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A T L A N T A , G E O R G IA
M a rc h 1 9 5 3
Bulletin No. 1116-18
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Martin P. Durkin - Secretary
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
Ewan Clague - Commissioner
Occupational Wage Survey
ATLANTA,
M arch
G E O R G IA
1953
Bulletin No. 1116-18
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Martin P. Durkin - Secretary
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
Ewan Clague - Commissioner
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Contents
Letter of Transmittal
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR,
Bureau of Labor Statistics,
Washington, D. C*, June 17, 1953*
The Secretary of Labors
I have the honor to transmit herewith a report on
occupational wages and related benefits in Atlanta, Ga., during
March 1953. Similar studies are being conducted in a number of
other large labor-market areas during the fiscal year 1953.
These studies have been designed to meet a variety of govern
mental and nongovernmental uses and provide area-wide earnings
information for many occupations common to most manufacturing
and nonmanufacturing industries, as well as summaries of selected
supplementary wage benefits* Whenever possible, separate data
have been presented for individual major industry divisions*
This report was prepared in the Bureau fs regional of
fice in Atlanta, Ga*, by Bernard J* Fahres under the direction
of Louis B* Woytych, Regional Wage and Industrial Relations
Analyst* The planning and central direction of the program was
carried on in the Bureau's Division of Wages and Industrial
Relations.
£& ge
INTRODUCTION .........................................
1
THE ATLANTA METROPOLITAN AREA .............................
1
OCCUPATIONAL WAGE STRUCTURE ...............................
1
TABLES:
Average earnings for selected occupations studied on an
area basis A-l
Office occupations .................
A-2
Professional and technical occupations .......
A-3
Maintenance and power plant occupations ......
A-4
Custodial, warehousing, and shipping
occupations ................................
3
5
6
7
Average earnings for selected occupations studied on an
industry basis B-2333 Women*s and misses9 dresses ..................
B-35
Machinery industries ..........
B-7211 Power laundries *.............................
9
9
10
Union wage scales for selected occupations C-15
Building construction......... *.............
C-205
Bakeries .....................................
C-27
Printing ..........................
C-41
Local transit operating employees ............
C-42
Motortruck drivers and helpers ...............
11
11
11
11
H
Supplementary wage practices D-l
Shift differential provisions ................
D-2
Scheduled weekly hours .......................
D-3
Paid holidays ..............................
D-4
Paid vacations ..........................
D-5
Insurance and pension plans ..................
12
12
13
13
16
APPENDIX:
Scope and method of s u r v e y ............................
17
INDEX
19
Ewan Clague, Commissioner*
Hon. Martin F* Hirkin,
Secretary of Labor*
OCCUPATIONAL WAGE SURVEY - ATLANTA, GA
Introduction
The Atlanta area is 1 of 20 important industrial centers
in which the Bureau of labor Statistics is currently conducting oc
cupational wage surveys. In such surveys, occupations common to a
variety of manufacturing and nonmanufacturing industries are stud
ied on a community-wide basis, 1/ Cross-industry methods of sam
pling are thus utilized in compiling earnings data for the follow
ing types of occupations: (a) Office; (b) professional and tech
nical; (c) maintenance and power plant; and (d) custodial, ware
housing, and shipping. In presenting earnings information for such
jobs (tables A-l through A-4) separate data are provided wherever
possible for individual broad industry divisions.
Earnings information for characteristic occupations in
certain more narrowly defined industries is presented in series B
tables. Union scales (series C tables) are presented for selected
occupations in several industries or trades in which the great ma
jority of the workers are employed under terms of collective-bargaining agreements, and the contract or minimum rates are believed
to be indicative of prevailing pay practices.
Data are collected and summarized on shift operations and
differentials, hours of work, and supplementary benefits such as
vacation allowances, paid holidays, and insurance and pension plans.
The Atlanta Metropolitan Area
The Atlanta Metropolitan Area (Cobb, DeKalb, and Fulton
Counties) has an estimated population of 700,000, with three-fifths
of this total concentrated in the city limits of Atlanta,
Total nonagricultural
in the area exceeded 285,000 in
increase during the past year.
were employed in wholesale and
services and public utilities
employment (including government)
April 1953, reflecting a moderate
2/ Of these, approximately 79,000
retail trade; 33,000 in both the
groups of industries; 18,000 in
1/ See appendix for discussion of scope and method of survey.
Differences between the scope of this survey and the last previous
survey of Atlanta in March 1952 are indicated in the appendix
table. For earlier survey, see Occupational Wage Survey, Atlanta,
Ga., March 1952, BLS Bulletin No. 1102.
2/ Estimates prepared by the Employment Security Agency of
the Georgia Department of Labor in cooperation with the U. S. De
partment of labor*s Bureau of labor Statistics.
finance, insurance, and real estate establishments; and 13,000 in
contract construction. Manufacturing industries employed nearly
78,000 workers.
Among the industries and establishment-size groups sur
veyed by the Bureau in March 1953, about two-fifths of the workers
in nonoffice jobs were employed in establishments having labormanagement contracts covering wages and working conditions. The
proportion of workers covered by such provisions was highest in the
public utility group of industries— about two-thirds of the plant
(nonoffice) workers in this industry group being employed under union-contract provisions. More than half the manufacturing plant
workers were employed in establishments with union contracts; in
other industry groups, however, the proportion was substantially
lower. Approximately a fifth of the clerical workers were in estab
lishments with contracts covering office employees. Only in the
manufacturing and the public utilities groups were any significant
number of office workers covered by union contracts; nearly half of
the office workers in these divisions worked under the terms of la
bor-management agreements.
Occupational Wage Structure
Wages and salaries of nearly all occupations studied in
the Atlanta area advanced between March 1953 and March 1952,
the date of the Bureau*s last survey in the area. Much of this in
crease was the result of formal wage adjustments made during the
period. General wage change information from the larger establish
ments (employing 200 or more workers) revealed that most plant and
office workers in manufacturing and in the public utilities group
had received one or more "across-the-board" increases since March
1952. Such adjustments were less prominent in the other industry
groups studied.
Formalized rate-structure plans applied to more than
nine-tenths of the time-rated plant workers in the area. Plans
specifying a range of rates for each occupation were somewhat more
common than single-rate plans. Among the industry groups surveyed,
single-rate plans predominated in manufacturing, whereas rate-range
plans were reported for a majority of the plant workers in the non
manufacturing industries. Piece-rate or bonus incentive wage plans
covered slightly more than a fourth of the manufacturing plant
workers. Incentive plans were either nonexistent or relatively un
important among nonmanufacturing industries, with the exception of
retail trade— where a fifth of the nonoffice workers were employed
in jobs paid on a commission basis.
Approximately 75 percent of the office workers were em
ployed in establishments that reported plans providing a range of
salaries for each job, while virtually all of the remaining office
workers in the area were employed in establishments that determined
salaries on an individual basis*
Nearly all plant workers were employed in establish
ments having established minimum entrance rates for inexperienced
workers* Plants employing a fourth of the workers had established
minimum entrance rates of 75 cents an hour* About a third of the
plant workers were in establishments whose minimum rates ranged
from over 75 cents to $1 an hour, and nearly a fourth were in firms
with minimum wages of $1 and over* No formal entrance rates below
75 cents were reported by wholesale trade establishments, and only
a small percentage of the manufacturing and public utilities plant
workers were employed in establishments having minimum entrance
rates below 75 cents* Retail trade and services generally had lower
entrance rates than other industry groups*
Two-thirds of the women employed in Atlanta offices in
March 1953 and about the same proportion of plant workers had work
schedules of AO hours a week* Most other schedules for women office
workers required less than AO hours a week, while most plant em
ployees, not on a AO-hour basis, had weekly work arrangements for
more than AA hours* The public utilities group had the greatest
proportion of women office workers on shorter work schedules* This
group along with retail trade also reported the highest percentage
of plant workers scheduled to work in excess of AA hours a week*
Nearly 80 percent of the manufacturing plant workers in
the area were employed in plants with provisions for the payment of
late-shift work. The large majority of these plans provided for
premium pay above day rates* About a fifth of all manufacturing
plant employees actually worked on extra shifts at the time of the
survey, with three-fifths of the late shift workers receiving shiftdifferential premiums* These extra payments were most commonly ex
pressed as cents-per-hour additions to day rates, and generally
ranged from 5 to 10 cents an hour*
Insurance plans providing life Insurance benefits or a
combination of life and other type coverage were common in nearly
all industry groups* Retirement or pension plans, less prevalent
than insurance plans, provided coverage for two-thirds of the em
ployees in office jobs and two-fifths of the plant workers* Such
plans were financed at least in part by the employer*
Holidays with pay were granted to nearly all office and
more than three-fourths of the plant employees in Atlanta* Although
the number of paid holidays varied between 2 and 11 a year, most
plant workers and A of 5 in clerical positions received 5 or 6 days
annually. Holiday benefits were more liberal in the finance, insur
ance, and real estate division— with nearly half the employees
receiving 8 or more days*
Nearly all office workers and more than nine-tenths of
the plant employees with a year or more of service received vaca
tion benefits* Most office employees were granted a 2-week paid
vacation after a year of service, while the majority of plant
workers received a week’s vacation after a similar period of serv
ice* More than half of the plant employees received 2 or more weeks
after 3 years of service.
