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Occupational Wage Survey

MEMPHIS, TENNESSEEFEBRUARY 1956

BLS Bulletin No. 1188-12

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR James P. M itchell, Secretary

BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS Ewan Clagua, Commissionar

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Occupational Wage Survey

MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE

FEBRUARY 1956

Bulletin No. 1188-12

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR James P. Mitchell, Secretary

BUREAU O F LABOR STATISTICS

Ew an Clagua, Commissioner

May 1956

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Contents

Page

Introduction___________________________________Wage trends for selected occupational groups

Tables:

1: Establishments and workers within scope of survey _____________________________________________ 22: Indexes of standard weekly salaries for office clerical and average straight-time

hourly earnings for selected plant occupational groups, and percent of increase for selected periods ______________________________________________________________________________ 3

A: Occupational earnings * -A - 1: Office occupations__________________________________________________________________________ 5A - 2: Professional and technical occupations ___________________________________________________ 7A -3: Maintenance and powerplant occupations __________________________________________________ 8A -4: Custodial and material-movement occupations____________________________________________ 9

B: Establishment practices and supplementary wage provisions * -B -1 : Shift differential provisions _______________________________________________________________ 11B -2 : Minimum entrance rates for women office workers ______________________________________ 12B -3 : Scheduled weekly hours______________________________________________________________ _______ 13B -4 : Paid holidays _______________________________________________________________________________ 13B -5: Paid vacations______________________________________________________________________________ 14B -6: Health, insurance, and pension plans _____________________________________________________ 16

Appendix: Job descriptions_______________________________________________________________ i._________________ 17

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* NOTE: Similar tabulations for most of these items are available in the Memphis area reports for November 1951, January 1953, January 1954, and February 1955. The 1954 report also provides tabulations of wage structure characteristics, labor-management agreements, and overtime pay provisions. The 1955 report also includes data on frequency of wage payments, and pay provisions for holidays falling on nonworkdays. A directory indicating date of study and the price of the reports, as well as reports for other major areas, is available upon request.

A report on occupational earnings and supplementary wage practices in the Memphis area is also available for power laundries and dry cleaners (June 1955). Union scales, indicative of prevailing pay levels, are available for the following trades or industries: Building construction, printing, local-transit operating employees, and motortruck drivers.

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Occupational Wago Survey - Memphis, Tenn.*

Introduction

The M em phis a rea is one o f severa l im portant industrial cen ters in which the D epartm ent o f Labor* s Bureau o f Labor Statistics conducted su rveys o f occupational earnings and related wage ben ef its . In each a rea , data are obtained by personal v is its o f Bureau fie ld agents to represen tative establishm ents within s ix broad industry d iv is ion s : M anufacturing; transportation (excluding ra ilroa d s), c o m m unication , and other public u tilities; w holesale trade; reta il trade; fin an ce , in su ran ce , and rea l estate; and s e rv ice s . M ajor industry groups excluded fr o m these studies, besides ra ilroads, are governm ent operations and the con stru ction and extractive industries . E stab lish m ents having few er than a p re scr ib e d num ber o f w orkers are om itted a lso because they furnish insu fficien t em ploym ent in the occupations studied to w arrant in c lu s io n .* 1 W herever p oss ib le , separate tabulations are prov ided fo r each o f the broad industry d iv is ion s.

T hese surveys are conducted on a sam ple basis because o f the u n n ecessary co s tin v o lv e d in surveying all establishm ents, and to insure prom pt publication o f re su lts . To obtain appropriate a ccu ra cy at m in im um c o s t , a grea ter p rop ortion o f large than o f sm all establishm ents is studied. In com bining the data, how ever, all establishm ents are given their appropriate w eight. Estim ates based on the establishm ents studied are presen ted , th e re fo re , as relating to all establishm ents in the industry grouping and a rea , 2 except fo r those below the m inim um size studied.O ccupations and Earnings

The occupations se lected fo r study are com m on to a variety o f m anufacturing and nonm anufacturing industries. Occupational c la s s i f i cation is based on a uniform set of job descriptions designed to take account o f in terestablishm ent variation in duties within the sam e job (see appendix fo r listing o f these d escrip tion s). Earnings data are p resen ted (in the A -s e r ie s tables) fo r the follow ing types o f o ccu p a tions; (a) O ffice c le r ic a l ; (b) p rofessiona l and technical; (c) m aintenance and pow erplant; and (d) custodial and m ateria l m ovem ent.

Data are shown fo r fu ll-tim e w ork ers , i . e . , those h ired to w ork a regu lar w eekly schedule in the given occupational c la ss ifica tion . E arnings data exclude prem ium pay fo r overtim e and fo r w ork on w eekends, h olidays, and late sh ifts . Nonproduction bonuses are e x cluded a lso , but c o s t -o f - l iv in g bonuses and incentive earnings are in cluded. W here w eekly hours are reported , as for o ffice c le r ic a l o c cupations, re fe ren ce is to the w ork schedules (rounded to the n earest half hour) fo r which stra igh t-tim e sa laries are paid; average w eekly earnings fo r these occupations have been rounded to the n earest half d o lla r .

* This rep ort was prepared in the Bureau* s regional o ffice in A tlanta, G a. , by B ernard J . F a h res , under the d irection o f Louis B . W oytych, R egional Wage and Industrial R elations A nalyst.

1 See table 1 fo r m in im u m -size establishm ent cov ered .2 The tabulation o f m inim um entrance rates fo r wom en o ffice

w ork ers rela tes on ly to p rov is ion s in establishm ents studied.

O ccupational em ploym ent estim ates represen t the total in all establishm ents within the scope o f the study and not the num ber actually surveyed . B ecause o f d ifferen ces in occupational structure among e s tablishm ents, the estim ates o f occupational em ploym ent obtained from the sam ple o f establishm ents studied serve only to indicate the relative im portance o f the jobs studied. These d ifferen ces in occupational structure do not m ateria lly a ffect the a ccu racy o f the earnings data.

E stablishm ent P ra ctice s and Supplem entary Wage P rov ision s

Inform ation is presented also (in the B -s e r ie s tables) on s e lected establishm ent p ra ctices and supplem entary benefits as they relate to o ffice and plant w ork ers . The term o ffice w ork ers , as used in this bu lletin , includes all o ffice c le r ic a l em ployees and excludes adm in istrative , executive, p ro fess ion a l, and techn ical personnel. Plant w orkers* include working forem en and all nonsupervisory w orkers (in cluding leadm en and trainees) engaged in nonoffice functions. A dm in istra tive , execu tive , p ro fess ion a l, and technical em ployees , and fo r c e - account construction em ployees who are u tilized as a separate work fo r c e are excluded . C afeteria w ork ers and routem en are excluded in m anufacturing in du stries , but are included as plant w orkers in nonmanufacturing in du stries .

Shift d ifferentia l data (table B - l ) are lim ited to manufacturing in du stries . This in form ation is presented both in term s of (a) establishm ent p o l i c y 3 presented in term s o f total plant w orker em ploym ent, and (b) e ffective p ra c t ice , presented on the b a sis o f w orkers actually em ployed on the sp ecified shift at the tim e o f the survey. In establishm ents having varied d ifferen tia ls , the amount applying to a m ajority was used o r , if no amount applied to a m ajority , the c lass ifica tion other** was used.

M inim um entrance rates (table B -2 ) relate only to the establishm ents v is ited . They are presented on an establishm ent, rather than on an em ploym ent b a s is . Scheduled hours; paid holidays; paid vacations; and health, insurance, and pension plans are treated statistica lly on the basis that these are applicable to all plant or office w orkers if a m a jority o f such w orkers are e lig ib le o r may eventually qualify fo r the p ra ctice s l is t e d .4 B ecause o f rounding, sums of individual item s in these tabulations do not n e ce ssa r ily equal totals.

The sum m ary o f vacation plans is lim ited to form al arrangem ents, excluding in form al plans w hereby tim e o ff with pay is granted at the d iscretion o f the em p loyer. Separate estim ates are provided

3 An establishm ent was con sid ered as having a p o licy if it m et either o f the follow ing conditions: ( l ) O perated late shifts at the time o f the su rvey , o r (2) had form al p rov isions coverin g late shifts.

4 Scheduled w eekly hours fo r o ffice w ork ers (firs t section o f table B -3 ) are presented in term s o f the p roportion o f women office w orkers em ployed in o ff ice s with the indicated w eekly hours fo r women w ork ers .

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2accord in g to em ployer p ra ctice in com puting vacation paym ents, such as time paym ents, percent o f annual earn ings, or fla t-su m am ounts. H ow ever, in the tabulations o f vacation allow ances by years o f s e r v ic e , paym ents not on a tim e basis w ere converted ; fo r exam ple, a payment o f 2 percen t o f annual earnings was con sid ered as the equivalent o f 1 week*s pay.

Data are presented fo r a ll health, insurance, and pension plans fo r which at least a part o f the co s t is borne by the em p loyer, excepting only lega l requirem ents such as w ork m en ^ com pensation and soc ia l secu rity . Such plans include those underw ritten by a com m erc ia l insurance com pany and those provided through a union fund o r paid d irectly by the em ployer out o f cu rren t operating funds o r from a fund set aside fo r this purpose. Death benefits are included as a fo rm o f life in su ran ce.

S ickness and accident insurance is lim ited to that type o f in surance under which predeterm ined cash paym ents are made d ire ct ly to the insured on a w eekly o r monthly basis during illn ess o r accident d isability . Inform ation is presented fo r all such plans to which the em ployer con tributes. H ow ever, in New York and New J e rse y , which have enacted tem porary d isability insurance laws which requ ire em p loyer con tr ib u tion s ,5 plans are included only if the em ployer ( l ) co n tributes m ore than is lega lly requ ired , o r (2) prov ides the em ployee

with benefits which exceed the requ irem ents o f the law . Tabulations o f paid s ick -lea v e plans are lim ited to fo rm a l plans which provide fu ll pay o r a proportion o f the w o rk e r 's pay during absence from w ork because o f il ln e ss . Separate tabulations are prov ided accord in g to ( l ) plans which provide full pay and no waiting p er iod , and (2) plans providing either partial pay o r a waiting p er iod . In addition to the presentation o f the proportions o f w ork ers who are p rov ided sick n ess and accident insurance o r paid s ick lea v e , an unduplicated total is shown of w orkers who re ce iv e either o r both types of benefit.

Catastrophe insurance, som etim es re fe r re d to as extended m edica l insurance, includes those plans which are designed to p ro tect em ployees in case o f sickness and in jury involving expenses beyond the norm al coverage o f hosp italization , m ed ica l, and su rg ica l p lans. M ed ica l insurance re fe rs to plans provid ing fo r com plete o r partia l paym ent o f doctors* fe e s . Such plans m ay be underw ritten by co m m e rc ia l in surance com panies o r nonprofit organ izations o r they m ay be s e lf - insured. Tabulations o f retirem en t pension plans are lim ited to those plans that provide monthly paym ents fo r the rem ainder o f the w o rk e r 's life .

