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Occupational Wage Survey
OMAHA, NEBRASKA—IOWA
OCTOBER 1962

Bulletin No. 1345-12




UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
W. Willard Wirtz, Secretary
BUREAU O F LABO R STA TISTIC S
Ewart C la gu e , Commissioner




Occupational Wage Survey
OMAHA, NEBRASKA—IOWA




OCTOBER 1962

Bulletin No. 1345-12
December 1962

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

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P re fa ce

C ontents
Page

The Labor Market Occupational Wage Survey Program
Eighty-two labor markets currently are included
in the Bureau of Labor Statistics program of annual oc­
cupational wage surveys in major labor markets.
These
studies provide data on occupational earnings and related
supplementary benefits.
Information on related supple­
mentary benefits is obtained biennially in most of the labor
markets.

Introduction -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Wage trends for selected occupational groups ---------------------------------Tables :
1.
2.

A preliminary report which presents earnings
trends for selected occupational groups and average earn­
ings in selected jobs is released within a month after the
completion of the study in each area. This bulletin pro­
vides additional data not included in the preliminary report.
A two-part summary bulletin is issued after the
completion of all of the area bulletins for a round of sur­
veys (for the current round of surveys, the first part of
this bulletin will be available late in 1963 and the second
part early in 1964).
The first part presents individual
labor market data.
The second part presents data re­
lating to all metropolitan areas in the United States.

Establishments and workers within scope of survey ________
Percents of increase in standard weekly salaries and
straight-time hourly earnings for selected
occupational groups, for selected periods --------------------------

A: Occupational earnings : *
A - 1. Office occupations—men and women -----------------------------A -2. Professional and technical occupations—men
and women -------------------------------------------------------------------A -3 . Office, professional, and technical
occupations—men and women combined --------------------A -4 . Maintenance and powerplant occupations ______________
A -5 . Custodial and material movement occupations _______
Appendix: Occupational descriptions -------------------------------------------------

This bulletin was prepared in the Bureau1s re­
gional office in Chicago, 111. , by Marvin Click, under the
general direction of Woodrow C. Linn, Assistant Regional
Director for Wages and Industrial Relations.




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* NOTE: Similar tabulations are available for other
major areas. (See inside back cover.)
Union scales, indicative of prevailing pay levels,
are also available for the following trades or industries:
Building construction, printing, local-transit operating
employees, and motortruck drivers and helpers.

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O ccupational W age S u rvey—Om aha, N ebr.—Iowa
Introduction

This area is 1 of 82 labor markets in which the U.S. De­
partment of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics conducts surveys of
occupational earnings and related wage benefits on an areawide basis.
This bulletin presents current occupational employment and
earnings information obtained largely by mail from the establishments
visited by Bureau field economists in the last previous survey for
occupations reported in that earlier study. Personal visits were made
to nonrespondents and to those respondents reporting unusual changes
since the previous survey.
In each area, data are obtained from representative estab­
lishments within six broad industry divisions: Manufacturing; trans­
portation, communication, and other public utilities; wholesale trade;
retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and services. Major
industry groups excluded from these studies are government opera­
tions and the construction and extractive industries. Establishments
having fewer than a prescribed number of workers are omitted
because they tend to furnish insufficient employment in the occupa­
tions studied to warrant inclusion. Separate tabulations are provided
for each of the broad industry divisions which meet publication
criteria.
These surveys are conducted on a sample basis because of
the unnecessary cost involved in surveying all establishments. To
obtain optimum accuracy at minimum cost, a greater proportion of
large than of small establishments is studied. In combining the data,
however, all establishments are given their appropriate weight. Esti­
mates based on the establishments studied are presented, therefore,
as relating to all establishments in the industry grouping and area,
except for those below the minimum size studied.
Occupations and Earnings
The occupations selected for study are common to a variety
of manufacturing and nonmanufacturing industries, and are of the
following types: (a) Office clerical; (b) professional and technical;
(c) maintenance and powerplant; and (d) custodial and material move­
ment. Occupational classification is based on a uniform set of job
descriptions designed to take account of interestablishment variation
in duties within the same job. The occupations selected for study are
listed and described in the appendix. Earnings data for some of the
occupations listed and described are not presented in the A -series
tables because either (1) employment in the occupation is too small
to provide enough data to merit presentation, or (2) there is possi­
bility of disclosure of individual establishment data.




Occupational employment and earnings data are shown for
full-time workers, i.e ., those hired to work a regular weekly schedule
in the given occupational classification. Earnings data exclude pre­
mium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and
late shifts.
Nonproduction bonuses are excluded, but cost-ofliving bonuses and incentive earnings are included. Where weekly
hours are reported, as for office clerical occupations, reference is
to the work schedules (rounded to the nearest half hour) for which
straight-time salaries are paid; average weekly earnings for these
occupations have been rounded to the nearest half dollar.
Differences in pay levels for selected occupations in which
both men and women are commonly employed are largely due to
(1) differences in the distribution of the sexes among industries and
establishments; (2) differences in specific duties performed, although
the occupations are appropriately classified within the same survey
job description; and (3) differences in length of service or merit
review when individual salaries are adjusted on this basis. Longer
average service of men would result in higher average pay when
both sexes are employed within the same rate range. Job descrip­
tions used in classifying employees in these surveys are usually
more generalized than those used in individual establishments to
allow for minor differences among establishments in specific duties
performed.
Occupational employment estimates represent the total in all
establishments within the scope of the study and not the number actu­
ally surveyed. Because of differences in occupational structure among
establishments, the estimates of occupational employment obtained
from the sample of establishments studied serve only to indicate the
relative importance of the jobs studied. These differences in occu­
pational structure do not materially affect the accuracy of the earn­
ings data.
Establishment Practices and Supplementary Wage Provisions
Tabulations on selected establishment practices and supple­
mentary wage provisions (B -series tables) are not presented in this
bulletin. Information for these tabulations is collected biennially in
this area. Th^se tabulations on minimum entrance salaries for in­
experienced women office workers; shift differentials; scheduled
weekly hours; paid holidays; paid vacations; and health, insurance,
and pension plans are presented (in the B -series tables) in previous
bulletins for this area.

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T ab le 1.

E s ta b lish m e n ts and w o r k e r s within scop e of su rv e y and n um ber studied in O m ah a, N eb r.—Iowa,
N u m b er of e sta b lish m e n ts
Industry d iv isio n

by m a jo r in d u stry d iv is io n ,2 O c to b e r 1962
W o r k e r s in e s ta b lish m e n ts

W ithin scope
of study 3

Studied

Within scope
of stu d y 4

Studied

_________________________________________________________

310

115

6 9 ,1 0 0

4 9 , 050

M an ufactu ring _______________________________________________________
N onm an ufactu ring
------ ------------------------------------------------- -----------T ra n sp o r ta tio n , co m m u n ic a tio n , and other
public u tilitie s 5 _______________________________________________
W h o le sa le tra d e 6 ------------------ ------------------ ---------------------------------R eta il t r a d e 6
----------------------------- ------------------------------ -----------F in a n c e, in su r a n ce , and r e a l e s t a t e 6 ........................................
S e r v i c e s 6’ 7 ------ ------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------

