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ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI
December 1952
Bulletin N o . 1116-12
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Martin P. Durkin - Secretary
BUREAU OF LABO R STATISTICS
Ewan Clague - Com m issioner
Occupational Wage Survey
ST.
L O U IS ,
D ecem b e r
M IS S O U R I
1952
B ulletin N o. 1116-12
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Martin P. Durkin - Secretary
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
Ewan Clague - Commissioner
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Letter oF Transmittal
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF IABOR,
B ureau o f L abor S t a t i s t i c s ,
W ashington, D. C ., A p ril 8 , 1953.
The S e c r e ta r y o f L abor:
I have th e h o n o r t o tra n s m it h e re w ith a r e p o r t on
o c c u p a tio n a l wages and r e l a t e d b e n e f its i n S t, L o u is, M o,,
d u rin g D ecem ber 1952* S im ila r s tu d ie s a re b e in g co n d ucted i n a
num ber o f o th e r la r g e la b o r-m a rk e t a re a s d u rin g th e f i s c a l y e a r
1953* T hese s tu d ie s have b e e n d e sig n e d to m eet a v a r i e t y o f
g o v e rn m en tal and n o n g o v ern m en tal u se s and p ro v id e a re a -w id e
e a rn in g s in f o r m a tio n f o r many o c c u p a tio n s common t o m ost manu
f a c tu r in g and n o n m an u factu rin g i n d u s t r i e s , as w ell a s sum m aries
o f s e le c te d su p p le m e n ta ry wage b e n e f i ts 0 W henever p o s s ib le ,
s e p a ra te d a ta have b een p re s e n te d f o r in d iv id u a l m ajo r in d u s tr y
d iv i s io n s .
T h is r e p o r t was p re p a re d i n th e B u re a u s re g io n a l o f
f i c e i n C h icag o , I l l 0, by Woodrow Cc L inn u n d e r th e d i r e c t io n
o f G eorge E 0 V o ta v a 9 R e g io n a l Wage and I n d u s t r i a l R e la tio n s
A n a ly s t, The p la n n in g and c e n t r a l d ir e c tio n o f th e program was
c a r r ie d on i n th e B u re a u 1s D iv is io n o f Wages and I n d u s t r i a l
R e la tio n s ,
Ewan C lag u e, C om m issioner,
INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................
1
THE ST, LOUIS METROPOLITAN AREA..............................................................
1
OCCUPATIONAL WAGE STRUCTURE......................................................................
2
TABLES:
A verage e a rn in g s f o r s e le c te d o c c u p a tio n s s tu d ie d on an
a r e a b a s is A -l
O ffic e o c c u p a tio n s • • , , , , o , , , o o o , , , , , , « o o » o o o
A-2
P r o f e s s io n a l and te c h n ic a l o c c u p a tio n s , • , • • •
A—3
M aintenance and pow er p la n t o c c u p a tio n s
A-4
C u s to d ia l, w areh o u sin g , and sh ip p in g
o c c u p a tio n s ...........7
A verage e a rn in g s f o r s e le c te d o c c u p a tio n s s tu d ie d on an
in d u s tr y b a s is B-2333 Womenfs and m is s e s 1 d r e s s e s ..................................
9
B-2851 P a in ts and v a rn is h e s .............................................., , , , , 9
B -35
M achinery i n d u s t r ie s
o...*»**o****«*» 10
B -7211 Power la u n d r ie s .......................................................... , , , , , 11
U nion wage s c a le s f o r s e le c te d o c c u p a tio n s C-15
B u ild in g c o n s tr u c tio n •
•••••,••,
C-205 B a k e rie s ...................................... ...............................................
C-27 P r in tin g
C-41 L ocal t r a n s i t o p e ra tin g em ployees , , , , , ................
C-42 M o to rtru c k d r iv e r s and h e lp e rs , • • • • , 1
S u p p lem en tary wage p r a c tic e s D— 1
S h i f t d i f f e r e n t i a l p ro v is io n s , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
D-2
D-3
D— 4
D-5
Hon, M a rtin P , D u rk in ,
S e c r e ta r y o f Ia b o r 0
3
5
6
APPENDIX:
Scheduled w e e k l y hours ...................
14
14
P aid h o lid a y s
15
P a id v a c a tio n s ...............0, , o* . , o * , , • • • • • • • ............ 15
In s u ra n c e and p e n sio n p la n s ....................................
17
Scope and m ethod o f s u rv e y
IN D EX
3
12
12
12
13
18
2 0
- ST. LO U IS, M 0 .
O C C U P A T IO N A L W A G E
a c t i v i t y i n th e a re a i s w id e ly d i v e r s i f i e d w ith no s in g le in d u s try
group em ploying a s many a s 15 p e rc e n t o f th e w o rk ers. Food p ro c
e s s in g firm s , em ploying more th a n 3 6 ,0 0 0 w o rk e rs, re p re s e n te d th e
n u m e ric a lly m ost im p o rta n t m a n u fa c tu rin g in d u s tr y g ro u p. The p r i
m ary m e ta ls in d u s tr y , th e n e x t l a r g e s t m a n u fa ctu rin g g ro u p, had a
t o t a l w ork fo rc e o f n e a r ly 3 1 ,0 0 0 engaged p r im a r ily in th e p roduc
t io n o f s t e e l , ir o n and s t e e l c a s tin g s , r e in f o r c in g b a rs , p ip e s and
tu b in g , w ire , and n o n fe rro u s c a s tin g s . E sta b lish m e n ts engaged in
th e m a n u fa ctu re and assem b lin g o f m otor v e h ic le , a i r c r a f t , and o th e r
t r a n s p o r ta tio n equipm ent em ployed 2 7 ,5 0 0 . O ther m an u factu rin g in
d u s tr y g ro u ps o f m ajo r im p o rtan ce in c lu d e d e l e c t r i c a l m ach in ery ,
c h e m ic a ls , n o n e le c tr ic a l m a ch in ery , and a p p a r e l.
Introduction
The S t, L o u is a r e a i s one o f s e v e ra l im p o rta n t in d u s
t r i a l c e n te r s i n w hich th e B ureau o f L abor S t a t i s t i c s co n d u cted
o c c u p a tio n a l wage su rv e y s d u rin g l a t e 1952 and e a r ly 1953 • In such
su rv e y s o c c u p a tio n s common to a v a r i e t y o f m a n u fa ctu rin g and non
m a n u fa c tu rin g i n d u s t r i e s a r e s tu d ie d on a com m unity-w ide b a s is . 1 /
C r o s s -in d u s try m ethods o f sam p lin g a r e th u s u t i l i z e d i n co m p ilin g
e a rn in g s d a ta f o r th e fo llo w in g ty p e s o f o c c u p a tio n s : (a ) o f f i c e ;
(b ) p r o f e s s io n a l and t e c h n ic a l; (c ) m ain ten an ce and pow er p la n t ;
and (d ) c u s to d i a l , w a re h o u sin g , and sh ip p in g * In p re s e n tin g e a rn
in g s in fo rm a tio n f o r su ch jo b s ( ta b le s A -l th ro u g h A -4) s e p a ra te
d a ta a r e p ro v id e d w h erev er p o s s ib le f o r in d iv id u a l b ro ad in d u s tr y
d iv is io n s *
An e s tim a te d 4 3 1 ,0 0 0 wage and s a la r y w orkers w ere on th e
p a y r o lls o f S t. L o uis a r e a n o n m an u factu rin g e s ta b lis h m e n ts in Novem
b e r . About 1 1 4,000 w o rk ers w ere em ployed i n r e t a i l tra d e a c t i v i
t i e s , and an a d d itio n a l 5 0 ,0 0 0 w ere em ployed i n w h o lesale tra d e
o u t l e t s . The v a rio u s segm ents o f t r a n s p o r t a t i o n , com m unication,
and o th e r p u b lic u t i l i t i e s fu rn is h e d em ploym ent to n e a rly 70 ,00 0
w o rk e rs . The s e rv ic e s in d u s t r ie s em ployed ap p ro x im a te ly 89,000 p e r
so ns i n su ch d iv e r s e f i e l d s a s h o te l s , t h e a t e r s , h o s p ita ls , ra d io
and t e l e v is i o n s t a t i o n s , e d u c a tio n a l i n s t i t u t i o n s , la u n d rie s and dryc le a n in g e s ta b lis h m e n ts , and firm s p ro v id in g b u s in e s s and te c h n ic a l
s e r v ic e s . F e d e ra l, S t a t s , and l o c a l governm ent ag e n c ie s re p o rte d
em ploym ent o f 3 7 ,00 0 in th e a r e a , and a p p ro x im a te ly 30,500 p erso n s
w ere em ployed in f in a n c e , in s u ra n c e , and r e a l e s t a te e s ta b lis h m e n ts .
B u ild in g c o n s tr u c tio n p ro v id e d jo b s f o r 3 7 ,0 0 0 w ork ers and th e ex
t r a c t i v e i n d u s t r ie s em ployed a b o u t 3 ,5 0 0 .
E a rn in g s in f o r m a tio n f o r c h a r a c te r is t ic o c c u p a tio n s i n
c e r t a i n m ore n a rro w ly d e fin e d i n d u s t r ie s i s p re s e n te d i n s e r i e s B
t a b l e s . U nion s c a le s ( s e r i e s C ta b le s ) a r e p re s e n te d f o r s e le c te d
o c c u p a tio n s i n s e v e r a l i n d u s t r ie s o r tr a d e s in w hich th e g r e a t
m a jo r ity o f th e w o rk ers a r e em ployed u n d e r term s o f c o l le c ti v e
b a rg a in in g a g re e m e n ts, and th e c o n tr a c t o r minimum r a t e s a r e be
lie v e d to be i n d i c a t i v e o f p r e v a ilin g pay p r a c t i c e s .
D ata a r e c o l le c te d and sum m arized on s h i f t o p e ra tio n s
and d i f f e r e n t i a l s , h o u rs o f w ork, and su p p lem en tary b e n e f its such
a s v a c a tio n a llo w a n c e s , p a id h o lid a y s , and in s u ra n c e and p e n s io n
p la n s •
The St. Louis M etropolitan A re a
Among the industries
and establishment-size
groups sur
veyed, establishments
employing nine-tenths
of the plant
(nonof
fice) work e r s h a d wr i t t e n agreements w i t h labor organizations which
T o ta l p o p u la tio n o f th e S t. L ouis m e tro p o lita n a r e a ,
( c o n s is tin g o f th e C ity o f S t . L o u is, S t. L ouis and S t. C h a rle s
C o u n tie s , M o., an d M adison an d S t . C l a i r C o u n tie s, 1 1 1 .) i s a p p ro x i
m a te ly 1 ,7 0 0 ,0 0 0 . About h a l f r e s id e w ith in th e c o rp o ra te l i m i t s o f
th e C ity o f S t . L o u is.
covered rates of p a y and w o r k i n g conditions.
Unionization was most
extensive in the ma n u f a c t u r i n g and transportation, communication, and
other public utilities groups of industries, applying to more
than
95 perc e n t
of the plant workers.
The propo r t i o n
of plant workers
covered by u n i o n agreements in other m a j o r nonmanufacturing industry
divisions ranged fro m two-thirds
in retail trade establishments to
m o r e t h a n three-fourths in the whole s a l e trade and services groups.
U n i onization among office workers
was considerably less extensive
than among plant workers; less than a sixth
of the office workers
w e r e employed u nder the terms of collective-bargaining agreements.
Only in the public utilities
group of industries,
in whi c h nearly
four-fifths
of the office workers
w e r e covered by contract provi
sions, was there any appreciable degree of u n i o n ization among office
workers in the St. Louis area.
N o n a g ric u ltu r a l wage and s a la r ie d w orkers i n th e S t. L ouis
a r e a num bered a p p ro x im a te ly 7 2 2 ,0 0 0 i n November 1952* F a c to ry em
p lo y m en t a c c o u n te d f o r a b o u t 2 9 1 ,0 0 0 o f t h i s t o t a l . M an u factu rin g
1/
See a p p e n d i x f o r d i s c u s s i o n of scope and m e t h o d of survey.
D i f ferences b e t w e e n the scope of this survey and the las t previous
survey are indicated
i n th e a p p e n d i x table.
The c o nstruction and
ext r a c t i v e
industries
and government institutions
w e r e excluded
f r o m e a c h study.
i )
2
Occupational W age Structure
In December 1952, g ro s s h o u rly e a rn in g s (in c lu d in g pay
f o r o v ertim e and n ig h t w ork) o f St* L o uis a re a m a n u fa c tu rin g p la n t
w o rk ers av erag ed $ 1 .7 2 , 11 c e n ts h ig h e r th a n r e p o rte d i n December
1951, 2 / 1 m onth p r i o r to th e d a te o f th e B u reau ’s p re v io u s commu
n it y wage su rv e y i n th e a r e a . 2 / M ost o f t h i s in c r e a s e can be
a t t r ib u t e d to na c r o s s - th e - b o a r d ” wage a d ju s tm e n ts made d u rin g th e
12-m onth p e r io d , many o f w hich r e p re s e n te d a d ju s tm e n ts b ased on
changes i n th e c o s t o f l i v i n g . In a d d itio n , in d iv id u a l m e rit a n d /
o r le n g th - o f - s e r v ic e r a i s e s added to th e t o t a l w age-change p a t t e r n .
