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Occupational Wage Survey

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI-KANSAS
NOVEMBER 1963

Bulletin No. 1385-26




UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
W. Willard Wirtz, Secretary
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
Ewan Clague, Commissioner




Occupational Wage Survey
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI-KANSAS




NOVEMBER 1963

Bulletin No. 1385*26
February 1964

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
W. Willard W irtz, Secretary
BUREAU O F LABOR STATISTICS
Ewan Clague, Commissioner

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Contents

P refa ce

Page
The Bureau of Labor Statistics program of annual
occupational wage surveys in metropolitan areas is de­
signed to provide data on occupational earnings, and e s ­
tablishment practices and supplementary wage provisions.
It yields detailed data by selected industry divisions for
metropolitan area labor markets, for economic regions,
and for the United States. A major consideration in the
program is the need for greater insight into (a) the move­
ment of wages by occupational category and skill level,
and (b) the structure and level of wages among labor
markets and industry divisions.

Introduction_______________________________________
Wage trends for selected occupational groups___
Tables:
1.
2.

A:
A preliminary report and an individual area
bulletin present survey results for each labor market
studied. After completion of all of the individual area
bulletins for a round of surveys, a two part summary
bulletin is issued. The first part brings data for each of
the labor markets studied into one bulletin. The second
part presents information which has been projected from
individual labor market data to relate to economic regions
and the United States.
Eighty-two labor markets currently are included
in the program. Information on occupational earnings is
collected annually in each area. Information on estab­
lishment practices and supplementary wage provisions is
obtained biennially in most of the areas.
This bulletin presents results of the survey in
Kansas City, M o.-K ans. , in November 1963. It was pre­
pared in the Bureau's regional office in Chicago, HI. , by
Marvin Glick, under the direction of Kenneth Thors ten.
The study was under the general direction of Woodrow C.
Linn, Assistant Regional Director for Wages and Industrial
Relations.




1
4

Establishments and workers within scope of survey
and number studied______________________________________ —_____
Indexes of standard weekly salaries and straight-time
hourly earnings for selected occupational groups,
and percents of increase for selected periods_________________
Occupational earnings:*
A - 1. Office occupations—men and women______________________
A - 2. Professional and technical occupations—
men and women___________________________________________
A - 3. Office, professional, and technical occupations—
men and women combined_______________________________
A -4 .
Maintenance and powerplant occupations_________________
A - 5. Custodial and material movement occupations____________

3
3
5
8
9
10
11

B: Establishment practices and supplementary wage
provisions:*
B - l . Minimum entrance salaries for women office
B -2 .
B -3 .

Shift
differentials_____________________________________
Scheduled weekly hours____________________________________

14
15

B -5 .
B -6 .
B -7 .

Paid
vacations_________________________________________
Health, insurance, and pension plans_________________-___
Paid
sick leave___________

17
19
20

Appendix: Occupational descriptions - ___—______________________________

21

*NOTE: Similar tabulations are available for other
areas. (See inside back cover.)
Union scales, indicative of prevailing pay levels in
the Kansas City area, are also available for building
construction, printing, local-transit operating employees,
and motortruck drivers and helpers.

m




O ccu pation al W age Survey—Kansas City, M o.—Kans.
Introduction
as for office clerical occupations, reference is to the work schedules
(rounded to the nearest half hour) for which straight-time salaries
are paid; average weekly earnings for these occupations have been
rounded to the nearest half dollar.

This area is 1 of 82 labor markets in which the U. S. De­
partment of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics conducts surveys of
occupational earnings atid related wage benefits on an areawide basis.
In this area, data were obtained by personal visits of Bureau fielfl
economists to representative establishments within six broad industry
divisions: Manufacturing; transportation, communication, and other
public utilities; wholesale trade; retail trade; finance, insurance, and
real estate; and services. Major industry groups excluded from these
studies are government operations and the construction and extractive
industries. Establishments having fewer than a prescribed number of
workers are omitted because they tend to furnish insufficient employ­
ment in the occupations studied to warrant inclusion. Separate tabu­
lations are provided for each of the broad industry divisions which
meet publication criteria.

Differences in pay levels for selected occupations in which
both men and women are commonly employed may be due to such
factors as (1) differences in the distribution of the sexes among in­
dustries and establishments; (2) differences in length of service or
merit review when individual salaries are adjusted on this basis;
and (3) differences in specific duties performed, although the occu­
pations are appropriately classified within the same survey job de­
scription. Job descriptions used in classifying employees in these
surveys are usually more generalized than those used in individual
establishments. This allows for minor differences among establish­
ments in specific duties performed.

These surveys are conducted on a sample basis because of
the unnecessary cost involved in surveying all establishments. To
obtain optimum accuracy at minimum cost, a greater proportion of
large than of small establishments is studied. In combining the data,
however, all establishments are given their appropriate weight. E s ­
timates based on the establishments studied are presented, therefore,
as relating to all establishments in the industry grouping and area,
except for those below the minimum size studied.

Occupational employment estimates represent the total in
all establishments within the scope of the study and not the number
actually surveyed. Because of differences in occupational structure
among establishments, the estimates of occupational employment
obtained from the sample of establishments studied serve only to
indicate the relative importance of the jobs studied. These differ­
ences in occupational structure do not materially affect the accuracy
of the earnings data.

Occupations and Earnings
The occupations selected for study are common to a variety
of manufacturing and nonmanufacturing industries, and are of the
following types: (a) Office clerical; (b) professional and technical;
(c) maintenance and powerplant; and (d) custodial and material move­
ment. Occupational classification is based on a uniform set of job
descriptions designed to take account of inter establishment variation
in duties within the same job. The occupations selected for study
are listed and described in the appendix. Earnings data for some of
the occupations listed and described are not presented in the A -series
tables because either (1) employment in the occupation is too small
to provide enough data to merit presentation, or (2) there is possi­
bility of disclosure of individual establishment data.

Establishment Practices and Supplementary Wage Provisions
Information is presented (in the B -series tables) on selected
establishment practices and supplementary wage provisions as they
relate to office and plant workers. Administrative, executive, and
professional employees, and force-account construction workers who
are utilized as a separate work force are excluded. "Office workers"
include working supervisors and nonsupervisory workers performing
clerical or related functions. "Plant workers" include working foremen
and all nonsupervisory workers (including leadmen and trainees) en­
gaged in nonoffice functions. Cafeteria workers and routemen are
excluded in manufacturing industries, but included in nonmanufacturing
industries.

Occupational employment and earnings data are shown for
full-time workers, i. e. , those hired to work a regular weekly schedule
in the given occupational classification. Earnings data exclude pre­
mium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late
shifts. Nonproduction bonuses are excluded, but cost-of-living bonuses
and incentive earnings are included. Where weekly hours are reported,




Minimum entrance salaries (table B -l) relate only to the e s­
tablishments visited. They are presented in terms of establishments
with formal minimum entrance salary policies.
1

2

Shift differential data (table B-2) are limited to plant workers
in manufacturing industries. This information is presented both in
terms of (a) establishment p olicy,1 presented in terms of total plant
worker employment, and (b) effective practice, presented in terms of
workers actually employed on the specified shift at the time of the
survey. In establishments having varied differentials, the amount
applying to a majority was used or, if no amount applied to a majority,
the classification "other" was used. In establishments in which some
late-shift hours are paid at normal rates, a differential was recorded
only if it applied to a majority of the shift hours.
The scheduled weekly hours (table B-3) of a majority of the
first-shift workers in an establishment are tabulated as applying to
all of the plant or office workers of that establishment. Paid holidays;
paid vacations; and health, insurance, and pension plans (tables B -4
through B-7) are treated statistically on the basis that these are
applicable to all plant or office workers if a majority of such workers
are eligible or may eventually qualify for the practices listed. Sums
of individual items in tables B -2 through B -7 may not equal totals
because of rounding.
Data on paid holidays (table B-4) are limited to data on
holidays granted annually on a formal basis; i. e. , (1) are provided
for in written form, or (2) have been established by custom. Holidays
ordinarily granted are included even though they may fall on a non­
workday, even if the worker is not granted another day off. The first
part of the paid holidays table presents the number of whole and half
holidays actually granted. The second part combines whole and half
holidays to show total holiday time.
The summary of vacation plans (table B-5) is limited to
formal policies, excluding informal arrangements whereby time off
with pay is granted at the discretion of the employer. Separate
estimates are provided according to employer practice in computing
vacation payments, such as time payments, percent of annual earnings,
or flat-sum amounts. However, in the tabulations of vacation pay,
payments not on a time basis were converted to a time basis; for
example, a payment of 2 percent of annual earnings was considered
as the equivalent of 1 week's pay.
An establishment was considered as having a p olicy if it m et either o f the following
conditions: (1) Operated late shifts at the tim e o f the survey, or (2 ) had formal provisions covering
late shifts. An establishment was considered as having formal provisions if it (1 ) had operated late
shifts during the 12 months prior to die survey, or (2) had provisions in written form for operating
late shifts.




Data are presented for all health, insurance, and pension
plans (tables B -6 and B-7) for which at least a part of the cost is
borne by the employer, excepting only legal requirements such as
workmen's compensation, social security, and railroad retirement.
Such plans include those underwritten by a commercial insurance
company and those provided through a union fund or paid directly
by the employer out of current operating funds or from a fund set
aside for this purpose. Death benefits are included as a form of
life insurance.
Sickness and accident insurance is limited to that type of
insurance under which predetermined cash payments are made directly
to the insured on a weekly or monthly basis during illness or accident
disability.
Information is presented for all such plans to which the
employer contributes. However, in New York and New Jersey, which
have enacted temporary disability insurance laws which require em ­
ployer contributions, 2 plans are included only if the employer (1) con­
tributes more than is legally required, or (2) provides the employee
with benefits which exceed the requirements of the law. Tabulations
of paid sick leave plans are limited to formal plans3 which provide
full pay or a proportion of the worker's pay during absence from work
because of illness.
Separate tabulations are presented according to
(1) plans which provide full pay and no waiting period, and (2) plans
which provide either partial pay or a waiting period. In addition to
the presentation of the proportions of workers who are provided
sickness and accident insurance or paid sick leave, an unduplicated
total is shown of workers who receive either or both types of benefits.
Catastrophe insurance, sometimes referred to as extended
medical insurance, includes those plans which are designed to protect
employees in case of sickness and injury involving expenses beyond
the normal coverage of hospitalization, medical, and surgical plans.
Medical insurance refers to plans providing for complete or partial
payment of doctors' fees. Such plans may be underwritten by com­
mercial insurance companies or nonprofit organizations or they may
be self-insured. Tabulations of retirement pension plans are limited
to those plans that provide monthly payments for the remainder of
the worker's life.

2
The temporary disability laws
contributions.
9 An establishment was considered as
minimum number of days o f sick leave that
need not be written, but informal sick leave
excluded.

in California and Rhode Island do not require em ployer
having a formal plan if it established at least the
could be expected by each em ployee. Such a plan
allowances, determined on an individual basis, were

3

T a b le 1.

E s ta b lis h m e n ts and w o r k e r s w ithin s c o p e o f s u r v e y and n u m ber stu d ied in K ansas C ity , M o . — ans. , 1 b y m a jo r in d u stry d i v i s i o n , 2 N o v e m b e r 1963
K
M inim um
em ploym en t
in e s ta b lis h ­
m ents in s c o p e
o f study

In d u stry d iv is io n

A ll d iv is io n s

_____

_

...

_______

__

W o r k e r s in esta b lis h m e n ts
W ithin s c o p e o f study

W ithin
scop e of
s tu d y 3

Studied

Studied

851

T o t a l4

O ffic e

Plant

T o t a l4

199

2 0 1 ,1 0 0

3 9 ,9 0 0

124 ,2 0 0

118 ,910

-

318
533

79
120

9 4 ,4 0 0
1 0 6 ,7 0 0

12 ,0 0 0
2 7 ,9 0 0

6 8 ,0 0 0
5 6 ,2 0 0

59 ,8 7 0
5 9 ,0 4 0

50
50
50
50
50

90
126
155
84
78

36
20
27
18
19

3 1 ,1 0 0
1 7,000
3 5 ,0 0 0
13 ,6 0 0
1 0,000

15,3 0 0
(J)
( 6)
(I)
( 6)

2 5 ,3 6 0
6 ,1 6 0
18,500
5 ,3 2 0
3 ,7 0 0

__

M a n u fa ctu rin g
__
_
__
__
N on m a n u fa ctu rin g .
_ - _
--------T r a n s p o r t a t io n , c o m m u n ic a t io n , and
o th e r p u b lic u t ilit ie s 5____ __ ___________ __ _______________
W h o le s a le tra d e _
_ _
_
____ ___
R e t a il tr a d e __
F in a n c e , in s u r a n c e , and r e a l e s t a t e __ __________________
S e r v i c e s 8-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

N um ber o f esta b lis h m e n ts

50

6 ,1 0 0
(!)
(J)
(!)
( 6)

1 T h e K an sas C ity S tand ard M e tro p o lita n S ta tis tic a l A r e a c o n s is t s o f C la y and J a c k s o n C o u n tie s , M o .; and Joh n son and W yandotte C o u n tie s , K ans. T he " w o r k e r s w ithin s c o p e o f study"
e s t im a t e s show n in th is ta b le p r o v id e a r e a s o n a b ly a c c u r a t e d e s c r ip tio n o f the s iz e and c o m p o s it io n o f the la b o r f o r c e in clu d ed in the s u r v e y . T h e es tim a te s a r e not intended, h o w e v e r , to
s e r v e a s a b a s is o f c o m p a r is o n w ith o th e r e m p lo y m e n t in d exes f o r the a r e a to m e a s u r e e m p lo y m e n t tre n d s o r le v e ls s in c e (1) planning o f w age s u r v e y s r e q u ir e s the u s e o f esta b lish m en t data
c o m p ile d c o n s id e r a b ly in a d v a n ce o f the p a y r o ll p e r io d stu d ie d , and (2) s m a ll e s ta b lis h m e n ts a r e e x c lu d e d fr o m the s c o p e o f the s u r v e y .
2 T h e 1957 r e v i s e d e d itio n o f the Standard In du strial C la s s ific a t io n M anual w a s u s e d in c la s s ify in g e s ta b lis h m e n ts b y in d u stry d iv is io n .
3 In clu d es a l l e s ta b lis h m e n ts w ith to ta l em p lo ym e n t at o r a b o v e the m in im u m lim ita tio n . A ll ou tlets (w ithin the a r e a ) o f c o m p a n ie s in su ch in d u s tr ie s as t r a d e , fin a n c e , auto r e p a ir s e r v ic e ,
and m o t io n p ic tu r e th e a te r s a r e c o n s id e r e d a s 1 e sta b lish m e n t.
4 In clu d es e x e c u t iv e , p r o f e s s i o n a l , and o th er w o r k e r s ex clu d e d f r o m the s e p a r a te o f fic e and p lant c a t e g o r ie s .
5 T a x ic a b s and s e r v i c e s in c id e n ta l to w a te r tra n s p o rta tio n w e re e x clu d e d .
6 T h is in d u s tr y d iv is io n is r e p r e s e n t e d in e s tim a te s fo r " a l l in d u s t r ie s " and "n o n m a n u fa ctu rin g " in the S e r ie s A t a b le s , and f o r " a l l in d u s t r ie s " in the S e r ie s B t a b le s . S ep a ra te p resen ta tion
o f data f o r this d iv is io n is not m ad e f o r one o r m o r e o f the fo llo w in g r e a s o n s : (1) E m p lo y m e n t in the d iv is io n is to o s m a ll to p r o v id e enough data to m e r it se p a r a te stu d y, (2) the sa m p le w as not
d e s ig n e d in it ia lly to p e r m it s e p a r a t e p r e s e n ta tio n , (3) r e s p o n s e w as in s u ffic ie n t o r inadequate to p e r m it se p a r a te p r e s e n ta tio n , and (4) th e r e is p o s s ib ilit y o f d is c lo s u r e o f in divid u al esta b lish m en t data.
7 W o r k e r s f r o m th is e n tire in d u stry d iv is io n a r e r e p r e s e n te d in e s tim a te s fo r " a l l in d u s t r ie s " and "n o n m a n u fa ctu rin g " in the S e r ie s A ta b le s , but fr o m the r e a l estate p o r tio n on ly in
e s tim a te s f o r " a l l in d u s t r ie s " in the S e r ie s B ta b le s . S ep a ra te p r e s e n ta tio n o f data f o r th is d iv is io n is not m ade f o r one o r m o r e o f the r e a s o n s giv en in fo o tn o te 6 a b o v e .
8 H o te ls ; p e r s o n a l s e r v i c e s ; b u s in e s s s e r v ic e s ; a u to m o b ile r e p a ir s h o p s ; m o tio n p ic tu r e s ; n o n p ro fit m e m b e r s h ip o r g a n iz a tio n s ; and e n g in e e rin g and a r c h ite c t u r a l s e r v ic e s .