107
203

43
72

3 0 ,2 0 0
3 8 ,9 0 0

2 2 , 190
2 6 ,8 6 0

35
48
52
30
38

20
10
15
12
15

15,
3,
9,
6,
4,

13, 94 0
95 0
4 , 870
4 , 850
2, 250

A ll d iv isio n s

400
400
100
800
200

1 The O m aha Standard M e trop olitan S ta tis tic a l A r e a c o n s is t s of D ou glas and S arp y C oun ties, N e b r ., and P ottaw attam ie C oun ty, Iow a.
The
"w o r k e r s within scop e of stu d y " e s tim a te s shown in this table p rovid e a re a so n a b ly a ccu rate d e sc r ip tio n of the s iz e and c o m p o sitio n of the lab or
fo r c e included in the su rv e y .
The e s tim a te s a r e not intended, h o w ev er, to se r v e a s a b a s is of c o m p a r iso n with other e m p lo y m e n t in d e x es fo r the
a r e a to m e a s u r e em p loym en t tren d s or le v e ls sin ce (1) planning of w age su rv e y s r e q u ir e s the u se of esta b lish m en t data c o m p ile d c o n s id e r a b ly in
advance of the p a y r o ll p eriod stud ied , and (2) s m a ll e sta b lish m e n ts a re excluded fr o m the scope of the su rvey.
2 The 1957 r e v ise d edition of the Standard In d u strial C la s s ific a tio n M anual w as u sed in c la ssify in g e sta b lish m e n ts by in d u stry d iv isio n .
3 In cludes a ll e sta b lish m e n ts with total em p lo y m en t at or above the m in im u m lim itation (50 e m p lo y e e s). A ll ou tlets (w ithin the a r e a ) of c o m ­
panies in such in d u strie s as tra d e , fin a n ce, auto r ep a ir s e r v ic e , and m o tio n -p ic tu r e th e a te rs are c o n sid ere d as 1 e sta b lish m e n t.
4 In cludes a ll w o rk ers in a ll e sta b lish m e n ts with total e m p loym en t (within the area ) at or above the m in im u m lim itation (50 e m p lo y e e s ).
5 T a x ic a b s and s e r v ic e s in cid en tal to w ater tra n sp o rta tio n w ere exclu d ed . O m a h a 's gas and e le c tr ic u tilitie s are m u n ic ip a lly op era ted and are
excluded by d efin ition fr o m the scop e of the study.
6 T h is in d u stry d iv isio n is rep r e se n te d in e s tim a te s fo r " a l l in d u s tr ie s " and "n o n m a n u fa ctu rin g " in the S e r ie s A t a b le s . S ep a ra te p r e se n ta tio n
of data for this d iv isio n is not m ade for one or m o r e of the follow in g r e a s o n s : (1) E m p loym ent in the d ivision is too s m a ll to p rovid e enough data
to m e r it se p a r a te study, (2) the sa m p le w as not d esign ed in itia lly to p e r m it se p a r a te p resen tation , (3) r e sp o n se w as in su ffic ie n t or inadequate to
p e r m it sep a ra te p resen ta tio n , and (4) there is p o s s ib ility of d is c lo s u r e of in dividu al esta b lish m en t data.
7 H o te ls ; p er so n a l s e r v i c e s ; b u sin e ss s e r v ic e s ; a u tom ob ile re p a ir sh o p s; m otion p ictu r e s; nonprofit m e m b e r sh ip o r g a n iz a tio n s; and en gin eerin g
and a r c h ite c tu r a l s e r v ic e s .

T a b le 2.

P e r c e n ts of in c r e a s e in standard w eekly s a la r ie s and str a ig h t-tim e hourly earn ings
for s e le c te d occu p ation al grou p s in O m ah a, N e b r .—Iowa, for selec te d p eriod s
O c to b e r 1961
to
O c to b e r 1962

O ctober I9 60
to
O cto ber 1961

A ll in d u str ie s:
O ffic e c le r ic a l (m en and w om en) ____________________________
In d u strial n u r se s (m e n and w om en)
------------------------ -------S k illed m ain tenan ce (m en) ____________________________________
U n sk illed plant (m en) ----------------------------- -------------------------- -------

3.6
1.6
2 .6
2 .0

2.7

M an ufactu ring:
O ffic e c le r ic a l (m en and w om en) ____________________________
In d u strial n u r se s (m en and w om en) ________________________
S k illed m ain tenan ce (m en) ____________________________________
U n sk illed plant (m en) ........................................... ............... ...................

(l )

C )

3 .7
2.1

4 .3
3.7

Industry and occu p ation al grou p

1

D ata do not m e e t publication c r ite r ia .

3 .4

n

4 .4
5 .3

3.2

Wage Trends for Selected Occupational Groupi

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




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

Wage indexes for selected groups of workers based on data from the
labor market surveys were computed for 20 areas between 1953 and I960. In
1961, the labor market occupational wage program was expanded to include
80 Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas which will be surveyed annually. This
expansion made data available for the computation of wage indexes for selected
job groupings in each of the 80 areas. The above text represents the method
used in computing these new wage change indexes. The new series was initiated
last year and the data are not comparable with trends published prior to that time.
The new series covers the same job groupings as the earlier series
with the following exceptions: The clerical and industrial nurse groups, formerly
restricted to women, now include both men and women. Changes were also made
in the jobs included within job groupings in order that an identical list could be
employed in all areas.

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A:

Occupational Earnings

Table A-l.

Office Occupations—Men and Women

(A verage stra igh t-tim e w eekly hours and earnings for selected occupations studied on an area basis
by industry division, Om aha, N e b r .—Iowa, October 1962)
NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME HOURLY EARNINGS OF—

Average
S e x , o c c u p a t io n , and in d u str y d iv is io n

Number
of
workers

$
S
$
$
$
$
$
$
s
$
8
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Weekly , 35. 00 4 0 . 00 4 5 . 00 50. 00 55. 00 60. 00 65. 00 70. 00 75. 00 80. 00 85. 00 90. 00 9 5 .0 0 100 .00 105 .00 1 10 .00 1 15.00 120.00 125 .00 130.00
Weekly
hours 1 earnings 1
1
and
(Standard) (Standard) u n d er
~
'
"
“
'
"
"
"
_
"
"
“
4 0 . 00 4 5 . 00 50. 00 55. 00 6 0. 00 6 5. 00 7 0. 00 75. 00 180 .00 85. 00 90. 00 95. 00 100.001105.00 1 10.00 115 .00 120 .00 1 25.00 1 30 .00 o v e r

M en
0
0
0
0

$ 9 8 .5 0
109. 50
93. 50
97. 00

-

-

-

-

-

-

60
42

40. 0
40. 0

9 1. 50
9 4. 50

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_____________________________

54

40. 0

8 8. 00

-

-

-

-

___________________________

25

39. 5

9 6. 50

_

_

_

O ffic e b o y s ____________ __________________
N o n m a n u fa c tu rin g _____________________

68
63

40. 0
40. 0

58. 50
58. 00

_
.

T a b u la t in g -m a c h in e o p e r a t o r s ,
c l a s s A ___________________________________

38

39. 5

1 0 3 .0 0

T a b u la t in g -m a c h in e o p e r a t o r s ,
cla s s R
N o n m a n u fa ctu rin g _____________________

92
84

40. 0
40. 0

8 9. 00
8 8. 50

T a b u la t in g -m a c h in e o p e r a t o r s ,
cla s s C
N o n m a n u fa ctu rin g _______ ___________

48
34

39. 5
39. 5

7 5. 50
7 5. 50

-

B i l l e r s , m a c h in e (b illin g m a c h in e ) _____
N on m a n u fa ctu rin g _____________________

34
31

40. 0
40. 0

57. 00
56. 50

-

B o o k k e e p in 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 fa c tu rin g _____________________

69
46

39. 5
39. 5

B o o k k e e p in g -m a c h in e o p e r a t o r s ,
c l a s s B ___________________________________
M a n u fa ctu rin g
N o n m a n u fa ctu rin g _____________________

181
35
146

C l e r k s , a c c o u n tin g , c l a s s A ____________
M a n u fa ctu r in g __________________________
N on m a n u fa ctu rin g
P u b lic u t ilit ie s 2
C l e r k s , a c c o u n tin g , c l a s s B
M a n u fa ctu r in g _________________________
N o n m a n u fa c tu rin g _______ ___________
P u b lic u t ilit ie s 2 ____________________

C l e r k s . a c c o u n tin g , c l a s s A
M a n u fa ctu r in g _________________________
N o n m a n u fa c tu rin g ____ _______________
P u b lic u t i l i t i e s 2 ____________________

137
42
95
30

C l e r k s , a c c o u n tin g , c l a s s B ____________
M a n u fa ctu r in g _________________________
C le rk s , o rd e r
C le rk s , p a y ro ll

40.
40.
40.
40.

