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Occupational Wage Survey DES MOINES, IOWA FEBRUARY 1960 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR James P. Mitchell, Secretary B U R EA U O F LA B O R STA TISTICS Ew a n C lo g u a , Comnrms*on«r Occupational Wage Survey DES MOINES, IOWA FEBRUARY 1960 Bulletin No. 1265-30 April 1960 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR James P. Mitchell, Secretary BUREAU O F LABO R STATISTICS Ew an Clague, Commissioner Ear hv the Superintendent ol Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington 25, D.C. - Price 25 cents Contents Preface Page T h e C o m m u n ity W a g e S u rv e y P r o g r a m In tr o d u c tio n T h e B u re a u o f L a b o r S t a tis tic s r e g u la r ly con d u cts a r e a w id e w a g e s u r v e y s in a n u m b er o f im p o r ta n t in d u s tr ia l c e n te rs. T h e s tu d ie s , m a d e f r o m la te f a ll to e a r ly s p rin g , r e la t e to o c c u p a tio n a l e a r n in g s and r e la t e d s u p p le m e n ta r y b e n e fits . A p r e lim in a r y r e p o r t is a v a ila b le on c o m p le tio n o f the study in e a c h a r e a , u s u a lly in the m onth fo llo w in g the p a y r o ll p e r io d s tu d ied . T h is b u lle tin p r o v id e s a d d itio n a l d ata not in c lu d e d in th e e a r l i e r r e p o r t . A c o n s o lid a te d a n a ly t ic a l b u lle tin s u m m a r iz in g the r e s u lt s o f a ll o f the y e a r * s s u r v e y s is is s u e d a f t e r c o m p le tio n o f the fin a l a r e a b u lle tin f o r th e c u r r e n t rou n d o f s u r v e y s . T a b le s : T h is r e p o r t w a s p r e p a r e d in the B u r e a u rs r e g io n a l o ffic e in C h ic a g o , 111. , b y W o o d r o w C . L in n , under the d i r e c t io n o f G e o r g e E . V o ta v a , R e g io n a l W age and In d u s tr ia l R e la tio n s A n a ly s t . _____________________________________________________________________ 1 1. E s ta b lis h m e n ts and w o r k e r s w ith in sc o p e o f s u r v e y ___________ 2 A: O c c u p a tio n a l e a r n in g s :* A - 1. O ffic e o c c u p a tio n s _____________________________________________ A -2 . P r o f e s s io n a l and te c h n ic a l o c c u p a tio n s __________________ A - 3. M a in ten a n c e and p o w e r p la n t o c c u p a tio n s ________________ A -4 . C u s to d ia l and m a t e r ia l m o v e m e n t o c c u p a t io n s __________ 4 6 7 8 B: E s ta b lis h m e n t p r a c t ic e s and s u p p le m e n ta ry w a g e p r o v is io n s : * B - l. Sh ift d if fe r e n t ia ls ______________________________________________ B -2 . M in im u m e n tr a n c e s a la r ie s f o r w o m e n o f f ic e w o r k e r s ________________________________________________ B -3 . S ch ed u led w e e k ly h o u rs _____________________________________ B - 4. P a id h o lid a y s __________________________________________________ B -5 . P a id v a c a t i o n s _________________________________________________ B -6 . H e a lth , in s u r a n c e , and p e n s io n p lan s ____________________ A p p e n d ix : O c c u p a tio n a l d e s c r ip t io n s ______________________________________ * N O T E : S im ila r ta b u la tio n s f o r th e s e and o th e r it e m s a r e a v a ila b le in the r e p o r t s f o r s u r v e y s in o th e r m a jo r a r e a s . A d ir e c t o r y in d ic a tin g d ate o f study and the p r ic e o f the r e p o r ts is a v a ila b le upon r e q u e s t. U n ion s c a le s , in d ic a t iv e o f p r e v a ilin g p ay l e v e l s , a r e a v a ila b le f o r the fo llo w in g t r a d e s o r in d u s tr ie s : B u ild in g c o n s tr u c tio n , p r in tin g , lo c a l - t r a n s i t o p e r a tin g e m p lo y e e s , and m o to r tr u c k d r i v e r s and h e lp e r s . iii 9 10 10 11 12 14 15 Occupational Wage Survey-—Des Moines, Iowa Introduction This area is one of sev er a l im portant in dustrial cen ters in which the U .S . D epartm ent of L a b o r's B ureau of Labor S ta tistics has conducted su rveys of occupational earnings and related wage benefits on an areaw ide b a s is . In this area, data w ere obtained by personal v isits of B ureau field econ om ists to rep resen tative estab lish m en ts within six broad industry d ivision s: M anufacturing; tra n sp o rta tio n ,1 com m u nication, and other public u tilities; w h olesale trade; reta il trade; fin an ce, in su ran ce, and real estate; and s e r v ic e s . M ajor in dustry groups excluded from th ese stu dies are governm ent operations and the con struction and extractive in d u stries. E stab lish m en ts having few er than a p rescrib ed num ber of w orkers are om itted also b ecau se they furnish in su fficien t em ploym ent in the occupations studied to w a r rant in clu sion . W herever p o ssib le, separate tabulations are provided for each of the broad industry d iv isio n s. T hese su rveys are conducted on a sam ple b a sis because of the u n n ecessary c o st involved in surveying all esta b lish m en ts. To obtain appropriate accu racy at m inim um c o st, a greater proportion of large than of sm a ll estab lish m en ts is studied. In com bining the data, how ever, a ll estab lish m en ts are given their appropriate w eight. E stim a tes based on the estab lish m en ts studied are p resen ted , th erefo re, as r e lating to a ll estab lish m en ts in the industry grouping and area, e x cept for those below the m inim um siz e studied. O ccupations and E arnings The occupations selec te d for study are com m on to a variety of m anufacturing and nonm anufacturing in d u stries. O ccupational c la s sifica tio n is based on a uniform se t of job d escrip tion s designed to take account of in terestab lish m en t variation in duties w ithin the sam e job. (See appendix for listin g of th ese d escrip tio n s.) E arnings data are presen ted (in the A -s e r ie s tab les) for the follow ing types of occupa tions: (a) O ffice cle r ic a l; (b) p ro fession a l and technical; (c) m ain te nance and pow er plant; and (d) cu stod ial and m aterial m ovem ent. O ccupational em ploym ent and earnings data are shown for fu ll-tim e w o rk ers, i. e . , those h ired to work a regular w eekly sch ed ule in the given occupational c la ssifica tio n . E arnings data exclude prem ium pay for overtim e and for work on w eekends, h olid ays, and late sh ifts. N onproduction bonu ses are excluded a lso , but c o st-o fliving bonuses and incentive earnings are included. W here w eekly hours are reported, as for office c le r ic a l occu p ation s, referen ce is to the work sched ules (rounded to the n ea rest half hour) for which straigh t-tim e sa la rie s are paid; average w eekly earnings for these occupations have been rounded to the n ea rest half d ollar. A verage earnings of m en and wom en are p resen ted sep arately for selected occupations in which both sex es are com m only em ployed. D ifferen ces in pay le v e ls of m en and wom en in th ese occupations are la rg ely due to (l) d ifferen ces in the distribution of the sex es am ong in d u stries and estab lish m en ts; (2) d ifferen ces in sp ecific duties p er form ed, although the occupations are appropriately c la ssifie d w ithin the sam e su rvey job description; and (3) d ifferen ces in length of s e r v ice or m erit review when individual sa la rie s are adjusted on this basis. Longer average serv ic e of m en would resu lt in higher average pay when both sex es are em ployed within the sam e rate range. Job d escrip tion s used in cla ssify in g em p loyees in these su rveys are u su ally m ore g en era lized than those u sed in individual estab lish m en ts to allow for m inor d ifferen ces am ong estab lish m en ts in sp ecific duties perform ed. O ccupational em ploym ent estim a tes rep resen t the total in all estab lish m en ts within the scope of the study and not the num ber actu ally su rveyed . B ecau se of d ifferen ces in occupational structure among esta b lish m en ts, the estim a tes of occupational em ploym ent obtained from the sam ple of estab lish m en ts studied serv e only to indicate the relative im portance of the jobs studied. T hese d ifferen ces in occu pational structure do not m a teria lly affect the accu racy of the ea rn ings data. E stab lish m en t P ra c tic es and Supplem entary Wage P ro v isio n s Inform ation is p resen ted also (in the B -s e r ie s tab les) on s e lected estab lish m en t p ra ctices and supplem entary ben efits as they r e late to office and plant w o rk ers. The term "office w o rk ers, " as used in this bulletin, includes working su p erv iso rs and non su p ervisory w orkers perform ing c le r ic a l or related functions, and exclu d es adm in istr a tiv e, ex ecu tive, and p ro fession a l p erson n el. "Plant w orkers" in clude working forem en and all n on su p ervisory w orkers (including lea d 1 R ailroad s, form erly excluded from the scope of th ese stu d ies,m en and tra in ees) engaged in nonoffice functions. A d m in istrative, have been added in n early a ll of the areas to be studied during the ex ecu tive, and p ro fession a l em p lo y ees, and fo rce-acco u n t con stru ction w in ter of 1959-60; railroad s w ill be added in the rem aining area s next em p loyees who are u tilized as a sep arate work force are excluded . y ea r. F or scope of survey in this area, se e footnote to "transporta C afeteria w orkers and routem en are excluded in m anufacturing in d u s tion, com m unication, and other public u tilities" in table 1. tries, but are included as plant w orkers in nonm anufacturing industries. 2 T a b le 1. E s t a b l i s h m e n t s a n d w o r k e r s w it h in s c o p e o f s u r v e y a n d n u m b e r s t u d ie d in D e s M o i n e s , I o w a , 1 b y m a j o r i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n , 2 F e b r u a r y I 9 6 0 In d u s try d iv is io n M in im u m e m p lo y m e n t in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in s c o p e o f stu d y N u m b e r o f e s t a b l is h m e n t s W ith in scope of s tu d y 3 W o r k e r s in e s t a b l is h m e n t s W ith in s c o p e o f s tu d y S tu d ie d S tu d ie d T o t a l4 O ffic e P la n t T o t a l4 A l l d i v i s i o n s __________________________________ _______________ 51 238 93 4 3 ,3 0 0 10, 0 0 0 2 2 ,5 0 0 3 0, 010 M a n u f a c t u r i n g _______________________________________ ,______ N o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g __ *______________________________________ T r a n s p o r t a t i o n , c o m m u n i c a t io n , a n d o t h e r p u b l ic u t il it i e s 5 ----------------------------------------------------------W h o l e s a le t r a d e ------------------- ---------------------------------------R e t a i l t r a d e _____________________________________________ F in a n c e , i n s u r a n c e , a n d r e a l e s t a t e _______________ S e r v i c e s 7 _ ______ __________ __________________________ 51 51 75 163 36 57 1 8 ,4 0 0 2 4 , 900 1 ,9 0 0 8 , 100 1 2 ,9 0 0 9, 6 0 0 14, 5 8 0 1 5 ,4 3 0 51 51 51 51 51 26 26 44 44 23 15 10 12 13 7 6 ,3 0 0 3 ,3 0 0 5 ,4 0 0 7 ,3 0 0 2, 600 1 ,2 0 0 2 , 900 5 ,4 4 0 2 , 000 3 ,2 5 0 3, 6 8 0 1, 0 60 (?) ? (‘ ) ( 6) (?) ( 6) 1 T h e D e s M o i n e s M e t r o p o l it a n A r e a ( P o l k C o u n t y ). T h e " w o r k e r s w it h in s c o p e o f s t u d y " e s t i m a t e s sh o w n in t h is t a b le p r o v id e a r e a s o n a b l y a c c u r a t e d e s crip tio n o f th e s i z e a n d c o m p o s i t i o n o f th e l a b o r f o r c e in c lu d e d in th e s u r v e y . T h e e s t i m a t e s a r e n o t in t e n d e d , h o w e v e r , t o s e r v e a s a b a s i s o f c o m p a r i s i o n w it h o t h e r a r e a e m p l o y m e n t in d e x e s t o m e a s u r e e m p l o y m e n t t r e n d s o r l e v e l s s i n c e (1 ) p la n n in g o f w a g e s u r v e y s r e q u i r e s th e u s e o f e s t a b l is h m e n t d a ta c o m p i l e d c o n s i d e r a b l y in advance o f th e p a y r o l l p e r i o d s t u d ie d , a n d (2 ) s m a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s a r e e x c l u d e d f r o m th e s c o p e o f th e s u r v e y . . 