
Average hourly e a rn in g s'..........................

215
$6.20

59
$8.66

114
$5.10

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

Under $ 5 .0 0 .................................................
$5.00 and under $ 5 .2 0 ...............................
$5.20 and under $ 5 .4 0 ...............................
$5.40 and under $ 5 .6 0 ...............................
$5.60 and under $ 5 .8 0 ...............................
$5.80 and under $ 6 .0 0 ...............................
$6.00 and under $ 6 .2 0 ...............................
$6.20 and under $ 6 .4 0 ...............................
$6.40 and under $ 6 .6 0 ...............................
$6.60 and under $ 6 .8 0 ...............................
$6.80 and under $ 7 .0 0 ...............................

Hourly earnings

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

Middle
Atlantic

Hourly earnings

$7.00
$7.20
$7.40
$7.60
$7.80
$8.00
$8.20
$8.40
$8.60
$8.80

and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under

$ 7 .2 0 ...............................
$ 7 .4 0 ...............................
$ 7 .6 0 ...............................
$ 7 .8 0 ...............................
$ 8 .0 0 ..............................
$ 8 .2 0 ...............................
$ 8 .4 0 ...............................
$ 8 .6 0 ...............................
$ 8 .8 0 ...............................
$ 9 .0 0 ...............................

$9.00 and under $ 9 .2 0 ...............................
$9.20 and under $ 9 .4 0 ...............................
$9.40 and under $ 9 .6 0 ..............................
$9.60 and under $ 9 .8 0 ..............................
$9.80 and under $10.00 ...........................
$10.00 and under $10.20 .........................
$10.20 and under $10.40 .........................
$10.40 and under $10.60 .........................
$10.60 and under $10.80 .........................
$10.80 and under $11.00 .........................
$11.00
$11.20
$11.40
$11.60

and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under

$11.20
$11.40
$11.60
$11.80

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

New England

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

_

Southeast

-

-

-

-

3.3
2.2
1.1

.9
4.7
2.1

.9
.9

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1.2

.3
4.2
1.2

6.4
2.8

4.2

4.4

4.2
.6
25.5
14.5
3.0
27.9
3.0
3.0
-

2.2
53.8
11.0
15.4
2.2
2.2
-

_

_

_

_

-

29.2

-

-

-

-

-

-

2.1
.6

2.2

6.4
39.4
36.7
-

1 Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts.
2 Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.
NOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual items may not equal 100. Dashes indicate no
data.




1.9

$6.00
$6.20
$6.40
$6.60
$6.80
$7.00
$7.20
$7.40
$7.60
$7.80
$8.00
$8.20
$8.40
$8.60
$8.80
$9.00
$9.20
$9.40

and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under

$ 6 .2 0 ..............................
$ 6 .4 0 ..............................
$ 6 .6 0..............................
$ 6 .8 0 ..............................
$ 7 .0 0 ..............................
$ 7 .2 0..............................
$ 7 .4 0 ..............................
$ 7 .6 0 ..............................
$ 7 .8 0 ..............................
$ 8 .0 0 ..............................
$ 8 .2 0 ..............................
$ 8 .4 0 ..............................
$ 8 .6 0 ..............................
$ 8 .8 0 ..............................
$ 9 .0 0 ..............................
$ 9 .2 0 ..............................
$ 9 .4 0 ..............................
$ 9 .6 0 ..............................

_

3.5

.9
-

2.8

-

-

-

-

-

1.8
5.3

-

-

-

-

15.8
.5
.5
.5
.5
8.8
1.4
1.4
17.7

-

-

29.8
.9
.9
.9
.9
6.1

-

-

-

-

.9
22.8

_

26.3

6.4

_
33.3
33.3
-

-

_

Under $ 3 .5 0 ................................................
$3.50 and under $ 3 .6 0 ..............................
$3.60 and under $3 .7 0 ..............................
$3.70 and under $ 3 .8 0 ..............................
$3.80 and under $ 3 .9 0 ..............................
$3.90 and under $ 4 .0 0 ..............................
$4.00 and under $ 4 .1 0 ..............................
$4.10 and under $ 4 .2 0 ..............................
$4.20 and under $ 4 .3 0 ..............................
$4.30 and under $ 4 .4 0 ..............................
$4.40 and under $ 4 .4 0 ..............................
$4.40 and under $ 4 .50..............................
$4.50 and under $ 4 .6 0 ..............................
$4.60 and under $ 4 .7 0 ..............................
$4.70 and under $ 4 .8 0 ..............................
$4.80 and under $ 4 .9 0 ..............................
$4.90 and under $ 5 .0 0 ..............................
$5.00 and under $ 5 .2 0 ..............................
$5.20 and under $ 5 .4 0 ..............................
$5.40 and under $ 5 .6 0 ..............................
$5.60 and under $ 5 .80..............................
$5.80 and under $ 6 .0 0 ..............................

Southeast

18.1
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1.9

-

1.9

6.8

11.2
7.0
-

40.7
_
25.4
-

-

_
-

-

7.4

_

27.1

-

1 Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and
late shifts.
2 Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.
NOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual items may not equal 100. Dashes
indicate no data.

Table 83. Textile dyeing and finishing plants: Earnings distribution—printers screen, automatic rotary screen
(Percent distribution by straight-time hourly earnings,’ United States, selected regions, States, and area, August 1980)
Middle
Atlantic

Massachu­
setts

PatersonCliftonPassaic

South
Carolina

Hourly earnings

United
States2

Number of w o rk e rs ....................................
Average hourly earnings' ..........................

354
$6.50

55
$7.33

128
$7.35

171
$5.59

40
$5.55

39
$7.49

82
$7.75

64
$8.39

82
$5.71

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

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

7.0

30.0
2.5
-

_
-

3.7
11.0
-

_
-

_
7.3
7.3
-

2.5

_
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

29.3

$4.40
$4.50
$4.60
$4.70
$4.80
$4.90

and
and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under
under

$ 4 .5 0 ..............................
$ 4 .6 0 ..............................
$ 4 .7 0 ..............................
$ 4 .8 0 ..............................
$ 4 .9 0 ..............................
$ 5 .0 0 ..............................

$5.00
$5.10
$5.20
$5.30
$5.40
$5.50
$5.60
$5.70
$5.80
$5.90

and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under

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

$6.00
$6.10
$6.20
$6.30
$6.40
$6.50
$6.60
$6.70
$6.80
$6.90

and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under

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

$7.00
$7.10
$7.20
$7.30
$7.40
$7.50
$7.60
$7.70
$7.80
$7.90

and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under

$8.00
$8.10
$8.20
$8.30
$8.40

and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under

_

3.1
2.3
1.6
7.8

1.8

Southeast

-

2.5
1.1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

7.6
7.0
3.5
5.3
2.3

Georgia

New Jersey

-

14.0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1.7
1.1
.3
7.9
.3

-

-

3.5
1.2
.6
16.4
.6

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

7.3
34.1
-

2.3
9.6
2.0

_
18.2
5.5

_

4.7
14.0
.6

_

-

-

-

-

_
25.6
7.7

-

60.0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

7.6
-

1.7
-

5.5

3.6
-

-

-

2.3

-

4.7

-

2.5

-

1.8

-

-

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

.3
12.7
1.7
2.5
.8

_

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

See footnotes at end of table.




4.5
1.1
4.2
6.2
1.7

New England

4.7

-

-

-

16.4

-

2.3

-

_

5.1

-

2.5
2.5

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

.8
22.7
4.7

7.3

5.1

-

-

7.0

1.2
9.8
-

_

4.7

3.7

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

4.7

-

-

14.6
-

-

-

25.6

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

2.3
23.4
2.3
-

-

-

-

4.7
46.9
4.7

-

-

-

3.7
36.6
3.7
-

-

-

3.7

.8
8.5
.8
-

-

18.2

-

-

2.3

-

-

-

-

Table 83. Textile dyeing and finishing plants: Earnings distribution—printers screen, automatic rotary screen—Continued
(Percent distribution by straight-time hourly earnings,' United States, selected regions, States, and area, August 1980)

Hourly earnings

$8.60 and under $ 8 .8 0 ..............................
$8.80 a'nd under $ 9 .0 0 ..............................
$9.00 and under $ 9 .2 0 ..............................
$9.20 and under $ 9 .4 0 ..............................
$9.40 and under $ 9 .6 0 ..............................

United
States1
2

New England

Middle
Atlantic

Southeast

Georgia

Massachu­
setts

New Jersey

PatersonCliftonPassaic

South
Carolina

_
5.1

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

14.1

-

-

-

22.0

28.1

-

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

_
-

_

-

-

-

-

-

30.8

4.5

21.8

3.1

4.9

-

6.3

-

1 Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and
NOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual items may not equal 100.
late shifts.
Dashes indicate no data.
2 Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.




Table 84. Textile dyeing and finishing plants: Earnings distribution—sewing-machine operators
(Percent distribution by straight-time hourly earnings,1 United States, selected regions, States, and area, August 1980)
United States2
Hourly earnings
Total3

Men

Women

New
England

Middle
Atlantic

Southeast

Massachu­
New Jersey
setts

Georgia

New York

North
Carolina

PatersonCliftonPassaic

South
Carolina

Number of w o rk e rs .....................................
Average hourly earnings' ...........................

356
$4.98

133
$5.88

221
$4.44

42
$5.19

101
$5.57

211
$4.66

32
$4.42

20
$5.06

83
$5.90

16
$4.00

94
$4.33

33
$6.36

68
$5.43

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

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

2.8
1.4
3.8
14.2
1.9
.5
9.0

_
12.5
3.1
9.4

_
-

_
-

43.8
12.5
-

-

-

-

.5

_
9.4
6.3
15.6
21.9
9.4
3.1
-

_
5.0
15.0
15.0
-

_
24.1
-

_

$3.20
$3.30
$3.40
$3.50
$3.60
$3.70
$3.80
$3.90

and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under

$ 3 .3 0 ...............................
$ 3 .4 0 ...............................
$ 3 .5 0 ...............................
$ 3 .6 0 ..............................
$ 3 .7 0 ..............................
$ 3 .8 0 ..............................
$ 3 .9 0 ..............................
$ 4 .0 0 ..............................

$4.00
$4.10
$4.20
$4.30
$4.40
$4.50
$4.60
$4.70
$4.80
$4.90

and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under

$5.00
$5.20
$5.40
$5.60
$5.80
$6.00
$6.20
$6.40
$6.60
$6.80

and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and

$7.00
$7.20
$7.40
$7.60
$7.80
$8.00
$8.20

and
and
and
and
and
and
and

1.7
2.8
2.8
8.4
1.1
.3

_

5.3

-

2.7
4.5
4.5
13.6
1.8
.5
8.6

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

.3
.3
1.4
6.5
2.0
3.7
3.9
6.5
4.2
.8

_
3.0
5.3
2.3
3.0
1.5

.5
.5
2.3
10.4
3.2
4.1
3.2
9.0
4.1
.5

under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under

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

9.6
12.4
2.2
.6
.6
16.6
.6
3.4
.6

3.8
19.5
5.3
1.5
1.5
44.4
1.5
1.5
1.5

13.1
8.1
.5
-

under
under
under
under
under
under
under

$ 7 .2 0 ..............................
$ 7 .4 0 ..............................
$ 7 .6 0 ..............................
$ 7 .8 0 ..............................
$ 8 .0 0 ..............................
$ 8 .2 0 ..............................
$ 8 .4 0 ..............................

_
-

-

-

_
-

_

-

-

_

_

-

-

1.0
2.4
7.1

9.5
-

2.0
19.8
4.0
-

5.9
56.4
-

-

-

-

_

_

_

-

-

9.5
71.4
-

-

-

-

1.5
-

.6
.6

4.5

2.0
-

-

-

.6

-

1.5
1.5

-

-

-

-

_
-

-

-

-

Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts.
Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.
Includes data for workers not identified by sex.




