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Occupational Wage Survey L U B B O C K ,T E X A S JUNE I960 Bulletin No. 1265-51 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR James P. Mitchell, Secretary BUREAU OF LABO R STATISTICS Ew an Claguo, Commissioner Occupational Wage Survey LUBBOCK, TEXAS JUNE 1960 Bulletin No. 1265-51 July 1960 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR James P. Mitchell, Secretary BUREAU O F LA BO R STATISTICS Ew an Clague, Commissioner For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington 25, D.C. Price 20 cents Contents Preface Page The C o m m u n ity W a g e S u rvey P r o g r a m T h e B u re a u o f L a b o r S t a t is t ic s r e g u l a r l y c o n d u cts a r e a w id e w a g e s u r v e y s in a n u m b e r o f im p o r t a n t in d u s t r ia l c e n te rs . T h e s tu d ie s , m a d e f r o m la t e f a l l to e a r l y s p rin g , r e l a t e to o c c u p a tio n a l e a r n in g s and r e la t e d s u p p le m e n ta r y b e n e fit s . A p r e l i m i n a r y r e p o r t is a v a ila b le on c o m p le t io n o f th e stu d y in e a c h a r e a , u s u a lly in the m o n th fo llo w in g th e p a y r o l l p e r io d stu d ie d . T h is b u lle t in p r o v id e s a d d itio n a l d a ta n o t in c lu d e d in the e a r l i e r r e p o r t . A c o n s o lid a te d a n a ly t ic a l b u lle tin s u m m a r iz in g the r e s u lt s o f a l l o f th e y e a r 's s u r v e y s is is s u e d a f t e r c o m p le t io n o f th e f in a l a r e a b u lle tin f o r th e c u r r e n t rou n d o f s u r v e y s . In tr o d u c tio n 1 T a b le s : 1. E s ta b lis h m e n ts and w o r k e r s w ith in s c o p e o f s u r v e y --------------- 2 A: O c c u p a tio n a l e a r n in g s : * A - 1. O f f ic e o c c u p a tio n s --------------------- ,------------------------------------A - 2. P r o f e s s i o n a l and te c h n ic a l o c c u p a tio n s ------------------------A - 3. M a in te n a n c e and p o w e r p la n t o c c u p a tio n s ----------------------A -4 . C u s to d ia l and m a t e r i a l m o v e m e n t o c c u p a t i o n s ___________ 4 4 5 5 B: T h is r e p o r t w a s p r e p a r e d in th e B u r e a u 's r e g io n a l o f f i c e in A tla n ta , G a. , b y D on a ld C ru s e , u n d e r th e d i r e c tio n o f L o u is B. W o y ty c h , R e g io n a l W a g e and In d u s tr ia l R e la t io n s A n a ly s t. _______________________________________________________________________ E s ta b lis h m e n t p r a c t i c e s and s u p p le m e n ta r y w a g e p r o v is io n s : * B -1 . S h ift d if f e r e n t i a l s _______________________________________________ B -2 . M in im u m e n tr a n c e s a l a r i e s f o r w o m e n o f f i c e w o r k e r s __________________________________________________ B -3 . S c h ed u le d w e e k ly h o u r s _______________________________________ B -4 . P a id h o lid a y s _____________________________________________________ B -5 . P a id v a c a t i o n s ____________________________________________________ B -6 . H e a lth , in s u r a n c e , and p e n s io n p la n s ---------------------------- A p p e n d ix : O c c u p a tio n a l d e s c r ip t io n s ________________________________________ * N O T E : S im ila r ta b u la tio n s f o r th e s e and o t h e r it e m s a r e a v a ila b le in th e r e p o r t s f o r s u r v e y s in o t h e r m a j o r a r e a s . A d i r e c t o r y in d ic a tin g d a te o f stu d y and th e p r i c e o f the r e p o r t s is a v a ila b le upon r e q u e s t . iii 6 6 7 8 9 11 13 Occupational Wage Survey—Lubbock, Tex. Introduction T h is a r e a is on e o f s e v e r a l im p o r t a n t in d u s tr ia l c e n t e r s in w h ic h the U . S . D e p a r tm e n t o f L a b o r 's B u re a u o f L a b o r S t a t is t ic s has c o n d u c te d s u r v e y s o f o c c u p a tio n a l e a r n in g s and r e la t e d w a g e b e n e fits on an a r e a w id e b a s is . In th is a r e a , d a ta w e r e o b ta in e d b y p e r s o n a l v i s i t s o f B u re a u f i e l d e c o n o m is ts to r e p r e s e n t a t iv e e s ta b lis h m e n ts w ith in s ix b r o a d in d u s tr y d iv is io n s : M a n u fa c tu rin g ; t r a m s p o r ta tio n ,1 c o m m u n ic a tio n , and o t h e r p u b lic u t ilit ie s ; w h o le s a le tr a d e ; r e t a i l tr a d e ; fin a n c e , in s u r a n c e , and r e a l e s t a t e ; and s e r v i c e s . M a jo r i n d u s tr y g ro u p s e x c lu d e d f r o m th e s e s tu d ie s a r e g o v e r n m e n t o p e r a tio n s and the c o n s t r u c tio n and e x t r a c t iv e in d u s t r ie s . E s ta b lis h m e n ts h a v in g f e w e r than a p r e s c r ib e d n u m b e r o f w o r k e r s a r e o m it t e d a ls o b e c a u s e th e y fu r n is h in s u ffic ie n t e m p lo y m e n t in the o c c u p a tio n s s tu d ie d to w a r r a n t in c lu s io n . W h e r e v e r p o s s ib le , s e p a r a t e ta b u la tio n s a r e p r o v id e d f o r e a c h o f the b r o a d in d u s tr y d iv is io n s . T h e s e s u r v e y s a r e c o n d u c te d on a s a m p le b a s is b e c a u s e o f the u n n e c e s s a r y c o s t in v o lv e d in s u r v e y in g a ll e s ta b lis h m e n ts . T o o b ta in a p p r o p r ia t e a c c u r a c y a t m in im u m c o s t , a g r e a t e r p r o p o r t io n o f la r g e than o f s m a ll e s ta b lis h m e n ts is s tu d ie d . In c o m b in in g the d a ta , h o w e v e r , a l l e s ta b lis h m e n ts a r e g iv e n t h e ir a p p r o p r ia t e w e ig h t. E s t im a t e s b a s e d o n the e s ta b lis h m e n ts s tu d ie d a r e p r e s e n te d , t h e r e f o r e , as r e la tin g to a l l e s ta b lis h m e n ts in th e in d u s tr y g ro u p in g and a r e a , e x c e p t f o r th o s e b e lo w the m in im u m s iz e s tu d ie d . O c c u p a tio n s and E a r n in g s T h e o c c u p a tio n s s e le c t e d f o r stu d y a r e c o m m o n to a v a r ie t y o f m a n u fa c tu rin g and n o n m a n u fa c tu rin g in d u s t r ie s . O c c u p a tio n a l c l a s s if ic a t io n is b a s e d on a u n ifo r m s e t o f jo b d e s c r ip t io n s d e s ig n e d to tak e a c c o u n t o f in t e r e s t a b lis h m e n t v a r ia t io n in d u tie s w ith in the s a m e jo b . (S ee a p p e n d ix f o r lis t in g o f th e s e d e s c r ip t io n s . ) E a r n in g s d a ta a r e p r e s e n te d (in the A - s e r i e s t a b le s ) f o r the fo llo w in g ty p e s o f o c c u p a tio n s : (a ) O f f ic e c l e r i c a l ; (b ) p r o f e s s io n a l and te c h n ic a l; ( c ) m a in t e nan ce and p o w e r p la n t; and (d ) c u s to d ia l and m a t e r ia l m o v e m e n t . O c c u p a tio n a l e m p lo y m e n t and e a r n in g s d a ta a r e sh ow n f o r f u l l - t i m e w o r k e r s , i . e . , th o s e h ir e d to w o r k a r e g u la r w e e k ly s c h e d u le in the g iv e n o c c u p a tio n a l c la s s ific a t io n . E a r n in g s d a ta e x c lu d e p r e m iu m p a y f o r o v e r t im e and f o r w o r k o n w e e k e n d s , h o lid a y s , and la te s h ifts . N o n p r o d u c tio n b o n u s es a r e e x c lu d e d a ls o , but c o s t - o f liv in g b o n u s es and in c e n t iv e e a r n in g s a r e in c lu d e d . W h e re w e e k ly h o u rs a r e r e p o r t e d , as f o r o f f i c e c l e r i c a l o c c u p a tio n s , r e f e r e n c e is to the w o r k s c h e d u le s (ro u n d e d to the n e a r e s t h a lf h o u r ) f o r w h ich s t r a ig h t - t im e s a la r ie s a r e p aid ; a v e r a g e w e e k ly e a r n in g s f o r th es e o c c u p a tio n s h a ve b e e n ro u n d e d to the n e a r e s t h a lf d o lla r . A v e r a g e e a r n in g s o f m e n and w o m e n a r e p r e s e n te d s e p a r a t e ly f o r s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n s in w h ich b oth s e x e s a r e c o m m o n ly e m p lo y e d . D if fe r e n c e s in p ay l e v e l s o f m en and w o m e n in th e s e o c c u p a tio n s a r e l a r g e l y due to ( l ) d if fe r e n c e s in the d is tr ib u t io n o f the s e x e s am on g in d u s tr ie s and e s ta b lis h m e n ts ; (2 ) d i f fe r e n c e s in s p e c if ic d u tie s p e r f o r m e d , a lth ou gh the o c c u p a tio n s a r e a p p r o p r ia t e ly c l a s s i f i e d w ith in the s a m e s u r v e y jo b d e s c r ip t io n ; and (3 ) d i f fe r e n c e s in le n g th o f s e r v ic e o r m e r i t r e v i e w w h en in d iv id u a l s a la r ie s a r e a d ju s te d on th is b a s is . L o n g e r a v e r a g e s e r v i c e o f m e n w o u ld r e s u lt in. h ig h e r a v e r a g e p ay w h en both s e x e s a r e e m p lo y e d w ith in the s a m e r a te r a n g e . Job d e s c r ip t io n s u s e d in c la s s ify in g e m p lo y e e s in th e s e s u r v e y s a r e u su a lly m o r e g e n e r a liz e d than th o s e u s e d in in d iv id u a l e s ta b lis h m e n ts to a llo w f o r m in o r d if fe r e n c e s a m o n g e s ta b lis h m e n ts in s p e c if ic d u tie s p e rfo r m e d . O c c u p a tio n a l e m p lo y m e n t e s t im a t e s r e p r e s e n t the to ta l in a ll e s ta b lis h m e n ts w ith in the s c o p e o f the s tu d y and n ot the n u m b e r a c tu a lly s u r v e y e d . B e c a u s e o f d if fe r e n c e s in o c c u p a tio n a l s tr u c tu r e am on g e s ta b lis h m e n ts , the e s t im a t e s o f o c c u p a tio n a l e m p lo y m e n t o b ta in e d f r o m the s a m p le o f e s ta b lis h m e n ts s tu d ie d s e r v e o n ly to in d ic a te the r e la t iv e im p o r t a n c e o f the jo b s s tu d ie d . T h e s e d i f fe r e n c e s in o c c u p a tio n a l s tr u c tu r e do n o t m a t e r i a l l y a f f e c t the a c c u r a c y o f the e a r n in g s d a ta . E s ta b lis h m e n t P r a c t i c e s and S u p p le m e n ta r y W a g e P r o v i s i o n s I n fo r m a tio n is p r e s e n te d a ls o (in the B - s e r i e s t a b le s ) on s e le c t e d e s ta b lis h m e n t p r a c t ic e s and s u p p le m e n ta r y b e n e fits as th e y r e la te to o f f i c e and p la n t w o r k e r s . T h e t e r m " o f f i t e w o r k e r s , " as u s e d in th is b u lle tin , in c lu d e s w o r k in g s u p e r v is o r s and n o n s u p e r v is o r y w o r k e r s p e r f o r m in g c l e r i c a l o r r e la t e d fu n c tio n s , and e x c lu d e s a d m in i s t r a t i v e , e x e c u t iv e , and p r o f e s s io n a l p e r s o n n e l. " P la n t w o r k e r s " in c lu d e w o r k in g f o r e m e n and a ll n o n s u p e r v is o r y w o r k e r s (in c lu d in g le a d 1 R a ilr o a d s , f o r m e r l y e x c lu d e d f r o m the s c o p e o f th e s e s tu d ie sm , e n and t r a in e e s ) e n g a g e d in n o n o ffic e fu n c tio n s . A d m in is t r a t iv e , h a ve b e e n ad d ed in n e a r ly a l l o f the a r e a s to b e s tu d ie d d u rin g the e x e c u t iv e , and p r o fe s s io n a l e m p lo y e e s , and f o r c e - a c c o u n t c o n s t r u c tio n w in t e r o f 1 9 59-60; r a ilr o a d s w i l l b e ad d ed in the r e m a in in g a r e a s n e x t e m p lo y e e s w h o a r e u t i l i z e d as a s e p a r a t e w o r k f o r c e a r e e x c lu d e d . y e a r . F o r s c o p e o f s u r v e y in th is a r e a , s e e fo o tn o te to " t r a n s p o r t a C a f e t e r ia w o r k e r s and r o u te m e n a r e e x c lu d e d in m a n u fa c tu rin g in d u s tio n , c o m m u n ic a tio n , and o t h e r p u b lic u t i l i t i e s " in ta b le 1. t r ie s , but a r e in c lu d e d as p la n t w o r k e r s in n o n m a n u fa c tu rin g in d u s tr ie s . 