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Occupational Wage Survey

DES MOINES, IOWAFEBRUARY 1960

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR James P. Mitchell, Secretary

BU R EA U O F LA B O R STATISTICS

Ew an C lo gu a , Comnrms*onr

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Occupational Wage Survey

DES MOINES, IOWA

FEBRUARY 1960

Bulletin No. 1265-30April 1960

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR James P. Mitchell, Secretary

BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS Ewan Clague, Commissioner

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Preface

The C om m unity W age Su rvey P ro g ra m

The B ureau o f L ab or S ta tis tics reg u la r ly conducts a reaw ide w age su rveys in a number o f im portan t indust r ia l c en te rs . The stud ies, m ade fro m la te fa ll to e a r ly spring, re la te to occupational earn ings and re la ted supplem en tary b en e fits . A p re lim in a ry rep o rt is ava ilab le on com p letion o f the study in each a rea , usually in the month fo llow in g the p a y ro ll p e r io d studied. T h is bu lle tin p ro v id es add itional data not included in the e a r l ie r rep o rt. A consolidated an a ly t ica l bu lle tin su m m ariz in g the resu lts o f a ll o f the y ea r*s su rveys is issued a fte r com p letion o f the fin a l a rea bu lle tin fo r the cu rren t round o f su rveys .

T h is rep o rt w as p rep a red in the B u reau rs reg io n a l o ffic e in C h icago , 111. , by W oodrow C . L inn , under the d irec tio n o f G eo rge E . V otava , R eg io n a l Wage and In du str ia l R e la tion s A n a lys t.

ContentsP age

In troduction _____________________________________________________________________ 1

T a b le s :

1. E stab lish m en ts and w o rk e rs w ith in scope o f s u r v e y ___________ 2

A : O ccupational ea rn in g s :*A - 1. O ffic e occupations _____________________________________________ 4A -2 . P ro fe s s io n a l and tech n ica l occupations __________________ 6A - 3. M aintenance and pow erp lan t occupations ________________ 7A -4 . C u stod ia l and m a te r ia l m ovem en t o c c u p a tio n s __________ 8

B: E stab lish m en t p ra c t ic e s and supp lem entary w age p ro v is io n s :*

B - l . Shift d iffe re n tia ls ______________________________________________ 9B -2 . M in im um entrance s a la r ie s fo r w om en

o ffic e w o rk e rs ________________________________________________ 10B -3 . Scheduled w eek ly hours _____________________________________ 10B - 4. P a id ho lidays __________________________________________________ 11B -5 . P a id v a c a t io n s _________________________________________________ 12B -6 . H ealth , insu ran ce, and pension plans ____________________ 14

Appendix: O ccupational d esc r ip tion s ______________________________________ 15

* N O TE : S im ila r tabu lations fo r these and other item s a re a va ila b le in the rep o rts fo r su rveys in other m a jo r a rea s . A d ir e c to ry ind icating date o f study and the p r ic e o f the r e p orts is a va ila b le upon requ est.

Union sca les , in d ica tive o f p re va ilin g pay le v e ls , a re ava ilab le fo r the fo llo w in g tra d es o r in du str ies : B u ild ing construction , p rin ting , lo c a l- t ra n s it opera ting em p loyees , and m oto rtru ck d r iv e r s and h e lp e rs .

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Occupational Wage Survey-Des Moines, Iowa

Introduction

T h is a r e a is one of s e v e r a l im p orta n t in d u str ia l c e n te r s in w hich the U .S . D ep artm en t o f L a b o r 's B u rea u of L abor S ta t is t ic s has conducted su r v e y s o f occu p ation a l ea rn in g s and re la ted w age b en efits on an areaw id e b a s is . In th is a r ea , data w ere obtained by p erso n a l v is i t s o f B u reau f ie ld e c o n o m is ts to re p r e se n ta t iv e e s ta b lish m en ts w ithin s ix broad in d u stry d iv is io n s: M anufacturing; tr a n s p o r ta tio n ,1co m m u n ica tion , and o th er public u t il it ie s ; w h o le sa le trade; r e ta il trade; fin a n ce , in su ra n ce , and r e a l e s ta te ; and s e r v ic e s . M ajor in d u stry groups ex c lu d ed fro m th ese s tu d ies a re gov ern m en t o p era tio n s and the co n stru c tio n and ex tr a c t iv e in d u s tr ie s . E sta b lish m en ts having few e r than a p r e sc r ib e d num ber o f w o rk ers a re o m itted a lso b ec a u se they fu rn ish in su ffic ie n t em p lo ym en t in the o ccu p ation s stu d ied to w a r rant in c lu s io n . W h erever p o s s ib le , sep a ra te tab u lation s are p rovided for ea ch of the broad in d u stry d iv is io n s .

T h ese su rv e y s are conducted on a sa m p le b a s is b eca u se o f the u n n e c e ssa r y c o s t in vo lved in su rv ey in g a ll e s ta b lis h m e n ts . To obtain ap p rop ria te a c cu ra cy at m in im u m c o s t , a g r ea ter p rop ortion of la rg e than of s m a ll e s ta b lish m e n ts is s tu d ied . In com b in in g the data, h ow ev er , a ll e s ta b lish m e n ts are g iven th e ir app rop ria te w eigh t. E s t im a te s b a sed on the e s ta b lish m e n ts stu d ied are p re se n ted , th e r e fo r e , as r e la tin g to a ll e s ta b lish m e n ts in the in d u stry grouping and a r ea , e x cep t for th ose b elow the m in im u m s iz e stu d ied .

O ccupations and E a rn in g sThe occu p ation s s e le c te d for study are co m m o n to a v a r ie ty of m anufactu ring and nonm anufacturing in d u s tr ie s . O ccu p ation a l c l a s s if ic a t io n i s b a sed on a u n iform s e t of job d e sc r ip t io n s d esig n ed to take accou n t o f in te r e sta b lish m e n t v a r ia tio n in d u ties w ith in the sam e job . (See appendix fo r l is t in g o f th e se d e s c r ip t io n s .) E a rn in g s data are p resen ted (in the A - s e r ie s ta b le s ) fo r the fo llo w in g ty p es o f o ccu p a tion s: (a) O ffice c le r ic a l; (b) p r o fe ss io n a l and tech n ica l; (c) m a in te nance and pow er plant; and (d) cu s to d ia l and m a te r ia l m o v em en t.O ccu p ation a l em p lo ym en t and ea rn in g s data are show n fo r fu ll- t im e w o r k e r s , i . e . , th ose h ire d to w ork a reg u la r w eek ly sc h e d u le in the g iven occu p ation a l c la s s if ic a t io n . E a rn in g s data exclu d e

p rem iu m pay for o v e r tim e and fo r w ork on w eek en d s, h o lid a y s , and

1 R a ilro a d s , fo r m e r ly ex c lu d ed fro m the sco p e of th e se s tu d ie s , have b een added in n ea r ly a ll o f the a r e a s to be stu d ied during the w in ter o f 1959-60; ra ilro a d s w ill be added in the rem a in in g a r e a s n ex t y e a r . F o r sco p e o f su rv ey in th is a r e a , s e e footnote to " tran sp orta tio n , co m m u n ica tio n , and oth er public u t il it ie s " in tab le 1.

la te s h if ts . N onproduction b on u ses are ex clu d ed a ls o , but c o s t - o f - liv in g b o n u ses and in cen tiv e ea rn in g s are in clu d ed . W here w eek ly h ours a re rep orted , as for o ff ic e c le r ic a l o ccu p a tio n s , r e fe r e n c e is to the w ork sch ed u les (rounded to the n e a r e s t h a lf hour) for w hich s tr a ig h t-t im e s a la r ie s are paid; a v erag e w eek ly ea rn in g s for th ese o ccu p ation s have b een rounded to the n e a r e s t h a lf d o lla r .

A v era g e ea rn in gs o f m en and w om en are p resen ted sep a r a te ly for s e le c te d o ccu p ation s in w hich both s e x e s are co m m o n ly em p lo yed . D iffe r e n c e s in pay le v e ls o f m en and w om en in th ese occu p ation s are la r g e ly due to ( l ) d if fe r e n c e s in the d is tr ib u tion of the s e x e s am ong in d u str ie s and e s ta b lish m en ts ; (2) d iffe r e n c e s in s p e c if ic d u ties p e r fo rm ed , although the occu p ation s are a p p rop ria te ly c la s s i f ie d w ith in the sam e su rv e y job d escr ip tion ; and (3) d iffe r e n c e s in len gth of s e r v ic e or m e r it re v iew when ind ivid ual s a la r ie s are ad ju sted on th is b a s is . L on ger a v era g e s e r v ic e o f m en w ould r e su lt in h igh er a verag e pay when both s e x e s are em p loyed w ith in the sam e ra te ran ge. Job d escr ip tio n s u sed in c la s s ify in g e m p lo y ees in th ese su r v e y s are u su a lly m ore g e n e r a liz e d than th ose u sed in in d iv id u al e s ta b lish m e n ts to allow fo r m in or d iffe r e n c e s am ong e s ta b lish m e n ts in s p e c if ic duties p er fo rm ed .

O ccu p ation a l em ploym ent e s t im a te s r e p r e se n t the tota l in a ll e s ta b lish m e n ts w ith in the sco p e of the study and not the num ber a c tu a lly su rv e y ed . B eca u se o f d iffe r e n c e s in occu p ation a l stru ctu re am ong e s ta b lish m e n ts , the e s t im a te s of occu p ation a l em p lo ym en t obtained fro m the sa m p le o f e s ta b lish m e n ts stu d ied s e r v e on ly to in d icate the r e la t iv e im p o rta n ce of the job s stu d ied . T h ese d iffe r e n c e s in o c c u pational s tr u ctu re do not m a te r ia lly a ffec t the a c cu ra cy of the e a r n in gs data.

E sta b lish m en t P r a c t ic e s and S u p p lem en tary Wage P r o v is io n sIn form ation is p re se n ted a lso (in the B - s e r ie s ta b le s ) on s e

le c te d e s ta b lish m en t p r a c t ic e s and su p p lem en tary b en efits as they r e la te to o ff ic e and plant w o r k e r s . The term "office w o r k e r s , " a s u sed in th is b u lle tin , in c lu d es w ork ing s u p e r v iso r s and n o n su p erv iso ry w o rk ers p er fo rm in g c le r ic a l or r e la ted fu n ctio n s, and ex c lu d es ad m in is tr a t iv e , e x e c u tiv e , and p r o fe ss io n a l p er so n n e l. "Plant w o rk ers" in clud e w orking fo r e m e n and a ll n o n su p e rv iso ry w o rk ers (including le a d - m en and tr a in e e s ) en gaged in n on office fu n ction s. A d m in istra tiv e , e x e c u tiv e , and p r o fe ss io n a l e m p lo y e e s , and fo r c e -a c c o u n t co n stru c tio n e m p lo y ees who a re u t iliz e d as a sep a r a te w ork fo r c e are ex c lu d ed . C a fe te r ia w o rk ers and rou tem en are ex c lu d ed in m anufactu ring in d u str ie s , but a re in clu d ed as plant w o rk ers in nonm anufacturing in d u str ie s .


