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OFFICE ■ W ORKERS salaries hours of work supplementary benefits B U LLE TIN NO. 1006 PROVIDENCE, R.I. JUNE 1950 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR • BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U. S. Government Printing Office, Washington 25, D. C. Price 15 cents UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Maurice J. Tobin - Secretary BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS Ewan Clague - Commissioner i CONTENTS Page Number Introduction....•.... ........... ........ ................. .......... Salaries of Providence Office Workers, June 1950 .............................. Supplementary Wage Practices ••••••••••*•••••••............ •••........... ••••••• Tables: 1* 2* 3« 4* 5. 6. 7. 8* 9. Salaries and Weekly hours of work, by Industry division ... •••••..... Percentage distribution, by weekly salaries ............... ........ Scheduled weekly hours ...... ......... ............ ........... Scheduled days in wozkweek.................... ............... Vacations with pay ••••••••.............. ••••.*........ ....... . Paid holidays.... .......... ..•••••••......... ..........••••• Formal provisions for paid sick leave .................. ......... Nonproduction bonuses..... ............... ••••••.......... ••••• Insurance and pension plans.... ......... ........ •••••••••••.... 1 1 1. 3 6 9 9 10 10 11 12 12 Appendix A: Scope and method of survey •••••••••....... ••••••...... ........... 13 Appendix B: Descriptions of occupations studied .............. ......... ...... ••• 15 INTRODUCTION Surveys o f o f f i c e worker s a la r ie s were conducted by the Bureau o f Labor S t a t is t ic s in more than a score o f la rg e c i t i e s during 1948-49. The survey program provides f o r annual resurveys in a major c i t y in each o f 5 broad geographic areas* These c i t i e s are A tla n ta , Boston, Chicago, Los A ngeles, and New York* I n i tie d surveys w i ll be conducted each year in another 5 important c it ie s * To the exten t that resources perm it, salary data w i l l a lso be brought u p -to-d a te in a few c i t i e s la s t covered 2 o r 3 years e a r lie r * These surveys are designed to provide sa la ry data f o r selected o f f i c e occupations on a cross-in d u stry basis* Data are a ls o obtained on supplementary b e n e fit s , such as v a ca tion s, h o li days, sick le a v e , and insurance and pension plans* Salary and rela ted data are provided wherever p o s s ib le f o r in d iv id u a l industry d iv is io n s * The Providence study was prepared J* Fahres, Regional Wage A nalyst, Region I , tio n o f the p r o je c t was the r e s p o n s ib ilit y general supervision o f Harry Ober, C h ief o f in the Bureau*s D iv isio n o f Wage S t a t is t ic s by Bernard Boston, Massachusetts* The planning and cen tra l d ir e c o f Toivo P* Kanninen and Louis E* Badenhoop under the the Branch o f Industry Wage Studies* SALARIES OF OFFICE WORKERS IN PROVIDENCE, R. I., JUNE 1$50 l/ S alaries Average weekly sa la rie s o f women o f f i c e workers in over h a lf o f the 20 job c l a s s i f i c a tion s fo r which data are presented in ta b le 1, f e l l in the $35 - $40 salary bracket in June 1950. Among the occu pation al groups a t th is le v e l were general stenographers ($39)> c le r k -ty p is ts ($35*50), and p a y -r o ll clerk s ($ 3 9 .5 0 ), the three num erically most important jobs included in the Providence survey. Hand bookkeepers with a $46.50 average salary were the highest paid among 5 jobs averaging above $40 weekly, while o f f i c e g i r l s and clerk s doing routine f i l i n g were at the low end o f the sca le with average s a la r ie s o f $31 and $32, r e s p e c tiv e ly . Among 5 job c la s s ific a t io n s fo r which data could be shown fo r men, only o f f i c e boys, with a $32.50 average, f e l l below the $50 weekly le v e l. Accounting c le r k s , the la rg e st group, earned $51 weekly; order cle rk s and general cle rk s averaged $55 and $52, r e s p e c tiv e ly . Hand bookkeepers ($62.50) were the highest paid among men workers stu died. The data on s a la r ie s by broad industry group were too lim ited t o permit more than a few in terin du stry comparisons. There were in d ica tio n s, however, that o f f i c e worker sa la r ie s in the nondurable goods manufacturing in d u stries were gen erally higher than in the durable branch, 2/ and that o f f i c e workers in r e t a i l trade establishments earned le s s than the average fo r a l l in d u strie s. Salary ra tes o f in d iv id u a l women workers ranged from $25 to over $65 a week. Although the low est and highest s a la r ie s t y p ic a lly d iffe r e d by $30 or more w ithin in d ivid u al occupations, the rates fo r a su b sta n tia l p rop ortion o f the workers were o ften grouped near the average fo r the jo b (ta b le 2 ) . In d ivid u a l s a la r ie s o f general stenographers, fo r example, varied from $25 t o more than $70, but nearly 3 o f every 5 workers earned between $35 and $45 a week. The salary ra tes o f s lig h t ly more than h a lf o f a l l women workers in the jobs surveyed were in the $32.50 t o $42.50 range. SUPPLEMENTARY WAG® PRACTICES Wark schedule8 The work schedule in Providence o f f i c e s in June 1950 varied considerably by industry (ta b le 3 ). In manufacturing, approximately f o u r -f ift h s of the women o f f i c e workers were on a 40-hour workweek, whereas in tra n sp orta tion , communication, and other p u b lic u t i l i t i e s about th ree-fou rth s had a 37lf-hour schedule, and in r e t a i l trade more than h a lf had schedules varying between 37^ and 40 hours. The sh ortest work schedules were in the fin a n ce, insurance, and r e a l esta te group where n early th ree-fou rth s o f the women o f f i c e workers had a workweek o f le s s than 37^ hours. A 5-day workweek was standard fo r most women o f f i c e workers in Providence, wholesale trade n early a th ird o f the workers were required to work days (ta b le 4 ) . l / See Appendix A fo r d iscu ssion o f scope and method o f survey. 