T a b le 2.

Indexes o f standard w e e k ly s a la r ie s and s t r a ig h t-t im e h o u rly e a rn in g s fo r s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n a l g r o u p s ,
and p e r c e n t s o f i n c r e a s e f o r s e le c t e d p e r io d s , K an sas C ity , M o .- K a n s .
Index
(N o v e m b e r 1960=100)

In du stry and o ccu p a tio n a l group

P e r c e n t s o f in c r e a s e

N o v e m b e r 1963

N o v e m b e r 1962
to
N o v e m b e r 1963

U n s k ille d plant (m e n )______ ______ ___ __ _____

108. 2
111. 5
1 1 1 .4
1 0 8 .6

1 .4
4 .9
3 .6
2 .8

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

4 .0
2. 1
4. 6
4. 5

3. 3
4 .4
2. 5
6. 3

M an u factu rin g:
O ffic e c le r i c a l (m en and w o m e n )___________
In d u stria l n u r s e s (m e n and w o m e n )_________
S k ille d m ain ten an ce (m e n ).
U n s k ille d plant (m en) ______
. . . .
__

107. 7
1 1 0 .4
111. 2
107. 2

1 .4
4 .9
3. 3
2 .8

2. 5
3. 6
2. 5
1 .0

3.
1.
5.
3.

2 .9
4. 3
2 .4
4 .0

A l l in d u s tr ie s :
O ffic e c le r i c a l (m en and w o m e n )__________
In d u stria l n u r s e s (m e n and w o m e n )_________
S k i l l e d m a in t e n a n c e (m e n )

N o v e m b e r 1961
to
N o v e m b e r 1962

N o v e m b e r I960
to
N o v e m b e r 1961

7
6
1
3

Jan uary I960
to
N o v e m b e r I960

4
Wage Tren ds for Selected O ccupational Groups

Presented in table 2 are indexes and percentages of change
in average salaries of office clerical workers and industrial nurses,
and in average earnings of selected plant worker groups.
For office clerical workers and industrial nurses, the per­
centages of change relate to average weekly salaries for normal hours
of work, that is , the standard work schedule for which straight-time
salaries are paid. For plant worker groups, they measure changes
in average straight-time hourly earnings, excluding premium pay for
overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts. The
percentages are based on data for selected key occupations and in­
clude most of the numerically important jobs within each group.
The office clerical data are based on men and women in the following
19 jobs: Bookkeeping-machine operators, class B; clerks, accounting,
class A and B; clerks, file, class A , B, and C; clerks, order; clerks,
payroll; Comptometer operators; keypunch operators, class A and B;
office boys and girls; secretaries; stenographers, general; stenogra­
phers, senior; switchboard operators; tabulating-machine operators,
class B; and typists, class A and B. The industrial nurse data are
based on men and women industrial nurses.
Men in the following
8 skilled maintenance jobs and 2 unskilled jobs are included in the
plant worker data: Skilled— carpenters; electricians; machinists; m e­
chanics; mechanics, automotive; painters; pipefitters; and tool and
die makers; unskilled— janitors, porters, and cleaners; and laborers,
material handling.
Average weekly salaries or average hourly earnings were
computed for each of the selected occupations. The average salaries
or hourly earnings were then multiplied by employment in each of
the jobs during the period surveyed in 1961. These weighted earnings




for individual occupations were then totaled to obtain an aggregate for
each occupational group. Finally, the ratio (expressed as a percentage)
of the group aggregate for the one year to the aggregate for the other
year was computed and the difference between the result and 100 is
the percentage of change from the one period to the other. The
indexes were computed by multiplying the ratios for each group
aggregate for each period after the base year (1961).
The indexes and percentages of change measure, principally,
the effects of (1) general salary and wage changes; (2) merit or other
increases in pay received by individual workers while in the same
job; and (3) changes in average wages due to changes in the labor force
resulting from labor turnover, force expansions, force reductions,
and changes in the proportions of workers employed by establishments
with different pay levels.
Changes in the labor force can cause
increases or decreases in the occupational averages without actual
wage changes.
For example, a force expansion might increase the
proportion of lower paid workers in a specific occupation and lower
the average, whereas a reduction in the proportion of lower paid
workers would have the opposite effect. Similarly, the movement of
a high-paying establishment out of an area could cause the average
earnings to drop, even though no change in rates occurred in other
establishments in the area.
The use of constant employment weights eliminates the effect
of changes in the proportion of workers represented in each job in­
cluded in the data. The percentages of change reflect only changes in
average pay for straight-time hours. They are not influenced by
changes in standard work schedules, as such, or by premium pay
for overtime.

The above text represents the method used in computing a new index
(1961 base) and trend series. This series, initiated with the expansion of the
labor market wage survey program to 80 Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas,
replaces the old series (1953 base).
The new series covers the same job groupings as the earlier series
with the following exceptions: The clerical and industrial nurse groups, formerly
restricted to women, now include both men and women. Changes were also made
in the jobs included within job groupings in order that an identical list could be
employed in all areas.

A: Occupational Earnings

5

Table A-l. Office Occupations—Men and Women
(A verage straigh t-tim e w eekly hours and earnings fo r s e le cte d occupations studied on an area basis
by industry division , Kansas City, M o .— a n s ., N ovem ber 1963)
K
AVBBAOa

Sex, occupation, and industry d iv isio n

of
-workers

NUMBER 0 7 WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY EARNINGS OF

$45
Weekly,
Weekly
Under and
hours1
earnings1 $45
under
(Standard) (Standard)
$50

$50

$55

$60

$65

$70

$75

$5<)

$85

^93“

$55

$60

$65

$70

$75

$80

$85

$90

$95

$100

$105

$110 ” $115

$120

$125

$130

$135

$140

$145

$95

$100

$105

$110

$115

$120

$125

$130

$135

$140

$145

over

109
38
71
33

21
21

16
15
1
1

6
6

4
4

_
_
_

and

Men
C le r k s , accounting, c la s s A -------------------M anufacturing--------------------------------------N onm anufacturing
- .
P u blic u tilities 2 __ __

562
248
314
79

4 0 .0
4 0 .0
39.5
4 0 .0

$109.50
”117.00
103.00
111.00

_
-

_
-

_
-

_
-

_
-

.
_
-

5
5
-

.
_
-

14
3
11
-

29

55
26

35
-

69
1
5
61
4

60

6

23
1

C le r k s , accounting, c la s s B __________ ___
M anufacturing . . . .
N onm anufacturing— __________________—
P u blic u tilities z __
_ _ __

221
61
154
33

4 0 .0
40. 0
4 0 .0
4 0 .0

84.50
91.50
81.50
90.50

•
-

_
"

1
1
-

12
7
5
-

25
1
24
-

25
1
24
7

34
13
21
4

11
2
9
2

19
11
8
-

12
6
7
-

17
3
14
-

18
2
16
8

15

C le r k s , o r d e r ___ —________________________
M anufacturing—___—________—------- —___
N onm anufacturing-------- ----------—------------

301
54
247

40. 0
40. 0
4 0 .0

99.00
104.50
97.50

-

.
-

-

11
-

_
-

_
-

11
-

11

_
-

11

64
3
61

40
x
39

12
5
7

32
l6
16

C le r k s , pa y roll____________________________
Nonm anufacturing:
P u blic u tilities 2

88

4 0 .0

105.00

.

_

-

_

_

_

3

6

4

6

9

42

4 0 .0

110.00

“

“

"

-

-

-

-

1

“

O ffice boys
—
M anufacturing
N onm anufacturing---------------------- ----------P u blic u tilities 2_
—

222
71
151
37

4 0 .0
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
4 0 .0

59.00
63.50
57.00
63.50

.
_
-

107
21
86
10

37
13
24
14

28
3
25
2

25
21
4
2

7
4
3
-

2
2
_
“

2
_
2
2

10
* 4
6
6

T a bulating-m achine o p e r a to r s ,
c la s s A ----------------------------------------------------Nonm anufacturing— ___________________
P u blic u tilities 2
—

98
70
32

4 0 .0
4 0 .0
4 0 .5

112.50
110.00
117.00

"

-

-

-

-

-

“

"

_
-

12
11
-

T abulating-m achine o p e r a to r s ,
c la s s B
__ __
_
M anufacturing---------------------------------------Nonm anufacturing---------------------------------P u blic u tilities 2-------------------------------

283
94
189
29

39 .5
4 0 .0
3 9.5
4 0 .0

97.50
102.50
94.50
101.50

-

-

-

9
9
_
-

1
1
1

26
1
25

-

-

-

-

-

-

24
4
20
-

26
9
17
1

57
15
42
2

T a bulating-m achine o p e r a to r s ,
c la s s C ----------N onm anufacturing----------------------------------

107
&0

4 0 .0
* 9 .S

78.00
7 6 .50

-

-

3
3

9
8

15
13

8
5

5

r

19
9

14
12

12
9

13

B ille r s , m achine (b illin g m a c h in e )______

65

4 0 .0

77.00

_

13

6

B ook keeping-m ach ine op e r a to r s ,
c la s s A ----------------------------------------------------N onm anufacturing______________________

184
144

4 0 .0
40. 0

87.00
88.50

9
9

58
45

20
7

-

-

~

29

50

------ 1

53

25
11

17
6

7
2
5
3

4
1
3
1

9
3
6
1

1
1
_
-

10
10

29
3
26

30
3
27

16
3
13

16
7
9

6

1

19

12

4

8

2

3

~

14

12

3

2
1
_

2
1
1
1

.

_

_

_

-

-

11
5
2

10
9
5

8
5
5

26
8
18
10

14

26
11
3
1

“

-

15
15

1

-

13
10
'

1

31

T T
18
2

3'6

30
10
4

11
7

32

rr

2
2

1

11

6

3

6
6

1

4
3

-

-

_
_
_
-

_
_
_
-

-

-

9

4
1
3

10
2
8

-

7
_
7

_

6

1

2

1

7

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

9
8
5

9
7
2

14
13
12

3
2

3

5

1

-

-

-

22
11
11
1

4
1
3

3
3

_

8
8

8
1

-

-

-

1

2

_

_

_

-

-

-

_

_

_

--- g -

‘

7
7
9
_

_
_
_

_
_

-

_
-

_

_

_

-

-

1

7
7

"

•

_

2

42
35

46
20
33
~ 2 A ~ — T3— ~~TT~
22
7
6
4
7
2

1

W om en

See footnotes at end of table,




_

_

1

5

18

-

-

3

1

-

5
3

_
11
9

6
Table A-l. Office Occupations—Men and Women— Continued
(Average straight-time weekly hours and earnings for selected occupations studied on an area basis
by industry division, Kansas City, M o.-K ans., November 1963)

Sex, occupation, and industry d ivision

Atiiagi
$45
Weekly
W
eekly i Under and
earnings
boon
(Standard) (Standard) $45 under
$50

of

NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY EARNINGS O
F$75
$80
$85
$90
$95 $100 $105 $110 $115 $120

$50

$55

$60

$65

$70

$55

$60

$65

$70

$75

$80

$85

$90

$95

89
10
79

120
11
109

28
2
26

32
11
21

118
37
81

26
18
8

3
3
-

14
14
“

30
4
26

4
3
1

-

4
3
1

1
1
-

2
2
“

-

-

_

16

-

16

16

38
2
36

136
27
109

76
20
56

59
7
52

24
9
15

51
9
42

89
31
58

12
2
10

11
6
5

6

16

47
18
29

$125

$130

$135

$140

$145~

$130

$135

$140

$145

over_i

and
$100

$105

$110

$115

$120

$125

W om en— Continued
Bookkeeping-m ach ine o p e ra to rs ,
c la s s B__________________________
Manufactur ing—
Nonmanufacturing—

471
119
352

4 0 .0
4 0 .0
4 0 .0

$66 .50
75 .0 0
6 3 .5 0

-

C le r k s , accounting, cla s s A .
M anufacturing—
Nonmanuf actur ing—

598
148
450

39. 5
4 0 .0
3 9 .5

89. 50
9 1.50
8 9 .0 0

_
-

1,306
262
1,044

4 0 .0
3 9 .5
4 0 .0

7 1.00
7 0 .5 0
71.0 0

_

C le r k s , file , c la s s A _
Nonmanufacturing—

250
191

3 9 .5
3 9 .5

72. 50
75.0 0

C lerk s , file , c la s s B _
N onm anufacturing—

555
509

3 9 .5
39. 5

60. 50
60.0 0

C lerk s , file , c la s s C .
Nonm anufacturing—

571
564

3 9 .5
3 9 .5

55. 00
55.00

C le r k s , o r d e r M anufacturing—
Nonm anufacturing—

370
60
310

4 0 .0
4 0 .0
4 0 .0

70.00
74. 50
69. 50

-

C lerk s , p a y roll —
M anufacturing—
Nonm anufacturing—
Pu blic u tilities 2 _

385
199
186
45

4 0 .0
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
4 0 .0

83. 50
8 1 .0 0
86.50
93. 50

-

_
-

-

-

Com ptom eter o p e r a t o r s M anufacturingNonmanufacturing.
Pu blic u tilities 2 _

631
162
469
27

4 0 .0
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
4 0 .0

79. 50
82. 50
78. 50
9 0.00

_
-

_
-

“

“

53

40. 0

6 8.00

C lerk s , accounting, c la s s B—
M anufacturing—
N onm anufacturing-

D uplicating-m achine operators
(M im eograph o r D itto)------------Keypunch o p e r a to r s ,
M anufacturing—
Nonmanuf actur ing—

189
79
110

3 9 .5
4 0 .0
3 9 .0

84.5 0
8 8.00
81. 50

Keypunch o p era tors ,
M anufacturing—
Nonmanufacturing.
Pu blic u tilities 2 -

1,217
253
964
230

4 0 .0
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
4 0 .0

73.
72.
73.
81.

O ffice g irls .
N onmanuf actur ing—

145
127

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

64. 50
65. 50

See footnotes at end of table.




50
50
50
50

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3
3
-

3
3
-

-

_

_

6

1
1
-

-

_
_

-

-

10
10
-

80
6
74

109
18
91

207
52
155

263
53
210

229
52
177

168
42
126

95
18
77

54
8
46

22
7
15

10
2
8

13
2
11

40
40

_
“

7
2
5

_
-

_
-

_
“

_

-

9
9

-

_
-

_

_

20
-

33
16

40
35

52
50

5
5

23
22

U

20
14

11
11

5
5

7
7

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

1
-

_

11

22
15

-

-

-

-

n
n

138
130

147
145

124
117

57
45

35
28

17
8

18
17

2
2

1

3
3

2
2

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

“

-

-

28
28

293
291

135
134

83
83

28
24

4
4

.

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

56
6
50

43
6
37

20
7
13

67
4
63

59
5
54

46
3
43

36
15
21

3
2

10
9
1

2
1

6
1
5

17

_
-

-

3

17

-

3

1
1
-

10
9
1
-

1
1
-

40
31
9
-

42
13
29
2

32
13
19
6

48
32
16
2

46
31
15
-

46
24
22
-

35
17
18
11

23
7
16
10

15
5
10
4

21
2
19
6

5
1
4
4

2
1
1
-

1

24
8
16
“

80
14
66
”

82
15
67
2

113
36
77
2

80
13
67
2

.49
15
34
1

46
20
26
6

42
6
36
1

44
4
40
8

15
2
13
5

7
7

1
"

“

20
8
12
”

28
14
14
“

10

3

12

6

9

5

2

3

2

!

8

-

-

_
1

1

_
-

-

-

-

_

_

_
1

1

1

-

-

-

1
1

-

_
-

_
-

_
-

_
-

_
-

-

-

-

-

-

12
5
7
-

2
2

2
2

-

_
_

2
2

-

-

-

-

-

-

_
.
-

_
-

_
-

_
-

_
_
_

_
_
_

“

“

"

"

”

“

-

_
-

_
-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

_
-

_
.