A* Cross-Industry Occupations
T a b le A - ls
0C & 4fU t/dO H i>
(Average straight-time weekly hours and earnings l / for selected occupations studied on an area
basis in Atlanta, Ga., by industry division, March 1953)
Table A-l»
(Average straight-time weekly hours and earnings \J for selected occupations studied on an area
basis in Atlanta, Ga., by Industry division, March 1953)
See fo o tn o te s a t end o f t a b le *
*
T ra n sp o r ta tio n (e x c lu d in g r a i lr o a d s ) , c o n u n i c a t i o n , and o th e r p u b li c u t i l i t i e s *
* * F in a n ce, in s u r a n c e , and r e a l e s t a t e *
Table A-li
~P f l i W V f l f l u /
(Average straight-time weekly houre and earnings 1 / fo r selected occupations studied on an area
basis in Atlanta, Ga., by industry division, March 1953)
f 't M e d d tOH G l G + td V eC H H U X U O cC S iM U O H d
Table A-2t
\J
(Average straight-time weekly hours and earnings
for selected occupations studied cm an area
basis in Atlanta, Ga., by industry division, March 1953)
Average
S e x , o c c u p a tio n , and in d u s tr y d i v i s i o n
Number
of
workers
NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY EARNINGS OF
S
Weekly
Weekly
Ifader 4 2 .50
earnings
(Standard) (Standard) $
4 2 .5 0 45.00
$
45.00
s
4 7 .5 0
$
$
55.00
$
$
5 7.5 0 60.00
$
6 2 .5 0
$
50.00
$
5 2.50
$
$
6 7 .5 0 70.00
$
75 .0 0
$
65.00
80.00
85.00
90.00
50.00 52.50
55.00
5 7 .5 0
60.00 6 2.50
65.00
6 7 .5 0
70 .00 75.00
80.00
85.00
90.00
95.00
$
4 7 .5 0
$
$
$
95.00
$
$
s
s
100.00 10 5 .OG110.00 1 1 5 .0 0 120.00
100.00 105.00 110.00 115 .0 0 120.00
and
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N o u m a n u fa ctu rin g ......... ................ ...........................
P u b lic u t i l i t i e s * ...........................................
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Tracers ............................................................................
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Occupational Wage Survey, Atlanta, Ga., March 1953
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics
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T a b le
(Average hourly earnings 1/ for sen in selected occupations studied on an area
basis in Atlanta, Ga., by industry division, March 1953)
NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME HOURLY EARNINGS OF—
O ccu pation and in d u s tr y d i v i s i o n
Number
Average
Workers
earnings
$
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$
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$
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$
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$
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$
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$
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$
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1.3 0
$
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1 .4 0
$
1 .4 5
$
1 .5 0
$
1 .5 5
1 .6 0
$
1 .6 5
s
1 .7 0
$
1.7 5
$
1 .6 0
$
1 .9 0
$
2.0 0
$
2 .1 0
$
2 .2 0
$
2 .3 0
$
2 .4 0
0.95
1.0 0
1 .0 5
1 .1 0
1 .1 5
1 .2 0
1 .2 5
1 .3 0
1.3 5
1 .4 0
1 .4 5
1.5 0
1 .5 5
1 .6 0
1 .6 5
1 .7 0
1.7 5
1 .8 0
1 .9 0
2 .0 0
2 .1 0
2 .2 0
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Engineers, stationary ..............................................
Manufacturing.........................................................
Nonmanufacturing........................................ ..
Retail t r a d e .................................. .................
125
47
78
31
1 .6 5
2 .0 4
1 .4 2
1 .5 6
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Manufacturing.................................................. ..
91
72
1 .2 7
1 .3 8
9
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5
~
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Reiners, trades. Maintenance .................................
Manufacturing........................................................
Nomanufacturing..................................................
508
1 .3 5
1737
1 .3 2
-
4
7
4
-
227
14
4
3
3
Machinists. Maintenance ...........................................
Manufacturing ............................................ ..
338
307
1 .9 4
1 .9 8
-
-
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C arp en ters. Maintenance ............................................
M anufacturing ............................................ .............
M o m a n u fa c tu r in g ......................... ..........................
R e t a i l t r a d e ............................. .............. ..
E l e c t r i c i a n s , M aintenance ........................................
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281
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Mechanics. Maintenance .............................................
Manufacturing.............................. ..........................
Momanufacturing...................................................
Public utilities » . . . 11T TTr Tr t TTt T T, . .
Wholesale trade ..............................................
483
344
139
59
50
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1 .7 9
1 .8 7
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Manufacturing.........................................................
58
58
2 .1 4
2 .1 4
O ile r s ............................................................................
Manufacturing .........................................................
156
15 5
1 .2 2
1 .2 3
Painters. Maintenance ...............................................
Manufacturing.........................................................
Romanufact a r i n g .................................................
136
1 .8 5
1 .9 8
1 .7 4
73
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Mechanics, automotive (Maintenance) ...............
Manufacturing...................................... .................
Ransanufaeturlng...................................................
Public u tilitie s * .........................................
Retail trade .....................................................
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r
3
3
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22
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9
8
6
27
27
1
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5
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13
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-
12
12
2
12
Occupational Wage Survey, Atlanta, Ga., March 1953
U.S. DEPARTMENT OP LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Table k-Ai
Gu&todud, WcfteJia44A44U},G*ul SUif»f»4Hf GcdifuUiOHi
(Average hourly M n d n g i 1/ for selected occupations ^ studied on an area
basis In Atlanta, Ga., by Industry division, March 1953)
NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME HOURLY EARNINGS OF—
Number
of
Workers
O ccu pation and i n d u s tr y d i v i s i o n
Average
houriy
earnings
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Lbder 0.50 *0 .5 5 0.60 $0.65 0 .70 0 .75 0.80 $0.8 5 0.90 0.95 1 .0 0
S .5 o
.55
• 6o
.70
.7 5
•80
.85
.9 0
•95
1 .0 0 1 .0 5
86
86
1*6 8
1*6 8
Guards ..............................................................................
M a n u fa c tu r in g ................................................................
253
210
1 .6 7
1 .7 3
_
J a n i t o r s , p o r t a r a , and c le a n e r s (nan) . . . . . . .
M a n u fa c tu r in g ............................................. ..
H o m a n u fa c tu r l n g .........................................................
P u b lic u t i l i t i e s * .........................................
W holesale t r a d e ............................ ..................
2,299
.99
1 .1 7
.86
1*05
60
9%T
1 ,3 5 7
265
202
328
1*08
-
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b7
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60
39
-
-
b7
-
5b
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3
•
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J a n it o r s * D a r t e r s , and c le a n e r s (w o m en ) ..........
M a n u fa c tu r in g ...............................................................
Honeanu f a c tu r in g .........................................................
n *t*4 i fa w u
636
190
m
in
_
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$k
-
196
5b
198
-
TI 7
-
179
73
106
10
12
b9
16 2
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•6b
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32
51
21
32
10
51
b9
21
n
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239
11
6
6
5
5
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157
38
99
6
28
29
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79
_
201
bb
157
3
11
10 b
3(
_
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192
126
6b
15
10
12
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/
13 5
60
75
29
13
18
n
1.7 0
$
1 .8 0
$
1 .9 0
and
1 .1 0
1 .1 5
1 .2 0
1 .2 5
1 .3 0
1 .3 5
l.b O
l.b 5
1 .5 0
1 .5 5
1 .6 0
1 .7 0
1 .8 0
1 .9 0
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1
1
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lb
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28
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13
13
11
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7
lb
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1
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lib
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12
lb
91
97
20
16
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b
8
22
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8
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17
16
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9
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1 .0 5
1 .0 6
•]99
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1 .0 5
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3 1?
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1 65
72
1 .0 5
1 .1 7
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1 .3 6
1 .3 0
1 .3 2
1 .3 0
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See footnotes at end of table*
*
Transportation (excluding railroads), oo— uni nation, and other publio utilities,
** Finance, insurance, and real estate*
97
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T
3
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•
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76
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563
306
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17
3
1.7
L5
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P a c k e r s , c l a s s B (nan) ..................................................
M a nu factu ring ................................................................
H o m a n u fa c tu r l n g ...................................................
UKaI e n d m tr sd n ..............................
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91
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516
27
287
b89
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12
2
270
32
bb
2?b
77
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10 5
5b
b7
55
90
36
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82
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97
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5
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lb
12
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9
10
3
7
0
15
1
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15
17
261
5
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63
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28
76
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3
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lb
b
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9
lb
221
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68
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1 .3 3
1 .2 7
1 .2 8
2b
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179
111
138
13 b
7
15
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12
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520
P a c k e r s , d e s s A ..........................................................
N lf f ll f t ^ ^ r l ^
T l « - t Tt TTt r l TT« » Ti - I Tl t i r t t l
H o m a n u fa ctu rln g ...................................................
W h olesale tr a d e ...................................................
-
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1
3
237
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1
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lb 5
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0
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582
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15
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66
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17
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206
1 .1 7
1 .2 6
l.lb
1 .1 5
1 .1 3
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9
99
lb
85
b2
30
-
787
212
575
383
1 92
2lf
259
12 9
13 0
96
8
16
3
1
O rder f l l l e r e ..................................................................... ..
M anu factu ring ................................................................
M o m a n u fa c tu r in g .........................................................
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M I I I T I I t I T - l TI- 1
T|
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l i t l T - t l
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1
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1.U 5
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1 .0 b
1 .2 2
•96
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l. b O
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2 ,7 33
2 ,3 8 1
1,00.0
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$
1 .3 5
9
1
8
8
1.0 6
R e t a i l t r a d e .....................................................
$
1.3 0
88
73
15
5.J01.
c l e r k s ............................................................
M a n u fa c tu r in g ..........................................................
Moosanufas t a r i n g ......... .....................
s
1 .2 5
<
26
13
13
ltd
18
30
L ab orers* m a t e r ia l h a n d lin g h / ..........................
M a n u fa c tu r in g ............. ...........................................
H o m a n u fa ctu rln g * .................................................
P u b l ic u t i l i t i e s * .........................................
W h olesa le t r a d e ...............................................
R e t e l l t r a d e .....................................................
Shinnlafif
s
1 .2 0
$
ia 5
$
8
Crane o p e r a to r s , e l e c t r i c b r id g e
(under 20 to n e ) ........................................................
M anu factu ring ..........................................................
c l e r k s ................................ .........................