2 T h e 1957 r e v i s e d e d i t i o n o f th e S t a n d a r d I n d u s t r ia l C l a s s i f i c a t i o n M a n u a l w a s u s e d in c l a s s i f y i n g e s t a b l i s h m e n t s b y in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n . M a j o r c h a n g e s f r o m th e e a r l i e r e d i t i o n (u s e d in th e B u r e a u ’ s l a b o r m a r k e t w a g e s u r v e y p r o g r a m p r i o r t o th e w i n t e r o f 1 9 5 8 - 1 9 5 9 ) a r e th e t r a n s f e r o f m il k p a s t e u r i z a t i o n p la n t s a n d r e a d y - m i x e d c o n c r e t e e s t a b lis h m e n t s fr o m tra d e (w h o l e s a le o r r e t a i l ) t o m a n u fa c t u r i n g , a n d th e t r a n s f e r o f r a d i o a n d t e l e v i s i o n b r o a d c a s t i n g f r o m s e r v i c e s t o th e t r a n s p o r t a t i o n , c o m m u n i c a t io n , a n d o t h e r p u b l ic u t i l i t i e s d i v i s i o n . 3 I n c l u d e s a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w it h t o t a l e m p l o y m e n t a t o r a b o v e th e m i n i m u m - s i z e li m i t a t i o n . A l l o u t le t s (w ith in th e a r e a ) o f c o m p a n i e s in s u c h in d u s t r i e s a s t r a d e , f i n a n c e , a u t o r e p a i r s e r v i c e , a n d m o t i o n - p i c t u r e t h e a t e r s a r e c o n s i d e r e d a s 1 e s t a b l is h m e n t . 4 I n c l u d e s e x e c u t i v e , p r o f e s s i o n a l , a n d o t h e r w o r k e r s e x c l u d e d f r o m th e s e p a r a t e o f f i c e a n d p la n t c a t e g o r i e s . 5 R ailroad s w ere included; tax ica b s and s e r v ic e s in cid en tal to w ater tran sp ortation w ere exclud ed. 6 ju s t ify 7 T h is in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n i s r e p r e s e n t e d in e s t i m a t e s f o r " a l l i n d u s t r i e s " a n d " n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g " in th e S e r i e s A a n d B t a b l e s , a lt h o u g h c o v e r a g e w a s i n s u f f i c i e n t t o s e p a r a t e p r e s e n t a t i o n o f d a ta . H o t e l s ; p e r s o n a l s e r v i c e s ; b u s i n e s s s e r v i c e s ; a u t o m o b i le r e p a i r s h o p s ; m o t i o n p i c t u r e s ; n o n p r o fi t m e m b e r s h i p o r g a n i z a t i o n s ; a n d e n g in e e r in g a n d a r c h i t e c t u r a l s e r v i c e s . 3 The sum m ary of vacation plans is lim ited to form al arran ge m en ts, excluding inform al plans w hereby tim e off with pay is granted at the d iscretio n of the em p loyer. Separate estim a tes are provided according to em ployer p ractice in com puting vacation paym ents, such as tim e paym ents, percent of annual earn in gs, or fla t-su m am ounts. H ow ever, in the tabulations of vacation allow an ces, paym ents not on a tim e b a sis w ere converted; for exam ple, a paym ent of 2 percen t of annual earnings was con sid ered as the equivalent of 1 w eek ’ s pay. Data are p resen ted for all health, in su ran ce, and pension plans for which at le a st a part of the c o st is borne by the em p lo yer, excepting only leg a l req u irem en ts such as w ork m en 's com p ensation and so cia l secu rity . Such plans include those underw ritten by a co m m er cia l insuran ce com pany and those provided through a union fund or paid d irectly by the em ployer out of cu rren t operating funds or from a fund se t asid e for this purpose. Death b en efits are included as a form of life in su ran ce. S ick n ess and accident insuran ce is lim ited to that type of in surance under which predeterm ined ca sh paym ents are m ade d irectly to the insured on a w eekly or m onthly b a sis during illn e s s or accident d isab ility. Inform ation is p resen ted for all such plans to which the em ployer con trib u tes. H ow ever, in New York and New J e r se y , which have enacted tem porary d isab ility insuran ce law s which require em ployer co n trib u tio n s,4 plans are included only if the em p loyer (1) con tributes m ore than is leg a lly required, or (2) provides the em ployee with ben efits which ex ceed the req u irem en ts of the law . T abulations of paid sick -lea v e plans are lim ited to form al p la n s5 which provide full pay or a proportion of the w ork er's pay during absen ce from work b ecau se of illn e s s . Separate tabulations are provided accord ing to (1) plans which provide fu ll pay and no w aiting period, and (2) plans providing eith er partial pay or a w aiting period. In addition to the p resentation of the proportions of w ork ers who are provided sick n ess and accident insurance or paid sick lea v e, an unduplicated total is shown of w orkers who re ceiv e eith er or both types of b en efits. C atastrophe in su ran ce, som etim es referred to as extended m ed ical insu ran ce, includes those plans which are designed to p rotect em p loyees in ca se of sick n ess and injury involving ex p en ses beyond the norm al coverage of h osp italization , m ed ica l, and su rgical plans. M edical insuran ce re fe rs to plans providing for com p lete or partial paym ent of d octors' fe e s . Such plans m ay be underw ritten by co m m er cia l insurance com panies or nonprofit organ ization s or they m ay be self-in su r ed . Tabulations of retirem en t pension plans are lim ited to those plans that provide m onthly paym ents for the rem ainder of the wo rke r ' s lif e . 2 An estab lish m en t was co n sid ered as having a policy if it m et eith er of the follow ing conditions: (l) O perated late sh ifts at the tim e of the su rvey, or (2) had form al p rovision s coverin g late sh ifts. 3 Scheduled w eekly hours for office w orkers (first sectio n of table B -3 ) in su rveys m ade prior to late 1957 and ea rly 1958 w ere p resen ted in term s of the proportion of w om en office w orkers e m ployed in o ffices with the indicated w eek ly hours for w om en w o rk ers. 4 The tem porary d isab ility law s in C aliforn ia and Rhode Island do not require em ployer con trib u tion s. 5 An estab lish m en t was co n sid ered as having a form al plan if it estab lish ed at le a st the m inim um num ber of days of sick leave that could be expected by each em p lo yee. Such a plan need not be w ritten , but inform al sic k -le a v e a llow an ces, determ in ed on an individual b a s is , w ere excluded. Shift d ifferen tial data (table B - l) are lim ited to m anufacturing in d u stries. This inform ation is presented both in term s of (a) esta b lish m en t p o lic y ,2 presented in term s of total plant w orker em p loy m ent, and (b) effectiv e p ra ctice, presented on the b a sis of w orkers actually em ployed on the sp ecified shift at the tim e of the su rvey. In estab lish m en ts having varied d ifferen tia ls, the amount applying to a m ajority was used o r, if no am ount applied to a m ajority, the c la s sifica tio n "other" was u sed. In estab lish m en ts in which som e la te sh ift hours are paid at norm al ra te s, a differen tial was record ed only if it applied to a m ajority of the shift hours. M inim um entrance rates (table B -2 ) relate only to the esta b lish m en ts v isited . They are presen ted on an estab lish m en t, rather than on an em ploym ent b a sis. P aid holidays; paid vacations; and health, in su ran ce, and pension plans are treated sta tistica lly on the b a sis that th ese are applicable to all plant or office w orkers if a m a jority of such w orkers are elig ib le or m ay eventually qualify for the p ra ctices liste d . Scheduled hours are treated sta tistica lly on the b a sis that th ese are applicable to all plant or office w orkers if a m ajority are covered . 3 B ecau se of rounding, sum s of individual item s in these tabulations m ay not equal to ta ls. The fir s t part of the paid holidays table p resen ts the num b er of whole and half holidays actually provided. The second part com b ines whole and half holidays to show total holiday tim e . 4 A* Occupational Earnings Table A-l. Office Occupations (A verage straigh t-tim e w eekly hours and earnings for selected occupations studied on an area basis by industry division, Des M oines, Iowa, February I960) Sex, occupation, and industry division Men C lerks, accounting, c la ss A ----------------------------------------Manufa c tu r i ng _ ----------------- -------------------------------------N onm anufacturing___________________________________ Public u tilitie s 3 ________________________ — ___ Office b o y s _____________________________________________ N onm anufacturing___________________________________ Tabulating-m achine op erators, c la ss A ----------------------N onm anufacturing________________ __________________ Tabulating-m achine operators, c la ss B _______________ Nonmanufacturing ____________________ _____________ Tabulating-m achine op erators, c la ss C _______________ Women B ookkeeping-m achine op erators, c la ss A ------------- M anufacturing_________________ ___ _______________ N onm anufacturing----------------------------------------------------Bookkeeping-m achine op erators, c la ss B ------------------M anufacturing__________ ___________________ ______ N onm anufacturing___________________________________ C lerks, accounting, c la ss A ________________ _________ Nonmanufacturing --------------------------------------------------C lerks, accounting, c la ss B ---- ---------------------------------M anufacturing-------------------------------------------------------- _ N onm anufacturing________________ __________________ Public u tilities 3 _________________________________ C lerks, file, c la ss A __________________________________ Nonmanufacturing _______________________________ _ C lerks, file, c la ss B __________________________________ N onm anufacturing---------- --------------------------------------C lerks, o r d e r ----------------------------------------- -------------------M anufacturing----------------------------------------------------------C lerks, payroll _______________________________________ M anufacturing_____________________________________ N onm anufacturing______________________________ _____ Com ptom eter operators ________________________________ M anufacturing________________________ _______ _____ Nonmanufacturing __________________________________ D uplicating-m achine operators (M im eograph or Ditto) ________________________________ N onm anufacturing____________________________________ See footnotes at end of table. Number of workers 47 23 24 19 43 31 32 27 36 32 25 NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING 8TRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY EARNINGS OF— *60. 00 *65. 00 *70. 00 *75.00 *80. 00 *85. 00 *90. 00 *95. 00 fo o .o o ?05. 00 lio .o c \ 15.00 120.0 0 $45. 00 $50. 00 $35. 00 $40. 00 $55. 00 Weekly and Weekly, hours 1 (Standard) earnings1 and under (Standard) 40. 00 45.00 50. 00 55.00 60.00 65.00 70.00 75.00 80.00 85.00 90.00 95.00 100.00 105.00 110.00 115.00 120.00 over Avkraos 4 0 .5 $ 9 1 .5 0 41. 5 98.00 4 0 .0 85.00 4 0 .0 84. 50 39.5 52.00 3 9.5 50. 50 39.5 94. 50 39.5 96. 50 39.0 77.00 39.0 74. 50 39.5 72. 00 46 18 28 132 33 99 96 85 214 30 184 20 46 45 499 473 32 24 73 35 38 81 21 54 39.5 39.5 40. 5 4 0 .0 40. 5 40. 0 — 4070"' 39.5 40, 0 39. 5 4 0 .0 39.0 39.0 39.5 39. 5 40. 5 4 0 .0 40.0 4 0 .0 4 0 .0 40. 5 4 0 .0 4 1 .0 69. 50 78. 50 63. 50 59.50 64.50 58. 00 68. 50 67756 58.00 74. 00 55. 50 70. 50 58. 50 58.00 47. 50 47.00 67. 50 70. 50 68.50 72. 50 64. 50 62. 