6.9
2.0

1.4
10.4
.9
6.2
6.6
1.4
3.3
1.4
13.3
6.6
.9
.9
.9
.9
.9
5.7
.9
_
.9
.9
.9

.

-

_

6.3
25.0
-

_
6.4
31.9
17.0

_
-

_
-

_
23.4
2.1
3.2

_
-

_
11.8
10.3
2.9
-

-

_

_

65.0
-

7.2
68.7
-

12.5
-

‘ -

-

-

-

2.1
12.8
-

_
-

_
-

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

_
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

9.4
-

1.1
-

_
100.0
-

30.9
20.6
2.9
2.9
2.9
2.9
2.9

2.9
2.9
2.9

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

Table 85. Textile dyeing and finishing plants: Earnings distribution—shipping packers
(Percent distribution by straight-time hourly earnings,' United States, selected regions, States, and area, August 1980)
United States1
2
Hourly earnings
Total3

Men

Women

New
England

Middle
Atlantic

Southeast

Georgia

Massachu­
New Jersey
setts

New York

North
Carolina

PatersonCliftonPassaic

South
Carolina

Number of w o rk e rs .....................................
Average hourly earnings’ ...........................

812
$4.76

570
$4.95

231
$4.28

91
$5.31

124
$5.32

509
$4.56

76
$4.25

48
$5.26

74
$5.92

24
$4.39

202
$4.38

44
$6.38

144
$4.89

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

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

_

_

$3.10
$3.20
$3.30
$3.40
$3.50
$3.60
$3.70
$3.80
$3.90

and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under

$ 3 .2 0 ...............................
$ 3 .3 0 ...............................
$ 3 .4 0 ............................
$ 3 .5 0 ...............................
$ 3 .6 0 ...............................
$ 3 .7 0 ...............................
$ 3 .8 0 ...............................
$ 3 .9 0 ...............................
$ 4 .0 0 ...............................

$4.00
$4.10
$4.20
$4.30
$4.40
$4.50
$4.60
$4.70
$4.80
$4.90

and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under

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

$5.00
$5.20
$5.40
$5.60
$5.80
$6.00
$6.20
$6.40
$6.60
$6.80
$7.00

and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and

under $ 5 .2 0 ...............................
under $ 5 .4 0 ...............................
under $ 5 .6 0 ...............................
under $ 5 .8 0 ...............................
under $ 6 .0 0 ...............................
under $ 6 .2 0 ...............................
under $ 6 .4 0 ...............................
under $ 6 .6 0 ...............................
under $ 6 .8 0 ...............................
under $ 7 .0 0 ...............................
o v e r............................................

1.8
.2
1.4
3.5
.5
.9
2.5

1.2
.9
2.1
4.1
1.4
.7
1.8
-

-

2.6
3.9
5.6
3.5
.4
.4
-

3.2

1.8

6.9

3.4
7.5
6.2
2.8
7.4
3.7
2.7
2.7
4.6
4.7

2.1
2.3
5.1
1.8
5.8
4.2
1.2
3.5
5.3
5.3

6.9
20.8
9.1
5.6
11.7
2.6
1.7
.9
3.0
3.5

12.6
8.0
7.6
.4
1.8
.5
6.0
1.0
.4
.6

17.0
10.5
8.9
.4
2.3
.5
8.6
1.4
.5
.9

2.2
2.2
4.8
.4
.9
.4
-

3.3
9.9
1.1
2.2
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
20.9
35.2
2.2
14.3
3.3
2.2
_
1.1

1 Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts.
2 Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.
3 Includes data for workers not identified by sex.




1.0
1.4
3.3
6.5
2.2
1.2
2.9

4.0
-

5.1

-

4.5
1.2
5.7
3.5
6.5
3.1
3.9
.4
7.3
7.5

11.8
5.3
31.6
3.9
-

18.8
2.1
-

19.3
8.3
4.1
.2
.2
.8

15.8
5.3
-

-

1.6
16.1
4.8
8.1
1.6
15.3
-

_
.8
2.4
1.6
36.3
4.8
2.4
-

1.3
11.8
1.3
10.5
1.3

-

_

•

100.0

100.0

_
-

_

20.8
-

_
3.0
3.0
15.8
2.5
8.9

_
-

_
1.4
2.8
4.9

_
10.8
16.2
-

8.3
25.0
4.2
8.3
25.0
-

6.4

_
-

_
9.7
2.1
18.1
13.9

_

_
-

-

2.5
8.9
15.8
.5
1.5
4.5
8.9

_

33.3
31.3
2.1
6.3
4.2
2.1

-

2.7
58.1
8.1
4.1
-

8.3
_
-

4.0
8.4
3.5
2.0

_
4.5
77.3
11.4
6.8
-

33.3
13.9
“

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

Table 86. Textile dyeing and finishing plants: Earnings distribution—tenter-frame tenders
(Percent distribution by straight-time hourly earnings,' United States, selected regions, States, and area, August 1980)

Hourly earnings

United
States1
2

Number of w o rk e rs .....................................
Average hourly earnings' ..........................

1,282
$5.43

91
$5.94

383
$5.67

806
$5.26

28
$4.88

44
$6.28

303
$6.02

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

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

_

_

_

21.4
3.6
57.1

-

-

Under $ 3 .5 0 .................................................
$3.50 and under $ 3 .6 0 ...............................
$3.60 and under $ 3 .7 0 ...............................
$3.70 and under $ 3 .8 0 ...............................
$3.80 and under $ 3 .9 0 ...............................
$3.90 and under $ 4 .0 0 ...............................
$4.00 and under $ 4 .1 0 ...............................
$4.10 and under $ 4 .2 0 ...............................
$4.20 and under $ 4 .3 0 ...............................
$4.30 and under $ 4 .4 0 ...............................
$4.40 and under $ 4 .5 0 ...............................
$4.50 and under $ 4 .6 0 ...............................
$4.60 and under $ 4 .7 0 ...............................
$4.70 and under $ 4 .8 0 ...............................
$4.80 and under $ 4 .9 0 ...............................
$4.90 and under $ 5 .0 0 ...............................
$5.00
$5.10
$5.20
$5.30
$5.40
$5.50
$5.60
$5.70
$5.80
$5.90
$6.00
$6.10
$6.20
$6.30
$6.40
$6.50
$6.60
$6.70
$6.80
$6.90
$7.00
$7.20
$7.40
$7.60
$7.80
$8.00

and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under

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

under $ 7 .2 0 ...............................
under $ 7 .4 0 ...............................
under $ 7 .6 0 ...............................
under $ 7 .8 0 ...............................
under $ 8 .0 0 ...............................
o v e r............................................

1.4
.1
.3
.4
.1
.6
7.9
1.1
1.2
4.1
.9
9.7
10.8
4.1
2.2
1.3
2.3
1.6
18.1
11.5
.1
1.4
.2
12.0
2.2
1.7
.2
.2
.2
.5

New England

_
-

2.6
.3

.5
1.3

.3
-

-

.5
9.9
.5
1.0
1.8
3.1
22.2

13.2
22.0
1.1
1.1
17.6
2.2
2.2
13.2
-

1.1
2.2

.7
-

_
.3
_
.5
39.7
6.8
2.6
.5
.8
.5
1.6

_
3.1

7.8
1.5
1.5
5.7
4.8
16.1
5.6
3.5
2.1
2.2
28.7
18.2
_
-

Georgia

Massachu­
setts

-

3.6
10.7
_
-

-

-

-

_
-

_

2.3
4.5

-

New York

.

165
$6.47

100.0

100.0

100.0

_

_

_
4.0

_

_

25.8
6.7
.8

-

-

-

_
67.9
14.5
6.1
1.2
1.8
1.2
-

_
-

_

_

1.6

.7
50.2
8.6
3.3
.7
1.0
.7
2.0

PatersonCliftonPassaic

240
$4.88

16.1
1.6
8.1
1.6
3.2
32.3
3.2
11.3
19.4
1.6

-

North
Carolina

62
$4.32

1.3
27.7

13.6
27.3
4.5
4.5
27.3
_

3.6
-

New Jersey

_
-

53.7
1.2
11.7
-

7.3

-

-

5.5
1.1
1.1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

“

“

11.4
2.3
2.3

-

-

-

-

-

1 Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late
shifts.
cate no data.
2 Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.




1.0
-

-

-

.4
.1
.1

Southeast

-

9.9
6.6

.1
1.1
-

Middle
Atlantic

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




Table 87. Textile dyeing and finishing plants: Earnings distribution—winders, yarn
(Percent distribution by straight-time hourly earnings,' United States, selected regions, States, and
area, August 1980)
Georgia

North
Carolina

1,840
$4.35

354
$4.29

676
$4.47

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

_

_

_

_

-

-

Hourly earnings

United
States2

Number of w orke rs....................................
Average hourly earnings'..........................

2,230
$4.38

101
$4.26

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

100.0

_

Under $ 3 .1 0 ................................................
$3.10 and under $ 3 .2 0 ..............................
$3.20 and under $ 3 .3 0 ..............................
$3.30 and under $ 3 .40..............................
$3.40 and under $ 3 .5 0 ..............................
$3.50 and under $ 3 .6 0 ..............................
$3.60 and under $ 3 .7 0 ..............................
$3.70 and under $ 3 .8 0 ..............................
$3.80 and under $ 3 .90..............................
$3.90 and under $ 4 .0 0 ..............................
$4.00
$4.10
$4.20
$4.30
$4.40
$4.50
$4.60
$4.70
$4.80
$4.90
$5.00
$5.20
$5.40
$5.60
$5.80
$6.00
$6.20
$6.40
$6.60
$6.80
$7.00

and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under

$ 4 .10..............................
$ 4 .20..............................
$ 4 .30..............................
$ 4 .40..............................
$ 4 .50..............................
$ 4 .60..............................
$ 4 .70..............................
$ 4 .80..............................
$ 4 .90..............................
$ 5 .00..............................

under $ 5 .20..............................
under $ 5 .40..............................
under $ 5 .60..............................
under $5 .8 0 ..............................
under $6 .0 0 ..............................
under $6 .2 0 ..............................
under $6 .4 0 ..............................
under $6 .60..............................
under $ 6 .80..............................
under $ 7 .00..............................
o v e r...........................................

.4
.9
.4
5.7
2.2
4.1
7.8
4.5
3.9
9.5
7.8
2.3
5.4
14.3
1.6
2.2
2.4
3.5
3.4
3.5
6.5
3.1
.9
1.7
.5
.3
.2
.4
.2
.5

' Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work
on weekends, holidays, and late shifts.
2 Includes data for regions in addition to those
shown separately.

Middle
Atlantic

-

1.0
70.3
5.0
-

21.8
1.0
1.0
-

-

-

Southeast

.4
1.1
.5
6.5
2.0
4.9
9.5
5.2
3.9
5.5
8.1
2.2
5.8
16.1
.9
2.0
2.2
2.5
3.5
3.2
6.6
3.1
.7
1.6
.3
.3
.2
.5
.2
.6

3.4
1.1
1.1
1.1
2.3
30.5
-

3.4
55.9
-

1.1
-

-

.7
.7
14.8
1.5
.7
1.5
.7
9.8
2.2
4.7
4.3
3.1
12.6
.9
4.3
2.8
5.2
7.5

_

5.5
6.2
5.3
.3
2.7
.4

-

-

-

-

.7

-

-

-

.7

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

TabS® 88. Textile dyeiog and finishing plants: Method of wage payment
(Percent of production workers in establishments by method of wage payment,1 United States and selected regions, States, and areas, August 1980)
United
States1
2

New
England

Middle
Atlantic

Southeast

Georgia

Massa­
chusetts

New
Jersey

New York

North
Carolina

PatersonCliftonPassaic

South
Carolina

All w o rk e rs ............................................

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

Time-rated w o rk e rs .......................................
Formal plans ...........................................
Single r a te ........................................
Range of rates ................................
Individual ra te s ........................................