2 T a b le 1. E s t a b li s h m e n t s an d w o r k e r s w it h in s c o p e o f s u r v e y an d n u m b e r s t u d ie d in L u b b o c k , In d u s try d iv is io n A l l d iv is io n s M in im u m e m p lo y m e n t in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in s c o p e o f stu d y T e x . , 1 b y m a j o r in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n , 2 J u n e I 9 6 0 N u m b e r o f e s t a b l is h m e n t s W ith in scope o f s tu d y 3 W o r k e r s in e s t a b l is h m e n t s W ith in s c o p e o f stu d y S tu d ied S tu d ied T o t a l4 O ffic e P la n t T o ta l4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 51 83 64 9, 300 1, 500 6, 0 00 8, 020 M a n u fa c t u r in g ----------------------------------- -------- -------------------------------- ---------N o n m a n u fa c t u r in g ____________________________________________________ T r a n s p o r t a t i o n , c o m m u n i c a t io n , and o t h e r p u b l ic u t i l i t i e s 5 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------W h o l e s a le t r a d e ---------------- -------- --------------------------------------------------R e t a i l t r a d e ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------F in a n c e , in s u r a n c e , an d r e a l e s t a t e —_______________________ S e r v i c e s 7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 51 51 21 62 18 46 2, 4 0 0 6 , 9 00 200 1, 300 1, 6 00 4, 4 0 0 2, 170 5, 850 51 51 51 51 51 11 9 26 6 10 10 5 19 4 8 2, 200 5 00 3, 100 5 00 6 00 500 1, 100 2, 060 250 2, 680 360 500 ( 6) ( 6) (6) (6) ( 6) (6) (6) ( 6) 1 T h e L u b b o c k M e t r o p o l it a n A r e a (L u b b o c k C o u n t y ). T h e " w o r k e r s w it h in s c o p e o f s t u d y " e s t i m a t e s sh o w n in t h is t a b l e p r o v i d e a r e a s o n a b ly a c c u r a t e d e s c r i p t i o n o f th e s i z e a n d c o m p o s i t i o n o f th e l a b o r f o r c e in c lu d e d i n th e s u r v e y . T h e e s t i m a t e s a r e n o t in te n d e d , h o w e v e r , t o s e r v e a s a b a s i s o f c o m p a r i s o n w it h o t h e r a r e a e m p l o y m e n t in d e x e s t o m e a s u r e e m p l o y m e n t t r e n d s o r l e v e l s s i n c e (1 ) p la n n in g o f w a g e s u r v e y s r e q u i r e s th e u s e o f e s t a b l is h m e n t d a t a c o m p i l e d c o n s i d e r a b l y in a d v a n c e o f t h e p a y r o l l p e r i o d s t u d ie d , an d (2 ) s m a l l e s t a b l is h m e n t s a r e e x c l u d e d f r o m th e s c o p e o f th e s u r v e y . 2 T h e 1957 r e v i s e d e d i t io n o l th e S ta n d a rd I n d u s t r ia l C l a s s i f i c a t i o n M a n u a l w a s u s e d in c l a s s i f y i n g e s t a b l is h m e n t s b y in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n . M a j o r c h a n g e s f r o m th e e a r l i e r e d i t io n (u s e d in th e B u r e a u 's l a b o r m a r k e t w a g e s u r v e y p r o g r a m p r i o r t o th e w in t e r o f 1 9 5 8 -5 9 ) a r e th e t r a n s f e r o f m i l k p a s t e u r i z a t i o n p la n t s a n d r e a d y - m i x e d c o n c r e t e e s t a b l is h m e n t s f r o m t r a d e ( w h o l e s a le o r r e t a il ) to m a n u fa c t u r in g , a n d th e t r a n s f e r o f r a d i o and t e l e v i s i o n b r o a d c a s t i n g f r o m s e r v i c e s t o th e t r a n s p o r t a t io n , c o m m u n i c a t io n , a n d o t h e r p u b l ic u t i l i t i e s d i v i s i o n . 3 I n c lu d e s a l l e s t a b l is h m e n t s w ith t o t a l e m p l o y m e n t at o r a b o v e th e m i n i m u m - s i z e l i m it a t io n . A l l o u t le t s (w ith in th e a r e a ) o f c o m p a n i e s in s u c h i n d u s t r i e s a s t r a d e , fi n a n c e , a u to r e p a i r s e r v i c e , an d m o t i o n - p i c t u r e t h e a t e r s a r e c o n s i d e r e d a s 1 e s t a b l is h m e n t . 4 I n c lu d e s e x e c u t i v e , p r o f e s s i o n a l , a n d o t h e r w o r k e r s e x c l u d e d f r o m th e s e p a r a t e o f f i c e and p la n t c a t e g o r i e s . 5 R a i l r o a d s w e r e in c lu d e d ; t a x i c a b s a n d s e r v i c e s in c id e n t a l t o w a t e r t r a n s p o r t a t io n w e r e e x c l u d e d . 6 T h is in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n i s r e p r e s e n t e d in e s t i m a t e s f o r " a l l i n d u s t r i e s " an d " n o n m a n u fa c t u r i n g " in th e S e r i e s A a n d B t a b l e s , a lt h o u g h c o v e r a g e w a s in s u f f ic i e n t t o j u s t i f y s e p a r a t e p r e s e n t a t io n o f d a t a . 7 H o t e l s ; p e r s o n a l s e r v i c e s ; b u s i n e s s s e r v i c e s ; a u t o m o b i le r e p a i r s h o p s ; m o t io n p i c t u r e s ; n o n p r o fi t m e m b e r s h i p o r g a n i z a t i o n s ; a n d e n g in e e r in g an d a r c h i t e c t u r a l s e r v i c e s . 3 S h ift d if f e r e n t ia l d a ta (ta b le B - l ) a r e lim it e d to m a n u fa c tu rin g in d u s t r ie s . T h is in fo r m a t io n is p r e s e n te d both in te r m s o f (a ) e s t a b lis h m e n t p o lic y , 2 p r e s e n te d in t e r m s o f to ta l p la n t w o r k e r e m p lo y m e n t, and (b ) e f f e c t i v e p r a c t ic e , p r e s e n te d on the b a s is o f w o r k e r s a c tu a lly e m p lo y e d on the s p e c if ie d s h ift a t the tim e o f the s u r v e y . In e s ta b lis h m e n ts h a v in g v a r ie d d if f e r e n t ia ls , the am ou n t a p p ly in g to a m a j o r i t y w a s u s e d o r , i f no a m ou n t a p p lie d to a m a jo r it y , d ie c l a s s if ic a t io n " o t h e r " w a s u s e d . In e s ta b lis h m e n ts in w h ic h s o m e la t e s h ift h o u rs a r e p a id a t n o r m a l r a t e s , a d if f e r e n t ia l w a s r e c o r d e d o n ly i f i t a p p lie d to a m a jo r it y o f the s h ift h o u r s . M in im u m e n tr a n c e r a t e s (ta b le B - 2 ) r e la t e o n ly to the e s t a b lis h m e n ts v i s it e d . T h e y a r e p r e s e n t e d on an e s ta b lis h m e n t, r a th e r than on an e m p lo y m e n t b a s is . P a id h o lid a y s ; p a id v a c a tio n s ; and h e a lth , in s u r a n c e , and p e n s io n p lan s a r e t r e a t e d s t a t is t ic a lly on the b a s is th at th e s e a r e a p p lic a b le to a ll p la n t o r o f f ic e w o r k e r s i f a m a j o r i t y o f such w o r k e r s a r e e l i g i b l e o r m a y e v e n tu a lly q u a lify f o r the p r a c t ic e s l i s t e d . S c h e d u le d h o u rs a r e t r e a t e d s t a t is t ic a lly on the b a s is th at th e s e a r e a p p lic a b le to a ll p la n t o r o f f ic e w o r k e r s i f a m a jo r it y a r e c o v e r e d . 3 B e c a u s e o f ro u n d in g , sum s o f in d iv id u a l it e m s in th es e ta b u la tio n s m a y n o t e q u a l t o t a ls . T h e f i r s t p a r t o f the p a id h o lid a y s ta b le p r e s e n ts the n u m b e r o f w h o le and h a lf h o lid a y s a c tu a lly p r o v id e d . The secon d p a rt c o m b in e s w h o le and h a lf h o lid a y s to sh o w to ta l h o lid a y t i m e . D a ta a r e p r e s e n te d f o r a l l h e a lth , in s u r a n c e , and p e n s io n p lans f o r w h ich a t le a s t a p a r t o f the c o s t is b o r n e b y the e m p lo y e r , e x c e p tin g o n ly le g a l r e q u ir e m e n t s such as w o r k m e n 's c o m p e n s a tio n and s o c ia l s e c u r it y . Such p lan s in c lu d e th o s e u n d e r w r itte n b y a c o m m e r c i a l in s u r a n c e c o m p a n y and th o s e p r o v id e d th ro u gh a un ion fund o r p aid d i r e c t l y b y the e m p lo y e r ou t o f c u r r e n t o p e r a tin g funds o r f r o m a fund s e t a s id e f o r th is p u r p o s e . D e a th b e n e fit s a r e in c lu d e d as a f o r m o f l i f e 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 is l i m i t e d to th at ty p e o f in s u r a n c e u n d e r w h ich p r e d e t e r m in e d c a s h p a y m e n ts a r e m a d e d i r e c t l y to the in s u r e d on a w e e k ly o r m o n th ly b a s is d u rin g i l l n e s s o r a c c id e n t d is a b ilit y . In fo r m a t io n is p r e s e n t e d f o r a ll such p la n s to w h ich the e m p lo y e r c o n tr ib u t e s . H o w e v e r , in N e w Y o r k and N e w J e r s e y , w h ich h a v e e n a c te d t e m p o r a r y d is a b ilit y in s u r a n c e la w s w h ic h r e q u ir e e m p lo y e r c o n t r ib u t io n s , 4 p la n s a r e in c lu d e d o n ly i f the e m p lo y e r (1 ) c o n tr ib u te s m o r e than is l e g a l l y r e q u ir e d , o r (2 ) p r o v id e s the e m p lo y e e w ith b e n e fits w h ich e x c e e d the r e q u ir e m e n t s o f the la w . T a b u la tio n s o f p a id s i c k - le a v e p lan s a r e li m i t e d to f o r m a l p lan s 5 w h ic h p r o v id e fu ll p a y o r a p r o p o r t io n o f the w o r k e r 's p a y d u rin g a b s e n c e f r o m w o r k b e c a u s e o f ill n e s s . S e p a r a te ta b u la tio n s a r e p r o v id e d a c c o r d in g to ( l ) p lan s w h ich p r o v id e f u ll p ay and no w a it in g p e r io d , and (2 ) p lans p r o v id in g e it h e r p a r t ia l p ay o r a w a it in g p e r io d . In a d d itio n to the p r e s e n ta tio n o f the p r o p o r tio n s o f w o r k e r s w h o a r e p r o v id e d 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 p a id s ic k l e a v e , an u n d u p lic a te d t o ta l is show n o f w o r k e r s w h o r e c e i v e e it h e r o r b o th ty p e s o f b e n e fit s . T h e s u m m a r y o f v a c a tio n p lans is lim it e d to f o r m a l a r r a n g e m en ts , e x c lu d in g in f o r m a l p lan s w h e r e b y tim e o f f w ith p a y is g ra n te d a t the d is c r e t io n o f the e m p lo y e r . S e p a r a te e s t im a t e s a r e p r o v id e d a c c o r d in g to e m p lo y e r p r a c t ic e in c o m p u tin g v a c a tio n p a y m e n ts , such as tim e p a y m e n ts , p e r c e n t o f annual e a r n in g s , o r fla t - s u m a m o u n ts . H o w e v e r , in th e ta b u la tio n s o f v a c a tio n a llo w a n c e s , p a y m e n ts n o t on a tim e b a s is w e r e c o n v e r t e d ; f o r e x a m p le , a p a y m e n t o f 2 p e r c e n t o f annual e a r n in g s w a s c o n s id e r e d as the e q u iv a le n t o f 1 w e e k 's p a y . C a ta s tr o p h e in s u r a n c e , s o m e t im e s r e f e r r e d to as .e x te n d e d m e d ic a l in s u r a n c e , in c lu d e s th o s e p lan s w h ic h a r e d e s ig n e d to p r o t e c t e m p lo y e e s in c a s e o f s ic k n e s s and in ju r y in v o lv in g e x p e n s e s b e y o n d the n o r m a l c o v e r a g e o f h o s p it a liz a t io n , m e d ic a l, and s u r g ic a l p la n s . M e d ic a l in s u r a n c e r e f e r s to p lan s p r o v id in g f o r c o m p le t e o r p a r t ia l p a y m e n t o f d o c t o r s ' f e e s . Such p lan s m a y b e u n d e r w r itte n b y c o m m e r c ia l in s u r a n c e c o m p a n ie s o r n o n p r o fit o r g a n iz a t io n s o r th e y m a y be s e lf- in s u r e d . T a b u la tio n s o f r e t i r e m e n t p e n s io n p la n s a r e li m i t e d to th o s e p la n s th a t p r o v id e m o n th ly p a y m e n ts f o r the r e m a in d e r o f the w o r k e r 's l i f e . 