5 The tem porary d isability laws in C aliforn ia and Rhode Islanddo not requ ire em ployer con tributions.

Table 1: Establishments and workers within scope of survey and number studied in Memphis, Tenn. , 1 by major industry division, February 1956

Industry division

Minimumsize

establish-*1*ment

in scope of Study 2

Number of establishments Workers in establishments

W ithin scope of

studyStudied

Within scope of study Studied

Total 3 Of f ic e Plant Total 3

All d iv ision s______________________________________________ 51 418 134 80,300 11,100 56,800 48,190

Manufacturing ----------------------------------------------------------------- 51 164 52 39,700 3, 100 31, 700 24,900Nonmanufacturing ----------------------------------------------------------- 51 254 82 40,600 8,000 25, 100 23,290

Transportation (excluding railroads),communication, and other public utilities 4 --------- 51 39 18 7, 100 1,000 4 ,600 5 ,490

Wholesale trade --------------------------------------------------------- 51 78 21 8,700 (5 ) (*) 3 ,340Retail trade ---------------------------------------------------------------- 51 75 22 13,900 ill C) 8 ,850Finance, insurance, and real estate -------- ------------ 51 27 10 4,000 * (*) 2 ,44 0Services 6 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 51 35 11 6,900 (5 ) (5) 3 ,170

1 The Memphis Metropolitan Area (Shelby County). The "workers within scope of study" estimates shown in this table* provide a reasonably accurate description of the size and composition of the labor force included in the survey. The estimates are not intended, however, to serve as a basis of comparison with other area employment indexes to measure employment trends or levels since (l) planning of wage surveys requires the use of establishment data compiled considerably in advance of the pay period studied, and (2) small establishments are excluded from scope of survey.

2 Includes all establishments with total employment at or above the minimum size limitation. All outlets (within the area) of companies in such industries as trade, finance, auto repair service, and motion-picture theaters are considered as 1 establishment.

3 Includes executive, technical, professional and other workers excluded from the separate office and plant categories.4 Also excludes taxicabs, and services incidental to water transportation. Since Memphis* electric and gas utilities are municipally operated, they are also excluded,

by definition, from the scope of the studies.5 This industry division is represented in estimates for "a ll industries" and "nonmanufacturing" in the Series A and B tables, although coverage was insufficient to

justify separate presentation of data.6 Hotels, personal services, business services; automobile repair shops; radio broadcasting and television; motion pictures; nonprofit membership organization; and

engineering and architectural services.


3Wage Trends for Selected Occupational Groups

Tabulated below are indexes of sa la ries of wom en o ffice c l e r i ca l w o rk e rs , and o f average earnings o f selected plant w orker groups.

F or o ffice c le r ic a l w ork ers , the indexes relate to average w eek ly sa la ries fo r norm al hours o f w ork , that is , the standard w ork schedule fo r w hich stra ight-tim e sa laries are paid. F or plant w orker g rou p s, the indexes m easu re changes in straight-tim e hourly earn ings, excluding prem ium pay fo r overtim e and fo r w ork on w eekends, h o lidays, and late sh ifts . The indexes are based on data fo r se lected key occupations and include m ost of the num erica lly im portant jobs within each group . E ighteen job s w ere included in the o ffice c le r ica l index; 10 sk illed m aintenance jobs and 3 unskilled jobs w ere included in the plant w ork er in dexes. See footnotes to table 2.

A verage w eek ly sa la ries or average hourly earnings w ere com puted fo r each o f the se lected occupations. The average sa laries or hourly earnings w ere then m ultip lied by the average o f January 1953 and January 1954 em ploym ent in the job . These w eighted earnings fo r individual occupations w ere then added to obtain an aggregate for each occupational group . F in a lly , the ratio o f these group aggregates fo r a given year to the aggregate fo r the base p eriod (survey m onth, w inter 1952-53) was com puted and the resu lt m ultiplied by the base year index (100) to get the index fo r the given year.

The indexes m easure prin cipa lly the e ffects o f ( i ) general sa lary and wage changes; (2) m erit or other in crea ses in pay r e ce ived by individual w ork ers while in the sam e job ; and (3) labor turnover or fo rce expansion or reduction . A fo rce expansion might in crea se the p roportion o f low er paid w ork ers in a sp ecific o ccu pation and resu lt in a drop in the index, w hereas a reduction in the proportion o f low er paid w ork ers would have the opposite e ffect. The indexes are a lso a ffected by shifts in the p roportion of w orkers em ployed by establishm ents with different pay le v e ls . F or exam ple, the m ovem ent o f a h igh-paying establishm ent out o f an area could cause the index to d rop , even though no change in rates occu rred in other area establishm ents.

The use o f constant em ploym ent w eights elim inates the e ffects o f changes in the p roportion o f w ork ers represen ted in each job in cluded in the index. N or are the indexes influenced by changes in standard w ork schedules or in prem ium pay fo r overtim e, since they are basecf on pay fo r stra ight-tim e h ours.

Indexes fo r the p eriod 1952 to 1955 fo r w ork ers in 17m ajor labor m ark ets , appeared in BLS Bull. 1172, W ages and R elated B enefits , 17 L abor M arkets, 1954-55.

Table 2: Indexes of standard weekly salaries for office clerical 1 and average straight-time hourly earnings for selected plant occupational groups 2 in Memphis, T enn., February 1955 and February 1956,and percent of increase for selected periods

Industry and occupational group

Indexes(January 1953 = 100) Percent increases from

February1956

February1955

February 1955 to

February 1956

January 1954 to

February 1955

January 1953 to

January 1954

November 1951 to

January 1953

November 1951 to

February 1956

A ll industries:Office clerical (women) ____________________________ 113.2 106.2 6. 5 2. 1 4 . 1 4 .8 18.6Skilled maintenance (men) ___________________________ 115.2 106.5 8. 1 3 .0 3 .5 6 .6 22.7Unskilled plant (m en )_________________________________ 117.2 108.8 7 .7 3 .5 5 .2 3 .8 21.6

Manufacturing:Office clerical (women) __ _ ________________________ 110.7 106.2 4 .7 3 .9 2 .3 5. 0 16.3Skilled maintenance (men) __________________________ 113.2 103.9 8 .9 2 .3 1.6 6 .6 21. 1Unskilled plant (m en )___;_____________________________ 111.6 107.7 3 .6 4 .2 3 .4 5. 1 17.2

1 Based on data for the following jobs: 2 Based on data for the following jobs:

Office clerical (women):B illers, machine (billing machine)Bookkeeping-machine operators, class A and BComptometer operatorsClerks, file, class A and BClerks, orderClerks, payrollKey-punch operatorsOffice girlsSecretariesStenographers, general Switchboard operators Switchboard operator-receptionists Tabulating-machine operators Transcribing-machine operators, general Typists, class A and B

Skilled maintenance (men);CarpentersElectriciansMachinistsMechanicsMechanics, automotive Millwrights Painters Pipefitters Sheet-metal workers Tool and die makers

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A: Occupational Earnina*5

T ab le A -l: O ffice O ccu p atio n s

(Average straight-time weekly hours and earnings1 for selected occupations studied on an area basis in Memphis, Tenn. , by industry division, February 1956)

Sex, occupation, and industry division Numberofworkers

Avbbaob NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY EARNINGS OF

Weeklyhoure(Standard)Weeklyearnings(Standard)

$25.00

andunder30.00

$30.00

35.00

$35.00

40.00

$40.00

45.00

$45.00

50.00

$50.00

55.00

$55.00

60.00

$60.00

65.00

$65.00

70.00

$70.00

75.00

$75.00

80.00

$80.00

85.00

$85.00

90.00

$90.00

95.00

$95.00

100.00

$100.00

105.00

$105.00

110.00

$110.00andover

Men$

C lerks, accounting, class A ______________ ____ _ 162 40.0 87.50 _ _ 4 9 11 7 11 18 17 15 17 10 5 8 *30Manufacturing __ __ ___ ___ __ __ __ ____ __ _ 70 40.0 86.00 - - - - - - 1 3 3 8 7 11 10 9 7 3 6 2

C lerks, accounting, class B _ __ _ ___ 69 40.0 66.50 _ _ 8 8 5 14 15 2 7 _ 5 1 2 2 _ _Manufacturing ________ _____________________________ _ 28 40.0 62.06 . - . . 1 8 2 3 11 1 1 . 1 . _ . _ _Nonmanufacturing 41 40.0 69.50 - - - - 7 - 3 11 4 1 6 - 4 1 2 2 - -

C lerks, order ____ __ __ __ ____ __ __ ____ __ _ 128 40.0 64.00 7 6 20 24 11 18 . 20 18 _ _ 2 _ 2Nonmanufacturing __ ------- __ __ __ ____ ____ __ _ 109 40.0 6 3 :so . - - - 7 6 15 21 11 17 16 12 - - - 2 - - ~~z-----

Office b oys______________________________________________ 79 40.0 44.50 5 2 3 35 13 12 _ 8 1 _ _ _ _ _ _ .Nonmanufacturing ________ ____ __ __ __ __ ____ _ 57 40.0 44.50 5 2 2 26 3 11 - 8 - - - - - - - -

Tabulating-machine operators __ __ ____ 72 40.0 76.00 _ _ 3 5 2 3 10 6 15 8 7 8 3 2 _ .Manufacturing __ __ __ __ ___ __ __ __ ____ __ 31 40.0 72.50 - - - - 1 4 1 2 6 4 3 2 2 6 - - - .Nonmanufacturing ____ _______ ___ __ __ __ 41 40.0 78.00 2 1 1 1 4 2 12 6 5 2 3 2 *

Women

B ille rs , machine (billing m achine)_____________________ 80 40.0 49.00 _ _ 25 13 37 3 _ _ _ 2 _ _ _ _ _Nonmanufacturing __ ---- __ __ __ ____ __ 51 40.0 49.50 - - - 15 8 24 2 - - - - 2 - - * * - -

B illers , machine (bookkeeping machine) - __ _ 37 40.0 43.50 1 4 16 10 1 5 _ _ _ _ _ _ .Nonmanufacturing ---- -^------- ___ __ ------- __ 36 40.0 43.00 * 1 4 15 9 1 5 - - - - - - - - -

Bookkeeping-machine operators, class A _ 75 40.0 60.00 _ . 7 7 18 6 16 7 3 2 1 8 _Nonmanufacturing ____ __ __ __ __ __ __ 51 40.0 60.50 - - - 7 5 10 6 5 7 2 2 - 7 - - - -

Bookkeeping-machine operators, class B _____________ 448 40.0 51.00 2 16 104 137 78 50 21 15 4 10 2 3 2 4 _Manufacturing __ ------- __ __ ____ __ __ ------- _ 94 40.0 56.50 - - - 7 14 16 29 13 7 2 6 - - - - - - -Nonmanufacturing _________ __ ___ ___ 354 40.0 49.50 - 2 16 97 123 62 21 8 8 2 4 2 - 3 2 4 -