89
86
64
22
3

93
88
66
22
4

99
95
75
20
3

88
85
65
21
3

84
79
61
18
5

89
87
56
31
1

98
98
84
13
1

100
93
45
49
7

89
83
75
9
5

100
99
90
9
1

88
88
65
23
-

Incentive w o rk e rs ..........................................
Individual piecework ...............................
Group piecew ork.....................................
Individual bonus ......................................
Group bonus ............................................

11
8
(3
)
2
1

7
0
(3
)
2
4

1
1

12
10
(3
)
1
1

16
16
-

11
(3)
1
4
7

2
2

-

11
11
1
“

_

"

12
9
1
2

Method

-

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




-

“

-

“

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

Table 89. Textile dyeing and finishing plants: Scheduled weekly hours
(Percent of production workers in establishments by scheduled weekly hours,1 United States and
selected regions, August 1980)
Weekly hours
All w orke rs............................................
37.5 h o u rs ......................................................
40 h o u rs .........................................................
45 hour .....................................
46 hour .....................................
47.5 ho ir s ......................................................
48 h o u rs .........................................................
50 h o u rs .........................................................
60 h o u rs .........................................................

United
States2

New England

Middle
Atlantic

Southeast

100

100

100

100

(3
)
86
2
1
(3)
8
2
1

_
-

2
70
6

-

-

87

-

8
5
-

4
12
6

_
87
2
1
9
(3
)

1 Data relate to the predominant schedule for full-time day-shift workers in each establishment.
2 Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.
3 Less than 0.5 percent.

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




Tab!© 90. Textile dyeing and finishing plants: Shift differential provisions
(Percent of production workers by shift differential provisions,' United States and selected regions,
August 1980)
Shift differential

United
States1
2

New England

Middle
Atlantic

Southeast

Second sh ift
Workers in establishments with
second-shift provisions .............................
With shift differential ..............................
Uniform cents per hour ..................
3 cents .......................................
4 cents .......................................
5 cents .......................................
6 cents .......................................
7 cents ................................. ......
7.5 cents ....................................
8 cents .......................................
10 cents .....................................
13 cents .....................................
15 cents .....................................
20 cents .....................................
Over 20 c e n ts ............................
Uniform percentage ........................
5 pe rce n t....................................
Other formal paid differential.........

99.5
42.6
41.7
.9
2.6
20.8
3.1
.4
.2
.4
8.3
.9
.5
2.7
.9
.6
.6
.3

98.7
59.5
59.5
5.3
31.2
3.9
10.7
1.5
6.8
-

100.0
98.2
89.1
61.1
2.5
19.1
5.2
6.0
6.0
3.0

99.5
30.0
30.0
1.1
2.7
12.7
4.0
.5
4.8
1.2
2.7
.1
-

Third sh ift
Workers in establishments with third-shift
provisions....................................................
With shift differential ..............................
Uniform cents per hour ..................
5 cents .......................................
6 cents .......................................
7 cents .......................................
8 cents .......................................
9 cents .......................................
10 cents .....................................
12 cents .....................................
14 cents .....................................
15 cents .....................................
20 cents .....................................
25 cents .....................................
26 cents .....................................
27 cents .....................................
30 cents .....................................
Over 30 c e n ts ............................
Uniform percentage ........................
7.5 p e rce n t.................................
Other formal paid differential.........

95.5
85.4
84.7
46.2
3.9
2.8
1.1
.8
16.7
.1
1.0
5.9
2.5
1.3
.9
.1
1.1
.3
.2
.2
.5

91.9
78.8
78.8
2.4

89.1
89.1
83.5

-

-

13.7
7.8
38.4
1.2
8.4
-

-

63.6
17.1
-

96.9
85.4
85.4
60.5
5.2
1.8
1.4
6.4
1.3
2.6
3.3
1.7
1.2

-

-

-

6.8
-

-

-

-

2.8
2.6
2.6
3.0

-

1 Refers to policies of establishments currently operating late shifts or having provisions covering
late shifts.
2 Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.

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

Table 91. Texflile dyeing and finishing plants: Shift differential practices

Table 92. Textile dyeing and finishing plants: Paid holidays

(Percent of production workers employed on late shifts by amount of pay differential, United States
and selected regions, August 1980)

(Percent of production workers in establishments with formal provisions for paid holidays, United
States and selected regions, August 1980)

Shift differential

United
States'

Middle
Atlantic

Southeast

Second s h ift
Workers employed on second shift ...........
Receiving diffe ren tial...............................
Uniform cents per hour ..................
3 cents ........................................
4 cents ........................................
5 cents ........................................
6 cents ........................................
7 cents ........................................
7.5 cents .....................................
8 cents ........................................
10 cents ......................................
13 cents ......................................
15 cents ......................................
20 cents ......................................
25 cents ......................................
36 cents ......................................
Uniform percentage ........................
5 p e rc e n t.....................................
Other formal paid diffe ren tial.........
Third s h ift
Workers employed on third s h ift.................
Receiving diffe ren tial...............................
Uniform cents per hour ..................
5 cents ........................................
6 cents ........................................
7 cents ........................................
8 cents ........................................
9 cents ........................................
10 cents ......................................
12 cents ......................................
14 cents ......................................
15 cents ......................................
20 cents ......................................
25 cents ......................................
26 cents ......................................
27 cents ......................................
30 cents ......................................
35 cents ......................................
38 cents ......................................
Other formal paid differential.........

27.4
11.3
11.1
.3
.8
5.3
.9
O
.1
.1
2.2
.3
.1
.7
.2
0
.1
.1
.1

28.9
16.6
16.6
1.3
9.1
.4
3.4
.5
2.0
-

22.6
22.3
20.1
14.1
.7
4.0
.9
.4
1.4
1.4
8

27.9
8.5
8.5
.3
.9
3.3
1.2
.2
1.3
.4
.8
(2
)
-

17.8
15.4
15.3
9.8
1.2
.5
.2
.2
1.5
.7
.5
.4
.3

12.8
10.4
10.4

3.2
3.2
3.0

-

20.8
17.9
17.9
12.9
1.6
.4
.2
.6
.6
.7
.5
.4

-

-

United
States'

New England

Middle
Atlantic

Southeast

All w o rke rs............................................

New England

100

100

100

100

Workers in establishments providing paid
holidays .......................................................
2 d a ys........................................................
3 d a ys .......................................................
4 days .......................................................
5 days .......................................................
6 d a ys.......................................................
6 days plus 1 half day ...........................
7 d a ys.......................................................
8 days .......................................................
9 days .......................................................
10 days ....................................................
11 days ....................................................
12 days ....................................................
13 days ....................................................

100
1
2
1
1
14
(2)
49
10
5
7
4
4
3

100
1
7
10
19
42
13
1
7

100
2
4
3
2
2
26
40
20

100
1
2
1
2
17
(2
)
64
9
2
2
“

Number of
paid holidays

' Includes data'for regions in addition to those shown separately.
2 Less than 0.5 percent.
NOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual items may not equal totals.

-

-

-

-

1.6
1.5
5.3
.3

.2
(2)
(2)
(2)

2.6
-

1.7
-

' Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.
2 Less than 0.05 percent.


NOTE: Because
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Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

-

-

-

.2
.1
.2

-

-

Table 93. Textile dyeing and finishing plants: Paid vacations
(Percent of production workers in establishments with formal provisions for paid vacations after selected periods of service, United States and selected regions, August 1980)
Vacation policy
All w o rk e rs .............................................
M ethod o f paym ent
Workers in establishments providing paid
vaca tio n s ......................................................
Length-of-time p a y m e n t.........................
Percentage payment ..............................
A m ou nt o f vaca tion pay2
After 6 months of service:
Under 1 w e e k ...........................................
1 w e e k .......................................................
Over 1 and under 2 weeks ...................
After 1 year of service:
Under 1 w e e k ...........................................
1 w e e k .......................................................
Over 1 and under 2 weeks ...................
2 weeks .....................................................
After 2 years of service:
.1 w e e k .......................................................
Over 1 and under 2 weeks ...................
2 weeks .....................................................
Over 2 and under 3 weeks ...................
After 3 years of service:
1 w e e k .......................................................
Over 1 and under 2 weeks ...................
2 weeks .....................................................
Over 2 and under 3 weeks ...................
3 weeks .....................................................
After 5 years of service:
1 w e e k .......................................................
Over 1 and under 2 weeks ...................
2 weeks .....................................................
Over 2 and under 3 weeks ...................
3 weeks .....................................................
After 10 years of service:
1 w e e k .......................................................
Over 1 and under 2 weeks ...................
2 weeks .....................................................
Over 2 and under 3 weeks ...................
3 weeks .....................................................

United
States'

New England

Middle
Atlantic

Southeast

100

100

100

100
48
52

100
76
24

100
94
6

100
40
60

42
7
1

76

69
20

34
6
1

100

83
5
12

1
92
3
4
71
13
15
1

61
29
10

48
12
39
1
1

12
59
29

1
1
93
2
3

6
89
2
3

10
62
18
9

1
92
3
4
80
5
15

2
4
85
5
4

0

Middle
Atlantic

23
35
36

8
6

6
16
33
43
2
1

1
1
12
82
2
3

6
8
65
21

(3
)
1
1
12
74
2

14
9
63
8
6

8
75
9
5
3

6
3
29
12
50

1
96
1
1

14
9
63

(3)
1
76
4
18

Over 5 and under 6 weeks ...................
After 25 years of service:4
1 w e e k ......................................................
2 weeks ....................................................

Over 5 and under 6 weeks ...................

(3
)
1
1
12
56
1
27
(3
)
1
1

Southeast

1

_

(3)
1
64
4
30
1

C)

8
71
8
10

1

80
6
14

6

-

1
1
52
8
37
2
1

10

Over 3 and under 4 weeks ...................
1
1
62
8
26

New England

2
1

60
7
33

-

A m ount o f vacation pay2
After 10 years of service:—Continued
Over 3 and under 4 weeks ...................
4 weeks ....................................................
After 12 years of service:
1 w e e k ......................................................
Over 1 and under 2 weeks ...................
2 weeks
....................................................
Over 2 and under 3 weeks ...................
3 weeks ....................................................
Over 3 and under 4 weeks ...................
4 weeks ....................................................
After 15 years of service:
1 w e e k ......................................................
Over 1 and under 2 weeks ...................
2 weeks .....................................................
3 weeks ....................................................
Over 3 and under 4 weeks ...................
4 weeks ....................................................
Over 4 and under 5 weeks ...................
After 20 years of service:
1 w e e k ............................................. .-........
Over 1 and under 2 weeks ...................

1 Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.
2 Vacation payments, such as percent of annual earnings, were converted to an equivalent time
basis. Periods of service were chosen arbitrarily and do not necessarily reflect individual establish­
ment provisions for progression. For example, changes indicated at 10 years may include changes
that occurred between 5 and 10 years.




United
States1

100

Vacation policy

-

1
14
84
1
(3
)

(3
)
1
14
82
2
1

3
6

3
23
1
60

8
69
8
12

(3
)
1
14
59
25

7
3

3 Less than 0.5 percent.
4 Vacation provisions were virtually the same after longer periods of service,
NOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual items may not equal totals,

1

Table 94. Textile dyeing and finishing plants: Health, insurance, and retirement
plans
(Percent of production workers in establishments with specified health, insurance, and retirement
plans,1 United States and selected regions, August 1980)
Type of plan
All w o rk e rs .............................................
Workers in establishments providing:
Life insurance...........................................
Noncontributory plans ....................
Accidental death and dismemberment
insurance ...............................................
Noncontributory plans ....................
Sickness and accident insurance or
sick leave or both3 4
................................
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......................................
Retirement plans5 ....................................
P ensions............................................
Noncontributory plans ..............
Severance pay ..................................