2 / A li s t i n g o f durable and nondurable in du stries is provided table on page 13. in fo otn otes to although the appendix Paid vacations Almost a l l firm s included in the survey reported formal p rov ision s fo r paid vacations fo r o f f i c e workers (ta b le 5 ) . Over t h r e e -fift h s o f the workers were employed in o f f i c e s that granted a t le a s t a week a ft e r 6 months o f se rv ice and approximately fo u r - f if t h s worked under plans providing 2 or more weeks a ft e r a year o f s e r v ic e . O ffic e workers were .ra re ly granted vacations o f le s s than 2 weeks with pay a ft e r 5 years o f s e r v ic e . The most li b e r a l p rov ision s fo r fiv e -y e a r employees were found in the r e t a i l trade group where the m ajority o f workers were in o f f i c e s provid in g paid vacations exceeding 2 weeks. Paid holidays O ffice workers in a l l industry d iv is io n s except r e t a i l trade re ceiv ed 6 or more paid holidays a year (ta b le 6) . In the la t t e r group, no form al h oliday pay p ro v isio n s were reported by firm s employing n early a fou rth o f the workers, although a l l other r e t a i l trade firm s provided 9 days with pay. Among other industry d iv is io n s , the number o f paid h olidays varied from 6 to 13. Almost a l l workers in the fin a n ce, insurance, and r e a l esta te group re ceiv ed 10 or more days, com pared to tw o -fifth s who receiv ed as many as 9 days and a f i f t h only 6 days in manufacturing indus t r i e s . E ither 9 or 10 days were granted to most workers in the wholesale tra d e, s e r v ic e s , and pub l i c u t i l i t i e s groups. Paid sick leave About a fou rth o f the Providence o f f i c e workers were employed in establishm ents that had formal arrangements fo r paid s ic k leave a ft e r a year o f s e r v ic e . Of the workers e l i g i b l e under formal s ick leave plan s, nearly th ree-fou rth s were e n tit le d t o 10 or more days a y ea r. In most cases the number o f days allowed did not increase ap preciably w ith longer s e r v ic e . The prop ortion o f workers covered by s ic k leave plans in the r e t a i l trade and s e rv ice s groups was greater than in other industry d iv is io n s studied (ta b le 7 ) . S ick leave granted on an inform al b a sis as reported by a number o f employers is not included in these estim ates. Nonproduction bonuses Many employers paid o f f i c e workers seme type o f nonproduction bonus, in nearly a l l cases these were Christmas or year-end payments (ta b le 8) . Such bonuses supplemented the b a sic pay o f approximately a th ird o f a l l o f f i c e workers in Providence, and were most prevalent in the w holesale and r e t a i l trade groups; about h a lf o f these o f f i c e workers receiv ed nonproduction bonus payments. Insurance and pension plans . Firms that financed a l l or part o f one o r more types o f insurance or pension plans a c counted fo r about 9 o f every 10 o f f i c e workers studied (ta b le 9 ) . Considerable v a ria tio n in the exten t and types o f b e n e fit plans were rep orted . L ife insurance was the most prevalent o f the v a r i ous types o f insurance pla n s. T h r e e -fifth s o f the o f f i c e workers were employed by firms with l i f e insurance p lan s, although the p rop ortion varied by industry from 5 percent in se rv ice s t o 7^ p er cent in manufacturing. Retirement pension plans (in a d d ition t o Federal o ld age and survivors* insurance) were reported by firm s, employing le s s than one-tenth o f the workers in the trade groups. Firms employing more than f o u r - f if t h s o f the workers In the fin a n ce , insurance, and r e a l e s ta te , and the tran sporta t io n , communication,and other p u b lic u t i l i t i e s groups had such pension p la n s. - 3 - TABLE 1.— Salaries 1/ and weekly scheduled hours of work for selected office occupations in Providence, R„ I., by industry division, June 1950 Sex, occupation, and industry d iv is io n 7j Estimated number of workers Weekly salary Average Weekly scheduled hours Median Hourly ra te weekly salary Salary range o f middle 50 percent __o f workers____ $52.50 - $70.00 2/ Men 25 $62.50 40.0 $1.55 $61.00 Clerks, accounting ....................... Manufacturing ...• • • • ................. Durable g o o d s ............ .............. Nondurable goods ••••............. 119 70 27 43 51.00 50.50 49.00 52.00 40.0 4 0 .0 40.0 40.0 1.27 1.27 1.22 1.30 50.00 50.00 48.00 50.00 43.00 46.00 47.00 43.00 - 56.00 55.50 49.50 60.00 C lerks, general 4/ ............................. M anufacturing........... 37 33 52.00 51.50 4 0 .0 4 0 .0 1.30 1.29 55.00 41.00 40.00 40.00 - 65.00 65.00 C lerks, order ................................. Wholesale trade . . . . . . ............... 73 70 55.00 54.50 40.5 40.5 1.36 1.35 55.00 50.00 45.00 45.00 - 62.00 62.00 O ffice bo v s ..................................... . 68 32.50 39.5 .83 30.00 30.00 - 34.50 B ill e r s , machine ( b i l l i n g machine) ....................................... Manufacturing •••••••••••••••• Durable goods .••••••••••••• Nondurable goods ••............. 143 91 67 24 39.50 41.00 40.00 43.00 39.5 40.0 40.0 39.5 1.00 1.02 1.00 1.08 40.00 40.00 40.00 44.00 35.50 38.00 38.00 41.50 - 42.00 44.00 42.00 45.00 B ille r s , machine (bookkeeping machine) ........................................ Wholesale trade ........................... R e ta il trade 90 31 49 39.00 42.50 37.00 39.5 40.0 39.0 .99 1.06 .94 38.00 43.00 37.00 33.00 38.00 32.00 - 43.00 46.50 a . 50 Bookkeepers, hand 4 / ......................... Manufacturing •••••..................... Durable goods . ................ •••• Nondurable goods •............... 150 97 54 43 46.50 46.50 45.50 48.00 38.0 38.0 37.5 38.5 1.22 1.23 1.21 1.25 45.00 45.00 45.00 45.00 42.00 42.00 41.50 42.00 - 50.00 48.0 0 48.00 52.00 Bookkeepers, hand ij jj Women U y Bookkeeping-machine op era tors. c la s s B 4 / ....................................... .. Manufacturing ............................... Durable goods Nondurable goods « . . . ............. Finance, insurance, and r e a l e s t a t e .................... 274 113 80 33 35.50 38.00 39.00 35.50 38.0 39.0 39.0 39.0 .9 4 .97 .99 .91 3 5 .0 0 38.00 38.50 37.00 32.50 35.00 36.00 32.00 - 38.50 40.00 42.Q0 37.00 117 33.00 36.5 .90 32.50 32.00 - 34.50 Calculating-machine operators (Comptometer type) 4 / ................. .. Manufacturing ••••••••.............. Durable goods ........................... Nondurable goods ..................... R e ta il t r a d e ........... 358 184 122 62 97 38.00 37.50 35.50 41.00 34.50 39.0 39.5 4 0 .0 40.0 38.5 .98 .94 .90 1.03 .90 37.00 37.00 35.00 42.00 34.50 34.00 34.00 33.00 39.50 32.00 - 42.00 42.00 39.00 43.50 37.00 Calculating-machine operators (oth er than Comptometer type) . . 30 34.50 38.0 .91 36.00 30.00 - 38.00 See footn otes a t end o f table, TABLE 1.— Salaries 1/ and weekly scheduled hours of work for selected office occupations in Providence, R. I., by industry division, June 1950 - Continued Sex, occupation, and in du stry d iv is io n 2 / Estimated number of workers Weekly salary Average Weekly scheduled hours Median Hourly ra te sa la rv Salary range o f middle 50 percent o f workers $33.50 37.00 36.00 37.00 31.00 30.00 y weekly Women - Continued (J ......................... C lerks, accounting M anufacturing........................... . . . Durable goods . . . . . ................... Nondurable goods . . . . . . . ......... Wholesale trade . . . ................. . . . R e ta il t r a d e ..................... .............. Finance, insurance, and r e a l e s t a t e ................................. .......... 