C lerks, accounting, class A __ __ ____ __ __ 200 40.0 64.00 . _ 3 19 23 30 35 34 25 17 4 _ 4 4 2Manufacturing_________ ____ __ __ __ __ __ __ 56 40.0 67.50 - . . - 2 8 10 6 5 9 9 2 - 1 - 4 - .Nonmanufacturing ___ ____ __ __ ___ ____ 144 40.0 62.50 - - - 3 17 15 20 29 29 16 8 2 - 3 - - 2 -

Clerks, accounting, class B _ ___ _ _ 544 40.0 51.00 3 9 41 100 118 101 83 48 26 2 5 _ 4 _ 4 . .Manufacturing ______ __ ___ __ ___________ 90 40.0 55.50 . 3 19 14 36 10 5 1 2 . - - . - _ -Nonmanufacturing __ __ _______ __ __ 454 40.0 50.00 3 9 41 97 99 87 47 38 21 1 3 4 - 4 - -

C lerks, file , class A ____ _ _ ____ __ _ 49 40.0 49.50 . _ 2 25 7 5 6 3 1 . _ _ _ _ ' _ _ _Manufacturing __ __ ____ ____ __ ________ __ _ 30 40.0 47.50 - - 1 19 - 3 5 - 1 1 - - - -

C lerks, file , class B ____ _ _ 275 40.0 42.50 8 50 61 60 43 29 4 9 10 1 _ _ _ _ _Manufacturing _________________ ____ __ __ __ 36 40.0 47.50 - - 7 4 15 8 - - 1 1 - - - - - - - -Nonmanufacturing __ __ _ 239 40.5 41.50 8 50 54 56 28 21 4 9 9 - - - - - - - - -

C lerks, order __ ------------ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ _ _ 105 40.0 53.00 _ _ 2 26 21 20 14 4 10 1 7 _ _ _Manufacturing __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ ___ __ 47 40.0 54.50 _ . 2 6 7 9 11 4 3 1 4 _ - . . . - -Nonmanufacturing ---- __ __ _______ __ __ __ 58 40.0 51.50 20 14 11 3 7 3

See footnotes at end of table. Occupational Wage Survey, Memphis, Tenn., February 1956U .S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Bureau of Labor Statistics


6(Average straight-time weekly hours and earnings1 2 for selected occupations studied on an area basis in Memphis, T enn ., by industry division, February 1956)

Table A-l: Office Occupations - Continued

Sex, occupation, and industry division Numberofworkers

Avbbaob NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY EARNINGS OF

Weeklyhours(Standard)Weeklyearnings(Standard)

$25.00

andunder30.00

$30.00

35.00

$35.00

40.00

$40.00

45.00

$45.00

50.00

$50.00

55.00

$55.00

60.00

60.00

65.00

$65.00

70.00

$70.00

75.00

75.00

80.00

80.00

85 no

$85.00

Q0.00

*90. 00

Q5 no

$ 95.00

m ono

$100.00

m5nn

$105.00

1 10.00

$110.00andover

Women - Continued

Clerks, payroll------- __ ------- __ __ ------- 187 40.0 56.50 1 7 19 27 26 44 33 7 9 7 1 1 3 2Manufacturing________ _____ ______________________ 107 40.0 59.00 - - - ------ t ~ 13 17 29 19 -------5~~ 9 6 . 1 1 - _ _ -Nonmanufacturing___________________________________ 80 40. 5 53.50 - 1 7 13 14 9 15 14 1 - 1 1 - 2 - - - 2

Comptometer operators __ __ __ _______ __ ____ _ 257 39.5 51.50 6 9 67 36 53 36 21 12 10 6 1 _ _ _Manufacturing_________________ _________________ __ 6l 39.5 57.50 _ _ 10 8 10 14 3 5 4 ' - 6 1 . . - _ -Nonmanufacturing ___________________________________ 196 39.5 49.50 - 6 9 57 28 43 22 18 7 6 - - - - - - -

Duplicating-machine operators (mimeograph orditto)_______ __ __ _______ _ __ __ 37 40.0 46.00 _ 7 5 14 10 _ 1 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Nonmanufacturing ___ __ __ _ _ __ __ _ 34 40.0 46.00 - 7 4 12 10 - 1 - - - - - - - - -

Key-punch operators __ ______ __ ___ ____ _ _ _ _ _ _ 124 40.0 53.00 _ 4 3 21 22 27 8 22 10 6 1 _ _ _ _ _Manufacturing______ ____ __ ____ __ ____ _ 36 40.0 57.50 - - 3 3 12 2 8 3 4 1 - - - - - - -Nonmanufacturing __ __ __ ____ __ _______ __ _ 88 39.5 51.00 4 3 18 19 15 6 14 7 2 - - - *

Office girls __________________________________________ __ 93 40.0 42.50 1 7 62 12 7 4 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Manufacturing __ __ _______ __ _______ __ ____ _ 27 40.0 45.00 - - 7 8 3 5 4 - - - - - - - - - - -Nonmanufacturing ____ __ __ __ _______________ 66 39.5 41.50 - 1 54 9 2 - - - - - - - - - - -

Secretaries -______ _____ __________________________ __ 523 40.0 62.50 _ 2 33 24 102 71 100 50 44 39 27 15 9 4 3Manufacturing _______ __ _______ ____ _______ 153 40.0 65.00 _ - - 2 14 21 23 34 10 7 17 14 4 6 - 1 . -Nonmanufacturing ____ __ _______ ____ __ __ 370 40.0 61.50 - - 2 31 10 81 48 66 40 37 22 13 11 3 4 2 - -

Stenographers, g e n e r a l________________________________ 642 40.0 54.00 . 1 15 96 100 158 95 83 56 25 8 5 _ _ _ _ _Manufacturing________ _____________ _______ ________ 255 40.0 55.50 _ . _ 33 31 70 43 41 12 17 6 2 - - - . _ -Nonmanufacturing ___________________________________ 387 40.0 53.00 _ 1 15 63 69 88 52 42 44 8 2 3 - - - - . -

Public utilities * ____ ____ ____ _________ 29 39.5 60.50 - - - 4 2 1 1 9 9 1 2 - - - - - -

Switchboard operators _________ __ __ _______ 143 42.5 41.50 16 40 14 30 15 8 5 5 7 . 2 1 _ _ _ _ .Nonmanufacturing ___________________________________ 131 42. 5 40.00 r r ~ 40 14 29 11 8 5 5 1 - 2 - - - - - - -

Switchboard operator-receptionists __ __ __ _ 152 40.0 51.50 _ 3 38 21 38 23 20 6 _ 3 _ _ _ _ . _Manufacturing __ __ __ __ __ __ ------- ------- ---------- 62 40.0 54.50 . . 2 - 8 23 20 4 4 - 1 - - - - - - -Nonmanufacturing ___________________________________ 90 40.0 49.50 - - 1 38 13 15 3 16 2 " 2 * " - -

T abulating-machine operators _ _ _ _ _ _ 25 39.5 64.00 3 4 10 1 6 1 _ _ _ _

Transcribing-machine operators, general _ __ 209 40.0 52.00 2 48 49 56 21 12 9 6 4 2Manufacturing __ ------- ------- ---- --------- ---- _ 81 40.0 52.00 _ _ _ 18 13 30 12 4 4 - - - - - - . - -Nonmanufacturing ____ __ __ __ 128 40.0 52.00 - - 2 30 36 26 9 8 5 - 6 4 2 - - - -

Typists, class A _____ __ _ ____ __ __ __ ____ _ 136 40.0 54.00 1 5 17 32 18 25 27 2 5 _ _ _ 4 _ _ _ _Manufacturing _ _ ___ ___ ___ __ __ ____ __ __ 32 40.0 54.50 _ ' - . 8 3 6 - 12 2 1 - - - - - . - -Nonmanufacturing___________ _______________________ 104 40.0 54.00 - 1 5 9 29 12 25 15 - 4 - - - 4 - - -

Typists, class B ___ ____________ _________________ 505 40.0 43.50 22 57 267 108 28 15 4 4 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Manufacturing __ ___ ____ ____ _______ __ __ 113 40.0 45.00 _ - 10 51 36 12 2 1 1 - - - - - - - - -Nonmanufacturing __ __ ___ __ ___ __,__ __ 392 40.0 43.00 22 47 216 72 16 13 3 3

1 Hours reflect the workweek for which employees receive their regular straight-time salaries and the earnings correspond to these weekly hours.2 Workers were distributed as follows: 12 at $110 to $115; 10 at $115 to $120; 8 at $120 to $125.* Transportation (excluding railroads), communication, and other public utilities.


7Table A-2: Professional and Technical Occupations

(Average straight-time weekly hours and earnings 1 for selected occupations studied on an area basis in Memphis, Tenn ., by industry division, February 1956)

Average NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY EARNINGS OF

Sex, occupation, and industry divisionNumber

ofworkers Weeklyhours

(Standard)Weeklyearnings

(Standard)

$50. 00

and under 55. 00

$55. 00

6 0 .0 0

$6 0 .0 0

6 5 .0 0

$6 5 .0 0

7 0 .0 0

$7 0 .0 0

7 5 .0 0

$7 5 .0 0

8 0 .0 0

$8 0 .0 0

8 5 .0 0

$8 5 .0 0

9 0 .0 0

$9 0 .0 0

9 5 .0 0

$95.00

100. 00

$1 0 0 .0 0

1 0 5 .0 0

$1 0 5 .0 0

1 1 0 .0 0

$1 1 0 .0 0

1 1 5 .0 0

$1 1 5 .0 0

1 2 0 .0 0

$12 0 .0 0

12 5 .0 0

$12 5 .0 0

13 0 .00

$1 3 0 .00

13 5 .00

$1 3 5 .00

andover

Men

Draftsmen, senior _____ ____ ______________________ 80 4 0 .0$9 9 .5 0 1 5 4 32 3 11 5 7 1 6 2 2 1

Manufacturing___ __1____ ______________________ 72 4 0 .0 1 0 1 .0 0 " " 3 3 30 3 9 5 7 1 6 2 2 1

Draftsmen, junior ________________________________ __ 87 4 0 .0 6 7 .5 0 24 4 14 6 7 8 6 16 2 _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _Manufacturing ___ ________________________________ 78 40.0 67.50 23 4 11 5 3 8 6 16 2 " " " -

Women

Nurses, industrial (reg istered)_______________________ 27 40.0 72.00 1 2 4 3 5 5 6 1 - - - - - - - - - -

Hours reflect the workweek for which employees receive their straight-time salaries and the earnings correspond to these weekly hours.