_
_
_

_
_
_

-

-

_
-

.
-

-

_
-

-

-

-

-

8

12
3
9

31
17
14

41
12
29

27
11
16

9
2
7

9
4
5

23
9
14

14
6
8

8
8
-

5
5
-

2
2
-

_
-

_
_

177
32
145
17

235
20
215
72

140
38
102
15

186
50
136
15

109
21
88
9

55
16
39
7

25
5
20
2

39
9
30
29

37
2
35
27

39
4
35
27

-

_
-

_

_
-

-

I ll
35
76
5

3
3

-

61
18
43
5

-

-

-

-

_

_

44
37

20
14

16
15

20
16

1
1

24
24

8
8

12
12

-

-

-

-

7
Table A-l. Office Occupations—Men and Women— Continued
(A verage straigh t-tim e w eekly hours and earnings fo r se le cte d occupations studied on an a rea basis
by industry d ivision , Kansas C ity, M o .-K a n s ., N ovem ber 1963)
Atiuoi
Sex, occu pation , and industry division

of
w
orkers

$45
WooUTi Under and
' K r * earam
ga
(Standard) (Standard) $45 under
$50

NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY EARNINGS OF
$85
$80
$75
$90
$95 $100 $105 $110 $115 $120

$50

$55

$6o

$65

$70

$55

$60

$65

$70

$75

$80

$85

$90

$95

$100

$105

$110

$115

$120

_
-

12
----8
-

22
16
3
“

49
16
39
-

47
------T~
40
1

149
34
115
2

242
110
132
4

258
~TTT
135
16

297
114
183
22

234
66
168
38

179
66
119
44

157
29
128
24

92
14
78
14

76
~ rr~
58
17

34
2
32

67
15
52
4

176
44
132
9

215
6l
154
15

156
53
103
21

174
72
102
13

152
67
85
7

92
52
40
15

61
34
27
14

50
27
23
8

100
60
40
30

44
30
14
12

!
1
-

6
6
■

34
34
2

55
8
47
"

54
12
42
3

87
6
81
6

107
27
80
17

154
57
97
14

38
16
22
12

37
23
14
4

$125

$130

$135

$140

$145

$125

$130

$135

$140

$145

over

75
22
53
13

44
11
33
12

23
“ 15“
8
8

38
T6“
22
6

.
-

_
-

and

W om en— Continued
S e c r e ta r ie s
_
____
__
__ __ __ __
M anufacturing--------------------------------------N onm anufacturing-------------------------------P u b lic u tilities 1
2------------------------------

2,035
690
1,345
232

3 9 .5
40. 0
39 .5
4 0 .0

$96.50
95. 50
97.00
107.50

_
"

_
■

Stenographers, gen era l
_ — __ — __
M anufacturing
__ __ __ --------Nonm anufacturing _
__ __ __ __ —
P u blic u tilities 2___________________

1,325
519
806
151

39. 5
40. 6
3 9.5
4 0 .0

77.00
82. 00
74.00
85. 50

_
“

“

88.50
98.06
83. 50
94.00

_
"

_
"

S tenograp hers, s en ior . . .
M anufacturing _ ____
__ __ __
N onm anufac tur ing_____________________
P u blic u tilities 2-----------------------------Sw itchboard op era tors
__ _ __
M anufacturing
_
_
. ..
N onm anufacturing.
_
. . . .
P u blic u tilities 2___________________

845
301
544
102
372
82
290
43

39 .5
40. 0
3 9 .5
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
4 0 .0

1
3
3
"

70. 50
83.00
67.00
91.50

26
26
"

67
67
■

7
7
"

11
1
10
“

47
14
33

_
■

7
7
"

14
14
-

50
18
32
~

Sw itchboard o p e r a t o r -r e c e p t io n is t s ____
M anufacturing_________________________
N onm anufacturing
_
. . .
P u blic u tilities 2

397
146
251
37

39 .5
3 9.5
3 9.5
4 0 .0

73.-00
71. 50
74.00
86.00

_
"

Tabulating-m achine o p e r a to r s ,
c la s s R
M anufacturing
. .
. ..
N onm anufacturing
.

107
56
51

4 0 .0
40. 0
3 9 .5

87.00
86. 50
88.00

■

”

-

-

3

6

T r a n scrib in g -m a ch in e o p e r a to r s ,
g en eral
. . . . . .
__
M anufacturing_________________________
N onm anufacturing--------------------------------

381
83
298

3 9 .5
4 0 .0
39 .0

6 9.00
71.00
68.00

"

-

23
1
22

65
15
50

T y p ists, c la s s A
___
— —
M anufacturing------------------------------- — —
N onm anufacturing
_
. . . __
P u blic u t ilit ie s 2
_
.
_ —

528
213
315
84

39. 5
4 0 .0
39 .5
4 0 .0

78. 50
83.00
75. 50
82.00

-

_
-

-

-

T y p ists, c la s s B _________________________
M anufacturing __ __
. . . . .
N onm anufacturing_____________________
P u blic u tilities 2___________________

1,333
335
998
104

39.5
4 6 .0
3 9.5
4 0 .0

63.50
69.00
61.50
72. 50

._

3

-

-

22
20
2
-

_
-

15
15

205
19
186

32
8
24
1
83
43
40
1

106
55
“ 46” — ZT~
31
66
10
16

30
8
22
"

24
10
14
2

27
3
24
3

15
3
12
2

48
11
37
25

18
7
11
10

12
10
2

2
1
1

6
6
-

.
-

93
53
40
4

74
26
54
9

33
8
25
*

14
' 1
13
9

12
1
11
9

4
4
1

4
4
4

2
2
-

-

.
-

7
7
-

15
7
IT ~ ----- 5“
2
1

2
1

-

2
-

-

2

5

71
10
61

43
7
36

58
28
30

51
4
47

42
9
33

24
8
16

39
39
-

44
18
26
1

51
4
47
13

61
12
49
14

97
50
47
12

22
22
5

59
22
37
15

54
38
16
14

361
29
332
2

239
88
151
26

171
35
136
27

167
73
94
17

86
44
42
12

63
38
25
9

7
3
4
1

11
6
5
2

8
8
8

2
------ T~
~

5

15
20
14 ------ T~
1
13

—

3
r~
2

16

-

-

1

"

-

1

-

-

-

1

-

36
25
11
2

14
------ 5”
8
6

16
5
11
2
_

3
3

16

_
-

-

1 Standard hours r e fle c t the w orkw eek fo r which em ployees re ce iv e their regular straigh t-tim e s a la rie s and the earnings c o rre sp o n d to these w eekly h ou rs.
2 T ran sp ortation , com m u nication, and other public u tilities.




37'
63
6
24 ~ 5 E ~ ----- 5“
13
7
12
5
.
-

10
9
1

6

3
1
2
2

1
— r~
-

1
1
1

2
----- 2“
-

18
n r8
5

23
8
15
6

_

-

_
-

-

-

-

_
_

-

-

.
-

.
-

-

-

_
-

-

_
-

-

_
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_
_

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

11
11

_

_
_
-

_

_

-

2
2
-

.
-

.
_
-

_
_
-

_
_
-

_
-

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

_

-

-

_

_

-

_

_
_
_
_
_

8




Table A-2. Professional and Technical Occupations—Men and Women
(Average straigh t-tim e w eekly hours and earnings fo r selected occupations studied on an area b a sis
by industry division, Kansas City, Mo.—
Kans., N ovem ber 1963)

Sex, occupation, and industry division

Numlfir
of
workers

Atsbaos
$65
W
eekly. Weekly. and
hour* 1 earnings
(Standard) (Standard) under
$70

NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY EARNINGS OF$70

$75

$80

$85

$90

$95

$100

$105

$110

$115

$120

$125

$130

$135

$140

$145

$150

$155

$75

$80

$85

$90

$95

$100

$105

$110

$115

$120

$125

$130

$135

$140

$145

$150

$155

$160

!
-

26
4
22
2

12
7
5

13
9
4
4

14
10
4
4

64
56
8
6

35
31
4
4

64
55
9
9

31
28
3
3

72
68
4
4

38
20
18
17

23
17
6
6

15
14
1

11
11

2
2

-

-

13
12

6
5

6
5

21
19

7
5

8
8

3

_

2
2

_
_

_

_

1

1

2

2

“

3

“

“

*

11
9

11
10

3

2
2

5
5

2
2

_

.

Men
!

1

x

1

-

-

-

-

1
1

1
1

96.00
96.00

2
2

*

19
17

36
28

30
22

31
30

36
36

40.0

99.00

"

*

2

6

6

1

"

1

40.0
40.0

106.50
106.50

.

.

_

13
13

9
6

3
3

9
3

D raftsm en, s e n i o r ---------------------------------Manufacturing------------------------------------■Nnnmannfartiiring
Public u t ilit ie s 2___________________

425
332
93
65

40.0 $122.50
40.0
124.50
40.0
114.00
40.0
120.50

D raftsm en, junior _____ ____ _ __
Manufacturing
Nonmanufacturing:
Public u tilitie s 2___________________

220
191

40.0
40.0

25

86
64

1

1

1

Women
N urses, industrial (registered),-------------M anufacturings______________________ _

17
9

1 Standard hours r e fle c t the workweek fo r which em ployees re ce iv e their regular straigh t-tim e salaries and the earnings corresp on d to these w eekly hours.
2 Transportation, com m unication, and ather public utilities.

_

.

9
Table A-3. Office, Professional, and Technical Occupations—Men and Women Combined
(Average straight-time weekly earnings for selected occupations studied on an area basis
by industry division, Kansas City, Mo. —
Kans., November 1963)

O ccupation and industry d iv isio n

O ccupation and industry d iv isio n

O ffice occupations

Number

Average
weekly .
earnings*
(Standard)

O ffice occupations— Continued
$ 8 1 .0 0 D uplicating-m ach ine op e ra to rs
(M im eograph o r D itto)------------84. 50
Nonmanufacturing—

B ille r s , m achine (b illin g m achine) .
N onm anufacturing-

87.00
88 . 00

B ook keeping-m ach ine o p e r a to r s , c la s s A -.
N onm anufacturing------------------------------------ B ook keeping-m ach ine o p e r a to r s ,
M anufacturing------------ N onm anufacturing------C lerk s, accounting, c la s s A ..
M anufacturing—
N onm anufacturing..
P u blic u tilities 2 C lerk s, accounting, c la s s B_.
M anufacturin gN onm anufacturingP u blic u tilities 2 -

498
121
377
1. 160

- 3?r
764
180
1, 527
329
1, 198
239

C lerk s, file , c la s s A ...
N onm anufacturing—
P u blic u tilities 2 -

201
79

C lerk s, file , c la s s B .
M anufacturing---Nonm anufacturing—
P u blic u tilities 2 .

59
526
37

C lerk s, file , cla s s C —
N onm anufacturing—

583
" W

66 . 00
75. 50

99.
107.
94.
102.

00
50
50
50

72. 50
15700
72. 00
80.50

114
557

83. 00
89. 00
82. 00

C lerk s, payroll
M anufacturing—
N onmanufacturing.
Pu blic u tilities 2 -

243
230
87

84. 50
91.00
101.50

639

1ST
470
28

Keypunch op e ra to rs, c la s s B--------------------------M anufacturingNonmanufacturing.
Pu blic u tilities 2 O ffice boys and g ir ls —
M anufacturing-------N onm anufacturing—
P u blic u t ilitie s 2

73. 50 S e c r e ta r ie s M anufacturing76. 00
Nonmanufacturing.
84. 50
Pu blic u tilit ie s 2.
61. 50
68.50
61.00 S tenographers, g e n e r a lM anufacturing78. 00
Nonm anufacturing—
Pu blic u tilities 2 .
55. 00
55. 00

C lerk s, o r d e r —
M anufacturing—
Nonmanufac

C om ptom eter o p e r a t o r s M anufacturing—
Nonm anufacturing.
P u blic u tilities 2 -

Keypunch op e ra to rs, c la s s A —
M anufacturin gN onm anufacturing—

79.
82.
78.
90.

50
00
50
50

Average
weekly .

O ccupation and industry division

O ffice occu p ation s— Continued
$ 1 1 1 .5 0
108.50

Tabulating-m achine o p era tors , c la s s j
Nonm anufacturing—
Pu blic u tilities 2 -

68
53

$ 6 7 .0 0
67 .0 0

189
79
110

84. 50
88. 00
81. 50

Tabulating-m achine op era tors, c la s s B M anufacturin gNonmanufacturing.
Pu blic u tilities 2 -

73.
72.
74.
82.

Tabulating-m achine o p era tors, c la s s C—
Nonmanufacturing—----------—-----------

1,241
253
988
239

50
50
00
50

367
89
278
52

61.0 0
62. 50
61 .0 0
67. 50

2,050
1,360
245

96. 50
95. 50
97.0 0
108. 50

1.349
522
827
171

77.50
82. 00
74. 50
87.00

390
150
240
51

94. 50
96.50
93. 00
94. 00
76.50
74. 50

T ra n scrib in g-m a ch in e o p era tors, g e n e r a lM anufacturing------Nonm anufacturing—

83
298

69.00
71.00
68.00

T ypists, c la s s A —
M anufacturing—
Nonmanufacturing.
Pu blic u tilities 2 -

217
320
89

79.00
83.00
76.00
83.00

T yp ists, c la s s B M anufacturing—
Nonm anufacturing__
Pu blic u tilities 2 .

,3 4 4
338
,006
112

63. 50
69.00
62.00
73. 00

340
109
74

124.50
112.50
119.50

192

9 6.00

27

96.50

86

106.50
106.50

P r o fe s s io n a l and technical occupations

Stenographers, s e n io r M anufacturing—
Nonm anufacturing—
Pu blic u tilities 2 -

852
301
551
108

88.
98.
83.
95.

Sw itchboard o p e r a t o r s M anufacturing—
N onm anufacturing—
Pu blic utilities 2 -

372
82
290
43

70. 50
83. 00
6 7.00
9 1.50

Sw itchboard o p e r a to r -r e c e p tio n ists M anufacturing—
N onm anufacturing.—
P u blic u tilities 2 -

397
146
251
37

Earnings re la te to regu la r straigh t-tim e w eekly sa la rie s that are paid fo r standard w orkweeks.
T ran sp ortation, com m u nication, and other public u tilities.




of

73.
71.
74.
86.

50
00
50
00

00
50
00
00

D raftsm en, s e n i o r M anufacturing—
Nonm anufacturing—
P u blic u tilities 2 D raftsm en, ju n ior —
M anufacturing—
N onm anufacturing:
P u blic u tilities 2 N u rses, industrial (r e g is t e r e d )M anufacturing— —
---- —

14

10
Table A-4. Maintenance and Powerplant Occupations
(Average straight-time hourly earnings for men in selected occupations studied on an area basis
by industry division, Kansas City, Mo.—
Kans., November 1963)

O ccupation and industry division

NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME HOURLY EARNINGS OF—
$1.80 $1.90 $2.00 $2.10 $2.20 $2.30 $2.40 $2.50 $2.60 $2.70 $2.80 $2.90 $3.00 $3.10 $3.20 $3.30 $ 3.40 $ 3.50 $3.60 $ 3 .7 0 $3.80 $3.90 $ 4.00 $ 4.10
Aiwift
hourly ! Unde i and
earning!
and
$1.80 under
$1.90 $2.00 $2.10 $2.20 $2.30 $2.40 $2.50 $2.60 $2.70 $2.80 $2.90 $3.00 $3.10 $3.20 $3.30 $ 3.40 $ 3.50 $3.60 $3.70 $ 3 .8 0 $3.90 $4.00 $ 4.10 ov er

Number
of
worker*

-

7
7
-

4
4
-

5
5
-

12
4
8
-

14
3
11
3

9
8
1
1

39
39
-

10
10
-

4
2
2
2

P u b lic u tilitie s 13
2—
E le c tr ic ia n s , m aintenance

11
9
2

12
9
3

28
14
14

64
62
2

39
36
3

24
22
2

158
158

34
34

1

12
11
1

Nonm anufacturing
E n gin eers, station ary

4

4

_

2

4

4

22
11
11

38
8
30

30
14
16

72
64
8

51
51

37
37

18
15

_

_

164
98
66
27

3.13
3.25
2.68

-

-

-

-

10
10
-

-

-

13
13
13

10
1
8
8

616
541
75

3.36
3 37
3.30

_

_

_

_

2

_

_

4

1

-

-

-

-

2

-

-

4

337
?32
105

C a rp en ters, m aintenance
M anufacturing - ............. .........................