424 204 SI 123 54 40 $41.00 43.00 40.50 45.00 37.00 34.50 38.5 39.5 4 0.0 39.5 39.5 39.5 $1.06 1.09 1.01 1 .1 4 .94 .87 $ 4 o;oo 44.00 41.00 45.00 36.00 33.50 100 38.00 35.5 1.07 34.50 32.50 - 44.00 29 40.50 38.0 1.06 38.00 35.50 - 46.50 269 no 32.00 31.50 38.5 39.5 .83 .80 30.00 30.50 30.00 30.00 - 33.00 32.00 104 31.00 36.5 .85 30.00 28.00 - 34.50 313 214 40 174 44.00 44.50 42.00 45.00 39.5 39.5 39.5 39.5 1.12 1 .1 2 1.07 1.13 44.00 44.00 41.00 44.50 40.50 41.00 41.00 42.00 - 50.00 50.00 42.00 50.00 37 44.50 3 9.0 1 .14 46.00 36.50 - 51.00 Clerks, order .................................... Manufacturing ...............•................ 128 103 41.50 42.50 39.5 39.0 1 .06 1.08 38.50 38.50 34.00 34.00 - 51.50 55.00 cisxfrs. pay r o i l V .............................. Manufacturing •••••................... •• Durable g o o d s ......... •••••••••« Nondurable goods . . . . . .......... R e ta il trade •.•••••••••............. Transportation, communication, and other p u b lic u t i l i t i e s •• 452 377 147 230 35 39.50 39.50 38.50 40.50 36.00 39.5 39.5 39.5 39.5 39.0 1.01 1 .00 .97 1.03 .93 39.00 39.00 38.00 40.00 35.00 35.50 35.50 36.00 35.00 32.00 43.00 43.50 40.50 45.00 39.00 28 44.00 38.5 1.15 43.00 42.00 - 46.00, C le r k - t y p i s t s ............... .................. .. M anufacturing............................. . . Durable goods .............................. Nondurable goods . . . ................. Wholesale trade . ................. . . . . . R e ta il trade •••••............. ............ Finance, insurance, and r e a l e sta te •••••••••••......... ............ T ransportation, communication, and other p u b lic u t i l i t i e s •• S erv ices ....................... . 801 405 262 143 37 49 35.50 3 5 .5 0 ’ 33.50 39.50 34.50 30.50 38.5 33.50 34.50 32.00 41.00 35.00 30.00 30.00 30.00 - 4 0.0 4 0.0 40.5 38.5 .92 .89 .84 .99 .85 .79 30.00 35.00 30.00 28.00 - 39.00 40.00 37.00 44.00 37.00 32.00 232 35.00 36.0 .98 33.50 30.50 - 37.00 50 28 • 42.50 32.00 39.0 40.0 1.09 .80 44.50 30.00 41.00 30.00 - 45.00 35.00 O ffice g i r l s ............................................ 23 31.00 38.5 .80 30.00 30.00 - 32.50 C lerks. f n « r A ....................... .. tj C lerks, f i l e , c la s s B ................... M anufacturing.......... . . ............. . . Finance, insurance, and r e a l e sta te . . ........................... . . . . . . y fiLwfcp. ................................ Manufacturing . . ............. ................ Durable goods •............. ••••••• Nondurable goods . . . ............ . . Finance, insurance, and r e a l e sta te ............... . (J See fo o tn o te s a t end o f table* 40.0 - $46.00 - 46.00 - 44.00 - 51.50 - 41.00 - 36.50 - TABLE 1.— Salaries 1/ and weekly scheduled hours of work for selected office occupations in Providence, R. I., by industry division, June 1950 - Continued Sex, occupation, and industry d iv is io n 2/ Estimated number of workers Weekly sa la ry Average Weekly scheduled hours Median Hourly ra te salary Salary range o f middle 50 percent o f workers *34.00 34.50 34.00 38.50 38.00 31.00 2/ weekly Women - Continued Stenographers, g e n e r a l..................... Manufacturing .......................•••• Durable goods •••••••............. Nondurable goods ............... Wholesale trade ................... R e ta il trade ........................ .... Finance, insurance, and r e a l e s ta te .••••••••••................. .. Transportation, communication, and other p u b lic u t i l i t i e s . S erv ices ......................................... 889 431 327 104 96 33 *39.00 38.50 37.50 42.00 43.50 33.00 38.5 39.5 39.5 39.5 38.5 39.0 *1.01 .98 .95 1.07 1 .14 .85 *38.00 38.00 36.00 41.00 42.00 33.00 232 37.50 36.0 1.05 35.50 33.50 - 40.50 40 57 46.50 37.00 39.0 39.5 1.19 .94 48.50 37.00 41.00 33.50 - 51.50 38.50 133 23 44 38.50 44.00 35.00 38.5 39.5 39.0 .99 1.11 .89 38.00 45.50 33.00 32.00 40.00 32.00 - 44.00 48.00 40.00 36 39.00 36.5 1.07 38.50 34.50 - 42.00 Switchboard op era torre c e p tio n is ts ............... Manufacturing ........................... .. Durable goods ........................... Nondurable goods ..................... Wholesale trade 237 181 98 83 32 37.50 38.00 37.50 38.50 36.50 39.5 39.5 39.5 39.5 39.0 .95 .96 .95 .97 .94 36.00 37.50 36.00 40.00 35.50 33.50 35.00 35.00 30.00 32.50 - 40.50 42.00 40.00 42.00 38.50 . <?Earfltpig> general ................................................ 73 34.00 39.0 .86 31.00 30.00 - 36.00 T y p ists, c la s s A 4 / . . . ..................... Manufacturing ................... ............ 63 47 37.00 37.00 39.5 4 0 .0 .93 .93 36.50 37.50 33.00 33.00 - 42.00 42.50 T y p ists, c la s s B V ........................... Manufacturing . . . . ..................... .. Wholesale trade ••..••••........... Finance, insurance, and r e a l esta te .................................. .. 252 32 32 35.50 34.50 35.00 37.0 4 0 .0 3 8.0 .96 .87 .92 34.00 33.50 35.00 30.00 30.00 32.00 - 38.00 36.00 37.00 169 35.50 36.0 .98 34.50 30.50 - 39.00 U Switchboard operators ........... .. Manufacturing ............................. .. R e ta il t r a d e ......................... .. Finance, insurance, and r e a l esta te .............................•••••• U 1/ - *42.00 - 41.00 - 40.00 - 44.00 - A5.00 - 35.00 Excludes pay fo r overtim e. The study covered rep resen tative manufacturing and r e t a i l establishm ents and trans p orta tion (except r a ilr o a d s ), communication, heat, lig h t and power companies with over 100 workers; and establishm ents with more than 25 workers in wholesale trad e, fin a n ce, r e a l e s ta te , insurance, and selected ' s e rv ice in d u stries (business s e r v ic e ; such p ro fe ssio n a l s e rv ice s as engineering, a rch ite c tu r a l, accounting, au d itin g , and bookkeeping firm s; motion p ic tu r e s ; and n on p rofit membership o rg a n iz a tio n s). Value above and below which h a lf o f workers’ s a la r ie s f e l l . Includes data fo r industry d iv is io n s not shown sep arately. 2j 2J (J TABLE 2.— Percentage distribution of workers In selected office occupations by weekly salaries 1/ in Providence, R. I., June 1950 Percent of nan Clerks, account ing Weekly salaries 1/ ♦25.00 $27.50 $ 30.00 $32.50 $35.00 - $27.1*9 ................... $29.99 ......... .......... $32.119 ................... $3*1.99................... $37.1*9................... 2.5 $37.50 $50.00 $1*2.50 $1*5.00 $1*7.50 - $39.99 .................... $42.1*9................... $1*1*.9 9 ................... $1*7.1*9................... $1*9.99................... 7.6 1 U .3 10.9 $ 50.00 $ 52.50 $55.00 $57.50 $ 60.00 - $52.1*9................... - $ 5»*.99 ................... - $ 57 .1*9 ................... $59-99 ....................... ....... - $ 62.1*9 ................... 