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-

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18
18
3

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1
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1
1

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1

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2

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6

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6

10

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13

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29
4
25
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8
8
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19
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8
8
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23

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10
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6
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4
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20
20

4
3

17
16

13
10

12
9

14
14

4
4

1
1

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1
1

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5
5

14
9

17
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4
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3

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39. 5
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6 1. 00
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C le rk s , file , cla s s A
N o n m a n u fa ctu rin g
C l e r k s , f i l e , c l a s s R ....
N o n m a n u fa ctu rin g
......

____

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

S ee fo o t n o t e s at end o f ta b le .




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40. 0

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6 0. 50

6
2

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57

82
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-

-

-

3
3

-

“

-

-

-

3
3
2

6
3
3
1

-

_
-

-

-

-

_
"

_
-

_
-

_

.

-

-

-

1
1
1

-

-

5
4

-

-

-

-

-

.

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

.

_

-

-

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1

Table A-l.

Office Occupations—Men and W om en-----Continued

(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t -t im e w e e k ly h o u r s and e a rn in g s f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t io n s stu d ie d on an a r e a b a s is
by in d u s t r y d iv is io n , O m aha, N e b r .—Iow a , O c t o b e r 1962)
Average
S ex , o c c u p a t io n , and in d u s t r y d iv is io n

Number
of
workers

NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY EARNINGS OF—

$
$
$
$
s
$
S
$
S
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Weekly,
Weekly 3 5. 00 40. 00 4 5. 00 50. 00 55. 00 60. 00 65. 00 70. 00 7 5. 00 80. 00 85. 00 9 0. 00 9 5 .0 0 100.00 105.00 110 .00 115 .00 120.00 *125.00 130.00
hours 1 earnings1 and
(Standard) (Standard) u n d e r
and
4 0 . 00 45. 00 50. 00 55. 00 60. 00 65. 00 7 0. 00 7 5 .0 0 8 0. 00 8 5. 00 90. 00 9 5 .0 0 100 .00 105 .00 1 10.00 115 .00 1 20 .00 1 25.00 130.00 o v e r

W o m e n — C o n tin u e d
C l e r k s , f i l e , c l a s s C ________ ____________
N o n m a n u fa c tu rin g ____ _________________

308
298

C l e r k s , o r d e r _____________________________
M a n u fa ctu r in g __________________________
N o n m a n u fa c tu rin g _____________________

73
36
37

C l e r k s , p a y r o l l -----------------------------------------M a n u fa ctu r in g --------------------------------------N o n m a n u fa c tu rin g _____________________
P u b lic u t ilit ie s 2 ------------------------------

_

44
44

_

_

_

.

_

-

-

-

-

-

6
4
2

1
1
-

-

_
-

_
-

-

4
1
3

-

-

-

-

9
3
2

4
l
3
3

2
1
1
1

4
1
3
3

2
1
1
1

_
_

_
_
_

_
_

_
_

-

-

-

-

11
11
-

47
11
36

19 ------2
9
----- T “ |
13
7

_
-

_
-

.
-

.
-

_
-

-

-

-

-

3
3

2
2

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

*

-

6
4
2

11
4
7
1

10
1
9
9

22
1
21
21

-

_
-

_
-

_
-

.
-

“

-

-

-

-

-

7
2
5

2
2

7
3
4

2
2

_
-

_
-

_
-

_
-

_
-

_
-

_
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

4
4

3
-

_

_

.

_

_

.

_

_

-

4
3

-

-

-

-

47
11
36
8

63
10
53
11

42
4
38
10

49
9
40
25

70
33
37
15

37
9
28
10

37
10
27
5

28
7
21
10

9
2
7
-

10
6
4

-

23
7
16
2

81
17
64
44

68
19
49
23

39
8
31
29

53
10
43
22

11
11
7

16
7
9
9

12
12
12

3
3

1
1
1

.
-

2
2
2

8
7
1

23
15
8

29
8
21

25
8
17

48
34
14

23
13
10

11
10
1

59
3
56

17
1
16

2
2

_
-

-

7
5
2

-

-

7
6

9
------ 6

12
10

9
7

9
5

9
5

6
5

14
13

5
5

_

_

_

.

_

"

-

14
1
13

8
6

6
3
3

31
25
6

9
7
2

1

8
5

2
2

3

-

1
1

_
"

1
1
-

_
-

-

5
4

!
|
1

4
3

1

-

4
4

-

-

-

■

-

40. 0 $ 57. 50
40. 0
57. 50

-

5
5

105
104

4 0. 0
39. 5
40. 0

69. 50
65. 50
73. 50

-

1
1

3
3

124
57
67
26

4 0.
4 0.
40.
4 0.

0
0
0
0

77. 50
8 1 .0 0
74. 00
86. 00

_
-

_
-

-

1
1
-

C o m p t o m e t e r o p e r a t o r s __________________
M a n u fa ctu r in g __________________________
N o n m a n u fa c tu rin g _____________________

215
91
124

40. 0
40. 0
40. 0

81. 50
82. 50
8 1 .0 0

_
-

D u p lic a t in g - m a c h in e o p e r a t o r s
(M im e o g r a p h o r D itto) __________________
N o n m a n u fa c tu rin g --------------------------------

30
26

63. 50
39. 5
39. 5 “ 6 4 .0 0

-

K e y p u n ch o p e r a t o r s , c l a s s A ----------------M a n u fa ctu r in g --------------------------------------N o n m a n u fa c tu rin g -------------------------------P u b lic u t ilit ie s 2 ___________________

154
29
125
42

40.
4 0.
4 0.
4 0.

0
0
0
0

77. 50
80. 00
7 7 .0 0
92. 50

-

K e y p u n ch o p e r a t o r s , c l a s s B ----------------M a n u fa ctu r in g ---------------------------------N o n m a n u fa c tu rin g _____________________

217
39
178

39. 5
40. 0
39. 5

62. 00
68. 00
6 1 .0 0

-

-

O ffi c e g i r l s ________________________________
N o n m a n u fa c tu rin g _____________________

57
49

39. 5
39. 0

60. 00
57. 50

_

_

S e c r e t a r i e s *__________ ,_____________________
M a n u fa ctu r in g __________________________
N o n m a n u fa c tu rin g _____________________
P u b lic u t ilit ie s 2 ___________________

462
117
345
98

39.
4 0.
39.
40.

5
0
5
0

93.
97.
92.
94.

50
00
50
00

_
-

-

-

"

-

-

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 ctu r in g __________________________
N o n m a n u fa c tu rin g _____________________
P u b lic u t ilit ie s 2 ___________________

364
83
281
182

40.
39.
40.
40.

0
5
0
0

73.
71.
73.
76.

00
50
50
00

.
"

1
1
-

2
2

11
1
10
-

10
10
1

54
21
33
29

S t e n o g r a p h e r s , s e n i o r -----------------------------M a n u fa ctu r in g ------------------------ ..------------N o n m a n u fa c tu rin g _____________________

252
104
148

40. 0
4 0. 0
40. 0

89. 00
84. 00
93. 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 rin g _____________________

128
109

65. 50
4 0. 5
40. 5 " 64. 00

10
10

11
11

5
5

22
21

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 ___
M a n u fa ctu r in g ----------------- ------------------ ---N o n m a n u fa c tu rin g --------------------------------

145
56
89

40. 0
40. 0
40. 0

-

6
6

10
10

36
3
33

T a b u la t in 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 rin g _____________________

42
39

39. 5
39. 5

64. 50
74. 50
58. 50

73. 00
72. 00

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

6 i
6

2

1
1
-

13
1

55
54

27
21

5
------5

25
20
5

3
3

_
-

8
8

4
4
1

19
9
1 -----18
4
3
1

13
3
10
1

24
22
2

-

3
3
"

_
-

7
7

5
5

7
2
5

14
5
9

31
6
25

20
17
3

6
2
4

"

8
8

4
4

1
1

8
4

~

4
4

_
-

6
6
-

11
11
-

20
20
1

17
3
14
2

22
8
14
4

21
5
16
4

8
3
5

'

_
-

_
-

_
-

14
14

26
7
19

75
4
71

38
8
30

24
5
19

15
5
10

7
3
4

16
16

8
7

18
18

4
1

_

.