2 A n e s ta b lis h m e n t w a s c o n s id e r e d as h a v in g a p o lic y i f it m e t e it h e r o f the f o llo w in g c o n d itio n s : (1 ) O p e r a t e d la te s h ifts a t the t im e o f the s u r v e y , o r (2 ) had f o r m a l p r o v is io n s c o v e r in g la te s h ift s . 3 S c h e d u le d w e e k ly h o u rs f o r o f f i c e w o r k e r s ( f i r s t s e c t io n o f ta b le B - 3 ) in s u r v e y s m a d e p r i o r to la te 1957 and e a r l y 1958 w e r e p r e s e n te d in t e r m s o f the p r o p o r t io n o f w o m e n o f f i c e w o r k e r s e m p lo y e d in o f f i c e s w ith the in d ic a te d w e e k ly h o u rs f o r w o m e n w o r k e r s . 4 T h e t e m p o r a r y d is a b ilit y la w s in C a l i f o r n i a and R h o d e Is la n d do n o t r e q u ir e e m p lo y e r c o n tr ib u t io n s . 5 A n e s ta b lis h m e n t w a s c o n s id e r e d as h a v in g a f o r m a l p la n i f i t e s t a b lis h e d a t le a s t the m in im u m n u m b e r o f d a y s o f s ic k le a v e th at c o u ld b e e x p e c te d b y e a c h e m p lo y e e . Su ch a p la n n e e d n o t b e w r it t e n , bu t in f o r m a l s ic k - le a v e a llo w a n c e s , d e t e r m in e d on an in d iv id u a l b a s is , w e r e e x c lu d e d . A * O c c u p a tio n a l E a r n in g s 4 Table A-l. Office Occupations ( A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e w e e k l y h o u r s and e a r n i n g s f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t io n s s t u d ie d o n a n a r e a b a s is b y in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n , L u b b o c k , T e x . , J u n e I9 6 0 ) Average O c c u p a t i o n 1 an d in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n B o o k k e e p i n g - m a c h in e o p e r a t o r s , c l a s s A N o n m a n u f a c t u r in g -------------------------------------- 19 16 B o o k k e e p i n g - m a c h in e o p e r a t o r s , c l a s s B N o n m a n u f a c t u r in g -------------------------------------- 87 75 C l e r k s , a c c o u n t i n g , c l a s s A ________________ N o n m a n u fa c t u r in g -------------------------------------- 32 28 C l e r k s , a c c o u n t i n g , c l a s s B ________________ N o n m a n u fa c tu r in g -------------------------------------P u b l i c u t i l i t i e s 3 ------------------------------------ 84 77 20 — C l e r k s , f i l e , c l a s s B ________________________ N o n m a n u fa c tu r in g -------------------------------------- 18 17 C l e r k s , o r d e r -------------------------------------------------N o n m a n u fa c tu r in g -------------------------------------- 20 16 C le rk s , p a y r o ll 15 ------------- -------------- ---------------------------------------------------- 22 K eyp u n ch o p e r a to r s ------------- -------- ----------------N o n m a n u fa c t u r in g -------------------------------------- 23 23 S e c r e t a r i e s -------------------------------------------------------N o n m a n u fa c tu r in g -------------------------------------P u b l ic u t i l i t i e s 3 ----------------------------------- 80 76 27 S t e n o g r a p h e r s , g e n e r a l -------------------------------M a n u fa c t u r in g --------------------------------------------N o n m a n u fa c tu r in g -------------------------------------P u b l ic u t i l i t i e s 3 _______________________ 82 15 67 33 C o m p to m e te r o p e r a to r s NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY EARNINGS OF— $ $ |$ $ $ $ 1 $ $ S $ $ $ $ 3 0 . 0 0 3 5 . 0 0 4 0 . 0 0 4 5 . 00 5 0 . 0 0 5 5 . 0 0 j 6 0 . 0 0 6 5 . 0 0 7 0 . 0 0 7 5 . 00 8 0 . 0 0 8 5 . 0 0 9 0 . 0 0 9 5 . 0 0 Weekly- Weekly earnings * a n d (Standard) (Standard) u n d e r | " 1 | 3 5 , 00_ 4 0 . 0 0 4 5 . 0 0 | 5 0 . 0 0 _ 5 5 , 0 0 _60_. 0 0 | 6 5 . 0 0 i 7 0 . 00 7 5 , 0 0 _ 8 0 , 0 0 8 5 J) 0 _ 9 0 . 0 0 9 5 . 0 0 1 0 0 . 0 0 1 8 1 4 1 . 0 $ 6 7 . 00 3 2 41 .0 45 ! 7 66. 50 I 2 i !1 2 ! i _ i _ _ _ _ 7 ; 14 : 10 ! 13 | 3 i i 40. 5 5 3 . 50 : 39 1 1 40. 5 53. 50 5 |j 12 1 39 jj 5 11 1 3 ! _ j _ i ^ _ _ i i 4 40. 5 71.50 6 6 1 7 1 7 4 71.00 5 40. 5 1 I 6 I j . 4 _ _ _ _ 52. 50 4 4 1 8 1 40. 0 I 2 9 3 i 22 10 ! 24 _ 7 | 2 ! 3 ! 4 5 2 . 50 24 ! 25 1 40. 0 1 2 1 2 ! 4 6 2 . 00 40. 0 i 2 ! 8 ! 2 i _ _ _ _ ! j; _ _ _ 1 4 ' _ 6 ! 4 40. 0 4 9 . 50 4 _ _ I _ 4 i 6 40. 0 3 j 4 9 . 50 i i 4 ; i i 1 _ ! . _ _ | 2 1 5 ; . 5 ' 4 i - !1 2 * 2 40. 0 55.00 j ! _ ! 2 I 2 5 ! 5 ! 2 52.50 40. 0 1 " | _ _ ; 2 i l 3 , 4 0.5 6 7 . 00 • 2 ii 2 . i 1 !1| __1 ..1 1 1 1 -i 1 j . 52 . 00 i 3 1 1 40. 0 !. 3 ! 3 ! 11 I 3 i l 3 ! 3 1 i i 3 1 5 4 0 . 0 i 6 1 . 00 ! 3 . i i 3 : i 3 3 i 1 3 3 4 0 . 0 j 6 1 . 00 - ' 5 _ i 4 2 4 8 ! 4 I 1 3 ! 15 ; 5 4 0 . 0 1 7 4 . 00 ; 6 j ii ^ _ J 2 2 4 ! 13 15 , 4 4 : 3 7 40. 0 7 4 . 00 5 ! ii 4 3 3 40. 0 76. 50 ; : " j 8 1 6 Number of workers — 40. 40. 40. 40. 5 5 5 0 65. 65. 65. 7 3. 00 50 00 50 42. 5 43. 0 4 8 . 50 4 8 . 50 52 . 50 5 2 . 00 15 15 4 1.0 | 41.0 1 40. 0 40. 0 22 17 40. 0 40. 0 5 9 . 50 6 0 . 00 S w it c h b o a r d o p e r a t o r s ----------------------------------N o n m a n u fa c tu r in g _________________________ 20 18 S w it c h b o a r d o p e r a t o r - r e c e p t i o n i s t s --------N o n m a n u f a c t u r in g ----- ----------- --------------------- 22 17 T a b u l a t i n g - m a c h in e o p e r a t o r s , c l a s s C — N o n m a n u fa c tu r in g _________________________ T y p i s t s , c l a s s A -----N o n m a n u fa c tu r in g | 5 6 . 00 5 6 . 00 _ i _ - : - i _ 1 | 5 ! 3 3 5 _ _ i _ _ _ i " _ _ " 1" ; 7 - i 7 - 1 _ ; 1 10 , 2 1 8 - - 1 1 | 3 1 6 6 2 1 i 1 j i , 1 | , ; 1---- 1----- 4 4 11 :1 _ I1 11 11 4 17 7 10 5 ! 8 |i 3 i 8 12 7 1 6 1 4 j 8 ! 7 5 _ ! 5 5 1 1 7 4 ; 3 2 3 3 ; i 1 5 5 ; 1 1 ; | 4 4 _ _ - i 1 6 4 6 5 i 2 1 ! 1 i 1 6 5 1 ! i 2 i 1 - _ - - i i 5 S alaries of professional and technical w orkers are omittedl from this rep o rt. Data do not m eet publication c rite ria . _ 5 5 1 ! 1 1 _ ! - _ ! 1 j 1 1 1 D a ta li m it e d to w o m e n w o r k e r s . 2 S ta n d a rd h o u r s r e f l e c t th e w o r k w e e k f o r w h ic h e m p l o y e e s r e c e i v e t h e ir r e g u l a r s t r a i g h t - t i m e s a l a r i e s an d th e e a r n i n g s c o r r e s p o n d to t h e s e w e e k l y h o u r s . 3 T r a n s p o r t a t i o n , c o m m u n i c a t io n , and o t h e r p u b l ic u t i l i t i e s . Table A -2. Professional and Technical Occupations 1 1 - " . _ | j i _ ! . 1 - 1 1 _ - _ " _ _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ - _ j ! - 1 1 - _ - 1 _ _ _ _ _ 4 4 1 3 3 - _ - 2 2 2 3 1 . - I - - - _ $ $ 100. 00 1 0 5 .0 0 and 1 0 5 .0 0 o v e r _ - i _ ■ - _ - _ _ 5 Table A-3. Maintenance and Powerplant Occupations ( A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u r ly e a r n i n g s f o r m e n in s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t io n s s t u d ie d o n a n a r e a b a s is b y in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n , L u b b o c k , T e x . , J u n e I9 6 0 ) NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME HOURLY EARNINGS OF— Number of workers O c c u p a t io n a n d in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n M e c h a n ic s , a u t o m o t i v e (m a in t e n a n c e ) 44 --------------- Average hourly j earnings 1 $ $ 1. 60 and under 1 .7 0 $ 2 .4 5 $ 1. 70 1$ | 1. 90 1. 80 - 2. 00 1. 90 1 .8 0 1 * $ $ 2. 00 1$ 2. 10 - i | 2. 30 2. 20 2. 10 2 2 10 - i$ 2 .2 0 ! $ $ 2 .4 0 2. 50 2 .4 0 2. 50 2. 60 2. 60 . . . 2 , 70_._ . 2 1 1 — $ $ 2. 30 2. 70 2. 80 25 ^1 ______ ____1--------- 1----- 1 E x c l u d e s p r e m iu m p a y f o r o v e r t i m e an d f o r w o r k on w e e k e n d s , h o l id a y s , and la t e s h i f t s . Table A -4. Custodial and M aterial Movement Occupations ( A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u r ly e a r n in g s f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t io n s s t u d ie d o n an a r e a b a s i s b y in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n , L u b b o c k , T e x . , J u n e I96 0 ) NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME HOURLY EARNINGS OF— $ $ Average $ ~ $1. 20 $1. 30 I $1.40 $1. 50 $1.60 |! $1. 70 1 $1. 80 $1. 90 $2. 00 $2, 10 $2. 20 $?. 30 2.$ 40 $2. 50 $2. 60 hourly , Under 0. 80 0. 9 0 1. 10 1. 00 earnings $ and j i 0. 80 under 2 ^40 2J_5Q_ JL. 6Q_ 2. 70 . 90 1. 00 1. 10 l.,2fl_ L_30 __1«_4.Q .. 1.5fL . 1. 6Cl_ 1.70 1JL8Q -1..9Q—I_2^QQ_. -2.1CL- -2, 2030 17 4 2 22 16 2 8 14 12 $ 1. 17 1 1 3 8 25 1 1 2 1. 20 2 4 1 8 5 16 7 12 1 1. 16 3 12 19 4 3 6 1 2 1. 38 5 1 - ; " ] - i 2 3 1 , 1 1. 05 6 1 2 ! - ] i 2 6 1 1 3 1. 05 1 i - 1 ' 1 2 ; " 1 1 _ 22 42 101 i 17 2 3 1 16 5 8 i 1 1. 35 - ! _ 1 7 3 J 4 5 14 28 1. 26 ! 4 73 10 2 2 16 1. 38 1 17 28 1 1 3 1 22 1.31 16 15 13 3 1. 30 16 13 5 17 3 - Occupation 1 and industry division Number of workers Jan ito rs, p o rte rs, and cleaners (men) ----------M anufacturing ------------- --------------------------Nonm anufacturing ------------------------------------Public u tilitie s 4 ---------- -------------------Jan ito rs, p o rte rs, and cleaners (women) -----N onm anufacturing ------------------------------------L ab o rers, m aterial handling ------------------------M anufacturing ------- ------ ---------------------Nonmanufacturing ------- --------------------------O rder fillers ----------- ---------- -----------------------Nonm anufacturing ------------ — ----------------- 128 41 87 22 16 16 220 61 159 69 54 R e c e iv in g c le r k s ------------------------------------------ ----------N o n m a n u fa c tu r in g — ------------------------------------- 24 20 1. 62 1. 64 - T r u c k d r i v e r s * ---------------------------------------------------------M a n u fa c t u r in g — — -------- ---------------------------N o n m a n u f a c t u r in g _ — — ------------------------P u b l ic u t i l i t i e s 4 ------— ---------------------- 111 28 83 19 1. 59 1. 56 1 .6 0 2 .4 3 _ - 20 19 1 .3 6 1. 36 - T r u c k d r iv e r s , m e d iu m ( I V 2 to and in c lu d in g 4 t o n s ) --------------------------------------------N o n m a n u fa c tu r in g ----------------------------------------P u b l ic u t il it i e s 4 —----------------------------------- 67 55 18 1. 62 1 .6 9 2 .4 4 - T r u c k d r iv e r s , h e a v y (o v e r 4 to n s, t r a i l e r t y p e ) ----- -------------- ---------------------------- 24 1. 68 T r u c k e r s , p o w e r ( f o r k l i f t ) ----------------------------------M a n u fa c t u r in g __________________________________ N o n m a n u fa c tu r in g ----------------------------------- _ 65 32 W a tch m en l fz T r u c k d r i v e r s , lig h t (u n d e r 1 to n s) N o n m a n u fa c t u r in g ------------------- ------------------ _ --------- --------- ------------------------- - - - - - - - - _ - 1 1 - 1 1 - 19 2 17 - - 1 1 1 1 - - - 12 10 - - - - _ _ . _ 33 1. 34 1. 33 1. 35 - - - - 17 1. 16 - - " - - - 2 2 2 2 2 1 - 4 3 6 4 4 4 4 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 13 13 4 9 - 18 4 14 - 12 6 6 - 2 2 - 6 6 - 1 1 - _ - 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 - 6 6 6 6 6 6 - 4 3 6 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 - - 2 2 - - - - 6 4 7 6 - - 1 1 - - - 1 1 1 - 6 6 6 6 6 6 - 5 - 10 8 - - - 13 8 - 2 - 3 2 5 11 2 9 32 18 14 8 6 2 1 1 5 2 - 11 2 - 2 5 5 1 5 8 - " 5 5 5 - 5 5 - 5 1 - 2 - 4 - - - - 3 3 1 1 _ - _ _ _ - - - - - - - - - 2 2 _ 3 2 2 - - - - - - - - - - ■ - - - - i- - - - - - - - - - - 1 D a ta li m i t e d to m e n w o r k e r s e x c e p t w h e r e o t h e r w i s e in d ic a t e d . 