Occupational Wage Survey, Memphis, Tenn., February 1956 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR



8(Average hourly earnings* 1 2 for men in selected occupations studied on an area basis in Memphis, Tenn. , by industry division, February 1956)

Table A-3: Maintenance and Powerplant Occupations

NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME HOURLY EARNINGS OF

Occupation and industry division

Carpenters, maintenance _Manufacturing-----------------Nonmanufacturing______

Electricians, maintenance Manufacturing_________

Engineers, stationary __Manufacturing ______Nonmanufacturing___

Firemen, stationary boiler Manufacturing___________

Helpers, trades, maintenanceManufacturing --------------------Nonmanufacturing _________

Public utilities * _______

Machinists, maintenance Manufacturing________

M e c h a n i c s , a u t o m o t iv e ( m a i n t e n a n c e ) ----- ;-------M a n u f a c t u r i n g ______________________________________N o n m a n u fa c t u r i n g ________________________________

P u b l i c u t i l i t i e s * _____________________________

M e c h a n i c s , m a in t e n a n c eManufacturing------------Nonmanufacturing___

Millwrights -------Manufacturing

O i l e r s ----------------------Manufacturing

P a i n t e r s , m a in t e n a n c eManufacturing_____Nonmanufacturing

Pipefitters, maintenance Manufacturing________

Tool and die makers Manufacturing___

Numberof

workersAveragehourly

earningsUnder$0. 80

$ .8 0 and

under . 90

$ . 90

1 .0 0

f . 0 0

1 .1 0

$1. 10

1 .2 0

$ .2 0

1,3.0

$ .3 0

1 .4 0

! . 4 0

1 .5 0

i . 5 0

1 , 6 0 -

f . 60 f . 70

-L.8Q-

$ .8 0

1 .9 0

$ .9 0

-2_t.QP

i.o o

2.,..1,0__

1 . 10

2 .2 0

1 .2 0

2 .3 0

1 . 30

JL, 40..

2 .4 0

2 , 5 0 -

2 .5 0

2 . 60

2 .6 0

2 . 70

2 . 70

2 .8 0

$ .8 0andover

97$1 .9 8 1 2 6 9 8 12 6 3 1 7 3 7 24 4 1 2

47 1 .9 0 _ _ _ _ _ 6 8 3 7 . 4 - - 4 - 2 8 4 1 - -50 2 .0 5 - - 1 2 1 - - 1 5 5 - 2 3 1 3 3 5 16 2

170 2 .3 0 1 2 1 5 2 5 5 1 6 14 _ 5 17 70 12 21 3 _153 2 .3 6 - - - - - - - - 2 2 5 4 - 6 12 3 16 70 9 21 3

121 2 .0 0 3 10 2 5 1 15 6 8 5 16 4 5 12 6 2 20 _ 170 2 .0 7 _ _ _ _ . 1 _ _ - 9 4 3 4 12 2 - 10 4 - 15 - -51 1 .9 0 - 3 - 4 1 - 5 1 6 2 5 1 4 2 5 2 2 2 5 1

131 1. 14 16 42 35 10 4 11 _ 4 _ _ 4 _ _ _ 1 1 _ 3 _123 1. 14 - 15 41 33 9 - 4 8 - 4 - " 4 " 1 1 3

225 1 .2 3 18 4 22 35 32 9 26 43 10 6 4 15 1 _ _ _ _ _ _ _121 1 .2 1 4 14 29 25 s 1 11 23 6 5 2 - 1 - - - - - - - - -104 1 .2 7 z 18 _ 8 6 7 8 15 20 4 1 2 15 - - - - - - - - - -41 1 .5 2 - - 4 1 2 2 16 1 15 " ~ * - -

150 2 .2 9 9 3 1 5 26 _ 31 60 2 7 6 _147 2 .3 0 - - - - - - - 9 3 1 " 2 26 ~ 31 60 2 7 6

376 1 .8 1 19 2 4 38 52 6 20 39 135 32 2 17 _ 4 5 _ _ 158 1 .6 9 _ _ _ 4 2 1 17 13 1 - 5 1 4 - 4 - 4 1 - - 1

318 1 .8 3 _ _ . . 15 - 3 21 39 5 20 34 134 28 2 13 - - 4 - - -225 1 .9 1 - - - - - - - 8 19 1 13 18 128 23 2 13 - " * - -

44 9 1 .9 9 2 1 5 8 8 11 59 30 32 41 39 22 43 3 1 131 7 _ _ 6403 2 .0 2 _ _ _ _ 1 8 4 11 53 27 28 31 33 22 43 3 1 131 1 - - 6

46 1 .7 2 - - 2 1 4 - 4 - 6 3 4 10 6 - - - - ~ 6 - - -

182 2 .2 2 18 9 _ 1 4 32 5 19 _ 49 45 _ _ _182 2 .2 2 - - - - - - - 18 - 9 - 1 4 32 5 19 49 45 " *

68 1 .8 3 4 2 4 2 4 2 _ _ 6 14 13 2 15 _ _ _ _ _------- 54 1 .9 0 - - - 2 - 4 2 4 2 - - 6 14 13 2 - 15 - - -

97 1 .8 7 5 1 3 . 14 15 1 6 13 _ _ 3 10 2 21 3 _ > _------- 45 2 .0 5 _ . . _ . . - 3 i 1 6 13 - - - 10 1 8 3 - - -

51 1. 71 - - - 5 1 3 - 11 14 - - - - 3 1 13

n o 2 .3 7 1 1 _ 1 2 20 _ 3 _ 61 13 8 _ _110 2 .3 7 - - - - - - 1 - 1 1 2 20 3 - 61 13 8

35 2 .4 2 1 4 7 _ 2 6 4 _ 11 _35 2 .4 2

'

1 4 7 2 6 4 11

1 Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts2 Workers were distributed as follows: 13 at $0.60 to $0.70; 5 at $0.70 to $0. 80.* Transportation (excluding railroads), communication, and other public utilities.

Occupational Wage Survey, Memphis, Tenn., February 1956 U .S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR



9(Average hourly earnings 1 for selected occupations 2 studied on an area basis in Memphis, T enn ., by industry division, February 1956)

Table A-4: Custodial and Material-Movement Occupations

Occupation and industry divisionNumberofworkers

Averagehourlyearnings

NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME HOURLY EARNINGS OF$0.20andunder.30

$0.30

.40

$0.40

.50

$0.50

.60

$0.60

.70

$0.70

.80

$0.80

.90

$0.90

1.00

$1. 00

1. 10

$1. 10

1.20

$1.20

1.30

$1. 30

1.40

$1.40

1.50

$1.50

1.60

$1.60

1.70

$1.70

1.80

$1.80

1.90

$1.90

2.00

$2.00

2. 10

$2. 10

2.20

$2.20

2. 30

$2.30

2.40

Elevator operators, passenger (men) ________ 37$0.66 17 6 1 4 3 5

Nonmanufacturing __________________________ 33 .60 17 " " 6 - " 1 - 4 - 5 " - - - - - - - -Elevator operators, passenger (women) _____ 151 .55 21 5 33 13 64 - - 3 11 1 - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Nonmanufacturing __________________________ 15r .55 21 5 33 13 64 - - 3 11 1 - - - - - - - -Guards _ _ 158 1.72 - _ _ _ _ _ 1 _ _ 17 9 13 13 14 10 15 1 1 23 20 21 .

Manufacturing _____________________________ 134 1.77 - - - - - - 1 - 16-----g 5 9 11 6 15 1 - 23 20 21 -

Janitors, porters, and cleaners (men) _______ 1, 232 1.07 - _ 65 43 85 66 104 165 213 121 53 94 68 8 42 69 34 2 _ _ _ _Manufacturing ___ 581 1.26 - - - - - 18 29 87 89 78 22 78 59 - 28 61 32 - - - - _Nonmanufacturing ___________________________ 651 .90 - - 65 43 85 48 75 78 124 43 31 16 9 8 14 8 2 2 _ _ - _

Public utilities * ___ ____ ____________ 75 1. 11 _ " " 5 22 17 21 8 " 2 ~ " ~ -

Janitors, porters, and cleaners (wom en)_____ 461 .74 16 4 108 46 23 57 50 30 99 7 4 2 1 4 10 .Manufacturing______________________________ 11$ .98 - - - - - 38 21 24 13 4 4 - 2 1 2 10 - - - - - -Nonmanufacturing _______ ______________ 342 .66 16 4 108 46 23 19 29 6 86 3 - - - - 2 - - - - - - _

Public utilities * _________________________ 52 .94 " 1 2 17 - 30 ~ 2 * - - " " -

Laborers, material handling ________ ____ 3, 113 1.23 _ _ 3 2 16 97 132 430 534 567 406 241 125 26 52 282 130 12 52 6 .Manufacturing___ __ ______________________ 2, 661 1.22 - - - - - 9 112 349 356 307 389 183 53 10 T T 70 130 10 52 - - -Nonmanufacturing ___ _________________ 1, 052 1.24 3 2 16 88 20 81 178 260 17 58 72 16 21 212 2 - 6 - -

Order fillers __________________________________ 763 1.26 _ _ _ _ _ _ 21 102 170 175 26 22 99 7 21 102 5 _ _ _ _ 3 13Manufacturing_________________ ._____________ 152 1.29 - - - - - - 21 26 20 42 6 - 8 - - 11 5 - - - - 13Nonmanufacturing___________________________ 611 1.25 - - - - - - - 76 150 133 20 22 91 7 21 91 - - - - - ~

Packers, shipping (m en )____________________ __ 379 1.30 _ _ _ 1 4 49 23 71 76 10 8 21 26 14 13 _ 52 3 _ _ 3 8Manufacturing_________________ _____________ 169 1.26 - - - - - 3 45 10 7 33 6 4 17 19 - 13 - 1 3 - - 8Nonmanufacturing__________________________ 210 1.33 " 1 1 4 13 64 43 4 4 4 7 14 51 "

Packers, shipping (women) ___________________ 106 1.08 _ _ 1 2 10 15 8 24 15 3 13 15 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Manufacturing_______________________________ 6o 1.08 - - - - - 7 14 8 4 12 - - - 15 - - - - - - - -Nonmanufacturing__________________________ 46 1.07 1 2 3 1 20 3 3 13

Receiving clerks _ _________________ _______ 191 1.59 _ _ _ _ _ 1 2 11 12 5 27 11 13 5 16 8 25 18 10 27 _ _Manufacturing----------------------------------------------- 87 ...r: 84 - - - - - - - - - - 9 - 5 3 6 8 11 8 10 27 - -Nonmanufacturing -------------------------------------- 104 1.39 - - - - 1 2 11 12 5 18 11 8 2 10 14 10 * " -

Shipping clerks ________________________________ 195 1.64 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3 5 16 11 12 23 11 41 5 24 20 4 12 1 3 7Manufacturing ___________ ___________ __ 97 1.69 - - - - - - - - 1 8 3 3 1 8 31 1 16 15 4 5 1 -Nonmanufacturing___________________________ 98 1.59

' ' ' '- 3 4 8 8 9 22 3 10 4 8 5

7

'7

Shipping and receiving clerks _________________ 107 1.63 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3 9 14 2 10 13 16 7 5 8 10 3 5 3 2Manufacturing___ _ __ _ _______ _ 175$ - - - - - - - - - 7 8 2 10 6 16 1 5 8 4 - - -Nonmanufacturing ___________ _______ 34 1.75 3 2 6 7 6 3 5 2

See footnotes at end o f table. Occupational Wage Survey, Memphis, Tenn., February 1956* Transportation (excluding railroads), communication, and other public utilities. U .S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR



10

Table A-4: Custodial and Material-Movement Occupations - Continued(Average hourly earnings 1 for selected occupations 2 studied on an area basis

in Memphis, T enn ., by industry division, February 1956)

NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING 8TRAIGHT-TIME HOURLY EARNINGS OF

Occupation and industry divisionNumberofworkers

Averagehourlyearnings$0.20and

$0. 30

$0.40

$0.50

$0.60

$0.70

$0.80

$0.90

$1.00

$1.10

$1.20

$1.30

$1.40

$1.50

$1.60

$1.70

$1.80

$1.90

$2.00

$2. 10

$2.20

$2.30

unt o r .40 .50 .60 .70 .80 .90 1.00 1. 10 1.20 1.30 1.40 1.50 1.60 1.70 1.80 1.90 2.00 2. 10 2.20 2.30 2.40

1,703$1.47 9 18 39 152 148 147 342 38 43 10 2 17 588 85 9 2 . 54

Manufacturing_____________________________Nonmanufacturing----------------------------------------

4111,292

512

1. 3T"1.511.83

- - ; j 9 18 3923

129- ~ w

11422

I T 102

155187

38 3013

1

911

2 5126

43545476

2065

2

722

22

54

Truckdrivers, light (under lVg to n s )---------Nonmanufacturing_____________________

207 1.00 9 13 26 62 50 17 20 4 5 1. .