1 5 .1 .9 8.1* $ 62.50 $65.00 $67.50 $ 70.00 $72.50 - $ 6>*.99 .................... - $67 .1*9 .................................... - $69.99 .................................... $72.1*9.......... .......................... - $7l*.9 9 ..................................... 1.7 .9 - .8 Clerks, order - 2.5 •8 M» 5.5 12 .3 23.3 u.8 .9 1**»3 .8 2.5 .8 .. Office boys Percent of women Billers, Billers, machine Book machine (book keepers , (billing hand keeping machine) machine) 2.2 1 .5 1 1 .7 51.5 10.3 ll*.0 8.8 16 .1 7.3 5.9 1.5 12.6 17.8 32.8 11.1 5.6 3.5 9.8 15 .6 2.1 - 1*.U - - - 3.5 8.2 1.5 mm e» 6.8 — - mm mm mm “ • 230 1.4 5.5 4.1 4.1 — i . j* 2.0 1 .3 3.3 - mm mm - - mm mm mm *• mm mm •• 5.5 Total.................................... 100.0 1.1 12 .7 .7 3.3 • — See footnote at end of table* - - mm $ 51.00 8.9 **.5 _ 31.3 8.0 26.7 9.3 - — Average weekly salary 1/ ••.....•• — - mm mm 119 7.« mm 2.5 .............. - mm $75.00 - $79.99 ........ .............. ............ $80.00 - $Si*.99..................................... $85.00 - $89.99 ..................................... Estimated number of workers - mm — 100.0 - 13.3 13 .3 ** 100.0 mm 100.0 «. mm ** 100.0 73 68 l1*3 9° $55.00 $32.50 $ 39.50 $ 39.00 100.0 150 $1*6.50 - 7 - TABLE 2.— Percentage distribution of workers in selected office occupations by weekly salaries 1J in Providence, E. I., June 1950 - Continued Weekly salaries. 1/ $ 25.00 $27.50 $ 30.00 $ 32.50 $35.00 - $ 2 7 .4 9 ............. $29-99 ............. $ 32.U 9 ............. $34.99 ............. $37.^9 ............. $37.50 $40.00 $42.50 $45.00 $47.50 - $39.99 $42.49 $44.99 $47.49 $49.99 $ 50.00 $52.50 $55.00 $57.50 $ 60.00 - $ 52t49 ............. - $54.99 ............. - $57.^9 ................. . $59*99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - $ 62.49 ............. $ 62«30 $ 65.00 $ 67.50 $ 70.00 $ 72.50 " *• - $75*^0 $20.00 $S5»00 •• - " • *• ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. $6^*99 • • • * • • • • • • • • • • $ 6y #^9 $ 6 9 .9 9 ............. $ 72.49 $ 7 4 . 9 9 ................. $79*99 $24.99 $29*99 Percent of women < Bookkeep CalculatingingClerks, Clerks, machine Clerks, Clerks, Clerks, machine operators account file, general order pay roll operators, (Comptometer ing class B class B type) 16.7 2.4 11.1 12.6 16.5 17.3 12.3 12.2 10.9 8.7 3.3 4.0 1 .1 19*0 8*9 4*5 1.7 4.9 11.1 6.8 15.* 4.0 3.3 20.8 24.8 20.2 3.9 . 10.4 17.9 44.2 12-3 7.4 .4 2.2 5.2 - 3.1 1.4 - - .3 •6 .2 2.0 6 .1 2.6 - - - 1.7 - .4 - - 4.2 1.6 6.7 18.0 17.2 - 10.4 4.4 26.8 3.2 24.0 3.3.4 14.4 4.2 17.2 12.2 10.9 2.3 13.0 23.O .8 2.3 21.9 1.9 2.2 5.5 3.1 ■a - .8 15.3 11.9 2.7 .4 .7 1.8 .2 .2 • .2 * - — mm - .2 — - '- - - — - - — - — - — - - - - - — - - - — — ••••••••••*••• • mm - ••••••••••».•• - - - - - - - •••••••••••••• - — — — - - - — •• 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Estimated number of workers .. 274 358 424 269 313 128 452 Average weekly salary 1 / .... $ 35.50 $38.00 $41.50 $39.50 Total ................ See footnote at end of table $41.00 $ 32.00 $44.00 - 8 - 2 .— -Percentage TABLE distribution of workers in selected office occupations by weekly salaries in Providence, B. I., June - Continued Weekly salaries 1950 Percent of women Switch TranSwitch board scribin^Stenog Clerkboard machine operatorraphers, typists opera reception operators, general tors ists general 1/ 27.^9 29.99 34.99 37 1*9 35.00 ............. - $ - $ ............. - $32.1*9............. *• $ •••••••••••••• - $ . ............. 37.50 40.00 1 2.5 0 1 5.00 1 7 .50 - $ $ . $* $* . $* $ $ $ $ $60.00 • " $ . $ *. $ * $ $ $62.50 $65.00 $67.50 $ $72.50 " — - $6^*99 $ $69.99 $ . $71*. 72 1*9 99 •••*•••••••••• ............. .............. .......... . ............. ~ — 79*99 84.99 89.99 •••••••••••♦•• •«••••*•*••*** •••*•••••»••*• — — $25.00 $ $30.00 $32*50 $ 27.50 $ $ $* $* $* 50.00 52.50 55.00 57.50 70.00 39.99 ............. 42 1*9 ............. 1 1 * .9 9 ............. 1 7 1*9 ............. 1 9 . 9 9 ............. 52 1*9 ............. 51 9 9 ............. 57 1*9 .............. 59.99 ............. 62.49 .••••••*.••*»» 67*49 $7^*00 — $ $ — $ $ *Q ** $ 80.00 85 0 Total ».«»#•»•••«.** Estimated number of workers .. Average weekly salary 1/ 1/ •... * Excludes pay for overtime. 0.5 7.2 37.0 8 .9 15.1 7 1 .* 10.0 7.6 2.9 2.0 0 .2 *.5 2 .3 .7 1*.5 7-5 12.0 18.1 6 .3 2.1 3 .8 .8 2 .5 2 .3 .8 - - — 6 .7 7 .1 2.0 i*.o 1.6 - .8 .8 .8 — *• - 1 .3 4 .8 6.0 — .1 .2 • — *• — — - .1 — — «• - — — — — *• .4 — 100.0 100.0 100.0 801 889 133 237 $ 6.3 30.2 11.5 .8 — 100.0 $35.50 8.2 l*.l ii.i* 3 .7 1.1* 1.1* 1.1* l.U .5 «. 17.8 9 .0 2.8 3 .2 20.6 9 .0 17*5 19*0 15.0 1.1* 1.2 1.0 .2 l*.H 16.7 21.1* uTi 60.3 2.7 ! 17.2 15.6 8.8 .6 .1 - - 3.0 16.5 8.9 26.2 20.3 12.0 2 .7 Typists, Typists, class A class B l 3.1 10.7 15.0 16.0 39.00 $38.50 $37.50 1/ 100.0 73 3 *.00 $ l 100.0 63 $37.00 100.0 252 $35.50 TABLE 3*‘"’'Scheduled weekly hours of women in Providence offices, June 1950 Percent of workers emp]Loyed in offices in Manufacturing Transpor Finance, tation, All insur communi All Whole Non Retail Services cation, indus manu Durable sale ance , durable trade goods and real and other tries fac trade goods public turing estate utilities Weekly hours All offices employing women ......... 100.0 100.0 Over 30 and under 35 h o u r s ....... 35 hours .............................. Over 35 and under 374 h o u r s ......... 374 hours ............................. Over 37i and under 40 hours ......... 40 hours ...................... ........ Over 40 and under 44 hours .......... 4 4 hours .............................. 4.2 1.1 1.6 1.2 - 13.5 15-2 1.7 6.4 5.8 13.^ 7.3 81.8 - 50 hours .............................. 1/ Less than 0.05 of 100.0 .2 - (lA — — 100.0 100.0 4.1 . . 3.0 14.5 10.1 - 2.7 11.7 79.8 — - 51.8 .6 100.0 7.5 •5 84.9 •• 13.0 53.4 6.1 2.4 .5 3*6 14.7 52.7 27.3 1.7 *• 100.0 100.0 100.0 15.8 2.3 54.0 1.0 - 3.3 • 7^.7 24.0 - ll+-? I3.tf .2 - •3 *• •• 13.1 17.1 66.5 *• 1 percent. TABLE H.— Scheduled days in workweek of women in Providence offices, June 1950 Days in week 5 days ............................ . 5 4 d a y s ............................... 6 d a y s ................................ 1/ Less than 0.05 of 1 percent, 100.0 100.0 100.0 96.3 3.7 97.6 100.0 a.U in Transpor tation, communi Services cation, and other public utilities 100.0 100.0 100,0 100.0 100.0 100.0 00 ill offices employing w o m e n ...... Percent of workers emp!Loyed in offices Manufacturing Finance, All All Non Whole Retail insur indus manu Durable durable sale ance, trade tries trade and real fac vgoods goods estate turing 69.1 30.9 100.0 97.!» 