(Percent of production workers in establishments with formal provisions for funeral leave pay and
jury-duty pay, 1 United States and selected regions, August 1980)
Benefit

United
States1
2

New England

Middle
Atlantic

Southeast

100

100

100

100

100
67

100
84

100
97

100
60

80
52

99
83

66
63

78
46

80
79
60

77
77
68

90
82
82

78
78
56

9

-

69

2

O
5
5

-

99
67
99
67
99
67
97
65
14
84
83
76
2

100
74
100
74
100
74
100
74
10
89
89
89
3

4
7
7

100
98
100
98
100
98
92
92
61
86
84
84
2

6
5
99
62
99
62
99
62
98
60
8
83
83
75

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 laws are included if the employer contributes more than is legally required or the
employees receive benefits in excess of legal requirements. “ Noncontributory plans” include only
those plans financed entirely by the employer.
2 Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.
3 Unduplicated total of workers receiving sickness and accident insurance and sick leave shown
separately.
4 Less than 0.5 percent.
5 Unduplicated total of workers covered by pension plans and severance pay shown separately.

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




Table 95. Textile dyeing and finishing plants: Other selected benefits

United
States2

New England

Middle
Atlantic

Southeast

83
85

95
89

91
79

79
86

Workers in establishments with provisions
for:
Funeral le a ve .................................................
Jury duty le a v e ..............................................

1 For definition of items, see appendix A.
2 Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.
NOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual items may not equal totals.

Appendix A. S©@p© and
Method ©f Surw@y@

Scop© of surveys

Establishment definition

The surveys included the following industries as de­
fined in the 1972 edition of the Standard Industrial Clas­
sification Manual of the U.S. Office of Management:

An establishment is defined for this study as a single
location where industrial operations are performed. An
establishment is not necessarily identical with a com­
pany, which may consist of one establishment or more.

(1)

(2)

(3)

Establishments primarily engaged in weaving fabrics
oVpr 12 inches wide wholly or chiefly (by weight) of
cotton, manmade fiber’ or silk (industry groups 221 and
s,
222); and those primarily engaged in manufacturing yarn
or thread chiefly of these fibers (industries 2281, 2282,
and 2284).

Employment

Estimates of the number of workers within scope of
the study are intended as a general guide to the size
and composition of the industry’s labor force, rather
than as precise measures of employment.

Establishments primarily engaged in weaving broadwoven fabrics of w ool (industry group 223 except dyers
and finishers of wool) and those primarily making wool
yarn (industry 2283).

Production workers

The terms “production workers” and “production
and related workers,” used interchangeably in this bul­
letin, include working supervisors and all nonsupervisory workers engaged in nonoffice activities. Adminis­
trative, executive, professional, and technical person­
nel, and force-account construction employees, who are
used as a separate work force on the firm’s own prop­
erties, are excluded.

Establishments primarily engaged in dyeing and fin­
ishing textiles, except w ool (industry group 226).

Establishments studied were selected from those em­
ploying 50 workers or more (100 workers or more in
cotton and manmade fiber mills) at the time of refer­
ence 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.

Occupational classification

Occupational classification was based on a uniform
set of job descriptions designed to take account of inter­
establishment and interarea variations in duties within
the same job. (See appendix B for these descriptions.)
The criteria for selection of the occupations were: The
number of workers in the occupation; the usefulness of
the data in wage and salary administration and collec­
tive bargaining; and appropriate representation of the
entire job scale in the industry. Working supervisors,
apprentices, learners, beginners, trainees, and handi­
capped, part-time, temporary, and probationary
workers were not reported in the data for selected oc­
cupations but were included in the data for all produc­
tion workers.

Products

Classification of establishments by product was based
on the principal type of fiber processed (by weight).
For example, if 60 percent of the total value of an es­
tablishment’s production was cotton yarn, and 40 per­
cent was wool yarn, all workers in that establishment
were considered as producing cotton yarn.
(Method ©f study

Data were obtained by personal visits of the Bureau’s
field representatives to a probability-based sample of
establishments within the scope of the surveys. To ob­
tain 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 estimates are pre­
sented, therefore, as relating to all establishments in one
of the three industry segments covered, 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
earnings, 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 bonuses
were included as part of the workers’ regular pay. Non121

Table A-1. Estimated number of establishments and employees within scope of survey and number studied, textile mills and
textile dyeing and finishing plants, August 1980
Number of establishments3
Region1 and area2
3

All industries5 ....................................................................

Within scope of
study

Workers in establishments
Within scope of study

Actually studied

Actually studied
Total4

Production workers

1,033

474

378,244

332,266

196,700

709
37
11
25
34
618
218
65
26
23
176
26
28
11

280
30
11
18
22
214
74
24
17
11
65
17
16
10

301,856
10,082
4,129
5,839
7,445
277,345
100,490
37,744
9,281
11,601
76,026
9,281
21,421
5,109

269,079
8,538
3,625
4,812
5,923
248,404
89,808
33,769
8,468
10,246
69,081
8,468
18,496
4,574

148,909
8,846
4,129
4,603
5,133
128,908
46,243
23,437
6,979
5,667
33,567
6,979
16,701
4,948

62
38
17
18
14
6

51
32
15
14
10
5

15,174
7,059
3,768
2,971
6,601
2,022

13,088
6,100
3,323
2,509
5,815
50,091

12,122
6,473
3,440
2,713
4,243
1,782

262
35
18
13
68
47
35
29
143
30
58
9
36

143
28
12
8
39
26
20
18
68
16
25
6
16

61,214
6,576
4,156
2,310
5,928
4,297
3,306
2,629
46,010
6,691
12,520
2,862
21,295

5,122
5,121
3,191
1,837
4,782
3,473
2,669
2,208
38,036
5,525
9,915
2,240
18,302

35,669
5,423
3,153
1,448
3,766
2,712
2,192
1,882
24,802
4,180
7,037
1,935
9,820

Cotton and manmade fiber textile mills
United States6 ......................................................................
New England7 .................................................................
Maine and New H am pshire....................................
Southern New England...........................................
Middle Atlantic ...............................................................
Southeast7 ......................................................................
North C arolina..........................................................
C harlotte............................................................
S tatesville..........................................................
Winston-Salem-High Point .............................
South Carolina .........................................................
Greenville-Spartanburg ...................................
Virginia ......................................................................
S outhw est.......................................................................
W o o l y a rn a n d b r o a d w o v e n fa b r ic m ills

United States6 ......................................................................
New England7 .................................................................
Maine and New Hampshire....................................
Massachusetts and Rhode Is la n d .........................
Southeast7 ......................................................................
North Carolina and South C arolina.......................
T e x tile d y e in g a n d fin is h in g p la n ts

United States6 ......................................................................
New England7 .................................................................
M assachusetts.........................................................
Manmade broadwoven fa b ric s .......................
Middle Atlantic7 ..............................................................
New Jersey...............................................................
Manmade broadwoven fa b ric s .......................
Paterson-Clifton-Passaic................................
Southeast7 ......................................................................
Georgia .....................................................................
North C arolina..........................................................
Cotton broadwoven fabrics ............................
South Carolina .........................................................

1 The regions used in this study include N e w E n g l a n d — Connecticut,
Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont; M i d ­
d l e A t l a n t i c — New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania; S o u t h e a s t —Ala­
bama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Ten­
nessee, and Virginia; and S o u t h w e s t — Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and
Texas.
2 The areas are defined as follows: C h a r l o t t e —Cabarrus, Cleveland,
Gaston, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Rutherford, and Union Counties; G r e e n v i l l e S p a r t a n b u r g f K n d e r s o n , Greenville,
Pickens, and Spartanburg Counties;
P a t e r s o n - d i f t o n - P a s s a i c — Passaic County; S o u t h e r n N e w E n g l a n d — Con­
necticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island; S t a t e s v i l l e —Alexander, Burke,
Caldwell, Catawba, Iredell, and Rowan Counties; and W i n s t o n - S a l e m - H i g h
P o i n t — Alamance, Davidson, Forsyth, Guilford, and Randolph Counties.
3 Includes only those establishments with 50 workers or more in the

wool and textile dyeing and finishing segments and with 100 workers or
more in the cotton and manmade segment at the time of reference of the
universe data.
4 Includes executive, professional, office, and other workers in addition
to the production worker category shown separately.
5 Wage information was not available for about 3,850 workers in the
cotton and manmade segment and about 1,100 workers in the dyeing and
finishing segment. Data for these workers, who were all in the Southeast
region, are not presented in the wage tables in this report.
6 Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately. Alas­
ka and Hawaii were not included in the study.
7 Includes data for States and areas in addition to those shown sepa­
rately.

production bonus payments, such as Christmas or yearend bonuses, were excluded.
Average (mean) hourly rates or earnings for each oc­
cupation 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 indi­
viduals. If workers were salaried, hourly earnings were
obtained by dividing straight-time salary by normal (or
standard) hours to which the salary corresponded.
The median designates position; that is, one-half of
the employees surveyed received more than this rate

and one-half received less. The middle range is defined
by two rates of pay such that one-fourth of the em­
ployees earned less than the lower of these rates and
one-fourth earned more than the higher rate.




Size off community

Tabulations by size of community pertain to metro­
politan and nonmetropolitan areas. The term “metro­
politan areas,” as used in this bulletin, refers to the
Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas as defined by
the U.S. Office of Management and Budget through
February 1974. Except in New England, a Standard
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Metropolitan Statistical Area is defined as a county or
group of contiguous counties which contains at least
one city of 50,000 inhabitants or more. Counties con­
tiguous to the one containing such a city are included
in a Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area if, accord­
ing to certain criteria, they are essentially metropolitan
in character and are socially and economically inte­
grated 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
Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas.

Establishment practices and supplementary
wage provisions

Supplementary benefits in an establishment were con­
sidered applicable to all production workers if they ap­
plied to half or more of such workers in the establish­
ment. 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 requirements, the proportion of workers re­
ceiving the benefits may be smaller than estimated.
Paid holidays. Paid holiday provisions relate to fullday and half-day holidays provided annually.

Labor-management agreements

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

Paid vacations. The summary of vacation plans is lim­
ited to formal arrangements and exclude informal plans
whereby time off with pay is granted at the discretion
of the employer or supervisor. Payments not on a time
basis were converted; for example, a payment of 2 per­
cent 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 necessarily reflect individual establishment
provisions for progression. For example, changes in
proportions indicated at 10 years of service may include
changes which occurred between 5 and 10 years.

Method of wage payment

Tabulations by method of wage payment relate to
the number of workers paid under the various time and
incentive 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 excep­
tions. Range-of-rate plans are those in which the mini­
mum, 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 deter­
mined 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 prede­
termined rate is paid for each unit of output. Produc­
tion bonuses are for production in excess of a quota or
for completion of a task in less than standard time.

Health, insurance, and retirement plans. Data are pre­
sented 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’ compensation and social security.
Among plans included are those underwritten by a com­
mercial insurance company and those paid directly by
the employer from his current operating funds or from
a fund set aside for this purpose.
Death benefits are included as a form of life insur­
ance. Sickness and accident insurance is limited to that
type of insurance under which predetermined cash pay­
ments are made directly to the insured on a weekly or
monthly basis during illness or accident disability. In­
formation is presented for all such plans to which the
employer contributes at least a part of the cost. How­
ever, in New York and New Jersey, where temporary
disability insurance laws require employer contribu­
tions,1plans are included only if the employer (1) con­
tributes more than is legally required, or (2) provides
the employees with benefits which exceed the require­
ments of the law.
Tabulations of paid sick leave plans are limited to
formal plans which provide full pay or a proportion of
the worker’s pay during absence from work because of
illness; informal arrangements have been omitted. Sepa-

Scheduled weekly hours

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
provisions covering late-shift work. Practices relate to
workers employed on late shifts at the time of the
survey.



1The temporary disability laws in California and Rhode Island do
not require employer contributions.