2 E x c l u d e s p r e m iu m p a y f o r o v e r t i m e a n d f o r w o r k o n w e e k e n d s , h o l id a y s , an d la t e s h i f t s . 3 W o r k e r s w e r e d i s t r ib u t e d a s f o l l o w s : 5 at $ 0. 30 t o $ 0. 4 0 ; 4 at $ 0. 50 t o $ 0. 60; 3 at $ 0. 60 t o $ 0 . 7 0 . T r a n s p o r t a t i o n , c o m m u n i c a t io n , a n d o t h e r p u b l ic u t i l i t i e s . 5 I n c lu d e s a ll d r i v e r s r e g a r d l e s s o f s i z e a n d t y p e o f t r u c k o p e r a t e d . 4 B: Establishment Practices and Supplementary Wage Provisions 6 Table B-l. Shift Differentials (P ercent of m anufacturing plant w orkers in establishm ents having form al provisions for shift work, and in establishm ents actually operating late shifts by type and amount of differential, Lubbock, Tex. , June I960) In establishm ents having form al provisions 1 for— Second shift Third or other work shift work 70. 0 34. 7 34. 7 18. 4 6. 7 9. 6 35. 2 T o ta l_____________________________________________ With shift pay differential ________________________ Uniform cents (per hour) _____________________ 5 cents -------------------------------------------------------10 cents ____________________________________ 13 c e n ts ____________________________________ Uniform percentage ----------------------------------------No shift pay d iffe re n tia l__________________________ In establishm ents actually operating— Third or other Second shift shift 44. 8 - 16. 1 4. 5 4. 5 .7 1.0 2. 8 11.6 _ - 44. 8 5. 6 _ - 5. 6 1 Includes establishm ents currently operating late shifts, and establishm ents with form al provisions covering late shifts even though they w ere not currently operating late shifts. Table B-2. Minimum Entrance Salaries for W om en O ffice W orkers (D istribution of establishm ents studied in all industries and in industry divisions by m inimum entrance salary for selected categories of inexperienced women office w orkers, Lubbock, Tex. , June I960) In e x p e rie n ce d typ ists M anufacturin g M inim um w e e k ly s a l a r y 1 B a sed on standard w eekly h ou rs 3 o f— A ll in d u s trie s A ll sch e d u le s 46 XXX 2 2 7 6 21 7 6 14 12 1 1 1 - 2 2 2 1 " 2 1 3 3 4 3 2 1 - 7 5 2 1 5 1 2 2 - 1 2 - 2 1 2 2 1 1 XXX 8 3 XXX 35 8 2 - - - - 1 - E sta b lish m en ts having no s p e c ifie d m in im u m _________________ E sta b lish m en ts w hich did not e m p lo y w o rk e rs in this c a t e g o r y __________________________________________________ 1 - 40 XXX 3 $ 55. 00 A ll sch ed u les 18 9 3 40 64 E sta b lish m en ts having a s p e c ifie d m in im u m ___________________ under $ 4 2 . 50 _____________________________________ under $ 4 5 . 00 --------------------------------------------------------under $ 4 7 . 50 _____________________________________ under $ 5 0 .0 0 _____________________________________ under $ 52. 50 _____________________________________ under $ 55. 00 _________________________ __________ o v e r ________________________________________________ A ll sch ed u les 40 XXX 18 ' and and and and and and and A ll sch e d u le s N onm anufacturing B a sed on standard w eek ly h ou rs 3 o f— 46 64 00 50 00 50 00 50 40 M anufacturin g A ll in d u s tr ie s XXX E sta b lish m en ts s t u d ie d ___________________________________________ $40. $42. $45. $47. $ 50. $ 52. O ther 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 N onm anufacturing 1 - XXX 54 16 XXX 38 - 3 3 3 1 1 XXX 5 XXX XXX 27 XXX Lowest salary rate form ally established for hiring inexperienced w orkers for typing or other clerical jobs. R ates applicable to m essen g ers, office girls, or sim ilar subclerical jobs are not considered. Hours reflect the workweek for which em ployees receive th eir regular straig ht-tim e sala ries. Data are presented for all workweeks combined, and for the m ost common workweek reported. 7 Table B-3. Scheduled W e e k ly Hours (P ercent distribution of office and plant w orkers in all industries and in industry divisions by scheduled weekly hours of first-sh ift w orkers, Lubbock, T ex., June I960) I !i OFFICE WORKERS W e e k ly h o u r s All industries 1 Manufacturing Public utilities 2 j1 PLANT WO RK ERS All industries 3 Manufacturing 100 100 ! 3 10 ; 6 Public utilities 2 1 A ll w o r k e rs 37Vz O ver h ours 11l lz 40 hours — ..........— ---------- ---------~----------------------- ---------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 - - 35 92 ................ ............................ 4 5 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------50 h o u rs ------------------------------------- ------------------- ----------------- .................................. - .......... ........ O ver 50 h ours 1 2 3 4 1 67 O v e r 4 8 and u n d e r 50 h ours 100 ------------------------------ and u n d er 40 h o u rs 4 5 h o u r s ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------O v e r 45 and u n d e r 4 8 h o u r s 48 h ours 100 - ................................... .............................................................. O v e r 4 0 and u n d e r 4 4 h o u r s 44 h ours 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- i ! i 54 8 ! (4 ) 3 - - - - i 1 - 6 - - - - - - ! 1 1 8 4 17 2 5 10 Includes data for w holesale trade; reta il trad e; finance, insurance, and real estate; and serv ices in addition to those industry divisions shown separately. T ransportation, com munication, and other public utilities. Includes data for w holesale trade, reta il trade, real estate, and services in addition to those industry divisions shown separately. L ess than 0.5 percent. - - 6 89 17 100 25 13 - 5 - - 28 6 5 7 7 - 8 Table B-4. Paid Holidays (P e r c e n t d istrib u tio n o f o ffic e and plant w o r k e r s in all in d u s trie s and in in d u stry d iv isio n s b y n um ber o f paid h olid ays p ro v id e d annually, L u bbock, T e x . , June I960} Item OFFICE WORKERS PLANT WORKERS All industries * Manufacturing Public utilities2 All industries 3 _______________________________ 100 100 100 100 100 100 W orkers in establishm ents providing paid holidays _ _ ------- --------- ----------------W orkers in establishm ents providing no paid holidays --------------------------------- ------ 98 2 100 100 92 8 100 " 94 6 2 1 2 3 3 29 (4) 11 25 (4) 7 14 3 6 4 13 9 45 21 - 1 3 8 3 17 67 1 - 15 15 3 3 26 1 12 16 (4) - 26 6 6 6 34 23 _ 14 21 21 46 58 58 88 91 94 96 97 98 21 21 65 74 87 91 97 100 _ _ _ All w orkers Manufacturing Public utilities2 N um b er of d a y s 1 holiday --------------------------- ----------------------1 holiday plus 1 half day ----------- ------- ---2 holidays __ -------------- ----------------------------3 holidays _____ _______________ __________ 4 holidays ----- _ _ -------- — ------------- ---5 holidays _________________________ ______ 5 holidays plus 1 half d a y ____________________ 6 holidays __ __ __ ______________________ ---- --------- — — -----------7 holidays 8 holidays ______ _____________ _________ 13 holidays plus 1 half day _ _ ___ — --------14 holidays ____________________ _ ______ _ j i | 1 - 10 6 5 5 67 1 - T otal h o lid a y tim e 5 14 days ___ ___ .__ ______ __ -----------------I 3 V 2 or m ore days ___ --------------------------------8 or m ore days ______________ ____________ 7 or m ore days -------------------------- ----------------6 or m ore days --------- --------------------- --------51!z or m ore d a y s ------------------------------- --------5 or m ore days ____________________ _______ 4 or m ore days _ _ __ __ _ _______________ 3 or m ore days --------------------------------------------2 or m ore days ---------------------- --------------IV 2 or m ore d a y s ______ _______________ — 1 or m ore d a y s __ ___________________________ 1 68 85 85 88 96 99 100 100 100 (4) 17 29 30 56 59 62 77 77 92 _ 23 23 57 63 69 74 74 100 _ 1 68 73 73 78 84 84 94 94 94 1 In clu des data fo r w h o le s a le trade; re ta il trade; fin a n ce , in s u ra n ce , and r e a l esta te; and s e r v ic e s in add ition to th ose in d u stry d iv isio n s shown s e p a r a te ly . 2 T ra n sp orta tio n , c o m m u n ica tio n , and oth er public u tilitie s . 3 In clu des data fo r w h o le s a le tra d e , r e ta il tra d e , r e a l estate, and s e r v ic e s in addition to those in d u stry d iv isio n s shown 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 c om b in a tio n s o f fu ll and half days that add to the sam e am ount a re com b in ed ; f o r exa m p le , the p r o p o r tio n o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g a total o f 7 days in clu d es th ose w ith 7 fu ll days and no half da ys, 6 fu ll days and 2 h alf d ays, 5 fu ll days and 4 h a lf days, and so on. P r o p o r tio n s w e re then cu m u lated. 9 Table B-5. Paid Vacations (P ercen t d istrib u tion of o ffice and plant w ork ers in a ll in d u stries and in in dustry d iv isio n s by vacation pay p r o v isio n s, Lubbock, T e x ., June I960) Vacation policy All w orkers __________________________________ PLANT WORKERS OFFICE WORKERS Public utilities 2 All industries3 Manufacturing All industries 1 Manufacturing Public utilities 2 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 - 100 100 - 100 100 - 95 92 3 100 100 - 94 94 - - - - - - - " " - 5 ■ 6 11 30 10 13 16 24 14 13 9 9 21 39 _ 49 2 48 57 6 37 50 3 47 _ 3 76 1 15 78 3 19 17 14 68 _ _ 17 19 64 _ 18 19 63 3 27 17 49 33 19 49 16 20 58 _ 3 4 87 7 17 11 72 - _ 3 97 - 1 15 6 72 - _ 33 8 59 - _ 5 89 - _ 2 2 90 7 _ 10 11 79 _ _ 100 13 3 ' 85 . 5 89 - - 1 7 3 83 1 - - Method of paym ent W orkers in establishm ents providing paid vacations --------------------------------------------Length-of-tim e paym ent __________________ Percentage p ay m en t--------- .-----------------------F lat-sum paym ent -----------------------------------Other _____________________________________ W orkers in establishm ents providing no paid vacations ___________________________ - Amount of vocation p a y 4 A fter 6 m onths of service Under 1 w e e k ________________________________ 1 w ee k _______________________________________ After 1 year of service Under 1 week _________________________ ______ 1 w ee k _______________________________________ Over 1 and under 2 weeks ----------------------------2 weeks ______________________________________ A fter 2 years of service Under 1 week -----------------------------------------------1 w ee k _______________________________________ Over 1 and under 2 weeks ----------------------------2 weeks ______________________________________ A fter 3 years of service Under 1 week ---------------------------------------------— 1 w ee k ____________________________________ — Over 1 and under 2 weeks -------------------------,---2 weeks --------------------------------------------------------Over 2 and under 3 weeks ----------------------------After 5 years of service Under 1 w ee k ________________________________ 1 w e e k _______________________________________ Over 1 and under 2 weeks ___________________ 2 weeks --------------------------------------------------------Over 2 and under 3 weeks ----------------------------3 weeks --------------------------------------------------------See footnotes at end of table. _ - _ _ _ 69 25 _ - 10 Table B-5. Paid Vacations-Continued (P ercent distribution of office and plant w orkers in all industries and in industry divisions by vacation pay provisions, Lubbock, Tex. , June I960) PLANT WORKERS OFFICE WORKERS Vacation policy Ail industries1 Manufacturing 2 1 78 1 18 10 6 78 6 . 