2T a b le 1. E s ta b lis h m e n ts and w o r k e r s w ith in s c o p e o f s u r v e y and n u m b e r stu d ie d in D e s M o in e s , Io w a , 1 b y m a jo r in d u s tr y d iv is io n , 2 F e b r u a r y I96 0

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M in im u m e m p lo y m e n t in e s t a b l is h

m e n ts in s c o p e o f study

N u m b e r o f e s ta b l is h m e n ts W o r k e r s in e s ta b l is h m e n ts

W ith in s c o p e o f stu d y 3

S tudiedW ith in s c o p e o f study Studied

T o t a l4 O ff ic e P la n t T o t a l4

A l l d iv is io n s __________________________________ _______________ 51 238 93 4 3 ,3 0 0 10, 000 2 2 ,5 0 0 3 0, 010

M a n u fa c t u r in g _______________________________________ ,______ 51 75 36 1 8 ,4 0 0 1 ,9 0 0 1 2 ,9 0 0 14, 580N o n m a n u fa c tu r in g __ *______________________________________ 51 163 57 2 4 , 900 8, 100 9, 600 1 5 ,4 3 0

T r a n s p o r ta t io n , c o m m u n ic a t io n , and o th e rp u b lic u t il it ie s 5 ----------------------------------------------------------- 51 26 15 6 ,3 0 0 1 ,2 0 0 2 , 900 5 ,4 4 0

W h o le sa le tra d e ------------------- ---------------------------------------- 51 26 10 3 ,3 0 0 ( ? ) 2 , 000R e t a il t ra d e _____________________________________________ 51 44 12 5 ,4 0 0 ? 3 ,2 5 0F in a n c e , in s u r a n c e , an d r e a l e s t a t e _______________ 51 44 13 7 ,3 0 0 ( ) ( ? ) 3, 680S e r v i c e s 7 _ ______ __________ __________________________ 51 23 7 2 , 600 ( 6 ) ( 6 ) 1, 060

1 T h e D e s M o in e s M e tr o p o l ita n A r e a (P o lk C o u n ty ). T h e " w o r k e r s w ith in s c o p e o f stu d y " e s t im a t e s sh ow n in th is ta b le p r o v id e a r e a s o n a b ly a c c u r a t e d e s c r ip t io n o f the s iz e an d c o m p o s i t io n o f the la b o r f o r c e in c lu d e d in the s u r v e y . T h e e s t im a t e s a r e not in te n d e d , h o w e v e r , to s e r v e a s a b a s is o f c o m p a r is io n w ith o th e r a r e a e m p lo y m e n t in d e x e s to m e a s u r e e m p lo y m e n t t re n d s o r le v e l s s in ce (1 ) p la n n in g o f w a g e s u r v e y s r e q u i r e s the u se o f e s ta b lis h m e n t data c o m p ile d c o n s id e r a b ly in a d v a n ce o f the p a y r o l l p e r io d s tu d ie d , and (2 ) s m a ll e s ta b l is h m e n ts a r e e x c lu d e d f r o m the s c o p e o f the s u r v e y .

. 2 T h e 1957 r e v i s e d e d it io n o f the S ta n da rd In d u s tr ia l C la s s i f ic a t io n M a n u a l w a s u se d in c la s s i fy in g e s ta b l is h m e n ts b y in d u s tr y d iv is io n . M a jo r ch a n g e s f r o m the e a r l i e r e d it io n (u se d in the B u r e a u s la b o r m a r k e t w a g e s u r v e y p r o g r a m p r io r to the w in t e r o f 1 9 5 8 -1 9 5 9 ) a r e the t r a n s fe r o f m ilk p a s te u r iz a t io n p la n ts an d r e a d y -m ix e d c o n c r e t e e s t a b l is h m e n t s f r o m tra d e (w h o le s a le o r r e t a i l ) to m a n u fa c tu r in g , and the t r a n s fe r o f r a d io and t e le v i s io n b r o a d c a s t in g f r o m s e r v i c e s to the tr a n s p o r ta t io n , c o m m u n ic a t io n , a n d o th e r p u b l ic u t i l it ie s d iv is io n .

3 In c lu d e s a l l e s ta b l is h m e n ts w ith to ta l e m p lo y m e n t at o r a b o v e the m in im u m -s iz e lim ita t io n . A l l o u t le ts (w ith in the a r e a ) o f c o m p a n ie s in su ch in d u s t r ie s a s t r a d e , f in a n c e , a u to r e p a ir s e r v i c e , and m o t io n -p ic t u r e t h e a te r s a r e c o n s id e r e d a s 1 e s ta b l is h m e n t .

4 In c lu d e s e x e c u t iv e , p r o fe s s io n a l , and o th e r w o r k e r s e x c lu d e d fr o m the se p a r a te o f f i c e an d p la n t c a t e g o r i e s .5 R a ilr o a d s w e r e in clu d ed ; ta x ic a b s and s e r v i c e s in c id e n ta l to w a te r tr a n sp o r ta t io n w e r e ex c lu d e d .6 T h is in d u s tr y d iv is io n is r e p r e s e n te d in e s t im a t e s fo r " a l l in d u s t r ie s " and "n o n m a n u fa c tu r in g " in the S e r ie s A and B t a b le s , a lth o u g h c o v e r a g e w a s in s u ff ic ie n t to

ju s t i f y s e p a r a te p r e s e n ta t io n o f da ta .7 H o te ls ; p e r s o n a l s e r v i c e s ; b u s in e s s s e r v i c e s ; a u to m o b ile r e p a ir sh o p s ; m o t io n p i c t u r e s ; n o n p ro fit m e m b e r s h ip o r g a n iz a t io n s ; and e n g in e e r in g and a r c h i t e c t u r a l s e r v i c e s .


S hift d iffere n tia l data (table B - l ) are l im ite d to m anufactu ring in d u s tr ie s . T h is in fo rm a tio n is p re se n ted both in term s of (a) e s ta b lish m en t p o l ic y ,2 p re se n ted in te r m s of to ta l plant w orker em p lo y m en t, and (b) e ffe c t iv e p r a c t ic e , p re se n ted on the b a s is of w o rk ers a ctu a lly em p lo yed on the sp e c if ie d sh ift at the tim e of the su rv e y . In e sta b lish m e n ts having v a r ied d if fe r e n tia ls , the am ount applying to a m a jo r ity w as u sed o r , if no am ount applied to a m a jo r ity , the c l a s s if ic a t io n "other" w as u sed . In e s ta b lish m e n ts in w hich som e la te - sh ift h ours a re paid at n orm al r a te s , a d iffere n tia l w as reco rd ed only i f it app lied to a m a jo r ity o f the sh ift h o u rs.

M inim um en tran ce ra te s (table B -2 ) r e la te on ly to the e s ta b lish m e n ts v is ite d . T hey are p re se n ted on an e sta b lish m e n t, ra th er than on an em p lo ym en t b a s is . P a id h o lid a ys; paid v aca tio n s; and h ea lth , in su ra n ce , and p en sion plans are trea ted s ta t is t ic a l ly on the b a s is that th ese are ap p licab le to a ll p lant or o ff ice w o rk ers if a m a jo r ity of such w o rk ers are e lig ib le or m ay ev en tu a lly q u alify fo r the p r a c tic e s l is te d . S ch ed u led h ou rs are trea te d s ta t is t ic a l ly on the b a s is that th ese are ap p licab le to a ll plant or o ff ic e w o rk ers if a m a jo r ity are c o v ere d . 3 B eca u se of rounding, su m s o f ind iv id u al ite m s in th ese tab u lation s m ay not equ al to ta ls .

The f ir s t part o f the paid h o lid a y s tab le p re se n ts the num b er o f w hole and h a lf h o lid a y s ac tu a lly p ro vid ed . The secon d part co m b in es w hole and h a lf h o lid a y s to show to ta l holiday t im e .

The su m m ary of va ca tion plans i s l im ite d to fo rm a l a r r a n g e m e n ts , ex clu d in g in form a l plans w h ereb y tim e off w ith pay is granted at the d isc r e tio n of the e m p lo y er . S ep arate e s t im a te s a re provid ed a ccord in g to em p lo y er p ra ctice in com p utin g v aca tion p ay m en ts, such as tim e p ay m en ts, p ercen t of annual ea rn in g s , or f la t -s u m am ou n ts. H ow ever, in the tabulation s of v aca tion a llo w a n c e s , paym ents not on a tim e b a s is w ere co n verted ; for ex a m p le , a paym ent o f 2 p ercen t of annual ea rn in g s w as co n s id e red as the eq u iv a len t o f 1 w e e k s pay.

2 An e s ta b lish m e n t w as c o n s id e r e d as having a p o licy if it m et e ith e r o f the fo llo w in g con d ition s: ( l ) O p erated la te sh ifts at the tim e of the su r v e y , or (2) had fo rm a l p ro v is io n s co v er in g la te s h if ts .

3 S ch ed u led w eek ly h ou rs fo r o ff ic e w o rk ers ( f ir s t se c t io n o f tab le B -3 ) in su rv e y s m ade p r io r to la te 1957 and e a r ly 1958 w ere p re se n ted in te r m s o f the p rop ortion of w om en o ff ic e w o rk ers e m p loyed in o f f ic e s w ith the in d ica ted w eek ly h ou rs fo r w om en w o r k e r s .

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D ata are p re se n ted for a ll h ea lth , in su r a n c e , and p en sion plans for w hich at le a s t a part of the c o s t is borne by the em p lo y e r , ex cep tin g only le g a l req u irem en ts such as w o rk m en 's co m p en sa tion and s o c ia l s e c u r ity . Such p lans inclu de th ose u n d erw ritten by a c o m m e r c ia l in su ra n ce com p any and th ose p rovided through a union fund or paid d ir e c t ly by the em p lo y er out o f cu r ren t op era tin g funds or from a fund s e t a s id e fo r th is p u rp ose . D eath b en e fits are in clu d ed as a fo rm of l ife in su ra n ce .

S ic k n e ss and a cc id en t in su ra n ce is l im ite d to that type of in su ra n ce under w hich p red eterm in ed c a sh paym en ts are m ade d ir e c t ly to the in su red on a w eek ly or m onth ly b a s is during i l ln e s s or acc id en t d is a b ility . In form ation is p r e se n ted for a ll such p lans to which the em p lo y er co n tr ib u te s . H ow ever, in New York and N ew J e r s e y , w hich have en a cted tem p orary d isa b ility in su ra n ce law s w h ich req u ire e m p lo y er c o n tr ib u t io n s ,4 p lans are in clu d ed on ly if the em p lo y er (1) co n tr ib u tes m ore than is le g a lly req u ired , or (2) p ro v id es the em p lo yee with b en efits w hich e x c e e d the re q u irem en ts of the law . T abulations o f paid s ic k - le a v e plans are l im ite d to fo rm a l p la n s 5 w h ich provide fu ll pay or a p rop ortion of the w o rk er 's pay during ab sen ce from w ork b ec a u se o f i l ln e s s . S ep arate tab u lation s are provid ed a ccord in g to (1) plans w hich provide fu ll pay and no w aitin g p er iod , and (2) p lans p rovid ing e ith e r p artia l pay or a w aitin g p er iod . In addition to the p resen ta tio n of the p rop ortion s o f w o rk er s who are p rovid ed s ic k n e ss and a cc id en t in su ran ce or paid s ic k le a v e , an undu p licated to ta l is show n of w o rk ers who r e c e iv e e ith er or both typ es o f b e n e f its .

C atastrop h e in su ra n ce , so m e t im e s r e fe r r e d to as exten d ed m ed ic a l in su ra n ce , in c lu d es th ose p lans w hich are d esig n ed to p ro te c t em p lo y ees in c a se of s ic k n e ss and in ju ry in vo lv in g ex p e n se s beyond the n orm a l co v era g e of h o sp ita liza tio n , m e d ic a l, and su r g ic a l p la n s. M ed ica l in su ra n ce r e fe r s to plans p rovid in g for co m p le te or p artia l paym ent o f d o c to rs ' f e e s . Such plans m ay be u n d erw ritten by c o m m e r c ia l in su ra n ce co m p an ies or non p rofit o rg a n iza tio n s or they m ay be s e lf - in s u r e d . T abulations o f r e tir e m e n t p en sion p lans are lim ite d to th o se p lans that provid e m onth ly p aym en ts for the rem ain d er of the wo rke r ' s l i f e .