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rate tabulations are provided for (1) plans which pro­
vide full pay and no waiting period, and (2) plans pro­
viding either partial pay or a waiting period.
Long-term disability insurance plans provide pay­
ments to totally disabled employees upon the expiration
of sick leave, sickness and accident insurance, or both,
or after a specified period of disability (typically 6
months). Payments are made until the end of disability,
a maximum age, or eligibility 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 com­
plete or partial payment of doctors’ fees. Such plans
may be underwritten by a commercial insurance com­
pany or a nonprofit organization, or they may be a form
of self-insurance.
Major medical insurance, sometimes referred to as
extended medical or catastrophe insurance, includes
plans designed to cover employees for sickness or in­
jury involving an expense which exceeds the normal
coverage of hospitalization, medical, and surgical plans.
Dental insurance, for purposes of this survey, covers
routine dental work such as fillings, extractions, and




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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 re­
tirement severance pay (one payment or several over
a specified period of time) made to employees on re­
tirement. Establishments providing both retirement sev­
erance payments and retirement pensions to employees
were considered as having both retirement pensions and
retirement severance plans; however, establishments
having optional plans providing employees a choice of
either retirement severance payments or pensions were
considered as having only retirement pension benefits.
Paid funeral and jury-duty leave. Data for paid funeral
and jury-duty leave relate to formal plans which pro­
vide at least partial payment for time lost as a result of
attending funerals of specified family members or serv­
ing as a juror.
Technological severance pay. Data relate to formal plans
providing for payments to employees permanently sepa­
rated from the company because of a technological
change or plant closing.

Appendix B. ©eeupationaS
Descriptions

CARD TENDER (FINISHER)

The primary purpose of preparing job descriptions
for the Bureau’s wage surveys is to assist its field staff
in classifying into appropriate occupations workers who
are employed under a variety of payroll titles and dif­
ferent work arrangements from establishment to estab­
lishment and from area to area. This permits the group­
ing of occupational wage rates representing compara­
ble job content. Because of this emphasis on interestablishment and interarea comparability of occupational
content, the Bureau’s job descriptions may differ sig­
nificantly from those used in individual establishments
or those prepared for other purposes. In applying these
job descriptions, the Bureau’s field staff was instructed
to exclude apprentices, leaners, beginners, trainees, and
handicapped, temporary, part-time, and probationary
workers. *

(Back tender, card; Bramwell-feeder tender; card
feeder; card hand; card-hopper feeder; and card opera­
tor; card-tender finisher; first (and second) breaker card
tender; Nub-card tender; wastecard tender)
Tends the front or discharge end of one or more
carding machines that prepare and card fibers for fur­
ther processing by cleaning and opening out the fibers,
arranging them parallel and transforming them into
loose untwisted strands. Work involves: Feeding lap,
sliver, roving, or loose fibers into machine; doffing stock
by removing filled cans or spools and replacing them
with empty ones. May, as a minor duty, perform card
stripping.
COMBER TENDER

Tends the operation of a machine that combs out
short fibers, removes dirt, and delivers long fibers in a
sliver which is coiled in a can preparatory to the draw­
ing process. Work involves: Laying card slivers on pair
of fluted rollers; starting new slivers feeding through
machine by pinching end of new slivers onto end of
slivers from exhausted roll, or balls; threading card
slivers between combing and drawing rollers, through
gathering eyes, and through coiler head into can; re­
placing full cans with empty cans.

COTTON, MANMADE, AND WOOL TEXTILES

CARDING AMD DRAWING
CAIRO GRINDER

Grinds and sharpens the fine wire teeth on cylinders
of carding machines. Work involves: Attaching em­
ery-covered grinding rollers to the carding machine so
that they will be in contact with the teeth on the cyl­
inders; or removing the carding cylinders and grinding
them on a card grinding machine. Exclude card
grinders’ helpers and boss card grinders from this
classification.

DRAWING FRASV5E TENDER

(Drawer; drawer and doubler; drawing frame tender,
first; drawing-machine operator; drawing tender; flydrawing-frame tender)
Operates a drawing frame that combines several
strands of sliver into one strand. Work involves most
of the following-. Moving cans of card or combed sliver
to place behind frame; passing strands of sliver through
guides, revolving rollers, condensers, coiling head, and
into a revolving can; controlling speed of rollers; and
repairing breaks in sliver by twisting broken ends to­
gether. May replace cans, clean rollers, and oil machine.

CARD STRIPPER

Removes accumulated fibers adhering to the cloth­
ing of carding machines, using any of the following
methods: (1) Mounting a wire-tooth-covered stripping
roll on brackets over the drums; attaching a ma­
chine-driven belt to the roll, which, while rotating,
combs out the fibers packed between the teeth of the
card clothing; lifting the stripping roll from the drum
and removing the waste fibers by turning the roll against
a stationary comb mounted on a truck used to transport
the stripping roll. (2) Using a wire card to comb out
the fibers by hand. (3) Placing stripper nozzles of vac­
uum stripper attachment at side of carding cylinder and
doffer drum; starts machine to move stripper across
cylinder, drawing dust into nozzle.



OPENER TENDER

(Bale-breaker operator; cotton opener; lumper, stock
blender; vertical-cleaner operator)
Operates machines that open, clean, fluff, and mix
cotton or manmade fibers preparatory to picking. Work
involves most o f the following: Starting machine and
feeding fibers from bales into hoppers to produce blend;
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Starting machine, feeding sliver through rollers, typing,
patroling for broken ends, doffing, and replacing full
receiving cans.

observing process to detect clogged blending feeders
or beaters; and stopping and cleaning machine. May
weigh fibers preparatory to feeding machine.
PICKER TEMPER

(Lapper, mix-picker operator)
Operates picker machines that break up and clean
cotton, form it into lap, and wind lap into rolls. Work
involves most of the following-. Starting machine and
opening hopper gate through which cotton tufts feed
on machine conveyor or hand feeding cotton tufts onto
conveyor; regulating weight, length of lap, and machine
speed; regulating conveyor speed to prevent jamming;
inserting pin in takeup position and turning lap end
around pin; and removing lap roll from machine, weigh­
ing, marking, and placing roll on racks. May clean and
oil machine.

SPINNING
DOFFER, SPINNING FR A M E

Removes full bobbins of yarn from spindles of ringor cap-spinning frames, replaces with empty ones and
starts yarn on empty bobbins. May help piece-up bro­
ken ends of yarn.
SECTIOM FIXER

(Fixer, spinning frame)
Makes repairs and adjustments to spinning frames.
Work involves: Inspecting spinning frames for quality
and quantity of work; setting up, adjusting, and repair­
ing spinning frames, using hand tools. May have super­
visory or inspectoral duties over spinners.

PIM DRAFTER OPERATOR

Tends the operation of a pin drafter (also called gill
reducer). This machine, which is based on the screw
gill principle, transforms top from the card or comb to
the reducer stage of the Bradford system, the forefinish­
er of the French system, and the long-draft roving frame
of the American system, in three consecutive opera­
tions. This replaces six equivalent operations of gilling
and drawing of the traditional English and French sys­
tems. Work involves most of the following-. Creel balls
of top into first pass (set of machines), creel cans into
second and third passes, doff cans from all three passes,
weigh and balance cans before creeling third pass, re­
pair all sliver breaks and remove bad work from can,
clean machines according to schedule, start up machines
one per shift after faller inspection, sweep floor in pin
drafter area, prepare and punch identification tickets,
sort weight tickets and replace in weight box, fill out
daily production records, break out pin drafters and run
out lots as instructed, replace or trim parchment rolls
and replace shear pins as necessary.

SP0MMER, FRA 1SE
H

Tends the operation of one or more sides of ring- or
cap-frame-spinning machines which spin yarn or thread
from roving by drawing out strand of roving to proper
size, twisting it and winding it on a bobbin or cop.
Work involves: Placing full bobbins of roving on
spindles or pins of creel; threading yarn through the
various guides and starting it on a winding bobbin, piecing-up broken ends; cleaning and wiping off parts of
spinning frame.
For wage study purposes, workers are classified in
the cotton and manmade segment as follows:
Spinner, ring frame
Spinner, frame, other than ring

YARM DYEING

SLUBBER TEMPER

DYEING-MACHINE TENDER, YARN

Tends the operation of a slubbing machine that trans­
forms sliver into roving by drawing or thinning and
imparting a slight twist to the strand of roving. Work
involves most of the following-. Positioning full cans of
sliver at back of machine; piecing together broken ends;
pinching ends of new sliver to end of old sliver; re­
moving filled bobbins of roving from spindles and re­
placing with empty bobbins; starting roving on new
bobbins; cleaning machine by brushing or wiping ma­
chine surfaces.

Prepares and operates one or more of the various
types of dyeing machines or kettles used to dye yarn
or tops. Work involves: Mixing dye colors, acids, soap
and water according to formula, and pouring solution
into kettle or tank of machine, or opening and control­
ling valves which supply dyeing equipment with dye­
ing solution and water; loading material into machine
or kettle; controlling steam valves to heat solution; start­
ing and stopping the rotating or revolving mechanisms
of the machine; and removing dyed batch, draining so­
lution from kettle or machine and rinsing equipment
for next batch. May use mechanical hoist to lower or
raise kettle baskets or other parts of equipment. Included
in this classification are workers operating “package
dyeing” machines that dye yarn in pressure vessels.

TEXTUR1NQ-H/1ACHINE OPERATOR

(Texturizer; crimp setter)
Tends machine that crimps synthetic fibers to increase
their bulk and resiliency usually to facilitate blending
with natural fibers. Work includes most of the following-.




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SPOOLING, WSMDSN1G, AND TWISTING

inders and onto loom beams; observing that yarn is
properly sized; piecing-up broken ends; doffing full

TWISTER TENDER, RING FRAME

loom beams and replacing section beams; washing and
cleaning the rollers and size box.

(Twister tender; 5-B twister; 10-B twister)
Tends the operation of one or more sides of frame
twisting machines (ring twister) which twist two or
more separate ends, making either a ply yarn or a ca­
ble yarn, or for inserting additional twist in a single
end. Work involves most of the following: Placing bob­
bins of yarn on creel or rack at top of machine; thread­
ing yarn downward through the various guides; piecing-up broken ends; removing filled spools or bobbins
of twisted yarn from spindles and replacing them with
empty ones; cleaning machine by brushing or wiping
machine surfaces.

WARPER TENDER

Operates a machine that draws yarn from many in­
dividual packages (cones, tubes, or cheeses) and winds
the strands parallel onto section beams to form the warp.
Work involves most of the following: Threading the ends
of individual strands of yarn from packages through
guides, drop wires, and comb of machine, following di­
rections of a drawing to obtain a prescribed arrange­
ment; fastening the ends of all the strands to a large
beam mounted in the machine; operating the powered
winding mechanism to draw the yarn from the pack­
ages and wind it on the section beam; and piecing-up
broken ends of yarn.
For wage study purposes, warpers are classified as
follows:

UPTW1STER (MANMADE FIBER)

Tends the operation of one or more high speed ma­
chines which twist rayon, nylon, or silk yarns in cases
where single yarns require twisting without any dou­
bling. Work involves most o f the following-. Placing bob­
bins of yarn on vertical spindles at bottom of machine;
threading yarn upward through the various guides; piecing-up broken ends; removing filled spools or bobbins
of twisted yarns from machine and replacing them with
empty ones; cleaning machine by brushing or wiping
machine surfaces.

Warper tender, slow speed (under 300 yards per
minute)
Warper tender, high speed (300 yards per minute
and over)
W EAVING

WINDER, YARN

BATTERY HAND

(Winder; rewinder; reeler; quiller; spooler; tuber)
Tends the operation of one or more of the various
types of machines, including a section or an entire ma­
chine, used to wind yarn from one form to another for
shipment or to facilitate handling in processing. Work
involves: Placing skeins, bobbins, or cones of yarn on
reels or spindles of machine; threading yarn through the
various guides; piecing up broken ends; removing full
winding bobbins, cones, tubes, or quills and replacing
them with empty ones.
On automatic machines, one or more of the following
steps, which are manually performed on nonautomatic
winders, are accomplished automatically: Tying in ends
of yarn; removing full bobbins; placing empty bobbins
or cones on spindle heads; and piecing-up broken ends.