2 1 53 43 1 _ 10 6 71 13 ■ 2 1 53 34 1 9 . 10 6 71 13 ~ Public utilities 2 All industries 3 Manufacturing Public utilities2 A m ount off v o c a tio n p a y 4 — C ontinued A fter 10 years of service Under 1 week ________________________________ 1 w ee k -----------------------------------------------------------Over 1 and under 2 weeks ___________________ 2 weeks _________________ ___________________ Over 2 and under 3 weeks ___________________ 3 weeks ______________________________________ 79 3 17 1 7 3 76 9 13 3 85 _ - _ 89_ 5 . 12 85 3 1 7 3 58 27 - . 13 3 75 10 - 16 78 - . 1 7 3 58 24 3 13 3 75 10 - j 7 3 58 21 6 13 3 75 10 - - A fter 15 years of service Under 1 w ee k ------------------------------------------------1 w ee k ----------------------------------------------------------Over 1 and under 2 weeks ----------------------------2 weeks ______________________________________ 3 weeks ______________________________________ Over 3 and under 4 weeks ___________________ A fter 20 years of service Under 1 week ________________________________ 1 w e e k _______________________________________ Over 1 and under 2 weeks ___________________ 2 weeks ______________________________________ 3 weeks ______________________________________ Over 3 and under 4 weeks ___________________ 4 weeks ______________________________________ - 12 67 3 19 - 16 71 7 A fter 25 years of service Under 1 week ------------------------------------------------1 w ee k _______________________________________ Over 1 and under 2 weeks ----------------------------2 weeks --------------------------------------------------------3 weeks ______________________________________ Over 3 and under 4 weeks ___________________ 4 weeks ______________________________________ 2 1 53 30 1 13 . 10 6 71 13 - „ - 12 67 3 19 - - 16 71 7 1 Includes data for w holesale trade; retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and services in addition to those industry divisions shown separately. 2 T ransportation, com munication, and other public u tilities. 3 Includes data for w holesale trade, retail trad e, real estate, and services in addition to those industry divisions shown separately. 4 P eriods of service w ere a rb itra rily chosen and do not n ecessarily reflect the individual provisions for pro g ression s. F or example, the changes in proportions indicated at 10 y ears' service include changes in provisions occurring between 5 and 10 y ears. NOTE; In the tabulations of vacation allowances by years of service, paym ents other than "length of tim e, " such as percentage of annual earnings or flat-sum paym ents, :re converted to an equivalent tim e basis; fo: • exam ple, a paym ent of 2 percent of annual earnings was considered as 1 w eek's pay. 11 Table B-6. Health, Insurance, and Pension Plans (P ercent of office and plant w orkers in all industries and in industry divisions employed in establishm ents providing health, insurance, or pension benefits, Lubbock, T ex., June I960) OFFICE WORKERS Type of benefit All industries * M anufacturing PL A N T W O R K E R S Public utilities 2 All industries 2 Manufacturing Public utilities 2 All w orkers ______ ______________________ ___ 100 100 100 100 100 100 W orkers in establishm ents providing: Life insurance ---------------------------------------A ccidental death and dism em berm ent insurance ---------------------------------------------Sickness and accident insurance or sick leave or both4 ------ ------------- ---------Sickness and accident insurance -------Sick leave (full pay and no waiting period) --------------------------------Sick leave (partial pay or waiting period) ------------------- j.-----------H ospitalization insurance --------------.......— Surgical insurance ---------------------------------M edical insurance ---------------------- ----- ----Catastrophe insurance ---------------------------R etirem ent pension --------------------------------No health, insurance, or pension plan ---- 77 47 53 2u 40 6 84 84 67 52 59 3 88 61 37 24 13 89 89 64 64 ■ 41 6 85 58 73 23 70 3 84 84 76 58 59 68 43 48 19 31 7 69 69 56 48 45 14 90 63 26 17 10 89 89 68 60 43 5 79 65 57 13 52 5 61 61 50 50 73 6 j 1 Includes data for w holesale trad e; retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and services in addition to those industry divisions shown separately. 2 T ransportation, com munication, and other public utilities. 3 Includes data for w holesale trade, retail trade, real estate, and services in addition to those industry divisions shown separately. 4 Unduplicated total of w orkers receiving sick leave or sickness and accident insurance shown separately below. Sick-leave plans are lim ited to those which definitely establish at least the m inimum num ber of days* pay that can be expected by each employee. Inform al sick-leave allow ances determ ined on an individual basis are excluded. 13 Appendix: Occupational Descriptions T h e p r im a r y p u r p o s e o f p r e p a r i n g j o b d e s c r i p t i o n s f o r t h e B u r e a u ’ s w a g e s u r v e y s i s t o a s s i s t i t s f ie ld s t a f f in c l a s s i f y i n g in to a p p r o p r ia te o c c u p a t io n s w o r k e r s w h o a r e e m p lo y e d u n d e r a v a r ie t y o f p a y r o ll t i t l e s a n d d i f f e r e n t w o r k a r r a n g e m e n t s fr o m e s t a b l i s h m e n t t o e s t a b l i s h m e n t a n d fr o m a r e a t o a r e a . T h i s i s e s s e n t i a l i n o r d e r t o p e r m it t h e g r o u p in g o f o c c u p a t i o n a l w a g e r a t e s r e p r e s e n t i n g c o m p a r a b l e j o b c o n t e n t . B e c a u s e o f t h is e m p h a s is o n in te r e s t a b lis h m e n t a n d in te r a r e a c o m p a r a b ility o f o c c u p a t io n a l c o n t e n t , th e B u r e a u ’ s j o b d e s c r i p t i o n s m a y d i f f e r s i g n i f i c a n t l y fr o m t h o s e in u s e i n i n d i v i d u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s o r t h o s e p r e p a r e d f o r o t h e r p u r p o s e s . In a p p l y i n g t h e s e j o b d e s c r i p t i o n s , t h e B u r e a u ’ s f i e l d e c o n o m i s t s a r e in s t r u c t e d to e x c lu d e w o r k in g s u p e r v is o r s , a p p r e n t ic e s , le a r n e r s , b e g in n e r s , t r a in e e s , h a n d ic a p p e d w o r k e r s , p a r t-tim e , te m p o r a r y , a n d p r o b a tio n a r y w o r k e r s . OFFICE BILLER, MACHINE BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATOR P r e p a r e s s t a t e m e n t s , b i l l s , a n d i n v o i c e s o n a m a c h in e o th e r th a n a n o r d in a r y o r e le c t r o m a t ic t y p e w r it e r . M ay a l s o k e e p r e c o r d s a s to b i ll i n g s or s h ip p in g c h a r g e s or p er fo rm o th e r c l e r i c a l w o r k in c id e n t a l to b illin g o p e r a t io n s . F o r w a g e s t u d y p u r p o s e s , b i ll e r s , m a c h in e , a r e c l a s s i f i e d b y ty p e o f m a c h in e , a s f o llo w s : O p e r a t e s a b o o k k e e p in g m a c h in e (R e m in g to n R a n d , E ll i o t t F is h e r , S u n d s tr a n d , B u r r o u g h s, N a t io n a l C a s h R e g is t e r , w ith o r w ith o u t a ty p e w r ite r k e y b o a r d ) to k e e p a r e c o r d o f b u s in e s s t r a n s a c t io n s . , c h in e (M o o n B iller machine (billing m achine) — U s e s a s p e c ia l b illin g m a H o p k in s , E llio t t F is h e r , B u r r o u g h s, e t c ., w h ic h a re c o m b in a t io n t y p in g a n d a d d in g m a c h in e s ) to p r e p a r e b i ll s a n d i n v o i c e s fro m c u s t o m e r s ’ p u r c h a s e o r d e r s , in t e r n a lly p r e p a r e d o r d e r s , s h ip p in g m e m o r a n d u m s, e t c . U s u a lly in v o lv e s a p p lic a t io n o f p r e d e te r m in e d d i s c o u n t s a n d s h ip p in g c h a r g e s a n d e n t r y o f n e c e s s a r y e x t e n s io n s , w h ic h m a y or m a y n o t b e c o m p u te d on th e b illin g m a c h in e , a n d t o t a ls w h ic h a r e a u t o m a t ic a lly a c c u m u la te d b y m a c h in e . T h e o p e r a tio n u s u a lly in v o lv e s a la r g e n u m b er o f c a r b o n c o p i e s o f th e b ill b e in g p r e p a r e d a n d i s o fte n d o n e o n a f a n fo ld m a c h in e . Biller, machine (bookkeeping m achine) — U s e s a b o o k k e e p i n g m a c h in e (S u n d s tr a n d , E l l i o t t F is h e r , R e m in g t o n R a n d , e t c . , w h ic h m a y or m a y n o t h a v e ty p e w r ite r k e y b o a r d ) to p r e p a r e c u s t o m e r s ’ b ills a s p a rt o f th e a c c o u n t s r e c e iv a b le o p e r a tio n . G e n e r a lly in v o lv e s th e s im u lta n e o u s e n tr y o f fig u r e s o n c u s t o m e r s ’ le d g e r r e c o r d . T h e m a c h in e a u t o m a t i c a l l y a c c u m u la t e s f ig u r e s o n a n u m b e r o f v e r t ic a l c o lu m n s a n d c o m p u te s a n d u s u a lly p r in ts a u t o m a t ic a lly th e d e b it or c r e d it b a la n c e s . D o e s n o t in v o lv e a k n o w le d g e o f b o o k k e e p in g . W o r k s fr o m u n if o r m a n d s t a n d a r d t y p e s o f s a l e s a n d c r e d it s l i p s . C lass A — K e e p s a s e t o f r e c o r d s r e q u i r i n g a k n o w l e d g e o f a n d e x p e r ie n c e in b a s i c b o o k k e e p in g p r in c ip le s a n d f a m ilia r it y w ith th e str u c tu r e o f th e p a r tic u la r a c c o u n tin g s y s t e m u s e d . D e te r m in e s p ro p er r e c o r d s a n d d is tr ib u tio n o f d e b it a n d c r e d it ite m s to b e u s e d in e a c h p h a s e o f th e w o r k . M ay p r e p a r e c o n s o li d a t e d r e p o r t s , b a la n c e s h e e t s , a n d o th e r r e c o r d s b y h a n d . C lass B — K e e p s a r e c o r d o f o n e o r m o r e p h a s e s o r s e c t i o n s o f a s e t o f r e c o r d s u s u a lly r e q u ir in g l i t t l e k n o w le d g e o f b a s i c b o o k k e e p in g P h a s e s or s e c t io n s in c lu d e a c c o u n t s p a y a b le , p a y r o ll, c u s t o m e r s ’ a c c o u n t s (n o t in c lu d in g a s im p le ty p e o f b illin g d e s c r ib e d u n d e r b ille r , m a c h in e ) , c o s t d is t r ib u t io n , e x p e n s e d is t r ib u t io n , in v e n to r y c o n t r o l, e t c . M ay c h e c k or a s s i s t in p r e p a r a tio n o f t r ia l b a l a n c e s a n d p r e p a r e c o n t r o l s h e e t s fo r th e a c c o u n t in g d e p a r tm e n t . CLERK, ACCOUNTING C lass A — U n d e r g e n e r a l d i r e c t i o n o f a b o o k k e e p e r o r a c c o u n t a n t , h a s r e s p o n s ib ilit y fo r k e e p in g o n e o r m o re s e c t i o n s o f a c o m p le t e s e t o f b o o k s or r e c o r d s r e la tin g to o n e p h a s e o f a n e s t a b l is h m e n t ' s b u s i n e s s t r a n s a c t i o n s . W o rk i n v o l v e s p o s t i n g a n d b a l a n c i n g s u b s id ia r y le d g e r or le d g e r s s u c h as a c c o u n ts r e c e iv a b le or a c c o u n ts 14 CLERK, ACCOUNTING— Continued payable; exam ining and coding invoices or vouchers with proper a c counting distribution; requires judgment and experience in making proper assig n ation s and allo catio n s. May a s s is t in preparing, ad justing and closing journal en tries; may d irect c la ss B accounting clerk s. Class B— Under supervision, performs one or more routine a c counting