4 The tem p o ra ry d isa b ility law s in C a lifo rn ia and Rhode Islan d do not req u ire em p lo y er co n tr ib u tio n s .

5 An e s ta b lish m e n t w as co n s id e r e d as having a fo rm a l plan if i t e s ta b lish e d at le a s t the m in im u m num ber of days o f s ic k lea v e that cou ld be ex p ected by ea ch e m p lo y e e . Such a plan n eed not be w r itten , but in fo rm a l s ic k - le a v e a llo w a n c e s , d eterm in ed on an ind ivid ual b a s is , w ere ex c lu d ed .


4 A* Occupational EarningsTable A-l. Office Occupations

(A verage str a ig h t-t im e w eek ly hours and earn in gs for se le c te d occup ation s stud ied on an area b a sis by in dustry d iv is ion , D es M oin es, Iowa, F eb ruary I960)

Sex, occupation , and in dustry d iv is ionNumberofworkers

Avkraos NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING 8TRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY EARNINGS OFWeekly, hours 1 (Standard)

Weeklyearnings1(Standard)$35. 00 and under 40. 00

$40. 00 4 5 .0 0

$45. 00 50. 00

$50. 00 5 5 .0 0

$55. 00 6 0 .0 0

*60. 00 6 5 .0 0

*65. 00 7 0 .0 0

*70. 00 7 5 .0 0

*75.008 0 .0 0

*80. 00 8 5 .0 0

*85. 00 9 0 .0 0

*90. 00 9 5 .0 0

*95. 00 1 00 .0 0

fo o .o o105 .00

?05. 00 110.00

l i o . o c115.00

\ 15 .00 120.00

1 2 0 .0 0 andover

MenC lerk s , accounting, c la s s A ----------------------------------------- 47 4 0 .5 $ 9 1 .5 0 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4 10 11 4 6 1 2 _ 3 _ 6Manufa c tu r i ng _ ----------------- -------------------------------------- 23 41. 5 9 8 .0 0 - - - - - - - - 5 6 - 3 1 2 - - - 2 6N on m an ufacturing___________________________________ 24 4 0 .0 8 5 .0 0 - - - - - - - 4 5 5 4 3 - - - 3 - -

P ublic u t i l i t i e s 3 ________________________ ___ 19 4 0 .0 84. 50 - - - - 4 4 4 4 - - - - 3 - -O ffice b o y s _____________________________________________ 43 3 9 .5 5 2 .0 0 _ 6 19 9 2 3 1 _ - 2 1 _ _ _ _ _ _ .N on m an ufacturing___________________________________ 31 3 9 .5 50. 50 4 15 7 2 2 - - * 1 - - - - - - - -T abu lating-m achin e o p era to rs, c la s s A ----------------------- 32 3 9 .5 94. 50 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 2 4 6 4 3 1 7 _ 4 _N on m an ufacturing________________ __________________ 27 3 9 .5 96. 50 - - - - - " 1 3 6 3 3 7 - 4 -T abu lating-m achin e op era to rs, c la s s B _______________ 36 3 9 .0 7 7 .0 0 _ - _ . 2 - 4 11 8 5 2 1 3 . _ _ _ _Nonm anufacturing ____________________ _____________ 32 3 9 .0 74. 50 " - - 2 - 4 11 8 5 2 - - - - -T abu lating-m ach in e o p era to rs, c la s s C _______________ 25 3 9 .5 72. 00 - _ _ - 2 2 3 12 1 3 2 . . _ _ - _ _

WomenB ookk eepin g-m ach ine o p era to rs, c la s s A ------------- - 46 3 9 .5 69. 50 _ _ 2 2 4 14 1 9 6 2 3 2 . 1 _ _ _ _M an u factu rin g_________________ ___ _______________ 18 4 6 . 0 78. 50 - - - - - 2 1 4 4 2 3 2 - - - - - -N on m an u factu rin g----------------------------------------------------- 28 3 9 .5 63. 50 - - 2 2 4 12 - 5 2 - - - - 1 - -B ookk eepin g-m ach ine o p era to rs, c la s s B ------------------- 132 40. 5 5 9 .5 0 2 1 11 19 30 37 26 4 _ _ 1 1 _ _ _ _ _ _M anu facturing__________ ___________________ ______ 33 4 0 .0 6 4 .5 0 - - - 1 8 15 3 4 - - 1 1 - - - - - -N on m an ufacturing___________________________________ 99 40. 5 58. 00 2 1 11 18 22 22 23 - - - - - - - -C lerk s , accounting, c la s s A ________________ _________ 96 40. 0 68. 50 _ _ _ 10 15 17 14 13 6 10 8 1 1 1 _ _ . _Nonm anufacturing --------------------------------------------------- 85 4070"' 67756 - - 10 15 15 12 11 5 10 6 - 1 - - -C lerk s , accounting, c la s s B ---- ---------------------------------- 214 3 9 .5 5 8 .0 0 - 18 37 44 33 33 20 13 2 - 4 9 - 1 _ _ . -M an u factu rin g -------------------------------------------------------- _ 30 40, 0 74. 00 - - - - 1 9 3 5 1 - 4 6 - 1 - - - -N on m an u factu rin g________________ __________________ 184 39. 5 55. 50 - 18 37 44 32 24 17 8 1 - - 3 - - - - - -P ublic u t il it ie s 3 _________________________________ 20 4 0 .0 70. 50 - - 1 - - 5 4 6 1 - - 3 - - - - -C lerk s , f i le , c la s s A __________________________________ 46 3 9 .0 58. 50 _ _ 2 8 22 11 1 l _ _ 1 _ _ _ _ _ _Nonm anufacturing _______________________________ _ 45 3 9 .0 5 8 .00 - - 2 8 22 11 1 " - 1 -C lerk s , f i le , c la s s B __________________________________ 499 3 9 .5 47. 50 10 155 179 83 57 11 4 . _ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _N on m an u factu rin g---------- --------------------------------------- 473 39. 5 4 7 .0 0 10 155 179 70 53 6 - - - - - - -C lerk s , o r d e r ----------------------------------------- -------------------- 32 40. 5 67. 50 2 _ _ 7 3 5 1 10 4 _ _ _ _ _ _ _M an u factu rin g----------------------------------------------------------- 24 4 0 .0 70. 50 - - - . - 7 3 - - 10 4 - - - - - - -C le r k s , p a yro ll _______________________________________ 73 4 0 .0 6 8 .5 0 _ 1 4 7 5 8 16 10 8 11 2 1 _ _ _ _ _ _M an u factu rin g________________________________ _____ 35 4 0 .0 72. 50 - - - 1 - 8 ------- - 5 3 11 1 - - - - - -N on m an u factu rin g______________________________ _____ 38 4 0 .0 64. 50 - 1 4 6 5 - 10 5 5 " 1 1 - - " - - -C om ptom eter op era tors ________________________________ 81 40. 5 62. 50 _ 4 4 19 18 13 6 _ _ 7 7 2 _ 1 _ _ _M an u factu rin g________________________ _______ _____ 21 4 0 .0 6 4 .0 0 - - - 12 2 4 2 - - 2 4 1 - - - - - -Nonm anufacturing _______________________ ___________ 54 4 1 .0 6 2 .0 0 - 4 4 7 16 9 4 - - 5 3 1 1 - - - -D up licatin g-m ach in e op era tors(M im eograph or Ditto) ________________________________ 15 3 9 .5 48. 50 - 2 8 4 - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - -N on m an ufacturing____________________________________ 15 39. 5 48. 50 2 8 4 1

See foo tnotes at end of tab le .


5Table A-l. Office Occupations-Continued

(A verage s tr a ig h t-t im e w eek ly hours and earnings for se le c te d occupations stud ied on an area b a sis by in dustry d iv is io n , D es M oin es, Iowa, F eb ruary I960)Average NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY EARNINGS OF

Sex , occupation , and in dustry d iv is ion Numberofworkers Weekly}hours(Standard)Weekly i earnings (Standard)

$35. 00 and under 4 0 .0 0

40. 00 45. 00

$45. 00 50. 00

$50. 00 55. 00

I 5 . 00 60. 00

$60. 00 65. 00

?5. 00 70. 00

70. 00 75. 00

$75. 00 80. 00

$80. 00 8 5 .0 0

5. 009 0 .0 0

?0. 00

95. ocl

$95. 00 100. 00

1$00. 00 1 05 ,0 0

?05. 00 110. 00

f i o . 001 1 5 ,0 0

f 15. 00 120. 00

?20. 00 and over

W omen ContinuedKeypunch op era tors . ---- 225 39. 5 $ 5 7 . 00 48 66 36 39 17 5 8 4 2M anufacturing 37 ..40. 0 70. 50 - - - 1 -----1---- 8 9 4 7 4 2 - - - - - - -Nonm anufacturing ------ __ _ ---------- - 188 39. 0 54. 50 - - 48 65 34 31 8 1 1 - - - - - - - - -P ublic u t il it ie s 3 ---------------- -------------------------------- 18 40. 0 62. 50 - 3 - 9 4 1 1 - - - - - - -O ffice g ir ls ------------------------------ ------ - --------- 107 39. 0 47 . 00 _ 39 25 33 7 1 1 1 _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ _ _16 40 . 0 53. 50 - - - 13 2 - - 1 - - - - - - - - - -

Nonm anufacturing ---------------------------------------------------- 91 38. 5 46. 00 - 39 25 20 5 1 1 - - " - - - - - -S e c r e ta r ie s ---------- _ ~ --------- - - -------------- 441 39. 5 79. 00 _ _ _ 4 12 45 52 61 64 76 37 35 17 18 10 2 - 8M a n u fa c tu r in g ---------- ------- _ ---- 170 4 6 .5 77. f>0 - - - - 1 ~ T l n 31 27 23 22---- 8 7 4 2 1 - zN onm anufacturing ____ -____________ ______ _______._ 271 39. 5 80. 00 - - - 4 11 24 31 30 37 53 15 27 10 14 8 1 - 6P ublic u t ilit ie s 3 ------------- ------- ------ ----------------- 31 39. 5 90. 50 - - ~ 4 1 - 2 5 2 6 1 4 4 " 2S ten ograp h ers , gen era l --------- _ -------- - __ ----- 481 39. 5 64. 00 _ 4 29 56 72 144 63 40 23 25 18 4 2 1 _ _ _ .M anufacturing ---- -------- __ _ _ _ 90 40. 0 67. 50 - - - 5 20 11 9 8 9 S 1 ----- 1 - - - - -N onm anufacturing ----- __ _ _ _ 391 39. 5 63. 00 - 4 29 51 52 124 52 31 15 16 12 3 1 1 - - - -P ublic u t il it ie s 3 ------- ------- ---- 54 39. 5 70. 50 - 2 2 1 9 8 3 6 13 - 5 3 1 1 - " Switchboard op era tors --------- ---------- --------------- .---- 63 41 . 5 55. 50 1 20 6 3 10 7 10 1 1 1 2 _ 1 _ _ _ . _N onm anufacturing ---- - . . . . . . . 54 O ' $3706 1 t o 6 3 9 3 9 - 1 1 1 - - - - * -Switchboard o p er a to r -r ec e p tio n ists --------------------------- 101 40 . 5 61. 50 . . 13 17 20 19 4 16 7 1 _ 4 - - - - - -M anufacturing __ . . . . . . ---------- - - - 39 40. 5 65. 50 - - - 4 10 5 4 11 3 1 - 1 - - - - - -N onm anufacturing ---------------------------------------------------- 62 40. 0 59. 00 13 13 10 14 - 5 4 - - 3 - - " " -T abu lating-m ach in e o p e r a to r s , c la s s C ____________ 58 39. 0 63. 00 - - - 6 15 7 25 5 - _ - - - - - - - -N onm anufacturing -------------------------------------------------- 37 38. 0 6 l . 00 - - 5 15 3 14 - - - - - - - - - "T ran scrib in g -m ach in e o p er a to r s , gen era l ---------------- 149 40. 0 57. 50 _ - 19 37 47 30 7 2 2 1 4 - _ - - - - -M anufacturing _____________ _. . ---------- 29 40. 0 64. 00 - - 1 2 8 6 7 2 - 1 2 - - - - - - -Nonm anufacturing ----------------------------------------------------- 120 40. 0 56. 00 - 18 35 39 24 " 2 " 2 _ " _ T y p ists , c la s s A _______________________________________ 116 3 9 .5 59. 50 - - 8 42 27 17 6 7 1 1 3 2 2 - - - - -M anufacturing _____ . . . . . . ------ - 25 40. 0 69. 00 - - - 3 2 5 3 6 1 1 2 2 - - - - - -N onm anufacturing ----------------------------------------------------- 91 39. 0 56. 50 " 8 39 25 12 3 1 1 2 T y p ists , c la s 8 B _____________________ _______________ 486 3 9 .5 50. 50 . 73. 205 99 58 37 9 3 1 _ 1 _ _ _ - - . -M anufacturing ------------------- - ------ 61 40. 0 59. 00 - - 2 10 27 10 7 3 1 - 1 - - - - - - -Nonm anufacturing ---------------------------- ------------------------ 425 3 9 .5 49. 00 - 73 203 89 31 27 2 - - - - - - - - - - -P ublic u t i l i t i e s 3 ----- . . . . . . . . 48 39. 5 54. 50 8 7 6 7 19 1