-

_
-

_
-

2
2

7
1
6

14
1
13

-

'
_
-

-

-

-

~

"

-

67
— 65“

1
1

8
8

-

|
1

2
6
6

2
2

-

!

133
10

9
9

!

2
-

1

!

!
!

12
i
| 12 | 18
------- 8 !—
:
4
10
3
6

i

_

30
T o^
10

-

9
9
|

1

2
2

"

'
!
|

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-------

j
1------------

S ee fo o t n o t e s at en d o f t a b le .




1

Ii

3

.
-

-

_

_
-

_

_

-

-

.
-

_
-

-

-

15
5
10
1

9
2
7
-

_
-

.
-

.
-

-

*

-

_
-

.
-

_
-

1

_

_
-

_
-

.
-

_
-

|

-

-

-

'

6
Table A-l.

Office Occupations—Men and W omen-----Continued

(A verage stra igh t-tim e weekly hours and earnings for selected occupations studied on an area basis
by industry division, Om aha, N eb r.—Iowa, October 1962)
A verage

S ex , o c c u p a t io n , and in d u s tr y d i v is i o n

Number
of
workers

NUM BER OF W O RK ERS RECEIVING STR AIGH T-TIM E W EEKLY E A RN IN G S OF—
$

Weekly
hours 1
(Standard)

Weekly ,
earnings 1
(Standard)

$

4 0 .0 0

35.00

$

$

4 5 .0 0

50.00

“
4 0 . .OIL 4 * 3 .0 0 -5 Q .Q Q

5 5 ,0 0 .

$

55.0 0

$

$

$

6 0 .0 0

“

'

6 0 . QQ

6.5J3.Q

$

S

65.0 0

70.0 0

'

-

75.00

70.0 0 -7 5 .0 0

$

80.00

-

-

80.00

85.00

$
$
$
s
$
$
$
$
$
9 0.0 0 9 5 .0 0 100 .00 105.00 1 10.00 115.00 120.00 125.00 130.00
and
"
90.0 0 95.0 0 100.00 1 0 5 .0 0 110.00 1 1 5 . 0 0 120.00 12 5 . 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 o v e r
85.00

j

W om en — C on tin u ed
T r a n s c r ib in g - m a c h in e o p e r a t o r s ,
g e n e r a l ____________________________________
M a n u fa ctu rin g _____ _____ ________________
N on m a n u fa ctu rin g ______________________

212
43
169

4 0.0
4 0.0
39.5

$75 .00
7 4 .0 0
7 5 .0 0

-

-

-

-

-

-

4
4

10
10

16
1
15

25
4
21

35
11
24

23
4
19

T y p is t s , c l a s s A ____ _______________________
N o n m a n u fa c tu rin g ______________________

196
149

39.5
39.5

7 7 .5 0
7 8.5 0

-

-

_

-

4
4

16
16

19
19

33
29

T y p is t s , c l a s s B _______ ____ _____ __________
M a n u fa ctu rin g __________________________
N on m a n u fa ctu rin g ______________________
P u b lic u t ilit ie s 2
.

405
48
357
33

39.5
39.5
39.5
40.0

58.5 0
6 6 .0 0
5 7.50
5 9.50

_

108
5
103

104
9
95
17

81
14
67
2

35
2
33
2

7
7
_

25
25
_

6

1
1

-

-

_

_

_
_

_

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

_

_

_
_

_
_

_
-

.
_
_

_
_

19
9
10

6
6

18
2
16

18
18

7
7

40
3

16
13

7
6

8
7

6
5

27
27

20
20

27
12
15
5

12
12
1

1
1
_

_
_

3
3
.

2
2
_

i

30

-

19

:

11

j

_

_

1 Standard hours reflect the workweek for which em ployees receive their regular stra igh t-tim e sa la rie s and the earnings correspond to these w eekly hours.
2 Transportation, com m unication, and other public u tilities.

Table A-2.

Professional and Technical Occupations—Men and Women

(A verage stra igh t-tim e w eekly hours and earnings for selected occupations studied on an area basis
by industry division, Om aha, N eb r.—Iowa, October 1962)
Average
Sex,

occupation, and industry division

Number

of

workers

Weekly
(Standard)

Weekly x
earnings
(Standard)

NUM BER OF WO RK ERS RECEIVING STR AIGH T-TIM E W EEKLY EA RN IN G S OF—

$
65.00
and
under
70.00

$
70.00 75.00

$

75.00

80.00

$

$

$

$

$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
8
$
$
$
$
95.00 100.00 105.00 110.00 115.00 120.00 125.00 130.00 135.00 140.00 145.00 150.00 155.00 160.00

80.00

85.00

90.00

85.00

90.00

95.00 100.00 105.00 110.00 115.00 120.00 125.00 130.00 135.00 140.00 145.00 150.00 155.00 160.00 165.00
j

!

Men
D raftsm en , senior ________________________
Manufacturing __________________________

113
28

40.0
40.0

$123.00
115.50

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

D raftsm en , junior _________________________
Manufacturing __________________________
Nonmanufacturing _____________________

77
42
35

40.0
40.0
40.0

90.00
91.50
88.50

4
1
3

7

11

1

6
2
4

28

40.0

96.50

.

l

_

7

-------

2
2

10
5

9
2

-

12
12

11

-

7
3
4

10
2
8

_

4

2

i
!

2
2

8
3

6
4

17
3

5
2

_

_

-

2
1
1

3

1

11

7

-

-

7
7

1

!

6
6

!

3

!
j

Women
N u rses, industrial (registered)

-

________

7

2

i

~

4
1

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

1
]

!

[

1 Standard hours refle ct the workweek for which em ployees receive their regular stra igh t-tim e sa la rie s and the earnings correspond to these w eekly hours.




6
1

7

3

-

_

-

-

1
I

i

!

10
2

4

“

7
1

_

-

_

Table A-3.

Office, Professional, and Technical Occupations—Men and Women Combined

(Average stra ig h t-tim e weekly earnings for selected occupations studied on an area b asis
by industry division, Omaha, N e b r .—Iowa, October 1962)

Occupation and industry division

Number
of

Average
weekly j
earnings
(Standard)

Number
of
workers

Occupation and industry division

earnings 1
(Standard)

38
35
88
25
63

Nonmanufacturing

----------------------------------------------------------

215
91
124

$ 81. 50
82. 50
81. 00

Nonmanufacturing

----------------------------------------------------------

31
27

64. 50
65. 00

Keypunch op erators, c la ss A — ____________________
M a r l1 l f a r 't n ring
.................................. ...
Nonmanufacturing
......
...........- - Public utilities 2 _______________________________

157
29
128
45

78.
80.
77.
93.

Keypunch ^ p e r a P r s , rl^sfs p
.
Manufacturing ----------------------------------------------------------Nonmanufacturing ----------------------------------------------------

220
39
181

62. 50
68. 00
61. 50

Office boys and g ir ls
Nonmanufacturing

125
112

59. 00
58. 00

94.
98.
92.
96.

00
00
50
50
00
50
00
00

$ 6 0 .0 0
5 9 .5 0
80. 50
79. 50
81. 00
61. 00
69. 50
59. 00

350
102
248
85

90. 50
95. 00
88. 50
9 1 .5 0

fl 1p rlc <?, ^rm nnting, r la s s R
__
______________
Manufacturing -----------------------------------------------------------Nnrm an ,ifa''t’ir ’ rig
....