operations such as posting sim ple journal vouchers or a c counts payable vouchers, entering vouchers in voucher reg isters; reconciling bank accounts; posting subsidiary ledgers controlled by general ledgers, or posting sim ple co st accounting d ata. T his job does not require a knowledge of accounting and bookkeeping principles but is found in offices in which the more routine accou n t ing work is subdivided on a functional b asis among sev eral w orkers. CLERK, PAYROLL Com putes w ages of company em ployees and enters the n e c e s sary data on the payroll sh e e ts. D uties involve: C alculating w orkers’ earnings based on time or production records; posting calcu lated data on payroll sh eet, showing information such as worker’s name, working days, tim e, rate, deductions for insurance, and total w ages due. May make out paychecks and a s s is t paym aster in making up and d istrib u t ing pay envelopes. May use a calculating m achine. COMPTOMETER OPERATOR Prim ary duty is to operate a Comptometer to perform m athem a tic al com putations. T his job is not to be confused with that of s ta tis tical or other type of clerk, which may involve frequent use of a Comp tom eter but, in which, use of this machine is incidental to perform ance of other duties. CLERK, FILE Class A— In an estab lish ed filing system containing a num ber of varied su bject m atter file s, c la ssifie s and indexes co rres pondence or other m aterial; may also file this m aterial. May keep records of various types in conjunction with files or may super vise others in filing and locating m aterial in the file s. May per form incidental clerical d u ties. Class B— Perform s routine filing, usually of m aterial th at has already been classified or which is easily identifiab le, or lo cates or a s s is ts in locating m aterial in file s. May perform incidental clerical d u ties. CLERK, ORDER R eceives cu sto m ers'o rd ers for m aterial or m erchandise by m ail, phone, or personally. D uties involve any combination of the following: Quoting prices to custom ers; making out an order sh eet listin g the item s to make up the order; checking prices and quantities of item s on order sheet; distributing order sh eets to resp ective departm ents to be filled. May check with credit departm ent to determ ine credit rating of custom er, acknowledge receipt of orders from custom ers, follow up orders to see that they have been filled, keep file of orders received, and check ship ping invoices with original orders. DUPLICATING-MACHINE OPERATOR (MIMEOGRAPH OR DITTO) Under general supervision and with no supervisory resp o n si b ilitie s, reproduces m ultiple copies of typew ritten or handw ritten m atter, using a Mimeograph or Ditto m achine. Makes n ecessary adjustm ent such as for ink and paper feed counter and cylinder speed. Is not required to prepare ste n c il or D itto m aster. May keep file of used ste n c ils or D itto m asters. May sort, co llate, and staple com pleted m aterial. KEYPUNCH OPERATOR Under general supervision and with no supervisory resp o n si b ilitie s, records accounting and s ta tis tic a l data on tabulating cards by punching a series of holes in the cards in a sp ecified sequence, using an alp habetical or a num erical keypunch m achine, following w ritten in formation on records. May duplicate cards by using the duplicating de vice attached to m achine. May keep files of punch card s. May verify own work or work of others. OFFICE BOY OR GIRL Perform s various routine duties such as running errands, op erating minor office m achines such as sealers or m ailers, opening and distributing m ail, and other minor clerical work. 15 SECRETARY Performs secretarial and clerical duties for a superior in an ad m inistrative or executive position. D uties include making appointm ents for superior; receiving people coming into office; answ ering and making phone c alls; handling personal and im portant or confidential m ail, and writing routine correspondence on own initiativ e; taking dictation (where transcribing machine is not used) either in shorthand or by Stenotype or sim ilar m achine, and transcribing dictation or the recorded information reproduced on a transcribing m achine. May prepare sp ecial reports or memorandums for information of superior. STENOGRAPHER, GENERAL Primary duty is to take dictation from one or more persons, either in shorthand or by Stenotype or sim ilar m achine, involving a nor mal routine vocabulary, and to transcribe this dictation on a typew riter. May also type from w ritten copy. May also se t up and keep files in or der, keep sim ple records, etc. Does not include transcribing-machine work (see transcribing-m achine operator). STENOGRAPHER, TECHNICAL Primary duty is to take dictation from one or more persons either in shorthand or by Stenotype or sim ilar m achine, involving a varied technical or specialized vocabulary such as in legal briefs or reports on scien tific research and to transcribe this dictation on a typew riter. May also type from w ritten copy. May also se t up and keep files in order, keep sim ple records, etc. Does not include transcribing-machine work. SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR O perates a single- or m ultiple-position telephone sw itchboard. D uties involve handling incom ing, outgoing, and intraplant or office c a lls. May record toll calls and take m essag es. May give information to per sons who call in, or occasionally take telephone orders. For w orkers who also act as receptio nists see sw itchboard operator-receptionist. SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR-RECEPTIONIST In addition to performing duties of operator, on a single p o si tion or monitor-type sw itchboard, acts as receptio nist and may also type or perform routine clerical work as part of regular d u ties. T his typing or clerical work may take the major part of this w orker's time w hile at sw itchboard. TABULATING-MACHINE OPERATOR Class A— O perates a variety of tabulating or electrical ac counting m achines, typically including such m achines as the tabu lator, calculator, interpreter, collator and others. Performs com plete reporting assignm ents without clo se supervision, and performs difficult wiring as required. The com plete reporting and tabulating assignm ents typically involve a variety of long and complex re ports which often are of irregular or nonrecurring type requiring some planning and sequencing of step s to be taken. As a more experienced operator, is typically involved in training new opera tors in machine operations, or partially trained operators in wiring from diagram s and operating sequences of long and complex reports. Does not include working supervisors performing tabulating-m achine operations and day-to-day supervision of the work and production of a group of tabulating-m achine operators. Class B— O perates more difficult tabulating or electrical ac counting m achines such as the tabulator and calculator, in addition to the sorter, reproducer, and collator. T his work is performed under specific instructions and may include the perform ance of some wir ing from diagram s. The work typically involves, for exam ple, tabu lations involving a repetitive accounting ex ercise, a com plete but sm all tabulating study, or parts of a longer and more complex report. Such reports and studies are usually of a recurring nature where the procedures are w ell estab lish ed . May also include the training of new em ployees in the basic operation of the machine. Class C— O perates sim ple tabulating or electrical account ing m achines such as the sorter, reproducing punch, collator, etc., with specific instructions. May include sim ple wiring from diagrams and some filing work. The work typically involves portions of a work unit, for exam ple, individual sorting or collating runs, or re petitive operations. TRANSCRIBING-MACHINE OPERATOR, GENERAL Prim ary duty is to transcribe dictation involving a normal routine vocabulary from transcribing-m achine records. May also type from w ritten copy and do sim ple clerical work. Workers transcribing dictation in volving a varied tech n ical or sp ecialized vocabulary such as legal briefs or reports on scien tific research are not included. A worker who takes dictation in shorthand or by Stenotype or sim ilar m achine is classified as a stenographer, general. 16 TYPIST TYPIST—■ Continued U ses a typew riter to make copies of various m aterial or to make out b ills after calcu latio n s have been made by another person. May in clude typing of ste n c ils, m ats, or sim ilar m aterials for use in d u plicat ing p ro cesses. May do clerical work involving little sp ecial training, such as keeping sim ple records, filing records and reports, or sorting and distributing incom ing m ail. Class A— Perform s one or more of the following: Typing ma terial in final form when it involves combining m aterial from sev eral sources or responsibility for correct spelling, sy llab icatio n , punc- tuation, e tc ., of technical or unusual words or foreign language ma terial; planning layout and typing of com plicated s ta tis tic a l tab les to m aintain uniformity and balance in spacing. May type routine form letters varying d etails to su it circum stances. Class B— Perform s one or more of the following: Copy typing from rough or clear drafts; routine typing of forms, insurance p o licies, etc.; settin g up sim ple standard tabulations, or copying more com plex tables already se t up and spaced properly. PR O FE S SIO N A L AND T E C H N IC A L DRAFTSMAN, JUNIOR (A ssistan t draftsm an) Draws to scale units or parts of draw ings prepared by d rafts man or others for engineering, construction, or m anufacturing purposes. U ses various types of drafting tools as required. May prepare draw ings from sim ple plans or sk etch es, or perform other duties under direction of a draftsm an. DRAFTSMAN, LEADER P lans and d irects activ ities of one or more draftsm en in prep aration of working plans and d etail draw ings from rough or prelim inary sk etches for engineering, construction, or manufacturing purposes. D uties involve a combination of the following: Interpreting blueprints, sk etch es, and w ritten or verbal orders; determ ining work procedures; assig n in g duties to subordinates and inspecting their work; performing more dif ficult problem s. May a s s is t subordinates during em ergencies or a s a regular assignm ent, or perform related duties of a supervisory or ad m inistrative nature* DRAFTSMAN, SENIOR Prepares working plans and d etail draw ings from n o tes, rough or detailed sketches for engineering, construction, or m anufacturing pur p o ses. D uties involve a combination of the following: Preparing work ing plans, d etail draw ings, m aps, cro ss-sectio n s, e tc ., to scale by use of drafting instrum ents; making engineering com putations such as those DRAFTSMAN, SENIOR— Continued involved in strength of m aterials, beam s and tru sse s; verifying com pleted work, checking dim ensions, m aterials to be used, and q u an tities; w riting sp ecificatio n s; making adjustm ents or changes in drawings or sp ecificatio n s. May ink in lines and letters on pencil draw ings, prepare d etail units of com plete draw ings, or trace draw ings. Work is frequently in a sp ecialized field such as architectural, electrical, m echanical, or structural drafting. NURSE, INDUSTRIAL (REGISTERED) A registered nurse who gives nursing serv ice to ill or injured em ployees or other persons who become ill or suffer an accident on the prem ises of a factory or other establishm ent. D uties involve a combina tion of the following: Giving first aid to the ill or injured; attending to subsequent dressing of em ployees' injuries; keeping records of p atients treated; preparing accident reports for com pensation or other purposes; conducting physical exam inations and health evaluations of applicants and em ployees; and planning and carrying out programs involving health education, accident prevention, evaluation of plant environm ent, or other activ ities affecting the health, w elfare, and safety of a ll personnel. TRACER Copies plans and draw ings prepared by others, by placing trac ing cloth or paper over drawing and tracing with pen or p en cil. U ses T -square, com pass, and other drafting to o ls. May prepare sim ple draw ings and do sim ple lettering. 