3.21
3 35
2^90

_

_

_

2

6

13

4

_

2

6

13

4

2

166
130

M anufacturing
H elp ers, m aintenance trad es
N onm anufacturing:
PnKlir nfilifiAo ^

2.53
2.56

3 30
30

_
-

5
-

3
-

9
-

3
3

8
4

15
12

19
18

25
17

.

-

319
279

2.58
2.58

3 40
40 "

4
4

1
1

7
5

7
7

9
9

29
14

15
15

17
~TT~

15
11

40
28

6

56
56

7
7

75
52
23

52
52

83
82

17
17

21
21

9
9

-

6
6

_

126
126

13
13

-

2
2
-

23
2
21
-

-

17

_

_

_

17

-

-

-

_

_

_

5

_

_

_

_

_

-

"

-

-

-

-

84
84

147
147

3

22
22
22

_
-

17
17
-

_
-

_
-

_
-

-

-

5

12
94
94

2
2
-

73
73

4

-

2

34

2.53

M a ch in e-tool o p e r a to r s , t o o lr o o m ------M armf a rtnrinjt

386
385

3.12
3.12

M a ch in ists, m aintenance

514
509

3.36
■ 3.36” ”
'

605
20i
401
354

3.01
3.02
3.01
3.04

6

-

5

-

M anufacturing
N onm anufacturing
P u b lic u tilities 2

-

-

-

-

6
6

6
6

-

5
3

-

_
-

18
18
-

535
456

3.12
3.07

_

M anufacturing

-

4
4

10
10

2
-

6
6

6
6

-

265
' 265”

-

3.37
3.37

15
3
3

9
9

19
19

1
1

5
5

73
73

57
57

21
21

122
122

-

3
3

12
10

51
51

17
17

19
“ TT"

27
27

12
~n“

M ech an ics, autom otive
(m a in te n a n c e )

...........

M illw righ ts
lUfannfa pturin n
O ile r s
_
M anufacturing
P a in te rs , m aintenance
M anufacturing
XA annfa r tn r i n g

74
74
122
95

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

328
32 F

"

'

3.37
3.38

49
2
47
47

96
82
14
9

40
17
23
21

38
16
22
22

114
13
101
93

133
13
120
120

6
6
-

19
19
-

1
1

13
13

9
9

22
22

3
-

31
31

223
208

15
11

7
7

75
75

_

_

46
1

_

_

-

62
62

_

-

-

-

-

-

_

19
19

20
20

109
109

72
72

27
27

14
14

_

_

_

11
11

20
20

4
4

_

_

_

4
4

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3
3

1
1

18
15

9
9

10
3

27
27

12
12

16
14

4

_

_

3

_

.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

2

26
26

16
16

_

158
158

42
42

34
34

43
“ 43“

_

_

_

_

.

2

_

7
7

33
1
32
2

5
5

6
6

3
3

4
-

12
12

4
4

11
11

14
14

12
12

28
~28

29
29

20
20

31
31

122
122

_

49
49

-

3.20
3.20

3
3

3
3
3

7

.

2.76
2.76

-

4
4

6

8
8

_

10
10

17
17

_

9
1

_

-

"

M a n u fa c tu r in g

60
56

3.37
3.38

1
1

_

307
307

3.35
3.35

6
6

10
10

1 E xcludes prem iu m pay fo r o v e rtim e and fo r w o rk on w eekends, h o lid a y s,
2 T ran sp ortation, com m u nication, and other pu b lic u tilities.
3 A ll w o rk e rs w e re at $1.50 to $1.60.




and late shifts.

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

_

'

Sh eet-m etal w o rk e rs , m aintenance

'

11
Table A-5. Custodial and Material Movement Occupations
(A verage s tra ig h t-tim e h o u rly earnings fo r s e le cte d occu pation s studied on an a re a b a s is
by industry d ivision , K ansas City, M o .-K a n s ., N ovem ber 1963)
NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME HOURLY EARNINGS OF—
O cc u p a tio n 1 and in du stry d iv isio n

E lev a tor o p e r a t o r s , p a s s e n g e r
( w o m e n ) ,-------- T
-----------------------r----- ---

G uards and w atch m en -——.M anufactur in g------------------- ----------------G uards
——------- — — —------— W atchm en ----------— — — ................
N onm anufacturing
J a n itors, p o r t e r s , and cle a n e r s
(men)
M anuf actu r ing..
N onm anufacturing

Number
of
worker*

$1.00 $1.10 $1.20 $1.30 $1.40 $1.50 $1.60 $1.70 $1.80 $1.90 $2.00 $2.10 $2.20 $2.30 $2.40 $2.50 $2.60 $2.70 $2.80 $2.90 $3.00 $3.10 $3.20 $3.30 $3.40
e!£d& 2 Under and
and
$1.00 under
$1.10 $ 1.20 $1.30 $1.40 $1.50 $1.60 $1.70 $1.80 $1.90 $2.00 $2.10 $2.20 $2.30 $2.40 $2.50 $2.60 $2.70 $2.80 $2.90 $3.00 $3.10 $3.20 $3.30 $3.40 over
Average

126
118

$1.30
1.30

-

905
399
297
102
506

1.95
2.59
2.75
2.14
1.44

8
.
8

3,055
1,413
1,642
224

1.87
2.22
1.58
2.02

J a n itors , p o r t e r s , and c le a n e r s
(w om en)
449
M anufacturing
. ...
-------- T T
N onm anufactur in g_____ —----------------- 378
51
P u b lic u t ilit ie s 3

1

6

1
1

59
59

11
9

2
2

1
1

.
-

4
4

228
.
.
228

119
.
.
,119

56
56

25
21
1
20
4

6
6
6
-

32
27
6
21
5

28
8
2
6
20

22
17
7
10
5

82
82

165
165

45
_
45

125
10
115
14

140
26
114

148
27
121

311
91
220
13

233
60
173
8

254
92
162
9

226
58
168
53

139
103
36
8

1.57
1.79
1.53
1.94

.

_

49
10
39
-

53
7
46
1

176
2
174
4

17
4
13
-

39
-

34
10
24
14

12

-

14
8
6

39

-

12
7

.
.
-

6
6
-

-

16
16
-

43
25
18
-

93
90
3
-

434
154
280
11

38
27
11
2

56
10
46
2

"

_
-

_
* ,

79
8
71

23
2
21

5
5
-

86
5
81

38
29
9

-

-

.
-

10
8
2

11
4
7

30
5
25

35
24
11

11
11
-

193
145
48

58
36
22

_
-

-

45
45

8
3
3
5

15
3
2
1
12

82
66 ~
16
12

67
15
52
16

210
120
90
65

8
8
-

4
1
3
3

13
3
10
10

183
72
111
-

145
67
78
-

335*
32
303
135

41
1
40

45
20
25

49
25
24

12
4
8

42
4
38

63
42
21

48
25
23

9
9

64
60
4

.
-

9
2
7

1
1

-

10
10

1
1

L a b o r e r s , m a te r ia l handling - _________M anuf actur ing
N onm anufactur ing
P u b lic u tilities 3 -

4 .3 7 5
1,633
2 ,742
1, 382

2.30
2.31
2.30
2.56

O rd e r f il l e r s —------— — ------M anuf a ctu r in g— ——------- -------- —- ____N onm anufactur ing

1.433
534
899

2.30
2.45
2.22

P a c k e r s , shipping (m en)
M anufacturing
N onm anufactur ing— -------------------- -----

938
283
655

2.24
2.27
2.20

P a c k e r s , shipping (w om en) .
M anuf actur in g — —— —-----------------------N onm anufactur ing

566
385
181

1.81
1.88
1.67

_
-

-

3
3

R ec e iv in g c l e r k s ------------------------------------M anuf actur in g.......... —....... .................. —
N onm anufactur ing----------- —----------------

374
129
245

2.42
2.58
2.33

_
-

.
-

-

Shipping c le r k s
Manuf actur ing—— __ — — — — — — —
N onm anufactur in g— -----—____— ____

225
135
90

2.50
2.40
2.66

.

.
-

_

.

-

-

Shipping and r e c e iv in g c le r k s —————
M anufacturing
Nonmamifa rhi rin g
P iih lir nHliHae^
_
_

241
144
97
25

2.62
2.55
2.72
2*64

-

.

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

See footnotes at end of table.




-

'

-

-

18
18

17
11
1
10
6

25
8
6,
2
17

9
4
4
.
5

21
17
17
_
4

44
44
44
_

80
80
78
2
“

102
101
101

-

19
14
3
11
5

116
103
13
5

115
83
32
8

305
288
17
13

214
200
14

44
37
7

13
2
11
11

1
1
-

3
3
-

13
12
1
1

.
-

183
46
137
-

324
85
239
1

312
126
186
146

774
157
617
609

235
194
41
4

114
33
81

72
35
37

13
7
6

32
28
4

37
26
11

23
6
17

83
5
78

14
14
-

307
23
284

13
7
6

32
12
20

15
15

14
.
14

3
3

15
_
15

3
2
1

5
2
3

9
4
5

52
6
46

26
26

.
-

2
2

12
12

2
2

30
14
16

_

-

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

5
5

14
14
14
-

.
-

.

- - .
_
_

1

23
21
19
2
2

-

-

8
8
_

2
2
_

6
6
_

8
’ 8

2
2
-

_
- .

8
8
_

-

-

_
-

_
-

_
-

-

-

_
-

412
270
142
2

232
163
69
54

102
81
21
-

34
4
30
30

390
2
388
386

4
4
_

_
22
_
22
_ '
_

337
54
283

250
109
141

146
91
55

5
5
-

16
6
10

10
2
8

32
28
4

183
82
101

55
10
45

-

_
-

_
-

8
8
-

6
6
-

7
2
5

14
5
9

96
21
75

16
13
3

14
1
13

32
11
21

20
12
8

23
7
16

11
11
-

13
13
-

26
10
16
2

21
16
5

12
6
g
8

_
-

-

2
2
*
-

-

35
35
-

2
2
-

_
-

_
-

_
-

8
8
-

14
14
-

10
10
-

19
11
8

21
7
14

55
44
11

_

20
5
15

44
36
8

3
3
-

8

57
26
31
8

69
51
18
1

•

g
7

-

-

_
-

8
8
. -

5
5
-

_
-

10
10
-

22
22
-

16
16
-

6
6
-

4
4
-

2
-

_
_

_
_

_
_

-

2

-

-

-

4
3
1

2
2
-

7

3
2
1

18
_
18

_

4

13
12

.
_

8

_

-

7
_

_

_

-

_

12
Table A-5. Custodial and Material Movement Occupations— Continued
(A v e ra g e stra ig h t-tim e h ou rly earnings f o r s e le cte d occu pation s studied on an a re a b a sis
by industry d iv isio n , K ansas City, M o .— a n s ., N ovem ber 1963)
K
NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING 8TRAIOHT-TIM E HOURLY EARNINGS OF—

O ccu p a tion 1 and industry d iv isio n

T r u c k d r iv e r s 45
M anufacturing.
.
—
N onm anufacturing___________________
P u b lic u tilities 2 _
T r u c k d r iv e r s , light (under
1 llz to n s ).
N onm anufacturing
T r u c k d r iv e r s , m edium (1 % to and
including 4 t o n s ) _ ---------------- ------- —
M anufacturing.
.
N onm anufacturing________________
P u blic u tilities 2 ______________
T r u c k d r iv e r s , heavy (o v e r 4 to n s,
t r a ile r type)
M anufacturing------------ ------------ ------

Nambar

ct
workan

2 ,5 0 5
------734“
1,761
1,0 6 5

$1.00 *1710 $1.20 $1.30 $1.40 $1.50 $1760 $1.70 $1.80 $1.90 $2.00 $2.10 $2.20 * 2 3 0 *2710 * 2 3 0 * Z 3 0 $2.70 $2.80 * 2 3 0 *3700 $3.10 *3720 *3730 * 3 .4 0
Under and
and
a sm ta p 2*
$ 1.00 under
$1.10 $1.20 $1.30 $1.40 $1.50 $1.60 $1.70 $1.80 $1.90 $2.00 $2.10 $2.20 $2.30 $2.40 $2.50 $2.60 $2.70 $2.80 $2.90 $3.00 $3.10 $3.20 $3.30 $3.40 o v e r
A vans*

1
.
1
“

2
2
“

8
8
•

5
I
4
“

■

1

2
Z

8
~~S ~

4
3

-

-

-

-

1
1
-

$ 2 .7 7
0 5
2 .7 4
2 .9 5

■

- •
“

.
-

128
2 .1 9
--------82“ " T 7 9?

*

“

-

-

1 ,0 6 5
263
802
458

2 .6 8
— 2777“
2 .6 5
2 .9 0

628
169
Cl 7
Ol Q

2 .8 2
2 .7 8
2. 83

-

T r u c k e r s , pow er (fo r k lift )_____________
M anufacturing
N onm anufacturing__ _________ ___ ____
P u blic u tilities 2

1.097
------ 803“
294
40

2 .6 2
2 .7 0
2 .4 0
2 .4 6

_
-

T r u c k e r s , pow er (oth er than
fork lift)
M anufacturing________________________
N onm anufacturing
P u blic u t ilit ie s 2-------- --------- ---------

312
------ 2 5 5 "
68
59

1

113
14
20
- ~ T Z ~ “ ZJT
2
113
2
"

2
8
— r -----T~

60
60

12
12
-

2 .7 7
2 .8 9
2 .3 2
2 .3 7

1
2
2
4
5

-

-

-

-

-

_
-

-

_
-

-

_
-

-

_
-

45

15
15

-

2
2
-

Data lim ited to m en w o rk e rs e xce p t w h ere oth erw ise indicated.
E xclu des prem iu m pay fo r o v e r tim e and fo r w o rk on w eek en ds, h olid a ys, and late sh ifts.
T ra n sp orta tion , com m u n ication , and oth er public u tilitie s .
Includes a ll d r iv e r s r e g a r d le s s o f s iz e and type o f tru ck op erated.
W ork ers w e re distribu ted as fo llo w s : 2 at $ 3 .7 0 to $ 3 .8 0 ; 4 at $ 3 .9 0 to $ 4 ; and 30 at $ 4 to $ 4 .1 0 .




37
37
1

7
16
— T~ ~ T T
5
1
“

10
"

36
“ 35“

2
*

3

10
10
-

1
1

5

13
11
2

-

_
-

-

_
-

6

-

-

15
15
-

-

_
-

95
1
94
1

19
13
6
4

101
101
101

233
68
165
1

120
67
53
”

50
43
7
“

203
73
130
14

394
l6 2
292
218

1014
288
726
722

25
10
15
“

1
-

4
4
-

23
23
“

4
3

4
3

2
2

2

1
1

8
6

13
“

17
2

“

1
"

■

_

“

91
91

3
3
1

99
99
99

186
22
164

31
19
12
“

41
40
1
“

52
44
8
”

55
4~4
11
11

372
22
350
346

9
9
~

1
1
”

■

23
23
”

12
12

“

-

39
39

“

115
7
108

287
8
279

115
43
72

15

-

-

■

67
66
1

4
-

2
2
-

-

-

2
2
-

-

-

-

-

-

*36
36

-

1

1

147
23
124
2

34
5
29
25

98
89
9
9

54
32
22

201
133
68

208
186
22

248
248
-

'

'

"

'

11
119
10 " I T T
1
1

3
3

76
76

15

2

1

2

4

20

-

38

2

1

2

4

20
20

-

38
38

4
4

13

B: Establishm ent Practices and Supplementary Wage Provisions
Table B-l. Minimum Entrance Salaries for Women Office Workers
(D is trib u tio n o f esta b lis h m e n ts stu d ie d in a ll in d u s tr ie s and in in d u stry d iv is io n s b y m in im u m e n tra n ce s a la r y fo r s e le c t e d c a t e g o r ie s
o f in e x p e r ie n c e d w o m e n o f fi c e w o r k e r s , K ansas C ity , M o .— ans. , N o v e m b e r 1963)
K
O th er in e x p e r ie n c e d c le r i c a l w o r k e r s 2

In e x p e r ie n c e d ty p is ts

M in im u m w e e k ly s t r a ig h t-t im e s a l a r y 1

B a s e d o n stan dard w e e k ly h o u rs 3 of—

A ll
in d u strie s

M anufacturin g

N onm anufacturing

M anufacturin g

A ll
in d u s trie s

N onm anufacturing

B a s ed on stan dard w e e k ly h o u r s 3 o f—
A ll
s ch e d u le s

40

A ll
s ch ed u les

40

199

79

XXX

120

XXX

44

85

30

30

55

48
1
1
27
1
5
3
3
2
1
1

-

8
3
2
4
1
3
1
2
1

1
1
2
29
1
1
5
4
3
3
1
1

-

3
9
4
4
6
1
2
2
2

8
3
2
4
1
3
1
2
1

-

2
18
5
5
5
4
3
3
1
1

1
17
3
5
5
3
3
3
1
1

1
1
2
37

-

-

1

1

-

-

-

-

-

1
1
2
2
1

-

-

1

1

1
2
1
1

1
2
1
1

-

-

-

-

1

1

A ll
s ch e d u le s

A ll
sch e d u le s

$40.
$42.
$45.
$47.
$ 50.
$ 52.
$ 55.
$ 57.
$ 60.
$ 62.
$65.
$67.