Standard hours r e fle c t the w orkw eek for w hich em p loyees r e c e iv e th e ir regu lar s tr a ig h t-tim e sa la r ie s and the earn in gs corresp on d to th e se w eek ly hours, W orkers w ere d istributed as fo llow s: 3 at $120 to $130; 1 at $130 to $140; 1 at $140 to $150; 1 at $150 and over .T ransportation , com m unication , and other public u t il it ie s .


6Table A-2. Professional and Technical Occupations

(A v e r a g e s tr a ig h t-t im e w e e k ly h o u rs and e a r n in g s for s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n s s tu d ied on an a r e a b a s is by in d u str y d iv is io n , D e s M o in es , Iow a, F eb r u a r y I960)

Average NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY EARNINGS OFNumber $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $Sex, occupation , and industry d iv ision ofworkers Weekly j hours Weekly ^earnings 5 5 .0 0andtinder

60 . 00 65 . 00 7 0 .0 0 7 5 .0 0 8 0 .0 0 8 5 .0 0 9 0 .0 0 9 5 .0 0 1 0 0 .0 0 105. 00 n o . oo 1 1 5 .0 0 1 2 0 .0 0 1 2 5 .0 0 1 3 0 .0 0(Standard) (Standard)

60. 00 65. 00 70 . 00 75 . 00 80 . 00 8 5 .0 0 90. 00 95 . 00 100. 00 1 0 5 .0 0 n o . oo 115. 00 120. 00 125. 00 130. 00 135. 00

Men

D raftsm en, sen ior ---------- --------------------------------------------- 34 40 . 0 $ 1 0 8 . 00 1 2 4 5 5 2 7 5 3M anufacturing ----------------------------------------------------------- 31 40 . 0 1 1 1 .00 - - - - 4 5 5 2 7 5 - 3

D raftsm en, junior ------------------------------------------ -------------- 37 40 . 0 76. 50 6 5 4 2 7 3 1 6 1 _ 1 1 _ .M anufacturing -------------------------------------------------------------- 26 40 . 0 83. 00

'

2 3 1 7 3 1 6 1'

1 1 ~ "

W om en

N u rses, industria l (reg iste red ) ________________________ 20 3 9 .5 88. 50 . 1 . . 2 5 4 4 1 2 _ . 1M anufacturing -------------------------------------------- ----------------- 16 40. 0 90. 50 2 4 3 3 1 2 1

1 Standard ho u rs r e f le c t the w o rk w eek fo r w h ich e m p lo y e e s r e c e iv e th e ir reg u la r s tr a ig h t-t im e s a la r ie s and th e e a rn in g s c o r r esp o n d to th e se w e e k ly h o u r s .


7Table A-3. Maintenance and Powerplant Occupations

(A v e r a g e s tr a ig h t-t im e h o u r ly e a rn in g s for m e n in s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ied on an a r e a b a s is by in d u stry d iv is io n , D e s M o in es , Iow a, F eb r u a r y I960)

NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME HOURLY EARNINGS OFNumber $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $O ccu p ation and in d u stry d iv is io n ofworkers hourly , earnings 1.60 and under

1.70 1. 80 1 .90 2. 00 2. 10 2. 20 2. 30 2. 40 2. 50 2. 60 2. 70 2. 80 2. 90 3. 00 3. 10 3. 20 3. 30 3. 40

1.70 1. 80 1. 90 2. 00 2. 10 2. 20 2. 30 2. 40 2. 50 2. 60 2. 70 2. 80 2. 90 _ 3, 00 . 3j_l_Q_ 3_20_ 3. 30 3. 40 3. 50

C a r p e n te r s , m a in ten a n c e ------------------------------- 31 $ 2 . 72 10 1 2 9 6 2 1M anu facturing ---------------------------------------------- 19 2. 85 ~ * - - - - 1 - - 2 " 9 - 6 1 - - -

E le c tr ic ia n s , m a in ten a n ce --------------------- ------ 109 2.91 . _ _ 4 2 2 9 15 . 29 1 1 16 30 M anu facturing ---------------------------------------------- 97 2. 91 - ' _ ~ 2 2 9 15 29 1 1 8 30

E n g in e e r s , s ta tio n a r y -------------------------------------- 69 2. 46 8 3 9 6 . . 7 5 13 1 3 14 . . . .M anu facturing ---------------------------------------------- 36 2. 79 - - - - - - - - 4 2 12 - 1 3 14 - - - -N on m an ufacturing --------------------------------------- 33 2. 10 " " 8 3 9 6 ~ - 3 3 1 _ ~ ~ ~ - ~ *

F ir e m e n , sta tio n a r y b o ile r ---------------------------- 59 2. 17 8 2 13 2 3 8 _ _ 1 9 10 3 .M anu facturing ---------------------------------------------- 32 2. 35 ---- 1---- - - - - 5 - - 1 9 8 3 - - - - - - -N on m an u factu rin g --------------------------------------- 27 1 .94 2 2 13 2 3 3 ~ " ~ " 2 - "

H e lp e r s , tr a d e s , m a in ten a n ce ---------------------- 53 2. 26 5 5 6 6 6 12 7 6M anu facturing ---------------------------------------------- 40 2. 20 5 5 * - 6 4 6 8 - 6 - " " " -

M a c h in is ts , m a in ten a n ce --------------------------------- 52 2. 83 . . . . _ . . 6 2 17 1 8 _ 3 5 10 .M a n u fa c tu r in g ----------------------------------------------- 44 2. 86 - - - - - - - ~ 2 1 17 1 8 5 10 - -

M e c h a n ics , au tom o tive (m a in ten an ce) ----------- 142 2. 66 . . . . . . 2 _ 16 21 56 21 26 _ _ _ . _ _M a n u fa c tu r in g ----------------------------------------------- 31 2 .59 - - - - - - - - 4 12 13 - 2 - - - - - -N on m an u factu rin g --------------------------------------- 111 2. 67 - - - - - - 2 - 12 9 43 21 24 - - - - - -P u b lic u t i l i t i e s 2 ------------------------------------ 90 2. 67 ~ - 2 ~ 12 9 31 12 24 - - - -

M e c h a n ics , m a in ten a n c e -------------------------------- 194 2. 82 _ 3 11 16 53 _ 52 20 6 33M anu facturing ----------------------------------------------- 172 2. 81 - - " - - - 3 6 16 53 - 52 3 * 6 33 - "

0 ile rs ____________________________________ 25 2. 42 . . _ _ 4 1 2 4 2 . 12 _ . . _ . . _M anu facturing ---------------------------------------------- 25 2. 42 ~ ~ ~ 4 1 2 4 2 ~ 12 _ ~ " ~ -P a in te r s , m a in ten a n c e ------------------------------------- 27 2. 73 2 3 10 6 1 4 l

M anu facturing ---------------------------------------------- 16 2. 79 " - - - - - 1 8 " 2 - 4 l - - -

T oo l and d ie m a k e r s --------------------------------------- 91 2. 97 1 10 6 10 5 14 21 1 9 14M anu facturing ---------------------------------------------- 91 2. 97 1 10 6 10 5 14 21 1 9 14

1 E x c lu d e s p r e m iu m pay for o v e r t im e and for w ork on w e e k e n d s, h o lid a y s, and la te s h if ts .2 T r a n sp o r ta tio n , co m m u n ica tio n , and o th er p u b lic u t i l i t ie s .


8Table A-4. Custodial and Material Movement Occupations

(A verage straight--tim e hourly earn in gs for se le c te d occup ation s stud ied on an a rea b a sis by in dustry d iv is io n , D es M oin es, Iowa, F eb ru ary I960)NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME HOURLY EARNINGS OF

O ccu p ation 1 and in dustry d iv is io n Numberof Averagehourly 2 earnings$0. 70 and under

. 80

$0. 80

.9 0

$0. 90 1. 00

$1. 00

1. 10

10

1. 20

V 20

1. 30

30

1 .4 0

! . 4 0

1. 50! . 50

1. 60f . 601. 70

f .7 0 1. 80

f . 801. 90

f . 902. 00

1 .0 02. 10

1 . 10 2 .2 0

1 . 202. 30

2. 30

2 .4 01 .4 0 2. 50

*2. 50 2. 60

2. 60 2. 70

2 .7 02 .8 0

2. 80 2. 90

E leva tor o p e r a to r s , p a sse n g e r (wom en) ____ 67 $ 1 . 04 10 16 5 18 _ _ 3 15 _ _ _ . _ . .N onm anufacturing ------------- ------- -------- 61 1. 00 10 16 5 18 - 2 10 " - - - ~ - - - - - - - - -