2.6 98.7 99.2 1.3 .8 TABLE 5*— Vacations with pay in Providence offices, June 1950 Vacation policy Percent of workers emp!Loyed in offices in Manufacturing transpor finance, tation, All All Whole insur communi Non fietail indus manu Durable sale cation, ance, Services durable trade tries fac goods trade and real and other goods turing public estate utilities 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Offices with p aid vacations ......... Under 1 w e e k ......... .......... 1 w e e k ..................... . Over 1 and under 2 w e e k s ....... Over 2 w e e k s ................... . 7*.l 11.7 39.1 2.7 69.8 2^.9 1*2 .6 — 73.9 61.8 38.8 35.1 — 3.0 5*.* • 1.8 5.2 23.3 9.0 20.6 1.7 - *.* 9.7 e .k 51.6 53.9 .7 Offices wi t h no paid vacations 25*9 30.8 26.1 38.2 25.6 kk.o 16.1 16.8 6.1 100.0 100.0 33.* 100.0 * 2.8 - 81.5 - 100.0 16.5 65.3 98.6 2 .0 57.2 - 100.0 10.0 90.0 100.0 1 .1 79.* 2.6 66.6 100.0 18.5 100.0 18.0 95.9 .7 - - - All offices studied .................. 6 100.0 100*0 100.0 100.0 100.0 71*.** •• 56.0 83.9 83.2 93.9 62.9 kk.k 29.3 93.2 months of service 1 year of service Offices with pai d v a c a t i o n s ......... 1* w e e k ........................... 2 weeks .......................... Over 2 w e e k s ............... Offices with no paid vacations ••.... - 18.2 95.9 *.l 98.9 - - - - 1.* 2 years of service Offices with paid v a c a t i o n s ......... 1 w e e k ........................... 2 weeks .......................... Over 2 w e e k s .................. . 99.9 15.6 81.8 Offices with/ho pa i d vacations ...... .1 2.5 100.0 32.i 67.9 ’ - 100.0 kO.fi 59.2 - - 100.0 18.5 81.5 - 100.0 100.0 7.1 92.9 - Sl.S 18.2 - - 100.0 - 100.0 95.9 100.0 - 98.6 2 .0 96.0 *.l • .6 - - 1.* 5 years of service Offices w i t h paid v a c a t i o n s ......... 1 w e e k ........................... 2 weeks .......................... Over 2 w e e k s .................... 87.9 7.8 Offices with no paid v a c a t i o n s ...... .1 1/ 99.9 k.Z 100.0 7.8 92.2 100.0 *.2 95.8 86.3 - - - 100.0 !3.7 - • 100.0 7.1 92.9 - - 100.0 — * 7 .0 53.0 - 100.0 100.0 n .* - 98.6 2.0 75.0 21.6 - - 1.* — 88.6 — 100.0 Less than 0.05 of 1 percent. TABLE 6.— IPaid holidays in Providence offices, June 1950 Number of paid holidays All offices studied............... Offices providing paid holidays ..... Number of holidays: 6 .............................................. 7 ...................................................... 8 ......................... 9 10 ......................... ......................... 1 1 ...................................................... 12 or 12} .................. 1 3 .......................................... . .. Offices providing no paid holidays .. Percent of workers emp]Loyed in offices Manufacturing finance, Whole insur All All Non indus manu Durable sale Batail ance, durable trad* tries fac goods trade and real goods turing estate 100.0 100.0 9S.1 100.0 100.0 100.0 9.2 19.* *.l 8.3 15.2 30.6 31.9 2.6 26.0 39.1 5.* 6.2 .1 • — 1.9 15.3 12.* 36.6 35.7 — — • 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 77.7 25.8 1.9 21.2 **.5 6.6 •• — - n .9 67.7 17.9 2.5 ** - 77.7 — — — 22.3 100.0 100.0 - .1 51.2 22.2 26.5 - in Transpor tation, communi cation, Services and other public utilities 100.0 100.0 - 12.9 87.1 - " — 100.0 10C.0 - 9.5 — 37.2 51.3 - 2.0 ■* 11 - TABLE 7.— Formal provisions for paid sick leave in Providence offices, June 1950 Percent of workers employed in offices in - M anufacturing Provisions for paid sick leave All offices studied ............... Transpor tation, Finance, All All Whole communi Non Retail insurance, sale indus manu Durable cation, Services durable and real trade fac goods trade and other tries goods estate public turing utilities 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Offices with formal provisions for paid sick le a v e ........... . Under 5 d a y s ........... . 5 days ...................... 6 days ...................... 7-8-9 days ................... 10 days ............... ....... 12 d a y s ................. . 20 days .......... ...... ..... Over 20 days .................. 22.9 3.1 0.8 1.3 .9 5.7 3.6 1.5 6.0 17.9 - 25.0 - 9.3 6.0 1.7 .9 15.2 9.8 - A. 3 2.3 28.1 6.6 2.A 1.8 5.A 11.9 - 50.5 35.6 11.5 3.A - 2A.8 1.5 23.3 11.5 1.1 10.A - A6.6 - - 6.6 - 20.3 A.O 16.9 5.A Offices with no formal provisions for paid sick leave ••••••••.... . 77.1 82.1 75.0 93.A 71.9 A9.5 75.2 88.5 53.A Offices with formal provisions for paid sick le a v e ............. Under 5 d a y s ......... ..... . 5 d a y s ..... ................. 6 d a y s ...... ................ 7-8-9 d a y s .................. 10 d a y s ...... ................ 12 d a y s ................. .. 20 days .................. Over 20 days ................. 22.9 3.1 .8 1.3 •A 6.2 3.5 .8 6.8 17.9 9.3 6.0 1.7 .9 25.0 - 6.6 - - - 2A.8 1.5 - A. 3 2.3 23.3 11.5 1.1 10.A - A6.6 - 15.2 9.8 - 28.1 50.5 35.6 6.6 2.A 11.5 1.8 3.A 5.A - • 11.9 - 2A.3 16.9 5.A Offices with no formal provisions for paid sick l e a v e ........... . 77.1 82.1 75.0 93 .A 71.9 A9.5 75.2 88.5 53.A Offices with formal provisions for paid side l e a v e ..... ...... . Under 5 days •••••••••••••••••• 5 d a y s ...................... 6 d a y s ........... 7-8-9 d a y s .................. 10 days ........... ........... 12 days ...................... 20 days ...................... Over 20 days ................. 22.9 2.0 1.9 1.3 •A 6.2 3.5 .8 6.8 17.9 25.0 6.6 - - 28.1 6.6 2.A 1.8 2A.8 - 11.5 T 1.1 10. A - A6.6 - Offices with no formal provisions for paid sick l e a v e ............ .. 77.1 1 year of service - - 2 years of service - 5 ffiqcs-gC-qgnflga 9.3 6.0 1.7 .9 •15.2 9.8 - 82.1 75.0 - - 50.5 22.5 13.1 11.5 3.A - 5.A - A.3 2.3 11.9 - 1.5 23.3 93 .A 71.9 A9.5 75.2 - - - - - 2A.3 16.9 5.A 38.5 53 .A - 12 TABLE 8.— Nonproduction 'bonus©s in Providence offices, June 1950 Percent of workers employed in offices in Manufacturing Type of bonus Transpor Finance, tation, All All Non Whole Retail insur communi indus manu Durable sale ance, Services cation, durable trade tries fac goods trade and real and other goods turing estate public utilities 1 0 0 .0 100 .0 1 0 0 .0 10 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 10 0 .0 Offices with nonproduction bonuses ......... . ............... Christmas or year-end .......... Profit-sharing .................. O t h e r .......... ............... .. 36 .1 3 ^ .7 .5 2 .8 32 .* 3 1 .0 29.U 29.U 3 7 -2 3 3 .6 5 ^ .8 **7 .1 * 7 .0 4 7 .0 U 2.1 U 0.7 2 6 .0 2 6 .0 - — 1 3 .5 1 3 .5 - • 3 .8 2 .0 6 .5 Offices w i t h no nonproduction bonuses ........................... . 6 3 .9 67.6 7 0 .6 6 2.8 All offices studied ................... 1 / 1/ 7 .7 **5 .2 - 8 .5 1.1* 5 3 .0 5 7 .9 - - 7* . o 8 6 .5 Unduplicated total. TABLE 9«~~Ia8urance and pension plans in Providence offices, June 1950 Type of plan All offices s t u d i e d ................ .. Offices w i t h insurance or pension plans 1/ .......................... . Life insurance Health i n s u r a n c e ............ . Retirement p e n s i o n ............ . H o s p i t a l i s a t i o n ................. Offices w i t h no insurance or pension p l a n s ............ ......... Percent of vorkers employed in offices in Manufacturing Transpor tation, Finance, All All Whole insur communiNon Retail indus m a n u Durable sale ance, Services .cation, durable trade tries goods trade fac and real and other goods turing public _ estate utilities 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 92.0 93.1 91.0 96.* 59.6 8O .9 100.0 100.0 79.1 59.1 53.5 *9.6 55.1 73-5 55.5 68.8 55.9 37.7 2U .6 56.2 52 .2 36 .H 86.3 ^•7 ^.7 1*0.5 68.6 59.2 38.5 65 .* 80.8 U 9.6 18.4 38.5 8.0 6.9 9.0 37.1 3*. 9 73-7 33.* 9.3 50.7 3.6 *0.* 7.3 62.8 83.5 1*7.0 20.9 19.1 " 1/ Unduplicated total, 89.0 - 13 - APPENDIX A Scope and Method of Survey The information presented in this "bulletin was collected by visits of field representa tives of the Bureau to representative offices in the city surveyed. In classifying workers by oc cupation, uniform job descriptions were used; they are presented in Appendix B. No attempt was made to study all office occupations and, in general, the Jobs surveyed were those that are found in a large proportion of offices and that involve duties that are more or less uniform from firm to firm. The jobs studied are more representative of the salaries of women than of men office workers. The study covered six broad industry divisions and in each division only establishments above a certain size were studied. Cffice employment in smaller establishments was not considered sufficiently great to warrant inclusion of such establishments in the survey. A greater proportion of large than of small establishments was studied in order to maximize the proportion of office workers that could be surveyed with available resources. Each group of establishments of a certain size, however, was given only its proper influence on the information presented. The industries included in the study together with the minimum size of establishments and the number of establish ments surveyed are summarized below. Establishments and workers in major industry divisions in Providence, and number studied by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, June 1950 Number of Minimum establishments size of establish Estimated Studied ment total 1/ Item Employment Estimated total 2/ In establishments studied Total Office Industry division All divisions .................... . M a n u f a c t u r i n g .................. Durable goods 3 / ........... . Nondurable goods ......... Wholesale trade ................ Retail trade ...... ......... . Finance, insurance, and real estate ............ . Transportation, commmication, and other public utilities 5 / Services 6/ .................... hf k€k 129,300 102,900 103 178 66 3^ 129 53 21 32 20 1^ 41,200 61,700 3,100 54,570 37,520 15,730 21,790 1,130 10,900 5,840 7,020 2,750 1,740 1,010 350 590 26 hi 19 3,700 1,850 1,610 101 26 Ik 7,800 900 7,710 26 1,540 180 h6k 129 129,300 38 18 68,400 23,800 54,570 42,220 101 .281 101 101 26 101 10 9 520 Size of establishment All size groups ................. . 501 and o v e r .... ...... . 251 - 500 ....................... 101 - 250 ....................... 26 - 100 ....................... 73 70 188 133 2h h9 31,100 6,000 6,030 3,920 2,400 7,020 4,350 980 700 990 / l/ Number of plant and office workers. 2/ Plant and office employment in the Providence Metropolitan Area (as defined by the Bureau of the Budget). 3 / Metalworking; lumber, furniture, and other wood products; stone, clay and glass products; professional, scientific and controlling instruments; optical goods; watches and clocks; and mis cellaneous manufacturing. Food and kindred products; tobacco; textiles; apparel and other finished products made from fabrics; paper and paper products; printing and publishing; chemicals; products of petroleum and coal; rubber products; and leather and leather products. 5/ Excludes railroads. 5/ Business service; such professional services as engineering, architectural, accounting, auditing and bookkeeping firms; motion pictures; and nonprofit membership organizations. ^ hj - Ik - The Information on weekly salaries excludes overtime pay and nonproduction bonuses hut Includes incentive earnings. The weekly hours data refer to the work schedules for which these salaries are p a i d . Hourly rates were obtained by dividing these weekly salaries by scheduled hours. The number of workers presented refers to the estimated total employed in all establishments with in the scope of the study and. not to the number actually surveyed. Data are shown only for full-time workers, defined as those who are hired establishments full-time schedule for the occupational classification. to work the Information on wage practices refers to all office workers except in the tabulations of scheduled weekly hours and days in workweek for women workers. It is presented in terms of the proportion of workers employed in offices with the practice in question. Because of eligibility requirements, the proportion actually receiving the benefits in question may be smaller. The summary of vacation and sick leave plans is limited to formal, arrangements and ex cludes informal plans whereby time off with pay may be granted at the discretion of the employer or other supervisor. Sick leave plans are further limited to those providing full pay for at least some amount of time off and exclude health insurance even though paid for by employers. In evaluating information on variations in salaries with size of establishment, £n the few cities in which the coverage Justifies such a summary, it should be remembered that this fac tor may be related to others. There is frequently an important relationship between size and in dustrial classification in the broad Industry groups used in these surveys. 