394
117
277
89

73.
80.
70.
80.

C le r k s , file, c la ss A ___________________________________
Nonmanufac turing — - ---------- ------- ■------------------ - — — -

32
29

84. 50
84. 00

C lerk * f il“ -'lee* P
Nonmanufacturing ___________________________________

254
238

60. 50
60. 50

Nonmanufacturing _________________ __________________
Public u tilitie s 2 --------------------------------------------------

502
126
376
115

C lerk s, file, dris® C.
....
... .
Nonmanufacturing -----------------------------------------------------

309
299

57. 50
57. 50

127
52
75

77. 50
73. 50
80. 00

Stenographers, general -----------------------------------------------Manufacturing ----------------------------------------------------------Nonmanufacturing ---------------------------------------------------Public utilities 2 __________ ____________________

378
83
295
196

74.
71.
75.
78.

Stenographers, senior

149
71
78
29

80.
85.
76.
86.

___________________________________

254
104
150

89. 50
84. 00
93. 00

Switchboard operators ------------------------------------------------------Nonmanufacturing __________________________________

128
109

65. 50
64. 00

r'le r k ‘f a^rr,1inting
"bid A rn1f n t 11 "** "in g
d ig
Pi^Kl j ^ nfilifioc ^

At»HAr
Manufacturing

--------------------------_ _____

A
.......

...

....

-----------------------------------------------------------e

C lcrlr5 p^y^*Ai]
Manufacturing

------------------------------------------------------------

N O T1TY1 ft T111^ ^
v ri n g
-j /- i ^ i l ^ i p a ^

....

50
00
50
00

50
50
00
50

Secretaries

Nonmanufacturing

------------------------- -------------------------___________________ - ______________

___

__ _ _________________

________________________

Earnings relate to regular stra igh t-tim e weekly salarie s that are paid for standard w orkweeks.
Transportation, com m unication, and other public utilities.




earnings 1
(Standard)

145
56
89

$ 6 4 . 50
74. 50
58. 50

-----------------------

45

102. 50

Tabulating-m achine op erators, c la ss B ----------------------Nonmanufacturing -------------------------------------------------------------

114
105

89. 50
89. 50

Tabulating-m achine op erators, c la ss C ----------------------Nonmanufacturing -------------------------------------------------------------

90
73

74. 50
73. 50

Tran scrib in g-m achin e op erators, general ----------------Manufacturing -------------------------------------------------------------Nonmanufacturing -------------------------------------------------------

214
43
171

75. 00
74. 00
75. 00

Typ ists, c la ss A ---------------------------------------------------------------Nonmanufacturing -------------------------------------------------------

197
150

77. 50
78. 50

T yp ists, c la ss B ---------------------------------------------------------------Manufacturing -------------------------------------------------------------Nnnrnanufa rh) ring
_
_____ ___ __ __ _________
Public u tilit ie s 2 -----------------------------------------------------

407
50
357
33

58.
66.
57.
59.

Switchboard op era to r-rec ep tio n ists -------------------------------Manufacturing
_
Nonmanufacturing ------------------------------------------------------------Tabulating-m achine op erators, c la ss A

185
36
149

Manufacturing --------------------------------]\fr»prr-|
ntn r i ng

Number
of

Office occupations— Continued

Office occupations— Continued

O ffice occupations

Occupation and industry division

_______

00
00
50
50

50
00
50
50

P rofession al and technical occupations

D raftsm en , senior _______________________________________
Manufacturing --------------------------------------------------------------

113
28

1 2 3.00
11 5.50

D raftsm en , junior ________________________________________
Manufacturing _________________________________________
Nonmanufacturing -------------------------------------------------------

78
42
36

90. 00
91. 50
88. 50

N u rses, industrial (registered)

28

96. 50

------------------------------------

8
Table A-4. Maintenance and Powerplant Occupations
(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t im e h o u r ly e a rn in g s fo r m e n in s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t io n s stu d ied on an a r e a b a s is
b y in d u s tr y d iv is io n , O m a h a , N e b r . —Io w a , O c t o b e r 1962)
NUM BER OF W ORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGH T-TIM E HOURLY EARN ING S OF—

O cc u p a tio n and in d u s tr y d iv is io n

Number
of
workers

$
s
$
$
$
%
$
Average LJnder $
1 .9 0 2. 00 2. 10 2. 20 2. 30 2 .4 0 2. 50 2. 60
hourly ,
and
earnings 1 $
1. 90 u n d er
2. 00 2. 10 2. 20 2. 30 2 .4 0 2. 50 2. 60 2. 70

2. 70

2. 80

$
2. 90

2. 80

2. 90

3. 00

S

3. 00
3. 10

S

3. 10

$
$
S
$
$
$
$
3. 20 3. 30 3 .4 0 3. 50 3. 60 3. 70 3. 80

3. 20

3. 30

3. 40

3. 50

3. 60

3. 70

3. 80

3. 90

$
3. 90 4 . 00
and

S

4 . 00 o v e r

1
C a r p e n t e r s , m a in te n a n ce ________________
M a n u fa ctu r in g __________________________
N on m a n u fa ctu rin g _____________________

119
35
84

$ 2 . 97
3. 15
2. 89

"

"

-

_

■

3
1
2

1
1

59
59

1
1

3
3

1
1

1
1

1
1

22
22

E l e c t r i c i a n s , m a in te n a n ce _______________
M a n u fa ctu r in g __________________________

115
97

3. 14
3. 12

1
“

-

-

-

-

-

1
-

2
2

3
3

9
-

7
7

14
14

12
12

E n g in e e r s , s t a t io n a r y T.
___
M a n u fa ctu r in g __________________________
N o n m a n u fa c tu rin g _____________________
P u b lic u t ilit ie s 2 ____________________

185
121
64
32

2.
2.
2.
2.

5

I
1
-

-

2
2
-

13
9
4
-

15
8
7
4

19
4
15
14

16
8
8
4

53
44
9
9

2
2

9
4
5
-

14
11
3

F ir e m e n , s ta t io n a r y b o il e r ______________
M a n u fa ctu r in g __________________________

5
4

19
15

-

2
“

1

6

-

-

-

“

'

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

5
5

17
5
12

-

34
34

15
15

6
6

1
1

-

-

-

2

-

-

-

-

-

-

8
3

5
5
1

-

8
8

4
4

15
15

4
4

_
-

-

-

-

_
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

5
5

4
4

4
4

-

-

|

5
5

70
81
50
51

5
“

52
32

2. 35
2 .4 9

36
"

-

H e l p e r s , m a in te n a n ce t r a d e s ___________
M a n u fa ctu r in g ___ _______ _____________
N o n m a n u fa c tu rin g _____________________
P u b lic u t ilit ie s 2 ____________________

72
36
36
35

2.
2.
2.
2.

5
44
1

4
4
-

12
12
-

25
10
15
15

1
1
-

8
8
8

12
12
12

_
-

5
5

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

M a c h in is t s , m a in te n a n ce _________________
M a n u fa ctu rin g

63
6l

3. 14
3. 16

-

-

-

-

-

2

2
2

5
5

12
12

-

_

_

_

_

_

-

33
33

_

-

5
5

_

-

3
3

-

-

1
1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

M e c h a n ic s , a u to m o tiv e
(m a in te n a n ce ) ____________________________
M a n u fa ctu r in g __________________________
N o n m a n u fa c tu rin g _____________________
P u b lic u t ilit ie s 2 ____________________

258
56
202
199

2.
2.
2.
2.

86
70
91
91

-

-

-

-

13
4
9
9

26
26
26

9
3
6
6

28
22
6
3

5
4
1
1

4
4
4

15
7
8
8

24
5
19
19

66
1
65
65

9
9
-

58
58
58

1
1
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

M e c h a n ic s , m a in te n a n ce
M a n u fa ctu r in g _______

________________
_________________

190
177

2. 92
2. 98

_

3
-

5
-

6
4

2

12
12

1
1

18
18

3
3

7
7

' *>o
50

18
18

15
15

22
22

26
26

1
1

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

1
-

-

-

-

-

-

M illw r ig h t s _________________________________
M a n u fa ctu r in g __________________________

80
80

3. 08
3. 08

_

_

_

-

_

-

_

_

_

6
6

_

-

_

_

.