M a n u fa c tu r in g ............... .........................................
H o m a n u fa c tu r ln g .................................... ..............
U h W Iau la tr a r i* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _______
Rat*1^ t .n d a . r t r T T . T . T t T f - . T T - . T . 1..T - t
$
1 .1 0
$
1 .0 5
Ib3
13 b
9
9
-
165
3
3
-
-
52
bi
1
1
-
11
7
7
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11
11
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_
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3
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
3
3
-
3
3
-
-
5
2
2
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3
b
3
3
2
1
23
7
16
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1
1
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10
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2
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13
17
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0
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Occupational Mags Survey, Atlanta, Qa., March 1953
U.S. IBPARBBHT CF LABOR
Bureau of labor Statistics
Table A-4* G u l t o d u U , tyj€toUo4444Wp,€Hul S U & p f U H Q
Q c C M f t f M a H i l ' G o r f iHlitGct
(Average hourly earnings 1/ for selected occupation# 2J studied an an area
basis in Atlanta, Qa., by industry division, March 1953)
NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME HOURLY EARNINGS OF—
Number
of
Workers
Occupation and industry division
Average
hourly
earnings
Under
o.5o
Mcnnanufseturlng.......................
utilities * t t __r-t__ T___ T-- t
Wholesale trad#
TTr,,,,tl ,
Ifotett trad. T___t.T__ t..T....... TrTt
h68
lyfl
290
111
T| )|
6b
$
1.38
1«b3
1.3b
l.b2
1.3b
1.21
Track drivers, lisht (under l4 tons).......
Manufacturing ..........................
Bonaanufacturlng............... ...... .
Wholesale trade.................... .
Ttota-tl trad*
__T.T.T..TT1..T t.
lil6
106
310
107
129
1.09
1.17
1.06
1.15
•88
2.069
396
1,691
961
170
531
1.1b
1.05
1.17
1.31
1.0$
.95
Sh1|«p4ii|^nHdMMlTlttf clerks ........... .
%
o.5o 0.55
.55
$
$
0.60
0.65
0.70
•60
•65
.70
_*25_
_
-
-
_
-
6
•
-
2
.
-
_
-
.
-
•
-
9
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
_
_
-
6
.
$
0.75
9
$
0.80
0.85
•80
.85
.90
.
_
.
$
$
$
!
$
$
$
$
$
s
$
$
$
$
s
1.00 1.05 1.10 1.15 1.20 1.25 1.30 1.35 l.bO I.b5 i.5o 1.55 1.60 1.70 1.80 1.90
end
•95 1.00 1.05 1.10 1.15 1.20 1.25 1.30 1.35 l.l|0 i.b5 1.50 1.55 1.60 I .70 1.80 1.90 over
$
0.90
0.95
2b
10
lb
25
13
12
3
b7
_
3
b7
8
8
7
I
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7
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77
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17
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29
3
26
6
8
bo
13
27
19
8
11
9
ib
3
11
7
It
51
lb
37
32
35
3b
1
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7?
bB
25
20
4
35
28
b3
•
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35
7
26
26
1
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b3
b3
9
_
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23b
lb9
85
2
272
1r
56
80
lb2
30
112
b3
69
256
2
16
238
58
lib
Ji
10
_
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12
12
12
12
2
35
2b
5
U7
lb
30 " 5
9
17
1
7
£
7f j
2
30
72
30
n
70
69
X
10
9
18
8
10
10
18
18
7
07
2
2
2
8
8
7
2,
96
1
97
97
b
b
-
2
2
2
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1
1
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285
2
283
226
66
39
27
13
55
5
b8
— Sr
8
7
P
£
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9
1
8
7
17
17
b
P
59
59
a
32
28
lb
9
2
1
A
XU
JL
«
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8
2
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8
3
2
2
2
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36
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1
2
25
9
23
20
07
L
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-
10
10
-
3
3
-
Truck drivers, asdiua (lj to and
Manufacturing..................... .
Vonaanufacturing ....................
Public utilities « ............. .....
Uhnlm ^I* 4m H. tTT1..TT ifT rTTT tlI.
Retail trade ........................
Truck drivers, heavy (over b tons,
trailer true)............... ...........
366
MuefaftnHni Tt,,r.T..TTT.((l1,Tt.rT.)11.) --- U T ~
a^arrl ng ,TtttTTTf.Ttt,,.T<1.T.lt tI
2JL
Truckers, uowur (fork-lift)...............
Manufacturing ..... ...................
Hoaaanufactaring .......................
PiMle
« tTTt t TttTTT Vl^biula
—
km
252
175
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1.35
1.20
l.bb
1.29
1.31
1.26
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.
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-
-
-
.
-
.
-
35
33
2
3
3
1 .3 3
2b
27
26 T T
1
9
o
£
7f
2
*2
lj6
Trnckere. noser (other then fork-lift).....
81
1.52
1
Watchnen.................................
Manufacturing ••••........ ............ .
Monsanufaeturlsg.......................
Public utilities * ....... t__ T..... T,
Retail trade........................
382
.98
18b
b3
71
.96
1.28
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76
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52
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20
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5
1
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77
57
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69
1
3b
65
6
3
30
30
17
13
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9
2
8
8
ib
10
b
1
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26
57
1 ~W ~
12
25
71
1
9
1
18
5
13
-
3
13
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8
1
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5
1
b
ib
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17
15
17
11
2
1*1
7
5
5
25
27
7
16
2
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9
18
7f
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5
it
A/ Excludes preaaiuat psy far overtine and night work.
A/ Eats Halted to aan workers except where otherwise indicated.
3/ A H workers were at |2.10 to $2.20.
Title change only, fTon "Stock handlers and truckers, hand," as reported In previous study.
5/ Workers were distributed as follows! 6 at #1.90 to #2; 4 at #2 to #2.10; 2 at #2.10 to #2.20; 4 at #2.20 to #2.30} 1 at #2.30 to 92.40.
* Transportation (excluding railroads), ooanunication, and other public utilities.
U
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1
8
13
7
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bBb
b72
2
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102
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73
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63
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29
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26
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15
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8
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37
21
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22
21
1
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b
2
6
2
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lb
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b
5&
1
1
20
3b
4
58
2
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20
15
lb
1
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2
2
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26
25
1
9
8
1
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B5 Characteristic Industry Occupations
Tibi, b-2333: ' k J o r n t n U a + t d M - U A & l ' 3 b * e U e i i /
NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME HOURLY EARNINGS OF—
Number
of
Workers
Occupation and sex
9
hoiiriy6
earnings
2/
All plant occupations *
T o t a l ...... ...........
M e n ................
W o m e n ..............
under
.80
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
1.10
1.20
1.30
1.40
1.45
1.50
$
1.55
9
1.05
$
1.35
9
1.00
$
1.25
9
0.95
$
1.15
9
0.90
1.60
$
1.65
$
1.70
$
1.75
$
1.80
$
1.85
.90
.95
1.00
1.05
1.10
1.15
1.20
1.25
1.30
1.35
1.40
1.45
1.50
1.55
1.60
1.65
1.70
1.75
1.80
1.85
22
1
21
28
2
26
19
1
18
26
26
16
1
15
22
1
21
15
-
12
1
11
11
1
10
7
-
-
2
-
2
-
2
3
2
3
2
1
3
1
2
1
1
4
5
2
3
3
-
7
8
1
7
4
15
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
1
.
1
_
_
2
-
_
2
1
13
4
21
12
11
14
11
3
1
-
1
-
2
-
1
-
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
-
1
2
2
-
3
2
7
-
8
6
6
3
9
11
5
6
9
3
9
0.80
s
0.85
.85
59
3
56
343
23
320
1
1.01
1.27
.99
69
2
67
11
38
1.56
.80
-
-
-
-
17
18
2
1
180
62
118
1.02
1.00
1.03
.79
32
2
30
12
14
6
8
11
13
2
11
1
19
14
5
9
1.90
$
1.95
$
2.00
$
2.10
1.90
1.95
2.00
2.10
2.20
2
1
1
1
-
1
1
-
1
-
1
1
1
-
-
1
-
1
1
«
1
_
_
-
_
1
-
_
_
_
-
1
Selected Plant Occupations
Cutters and markers (men) y
..................
Pressers, hand (vomen) 2 / ...... . ..............
Sewing-machine operators, section
system (women) ................................
Time ..........................................
Incentive ....................................
Thread trimmers (cleaners) (women) 2 / ........
24
-
1
1
_
1
_
1 / The study covered regular (inside) and contract shops employing S or more workers engaged in the manufacture of women's and misses' dresses (Group 2333) as defined in the Standard Industrial Classification Manual
(194-5 edition) prepared b y the B ureau of the Budget. Establishments manufacturing housedresses, aprons, smocks, hoovers, and nurses' and maids' uniforms (Group 2334) were excluded from the study. Data relate to an August 1952
payroll period.
2 / Excludes p remium p a y for overtime and night work.
2 / Insufficient data to permit presentation of separate averages b y method of wage payment; all or a majority of workers were paid on a time basis.
Table B-35*
M a cJ U n eA # !h ids4A lA £e& 1 /
NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME HOURLY EARNINGS OF—
Number
of
Workers
Occupation and grade 2 /
Avenge
hourly
earnings
y
AapsmmVtl A^mjp
a Ia a i
P
nlaafl P,
.1 .
. . . ....
36
72
95
Laborers, material handling ...................
111
Machine-tool operators, production,
class A
....................................
Engine-lathe operators, class A ...........
47
18
Jl
9
Machine-tool operators, production,
olass B
....................................
Drill-press operators, singletthiI^ 1p
i
Aj
Asa n
(
Milling-machine operators, class B ........
y
Maehins-tool operators, production,
class C
....................................
Drill-press operators, single-
y
1y(AAti1m 4 m A «
mmi|j»4^ Aktm
Tool-and-die makers (other than tooland-dle jobbing shops) .......................