Transfers or loads quills or bobbins of filling to the
battery or loading hopper of automatic looms. May use
a hand truck.
OOFFER, CLOTH

Removes rolls of cloth from looms and transports
cloth to storage. Work involves: Removing cloth when
roll has sufficient yardage as determined by yardage
clock or marking on cloth; cutting cloth; placing cloth
on hand-truck; and attaching new roll to takeup mech­
anism. May weigh or keep record of cloth beams.
DRAWING-IN MACHINE TENDER

(Drawer; drawer-in, machine; warp drawer-in,
machine)
Operates a machine that automatically draws end of
warp from a filled warp beam through heddle eyes of
empty harness, dents in reed, and eyes of drop wires.
Work involves: Laying warp in sheet on machine; and
manipulating levers to pick out threads and draw
through the heddles.

SLASHING AND WARPING
SLASHER TENDER

Tends the operation of a machine that combines the
warp yarn of a number of section beams onto a single
loom beam and coats threads of warp yarn with sizing
solution to give the yarn strength and to make the fi­
bers adhere closely. Work involves most o f the follow­
ing: Positioning section beams of warp yarn in creel;
drawing warp through slasher by tying ends from new
section beams to ends from exhausted beams, or by
threading warp through starch pot, around heated cyl­




LOOM FIXER

Prepares looms for operation and keeps looms in an
assigned section of the weave room in good working
condition. Work involves most of the following: Inspect­
ing looms to see that they are operating properly; ad­
justing or fixing various parts of looms; dismantling or
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partially dismantling loom to make necessary repairs,
adjustments or replacements of parts; reassembling
loom; changing cams and gears; installing or setting
harness and reeds in position; changing beams; cutting
and removing cloth from loom; using a variety of handtools. May have supervisory or inspection duties over
weavers and their work. Excludes workers who special­
ize in repairing loom-winding attachments (unifil
attachments) on looms.
For wage study purposes, loom fixers are classified
by type of loom, as follows:

For wage study purposes, weavers are classified as
follows:
Weaver, box loom
(Box weaver; C. and K. cam box loom weaver)
Tends the operation of one or more cam driven looms
fitted with a box motion so that several shuttles of dif­
ferent colors or twists of filling may be used. The loom
may have two, four, or six boxes on one side of the lay,
known as 2x1, 4x1, and 6x1 looms, or there may be an
equal number of boxes on each side of the lay known
as 2x2, 4x4, and 6x6 looms. The box motion on these
looms can be adjusted to weave plain fabrics. This clas­
sification includes all weavers on cam box looms, irrespec­
tive of the type of fabric woven.
For wage study purposes, box loom weavers are clas­
sified as follows:

Loom fixer, box looms
Loom fixer, Jacquard looms
Loom fixer, plain and dobby looms
Loom fixer, other

Weaver, box loom, automatic (looms in which the
filling bobbins are changed automatically)

L©0M=W1NDER TENDER

Weaver, box loom, nonautomatic (looms in
which the filling bobbins are changed by hand)

(Unifil tender)
Tends winding units attached to looms that automati­
cally wind yarn onto quills, transfers quills to loom
shuttles, and strips bunch yarn from expended quills.
Work involves most o f the following: Positioning yarn
packages on machine creel and threading yarn end
through guides, tensions, and yarn carrier; placing
empty quills in feed tray of winding unit; patroling aisles
between looms to detect malfunctions; straightening or
removing jammed quills; tying broken yarn ends; re­
placing exhausted yarn package; stripping yarn from
rejected quills by hand; and placing stripped quills in
feed tray.

Weaver, dobby loom
(Dobby weaver; Draper dobby weaver; box dobby
weaver)
Tends the operation of one or more looms, which
are equipped with a dobby attachment for controlling
as many as 25 harnesses in the weaving of figured fab­
rics. The action of the dobby is governed by a chain
of bars set with small pegs according to the pattern.
This classification also includes weavers on box dobby
looms which are equipped with a box m otion m echan­
ism designed to weave cloth requiring multiple colors
or twists of filling.

TYBNQ’iN MACHINE OPERATOR

(Knotting-machine operator, portable; knot-tying op­
erator; power-tying-machine operator; warp-tying-machine tender; warp-tying-machine knotter)
Arranges and clamps warp thread in tying-in machine
that ties the ends of warp from a full-loom beam to
ends of warp from an exhausted loom beam. Turns hand
crank that operates a selecting device that picks off the
end threads of the top and bottom set and places them
in position for an automatic tier. Ties, by hand, pairs
of thread not tied by machine.

Weaver, Jacquard loom
(Draper Jacquard weaver; box Jacquard weaver;
fancy loom weaver)
Tends the operation of one or more looms equipped
with a Jacquard mechanism by means of which a large
number of ends in the warp may be controlled inde­
pendently to weave intricate patterns in the fabric. The
raising of the warp yarn to form the shed or passage­
way through which the shuttle travels is governed by
a chain of cards, punched according to the desired pat­
tern. This classification also includes weavers on box Jac­
quard looms which are equipped with a box motion
mechanism designed to weave cloth requiring multiple
colors or twists of filling.

WEAVER

Tends the operation of one or more looms to pro­
duce woven cloth. Work involves: Piecing-up broken
warp threads, drawing the yarn through the harness,
reed, and/or drop wires when necessary; replacing
empty bobbins in shuttle with full ones, if loom is not
automatic; inspecting product as it is woven for imper­
fections and stopping loom and removing imperfections
when they occur.




Weaver, plain loom
(Plain weaver; Draper loom weaver; plain automatic
weaver)
Tends the operation of one or more plain looms which
are equipped with cams to alternately raise or lower
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from 2 to 4 harnesses, and occasionally up to 7 har­
nesses. These looms are equipped with a single shuttle
and weave plain fabrics.
Weaver, loom, other (woolen and worsted mills
only)

stopping machine and marking defects; using hand tools
(burling iron, scissors, weaver’s comb) to remove such
defects as knots, slubs, and prominent threads, or to
spread the yarn over thin places; grading and/or meas­
uring cloth; maintaining record of yardage and number
of defects.

Includes loom weavers other than those operating
box, dobby, or plain looms.

MENDER, CLOTH

(Sewer)
Repairs defects in cloth by hand. Work involves: Ex­
amining defects to determine method of repair; weav­
ing in missing strands of yarn with hand needle; repair­
ing rips and tears; pulling threads with heavy sections
(slubs) to the surface, thinning them, and working them
carefully back into cloth; performing other fine mend­
ing as required. Exclude burlers from this classification.

WEAVING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
SHUTTLELESS

(Shuttleless loom operator; Warner and Swasey
weaving-machine operator; Sulzer-loom weavers)
Tends the operation of one or more machines which
weave cloth without the use of conventional bobbins
and shuttles. Filling yarn is carried through warp yarns
at high speed by a steel gripper (rapier), air-jet, or wa­
ter jet. Harnesses are operated by direct cam motion.
For wage study purposes, shuttleless weaving-ma­
chine operators are classified as follows:

MAINTENANCE AND MISCELLANEOUS
CARPENTER

Performs the carpentry duties necessary to construct
and maintain in good repair building woodwork and
equipment such as bins, cribs, counters, benches, parti­
tions, doors, floors, stairs, casings, and trim made of
wood in an establishment. Work involves most of the
following-. Planning and laying out of work from blue­
prints, drawings, models or verbal instructions; using a
variety of carpenter’s hand tools, portable power tools,
and standard measuring instruments; making standard
shop computations relating to dimensions of work; se­
lecting materials necessary for the work. In general, the
work of the maintenance carpenter requires rounded
training and experience usually acquired through a for­
mal apprenticeship or equivalent training and
experience.

Air-jet looms
Water-jet looms
Other

CLOTH ROOM
DYEING-MACHINE TENDER, CLOTH

Operates one of many types of dyeing machines (’’spi­
ral dye beck,” “jigger,” “padder,” etc.) to dye cloth.
Work involves most of the following: Threading cloth
through machine; admitting dye or liquor into the
trough or vat of machine; observing cloth to eliminate
tangling or overlapping; regulating speed of machine
and adjusting it for proper number of dips cloth is to
receive; washing vat; and cleaning and oiling machine.

ELECTRICIAN

Performs a variety of electrical trade functions such
as the installation, maintenance, or repair of equipment
for the generating, distribution, and/or utilization of
electric energy in an establishment. Work involves most
of the following: Installing 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, layout,
or other specifications; locating and diagnosing trouble
in the electrical system or equipment; working stand­
ard computations relating to load requirements of wir­
ing or electrical equipment; using a variety of electri­
cian’s hand tools and measuring and testing instruments.
In general, the work of the maintenance electrician re­
quires rounded training and experience usually acquired
through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training
and experience.

FULLER TENDER

(Wet finisher, wool)
Operates a machine that causes fibers of wool to felt
or interlock, thus strengthening cloth preparatory to
other finishing processes. Work involves: Threading
cloth through rollers of machine and sewing the two
ends together with a portable sewing machine to make
an endless strand with bulk of cloth resting in bottom
of machine; pouring proper amount of soap into tank,
and admitting water; cleaning and oiling machine.
INSPECTOR, CLOTH, MACHINE

Operates an examining machine to inspect cloth for
defects or imperfect processing. Work involves most of
the following: Mounting roll of cloth on axle of machine,
threading cloth over rollers and inspection board to
take up beam; starting winding of cloth on beam; watch­
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JANITOR

(Cleaner; porter; sweeper)
Cleans and keeps in an orderly condition factory
working areas and washrooms, or premises of an office
or other establishment. Duties involve a combination of
the following: Sweeping, mopping and/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.

continuous strip for further processing. Work involves
most of the following: Opens package of grey goods; re­
moves pieces of cloth and lays out at full length on a
platform or truck; and marks pieces as required.
SEWING-MACHINE OPERATOR

Operates a sewing machine to join the ends of grey
goods, thus making a continuous strip of cloth for
processing.
SINGER OPERATOR

Burns nap off cloth by running it through a singeing
machine.

MACHINIST

Produces replacement parts and new parts in making
repairs of metal parts of mechanical equipment oper­
ated in an establishment. Work involves most of the fol­
lowing: Interpreting written instructions and specifica­
tions; planning and laying out of work; using a variety
of machinist’s handtools and precision measuring instru­
ments; setting up and operating standard machine tools;
shaping metal parts to close tolerance; making standard
shop computations relating to dimensions of work, tool­
ing, feeds and speeds of machining; knowledge of the
working properties of the common metals; selecting
standard materials, parts, and equipment required to
perform work; fitting and assembling parts into
mechancal equipment. In general, the machinist’s work
normally requires a rounded training in machine-shop
practice usually acquired through a formal appren­
ticeship or equivalent training and experience.
POWER-TRUCK OPERATOR

Operates a manually controlled gasoline- or elec­
tric-powered truck or tractor to transport goods and
materials of all kinds about a warehouse, manufactur­
ing plant, or other establishment.
For wage study purposes, workers are classified by
type of power-truck as follows:
Trucker, power (forklift)
Trucker, power (other than forklift)
TRUCKER, HAND

Pushes or pulls hand trucks, cars, or wheelbarrows
used for transporting goods and materials of all kinds
about a warehouse, manufacturing plant, or other es­
tablishment, and usually loads or unloads hand trucks
or wheelbarrows. May stack materials in storage bins,
etc., and may keep records of materials moved.