50 64.00 62.00 15 15 3 9.5 39. 5 48. 50 48. 50 4 6 .0 _ - _ - _ 6 4 _ _ _ _ " _ 2 2 _ _ 10 10 2 _ _ - - - _ 1 1 _ 18 18 _ 155 155 _ 1 1 4 4 2 2 _ 19 15 _ _ _ _ 9 7 _ . - 2 2 11 11 _ 37 37 1 2 2 179 179 _ - . 4 4 4 4 2 2 19 1 18 10 10 44 44 8 8 83 70 8 8 4 _ 2 2 _ “ 2 2 2 7 1 6 19 12 7 4 4 30 8 22 15 15 33 1 32 22 22 57 53 7 7 5 5 18 2 16 4 - _ 3 2 _ - - 2 _ 1 _ 4 4 3 1 14 2 1 12 37 26 15 3 22 23 17 14 15 12 20 33 3 9 17 24 5 4 11 1 11 1 11 4 6 5 3 3 16 8 8 -------£ 10 13 6 4 2 4 9 1 1 - _ _ 7 7 _ 4 4 4 _ 1 " 11 11 12 10 5 5 4 * 2 1 8 8 1 11 6 5 4 2 1 4 3 5 5 3 4 4 4 1 6 6 2 2 2 6 3 3 _ 4 3 1 . 1 1 _ 3 3 3 . 2 2 _ 1 9 4 5 4 4 “ 13 11 13 5 8 6 l 6 4 2 _ - 2 2 1 1 1 9 6 3 3 1 1 _ 1 1 _ 1 “ 1 1 “ _ _ - _ 10 10 8 3 5 _ _ _ - _ _ _ 3 3 1 1 “ 8 6 4 4 _ _ _ 2 1 1 7 4 3 . _ 1 1 _ . 1 10 5 5 2 2 _ 10 10 _ " . - - 6 5 2 1 1 1 - - 4 4 11 11 " 7 2 5 - - - - - _ - 1 1 2 1 1 _ - - . _ _ _ _ 3 3 3 _ _ _ - _ _ 4 4 _ _ _ _ _ _ - - - - _ 6 26 . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ - - - _ 1 1 " - - - - - - - - - _ _ - _ - - - - _ - 5 Table A-l. Office Occupations-Continued (A verage straigh t-tim e w eekly hours and earnings for selected occupations studied on an area basis by industry division, D es M oines, Iowa, F ebruary I960) Average Sex, occupation, and industry division Women — Continued Keypunch operators . — — —---- —— — M anufacturing — Nonmanufacturing ------ __ _ ---------- Public u tilities 3 ---------------- -------------------------------Office girls ------------------------------ — ------ - — --------Nonmanufacturing ---------------------------------------------------Secretaries ---------- _ — ~ —--------- - - -------------M an u factu rin g---------- ------- _ — — — — ---Nonmanufacturing ____ -____________ __ ____ _______ ._ Public u tilities 3 ------------- ------- ------ ----------------Stenographers , general --------- — _ -------- - __ ----M anufacturing ---- -------- __ — — — _ _ — _ Nonmanufacturing ----- __ — — — _ _ _ Public u tilities 3 — ------- ------- — — — ---Switchboard operators --------- ---------- ---------------.---Nonmanufacturing ---- — - . . . — . . . . Switchboard op erator-recep tion ists --------------------------M anufacturing __ . . . . . . ---------- - — - Nonmanufacturing ---------------------------------------------------Tabulating-m achine op erators, cla ss C ____________ Nonmanufacturing -------------------------------------------------T ranscribing-m achine op erators, general ---------------M anufacturing _____________ _. — . — ---------Nonmanufacturing ----------------------------------------------------T yp ists, c la ss A _______________________________________ M anufacturing _____ — . . . . . . ------ —Nonmanufacturing ----------------------------------------------------T yp ists, c la s 8 B _____________ ________ _______________ M anufacturing — ------------------- - — ------ — Nonmanufacturing ---------------------------- -----------------------Public u tilitie s 3 — ----- . . . . .... Number of workers 225 37 188 18 107 16 91 441 170 271 31 481 90 391 54 63 54 101 39 62 58 37 149 29 120 116 25 91 486 61 425 48 Weekly} Weekly i hours earnings (Standard) (Standard) 39. 5 $57. 00 0 70. 50 39. 0 54. 50 40. 0 62. 50 39. 0 47. 00 40. 0 53. 50 38. 5 46. 00 39. 5 79. 00 4 6 .5 77. f>0 39. 5 80. 00 39. 5 90. 50 39. 5 64. 00 40. 0 67. 50 39. 5 63. 00 39. 5 70. 50 41. 5 55. 50 “ O ' $3706 40. 5 61. 50 40. 5 65. 50 40. 0 59. 00 39. 0 63. 00 38. 0 6 l . 00 40. 0 57. 50 40. 0 64. 00 40. 0 56. 00 39.5 59. 50 40. 0 69. 00 39. 0 56. 50 39.5 50. 50 40. 0 59. 00 39.5 49. 00 39. 5 54. 50 .. 40. NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY EARNINGS OF $35. 00 40. 00 $45. 00 $50. 00 I 5 . 00 $60. 00 ?5. 00 70. 00 $75. 00 $80. 00 §5. 00 ?0. 00 $95. 00 1$00. 00 ?05. 00 fio . 00 f 15. 00 ?20. 00 and and under 4 0 .0 0 45. 00 50. 00 55. 00 60. 00 65. 00 70. 00 75. 00 80. 00 85.0 0 90 .0 0 95. ocl 100. 00 105,00 110. 00 115,00 120. 00 over - _ - - 48 48 13 13 66 1 65 3 33 13 20 4 4 56 5 51 1 3 3 17 4 13 - 6 8 - 37 2 35 42 3 39 99 10 89 - - 39 39 25 25 _ - _ - _ - “ _ 1 1 . _ - - - " . - - 4 4 2 20 to . “ - “ ■ 73. 73 8 29 29 2 6 6 19 1 18 8 205 2 203 7 5 6 36 1 34 39 8 31 9 1 7 2 5 1 12 45 1 ~ T l— 11 24 4 ~ 72 144 — 20 52 124 8 9 10 7 3 9 20 19 10 5 10 14 15 7 15 3 47 30 8 6 24 39 27 17 2 5 25 12 58 37 27 10 31 27 7 19 ----- ---- 17 9 8 4 1 1 52 n— 31 1 63 11 52 3 10 9 4 4 25 14 7 7 " 6 3 3 9 7 2 1 5 4 1 1 1 1 61 31 30 40 9 31 8 7 1 1 _ 4 4 - - _ " 76 23 53 5 25 9 16 1 1 1 1 - - 64 27 37 2 23 8 15 13 1 1 7 3 4 - 2 2 1 1 7 6 2 1 1 6 1 - 16 11 5 5 2 1 3 3 - - _ - " 1 1 ■ • 1 1 _ - - - 2 2 - _ - 37 22---15 2 18 — S 12 5 2 1 _ 4 2 2 3 2 1 1 1 - Standard hours reflect the workweek for which em ployees receiv e their regular straigh t-tim e salaries and the earnings correspond to th ese w eekly hours, W orkers w ere distributed as follow s: 3 at $120 to $130; 1 at $130 to $140; 1 at $140 to $150; 1 at $150 and over. T ransportation, com m unication, and other public u tilities. - - - - - - . _ _ _ _ _ - 35 8 27 - - 17 7 10 1 2 ----- 1 1 1 18 4 14 4 1 1 1 _ - 1 - - 4 1 3 - - - 6 4 1 3 3 _ - - - 10 2 8 4 _ - 2 1 1 " “ - _ _ - " - _ 8 — z— 6 2 . - - _ _ . - * ■ - " - " - - - - " - - • _ - - _ - 2 2 2 2 - - - - - _ - _ - _ - - - . - - _ - - " ■ - - - ■ - _ ■ - - - “ - 6 Table A-2. Professional and Technical Occupations (A verage str a ig h t-tim e w eek ly hours and earn in gs for s e le c te d occup ation s studied on an area b a sis by in dustry d ivision , D es M oin es, Iowa, F eb ru ary I960) Average Sex, occu p a tio n , and in d u stry d iv is io n Number of workers Weekly j Weekly ^ hours earnings (Standard) (Standard) NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY EARNINGS OF $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ 5 5 .0 0 60. 00 65. 00 7 0 .0 0 7 5 .0 0 8 0 .0 0 8 5 .0 0 9 0 .0 0 9 5 .0 0 100.0 0 105. 00 n o . oo 115.0 0 120.0 0 125.0 0 1 3 0 .0 0 and tinder 60. 00 65. 00 70. 00 75. 00 80. 00 8 5 .0 0 90. 00 95. 00 100. 00 1 05.0 0 n o . oo 115. 00 120. 00 125. 00 130. 00 135. 00 M en ----------------------------------------------------------- ---------- --------------------------------------------- 34 31 40. 0 $ 1 0 8 . 00 40. 0 1 1 1 .00 D ra ftsm en , ju n io r ------------------------------------------ -------------M anufacturin g -------------------------------------------------------------- 37 26 40. 0 40. 0 D ra ftsm en , s e n io r M anufacturin g 76. 50 83. 00 - - 1 “ “ 2 - 6 5 2 4 3 2 1 7 7 3 3 - 4 4 5 5 1 1 6 6 1 1 ' _ 5 5 2 2 7 7 1 1 1 1 ~ _ . ' _ W om en N u r s e s , in d u s tria l (r e g is t e r e d ) ________________________ M an u factu rin g -------------------------------------------- ----------------- 20 16 3 9 .5 40. 0 88. 50 90. 50 . 1 . . 2 2 5 4 4 3 4 3 1 1 2 2 1 Standard hours r eflect the w orkw eek for w hich em p lo y ees r e ce iv e th eir regu lar stra ig h t-tim e sa la r ie s and the earn in gs corresp o n d to th e se w eek ly h o u rs. 1 1 5 5 . “ - 3 3 " “ 7 Table A-3. Maintenance and Powerplant Occupations (A verage str a ig h t-tim e hourly earnin gs for m en in s elec ted occup ation s studied on an area b a sis by in dustry d ivision , D es M oin es, Iowa, F eb ruary I960) O ccupation and in dustry d iv isio n Number of workers hourly , earnings $ 1. 80 $ 1 .9 0 $ 2. 00 2. 10 2. 20 2. 30 2. 40 2. 50 2. 60 2. 70 2. 80 1. 80 1. 90 2. 00 2. 10 2. 20 2. 30 2. 40 2. 50 2. 60 2. 70 2. 80 2. 90 _ 3, 00 . and under 1 .7 0 C arp en ters, m ainten ance ------------------------------M anufacturing ---------------------------------------------- 31 19 $ 2 . 72 2. 85 ~ E le c tr ic ia n s, m ainten ance --------------------- —-----M anufacturing ---------------------------------------------- 109 97 2.91 2. 91 - E n gin eers, station ary -------------------------------------M anufacturing ---------------------------------------------N onm anufacturing --------------------------------------- 69 36 33 2. 46 2. 79 2. 10 " F irem en , station ary b o iler ---------------------------M anufacturing ---------------------------------------------N onm anufacturing --------------------------------------- 59 32 27 2. 17 2. 35 1 .9 4 8 H elp ers, trad es, m ainten ance ---------------------M anufacturing ---------------------------------------------- 53 40 2. 26 2. 20 5 5 M ach in ists, m ainten ance --------------------------------M an u factu rin g----------------------------------------------- 52 44 2. 83 2. 86 . . - - M echanics, autom otive (m aintenance) ----------M an u factu rin g----------------------------------------------N onm anufacturing --------------------------------------P ublic u tilitie s 2 ------------------------------------ 142 31 111 90 2. 66 2 .5 9 2. 67 2. 67 . . - “ “ ~ M ech an ics, m ainten ance -------------------------------M anufacturing ----------------------------------------------- 194 172 2. 82 2. 81 - - . 0 ilers ____________________________________ NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME HOURLY EARNINGS OF— $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ 1 .6 0 ■ 1 .7 0 1 - - 2 2 " 9 9 4 ~ 2 2 2 2 9 9 15 15 . “ 29 29 . ~ . - 7 4 3 5 2 3 13 12 1 _ 1 1 _ _ " 1 1 ~ 9 9 " 10 8 2 6 6 12 8 7 - ~ 6 2 - - - ' _ . _ _ " 8 - 3 - 9 - 6 8 3 9 6 ---- 1---- 2 - 13 - 2 - 3 - 2 2 13 2 3 8 5 3 5 5 * - 6 6 6 4 . . _ . . - - - - 2 ~ 17 17 1 1 8 8 21 26 2 24 24 - T ool and die m a k ers --------------------------------------M anufacturing ---------------------------------------------- 91 91 2. 97 2. 97 1 E xclu d es p rem iu m pay for o v ertim e and for w ork on w eekend s, h olid ays, and late sh ifts. 2 T ransportation , com m un ication , and oth er public u tilitie s. 3 1 1 1 . * 2 1 _ 2 „ “ " _ - “ - . - 30 30 6 6 53 53 - 16 8 “ 16 16 - 1 1 ■ 11 " 1 - 3 3 2. 73 2. 79 1 - - 27 16 1 - - “ P a in ter s, m ainten ance ------------------------------------M anufacturing ---------------------------------------------- - - - 2 2 - - - 4 4 2 1 - _ " 2 2 6 6 - 3 3 - 56 13 43 31 1 1 3. 50 ~ 21 12 9 9 4 4 3. 40 ~ 16 4 12 12 ~ 3«_20_ 3. 30 . ~ _ ~ ~ $ 3. 40 . ■ 2 2 ~ $ 3. 30 . - . 6 $ 3. 20 14 14 - - 3j_l_Q_ $ 3. 10 3 3 - - 3. 00 ~ . 2. 42 2. 42 . - - 25 25 . ■ - - M anufacturing ---------------------------------------------- 10 1 - * 2. 90 . - 21 12 _ - _ ~ 12 12 “ 10 8 " 10 10 6 6 10 10 “ " " _ _ - . - ■ ■ " - 5 10 10 - - - _ _ " 3 “ 5 _ - “ - _ . - . 52 52 20 3 * 6 6 33 33 - . _ . _ . ~ . “ _ l l - - - 1 1 9 9 14 14 6 ~ " 1 2 - 4 4 5 5 14 14 21 21 - 8 Table A-4. Custodial and Material Movement Occupations (A verage straight--tim e hourly earnings for selected occupations studied on an area basis by industry division, D es M oines, Iowa, F ebruary I960) NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME HOURLY EARNINGS OF— O ccupation1 and industry division E levator op erators, passenger (women) —____ Nonmanufacturing ------------- ------- -------Guards ----------------------- ------- _ — __ ------- — Jan itors, p o rters, and cleaners (men) ---------M anufacturing -------------------- __ — — _ __ N on m an ufacturing---------- ----------------------------Public u tilities 3 ________________________ Jan itors, p o rters, and cleaners (women) ------Nonmanufacturing --------- -------_ -------- _ L aborers, m aterial handling __ — — ____ — M anufacturing ________________________—__— Nonmanufacturing __________________________ Order fille r s ________ ____ — — ________ M anufacturing ----------------- — __ __ — — P ack ers, shipping -------- _ __ ____ _ __ R eceiving clerk s --------------------- — - — — — M anufacturing _____________________________ Nonmanufacturing _______ __ __ _ ________ Shipping clerk s -----------------------------------------------M anufacturing ---------------------------------------------Shipping and receiving clerks ----------------- — M anufacturing ------------------------------ —---------Nonmanufacturing ___________________________ T ru ck d rivers4 — -------------- ------------ --------M anufacturing _____ _____________ ___________ Nonmanufacturing ___ ____ _ -------- _ Public u tilities 3 ________________________ T ruckd rivers, light (under lV 2 tons) ---- --Nonmanufacturing ______________________ T ruckd rivers, m edium ( l 1^ to and including 4 tons) ------- _ - — — — M anufacturing _______ _________________ Nonmanufacturing _______________________ T ruckd rivers, heavy (over 4 tons, tra iler type) ______________________ ________ T ruckd rivers, heavy (over 4 ton s, other than tra iler type) _________ ________ T ru ck ers, power (forklift) ____________________ M anufacturing -------------------- ------------- — W atchmen ___________________________ _________ M anufacturing -------- _ ------- — — __ - Number of Average hourly 2 earnings 67 61 35 571 330 241 41 76 66 259 146 113 206 36 98 39 20 19 36 23 48 15 33 313 115 198 126 36 27 $1. 