Guards ----------------------- ------- _ __ ------- 35 2. 38 - - - - - - - - 4 - - - - 2 1 _ 1 17 5 5 _ .J a n ito r s , p o r te r s , and c le a n e r s (m en) -------- -- 571 1 .7 0 19 4 20 7 19 14 66 16 44 42 104 28 6 3 111 68 _ _ .M anufacturing -------------------- __ _ __ 330 1. 96 - - - - - - 4 2 17 20 80 28 6 2 103 68 - - - - - -N o n m a n u fa c tu r in g ---------- ----------------------------- 241 1. 35 19 4 20 7 19 14 62 14 27 22 24 - - 1 8 - - - - - - -P ublic u t ilit ie s 3 ________________________ 41 1. 68 - - - 2 - 2 4 4 2 4 14 - - 1 8 - - - -J a n ito r s , p o r te r s , and c le a n e r s (wom en) ------- 76 1. 19 _ 7 _ 29 9 - 23 3 1 2 _ _ _ 2 _ _ _ _ . _ _N onm anufacturing --------- -------_ -------- _ 66 1. 15 - 7 - 25 9 - 23 - - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - -L a b o r e r s , m a te r ia l handling __ ____ 259 2. 05 - - - 14 6 2 1 - r . 4 14 7 38 123 10 9 31 _ _ _ _M anufacturing __________________________ 146 2. 17 - - - - - - - - - - 4 8 7 30 50 7 9 31 - - - -N onm anufacturing __________________________ 113 1 .8 9 - - - 14 6 2 1 - " - 6 8 73 3 " - " " - -O rder f i l le r s ________ ____ ________ 206 2. 11 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 9 10 5 2 _ 3 110 50 3 14 _ _ _M anufacturing ----------------- __ __ 36 1. 86 - " - - - - - - 9 10 - 2 - 3 6 - 2 4 - - - -P a c k e r s , shipping -------- _ __ ____ _ __ 98 2. 21 _ - - 3 _ - _ 4 _ - - 1 _ _ 24 23 36 7 _ _ _ _R eceiv in g c le r k s --------------------- - 39 2. 06 _ _ _ _ _ _ ! 2 _ _ 5 7 _ 16 ! 3 _ 4 _ _ _M anufacturing _____________________________ 20 2. 15 - - - - - - - - - - - 5 2 - 6 - 3 - 4 - - -N onm anufacturing _______ __ __ _ ________ 19 1. 97 - - - " 1 2 - - - 5 10 1 - - - - - -Shipping c le r k s ------------------------------------------------ 36 2. 19 _ - _ _ _ _ _ 1 _ _ _ 3 _ 5 11 _ 13 2 _ 1 _ _M anufacturing ---------------------------------------------- 23 2. 26 - - - - - - - - 3 - 4 - - 13 2 - 1 - -Shipping and r e ce iv in g c le r k s ----------------- - 48 1. 98 - - - - - - - 2 15 8 _ 4 1 _ 7 6 _ _ 1 _ 4M anufacturing ------------------------------ ---------- 15 2. 29 - - - - - - - - - 4 - - - - 2 5 - - - - 4Nonm anufacturing ______ _____________________ 33 1. 84 - - - - - 2 15 4 - 4 1 - 5 1 - - 1 - -T r u c k d r iv e rs4 -------------- ------------ --------- 313 2. 33 _ _ _ _ _ _ 4 2 _ 16 _ 8 4 28 40 42 14 35 9 111 _ _M anufacturing _____ _____________ ___________ 115 2. 23 - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - 8 4 8 18 24 - 29 9 8 - -N onm anufacturing ___ ____ _ -------- _ 198 2. 39 - - - - - - - 2 - 13 - - - 20 22 18 14 6 - 103 - -P ublic u t il it ie s 3 ________________________ 126 2. 57 - - - - 2 " - - " 18 2 1 - 103 - -

T ru ck d r iv ers , ligh t (under lV 2 tons) ---- --- 36 1. 86 _ _ _ _ _ _ 4 2 _ 13 _ _ _ 8 2 2 2 3 _ _ _ _N onm anufacturing _______________ _______ 27 1. 88 - - - - " 2 13 - - 6 1 - 2 3 - -T r u c k d r iv e rs , m ed ium ( l 1^ to andincluding 4 tons) ------- _ - 49 2. 12 - - - - - - - - - 3 - 8 4 12 6 6 - 1 9 - - _M anufacturing _______ _________________ 30 2. 13 - - - - - - - - - 3 - 8 4 - 2 3 - 1 9 - _ -Nonm anufacturing _______________________ 19 2. 11 12 4 3 - - " - "T ru ck d r iv ers , heavy (ov er 4 ton s,tr a ile r type) ______________________ ________ 30 2 .4 0 - 3 5 11 3 - 8 - -T ru ck d r iv ers , heavy (ov er 4 to n s ,other than tr a iler type) _________ ________ 43 2. 29 4 3 22 _ 14 _ _ _ _

T r u c k e r s , pow er (fork lift) ____________________ 96 2. 28 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4 4 _ 33 13 . 20 22 .M anufacturing -------------------- ------------- 77 2. 31 - " - " - - " " - 4 4 - 14 13 20 -----22 - - -W atchm en ___________________________ _________ 23 1. 63 _ - _ - 3 1 3 2 - _ 3 11 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _M anufacturing -------- _ ------- __ - n 1 .77 - " 1 2 " 3 11 _ ~

1 Data lim ited to m en w ork ers except w here o th erw ise indicated .2 E xclud es prem ium pay for over tim e and for work on w eek en d s, h o lid a y s, and la te sh ifts .3 T r a n s p o r t a t i o n , c o m m u n ic a t i o n , a n d o t h e r p u b l ic u t i l i t i e s .4 Includes a ll d r iv er s r e g a r d le ss of s iz e and type of tru ck operated .


B: Establishment Practices and Supplementary Wage Provisions

Table B-1. Shift Differentials

(P e r c e n t o f m a n u factu r in g p lant w o r k e r s in e s ta b lish m e n ts h a v in g fo r m a l p r o v is io n s fo r s h if t w ork , and in e s ta b lish m e n ts a c tu a lly o p er a tin g la te s h if ts by type and am ount o f d i f fe r e n tia l, D e s M o in es , Iow a, F eb r u a r y I960)

Sh ift d if fe r e n tia l

In e sta b l ish m e n ts h av ing fo r m a l p r o v is io n s 1 fo r

In e sta b l ish m e n ts a c tu a lly o p era tin g

S econ d Shift w ork

T h ird o r o th er sh ift w ork S econ d sh ift

T h ird o r o th er sh ift

88 . 6 8 1 .7 2 0 .8 1 0 .6

W ith sh if t p ay d iffe r e n tia l ________________________ 8 8 . 6 8 1 .7 2 0 .8 10. 6

U n iform c e n ts (p e r hour) _____________________ 57. 1 6 3 .7 10. 2 8 . 32 c e n ts _ ____________________________________ 1. 3 _ (2) _3 c e n ts -------------------------------------------------------- 7 .0 - 2. 1 -4 c e n ts ---------------------------------------------------------- 2. 1 - . 4 -.5 c e n ts ------- ------------------ ----------- ------------------- 6 .0 7 .7 .5 2 .07 c e n ts ------------ ------------------------------------------- 2 .6 3 .9 . 2 . 18 c e n ts ______ _______________ _________________ 9 .4 - 2 .0 -9 V2 c e n ts ---------------- --------------------------------- - 13. 1 - 4 . 110 c e n ts ______________________________________ 6 .8 7 . 1 1. 1 . 512 c e n ts . ----------------------------------------------------- 8 .9 1 6 .6 . 4 . 3122/3 c e n ts ---------------------------------------------------- 1 3 .0 - 3. 5 -15 c e n ts . . . ________________________________ - 2. 3 - -18 c e n t s --------------------------------------------------------- " 1 3 .0 " 1. 3

U n ifo rm p e r c e n ta g e ___________________________ 1 2 .7 1 2 .7 3. 5 2. 35 p e r c e n t ------------------------------------------------------ 4 .0 - 1 .0 -7 p e r c e n t ------------------------------------------------------ 1. 1 - : z -10 p e r c e n t ----------------------------------------------------- 7 . 6 1 2 .7 2 . 3 2. 3

O ther fo r m a l pay d i f f e r e n t ia l -------------------------- 18. 8 5. 3 7 . 1 (2)No sh ift pay d i f f e r e n t ia l__________________________

'

1 In c lu d es e s ta b lish m e n ts c u r r e n tly o p er a t in g la te s h if t s , and e sta b l ish m e n ts w ith fo r m a l p r o v is io n s c o v e r in g la te s h if t s e v e n th ough th e y w e r e not c u r r e n tly o p er a tin g la te s h if t s .

* L e s s than 0 . 05 p e r c e n t.


10Table B-2. Minimum Entrance Salaries for Women Office W orkers

(D istr ib u t io n o f e s ta b l ish m e n ts stu d ied in a l l in d u s tr ie s and in in d u stry d iv is io n s by m in im u m en tra n c e s a la r y fo r s e le c t e d c a te g o r ie s o f in e x p e r ie n c e d w o m en o ff ic e w o r k e r s , D e s M o in es , Iow a, F eb r u a r y I960)

M in im u m w e e k ly s a la r y 1

In e x p e r ie n c e d ty p is ts O ther in e x p e r ie n c e d c le r ic a l w o r k e r s 2

A llin d u s tr ie s

M anu facturing N on m an u factu rin g M anu facturing N on m an u factu rin gB a sed on stan dard w e e k ly h o u r s 3 o f A llin d u s tr ie s B a sed on stan d ard w e e k ly h o u rs 3 of

A llsch e d u le s 40

A llsc h e d u le s 37V 2 40

AILsc h e d u le s 40

A lls c h e d u le s 37V 2 40

E sta b lish m e n ts stu d ied ------------------ ---------------------------------- 93 36 XXX 57 XXX XXX 93 36 XXX 57 XXX XXXE sta b lish m e n ts ha v in g a s p e c if ie d m in im u m ------- ------ 39 11 10 28 5 22 39 12 11 27 5 21$ 32. 50 and under $ 35. 00 ---- ----- ---------------- --------------- - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - 1$ 35. 00 and under $ 37, 50 -------------------------------------------- 1 - - 1 - 1 - - - - - _

$ 37. 50 and under $ 4 0 , 00 ------------ ------ -------------------------- - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - 2$ 4 0 . 00 and under $ 42 . 50 ----------- ------------------------------------- 11 1 1 10 3 7 14 1 1 13 3 9$ 42 . 50 and under $ 45 . 00 ------------------------------------------------- 9 1 1 8 2 5 5 2 2 3 2 1$ 4 5 . 00 and un der $ 47 . 50 ----------------------------------------------- 6 3 2 3 - 3 7 5 4 2 - 2$ 4 7 .5 0 and un der $ 50 . 00 -------------------------------------------------- 1 1 1 - - - 1 - - 1 - 1$ 50 . 00 and under $ 5 2 .5 0 -------------------------------------------------- 6 2 2 4 - 4 5 1 1 4 - 4$ 52 . 50 and under $ 5 5 . 00 -------------------------- ------ ---------------- - - - - - - - - - - - -$ 5 5 . 00 and under $ 5 7 .5 0 ------------------------------------------------- - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - 1$ 5 7 . 50 and under $ 60 . 00 ------------------------------------------------- 1 - - 1 - 1 - - - - _ _$ 60 . 00 and under $ 62 . 50 ----------------------------------------------- 3 2 2 1 - 1 2 2 2 - - -$ 6 2 . 50 and o v e r ____________________________ _______ ___ 1 1 1 - - - 1 1 1 - - -

E sta b lish m e n ts h av in g no s p e c if ie d m in im u m -------------------- 3 - XXX 3 XXX XXX 5 1 XXX 4 XXX XXXE sta b lish m e n ts w h ich did not e m p lo y w o r k e r s

in th is c a te g o r y ------------------------------------------------------------------- 51 25 XXX 26 XXX XXX 49 23 XXX 26 XXX XXX

1 L o w e st s a la r y ra te fo r m a lly e s ta b lish e d fo r h ir in g in ex p e r ie n c e d w o r k e r s for typ in g or o th er c le r ic a l jo b s .2 R a te s a p p lic a b le to m e s s e n g e r s , o ff ic e g ir ls , or s im ila r s u b c le r ic a l jo b s a r e not c o n s id e r e d .3 H ou rs r e f le c t th e w ork w eek for w h ich e m p lo y e e s r e c e iv e th e ir r e g u la r s tr a ig h t - t im e s a la r ie s . D ata a r e p r e s e n te d for a l l w o r k w e e k s com b in ed , and fo r th e m o st co m m o n w o rk w eek s r e p o r te d .