17 M AIN TEN A N CE D PO W E R PL A N T CARPENTER, MAINTENANCE FIREMAN, STATIONARY BOILER Perform s the carpentry duties n ecessary to construct and main tain in good repair building woodwork and equipm ent such as bins, cribs, counters, benches, partitions, doors, floors, sta irs, casin gs, and trim made of wood in an establishm ent. Work involves most of the following: Planning and laying out of work from blueprints, draw ings, m odels, or verbal instructions; using a variety of carpenter’s handtools, portable power tools, and standard measuring instrum ents; making standard shop com putations relating to dim ensions of work; selectin g m aterials n ec essary for the work. In general, the work of the m aintenance carpenter requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through a for mal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience. F ires stationary boilers to furnish the establishm ent in which employed with heat, power, or steam . F eeds fuels to fire by hand or operates a m echanical stoker, gas, or oil burner; checks water and safety valves. May clean, oil, or a s s is t in repairing boilerroom equipm ent. ELECTRICIAN, MAINTENANCE Perform s a variety of electrical trade functions such as the in stallatio n , m aintenance, or repair of equipm ent for the generating, d is tribution, or utilization of electric energy in an establishm ent. Work involves most of the following: Installing or repairing any of a variety of electrical equipm ent such as generators, transform ers, sw itchboards, controllers, circuit breakers, motors, heating units, conduit system s, or other transm ission equipment; working from blueprints, draw ings, lay out, or other sp ecificatio n s; locating and diagnosing trouble in the e le c trical system or equipm ent; working standard com putations relating to load requirem ents of wiring or electrical equipm ent; using a variety of electrician ’s handtools and measuring and testin g instrum ents. In gen eral, the work of the m aintenance electrician requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience. ENGINEER, STATIONARY O perates and m aintains and may also supervise the operation of stationary engines and equipm ent (m echanical or electrical) to sup ply the establishm ent in which employed with power, heat, refrigera tion, or air-conditioning. Work involves: O perating and m aintaining equipment such as steam engines, air com pressors, generators, motors turbines, ventilating and refrigerating equipm ent, steam boilers and boiler-fed w ater pumps; making equipm ent repairs; keeping a record of operation of m achinery, tem perature, and fuel consum ption. May also supervise these operations. Head or chief engineers in establishments employing more than one engineer are excluded. HELPER, TRADES, MAINTENANCE A ssists one or more workers in the skilled m aintenance trades, by performing specific or general duties of le sse r sk ill, such as keeping a worker supplied with m aterials and tools; cleaning working area, ma chine, and equipm ent; assistin g worker by holding m aterials or tools; performing other unskilled tasks as directed by journeyman. The kind of work the helper is perm itted to perform varies from trade to trade: In some trades the helper is confined to supplying, lifting, and holding ma terials and tools and cleaning working area s; and in others he is per mitted to perform specialized machine operations, or parts of a trade that are also performed by workers on a full-tim e b asis. MACHINE-TOOL OPERATOR, TOOLROOM S pecializes in the operation of one or more types of machine tools, such as jig borers, cylindrical or surface grinders, engine lathes, or milling m achines in the construction of m achine-shop tools, gauges, jigs, fixtures, or d ies. Work involves most of the following: Planning and performing difficult machining operations; processing item s requiring com plicated setups or a high degree of accuracy; using a variety of pre cision m easuring instrum ents; selectin g feeds, sp eed s, tooling and op eration sequence; making n ecessary adjustm ents during operation to achieve req u isite tolerances or dim ensions. May be required to recog nize when tools need dressing, to dress tools, and to select proper coolants and cutting and lubricating o ils. For cross-industry wage study purposes, m achine-tool operators, toolroom, in tool and die jobbing shops are excluded from this classificatio n . MACHINIST, MAINTENANCE Produces replacem ent parts and new parts in making repairs of m etal parts of m echanical equipm ent operated in an establishm ent. Work involves most of the following: Interpreting w ritten instructions and sp ecificatio n s; planning and laying out of work; using a variety of ma ch in ist’s handtools and precision m easuring instrum ents; settin g up and 18 MACHINIST, MAINTENANCE— Continued operating standard machine tools; shaping of m etal parts to close tolerances; making standard shop com putations relating to dim ensions of work, tooling, feeds and speeds of machining; knowledge of the working prop erties of the common m etals; selectin g standard m aterials, p arts, and equipm ent required for his work; fitting and assem bling parts into me chanical equipm ent. In general, the m achinist’s work normally requires a rounded training in m achine-shop practice usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience. MECHANIC, AUTOMOTIVE (MAINTENANCE) R epairs autom obiles, b uses, m otortrucks, and tractors of an e s tablishm ent. Work involves most of the following: Examining autom otive equipment to diagnose source of trouble; disassem bling equipm ent and performing repairs that involve the use of such handtools as w renches, gauges, d rills, or sp ecialized equipm ent in disassem bling or fitting parts; replacing broken or defective parts from stock; grinding and adjusting valves; reassem bling and installing the various assem blies in the vehicle and making n ecessary adjustm ents; alining w heels, adjusting brakes and lights, or tightening body bolts. In general, the work of the autom otive m echanic requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience. MECHANIC, MAINTENANCE R epairs machinery or m echanical equipment of an establishm ent. Work involves most of the following: Examining m achines and m echan ical equipm ent to diagnose source of trouble; dism antling or partly d is m antling m achines and performing repairs that mainly involve the use of handtools in scraping and fitting parts; replacing broken or defective parts with item s obtained from stock; ordering the production of a rep lace ment part by a m achine shop or sending of the machine to a m achine shop for major repairs; preparing w ritten sp ecificatio n s for major repairs or for the production of parts ordered from machine shop; reassem bling ma chines; and making all n ecessary adjustm ents for operation. In general, the work of a m aintenance m echanic requires rounded training and ex perience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience. Excluded from this classificatio n are workers whose primary duties involve settin g up or adjusting m achines. MILLWRIGHT In stalls new m achines or heavy equipm ent and dism antles and in stalls m achines or heavy equipm ent when changes in the plant layout MILLWRIGHT— Continued are required. Work involves most of the following: Planning and laying out of the work; interpreting blueprints or other sp ecificatio n s; using a variety of handtools and rigging; making standard shop com putations re lating to stre s se s , strength of m aterials, and centers of gravity; alining and balancing of equipm ent; selectin g standard tools, equipm ent, and parts to be used; installin g and m aintaining in good order power transm ission equipm ent such as drives and speed reducers. In general, the m ill w right’s work normally requires a rounded training and experience in the trade acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience. OILER L u bricates, with oil or g rease, the moving parts or wearing sur faces of m echanical equipm ent of an establishm ent. PAINTER, MAINTENANCE P ain ts and redecorates w alls, woodwork, and fixtures of an e s tablishm ent. Work involves the following: Knowledge of surface pecu lia rities and types of paint required for different applications; preparing surface for painting by removing old finish or by placing putty or filler in nail holes and in terstices; applying paint with spray gun or brush. May mix colors, o ils, white lead, and other paint ingredients to obtain proper color or consistency. In general, the work of the m aintenance painter requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through a for mal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience. PIPEFITTER, MAINTENANCE In stalls or repairs w ater, steam , g as, or other types of pipe and pipefittings in an establishm ent. Work involves most of the following: Laying out of work and m easuring to locate position of pipe from drawings or other w ritten sp ecificatio n s; cutting various siz e s of pipe to correct lengths with ch isel and hammer or oxyacetylene torch or pipe-cutting ma chine; threading pipe with stocks and d ies; bending pipe by hand-driven or power-driven m achines; assem bling pipe with couplings and fastening pipe to hangers; making standard shop com putations relatin g to p ressu res, flow, and size of pipe required; making standard te s ts to determ ine w hether finished pipes meet sp ecific atio n s• In general, the work of the m aintenance pipefitter requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and ex perience. Workers primarily engaged in installing and repairing building sanitation or heating systems are excluded. 