Wages o f th r e e - f o u r th s o f th e p la n t (n o n o ffic e ) w o rk ers
i n th e S t. L o uis a re a w ere b ased on tim e r a t e s . Form al r a t e - s t r u c
tu r e p la n s a p p lie d to v i r t u a l l y a l l th e s e w o rk e rs. In m a n u fa ctu r
in g e s ta b lis h m e n ts th e s e p la n s w ere d iv id e d a b o u t e q u a lly betw een
th o s e s p e c ify in g a s in g le r a t e f o r each jo b c l a s s i f i c a t i o n and
th o s e p ro v id in g a ra n g e o f r a t e s f o r in d iv id u a l o c c u p a tio n s , iimoqg
th e n o nroanu factu rin g in d u s tr y g ro u ps s i n g l e - r a t e p la n s w ere p re
dom inant i n th e p u b lic u t i l i t i e s and s e r v ic e s in d u s tr y g ro u p s.
P ie c e - r a te o r bonus wage in c e n tiv e paym ent p la n s a p p lie d to more
th a n a f o u r th o f th e w o rk ers i n m a n u fa c tu rin g \ such p la n s w ere
r e l a t i v e l y i n s i g n i f i c a n t among n o n ro an u factu rin g e s ta b lis h m e n ts ,
w ith th e e x c e p tio n o f r e t a i l tr a d e and s e r v ic e s i n w hich a b o u t 15
p e rc e n t o f th e n o n o ffic e w o rk ers w ere p a id on an in c e n tiv e b a s is .
S a la r ie s o f tw o - th ird s o f th e o f f i c e w o rk ers w ere b ased
on fo rm a liz e d p la n s t h a t p ro v id e d r a t e ra n g e s f o r in d iv id u a l occu
p a tio n s . V i r tu a l l y a l l th e rem ain in g o f f i c e w o rk ers w ere em ployed
i n e s ta b lis h m e n ts t h a t d eterm in ed s a l a r i e s on an in d iv id u a l b a s is .
2 / E s tim a te s p re p a re d by th e M isso u ri D iv is io n o f Employment
S e c u rity in c o o p e ra tio n w ith th e U. S . D epartm ent o f L a b o r1s B ureau
o f Labor S t a t i s t i c s .
2 / Bureau o f L abor S t a t i s t i c s B u lle tin No. 1095, O c cu p atio n al
Wage S tr u c tu r e , S t. L o u is, M o., J a n u a ry 1952.
Wages and s a l a r i e s o f w o rk ers in m a n u fa c tu rin g
w ere g e n e ra lly h ig h e r th a n th o s e o f w o rk ers em ployed i n
o c c u p a tio n s in n o n m an u factu rin g . A verage s a l a r i e s w ere
m a n u fa c tu rin g f o r 18 o f 20 o f f i c e jo b s and 17 o f 22
w here com parisons co u ld be m ade.
i n d u s t r ie s
co m parable
h ig h e r i n
p la n t jo b s
P ro v is io n s r e l a t i n g to th e o p e r a tio n o f e x tr a s h i f t s were
re p o rte d i n m a n u fa ctu rin g e s ta b lis h m e n ts em ploying m ore than 85 p er
c e n t o f th e w o rk e rs. N early a l l th e s e p la n t s had a p o lic y o f p ay
in g prem ium r a t e s f o r work on l a t e s h i f t s . A lth o u g h th e am ounts o f
prem ium pay v a rie d g r e a t l y , a d i f f e r e n t i a l o f 5 c e n ts was m ost com
m only re p o rte d f o r s e c o n d - s h if t w orkj 10 c e n ts an h o u r was th e m ost
f r e q u e n tly re p o rte d d i f f e r e n t i a l f o r t h i r d - s h i f t w ork. S l i g h t l y
m ore th a n a f i f t h o f a l l m a n u fa c tu rin g p la n t w o rk ers w ere em ployed
on l a t e s h i f t s in December 1952.
P a id v a c a tio n s w ere g ra n te d to a l l o f f i c e w o rk ers and
n e a r ly a l l p la n t w ork ers in c lu d e d i n th e s tu d y . V a c a tio n s u s u a lly
am ounted to 2 weeks a f t e r 1 y e a r o f s e r v ic e f o r o f f i c e w o rk e rs,
w h ereas p la n t w o rk ers t y p i c a l l y re c e iv e d 1 week a f t e r a s im ila r
p e rio d o f s e r v ic e . A 2-w eek p a id v a c a tio n f o r p la n t w orkers g en er
a l l y a p p lie d a f t e r 5 y e a r s 1 s e r v i c e . The g e n e ra l a r e a p r a c t i c e was
to g iv e 3 weeks a f t e r 15 y e a r s , a lth o u g h s u b s t a n t i a l num bers o f
b o th p la n t and o f f ic e w o rk ers c o n tin u e d t o r e c e iv e o n ly 2 w eek s.
S ix
v a s t m a jo rity
d o m inant a re a
t io n s e x is te d
o r more p a id h o lid a y s w ere g ra n te d a n n u a lly to th e
o f b o th p la n t and o f f i c e w o rk e rs . A lth o u g h th e p re
p r a c tic e was to g iv e 6 h o lid a y s , s i g n i f i c a n t v a r i a
among th e m ajo r in d u s tr y d iv is io n s s tu d ie d .
In su ra n c e p la n s p ro v id in g l i f e , h e a l t h , and h o s p i t a l i z a
t i o n b e n e f its a f f e c te d la r g e p r o p o r tio n s o f b o th p la n t and o f f i c e
w o rk e rs. The number o f w o rk ers co v ered by th e v a rio u s ty p e s o f
b e n e f its v a rie d c o n s id e ra b ly . P e n sio n o r r e tir e m e n t p la n s were r e
p o rte d by em ployers o f 60 p e rc e n t o f th e o f f i c e w o rk ers and n e a r ly
50 p e r c e n t o f th e p la n t w o rk e rs.
A la r g e m a jo rity o f p la n t and o f f i c e w o rk ers w ere sch ed
u le d to w ork a 4 0 -h o u r week i n D ecem ber. M ost o f th e re m a in in g
p la n t (n o n o ffic e ) w o rk ers w ere on lo n g e r s c h e d u le s , w h ereas m ost o f
th e o th e r o f f ic e w o rk ers w ere sc h e d u le d to woric l e s s th a n 40 h o u rs .
3
A' Cross-Industry Occupations
Table a -i«
Office OccttpaiiOHl
(Ayerage straight-time weekly hours and earnings l/ for selected occupations studied on an area
basis in St. Louis, Mo., by industry division, December 1952)
NOTE*
Data for nonmanufacturing do not include information for department and limitedprice variety stores; the remainder of retail trade is appropriately represented
in data for all industries combined and for nonmanufacturing.
u
Table A-l*
O ffice Occufiatio*H-6oHii*m ed
(Average straight-time weekly hours and earnings l/ for selected occupations studied on an area
basis in St. Louis, Mo., by industry division, December 1952)
1/
*
**
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.
Finance, insurance, and real estate.
J
5
Table A-2:
PtofadAiOHcU Gtui 'ec/vUccU CfoCi4f2<Uia*td
7
(Average straight-time weekly hours and earnings 1 / for selected occupations studied on an area
basis in St. Louis, Mo., by industry division, December 1952)
NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY EARNINGS OF
Average
Sex, occupation, and industry division
Number
of
workers
Men
$
5
$
$
Weekly
Weekly Under &.50 &5 .oo 17.50 $5o.oo la. 5 0
6 2 .5 0
6 5 .0 0 67.50 70.00 75.00 to.oo *8 5 .0 0 90.00 95.00 1 0 0 .0 0 1 0 5 .0 0 lio.oo|1 1 5 .0 0 *1 2 0 .0 0
earnings
and
(Standard) (Standard) $
U2.50
U5.00 U7.50 50.00 52.50155.00 57.50 6 0 .0 0 62.50 65.00 67.50 70.00 75.00 8 0 .0 0 85.00 !90.00 95.00 1 0 0 .0 0 ix)5 .oo 1 1 0 .0 0 1 1 5 .0 0 1 2 0 .0 0 over
I
i
!
|
!
j
1
$
$
55.00 57.50 6 0 .0 0
$
82.50
Draftsmen
Manufacturing ............ ......•••••••
Nonmanufacturing ••••••••••••.....
710
&3
167
ko.o
Uo.o
39.5
8 1 .5 0
8 5 .0 0
-
Draftsman, junior •••••••••••••••••••••••••••
Manufacturing ........ ............ .
3U7
2*3
Tracers *......... ............. ........
81
62
171
102 j
122
6
19
U9
75
27
28
17
11
2U
___ 13
8
12
1
U
30
1 i
n
j
1
u
3
u
6
27
23
1U
10
16
1
22
16 I
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____ i.;
___
19
15 :
•
15
l*
22
21
18
??
y?
3U
l8
32
1
f'l
1
2
5
?
13
13
2*
13
13
22
21
-
UO.O ' 63.00
5 8 .0 0
UO.O
6
6
8
8
16
16
27
27
56
uo.o
9
1*
3
178
161
Uo.o
uo.o
53.50
U6
uo
7
7
-
25 !
16
9
2
2
5
5
“
.
-
.
~
_
-
-
39
35
U !
5U
U6
8 !
a
51 1___ 21
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15!
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7
\
28 1
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—
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1
-ii
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21
8
5
27
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21
3
31
3i
ui
|
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.1
“f
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_'
*
"
_
Women
j
Nurses, industrial (registered) ......... ••
Manufacturing ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
62.50
62.50
3
23
15
1
1/
Hours reflect the workweek for which employees receive their regular straight-time salaries and the earnings correspond to these weekly hours.
NOTE:
Data for nonmanufacturing do not include information for department and limitedprice variety stores; the remainder of retail trade is appropriately represented
in data far all industries combined and for nonmanufacturing.
2 1
i
33
1
Occupational Wage Survey, St. Louis, Mo., December 1952
U.S. DEPARTMENT CF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics
6
3 M aintenance and. Pome* Plant Cfacufiatianl
Table a - :
(Average hourly earnings 1/ for men in selected occupations studied on an area
basis in St. Louis, Mo., by industry division, December 1952)
NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME HOURLY EARNINGS OF—
Occupation and industry division
Carpenters, maintenance ........... ...... .
Manufacturing ............ ..............
Number
of
Workers
715
657
$
Average Under
1.25 1.30
hourly
earnings *
1.25
1.30 1.35
$
2.06
2.05
-
-
-
$ ,
1.1x0
1.U5
$ ^
i.5o
i.55
1.60 1.65
$
1.70
1.75
1.80
1.85
$
1.90
1.95
1.1x0
1.1x5
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
2.20
2.25
2.30
2.1(0
2.50
16
37
32
£
76
73
J
72
69
1x2
37
g
5
9
9
130
118
TO
JjC
50
5o
23
20
9
lx
lx
3
-
1x0
-
9
8
51a
-
23
22
65
-
3
3
19
-
25
2lx
35
26
9
23
23
69
67
2
96
95
11lx
nix
7lx
71
3
209
191
18
1x6
1x0
6
199
198
80
76
1l.
t
173
no
157
99
58
16
16
100
100
-
56
39
17
3
3
35
32
32
26
6
21a
6
18
19
18
X
13
1
T9
1C
19
19
60
1
«
35
3lx
17
12
-
5
T
-
29
29
-
55
1x92
1x92
$
J
Electricians, maintenance ........ .........
Manufacturing ................... .
1.1x98
1,307
2.16
2.11a
2 .26
-
_
-
-
-
-
.
-
-
26
18
8
Engineers, stationary..... ............... .
Manufacturing ..........................
1x09
323
86
2.12
2.12a
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Firemen, stationary boiler ......... ..••••••
Manufacturing ...................... ....
Nonmanufacturing .....................
619
1x62
157
1.80
1.79
1.83
22
8
llx
Ill
111
-
25
25
-
23
21
Helpers, trades, maintenance ••••••••••••••••
Manufacturing ••••••••••••••••••••••••••«•
Nonmanufacturing
1,898
1,61x2
256
1.79
O l
1.65
9
9
-
31
30
733
730
2.02
2.02
-
-
-
Machinists, maintenance •••••••••••••••«•••••
Manufacturing ••••••••••••••••••••.•••••••
1,552
1,1(68
2.15
2.15
_
_
_
-
-
Mechanics, automotive (maintenance) •••••••••
Manufacturing ................... ..... .
Nonmanufacturing ••••••..........
Public utilities * ..................
61x7
113
53U
Ixlxlx
1.85
2.00
1.82
1.81
_
-
Mechanics, maintenance ................ .
Manufacturing ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
Nonmanufacturing ............ ..... ••••••
Public utilities *
l,27ix
1,213
6l
38
1.93
1.96
1.89
2.03
_
-
Millwrights ........................... .