00
50
00
50
00
50
00
50
00
50
00
50

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

u n d er
u n d er
u n d er
u n d er
u n d er
u n d er
u n d er
u n d er
u n d er
u n d er
u n d er
u n d er

$42.
$45.
$47.
$ 50.
$ 52.
$ 55.
$ 57.
$ 60.
$ 62.
$ 65.
$67.
$70.

50
00
50
00
50.......... ............ ............................... ......
00.
~
50
00
50____ ___ . . . . . _____ __ ________ ____
00
5 0 ...______ . . . ______________ __ _— .
0 0 ..

$ 75. 00 and u n d er $ 77. 50 .
$ 80.
$ 82.
$85.
$ 87.
$90.

00
50
00
50
00

and
and
and
and
and

u n d er
u n d er
u n d er
u n d er
u n d er

$ 82.
$ 85.
$87.
$90.
$92.

50
00
50
00
50 _________________

..
..
_____ ________ _— --------------

E s ta b lis h m e n ts having n o s p e c ifie d m in im u m

„.

E s ta b lis h m e n ts w h ic h d id n ot e m p lo y w o r k e r s
in th is c a t e g o r y ___ _____ __ ______ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . — . . . . . . . ------

79

XXX

120

XXX

28

28

50

1

_
7
1

.

1

-

-

5
1
1
1
3
2
1

7
1
5
1
1
1
3
2
1

1

1

-

E s ta b lis h m e n ts having a s p e c i fi e d m in im u m

199
78

E sta b lis h m e n ts s tu d ied . ________________ ___ ______ — -----------

40

-

-

1
2
2
1
1

1
1
2
1
1

1

-

- •
-

49

25

XXX

24

XXX

59

30

XXX

29

XXX

72

26

XXX

46

XXX

55

19

XXX

36

XXX

-

2
25
6
5
10
5
4
4
1
4
2
2

-

1
2
1
1

40

1

1

-

-

-

-

-

4

1 T h e s e s a la r ie s r e la te to f o r m a lly e s ta b lis h e d m in im u m sta rtin g (h irin g ) r e g u la r s t r a ig h t-t im e s a la r ie s that a r e p aid f o r standard w o rk w e e k s .
2 E x clu d e s w o r k e r s in s u b c l e r ic a l jo b s s u ch as m e s s e n g e r o r o f fi c e g ir l.
2 D ata a r e p r e s e n t e d f o r a ll sta n d a rd w o rk w e e k s c o m b in e d , and f o r the m o s t co m m o n stan dard w o rk w e e k r e p o r t e d .




■




14
Table B-2.

Shift Differentials

(S hift d iffe r e n t ia ls o f m a n u fa ctu rin g plan t w o r k e r s b y ty p e and am ou n t o f d i ff e r e n t i a l,
K a n sa s C ity , M o . - K a n s . , N o v e m b e r 1963)
P e r c e n t o f m a n u fa c tu r in g p lant w o r k e r s —
In e s ta b lis h m e n ts having f o r m a l
p r o v is io n s 1 f o r —

Shift d iffe r e n t ia l

A c t u a lly w o rk in g on —

S econ d sh ift
w o rk

T h ir d o r o t h e r
s h ift w o r k

S e c o n d s h ift

T h ir d o r o t h e r
s h ift

8 7 .7

8 5 .5

1 3 .7

4 .7

8 4 .6

8 3 .6

1 3 .2

4 .3

U n ifo r m c e n ts (p e r h o u r ) ____________________

5 6 .3

4 5 .6

9 .4

3 .4

5 c e n t s _______ _____ _____ _______________
6 cen ts
__
_____
_ _
— -----6 % c e n t s ___________________________________
7 cen ts
__ __
_
_________ ____ __ _
8 c e n t s _______________
9 cen ts _
__
______ ______
10 c e n t s
__
— _ _
11 c e n t s _
____ __
_ _. __
12 c e n t s . _ ___
1 2 % c e n t s ___ _______________________________
14 c e n t s
_
_ __
15 c e n t s
__ _
_ __ _
____
.
16 c e n t s
_
17% cen ts
_
O v e r 1 7% c e n ts
-----

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

. 5

.6
.8
. 1
. 1
1. 5
2 .7
2 .3
.4
.2
-

T o ta l

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

W ith s h ift p a y d iff e r e n t ia l

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

__

-----—

U n ifo r m p e r c e n t a g e

—

__
5 percen t
772 p e r c e n t ____________________________ —__
10 p e r c e n t
. ____
O th e r f o r m a l p a y d iff e r e n t ia l
W ith n o s h ift p a y d iff e r e n t ia l

_ _

_ _

_ —

-

-

-

1 .6
1 .8

.6
1 .0
.6
12. 5
3 .1
12. 1
1 .9
.8
7 .4
2 .3
2 .7

2 5 .2

2 5 .2

3 .1

.3

1 6 .6
2 .7
5 .9

2 5 .2

1 .6
.3
1 .2

.3

3 .1

3 12. 8

.7

.6

3 .1

1 .9

.5

.4

-

-

.4
.4

0
(2 3
)
. 1
.3
.5
.9
.7
(2 )
.4
.3
-

.3

1 In c lu d e s e s ta b lis h m e n t s c u r r e n t ly o p e r a t in g late s h ift s , and e s t a b lis h m e n t s w ith f o r m a l p r o v i s io n s c o v e r in g la t e s h ifts
e v e n th ou gh th e y w e r e not c u r r e n t ly o p e r a tin g la te s h ift s .
2 L e s s than 0 . 05 p e r c e n t .
3 P r i m a r i l y c o m b in a t io n p la n s p r o v id in g f o r fu ll d a y 's p a y f o r r e d u c e d h o u r s p lu s c e n t s - p e r - h o u r d iff e r e n t ia l.

15
Table B-3. Scheduled W eekly Hours
(Percent distribution of o ffice and plant w orkers in all industries and in industry divisions by scheduled w eekly hours
o f firs t-s h ift w ork ers, Kansas C ity, M o .-K a n s., N ovem ber 1963)
OFFICE WORKERS

PLANT WORKERS

W e e k ly h o u r s
All industrial1

100

A ll w o rk e rs

U n d e r 37Vz h o u r s
_ _ ----37V2 h o u r s - - .. .
, ___ _____
- ...... ............
O v e r 37V2 a n d u n d e r 4 0 h o u r s
_
40 h ou rs _
.
.
.
O v er 40 and u n d er 44 h o u rs
44 h ou rs
45 h o u r s .
48 hou rs
—
O v er 48 h ou rs
_
—

Poblie atffitiM2

100

7
9
82
1
1

llnufactarinf

10 0

10 0

1

-

3
3

4
4

(4 )

-

1
84
2

-

_
-

85

97

3

2
-

97

1

(4 )

(4 )
-

100
.
_
-

3
2
2
1

1 In c lu d e s data f o r w h o le s a le tr a d e ; r e t a il tra d e ; fin a n ce , in s u r a n c e , and r e a l e s ta te ; and s e r v i c e s , in a d d ition t o th o s e in d u s tr y d iv is io n s show n s e p a r a t e ly .
2 T r a n s p o r t a t io n , c o m m u n ic a tio n , and o th e r p u b lic u tilit ie s .
3 In c lu d e s data f o r w h o le s a le tr a d e , r e t a il t r a d e , r e a l e s ta te , and s e r v i c e s , in add ition t o t h o s e in d u s tr y d iv is io n s sh ow n s e p a r a t e ly .
4 L e s s than 0. 5 p e r c e n t .




PabUa atUtfai2

100

(4)
......

AUinduBtriM3

2
1

(4)
1

100

-

2

16
Table B-4.

Paid Holidays

(P ercen t distribution o f o ffice and plant w orkers in all industries and in industry divisions by number o f paid holidays
provided annually, Kansas City, M o. —
Kans. , Novem ber 1963)
PLANT WORKERS

OFnCE WORKERS

Item
All industrial1

UmmiMtwhn

Public uttHtfss 2

All industrial3

Manufacturing

Public utiMtics 2

100
W o r k e r s in e s ta b lis h m e n ts p ro v id in g
pa id h o lid a y s
— —
W o r k e r s in e s ta b lis h m e n ts p ro v id in g
n o p a id h o lid a y s
------ *---------

100

100

100

100

100

99

100

100

98

99

100

"

2

(4)

*

(4)
'

N u m ber o f days

L e s s than 6 h o l id a y s .
6 h olid a y s
6 h o lid a y s plus 1 h a lf day
6 h o lid a y s plu s 2 h a lf days
_
7 h o lid a y s
7 h o lid a y s plus 3 h a lf d a y s ---------------------------------8 h olid a y s .
9 h o lid a y s
10 h olid a y s
________ ________

-

3
37
2
10

35

32

-

5

11
1
1

5
5
51
86
86
100
100
100

13
56
58
96
97
98

( 4)
28

19

14

1

3
11
56

-

4

37
(4)
27
3
1

-

10
2

46
-

22

25

4
18

-

37
-

56

16

14

2

5

T o ta l h o lid a y tim e 5

10 days
9 days o r m o r e
8 d a ys o r m o r e
—
7 days o r m o r e
—
—
6V2 days o r m o r e
6 d a ys o r m o r e -----------------------------------------------------4 days o r m o r e
—
1 day o r m o r e .

1
3
30
71

72
99
99
99

.
2
11
78
81
1 00
100
100

1
2

.
2
18
74
78
99
99
99

5
5
19

75
75
100
100
100

1 In clu d es data f o r w h o le s a le tr a d e ; r e t a il tr a d e ; fin a n c e , in s u r a n c e , and r e a l e s ta te ; and s e r v i c e s , in a d d itio n to those in d u stry d iv is io n s show n s e p a r a t e ly .
2 T r a n sp o rta tio n , c o m m u n ic a tio n , and o th e r p u b lic u t ilit ie s .
3 In clu des data f o r w h o le s a le tr a d e , r e t a il tr a d e , r e a l e s ta te , and s e r v i c e s , in a d d itio n to th o s e in d u stry d iv is io n s show n se p a r a te ly .
4 L e s s than 0. 5 p e r c e n t .
5 A ll com b in a tio n s o f fu ll and h a lf days that add to the s a m e am ount a r e c o m b in e d ; f o r e x a m p le , the p r o p o r t io n o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g a tota l o f 7 d ays in c lu d e s t h o s e w ith 7 fu ll d a ys and
no h a lf d a y s , 6 fu ll days and 2 h a lf d a y s, 5 fu ll days and 4 h a lf d a y s , and s o on. P r o p o r t io n s w e r e then cu m u la ted .




1?
Table B-5.

Paid Vacations'

(P ercent distribution o f o ffice and plant w orkers in all industries and in industry divisions by vacation pay
provision s, Kansas City, M o .— ans., N ovem ber 1963)
K
PLANT WORKERS

OFFICE WORKERS

A l l w o r k e r s _____—----- ------ ------ — ------ ---------------------

Manufacturing

Public utilities 3

Allindurtriaa4

Manufacturing

f

All induatriaa 2

1

V a ca tio n p o l ic y

100

100

100

100

100

100

100
99
(*)
-

100
100
-

100
99
1
-

99
95
5
-

100
92
8
-

100
98
2
-

■

“

“

( 5)

“

*

2
31
7
2

1
32
1
( 5)

_
51
-

6
9
2
-

9
3
-

_
29
-

28
1
69
2

26
1
73
-

43
57
-

76
5
19
-

76
8
15
-

69
31
-

7
4
87
2
-

4
1
95
-

8
25
67
-

49
5
45
( 5)
1

54
9
35

52
1
47

-

-

1

-

1
(*)
96
2
( 5)

1
( 5)
99

_

12
22
65

98

1
( 5)
96
3
(5)

M eth od o f p aym en t
W o r k e r s in e s ta b lis h m e n ts p r o v id in g
pa id v a c a t io n s -— -----— — ----- ------------------- — . —
L e n g t h -o f - t im e p a y m e n t ---------------------------- —
P e r c e n t a g e p aym en t----------------------------------------F la t - s u m p a y m e n t--------------------- — ------------- —
O th e r ------ ---------------r_......, -----------------------------------W o r k e r s in e s ta b lis h m e n ts p r o v id in g
n o p a id v a c a t io n s -------------- — ------- — —
—

A m ou n t o f v a c a t io n pay 6
A ft e r 6 m on th s o f s e r v ic e
U n der 1 w e e k
1 w e e k ---------- -------------------- --------- —------ — — ---------O v e r 1 and u n d er 2 w e e k s — -------------- ------ ------ —
2 w e e k s — ............................... - —
— .—
A ft e r 1 y e a r o f s e r v ic e
1 w e e k --------------------— ----------- ------ ------O v e r 1 and u n d er 2 w e e k s
—
2 w e e k s ____________________________________________
O v e r 2 'and u n d er 3 w e e k s ------ — ------ -----------------A ft e r 2 y e a r s o f s e r v ic e
1 w eek O v e r 1 and u n d er 2 w e e k s
2 w eeks — — —
—— —
O v e r 2 and u n d er 3 w e e k s
3 w e e k s —------ ----------- — —

— — ——— —— — —
——
— —
————
—— ——— ——-----— —
——
— — — —— —

A ft e r 3 y e a r s o f s e r v ic e
1 w eek
—
O v e r 1 and u n d er 2 w e e k s — ——------ ------- — ——
2 w eek s
—
— —— — — —
O v e r 2 and u n d er 3 w e e k s ------------------------- ------—
3 w eeks
— ____ —
_______
-

-

-

-

-

9
12
78
(*)
1

1
( 5)
99
-

_
95
5
-

_
98
1
1

_
93
5
2

-

100

2
-

-

-

1

-

8
12
79
1
1

9
22
68

2
94
5
-

1
90
5
3

.
88
9
3

A ft e r 4 y e a r s o f s e r v ic e
1 w eek
—
O v e r 1 and u n d er 2 w e e k s ————————
___ —
2 w e e k s ________
• . ,r______ ________ ___
O v e r 2 and u n d er 3 w e e k s
3 w eeks — — —
—

-

-

1

A ft e r 5 y e a r s o f s e r v ic e
1 w e e k ————————————————————————
2 w eeks
.
— — —
——
O v e r 2 and u n d er 3 w e e k s -----—————— —
—
3 w e e k s — ----------- —
—
—
—---------- -----——

_
92
2
6

_
95
5
'

S ee fo o tn o te s at en d o f table.