19 TOOL AND DIE MAKER PLUMBER, MAINTENANCE K eeps the plumbing system of an establishm ent in good order. Work involves: Knowledge of sanitary codes regarding installatio n of vents and traps in plumbing system ; installin g or repairing pipes and fixtures; opening clogged drains with a plunger or plumber’s snake. In general, the work of the m aintenance plumber requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equiv alent training and experience. SHEET-METAL WORKER, MAINTENANCE F ab ricates, in stalls, and m aintains in good repair the sheetmetal equipment and fixtures (such as machine guards, grease pans, sh elv es, lockers, tanks, ventilators, chutes, ducts, metal roofing) of an establishm ent. Work involves most of the following; Planning and lay ing out all types of sheet-m etal m aintenance work from blueprints, m odels, or other specifications; setting up and operating all available types of sheet-m etal-w orking m achines; using a variety of handtools in cutting, bending, forming, shaping, fitting, and assem bling; installin g sh eetm etal articles as required. In general, the work of the m aintenance sheet-m etal worker requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience. (Die maker; jig maker; toolm aker; fixture maker; gauge maker) C onstructs and repairs m achine-shop tools, gauges, jigs, fix tures or dies for forgings, punching and other metal-forming work. Work involves most of the following: Planning and laying out of work from m odels, blueprints, drawings, or other oral and written specifications; using a variety of tool and die maker’s handtools and precision m eas uring instrum ents, understanding of the working properties of common m etals and alloys; setting up and operating of machine tools and related equipm ent; making necessary shop com putations relating to dim ensions of work, sp eed s, feeds, and tooling of m achines; heattreating of metal parts during fabrication as w ell as of finished tools and dies to achieve required q u alities; working to close tolerances; fitting and assem bling of parts to prescribed tolerances and allow ances; selectin g appropriate m aterials, tools, and p ro cesses. In general, the tool and die maker’s work requires a rounded training in m achine-shop and toolroom practice usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience. For cross-industry wage study purposes, tool and die makers in tool and die jobbing shops are excluded from this classificatio n . C U STO D IA L AND M A TER IA L M OVEM ENT ELEVATOR OPERATOR, PASSENGER T ransports passengers between floors of an office building, apartm ent house, departm ent store, hotel or sim ilar establishm ent. Workers who operate elevators in conjunction with other duties such as those of starters and janitors are excluded. GUARD JANITOR, PORTER, OR CLEANER— Continued or other establishm ent. D uties involve a combination of the following: Sweeping, mopping or scrubbing, and polishing floors; removing chips, trash, and other refuse; dusting equipm ent, furniture, or fixtures; polish ing metal fixtures or trimmings; providing supplies and minor m ainte nance serv ices; cleaning lavatories, show ers, and restroom s. Workers who sp ecialize in window w ashing are excluded. Performs routine police d u ties, either at fixed post or on tour, m aintaining order, using arms or force where n ecessary . Includes gate- men who are stationed at gate and check on identity of employees and LABORER, MATERIAL HANDLING other persons entering. JANITOR, PORTER, OR CLEANER (Sweeper; charwoman; jan itress) C leans and keeps in an orderly condition factory working areas and washrooms, or prem ises of an office, apartm ent house, or commercial (Loader and unloader; handler and stacker; shelver; trucker; stockman or stock helper; warehousem an or warehouse helper) A worker employed in a w arehouse, m anufacturing plant, store, or other establishm ent whose duties involve one or more of the follow ing: Loading and unloading various m aterials and m erchandise on or 20 LABORER, MATERIAL HANDLING—-Continued from freight cars, trucks, or other transporting devices; unpacking, shelv ing, or placing m aterials or m erchandise in proper storage location; tran s porting m aterials or m erchandise by hand truck, car, or wheelbarrow. Longshoremen, who load and unload ships are excluded. ORDER FILLER (Order picker; stock selector; w arehouse stockm an) F ills shipping or transfer orders for finished goods from stored m erchandise in accordance with specificatio n s on sales slip s, custom ers’ orders, or other instructions. May, in addition to filling orders and indi cating item s filled or omitted, keep records of outgoing orders, req u isi tion additional stock, or report short supplies to supervisor, and perform other related du ties. PACKER, SHIPPING P repares finished products for shipm ent or storage by placing them in shipping containers, the specific operations performed being dependent upon the type, siz e, and number of units to be packed, the type of container em ployed, and method of shipm ent. Work requires the placing of item s in shipping containers and may involve one or more of the following: Knowledge of various item s of stock in order to verify content; selectio n of appropriate type and size of container; inserting enclosures in container; using excelsior or other m aterial to prevent breakage or damage; closing and sealing container; applying lab els or entering identifying data on container. Packers who also make wooden boxes or crates are excluded. SHIPPING AND RECEIVING CLERK Prepares m erchandise for shipm ent, or receives and is respon sible for incom ing shipm ents of m erchandise or other m aterials. Shipping work involves: A knowledge of shipping procedures, p ractices, routes, available m eans of transportation and rates; and preparing records of the goods shipped, making up bills of lading, posting weight and shipping charges, and keeping a file of shipping records. May direct or a s s is t in preparing the m erchandise for shipm ent. Receiving work involves: V eri fying or directing others in verifying the correctness of shipm ents ag ain st b ills of lading, invoices, or other records; checking for shortages and rejecting damaged goods; routing m erchandise or m aterials to proper de partm ents; m aintaining necessary records and file s. SHIPPING AND RECEIVING CLERK— Continued For wage study purposes, workers are classified as follows: Receiving clerk Shipping clerk Shipping and receiving clerk TRUCKDRIVER D rives a truck within a city or industrial area to transport ma terials, m erchandise, equipm ent, or men betw een various types of e sta b lishm ents such as: M anufacturing p lants, freight depots, w arehouses, w holesale and retail establishm ents, or betw een retail establishm ents and customers* houses or places of b u sin ess. May also load or unload truck with or w ithout helpers, make minor m echanical repairs, and keep truck in good working order. D river-salesm en and over-the-road drivers are excluded. For wage study purposes, truckdrivers are c lassified by size and type of equipm ent, as follow s: (T ractor-trailer should be rated on the b asis of trailer capacity.) Truckdriver (combination of sizes listed separately) Truckdriver, light (under 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) TRUCKER, POWER O perates a manually controlled gasoline- or electric-pow ered truck or tractor to transport goods and m aterials of all kinds about a w arehouse, m anufacturing plant, or other establishm ent. For wage study purposes, workers are c lassified by type of truck, as follow s: Trucker, power (forklift) Trucker, power (other than forklift) WATCHMAN Makes rounds of prem ises periodically in protecting property ag ain st fire, theft, and illeg al entry. * U.S. GOVERNMENTPRINTINGOFFICE: 1960 0—559720 O ccu p atio n al Wage S urveys O c c u p a t i o n a l w a g e s u r v e y s a r e b e i n g c o n d u c t e d i n 6 0 m a j o r la b o r m a r k e t s d u r in g l a t e 1 9 5 9 a n d e a r l y I 9 6 0 . T h e s e b u l l e t i n s , w h e n a v a i l a b l e , m a y b e p u r c h a s e d f r o m t h e S u p e r i n t e n d e n t o f D o c u m e n t s , U . S . G o v e r n m e n t P r i n t i n g O f f i c e , W a s h in g t o n 2 5 , D . C . , o r f r o m a n y o f t h e B L S r e g i o n a l s a l e s o f f i c e s s h o w n o n th e in s id e fro n t c o v e r . A s u m m a r y b u l l e t i n c o n t a i n i n g d a t a f o r a l l la b o r m a r k e t s , c o m b i n e d w it h a d d i t i o n a l a n a l y s i s , w i l l b e i s s u e d e a r l y i n 1 9 6 1 . B u lle t in s fo r th e a r e a s l i s t e d b e lo w a r e n o w a v a i l a b l e . Allentown—Bethlehem —E aston, P a .—N .J., March i 960— BLS Bull. 1265-33, price 25 cents Baltim ore, Md., September 1959— BLS Bull. 1265-7, price 15 cents Birmingham, A la., March i 960— BLS Bull. 1265-37, price 25 cents Boston, M ass., October 1959— BLS Bull. 1265-8, price 25 cents Buffalo, N.Y., October 1959— BLS Bull. 1265-4, price 20 cents M i n n e a p o l i s —S t . P a u l , M in n ., J a n u a r y I 9 6 0 — B L S B u l l . 1 2 6 5 - 2 1 , p r ic e 2 5 c e n t s N e w a r k a n d J e r s e y C ity , N .J ., F e b r u a r y I 9 6 0 — B L S B u ll. 1 2 6 5 -2 8 , p r ic e 2 5 c e n t s N e w O r le a n s , L a ., F e b r u a r y I 9 6 0 — B L S B u ll. 1 2 6 5 -3 2 , p r ic e 2 5 c e n t s N e w Y o r k , N .Y ., A p r il I 9 6 0 — B L S B u ll. 1 2 6 5 - 4 4 , p r ic e 2 5 c e n t s Canton, Ohio, December 1959— BLS Bull. 1265-10, price 25 cents C incinnati, Ohio—Ky., February I960— BLS Bull. 1265*31, price 25 cents C leveland, Ohio, September 1959— BLS Bull. 1265-1, price 20 cents D allas, T ex., October 1959— BLS Bull. 1265-3, price 20 cents Dayton, Ohio, December 1959— BLS Bull. 1265-9, price 25 cents P h ila d e lp h ia , P a ., N o v e m b e r 1 9 5 9 — B L S B u ll. 1 2 6 5 -1 6 , p r ic e 25 c e n t s P h o e n i x , A r i z . , A p r i l i 960 — B L S B u l l . 1 2 6 5 - 4 2 , p r i c e 2 5 c e n t s P it t s b u r g h , P a ., D e c e m b e r 1 9 5 9 — B L S B u ll. 1 2 6 5 - 2 0 , p r ic e 2 5 c e n t s P o r t la n d , M a in e , N o v e m b e r 1 9 5 9 — B L S B u ll. 1 2 6 5 - 1 2 , p r ic e 2 0 c e n t s P r o v i d e n c e , R . I . —M a s s . , M a r c h I 9 6 0 — B L S B u l l . 1 2 6 5 * 3 4 , p r i c e 2 5 c e n t s R ic h m o n d , V a . , F e b r u a r y I 9 6 0 — = -B L S B u l l . 1 2 6 5 - 2 4 , p r i c e 2 5 c e n t s Denver, C olo., December 1959— BLS Bull. 1265-11, price 25 cents Des M oines, Iowa, February I960— BLS Bull. 1265-30, price 25 cents D etroit, Mich., January I960— BLS Bull. 1265-25, price 20 cents Fort Worth, T ex., November 1959— BLS Bull. 1265-13, p ric e 25 cents Indianapolis, Ind., January I960— BLS Bull. 1265-22, price 25 cents Jackson, M iss., February I960— BLS Bull. 1265-26, price 25 cents Jacksonville, F la., December 1959— BLS Bull. 1265-14, price 25 cents S t . L o u i s , M o ., O c t o b e r 1 9 5 9 — B L S B u l l . 1 2 6 5 - 5 , p r i c e 2 5 c e n t s S a n B e r n a r d i n o —R i v e r s i d e —O n t a r i o , C a l i f . , N o v e m b e r 1 9 5 9 -----B L S B u ll. 1 2 6 5 -1 5 , p r ic e 2 5 c e n t s S a n F r a n c i s c o —O a k l a n d , C a l i f . , J a n u a r y I 9 6 0 — B L S B u l l . 1 2 6 5 - 1 7 , p r ic e 2 5 c e n t s S e a t t l e , W a s h ., A u g u s t 1 9 5 9 — B L S B u l l . 1 2 6 5 - 2 , p r ic e 25 c e n t s K ansas City, Mo.—K ans., January i 960— BLS Bull. 1265-23, price 25 cents Los A ngeles—Long Beach, C alif., April I960— BLS Bull. 1265-35, price 25 cents Memphis, T enn., January I960— BLS Bull. 1265-19, price 25 cents Miami, F la., December 1959— BLS Bull. 1265-6, price 20 cents M ilwaukee, Wis., April I960— BLS Bull. 1265-43, price 25 cents S io u x F a l l s , S . D a k ., F e b r u a r y I 9 6 0 — B L S B u ll. 1 2 6 5 - 2 9 , p r ic e 2 0 c e n t s S o u th B e n d , I n d ., A p r il I 9 6 0 — B L S B u ll. 1 2 6 5 - 3 8 , p r ic e 2 5 c e n t s W a s h in g t o n , D . C . —M d .—V a . , D e c e m b e r 1 9 5 9 — B L S B u l l . 1 2 6 5 - 1 8 , p r ic e 25 c e n t s W a te r b u r y , C o n n ., M a rch I 9 6 0 — B L S B u ll. 1 2 6 5 - 3 6 , p r ic e 2 5 c e n t s Y o rk , P a ., F e b r u a r y I 9 6 0 — B L S B u ll. 1 2 6 5 -2 7 , p r ic e 2 5 c e n t s
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