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PORTLAND, OREGON September 1952 Bulletin N o. 1116-2 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Martin P. Durkin - Secretary BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS Ewan Clague - Commissioner PORTLAND, OREGON September 1952 Bulletin No. 1116-2 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Martin P. Durkin - Secretary BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS Ewan Clague - Commissioner For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U. S. Government Printing Office, Washington 25, D. C. - Price 2 0 cents Contents Page Letter of Transmittal UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, Bureau of Labor Statistics, INTRODUCTION............................................. 1 THE PORTLAND METROPOLITAN AREA ........................... 1 OCCUPATIONAL WAGE STRUCTURE .............................. 1 TABLSSs Washington, D. C., January 21, 1953. Average earnings for selected occupations studied cn an area basis A-l Office occupations ........................... A-2 Professional and technical occupations....... The Secretary of Labors A-3 Maintenance and power plant occupations..... . A-4 Custodial, warehousing, and shipping I have the honor to transmit herewith a report on occu pational wages and related benefits in Portland, Oreg., during occupations ................ September 1952. Similar studies are being conducted in a number Average earnings for occupations studied on an industry of other large labor-market areas during the fiscal year 1953o basis * These studies have been designed to meet a variety of govern mental and nongovernmental uses and provide area-wide earnings Union wage scales for selected occupations information for many occupations common to most manufacturing C-15 Building construction .......... and nonmanufacturing industries, as well as summaries of selected supplementary wage benefits. Whenever possible, separate data C-205 Bakeries ..................................... C-27 Printing...................................... have been presented for individual major industry divisions. C-4.1 Local transit operating employees ............. C-42 Motortruck drivers and helpers ............... This report was prepared in the Bureau*s regional of fice ih San Francisco, Calif., by John L. Dana, Regional Wage Supplementary wage practices and Industrial Relations Analyst. The planning and central D-l Shift differential provisions ................. direction of the program was carried on in the Bureau’s Divi D-2 Scheduled weekly hours ............... •••••••• sion of Vfetges and Industrial Relations. D-3 Paid holidays ................................. D-4 Paid vacations.......... Ewan Clague, Commissioner. D-5 Insurance and pension p l a n s ................. 3 5 6 7 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 H H 13 Hon. M a r t i n P. Durkin, Secretary of Labor. APPENDIX Scope and method of s u r v e y ........ ..... •••••••..... 14 I N D E X .................................................... I6 * NOTE: Earnings data for occupations that are characteristic of particular local in dustries are presented, when studied, in Series B tables. This additional cover age, however, was omitted from the survey of the Portland, Oreg., area. An occupa tional earnings report is available, on request, for power laundries (June 1952). OCCUPATIONAL WAGE P O R T LA N D , 0 R E G Of the 143,000 wage and salary workers in nonmanufacturing industries, more than two-fifths (62,000) were in wholesale and re tail trade. Transportation (including railroads), coramunication, and other utilities gave employment to about 32,000 workers and the service industries utilized another 23,000. Finance, insurance, and real estate establishments accounted for 10,000 workers, and the building construction industry employed approximately 16,000. Introduction The Portland area is one of several important industrial centers in which the Bureau of Labor Statistics is currently con ducting occupational wage surveys. Occupations common to a variety of manufacturing and nonmanufacturing industries were studied on a community-wide basis. Cross-industry methods of sampling were thus utilized in compiling earnings data for the following types of occu pations: (a) office; (b) professional and technical; (c) mainte nance and power plant; (d) custodial, warehousing, and shipping# In presenting earnings information for such jobs (tables A-l through A-4) separate data have been provided wherever possible for indi vidual broad industry divisions# Among the industry and establishment-size groups repre sented in the Bureau's survey of September 1952, almost S5 percent of the plant workers were employed in establishments having written contracts with labor organizations. Unionization was virtually complete in the utilities group of industries and in manufacturing. Collective bargaining, in large part, is of the multi employer, in dustry-wide, master-agreement type in Portland. Notable examples of these types of collective bargaining are in the paper and pulp, limbering, and metalworking industries in manufacturing; and in milk and dairy products, and the maritime industry in nonmanufacturing. Earnings information for occupations characteristic of particular, important local industries have been presented, when studied, in Series B tables. This supplemental coverage was omitted in the survey in the Portland area. Union scales (Series C tables) are presented for selected occupations in several industries or trades in which the great maj ority of the workers are employed under terms of collective-bargaining agreements, and the contract or mini mum rates are believed to be indicative of prevailing pay practices. The proportion of office workers employed under union contract provisions was substantially less than that of plant work ers. About one-fifth of the employees worked in offices under the terms of collective-bargaining agreements. The majority of the unionized office workers were employed in nonmanufacturing indus tries. Data were collected and summarized on shift operations and differentials, hours of work, and supplementary benefits such as vacation allowances, paid holidays, and insurance and pension plans. Occupational W age Structure Portland area wages increased 6 to 11 percent in a ma jority of plant occupations studied between June 1951, the date of the Bureau's last comprehensive wage survey in the area, and Sep tember 1952. During the same period, salaries advanced 4 to 9 per cent in a majority of the office classifications studied. Although formal adjustments on a general or across-the-board basis were usual practice, many workers were advanced on an individual or informal basis. Notable among the general increases occurring during the period were those in the lumbering, paper and pulp, metalworking, and maritime industries. The Portland Metropolitan Area The population of the four-county Portland Metropolitan Area (Clackamus, Multnomah, and Washington Counties in Oregon and Clark County in Washington) was more than 550,000 at the time of the Bureau's survey. About two-thirds of the population lived in the city of Portland. Wage and salary workers (excluding those in agricultural pursuits and government) in the area numbered about 210,000 in the fall of 1952. Manufacturing establishments, with 67,000 employees, accounted for approximately a third of these workers. Metalworking industries, including foundry operations and the fabrication of metals into finished products such as tin cans, hardware, structur al steel, machinery, and transportation equipment, had 16,000 em ployees. At the time of the survey, the food industries employed somewhat less than a fifth - about 14,000' - of the manufacturing workers. Other important manufacturing industries were lumber and wood products with 12,600 workers, paper and allied products with 7,000, and textiles and apparel with 5,400. Other manufacturing industries, including furniture and fixtures and printing and pub lishing, gave employment to another 12,200. Formalized rate structures for time-rated plant workers were largely predominant in the Portland area. Only in wholesale trade was there any appreciable proportion of workers whose rates were set on an individual basis. The single-rate system was typical in manufacturing and services, with range-of-rate structures most common among firms in the utilities and wholesale trade groups, Among office workers, nearly two-thirds were employed in establish ments having formal structures of the rate-range type. In most other establishments, office salaries were determined on an indi vidual basis. Only a small number of office workers were