Vamifa/'+u
^^^T.Tf_tiit ■im i■i■i■■■ii■
lx7lx
lx7lx
2.07
2.07
Oilers
................ ....... .
Manufacturing.... ............... ......
651x
632
1.77
1.77
Painters, maintenance ....................
Manufacturing ••••••••••••••••.••.... .
1x56
1x17
2.10
2.09
Machine-tool operators, toolroom ..........
Manufacturing
Pipefitters, maintenance *•••••••••••••••••••
Manufacturing .•••••••................. .
-
_
-
8
6
2
80
73
7
2
2
2
2
1x8
1x8
-
22
22
30
21a
5
27
2lx
9
1x0
39
21x7
231a
i
XJi
-
-
~
6
6
_
Uh
_
-
265
262
2.U
2.15
Tool-and-die makers ..........
Manufacturing ......................... .
1,025
1,025
2.31
2.31
36
21
it
■O
68
68
17
13
1,
u
31
23
8
12
12 —
“
13
9
lx
13
12
1
28
23
5
17
5
12
20
19
1
250
111
T
^0
-07
92
865
339
30lx
35
86
38
1x8
22
21
1x2
1x0
2
m
66
.
W
1x2
1x2
17
17
23
23
3
3
10
8
1x8
1x8
1x2
1x2
37
36
70
70
60
-
_
_
_
8
8
1x9
1x9
66
61a
93
80
133
132
305
103
5i
8
1x3
18
11x5
9
136
122
23
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
102
102
.
_
-
-
.
-
-
60
173
173
111
111
83
83
8
8
-
-
-
-
-
llxi
11x0
66
62
H j7
85
53
53
56
30lx
150
150
29
29
222
222
-
23
23
9
llx
5
5
3
2
-
26
1
25
22
7
2
5
-
18
7
11
11
_
-
llx
13
1
1
llx
lix
-
3
3
-
-
_
-
_
-
..
-
129
129
-
21*
2^
“
-
_
-
_
-
_
_
1
.
-
-
32
32
26
.
26
25
51;
3
51
1x7
21
llx
7
3
103
92
95
27
68
66
17
lx
13
1
13lx
129
5
-
3
2
1
1
109
109
“
93
93
-
nli
n3
l
-
126
123
3
2
166
166
“
97
97
-
118
97
21
17
21j
12
12
12
7li
71a
“
16
15
1
1
25
21
lx
lx
3
■»
j
1
59
tic
9
O
7
82
82
89
89
62
62
11x0
T
liO
li|U
27
27
_
_
29
25
1x0
1x0
16
16
9
9
8
8
lix
10
203
203
2
2
-
-
-
6
6
-
-
-
-
31
31
35
33
27
2lx
21a
59
52
68
68
3
3
n
n
n
29
lx
lx
3
-
31»
31a
32
32
1x9
1x9
20
2
-
Ixlx
lxlx
3
3
6
—r
18
18
1x8
lxlx
lxlx T
112
112
21x7
21x7
lxl
a
39
39
69
10
10
300
300
22
22
7lx
71a
_
3
3
_
19
19
29
13
1?
13 ~ i r
70
70
3
3
16
16
26
26 —
17
5
17 --- T
39
39
3
3
3
3
1x0
1x0
-
_ ___L_
-
-
—
-
_
-
_
-
~ W
32
_
-
7
7
k
23
lx
r --- T
15
-
-
1x7
-
_
-
1
1
5
5
5
-
-
7
7
23
7
16
-
5
5
-
2
2
19
llx
87
59
X
10
23
23 — W
5
-
25
25
13
13
69
3
_
_
“
-
69
87
87
2
2
1x5
-
22
13
32
32
13
13
29
-
-
-
-
6
6
-
-
7
-
_
27
26
_
7
1/ Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
*
Transportation (excluding railroads), communication, and other public utilities.
18
7
n
37
25
12
2.16
1,077
1,01x3 ' " 2.TB
Sheet-metal workers, maintenance ••••••••••••
Manufacturing
3
over
5
“
-
12
lx
J
W ~ W
2.70
2.60
11
11
_
.
-
_
-
$
$
$
$
$
$
2.00 *2.05 2.10 $2.15 2.20 2.25 2.30 *2.1x0 2.50 *2.«> $2.70
and
1.35
_
21
21
35
188
188
_
lx
F
127
127
556
556
75
75
•
_
_
-
-
_
_
-
-
5
5
Occupational Wage Survey, St. Louis, Mo., December 1952
U.S. DEPARTMENT CF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics
NOTE:
Data for nonmanufacturing do not include information for department and limitedprice variety stores; the remainder of retail trade is appropriately represented
in data for all industries combined and for nonmanufacturing.
7
G u d t o d u U ,7 V c ft e U (H 4 A U U f,0 * 1 ( 1
Table A-4*
S U
iflfU
ft f
Q c C U fu U iO t U
l/
(Average hourly earnings
for selected occupations 2/ studied on an area
basis in St. Louis, Mo., by industry division, December 1952)
Number
of
Workers
Occupation and industry division
Guards ...... ........ ............ .
Manufacturing
Janitors. Dorters, and cleaners (men) .......
Manufacturing •••••••••••••••••••••••••.•••
Nonmanufacturing
Public utilities * ....... ..........
Vholesale trade .....................
-
flL
76
1.20
-
U.831
3,06*
1,766
1.22
1.35
1.01
313
233
1.28
1.19
856
--- 259”
yof
XOii
Laborers, material handling 3/
Manufacturing .... ......................
Nonmanufaeturing ................. ..••••••
Public utilities * .......... ••••••••..
ttiolesale trade ................. ••••••
NUMBER OF
$
$
$
$
Under 0.75 0.80 *0.85 $0.90 0.95 1.00 1.05 *1.10 $1.15
1
0.75
.80 .85
.90
.95 1.00 1.05 1.10 1.15 1.20
$
1.56
1.59
936
—
Finance « * ...... ..... ........ .
Janitors, porters, and cleaners (women) ••••••
Manufacturing ...... ...... ........
Average
hourly
earnings
.98
1.13
•oi
74JLelO
1*48
i.5o"
1.39
1 .44
1.38
8.119
■
1,815
468
929
3
3
2
2
2
196
1<0
1
32
164
-
35
115
2li
35
-
___ 1
-
105_
m10.
105
299
-
12
• .
7238
77
77
.
.
20
£ hi
3?
16
2h
12
15
U
.
-
*
4
6
-
6
12
?“»
58
172
•
u
Uo
82
56
267
22
3U
2
21
21
.
-
8
___ 2.
9
9
121
24
99
6
U
64
6
6
13
20
4
6
5
5
35
16
19
$
55
49
15
i5
.
6
6
*
4
30? 1 135
48
81
54
254
11
52
36
10
251
k
16
4
g
8
8
•
1
3
1
16
39
2
37
*
WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME HOURLY EARNINGS OF—
$
s
$
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 *1.90 2.00 *2.10 *2.20
and
1.25 1.30 1.35 1.40 1.45 1.50 1.55 1.60 1.65
9
9
IT
i4
-
3
7
3
k
4
333
259
74
169
129
265
22u
11
10
8
3
60
22
16
33
31
74
30
44
44
190
82
108
197
154
43
3
40
2
2
.
57
41
10
19
26
26
227
A
Co
14
14
163
76
87
55
29
31
3
28
26
4
46
4
k
4
-
361
335
26
42
663
631
18
6
2
32
18
14
42
34
30
30
8
k
173
156
17
9
49
46
3
-
281
244
37
14
15
88
278
209
69
56
9
9
6
3
3
336 1103 1195 1325
1120
m
777
321 197
37 326
2 66 185
192
130 141
24
I85T ~599“
45
1
36
3
35
9
15
16
12
529
320
209
124
50
47
47
25
20
£
5
54
54
1.70
1?2
192
1.75
1.80
77 ___81
77
87
-
-
-
-
29
25
-
43
36
7
4
3
154
i5o
4
l
3
Ig4
i5i
3
-
48
*
•
-
3
3
-
-
2
2
-
-
717
500
209
57
82
236
79
157
117
91
•
.
97
68
3
68
26
25
2.00 2.10 2.20
over
9
9
8
8
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
37
37
-
-
-
-
2
2
-
-
-
-
45
828
8?F
1.90
19 ___ ?£
19
29
“
62
62
-
116 266 26* 212
106 257 241 205
10
9
24
7
21
1
5
9
4
3
7
W —
15
1
-
14
6
6
*
'
Order fillers ••••••••••••••••••••••....... .
Manufacturing ....... ...... ••••.... .
2.197
951”
1,266
Wholesale trade ...... .......... .
Packers, class B (men) .•••••••••........ .
Manufacturing ............. ...... ..... ••
Nonmanufaeturing ••••.•••••••••••••••••••••
1 % 2~
7U0
1.44
1.41
173
1.62
2.488
■
"
523
364
2)
1.U3
1.36
1.37
1.34
1.35
.
_
“
23
9
9
.
”
.
“
25
29
1
“
10
15
15
43
23
20
20
10
36
25
25
32
35
4
7
52
37
15
11
26
.
28
12
130
96
32
20
76
24
52
47
107
35
72
71
235
65
170
68
12
24
.
.
•
2k
m
“
16
.
16
16
38
30
30
22
88
13
8
8
8
8
8
8
63
25
16
21
117
5l
63
40
142
H3
123
10*
19
8
16
4
110
187
74 ~ ~ 1 &
36
22
9
19
179
117
62
44
6
83
79
264
79
185
96
144
38
65
328
141
133
499
4
8
* 217
111
23
4
8
19
49
325
159
214
107
70
37
37
6
9
9
108
9
15
81
1
- --- 50
21
15
21
15
238
-
106
238
53
5
191
117
74
74
70
38
14
8
8
166
18
18
29
29
-
-
24
37
58
79
12
48
79
*
64
•
54
10
.
-
-
-
-
-
•
-
*
8
8
12
-
‘
Packers, class B (women) ............... •••••
Manufacturing ....... ................................ .
2.106
1,748
1.09
1.14
.86
Receiving clerks ........... .......................................
Manufacturing •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
U28
------- 235"
ll42
tA.a I a mm3 a
. a.
98
145
-
^/12»5
31
70
1*
V
70
-
-
18
-
66
66
-
13
3
45
10
_
-
97
92
5;
1.60
1.62
-
-
1.58
1.55
See footnotes at end of table.
*
Transportation (excluding railroads), communication, and other public utilities.
** Finance, insurance, and real estate.
45
NOTE:
-
420
394
26
5
5
389
374
15;
_
413
Ull
241
232
2
Q
7
3
3
3
3
23
23
1
1
21
36
29
25
17
7
25 ------ T — T --------7 —
-------- 7i
8
8
2
5
-
5
5
2
2
39
23
16
16
34
30
59
38
21
21
42
25
17
-
-
-
-
22
8
46
26
10
26
25
20
52
37
15
26
14
16
1
6
Occupational Wage Survey, St. Louis, Mo., December 1952
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Data for nonmanufaeturing do not include information for department and limitedprice variety stores; the remainder of retail trade is appropriately represented
in data for all industries combined and for nonmanufacturing.
14
15
10
T
h
t
1
7
7 -------- r
21
24
15
1
13
8
22
2
12
1
3
3
-
4
8
T a b le
a
-4 :
GudiodLcU, 74/ciAeJtfU4A4*Uf,GHd SUifLfUtuj, O ccH f^U io^-G ontlw ied
(Average hourly earnings V for selected occupations 2/ studied on an area
basis in St. Louis,"ho., by industry division, December 1952)
Number
of
Workers
Occupation and industry division
1x1x6
303
■j),3
Shipping clerks •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
Manufacturing ............ ........ .
88
Shipping-and-reoeiving clerks ••••.••••••••••
1x56
2?0
Sonmanufacturing •••••••••....... .
Truck drivers, light (under li tons) ••••••••
Manufacturing .............. •••••••••••
Nonmanufacturing •••••••••••••••••••••••••
Truck drivers, medium (1$ to and including
lx tons)
•••••••••••••••
.
-
.
-
.
-
_
.
5
5
1 .6 b
1 .6 8
10
10
.
10
3
2
10
2
3
2
2
2
•
20
u
”
20
8
—
_
_
~
“
_
1x56
207
21x9
1 .6 2
2?
1.77
1.U9
23
1.57
"
"
~
“
1
1
2
2
12
8
li
“
“
12
1+6
19
33
13
12
12
3
8
If
32
3
29
n
it
_
1 .6 6
1.7b
_
bb
38
6
100
7b
26
18
1 .6 3
833
969
505
Nonmanufacturing.....................
Public utilities * o«...