185 .97 - - 9 13 26 54 47 15 17 '4

Truckdrivers, medium (1 Vz to andincluding 4 to118) .... -..... - - 655 1.45 5 11 62 77 83 84 12 26 3 2 9 250 20 7

_ _ 4Manufacturing _____ ________ ______ 205 1.39 _ _ _ - - - - 15 21 36 40 12 21 2 2 - 33 18 5 ~ ~Nonmanufacturing______________________

Public utilities * _____________________450183

1.481.79 - - - - -

5 11 47 5617

47 44-

51

11 -

96

217154

22

22 -

4

Truckdrivers, heavy (over 4 tons, trailer typ) ............ .... 406 1.64 2 28 13 40 48 22 13 7

_ 3 113 65 _ 2 _ 50Manufacturing------------j------- ------------------Nonmanufacturing--------------------------------

62344

" 1746 1.67 - - - - - - 2 28

2IT 40

1038

22 94

7- 3

10103

263 - 2 - 50

Trnrlf^rs, power (forklift) _ 480 1.44 . _ 15 34 84 33 53 20 67- 19- 37 19 2 92 - - 3 5

Manufacturing_____________________________Nonmanufacturing----------------------------------------

340140

1.57 1. 12 - : - - - -

1534

TT~53

2310

3023

208

19-

2512

19 2 92- - -

Tmckerff (nt^pr than forklift) 64 1.49 _ _ _ _ 26 _ 2 _ - - 6 - 9 3 10 1 - 7 -Manufacturing_____________________________ -------5 * - 1.72 - - - - " 8 " 6 9 3 10 1 7

Wetclvmpn _ _ ______ 270 1.00 5 2 7 24 44 40 80 31 10 10 1 13 - - 3 - - - - -/ Manufacturing -------------------------------------------

Nonmanufacturing ------- ---------------------------Public utilities * ________________________

------14?12432

1.07.90.94 - -

5 2 72

222

2519

122824

5327

5

274

73

46

i 121

-

3*

-*

: :

1 Excludes premium pay for overtime, and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts.2 Data limited to men workers except where otherwise indicated.3 All workers were at $2.40 and over.* Includes all drivers regardless of size and type of truck operated.* Transportation (excluding railroads), communication, and other public utilities.


11

B: Establishment Practices and Supplementary Wage Provisions

T a b le B-1: Shift D iffe re n tia l P ro v isio n s 1

Percent o f manufacturing plant w orkers

Shift differential

(a)In establishm ents having form al provisions for

(b)Actually working on

Second shift work

Third or other shift work Second shift

Third or other shift

76.0 67. 1 13.2 6.8

With shift pay d ifferen tia l________________________________ 55.0 50.3 10.6 5. 1

Uniform cents (per h o u r )______________________________ 39.9 35.0 8.7 4 .7

3 cents 12.2 11.1 4.1 2 .84 cents ____________ _ ________ 1.3 - .1 -5 cents ___ __ _______ ____ 12.6 8.9 1.6 .5V cents ,. n_ _ 1.1 _ . 1 _7 /4 cents _ _______ 1.6 - - -8 cents _ __ _ __ _ ___ _ _ 2 .2 1.3 1.0 . 19 cents ._ ____ , .. , . 2 .5 2.5 .2 t10 cents __ __ . ___ ___ 4.8 6.5 .6 1. 112 cents , , ......... - 1. 1 - tO ver 12 cen ts _ _ . _ _____ 1 .6 3.6 1.0 .2

Uniform percentage __ __ __ ___ __ __ ___ _ 13.6 13.6 1 .9 . 4

R pprrpnt 4 .9 1. 1 . 1 t6 p e rce n t____________________________ _______________ 1 .3 1.3 .2 -7y2 percent _ _ _________ - 3 .8 1 .6 -10 percent _ _________________ __ _ _ 7 .4 7 .4 - . 4

Full days pay for reduced h o u rs ______________________ 1.5 1.7 - -

No shift pay differential __ _ ___ 21.0 16.8 2 .6 1.7

1 Shift differential data are presented in term s of (a) establishm ent p o licy , and (b) w orkers actually em ployed on late shifts at the time o f the survey. An establishm ent was considered as having a po licy i f it m et either o f the following conditions: (1) Operated late shifts at the tim e of the survey, or (2) had form al prov isions covering late shifts,

t Less than 0.05 percent.

Occupational Wage Survey, M em phis, Tenn. , February 1956 U .S . DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Bureau o f Labor Statistics


12

Table B-2: Minimum Entrance Rates for Women Office W orkers!1

Minimum rate (weekly salary)

Number of establishm ents with specified minimum hiring rate in | Number of establishm ents with specified rmnimum hiring rate in

A llindustries

Manufacturing Nonmanufacturing || Manufacturing Nonman afa ctu r ing

Based on standard weekly h ou rs2 of AH Based on standard weekly hours 2 o f

A llschedules 40

Allschedules 40

II industriesA ll

schedules 40A ll

schedules 40

Establishments studied ____ _ 134 52 X XX 82 XXX 134 52 X X X 32 X XX

_______FOR INEXPERIENCED TYPISTS FOR OTHER INEXPERIENCED CLERICAL WORKERS

Establishments having a specified m in im u m ______________ 51 17 16 34 25 57 21 20 36 27

$ 25.00 and under $ 27.50 _______________________________ 1 _ _ 1 1 2 _ _ 2 1$ 27.50 and under $ 30.00 2 - - 2 - 2 - - 2 -$ 30.00 and under $ 32.50 _____________________________ 6 - - 6 4 5 - - 5 4$ 32.50 and under $ 35.00 _______________________________ - - - - - 2 - - 2 2$ 35.00 and under $ 37.50 _ 5 3 3 2 1 8 3 3 5 4$ 37. 50 and under $40 . 00 _______________________________ 5 1 1 4 4 4 1 1 3 3$40. 00 and under $ 42 .50 17 5 5 12 11 17 6 6 11 10$42 .50 and under $ 45 .00 ______________________________ 6 5 5 1 - 7 5 5 2 -$45. 00 and under $47 . 50 _______________________________ 3 - - 3 1 2 1 1 1 -$47. 50 and under $ 50. 00 ____________________________ _ - - - - - 2 2 2 - -$ 50.00 and under $ 52.50 _______________________________ 2 1 1 1 1 3 2 1 1 1$ 52.50 and under $ 55.00 _______________________________ 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1$ 55.00 and under $ 57.50 _____________________________ 1 1 - - - - - - - -$ 57. 50 and under $ 60. 00 _________________________ 1 - - 1 1 1 - 1 1

Establishm ents having no specified minimum _____________ 24 10 X X X 14 XXX 39 18 X X X 21 X XX

Establishm ents which did not em ploy w orkersin this ca te g o ry -------------------------------------------------------------------- 58 25 X X X 33 XXX 37 13 X X X 24 XXX

Data not available. ________________________ ______________ 1 X XX 1 XXX 1 X X X 1 X XX

1 Lowest salary rate form ally established for hiring inexperienced w orkers fo r typing or other c le r ica l jo b s .2 Hours re flect the workweek for which em ployees receive their regular straight-tim e salaries. Data are presented for a ll workweeks com bined, and fo r the m ost com m on workweek reported .

Occupational Wage Survey, M em phis, T en n ., F ebruary 1956 U .S . DEPARTMENT OF LABOR



13

Table B-3: Scheduled W eekly Hours

W eekly hours.

PERCENT OF OFFICE WORKERS1EMPLOYED IN | PERCENT OF PLANT WORKERS EMPLOYED IN

All industries 2!j Manufacturing Public utilities * !

1All industries3

1Manufacturing Public utilities *

All w o r k e r s ---------------------------------------------- 100 ! 1001

_ i - _ ! 100 100 100

35 h o u rs ---------------------------------------------------- t3 7 y2 - ---- ------ ------ ------------------- 6 3 60 t t .Over 3 7 V2 and under 40 hours --------------------- 4 t ~ jj . - _40 h o u rs --------------------------------------- --------------------- 74 86 33 67 82 67Over 40 and under 44 hours ----------------------- 5 4 t 6 t 1644 hours ---------------------------------------------------- 6 6 i. t - _Over 44 and under 48 hours ------------------------ 3 t 3 1: 11 11 1148 hours _____ .__________________________________ t - t f 11 3 7Over 48 hours ------------------------------------------- !< t -

1 Data relate to wom en w orkers only.Includes data fo r w holesale trade; retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and serv ices in addition to those industry divisions shown separately.

3 Includes data fo r w holesale trade, retail trade, real estate, and serv ices in addition to those industry divisions shown separately, t Less than 2. 5 percent.* Transportation (excluding ra ilroads), com munication, and other public utilities.