Table B-3. Scheduled W eekly Hours

(P e r c e n t d is tr ib u tio n of o f f ic e and p lant w o r k e r s in a l l in d u s tr ie s and in in d u str y d iv is io n s by sch e d u le d w e e k ly h o u rs of f i r s t - s h i f t w o r k e r s , D e s M o in es , Iow a, F eb r u a r y I960)

W eek ly h o u rsOFFICE WORKERS PLANT WORKERS

All industries 1 Manufacturing Public utilities 2 All industries3 Manufacturing Public utilities 2

A ll w o r k e r s _____ .________________ _____________ 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0

3 7 1/ 2 h o u rs ------------ ------- ------------------------ _ 19 1 419 1 4 8O ver 3 7 V 2 and un der 4 0 h o u rs ----------------------- 5 - - 1 _ _

4 0 h o u rs --------------- ------------ ---------------------------- 7 3 9 4 9 6 8 1 8 2 91O ver 4 0 and under 4 4 h o u rs __________________ 1 2 - (4 )1 14 4 h o u rs ------------------------------ ---------------------------- 2 2 _ 1 _O ver 4 4 and un der 4 8 h o u rs ---- ------------------- ( 4 ) 1 - - _ _4 8 h o u rs ------------------------------------------------------------- - _ 6 2 _49 h o u r s -------------------------------------------------------- --------------- - - - (4 ) - 21 In c lu d es data fo r w h o le sa le tra d e; r e ta i l tr a d e; fin a n c e , in su r a n c e , and r e a l e s ta te ; and s e r v i c e s in ad d ition to th o se in d u str y d iv is io n s show n s e p a r a te ly . T ra n sp o rta tio n , co m m u n ica tio n , and o th er p u b lic u t i l i t ie s .3 In c lu d es da ta fo r w h o le sa le tr a d e , r e ta i l tr a d e , r e a l e s ta te , and s e r v i c e s in ad d ition to th o se in d u str y d iv is io n s show n se p a r a te ly .4 L e s s than 0. 5 p e r c e n t .


11Table B-4. Rpid Holidays

(P e r c e n t d is t r ib u t io n o f o f f i c e and p lan t w o r k e r s in a ll in d u s t r ie s and in in d u s tr y d iv is io n s b y n u m b e r o f p a id h o lid a y s p r o v id e d a n n u a lly , D e s M o in e s , Iow a , F e b r u a r y I960 )

Item

O F F I C E W O R K E R S P L A N T W O R K E R S

A ll in d u s tr ie s 1 M a n u fa c tu r in g P u b lic u t i l i t ie s 2 A ll in d u s tr ie s 3 M a n u fa c tu r in g P u b lic u t i l i t ie s 2

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

W o r k e r s in e s ta b l is h m e n ts p r o v id in gp a id h o l id a y s --------------------------------------------------------- 99 100 100 92 98 92

W o r k e r s in e s ta b l is h m e n ts p r o v id in gno p a id h o lid a y s ------------------- -------------------------------- ( 4) - 8 2 8

Number of days

3 h o lid a y s ------------------------------------------------------------------ (4) _ _ 1 _ _6 h o lid a y s ------------------------------------------------------------------ 64 38 15 39 26 206 h o lid a y s p lu s 1 h a lf d a y ------------------------------------- 10 2 7 3 5 -6 h o lid a y s p lu s 2 h a lf d a y s ---------------------------------- 7 27 - 9 14 -7 h o l id a y s ------------------------------------------------------------------ 16 24 77 31 38 707 h o lid a y s p lu s 2 h a lf d a y s ---------------------------------- 1 5 - 3 5 -8 h o lid a y s ___________________________________________ 1 5 1 7 11 3

Total holiday time58 d a y s ________________________________________________ 2 10 1 10 16 37 o r m o r e d a y s ------------------------------------------------------- 26 60 78 50 68 7261 /z o r m o r e d a y s _________________________________ 35 62 85 52 72 726 o r m o r e d a y s -------------------------------------------------------- 99 100 100 91 98 923 o r m o r e d a y s ____________________________________ 99 100 100 92 98 92

1 In c lu d e s data f o r w h o le s a le t ra d e ; r e t a i l t ra d e ; f in a n ce , in s u r a n c e , and r e a l e s ta te ; and s e r v i c e s in a d d it io n to th o s e in d u s tr y d iv is io n s sh ow n s e p a r a t e ly .2 T r a n s p o r ta t io n , c o m m u n ic a t io n , and o th e r p u b lic u t i l i t ie s .3 In c lu d e s data f o r w h o le s a le t r a d e , r e t a i l t r a d e , r e a l e s ta te , and s e r v i c e s in a d d it io n to th o s e in d u s tr y d iv is io n s sh ow n s e p a r a t e ly .4 L e s s than 0. 5 p e r c e n t .5 A l l c o m b in a t io n s o f fu l l and h a lf d a y s that add to the sa m e a m ou n t a r e co m b in e d ; f o r e x a m p le , the p r o p o r t io n o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g a to ta l o f 7 d a y s in c lu d e s th o s e w ith 7 fu l l d a y s and

no h a lf d a y s , 6 fu ll d a y s and 2 h a lf d a y s , 5 fu l l d a y s and 4 h a lf d a y s , and so on . P r o p o r t io n s w e r e then cu m u la te d .


12Table B-5. Paid Vacations

(P e r c e n t d is tr ib u tio n of o ff ic e and p lant w o r k e r s in a l l in d u s tr ie s and in in d u str y d iv is io n s by v a c a tio n p ay p r o v is io n s , D e s M o in es , Iow a, F e b r u a r y I960)

OFFICE WORKERS...... ............. ....... ...........................1 1 .......................

PLANT WORKERS

V a ca t io n p o l ic yAll industries1 Manufacturing Public utilities 2 All industries3 Manufacturing Public utilities 2

A l l w o r k e r s ____________________ ____________ 100 100 100 100 100 100

M e t h o d o f p a y m e n t

W o r k e r s in e s ta b lis h m e n ts p r o v id in gp a id v a c a t io n s -------------------- ------------------------------- 100 100 100 100 100 100

L e n g t h -o f - t im e pa y m e n t ------------------------------- 100 100 100 78 62 100P e r c e n ta g e pa y m e n t -------------------- -------------- - - - 22 38 -O th e r ------- ----- -------- ------------------------------------- - - - - - -

W o r k e r s in e s ta b lis h m e n ts p r o v id in gno p a id v a c a t io n s -------- i ------------------------- - - " "

A m o u n t o f v o c a t i o n p a y 4

A f te r 6 m o n th s o f s e r v i c e

U n d er 1 w e e k ----------------------------------- --------------- 3 5 18 3 _ 231 w e e k ____________ _____ _____ _________________ 52 68 5 31 31 9O v e r 1 and u n d e r 2 w e e k s ---------------------------------- 12 1 " 1 2 "

A fte r 1 y e a r o f s e r v i c e

1 w e e k ------------------ ------------------------------------------------ 25 23 76 80 81 55O v e r 1 and u n d e r 2 w e e k s ---------------------------------- - - - 1 2 -2 w e e k s ---------------------------- ----------------------- 75 77 24 19 17 45

A fte r 2 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e

1 w e e k __ ___________ __ -------------- -------- 6 14 15 54 70 10O v e r 1 and u n d e r 2 w e e k s ____________ _____ ( 5) - 3 5 6 112 w e e k s --------------------,---------------------------------------------- 94 86 82 42 24 80

A fte r 3 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e

1 w e e k ------------------------------- -------- -------------------- - 2 10 1 15 17 2O v e r 1 and u n d e r 2 w e e k s ______________________ ( 5) - ( 5) 14 23 22 w e e k s --------------------------------------------------------------- 91 76 99 68 55 96O v e r 2 and u n d e r 3 w e e k s ---------------------------------- - - - ( 5) - 13 w e e k s __________________________ __________ ______ 7 14 " 4 5

A f te r 5 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e

1 w e e k -------------- -------- ------------------------------- ( 5) ( 5) _ 6 2 -2 w e e k s ______ _____________________________________ 86 62 96 84 85 92O v e r 2 and u n d e r 3 w e e k s ____________________ ( 5) 1 - ( 5) - 13 w e e k s ---------------------------------------- -------------------------- 14 37 4 10 13 8

A f te r 10 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e

1 w e e k ---------------------------- -------- ------------------ ( 5) ( 5) _ 6 2 -2 w e e k s ---------------------------------------------- ----- ------- 55 44 77 57 50 64O v e r 2 and u n d e r 3 w e e k s -------- -------------- 4 - - 12 20 13 w e e k s ______________________ ____________________ 41 56 23 25 27 35

S e e fo o tn o te s a t end o f ta b le ,


Table B-5. Paid Vacations-Continued13

(P e r c e n t d is t r ib u t io n o f o f f i c e and p lan t w o r k e r s in a ll in d u s t r ie s and in in d u s tr y d iv is io n s b y v a c a t io n pay p r o v is i o n s , D e s M o in e s , Iow a , F e b r u a r y I960 )

OFFICE W O R K E R S P L A N T W O R K E R S

V acation p o lic y All in d u s tr ie s 1 M a n u fa c tu r in g P u b lic u t i l i t ie s 2 A ll in d u s tr ie s 3 M a n u fa c tu r in g P u b lic u t i l i t ie s 2

Amount of vocation pay4 Continued

A fte r 15 y e a r s o f s e r v ic e1 w e e k ___________________________________________ ( 5 ) ( 5 ) _ 6 2 _2 w e e k s -------------------------------------------------------------- 22 17 4 20 7 1O ver 2 and un der 3 w e e k s --------------------------------- - - - 1 2 _3 w e e k s ------------ ------------------------------------------------ 78 83 96 72 88 994 w e e k s __________________________________________ ( 5 ) - - 1 - -

A fte r 20 y e a r s o f s e r v ic e1 w e e k ----------------------------------------------------------------- ( 5 ) ( 5) _ 6 2 _2 w e e k s ----------------- ----------------------------------------- 8 17 4 12 7 1O ver 2 and un der 3 w e e k s _____________________ - - - 1 2 -3 w e e k s ---------------------------------------------------------------- 76 83 72 65 86 574 w e e k s __________________________________________ 16 - 24 16 2 42

A fte r 25 y e a r s o f s e r v ic e1 w e e k -------------------- ------------------------- ------------ ( 5 ) ( 5) _ 6 2 _2 w e e k s __________________________________________ 8 17 4 12 7 1O ver 2 and un der 3 w e e k s _____________________ - - - 1 2 -3 w e e k s __________________________________________ 66 57 72 38 42 564 w e e k s __________________________________________ 21 26 24 43 46 43O ver 4 w e e k s ----------------------------------------------------- 5

1 In c lu d e s data f o r w h o le s a le tra d e ; r e t a il t ra d e ; f in a n ce , in s u r a n c e , and r e a l e s ta te ; and s e r v i c e s in a d d it io n to th o s e in d u s tr y d iv is io n s sh ow n s e p a r a t e ly .2 T r a n s p o r ta t io n , c o m m u n ic a t io n , and o th e r p u b lic u t i l i t ie s .3 In c lu d e s data f o r w h o le s a le t ra d e , r e t a i l t r a d e , r e a l e s ta te , and s e r v i c e s in a d d it io n to th o se in d u s tr y d iv is io n s sh ow n s e p a r a t e ly .4 P e r i o d s o f s e r v i c e w e r e a r b i t r a r i ly c h o s e n and do not n e c e s s a r i ly r e f le c t the in d iv id u a l p r o v is io n s f o r p r o g r e s s i o n s . F o r e x a m p le , the ch a n g e s in p r o p o r t io n s in d ic a te d at 10 y e a rs*

s e r v i c e in c lu d e ch a n g e s in p r o v is io n s o c c u r r in g b e tw e e n 5 and 10 y e a r s .5 L e s s than 0. 5 p e r c e n t .

N O T E : In the ta b u la tio n s o f v a c a t io n a llo w a n c e s b y y e a r s o f s e r v i c e , p a y m e n ts o th e r than " le n g th o f t im e , " su ch a s p e r c e n ta g e o f annual e a r n in g s o r f la t - s u m p a y m e n ts , w e r e c o n v e r te d to an e q u iv a le n t t im e b a s is ; f o r e x a m p le , a p a y m e n t o f 2 p e r c e n t o f annual e a rn in g s w a s c o n s id e r e d a s 1 w eek *s p a y .