04 1. 00 2. 38 1.70 1. 96 1. 35 1. 68 1. 19 1. 15 2. 05 2. 17 1.89 2. 11 1. 86 2. 21 2. 06 2. 15 1. 97 2. 19 2. 26 1. 98 2. 29 1. 84 2. 33 2. 23 2. 39 2. 57 1. 86 1. 88 49 30 19 2. 12 2. 13 2. 11 30 2 .40 43 96 77 23 2. 29 2. 28 2. 31 1. 63 1.77 n $0. 70 $0. 80 10 V 20 30 ! .4 0 ! . 50 f . 60 f.7 0 f . 80 f . 90 1.00 1 . 10 1. 20 2. 30 1 .4 0 *2. 50 2. 60 2 .70 2. 80 $0. 90 $1. 00 and under . 80 .9 0 1. 00 1. 10 1. 20 1. 30 1.40 1. 50 1. 60 1. 70 1. 80 1. 90 2. 00 2. 10 2 .2 0 2. 30 2 .40 2. 50 2. 60 2. 70 2.80 2. 90 _ _ _ _ _ _ . . . 5 15 10 16 18 3 5 2 10 16 18 10 " ~ - _ _ . 1 4 2 1 17 5 5 . _ _ 4 20 42 7 19 14 66 104 16 44 28 6 3 111 68 19 4 2 17 20 80 2 103 28 6 68 1 4 20 7 19 14 62 14 27 22 24 8 19 2 2 4 2 4 14 4 1 8 _ _ - 23 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . _ _ 7 1 2 2 3 29 9 25 7 2 9 - 23 . _ _ _ _ 1 r 2 14 4 6 14 7 38 123 10 9 31 4 50 8 7 30 7 31 9 14 2 1 6 6 8 73 3 " “ " " " _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 10 5 2 _ 14 50 3 110 3 9 10 2 2 4 3 6 " 9 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4 3 1 _ 24 7 23 36 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ! ! _ 2 5 7 16 4 3 5 2 4 6 3 2 5 1 10 1 " _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 13 1 5 2 3 _ 11 1 2 4 1 3 13 _ 4 _ _ _ _ 2 15 8 1 1 7 6 4 4 5 4 2 2 15 4 1 1 5 1 ■ - 4 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2 4 40 35 16 8 4 42 14 28 9 111 3 8 4 8 18 24 8 4 29 9 2 22 13 20 6 18 14 103 2 2 1 18 103 “ " " _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2 2 2 4 13 8 2 3 2 13 2 6 1 3 " - _ _ - - _ " “ - _ “ - _ " - ” - - _ 3 " 1 Data lim ited to m en w orkers except where otherw ise indicated. 2 E xcludes prem ium pay for overtim e and for work on w eekends, holidays, and late shifts. 3 T r a n s p o r t a t io n , c o m m u n ic a t io n , an d o t h e r p u b lic u t ilit ie s . 4 Includes all drivers regard less of size and type of truck operated. - - _ _ 1 3 2 1 - - - - _ 2 “ _ " " 3 3 _ " _ ” - - _ 3 3 8 8 4 4 11 11 4 4 4 4 _ ■ 12 12 6 2 4 6 3 3 - 1 1 - 9 9 - - " - - 3 5 11 3 - 8 3 33 14 _ _ 22 13 13 _ _ . 4 _ _ “ - _ ~ _ 14 20 22 20 -----22“ _ _ ■ - _ . _ _ _ - - _ _ _ ■ _ - " B: Establishment Practices and Supplementary Wage Provisions Table B-1. Shift Differentials (P e rc e n t of m anufacturing plant w o rk ers in e sta b lish m en ts having fo rm a l p r o v isio n s for sh ift w ork, and in e sta b lish m en ts a ctu ally op erating la te sh ifts by type and am ount of d ifferen tia l, D es M oin es, Iowa, F eb ru ary I960) Shift d ifferen tial In esta b lish m e n ts having fo rm a l p r o v isio n s 1 for— T hird or other Second Shift w ork sh ift w ork In esta b lish m e n ts actu ally op erating— T hird or other Second shift shift 88. 6 8 1 .7 2 0 .8 1 0 .6 With sh ift pay d ifferen tia l ________________________ 88. 6 8 1 .7 2 0 .8 10. 6 U niform c en ts (p er hour) _____________________ 2 c en ts _ ____________________________________ 3 cen ts -------------------------------------------------------4 cen ts ---------------------------------------------------------.5 ce n ts ------- ----------------------------- ------------------7 cen ts ------------ ------------------------------------------8 cen ts ______ _______________ _________________ 9 V 2 c en ts ---------------- --------------------------------10 cen ts ______________________________________ 12 cen ts . ----------------------------------------------------122/3 ce n ts ---------------------------------------------------15 c en ts — . . . ________________________________ 18 c e n t s --------------------------------------------------------- 57. 1 1. 3 7 .0 2. 1 6 .0 2 .6 9 .4 6 .8 8 .9 1 3 .0 " 6 3 .7 10. 2 8. 3 U niform p ercen ta ge ___________________________ 5 p ercen t -----------------------------------------------------7 p ercen t -----------------------------------------------------10 p e r c e n t----------------------------------------------------O ther form al pay d iffe r e n tia l-------------------------No shift pay d iffe r e n tia l__________________________ 1 2.7 4 .0 1. 1 7. 6 18. 8 1 2.7 _ - 7 .7 3 .9 13. 1 7. 1 1 6 .6 2. 3 1 3 .0 - 1 2 .7 5. 3 (2) 2. 1 .4 .5 .2 2 .0 1. 1 .4 3. 5 " 3. 5 1 .0 _ - 2 .0 .1 4. 1 .5 .3 1. 3 2. 3 - :z 2 .3 2. 3 7. 1 (2) ■ ' 1 Includ es e sta b lish m en ts cu rren tly op erating la te sh ifts, and esta b lish m e n ts w ith form al p r o v isio n s cov erin g la te sh ifts even though th ey w ere not cu rren tly op erating la te sh ifts. * L e ss than 0. 05 p ercen t. 10 Table B-2. Minimum Entrance Salaries for Women O ffice W orkers (D istrib u tion of esta b lish m e n ts studied in a ll in d u str ie s and in in dustry d iv isio n s by m inim um entran ce sa la r y for se le c te d c a te g o r ie s of in ex p erien ced w om en office w o rk ers, D es M oin es, Iowa, F eb ruary I960) In exp erien ced ty p ists N onm anufacturing M anufacturing B ased on standard w eek ly h o u r s 3 of— A ll in d u stries A ll A ll 40 40 37V2 sch ed u les sch ed u les M inim um w eek ly s a la r y 1 39 1 11 9 6 1 6 1 3 1 3 36 11 1 1 3 1 2 2 1 - 51 25 93 E sta b lish m en ts studied —------------------ ---------------------------------E stab lish m en ts having a sp e cified m inim um — -------------— $ 32. 50 and under $ 35. 00 ---- ----- —---------------- --------------$ 35. 00 and under $ 37, 50 — -------------------------------------------$ 37. 50 and under $ 40, 00 ------------ -------------------------------- — $ 4 0 . 00 and under $ 42. 50 -----------------------------------------------$ 42. 50 and under $ 45. 00 ------------------------------------------------$ 45. 00 and under $ 47. 50 -----------------------------------------------— $ 4 7 .5 0 and under $ 50. 00 -------------------------------------------------$ 50. 00 and under $ 5 2 .5 0 -------------------------------------------------$ 52. 50 and under $ 5 5 . 00 -------------------------- ---------------------$ 5 5 . 00 and under $ 5 7 .5 0 ------------------------------------------------$ 5 7 . 50 and under $ 60. 00 ------------------------------------------------$ 60. 00 and under $ 62. 50 ----------------------------------------------- — $ 6 2 . 50 and over ____________________________ _______ ___ E sta b lish m en ts having no sp e c ifie d m inim um -------------------E sta b lish m en ts w hich did not em p loy w o rk ers in th is category ------------------------------------------------------------------- XXX 10 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 XXX XXX 57 28 1 10 8 3 4 1 1 3 26 XXX 5 3 2 XXX XXX A ll in d u stries XXX 22 1 7 5 3 4 1 1 XXX 93 XXX 49 39 1 2 14 5 7 1 5 1 2 1 5 Other in ex p erien ced c le r ic a l w o rk ers 2 M anufacturing N onm anufacturing B ased on standard w eek ly hours 3 of— AIL A ll 40 37V2 40 sch ed u les sch ed u les XXX 36 12 1 2 5 1 2 1 1 23 57 27 1 2 13 3 2 1 4 1 4 26 11 1 2 4 1 2 1 XXX XXX XXX 21 1 _ 2 9 1 2 1 4 1 _ XXX XXX XXX 5 3 2 _ XXX XXX 1 L ow est sa la ry rate fo rm a lly e sta b lish ed for h irin g in ex p erien ced w o rk ers for typing or oth er c le r ic a l job s. 2 R ates ap plicab le to m e s s e n g e r s, office g ir ls , or sim ila r su b cle r ic a l jobs are not con sid ered . 3 H ours r e fle c t the w orkw eek for w hich em p lo y ees r e ce iv e th eir regu lar str a ig h t-tim e s a la r ie s . D ata a re p resen ted for a ll w orkw eeks com bined, and for the m o st com m on w orkw eeks rep orted . Table B-3. Scheduled W eekly Hours (P e rc e n t d istrib u tion of o ffice and plant w o rk ers in a ll in d u stries and in in d u stry d iv isio n s by sch edu led w eek ly hours of fir s t-s h ift w o r k e r s, D es M oin es, Iowa, F eb ru ary I960) W eekly hours A ll w o rk ers _____ .________________ _____________ 3 7 1/ 2 hours ------------ ------- ------------------------ _ O ver 3 7 V 2 and under 4 0 hours ----------------------hours --------------- ------------ ---------------------------O ver 4 0 and under 4 4 hours __________________ 4 4 hours ------------------------------ ---------------------------O ver 4 4 and under 4 8 hours ---- — ------------------4 8 hours ------------------------------------------------------------49 h o u r s -------------------------------------------------------- --------------40 OFFICE WORKERS All industries 1 100 19 5 PLANT WORKERS Manufacturing Public utilities 2 100 100 100 4 1 9 1 81 1 73 1 2 (4 ) 94 2 2 1 - _ - - - - 96 _ All industries3 Manufacturing Public utilities 2 100 100 (4) 1 - 6 (4 ) 1 Includ es data for w h o lesa le trad e; r e ta il trad e; finance, in su ra n ce, and rea l esta te; and s e r v ic e s in addition to th ose in dustry d iv isio n s show n sep a ra tely . T ransportation , com m un ication , and other public u tilitie s. 3 Includ es data for w h o le sa le trad e, r e ta il trad e, rea l e sta te , and s e r v ic e s in addition to th ose in dustry d iv isio n s shown sep a ra tely . 4 L e ss than 0. 5 p ercen t. 14 8 82 1 1 91 _ _ 2 - _ _ _ _ 2 11 Table B-4. Rpid Holidays ( P e r c e n t d i s t r ib u t io n o f o f f i c e a n d p la n t w o r k e r s in a l l i n d u s t r i e s a n d in in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s b y n u m b e r o f p a id h o l id a y s p r o v i d e d a n n u a lly , D e s M o i n e s , I o w a , F e b r u a r y I 9 6 0 ) PLAN T W ORKERS O F F IC E W O R K E R S Item A ll in d u stries 1 A l l w o r k e r s _________________________________________ W o r k e r s in e s t a b l is h m e n t s p r o v id i n g p a id h o l id a y s --------------------------------------------------------W o r k e r s in e s t a b l is h m e n t s p r o v id i n g n o p a id h o l id a y s ------------------- -------------------------------- M an u factu rin g P u b lic u tilitie s2 A ll in d u stries 3 M an u factu rin g P u b lic u tilitie s 2 100 100 100 100 100 100 99 100 100 92 98 92 ( 4) ■ - 8 2 8 (4) 64 10 7 16 1 1 _ _ _ 15 7 77 1 1 39 3 9 31 3 7 _ 38 2 27 24 5 5 26 5 14 38 5 11 20 2 26 35 99 99 10 60 62 100 100 1 78 85 100 100 10 50 52 91 92 16 68 72 98 98 Number of days 3 6 6 6 7 7 8 h o l id a y s h o l id a y s h o l id a y s h o l id a y s h o l id a y s h o l id a y s h o l id a y s ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------p lu s 1 h a lf d a y ------------------------------------p lu s 2 h a lf d a y s --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------p l u s 2 h a lf d a y s ---------------------------------___________________________________________ Total holiday time 1 - 3 5 8 d a y s ________________________________________________ 7 o r m o r e d a y s ------------------------------------------------------o r m o r e d a y s _________________________________ 6 o r m o r e d a y s -------------------------------------------------------3 o r m o r e d a y s ____________________________________ 61/z - 70 3 72 72 92 92 I n c l u d e s d a ta f o r w h o le s a l e t r a d e ; r e t a i l t r a d e ; f i n a n c e , i n s u r a n c e , a n d r e a l e s t a t e ; a n d s e r v i c e s in a d d i t io n t o t h o s e i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s s h o w n s e p a r a t e l y . 