$
1.63
1.62
1.6)|
I.6 5
NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME HOURLY EARNINGS OF—
$
$
$
^•50 $1.55 \.60
\.70 *L.75 \.80 *1.90 $2.00 $2.10 ^2.20
Under 0.75 0 . 8 0 0.85 0.90 0.95 i.oo i .0 5 i . 1 0 i.15 1.20 i.25 1.30 1 .3 5 \.b0
and
$
0.75
.80
.95 1.00 1.05 1.10 1.15 1.20 1.25 1.30 1.35 i.bo l.b5 1.50 1«55 1.60 1.65 1.70 1.75 1 .8 0 1.90 2.00 2.10 2.20 over
.85 .90
166
85
1 .8 0 2
Ifa n u f^ n tiiH i» g n n t m i i m i m i r t m t i t i t
Average
hourly
earnings
1 .6 0
_
•
1.65
“
*
_
“
_
1
2
7
10
_
1
1
2
2
7
10
2
"
2
■
20
10
10
2
b
5
7
6b
6
2
2
58
“
3b
3b
7
7
*
12
10
5
7
b
180
77
103
”
6
96
95
1
1
36
23
13
8
Ifl
13
28
93
6b
29
“
68
5&
2 T ~b6T
25
22
21
19
2b
12
12
8
ib
lb
U6
17
29
28
12
16
6
72
29
— IT
18
1
9
51
31
150
27
2
2
12
5
3
15
2
3b?
295
19b
267
60
5
5
5
39
79
8b
13
\
bt"
2b
18
111
163
26
23 —
— 35“
12
25 255
6
255
66
27
39
7
8
IT
1;
21
13
1STr - 1 r
3
3
6
1
39
28
19
23
1
5
b
17
2
2
21
20
1
1
18
18
81
6
6
-
**
b
v
*
M7
167
26
b
85
8b
70
12 b
b
b
lb
13
3b
5
-
15?
6
'6
.5
5
7
3
b
b
_____1 _
3
b
li
‘
Truck drivers, heavy (over lx tons.
trailer type) ...................... .
Manufacturing......... .... ..........
I f m M n n f ng r . TTt Tt r TTTt t Tt Tr t Tt t t r r T
1 .6 1 1
11x7
l,lx6 U
1 ,0 6 0
Truckers, power (fork-lift) •••••••••••••••••
Manufacturing.... ................ ...
Ifeniemntifme4sin4ruv _ . . .
P iiH I I a n M H M A , «
Truckers, poser (other than fork-lift) ••••••
Manufacturing •••••••••••••••..•cc.......
Sfetdimen •»»,.«•••••••»«...*•••••••«..•••••*.
Manufacturing....
Nonrasnufacturing .......... ......... .
Public utilities *
.
1
1.67
l«b9
1 .1x8
1
m~
1.61
1.62.
1,010
1x86
1x9
2
2
1.26
1.37
?2
16
•
1 .0 b
32
5
11
5
l.b2
66
6b
2
lb
lix
22
-
16
.
20
20
28
3
25
55
bo
15
5
10
251
.
10
97
91
251
6
59
1x3
16
70
69
1
117
105
12
5
~JS~
b6
20
“
1
5o
5o
206
1
205
752
195
7b0
11
10
1
13
13
1+3
b3
91
91
127
127
lb
7
10
7
11
11
bo
bo
ib
lb
6
6
270
23
2
26
20
3
2
19
19
w
b8
82
82
26
W
ll
nr
1
•
32
2ix
57
51
6
5
107
~tst
5b
83
81
351
123
28
12b
59 120
25“ H 5 33
b
3
~T~
218 176
lib T 5 T
22
10 b
98
9
13
*
1/ Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
2/ Data limited to men workers except where otherwise indicated.
3/ Title change only, from "Stock handlers and truckers, hand," as reported in previous study.
i j Workers were distributed as follows* 20 at $0.60 - $0.65? 69 at $0.65 - $0.70; and 56 at $0.70 - $0.75.
* Transportation (excluding railroads), communication, and other public utilities.
_
16
1 .6 b
318
—
10
10
1 .7 6
1 .7 0
198
100
1,1x27
1,229
. _________ _____ ___ __ _
__ _____ _ _________
1.77
1.93
10
-
1
-
1
1
33
— T5~
15
15
752
28
~TT
—
5
3
6b
6b
78
3
75
75
8
b
106
r ---1" 1 0 3
3
3
3
3
3
b
262
bO
222
133
12
5 T — 1 2 "—
118
118
•
-
“
16
22
19
22 — I T — i r
.
it
IT
80
-
-
9
B : Characteristic Industry Occupations
Table
Occupation and sex
Number
of
Workers'
Average
hourly
earnings
2/
$
$
Under 0.75 0.80
and
%
under
0.75
.80
.85
b -23331
$
0.85
lO
$
0.90
o s n e t i' A
$
0.95
$
. q *v £ M
$
$
1.00 1.05
1.00 i,P5
lU
e i,' S b t o e U
tl
1/
NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME HOURLY EARNINGS OF—
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
%
1.15 1.20 1.25 1.30 1.35 1.40 1.45 1.50 1.55 1.60 1.65
1.10
.90
.95
263
15
223
7
227
17
173
5
362
292
17
275
1.10 1.15
248
216
210
168
192
4
188
_
-
-
.
1
2
11
21
21
q
24
5
19
g
7
7
5
4
-
21
21
7
14
7
14
10
2
8
1.20 1.25
1,30 1,25
1.40
1,45
129
101
10
1
4
97
103
15
1.60 1,65
$
$
$
$
$
$
1.70 1.75 1.80 1.90 2.00 2.10
and
2.00 2.10 over
1.70
1,75
1.80
1.90
67
31
36
47
4
43
38
37
31
69
40
29
137
76
26
87
35
52
68
12
50
56
5
51
1,50
1,55
81
52
%
All plant occupations:
Total ...............
M e n ..............
Women ............
1.16
25
560
1.59
2
23
65
495
_
-
3,885
4-51
3,434
1.11
157
1.86
385
23
164
4
127
135
2
160
125
125
128
_
_
1
1
_
g
14
14
4
7
1
5
1
6
9
9
13
5
1
10
1
21
1
3
14
10
21
49
88
5
76
84
13
71
3
7
2
1
27
3
12
31
27
21
15
7
5
5
6
1
3
3
-
1
1
7
11
12
-
-
2
9
52
46
1
1
5
2
9
3
-
-1
-
_
-
1
1
1
2
-
2
61
Selected Plant Occupations
Cutters and markers (men) 3a/ ...............
Inspectors, final (examiners)
^ mem anH 10ft UAinonj ^n/
Pressers, hard (men and women) ...............
Men 3a/ ..................................
Women 3b/ ................................
Pressers, hand and machine
(1 man and 30 women) 3 b / ..................
Sewers, hand (finishers) (women): Total .....
Time ....
Incentive
Sewing-machine operators, section system
(women) 3b/ ...............................
Sewing-machine operators, single-hand
(tailor) system (2 men and 734. women) 3b/ ...
Thread trimmers (cleaners)
(women): Total ...........................
Tro
Work dlstrlhiit/vrs (women) 8a / ............
131
308
96
212
.93
1.41
2.04
1.13
-
15
26
-
26
33
15
15
18
16
20
18
18
3
29
3
53
33
-
20
.88
1.10
-
1,060
1.05
-
736
1.39
-
16
17
92
48
44
74
.88
-
27
g
19
29
28
23
10
5
3
13
8
31
271
89
182
1.04
1.03
.83
•92
.35
3
27
5
22
196
21
8
113
20
4
19
14
5
-
7
3
2
7
4
3
9
8
1
6
1
5
1
6
-
-
-
1
8
9
6
6
6
3
1
2
14
8
9
6
6
6
3
2
1
1
1
-
-
2
-
1
55
43
38
48
23
23
20
22
8
5
5
14
6
15
2
6
1
45
8
1
6
_
1
5
83
67
77
62
29
19
36
19
49
43
38
37
32
4L
36
38
33
31
23
29
26
25
13
25
21
15
13
10
6
1
3
1
3
1
2
-
1
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
_
_
-
4.
7
1
3
4
1
2
1
2
79
7
1
2
1
1
1
6
-
1
1
1
3
1/ The study covered regular (inside) and contract shops employing 8 or more workers primarily engaged in the manufacture of women's and misses' dresses (Group 2333) as defined in the Standard Industrial Classifi
cation Manual (194-5 edition) prepared by the Bureau of the Budget. Establishments manufacturing housedresses, aprons, smocks, hoovers, and nurses' and maids' uniforms (Group 2334-) were excluded from the study. Data re
late to an August 1952 payroll period.
2/ Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
Insufficient data to permit presentation of separate averages by method of wage payment.
(a) All or predominantly time workers.
(b) All or predominantly incentive workers.
Table B-2851:
P d U tti
G 4 id
V c iA * ttiU & L
1/
1/ The study covered establishments employing 8 or more workers Drimarily engaged in the manufacture of paints, varnishes, lacquers, japans, enamels, and shellac (Groun 2851) as defined in the Standard Industrial Classi
fication Manual (194-5 edition) prepared hy the Bureau of the Budget. Data relate to a June 1952 payroll period.
2/ Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work; all workers in the occupations reported were paid on a time basis.
Occupational Wage Survey, St. Louis, Mo., December 1952
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureaux of Labor Statistics
10
Table B-35.
MacUtH0U} 9*idi*it>U*l
1/
NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME HOURLY EARNINGS OF—
O ccu p ation
A ssem b lers, c l a s s A
A ssem b lers, c l a s s B
2f
.................... .
................... .
Number
of
Workers
1*06
5oo
357
to
Average
hourly
earnings
y
%
1.89
1.61*
U*6
Under
$
1.10
-
$
$
1.10 1.15 1 .2 0
%
$
$
$
$
$
$
s
s
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
s
$
$
1.25 1.30 1.35 1.1*0 1.1*5 1.50 1.55 1.60 1.65 1 .7 0 1.75 1.80 $1.85 1 . 9 0 1.95 2 . 0 0 2.05 2.10 2.15 2.20 2.30 *2.1*0 $2.50
and
1.15 1*20 1.25 1.3Q 1.35 1.1*0 1.1*5 1.50 1.55 1.60 1.65 1.70 1 .7 5
-
-
2
1
71
k
32
6
61*
2
88
157
12
0).
Tnena/*faeQ .
aoo ^ __ __ __ ____
1 * 1 1 1 t * 111 t t t x
+
hflTViH ng lj/ t T t t t t f T X T T f t l *
M a ch in e -to o l o p e r a t o r s , p r o d u c tio n ,
c l a s s A 5 / .............................................................................. ..
D r ill-p r e s s o p e r a to rs , r a d ia l , c la s s A
,
E n g in e -la th e o p e r a t o r s , c l a s s A ..........................
G rinding-m achine o p e r a t o r s , c l a s s A ............. »
M illin g -m ach in e o p e r a t o r s , c l a s s A •••••••S crew -o ach in e o p e r a t o r s , a u to m a ti c ,
c l a s s A ...... ......... .......... .
T u r r e t - l a t h e o p e r a t o r s , hand (in c lu d in g
hand screw m a ch in e ), c l a s s A ....... *••
M a ch in e -to o l o p e r a t o r s , p r o d u c tio n ,
®
iimiTTtTitrrttTtnti*
D r i l l - p r e s s o p e r a t o r s , r a d i a l , c l a s s B ....
D r i l l - p r e s s o p e r a t o r s , s i n g l e - o r m u lt ip le -
<Q
67
2
335
936
58
177
98
177
1.66
1.1*1*
1.30
1.39
1.98
1.87
1.97
2.02
2.08
71*
1.95
113
1.93
836
71*2
1.75
1.73
1.89
1.70
9h
oj
3k
8k
1.67
1.83
1.80
288
1.71*
350
157
193
1.72
TfTtn,t M M t .t.TTTTT..
I n c e n t iv e ••••••....... .
D r ill-p r e s s o p e ra to rs , s in g le - o r m u ltip le s p i n d le , c l a s s C ............ .......
G rinding-m achine o p e r a t o r s , c l a s s C •••••••
M a ch in e -to o l o p e r a t o r s , to o lro o m .............
T o o l-a n d -d ie makers ( o t h e r th an t o o l - a n d - d i s
Vflff^
O4Wm A^mna4
_ a1amm t) -
G rinding-m achine o p e r a t o r s , c l a s s .......
T u r r e t - l a t h e o p e r a t o r s , hand (in c lu d in g
M a ch in e -to o l o p e r a t o r s , p r o d u c tio n ,
c l a s s c 5/ 1 T o t a l .....................
“
4aKK^ncr sKnns^ .........
.......... .
W e ld e rs , hand, c l a s s A ...................
1/
(J
150
fi-i
7
57
7
Q
7
ia
-
-
-
-
5
1*1*
66
26
ti.
17
-
-
-
JO
■-
2
t
p
jj
-
k
\ X
1
9
1
-O
16
1
g
1*5
177
12
0c
c0
1ft
XV
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
1
3
-
9
9
6
1
-
1
-
-
-
1*
2
1.92
_
.
_
1*
2
1
122
25
55
1.59
1.61*
1,91
-
-
-
3
1
-
1
171
1(1
216
9 11
*2
16
16
30
30
Q
t
7S
98
3
6
-
29
1
30
11*
-
1
5
j
2
1
2
3
1
-
61*
61
3
1
116
107
9
10
2
1
07
g
5
7
1
63
11*
0
7
5
11
X to
1
9
12
2
1*
.