employed in establishments having single-rate wage structures for individual office occupations. a) Wages and salaries of workers in manufacturing industries were generally higher than those in nonmanufacturing. In 13 of 1A office classifications permitting comparison, salaries of workers in manufacturing plants exceeded those of workers in nonmanufacturing. Average hourly earnings for plant workers studied in all industries were slightly higher in manufacturing for 12 of 19 job categories for which comparisons were possible. More than four-fifths of the plant workers in Portland area manufacturing industries were employed in establishments having provisions for late-shift work in September 1952, In a large ma jority of these establishments, extra-shift workers were paid shift premiums - usually a cents-per-hour differential over day-shift rates. More than a fourth of all manufacturing plant workers were actually engaged in extra-shift work at the time of the sur vey, with two times as many on second shifts as on third or other shifts. Nine of every 10 women employed in Portland offices were on a AO-hour weekly schedule. The AO-hour workweek was also general practice for plant workers. Almost all office workers and a large majority of plant workers were employed in establishments providing paid holidays. Six or 7 days annually was the typical pattern. Similarly, va cations with pay were allowed both office and plant workers almost universally. For office workers, a majority received 2 weeks* va cation after 1 year of service $ and for plant workers, most re ceived a 1-week vacation after a like period of service. After 5 years of service, almost all office and plant employees were granted 2 weeks* vacation. Insurance or pension plans whereby the employers paid all or a part of the cost were common for Portland workers. Fully four** fifths of both office and plant workers were employed in establish ments which provided life, health and welfare insurance, or retire ment pensions, or some combination of these benefits. 3 A* Cross-Industry Occupations Table A-l: (Average straight-time weekly hours and earnings 1/ for selected occupations studied on an area basis in Portland, Qreg., by industry division, September 1952) NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME;WEEKLY EARNINGS OF- Average Number of workers Sex, occupation, and industry division $ Weekly Weekly earnings 30.00 and (Standard) (Standard) under 32.50 $ $ $ $ $ $ % $ $ $ $ i $ $ $ $ $ 32.50 35.00 37.50 40.00 42.50 45.00 47.50 50.00 52.50 55.00 57.50 60.00 62.50 65.00 67.50 70.00 72.50 35.00 37.50 40.00 “ - - 42.50 45.00 47.50 50.00 52.50 55.00 57.50 4 4 18 18 60.00 62.50 $ s s S 75.00 80.00 85.00 90.00 95.00 65.00 67.50 2 2 24 24 3 14 3 5 2 1 2 - - - - - - 1 1 5 5 3 2 3 3 2 1 2 1 1 1 - 1 1 - - _ _ _ - - _ ~ _ _ _ _ - _ _ ■ _ _ _ _ - - - - - ~ 10 10 - _ - _ _ _ - - - - - - - - - “ _ - _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ - _ 70.00 72.50 75.00 80.00 85.00 90.00 95.00 100.00 Men 188 33 155 40.0 40.0 40.0 1 69.50 83.50 66.50 ~ Clerks, payroll ............................. 32 40.5 71.00 . Office bovs .......... ................. *.... Nonmanufacturing ......................... _ 51 39 40.0 40.0 42.00 42.50 - Tabulating-aachine operators ............. . Nonmanufacturing ......................... 52 U3 40.0 40.0 69.00 69.50 Billers, machine (billing machine) ........... Manufacturing ....... ..................... Nonmanufacturing ......................... Public utilities * .................... 143 25 118 60 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 50.00 54.00 49.00 52.50 Billers, machine (bookkeeping machine) ....... Manufacturing ............................ Nonmanufacturing.... ..................... Retail trade .......................... 140 42 98 42 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 49.00 55.00 46.00 43.00 Bookkeeping-machine operators, class A ....... Manufacturing ............................ Nonmanufacturing ......................... 114 26 88 40.0 ~4 o 75 40.0 Clerks* or d e r...... ...... ...... ........ . Manufacturing ......................... . ... Nonmanufacturing ......................... 2 2 - 6 6 ~ - 11 _ 11 15 15 28 28 13 4 9 7 _ 7 27 4 n r --- T T 12 2 8 17 _ ---- T ----- r 17 - ! . 2 — 9 4 1 - - “ j - 2 2 “ - 7 7 7 5 5 5 - - 4 4 15 13 — 8 7 3 <r ---- ST ---- T — 4 r “ “ - - - - "" : 3 1 1 1 2 - 3 3 5 3 15 15 1 1 6 6 1 1 1 - - - - _ - _ - - - 19 19 ii _ ii - 21 3 18 18 4 - 31 10 21 7 25 5 20 20 4 4 2 7 2 5 5 7 3 4 4 5 2 3 3 16 16 7 4 4 - 29 _ 29 14 14 _ 14 8 23 13 10 - 9 8 1 1 5 2 3 - 13 5 8 - 14 14 - 1 _ 1 - 4 - - 3 _ 3 11 11 16 _ 16 1 1 27 27 23 12 11 1 _ 1 4 4 7 7 5 2 3 “ 2 2 - 5 1 — 4 9 r i 1 1 2 2 15 - Women - 4 4 _ i - 58.00 67.00 - 55.50 - ! i Bookkeeping-machine operators, class B ....... Manufacturing ....................... . .. Nonmanufacturing ......................... 402 91 311 40.0 40.0 39.5 49.50 53.50 48.50 Calculating-machine operators (Comptometer type) ..................................... Manufacturing ............................. Nonmanufacturing......................... Retail trade ........................... 468 13i* 354 113 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 51.50 55.00 50.00 46.00 _ - 53 40.0 53.50 71 54 40.0 40.0 51.50 53.00 228 38 190 25 39.5 40.0 39.5 40.0 43.50 46.00 43.50 49.00 Calculating-machine operators (other than Comptometer t y p e ).... ......... ..... . .. Clerks, file, class A ....................... Nonmanufacturing ......................... Jlerks* file, class B ....................... Manufacturing ............................. Nonmanufacturing...................... . .. Public utilities ...... 4 _ - - * 15 15 29 29 29 29 49 49 45 13 32 43 5 38 105 30 75 28 18 10 9 3 6 12 11 1 6 2 4 18 18 18 19 19 13 21 21 9 28 9 19 12 89 3 86 11 51 9 42 11 87 31 56 10 56 30 26 12 28 10 18 11 15 7 8 6 13 11 2 “ 11 5 6 ” 18 12 6 - 6 5 1 - 4 2 2 - 16 16 - 8 8 “ _ ~ - - - - - 6 12 _ 9 2 6 6 4 4 2 2 - - - _ - 4 4 22 8 4 1 18 18 9 9 4 4 ■ 3 3 4 4 “ 2 2 1 1 - - - 14 r 6 5 8 4 4 2 6 ---- r5 16 5 ---- r 5 --- 1” 11 4 4 5 4 3 _ - _ - ‘ - - - ~ ! _ - 17 17 j i ' " 10 j 10 38 38 50 6 44 50 12 — 38 9 _ _ - - - - - 9 - 9 - 15 _ - ~ _ - 2 j______ i See footnote at end of table. ★ Transportation (excluding railroads), communication, and other public utilities. Occupational Wage Survey, Portland, Qreg., September 1952 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABCR Bureau of Labor Statistics Occnf xa/ i o*ti -G o*U**utmd Table A-l:: (Average straight-time weekly hours and earnings 1/ for selected occupations studied on an area basis in Portland, dreg., by industry division, September 1952) NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVINGi STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY EARNINGS OF- Average Number of workers S e x , o c c u p a tio n , and in d u s tr y d i v i s i o n Weekly Weekly earnings hours (Standard) (Standard) $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ s $ $ $ $ $ $ .go 32.50 35.00 37.50 40.00 $42.50 45.00 47.50 50.00 52.50 $55.00 57.50 60.00 62.50 65.00. 67.50 70.00 72.50 75.00 80.00 85.00 90.00 * 95.00 30 under 32.50 35.00 37.50 40.00 42.50 45.00 47.56 50.00 52.50 8 19 62.50 65.00 55.00 57.50 60.00 67.50 70.00 31 6 6 -------- T --------- T ------- 2T 2 2 5 5 5 5 6 b ~ 32 3 29 31 25 6 4 1 41 21 20 12 2 6 4 2 1 • 36 14 22 16 “ 3 3 2 72.50 75.00 80.00 85.00 90.00 95.00 100.00 Women - C ontinued 55 U o.o ” 5070 $ 52.56 55.06 C le rics , p a y r o l l ............................................................................ M anufacturing ......................................................................... Nonm anufacturing .................................................................. P u b lic u t i l i t i e s * ........................................................ R e t a i l t r a d e .................................................................... 291 H5 145 49 60 40.0 40.5 40.0 40.0 40.5 55.56 56.00 55.00 59.56 56.56 D u p licatin g -m ach in e o p e r a t o r s ......................................... Nonm anufacturing ............................................................ 57 50 40.0 40.0 46.00 44.50 - Key-punch o p e r a to r s .................................................................. N onm anufacturing .................................................................. P u b lic u t i l i t i e s * ...................................................... 160 125 40 40.0 40.0 40.0 52.00 51.50 52.00 ~ O f f ic e a i r l s .................................................................................... M anufacturing .......................................................................... N onm anufacturing .................................................................. 