Table B-4: Paid Holidays1

ItemPERCENT OF OFFICE WORKERS EMPLOYED IN ! PERCENT OF PLANT WORKERS EMPLOYED IN

All industries 2 Manufacturing v Public utilities*: j; All industries3 j

1! 1 Manufacturing Public utilities*

A ll w o r k e r s ----------------------------------------------------- 100 100 100 100 100 100

W orkers in establishm ents providing 1paid h o lid a y s ----------------------------------------------------- 100 100 100 85 88 88

Less than 4 holidays ------------------------------------ t t - != 4 t _4 holidays ------------------------------------------------------- 3 3 t ! 8 5 -5 holidays ------------------------ ----------------------------- 54 32 12 ! 32 |j 23 20

Full days only ------------------------------------------ 53 31 12 ' 32 1! 23 ! 220Plus 1 half d a y ------------------------------------------ t t - !; _

6 h o lid a ys -------------------------------------------------------- 17 26 39 23 ! 34 30Full days only ------------------------------------------ 14 22 39 1 19 |i 28 30Plus 2 half days --------------------------------------- 3 4 - 4 ii 6 _

7 holidays ------------------------------------------------------- 20 31 48 16 21 39Full days only ------------------------------------------ 19 28 48 16 20 39Plus 2 half days --------------------------------------- t 3 - t t -

8 holidays ------------------------------------------------------- 5 5 - t 3 -Full days only ------------------------------------------ t 5 - ! t 3 -Plus 1 half d a y ------------------------------------------ 3 - - - - _

W orkers in establishm ents providingno paid holidays ----------------------------------------------- * 15 12 12

Estim ates relate to fu ll-d ay holidays provided annually, as in earlier studies. These are further divided between w orkers who rece iv e m erely the indicated number of fu ll-day holidays, and those who rece iv e 1 or m ore half holidays in addition.

Includes data fo r w holesale trade; retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and serv ices in addition to those industry divisions shown separately.3 Includes data fo r w holesale trade, retail trade, real estate, and serv ices in addition to those industry divisions shown separately.t Less than 2. 5 percen t. Occupational Wage Survey, Memphis, Tenn. , February 1956* Transportation (excluding ra ilroads), com m unication, and other public utilities. U .S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR



14

Table B*5: Paid Vacations

PERCENT OF OFFICE WORKERS EMPLOYED I N - PERCENT OF PLANT WORKERS EMPLOYED IN

Vacation policy All industries 1 Manufacturing Public utilities * i All industries * Manufacturing Public utilities *

100 100 100

!i

100 100 100

METHOD OF PAYMENT

W orkers in establishm ents providingpaid vacations3 _ __ _ __ ------ __ __ __ 100 100 100 1 98 99 100

L ength-of-tim e payment __ __ __ __ __ 98 97 100 87 80 98Percentage paym ent------ __ ____ ___ t 3 - l i 19 t

W orkers in establishm ents providingno paid vacations____ __ _________ _ __ ~ t t

AMOUNT OF VACATION PAY

A fter 1 year o f service

1 w eek____ ___________ __ __ __ _ 35 36 71 84 93 70Over 1 and under 2 w e e k s _______________________ . . _ . t t -2 weeks __ __ ___ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ 64 60 28 12 t 25Over 2 and under 3 w e e k s _______________________ t 4 *

A fter 2 years of serv ice

1 week _____________________________________________ 17 21 34 68 85 37Over 1 and under 2 weeks __ __ __ __ __ __ f . . 4 4 -2 weeks __ __ ------- ------------ __ __ _ 81 75 66 26 10 63Over 2 and under 3 weeks ------- __ __ t 4 - " -

A fter 3 years o f service

1 w eek------- ----------------- __ ___ 7 8 t 32 38 10Over 1 and under 2 w e e k s -------------------------------- -- t - I1 12 20 -2 weeks ------- __ ___________ __ ____ - 91 88 1 98 54 40 90Over 2 and under 3 weeks _____________________ t 4 - ~ ~

After 5 years o f serv ice

1 w eek .. ________ __ ___________ __ __ __ t t _ 14 17 _2 weeks ____ ________ __ __ __ __ __ __ 93 91 94 81 78 100Over 2 and under 3 weeks __ __ __ __ __ t 6 _ t t -3 weeks __ _ __ ___ ____ 4 t 6 I

ii1 t

i

t

See footnotes at end of table. Occupational Wage Survey, M em phis, T e n n ., F ebruary 1956* Transportation (excluding ra ilroads), com m unication, and other public u tilities. U .S . DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Bureau o f Labor Statistics

NOTE: In the tabulations o f vacation allowances by years o f s e rv ice , payments other than "length of t im e", such as percentage of annual earnings or flat-sum payments, were converted to an equivalent tim e basis; for exam ple, a payment o f 2 percent o f annual earnings was considered as 1 w eek 's pay.


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Table B-5: Paid Vacations - Continued

Vacation p o licy

PERCENT OP OFFICE WORKERS EMPLOYED IN PERCENT OF PLANT WORKERS EMPLOYED IN

All industries 1 2 3 Manufacturing Public utilities *2 1

1 All industries i

Manufacturing ji! Public utilities *\

A ll w orkers ______ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ 100 100I1

100 !

i

100

1

100

!

100

AMOUNT OF VACATION PAY - Continued |......................- - - - I

i

A fter 10 years o f s erv ice i1

1i1

1 w eek_ ___ __ _____ __ ___ _______ _ __ t t _ ; 13 142 w e e k s _____... ______ _______________________ _ 76 71 76 65 58 82O ver 2 and under 3 w e e k s ___________________________ 7 6 - 15 24 -3 w e e k s _____ __ __________________ _____ ___ 14 19 19 6 t 18O ver 3 and under 4 w e e k s ___________________________ t t - - - -4 weeks ------------ ------------------------------------------------ t 6 ~ *

A fter 15 years o f s erv ice j1 w eek _____________________________________________ t t _

i! 13 ! 14 _

2 w e e k s ___ _____ _____ ____ _____ __ __ 48 48 9 44 38 16Over 2 and under 3 w e e k s _______________________ 5 t . t 4 -3 weeks __ __ __ __ ___ __ __ _ _ 44 47 84 1 39 jj 42 84O ver 3 and under '4 weeks _______ t t . - -4 weeks ------------------------------------------------------------------ t 7 1

A fter 20 years of s erv ice

1 week__ -------- _ ----- ----- t t _ 13 1 14 _2 weeks ,, .__. ,____,___.___ ____7________________ 37 39 9 41 > 36 16O ver 2 and under 3 w e e k s --- ------------------------------- t t . 3 4 -3 weeks ____________ ____ _ ___ ___ 58 55 72 40 4 4 74Over 3 and under 4 w e e k s --------------------------------- t t : 1 - -4 weeks ________ _____ ___________ _ __ __ 3 t 20 t * 10

A fter 25 years o f serv ice

1 w eek___ _______________ _______ t t _ 13 14 _2 weeks __ _______________ __ _ ___ __ __ 34 37 | 9 38 36 16O ver 2 and under 3 weeks ------- t t 1 3 4 -3 weeks _______ _ ____________________ 48 49 72 39 41 74O ver 3 and under 4 weeks ___ _____ __ t t - - -4 weeks __ ________ ________ _ ____ 15 9 ! 20

!1

6 3 10

1 Includes data for w holesale trade; retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and serv ices in addition to those industry divisions shown separately.2 Includes data fo r wholesale trade, retail trade, real estate, and serv ices in addition to those industry divisions shown separately.3 Includes proportions o f w orkers in establishments which did not provide vacations until after 2 years o f s e rv ice , as follow s: Plant w orkers - all industries, 1 percent; manufacturing, 2 percent;

public u tilities, 5 percen t.f L ess than 2 .5 percent.* Transportation (excluding ra ilroads), com m unication, and other public u tilities.


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Table B-6: Health, Insurance, and Pension Plans

Type of planPERCENT OF OFFICE WORKERS EMPLOYED IN PERCENT OF PLANT WORKERS EMPLOYED IN

All industries 1 Manufacturing Public utilities * All industries 2 Manufacturing Public utilities *

A ll workers __ ------- __ ------- __ _ 100 100 100 ;1 100 100 100

W orkers in establishments providing:

Life insurance ____ ____ ___ __ _ 91 91 100 72 69 83Accidental death and dism em berm ent

insurance __ ________ __ __ __ _ 50 60 34 1 41 51 35Sickness and accident insurance or

sick leave o r both 3 _______________________ , 62 73 85 60 66 78Sickness and accident insurance------------- 37 69 47 48 64 57Sick leave (full Day and no

waiting p e r io d )----------------------.----------------- 28 22 27 ! n 4 5Sick leave (partial pay or

waiting p eriod )- ------------ ------------ ------ 13 5 42 a 5 41Hospitalization insurance _____________ 85 86 59 66 70 44Surgical insurance___________________________ 85 85 59 64 67 44M edical in su ra n ce_______ *----------------------------- 44 50 37 32 40 19Catastrophe insurance ______________________ 10 5 7 5 3 3Retirem ent pension __ __________________ _ 61 52 59 42 45 63No health, insurance, or pension

plan ------- __ ------------------------------ ---- __ t 5 20 23 17

* Includes data for wholesale trade; retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and serv ices in addition to those industry divisions shown separately.Includes data for wholesale trade, retail trade, rea l estate, and serv ices in addition to those industry divisions shown separately.

3 Unduplicated total o f w orkers receiv ing s ick leave or sickness and accident insurance shown separately below . Occupational Wage Survey, M em phis, Tenn. , February 1956f Less than 2 .5 percent. U .S . DEPARTMENT OF LABOR* Transportation (excluding ra ilroads), com m unication, and other public u tilities. Bureau of Labor Statistics


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Appendix: Job Descriptions

The prim ary purpose o f preparing job d escrip tion s for the B u reau ^ wage surveys is to a ss is t its fie ld staff in class ify ing into appropriate occupations w ork ers who are em ployed under a variety o f payroll titles and different w ork arrangem ents from establishm ent to establishm ent and from area to area . This is essen tia l in ord er to p erm it the grouping o f occupational wage ra tes representing com parable job content. B ecause o f this em phasis on inter establishm ent and in terarea com parability o f occupational content, the B ureau 's job d escrip tion s m ay d iffer s ign ificantly from those in use in individual establishm ents or those p repared for other p u rp oses . In applying these job descrip tion s, the B ureau 's fie ld represen ta tives are instructed to exclude w ork ing su p erv isors , apprentices, le a rn e rs , beg in n ers, tra in ees , handicapped w ork ers , p a rt-tim e , tem porary , and probationary w ork ers .

O f f i c e

BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATOR - ContinuedB ILL E R , MACHINE

P re p a re s statem ents, b ills , and invoices on a m achine other than an ord in ary or e lectrom a tic typew riter. May a lso keep re co rd s as to b illings or shipping charges or p erform other c le r ic a l w ork in cidental to b illing op era tion s . F or wage study pu rposes, b il le r s , m ach ine, a re c la ss ifie d by type o f m achine, as fo llow s:

B ille r , m achine (billing m achine) - Uses a specia l b illing m achine (M oon Hopkins, E lliott F ish er, B urroughs, e tc . , which are com bination typing and adding m achines) to prepare b ills and in voices fro m cu s to m e rs ' purchase ord ers , internally p repared o rd e rs , shipping m em oranda, e tc . Usually involves application o f predeterm ined discounts and shipping charges and entry o f n ecessa ry extensions, which m ay or may not be com puted on the billing m ach ine, and totals which are autom atically accum ulated by m ach ine. The operation usually involves a large num ber o f carbon cop ies o f the b ill being prepared and is often done on a fanfold m ach ine.