Ua I
a aa A
Usl linra f tisniij el ass B
.......
0.85
0.90
0.95
9
1.00
9
1.05
9
1.10
9
1.15
9
1.20
9
1.25
9
1.30
.90
.95
1.00
1.05
1.10
1.15
1.20
1.25
1.30
1.35
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
1.35 1.40 1.45 1.50 1.55 1.60 1.65 1.70 1 .7 5
1.40
1.45
1.50
8
9
_
_
_
13
36
3
1
3
9
7
14
29
6
6
7
13
14
15
1.59
1.65
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
99
1.36
“
23
15
1.31
1.48
~
~
57
1.21
1
“
22
1.15
—
~
“
*
3
~
-
-
1
1
*
7
1
2
4
-
5
26
6
3
_
1
1
2
4
2
5
-
-
1
.2
12
2
3
4
34
1
1
7
“
1
2
_
3
10
24
5
10
10
4
7
_
16
A
2
1
2
1.68
11
38
58
2.00
1.60
1.50
_
3
4
1
1
29
1
12
1
1
2
1
1.70
1.75
1.80
2
nt
4
J
41
I
4
8
8
1.85
1.90
8
4
2
-
-
2.00
2.10
_
_
_
_
_
-
-
-
-
-
2.20
over
1
3
-
4
10
-
2
-
-
-
-
2
7
4
8
2
8
2
-
-
-
-
~
2
-
-
-
-
10
1
Xo
46
O
21
1
13
1
1
4
-
-
2
1
1
"
~
“
2
1
”
~
“
“
2
3
“
4
-
-
“
-
-
~
-
-
2
2
1
1.65
5
“
125
1.60
A
4
2
~
1.55
n
2
2
$
$
$
9
$
$
1.80 1.85 1.90 2.00 2.10 2.20
and
12
48
y
9
1 .5 9
l!29
1.04
1.34
.98
.94
a 1a a a
9
0.75 0.80
and
under
.80
.85
1
1
c
10
2
A
2
■a
1
15
2
5
19
2
2
3
1 / The study covered establishments employing more than 20 workers in nonelectrical machinery Industries (Group 35) as defined in the Standard Industrial Classification Manual (19A5 edition^
w +v,a
= , ..
machine-tool accessory establishments employing more than 7 workers were also included. Data relate to a December 1952 payroll period.
' Prepare<J ** the Bureau of the
Data limited to men marker.. All <OTker. in the occupation, reported - o r . paid on a tie s ta a ia .
Ooonpatlonal Wage Survey, Atlanta, Ga., March 1953
Exclude a premium pay for overtime and night work.
>
OTmrtw »t ™. ttI™
y Includes data for operators of other machine tools in addition to those shown separately.
Bureau of labor S ta tistics
,t ;
Budget;
P oW & l J la U tlA /U eib 1 /
Table B-7211:
NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME HOURLY EARNINGS OF—
Occupation and sex
Number
of
workers
Average
hourly
earnings
2/
*
0.35
$
0 .3 0
and
under
.35
%
4
0.45
*
0.50
.45
.50
.55
-
-
0 .4 0
.40
%
0.55
*
0.60
*
0.65
*
0.70
♦
0.75
.60
.65
.70
.75
.80
“ 1 -----0.80
1
0.85
.85
-----0.90
.90
.95
*
0.95
*
1.00
♦
1,05
«
1.10
1.00
1.0*,
1.10
1.15
_
_
_
_
5
_
_
_
7
7
M an
23
46
6
59
1
0.83
.76
.82
.88
Clerks, retail receiving 2 / ...........................
Finishers, flatwork, machine 2 / ......................
Identifiers 2 / .........................................
Markers:
Total ........... ............. ...............
Tims ......................................
Incentive .................................
Pressers, machine, shirts:
Total ....................
Time ..................
Incentive .............
Wrappers, bundle 2 / ....................................
146
352
60
169
137
32
294
65
229
85
.68
.40
.62
.55
.51
.71
.57
.50
.60
.44
Occupation l j
of
workers
Clerks* retail receiving 2 / ............. .............
Extractor operators 2 / ................................
Firemen, stationary boiler 2 / .........................
Washers, machine 2/ ................. ..................
-
-
-
1
-
_
.
20
-
3
1
-
3
2
6
2
6
7
7
22
-
3
-
23
-
32
.
17
_
4
4
7
4
3
75
3
72
6
10
5
5
19
3
16
4
9
4
3
12
6
6
16
_
2
3
3
_
.
_
5
5
2
3
_
_
_
3
2
-
4
8
-
5
2
_
7
4
8
_
14
Women
Average
weekly
earnings
5/
Routamen, retail (driver-salesmen) &/i Total
5&'-day workweek .......................
6-day workweek ........................
199
175
12
4
69.00
70.50
78.50
.
2
200
5
34
34
27
20
7
32
6
121
2
6
6
18
2
1
1
9
12
27
3
31
31
-
14
3
12
a
35
6
95
39
56
15
33
33
6
4
1
5
12
11
1
16
16
4
8
_
8
16
1
4
_
_
_
_
2
_
2
2
4
2
_
4
_
3
_
_
_
_
2
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY EARNINGS OF—
Coder “1 ------- 1 ------- "1------ 4
$
40.00
9
5
40.00 42.50
45.00 47.50
42.50
47.50
17
4
5
45.00
-
4
4
1 ------- 1 ------- T ------- 4 ------- 1 -------- 4 ------1 ------ 1 ------ 1 ------ 1 ------ i — 1------ 1 ------ 1 ------- "4------- 4
95.00 100.00 105.00 110.00 115.00 120.00
52.50 55.00 57.50 60.00 62.50 65.00 70.00 75.00 80.00 85.00 90.00
and
52.50 55.00 57.50 60.00 62.50 65.00 TO.W 75. W 80.00 85.00 90.00 95.00 100.00 105.00 110.00 115.00 120.00 over
1 ------- 4
50.00
6
6
50.00
7
7
4
4
15
15
10
10
16
16
16
16
13
13
17
17
17
17
6
6
8
8
10
5
5
2
2
5
5
5
5
3
3
3
3
6
4
2
l / The study covered establishments employing more than 20 workers in the power laundries industry (Group 7211) as defined in the Standard Industrial Classification Manual (194-9 edition) prepared by the Bureau of the Budget.
Data relate to a June 1952 payroll period.
2/ Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
Occupational Wage Survey, Atlanta, Ga., March 1953
' ' Insufficient data to permit presentation of separate averages by method of wage payment; all or a majority of workers were paid on a time basis.
U.S. DEPARTMENT (F LABCR
2/
Data
to men workers.
Bureau of Labor Statistics
jht-time earnings (includes commission earnings).
Includes 12 routamen on a 5-day workweek.
0
C! Union Wage Scales
(Minimum wage rates and maximum straight-time hours per week agreed upon through collective bargaining
between employers and trade unions. Rates and hours are those in effect on dates indicated. Additional
information is available in reports issued separately for these individual industries or trades.)
Table C-15*
B m
Table C-205* /id A e /U e d
l d iH l f G o tj& iU io td O H
- Q o H t iH lU e d
Table C-27:
_______________ July 1. 1952_______
Glassification
Rate
per
hour
Bricklayers ...................................... $2,900
Carpenters .............
2.350
Electricians ............................__ ...... 2.750
Painters ......................................... 2.350
Plasterers ....................................... 2.625
Plumbers ....... ....... .....................
2.900
Building laborers ............. .............. . 1.200
Hours
per
week
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
Table C-205*
July 1. 1952_______
Classification
Bread and cake - Machine shops:
Agreement A:
Working foremen ..................................................... $1,470
Mixers, overmen .............................................
1.420
Roll-machine o p e ra to rs.......................................
1.320
Dividers, depositors, wrapping-machine
operators, and checkers
1.320
Molder operators, stockmen
1.270
Icing-machine o p e ra to rs.....................................
1.H0
Oven feeders and dumpers ...............
1.080
Pan-washing-machine operators, r o ll panners
(female), make-up women, tw isters,
panners, rackers, catchers, carton
makers, flour dvmpers, pan greasers,
hand ioers (cake), and wrappers
Agreement B*
Breads
Foremen............................. .................••••••••,
1.620
Dough mixers, overmen .................................... 1.420
Dividermen .....................................................
1.340
Moldermen, roll-machine operators,
and henchmen................................................ . 1.310
Oven loaders and dumpers.............................. 1.110
Dough mixer helpers, pan greasers,
se t-o ff men, and bread rackers
( a ll a fte r 6 months)
Cakes
Foremen
............................. ..................... . . . ,
1.470
Overmen ................................................................ 1.400
Mixers
......................... ................................. .,
1.320
Ingredient scalers, scaling-machine
operators, and flo o rla d ie s ...............
1.190
Supervisors........................................................ 1.060
Cake-wrapping-machine operators, le e rs,
oheokers, mappers, packers .................... 1.020
Greasing-machine operators . . . . . . . .
1.010
Helpers, m ale........................... ......................... 1.010
Shippings
Shipping clerks ............................................. ..
1.420
Wrapping-machine o p erato rs......................... . 1.290
Bread checkers
1.260
Cake ch eck ers................................................... . 1.190
Wrapping-machine helpers (a fte r
6 months) ............................. ..
1.050
Bun tray ers, hand wrappers,
truck loaders, and helpers ......................
Hours
per
Jfifik—
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
Classification
Crackers and cookiess
Agreement As
Sponge and sweet mixings
Head m i x e r s ......
Mixers
.....•••••••.
M i x e r s 1 h e l p e r s ......... ...... .
Sponge bakings
Head bakers ............... .
Machine captains
B a k e r s ............ .......... .
Rollexmen .................. .
Sweet bakings
O v e n m e n ....... ....... .............
Dough feeders, machine set-up men
Scalers, weighers, dough
Icings
Head m i x e r s ........... ••••••••••<
M i x e r s ........ *............... .