171 38 143 39.5 40.0 39.5 40.00 46.00 39.00 - S e c r e t a r i e s ......................................................................... .. M anufacturing .......................................................................... Nonm anufacturing .................................................................. P u b lic u t i l i t i e s * ...................................................... R e t a i l tr a d e ......................................................... 439 177 262 69 71 40.0 40.0 40.0 39.5 40.0 64.50 65.50 63.50 70.00 57.50 881 40.0 C le rk s , o r d e r ................................................................................ W o n m an u factu rin g .......................................................... S te n o g ra p h e rs , g e n e r a l ....................... ......................... M a n u f a c t u r in g ............................................................. N onm anufacturing .................................................................. P u b lic u t i l i t i e s * ...................................................... R e t a il t r a d e ............................................................... . . S w itchb oard o p e r a t o r s ....................... ............................. .. N o n ra a n u fa ctu rin g .................................................................. P u b lic u t i l i t i e s * ............................................. Sw itchboard o p e r a t o r - r e c e p t i o n i s t s ........................ M an u factu rin g .............................................................. N onm anufacturing .................................................................. R e t a il t r a d e .................................................................... T ab u latin g -m ach in e o p e r a to r s ............................................ N onm anufacturing .................................................................. 120 “ T S S ----- ” 4075 54.00 '“ 55.TXT 53.50 55.00 49.00 593 118 47 40.0 40.0 40.0 218 194 58 40.5 40.5 40.0 48.00 48.00 55.50 301 120 62 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 49.50 52.50 48.00 42.00 46 25 40.0 46.6 56.00 55.00 181 3 ~ _ - 1 8 4 4 20 _ _ - • _ “ - 1 4 4 4 9 9 4 4 ~ 4 4 “ 54 1 53 - - ~ 36 21 - - - - 2 2 - ~ ~ ~ 2 ” _ _ 5 4 32 - - 5 4 32 - - - - ~ 5 - 8 . _ 26 - - 22 22 - 5 - _ 30 7 14 14 5 4 8 8 • ~ 5 2 8 7 - 1 1 9 9 - 9 8 “ 7 7 1 17 13 10 9 5 2 29 25 6 16 12 11 19 15 5 12 4 - 9 6 1 21 19 11 8 9 4 5 16 - 8 5 3 2 1 1 3 1 2 4 5 5 ---- T 1 3 _ 16 2 2 - 4 1 15 - _ _ 7 - [ - — 5i 5 7 7 2 2 13 i i r 11 5 6 3 2 - ----- 25” "" ** 13 13 20 14 6 1 5 1 _ See footnote at end of table. * Transportation (excluding railroads), communication, and other public utilities. 16 3 ----------S' — “ _ _ 39 31 12 2 2 - 20 3 3 81 37 1 ----- 22" 36 59 2 7 2 14 53 45 6 25 25 7 24 6 18 46 22 r 24 14 li t 4 4 _ 33 17 --16 5 8 58 25 - 21 4 17 1 1 8 8 12 57 6 51 9 3 190 92 102 ! 37 65 26 106 30 76 13 8 1 1 - 15 98 23 7 31 36 29 5 10 - - - 29 20 3 11 9 9 9 9 i 64 18 46 - 1 15 14 1 1 42 24 18 1 3 2 3 1 5 4 4 --------- ? 65 i 30 loU 49 23 26 7 9 *53 51 11 1 67 20 47 14 2 21 21 39 2 2 2 “ _ _ 4 2 2 2 1 1 ~ _ - - 2 2 “ _ - ~ 1 ~ ~ 1 1 - - “ 3 2 2 3 3 - _ “ 3 3 ~ 5 5 “ - _ _ - - - - “ — — - 1 59 27 32 4 9 38 12 26 5 8 8 8 - “ 13 8 2 2 48 27 — 21 5 4 1 45 ar 21 7 2 24 4 20 13 1 12 13 3 10 5 4 8 8 10 _ _ 4 3 - 10 16 - - - - - 5 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - 5 3 2 - - - - 3 ~ 6 1 3 3 6 - “ 7 4 3 - - • '• “ - _ •- - _ _ .. ~ _ - 5 3 2 2 ~ *_ • _ _ - - - - _ _ - - - - _ _ -■ - - - * 1 1 1 1 — 3 _ 16 • - 15 5 10 4 — rm . “ 30 23 4— i r 19 6 15 1 1 - 2 _ - 2 8 9 1 ---- 9l _ 7 ~ _ 2 20 4 17 ------- 2 ------ 2 ~ 2 3 ---------r _ 1 _ _ - 1 5 Table A-ls O ffice OccupatioHdr Contin u ed (Average straight-time weekly hours and earnings 1/ for selected occupations studied on an area basis in Portland, dreg., by industry division, September 1952) NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY EARNINGS O F Number of workers Sex, occupation, and industry division Weekly hours (Standard) Weekly earnings (Standard) $ $ $ 32.50 35.00 37.50 $ 40.00 37.50 40.00 42.50 W under 32.50 35.00 $ 42.50 45.00 $ $ 45.00 47.50 $ 47.50 50.00 52.50 50.00 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ s s 52.50 55.00 57.50 60.00 62.50 65.00 67.50 70.00 72.50 75.00 80.00 85.00 90.00 55.00 .57,50 60.00 62.50 65.00 67.50 70.00 - - 5 2 3 3 2 1 13 1 12 3 _ 1 3 » , 1 “ 72.50 75.00 80.00 85.00 $ 95.00 90.00 95.00 100.00 Women - Continued I Transcribing-machine operators, general ....... 127 Nonmanufacturing............ ......... •. “ 169 Tvoists. class A ............................ Manufacturing ............................ Nonmanufacturing ......................... Typists, class B ............................ Manufacturing............................. Nonmanufacturing ......................... Public utilities * .................... Retail trade .......................... 32U T 40.0 40.0 40.0 W \ 40.0 237 40.0 718 40.0 40.6" 40.0 40.0 40.0 26-- 598 76 105 * , 51.50 ! 55'.56“ 1 ! ' : 53.00 53.66 53.00 43.00 42.00 1 41.50 ! '' 16. oo i ; 49.50 _ _ ' ' i 1 _ i "" ! 1 ~ 28 28 4 T 21 52 4 - --- 1“ --- 2“ ---- --- I T — 39 3 19 3 - J 58 97 - --- 5“ 92 58 58 58 10 !4 1_____ 1/ * U *■ 5 i - 16 16 14 2 * j 98 119 9 — 110 3r 66 13 16 18 14 —W 108 17 37 32 --- 16" — 30 I2-1— 18 58 12“ 46 26 13 13 64 38 3 35 27 18 a? 1 ----T 17 8 8 2 — 18“ 46 8 9 63 12 18 2 r — 15 15“ 13 I T 1— 40 29 n 21 7 4 r 41 14 27 18 2 16 1 1 _ _ ~ ” ~ - _ _ - - - - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ~ “ * - 7ec/uuocU O cCtifuUiO Hd (Average straight-time weekly hours and earnings 1/ for selected occupations studied on an area basis in Portland, Creg., by industry division, September 1952) NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY EARNINGS OF— A verage Number Sex, occupation, and industry division of workers Weekly hours (Standard) Weekly earnings (Standard) $ $ $ 52.50 55.00 57.50 ana 57.50 60.00 $ 8 % 60.00 62.50 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ s 62.50 65.00 67.50 70.00 72.50 75.00 80.00 85.00 90.00 95.00 100.00 105.00 65.00 67.50 70.00 72.50 75.00 8 13 IT 29 24 43 38 7 r _ 2 ------- T 4 3 5 2 2 3 2 80.00 85.00 90.00 95.00 100.00 105.00 110.00 Men Manufacturing ............................. 183 40.0 167 "io;o $ 82.50 j“ 8T.6"0 1 “ 4 “ — - 6 Tx ---- 6~ — r --- 46 45 18 17 12 12 2 1 1 “ - 2 j Manufacturing .............................. 45 27 40.0 16.6 40 34 41.5 69.00 ^ 73.00 2 — J 2 4 “ 4 — i 15 14 8 8 11 $ ------ I T ------ T" — 1 1 — 3 r _ Women i. Nurses, in d u stria l (re g istere d ) ........................... a.5 64.50 64.00 2 T | 1/ 3 2 3 3 1______ ‘ _ _ 1______ Hours reflect the workweek for which employees receive their regular straight-time salaries and the earnings correspond to these weekly hours. _ - i______ Ptoje& U aHcU W - 8 8 Hours reflect the workweek for which employees receive their regular straight-time salaries and the earnings correspond to these weekly hours. Transportation (excluding railroads), communication, and other public utilities. Table a-2: - Occupational Wage Survey, Portland, Oreg., September 1952 U.S. DEPARTMENT CF LABOR Bureau of Labor Statistics - 6 Table A-3: M o U t t e n O H C e O r t d p Q W e * P l a n t 0 c C 4 4 fu U lO H > i (Average hourly earnings 1/ for men in selected occupations studied on an area basis in Portland, Oreg., by industry division, September 1952) NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME HOURLY EARNINGS OF— Number of Workers Occupation and industry division Average hourly earnings |$ $ Under |l.40 1.45 and * under 1.40 1.45 1.50 Carpenters, maintenance .................... Manufacturing.......................... Nonmanufacturing........ ............... 194 153 41 * 2.25 2.25 2.24 Electricians, maintenance .................. Manufacturing .......................... 268 247 2.13 2.12 Engineers, stationary............... ...... Manufacturing................. ......... Nonmanufacturing ........................ 233 152 81 2.11 2.08 2.16 - Firemen, stationary boilar ................. Manufacturing .......................... Nonmanufacturing ........................ 230 186 44 1.92 1.91 1.95 - Helpers, trades, maintenance ............... Manufacturing .......................... 376 326 1.81 1.81 6 6 Machine-tool operators, toolroom ........... Q.^tTtrin£ ■■ , ■ , ■■■■■i« 48 36 2.07 2.05 Machinists, maintenance .................... Manufacturing .......................... 