*

57
57

-

“

6
6

_

■

9
9

_

“

2
2

"

~

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■

'

O il e r s _______________________________________
M a n u fa ctu r in g __________________________

72
69

2. 72
2. 76

_

3
'

2
2

_

_

_

-

-

-

1
1

3
3

4
4

50
50

2
2

4
4

3
3

P a i n t e r s , m a in te n a n ce ___________________
M a n u fa ctu r in g __________ _____________

51
38

2. 80
2. 93

2
-

_

_

1

_

8
-

3
3

.

6
6

3
3

5
5

_

.

_

_

_

-

1
-

_

-

14
14

.

-

4
3

_

-

4
4

“

-

~

-

-

P ip e f it t e r s , m a in te n a n ce _________________
M a n u fa ctu r in g __________________________

57
45

3. 09
3. 18

1
1

6
6

1
1

31
31

3
3

-

-

-

.

-

_

“

"

~

&
T

-

S h e e t - m e t a l w o r k e r s , m a in te n a n ce ____
M a n u fa ctu r in g
________________________

30
30

3. 12
3. 12

1
1

2
2

22
22

4
4

_

_

_

.

“

■

T o o l and d ie m a k e r s ______________________
M a n u fa ctu r in g __________________________

103
103

3. 02
3. 02

20
20

7
7

8
8

16
16

9
9

4
4

1
2
3
4

20
11
28
30

-

"

12

_

_

"
_

_

_

_

_

_

_

'

"

'

■

“

_

_

_

_

6
— r~

1
1

_

_

.

"

"

_

_

_

13
13

E x c lu d e s p r e m iu m pay f o r o v e r t im e and f o r w o r k on w e e k e n d s , h o lid a y s , and la te s h ift s .
T r a n s p o r t a t io n , c o m m u n ic a t io n , and o th e r p u b lic u t i l i t i e s .
W o r k e r s w e r e d is t r ib u t e d as f o l l o w s : 2 at $ 1 . 4 0 to $ 1 . 5 0 ; 3 at $ 1 . 6 0 to $ 1 . 7 0 ; 1 at $ 1 . 8 0 to $ 1 . 90.
A ll w o r k e r s w e r e at $ 1 .6 0 to $ 1 .7 0 .




14
14

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6

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Table A-5.

Custodial and Material Movement Occupations

(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t im 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 stu d ie d on an a r e a b a s is
b y in d u s t r y d iv is io n , O m ah a , N e b r . —Iow a , O c t o b e r 1962)
NUM BER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STR AIGH T-TIM E HOURLY EARN INGS OF—

O c c u p a t io n 1 and in d u s t r y d i v is i o n

E le v a t o r o p e r a t o r s , p a s s e n g e r
(w o m e n ) ----------------------------------------------------N o n m a n u fa c tu rin g _____________________

Number
of
workers

s
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
•5
$
$
$
Average % , S
hourly , 0. 60 0. 70 0. 80 0. 90 1 .0 0 1. 10 Y 20 1. 30 1 .4 0 1. 50 1 .6 0 1 .7 0 1 .8 0 1 .9 0 2. 00 2. 10 2. 20 2. 30 2. 40
earnings £ and
u n d er
. 80
. 70
. 90 1 .0 0 1 .1 0 ...L.-20 - 1 . 30, -LJUL -L-5.Q- 1 , 6 0 -L..? Q.. 1. 80 1 ^ 2 0 . 2. 00 2. 10 2. 20 2,.3-.Q 2 .4 0 -ZLSfl

$ 0 .9 3
7W T

7
7

23
23

“

6
6

38
38

1
1

3
3

6
5

1 .8 6
2. 08
2. 45
1 .6 8
1 .6 2

„
-

.
-

.
-

„
-

1
-

28
-

36
27

16
2

20
-

6
4

1
-

12
9

9
4

W a tch m e n ----------------------------------------N on m a n u fa c tu rin g ---------------------------------

251
128
67
61
123

_

.

_

_

-

-

-

_
1

_
28

27
9

2
14

_
20

4
2

_
1

9
3

J a n it o r s , p o r t e r s , and c l e a n e r s
(m en ) --------------------------------------------------------M a n u fa ctu r in g --------------------------------------N o n m a n u fa c tu rin g --------------------------------P u b lic u t ilit ie s 3 --------- --------------------

596
317
279
101

1 .8 5
2. 03
1 .6 5
2. 00

-

2
2

14
14

1
1

"

"

"

19
4
15
■

42
8
34

"

9
9
"

~

18
7
11
'

15
7
8
"

65
6
59
18

52
35
17
4

J a n it o r s , p o r t e r s , an d c l e a n e r s
(w o m e n ) ___________________________________
M a n u fa ctu r in g __________________________
N o n m a n u fa c tu rin g _____________________
P u b lic u t i l i t i e s 3 ____________________

175
28
147
39

1 .4 6
1 .6 9
1 .41
1 .8 2

-

1
1

-

■

“

26
1
25
1

42
42
7

42
4
38
1

24
11
13
9

“

11
4
7

L a b o r e r s , m a t e r ia l h a n d lin g ----------------M a n u fa ctu r in g __________________________
N o n m a n u fa c tu rin g --------------------------------P u b lic u t ilit ie s 3 ___________________

1, 228
6 l2 ~
616
323

2. 31
2. 19
2 .4 3
2. 58

.
-

_
-

_
-

_
-

16
1
15

32
8
24

6
6
-

28
22
6

17
10
7

O r d e r f i l l e r s _______________________________
M a n u fa ctu r in g __________________________
N o n m a n u fa c tu rin g ---------------------------------

382
167
215

2 .0 1
2. 07
1 .9 6

P a c k e r s , sh ip p in g (m e n ) -------------------------M a n u fa ctu r in g --------------------------------------N o n m a n u fa c tu rin g _____________________

217
F 5 o~
57

2. 22
2. 30
2. 01

G u a rd s and w a tc h m e n ____________________
M a n u fa ctu r in g __________________________

84
83

P a c k e r s , sh ip p in g (w o m e n ) _____________
M a n u fa ctu r in g _____________________ _____

122
74

1 .9 1
2. 18

R e c e iv in g c l e r k s __________________________
N o n m a n u fa c tu rin g ---------------------------------

47
29

S hipping c l e r k s -----------------------------------------M a n u fa ctu r in g __________________________

Shipping and r e c e iv in g c l e r k s __________
M a n u fa ctu r in g __________________________

See fo o t n o t e s at end o f t a b le .




"
.
-

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-

.

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'

-

_
-

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-

.
-

.
-

1
1
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24
23
23

22
12
12

5
4
4

7

.

12

-

1

10

1

-

5

-

-

88
65
23
23

28
17
11
6

14
14
10

43
10
33
30

55
49
6
2

76
75
1
1

7
1
6
3

3
3

-

-

-

“

3
2
1
1

'

-

20
20
20

1
1
-

5
5
-

-

-

“

-

_

-

-

13
11
2

93
88
5

148
129
19
18

45
24
21
21

36
12
24
24

178
2
176
81

132
118
14
14

175
55
120

33
21
12

39
36
3

_
-

"

-

191
26
165
165

38
32
6

31
10
21

"

-

-

41
29
12

.

.

.

'

*

-

13
1
1

4
5

18
10
8
2

27
23
4
2

-

46
43
3

and
■
2...60 .£..70. 2L.8IL -2 ,.a o. o v e r

9
8
4
4
1

16
6
2
4
10

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$
$
$
$
2. 60 2. 70 2. 80 2. 90

25
20
20

_

"

7
7

"

-

“

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~

-

4
4

2
2

9
9

13
13

31
22
9

31
24
7

11
2
9

47
19
28

63
4
59

33
25
8

37
8
29

5
5

6
6

21
21

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.