15 APPENDIX B Descriptions of Occupations Studied The primary purpose of the B u r e a u s Job descriptions is to assist its field staff in classifying workers w h o are employed under a variety of pay-roll titles and different w o r k arrangements from office to office and from area to area, into appropriate occupations. This is essential in order to permit the grouping of occupational wage rates representing comparable Job content. B e cause of this emphasis on interoffice and interarea comparability of occupation al content, the Bureau's Job descriptions differ significantly from those in use in individual establishments or those prepared for other purposes. In view of these special characteristics of the Bureau*s Job descriptions, their adop tion without modification by any single establishment or for any other purpose than that indicated herein is not recommended. Where office workers regularly perform duties classified in more than one occupation, they are generally clas sified according to the most skilled or responsible duties that are a regular part of their Job and that are significant in determining their value to the firm. BILLER, MACHINE A worker w h o prepares statements, bills, and invoices on a machine other than an ordinary typewriter. May also keep records as to billings or shipping charges or perform other clerical w o r k incidental to billing operations. Should be designated as working on billing machine or bookkeeping machine as described below. Billing Machine - A worker w h o uses a special billing machine (Moon Hopkins, Elliott Fisher, Burroughs, etc., w h ich are combination typing and adding machines) to prepare bills and invoices from customers' purchase orders, internally prepared orders, shipping memoranda, etc. Usually involves application of predetermined discounts and shipping charges and entry of n ec essary extensions, w h ich m ay or m ay not be computed on the billing machine, and totals which are automatically accumulated b y machine. The operation usually involves a large number of car b on copies of the bill being prepared and is often done on a fan-fold machine. Bookkeeping Machine - A worker w h o uses a bookkeeping machine (Sunistrand, Elliott Fisher, Remington Rand, etc., w h ich may or m a y not have typewriter keyboard) to prepare cus tomers9 bills as part of the accounts receivable operation. Generally involves the simultaneous entry of figures on a customer's ledger record. The machine automatically accumulates figures on a number of vertical columns and computes and usually prints automatically the debit or credit balances. Does not involve a knowledge of bookkeeping. W o rks from uniform and standard types of sales and credit slips. BOOKKEEPER, HAND A worker w h o keeps a set of books for recording business transactlonsand whose wor k in volves most of the following: posting and balancliJjg subsidiary ledgers, cash books or Journals, Journalizing transactions where Judgment is involved as to accounts affected; posting general ledger; and taking trial balances. Ma y also prepare accounting statements and bills; may direct w o r k of assistants or accounting clerks. BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE 'OPERATOR A worker w h o operates a Bookkeeping machine (Remington Rand, Elliott Fisher, strand, Burroughs, National Cash Register) to keep a record of Business transactions. Sund- Class A - A worker w h o uses a Bookkeeping machine with or without a typewriter key board to keep a set of records of Business transactions usually requiring a knowledge of and experience in Basic Bookkeeping principles and familiarity w i t h the structure of the particular accounting system used. Determines proper records and distribution of debit and credit items to Be used in each phase of the work. May prepare consolidated reports, Balance sheets, and other records By hand. or Class B - A worker w h o uses a Bookkeeping machine w i t h without a typewriter key board to keep a record of one or more phases or sections of a set of records pertaining to Busi ness transactions usually requiring some knowledge of Basic Bookkeeping. Phases or sections „include accounts payable, pay-roll, customers1 accounts (not including simple type of Billing described under Biller, M a c h i n e ), cost distributions, expense distributions, inventory control, etc. In addition, may check or assist in preparation of trial Balances and prepare control sheets for the accounting department. CALCULATING-MACHINE OPERATOR A worker whose primary function consists of operating a calculating form mathematical computations other than addition exclusively. machine to p e r Comptometer type Other than Comptometer type CLERK, ACCOUNTING A worker w h o performs one or mare accounting operations such as preparing simple Jour na l vouchers, accounts payable vouchers; coding invoices or vouchers w i t h proper accounting dis tributions; entering vouchers in voucher registers; reconciling B ank accounts; posting and B a l ancing subsidiary ledgers controlled B y general ledger, e.g., accounts receivable, accounts payable, stock records, voucher Journal. May assist in preparing Journal entries. For workers whose duties Include handling the general ledger or a set of Books, see Bookkeeper, H a n d . CLERK, FILE Class A - A worker w h o is responsible for maintaining a n established filing system and classifies and Indexes correspondence other material; may also file this material. May keep records .of various types in conjunction w i t h files or supervise others in filing and lo cating material in the files. May perform incidental clerical duties. or Class B - A worker w h o performs routine filing, usually of material that has already B e e n classified', or locates or assists in locating material in files. M a y perform incidental clerical duties. CLERK, GENERAL A worker w h o is typically required to perform a variety of office operations. This requirement may arise as a result of lsrpracticability of specialization in a small office or Because versatility is essential in meeting p eak requirements in larger offices. The w o r k generally involves the use of independent Judgment in tending to a pattern of office w o r k from day to day, as w e l i as knowledge relating to phases of office w o r k that occur only occasionally. For example, the range of operations performed m a y entail all or some combination of the fol lowing: answering correspondence, preparing Bills and invoices, posting to various records, preparing p ay rolls, filing, etc. M a y also operate various office machines and type as the w o r k requires. (See Clerk-Typist.) 9 A worker who r e c e iv e s custom ers ord ers f o r m a te ria l or merchandise hy m a il, phone, o r p e rso n a lly and whose d u tie s in v olv e any com bination o f the fo llo w in g : qu otin g p r ic e s t o cu s tom ers, making out an ord er sh eet l i s t i n g the items t o make up the o r d e r , checking p r ic e s and q u a n titie s o f items on ord er s h e e t, d is t r ib u t in g order sh eets to r e s p e c tiv e departments t o he f i l l e d . May a ls o check w ith c r e d it department to determine c r e d it r a tin g o f custom er, acknowl edge r e c e ip t o f ord ers from custom ers, fo llo w -u p ord ers to see th at they have been f i l l e d , keep f i l e o f ord ers r e c e iv e d , and check shipping in v o ic e s w ith o r ig in a l o r d e r s . CLERK, PAY-ROLL A worker who co n fu te s wages o f company employees and en ters the n ecessary data on the p a y - r o ll sh eets and whose d u tie s in v o lv e : c a lc u la tin g worker's earnings based on time or produc t io n r e c o r d s ; p o stin g c a lc u la te d data on p a y - r o ll sh e e t, showing in form ation such as w o rk e r's name, working days, tim e, r a t e , d eduction s