159 140 2.15 2.15 _ - - $ ' 1.75 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ 1.80 1.85 1.90 1.95 2.00 2.05 2.10 2.15 2.20 2.25 2.30 2.35 2.40 2.45 2.50 2.60 2,70 1.55 1.60 1.65 1.70 1.75 1.80 1.85 “ 1 1 ** 4 4 ~ 1 1 - ~ - - 4 4 4 4 - - - - - - - - 9 9 - _ - - 1 1 - - - - _ _ _ - - " Mechanics, maintenance ..................... Manufacturing ........................... Nonmanufacturing ........................ 331 “ 295 35 28 1.99 1.98 2.05 2.02 - _ - Millwrights ............................... Manufacturing .......................... 208 208 2.21 2.21 “ Oilers .................................... Manufacturing .......................... 113 105 1.79 1.77 6 6 6 "“ 5“ ' _ - .. - Sheet-metal workers, maintenance ........... . 32 2.17 14 14 - 3 3 18 6 - 10 10 4 4 6 - 9 9 12 10 2 16 16 - 12 12 “ 28 28 41 12 163 163 19 19 19 15 - 1 1 - 11 10 1 1 11 2 9 1 4 4 6 6 31 31 - - 12 12 10 6 4 1 1 _ 2.05 6 4 2 3 1 2 - - _ 36 36 2 2 - - _ - 14 14 2.00 3 3 2,15 2.20 2.25 2.30 2.35 2.40 2.45 2,50 ~ 15 15 “ 45 43 2 12 12 “ 11 _ 11 7 _ 7 _ - 36 32 4 39 30 9 - 83 7 83 ---5" 19 18 69 69 8 8 35 29 1 - - 1 - 3 - 4 28 16 12 28 16 12 58 34 24 42 26 16 21 20 1 _ _ . - “ 2 2 “ 5 4 1 - - - * 11 8 3 10 • 10 109 7<r~ 18 18 5 8 8 4 4 4 4 - - - _ _ '. . - 10 10 2 2 - - - - - - - - . _ 2 2 1 1 - _ - - 33 23 20 8 6 6 6 15 2 ■i-y 16 16 3 ■ jj 23 16 32 29 10 10 6 6 51 51 - - 19 5 14 2 14 4 10 8 83 8~ - 83 76 725 18 707 474 42 38 4 - 20 12 8 7 34 20 14 14 7 7 7 13 2 11 8 8 20 20 24 10 14 14 15 14 1 1 118 117 1 14 5 9 f 76 73 3 8 8 - 4 4 ** 2 2 20 20 7 - - - - 8 8 - - 4 4 ~ 9 9 2 2 115 115 6 6“ 4 4 - 2 2 2 2 4 4 8 8 30 30 15 14 4 4 15 14 1 1 6 - “ - 5 5 9 9 ~ - 14 14 - 25 24 1 2 2 ~ 11 10 22 22 11 11 _ 8 2.20 79 T 9 --- ” 2".20— 7 ---1“ 6 4 2.80 _ • “ 4 7 2 - 8 2n6Q 11 9 5 2 2 - 2.70 2.10 - Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work. Transportation (excluding railroads), communication, and other public utilities. 1 1 - 1.95 - 2.20 2.08 2.09 . 1.90 - 102 2.18 70--- _ t :t 7 32 91 84 ~ - - Pipe fitters, maintenance .................. Manufacturing .......................... 2 2 _ 2.03 2.02 2.03 2.03 1/ * $ 1.70 - 994 120 874 596 Tool-and-die makers ....................... $ 1.65 ... Mechanics, automotive (maintenance) ........ Manufacturing .......................... Nonmanufacturing ....................... Public utilities * ................... — $ 1.60 - _ Painters, maintenance ...................... Manufacturing .......................... Nonmanufacturing ........................ $ 1.55 . ~ _ $ 1.50 38 4 ---2~ ~ W 1 1 14 4 16 16 16 16 25 18 - _ _ - 2 2 2 _ 4 4 - 4 4 4 1 . 1 A _ „ _ - - r - _ - . - - - 10 10 - - 34 34 4 4 2 2 - • - - - 4 4 - • - - 7 2 > 26 18 8 - - _ - _ 7 7 10 20 20 23 23 Occupational Wage Survey, Portland, Oreg,, September 1952 U.S. DEPARTMENT OP IABOR Bureau of Labor S t a t i s t i c ? Table A-4s G u d la d ic U , 7 i/o A e Ju U 4 A iH (f,C i* u l S U ififU w f C h o U flc U d O H l (Average hourly earnings 1/ for selected occupations 2/ studied on an area basis in Portland, Greg., by industry division, September 1952) NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME HOURLY EARNINGS OF— Occupation and industry division Crane operators, e le c tr ic bridge (under 20 tone) . . . . . . ........................................ . . . . . . . . . . . Number of $ Average hourly earnings Under 0.9 0 $ .95 0.90 $ 0.95 $ 1.00 $ 1 .0 5 $ 1.10 $ 1 .15 $ 1 .2 0 $ 1.25 $ 1 .3 0 $ 1.35 $ 1.40 $ 1.45 $ 1 .5 0 $ 1.55 $ 1.60 $ 1.65 $ $ $ 1 .7 0 1.75 1 .8 0 $ 1.85 $ 1 .90 $ 1 .9 5 $ $ 2.00 2.05 1.00 1.05 1 .1 0 1.15 1.20 1.25 1.30 1 .35 1 .4 0 1.45 1.50 1.55 1.60 1.65 1,70 1.75 1 .8 0 1.85 1.90 1.95 2.00 2.05 2 8 8 17 i1f7 4 1. _ 60 An O v 164 72 92 11 7 8 6 7 8 8 4 5 157 ------335“ * 2.21 2.22 foards ................................................................................... Manufacturing ....................................................... .. ........ 74 71 1.60 1.60 Jan ito rs, p o rters, and cleaners (men) ............... .. 1.052 498 554 184 199 1.38 1.49 1.28 1.44 1.21 6 12 n 1 62 12 11 41 12 29 42 6 42 1 7 12 11 1 58 4 24 94 6 86 Ja n ito rs, p o rters, and cleaners (women) . . . . . . . Nonmanufacturing Public u t i l i t i e s * .................................... .. R etell trade ..................... r ____T.............. T. . r 140 116 61 29 1.13 1.14 1.23 .96 7 5 6 4 — 5~" — 1 11 4 3 9 7 6 1 45 37 13 4 24 18 16 5 1 Laborers, m aterial handling 4 / ......... ....................... Manufacturing ..................................................... .. Ijopaenifaeturing .............................. ................................... ... P»e»1 i 4* uijd 1 Atd aa * r ............... t . . T___ T. Bata* 1 trade ........................................ .. 1,881 ' ■ 643 1,238 489 236 1.65 1.57 1.69 1.83 1.45 Order f i l l e r s .................................................................... Manufacturing TT. ................... !•,«•»• Nonmanufacturing ...................................... .. R etail trade ................... ......................... 888 241 61*7 140 1.63 1.68 1.61 1.59 Peekera . olaaa A .............................................................. ng #r-----T--r-TTTr-TtrTT-T-tT ■ Nonnanufartu id na ... . . . 258 78 180 1.63 1.64 1.63 Public u t i l i t i e s * ............................................. .. Hetail trade t . . . . I, . r . . TTTTTT, T. - « . . . . T. 1 Packers, cla ss B .............................................................. 172 Nonaanufacturing ....................................................... ------- 58“ 1.49 1.51 RectiVink clerks .............................................................. IfAmi fi nfviwt n0 . Hovmiiifimfiiwlne __ 94 28 66 1.79 1.84 1.77 Shinninc clerks..................... ..... M f t m t f R i b f iiv>4ni» . . Nonmanufacturing............................, .................. .. 185 87 98 1.71 1.82 1.61 5 13 ll 94 1 3.05 36 69 11 41 71 31 40 32 5 1?8 111 47 36 g 5 5 5 12 12 11 1 7 7 7 5 21 16 5 14 9 ----- 2j 14 — r ~ 42 8 7 2 42 8 7 2 157 "145“ 15 41 8 7 2 15 1 6 3 4 3 1 1 6 6 3 3 4 4 3 3 _ 5 2 3 5 72 49 23 10 40 30 10 5 1 15 2 13 1 15 g 7 1 _ 6 5 1 1 l 1 _ 2 _ 2 2 _ _ 1 1 4 2 4 2 2 2 1 1 1 22 16 4 102 _ 9 2 7 12 12 ?6 26 30 30 8 8 1 6 6 6 6 14 5 14“ — F 27 8 19 19 73 70 3 81 81 4 4 8 6 6 £ 48 1748 2 2 2 88 22 173 75“ ....'20 U“ 5 T 2 12 124 2 7 2 19 3 _ 88 28 60 31 3 1 — r~ 3 Sea footnotes at end of table. ♦ Transportation (excluding railroads), communication, and other public utilities, L 8 8 12 1O JL x $ $ 2.10 2.X5 and 2.10 2.15 over 4 4 206 24 182 21 84 357 77 52T 111 — 55" 60 246 17 86 3 26 52 14 456 92 364 78 23 23 2 185 16 169 10 43 43 57 26 31 117 20 97 44 44 10 10 91 66 25 16 356 12 344 344 6 6 34 34 26 14 6 4 17 lo 7 7 35 4 00 r— I " 24 3 3 14 nr 9 9 7 16 16 3 3 3 8 23 7 3 8 19 7 1 1 48 2 46 50 19 31 10 L 51 3i 20 4 6 1 x _ 5 5 2 2 4 4 12 12 11 4 7 6 4 1 4 4 1 4 4 8 8 7 11 a xx ,7 4 4 L H 5 2 2 2 7 4 X Occupational Wage Survey, Portland, Oreg., September 1952 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Bureau of Labor Statistics 8 Table A-4* GubtoduU, %G/ieAauA44Uf,and SUifxplHf Gkxzuft&UoHd Go+utt+tued - (Average hourly earnings 1/ for selected occupations 2/ studied cn an area basis in Portland, dreg., by industry division, September 1952) NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME HOURLY EARNINGS OF— Occupation and industry division N um ber of W orkers A verage hourly earnings Shipping-and-receiving clerks .............. Manufacturing.......... .............. Nonmanufacturing ................. .... 265 128 137 86 $ 1.80 1.87 1.74 1.76 Truck drivers, light (under l£ tons) ....... Manufacturing ....... ................. Nonmanufacturing .................... . 298 185 113 . 1.70 1.74 1.63 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ ■ $ $ $ $ s $ $ $ $ $ % $ $ $ $ $ $ 2 .1 5 Under 0.90 0.95 1.00 1.05 1.10 1.15 1.20 1.25 1.30 1.35 1.40 1.45 1.50 1.55 1.60 1.65 1.70 1.75 1.80 1.85 1.90 1.95 2.00 2.05 2.10 and $ over .95 1.00 1.05 1.10 1.15 1.20 1.25 1.30 1.35 1.40 1.45 1.50 1.55 1.60 1.65 1.70 1.75 1.80 1.85 1.90 1.95 2.00 2.05 2.10 2.15 0.90 45 12 33 7 7 10 1 9 14 14 - 8 8 17 2 15 57 28 57 27 8 19 16 61 56 5 47 2 45 15 12 58 28 30 Ofi 7 7 - 36 32 4 14 l4 - 16 16 - 3 6 8 _ _ - ?1 31 6 5° 50 ---T 20 12 3 6 6 - - _ _ “*' — _ 67 56 11 1 XX1 15 3 “ Truck drivers, medium (li to and including A tons) .............................. Manufacturing .... ................... Nonmanufacturing ............. . PuKI ^i* 11+4 ^4+ ^ 1 ( |f«ffi41 f . _ Truck drivers, heavy (over A tons, trailer type) .............................. . ______ . . T, - T, r T T , Tr - , , Nonmanufacturing... ............... .. 1.006 2A0 766 561 65 1.82 1.94 1.78 1.80 l.*77 345 164181 82 1.94 2.00 1.89 1.84 Nonmanufacturing ............................................................................... pi^W|4 n ^ f ^* * ^ , i i t i i t i i i T- t 531 87 444 321 1.87 1.97 1.85 1.84 Truckers, power (fork-lift) ..................................................... Manufacturing........................ Nonmanufacturing .............................................................................. 458 278 180 1.79 1.78 1.80 P i ih l 1 n * . r r i r r . . T . . T I . . I TT. I Truck drivers, heavy (over 4 tons, other than trailer type) .......................... ................................................. M a r m f a r . t . u r i n g ............. .................... . . Truckers, power (other than fork-lift) Manufacturing ............................................................ ... ................. Watchmen ............................... Manufacturing ................ ..... ... Nonmanufacturing............. ........ 108 92 1.92 1.96 245 195 50 1.47 1.52 1.27 - _ - _ - _ - _ - _ - _ - - _ - - • - 5 5 - 22 22 6 6 8 8 _ 109 9 100 100 1 _ _ 1 - _ 32 32 24 5 19 1?5 135 100 1 i 4 - - - - - _ - - _ - - _ 34 34 12 12 4 2 11 4 _ 4 - - 11 - _ 2 5 4 1 36 28 8 19 17 2 7 5 2 23 16 7 2 2 15 V 9 9 9 4? 35 — 8 8 8 16 6 2 r - 1 1 2 151 35 116 400 36 364 16 Mi JM 28 8 20 20 60 109 109 40 X 1/ Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work. V Study limited to men workers except where otherwise indicated. Workers distributed as follows: h at $2.25 - 2.30? 6 at $2.39 - 2.35; 6 at $2.4$ - 2.$0j 16 at $2.80 - 2.90; 16 at $3.10 - 3.20. k/ Corresponds to "Stock handlers, and truckers, hand" reported in earlier study. * Transportation (excluding railroads), communication, and other public utilities. 3/ _ 16 10 6 23 23 15 12 3 - _ _ Hi 12 2 74 72 2 _ TL AJL, 18 16 2 2 _ _ A 108 • .36 56 56 72 309 24 285 271 16 16 182 49 133 29 29 48 48 _ 12 g 4 _ L ; 27 •1 - 4 4 8 8 4 4 ?4 34 - 6 6 33 30 3 16 8 £ 10 8 g 26 22 4 37 32 5 16 16 „. 43 0 1 XX_ 12 1X9 X 31 _ 18 18 - 6 ' " ‘ ‘ 8 8 “ 8 8 4 4 42 ii2 6 6 - . 2 2 6 C ! Union Wage Scales (Minimum wage rates and maximum straight-time hours per week agreed upon through collective bargaining between employers and trade unions* Rates and hours are those in effect on dates indicated.) Table C-15: &uUdmp GonUtuation Table C-27: P*4*lti4Uf Table C-41: JloGcU Qp&uitUuf C+Hfxi&feoJi j t—' July 1, 1952 ~— — Classification Rate per hour Bricklayers $3,175 2.450 Carpenters 2.725 Electricians . . . • . . . . . . . . Padnterp ................. 2.420 PI a pt.arfinfi - I . . . . , T . , T T T . T T T . . . . . . . . . ........ 3.000 2.770 PIumbers P i H I r H n g l a h n r f i T 9 t t a i - i t t ______ . - __________________. . . . 1.850 Hours per week 40 40 40 40 4.0 40 40 Table C-205: _______ July 1. 1952 Classification B rea d and ca k e - Hand sh op s: Foremen ............................................................. .. Overmen, m i x e r s ............................................... Bench hands ......................................................... Head c h e c k e rs .................................................... P a c k e r s , hand w rappers ............................ H e lp e rs : F i r s t y e a r ................................................... A f t e r f i r s t y e a r ..................................... B read and ca k e - M achine sh o p s: Agreement A: Foremen ........................................................... Overmen, m i x e r s .............................., ...... Bench h a n d s, cak e ................................... W rapping-machi ne o p e r a to r s •••••• H elp e rs ........................................................... Agreem ent S : Cake and p ie w o rk ers: F o r e la d ie s ( i n ch arg e o f 4 o r more g i r l s ) ..................................... Cake d e c o r a to r s . ............................. Women i c e r s * ....................................... C rackers. and co o k ie s : B a k i ng d e p a rtm e n t: M ix ers ............................................................. M ix e rs* h e lp e r s ....................................... B a k e rs ...................................................... .. P a ck in g departm en t ( f e m a le ) : Working s u p e r v is o r s .............................. P a c k e r s , m achine o p e r a to r s ............. M is c e lla n e o u s h e lp e r s •............... • .. Rate p6r M l Hours per 12.110 40 40 40 40 40 2.000 1.870 1.670 1.470 1.360 1.520 2.200 2.090 1.990 1.810 1.640 week., 40 40 36 36 36 36 36 1.335 1.275 1.170 40 40 40 1.605 1.490 1.720 40 40 40 1.205 40 40 40 1.0 9 0 1 .030 Classification Rate per Hours per Classification &our_ ■Hgg)L- Rate per hour Hours per week Operators: Book and job shops: $1,500 Bindery women ...................... ... Bookbinders .............. ...................... 2.680 2.680 Compositors, hand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ElectrotvDers .................. ........... .... 2.853 2.680 Machine operators . . .................. .... Machinist operators ..... 2.813 2.680 Machine tenders (machinists) 2.667 Mailers ..................... 2.880 Photoengravers ....... . Pressmen: 2.680 Cylinder ........ ....... 2.680 Offset .................. P l a t e n ...... ........... 2.613 Stereotypers ............... 2.853 3.280 Agreement A ............. Agreement B ........... .. 2.813 Table C-42: October 1, 1952 C la s s ific a tio n R ate per hour B u ild in g : C o n s tr u c tio n : Dump tr u c k s : 6 y a rd s and under ......................................... $ 1 ,9 0 0 1 .9 5 0 6 - 8 y a rd s ....................................................... 8 - 10 y a rd s ..................................................... 2 .0 0 0 2 .1 0 0 1 0 - 12 y a r d s .................................................. 2 .2 0 0 12 - 20 y a rd s .................................................. 2 .3 0 0 Over 2 0 y a rd s .................................................. 2 .0 5 0 Lumber c a r r i e r s ............................................. 2.759 2.897 2.759 2.897 2.759 2.897 36i 36i 2.513 2.693 37£ 35 2.897 3.034 2.662 Mot&UtoUck ^b^U4JLe/U and aJfelp&kl Newspapers: C o m p osito rs, hand: Day w o r k ...................................... N ight work .................................. Machine o p e r a to r s : Day work ....................................... N ight w o r k .......... .. Machine te n d e r s ( m a c h in is t s ) : Day work ,• • • • • ....................... N ight work .................................. M a ile r s : Day work ...................... ................ N ight work .................................. P h o to e n g ra v e rs: Day w o r k ...................... .. N ight work .................................. Pressm en, web p r e s s e s : Day work . . . . . . . . .................... N ight w o r k .......... ....................... P re s s m e n -in -c h a rg e : Day w o r k ....................................... N ight w o r k ...................... .. S te r e o t y p e r s : Day work ...................................... N ight work ........................ .. 40 40 40 40 First 3 months in platform service ....... $1,705 1.730 Second 3 months in platform service ..... Next 6 months in platform service ....... 1.755 T h e r e a f t e r .................................... 1.785 2 .8 8 8 37£ 35 2.882 3.123 37i 35 2.733 2.929 37i 35 G e n e r a l: F re ig h t: C ity p ick -u p ....................................... Long d i s t a n c e : 1 0 0 m ile s o r l e s s , tu rn -aro u n d run ................................................................... .. H elp ers ........................................................................ G ro cery : W h o le sa le: Agreement A: 1 to n and under .............................................. l £ - § to n s ................. ................................ .. T ru ck and t r a i l e r and semi t r a i l e r . .......... ..................................... .. H elp e rs .......... .. lo a d e r s ................................................................. E x tr a men ............................................................ Agreement B : 1 to n and u n d e r ................................. .. Food s p e c i a l t y ( c o f f e e , e t c . ) ............ Hours p er week 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 1 .6 6 0 48 1 .5 3 1 1 .6 2 8 Z.8 48 1 .7 1 8 1 .7 8 0 40 40 1 .8 5 5 1 .7 1 8 1 .7 4 3 1 .8 0 5 40 40 40 40 1 .5 0 9 2.163 48 Uo Occupational Wage Survey, Portland, Oreg., September 1952 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Bureau of Labor Statistics 10 D‘ Supplementary Wage Practices S h ift ^biftesteulial P*oo*&iQ*tl 1/ Table D-l: Percent of total plant employment (b) (a) Actually working on extra By establishment shifts in oolicy in All manufacturing industries 3d or other 2d shift 3d or other 2d shift shift shift work work Shift differential All workers ...... ................ Workers in establishments haring provisions for late shifts ...... ......... ..... With shift differential............ . Uniform cents (per hour) .......... 3, li, and J*f cents ............ , 5 cents •.................. . 6 cents ................... . 7, l\ cents............. . 9 cents ••••........ . 10 cents ................... . Over 10 cents ................ Uniform percentage ... .......... . 10 percent... ....... ........ 1$ percent ........ ......... Full day's pay for reduced hours.... Full day's pay for reduced hours, plus a cents-an-hour differential ••••, Full day*s pay for reduced hours, plus a percentage differential.... . With no shift differential....... .. Workers in establishments having no provisions for late shifts *.......... ....... , 100.0 100.0 XXX 82*5 76.2 U9.5 5.0 1U.0 17.1 68*8 6U.0 31.0 • 2.2 18.1 XXX 7.2 7.1 U.9 5.5 6.9 5.5 5.5 • U.l 3.7 3.3 3.7 U.3 U.3 10.8 16.6 12.7 1.1; U.1 3.6 .1 • 1.2 2.3 1 .0 1.0 • •U 10*8 10.7 2.1 .5 6.0 6.3 7.2 U.8 17.5 31.2 •U 1.5 XXX •2 .1 XXX lh.0 1 .0 • .1 3.3 .3 .7 .1 .h .1 .1 l.U 1/ Shift differential data are presented in terms of (a) establishment policy and (b) workers actually employed cm late shifts at the time of the survey* An establishment was considered as having a policy if it met any of the following conditions: (1) operated late shifts at the time of the survey, (2) had union-contract provisions covering late shifts, or (3) had operated late shifts within 6 months prior to the survey* Table D-2: Scheduled IVeehkf JfoutU Percent of plant workers employed in - Percent of office workers 1/ employed in Weekly hours All workers ........ ............ ...... . 37i hours and under...................... Over 37i and under UO hours ...... ......... .. hO hours... ......... ........... •••••••• Over 1*0 and under 1*8 hours ....... ....... . 1*8 hours and over .............. ...... All industries 2^ 100.0 2.2 h.7 91.2 1.7 .2 Manufacturing 100.0 Public utilities * 100.0 0.3 .8 98.1 5.5 .7 93.8 .8 ** - Retail trade All industries 3/ 100.0 100.0 100.0 2.6 U.7 « • - 96.5 3.5 • 90.2 .3 6.9 85.6 • 9.7 Manufacturing Public utilities * 100.0 Retail tradi 100.0 m m • 92.9 7.1 * 96.9 1.9 1.2 1/ Data relate to women workers* 2( Includes data for wholesale trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and services in addition to those industry divisions shown separately* 2/ Includes data for wholesale trade, real estate, and services, in addition to those industry divisions shown separately* * Transportation (excluding railroads), communication, and other public utilities* Occupational Wage Survey, Portland, Oreg., September 1952 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Bureau of Labor Statistics T a b le D-3 Number of paid holidays Paid etfoiidcufA. Percent of office workers employed in Public AH Manufacturing Retail trade utilities * industries 1/ Percent of plant workers employed in Public All Manufacturing utilities * industries 2/ Retail trade AH workers ............ ................ 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100 0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Workers in establishments providing paid holidays .... 2 to 4 days.......................... 6 days ............ ........ ......... 6J-days ..... ....... ................ 7 days ....... ..... ................ 3 days ........... ...... ............ 9 days............................. 11 days ..................... ...................... Workers in establishments providing no paid holidays .......... ................... 99.6 .2 55.7 .5 22.5 8.0 1.2 11.5 100.0 .6 74.0 23.8 1.6 100.0 100.0 84.0 8.4 49.5 25.1 1.0 91.6 -* 32.8 89.2 9.2 78.1 2/ * - •U - - 30.4 3.0 58.6 8.0 - 96.7 2.5 .8 - 84.4 6.6 51.7 23.1 2.2 .8 - - - - - - H.6 16.0 - - - 8oU 1.9 - 10.8 In c lu d e s d a ta f o r w h o le s a le t r a d e ; f i n a n c e , in s u ra n c e , and r e a l e s t a t e ; and s e r v ic e s i n a d d itio n t o th o s e in d u s tr y d i v i s i o n s shown s e p a r a t e l y . In c lu d e s d a ta f o r w h o le s a le t r a d e , r e a l e s t a t e , and s e r v ic e s i n a d d itio n t o th o s e in d u s tr y d i v i s i o n s shown s e p a r a t e l y . T r a n s p o r ta tio n (e x c lu d in g r a i l r o a d s ) , con nrun ication , and o th e r p u b lic u t i l i t i e s . T a b le D-A: P a id ' l/a C c U ia H d (t y a S im ic U P ^ U U t iiiO * t i) Percent of pianx. workers employed in Percent of office workers employed in Vacation policy A ll - 45.2 8.9 4.7 workers ............ ................. All industries 1/ Manufacturing 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 41.1 56.0 2.9 - 100.0 100.0 36.4 55.5 8.1 - Retail trade All industries 2/ Manufacturing 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 63.7 32.3 4.0 - 100.0 100.0 83.2 16.8 - 99.1 97.0 79.7 1.8 13.7 1.8 1.5 99.6 95.8 77.5 3.1 12.1 3.1 2.7 1.1 .4 100.0 100.0 72.4 27.6 - 96.4 96.4 92.6 3.8 3.6 99.6 95.8 56.1 19.2 14.1 6.4 2.7 1.1 100.0 100.0 35.9 Public utilities * Public utilities * Retail trade After 1 rear of service Workers in establishments providing paid vacations ..*.. Length-of-time payment .................... 1 week ............................. Over 1 and under 2 weeks ............ .... 2 weeks ................. ........... 3 weeks and over.. ................... Percentage payment Jj/ .......... .......... Flat-sum payment........................ Workers in establishments providing no paid vacations .. - - - - .6 .9 - After 2 vears of service Workers in establishments providing paid vacations .. Length-of-time payment...... ............. 1 week ....... ................ .... .. Over 1 and under 2 weeks ................. 2 weeks... ........................ Over 2 and under 3 weeks ..... ........ ... 3 weeks and over......... ............ .. ...... .......... . Percentage payment Flat-sum payment ............. ....... ... W orkers in establishments providing no paid vacations .. 1 0 0 .0 100.0 14.6 5 .5 74.5 .8 4 .6 - 100.0 100.0 11.9 7.4 66.4 14.3 - S e e f o o tn o t e s a t end o f t a b l e . a T r a n s p o r ta tio n (e x c lu d in g r a i l r o a d s ) , com m unication, and o th e r p u b lic u t i l i t i e s . 100.0 100.0 22.9 3.1 70.0 _ 4.0 - 100.0 100.0 11.4 88.6 - 99.1 97.0 48.6 11.5 33.2 3.7 1.5 .6 .9 .4 3 .3 60.3 _ - 96.4 96*4 26.6 69.8 3.6 O c cu p a tio n a l Wage S u rv ey , P o rtla n d , O re g ., Septem ber 1952 U .S . DEPARTMENT OF IAB0R Bureau o f Labor S t a t i s t i c s 12 Table D-i-. Paid Vacatio*U WoAmol PAoutiUmC) -Goniinumd Percent of office workers employed in Vacation policy All workers ........................................... All industries i / Manufacturing Public utilities * Percent of plant workers employed in Retail trade All industries 2/ Manufacturing Public utilities * Retail trade 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 .1 93.7 1.6 100.0 100.0 85.7 14.3 - 100.0 100.0 96.0 4.0 - 100.0 100.0 1.0 99.0 . - 99.1 97.0 .7 92.6 3.7 1.5 .6 .9 99.6 95.8 89.4 6.4 2.7 1.1 .4 100.0 100.0 1.9 98.1 - 96.4 96.4 96.4 — 3.6 100.0 100.0 .1 86.2 .8 12.9 - 100.0 100.0 85.0 15.0 - 100.0 100.0 73.5 26.5 - 100.0 100.0 99.0 - 99.1 97.0 .7 90.4 _ 5.9 1.5 •6 .9 99.6 95.8 -■ 88.4 7.4 2.7 1.1 .4 100.0 100.0 1.9 87.4 _ 10.7 - 96.4 96.4 96.4 — 3.6 100.0 100.0 .1 49.3 50.6 - ■ - 100.0 100.0 61.0 39.0 - 100.0 100.0 25.2 74.8 .- 100.0 100.0 1.0 61.9 37.1 - 99.1 97.0 .7 60.8 35.5 1.5 .6 .9 99.6 95.8 59.9 35.9 2.7 1.1 .4 100.0 100.0 1.9 36.1 62.0 - **>.4 96.4 75.7 20.7 3.6 100.0 100.0 .1 47.1 49.4 3.4 - 100.0 100.0 61.0 39.0 - 100.0 100.0 - 100.0 100.0 1.0 61.9 37.1 - 99.1 97.0 .7 57.9 38.4 1.5 .6 .9 99.6 95.8 55.8 40.0 2.7 1.1 .4 100.0 100.0 1.9 36.1 62.0 _ - 96.4 96.4 -75.7 20.7 3.6 100.0 100.0 .1 47.1 39.7 13.1 - 100.0 100.0 - 100.0 100.0 25.2 70.8 4.0 - 99.1 97.0 .7 57.9 34.1 4.3 1.5 .6 .9 99.6 95.8 - 100.0 100.0 1.9 36.1 62.0 - 96.4* 96.4 ■■75.7 26.7 • - ’ '- ■ 3.6 After 5 years of service Workers in establishments providing paid vacations ».... Length-of-time p a y m e n t ..... ........................ 1 w e e k .......... ................................ 2 w e e k s ........ ............................. Over 2 and under 3 w e e k s ....... ................. 3 weeks and over .".............. ................. Percentage payment 2 / ............ .................. Flat-sum payment .V................. .............. . Workers in establishments providing no paid vacations •• After 4 .6 - - 1^ years of service Workers in establishments providing paid vacations .•••• Length-of-time p a y m e n t ................. ....... •••• 1 w e e k .......................................... 2 weeks ......................................... Over 2 and under 3 weeks ........................ 3 weeks and o v e r ............... ........ . Percentage payment ............... ............. Flat-sum p a y m e n t ................................ . Workers in establishments providing no paid vacations •• Jj 1 .0 After 15 years of service Workers in establishments providing paid vacations .... Length-of-time p a y m e n t ............................. 1 w e e k ........... .............................. 2 weeks ................................. .......... 3 weeks and o v e r ................... ............ Percentage payment 2 / ........................ ..... Flat-sum p a y m e n t.... .............................. Workers in establishments providing no paid vacations .. - After 20 years of service Workers in establishments providing paid vacations .... Length-of-time p a y m e n t ...... ...................... 1 w e e k ......... ..... ...................... 2 w e e k s ....... .................................. 3 weeks .................. ....................... Over 3 weeks ................... ................. Percentage payment 2 / .............................. Flat-sum payment .................................... Workers in establishments providing no paid vacations .. 2 5 .2 70.8 4.0 - - After 25 years of service Workers in establishments providing paid vacations .... Length-of-time p a y m e n t ............... ............. 1 week ................... ....................... 2 weeks . ................. ....................... 3 weeks .................. ...................... Over 3 weeks .................................... Percentage payment 2 / ....... ...................... Flat-sum payment ............ ...................... Workers in establishments providing no paid vacations .. 1/ 2/ 2/ * - 6 1 .0 38.0 1.0 - - 100.0 100.0 1.0 61.9 37.1 _ - In c lu d e s d a ta f o r w h o le sa le t r a d e ; f i n 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 ic e s i n a d d itio n t o th o s e in d u s tr y d i v is io n s shown s e p a r a t e l y . In c lu d e s d a ta f o r w h o le s a le t r a d e , r e a l e s t a t e , and s e r v ic e s i n a d d itio n t o th o s e in d u s tr y d i v i s i o n s shown s e p a r a t e ly . P e rc e n t o f an n ual e a r n in g s . T ra n s p o r ta tio n (e x c lu d in g r a i l r o a d s ) , com m unication, and o th e r p u b lic u t i l i t i e s . 55.8 40.0 2.7 1.1 •4 13 tU t d P + H & 4 M . P J o t l i l Table D -5 t P e r c e n t o f o f f i c e w orkers employed i n Type o f p la n A ll in d u s tr ie s M anufacturing P u b lic u tilitie s * I R e t a i l tr a d e P e rce n t o f p la n t uorlcere employed in' A ll i n d u s tr ie s 2 / M anufacturing P u b lic u tilitie s * R e t a i l tra d e A l l w orkers ................................................................................................... lb o .o 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 Workers i n e sta b lis h m e n ts h aving in s u ra n ce o r pen sio n p la n s 2 / ................................................................................... 8 1 .5 7 7 .9 9 9 .3 4 2 .6 8 1 .9 8 2 .0 9 8 .1 7 3 .4 In su ra n ce p la n s j / ................................, ................................. .. L if e ..................................................................................................... A c c id e n ta l d e a th and dism em berm ent............................. S ic k n e ss and a c c id e n t .......................................... H o s p ita liz a tio n .............. ............................................................ S u r g i c a l ........... ............................... ............................................... M edical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ; .......................................................... P en sio n o f r e tir e m e n t p la n ....................................... 6 5 .3 5 8 .8 5 .7 2 2 .3 4 3 .9 4 1 .0 3 4 .6 6 2 .6 .4 8 .8 4 8 .2 1 .2 2 0 .1 3 7 .0 3 6 .7 2 5 .9 5 8 .4 5 8 .1 t 5 .1 9 .0 V8;3 L8.2 L8.2 L4.2 3 0 .5 3 4 .9 2 5 .7 1 1 .7 1 0 .3 2 7 .7 2 7 .7 2 7 .7 1 4 .6 7 1 .3 6 4 .0 1 0 .5 3 3 .0 5 3 .3 5 2 .0 4 6 .6 4 1 .8 7 8 .8 7 7 .8 5 .4 4 0 .3 6 2 .3 6 0 .0 5 1 .3 4 1 .3 6 1 .6 5 4 .4 3 9 .8 2 2 .4 3 4 .8 3 4 .3 3 1 .9 7 4 .6 5 6 .5 2 6 .1 2 .8 1 3 .5 4 1 .0 4 1 .0 4 1 .0 2 2 .0 W orkers i n e sta b lis h m e n ts having no in s u ra n ce o r p en sio n p la n s ................................................................................... .... 1 8 .5 2 2 .1 .7 5 7 .4 1 8 .1 l » .u 1 .9 2 6 .6 1/ 2/ 2/ * In clu d es d a ta f o r w h o lesale t r a d e ; f in a n c e , in s u ra n c e , and r e a l e s t a t e ; and s e r v i c e s i n a d d itio n t o th o se in d u s try d iv is io n s shown s e p a r a t e l y . In clu d es d a ta f o r w h o lesale t r a d e , r e a l e s t a t e , and s e r v ic e s in a d d itio n t o th o se in d u stry d iv is io n s shown s e p a r a t e l y . U nduplicated t o t a l . T ra n s p o rta tio n (e x clu d in g r a i l r o a d s ) , com munication, and o th e r p u b lic u t i l i t i e s * O ccu p atio n al Wage S u rv ey , P o r tla n d , O re g ., September 1952 U .S . DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Bureau o f Labor S t a t i s t i c s u Appendix - Scope and Method of Survey The Bureau's occupational wage surveys are designed to provide a maximum of useful and reliable information with avail* able resources* In order to use resources efficiently and to pub lish results promptly, the surveys did not cover all establishments in the community. Although those studied are selected to provide representative results, no sample can reflect perfectly all differ ences in occupational structure, earnings, and working conditions among establishments. Because of the great variation in occupational structure among establishments, estimates of occupational employment are sub ject to considerable sampling fluctuation. Hence, they serve only to indicate the relative numerical importance of the jobs studied. The fluctuations in employment do not materially affect the accuracy of the earnings data* With the exception of the union rate scales, information presented in this bulletin was collected by visits of the Bureau's field representatives to establishments included in the study. Occupational classification is based on a uniform set of job de scriptions designed to take account of interestablishment variation in duties within the same job; these job descriptions are available upon request. Six broad industry divisions were covered in compiling earnings data for the following types of occupations: (a) office clerical, (b) professional and technical, (c) maintenance and power plant, and (d; custodial, warehousing, and shipping (tables A-l through A-4). The industry groupings surveyed are: manufacturing; transportation (except railroads;, communication, and other public utilities; wholesale trade; retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and services. Information on work schedules and supple mentary benefits also was obtained in a representative group of es tablishments in each of these industry divisions. As indicated in the following table, only establishments above a certain size were studied. Smaller establishments were omitted because they furnished insufficient employment in the occupations studied to warrant in clusion. Among the industries in which characteristic jobs were studied, minimum size of establishment and extent of the area cover ed were determined separately for each industry (see following table). Although size limits frequently varied from those estab lished for surveying cross-industry office and plant jobs, data for these jobs were included only for firms ments of the broad industry divisions. meeting the size require* A greater proportion of large than of small establishments was studied in order to maximize the number of workers surveyed with available resources. Each group of establishments of a certain size, however, was given its proper weight in the combination of data by industry and occupations. The earnings information excludes premium pay for overtime and night work. Nonproduction bonuses are also excluded, but cost* of-living bonuses and incentive earnings, including commissions for salespersons, are included. Where weekly hours are reported, as for office clerical occupations, reference is to work schedules (rounded to the nearest half-hour) for which the straight-time sala ries are paid; average weekly earnings for these occupations have been rounded to the nearest 50 cents. The number of workers pre sented refers to the estimated total employment in all establish ments within the scope of the study and not to the number actually surveyed. Data are shown for only full-time workers, i.e., those hired to work the establishment's full-time