TEXTILE DYEING AND FINISHING

BOIL-OFF MACHINE OPERATOR

Operates one or more boil-off machines to boil cloth
or yarn in lye, alkali, or other chemical solution as one
of the preliminary bleaching operations to remove
impurities such as gum, dirt, or resin. Work involves
most of the following: Filling separate compartments of
tank with water; dumping chemicals and soap into first
vat or compartment and regulating valves admitting
steam to heat the resulting liquors; loading cloth or yarn
into machine by hand or mechanical means; regulating
speed of machine and checking temperature of liquor;
and checking shrinkage of cloth by measuring distance
between markers attached to selvage of cloth.
For wage study purposes, boil-off-machine operators
are classified by type of textile as follows:
Cloth
Yarn
CLQTH-MERCERIZER OPERATOR

(Lusterer; mercerizer; mercerizer-machine operator;
mercerizing-range controller)
Operates a series (range) of consecutive machines to
give cotton cloth a silklike luster. Work involves most
of the following: Mounts roll of cloth on machine and
threads end of cloth through rollers which immerse
cloth in caustic soda solution; starts machinery and, as
cloth comes through mangle rollers, starts end of cloth
through tenter frame which stretches and dyes it; and
starts end of cloth from tenter frame through rollers of
pressing mangle and folding attachment.

CONTINUOUS BLEACH RANGE OPERATOR

Jointly operates J boxes, saturators, and washers of
a continuous bleach range. Work involves: Testing con­
centrations of solutions in saturators and maintaining
proper strength and supply; and threading machines and
watching for tangles and breaks.

GREY ROOM
LAYOUT WORKER, GREY GOODS

Lays out grey goods with same side up (cloth face
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MERCER5ZER OPERATOR, ASSISTANT

DYEING-MACHINE TENDER, YARN

(Mercerizing-machine-hand helper)
Assists the operator of a cloth or yarn mercerizing
machine. Under the direction of the operator, mixes
various mercerizing solutions and maintains correct pro­
portions in the mercerizer. May relieve other workers
and assist in making minor repairs to mercerizer.
For wage study purposes, assistants are to be classi­
fied by type of textile, as follows:
Cloth

Prepares and operates one or more of the various
types of dyeing machines or kettles used to dye yarn.
Work involves: Mixing dye colors, acids, soap, and wa­
ter according to formula, and pouring solution into ket­
tle or tank or machine, or opening and controlling valves
which supply dyeing equipment with dyeing solution
and water; loading material into machine or kettle; con­
trolling steam valves to heat solution; starting and stop­
ping the rotating or revolving mechanism of the ma­
chine; and removing dyed batch, draining solution from
kettle or machine and rinsing equipment for next batch.
May use mechanical hoist to lower or raise kettle bas­
kets or other parts of equipment. Workers operating
“package dyeing” machines that dye yarn in pressure
vessels are included in this classification.

Yarn
YARN-MERCERIZER OPERATOR

(Mercerizer)
Operates machine (or range) that mercerizes yarn (or
thread) in skein or warp form. Duties include the fol­
lowing: Shakes skeins of yarn to remove tangles and
loads them on roller arms of machine; starts machine
that puts yarn under tension, passes skeins through caus­
tic solution, and rinses them. OR Mounts balls or warp
yarn in creel, using hoist or lift truck; ties ends of warp
to leader, starts machine, and observes movement of
warp through baths to detect breaks or tangles; pulls
broken^yarn from vat, using hoop, and ties ends. Major
duties also involve: Testing caustic solution using hy­
drometer, and adding soda or water to maintain uni­
form strength as specified; neutralizing yarn (skein); or
adjusting speed at which yarn passes through machine
(warp), according to yarn type. May weigh and mix
caustic and neutralizing solutions according to formula,
and may oil and make minor adjustments or repairs to
machine.
DYEING
DYEING-MACHINE TENDER, CLOTH

Operates one of the various types of dyeing machines
such as beck, box, jig, pad, continuous, etc. to dye cloth.
Work involves most of the following: Threading cloth
through machine; operating valves admitting dye or li­
quor into the trough or vat of machine; observing pas­
sage of cloth to eliminate tangling or overlapping; regu­
lating speed of machine and adjusting it for proper num­
ber of dips cloth is to receive; washing out vat after
each batch; and cleaning and oiling machine.
For wage study purposes, dye-machine tenders, cloth
are classified according to type of machine operated,
as follows:
Beck or box
Continuous range

AGER OPERATOR

Develops and fixes colors in dyed or printed cloth
by running cloth through ager containing steam and
ammonia or acetic acid and ammonia. Work involves
most o f the following: Supplying ager with necessary
materials, hand trucking cloth from dyeing or printing
department, and carrying acid or ammonia in buckets;
draining used acid from acid box and placing new acid
into reservoir; observing cloth feeding into and out of
machine, making sure cloth feeds evenly; examining
cloth entering machine for printing defects; inspecting
cloth leaving machine for proper aging and adjusting
flow of acid from reservoir to ager and regulating steam
pressure to effect exact quality of aging required; dip­
ping ammonia into box on machine; sewing on new
pieces of cloth as truck becomes empty and ripping
cloth apart as truck of steamed cloth is filled; and start­
ing and stopping, oiling, and cleaning machine.
BACK TENDER, PRINTING

Tends the back part of the printing machine. Work
involves most of the following: Assisting in preparing
machine for operation by placing cloth and printing
rollers in position; adjusting printing rollers to properly
pitch the pattern; setting doctors in place; threading
cloth through machine; using a portable sewing ma­
chine to sew pieces of white cloth together to make a
continuous strip for printing; regulating cloth-tension
screws; maintaining steam pressure in drying cans;
cleaning printing rollers when machine is stopped; and
removing doctors and color boxes and washing the
rollers.
PRINTER, MACHINE

Jig
Pad

(Cloth printer; printing-machine tender, cloth)
Operates a printing machine to print designs of one
or more colors on cloth. Work involves: Setting up and

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preparing machine for operation by aligning and fitting
the various rollers, color boxes, and doctors; regulating
speed of printing machine; observing cloth for imper­
fections as it is printed; making necessary adjustments
to maintain required specifications; and tending press
while in operation. Directs the back tender and other
members of the printing-machine crew.
PRINTER, SCREEN

Prints designs on fabric by forcing colors through a
silk screen which has been treated so that only certain
areas will permit ink to flow through.
For wage study purposes, printers, screen, are clas­
sified as follows:
Automatic flat screen
Automatic rotary sen en
Hand*
include workers operating automatic carriages on
screen printing tables.
PRINTING-MACHINE HELPER

(Spare hand)
Acts as a general all-round assistant to printer, do­
ing heavy and dirty work connected with cloth print­
ing. Involves work such as: Assisting back tender to
set up rolls of cloth and to take down color boxes and
brushes at night; rubbing excess color off brushes into
proper pans, emptying colors into tubs, and trucking
pans and brushes out to be washed; and washing floor
around machine.

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CALENDER TENDER

Operates a calendering machine that presses and im­
parts a luster to the cloth. Work involves most o f the
following: Positioning roll of cloth goods on machine
and threading it through the calendering rolls; regulat­
ing and adjusting pressure and/or speed of rolls; regu­
lating the heating of the cylinder; and cleaning and oil­
ing the machine.
For wage study purposes, operators of “palmer” ma­
chines that are used to press finished cloth are included
in this classification.
FINISHING-RANGE OPERATOR

Tends any of the several (usually three) positions of
a finishing range, used to apply finish mixture to cloth.
Includes feeder at front end of machine who watches
for correct feeding of goods, removing folds, straight­
ening selvages, etc., securing and placing new rolls of
cloth onto machine, and sewing goods together, endto-end; the operator at the middle of the range who
controls the finish mixture in the pad by adding chemi­
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unit which determine the width of the cloth; regulates
the linear speed of the machine and the steam and/or
temperature supply (may assist workers at feeding or
delivery end of range in placing or removing rolls); and
the take-off worker at the delivery end of the range who
checks the width of the goods, checks whether goods
are properly dry; and takes off the completed roll, re­
placing it with an empty shell.
MANGLE TENDER

(Cloth-finishing-machine operator; cloth presser;
mangle ranger; trojan ironer)
Operates one or more types of mangles to starch and
press cloth in preparation for dyeing or printing, to
mercerize cloth, or to give it a finish. Work involves:
Washing rollers of machine; controlling valves admit­
ting water, starch, or other fluid to trough of mangle;
threading cloth through an expander attachment which
stretches cloth to its full width, and into rollers (usu­
ally by sewing cloth by sewing machine to leader cloth
already threaded through machine); and setting and ad­
justing pressure of rollers to obtain required finish. In
addition, may also tend other devices attached to ma­
chine, such as tenter frames or dry cans.
SAMFORSZER OPERATOR

Operates special type of shrinking machine to
preshink cloth. Work involves: Preparing machine for
operation by regulating roller and conveyor speeds of
the various machine sections according to predeter­
mined shrinkability of cloth; threading machine by guid­
ing end of bolt of cloth over and under several rollers,
guides, and other mechanisms which feed and draw the
cloth through the machine along the dampening, dry­
ing, and stretching elements; starting machine and stand­
ing by while cloth is automatically fed and drawn
through; changing machine speeds and straightening
tangled cloth; and determining shrinkage of cloth by
washing, drying, and ironing cloth and noting amount
of shrinkage which has taken place.
TENTER-FRAME TENDER

Tends the operation of tentering machine that dries
cloth, stretches it to original width and pulls the threads
straight, after any of the several processes such as dye­
ing, starching, finishing, or printing. Work involves most
of the following: Adjusting, by screws, position of pins
or clips to determine width of cloth; regulating passage
of steam through drying pipes, or the temperature in
hot air drying chamber, or adjusting the height of the
gas flames on the machine; setting roll of cloth on un­
winding spindle; threading end of cloth through tension
rollers and over endless band of clips or pins; attaching
edge of cloth to clips or pins; removing cloth from
take-off end of machine; and sewing end of cloth of
preceding roll to end of new roll by means of a sewing
machine.

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WINDER, YARN

DOUBLE- AND ROLL-MACHINE OPERATOR

Operates a machine to double cloth lengthwise and
roll it into bolts, or rolls, or onto wooden frame for
delivery to customer. Work involves: Mounting rolls
of finished cloth on machine; mounting flat board cen­
ters on winding spindles; threading cloth around guide
rollers, over triangle folding device and wrapping a few
turns around board centers; keeping fold in exact cen­
ter of cloth by making necessary adjustments when
needed; and cutting cloth when required length is
wound and pasting sticker on bolt showing yardage as
indicated on dial of measuring device.
INSPECTOR, CLOTH, HAND

(Examiner, cloth, hand)
Inspects and examines dyed, finished, or grey cloth
for such qualities and characteristics as color, shade,
bulk, finish, dimensions, and defects. Work involves
most of the following: Unfolding and examining folds of
cloth previously indicated as defective, or examining
each fold of the entire cut of cloth, or pulling cloth
over an inspection frame and examining it in natural
light; marking and/or indicating the location of imper­
fections with chalk or thread; using handtools, such as
burling iron, cloth nippers, scissors, or weaver’s comb
to remove knots, slubs, or loose threads, or to spread
yarn evenly over thin places; determining if cloth is of
standard quality; and grading and measuring cloth and
recording this information on work ticket or other
record. In addition, may examine yarn for size and test
strength of cloth.
INSPECTOR, CLOTH, MACHINE

(Examiner, cloth, machine)
Operates examining machine to inspect grey cloth or
dyed and finished cloth for defects or imperfect proc­
essing. Work involves: Mounting roll of cloth on axle
of machine; threading cloth over rollers and inspection
board to take-up beam; wrapping end around beam,
setting yardage indicator, and starting machine; watch­
ing for flaws in cloth and irregularity of colors or shade;
stopping machine and marking location of defects; and
removing inspected cloth and recording yardage, num­
ber of defects, and similar information.
WILDER, CLOTH

Operates a machine to wind lengths of finished cloth
in “bolt” or “tube” form. Duties involve: Mounting roll
of cloth in machine and threading cloth in machine;
starting cloth on winding frame and setting yardage in­
dicator; observing cloth for imperfections during wind­
ing operation; cutting or tearing cloth apart when re­
quired yardage has been wound, and removing com­
pleted “bolt” or “tube” from machine; and indicating
yardage on tag or sticker and attaching it to “bolt” or
“tube.”