B ille r , m achine (bookkeeping m achine) - U ses a bookkeeping m achine (Sundstrand, E lliott F ish er, Remington Rand, e tc . , which m ay o r m ay not have typew riter keyboard) to p repare cu s to m e rs1 b ills as part o f the accounts rece ivab le operation . G enerally involves the sim ultaneous entry o f figures on cu sto m e rs1 led ger re co rd . The m achine autom atically accum ulates figures on a num ber o f v e r t ica l colum ns and com putes and usually prints autom atica lly the debit o r cred it ba lances. Does not involve a knowledge o f bookkeeping. W orks from uniform and standard types o f sa les and cred it s lip s .

BOOKKEEPING-M ACHINE OPERATOR

O perates a bookkeeping m achine (Rem ington Rand, E lliott F ish e r , Sundstrand, B urroughs, National Cash R egister, with or w ithout a typew riter keyboard) to keep a r e co rd o f business tran sactions .

C la ss A - Keeps a set o f re co rd s requ iring a knowledge o f and ex p erien ce in b a s ic bookkeeping prin cip les and fam iliarity with the structure o f the particu lar accounting system used. D eterm ines p roper re co rd s and d istribution o f debit and cred it item s to be used in each phase o f the w ork . May prepare consolidated re p o r ts , balance sheets, and other r e co rd s by hand.

C lass B - Keeps a r e co rd o f one or m ore phases or sections o f a set o f re co rd s usually requ iring little knowledge o f b a sic book keeping. P hases or sections include accounts payable, payroll, cu s to m e rs ' accounts (not including a sim ple type o f billing d escribed under b il le r , m ach ine), co s t d istribution , expense distribution, in ven tory con tro l, e tc . May check or a ss is t in preparation o f tria l ba lan ces and prepare con tro l sheets fo r the accounting departm ent,

CLERK, ACCOUNTINGC lass A - Under general d irection o f a bookkeeper or account

ant, has respon sib ility fo r keeping one or m ore sections o f a co m plete set o f books or r e co rd s relating to one phase o f an estab lish m en t's business tran saction s . W ork involves posting and balancing subsid iary ledger o r led gers such as accounts rece ivab le or a c counts payable; exam ining and coding in vo ices o r vouchers with proper accounting distribution; req u ires judgm ent and experience in m aking proper assignations and a llo ca tion s . May a ss is t in p reparin g , adjusting, and closin g journal en tries ; may d irect c la ss B accounting c le rk s .

C lass B - Under superv ision , p erfo rm s one or m ore routine accounting operations such as posting sim ple journal vou chers , accounts payable v ou ch ers , entering vou chers in voucher re g is te rs ; re con cilin g bank accounts; posting subsid iary ledgers con tro lled by gen era l le d g e rs . This job does not requ ire a knowledge o f accounting and bookkeeping p rin cip les but is found in o ff ice s in which the m ore routine accounting w ork is subdivided on a functional basis among severa l w ork ers .


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CLERK, FILE

C lass A - R esponsib le for maintaining and established filing system . C la ss ifies and indexes corresp on d en ce or other m ateria l; m ay a lso file this m a teria l. M ay keep re co rd s o f various types in conjunction with file s o r supervise others in filing and locating m ateria l in the fi le s . M ay p erform incidental c le r ic a l duties.

C lass B - P e r fo rm s routine filin g , usually o f m ateria l that has a lready been c la ss ifie d , or loca tes or a ss is ts in locating m a teria l in the fi le s . M ay p er fo rm incidental c le r ic a l duties.

CLERK, ORDER

R ece ives cu stom ers* o rd ers fo r m ateria l or m erchandise by m a il, phone, o r person a lly . Duties involve any com bination o f the fo llow ing: Quoting p r ice s to cu stom ers ; making out an ord er sheetlisting the item s to m ake up the o rd er ; checking p r ice s and quantities o f item s on order sheet; distributing order sheets to resp ective departm ents to be filled . M ay check with cred it departm ent to d etermine cred it rating of cu stom er, acknowledge rece ip t o f o rd ers from cu stom ers , follow up ord ers to see that they have been filled , keep file o f o rd ers re ce iv e d , and check shipping in vo ices with orig inal o rd ers .

CLERK, PAY RO LL

Computes wages o f com pany em ployees and enters the n e ce s sary data on the p ayro ll sheets. Duties involve: Calculating w o r k e r s 1 earnings based on tim e or production re co rd s ; posting ca lcu lated data on payroll sheet, showing in form ation such as w o r k e r s nam e, working days, tim e, rate , deductions fo r insurance, and total wages due. May make out paychecks and a ss is t paym aster in making up and d is tributing pay envelopes. M ay use a calculating m achine.

COM PTOM ETER OPERATOR

P rim a ry duty is to operate a C om ptom eter to p er fo rm m athem atical com putations. This job is not to be confused with that o f statistica l or other type o f c le rk , which m ay involve frequent use of a C om ptom eter but, in w hich, use o f this m achine i^ incidental to perform an ce o f other duties.

DUPLICATING-MACHINE OPERATOR (MIMEOGRAPH OR D ITTO )

Under general supervision and with no su p erv isory resp on s ib ilit ie s , reprodu ces m ultiple cop ies o f typew ritten or handwritten m atter, using a m im eograph or ditto m achine. M akes n ecessa ry adjustm ent such as for ink and paper feed counter and cy linder speed. Is not requ ired to prepare stencil or ditto m a ster . M ay keep file o f used stencils o r ditto m a sters . M ay so rt, co lla te , and staple c o m pleted m ateria l.


KEY-PUNCH OPERATOR

Under general supervision and with no su p erv isory re sp o n s ib ilit ie s , record s accounting and sta tistica l data on tabulating cards by punching a series of holes in the card s in a sp ecified sequ en ce, using an alphabetical or a num erical key-punch m ach ine, follow ing written inform ation on re co rd s . M ay duplicate cards by using the duplicating device attached to m ach ine. Keeps files o f punch ca rd s . M ay v er ify own work or w ork o f o th ers .

OFFICE BOY OR GIRLP erform s various routine duties such as running e rra n d s,

operating m inor o ffice m achines such as sea le rs or m a ile r s , opening and distributing m a il, and other m inor c le r ic a l w ork .

SECRETARYP erform s secretaria l and c le r ic a l duties fo r a su p erior in an

adm inistrative or executive position . Duties include making appointm ents fo r superior; receiving peop le com ing into o ffice ; answ ering and making phone ca lls ; handling person a l and im portant or co n fidential m a il, and writing routine corresp on d en ce on own in itiative; taking dictation (where transcrib ing m achine is not used) either in shorthand or by stenotype or s im ilar m ach ine, and tran scrib in g d icta tion or the recorded inform ation reprodu ced on a tran scrib in g m ach ine. M ay prepare special reports or m em oranda fo r in form ation o f su p erior .

STENOGRAPHER, GENERAL

P rim ary duty is to take dictation from one or m ore p e rso n s , either in shorthand or by stenotype or s im ilar m ach ine, involving a norm al routine vocabulary , and to tra n scrib e this dictation on a typew rite r . M ay a lso type from w ritten copy . M ay a lso set up and keep files in ord er , keep sim ple r e c o r d s , e tc . D oes not include tran scrib in g-m ach in e w ork (see tran scrib in g -m ach in e op era tor).

STENOGRAPHER, TECHNICAL

P rim ary duty is to take dictation from one or m ore p e rso n s , either in shorthand or by stenotype or s im ila r m ach ine, involving a varied technical or specia lized vocabu lary such as in legal b r ie fs o r reports on scientific research and to tra n scrib e this dictation on a typew riter. May a lso type from w ritten copy . M ay a lso set up and keep file s in o rd er , keep sim ple r e c o r d s , e tc . Does not include tran scrib in g-m ach in e w ork .

SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR

Operates a s in g le - or m u ltip le -pos ition telephone sw itchboard. Duties involve handling incom ing, outgoing, and intraplant or o ffice ca lls . M ay re cord toll ca lls and take m e ssa g e s . M ay give in fo r m ation to persons who ca ll in, o r o cca s ion a lly take telephone o rd e rs . F or w ork ers who a lso act as recep tion ists see sw itchboard o p era tor- recep tion ist.


SWITCHBOARD OPE RA TO R -RE CE PTIO N IST

In addition to perform in g duties o f operator, on a single p o s ition or m on itor-typ e sw itchboard, acts as reception ist and m ay a lso type or p e r fo rm routine c le r ica l w ork as part o f regu lar duties. This typing or c le r ic a l w ork m ay take the m ajor part o f this w ork er s tim e while at sw itchboard .

TABULA TING-M ACHINE OPERATOR

O perates m achine that autom atically analyzes and translates in form ation punched in groups o f tabulating cards and prints tra n slated data on fo rm s or accounting re cord s ; sets or adjusts m achine; does sim ple w iring o f plugboards accord ing to established practice or d iagram s; p la ces ca rd s to be tabulated in feed m agazine and starts m ach ine. May file ca rd s a fter they are tabulated. May, in addition , operate auxiliary m ach in es.

TRANSCRIBING - MACHINE OPERATOR, GENERAL

P rim a ry duty is to tran scribe dictation involving a norm al routine vocabu lary fro m transcrib ing machine re co rd s . May a lso type from w ritten copy and do sim ple c le r ica l w ork . W orkers tran scrib in g dictation involving a varied technical or sp ecia lized vocabu la ry such as lega l b r ie fs or reports on scien tific resea rch are not

P r o f e s s i o n a l

DRAFTSM AN, JUNIOR

(A ssistant draftsm an)

Draw s to sca le units or parts o f drawings prepared by d ra fts m an or others for engineering, construction, or m anufacturing purp o se s . U ses variou s types o f drafting tools as requ ired . May p re pare drawings from sim ple plans or sketches, or p erform other duties under d irection o f a draftsm an.

DRAFTSM AN, LEADER

Plans and d ire cts activ ities o f one or m ore draftsm en in preparation o f w orking plans and detail drawings from rough or p re lim inary sketches fo r engineering, construction, or m anufacturing p u rp oses . Duties involve a com bination of the follow ing: Interpreting b lueprints, sketch es, and w ritten or verbal ord ers ; determ ining w ork p roced u res ; assigning duties to subordinates and inspecting their w ork; perform in g m ore d ifficu lt p rob lem s. May assist subordinates during


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TRANSCRIBING-MACHINE OPERATOR, GENERAL - Continued

included. A w orker who takes dictation in shorthand or by stenotype or s im ilar m achine is c la ss ifie d as a stenographer, general.

TYPIST

U ses a typew riter to make cop ies o f various m ateria l or to make out b ills after calcu lations have been made by another person . May do c le r ic a l w ork involving little specia l training, such as keeping sim ple r e co rd s , filing re co rd s and rep orts or sorting and d is tributing incom ing m ail.

C lass A - P e r fo rm s one or m ore o f the follow ing: Typingm ateria l in final fo rm from very rough and involved draft; copy ing fro m plain or co rre c te d copy in which there is a frequent and varied use o f techn ical and unusual w ords or from fore ign - language copy; com bining m ateria l from severa l sou rces, or planning layout o f com plica ted statistica l tables to maintain uniform ity and balance in spacing; typing tables from rough draft in final fo rm . May type routine form letters , varying details to suit c ircu m sta n ces .