2 T r a n s p o r t a t i o n , c o m m u n i c a t io n , a n d o t h e r p u b l ic u t i l i t i e s . 3 I n c l u d e s d a ta f o r w h o l e s a l e t r a d e , r e t a i l t r a d e , r e a l e s t a t e , a n d s e r v i c e s in a d d i t io n t o t h o s e in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s s h o w n s e p a r a t e l y . 4 L e s s th a n 0 . 5 p e r c e n t . 5 A l l c o m b in a t i o n s o f f u l l a n d h a lf d a y s th a t a d d t o th e s a m e a m o u n t a r e c o m b in e d ; f o r e x a m p le , th e p r o p o r t i o n o f w o r k e r s r e c e i v i n g a t o t a l o f 7 d a y s i n c lu d e s t h o s e w it h 7 f u l l d a y s an d n o h a lf d a y s , 6 f u l l d a y s a n d 2 h a lf d a y s , 5 f u l l d a y s a n d 4 h a lf d a y s , a n d s o o n . P r o p o r t i o n s w e r e t h e n c u m u la t e d . 12 Table B-5. Paid Vacations (P e rc e n t d istrib u tion of o ffice and plant w ork ers in a ll in d u stries and in in d u stry d iv isio n s by vacation pay p r o v isio n s, D es M oin es, Iow a, F eb ru ary I960) OFFICE WORKERS V a c a t io n p o l i c y All industries1 A ll w o r k e r s ____________________ — ____________ Manufacturing PLANT WORKERS ...... ............. ....... ...........................1 1 ....................... Public utilities 2 All industries3 Manufacturing Public utilities 2 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 - 100 100 - 100 100 - 100 78 22 - 100 62 38 - 100 100 - ■ ■ - - " " 3 52 12 5 68 1 18 5 " 3 31 _ 1 31 2 23 9 " 25 75 23 77 76 24 80 1 19 81 2 17 45 6 14 ( 5) 94 86 15 3 82 54 5 42 70 6 24 10 11 80 1 15 14 68 17 23 55 5 2 2 96 1 4 ( 5) 10 2 85 13 92 1 8 _ 77 23 6 57 12 25 2 50 20 27 64 1 35 M e th o d o f p a y m en t W o r k e r s in e s t a b l is h m e n t s p r o v i d i n g p a id v a c a t i o n s -------------------- ------------------------------L e n g t h - o f - t i m e p a y m e n t ------------------------------P e rce n ta g e paym ent -------------------- -------------O t h e r ------- ----- -------- ------------------------------------W o r k e r s in e s t a b l is h m e n t s p r o v i d i n g n o p a i d v a c a t i o n s -------- — i— ------------------------- A m ou n t o f v o c a t io n - pay4 A f te r 6 m o n th s o f s e r v i c e U nder 1 w eek ----------------------------------- --------------____________ _____ _____ _________________ 1 w eek O v e r 1 a n d u n d e r 2 w e e k s ---------------------------------A fte r 1 y e a r o f s e r v ic e 1 w eek ------------------ -----------------------------------------------O v e r 1 a n d u n d e r 2 w e e k s ---------------------------------2 w e e k s ---------------------------- — — ----------------------- - 55 - A fte r 2 y e a r s o f s e r v ic e 1 w eek __ ___________ — __ -------------- -------O v e r 1 a n d u n d e r 2 w e e k s ____________ _____ — 2 w e e k s --------------------—,---------------------------------------------- - A fte r 3 y e a r s o f s e r v ic e 1 w e e k ------------------------------- -------- --------------- „----- O v e r 1 a n d u n d e r 2 w e e k s ______________________ 2 w e e k s --------------------------------------------------------------- — O v e r 2 a n d u n d e r 3 w e e k s ---------------------------------3 w e e k s __________________________ __________ ______ 2 10 ( 5) 91 7 76 14 - ( 5) 99 " ( 5) 4 ■ A fte r 5 y e a r s o f s e r v ic e 1 w eek -------------- — -------- ------------------------------2 w e e k s ______ _____________________________________ O v e r 2 and u n d er 3 w eek s ____________________ w e e k s ---------------------------------------- -------------------------- 3 ( 5) 86 ( 5) 14 ( 5) 62 1 37 _ 96 - 6 84 A f t e r 10 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e 1 w eek ---------------------------- -------- — -----------------2 w e e k s ---------------------------------------------- ----- — ------O ver 2 and u n d er w eeks — -------- -------------w e e k s ______________________ ____________________ 3 3 See footnotes at end of table, ( 5) 55 4 41 ( 5) 44 56 13 Table B-5. Paid Vacations-C ontinued ( P e r c e n t d i s t r i b u t i o n o f o f f i c e a n d p la n t w o r k e r s in a l l i n d u s t r i e s a n d in in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s b y v a c a t i o n p a y p r o v i s i o n s , D e s M o i n e s , Io w a , F e b r u a r y I9 6 0 ) OFFICE V acation p o licy All in d u stries 1 PLA N T W ORKERS W ORKERS M an u factu rin g P u b lic u tilitie s 2 A ll in d u stries 3 M an u factu rin g P u b lic u tilitie s 2 4 Amount of vocation p a y — Continued A fter 15 y e a r s of se r v ic e 1 w e e k ___________________________________________ 2 w eek s -------------------------------------------------------------O ver 2 and under 3 w e e k s --------------------------------3 w e e k s ------------ -----------------------------------------------4 w e e k s __________________________________________ A fter 20 y e a r s o f se r v ic e 1 w e e k ----------------------------------------------------------------2 w eek s ----------------- ----------------------------------------O ver 2 and under 3 w eek s _____________________ 3 w e e k s ---------------------------------------------------------------4 w e e k s __________________________________________ A fter 25 y e a r s of se r v ic e 1 w eek -------------------- ------------------------- -----------2 w e e k s __________________________________________ O ver 2 and under 3 w e e k s _____________________ 3 w e e k s __________________________________________ 4 w e e k s __________________________________________ O ver 4 w eek s ----------------------------------------------------- 1 2 3 4 s e r v ic e 5 ( 5) 22 78 ( 5) ( 5) 8 76 16 ( 5) 8 - 66 21 5 ( 5) 17 83 - ( 5) 17 83 - ( 5) 17 57 26 _ 4 96 - _ 4 72 24 _ 4 72 24 6 20 1 72 1 2 7 2 88 6 12 1 65 16 2 7 2 86 2 6 12 1 38 43 2 7 2 42 46 _ 1 _ 99 - - _ 1 - 57 42 _ 1 - 56 43 I n c l u d e s d a ta f o r w h o le s a l e t r a d e ; r e t a i l t r a d e ; f i n a n c e , i n s u r a n c e , a n d r e a l e s t a t e ; a n d s e r v i c e s in a d d it io n t o t h o s e i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s s h o w n s e p a r a t e l y . T r a n s p o r t a t i o n , c o m m u n i c a t io n , a n d o t h e r p u b l ic u t i l i t i e s . I n c l u d e s d a ta f o r w h o le s a l e t r a d e , r e t a i l t r a d e , r e a l e s t a t e , a n d s e r v i c e s in a d d it io n t o t h o s e i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s sh o w n s e p a r a t e l y . P e r i o d s o f s e r v i c e w e r e a r b i t r a r i l y c h o s e n a n d d o n o t n e c e s s a r i l y r e f l e c t th e in d iv id u a l p r o v i s i o n s f o r p r o g r e s s i o n s . F o r e x a m p le , th e c h a n g e s in p r o p o r t i o n s in c lu d e c h a n g e s in p r o v i s i o n s o c c u r r i n g b e t w e e n 5 a n d 10 y e a r s . L e s s th a n 0 . 5 p e r c e n t . N O T E : In th e t a b u la t io n s o f v a c a t i o n a l l o w a n c e s b y y e a r s o f s e r v i c e , p a y m e n t s o t h e r th a n " le n g t h o f t i m e , " s u c h a s p e r c e n t a g e o f a n n u a l e a r n i n g s o r f l a t - s u m t o a n e q u iv a le n t t im e b a s i s ; f o r e x a m p le , a p a y m e n t o f 2 p e r c e n t o f a n n u a l e a r n i n g s w a s c o n s i d e r e d a s 1 w e e k * s p a y . in d ic a t e d a t p a y m en ts, w ere 10 years* co n v e r te d 14 Table B-6. Health, Insurance, and Pension Plans ( P e r c e n t o f o f f i c e a n d p la n t w o r k e r s in a l l i n d u s t r i e s a n d in i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s e m p l o y e d in e s t a b l is h m e n t s p r o v id i n g h e a lt h , i n s u r a n c e , o r p e n s i o n b e n e f i t s , D e s M o i n e s , I o w a , F e b r u a r y I 9 6 0 ) O F F IC E W O R K E R S T y p e o f b e n e f it A ll w o r k e r s --------------------- ,-------------------------------------- A ll in d u stries 3 M an u factu rin g PLA N T W ORKERS P u b lic u tilitie s 2 A ll in d u stries 3 M an u factu rin g P u b lic u tilitie s 2 100 100 100 100 100 100 W o r k e r s in e s t a b l is h m e n t s p r o v id i n g : 96 98 100 87 95 100 49 61 94 68 79 81 70 80 91 80 86 91 S ic k n e s s a n d a c c i d e n t i n s u r a n c e _______ S ic k l e a v e ( f u l l p a y a n d n o w a it in g p e r i o d ) ----------------------------------------S ic k l e a v e ( p a r t i a l p a y o r w a it in g p e r i o d ) ----------------------------------------- 23 30 9 58 70 19 50 40 35 19 9 42 12 29 55 14 15 37 H o s p i t a l iz a t io n i n s u r a n c e ___________________ S u r g i c a l in s u r a n c e ------------------------------------------M e d i c a l in s u r a n c e ------------------------------------------C a t a s t r o p h e in s u r a n c e -----------------------------------R e t i r e m e n t p e n s io n ----------------------------------------N o h e a lt h , i n s u r a n c e , o r p e n s io n p la n ----- 87 87 60 39 72 1 95 93 77 11 73 45 44 32 14 86 82 81 56 13 62 3 96 96 72 12 73 3 63 55 38 15 86 L i f e in s u r a n c e --------------- — ------------------------A c c id e n t a l d ea th and d is m e m b e r m e n t S ic k n e s s a n d a c c i d e n t in s u r a n c e o r s i c k le a v e o r b o t h 4 -------------------------------------- 1 I n c l u d e s d a ta f o r w h o l e s a l e t r a d e ; r e t a i l t r a d e ; f i n a n c e , in s u r a n c e , a n d r e a l e s t a t e ; a n d s e r v i c e s in a d d i t io n t o t h o s e in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s s h o w n s e p a r a t e l y . 2 T r a n s p o r t a t i o n , c o m m u n i c a t i o n , a n d o t h e r p u b l ic u t i l i t i e s . 3 I n c lu d e s d a ta f o r w h o l e s a l e t r a d e , r e t a i l t r a d e , r e a l e s t a t e , a n d s e r v i c e s in a d d it io n t o t h o s e in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s s h o w n s e p a r a t e l y . 4 U n d u p lic a t e d t o t a l o f w o r k e r s r e c e i v i n g s i c k l e a v e o r s i c k n e s s a n d a c c i d e n t in s u r a n c e sh o w n s e p a r a t e l y b e lo w . S i c k - l e a v e p la n s a r e l i m i t e d t o t h o s e w h ic h d e f i n i t e l y e s t a b l i s h a t l e a s t th e m in i m u m n u m b e r o f d a y s ' p a y t h a t c a n b e e x p e c t e d b y e a c h e m p l o y e e . I n f o r m a l s i c k - l e a v e a ll o w a n c e s d e t e r m i n e d o n a n in d iv i d u a l b a s i s a r e e x c l u d e d . 