M i x e r s 1 h e l p e r s ....... ............
Floormen ......... ...... ........ .
Machine operators' helpers ......
Packings
Supplymen ........................
Pasteoen, assemblymen ....... .
Wrapping-machine o p e r a t o r s .......
Sponge packers, handlers (hand) .,
Stitchers, formers
Sweet packers, closers, weighers ,
Agreement Bs
F o r e m e n ......
Mixers ................... .
Overmen, loaders ................... .
Wrapping-machine operators, scalers ,
Dumpers, enrobers, squeeze bagmen ...
Rate
per
hour
Hours
per
■YfMfe..
$1,730
1.615
1.445
40
40
40
1.730
1.665
1.585
1.535
40
40
40
40
1.445
1.385
1.225
40
40
40
1.645
1.560
1.500
1.330
1.385
40
40
40
40
40
1.500
1.445
1.385
1.240
1.215
1.205
40
40
40
40
40
40
1.325
1.125
.975
.925
.875
40
40
40
40
40
Newspapers*
Compositors, hand — day work ................ $2,666
Compositors, hand — night work ................ 2.746
Machine operators — day woric .................. 2.666
Machine operators — night work ................ 2.746
Mailers — day work •••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 2.200
Mailers — night work •••••••••••••••••••••••••• 2.253
Photoengravers — day work ••••••••••••••••••••• 2.826
Photoengravers — night work ••••••••••••••••••• 2.986
Pressmen, web presses — day work .............. 2.628
Pressmen, web presses — night work •••••••••••• 2.736
Preasmen-in-charge — day work ................. 2.895
Presanen-iiv-charge — night work ............... 3.003
Stereotypers — day work ....................... 2.666
Sterentypers — night work ..................... 2.774
Q fv & u U u t p
Classification
Book and job shops*
Bindery women ............... .
$1,320
B o o k b i n d e r s ....... ........ .................... . 2.555
Compositors, hand ................... ...... .
2 .6 2 0
E l e c t r o t y p e r s .................... ...............
2.800
Machine operators ................. ............. ,
2 .6 2 0
M a i l e r s ..........................................
2 .4 1 0
Photoengravers .................. .
2.773
Press assistants and feeders ..................
1.731
2 -color presses ................ .....
1.777
Pressmen, cylinder ....................... .
2.567
2 -oolor presses .............. ............
2.674
Rotary and offset presses, 21 x 28 inches
through 22 x 42 inches ..................... 2.738
Offset presses under 21 x 28 inches ........ 2.567
P e r f e c t o r ..........................T___ T.TTrr
2.599
Rotary, sheet feed, first ......... .........
2.442
Rotary, sheet feed, second ................. . 2.364
Pressmen, platen ........................... .....
2.567
Stereotypers ............ ................. .
2.800
37y
37»
37y
37?
y jL
v tL
3l\
VJl
37!
37
37
37*
3?i
&
37v
37?
37?
37?
37?
37?
37?
37?
37?
37?
37?
37?
37?
ft f i /o y e e d
Classification
Rate
per
hour
Hours
per
week
Busses and trackless trolleys*
First 6 months ................................ $1,360
7 - 1 2 months ...... ........ .
1.420
After 1 year ..................................
Feeder busses*
First 6 months ................................ 1.310
7 — 12 months .......__ .........._____ T___
1.370
After 1 year ......... .................. ..
1.410
1.460
M o t a 'U t iM c A
a n d
Hours
per
week
Hours
per
week
Table C-41s J i o o o l
Table C-42s
Rate
per
hour
Rate
per
hour
Classification
d fe lfu e A A
Classification
Rate
per
hour
Baggage . . . . ....... .................. ....................... ......... .
$1,225
Helpers ......................................... ..
1.175
Bakery ........................................... ........ ..
1 .3 6 0
Beer - Keg d r i v e r s ........... .......................................... „
1.423
General - Freight, city d e l i v e r y ........ .. ........
1.290
Helpers ....... ................... .. ............ M
1.170
Film drivers - City pickup*
First 3 months .................................................
1.360
Over 3 months ......................................... .......................
1 .5 8 0
Grocery*
Chain store ...................................... ....... ,f..f M .
1 .4 0 0
Wholesale .................................... ..
1.430
Meat - Packinghouse*
Agreement A ....................................................... .................. , . .
1.515
Agreement B ...................... .................................................... ..
1.490
P a p e r ........................... ...........................................................................
1.380
Railway express*
Pickup and delivery .................................. ..
1.635
Money pickup
1.775
Hours
per
week
40
40
48
40
48
48
40
40
48
in
40
40
40
40
AO
Occupational Wage Survey, Atlanta, Ga., March 1953
U.S. DEPARTMENT CIF LABCR
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Ds Supplementary Wage Practices
Table D-l t
S h ift 3 b * tf* fe u / ia / P tO U U iO H d.
l/
Percent of toted plant employment -------------------------tb)-------------------------------------------G 3 -----By establishment nollejy in Actually working on extra shifts in A H marLufacturing
All marmfacturing
Machinery
Machinery
indue tries 2/
industries 3/
indue tries
industries 3/
2d shift
2d shift
3d or other
3d or other
2d shift
2d shift
work
shift work
work
shift
A
QV 4m aiiierenxiajL
4
4a1
onixt
2J
All workers ......................................
Workers in establishments having provisions
for late s h i f t s .... ............................
With shift differential .............. .........
Uniform cents (per hour) ....................
Under 5 cents
5 cents ....................... .........
Over 5 nr>d under 8 cents ____ ............
8 cents ................ ...............
9 cents ............ ........ ......
10 cents
Over 10 cents
Uniform percentage ..........................
5 percent
6 percent ................. .
7 percent .............................. .
7J- percent ........................ ......
10 percent TTT__ ....______...............
With no shift differential ....................
Workers in establishments having no provisions
for late shifts ................. ...............
100.0
100.0
100.0
XXX
XXX
79.8
57.2
42.0
5.8
7.0
5.5
16.7
65.2
53.0
40.4
44.3
44.3
44.3
4.5
2.2
2.2
12.4
1.0
12.7
3.8
4.7
5.3
12.6
2.6
37.8
14.7
9.0
8.9
1.3
1.5
1.4
3.9
1.9
5.1
15.2
12.6
1.5
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
2.5
7.5
1.1
22.6
12.2
20.2
34.8
_
55.7
y
<5/>
.4
.6
.3
.1
.1
_
_
_
_
_
_
5.7
2.3
XXX
XXX
1.6
i.6
_
_
.8
.2
.6
.1
6.5
XXX
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
XXX
1/ Shift differential data are presented in terms of (a) establishment policy and (b) workers actually employed on late shifts at the time of
the survey. An establishment was considered as having a policy if it met any of the following conditions* (l) Operated late shifts at the time of
the survey, (2) had union-contract provisions covering late shifts, or (3) had operated late shifts within 6 months prior to the survey.
2/ Includes data for machinery industries also shown separately.
2/ No provisions for third-shift operation.
y Insufficient number of workers to warrant detailed presentation of data.
y Less than 0.05 percent.
Table D-2t
S c h e d u le d
'kteekly JtouAA.
PERCENT OF OFFICE WORKERS1 l/EMPLOYED IN—
Weekly hours
All workers ........................
35 hours............ ...............
Over 35 and under 37i hours ..........
37& hours ..........................
Over 37& and under 40 hours ..........
Over 40 and under 44 hours ...........
44 hours ...........................
Over 44 and under 48 hours ...........
48 hours ..................... ......
Over 48 land under 50 hours..... .....
50 hours...... ....................
Over 50 hours .......................
2/
2/
3/
*
**
industries^/ Manufacturing
Public
utilities*
Wholesale
trade
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
1.3
1.1
14.3
7.1
68.9
2.7
2.5
_
9.3
2.0
82.5
1.4
3.8
1.0
“
9.8
63.8
22.7
3.4
.3
”
.9
.8
.2
.1
.1
_
5.8
77.4
12.2
4.6
-
Retail trade
100.0
_
3.4
4.4
82.9
1.7
1.1
4.5
.4
1.2
-
.4
PERCENT OF PLANT WORKERS EMPLOYED IN—
Finance**
100.0
_
4.4
6.6
22.7
66.1
.1
.1
-
Services
industries 2 / Manufacturing
100.0
_
0.4
2.6
68.6
1.9
1.5
6 .4
13.7
1.2
1.7
2.0
100.0
_
4.7
83.1
1.1
.4
6.2
3.8
.7
“
Public
utilities*
Wholesale
trade
100.0
100.0
65.9
21.6
4.3
8.2
Data relate to women workers.
Occupational Wage Survey, Atlanta, Ga., March 1953
Includes data for services in addition to those industry divisions shown separately.
Includes data for real estate and services in addition to those industry divisions shown separately.
Transportation (excluding railroads), communication, and other public utilities.
Finance, insurance, and real estate.
_
77.1
3.7
8.1
6.5
4.6
-
Retail trade
BcnloM
100.0
_
_
_
46.6
4.0
2.2
4.7
31.5
4.7
2.7
3.6
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Table D-3:
P < U fl j f o lU tc U fi
PERCENT OF OFFICE WORKERS EMPLOYED IN—
Number of paid holidays
industries l /
PERCENT OF PLANT WORKERS EMPLOYED IN—
Manufacturing
Public
utilities*
Wholesale
trade
Retail trade
Finance ••
workers .........................
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
Workers in establishments providing
paid holidays 2/ ..................
Less than 5 days ..................
5 days ...........................
6 days ...........................
7 days ........... ...............
8 d a y s ........................ .
9 days ...........................
10 days ..........................
11 days ..........................