1
1

2
2

3
3

4
4

15
15
"

9
1
8

12
11
1

1
1

4
1
3

6
6

24
8
16

4
3
1

1
1

3
3

22
22

65

_

3

16
11

27
1

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5
5

46
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2

8
7

3

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5
2

10
10

1

7
7

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4
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2. 21
2. 19

.

.

_ _

.

-

"

"

"

"

47
26

2. 42
2. 50

.

.

_

.

-

"

90
66

2. 27
2. 31

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2. 50

-

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12

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5
5

.

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1

1
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3
3

7
3

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.

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2

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7
6

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2
1

2
1

8

5
5

_

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7
7

3
3

4

_

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5
3

17
7

2
2

1
1

21
19

7
4

6
4

23
23

62

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10
Table A-5.

Custodial and Material Movement Occupations— Continued

(A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t im e h o u r ly e a rn in g s f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t io n s stu d ied on an a r e a b a s is
by in d u s tr y d iv is io n , O m aha, N e b r. —Iow a, O c t o b e r 1962)
NUM BER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STR AIGH T-TIM E HOURLY E A RN ING S OF—

O c c u p a tio n 1 and in d u str y d iv is io n

Number
of
workers

T r u c k d r i v e r s 4 ------------------------------------------M a n u fa ctu r in g __________________________
N o n m a n u fa c tu rin g -------------------------------P u b lic u t ilit ie s 3 -----------------------------

910
382
528
278

T r u c k d r iv e r s , lig h t (u n d e r
1 1/z to n s) ---------------------------------------------M a n u fa ctu r in g --------------------------------N o n m a n u fa c tu rin g ---------------------------

$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
S
$
Average $0. 60 $0. 70 $0. 80 $0. 90 $1. 00 $1. 10 $1. 20 $1. 30 $1 .4 0 $
1. 50 1. 60 1 .7 0 1. 80 1 .9 0 2. 00 2. 10 2. 20 2. 30 2. 40 2. 50 2. 60 2. 70 2. 80 2. 90
hourly ,
earnings
and
and
u n d er
. 80
. 70
.9 0 1 .0 0 1. 10 1. 20 1. 30 1 .4 0 1. 50 1. 60 1. 70 1. 80 1. 90 2. 00 2. 10 2. 20 2. 30 2. 40 2. 50 2. 60 2. 70 2. 80 2. 90 o v e r

$2.
2.
2.
2.

38
42
35
48

-

134
45
89

1. 93
2. 01
1. 90

“

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"

T r u c k d r iv e r s , m e d iu m (1 llz to and
in clu d in g 4 to n s) -------------------------------M a n u fa ctu r in g ----------------------------- —
N o n m a n u fa c tu rin g --------------------------Di ikl i r n
r'UDiic
u filit
i i i i uib
c oc ^ --------------------- -

430
151
279
226

2.
2.
2.
2.

38
53
30
42

-

-

-

T r u c k d r iv e r s , h ea v y ( o v e r 4 ton s,
t r a il e r ty p e) __________________________
M a n u fa ctu rin g --------------------------------N o n m a n u fa c tu rin g ------------------------- i UDiic u t iiic ie s
-----------------------

157
122
35
31

2.
2.
2.
2.

55
49
78
86

-

-

-

T r u c k d r iv e r s , h ea v y ( o v e r 4 ton s,
o th e r than t r a il e r ty pe) -------------------M a n u fa ctu r in g ------------- -----------------

98
63

2. 46
2. 36

T r u c k e r s , p o w e r (f o r k l if t ) _______________
M a n u fa ctu r in g --------------------------------------N o n m a n u fa c tu rin g --------------------------------

244
173
71

2. 29
2. 29
2. 30

T r u c k e r s , p o w e r (o t h e r than
fo r k lift ) ____________________________________
jvian u ia ccu rin g ------ --------------- -------------N o n m a n u fa c tu rin g --------------------------------

94
65
29

2. 48
2. 55
2. 33

-

-

-

-

-

6
6

26
1
25

13
1
12

-

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6
6

10
1
9

4
1
3

-

-

-

-

16
16

9
9

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

■

-

-

-

-

19
4
15

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

12
10
2

134
7
127
96

35
30
5

33
33

~

~

21
6
15
4

:

76
21
55
55

105
99
6
3

36
35
1
1

141
24
117
3

183
64
119
116

4
4
-

-

8
6
2

6
4
2

31
2
29'

3
2
1

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11
5
6

3
1
2

2
2

-

■

-

7
4
3

5
1
4

-

-

25
17
8

9
3
6

6
6
-

98
98
96

4
3
1

16
16
-

5
_
5

56
9
47
47

5
2
3

36
35
1

_
_
-

145
60
85
82

-

-

-

5
5

-

-

-

3
3

4
4
-

3
1
2
1

11
11
-

94
94
-

-

-

3
3
-

30
30
30

5
5

24
24

13
13

2

6
-

4
1

-

-

41
17

3
3

-

10
7
3

39
39
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Appendix: Occupational Descriptions
The primary purpose of preparing job descriptions for the Bureau’ s wage surveys is to a ssist its
field staff in classifying into appropriate occupations workers who are employed under a variety o f payroll
titles and different work arrangements from establishment to establishment and from area to area. This is
essential in order to permit the grouping of occupational wage rates representing comparable job content.
Because of this emphasis on interestablishment and interarea comparability o f occupational content, the
Bureau’ s job descriptions may differ significantly from those in use in individual establishments or those
prepared for other purposes. In applying these job descriptions, the Bureau’ s field economists are in­
structed to exclude working supervisors, apprentices, learners, beginners, trainees, handicapped, part-time,
temporary, and probationary workers.

OFFICE
BILLER, MACHINE

BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATOR

Prepares statements, bills, and invoices on a machine other
than an ordinary or electrom atic typewriter. May also keep records as
to billings or shipping charges or perform other clerical work incidental
to billing operations. For wage study purposes, billers, machine, are
cla ssified by type of machine, as follows:

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

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

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

Biller, machine (hookkeeping machine)—Uses a bookkeeping
machine (Sundstrand, Elliott Fisher, Remington Rand, etc., which
may or may not have typewriter keyboard) to prepare customers’
bills as part of the accounts receivable operation. Generally in­
volves the simultaneous entry of figures on customers’ ledger rec­
ord. The machine automatically accumulates figures on a number
of vertical columns and computes and usually prints automatically
the debit or credit balances. Does not involve a knowledge of book­
keeping.
Works from uniform and standard types of sales and
credit slips.




CLERK, ACCOUNTING
Class A—Under general direction of a bookkeeper or account­
ant, has responsibility for keeping one or more sections of a com­
plete set of books or records relating to one phase of an establish­
ment’ s business transactions. Work involves posting and balancing
subsidiary ledger or ledgers such as accounts receivable or accounts

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CLERK, ACCOUNTING-Continued
payable; examining and coding invoices or vouchers with proper ac­
counting distribution; and requires judgment and experience in
making proper assignations and allocations. May a ssist in preparing,
adjusting and closin g journal entries; and may direct cla ss B a c­
counting clerks.
Class B —Under supervision, performs one or more routine ac­
counting operations such as posting simple journal vouchers or a c­
counts payable vouchers, entering vouchers in voucher registers;
reconciling bank accounts; and posting subsidiary ledgers con­
trolled by general ledgers, or posting simple co st accounting data.
This job does not require a knowledge o f accounting and book­
keeping principles but is found in offices in which the more routine
accounting work is subdivided on a functional basis among several
workers.