15 Appendix: Occupational Descriptions The primary purpose of preparing job descriptions for the Bureau’s wage surveys is to a s s is t its field staff in classify in g into appropriate occupations workers who are employed under a variety of payroll title s and different work arrangem ents from establishm ent to establishm ent and from area to area. T his is essen tial in order to perm it the grouping of occupational wage rates representing comparable job content. B ecause of this em phasis on interestablishm ent and interarea com parability of occupational content, the Bureau’s job descriptions may differ significantly from those in use in individual establishm ents or those prepared for other purposes. In applying these job descriptions, the Bureau’s field econom ists are instructed to exclude working supervisors, apprentices, learners, beginners, trainees, handicapped workers, part-tim e, temporary, and probationary workers. OFFICE BILLER, MACHINE BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATOR P repares statem ents, b ills, and invoices on a machine other than an ordinary or electrom atic typew riter. May also keep records as to billings or shipping charges or perform other clerical work incidental to billing operations. For wage study purposes, b illers, m achine, are classified by type of m achine, as follow s: Biller, machine (billing machine)— U ses a sp ecial billing ma chine (Moon Hopkins, E llio tt F ish er, Burroughs, etc ., which are com bination typing and adding m achines) to prepare bills and in voices from custom ers’ purchase orders, internally prepared orders, shipping memorandums, etc. U sually involves application of prede term ined discounts and shipping charges and entry of necessary extensions, which may or may not be computed on the billing ma chine, and totals which are autom atically accum ulated by machine. The operation usually involves a large number of carbon copies of the bill being prepared and is often done on a fanfold machine. Biller, machine (bookkeeping machine)— U ses a bookkeeping machine (Sundstrand, E llio tt F ish er, Remington Rand, e tc ., which may or may not have typew riter keyboard) to prepare custom ers’ bills as part of the accounts receivable operation. G enerally in volves the sim ultaneous entry of figures on custom ers’ ledger rec ord. The machine autom atically accum ulates figures on a number of vertical columns and com putes and usually prints autom atically the debit or credit balances. Does not involve a knowledge of book keeping. Works from uniform and standard types of sales and credit slip s. O perates a bookkeeping machine (Remington Rand, E llio tt F ish er, Sundstrand, Burroughs, N ational C ash R egister, with or without a typew riter keyboard) to keep a record of b u sin ess tran sactio n s. Class A— Keeps a se t of records requiring a knowledge of and experience in b asic bookkeeping principles and fam iliarity with the structure of the particular accounting system used. D eterm ines proper records and distribution of debit and credit item s to be used in each phase of the work. May prepare consolidated rep o rts, balance sh eets, and other records by hand. Class B— Keeps a record of one or more phases or sectio n s of a set of records usually requiring little knowledge of b asic book keeping* P h ases or sections include accounts payable, payroll, custom ers’ accounts (not including a sim ple type of billing described under biller, machine), cost distribution, expense distribution, in ventory control, etc. May check or a s s is t in preparation of tria l balances and prepare control sh eets for the accounting departm ent. CLERK, ACCOUNTING Class A— Under general direction of a bookkeeper or account ant, has responsibility for keeping one or more sectio n s of a com plete set of books or records relating to one phase of an e sta b lish m ent's b usiness tran sactio n s. Work involves posting and balancing subsidiary ledger or ledgers such as accounts receivable or accounts 16 CLERK, ACCOUNTING— Continued payable; exam ining and coding invoices or vouchers with proper a c counting distribution; requires judgment and experience in making proper assig n ation s and allo catio n s. May a s s is t in preparing, ad justing and closing journal en tries; may direct c la ss B accounting clerks. C la s s B — Under supervision, performs one or more routine a c counting operations such as posting sim ple journal vouchers or a c counts payable vouchers, entering vouchers in voucher reg isters; reconciling bank accounts; posting subsidiary ledgers controlled by general ledgers, or posting sim ple co st accounting d ata. T his job does not require a knowledge of accounting and bookkeeping principles but is found in offices in which the more routine account ing work is subdivided on a functional b asis among sev eral w orkers. CLERK, PAYROLL Com putes w ages of company em ployees and enters the n e c e s sary data on the payroll sh e e ts. D uties involve: C alculating workers* earnings based on time or production records; posting calcu lated data on payroll sh eet, showing information such as worker’s name, working days, tim e, rate, deductions for insurance, and total wages due. May make out paychecks and a s s is t paym aster in making up and d istrib u t ing pay envelopes. May use a calculating m achine. COMPTOMETER OPERATOR Primary duty is to operate a Comptometer to perform m athem a tic al com putations. T his job is not to be confused with th at of s ta tis tic al or other type of clerk, which may involve frequent use of a Comp tom eter but, in which, use of this machine is incidental to perform ance of other du ties. CLERK, FILE C la s s A — In an estab lish ed filing system containing a num ber of varied subject m atter file s, c la ssifie s and indexes co rres pondence or other m aterial; may also file this m aterial. May keep records of various types in conjunction with files or may super vise others in filing and locating m aterial in the file s. May per form incidental clerical d u ties. C la s s B — Performs routine filing, usually of m aterial th at has already been classified or which is easily identifiable, or lo cates or a s s is ts in locating m aterial in file s. May perform incidental clerical d u ties. CLERK, ORDER R eceives customers* orders for m aterial or m erchandise by m ail, phone, or personally. D uties involve a n y c o m b in a tio n o f th e f o llo w in g : Quoting prices to custom ers; making out an order sh eet listin g the item s to make up the order; checking prices and quantities of item s on order sheet; distributing order sh eets to respective departm ents to be filled . May check with credit departm ent to determ ine credit rating of custom er, acknowledge receipt of orders from custom ers, follow up orders to see that they have been filled, keep file of orders received, and check ship ping invoices with original orders. DUPLICATING-MACHINE OPERATOR (MIMEOGRAPH OR DITTO) Under general supervision and with no supervisory resp o n si b ilitie s, reproduces m ultiple copies of typew ritten or handw ritten m atter, using a Mimeograph or D itto m achine. Makes n ecessary adjustm ent such as for ink and paper feed counter and cylinder speed. Is not required to prepare ste n c il or D itto m aster. May keep file of used sten cils or D itto m asters. May sort, co llate, and staple com pleted m aterial. KEYPUNCH OPERATOR Under general supervision and with no supervisory resp o n si b ilitie s, records accounting and sta tis tic a l data on tabulating cards by punching a series of holes in the cards in a sp ecified sequence, using an alphabetical or a num erical keypunch m achine, following w ritten in formation on records. May duplicate cards by using the duplicating de vice attached to m achine. May keep files of punch card s. May verify own work or work of others. OFFICE BOY OR GIRL Perform s various routine duties such as running errands, op erating minor office m achines such as sealers or m ailers, opening and distributing m ail, and other minor clerical work. 17 SECRETARY Performs secretarial and clerical duties for a superior in an ad m inistrative or executive position. D uties include making appointm ents for superior; receiving people coming into office; answ ering and making phone calls; handling personal and important or confidential m ail, and writing routine correspondence on own initiativ e; taking dictation (where transcribing machine is not used) either in shorthand or by Stenotype or sim ilar machine, and transcribing dictation or the recorded information reproduced on a transcribing m achine. May prepare sp ecial reports or memorandums for information of superior. STENOGRAPHER, GENERAL Prim ary duty is to take dictation from one or more persons, either in shorthand or by Stenotype or sim ilar m achine, involving a nor mal routine vocabulary, and to transcribe this dictation on a typew riter. May also type from w ritten copy. May also se t up and keep files in or der, keep sim ple records, etc. D o e s n o t in c lu d e tra n s c r ib in g -m a c h in e w o rk (see transcribing-m achine operator). STENOGRAPHER, TECHNICAL Primary duty is to take dictation from one or more persons either in shorthand or by Stenotype or sim ilar m achine, involving a varied technical or sp ecialized vocabulary such as in legal briefs or reports on scien tific research and to transcribe this dictation on a typew riter. May also type from w ritten copy. May also se t up and keep files in order, keep sim ple records, etc. D o e s n o t in c lu d e tra n s c r ib in g -m a c h in e w o rk . SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR O perates a single- or m ultiple-position telephone sw itchboard. D uties involve handling incom ing, outgoing, and intraplant or office c a lls. May record toll calls and take m essag es. May give information to per sons who call in, or occasionally take telephone orders. For workers who also act as receptio nists see sw itchboard operator-receptionist. SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR-RECEPTIONIST In addition to performing duties of operator, on a single p o si tion or monitor-type sw itchboard, acts as receptio nist and may also type or perform routine clerical work as part of regular d u ties. T his typing or clerical work may take the major part of this worker’s time w hile at sw itchboard. TABLLATING-MACHINE OPERATOR C la s s A — O perates a variety of tabulating or electrical ac counting m achines, typically including such m achines as the tabu lator, calculator, interpreter, collator and others. Performs com plete reporting assignm ents without close supervision, and performs difficult wiring as required. The com plete reporting and tabulating assignm ents typically involve a variety of long and complex re ports which often are of irregular or nonrecurring type requiring some planning and sequencing of steps to be taken. As a more experienced operator, is typically involved in training new opera tors in machine operations, or partially trained operators in wiring from diagram s and operating sequences of long and complex reports. D o e s n o t in c lu d e working supervisors performing tabulating-m achine operations a n d d ay-to-day supervision of the work and production of a group of tabulating-m achine operators. C la s s B — O perates more difficult tabulating or electrical ac counting m achines such as the tabulator and calculator, in addition to the sorter, reproducer, and collator. T his work is performed under specific instructions and may include the perform ance of some wir ing from diagram s. The work typically involves, for exam ple, tabu lations involving a repetitive accounting ex ercise, a com plete but sm all tabulating study, or parts of a longer and more complex report. Such reports and studies are usually of a recurring nature where the procedures are w ell estab lish ed . May also include the training of new em ployees in the basic operation of the machine. C la s s C — O perates sim ple tabulating or electrical account ing m achines such as the sorter, reproducing punch, collator, etc., with specific instructions. May include sim ple wiring from diagrams and some filing work. The work typically involves portions of a work unit, for exam ple, individual sorting or collating runs, or re petitive operations. TRANSCRIBING-MACHINE OPERATOR, GENERAL Prim ary duty is to transcribe dictation involving a normal routine vocabulary from transcribing-m achine records. May also type from written copy and do sim ple clerical work. Workers transcribing dictation in volving a varied tech n ical or sp ecialized vocabulary such as legal briefs or reports on scien tific research are not included. A worker who takes dictation in shorthand or by Stenotype or sim ilar machine is classified as a stenographer, general. 