18
Table B-5.

Paid Vacations1 Continued
—

(P ercen t distribution of o ffice and plant w orkers in all industries and in industry divisions by vacation pay
p rovision s, Kansas City, M o .-K a n s ., Novem ber 1963)
OFFICE WORKERS

PLANT WORKERS

V a ca tio n p o lic y
All industriss 1
2

Manufacturing

Public utilities 3

All industries 4

Manufacturing

Public utilities 3

A m oun t o f v a c a tio n p a y 6— C on tinued
A ft e r 10 y e a r s o f s e r v ic e
1 w eek
2 w eek s - - _______________ ______________________
O v e r 2 and u n d er 3 w e e k s ------- ----------- ------ ------ —
_____________ ________ ,_____ r__.... — 3 w eek s ___ n
4 w eek s

_
48
7
42
2
1

_
47
16
37
“

_
58
6
36
-

1
50
14
36
-

43
23
34
-

_
75
5
19
-

_
41
9
46
1
2
1

29
26
40
5
-

_
50
5
45
"

1
38
16
44
-

_
30
28
42
-

_
58
5
38
-

_
20
76
2
2
1

.
12
.
83
5
-

_
2
98
-

1
19
4
76
(*)
Is )
-

_
10
7
82
1
-

_
5
95
-

_
12

_
2

_
10
7
67

_
5

_
10
7
44
39

A ft e r 12 y e a r s o f s e r v ic e
1 w e e k ------------------- ------ -------- ------- ---------------------—
2 w e e k s _____________ ___ _________ ___ _____ —— -----O v e r 2 and u n d er 3 w e e k s ------ ------------------------. . .
3 w eek s
O v e r 3 and u n d er 4 w e e k s ------- — — — -----------. . .
4 w e e k s _______ ___ _________ ____ . . . ------------ ----------O v er 4 w eek s
A ft e r 15 y e a r s o f s e r v ic e
1 w eek
----------- -----------2 w eek s
O v e r 2 and u n d er 3 w e e k s --------------- ------ ------ -----3 w eek s
O v e r 3 and u n d er 4 w e e k s ------------------------------- . . .
4 w eek s
—
O v e r 4 w eek s
A ft e r 20 y e a r s o f s e r v ic e
1 w e e k ____________ ________________ ____________ _
2 w eek s
O v er 2 and u n d er 3 w e e k s -------------------------------—
3 w e e k s ---------------------------------------------------------------—
O v e r 3 and u n d er 4 w e e k s ------- ---------- ----------------4 w e e k s ________ ___ ________ ___ —------------------— - —
O v er 4 w eek s —---------- —-----------------------------------------

_
16
_
62
1
20
1

74
14
-

40
-

1
19
4
58
( 5)
18
-

_
12
50
34
5

_
2
30
68
-

1
19
4
35
(5)
42
■

-

-

59
-

-

16
-

-

70
25
-

A ft e r 25 y e a r s o f s e r v ic e
1 w e e k ------ -— ------ ----------— —------------- -----------------2 w e e k s ---------—— ----------- — . . . ------------------------------O v e r 2 and u n d er 3 w e e k s --------------- — — ----------3 w e e k s ____________________________________________
O v e r 3 and un d er 4 w e e k s
4 w eek s
O v e r 4 w e e k s ................ ................. ......... ...............— . . .

_
14
-

37
1
46
2

_
5
39
_
56
■

1 In clu des b a s ic plans o n ly . E x clu d e s plans s u c h a s v a c a t io n -s a v in g s and th o se p lan s w hich o f fe r " e x te n d e d " o r " s a b b a t ic a l" b e n e fits b eyon d b a s ic plan s to w o r k e r s w ith q u a lify in g len gth s
o f s e r v ic e . T y p ic a l o f s u ch e x c lu s io n s a r e plans r e c e n t ly n e g o tia te d in the s t e e l, alu m in u m , and c a n in d u s tr ie s .
2 In clu d es data f o r w h o le s a le tr a d e ; r e t a il tr a d e ; fin a n c e , in s u r a n c e , and r e a l e s ta te ; and s e r v ic e s , in a d d itio n to th ose in d u stry d iv is io n s show n s e p a r a t e ly .
3 T r a n sp o rta tio n , c o m m u n ic a tio n , and o th e r p u b lic u t ilit ie s .
4 Inclu des data f o r w h o le s a le t r a d e , r e t a il tr a d e , r e a l e s ta te , and s e r v ic e s , in a d d itio n to th o se in d u s tr y d iv is io n s show n s e p a r a te ly .
5 L e s s than 0. 5 p e r c e n t .
6 In clu d es p aym en ts o th e r than "le n g th o f t im e , " s u ch a s p e r c e n ta g e o f annual e a rn in g s o r f la t -s u m p a y m e n ts, c o n v e r te d to an equ ivalen t tim e b a s is ; f o r e x a m p le , a p aym en t o f 2 p e r c e n t
o f annual e a rn in g s w as c o n s id e r e d a s 1 w e e k 's p ay.
P e r io d s o f s e r v ic e w e r e a r b it r a r ily c h o s e n and d o not n e c e s s a r ily r e fl e c t the in divid u al p r o v is io n s f o r p r o g r e s s io n s .
F o r e x a m p le , the
ch a n g es in p r o p o r t io n s in d ica te d at 10 y e a r s ' s e r v ic e in c lu d e ch a n g e s in p r o v is io n s o c c u r r in g b e tw e e n 5 and 10 y e a r s . E stim a te s a r e cu m u la tiv e.
T h us, the p r o p o r t io n r e c e iv in g 3 w e e k s ' p a y
o r m o r e a ft e r 5 y e a r s in c lu d e s th o s e w ho r e c e iv e 3 w e e k s ' pay o r m o r e a ft e r fe w e r y e a r s o f s e r v ic e .




19
Table B-6.

Health, Insurance, and Pension Plans

(P e r c e n t o f o f fic e and plant w o r k e r s in a ll in d u s tr ie s and in in d u s try d iv is io n s e m p lo y e d in e s ta b lis h m e n ts p ro v id in g
health, in s u r a n c e , o r p e n s io n b e n e f i t s ,1 K an sas C ity , M o .- K a n s ., N o v e m b e r 1963)
2
PLAN T W ORKERS

OFFICE W ORKERS

T y p e o f b e n e fit
A ll industries 2

100

Manufacturing

Public utilities 3

All industries4

100

100

100

100

Manufacturing

Public utilities 3

100

W o r k e r s in e s ta b lis h m e n ts p r o v id in g :
L ife in s u r a n c e
------- _
—
A c c id e n t a l d eath and d is m e m b e r m e n t
in s u r a n c e ____
__ _____ __ _ __ __
S ic k n e s s and a c c id e n t in s u r a n c e o r
s ic k le a v e o r b o t h 5
_
_ ___
S ic k n e s s and a c c id e n t in s u r a n c e
S ick le a v e (fu ll p a y and no
w a itin g p e r io d ) _ _
S ick le a v e (p a r t ia l p a y o r
w a itin g p e r io d ) ___
_
H o s p ita liz a tio n in s u r a n c e __ __
_ __ _
S u r g ic a l in s u r a n c e ____________________________
M e d ic a l in s u r a n c e
_ _ __
C a ta s tro p h e in s u r a n c e
__
— _
R e tir e m e n t p e n s io n
___
__ ___
N o h ea lth , in s u r a n c e , o r p e n s io n p l a n -------

94

93

99

91

89

99

60

73

60

58

65

49

77

83

95

77

82

66

35

61

32

61

75

38

50

56

50

10

5

18

16

10

41

14

11

23

82
82
72
61
72
2

92
92
83
49
75
2

77
77
75
89
66
1

86
86
66
36
62
4

90
90
70
23
73
3

75
75
72
65
63
1

1 In clu d es th o s e plan s f o r w h ich at le a s t a p art o f the c o s t i s b o r n e b y the e m p lo y e r , e x c e p t th o s e l e g a lly r e q u ir e d , su ch as w o r k m e n 's c o m p e n s a tio n , s o c i a l s e c u r it y , and r a ilr o a d r e tire m e n t.
2 I n c lu d e s d ata f o r w h o le s a le tr a d e ; r e t a il tra d e ; fin a n ce , in s u r a n c e , and r e a l e s ta te ; and s e r v i c e s , in a dd ition to th o s e in d u stry d iv is io n s show n s e p a r a t e ly .
3 T r a n s p o r t a t io n , c o m m u n ic a tio n , and o th er p u b lic u tilitie s .
4 I n clu d e s d ata f o r w h o le s a le tr a d e , r e t a il t r a d e , r e a l e sta te , and s e r v ic e s , in ad d ition to th o se in d u s try d iv is io n s show n s e p a r a te ly .
5 U n d u p lica ted to t a l o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s ic k le a v e o r s ic k n e s s and a c c id e n t in s u r a n c e show n s e p a r a t e ly b e lo w . S ic k le a v e plans a r e lim it e d t o th o s e w h ich d e fin ite ly e s t a b lis h
at le a s t the
m in im u m n u m b er o f d a y s ' p a y that c a n b e e x p e cte d b y e a ch e m p lo y e e . In fo rm a l s ic k le a v e a llo w a n c e s d e te r m in e d on an in d ivid u a l b a s is a r e e x c lu d e d .




20
Table B-7.

P^id Sick Leave

(P ercent distribution o f o ffice and plant w orkers in all industries and in industry divisions by form al sick leave p ro v isio n s,
Kansas City, M o.— a n s ., Novem ber 1963)
K
OFFICE WORKER8

PLANT WORKER8

S ick le a v e p r o v is io n
All industrial 1

A ll w o r k e r s

Manufacturing

Poblie utilities2

All industries 3

1 0 0 .0

1 0 0 .0

1 0 0 .0

1 0 0 .0

6 5 .8

6 5 .9

9 1 .3

3 4 .2

3 4 .1

8 .7

U n ifo rm plan 4
No w aitin g p e r i o d _____________________________
F u ll p a y 5___________________________________
5 d ays
.
6 days
10 days _
_
_______
12 days __ _
_ __
130 d a y s __________ ______________________
F u ll p a y plu s p a r tia l pay __
W aiting p e r i o d ________________________________
F u ll pay

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

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

G ra d u ated plan 4— A ft e r 1 y e a r o f s e r v ic e :
No w aitin g p e r io d
_ _ _ _ _
F u ll pay 5
5 d ays __
6 days
_
__
10 d a ys
___
15 days
98 d a ys______________ ___ ___ ___ _________
F u ll p a y p lu s p a r tia l pay 5_____________ __
5 d a y s ___
_____
22 days
, _ ____ ____ ____ __
W aiting p e r i o d ________________________________
___
F u ll p a y _ _ __
_
P a r t ia l pay o n ly
__

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

G ra du ated p la n 4— A ft e r 10 y e a r s o f s e r v ic e :
No w aitin g p e r io d
_ _
F u ll p a y 5___________________________________
10 d a y s .. ____
_
__
__ __
15 d a y s .. __ ___
_ _
2 2 day a
. ,
29 d ays_________ _________________________
30 days
65 d a y s—
F u ll pay plu s p a r tia l pay 5_________________
40 d ays________________________________ __
50 d a y s—
54 d a y s__ ___ __
__
__
P a r t ia l pay on ly _
_
_
W aiting p e r io d
F u ll pay p lu s p a r tia l pay __ __

W o r k e r s in e s ta b lis h m e n ts p ro v id in g
fo r m a l p a id s ic k le a v e ______ __ ________________
W o r k e r s in e s ta b lis h m e n ts p ro v id in g
n o fo r m a l pa id s ic k le a v e
— __
Type

Manufacturing

Puttie utilities2

1 0 0 .0

1 0 0 .0

2 3 .4

1 5 .5

4 1 .9

7 6 .6

8 4 .5

5 8 .1

2 8 .2
2 7 .1
.
4. 6
2 2 .5
1.1
4 .3
4 .3

6 .2
5 .9
1 .3
.5
.6
1 .6
1 .4
(6)
.9
.9

4 .6
4 .2
.7
_
.5
.
2 .5
1 .4
1 .4

1 7 .0
1 6 .6
.
2 .1
1 2 .9
.4
.2
.2

3 3 .2
2 7 .3
.9
2 1 .8
4 .6
5 .9
3. 9
7 .3
7 .3
-

3 5 .1
2 5 .4
2 0 .4
5 .0
9 .7
7. 5
2 .2
2 3 .4
2 .3
2 1 .1

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

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

5 .1
4 .6
4 .6
.4
1 7 .5
.3
1 7 .2

3 5 .5
2 1 .4
5 .4
2 .9
4 .5
.8
2 .6
2 .9
1 4 .2
1.1
5 .0
2 .1
4 .2
3 .7

4 0 .5
3 6 .7
6 .7
15.1

3 6 .6
2 6 .9
1 6 .4
5 .5

1 2 .4
3 .4
.8
-

9 .5
2 .7

5 .1
4 .6

-

-

-

-

-

-

.6

-

4 .6
-

1 4 .4

anouat of paid sick leave
provided aaaaally

-

5 .0

-

-

-

1.5
6 .0
3 .3
3 .0
3 .9
2 .7

2 .7
1 .4
5 .4
-

-

9 .7
7 .5
2 .2
2 2 .2
2 1 .5

“

.4
.4
1 9 .6
1 9 .2

2 .7

2 8 .4

3 .3

1 .4

1 3 .8

9 .5
3 .8
-

-

-

Provisions for accwaulatioa

W o r k e r s in e s ta b lis h m e n ts having
p r o v is io n s f o r a c c u m u la tio n o f
u n u sed s i c k le a v e

1 Includes data for wholesale trade; retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and' services, in addition to those industry divisions showh separately.
2 Transportation, communication, and other public utilities.
3 Includes data for wholesale trade, retail trade, real estate, and services, in addition to those industry divisions shown separately.,
4 "Uniform plans" are defined as those formal plans under which an employee, after 1 year of service, is entitled to the same number of days' paid sick leave each year. "Graduated
plans" are defined as those formal plans under which an employee's leave varies according to length of service. Periods of service were arbitrarily chosen. Estimates reflect provisions
applicable at the stated length of service but do not reflect provisions for progression. Thus, the proportion receiving 15 days' sick leave after 10 years of service may also receive this
amount after greater or lesser lengths of service.
5 May include provisions other than those presented separately. Numbers of days shown under "Full pay plus partial pay" are days for which workers receive sick leave at full pay;
workers are entitled to additional days of sick leave at partial pay.
4 Less than 0.05 percent.
FRASER

Digitized for


Appendix: Occupational Descriptions
The primary purpose o f preparing job descriptions for the Bureau’ s wage surveys is to a ssist its
field staff in classifying into appropriate occupations workers who are employed under a variety o f payroll
titles and different work arrangements from establishment to establishment and from area to area.
This permits the grouping of occupational wage rates representing comparable job content. Because
o f this emphasis on interestablishment and interarea comparability o f occupational content, the Bu­
reau’ s job descriptions may differ significantly from those in use in individual establishments or those
prepared for other purposes. In applying these job descriptions, the Bureau’ s field economists are in­
structed to exclude working supervisors, apprentices, learners, beginners, trainees, handicapped, part-time,
temporary, and probationary workers.

OFFICE
BILLER, MACHINE

BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATOR

Prepares statements, b ills, and invoices on a machine other
than an ordinary or electromatic typewriter. May also keep records as
to billings or shipping charges or perform other clerical work incidental
to billing operations. For wage study purposes, billers, machine, are
cla ssifie d by type o f machine, as follow s:

Operates a bookkeeping machine (Remington Rand, Elliott
Fisher, Sundstrand, Burroughs, National Cash Register, with or without
a typewriter keyboard) to keep a record o f business transactions.
Class A . Keeps a set o f records requiring a knowledge of
and experience in basic bookkeeping principles and familiarity with
the structure o f the particular accounting system used. Determines
proper records and distribution o f debit and credit items to be used
in each phase of the work. May prepare consolidated reports, bal­
ance sheets, and other records by hand.

Biller, machine (hilling machine)• Uses a special billing ma­
chine (Moon Hopkins, Elliott Fisher, Burroughs, e tc., which are
combination typing and adding machines) to prepare bills and in­
v o ice s from custom ers’ purchase orders, internally prepared orders,
shipping memorandums, etc. Usually involves application of prede­
termined discounts and shipping charges and entry o f necessary
extensions, which may or may not be computed on the billing ma­
chine, and totals which are automatically accumulated by machine.
The operation usually involves a large number o f carbon cop ies o f
the bill being prepared and is often done on a fanfold machine.

Class B. Keeps a record o f one or more phases or sections of
a set o f records usually requiring little knowledge o f basic book­
keeping. Phases or sections include accounts payable, payroll,
customers’ accounts (not including a simple type o f billing described
under biller, machine), cost distribution, expense distribution, in­
ventory control, etc. May check or assist in preparation of trial
balances and prepare control sheets for the accounting department.