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

(P e r c e n t o f o f f i c e and p la n t w o r k e r s in a ll in d u s tr ie s and in in d u s tr y d iv is io n s e m p lo y e d in e s ta b l is h m e n ts p r o v id in g h e a lth , in s u r a n c e , o r p e n s io n b e n e f i t s , D e s M o in e s , Io w a , F e b r u a r y I96 0 )

O F F I C E W O R K E R S P L A N T W O R K E R S

T y p e o f b e n e fitA ll in d u s tr ie s 3 M a n u fa c tu r in g P u b lic u t i l i t ie s 2 A ll in d u s tr ie s 3 M a n u fa c tu r in g P u b lic u t i l i t ie s 2

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

W o r k e r s in e s ta b lis h m e n ts p r o v id in g :

L ife in s u r a n c e --------------- -------------------------A c c id e n t a l d ea th and d is m e m b e r m e n t

96 98 100 87 95 100

S ic k n e s s and a c c id e n t in s u r a n c e o r49 61 94 68 79 81

s i c k le a v e o r b o t h 4 -------------------------------------- 70 80 91 80 86 91

S ic k n e s s and a c c id e n t in s u r a n c e _______S ic k le a v e ( fu ll p a y and no

23 30 9 58 70 19

w a itin g p e r io d ) -----------------------------------------S ick le a v e (p a r t ia l p a y o r

50 40 35 19 9 42

w a itin g p e r io d ) ----------------------------------------- 12 29 55 14 15 37

H o s p ita l iz a t io n in s u r a n c e ___________________ 87 95 45 82 96 63S u r g ic a l in s u r a n c e ------------------------------------------- 87 93 44 81 96 55M e d ic a l in s u r a n c e ------------------------------------------- 60 77 32 56 72 38C a ta s tro p h e in s u r a n c e ------------------------------------ 39 11 14 13 12 15R e t ir e m e n t p e n s io n ----------------------------------------- 72 73 86 62 73 86N o h e a lth , in s u r a n c e , o r p e n s io n p la n ----- 1 3 3

1 In c lu d e s data f o r w h o le s a le t ra d e ; r e t a i l t r a d e ; f in a n c e , in s u r a n c e , and r e a l e s ta te ; and s e r v i c e s in a d d it io n to t h o s e in d u s tr y d iv is io n s sh ow n s e p a r a t e ly .2 T r a n s p o r t a t io n , c o m m u n ic a t io n , and o th e r p u b lic u t i l it ie s .3 In c lu d e s data f o r w h o le s a le t r a d e , r e t a i l t r a d e , r e a l e s t a t e , and s e r v i c e s in a d d it io n to th o s e in d u s tr y d iv is io n s sh ow n s e p a r a t e ly .4 U n d u p lica te d to ta l o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s i c k le a v e o r s i c k n e s s and a c c id e n t in s u r a n c e sh ow n s e p a r a t e ly b e lo w . S ic k - l e a v e p la n s a r e l im it e d to th o s e w h ich d e f in it e ly e s t a b l is h at le a s t

the m in im u m n u m b e r o f d a y s ' p a y th at ca n b e e x p e c te d b y e a c h e m p lo y e e . In fo r m a l s i c k - le a v e a llo w a n c e s d e t e r m in e d o n an in d iv id u a l b a s is a r e e x c lu d e d .


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Appendix: Occupational Descriptions

The primary purpose of p reparing job d esc rip tio n s for the B ureaus wage su rveys is to a s s i s t i ts fie ld s ta ff in c la s s ify in g in to appropria te occupations w orkers who are em ployed under a v a rie ty of payro ll t i t le s and d iffe ren t work arrangem ents from es tab lish m en t to e s tab lish m en t and from area to a rea . T h is is e s s e n tia l in order to perm it the grouping of occupationa l w age ra te s rep resen ting com parable job co n ten t. B ecause of th is em phasis on in te re stab lish m en t and in te ra rea com parab ility of occupational co n ten t, the B ureaus job d e sc rip tio n s may d iffer s ig n ifican tly from tho se in u se in ind iv idual e s tab lish m en ts or tho se p repared for o ther p u rp oses . In apply ing th e se job d e sc rip tio n s , the B ureaus fie ld econom ists are in s tru c ted to exclude w orking su p e rv iso rs , a p p ren tice s , le a rn e rs , beg inners , tra in e e s , hand icapped w orkers, part-tim e, tem porary, and probationary w orkers.

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BILLER, MACHINE BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATORP rep a res s ta te m e n ts , b il ls , and in v o ices on a m achine other

than an ordinary or e lec trom atic typew riter. May a lso keep reco rds a s to b illin g s or sh ipp ing charges or perform o ther c le r ic a l work in c id en ta l to b illing o p era tio n s . For wage study p u rp o ses , b il le rs , m achine, are c la s s if ie d by type of m achine, a s fo llow s:

Biller, machine (billing machine) U ses a s p e c ia l b illing mach ine (Moon H opkins, E llio tt F ish e r , B urroughs, e tc . , w hich are com bination typing and adding m ach ines) to p repare b ills and in v o ices from cu s to m ers pu rchase o rders, in te rn a lly prepared o rders, sh ipp ing memorandums, e tc . U sually invo lves ap p lica tio n of p redeterm ined d isco u n ts and sh ipp ing ch arg es and entry of n ecessa ry e x te n s io n s , which may or may not be com puted on the b illing mach ine , and to ta ls w hich are au tom atica lly accum ulated by m achine. T he operation u sua lly invo lves a large number of carbon co p ie s of the b ill being prepared and is often done on a fanfold m achine.

Biller, machine (bookkeeping machine) U ses a bookkeeping m achine (Sundstrand, E llio tt F ish e r , Rem ington R and, e tc . , w hich may or may not have typew rite r keyboard) to prepare c u s to m e rs b ills a s part of the acc o u n ts rece iv ab le opera tion . G enera lly in vo lves the sim ultaneous en try of figures on cu s to m ers ledger re c ord. The m achine au tom atica lly accum u la tes figures on a num ber of v e rtic a l colum ns and com putes and u su a lly p rin ts au tom atica lly the deb it or c red it b a la n c e s . D oes no t involve a know ledge of bookkeeping . Works from uniform and s tandard types of s a le s and c red it s l ip s .

O perates a bookkeeping m achine (Rem ington R and, E llio tt F ish e r , Sundstrand, Burroughs, N ational C ash R e g is te r, w ith or w ithout a typew riter keyboard) to keep a record of b u s in e ss tra n sa c tio n s .

Class A K eeps a s e t of records requ iring a know ledge of and experience in b a s ic bookkeeping p rin c ip les and fam ilia rity w ith the s truc tu re of the p a rtic u la r accoun ting sy stem u sed . D eterm ines proper records and d is trib u tio n of d eb it and c re d it item s to be u sed in each phase of the work. May prepare co n so lid a ted re p o r ts , b a lan ce s h e e ts , and o ther reco rds by hand.

Class B K eeps a record of one or more p h a se s or s e c tio n s of a s e t of records u su a lly requiring l i t t le know ledge of b a s ic bookkeeping* P h a s e s or s e c tio n s include acc o u n ts p ay ab le , payro ll, cu s to m ers accou n ts (not inc lud ing a sim ple type of b illin g d esc rib ed under b ille r, m achine), c o s t d is trib u tio n , expense d is tr ib u tio n , in ventory control, e tc . May check or a s s i s t in p repara tion of t r ia l b a lan ces and prepare contro l s h e e ts for the accou n tin g departm ent.

CLERK, ACCOUNTINGClass A Under g en era l d irec tio n of a bookkeeper or acc o u n t

an t, h as re sp o n sib ility for keep ing one or more s e c tio n s of a com p le te s e t of books or reco rds re la tin g to one p h ase of an e s ta b lis h m en t's b u s in e ss tra n sa c tio n s . Work invo lves p o stin g and ba lanc ing su b s id ia ry ledger or led ge rs su ch as accou n ts rece iv ab le or acco u n ts


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CLERK, ACCOUNTING Continuedpayab le ; exam ining and coding in v o ices or vouchers w ith proper a c counting d is trib u tio n ; req u ires judgm ent and experience in m aking proper a s s ig n a tio n s and a llo c a tio n s . May a s s i s t in p reparing , a d ju s tin g and c lo sin g journal e n tr ie s ; may d ire c t c la s s B acco u n tin g c le rk s .

C la s s B Under su p e rv is io n , perform s one or more ro u tin e a c counting opera tions such a s po stin g sim ple jou rnal vouchers or a c coun ts payable vouche rs , en tering vouchers in voucher re g is te r s ; reconciling bank acc o u n ts ; p o stin g su b s id ia ry led ge rs co n tro lled by g en era l led g e rs , or p o stin g sim ple c o s t accou n tin g d a ta . T h is job does not require a know ledge of accoun ting and bookkeeping p rinc ip les but is found in o ffices in which the more rou tine a c c o u n ting work is subd iv ided on a fu n c tio n a l b a s is among se v e ra l w orkers .

CLERK, FILEC la s s A In an e s ta b lis h e d filing sy stem co n ta in in g a num

ber of varied su b je c t m atter f i le s , c la s s if ie s and in d ex es c o r re s pondence or o ther m ate ria l; may a lso file th is m ate ria l. May keep records of various types in con ju n ction w ith f ile s or may su p e rv ise o thers in filing and lo c a tin g m ate ria l in the f i le s . May p erform in c id en ta l c le r ic a l d u tie s .

C la s s B Perform s rou tine f ilin g , u su a lly of m ate ria l th a t h a s already been c la s s if ie d or w hich is e a s ily id e n tif ia b le , o r lo c a te s or a s s i s t s in loca tin g m a te ria l in f i le s . May perform in c id e n ta l c le r ic a l d u tie s .

CLERK, ORDERR ece iv es custom ers* o rders for m ate ria l or m erchandise by m ail,

phone, or p erso n a lly . D u ties invo lve any com bin atio n o f the fo llo w in g : Quoting p rice s to custom ers; m aking out an order sh e e t lis t in g the item s to make up the order; check ing p ric e s and q u a n titie s of item s on order sh ee t; d is trib u tin g order sh e e ts to re sp e c tiv e departm ents to be f ille d . May check w ith c red it departm ent to determ ine c red it ra ting of custom er, acknow ledge rece ip t of o rders from custo m ers , follow up orders to se e tha t they have been filled , keep file of orders rece iv ed , and ch eck sh ip ping inv o ices with o rig inal o rders.

CLERK, PAYROLLCom putes w ages of com pany em ployees and e n te rs the n e c e s

sa ry d a ta on the payro ll s h e e ts . D u ties invo lve: C a lcu la tin g workers* earn ings b ased on tim e or production reco rd s ; p o stin g c a lc u la te d d a ta on payro ll sh e e t, show ing inform ation such a s w orkers nam e, w orking d ay s , tim e, ra te , deductions for in su ran ce , and to ta l w ages due. May make out pay ch eck s and a s s i s t paym aster in m aking up and d is tr ib u ting pay en v e lo p es . May use a c a lc u la tin g m achine.COMPTOMETER OPERATOR

Prim ary duty is to opera te a Com ptom eter to perform m athem at ic a l com putations. T h is job is not to be con fused w ith th a t of s t a t i s t ic a l or o ther type of c le rk , w hich may involve frequen t u se of a Comptom eter but, in w hich, u se of th is m achine is in c id e n ta l to perform ance of o ther d u tie s .