18 TYPIST TYPIST-—Continued U ses a typew riter to make copies of various m aterial or to make out bills after calculations have been made by another person. May in clude typing of ste n c ils, m ats, or sim ilar m aterials for use in duplicat ing p ro cesses. May do clerical work involving little sp ecial training, such as keeping sim ple records, filing records and reports, or sorting and distributing incoming m ail. — Perform s o n e o r m ore o f th e f o llo w in g : Typing ma terial in final form when it involves combining m aterial from sev eral sources o r responsibility for correct spelling, sy llab icatio n , puncC la s s A tuation, etc ., of tech n ical or unusual words or foreign language ma terial; planning layout and typing of com plicated s ta tis tic a l tab les to m aintain uniformity and balance in spacing. May type routine form letters varying d etails to su it circum stances. C la s s B — Perform s o ne o r m ore o f th e f o llo w in g : Copy typing from rough or clear drafts; routine typing of forms, insurance p o licies, etc.; setting up sim ple standard tabulations, or copying more com plex tables already se t up and spaced properly. PR O FE S SIO N A L AND T E C H N IC A L DRAFTSMAN, JUNIOR (A ssistan t draftsm an) Draws to scale units or parts of drawings prepared by d rafts man or others for engineering, construction, or m anufacturing purposes. U ses various types of drafting tools as required. May prepare draw ings from sim ple plans or sk etch es, or perform other duties under direction of a draftsm an. DRAFTSMAN, LEADER P lans and d irects activ ities of one or more draftsm en in prep aration of working plans and d etail drawings from rough or prelim inary sketches for engineering, construction, or m anufacturing purposes. D uties involve a c o m b in a tio n o f th e f o llo w in g : Interpreting blueprints, sk etch es, and w ritten or verbal orders; determ ining work procedures; assigning duties to subordinates and inspecting their work; performing more dif ficult problem s. May a s s is t subordinates during em ergencies or as a regular assignm ent, or perform related duties of a supervisory or ad m inistrative nature. DRAFTSMAN, SENIOR Prepares working plans and d etail draw ings from n o tes, rough or detailed sketches for engineering, construction, or m anufacturing pur po ses. D uties involve a c o m b in a tio n o f th e f o llo w in g : Preparing work ing plans, detail draw ings, m aps, cro ss-sectio n s, e tc ., to scale by use of drafting instrum ents; making engineering com putations such as those DRAFTSMAN, SENIOR— Continued involved in strength of m aterials, beam s and tru sses; verifying com pleted work, checking dim ensions, m aterials to be used, and q u an tities; w riting sp ecificatio n s; making adjustm ents or changes in drawings or sp ecificatio n s. May ink in lines and letters on pencil draw ings, prepare d etail units of com plete draw ings, or trace draw ings. Work is frequently in a sp ecialized field such as architectural, electrical, m echanical, or structural drafting. NURSE, INDUSTRIAL (REGISTERED) A registered nurse who gives nursing serv ice to ill or injured em ployees or other persons who become ill or suffer an accident on the prem ises of a factory or other establishm ent. D uties involve a c o m b in a tio n o f th e f o llo w in g : Giving first aid to the ill or injured; attending to subsequent dressing of employees* injuries; keeping records of p atients treated; preparing accident reports for com pensation or other purposes; conducting physical exam inations and health evaluations of applicants and em ployees; and planning and carrying out programs involving health education, accident prevention, evaluation of plant environm ent, or other activ ities affecting the health, w elfare, and safety of a ll personnel. TRACER Copies plans and draw ings prepared by others, by placing trac ing cloth or paper over drawing and tracing with pen or pen cil. U ses T -square, com pass, and other drafting too ls. May prepare sim ple draw ings and do sim ple lettering. 19 MAINTENANCE D POW ERPLANT CARPENTER, MAINTENANCE FIREMAN, STATIONARY BOILER Performs the carpentry duties n ecessary to construct and main tain in good repair building woodwork and equipm ent such as bins, cribs, counters, benches, partitions, doors, floors, sta irs, casin gs, and trim made of wood in an establishm ent. Work involves most of the following: Planning and laying out of work from blueprints, draw ings, m odels, or verbal instructions; using a variety of carpenter’s handtools, portable power tools, and standard m easuring instrum ents; making standard shop com putations relating to dim ensions of work; selectin g m aterials nec essary for the work. In general, the work of the m aintenance carpenter requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through a for mal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience. F ires stationary boilers to furnish the establishm ent in which employed with heat, power, or steam . F eeds fuels to fire by hand or operates a m echanical stoker, gas, or oil burner; checks w ater and safety valves. May clean, oil, or a s s is t in repairing boilerroom equipment. ELECTRICIAN, MAINTENANCE Performs a variety of electrical trade functions such as the installatio n , m aintenance, or repair of equipm ent for the generating, d is tribution, or utilization of electric energy in an establishm ent. Work involves most of the following: Installing or repairing any of a variety of electrical equipm ent such as generators, transform ers, sw itchboards, controllers, circuit breakers, motors, heating units, conduit system s, or other transm ission equipment; working from blueprints, draw ings, lay out, or other specifications ^locating and diagnosing trouble in the e le c trical system or equipm ent; working standard com putations relating to load requirem ents of wiring or electrical equipm ent; using a variety of electrician ’s handtools and m easuring and testin g instrum ents. In gen eral, the work of the m aintenance electrician requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience. ENGINEER, STATIONARY O perates and m aintains and may also supervise the operation of stationary engines and equipment (m echanical or electrical) to sup ply the establishm ent in which employed with power, heat, refrigera tion, or air-conditioning. Work involves: O perating and m aintaining equipment such as steam engines, air com pressors, generators, motors turbines, ventilating and refrigerating equipm ent, steam boilers and boiler-fed w ater pumps; making equipm ent repairs; keeping a record of operation of m achinery, tem perature, and fuel consum ption. May also supervise these operations. Head or chief engineers in establishments employing more than one engineer are excluded. HELPER, TRADES, MAINTENANCE A ssists one or more workers in the skilled m aintenance trades, by performing specific or general duties of lesse r sk ill, such as keeping a worker supplied with m aterials and tools; cleaning working area, ma chine, and equipm ent; assistin g worker by holding m aterials or tools; performing other unskilled task s as directed by journeyman. The kind of work the helper is perm itted to perform varies from trade to trade: In some trades the helper is confined to supplying, lifting, and holding ma terials and tools and cleaning working areas; and in others he is per mitted to perform specialized machine operations, or parts of a trade that are also performed by workers on a full-tim e b asis. MACHINE-TOOL OPERATOR, TOOLROOM Specializes in the operation of one or more types of machine tools, such as jig borers, cylindrical or surface grinders, engine lathes, or milling m achines in the construction of m achine-shop tools, gauges, jigs, fixtures, or d ies. Work involves most of the following: Planning and performing difficult machining operations; processing items requiring com plicated setups or a high degree of accuracy; using a variety of pre cision m easuring instrum ents; selectin g feeds, speed s, tooling and o p eration sequence; making necessary adjustm ents during operation to achieve requisite tolerances or dim ensions. May be required to recog nize when tools need dressing, to dress tools, and to select proper coolants and cutting and lubricating o ils. For cross-industry wage study purposes, m achine-tool operators, toolroom, in tool and die jobbing shops are excluded from this classificatio n . MACHINIST, MAINTENANCE Produces replacem ent parts and new parts in making repairs of m etal parts of m echanical equipment operated in an establishm ent. Work involves most of the following: Interpreting w ritten instructions and sp ecific atio n s; planning and laying out of work; using a variety of ma ch in ist’s handtools and precision m easuring instrum ents; setting up and 20 MACHINIST, MAINTENANCE— Continued operating standard machine tools; shaping of m etal parts to close toler ances; making standard shop com putations relating to dim ensions of work, tooling, feeds and speeds of machining; knowledge of the working prop erties of the common m etals; selectin g standard m aterials, p arts, and equipment required for his work; fitting and assem bling parts into me chanical equipm ent. In general, the m achinist’s work normally requires a rounded training in m achine-shop practice usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience. MECHANIC, AUTOMOTIVE (MAINTENANCE) R epairs autom obiles, b u ses, m otortrucks, and tractors of an e s tablishm ent. Work involves most of the following: Examining autom otive equipment to diagnose source of trouble; disassem bling equipm ent and performing repairs that involve the use of such handtools as w renches, gauges, d rills, or sp ecialized equipment in disassem bling or fitting parts; replacing broken or defective parts from stock; grinding and adjusting valves; reassem bling and installing the various assem blies in the vehicle and making n ecessary adjustm ents; alining w heels, adjusting brakes and lights, or tightening body bolts. In general, the work of the autom otive mechanic requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience. MECHANIC, MAINTENANCE R epairs machinery or m echanical equipment of an establishm ent. Work involves most of the following: Examining m achines and m echan ical equipment to diagnose source of trouble; dism antling or partly d is m antling m achines and performing repairs that mainly involve the use of handtools in scraping and fitting parts; replacing broken or defective parts with item s obtained from stock; ordering the production of a rep lace ment part by a m achine shop or sending of the machine to a m achine shop for major repairs; preparing w ritten sp ecificatio n s for major repairs or for the production of parts ordered from machine shop; reassem bling ma chines; and making all necessary adjustm ents for operation. In general, the work of a m aintenance m echanic requires rounded training and ex perience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience. Excluded from this classificatio n are workers whose primary duties involve settin g up or adjusting m achines. MILLWRIGHT In stalls new m achines or heavy equipm ent and dism antles and in sta lls m achines or heavy equipm ent when changes in the plant layout MILLWRIGHT— Continued are required. Work involves most of the following: Planning and laying out of the work; interpreting blueprints or other sp ecificatio n s; using a variety of handtools and rigging; making standard shop com putations re lating to stre sse s, strength of m aterials, and centers of gravity; alining and balancing of equipm ent; selectin g standard tools, equipm ent, and parts to be used; installin g and m aintaining in good order power transm ission equipm ent such as drives and speed reducers. In general, the m ill w right’s work normally requires a rounded training and experience in the trade acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience. OILER L ubricates, with oil or g rease, the moving parts or w earing sur faces of m echanical equipm ent of an establishm ent. PAINTER, MAINTENANCE P ain ts and redecorates w alls, woodwork, and fixtures of an es tablishm ent. Work involves the following: Knowledge of surface pecu lia rities and types of paint required for different applications; preparing surface for painting by removing old finish or by placing putty or filler in nail holes and in terstices; applying paint w ith spray gun or brush. May mix colors, o ils, white lead, and other paint ingredients to obtain proper color or consistency. In general, the work of the m aintenance painter requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through a for mal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience. PIPEFITTER, MAINTENANCE In stalls or repairs water, steam , g as, or other types of pipe and pipefittings in an establishm ent. Work involves m ost of the following: Laying out of work and m easuring to locate position of pipe from drawings or other w ritten sp ecificatio n s; cutting various siz e s of pipe to correct lengths with ch isel and hammer or oxyacetylene torch or pipe-cutting ma chine; threading pipe with stocks and d ies; bending pipe by hand-driven or power-driven m achines; assem bling pipe with couplings and fastening pipe to hangers; making standard shop com putations relating to p ressures, flow, and size of pipe required; making standard te s ts to determ ine whether finished pipes meet specifications- In general, the work of the m aintenance pipefitter requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training an d[ex perience. Workers primarily engaged in installing and repairing building sanitation or heating systems are excluded. 21 TOOL AND DIE MAKER PLUMBER, MAINTENANCE Keeps the plumbing system of an establishm ent in good order. Work involves: Knowledge of sanitary codes regarding in stallatio n of vents and traps in plumbing system ; installin g or repairing pipes and fixtures; opening clogged drains with a plunger or plumber’s snake. In general, the work of the m aintenance plumber requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equiv alent training and experience. SHEET-METAL WORKER, MAINTENANCE F ab ricates, in sta lls, and m aintains in good repair the sheetm etal equipm ent and fixtures (such as machine guards, grease pans, shelves, lockers, tanks, ventilators, chu tes, ducts, metal roofing) of an establishm ent. Work involves most of the following: Planning and lay ing out a ll types of sheet-m etal m aintenance work from blueprints, m odels, or other specifications; setting up and operating all available types of sheet-m etal-w orking m achines; using a variety of handtools in cutting, bending, forming, shaping, fitting, and assem bling; installin g sheetm etal articles as required. In general, the work of the m aintenance sheet-m etal worker requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience. (Die maker; jig maker; tool maker; fixture maker; gauge maker) C onstructs and repairs m achine-shop tools, gauges, jigs, fix tures or dies for forgings, punching and other metal-forming work. Work involves most of the following: Planning and laying out of work from m odels, blueprints, drawings, or other oral and written specifications; using a variety of tool and die maker’s handtools and precision m eas uring instrum ents, understanding of the working properties of common m etals and alloys; settin g up and operating of machine tools and related equipm ent; making necessary shop com putations relating to dim ensions of work, sp eed s, feeds, and tooling of m achines; heattreating of m etal parts during fabrication as w ell as of finished tools and dies to achieve required q u alities; working to close tolerances; fitting and assem bling of parts to prescribed tolerances and allow ances; selectin g appropriate m aterials, tools, and p ro cesses. In general, the tool and die maker’s work requires a rounded training in m achine-shop and toolroom practice usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience. For cross-industry wage study purposes, tool and die makers in tool and die jobbing shops are excluded from this classificatio n . CUSTODIAL AND MATERIAL MOVEMENT ELEVATOR OPERATOR, PASSENGER T ransports passengers between floors of an office building, apartm ent house, departm ent store, hotel or sim ilar establishm ent. Workers who operate elevators in conjunction with other duties such as those of starters and janitors are excluded. GUARD JANITOR, PORTER, OR CLEANER— Continued or other establishm ent. D uties involve a combination of the following: Sweeping, mopping or scrubbing, and polishing floors; removing chips, trash, and other refuse; dusting equipm ent, furniture, or fix tu res;p o lish ing metal fixtures or trimmings; providing supplies and minor m ainte nance serv ices; cleaning lavatories, show ers, and restroom s. Workers who sp ecialize in window w ashing are excluded. Performs routine police d u ties, either at fixed post or on tour, m aintaining order, using arms or force where n ecessary . Includes gate- men who are stationed at gate and check on identity of employees and LABORER, MATERIAL HANDLING other persons entering. JANITOR, PORTER, OR CLEANER (Sweeper; charwoman; jan itress) C leans and keeps in an orderly condition factory working areas and washroom s, or prem ises of an office, apartm ent house, or commercial (Loader and unloader; handler and stacker; shelver; trucker; stockman or stock helper; warehousem an or warehouse helper) A worker employed in a w arehouse, manufacturing plant, store, or other establishm ent whose duties involve one or more of the follow ing: Loading and unloading various m aterials and m erchandise on or 22 LABORER, MATERIAL HANDLING— Continued from freight cars, trucks, or other transporting dev ices; unpacking, shelv ing, or placing m aterials or m erchandise in proper storage location; tran s porting m aterials or m erchandise by hand truck, car, or w heelbarrow. Longshoremen* who load and unload ships are excluded. ORDER FILLER (Order picker; stock selector; w arehouse stockm an) F ills shipping or transfer orders for finished goods from stored m erchandise in accordance with specifications on sales slip s, custom ers' orders, or other instructions. May, in addition to filling orders and indi cating item s filled or om itted, keep records of outgoing orders, req u isi tion additional stock, or report short supplies to supervisor, and perform other related duties. PACKER, SHIPPING P repares finished products for shipm ent or storage by placing them in shipping containers, the specific operations performed being dependent upon the type, size, and number of units to be packed, the type of container em ployed, and method of shipm ent. Work requires the placing of item s in shipping containers and may involve one or more of the following; Knowledge of various item s of stock in order to verify content; selectio n of appropriate type and size of container; inserting enclosures in container; using excelsior or other m aterial to prevent breakage or damage; closing and sealing container; applying lab els or entering identifying data on container. Packers who also make wooden boxes or crates are excluded. SHIPPING AND RECEIVING CLERK Prepares m erchandise for shipm ent, or receives and is respon sible for incom ing shipm ents of m erchandise or other m aterials. Shipping work involves: A knowledge of shipping procedures, p ractices, routes, available means of transportation and rates; and preparing records of the goods shipped, making up bills of lading, posting w eight and shipping charges, and keeping a file of shipping records. May direct or a s s is t in preparing the m erchandise for shipm ent. Receiving work involves: V eri fying or directing others in verifying the correctness of shipm ents ag ain st b ills of lading, invoices, or other records; checking for shortages and rejecting damaged goods; routing m erchandise or m aterials to proper de partm ents; m aintaining necessary records and file s. SHIPPING AND RECEIVING CLERK— Continued For wage study purposes, workers are classified as follows: Receiving clerk Shipping clerk Shipping and receiving clerk TRUCKDRIVER D rives a truck within a city or industrial area to transport ma terials, m erchandise, equipm ent, or men betw een various tvpes of esta b lishm ents such as: M anufacturing p lants, freight depots, w arehouses, w holesale and retail establishm ents, or between retail establishm ents and custom ers' houses or places of b u sin ess. May also load or unload truck with or w ithout helpers, make minor m echanical repairs, and keep truck in good working order. Driver-salesmen and over-the-road drivers are excluded. For wage study purposes, truckdrivers are classified by size and type of equipm ent, as follow s: (T ractor-trailer should be rated on the b asis of trailer capacity.) Truckdriver (combination of sizes listed separately) Truckdriver, light (under 1V2 tons) Truckdriver, medium (1% to and including 4 tons) Truckdriver, heavy (over 4 tons, trailer type) Truckdriver, heavy (over 4 tons, other than trailer type) TRUCKER, POWER O perates a manually controlled gaso lin e- or elec trie-powered truck or tractor to transport goods and m aterials of all kinds about a w arehouse, m anufacturing plant, or other establishm ent. For wage study purposes, workers are classified by type of truck, as follow s: Trucker, power (forklift) Trucker, power (other than forklift) WATCHMAN Makes rounds of prem ises periodically in protecting property ag ainst fire, theft, and illeg al entry. * U .S . G O VER N M ENT P R IN T IN G O F F IC E : I9 6 0 0 — 5 4 9 6 6 6 Occupational Wage Surveys O ccupational wage surveys are being conducted in 60 major labor markets during late 1959 and early I960. T hese bulletins, when available, may be purchased from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing O ffice, W ashington 25, D .C., or from any of the BLS regional sales offices shown on the inside front cover. A summary bulletin containing data for all labor m arkets, combined with additional an aly sis, w ill be issu ed early in 1961. B ulletins for the areas listed below are now available. Baltimore, Md., September 1959—BLS Bull. 1265-7, price 15 cents Boston, M ass., October 1959—BLS Bull. 1265-8, price 25 cents Buffalo, N.Y., October 1959—BLS Bull. 1265-4, price 20 cents Canton, Ohio, December 1959—BLS Bull. 1265-10, price 25 cents C leveland, Ohio, September 1959—BLS Bull. 1265-1, price 20 cents D allas, T ex., October 1959—BLS Bull. 1265-3, price 20 cents Dayton, Ohio, December 1959—BLS Bull. 1265-9, price 25 cents Denver, Colo., December 1959—BLS Bull. 1265-11, price 25 cents Fort Worth, T ex., November 1959—BLS Buil. 1265-13, price 25 cen ts Indianapolis, Ind., January I960—BLS Bull. 1265-22, price 25 cents Jacksonville, F la ., December 1959—BLS Bull. 1265-14, price 25 cents Memphis, T enn., January I960—BLS Bull. 1265-19, price 25 cents Miami, F la., December 1959—BLS Bull. 1265-6, price 20 cents M inneapolis—St. P aul, Minn., January I960—BLS Bull. 1265-21, price 25 cents Philadelphia, P a ., November 1959—BLS Bull. 1265-16, price 25 cents Pittsburgh, P a., December 1959—BLS Bull. 1265-20, price 25 cents Portland, Maine, November 1959—BLS Bull. 1265-12, price 20 cents St. L ouis, Mo., October 1959—BLS Bull. 1265-5, price 25 cents San Bernardino—R iverside—Ontario, C alif., November 1959—BLS Bull. 1265-15, price 25 cents San F ran cisco —O akland, C alif., January I960—BLS Bull. 1265-17, price 25 cents Seattle, Wash., August 1959—BLS Bull. 1265-2, price 25 cents Washington, D .C .—Md.—V a., January I960—BLS Bull. 1265-18, price 25 cents
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