*
77
121*
6
ii]*
■
A
2
2
J
0
1.95 2.00
2.05
2 .1 0
101
1
21
-
1
-
5
g
O
y
20
O
ft
cU
1.
U
1
5
1.
91*
3
1*5
8
5
111*
12
1*
5
15
153
20
35
9
25
59
3
7
10
13
1*6
8
•
-»
53
n
j
JL
J
13
-
2.15 2.20 2.10 2.1*0 2.50 o v e r
58
1
X
10
X
1
-
5
8
1
1*
•
2
8
IO
xy
2
2
20
>
21
1
6
2
8
1*
13
3
2
6
**
2
55
-
g
k
1
l .j j 5
2.06
29
1*7
in
9
in
X
\
J
2
21
1*6
1.60 1.85 1.90
9
13
1
1
39
35
1*
90
21
6
6
1
-
125
12
11
8
21*
12
1*3
1*3
19
13
2
2
•
_
-
21*
27
1
8
32
1
16
32
7
3
9
1
175
169
6
13
291*
285
9
9
8
85
82
3
5
3
2
21*
6
1
8
5
3
2
21*
6
1
2
2
3
1
19
1*
3
3
1
2
1*
X\J y>
1*6
28
6
c
9
ol.
y
a
AC
op
C
9
8
28
l
1
8
26
1
3
19
1
_
-
.
3
k
-
3
3
-
•
1
3
•
1
_
_
A
1
3
10
26
1*2
1
1*
2
10
18
12
2
15
11*
7
2
9
8
3
10
26
1*2
1
1*
2
30
18
12
2
15
11*
7
2
1*
.
2
16
11*
-
-
_
1
•
1
2
9
3
7
2
1
3
1*
2
m
IT
9
7
I
16
11*8
2
1ft
16
23
2
72
19
5
9
11
70
10
22
17
6
2
6
-t*1*,
A
13
1
t
11
3
1*
61*
1
_
_
79
ia
The study Included establishments employing more than 20 workers in the machinery (nonelectrical) industry (Group 35) as defined in the Standard Industrial Classification Manual (1945 edition) prepared by the Bureau of
the Budget; machine-tool accessory establishments with more than 7 workers were included in the study. Data relate to a November 1952 payroll period.
2/ Data limited to men workers; all or a majority of workers in each occupation shown were paid on a time basis unless otherwise indicated,
Occupational Mage Survey, St. Louis, Mo., December 1952
j}/ Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
U.S. DEPARTMENT CP LABOR
Title change only, from "Stock handlers and truckers, hand," as reported in previous study.
Bureau of Labor Statistics
£/ Includes data for operators of other machine tools in addition to those shown separately.
11
Table B-7211:
1/
Budget.
%
PoitteA. Jla u n d fu e l i/
The study covered establishments employing more than 20 workers in the power laundries industry (Group 7211) as defined in the Standard Industrial Classification Manual (1949 edition) prepared by the Bureau of the
Data relate to a June 1952 payroll period.
Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
Occupational Wage Survey, St. Louis, Mo., December 1952
Insufficient data to permit presentation of separate averages by method of wage payment; all or a majority of workers were paid on a time basis.
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Data limited to men workers.
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Straight-time earnings (includes commission earnings).
12
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. Additional
information is available in reports issued separately for these individual industries or trades.)
Table C-15*
BuUdidUfGoH/UdMctiOH
Table c - 2 0 5 *
Bricklayers ......... ........ ...........
Carpenters •••••......... •••••••••••••••••••
Electricians
Painters .....................................
Plasterers ......... .
Plumbers
Building laborers ••••••••••••••...... •••»••
♦3.450
2.900
2.900
2.750
3.175
2.900
1.970
a
Rate
per
hour
1
Classification
Table C-205*
Classification
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
Bgk&Ued
________ July 1. 1952
Classification
Bread and cake - Hand shops*
Lsadmen or first hands ........... ••••.•••
Second hands, benchmen ...... •••••••••••••
Bread and cake - Semimachine shops*
Leadmen, mixers, overmen.... •••••••••••••
Bench or machine hands •••••••••••••••••.••
Miscellaneous helpers, men ••••••••.......
Sunday help and miscellaneous
helpers, w o m e n ...... ......... ........
Bread - Machine shops*
Leadmen ...................................
Oven hands
Assistant spongers •••••••................
First bench hands, scalers..... ••••••••••
Bench and machine hands ................. .
Bread counters ....... .......... •••••••••
Helpers, pan g reasers....... ............
Ingredient scalers ......... ........ •••••
Wrapping- and slicingmachine operators........... ••••••••.••
Beltmen*
First 6 months ....................... .
Experienced..... ......... .... ......
Cake - Machine shops*
Leadmen ....T.....................Tr......^
Ovenmen, m i x e r s ..... ........... .........
Machine h a n d s ...................... ••••••
Cake counters ......................... .
Helpers .....................
Icing mixers, ingredient
scalers ................. ........... .
Car crews*
Inexperienced ••••••••••••••••••••••••••
Experienced .................. •••••••••
Miscellaneous helpers:
Inexperienced (first 6 months) •••••••••
Experienced (after 6 months) ..........
Leadladies ....................... .
Women helpers*
Inexperienced (first 6 months) •••••••••
Experienced (after 6 months) ••••••....
Crackers and cookies*
Agreement A*
Leadmen
Oven operators ....... ••••••••••......
B g keA ied -G o sU cttu ed
T a b le c - 2 0 5 *
B ake/U ed -Q o jd cH44Jed
July 1, 1952
January 2, 1953
Rate
per
hour
Hours
per
week
♦1.476
1.360
48
48
1.723
1.612
1.190
40
40
40
1.120
40
1.973
1.863
1.808
1.780
1.750
1.588
1.560
1.343
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
1.368
40
1.293
1.368
40
40
1.973
1.863
1.753
1.488
1.560
40
40
40
40
40
1.529
40
1.380
1.455
40
40
1.255
1.330
1.280
40
40
40
1.153
1.230
40
40
1.745
1.720
40
40
Crackers and cookies - Continued
Agreement A - Continued
Cracker-dough mixers, sweet-dough
mixers, graham-dough mixers, doughmachine set-up and operators,
sponge mixers, enrobing-aachine
set-up and operators.... •••••..... .
Marshmallow-machine set-up and oper
ators, icing-machine set-up and
operators •••••••••••••••••.... ...•••
Dough-break roll feeders ...... ••••••••
Wrapping-machine set-up m e n ........ .
Agreement B*
Sponge mixing department*
Head m i x e r s ............ ...........
Sponge and dough mixers ........ ••••
Mixers' helpers •••••••••••••••••••••
Sweet mixing department*
Head m i x e r s ............. •••••••••••
Mixers
........ .......... .
Mixers' helpers ••••••••••......... .
Baking departments
Machinemen •••••••.... ••••••••••••••
Peelers ••.•••••••••••••••••........
Ovenmen ••••••••••••••......... •••••
Oven take-out men .......... .......
Sheeters and laminators, reliefmen, sweet .............. •••••••••
Stackers, m e n ..... •••••••••••••••••
General help, semiskilled ..........
Sponge and sweet-packing departments
Supplymen......... ••••••••.... ••••
General help, semiskilled, men .....
Working supervisors, women ••••••••••
Checkers, women •••••.... •••••••••••
General help, semiskilled, women ....
Icing department:
Mixers, machinemen ••••••........ .
Marshmallow and icing mixers ...... .
General help, semiskilled, men .....
Women employees*
Machine operators ••••••••••••••••
Machine feeders •••••••••••..... .
General help, semiskilled women,
trolley girls ............ ••••••••
Carton and caddy forming and
wrapping departments
Machinemen (set-up and adjusters) ...
Machine operators, men ••••••••.•••••
Receiving departments
Working supervisors..... •••••••••••
Receivers •••••••••••••••..... ••••••
Receivers' helpers, loaders and
unloaders ••••••..... •••••••••••••
Shipping departments
Working supervisors, men ••••••••••••
Checkers, m e n ..... •••••.......... .
Assemblers and loaders, men •••••••••
Agreement Ct
Baking and mixing departments*
Head mixers ............ ...........
B a k e r s ..... ••••....... ..••••••••••
Rate
per
hour
Hours
per
week
♦1.720
40
1.695
1.545
1.430
40
40
40
1.495
1.375
1.275
40
40
40
1.495
1.375
1.275
40
40
40
1.480
1.440
1.375
1.335
40
40
40
40
1.305
1.285
1.200
40
40
40
1.245
1.200
1.100
1.060
.895
40
40
40
Class!fication
Crackers and cookies - Continued
Agreement C - Continued
Baking and mixing
departments - Continued
Sponge mixers ....... ............
Rollexmen ...........................
Assemblymen .....................
Mixers' helpers, stackers,
general help ••••••••••••••••••••••
Packing departments
Floormen .........................
Women employees*
Working supervisors ............
Packers, sponge ••••••••••••••••••
Tally clerks ...... ••••••••.... .
Machine operators •••••••.......
Other helpers ..........•••••••••
Hours
Rate
per
per
hour ... week
♦1.580
1.465
1.435
40
40
40
1.410
40
1.300
40
1.300
1.185
1.165
1.195
1.185
40
40
40
40
40
Rate
per
Hours
per
JOSSSL.
JJSSku
Table C-27* P n i n t i n t f
1.375
1.345
1.200
40
40
40
40
40
1.085
.975
40
.895
40
1.410
1.345
40
40
1.355
1.305
40
40
1.220
40
1 .3 5 5
1.305
1.220
40
40
40
1.690
1.635
40
40
40
_______ July 1, 1952
Classification
Book and job shops*
Bindery women ............ .
Bookbinders and cutters .............. ..
Combination men ........... .
Rulers and finishers ••••••••••••••••..
Compositors, hand •••..•••••......
Eleotrotypers ......................
Machine operators •••••••••••••••••••....
Machine tenders (machinists) •••••••••••••
Mailers ..............................
Photoengravers ••••••••.....
Press assistants and feeders*
Assistant on single cylinder larger
than 27 x 41 in,; 2-oolor larger
than 27 x 41 in.; 2 Miehle horizon
tal 22 x 28 in. ..................
Assistant on 74 in. cylinder and 2color perfecting 68 in. or over;
2 assistants on McKee or Claybourn
4-color when in operation on makeready; 1 assistant on 5-color when
in operation on make-ready .........
1 assistant on 2-color Claybourn
over 52 i n . .... ....... .
Rotary web assistants ••••••••••••••••.
1 assistant on automatic-feed press
less than 27 x 47 in. and in com
bination with job presses (up to
2 years experience) ...............
2 or more years experience •••••••.,
1 assistant on presses over 22 x 28 in.
and under 27 x 41 in., hand-feed
Job press feeders (2 or more years
experience) •••••••••........ .
♦1.295
2.330
2.400
37- r
37- •
37; r
2.350
2.600
2.520
2.600
2.600
2.473
2.667
37*
37 r
37; r
37 3737*
2.105
37*
2.160
37 *
37-
2.220
2.340
a
1.750
1.805
37*
37*
1.805
37*
1.385
37*
Occupational Wage Survey, St. Louis, Mo., December .1952
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics
13
Table C-27x
pSlUltitUfGa+*ti+lHec£
Table C-41*
J lo Q c U
O p & u U u tp
Rate
per
Hours
per
JS2SL
JSfiL
Book and jo b shops - Continued
Pressmen, cy lin d ert
1 4 - or 5 -c o lo r .................. •••••••••••••••• ♦2.760
1 single-roll rotary, 1 2-roll rotary ... 2.700
Second men on 5-color; second men on
2-roll rotary; 1 2-color less than
68 in.; 1 rotogravure, sheet-fed,
single-color; 1 19 x 28 in. to
24 x 35 in. press without assistants;
all makes of automatics printing from
cylinder up to 68 in.; 1 automatic
17 x 22 in. to 68 in. and 2 platen •••• 2.575
1 2-color 68 in. and over, 1 double2.620
cylinder perfecting •••••••........ .
1 2-color Cl&yboum
.....•••••••••••• 2.660
Hand-fed equipment*
1 cylinder, 24 x 36 in. or l e s s ..... 2.275
2 presses, 24 x 36 in. or less;
1 press, 24 x 36 in. or less and
1 or 2 p laten .........................••••••••• 2.365
1 press. 25 x 38 in. or larger and
less than 68 in. ............. .
2.365
1 press, 25 x 38 in. or larger and
less than 68 in. and 1 or 2
2.490
platen ..... ................... .
Vertical equipment*
All automatics printing from cylinder
less than 17 x 22 in., 2 presses; 1
automatic cylinder less than 17 x 22
in. and 2 hand-fed platens........ 2.420
Offset presses*
Multilith* 14 x 19 in.............. 2.070
Pressmen, platens
1 or 2, hand-fed ••••••••...... •••••••• 2.140
3 or 4, hand-fed •••••••••••••••••••••••• 2.310
2 automatics or 2 automatics and
1 hand-fed; 1 coupon, 42 in. •••••••••• 2.310
1 coupon, 28 in. ........ .