schedule for the given occupational classification. The term "office workers" referred to in this bulletin includes all office clerical employees and excludes administrative, executive, professional, and technical personnel. "Plant workers" includes working foremen and all nonsupervisory workers (including leadmen and trainees) engaged in nonoffice functions. Administra tive, executive, professional and technical employees, and forceaccount construction employees who are utilized as a separate work force are excluded. Although cafeteria workers, routemen, and in stallation and repair employees are excluded in manufacturing indus tries, these work categories are included as plant workers in non manufacturing industries. Shift-differential data are limited to manufacturing in dustries and have been presented both in terms of establishment policy and according to provisions for workers actually employed on extra shifts at the time of the survey. Establishments were considered as having a shift-differential policy if they met any of the following conditions: operated late shifts at the time of the survey; operated late shifts within 6 months before the field visit; or had a union-contract provision for payment of extra-shift work. Proportions in the tabulation of establishment policy are presented 15 in terns of total plant employment, whereas proportions in the sec ond tabulation represent only those workers actually employed on the specified late shift0 office workers of the table summarizing scheduled weekly hours. Because of eligibility requirements, the proportion actually re ceiving the specific benefits may be smaller. Information on wage practices other than shift diffejv entials refers to all office and plant workers as specified in the individual tables. It is presented in terms of the proportion of all workers employed in offices (or plant departments) that observe the practice in.question, except in the section relating to women The summary of vacation plans is limited to formal ar rangements, It excludes informal plans whereby time off with pay is granted at the discretion of the employer or other supervisor. Tabulations of insurance and pension plans have been confined to those for which at least a part of the cost is borne by the employer. Establishments and Workers in Major Industry Divisions in Portland, Oreg., 1/ and Number Studied by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, September 1952 Item Minimum number of workers in e stabli shments studied z/ Nuna!>er of establi.shments Estimated total Studied within scope of study _ Employment Estimated total within scope of study In establishments studied Total Office Industry divisions in which occuoations were surveyed on an area basis All d i v i s i o n s ..................... .......... . Manufacturing .......................... ....... . Nonmanufacturing ............................... Transportation (excluding railroads), communication, and other public utilities ................................. Wholesale trade ............................. Retail trade ................................ Finance, insurance, and real estate ....... Services 2 / ................................. 51 51 51 572 253 319 146 64 82 121,400 59,200 62,200 63,850 28,490 35,360 10,740 2,530 8,160 51 51 51 51 51 64 87 86 37 45 21 17 19 10 15 22,900 10,600 18,500 5,600 4,600 16,890 3,220 10,270 3,150 1,830 2,730 1,060 1,500 2,680 190 2 / Portland Metropolitan Area (Clackamus, Multnomah, and Washington Counties, Oreg,; and Clark County, Wash,), 2/ Total establishment employment. The minimum size of establishment studied in all divisions in the June 1951 survey was 21 workers. 2 / Hotels; personal services; business services; automobile repair shops; radio broadcasting and television; motion pictures; non profit membership organizations; and engineering and architectural services. 16 Index A 9 6 9 6 6 7 9 9 6 7 A 9 7 9 9 6 6 9 6 6 ☆ v0 0 ' v0 \ 0 * > J n0 - > J n0 0 ' . ^ - V a> vj» v0 9 7 5 vO A A O 3, 3, M i l l w r i g h t .................................................. • Mixer (bakeries) .... ............................... ...... . Motortruck d r i v e r .... .................... .................. . Nurse, industrial (registered) ............................ . Office boy .................................................... Office g i r l ....... ........................................... Oiler ......................................................... Operator (local transit) ................................ . Order f i l l e r ....... ....... .................................. Overman (bakeries) ........................................... Packer ........................................................ Packer (bakeries) ............................... ........ .... Painter (building construction) .............................. Painter, maintenance .................................. ....... Photoengraver (printing) ....................... ............. Pipe fitter, maintenance ............................. ....... Plasterer (building construction) ................... ....... Plumber (building construction) ............................. P o r t e r ........................................................ Pressman (printing) .............. ...................... . Receiving clerk ... ......................................... . S e c r e t a r y ........ ..................................... ...... Sheet-metal worker, maintenance .................. ........... Shipping clerk ................................................ Shipping-and-receiving clerk ........ ••••••••............. .. S t e n o grapher...... .............. ........................... Stereotyper (printing) ...................... ................. Switchboard o p e r a t o r .... .................... ................ Switchboard operator-receptionist •••••...................... Tabula ting-machine o p e r a t o r .............. ................... Tool-and-die m a k e r ................. ......................... Transcribing-machine o p e r a t o r ........... .................... Truck d r i v e r ...... •••••••••............ .............. . Trucker, p o w e r ............................ .................. . T y p i s t ................................. .................. . W a t c h m a n ..................... ...... ......................... Wrapper (bakeries) ••••...................................... 3 U. S. G O V E R N M E N T P R IN T IN G O F F IC E : 1953 0 — 239683 Vi 9 9 3 9 3 9 3 9 6 7 3 'O Baker (bakeries) •..... .............. ........... .......... . Bench hand (bakeries) •••••...................... ......... • • Biller, machine .................. ....................... • ••• Bookbinder (printing) .... ....................... .......... . Bookkeeping-machine operator •• • • •...... .................... Bricklayer (building construction) ....... •......... . Calculating-machine o p e r a t o r ................................ Carpenter (building construction) •••••••••............ .. •. • Carpenter, maintenance •••••••.... .............. .......... . Cleaner ................... Clerk, file .................................................. Clerk, o r d e r ............................................. .. Clerk, p a y r o l l ............................................... Compositor, hand (printing) ................................ Crane operator, electric bridge ............................. D r a f t s m a n .................................................... Duplicating-machine operator ................................. Electrician (building construction) ...•••.............. Electrician, maintenance ................. Electrotyper (printing) .............. Engineer, s t a t i o n a r y .... .................................... Fireman, stationary boiler .............. G u a r d .............. Helper (bakeries)............................................. Helper, motortruck d r i v e r ................. Helper, trades, maintenance .................. Janitor .......................... Key-punch o p e r a t o r ........................................... Laborer (building construction) •.......................... Laborer, material handling .................... ......... ..... Machine operator (printing) ....... Machine tender (printing) ......... ..................... . ••• Machine-tool operator, toolroom .................. Machinist, maintenance ...................... Mailer (printing) ............. Mechanic, automotive (maintenance) .......................... Mechanic, maintenance •••••..... O Page Page This report w a s prepared in the Bureau's Western Regional Communications m a y be add r e s s e d to: Office. M a x D. 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