B iller, machine (bookkeeping machine). U ses a bookkeeping
machine (Sundstrand, Elliott Fisher, Remington Rand, e tc., which
may or may not have typewriter keyboard) to prepare customers’
b ills as part o f the accounts receivable operation. Generally in­
volves the simultaneous entry o f figures on customers’ ledger rec­
ord. The machine automatically accumulates figures on a number
o f vertical columns and computes and usually prints automatically
the debit or credit balances. Does not involve a knowledge o f book­
keeping.
Works from uniform and standard types o f sales and
credit slip s.



CLERK, ACCOUNTING
Class A . Under general direction of a bookkeeper or account­
ant, has responsibility for keeping one or more sections of a com­
plete set of books or records relating to one phase o f an establish­
ment’ s business transactions. Work involves posting and balancing
subsidiary ledger or ledgers such as accounts receivable or accounts
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CLERK, ACCOUNTING-Continued
payable; examining and coding invoices or vouchers with proper ac­
counting distribution; and requires judgment and experience in
making proper assignations and allocations. May a ssist in preparing,
adjusting, and closin g journal entries; and may direct cla ss B a c­
counting clerks.
Class B. Under supervision, performs one or more routine ac­
counting operations such as posting simple journal vouchers or a c­
counts payable vouchers, entering vouchers in voucher registers;
reconciling bank accounts; and posting subsidiary ledgers con­
trolled by general ledgers, or posting simple co st accounting data.
This job does not require a knowledge o f accounting and book­
keeping principles but is found in o ffice s in which the more routine
accounting work is subdivided on a functional basis among several
workers.

CLERK, FILE
Class A .In an established filing system containing a number
o f varied subject matter file s , cla ssifie s and indexes file material
such as correspondence, reports, technical documents, etc. May
also file this material. May keep records o f various types in con­
junction with the file s. May lead a small group o f lower level file
clerks.
Class B. Sorts, cod es, and files unclassified material by sim­
ple (subject matter) headings or partly cla ssified material by finer
subheadings. Prepares simple related index and cross-reference
aids.
As requested, locates clearly identified material in files
and forwards material. May perform related clerical tasks required
to maintain and service file s.

CLERK, ORDER
R eceives customers* orders for material or merchandise by mail,
phone, or personally. Duties involve any combination o f the following:
Quoting prices to customers; making out an order sheet listing the items
to make up the order; checking prices and quantities o f items on order
sheet; and distributing order sheets to respective departments to be
filled. May check with credit department to determine credit rating o f
customer, acknowledge receipt o f orders from customers, follow up orders
to see that they have been filled, keep file o f orders received, and check
shipping invoices with original orders.

CLERK, PAYROLL
Computes wages of company employees and enters the n eces­
sary data on the payroll sheets. Duties involve: Calculating workers*
earnings based on time or production records; and posting calculated
data on payroll sheet, showing information such as worker’ s name, work­
ing days, time, rate, deductions for insurance, and total wages due.
May make out paychecks and a ssist paymaster in making up and d is­
tributing pay envelopes. May use a calculating machine.

COMPTOMETER OPERATOR
Primary duty is to operate a Comptometer to perform mathema­
tical computations. This job is not to be confused with that o f statis­
tical or other type o f clerk, which may involve frequent use o f a Comp­
tometer but, in which, use o f this machine is incidental to performance
o f other duties.

DUPLICATING-MACHINE OPERATOR (MIMEOGRAPH OR DITTO)
Class C. Performs routine filing o f material that has already
been cla ssified or which is easily cla ssified in a simple serial
classification system (e .g ., alphabetical, chronological, or numer­
ica l).
As requested, loca tes readily available material in files
and forwards material; and may fill out withdrawal charge. Per­
forms simple clerical and manual tasks required to maintain and
service files.




Under general supervision and with no supervisory responsi­
bilities, reproduces multiple copies of typewritten or handwritten matter,
using a Mimeograph or Ditto machine. Makes necessary adjustment such
as for ink and paper feed counter and cylinder speed. Is not required to
prepare stencil or Ditto master. May keep file of used sten cils or Ditto
masters. May sort, collate, and staple completed material.

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KEYPUNCH OPERATOR
C lass A 9 Operates a numerical and/or alphabetical or combina­
tion keypunch machine to transcribe data from various source docu­
ments to keypunch tabulating cards. Performs same tasks as lower
level keypunch operator but, in addition, work requires application o f
coding skills and the making of some determinations, for example,
locates on the source document the items to be punched; extracts
information from several documents; and searches for and interprets
information on the document to determine information to be punched.
May train inexperienced operators.

C lass B. Under close supervision or following sp e cific proce­
dures or instructions, transcribes data from source documents to
punched cards. Operates a numerical and/or alphabetical or com­
bination keypunch machine to keypunch tabulating cards. May
verify cards. Working from various standardized source documents,
follow s sp ecified sequences which have been coded or prescribed
in detail and require little or no selecting, coding, or interpreting of
data to be punched. Problems arising from erroneous items or codes,
missing information, etc., are referred to supervisor.

OFFICE BOY OR GIRL
Performs various routine duties such as running errands, opera­
ting minor o ffice machines such as sealers or mailers, opening and d is­
tributing mail, and other minor clerical work.

SECRETARY
Performs secretarial and clerical duties for a superior in an
administrative or executive position. Duties include making appoint­
ments for superior; receiving people coming into o ffice ; answering and




SECRETARY— Continued
making phone ca lls; handling personal and important or confidential
mail, and writing routine correspondence on own initiative; and taking
dictation (where transcribing machine is not used) either in shorthand
or by Stenotype or similar machine, and transcribing dictation or the
recorded information reproduced on a transcribing machine. May prepare
special reports or memorandums for information of superior.

STENOGRAPHER, GENERAL
Primary duty is to take dictation involving a normal routine
vocabulary from one or more persons either in shorthand or by Stenotype
or similar machine; and transcribe dictation. May also type from written
copy. May maintain file s, keep simple records, or perform other rela­
tively routine clerical tasks. May operate from a stenographic pool.
D oes not include transcribing-machine work. (See transcribing-machine
operator.)
STENOGRAPHER,SENIOR
Primary duty is to take dictation involving a varied technical
or specialized vocabulary such as in legal briefs or reports on scientific
research from one or more persons either in shorthand or by Stenotype or
similar machine; and transcribe dictation. May also type from written
copy. May also set up and maintain files, keep records, etc.

OR

Performs stenographic duties requiring significantly greater
independence and responsibility than stenographers, general as evi­
denced by the following: Work requires high degree of stenographic
speed and accuracy; and a thorough working knowledge o f general busi­
ness and office procedures and o f the sp ecific business operations,
organization, p o licie s, procedures, files, workflow, etc.
Uses this
knowledge in performing stenographic duties and responsible clerical
tasks such as, maintaining followup file s; assembling material for
reports, memorandums, letters, etc.; composing simple letters from general
instructions; reading and routing incoming mail; and answering routine
questions, etc. D oes not include transcribing-machine work.

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SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR
Operates a single- or multiple-position telephone switchboard.
Duties involve handling incoming, outgoing, and intraplant or o ffice
ca lls. May record toll ca lls and take m essages. May give information
to persons who call in, or occasion ally take telephone orders. For
workers who also act as receptionists see switchboard operatorreceptionist.

TABULATING-MACHINE OPERATOR-Continued
Class C# Operates simple tabulating or electrical account­
ing machines such as the sorter, reproducing punch, collator, etc.,
with specific instructions. May include simple wiring from diagrams
and some filing work. The work typically involves portions of a
work unit, for example, individual sorting or collating runs or re­
petitive operations.

SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR-RECEPTIONIST
In addition to performing duties o f operator on a single p osi­
tion or monitor-type switchboard, acts as receptionist and may a lso type
or perform routine clerica l work as part o f regular duties. This typing
or clerical work may take the major part o f this worker’ s time while at
switchboard.
TABULA TING-MACHINE OPERATOR
Class A, Operates a variety o f tabulating or electrical a c­
counting machines, typically including such machines as the tabu­
lator, calculator, interpreter, collator, and others. Performs com­
plete reporting assignments without clo se supervision, and performs
difficult wiring as required. The complete reporting and tabulating
assignments typically involve a variety of long and complex re­
ports which often are o f 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 diagrams and operating sequences o f long and complex reports.
Does not include working supervisors performing tabulating-machine
operations and day-to-day supervision o f the work and production
of a group o f tabulating-machine operators.
Class B9 Operates more difficult tabulating or electrical ac­
counting machines such as the tabulator and calculator, in addition
to the sorter, reproducer, and collator. This work is performed under
sp ecific instructions and may include the performance of some wir­
ing from diagrams. The work typically involves, for example, tabu­
lations involving a repetitive accounting exercise, a complete but
small tabulating study, or parts o f a longer and more complex report.
Such reports and studies are usually of a recurring nature where
the procedures are well established. May also include the training
of new employees in the basic operation of the machine.




TRANSCRIBING-MACHINE OPERATOR, GENERAL
Primary duty is to transcribe dictation involving a normal rou­
tine vocabulary from transcribing-machine records. May a lso type from
written copy and do simple clerical work. Workers transcribing dictation
involving a varied technical or specia lized 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 similar machine is
cla ssified as a stenographer, general.

TYPIST
Uses a typewriter to make cop ies o f various material or to
make out bills after calculations have been made by another person.
May include typing of stencils, mats, or similar materials for use in
duplicating processes. May do clerica l work involving little special
training, such as keeping simple records., filing records and reports, or
sorting and distributing incoming mail.

Class A. Performs one or more o f the following: Typing ma­
terial in final form when it involves combining material from several
sources err responsibility for correct spelling, syllabication, punc­
tuation, etc., o f technical or unusual words or foreign language ma­
terial; and planning layout and typing o f com plicated statistical
tables to maintain uniformity and balance in spacing. May type
routine form letters varying details to suit circum stances.
Class B9 Performs one or more o f the follow ing: Copy typing
from rough or clear drafts; routine typing o f forms, insurance pol­
icie s , etc.; and setting up simple standard tabulations, or copying
more complex tables already set up and spaced properly.

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PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL
DRAFTSMAN

DRAFTSMAN—
Continued

Leader. Plans and directs activities of one or more draftsmen
in preparation o f working plans and detail drawings from rough or
preliminary sketches for engineering, construction, or manufacturing
purposes. Duties involve a combination o f the following: Inter­
preting blueprints, sketches, and written or verbal orders; deter­
mining work procedures; assigning duties to subordinates and in­
specting their work; and performing more difficult problems. May
a ss is t subordinates during emergencies or as a regular assignment,
or perform related duties of a supervisory or administrative nature.

Senior. Prepares working plans and detail drawings from notes,
rough or detailed sketches for engineering, construction, or manu­
facturing purposes. Duties involve a combination o f the following:
Preparing working plans, detail drawings, maps, cro ss-se ctio n s,
e tc., to s ca le by use of drafting instruments; making engineering
computations such as those involved in strength o f materials,
beams, and trusses; verifying completed work, checking dimensions,
materials to be used, and quantities; writing specification s; and
making adjustments or changes in drawings or specification s. May
ink in lines and letters on pencil drawings, prepare detail units of
complete drawings, or trace drawings. Work is frequently in a spe­
cia lized field such as architectural, electrical, mechanical, or
structural drafting.

Junior ( assistant). Draws to scale units or parts of drawings
prepared by draftsman or others for engineering, construction, or
manufacturing purposes. Uses various types o f drafting tools as
required. May prepare drawings from simple plans or sketches, or
perform other duties under direction of a draftsman.
NURSE, INDUSTRIAL (REGISTERED)
A registered nurse who gives nursing service under general
medical direction to ill or injured employees or other persons who be­
come ill or suffer an accident on the premises of a factory or other estab­
lishment. Duties involve a combination o f the following: Giving first aid
to the ill or injured; attending to subsequent dressing of employees* in­
juries; keeping records of patients treated; preparing accident reports for
compensation or other purposes; assisting in physical examinations and
health evaluations of applicants and employees; and planning and carry­
ing out programs involving health education, accident prevention, evalu­
ation of plant environment, or other activities affecting the health, wel­
fare, and safety of all personnel.
TRACER
Copies plans and drawings prepared by others, by placing
tracing cloth or paper over drawing and tracing with pen or pencil. Uses
T-square, compass, and other drafting tools. May prepare simple draw­
ings and do simple lettering.

MAINTENANCE AND POWERPLANT
CARPEN TER, MAINTENANCE

CARPENTER, MAINTENANCE-Continued

Performs the carpentry duties necessary to construct and main­
tain in good repair building woodwork and equipment such as bins, cribs,
counters, benches, partitions, doors, floors, stairs, casings, and trim
made o f wood in an establishment. Work involves most o f the following:
Planning and laying out o f work from blueprints, drawings, models, or
verbal instructions; using a variety of carpenter’ s handtools, portable

power tools, and standard measuring instruments; making standard shop
computations relating to dimensions of work; and selecting materials
necessary for the work. In general, the work of the maintenance car­
penter requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through
a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience.




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ELECTRICIAN, MAINTENANCE

HELPER, MAINTENANCE TRADES

Performs a variety o f electrical trade functions such as the
installation, maintenance, or repair o f equipment for the generation, d is­
tribution, or utilization o f electric energy in an establishment. Work
involves most o f the following: Installing or repairing any o f a variety
o f electrical equipment such as generators, transformers, switchboards,
controllers, circuit breakers, motors, heating units, conduit systems,
or other transmission equipment; working from blueprints, drawings, iayouts, or other specification s; locating and diagnosing trouble in the e le c­
trical system or equipment; working standard computations relating to
load requirements of wiring or electrical equipment; and using a variety
of electrician’ s handtools and measuring and testing instruments. In
general, the work of the maintenance electrician requires rounded train­
ing and experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or
equivalent training and experience.

A ssists one or more workers in the skilled maintenance trades,
by performing specific or general duties of lesser skill, such as keeping
a worker supplied with materials and tools; cleaning working area, ma­
chine, and equipment; assisting journeyman by holding materials or tools;
and performing other unskilled tasks as directed by journeyman. The
kind o f work the helper is permitted to perform varies from trade to trade:
In some trades the helper is confined to supplying, lifting, and holding
materials and tools and cleaning working areas; and in others he is per­
mitted to perform specialized machine operations, or parts o f a trade
that are also performed by workers on a full-time basis.

ENGINEER, STATIONARY
Operates and maintains and may also supervise the operation
o f stationary engines and equipment (mechanical or electrical) to sup­
ply the establishment in which employed with power, heat, refrigera­
tion, or air-conditioning. Work involves: Operating and maintaining
equipment such as steam engines, air compressors, generators, motors,
turbines, ventilating and refrigerating equipment, steam boilers and
boiler-fed water pumps; making equipment repairs; and keeping a record
o f operation o f machinery, temperature, and fuel consumption. May
also supervise these operations. Head or ch ief engineers in establishments employing more than one engineer are excluded.

MACHINE-TOOL OPERATOR, TOOLROOM
Specializes in the operation o f one or more types of machine
tools, such as jig borers, cylindrical or surface grinders, engine lathes,
or milling machines, in the construction o f machine-shop tools, gages,
jigs, fixtures, or dies. Work involves most o f the following: Planning
and performing difficult machining operations; processing items requiring
complicated setups or a high degree o f accuracy; using a variety o f pre­
cision measuring instruments; selecting feeds, speeds, tooling, and
operation sequence; and making necessary adjustments during operation
to achieve requisite tolerances or dimensions. May be required to rec­
ognize when tools need dressing, to dress tools, and to se le ct proper
coolants and cutting and lubricating o ils . For cross-industry wage study
purposes, machine-tool operators, toolroom, in tool and die jobbing
shops are excluded from this cla ssifica tion .

MACHINIST, MAINTENANCE

FIREMAN, STATIONARY BOILER
Fires stationary boilers to furnish the establishment in which
employed with heat, power, or steam. Feeds fuels to fire by hand or
operates a mechanical stoker, or gas or o il burner; and checks water
and safety valves. May clean, oil, or a ssist in repairing boilerroom
equipment.