Workers in establishments providing
99.6
1.9
41.8
38.2
4.0
9.8
1.8
1.1
1.0
100.0
1.2
21.1
73.6
1.0
3.1
-
100.0
.6
40.4
54.1
4.9
-
100.0
•6
39.6
51.3
8.5
-
99.6
5.4
91.3
2.8
.1
-
100.0
1.6
38.6
4.7
6.9
32.6
7.3
4.4
3.9
All
.4
All
.
inductrice 2 / Manufacturing
Services
Wholesale
trade
Retail trade
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
77.8
8.9
28.6
34.8
3.8
1.7
(V)
73.5
6.2
13.6
46.7
4.2
2.8
-
88.6
4.4
27.4
49.3
7.5
-
96.8
8.6
39.0
42.7
6.5
-
84.4
14.9
66.8
1.7
1.0
_
-
22.2
26.5
11.4
3.2
15.6
100.0
.4
—
Public
utilities*
Services
"
1/
2/
2/
4/
*
**
Includes data for services in addition te those industry divisions shown separately.
Includes data for real estate and services in addition to those industry divisions shown separately.
Paid holidays of less than a full day have been omitted.
Less than 0.05 percent.
Transportation (excluding railroads), communication, and other public utilities.
Finance, insurance, and real estate.
Table D-4* P a i d
V c U x U iO tp l V J& U M
jgU
P *J0 4 J4 4 A &
h
£\
PERCENT OF OFFICE WORKERS EMPLOYED IN—
Vacation policy
All workers .........................
100.0
PERCENT OF PLANT WORKERS EMPLOYED IN—
Public
utiUtiee*
Wholesale
trade
Retail trade
Finance**
100,0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
98.5
98.5
20.3
78.2
100.0
100.0
56.9
43.1
100.0
100.0
17.3
75.4
1.9
5.4
-
100.0
98.0
54.6
2.4
41.0
2.0
100.0
100.0
3.2
93.7
80.6
51.9
96.8
-
All ,\/. Msnufscturing
industries
Services
All
.
industries 2 / Msnufscturing
Public
utilities*
Wholesale
trade
Retail trade
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
54.6
96.7
96.7
46.1
28.6
.1
(£/)
12.6
12.6
.5
92.7
71.6
50.9
20.7
21.1
21.1
-
45.4
-
47.9
2.0
.7
-
93.2
90.9
51.2
_
39.7
6.3
7.3
“
3.3
Services
After 1 year of service
Workers in establishments providing
paid vacations ....................
Length-of-time payment ............
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.... 1 . . .
4 weeks and over ...............
Percentage payment 2/ .............
2 percent............. ..... .
Flat-sum payment ................. .
Workers in establishments providing
no paid vacations ..................
99.5
99.2
24.9
.3 ‘
72.9
.3
.8
.3
.5
-
-
-
-
1.5
—
-
-
See footnotes at end of table.
* Transportation (excluding railroads), communication, and other public utilities.
** Finance, insurance, and real estate.
NOTE*
Estimates are provided separately, according to employer practice in computing
vacation payments (length-of-time, percentage or flat-sum); percentage and
flat-sum payments were converted to equivalent time periods in earlier studies.
-
-
-
_
2.3
6.8
Occupational Wage Survey, Atlanta, Ga,, March 1953
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Table D -4*
P a id V a c a tio n ^ ty o & m a l P to a U io tU )-C o n tin u e d
PERCENT OF OFFICE WORKERS EMPLOYED IN—
V acatio n p o l i c y
induetriesl/
A ll w o r k e r s .................................................................
Manufacturing
PERCENT OF PLANT WORKERS EMPLOYED IN—
Public
utilities*
Wholesale
trade
Retail trade
Finance**
Senrioee
All 0 /
industries 2 /
Manufacturing
Public
utilities*
Wholesale
trade
Retail trade
1 0 0 .0
10 0 .0
1 0 0 .0
1 0 0 .0
1 0 0 .0
100.0
100.0
1 0 0 .0
100 .0
100 .0
1 0 0 .0
9 9 .6
9 9 .3
7 .2
.3
8 8 .9
10 0 .0
1 0 0 .0
10 .2
1 0 0 .0
1 0 0 .0
.6
10 0 .0
100.0
100.0
9 3 .7
8 0 .6
3 3 .1
5 .0
4 1 .0
1 .5
9 2 .7
7 1 .6
3 7 .9
7 .5
1 0 0 .0
1 0 0 .0
9 6 .7
9 6 .7
1 9 .7
5 .6
6 8 .7
9 3 .2
9 0 .9
1 9 .9
.3
9 8 .9
9 8 .9
1 3 .9
8 5 .0
-
.4
1 .1
9 9 .6
9 9 .3
6 .3
.3
.3
9 8 .9
9 8 .9
1 1 .7
8 7 .2
-
.4
1 .1
9 9 .6
9 9 .3
2 .5
9 0 .4
9 8 .9
9 8 .9
4 .7
9 3 .6
-
A fte r 2 y e a r s o f s e r v ic e
Workers in esta b lish m e n ts p ro v id in g
p aid v a c a t i o n s .......... ..........................................
L e n g th -o f-tim e payment . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 week ...............................................................
Over 1 and under 2 weeks ....................
2 weeks .............................................................
Over 2 and under 3 weeks ....................
4 weeks and ov er .......................................
P ercen tag e payment j j / ..................................
2 p e r c e n t ........................................................
Over 2 p e ro e n t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F la t-su m payment ..............................................
Workers in e sta b lish m e n ts p ro v id in g
no p aid v a c a tio n s ...............................................
2 .1
.8
8 9 .8
-
-
9 2 .1
1 .9
5 .4
-
9 8 .0
4 .7
2 .4
8 1 .4
9 .5
-
2 .0
3 .2
9 6 .8
-
UJ)
1 2 .6
1 2 .2
2 6 .2
-
2 1 .1
.4
.5
2 0 .4
.7
-
6 .3
7 .3
9 3 .7
8 0 .6
2 5 .4
3 .7
4 9 .9
9 2 .7
7 1 .6
2 8 .7
4 .9
3 8 .0
-
2 8 .5
7 1 .5
-
2 .6
.7
-
6 1 .0
7 .4
2 .3
3 .3
6 .8
100.0
1 0 0 .0
9 6 .7
9 6 .7
1 9 .7
-
1 5 .8
9 3 .2
9 0 .9
1 5 .2
2 .0
A fte r 3 y e a r s o f s e r v ic e
Workers in e sta b lish m e n ts p ro v id in g
paid v a c a tio n s ......................................................
L en g th -o f-tim e payment ...............................
1 week ...............................................................
Over 1 and under 2 weeks ....................
2 w e e k s .............................................................
Over 2 and under 3 weeks . . . . . . . . .
4 weeks and o v er .......................................
P ercen tag e payment 2 / ..................................
2 p e r c e n t ........................................................
3 p e r c e n t ........................................................
F la t-su m payment ..............................................
Workers in e sta b lish m e n ts p ro v id in g
no paid v a c a tio n s . . . . - ...................... .............
8 8 .8
3 .1
.8
1 0 0 .0
1 0 0 .0
8 .1
10 0 .0
1 0 0 .0
.6
9 1 .9
-
9 2 .1
1 .9
5 .4
-
1 0 0 .0
9 8 .0
100.0
100.0
4 .7
2 .4
8 1 .4
9 .5
-
3 .2
9 2 .7
4 .1
-
2 .0
1 .6
l /)
(i
1276
1 2.2
2 1 .1
8 0 .3
_
-
.4
.5
2 0 .4
.7
-
6 .3
7 .3
100.0
100.0
9 3 .7
8 0 .6
9 2 .7
7 1 .6
1 0 0 .0
1 0 0 .0
9 5 .9
4 .1
-
1 1 .6
1 .6
6 3.8
.1
1 0 .0
5 .6
9 1 .7
2 .7
9 .5
6 8 .7
2 .6
2 .0
6 5 .7
7 .4
.7
-
2 .3
3 .3
6 .8
9 6 .7
9 6 .7
1 3 .2
9 3 .2
9 0 .9
1 5 .2
A f te r 5 y e a r s o f s e r v ic e
Workers in e sta b lish m e n ts p ro v id in g
paid v a c a tio n s .....................................................
L en g th -o f-tim e payment ................................
- 1 week ...............................................................
Over 1 and under 2 weeks ....................
2 weeks .................................... .......................
Oyer 2 and under 3 weeks ....................
3 weeks .............................................................
4 weeks and ov er .......................................
P ercen tag e payment 2 / ..................................
2 p e r c e n t ........................................................
4 p e r c e n t ........................................................
F la t-su m p a y m e n t............................. ................
Workers in e sta b lish m e n ts p ro v id in g
no p aid v a c a tio n s ................. ..................
1 .8
3 .8
.6
.3
-
.4
1.1
.8
-
1 0 0 .0
1 0 0 .0
2 .0
1 0 0 .0
1 0 0 .0
.6
9 5 .9
-
8 4 .4
1 .9
2 .1
7.7
-
5 .4
-
-
See footnotes at end of table.
*
Transportation (excluding railroads), communication, and other public utilities.
** Finance, insurance, and real estate.
1 0 0.0
9 8 .0
3 .9
7 9 .5
-
1 4 .6
-
2 .0
-
-
3 .5
Q )
1 .7
5 9 .1
-
.8
-
1 2 .6
2 1 .1
5 .7
6 .9
1 2 .6
.5
6 .3
8 .5
7 .3
-
-
1 .8
2 .6
7 4 .9
6 1 .7
2 .0
4 .1
1 1 .4
.7
-
2 .3
3.3
6 .8
Senrioee
Table D-A:
P a id V a c a tio + U ty o tm o d P A a a U to ttd ,) -
PERCENT OF OFFICE WORKERS EMPLOYED IN—
Vacation policy
All workers ..........................