2.225
1 New E r a ...........................
2.420
Stereotyperss
••••••••••*•• 2.863
Agreement A ......
Agreement B ••••••••..... •••••••••••••• 2.923
•••••••«• 2.863
Agreement C ............
Agreement D ••••••••••*••••••••••••••«••• 2.776
Newspapers:
Compositors, hand - day w o r k.... ••••••••••
Compositors, hand - night work •••..••••••••
Machine operators - day work •••••••••••••••
Machine operators - night work •••••••.....
Machine tenders (machinists) - day work ••••
Machine tenders (machinists) - night work ...
Mailers - day work •••••••••••••••••••••••••
Mailers - night work •••••.... •••••••••••••
Fhotoengravers - day work ........... ••••••
Photoengravers - night work ••••••••••••••••
Pressmen, web presses - day work •••••••••*•
Rotogravure............... •••••••••••.
Pressmen, web presses - night w o r k ...... .
Rotogravure ........ ••••••••...... •••••
Pressmen-in-eharge - day work ••••••••••••••
Rotogravure ....... ........ ..........
Pressmerv-in-charge - night work ••••••••••••
Rotogravure ..........................
Stereotypers - day work ••••••............
Stereotypers - night w o r k ........•••••••••
a n d
2.882
3.041
2.882
3.041
2.882
3.041
2.500
2.700
2.986
3.146
2.627
2.880
2.834
3.100
2.813
3.067
3.034
3.305
2.746
2.962
n
Classification
Table C-42*
n
37*
37*
37*
37*
37*
n
Hours
per
week
_
_
_
60
60
Motabfruick
and eJfelp&bL
______________ July 1. 1952
Classification
37*
Rate
per
hour
1-man cars and busses*
First 4 months ............................. ♦1.550
1.600
5 — 8 months •
Q — 12 months
...........
1.650
1.700
After 12 months
St, Louis County*
Busses*
First 6 months .......................... 1.350
After 6 months •••••••••••••••••••••••••• 1.450
37*
Mot&UbUcA.S&UAetd
c J fe lp je A A
-Q
o *d U u 4 ed
July 1. 1952
October 1. 1952
_______ July 1. 1952
Classification
Table C-42*
X7 * G H d 4 i
C t H fU o y e e d .
Rate
per
hour
Bakery*
Cr&oker ...... .......... ..........
♦1.470
Relay drivers (apeoial delivery) ...... .
1.325
Roll, doughnut and pastry.............
1.518
Yeast*
Agreement A ...... ............ ..... . 1.588
Agreement B ,..•••••...... »•••••..... . 1.785
Agreement C ..................... ••••• 1.429
Food products*
Start............................ 1.335
After 3 months ••••••••••••••••••••••• 1.439
After 6 months •••••••••••••.•••..... 1.510
Beer*
Brewery and distributor............ •••••• 2.085
Helpers ............ .
2.085
Building*
Construction*
Dump trucks
Under 4 ou. yards .................. 1.660
4 and less than 7 cu. yards •••••••••• 1.810
7 ou. yards and over ........... ••••• 2.310
Pick-up driving .....
1.560
Machinery hauling •••••••••••••••••••••«• 1.810
Euclid wagon*
7 - 13 cu. yards ............... .
2.360
13 - 16 ou. yards ....................................... .. 2.460
Materials
Agitator or mixer*
3 ou. y&rdser l ess............. .
1.650
Over 3 and up to and including
5 ou. yards .................................................. 1.800
Over 5 ou. yards •••••••••••.................... 1.970
Tournamixsrs ••••••••••••••••••••••••» 2.400
Dry-batch truck*
1.550
3* ou. yards or less •••••••••............
1.810
Over 3* ou. yards ••••••..............
Flat-bed or open trucks
8 tons or less ••••••••••••••••••••••• 1.550
8 - 1 5 tons ••••••••••••••••••••••••.. 1.810
Over 15 tons ...................... •••••••••••••• 2.200
1.500
Lumber ................ ..
Plumbing*
* - 3* tons ...................... •••••••................. 1.500
Over 3* tons ..................................................... 1.600
All tractors.......................................... ••••• 1.600
Hours
per
week
48
40
54
42*
33*
48
48
48
48
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
Classification
Cheese
Cleaning and dyeing:
Relay drivers .......... ....... ••••••••••
Rug or furniture ....•••••...............
Coal ..........................................
Helpers
Commission house........... •••••..........
Helpers ....................................
Department store ..................... •••••«
Relay, tractors and freight ....... .......
Helpers (junior) .......... ••••.......
Combination drivers - Furniture and bulk ...
Helpers
Fish*
Special delivery •••••••••••••••••••••••••••
Fixture
...........................
Helpers ...,................
Flowers*
Wholesale ..................................
Freight - General*
Agreement As
Local*
* ton - 5 tons •••••••••••••••••••••••
5 tons and o v e r........... ........
Helpers •••••••.....•••••••••••••••••
Tractor*
* ton - 5 tons ••••••••••••........ .
5 tons and over •••••....••••••••••••
Helpers.............. .... .......
Agreement Bs
Tractor*
* ton - 5 tons •••••••.... ••••••••••
5 tons and over ••••••...... ••••••••
Helpers ..........................
Transfer*
* ton - 5 tons ••••......... ..... .
5 tons and over ..... ..... .........
Helpers........... •••••••...... .
Furniture
Helpers
Grocery - Chain store.......... ....... •••••
Helpers
Ioe ...........................................
Helpers ................................
Laundry*
Overall (utility drivers) ••••••••••••••••••
Towel supply ••••••••••••••••••••••••.... .
Mattress*
Wholesale ..................................
Meat*
Packing house......... •••••............
Poultry ....................................
Milks
Relay drivers •••••••••••••••••....••••••••
Route riders, wholesale, relief..........
Tractor or tank drivers •••••..... ••••••••
Moving
Helpers
Newspapers
Day ....................... .
Helpers ....... ........... .
Night.................... .............
Helpers ............ .
Oil and gasoline ...... •••••••••...... •••••••
Railway express •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
Helpers
Rate
per
hour
Hours
per
week
♦1.670
40
1.133
1.223
1.320
1.210
1.370
1.270
1.625
1.650
1.125
1.725
1.670
45
45
48
48
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
1.600
1.250
1.200
40
40
40
1.500
40
1.500
1.600
1.380
48
48
48
1.520
1.600
1.380
48
48
48
1.590
1.590
1.390
48
48
48
1.490
1.590
1.390
1.750
1.670
1.845
1.675
1.408
1.283
48
48
48
40
40
45
45
48
48
1.400
1.400
40
40
1.750
40
1.910
1.170
40
40
1.664
1.868
1.700
1.525
1.475
48
48
48
40
40
1.900
1.680
2.000
1.750
2.075
1.770
1.570
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
1A
D : Supplementary Wage Practices
Table D -lt
S h if t d iffe r e n tia l
A ll w o rk e rs ...............................................................................................
Workers in establishm ents having provisions
fo r la te s h i f t s ...................................................................................
With s h i f t d if f e r e n tia l ...............................................................
Uniform cen ts (per hour) .......................................................
Under 5 cen ts ........................................................................
5 o e n t s .....................................................................................
6 cen ts .....................................................................................
7 cen ts .....................................................................................
7£ or 8 cen ts ........................................................................
9 cen ts ....................................................................................
10 cen ts ...................................................................................
Over 10 cen ts ........................................................................
Uniform oercentage ..................................... ..............................
5 percent .................................................................................
or 8 percent ...............................................................
10 o e r c e n t ......... ..
Other y ...................................................... ..................................
With no s h if t d i f f e r e n t i a l ...................... ..................................
Workers in establishm ents having no provisions
fo r l a te s h i f t s ........................................................................
&
U
ift ^
b ifo t t U
ic U
P^UU
t& tO H d .
1/
Percent of to ta l plant employment
(ia)
(157-----------------------------------------------------By estab lish ® Bnt p o licy in A ctually working oi e x tra s h i f t s in A ll manixfacturing
MachdLnery
A ll manufacturing
Machdnery
bries y
in d u stries 2/
tr ie s
t r ie s
2d s h i f t
3d or other
2d s h if t
3d or other
3d or other
3d or other
2d s h if t
2d s h i f t
work
s h i f t work
work
s h i f t work
s h ift
s h ift
100.0
1 0 0 .0
100.0
100.0
XXX
8 6 .5
8 2 .5
5 8.1
3 .3
2 6 .1
9 .1
5 .2
.6
1 .5
1 1 .2
1 .1
17 .6
7 .2
6 .2
A.2
6 .8
A.O
7 8 .2
7 5 .6
A9.0
.2
2 .2
2 .2
6 .6
5 .5
7 .8
16.3
8 .2
1 1 .2
.A
6 .3
A.5
15.A
2 .6
9 8 .1
89.A
2 7 .8
2 .6
1 1 .8
80.3
7A.8
1 3.0
_
3 .0
_
.
2 .6
AO.7
12.5
8 .7
38.1
A.8
3 .6
2 9 .7
2 3 .7
$.5
1 6.2
1 5 .6
1 2 .0
.9
5 .8
1 .8
.A
.1
.2
2.A
.A
2 .7
1 .1
1 .3
.3
.9
.6
1 3 .5
2 1 .8
1 .9
19.7
XXX
-
-
-
1 0 .3
3 .1
A9.1
8.A
7. A
-
-
XXX
6 .3
5 .8
A.9
(2/)
.1
.3
.5
.8
1 .3
1 .0
.9
.1
.1
XXX
XXX
1 2 .8
1 0 .7
A.3
.8
1 .6
2 .6
2 .6
_
_
l.A
.5
5 .7
.5
_
_
.8
,5
5 .2
.7
2 .1
XXX
XXX
(J/)
_
_
_
1 .3
.2
1 .1
1 .3
XXX
l/ S h ift d if f e r e n tia l data are presented in terms o f (a) establishm ent p o lic y and (b) workers a ctu a lly employed on la te s h if ts a t the time o f the survey. An establishm ent was considered
as having a p o licy i f i t met any o f the follow ing conditions f ( l ) Operated l a t e s h if ts a t the time o f the survey, (2) had union-contract provisions covering l a te s h i f t s , or (3) had operated
l a te s h if ts within 6 months p rio r to the survey.
2/ Includes data fo r machinery in d u stries a lso shown sep a ra tely .
2/ Less than 0 .0 5 p ercen t.
y
Includes such provisions as 8 hours* pay fo r 7 hours worked; cen ts or percentage d i f f e r e n t i a l , plus f u l l pay fo r le s s hours worked.
Table D-2*
S o U
tJL tU
d
Percent o f o ff ic e workers y
Weekly hours
A ll
in d u stries 2/
Manufacturing
A ll workers ................................................................................................
100.0
1 0 0 .0
1 00.0
Under 37& hours .......................................................................................
hours ...................... ........................... .................................................
Over 37^ and under AO h o u r s .................................................... ..
AO hours ......................................................................................................
Over AO and under A8 hours .................... ...........................................
A8 hours ............................................................................ ............ ............
Over A8 hours .....................................................................................
2 .6
A.2
5 .2
8 5 .A
2 .3
.3
*
2 .0
.8
3 .1
9 3 .3
.3
3 .8
1 .0
.9
8 9 .6
A.7
-
-
-
Public
u t ilitie s *
Percent o f p lan t workers employed in -
employed in Wholesale
trade
1 0 0 .0
3 .0
A.8
8 9 .8
2 .A
-
Finance * *
A ll
in d u stries 2/
Manufacturing
100.0
1 00.0
1 0 0 .0
2 .6
1 2 .7
1 9 .0
65.2
.5
-
1 .6
1 .5
1 .1
8 0 .9
7 .3
6 .5
1 .1
l.A
1 .6
1 .5
8 9 .1
3 .3
1 .6
1 .5
Pu blic
u tilitie s *
1 0 0 .0
_
8 2 .9
1 7 .1
Wholesale
trad e
1 0 0 .0
.7
9 1 .7
7 .6
‘
Data r e la te to women workers.
Includes data fo r r e t a i l trade (except department and lim ited -p rice v a rie ty s to re s ) and serv ices in addition to those industry d iv isio n s shown sep a ra te ly .
Includes data fo r r e t a i l trade (except department and lim ited -p rice v a rie ty s to r e s ) , r e a l e s ta t e , and serv ices in addition to those industry d iv is io n s shown s ep a ra tely .
Transportation (excluding r a ilr o a d s ), communication, and other public u t i l i t i e s .
Finance, insurance, and r e a l e s t a t e .
Occupational Wage Survey, S t . Louis, Mo., December 1952
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau o f Labor S t a t i s t i c s
15
Table D-3t
P a id J to lid a fi
P e r c e n t o f offJLee w o r k e r s e m p l o y e d in Number of paid holidays
All
indus t r i e s 1 /
W o r k e r s i n e s t a b l i s h m e n t s p r o v i d i n g p a i d h o l i d a y s 2 / • •••
L e s s t h a n 6 d a y s ............................................
6 d a y s ....................................... ................
7 d a y s .......... .............................................