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(Winder; rewinder; reeler; quiller; spooler; tuber)
Tends the operation of one or more of the various
types of machines, including a section on entire ma­
chine, used to wind yarn from one form to another for
shipment or to facilitate handling in later processing.
Work involves: Placing skeins, bobbins, or cones of
yarn on reels or spindles of machine; threading yarn
through the various guides; piecing up broken ends by
twisting or tying the two ends together; and removing
full winding bobbins, cones, tubes, or quills and replac­
ing them with empty ones.
On automatic machines, one or more of the following
steps, which are manually performed on nonautomatic
winders, are accomplished automatically: Tying in ends
of yarn; removing full bobbins; placing empty bobbins
or cones on spindle loads; and piecing up broken ends.

PACKING AND SHIPPING
SHIPPER AWO RECEIVER

Performs clerical and physical tasks in connection with
shipping goods of the establishment in which employed
and receiving incoming shipments. In performing dayto-day, routine tasks, follows established guidelines. In
handling unusual, non-routine problems, receives spe­
cific guidance from supervisor or other officials. May
direct and coordinate the activities of other workers en­
gaged in handling goods to be shipped or being received.
Shippers typically are responsible for most of the fol­
lowing: Verifying that orders are accurately filled by
comparing items and quantities of goods gathered for
shipment against documents; insuring that shipments are
properly packaged, identified with shipping informa­
tion, and loaded onto transporting vehicles; preparing
and keeping records of goods shipped, e.g., manifests,
bills of lading.
Receivers typically are responsible for most o f the fol­
lowing: Verifying the correctness of incoming shipments
by comparing items and quantities unloaded against bills
of lading, invoices, manifests, storage receipt, or other
records; checking for damaged goods; insuring that
goods are appropriately identified for routing to depart­
ments within the establishment; preparing and keeping
records of goods received.
For wage study purposes, workers are classified as
follows:
Shipper
Receiver
Shipper and receiver
SHIPPING PACKER

Prepares finished products for shipments or storage
by placing them in shipping containers, the specific op­

erations performed being dependent upon the type, size,
and number 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 following: Knowledge of various items
of stock in order to verify content; selection of appro­
priate type and size of container; inserting enclosures
in containers; using excelsior or other material to pre­
vent breakage or damage; closing and sealing container;
applying labels or entering identifying data on container.
Packers who also make wooden boxes or crates are
excluded.

MAINTENANCE
ELECTRSCIAH

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: Installing or repairing any of a variety of elec­
trical equipment such as generators, transformers,
switchboards, controllers, circuit breakers, motors,
heating units, conduit systems, or other transmission
equipment; working from blueprints, drawings, layout,
or other specifications; locating and diagnosing trouble
in the electrical system or equipment; working stand­
ard computations relating to load requirements of wir­
ing or electrical equipment; using a variety of electri­
cian’s handtools and measuring and testing instruments.
In general, the work of the maintenance electrician re­
quires rounded training and experience usually acquired
through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training
and experience.

to perform work; fitting and assembling parts into me­
chanical equipment. In general, the machinist’s work
normally requires a rounded training in machine-shop
practice usually acquired through a formal apprentice­
ship or equivalent training and experience.
HUASMTEMAMCE WORKER, GENERAL UTILITY

Keeps the machines, mechanical equipment and/or
structure of an establishment (usually a small plant
where specialization in maintenance work is impracti­
cal) in repair. Duties involve the performance of op­
erations and the use of tools and equipment of several
trades, rather than specialization in one trade or one
type of maintenance work only. Work involves a com­
bination of the following: Planning and laying out of
work relating to repair of buildings, machines, mechani­
cal and/or electrical equipment; repairing electrical
and/or mechanical equipment; installing, aligning, and
balancing new equipment; and repairing building,
floors, and stairs, as well as making and repairing bins,
cribs, and partitions.
MECHANIC (MACHINERY)

Repairs machinery or mechanical equipment of an
establishment. Work involves most o f the following: Ex­
amining machines and mechanical equipment to diag­
nose source of trouble; dismantling or partly disman­
tling machines and performing repairs that mainly in­
volve 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 speci­
fications 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 maintenance mechanic (machin­
ery) requires rounded training and experience usually
acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent
training and experience. Excluded from this classifica­
tion are workers whose primary duties involve setting
up or adjusting machines.

FURMACE TEMPER, STATIONARY BOILER

Fires stationary boilers to furnish the establishment
with heat, power, or steam. Feeds fuels to fire by hand
or operates a mechanical stoker, gas, or oil burner; and
checks water and safety valves. May clean, oil, or as­
sist in repairing boiler room equipment.
MACHINIST

Produces replacement parts and new parts in making
repairs of metal parts of mechanical equipment oper­
ated in an establishment. Work involves most o f the fol­
lowing: Interpreting written instructions and specifica­
tions; planning and laying out of work; using a variety
of machinist’s handtools and precision measuring instru­
ments; setting up and operating standard machine tools;
shaping of metal parts to close tolerances; making stand­
ard shop computations relating to dimensions of work,
tooling, feeds, and speeds of machining; knowledge of
the working properties of the common metals; select­
ing standard materials, parts, and equipment required



MISCELLANEOUS
BATCHER

Operates machine used for winding cloth preparatory
to further processing, such as bleaching, dyeing, or
printing. Duties involve: Threading cloth through ma­
chine rollers, adjusting rollers for tension; placing empty
cylindrical shell on winding axle; starting machine;
maintaining correct tension on cloth by pressing guide
bar; and stopping machine when end of cloth is reached.
May sew end of new piece of cloth to preceding piece
in machine by portable sewing machine.
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providing supplies and minor maintenance services; and
cleaning lavatories, showers, and restrooms. Workers
who specialize in window washing are excluded.

COLOR MIXER

Mixes and blends by hand or machine, according to
formula, powder or paste colors or standards with one
another or with necessary ingredients to obtain desired
color or shade for use as dye stuffs for cloth or yarn
dyeing or as color for cloth printing or coating. Workers
who only combine prepackaged dyes with water are
excluded.
For wage study purposes, color mixers are classified
as follows:

MATERIAL HANDLING LABORER

A worker whose duties involve one or more o f the
following: Loading and unloading various materials
and merchandise on or from freight cars, trucks, or
other transporting devices; unpacking, shelving, or
placing materials or merchandise in proper storage loca­
tion; and transporting materials or merchandise by
hand truck, car, or wheelbarrow. Longshore workers,
who load and unload ships are excluded.

Dye house
Print shop
DRY=CAiMS OPERATOR

POWER-TRUCK OPERATOR

(Can runner; can tender; drier operator; drier tender;)
Dries cloth in any of several departments by machine
consisting of many large hollow cylinders (cans) ar­
ranged horizontally in tiers, geared to turn together,
and filled with steam. Work involves most o f the follow­
ing: Cleaning the drying cans; threading end of cloth
around cans and attaching it to take-up roller; control­
ling valves admitting steam to cans, and regulating pres­
sure to maintain correct temperature; regulating speed
to permit adequate drying; and observing cloth to see
that it feeds straight and smoothly into machine, and
that dry cloth comes out properly from delivery end.
In addition, may sew end of cloth from next roll to end
of preceding roll.

Operates a manually controlled gasoline- or elec­
tric-powered truck or tractor to transport goods and
materials of all kinds about a warehouse, manufactur­
ing plant, or other establishment.
For wage study purposes, workers are classified by
type of power-truck as follows:
Forklift operator
Power-truck operator (other than forklift)
WASHER TENDER

Operates a machine to wash cloth (or yarn) prepara­
tory to bleaching or to treat it after various processes.
Duties involve: Threading cloth, ends of which are
sewed together to form a continuous strand, through
the machine with the bulk of the cloth resting on bot­
tom of machine; (or placing yarn in machine); filling
machine with water and adding necessary cleansing ma­
terials; observing cloth to see that it runs properly
through the various guides and rollers; removing cloth
(or yarn) after it has been washed and rinsed; and oil­
ing and cleaning the machine. In addition, may place
cloth (or yarn) in extractor to remove excess water.

JAWSTOR, PORTER, OR CLEARER

(Sweeper)
Cleans and keeps in an orderly condition factory
working areas and washrooms, or premises of an office.
Duties involve a combination of the following: Sweeping
mopping, or scrubbing, and polishing floors; removing
chips, trash, and other refuse; dusting equipment, fur­
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Surveys

The most recent reports providing occupational wage
data for industries currently included in the Bureau’s
program of industry wage surveys are lifted below.
Copies are for sale from the Superintendent of
Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office,
Washington, D.C. 20402, or from any of its regional of­
fices, and from the regional offices of the Bureau of
Labor Statistics shown on the inside back cover.
Bulletins that are out of stock are available for reference
at leading public, college, or university libraries, or at
the Bureau’s Washington or regional sales offices.
Manufacturing
Basic Iron and Steel, 1978-1979. BLS Bulletin 2064
Cigarette Manufacturing, 1976. BLS Bulletin 1944
Corrugated and Solid Fiber Boxes, 1976. BLS Bulletin
1921
Drug Manufacturing, 1978. BLS Bulletin 2077
Fabricated Structural Metals, 1979. BLS Bulletin 2094
Flour and Other Grain Mill Products, 1977. BLS
Bulletin 2026
Hosiery, 1976. BLS Bulletin 1987
'
Industrial Chemicals, 1976. BLS Bulletin 1978
Iron and Steel Foundries, 1979. BLS Bulletin 2085
Machinery Manufacturing, 1978. BLS Bulletin 2022
Meat Products, 1979. BLS Bulletin 2082
Men’s and Women’s Footwear, 1980. BLS Bulletin 2118
Men’s and Boys’ Suits and Coats, 1979. BLS Bulletin
2073
Men’s Shirts and Separate Trousers, 1978. BLS Bulletin
2035
Millwork, 1979. BLS Bulletin 2083
Miscellaneous Plastics Products, 1979. BLS Bulletin
2103
Motor Vehicles and Parts, 1973-74. BLS Bulletin 1912




Petroleum Refining, 1976. BLS Bulletin 1948
Pressed or Blown Glass and Glassware, 1980. BLS
Bulletin 2109
Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills, 1977. BLS Bulletin
2008
Semiconductors, 1977. BLS Bulletin 2021
Shipbuilding and Repairing, 1976. BLS Bulletin 1968
Structural Clay Products, 1975. BLS Bulletin 1942
Synthetic Fibers, 1976. BLS Bulletin 1975
Textile Mills and Textile Dyeing and Finishing Plants,
1980. BLS Bulletin 2122
Women’s and Misses’ Dresses, 1977. BLS Bulletin 2007
Wood Household Furniture, 1979. BLS Bulletin 2087

Nonmanufacturing
Appliance Repair Shops, 1978. BLS Bulletin 2067
Auto Dealer Repair Shops, 1978. BLS Bulletin 2060
Banking, 1980. BLS Bulletin 2099
Bituminous Coal Mining, 1976. BLS Bulletin 1999
Communications, 1980. BLS Bulletin 2126
Computer and Data Processing Services, 1978. BLS
Bulletin 2028
Contract Cleaning Services, 1977. BLS Bulletin 2009
Contract Construction, 1973. BLS Bulletin 1911
Department Stores, 1977. BLS Bulletin 2006
Electric and Gas Utilities, 1978. BLS Bulletin 2040
Hospitals and Nursing Homes, 1978. BLS Bulletin 2069
Hotels and Motels, 1978. BLS Bulletin 2055
Life Insurance, 1980. BLS Bulletin 2119
Metal Mining, 1977. BLS Bulletin 2017
Oil and Gas Extraction, 1977. BLS Bulletin 2014
Savings and Loan Associations, 1980. BLS Bulletin
2106
Scheduled Airlines, 1975. BLS Bulletin 1951

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