PERCENT OF PLANT WORKERS EMPLOYED IN—
Public
utilities*
Wholesale
trade
Retailtrade
Finance**
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
99.6
99.3
2.0
86.2
3.2
7.0
.9
.3
98.9
98.9
3.2
93.1
2.6
-
100.0
100.0
2.0
9A.3
3.7
-
100.0
100.0
.6
8A.A
1.9
7.7
5.A
-
100.0
98.0
3.6
66.3
13.5
1A.6
2.0
100.0
100.0
87.8
A.l
8.1
-
.A
1.1
99.6
99.3
2.0
53.8
.3
A1.2
1.0
1.0
.3
98.9
98.9
3.1
.A
1.1
99.6
99.3
2.0
A6.8
.3
AA.8
1.0
A.A
.3
98.9
98.9
3.1
81 .A
1A.A
-
.A
1.1
All
/
Industrie* 1/ Manufacturing
100.0
Public
utilities*
Wholesale
trade
Retailtrade
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
93.7
80.6
11.0
.9
60.A
2.9
5.2
.2
12.6
5.7
6.9
.5
92.7
71.6
10.0
1.7
58.0
1.9
21.1
8.5
12.6
-
100.0
100.0
5.6
8A.A
10.0
-
96.7
96.7
13.2
76.7
2.0
A.l
.7
-
93.2
90.9
11.8
53.6
1A.1
11 .A
2.3
6.3
7.3
3.3
6.8
93.7
80.6
11.0
.9
A3.2
•1
24,7
.7
12.6
5.7
A.8
2.1
.5
92.7
71.6
10.0
1.7
AA.9
_
15.0
21.1
8.5
8.8
3.8
-
96.7
96.7
13.2
AA.7
2.0
36.1
.7
-
93.2
90.9
11.8
38.9
_
AO.2
2.3
6.3
7.3
3.3
6.8
93.7
80.6
11.0
.9
36.1
.1
28.5
A.O
12.6
5.7
A.8
2.1
.5
92.7
71.6
10.0
1.7
A0.7
19.2
21.1
8.5
8.8
3.8
-
96.7
96.7
13.2
AA.7
2.0
35.3
1.5
_
93.2
90.9
11.8
_
30.1
32.6
16.A
2.3
6.3
7.3
3.3
6.8
All
,
industries 2/ Manufacturing
Services
After 10 years of service
Workers in establishments providing
paid vacations .....................
Length-of-time payment .............
1 week .........................
Over 1 and under 2 w e e k s ..... ’...
2 weeks ......... .
Over 2 and under 3 weeks ........
3 weeks........................
A weeks and over ................
Percentage payment 2 / ..............
2 percent ......................
A percent .......... ............
Flat-sum payment ................ .
Workers in establishments providing
no paid vacations .............
"
"
After 15 years of service
Workers in establishments providing
paid vacations .....................
Length-of-time payment .............
1 w e e k .........................
Over 1 and under 2 weeks ........
2 w e eks........................
Over 2 arid under 3 weeks ....... .
3 weeks ........................
Over 3 and under A w e e k s ........
A weeks and over ................
Percentage payment 2/ ..............
2 percent .................... .
A percent ......................
6 percent and over ..... ....... .
Flat-sum payment ..................
Workers in establishments providing
no paid vacations..... ............
-
81.8
_
1A.0
-
100.0
100.0
2.0
41.0
57.0
-
100.0
100.0
.6
31.9
1.9
60.2
5.A
-
100.0
98.0
3.6
32.7
—
61.7
2.0
100.0
100.0
5A.8
—
Al.l
A.l
-
I
1
8
100.0
100.0
5.6
AA.A
50.0
-
B
After 20 years of service
Workers in establishments providing
paid vacations........ .............
Length-of-tlme payment .............
1 week .........................
Over 1 and under 2 weeks ....... .
2 weeks ...........................
Over 2 and under 3 weeks .........
3 Greeks ............... .........
Over 3 and under A weeks ........
A weeks and over ................
Percentage payment 2 / .......... .
2 percent ......................
A percent ......................
6 percent and over ..............
Flat-sum payment..................
Workers in establishments providing
no paid vacations ....... .......... .
100.0
100.0
2.0
12.3
85.7
-
-
-
-
-
100.0
100.0
.6
31.9
1.9
58.2
7.A
”
See footnotes at end of table.
*
Transportation (excluding railroads), communication, and other public utilities.
** Finance, insurance, and real estate.
100.0
98.0
3.6
25.9
53.0
15.5
2.0
100.0
100.0
A9.8
A2.2
A.l
3.9
~
100.0
100.0
5.6
20.9
73.5
_
~
Sere*.
Table D-4*
Paid Vocation* {^o^mal PtOMdionAdZonjinned
PERCENT OF OFFICE WORKERS EMPLOYED INVacation policy
All workers .........................
AU
.
industries 1/ Manufacturing
PERCENT OF PLANT WORKERS EMPLOYED IN—
Public
utilities*
Wholesale
trade
Retail trade
Finanoe**
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
99.6
99.3
2.0
42.9
.3
36.4
17.7
.3
98.9
98.9
3.1
81.4
14.4
-
100.0
100.0
2.0
12.3
85.7
-
100.0
100.0
.6
31.9
1.9
42.7
22.9
-
100.0
98.0
3*6
25.9
11.8
56.7
2.0
100.0
100.0
34.4
40.9
24.7
-
.4
1.1
Services
All
.
industries 2/ Manufacturing
100.0
Public
utilities*
Wholesale
trade
Retailtrade
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
92.7
71.6
10.0
1.7
40.7
100.0
100.0
5.6
_
20.9
73.5
-
96.7
96.7
13.2
_
44.7
2.0
29.1
7.7
93.2
90.9
11.8
_
30.1
After 25 years of service
Workers in establishments providing
paid vacations..... ...............
Length-of-time payment .............
1 week .........................
Over 1 and under 2 weeks..... .
2 weeks....... ............. .
Over 2 and under 3 weeks ........
3 weeks ........................
4 weeks and over ...............
Percentage payment 2/ ..............
2 percent................ .....
4 percent ......................
6 percent and o v e r ........ .....
Flat-sum payment.... .............
Workers in establishments providing
no paid vacations ..................
“
“
93.7
80.6
11.0
.9
36.1
.1
24.8
7.7
12.6
5.7
4.8
2.1
.5
19.2
21.1
8.5
8.8
3.8
-
6.3
7.3
-
-
-
15.2
33.8
_
_
2.3
**
3.3
6.8
-
-
l/ Includes data for services in addition to those industry divisions shown separately.
2/ Includes data for real estate and services in addition to those industry divisions shown separately.
2/ Percent of annual earnings.
y
Less than 0.0$ percent.
* Transportation (excluding railroads), communication, and other public utilities.
** Finance, insurance, and real estate.
Table d -5*
JniuAanco jand PonUon Plan*
PERCENT OF OFFICE WORKERS EMPLOYED IN—
Type of plan
All workers .........................
Workers in establishments having
insurance or pension plans 2 / .......
Insurance plans 2/ .................
Lif............................
Accidental death and
dismemberment....... .
Sickness and accident ...........
Hospitalization ................
Surgical .......................
Medical ........................
Retirement-pension p l a n ............
Workers in establishments having
no insurance or pension plans .......
y
PERCENT OF PLANT WORKERS EMPLOYED IN—
industriesy
Manufacturing
Public
utilities*
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
96.8
95.1
94.5
95.6
95.6
94.2
99.3
99.3
99.3
91.2
88.4
87.3
97.9
88.9
88.9
100.0
100.0
100.0
91.0
90.0
88.3
28.6
45.1
72.8
64.4
21.9
67.1
57.6
70.8
88.5
81.9
54.5
28.7
46.9
65.2
32.0
29.5
2.1
84.2
3.3
43.3
65.5
61.6
11.8
69.4
.2
23.3
76.9
63.0
86.7
15.9
21,9
83.7
70.0
18.8
86.5
3.2
4.4
.7
8.8
2.1
Wholesale
trade
Retailtrade
Finance**
Includes data for services in addition to those industry divisions shown separately.
Includes data for real estate and services in addition to those industry divisions shown separately,
Unduplicated total.
*
Transportation (excluding railroads), communication, and other public utilities.
** Finance, insurance, and real estate.
2/
2/
Services
All
Industries 2/ Manufacturing
Public
utilities*
Wholesale
trade
Retailtrade
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
94.4
94.4
91.7
98.7
98.7
98.7
86.8
83.1
80.1
84.4
80.4
80.4
20.2
52.1
71.1
61.1
14.3
41.5
27.5
63.0
83.2
74.4
24.9
35.4
30.4
58.6
54.9
49.3
3.1
64.6
14.3
40.6
62.8
59.6
5.6
45.1
35.1
59.8
44.6
9.0
5.6
1.3
13.2
15.6
Sendees
1.0
56.3
Occupational Wage Survey, Atlanta, Ga., March 1953
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics
17
Appendix— Scope and Method of Survey
The Bureau's occupational wage surveys are designed to
provide a maximum of useful and reliable information with availa
ble resources. In order to use resources efficiently and to pub
lish results promptly, the surveys did not cover all establishments
in the community. Although those studied are selected to provide
representative results, no sample can reflect perfectly all differ
ences in occupational structure, earnings, and working conditions
among establishments.
such jobs were included only for firms
ments of the broad industry divisions.
Because of the great variation in occupational structure
among establishments, estimates of occupational employment are sub
ject to considerable sampling fluctuation. Hence, they serve only
to indicate the relative numerical importance of the jobs studied.
The fluctuations in employment do not materially affect the accuracy
of the earnings data.
The earnings information excludes premium pay for overtime
and night work. Nonproduction bonuses are also excluded, but costof-living bonuses and incentive earnings, including commissions for
salespersons, are included. Where weekly hours are reported, as
for office clerical occupations, reference is to work schedules
(rounded to the nearest half-hour) for which the straight-time sala
ries are paid; average weekly earnings for these occupations have
been rounded to the nearest $0 cents. The number of workers pre
sented refers to the estimated total employment in all establish
ments within the scope of the study and not to the number actually
surveyed. Data are shown for only full-time workers, l.e., those
hired to work the establishment's full-time schedule for the given
occupational classification.