8 d a y s ........................................................
M o r e t h a n 8 d a y s ................................... ........
W o r k e r s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s p r o v i d i n g n o pa i d h o l i d a y s ....
*«
Manufacturing
Public
utilities *
Wholesale
trade
P e r c e n t o f p l a n t w o r k e r s e m p l o y e d iz
Finance
**
All
industries 2 /
Manufacturing
Publ i c
utilities
*
Wholesale
trade
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
10 0 . 0
100.0
10 0 . 0
99.7
10 0 . 0
.1
100.0
20.0
97.5
-
100.0
2.1
97.5
4 .2
100.0
2.2
97.6
97.7
-
55.5
42.0
-
18. 5
4.7
66.0
8 .7
65.9
17.1
71.5
15.3
11. 0
-
.4
57.2
18.2
22.3
1.6
74.4
13.7
11.8
-
U.5
35 . 5
.3
2.5
10. 3
2.5
15.3
23.4
32.2
26.7
2.4
53.9
43.8
2 .3
Includes data fo r r e t a i l trade (except department and lim ited -p rice v a rie ty sto re s) and serv ices in addition to those industry divisions shown sep arately .
Includes data f o r r e t a i l trade (except department and lim ited -p rice v a rie ty s t o r e s ), r e a l e s t a t e , and serv ices in addition to those industry divisions shown sep arately .
Paid holidays of le s s than a f u ll day have been omitted.
Transportation (excluding r a ilro a d s ), communication, and other public u t i l i t i e s .
Finance, insurance, and r e a l e s ta te .
Table D-4t
P a id
V cU x U d O tU {ty o A d ttfU fld U U U d d C d ld )
Percent o f o f f i c e workers employed in V acation p o lic y
A ll
in d u stries 1/
A ll workers ................................................................................................
Manufacturing
Public
u t ilitie s *
Percent o f p lan t workers employed in -
Wholesale
trade
Finance * *
A ll
in d u stries 2/
Manufacturing
Public
u t ilitie s *
Wholesale
trade
1 0 0 .0
100.0
100 .0
1 0 0 .0
1 0 0 .0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
1 0 0 .0
10 0 .0
2 8 .1
7 1 .4
.5
-
100 .0
1 0 0 .0
2 1 .1
7 8 .9
-
1 0 0 .0
1 0 0 .0
8 4 .0
1 6 .0
-
1 0 0 .0
1 0 0 .0
3 1 .2
6 8 .8
-
1 0 0 .0
1 0 0 .0
3 .0
9 7 .0
-
9 9 .6
9 2 .1
7 7 .5
1 3 .9
.7
6 .6
6 .6
.4
9 9 .6
8 9 .6
7 9 .4
9 .3
.9
8 .8
8 .8
1 .2
.4
9 8 .0
9 8 .0
6 6 .2
3 1 .8
2 .0
100.0
1 00.0
5 6.7
4 3 .3
-
1 0 0 .0
1 0 0 .0
1 1 .2
2 .1
8 3 .8
2 .9
-
1 0 0 .0
1 0 0 .0
1 1 .6
3 .5
8 0 .1
4 .8
-
1 0 0 .0
1 0 0 .0
4 .5
9 5 .5
—
1 0 0 .0
1 0 0 .0
1 8 .3
1 .8
7 9 .9
**
1 0 0 .0
1 0 0 .0
.4
9 9 .6
-
9 9 .7
9 2 .2
56.3
11.4
2 3 .2
1 .3
6 .6
5 .6
1 .0
.9
.3
9 9 .6
8 9 .6
6 0 .5
1 4 .7
1 2 .8
1 .6
8 .8
7 .4
1 .4
1 .2
.4
1 0 0 .0
1 0 0 .0
1 8 .7
8 1 .3
“
100.0
100.0
3 0.9
4 .9
64.2
-
A fte r 1 year o f serv ice
Workers in establishm en ts providing paid v a c a t io n s ...........
Length-of-tim e paym ent............................... ..................................
1 week ..............................................................................................
2 w e e k s ......... .........................................................................
Other ................................................................................................
Percentage payment 2 / ....................................................................
2 p e r c e n t .......................................................................................
Other L j ............................. ..................................................................
Workers in estab lishm en ts providing no paid vacations . . .
.9
A fte r 2 v eers o f serv ice
Workers in establishm en ts providing paid v a c a t io n s ...........
Length-of-tim e paym ent............................... ..................................
1 week ..............................................................................................
Over 1 and under 2 weeks .......................................................
2 weeks ............................................................................................
3 weeks ............................................................................................
Percentage payment 2 / ....................................................................
2 p e r c e n t ................ .......................................................................
Over 2 p ercen t ............................................................................
Other t j ................................................................................................
Workers in establishm en ts providing no paid vacations . . .
See footnotes a t end of ta b le .
*
Transportation (excluding ra ilro a d s ), communication, and other public u t i l i t i e s .
** Finance, insurance, and r e a l e s ta te .
Occupational Wage Survey, S t. Louis, Mo., December 195£
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor S t a t i s t i c s
NOTE < Estimates are provided sep arately , according to employer p ra ctice in computing vacation
payments (length-of-tim e, percentage, or o th e r ); percentage and other type payments
were converted to equivalent time periods in e a r l i e r stu d ies.
16
Table D-A*
P<iid V aCCittfUU tyolm cU PtM dU O H di)C ontinued
Percent o f o f f ic e workers employed in -
Vacation p o licy
A ll workers .................................................................... ............................
A ll
in d u stries 1/
Manufacturing
Public
u t ilitie s *
Wholesale
trade
Percent o f p lan t workers employed in Finance * *
A ll
in d u stries 2/
Manufacturing
1 00.0
1 0 0 .0
100 .0
1 0 0 .0
100 .0
100.0
1 0 0 .0
100 .0
1 0 0 .0
5 .A
1 .0
8 9 .6
A.O
-
1 0 0 .0
100 .0
8 .7
8 6 .5
A.8
-
1 00.0
1 00.0
1 .2
9 8 .8
-
1 0 0 .0
1 0 0 .0
1 .1
1 .8
9 7 .1
-
100.0
1 0 0 .0
.A
9 3 .7
5 .9
-
9 9 .7
92.2
3 7.3
1 0 .0
A3.6
1 .3
6 .6
A .5
2 .1
.9
.3
10 0 .0
1 0 0 .0
.5
9 3 .0
5 .2
1 .3
-
1 0 0 .0
100 .0
1 .0
9A.2
A.8
-
1 0 0 .0
100.0
1 00.0
-
1 0 0 .0
1 0 0 .0
9 8 .0
2 .0
-
100.0
1 00.0
8 2 .0
1 1 .0
7 .0
-
1 0 0 .0
1 0 0 .0
1 0 0 .0
1 0 0 .0
.8
86.A
1 2 .8
-
1 0 0 .0
1 0 0 .0
100 .0
-
1 0 0 .0
1 0 0 .0
9 6 .6
3 .A
' -
1 0 0 .0
100.0
7 5 .7
1 7 .3
7 .0
-
1 0 0 .0
100 .0
100 .0
1 6 .8
83.2
-
1 0 0 .0
1 0 0 .0
5 7 .0
A3.0
-
100.0
100.0
32.2
6 1 .9
5 .9
-
P u blic
u t ilitie s *
Wholesale
trade
1 0 0 .0 ____
1 0 0 .0
9 9 .6
8 9 .6
AA.l
1 0 .7
3 3 .2
1 .6
8 .8
6 .0
2 .8
1 .2
.A
1 0 0 .0
1 0 0 .0
1 5 .0
_
8 5 .0
-
1 0 0 .0
1 0 0 .0
3 .9
6 .5
8 9 .6
_
-
9 9 .7
92.2
2 .7
8 7 .7
1 .3
.5
6 .6
6 .6
.9
.3
9 9 .6
8 9 .6
3.A
8 3 .9
1 .6
.7
8 .8
8 .8
1 .2
1 0 0 .0
1 0 0 .0
_
1 0 0 .0
1 0 0 .0
1 0 0 .0
_
1 0 0 .0
_
_
_
_
-
9 9 .7
9 2.2
2 .7
83. A
6 .1
6 .6
6 .6
.9
^o
9 9 .6
8 9 .6
3 .A
7 9 .5
6 .7
8 .8
8 .8
1 .2
.A
1 0 0 .0
1 0 0 .0
1 0 0 .0
_
-
1 0 0 .0
1 0 0 .0
_
9 8 .6
l.A
9 9 .7
9 2.2
2 .7
AO.O
A9.5
6 .6
1 .5
5 .1
.9
9 9 .6
8 9 .6
1 0 0 .0
1 0 0 .0
1 0 0 .0
io o .o
.3
.A
A fter 3 years o f serv ice
Workers in establishm ents providing paid vacations ............
Length-of-tim e payment ..................................................................
1 w e ek .............................................. ...............................................
Over 1 and tinder 2 weeks .......................................................
2 weeks ............................................................................................
3 weeks ............................................................................................
Percentage payment 2 / ....................................................................
2 percent ........................................................................................
Over 2 percent .............................................................................
Other i j ................................................................................................
Workers in establishm ents providing no paid v acations . . .
A fter 5 years o f serv ice
Workers in establishm ents providing paid v acations ...........
Length-of>time payment ..................................................................
1 week ..............................................................................................
2 weeks ........................................................... ................................
3 weeks ............................................................................................
Other ................................................................................... .............
Percentage payment 2 / .............................................. * ...................
A percent ........................................................................................
Other £/ ................................................................................................
Workers in establishm ents providing no paid v acations . . .
.A
_
_
_
--
A fter 10 years o f serv ice
Workers in establishm ents providing paid v acatio ns ............
Length-of-tim e paym ent........................................................... ..
1 w e e k ........................................................... ..................................
2 weeks ............................................................................................
3 weeks ............................................................................................
Other ................................................................................................
Percentage payment 2 / ....................................................................
A percent .......................................................................................
Other i j ................................................................................................
Workers in establishm ents providing no paid v acations . . .
.A
86.3
1 2 .0
1 .3
-
_
_
_
-
A fter 15 years o f serv ice
Workers in establishm ents providing paid vacations ............
Length-of-tim e payment ..................................................................
1 week ..............................................................................................
2 weeks ............................................................................................
3 weeks ............................................................................................
A weeks and over ........................................................................
Percentage payment 2 / ....................................................................
A p e r c e n t ................................. ......................................................
6 percent and over ....................................................................
Other i j ................................................ .................................... ..
Workers in establishm ents providing no paid v acatio ns . . .
1 0 0 .0
1 0 0 .0
.A
A l .l
57.A
1 .1
-
io o . o
.8
AO.9
58.3
-
Sec footnotes at end of table.
*
**
Transportation (excluding railroads), communication, and other public utilities.
Finance, insurance, and real estate.
3. A
33.A
5 2 .8
8 .8
2 .0
6 .8
1 .2
-
21. A
7 8 .6
-
_
6 8 .8
3 1.2
_
_
_
-
17
P a i d V c U x U i O t t i { t f & U M x U P4XWiA*04iA)-Qo4lJiHd4e<A
Table D-4*
P e r c e n t o f o f f i c e w o rk e r s em ployed i n V a c a tio n p o lic y
A ll w o r k e r s ........... .......................................................................................................
A ll
in d u s tr ie s l/
Manuf a c t u r i n g
1 0 0 .0
1 0 0 .0
1 0 0 .0
1 0 0 .0
.4
3 9 .9
5 7 .8
1 .9
-
1 0 0 .0
1 0 0 .0
.8
_
P e r c e n t o f p l a n t w o rk e r s em ployed i n -
P u b lic
u tilitie s
*
W h o le s a le
tra d e
1 0 0 .0
_
_____1 0 0 . 0 ___
F in a n c e
**
A ll
in d u s tr ie s 2/
1 0 0 . 0 ___ ______1 0 0 . 0 _______
P u b lic
u tilitie s
M a n u fa c tu r in g
*
W h o le sa le
tra d e
1 0 0 . 0 ______ ______ 1 0 0 . 0 _____
1 0 0 .0
A fte r 2 0 y e a rs o f s e r v ic e
W o rk ers i n e s t a b l i s h m e n t s p r o v id in g p a id v a c a t i o n s ..............
L e n g t h - o f - t i m e paym en t ...............................................................................
2 w ee k s
3 w ee k s
A w ee k s
P e rce n ta g e
..............................................................................................................
........... ............................................................................................... ..
and o v e r ......................................................................................
paym ent 2 / .................................................................................
6 p e r c e n t and o v e r .................................................................................
O th e r 4 / ...................................................................................................................
W o rk e rs i n e s t a b l i s h m e n t s p r o v id in g no p a id v a c a t i o n s . . .