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

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

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

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

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




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

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

Class 5 —Under clo s e supervision or following sp e cific proce­
dures or instructions, transcribes data from source documents to
punched cards. Operates a numerical and/or alphabetical or com­
bination keypunch machine to keypunch tabulating cards. May
verify cards. Working from various standardized source documents,
follow s specified sequences which have been coded or prescribed
in detail and require little or no selecting, coding, or interpreting
data to be punched. Problems arising from erroneous items or codes,
missing information, etc., are referred to supervisor.

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

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




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

STENOGRAPHER, GENERAL
Primary duty is to take dictation from one or more persons
either in shorthand or by Stenotype or similar machine, involving a
normal routine vocabulary; and transcribe dictation. May also type from
written copy. May maintain file s, keep simple records, or perform other
relatively routine clerical tasks. May operate from a stenographic pool.
Does not include transcribing-machine work. (See transcribing-machine
operator.)

STENOGRAPHER,SENIOR
Primary duty is to take dictation from one or more persons,
either in shorthand or by Stenotype or similar machine, involving a var­
ied technical or specialized vocabulary such as in legal briefs or
reports on scien tific research and transcribe dictation. May also type
from written copy. May also set up and maintain files, keep records, etc.

OR

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

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

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

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




TRANSCRIBING-MACHINE OPERATOR, GENERAL
Primary duty is to transcribe dictation involving a normal rou­
tine vocabulary from transcribing-machine records. May a lso type from
written copy and do simple clerical work. Workers transcribing dictation
involving a varied technical or sp ecia lized vocabulary such as legal
briefs or reports on scien tific research are not included. A worker who
takes dictation in shorthand or by Stenotype or similar machine is
cla ssified as a stenographer, general.
TYPIST
Uses a typewriter to make cop ies o f various material or to
make out bills after calculations have been made by another person.
May include typing of sten cils, mats, or similar materials for use in
duplicating processes. May do clerica l work involving little specia l
training, such as keeping simple records., filing records and reports, or
sorting and distributing incoming mail.

Class A—Performs one or more of the following: Typing ma­
terial in final form when it involves combining material from several
sources err responsibility for correct spellin g, syllabication, punc­
tuation, etc., of technical or unusual words or foreign language ma­
terial; and planning layout and typing o f com plicated statistical
tables to maintain uniformity and balance in spacing. May type
routine form letters varying details to suit circum stances.

Class B—Performs one or more of the following: Copy typing
from rough or clear drafts; routine typing o f forms, insurance p ol­
icie s , etc.; and setting up simple standard tabulations, or copying
more complex tables already set up and spaced properly.

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PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL
DRAFTSMAN, SENIOR-Continued

DRAFTSMAN, JUNIOR
(Assistant draftsman)
Draws to scale units or parts of drawings prepared by drafts­
man or others for engineering, construction, or manufacturing purposes.
Uses various types o f drafting tools as required. May prepare drawings
from simple plans or sketches, or perform other duties under direction
o f a draftsman.

completed work, checking dimensions, materials to be used, and quan­
tities; writing specification s; and making adjustments or changes in
drawings or specification s. May ink in lines and letters on pencil
drawings, prepare detail units of complete drawings, or trace drawings.
Work is frequently in a specialized field such as architectural, e le c­
trical, mechanical, or structural drafting.

DRAFTSMAN, LEADER
NURSE, INDUSTRIAL (REGISTERED)
Plans and directs activities of one or more draftsmen in prep­
aration o f working plans and detail drawings from rough or preliminary
sketches for engineering, construction, or manufacturing purposes.
Duties involve a combination of the following: Interpreting blueprints,
sketches, and written or verbal orders; determining work procedures;
assigning duties to subordinates and inspecting their work; and per­
forming more difficult problems. May assist subordinates during emer­
gen cies or as a regular assignment, or perform related duties of a
supervisory or administrative nature.
DRAFTSMAN, SENIOR
Prepares working plans and detail drawings from notes, rough
or detailed sketches for engineering, construction, or manufacturing
purposes. Duties involve a combination of the following: Preparing
working plans, detail drawings, maps, cross-sections, etc., to scale by
use o f drafting instruments; making engineering computations such as
those involved in strength o f materials, beams and trusses; verifying

A registered nurse who gives nursing service to ill or injured
employees or other persons who become ill or suffer an accident on the
premises of a factory or other establishment. Duties 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 patients
treated; preparing accident reports for compensation or other purposes;
conducting physical examinations and health evaluations of applicants
and employees; and planning and carrying out programs involving health
education, accident prevention, evaluation of plant environment, or other
activities affecting the health, welfare, and safety of all personnel.
TRACER
Copies
plans and drawings prepared by others, by placing
tracing cloth or paper over drawing and tracing with pen or pencil. Uses
T-square, compass, and other drafting tools. May prepare simple draw­
ings and do simple lettering.

MAINTENANCE AND POWERPLANT
CARPENTER, MAINTENANCE

CARPENTER, MAINTENANCE-Continued

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

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




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ELECTRICIAN, MAINTENANCE

HELPER, MAINTENANCE TRADES

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

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

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

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

MACHINIST, MAINTENANCE

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




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

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MACHINIST, MAINTENANCE-Continued

MILLWRIGHT

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

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

MECHANIC, AUTOMOTIVE (MAINTENANCE)
Repairs automobiles, buses, motortrucks, and tractors o f an e s ­
tablishment. Work involves most of the following: Examining automotive
equipment to diagnose source of trouble; disassembling equipment and
performing repairs that involve the use of such handtools as wrenches,
gages, drills, or sp ecia lized equipment in disassembling or fitting parts;
replacing broken or d efective parts from stock; grinding and adjusting
valves; reassembling and installing the various assem blies in the vehicle
and making necessary adjustments; and alining wheels, adjusting brakes
and lights, or tightening body bolts. In general, the wort of the auto­
motive mechanic requires rounded training and- experience usually a c­
quired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and
experience.

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




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

PAINTER, MAINTENANCE
Paints and redecorates w alls, woodwork, and fixtures of an e s­
tablishment. Work involves the following: Knowledge o f surface pecu­
liarities and types of paint required for different applications; preparing
surface for painting by removing old finish or by placing putty or filler
in nail holes and interstices; and applying paint with spray gun or brush.
May mix colors, o ils , white lead, and other paint ingredients to obtain
proper color or con sisten cy. In general, the work o f the maintenance
painter requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through
a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience.

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

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PIPEFITTER, MAINTENANCE—Continued

SHEET-METAL WORKER, MAINTENANCE-Continued

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

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

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

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

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

CUSTODIAL AND MATERIAL MOVEMENT
ELEVATOR OPERATOR, PASSENGER

GUARD

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

Performs routine p olice duties, either at fixed post or on tour,
maintaining order, using arms or force where necessary. Includes gatemen who are stationed at gate and check on identity of employees and
other persons entering.




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JANITOR, PORTER, OR CLEANER

PACKER, SHIPPING

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

Duties involve a combination of the following:

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

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

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

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

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

Loading and unloading various materials and merchandise on or

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

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

Ship­

A knowledge of shipping procedures, practices,

available means 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 o f shipping records.
direct or assist in preparing the merchandise for shipment.
work involves:

May

Receiving

Verifying or directing others in verifying the correct­

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

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

F ills shipping or transfer orders for finished goods from stored
merchandise in accordance with specifications on sales slips, cus­
tomers* orders, or other instructions.
and indicating items filled or omitted,

May, in addition to filling orders
keep records o f outgoing orders

requisition additional stock, or report short supplies to supervisor, and
perform Other related duties.




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

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TRUCKDRIVER

TRUCKER, POWER

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

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

For wage study purposes, truckdrivers are cla ssified by size
and type of equipment, as follow s: (Tractor-trailer should be rated on
the basis of trailer capacity.)
Truckdriver (combination of sizes listed separately)
Truckdriver, light (under l l/2 tons)
Truckdriver, medium (1% to and including 4 tons)
Truckdriver, heavy (over 4 tons, trailer type)
Truckdriver, heavy (over 4 tons, other than trailer type)




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

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

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