f o r in su ran ce, and t o t a l wages due. In a d d itio n , may make out pay checks and a s s i s t the paymaster in making up and d is t r ib u t in g the pay e n v elop es. May use a c a lc u la t in g machine. CLERK-TYPIST A worker who does c l e r i c a l work r e q u ir in g l i t t l e s p e c ia l tr a in in g but the perfonnance o f which req u ire s the use o f a ty p e w rite r f o r a major p o r tio n o f the time and whose work in-* v olv es typ in g l e t t e r s , r e p o r t s , and oth er m atter from rough d r a ft or c o r r e c te d copy and one or more o f the fo llo w in g ? keeping sim ple r e c o r d s ; f i l i n g re co rd s and r e p o r t s ; making out b i l l s ; s o r tin g and d is t r ib u t in g incoming m a il. KEY-PUNCH OPERATOR l / Under g en era l su p e rv is io n and w ith no su p erv isory r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s , re co rd s accou nt ing and s t a t i s t i c a l data on ta b u la tin g cards by punching a s e r ie s o f h o le s in the card&v4ja«a s p e c if ie d sequence, usin g a num erical key-punch machine, fo llo w in g w r itte n in form ation on r e c o rd s. May be req u ire d to d u p lic a te cards by u sin g the d u p lic a tin g d e v ice attached t o machine. Keeps f i l e s on punched c a r d s . May v e r if y own work or work o f o th e r s . OFFICE BOY OR GIRL A worker who perform s a v a r ie t y o f x-outlne d u tie s such as running erra n d s; minor o f f i c e machines, such as s e a le r s or m a ile rs; opening and d is t r ib u t in g m a il, minor c l e r i c a l w ork. (Bonded messengers are exclu ded from t h is c l a s s i f i c a t i o n . ) op era tin g and oth er SECRETARY 1 / A worker who perform s s e c r e t a r ia l and c l e r i c a l d u tie s f o r a su p e rio r in an adminis t r a t iv e or e x ecu tiv e p o s it io n and whose d u tie s in v o lv e the fo llo w in g : making appointments fa r s u p e rio r; r e c e iv in g p eople coming in to o f f i c e ; . answering and making phono c a l l s ; handling p e r son a l and important or c o n fid e n t ia l m a il, and w r itin g ro u tin e correspondence on own i n i t i a t i v e ; takin g d ic t a t io n , e it h e r in shorthand o r by sten otype o r s im ila r machine (e x ce p t where tra n s c r ib in g machine Is u s e d ), and tr a n s c r ib in g d ic t a t io n o r the recorded in form a tion reproduced on a tra n s crib in g machine. In a d d itio n , may prepare s p e c ia l r e p o r ts o r memoranda fa r in form ation o f s u p e r io r . ' STENOGRAPHER, GENERAL A worker whose primary fu n c tio n i s t o take d ic t a t io n from one o r more p e rso n s, e it h e r in shorthand o r by sten otype o r s im ila r machine, in v o lv in g a normal r o u tin e v o ca b u la ry , and to l/ Not surveyed in a l l c i t i e s - 1 0 STENOGRAPHER, GENERAL - Continued tran scrib e th is d ic ta tio n on a typ ew riter. May a ls o type from w ritte n copy* May a ls o s e t up and keep f i l e s In ord er, keep sta p le reco rd s, e t c . Does not Include transcrlblng-m achlne work. (See Trariscriblng-M achlne O perator.) STENOGRAPHER, TECHNICAL A worker whose primary fu n ction Is to take d ic ta tio n from one or more p erso n s, e ith e r In shorthand or Toy stenotype or sim ila r machine, Involving a v aried te ch n ic a l or sp e c ia liz e d vocabulary such as In le g a l b r ie fs or rep o rts on s c ie n t ific research and to tran scrib e th is d ic ta tio n on a typ ew riter. May a ls o type from w ritte n copy. May a ls o s e t up and keep f i l e s In o rd er, keep sim ple re co rd s, e t c . Does n ot Include tran scrlbln g-m ach lns work. (Sse T ran scribin gMachine O perator. ) SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR A worker who operates a sin g le or m u ltip le p o s itio n telephone sw itchboard, and whose d u ties In v o lv e: handling Incoming, ou tgoin g, and In tra p lan t or o ffic e c a l l s . In a d d itio n , may record t o l l c a lls and take m essages. As a minor p a rt o f d u tie s , may g iv e inform ation to per sons who c a l l in , or o cca sio n a lly take telephone o rd ers. For workers who a ls o do typ in g or other stenographic work or a c t as r e c e p tio n is ts , see Switchboard O p erator-R ecep tion ist. SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR-RECEPTIONIST A worker who In a d d itio n to perform ing, d u ties o f op erator, on a sin g le p o s itio n or m onitor-type sw itchboard, a c ts as r e c e p tio n is t and/or perform s typin g or oth er rou tin e c le r ic a l work a s p a rt o f reg u la r d u tie s . T h is typ in g or c le r ic a l work may take the major part o f th is w ork er's tim e w h ile a t sw itchboard. TRAN3CRIBING-MACHINE OPERATOR, GENERAL A worker vhpse primary fu n ction i s to tran scrib e d ic ta tio n Involving a normal rou tin e vocabulary from transorlblng-m achlne re co rd s. May a ls o type from w ritte n copy and do sta p le c le r ic a l work. A worker who takes d ic ta tio n In shorthand o r by stenotype or sim ila r machine Is c la s s ifie d as a Stenographer, G eneral. TRANSCRIBING-MACHINE OPERATOR, TECHNICAL A worker whose primary fu n ction lq to tran scrib e d ic ta tio n Involvin g a varied tech n ic a l or sp e c ia liz e d vocabulary such as In le g a l b r ie fs or rep orts on s c ie n t if ic research from tra n scrib lng-m achlne re co rd s. May a ls o type from w ritte n copy and do sta p le c le r ic a l work. A worker who takes d ic ta tio n In* shorthand or by stenotype or sim ila r machine i s c la s s ifie d as a Stenographer, T ech n ica l.. TYPIST A worker who uses a typ ew riter to make cop ies o f variou s m a teria l or to make out b i l l s a fte r c a lc u la tio n s have been made by another p erson . May operate a te le ty p e machine. C lass A - A worker who perform s one or more o f the fo llo w in g : typin g m a teria l In fin a l form from very rough and Involved d r a ft) copying from p la in or corrected copy In whloh ^here Is a frequen t and varied use o f te ch n ic a l and unusual words or from fo re ig n language copy; combining m a teria l from sev era l so u rces; or planning la y -o u t o f com plicated s t a t i s t ic a l ta b le s to m aintain u n iform ity and balanoe In sp acin g; typ in g ta b le s from rough d r a ft In fin a l form . May a ls o type rou tin e form le t t e r s , varying d e ta ils to s u it circum stances. C lass B - A worker who perform s one or more o f the fo llo w in g : typin g from r e la tiv e ly d e a r or typed d r a ft s ; rou tin e typin g o f form s, Insurance p o lic ie s , e t c .; s e ttin g up sta p le standard ta b u la tio n s, or copying more coop le x ta b le s already s e t up and spaced p ro p erly . 6P0 83-110^07
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