3 9 .6
5 9 .6
~
1 0 0 .0
1 0 0 .0
1 6 .8
8 3 .2
-
1 0 0 .0
1 0 0 .0
5 2 .6
4 4 .6
2 .8
~
1 0 0 .0
1 0 0 .0
3 2 .2
5 9 .6
8 .2
~
9 9 .7
9 2 .2
2 .7
3 6 .3
5 3 .1
.1
6 .6
1 .5
5 .1
.9
.3
9 9 .6
8 9 .6
3 .4
2 9 .6
5 6 .6
8 .8
2 .0
6 .8
1 .2
1 0 0 .0
1 0 0 .0
.8
3 9 .6
5 7 .6
2 .0
-
1 0 0 .0
1 0 0 .0
1 6 .8
8 3 .2
-
1 0 0 .0
1 0 0 .0
5 2 .6
3 5 .6
1 1 .8
-
1 0 C .0
10 c . 0
3 2 .2
5 7 .9
9 .9
-
9 9 .7
9 2 .2
2 .7
3 6 .3
4 9 .8
3 .4
6 .6
9 9 .6
8 9 .6
3 .4
2 9 .6
5 3 .8
2 .8
8 .8
2 .0
6 .8
1 .2
1 0 0 .0
1 0 0 .0
2 1 .4
7 8 .6
-
.4
1 0 0 .0
1 0 0 .0
4 9 .4
4 9 .1
1 .5
_
A fte r 25 y e a rs o f s e r v ic e
W o rk ers i n e s t a b l i s h m e n t s p r o v id in g p a id v a c a t i o n s .............
L e n g t h - o f - t i m e paym ent ..............................................................................
1 w eek ......................................................................................................... ..
2 w eek s ..............................................................................................................
3 w eek s ..............................................................................................................
4 w eeks and o v e r .......................................................................................
P e r c e n t a g e paym en t 2 / ........................................................................... • •
A p e r c e n t .........................................................................................................
6 p e r c e n t and o v e r .................................................................................
O th e r
....................................................................................................................
W o rk e rs i n e s t a b l i s h m e n t s p r o v id in g no p a id v a c a t i o n s . . .
1 0 0 .0
1 0 0 .0
.A
3 9 .9
5 5 .2
A.5
-
"
1/
2/
2/
L f
*
**
'
1 .5
5 .1
.9
.3
.4
1C C .0
1 0 0 .0
-
1 0 0 .0
1 0 0 .0
-
2 1 .4
7 8 .6
-
4 9 .4
4 6 .5
4 .1
-
“
—
Includes data fo r r e t a i l trade (except department and lim ited -p rice v a rie ty s to re s ) and serv ices in addition to those industry d iv isio n s shown sep a ra tely .
Includes data fo r r e t a i l trad e (except department and lim ited -p rice v a rie ty s to r e s ) , r e a l e s ta t e , and s erv ic es in add ition to those industry d iv isio n s shown sep a ra tely .
Percent o f annual earn in g s.
Includes p rov ision s fo r len g th -of-tim e payments plus a percentage o f annual earnings.
T ran sportation (excluding r a ilr o a d s ), communication, and other public u t i l i t i e s .
Fin ance, in su ran ce, and r e a l e s ta t e .
Table D -5:
J + liU A t+ H C e Q + ld P &
n lia H
P J& H d *
Percent o f o ff ic e workers employed in Type o f plan
A ll workers ................................................................................................
Workers in establishm en ts having insurance
or pension plans 2 / ..........................................................................
Insurance plans 2 / ..........................................................................
L ife ...................................................................................................
A ccidental death and dismemberment .................................
Sickn ess and accid en t .............................................................
H o s p ita liz a tio n ............................................................. ............
S u rg ica l ..........................................................................................
M e d ic a l......... ..................................................................................
Retirem ent-pension plan ...............................................................
Workers in establishm en ts having no insurance
or pension plans .................................................................................
l/
2/
2/
A ll
in d u stries 1/
Manufacturing
Public
u t ilitie s *
Wholesale
trade
Percent o f plant workers employed in Finance * *
A ll
in d u stries 2/
Public
u t ilitie s *
Manufacturing
Who]esale
trade
100.0
1 0 0 .0
100 .0
1 0 0 .0
1 0 0 .0
1 0 0 .0
100 .0
1 00.0
1C0.0
9 4 .1
92.2
90.5
44.2
52.9
60.4
58.7
51.2
59.4
9 4 .0
9 4 .0
9 2 .8
50.5
7 0 .8
7 5 .2
7 1 .7
5 8 .4
56.3
9 8 .0
9 5 .7
9 4 .7
57.4
6 3 .9
2 5 .2
2 5 .2
29.2
8 4 .9
8 8 .9
8 7 .5
7 9 .6
6 1 .2
4 8 .8
6 6 .2
5 7 .4
58.2
4 1 .3
9 9 .6
9 3 .9
9 3 .9
1 8 .1
4 .3
4/49.3
53.5
4 7 .9
7 0 .9
9 2 .2
9 1 .9
8 7 .8
5 5.0
7 3 .0
7 1 .8
6 8 .4
5 7.8
4 8 .0
9 5 .2
9 5 .2
9 0 .8
5 9.1
7 9 .3
8 0 .6
7 5 .4
6 3 .4
4 8 .5
1 0 0 .0
9 6 .6
9 4 .8
6 1 .0
7 1 .4
4 8 .8
4 8 .8
4 8 .2
7 6 .3
8 9 .7
8 9 .0
7 7 .9
50.3
4 1 .8
54.2
54.2
4 8 .4
35.1
5 .9
6 .0
2 .0
1 1 .1
.4
7 .8
4 .8
'
-
10.3
Includes data fo r r e t a i l trade (except department and lim ited -p rice v a rie ty sto re s) and serv ices in add ition to those industry d iv isio n s shown sep a ra tely .
Includes data fo r r e t a i l trade (except department and lim ited -p rice v a rie ty s to r e s ) , r e a l e s ta t e , and s erv ic es in addition to those industry d iv isio n s shown sep a ra tely .
Uhduplicated t o t a l .
I jJ Estim ates in the e a r l i e r study in co rre ctly included 1 establishm ent as having a h o s p ita liz a tio n p lan . Corrected data are as follow s* A ll in d u s trie s , 52.2 percen t; fin a n ce , insurance,
and r e a l e s t a t e , 51.5 p e rce n t.
*
T ran sportation (excluding r a ilr o a d s ), communication, and other public u t i l i t i e s .
Occupational Wage Survey, S t . Louis, Mo., December 1952
* * Finance, in suran ce, and r e a l e s ta t e .
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau o f Labor S t a t i s t i c s
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A p p e n d ix - Scope and Method of Survey
The Bureau’s occupational wage surveys are designed to
provide a maximum of useful and reliable information with availa
ble 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 Bureau1s
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 fur
nished insufficient employment in the occupations studied to warrant
inclusion.
Among the industries in which characteristic jobs were
studied, minimum size of establishment and extent of the area
cov
ered 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
such 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 costof-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 establishment1s full-time schedule for the given
occupational classification.
The tern "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 shif t-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-3hift work.
Proportions in the tabulation of establishment policy are presented
19
in terms of total plant employment, whereas proportions in the sec
ond tabulation represent only those workers actually employed on
the specified late shift.
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 differ
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 and in Selected Industries in St. Louis, Mo., 1/
and Number Studied by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, December 1952
Item
Minimum number
of workers in
establi shments
studied
2 /
Number of
establishments
Estimated
total
Studied
within
scope of
study
Employment
Estimated
total
within
scope of
study
In establishments
studied
Total
Office
Industry divisions in which occupations
were surveyed on an area basis
-
All divisions ................................
Manufacturing .............................
Nonmanufacturing ...........................
Transportation (excluding railroads),
communication, and other public
utilities ............................
Wholesale trade .........................
Retail trade 2/ .........................
Finance, insurance, and real estate ......
Services ij ....................... .....
1 0 1
-
1 0 1
51
1 0 1
51
51
897
417
4-80
218
96
343,500
239,900
12 2
1 0 3 ,6 0 0
51
151
78
93
107
2 1
27,000
35
15
27
24
2 0 ,4 0 0
14,900
15,300
4,870
4,718
1,235
17,200
3,451
3,948
978
11,031
1,694
2 6 ,0 0 0
1 8 2 ,6 2 0
131,690
50,930
29,570
15,360
1 4 ,2 1 0
21,710
7,880
8,440
4,490
2,550
8 ,0 3 0
5,430
1 ,0 5 0
6 9 0
Industries in which occupations were
surveyed on an industry basis 5/
Women*s and misses* dresses ...................
Paints and varnishes ..........................
Machinery industries ..........................
Power laundries ..............................
1/
6
/
8
63
35
8
2 0
1 2
21
2 1
108
35
28
15
3 6 6
185
1,336
72
St. Louis Metropolitan Area (City of St. Louis, St. Louis and St. Charles Counties, Mo.; and Madison and St. Clair Counties,
IllJT
2/ Total establishment employment. The minimum size of establishment studied in the last previous survey was 21 workers in whole
sale trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and services; and 101 in the other major industry divisions.
2/ Excludes department and limited-price variety stores.
4/ Hotels; personal services; business services; automobile repair shops; radio broadcasting and television; motion pictures; non
profit membership organizations; and engineering and architectural services.
5/ Industries are defined in footnotes to wage tables.
6 /
Machine-tool accessory establishments employing 8 or more workers were also included.
2 0
Index
Assembler (machinery), 10
Key-punch operator, b
Bench hand (bakeries), 12
Biller, machine,
Bookbinder (printing), 12
Bookkeeping-machine operator,
Bricklayer (building construction), 12
Labeler and packer (paints and
varnishes), 9
Laborer (building construction), 12
Laborer, material handling, 7
Laborer, material handling (machinery), 10
3
3
3
Calculating-machine operator,
Carpenter (building construction), 12
Carpenter, maintenance, 6
Cleaner,
Clerk, file,
Clerk, order,
Clerk, payroll,
Clerk, retail receiving (power
laundries), 11
Compositor, hand (printing), 12, 13
Cutter and marker (womens and misses*
dresses), 9
7
3
3
3
Draftsman, 5
Drill-press operator (machinery), 10
Duplicating-machine operator, b
Electrician (building construction), 12
Electrician, maintenance, 6
Electrician, maintenance (machinery), 10
Electrotyper (printing), 12
Engine-lathe operator (machinery), 10
Engineer, stationary, 6
Extractor operator (power laundries), 11
Finisher, flatwork (power laundries), 11
Fireman, stationary boiler, 6
Fireman, stationary boiler (power
laundries), 11
Machine operator (printing), 12, 13
Machine tender (printing), 12, 13
Machine-tool operator, production
(machinery), 10Machine-tool operator, toolroom, 6
Machine-tool operator, toolroom
(machinery), 10
Machinist, maintenance, 6
Mailer (printing), 12, 13
Maintenance man, general utility (paints
and varnishes), 9
Marker (power laundries), 11
Mechanic, automotive (maintenance), 6
Mechanic, maintenance, 6
Milling-machine operator (machinery), 10
Millwright, 6
Mixer (bakeries), 12
Mixer (paints and varnishes), 9
Motortruck driver, 13
Nurse, industrial (registered), 5
Office boy, 3
Office girl, 4
Oiler, 6
Operator (local transit), 13
Order filler, 7
Ovenman (bakeries), 12
Grinding-machine operator (machinery), 10
Guard,
7
Helper (bakeries), 12
Helper, motortruck driverf 13
Helper, trades, maintenance, 6
Identifier (power laundries), 11
Inspector (machinery), 10
Inspector, final (examiner)(women*s and
misses* dresses), 9
7
Janitor,
Janitor (machinery), 10
Packer, 7
Packer (bakeries), 12
Painter (building construction), 12
Painter, maintenance, 6
Photoengraver (printing), 12, 13
Pipefitter, maintenance, 6
Plasterer (building
construction), 12
Plumber (building construction), 12
Porter, 7
Press assistant (printing), 12
Press feeder (printing), 12
Presser (women's and misses* dresses), 9
Presser, machine, shirts (power
laundries), 11
Pressman (printing), 13
Receiving clerk, 7
Routeman (driver-salesman)(power
laundries), 11
Screw-machine operator, automatic
(machinery), 10
Secretary, h
Sewer, hand (finisher)(women's and misses’
dresses), 9
Sewing-machine operator (women’s and misses
dresses), 9
Sheet-metal worker, maintenance, 6
Shipping clerk, 8
Shipping-and-receiving clerk, 8
Stenographer, b
Stereotyper (printing), 13
Stock handler and trucker, hand (paints and
varnishes), 9
Switchboard operator, b
Switchboard operator-receptionist, b
Tabulating-machine operator, 3, b
Technician (paints and varnishes), 9
Thread trimmer (cleaner)(women’s and misses
dresses), 9
Tinter (paints and varnishes), 9
Tool-and-die maker, 6
Tool-and-die maker (machinery), 10
Tracer, 5
Transcribing-machine operator, U
Truck driver, 8
Trucker, power, 8
Turret-lathe operator, hand (machinery), 10
Typist, IjVarnish maker (paints and varnishes), 9
Washer, machine (power laundries), 11
Watchman, 8
Welder, hand (machinery), 10
Work distributor (women’s and misses’
dresses), 9
Wrapper (bakeries), 12
Wrapper, bundle (power
laundries), 11
☆ U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1953 O — 250852
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