With the exception of the union rate scales, information
presented in this bulletin was collected by visits of the Bureau's
field representatives to establishments included in the study.
Occupational classification is based on a uniform set of job de
scriptions designed to take account of interestablishment variation
in duties within the same job; these job descriptions are available
upon request.
Six broad industry divisions were covered in compiling
earnings data for the following types of occupations: (a) Office
clerical; (b) professional and technical; (c) maintenance and power
plant; and (d) custodial, warehousing, and shipping (tables A-l
through A-4). The industry groupings surveyed are: Manufacturing;
transportation (except railroads), communication, and other public
utilities; wholesale trade; retail trade; finance, insurance, and
real estate; and services. Information on work schedules and supple
mentary benefits also was obtained in a representative group of es
tablishments in each of these industry divisions. As indicated in
the following table, only establishments above a certain size were
studied. Smaller establishments were omitted because they fur
nished insufficient employment in the occupations studied to warrant
inclusion.
Among the industries in which characteristic jobs were
studied, minimum size of establishment and extent of the area cov
ered were determined- separately for each industry (see following
table). Although size limits frequently varied from those estab
lished for surveying cross-industry office and plant jobs, data for
meeting the size require
A greater proportion of large than of small establishments
was studied in order to maximize the number of workers surveyed with
available resources. Each group of establishments of a certain
size, however, was given its proper weight in the combination of
data by industry and occupations.
The term "office workers" referred to in this bulletin
includes all office clerical employees and excludes administrative,
executive, professional, and technical personnel. "Plant workers"
includes working foremen and all nonsupervisory workers (including
leadmen and trainees) engaged in nonoffice functions. Administra
tive, executive, professional and technical employees, and forceaccount construction employees who are utilized as a separate work
force, are excluded. Although cafeteria workers, routemen, and in
stallation and repair employees are excluded in manufacturing in
dustries, these work categories are included as plant workers in
nonmanufacturing industries.
Shift-differential data are limited to manufacturing in
dustries and have been presented both in terms of establishment
policy and according to provisions for workers actually employed
on extra shifts at the time of the survey. Establishments were
considered as having a shift-differential policy if they met any of
the following conditions: Operated late shifts at the time of the
survey; operated late shifts within 6 months before the field visit;
or had a union-contract provision for payment of extra-shift work.
Proportions in the tabulation of establishment policy are presented
18
in terms of total p l a n t employment, whe r e a s proportions i n the sec
ond tabulation represent
only those workers
actually employed
on
office workers
of the table
summarizing
scheduled weekly
hours.
Because
of e l i g i b i l i t y r e q u i r e m e n t s ,
the proportion
actually re
the specified late
c e i v i n g t he s p e c i f i c b e n e f i t s m a y b e
shift.
Information
on wage practices
other than
shift differ
entials refers
to all office and plant workers as specified in the
individual tables.
It is p r e s e n t e d
in terms of the proportion
of
a l l w o r k e r s e m p l o y e d i n o f f i c e s (or p l a n t d e p a r t m e n t s ) t h a t o b s e r v e
the practice in question,
except in the section relating
to w o m e n
smaller.
The s u m m a r y o f v a c a t i o n p l a n s
is l i mited
Item
ar
Tabulations of insurance
and pension plans
have been
confined to
t h o s e f o r w h i c h a t l e a s t a p a r t o f t h e c o s t is b o r n e b y t h e employer.
Establishments and Workers in Major Industry Divisions and in Selected Industries in Atlanta,
a n d N u m b e r S t u d i e d b y t h e B u r e a u o f L a b o r S t a t i s t i c s , M a r c h 1953
Minimum number
of workers in
establishments
studied
V
to formal
rangements.
It e x c l u d e s
informal plans w h e reby time off
with pay
is granted at the discretion
of the employer
or other supervisor.
Numlser of
establj shments
Estimated
total
within
Studied
scope of
study
Ga.,
1/
Employment
Estimated
total
within
scope of
study
In establishments
studied
Total
Office
Industry divisions in which occupations
were surveyed on an area basis
All divisions .................................
Manufacturing ..............................
Nonmanufacturing ...........................
Transportation (excluding railroads),
communication, and other public
utilities .............................
Wholesale trade .........................
Retail trade ............................
Finance, insurance, and real estate ......
Services 2 / ................ ........ .
51
51
51
660
233
427
187
56
131
144,300
68,300
76,000
88,070
42,610
45,460
19,020
6,010
13,010
51
51
51
51
51
52
119
120
67
69
19
33
31
25
23
19,600
12,900
25,400
10,200
7,900
15,750
5,220
14,710
5,720
4,060
3,310
2,000
2,870
4,170
660
8
21
21
6
29
43
6
15
16
374
2,285
3,021
374
1,695
1,574
11
174
60
Industries in which occupations were
surveyed on an industry basis U
Women’s and misses' dresses ....................
Machinery industries ..........................
Power laundries ...............................
5/
i/ Atlanta Metropolitan Area (Cobb, DeKalb, and Fulton Counties).
2/ Total establishment employment. The minimum size of establishment studied in all divisions in the March 1952 survey was 21
workers.
2/ Hotels; personal services; business services; automobile repair shops; radio broadcasting and television; motion pictures; non
profit membership organisations; and engineering and architectural services.
ij Industries are defined in footnotes to wage tables.
2/ Establishments manufacturing machine-tool accessories with 8 or more workers were also included.
1 9
Index
Assembler
9
(machinery), 9
Identifier (power laundries), 1 0
Inspector (machinery),
3
Bench hand (bakeries), 11
Biller, machine,
Book b i n d e r (printing), 11
Bookkeeping-machine operator,
Bricklayer (building construction),
Janitor, 7
Janitor (machinery),
3
11
K e y - p u n c h operator,
3
Calcinating-machine operator,
Carpenter (building construction),
Carpenter, maintenance, 6
7
3
7
9
E l e c t r i c i a n ( b u i l d i n g cons t r u c t i o n ) , 11
Electrician, maintenance, 6
Electrotyper (printing), 11
Engine - l a t h e operator (machinery), 9
Engineer, stationary, 6
E x t r a c t o r operator (power laundries), 10
Finisher,
flatvork
(power laundries),
Fireman, stationary boiler, 6
F i r e m a n , s t a t i o n a r y b o i l e r (power
laundries), 10
Guard,
7
Helper (bakeries), 11
Helper, mo t o r t r u c k driver, 11
Helper, trades, maintenance, 6
7
9
k
7
11
Cleaner,
Clerk, file,
C l e r k , order, 3, ^
C l e r k , p a y r o l l , 3, ^
Clerk, retail r e c e i v i n g (power
laundries), 10
Compositor, h a n d (printing), 11
Crane operator, electric bridge,
C u t t e r a n d m a r k e r ( w o m e n fs a n d m i s s e s 1
dresses), 9
Draftsman, 5
Drill- p r e s s operator (machinery),
Duplicating-machine operator, k
Pipefitter, maintenance, 6
P l a s t e r e r ( b u i l d i n g c o n s t r u c t i o n ) , 11
P l u m b e r ( b u i l d i n g c o n s t r u c t i o n ) , 11
Porter,
Press assistant (printing), 11
Press feeder (printing), 11
Pres6er (women's and misses*
dresses), 9
Presser, machine, shirts (power
laundries), 10
Pres s m a n (p r i n t i n g ) , 11
10
Laborer (building construction), 11
Laborer, material handling,
Laborer, material handling
(machinery), 9
M a c h i n e operator ( p r i n t i n g ) , 11
Machine-tool operator, production
(machinery), 9
Machinist, maintenance, 6
Machinist, p r o d u c t i o n (machinery),
M arker (power l a u n d r i e s ) , 10
Mechanic, automotive (maintenance), 6
9
Mechanic, m a i n t e n a n c e , 6
Milling-machine operator
(machinery), 9
Millwright, 6
M i x e r (bakeries), 11
M o l d e r (bakeries), 11
M o tortruck driver, 11
R e c e i v i n g cle r k , 7
Route m a n (driver-salesman)
laundries),
(pow e r
10
Secretary, k
Sewing-machine
dresses), 9
operator
( w o m e n ' s a n d mi s s e s '
7
Sheet-metal worker, maintenance, 6
S h i p p i n g cle r k ,
Shipping-an d - r e c e i v i n g clerk,
Stenographer, k
Stereotyper (printing), 11
7
Switchboard operator, k
Switchboard operator-receptionist,
h
3, ^
Nurse,
industrial
(registered),
Tabulating-machine operator,
T h r e a d t r i m m e r ( c leaner) ( w o m e n ' s a n d m i s s e s '
dresses), 9
Tool-and-die maker (machinery), 9
5
boy, 3
Office
O f f i c e girl, k
Oiler, 6
Operator (local t r a n s i t ) , 11
Order filler,
O v e n m a n ( b a k e r i e s ) , 11
Tracer, 5
Transcribing-machine
Tr u c k driver, 8
Trucker, power, 8
Typist, 5
7
Packer, 7
P a c k e r ( b a k e r i e s ) , 11
Painter (building construction),
Painter, maintenance, 6
Photoengraver (printing), 11
Washer, machine
11
operator,
5
(power laundries), 10
Watchman, 8
Welder, h a n d (machinery), 9
W r a p p e r ( b a k eries), 11
Wrapper, b u ndle (power laundries), 10
U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: O — 1953
This report was prepared in the Bureau’s
Communications may be addressed to:
Southern Regional Office*
Brunswick A. Bagdon, Regional Director
Bureau of Labor Statistics
50 Seventh Street, N„ E*
Room 664 .
Atlanta 5, Georgia
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are available for consultation on statistics relating to wages and industrial
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