Produces replacement parts and new parts in making repairs of
metal parts o f mechanical equipment operated in an establishment. Work
involves most o f the following: Interpredag written instructions and
specifications; planning and laying out o f work; using a variety o f ma­
chinist’ s handtools and precision measuring instruments; setting up and
operating standard machine tools; shaping o f metal parts to clo s e toler­
ances; making standard shop computations relating to dimensions o f
work, tooling, feeds, and speeds o f machining; knowledge o f the working

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MACHINIST, MAINTENANCE-Continued

MILLWRIGHT

properties o f the common metals; selecting standard materials, parts,
and equipment required for his work; and fitting and assembling parts
into mechanical equipment. In general, the machinist’ s work normally
requires a rounded training in machine-shop practice usually acquired
through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and.experience.

Installs new machines or heavy equipment, and dismantles and
installs machines or heavy equipment when changes in die plant layout
are required. Work involves most o f the following: Planning and laying
out o f the work; interpreting blueprints or other specification s; using a
variety o f handtools and rigging; making standard shop computations re­
lating to stresses, strength of materials, and centers o f gravity; alining
and balancing o f equipment; selecting standard tools, equipment, and
parts to be used; and installing and maintaining in good order power
transmission equipment such as drives and speed reducers. In general,
the millwright’ s work normally requires a rounded training and experi­
ence in die trade acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent
training and experience.

MECHANIC, AUTOMOTIVE (MAINTENANCE)
Repairs automobiles, buses, motortrucks, and tractors o f an e s ­
tablishment. Work involves most o f the following: Examining automotive
equipment to diagnose source o f trouble; disassembling equipment and
performing repairs that involve the use o f such handtools as wrenches,
gages, drills, or sp ecia lized equipment in disassembling 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 necessary adjustments; and alining wheels, adjusting brakes
and lights, or tightening body bolts. In general, the work o f the auto­
motive mechanic requires rounded training and experience usually ac­
quired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and
experience.

MECHANIC, MAINTENANCE
Repairs machinery or mechanical equipment o f an establishment.
Work involves most o f the following: Examining machines and mechan­
ica l equipment to diagnose source of trouble; dismantling or partly d is­
mantling machines and performing repairs that mainly involve the use o f
handtools in scraping and fitting parts; replacing broken or defective
parts with items obtained from stock; ordering the production o f a re­
placement part by a machine shop or sendingof the machine to a machine
shop for major repairs; preparing written specifications for major repairs
or for the production o f parts ordered from machine shop; reassembling
machines; and making all necessary adjustments for operation. In gen­
eral, the work o f a maintenance mechanic requires rounded training and
experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equiva­
lent training and experience. Excluded from this cla ssifica tion are
workers whose primary duties involve setting up or adjusting machines.




OILER
Lubricates, with oil or grease, the moving parts or wearing sur­
faces of. mechanical equipment o f an establishment.

PAINTER, MAINTENANCE
Paints and redecorates w alls, woodwork, and fixtures of an es­
tablishment. Work involves the following: Knowledge o f surface pecu­
liarities 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 interstices; and applying paint with spray gun or brush.
May mix colors, o ils , white lead, and other paint ingredients to obtain
proper color or con sisten cy. In general, the work o f the maintenance
painter requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through
a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience.

PIPEFITTER, MAINTENANCE
Installs or repairs water, steam, gas, or other types o f pipe and
pipefittings in an establishment. Work Involves most o f the following:
Laying out of work and measuring to locate position of pipe from draw­
ings or other written specification s; cutting various s iz e s o f pipe to
correct lengths with ch isel and hammer;or oxyacetylene torch or pipe­
cutting machine; threading pipe with stocks and dies; bending pipe by
hand-driven or power-driven machines; assembling pipe with couplings

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PIPE FITTE R , MAINTENANCE—
Continued

SHEET-METAL WORKER, MAINTENANCE-Continued

and fastening pipe to hangers; making standard shop computations relat­
ing to pressures, flow, and siz e o f pipe required; and making standard
tests to determine whether finished pipes meet specification s. In general,
the work o f the maintenance pipefitter requires rounded training and
experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equiva­
lent training and experience. Workers primarily engaged in installing and
tepairing building sanitation or beating system s are excluded.

types o f sheet-metal-working machines; using a variety o f handtools in
cutting, bending, forming, shaping, fitting, and assem bling; and installing
sheet-metal articles as required. In general, the work o f the maintenance
sheet-metal worker requires rounded training and experience usually
acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and
experience.
TOOL AND DIE MAKER
(Die maker; jig maker; tool maker; fixture maker; gage maker)

PLUMBER, MAINTENANCE
Keeps the plumbing system of an establishment in good order.
Work involves: Knowledge o f sanitary codes regarding installation o f
vents and traps in plumbing system; installing or repairing pipes and
fixtures; and opening clogged drains with a plunger or plumber’ s snake.
In general, the work of the maintenance plumber requires rounded train­
ing and experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or
equivalent training and experience.

SHEET-METAL WORKER, MAINTENANCE
Fabricates, installs, and maintains in good repair the sheetmetal equipment and fixtures (such as machine guards, grease pans,
sh elves, lockers, tanks, ventilators, chutes, ducts, metal roofing) o f an
establishment. Work involves most o f the following: Planning and lay­
ing out all types o f sheet-metal maintenance work from blueprints,
models, or other specification s; setting up and operating all available

Constructs and repairs machine-shop tools, gages, jig s , fix­
tures or dies for forgings, punching, and other metal-forming work. Work
involves most o f the following: Planning and laying out o f work from
models, blueprints, drawings, or other oral and written sp ecifica tion s;
using a variety o f tool and die maker’ s handtools and precision meas­
uring instruments, understanding o f the working properties o f common
metals and alloys; setting up and operating o f machine tools and related
equipment; making necessary shop computations relating to dimensions
o f work, speeds, feeds, and tooling o f machines; heattreating o f metal
parts during fabrication as well as o f finished tools and dies to achieve
required qualities; working to clo s e tolerances; fitting and assem bling
o f parts to prescribed tolerances and allow ances; and selectin g appro­
priate materials, tools, and p rocesses. In general, the tool and die
maker’ s work requires a rounded training in machine-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 cla ssifica tio n .

CUSTODIAL AND MATERIAL MOVEMENT
ELEVATOR OPERATOR, PASSENGER

GUARD

Transports passengers between floors o f an o ffice building,
apartment house, department store, hotel, or similar establishment.
Workers who operate elevators in conjunction with other duties such as
those o f starters and janitors are excluded.

Performs routine p olice duties, either at fixed post or on tour,
maintaining order, using arms or force where n ecessary. Includes gatemen who are stationed at gate and ch eck on identity o f em ployees and
Other persons entering.




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JANITOR, PORTER, OR CLEANER

PACKER, SHIPPING

(Sweeper; charwomen; janitress)
Cleans and keeps in an orderly condition factory working areas
and washrooms, or premises of an office , apartment house, or commercial
or other establishment.

Duties involve a combination o f the following:

Sweeping, mopping or scrubbing, and polishing floors; removing chips,
trash, and other refuse; dusting equipment, furniture, or fixtures; polish­
ing metal fixtures or trimmings; providing supplies and minor mainte­
nance serv ices; and cleaning lavatories, showers, and restrooms. Work­
ers who sp ecia lize in window washing are excluded.

Prepares finished products for shipment or storage by placing
them in shipping containers, the sp e cific operations performed being
dependent upon the type, siz e , and number o f units to be packed, the
type of container employed, and method o f shipment. Work requires the
placing o f items in shipping containers and may involve one or more o f
the following: Knowledge o f various items o f stock in order to verify
content; selection o f appropriate type and size o f container; inserting
enclosures in container; using excelsior or other material to prevent
breakage or damage; closin g and sealing container; and applying labels
or entering identifying data on container.
Packers who also make
wooden boxes or crates are excluded.

LABORER, MATERIAL HANDLING
(Loader and unloader; handler and stacker; shelver; trucker; stockman or stock helper; warehouseman or warehouse helper)

SHIPPING AND RECEIVING CLERK
Prepares merchandise for shipment, or receives and is respon­

A worker employed in a warehouse, manufacturing plant, store,
or other establishment whose duties involve one 'or more o f the follow­
ing:

Loading and unloading various materials and merchandise on or

from freight cars, trucks, or other transporting d evices; unpacking, shelv­
ing, or placing materials or merchandise in proper storage location;
and transporting materials or merchandise by hand truck, car, or wheel­
barrow. Longshoremen, who load and unload ships are excluded.

sible for incoming shipments o f merchandise or other materials.
ping work involves:
routes,

Ship­

A knowledge o f shipping procedures, practices,

available means o f transportation, and rates; and preparing

records o f the goods shipped, making up b ills o f lading, posting weight
and shipping charges, and keeping a file o f shipping records.
direct or a ssist in preparing the merchandise for shipment.
work involves:

May

Receiving

Verifying or directing others in verifying the correct­

ness o f shipments against bills o f lading, invoices, or other records;
checking for shortages and rejecting damaged goods; routing merchan­
ORDER FILLER
(Order picker; stock selector; warehouse stockman)

dise or materials to proper departments; and maintaining necessary
records and files.

F ills shipping or transfer orders for finished goods from stored
merchandise in accordance with specifications on sales slips, cus­
tomers9 orders, or other instructions. May, in addition to filling orders
and indicating items filled or omitted, keep records o f outgoing orders,
requisition additional stock or report short supplies to supervisor, and
perfotm Other related duties.




For wage study purposes, workers are cla ssified as follow s:
R eceiving clerk
Shipping clerk
Shipping and receiving clerk

80

TRUCKDRIVER

TRUCKER, POWER

Drives a truck within a city or industrial area to transport ma­
terials , merchandise, equipment, or men between various types o f estab­
lishments such as: Manufacturing plants, freight depots, warehouses,
wholesale and retail establishments, or between retail establishments
and customers’ houses or places o f business. May a lso load or unload
truck with or without helpers, make minor mechanical repairs, and keep
truck in good working order. Driver-salesmen and over-the-road drivers
are excluded.

Operates a manually controlled gasoline- or electric-pow ered
truck or tractor to transport goods and materials o f all kinds about a
warehouse, manufacturing plant, or other establishment.

For wage study purposes, truckdrivers are cla ssified by size
and type of equipment, as follow s: (Tractor-trailer should be rated on
the basis of trailer capacity.)
Truckdriver (combination o f s iz e s listed separately)
Truckdriver, light (under 1% 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)




For wage study purposes, workers are cla ssifie d by type o f
truck, as follows:
Trucker, power (forklift)
Trucker, power (other than forklift)

WATCHMAN
Makes rounds o f premises periodically in protecting property
against fire, theft, and illegal entry.







Available On Request-----The fourth annual report on salaries for accountants, auditors, attorneys, chemists,
engineers, engineering technicians, draftsmen, tracers, job analysts, directors o f
personnel, managers of office services, and clerical employees.
Order as BLS Bulletin 1387, National Survey of Professional, Administrative, Tech­
nical, and Clerical Pay, February—
March 1963. 40 cents a copy.

Occupational W age Surveys
A list of the latest available bulletins is presented below.
A directory indicating dates of earlier studies, and the prices of the bulletins
20402,
is available upon request. Bulletins may be purchased from the Superintendent of Documents, U .S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.(
or from any of the BLS regional sales offices shown on the inside front cover.
Bulletin
number

Area

Bulletin
number

Akron, Ohio______________________________________
Albany—
Schenectady—
Troy, N. Y _________________
Albuquerque, N. M e x ___________________________
Allentown—
Bethlehem—
Easton, P a .— J________
N.
Atlanta, G a _______________________________________
Baltimore, Md____________________________________
Beaumont—
Port Arthur, T e x ____________________
Birmingham, A la ________________________________
Boise, Idaho_____________________________________
Boston, Mass 1
____________________________________

1345-81
1345-53
1345-63
1345-45
1345-71
1385-24
1345-67
1345-56
1345-74
1385-16

20
20
20
20
25
25
20
20
20
25

cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents

Buffalo, N. Y 1
_____________________________________
Burlington, Vt 1
___________________________________

1345-30
1345-50
1345-64
1345-61
1345-58
1385-5
1345-65
1345-54
1385-11
1385-25

25
25
20
20
20
20
30
20
25
20

cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents

Dallas, Tex_______________________________________ 1385-15
Davenport—
Rock Island—
Moline, Iowa—
111________ 1385-12
1345-35
Denver, C o lo _____________________________________ 1345-32
Des Moines, Iow a________________________________ 1345-42
Detroit, M ich 1
____________________________________ 1345-47
Fort Worth, T e x _________________________________ 1385-19
Green Bay, W is __________________________________ 1385-4
1345-68
Houston, T e x _____________________________________ 1345-82

25
20
20
25
20
25
20
20
20
25

cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents

Rockford, 111______________________________________ 1345-55
St. Louis, M o .-I ll__________________________________ 1385-21
Salt Lake City, Utah1
____________________________
1345-25
San Antonio, T e x 1_________________________
1345-78
San Bernardino—
Riverside—
Ontario, Calif _____ 1385-9
San Diego, Calif----------------------------------------------------- 1385-13
San Francisco—
Oakland, C a lif1__________________ 1345-34
Savannah, G a _____________________________________ 1345-60
Scranton, P a 1
_____________________________________ 1385-8
Seattle, W ash 1
____________________________________ 1385-10

20
25
25
25
20

1345-26
1345-43
1345-39
1385-26
1345-77
1385-3
1345-62
1345-48
1345-72
1385-1
1345-36

25
20
25
25
20
20
30
25
20
20
25

cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents

_____________________________
Sioux Falls, S. Dak1
South Bend, Ind __________________________________
Spokane, W ash 1__________________________________
_____________________________________
Toledo, Ohio1
Trenton, N. J 1____________________________________
Washington, D .C .— d.— a ______________________
M
V
Waterbury, Conn ________________________________
Waterloo, Iowa___________________________________
Wichita, Kans_____________________________________
Worcester, M a ss ________________________________
York, P a __________________________________________

25
20
25
25
25
25
20

Charleston, W. V a _______________________________
Charlotte, N. C ___________________________________
Chattanooga, Tenn. — a __________________________
G
Chicago, 1111_____________________________________
Cincinnati, Ohio—
Ky______________________________
Cleveland, Ohio__________________________________
Columbus, Ohio__________________________________

Indianapolis, Ind________________________
Jackson, M is s __________________________
Jacksonville, F la 1
______________________
Kansas City, Mo. —
Kans 1 _______________
Lawrence—
Haverhill, M a s s .— H _____
N.
Little Rock—
North Little Rock, A rk ___
Los Angeles—
Long Beach, C a lif1
______
Louisville, Ky. —
Ind 1
____________________
Lubbock, T ex ___________________________
Manchester, N. H ______________________
Memphis, T en n ______ ________ ____„____..

Data on establishment practices




rad supplementary

Price

wage provisions are also presented.

Area

Price

Miami, F la _______________________________________
Milwaukee, W i s 1
_________________________________
Minneapolis—
St. Paul, Minn1
____________________
Muskegon—
Muskegon Heights, M ich-------------------Newark and Jersey City, N. J ___________________
New Haven, Conn_________________________________
New Orleans, L a 1________________________________
New York, N. Y 1_________________________________
Norfolk—
Portsmouth and Newport News—
Hampton, Va 1
___________________________________
Oklahoma City, Okla_____________________________

1345-33
1345-59
1345-38
1345-69
1345-46
1345-37
1345-44
1345-79

20
25
25
20
25
20
25
40

1345-75
1385-2

25 cents
20 cents

Omaha, N ebr.—
Iowa1____________________________
Clifton—
Passaic , N. J__________________
Paterson—
Philadelphia, P a .— J 1
N.
__________________________
Phoenix, A r i z ____________________________________
Pittsburgh, P a 1__________________________________
Portland, Maine1-------------------------------------------------Portland, Oreg. — ash___________________________
W
Providence—
Pawtucket, R. I .— a s s 1____________
M
Raleigh, N. C 1____________________________________
Richmond, V a 1___________________________________

1385-14
1345-76
1345-31
1345-57
1345-40
1385-22
1345-73
1345-70
1385-7
1385-23

20
30
20
25
25
25
25
25

1385-20
1345-52
1345-66
1345-51
1345-29
1385—
17
1345-49
1 385-18
1385-6
1345-80
1345-41

cents
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cents
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25 cents
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