C lass JB - P e r fo rm s one or m ore o f the follow ing: Typingfrom rela tive ly c lea r or typed drafts; routine typing o f fo rm s, insurance p o lic ie s , e tc . ; setting up sim ple standard tabulations, or copying m ore com plex tables already set up and spaced properly .

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DRAFTSM AN, LEADER - Continued

em erg en cies or as a regu lar assignm ent, or p erform related duties o f a su p erv isory or adm inistrative nature.

DRAFTSM AN, SENIOR

P rep a res working plans and detail drawings from notes, rough or detailed sketches for engineering, construction , or manufacturing pu rposes. Duties involve a com bination o f the follow ing: P reparin g working plans, detail draw ings, m aps, c ro s s -s e c t io n s , etc ., to sca le by use o f drafting instrum ents; making engineering com putations such as those involved in strength o f m ateria ls , beam s and tru sses ; verify ing com pleted w ork, checking dim ensions, m aterials to be used, and quantities; writing specifica tion s; making adjustments or changes in drawings or sp ecifica tion s . May ink in lines and letters on pencil draw ings, prepare detail units o f com plete drawings, or tra ce draw ings. W ork is frequently in a specia lized field such as a rch itectu ra l, e le c tr ica l, m echan ica l, or structural drafting.


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NURSE, INDUSTRIAL (REGISTERED)

A reg is tered nurse who g ives nursing se rv ice to ill o r injured em ployees or other person s who becom e ill or suffer an accident on the p rem ises o f a fa ctory or other establishm ent. Duties involve a com bination o f the follow ing: Giving fir s t aid to the ill or injured;attending to subsequent d ressin g o f em ployees* in ju ries ; keeping re co rd s o f patients treated; preparing accident rep orts fo r com pensation or other purposes; conducting physical exam inations and health evaluations o f applicants and em ployees ; and planning and carry in g out program s involving health education, accident prevention, evaluation o f plant

M a i n t e n a n c e

CARPENTER, MAINTENANCE

P e rfo rm s the carpentry duties n ecessa ry to construct and maintain in good repair building w oodw ork and equipment such as bins, c r ib s , cou nters, benches, partitions, d oors , f lo o r s , sta irs , casin gs, and trim made o f w ood in an establishm ent. W ork involves m ost o f the follow ing: Planning and laying out o f w ork from blueprints, draw ings, m odels, or verbal instructions; using a variety o f carp en ter1 s handtools, portable power too ls , and standard m easuring instrum ents; making standard shop com putations relating to dim ensions o f w ork; selecting m ateria ls n ecessa ry for the w ork . In general, the w ork o f the m aintenance carpenter requ ires rounded training and experience usually acqu ired through a form al apprenticeship or equivalent tra in ing and exp erien ce .

ELECTRICIAN, MAINTENANCE

P e rfo rm s a variety o f e le c tr ica l trade functions such as the installation, m aintenance, or repair o f equipment for the generating, distribution, or utilization o f e le c tr ic energy in an establishm ent. W ork involves m ost o f the follow ing: Installing or repairing any o fa variety o f e le c tr ica l equipment such as gen era tors , tra n sfo rm ers , sw itchboards, co n tro lle rs , c ircu it b rea k ers , m otors , heating units, conduit system s, or other tran sm ission equipment; working from b lueprints, draw ings, layout, or other sp ecifica tion s; locating and d iagnosing trouble in the e le c tr ica l system or equipment; working standard com putations relating to load requ irem ents o f w iring or e le c tr ica l equipment; using a variety o f e lectrician *s handtools and m easuring and testing instrum ents. In gen era l, the w ork o f the m aintenance e lectr ic ia n requ ires rounded training and experien ce usually a c quired through a form al apprenticesh ip or equivalent training and experien ce .


NURSE, INDUSTRIAL (REGISTERED) - Continued

environm ent, o r other activ ities a ffecting the health, w e lfa re , and safety o f all personnel.

TRACER

C opies plans and drawings p rep ared by oth ers, by p lacing tracing cloth o r paper over drawing and tracing with pen or pen cil. U ses T -sq u a re , com pass, and other drafting to o ls . May prepare sim ple drawings and do sim ple letterin g .

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ENGINEER, STATIONARY

Operates and maintains and m ay a lso su perv ise the operation o f stationary engines and equipment (m echan ica l or e le c tr ica l) to supply the establishm ent in which em ployed with pow er, heat, r e fr ig e r a tion, or a ir conditioning. W ork in vo lves: Operating and maintaining equipm ent such as steam engines, a ir c o m p re s s o rs , gen era tors , m o to rs , turbines, ventilating and re fr igera tin g equipm ent, steam b o ile rs and b o ile r -fe d water pumps; making equipm ent rep a irs ; keeping a re co rd o f operation o f m ach inery, tem perature , and fuel con su m ption . M ay also supervise these op era tion s . Head or ch ie f engineers in establishm ents em ploying m ore than one engineer a re exclu ded .

FIREM AN, STATIONARY BOILER

F ires stationary b o ile rs to furnish the establishm ent in which em ployed with heat, pow er, or steam . F eeds fuels to fire by hand or operates a m echanical stoker, gas, o r o il burner; checks water and safety va lves. May clean , o il , o r a ss is t in repairing b o ile r - room equipm ent.

H E LPE R, TRADES, MAINTENANCE

A ssis ts one or m ore w ork ers in the sk illed m aintenance trades, by perform ing sp ecific or gen era l duties o f le s s e r sk ill, such as keeping a w orker supplied with m ateria ls and too ls ; cleaning w ork ing area , m achine, and equipment; assistin g w orker by holding m a ter ia ls o r -to o ls ; perform ing other unskilled tasks as d irected by jo u r neym an. The kind o f w ork the helper is perm itted to p e r fo rm va ries from trade to trade: In som e trades the helper is confined to supplying, lifting , and holding m ateria ls and too ls and cleaning working a rea s ; and in others he is perm itted to p e r fo rm sp ecia lized m achine opera tion s, or parts o f a trade that are a lso p erfo rm ed by w ork ers on a fu ll-t im e b a s is .


MACHINE - TOOL O PE R A TO R , TOOLROOM

S p ecia lizes in the operation o f one or m ore types o f m achine to o ls , such as jig b o r e r s , cy lindrica l or surface g rin d ers , engine lathes, o r m illing m ach ines in the construction of m ach in e-sh op too ls , gauges, jig s , fix tu res , or d ies . W ork involves m ost o f the follow ing: Planning and perform in g d ifficu lt machining operations; p rocess in g item s requ iring com p lica ted setups or a high degree o f a ccu ra cy ; using a va rie ty o f p re c is io n m easuring instrum ents; selecting feeds, speeds, tooling and operation sequence; making n ecessa ry adjustm ents during operation to achieve requisite tolerances or d im ensions. May be requ ired to re cog n ize when tools need dressin g , to d ress too ls , and to se le ct p rop er coo lan ts and cutting and lubricating o ils . F or c ro ss -in d u s try wage study pu rposes, m ach ine-tool op era tors , too lroom , in too l and die jobbing shops are excluded from this c la ss ifica tion .

MACHINIST, MAINTENANCE

P rod u ces rep lacem ent parts and new parts in making rep a irs o f m etal parts o f m ech an ica l equipment operated in an establishm ent. W ork involves m ost o f the follow ing: Interpreting w ritten in stru ctions and sp ecifica tion s ; planning and laying out o f w ork ; using a va r ie ty o f m achinist*s handtools and p rec is ion m easuring instrum ents; setting up and operating standard m achine too ls ; shaping o f m etal parts to c lo s e to le ra n ces ; making standard shop com putations re la t ing to d im ensions o f w ork , tooling, feeds and speeds o f m achining; knowledge o f the w orking prop erties o f the com m on m etals; selecting standard m a ter ia ls , parts , and equipment required for his w ork; fitting and assem blin g parts into m echanical equipment. In general, the m a ch in is ts w ork n orm ally requ ires a rounded training in m ach ine- shop p ra ctice usually a cqu ired through a form al apprenticeship or equivalent training and ex p erien ce .

MECHANIC, AUTOM O TIVE (MAINTENANCE)

R epa irs au tom ob iles , b u ses , m otortrucks, and tra cto rs o f an establishm ent. W ork involves m ost o f the fo llow ing: Exam iningautom otive equipm ent to diagnose source o f trouble; d isassem bling equipm ent and perform in g rep a irs that involve the use o f such hand- too ls as w ren ch es, gauges, d r ills , or specia lized equipment in d is assem bling o r fitting p arts ; replacing broken or defective parts from stock ; grinding and adjusting va lves; reassem bling and installing the variou s a ssem b lie s in the veh icle and making n ecessa ry adjustm ents; alining w h eels, adjusting brak es and lights, or tightening body bo lts . In gen era l, the w ork o f the autom otive m echanic requ ires rounded training and exp erien ce usually acquired through a form al apprentice ship o r equivalent training and experien ce .


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MECHANIC, MAINTENANCE

R epairs m ach inery or m echanical equipment o f an establish m ent, W ork involves m ost o f the follow ing: Examining m achinesand m echanical equipment to diagnose sou rce o f trouble; dismantling o r partly dism antling m achines and perform ing repairs that m ainly involve the use o f handtools in scraping and fitting parts; replacing broken or defective parts with item s obtained from stock; ordering the production o f a rep lacem ent part by a m achine shop or sending of the m achine to a m achine shop for m a jor rep a irs ; preparing written specifica tion s fo r m ajor rep a irs or fo r the production of parts ordered from m achine shop; reassem blin g m ach ines; and making all n ecessa ry adjustm ents for operation . In general, the w ork o f a maintenance m echanic requ ires rounded training and experience usually acquired through a form al apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience. E xcluded from this c la ss ifica tion are w ork ers w hose prim ary duties involve setting up or adjusting m ach ines.

MILLWRIGHT

Installs n ew .m ach ines or heavy equipment and dism antles and installs m achines or heavy equipment when changes in the plant la y out are requ ired . W ork involves m ost o f the fo llow ing; Planning and laying out o f the w ork; interpreting blueprints or other specifications; using a variety o f handtools and rigging; making standard shop co m putations relating to s tre s s e s , strength o f m ateria ls , and centers o f gravity; alining and balancing o f equipment; selecting standard too ls , equipm ent, and parts to be used; installing and maintaining in good ord er pow er tran sm ission equipment such as d rives and speed r e d u cers . In general, the m illw righ t s w ork n orm ally requ ires a rounded training and experience in the trade acqu ired through a form al apprenticesh ip o r equivalent training and exp erien ce .

OILER

L ubrica tes , with o il o r g rea se , the m oving parts or wearing su rfaces o f m echan ica l equipment o f an establishm ent.

PA IN TE R , MAINTENANCE

Paints and red ecora tes w alls , w oodw ork, and fixtures o f an establishm ent. W ork involves the follow ing: Knowledge o f surfacepecu lia rities and ty

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