DUPLICATING-MACHINE OPERATOR (MIMEOGRAPH OR DITTO)Under g en era l su pe rv is ion and w ith no superv iso ry re sp o n s i

b i l i t ie s , rep roduces m ultip le co p ie s of typew ritten or handw ritten m atter, u s in g a Mimeograph or D itto m achine. M akes n e c e ssa ry ad justm en t such as for ink and paper feed coun ter and cy lin d er sp eed . Is not requ ired to prepare s te n c il or D itto m aster. May keep file of u sed s te n c ils or D itto m a ste rs . May so rt, c o lla te , and s ta p le com pleted m a te ria l.

KEYPUNCH OPERATORUnder genera l su pe rv is ion and w ith no su perv iso ry re s p o n s i

b il i t ie s , reco rds accoun ting and s ta t i s t i c a l d a ta on tab u la tin g ca rd s by punching a s e r ie s of h o les in the card s in a sp e c if ie d seq u en ce , u s in g an a lp h a b e tic a l or a num erical keypunch m achine, follow ing w ritten in form ation on reco rd s . May d u p lica te ca rd s by u sin g the d u p lica tin g d ev ice a tta c h e d to m achine. May keep f i le s of punch c a rd s . May verify own work or work of o th e rs .

OFFICE BOY OR GIRLPerform s various rou tine d u tie s such as running e rrand s , op

e ra tin g minor office m achines such a s s e a le rs or m a ile rs , opening and d is trib u tin g m ail, and o ther minor c le r ic a l work.


SECRETARYPerform s s e c re ta r ia l and c le r ic a l d u tie s for a superio r in an ad

m in istra tive or execu tive p o sitio n . D u ties inc lude making appoin tm ents for superio r; rece iv ing people coming in to office; answ ering and making phone c a l ls ; handling p erso n a l and im portant or co n fiden tia l m ail, and w riting rou tine co rrespondence on own in it ia tiv e ; tak ing d ic ta tio n (w here transcrib ing m achine is not used ) e ith e r in shorthand or by S tenotype or sim ilar m achine, and tran sc rib in g d ic ta tio n or the recorded inform ation reproduced on a tran scrib in g m achine. May prepare sp e c ia l rep o rts or memorandums for inform ation of superio r.STENOGRAPHER, GENERAL

Prim ary duty is to take d ic ta tio n from one or more p e rso n s , e ithe r in shorthand or by S tenotype or s im ilar m achine, involv ing a normal rou tine vocabulary , and to tra n sc rib e th is d ic ta tio n on a typew riter. May a lso type from w ritten copy. May a lso s e t up and keep f i le s in order, keep sim ple reco rds, e tc . D o es n o t in c lu d e tra n s c rib in g -m a c h in e w ork (s e e transcrib ing-m achine operator).STENOGRAPHER, TECHNICAL

Prim ary duty is to take d ic ta tio n from one or more p e rso n s e ith e r in shorthand or by S tenotype or s im ilar m achine, involving a v aried tech n ica l or sp e c ia liz e d vocabulary such a s in leg a l b rie fs or repo rts on s c ie n tif ic re sea rch and to tran sc rib e th is d ic ta tio n on a typew riter. May a lso type from w ritten copy. May a lso s e t up and keep f i le s in order, keep sim ple reco rd s, e tc . D o es not in c lu d e tra n s c rib in g -m a c h in e w o rk .

SWITCHBOARD OPERATORO perates a s in g le - or m u ltip le -position te lephone sw itchboard .

D u ties involve handling incom ing, ou tgoing, and in trap lan t or o ffice c a l l s . May record to ll c a l ls and tak e m e ssa g e s . May give inform ation to perso n s who c a l l in , or o c c a s io n a lly take te lephone o rders. F o r w orkers who a lso a c t a s re c e p tio n is ts se e sw itchboard o p era to r-rece p tio n is t.

SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR-RECEPTIONISTIn add ition to perform ing d u tie s of operato r, on a s in g le p o s i

tion or m onitor-type sw itchboard , a c ts a s re c e p tio n is t and may a ls o type or perform rou tine c le r ic a l work a s p a rt of regu lar d u tie s . T h is typ ing or c le r ic a l work may take the m ajor p a rt of th is w orkers time w hile a t sw itchboard .

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TABLLATING-MACHINE OPERATORC la s s A O perates a varie ty of tab u la ting or e le c tr ic a l a c

counting m ach ines, ty p ica lly inc lud ing such m achines a s the tab u la to r, ca lcu la to r, in te rp re ter, co lla to r and o th ers. Perform s comp le te reporting assig n m en ts w ithout c lo se su p e rv is io n , and perform s d ifficu lt w iring as required . The com plete reporting and tab u la ting ass ig n m en ts typ ica lly involve a varie ty of long and com plex re po rts w hich often are of irregu lar or nonrecurring type requ iring some p lanning and sequencing of s te p s to be tak en . As a more ex p erien ced operator, is typ ica lly involved in tra in ing new operato rs in m achine opera tions, or p a rtia lly tra ined opera to rs in w iring from diagram s and operating seq u en ces of long and com plex rep o rts . D o es n o t in c lu d e working su perv iso rs perform ing tabula ting -m ach ine opera tions a n d d ay-to-day su perv is ion of the work and production of a group of tabulating-m achine o pera to rs .

C la s s B O perates more d ifficu lt tab u la tin g or e le c tr ic a l a c counting m achines such as the tab u la to r and ca lc u la to r, in addition to the so rte r, rep roducer, and co lla to r. T h is work is perform ed under sp e c if ic in s tru c tio n s and may inc lude the perform ance of some w iring from d iagram s. The work ty p ica lly in v o lv es , for exam ple, tab u la tio n s involving a rep e titiv e accoun ting e x e rc ise , a com plete but sm all tab u la ting study , or p arts of a longer and more com plex report. Such reports and s tu d ie s are u su a lly of a recurring nature where the p rocedures are w ell e s ta b lish e d . May a lso inc lude the tra in ing of new em ployees in the b as ic operation of the m achine.

C la s s C O pera tes sim ple tab u la ting or e le c tr ic a l accou n ting m achines such as the so rte r, reproducing punch, co lla to r, etc ., w ith sp e c if ic in s tru c tio n s . May inc lude sim ple w iring from d iagram s and some filing work. The work typ ica lly invo lves portions of a work un it, for exam ple, ind iv idual so rting or co lla tin g ru n s, or re p e titiv e o p era tio n s .

TRANSCRIBING-MACHINE OPERATOR, GENERALPrim ary duty is to tran sc rib e d ic ta tio n involv ing a norm al routine

vocabulary from transcrib ing-m achine reco rd s. May a ls o type from w ritten copy and do sim ple c le r ic a l work. Workers tran sc rib in g d ic ta tio n in volving a varied te c h n ic a l or sp e c ia liz e d vocabulary su ch a s leg a l b riefs or reports on sc ie n tif ic re sea rch are not inc luded . A w orker who tak es d ic ta tio n in shorthand or by Stenotype or s im ilar m achine is c la s s if ie d a s a stenog rapher, g en era l.


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TYPISTU ses a typew riter to make co p ie s of various m a te ria l or to make

out b ills a fte r c a lc u la tio n s have been made by ano ther p e rso n . May in clude typing of s te n c ils , m a ts , or s im ila r m a te ria ls for u se in d u p lic a ting p ro c e s se s . May do c le r ic a l work involv ing l i t t le s p e c ia l tra in in g , such as keep ing sim ple reco rd s , filin g reco rds and rep o rts , or so rting and d is trib u tin g incom ing m ail.

C la s s A Perform s one or more o f the fo llo w in g : T yping mate ria l in final form when it invo lves com bining m a te ria l from se v e ra l sources or re sp o n sib ility for co rrec t sp e llin g , s y lla b ic a tio n , punc-

P R O F E S S IO N A L

DRAFTSMAN, JUNIOR(A ss is ta n t draftsm an)

Draws to s c a le u n its or p a rts of draw ings p repared by d ra f ts man or o thers for eng ineering , co n s tru c tio n , or m anufacturing p u rp o ses . U ses various types of d rafting to o ls a s requ ired . May p repare draw ings from sim ple p la n s or s k e tc h e s , or perform other d u ties under d irec tio n of a d raftsm an.DRAFTSMAN, LEADER

P la n s and d ire c ts a c t iv it ie s of one or more draftsm en in p repara tion of working p la n s and d e ta il draw ings from rough or p relim inary sk e tc h e s for eng ineering , co n s tru c tio n , or m anufacturing p u rp o ses . D u ties involve a com bin atio n o f the fo llo w in g : In terp re ting b lu ep rin ts , sk e tc h e s , and w ritten or v e rb a l o rd ers ; determ in ing work p ro ced u res; a s s ig n in g d u tie s to su bo rd in a tes and in sp ec tin g th e ir work; perform ing more d ifficu lt problem s. May a s s i s t su b o rd in a tes during em ergencies or a s a regu lar a ss ig n m en t, or perform re la te d d u tie s of a su pe rv iso ry or ad m in istra tive na tu re .

DRAFTSMAN, SENIORP rep a res working p la n s and d e ta il draw ings from n o te s , rough

or d e ta iled sk e tc h e s for eng ineering , c o n s tru c tio n , or m anufacturing purp o se s . D u ties involve a co m b in a tio n o f the fo llo w in g : P rep aring working p la n s , d e ta il d raw ings, m aps, c ro s s -se c tio n s , e tc . , to s c a le by u se of d rafting instrum en ts; m aking eng ineering com putations su ch a s tho se

TYPIST-Continuedtua tio n , e tc . , of te c h n ic a l or u n usu al words or foreign language m ate r ia l; p lann ing layou t and typing of com plicated s ta t i s t i c a l ta b le s to m aintain uniform ity and b a lan ce in sp ac in g . May type rou tine form le tte rs vary ing d e ta ils to su it c irc u m sta n c e s .

C la s s B Perform s one or more o f the fo llo w in g : Copy typ ing from rough or c le a r d ra fts ; rou tine typ ing of form s, in su ran ce p o lic ie s , e tc .; s e ttin g up sim ple standard ta b u la tio n s , or copying more complex ta b le s a lread y s e t up and sp aced properly .

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DRAFTSMAN, SENIOR Continuedinvolved in s tren g th of m a te ria ls , beam s and t ru s s e s ; verify ing com p le te d work, check ing d im ensions, m a te ria ls to be u sed , and q u a n tit ie s ; w riting sp e c if ic a tio n s ; m aking ad ju stm en ts or ch an g es in draw ings or sp e c if ic a tio n s . May ink in lin e s and le tte rs on p en c il d raw ings, p repare d e ta il un its of com plete d raw ings, or trace draw ings. Work is frequently in a sp e c ia liz e d fie ld such a s a rc h ite c tu ra l, e le c tr ic a l , m ech an ica l, or s tru c tu ra l d rafting .NURSE, INDUSTRIAL (REGISTERED)

A re g is te re d nurse who g iv es nursing se rv ic e to i l l or in ju red em ployees or o ther p erso n s who becom e i l l or su ffer an a c c id e n t on the p rem ises of a factory or o ther e s ta b lish m e n t. D u ties involve a com bina - tio n o f the fo llo w in g : G iving f irs t a id to the i l l or in ju red ; a tten d in g to su bseq u en t d re ss in g of em ployees* in ju r ie s ; keep ing reco rd s of p a tie n ts trea ted ; preparing a c c id e n t repo rts for com pensation or o ther p u rp oses ; conducting p h y s ic a l exam inations and h ea lth ev a lu a tio n s of a p p lican ts and em ployees; and p lann ing and carry ing out program s involv ing h ea lth ed u ca tio n , acc id en t p reven tion , ev a lu a tio n of p lan t environm ent, or o ther a c t iv it ie s a ffec ting the h e a lth , w elfare , and sa fe ty of a l l p e rso n ne l.TRACER

C opies p lans and draw ings prepared by o th e rs , by p lac ing tra c ing c lo th or paper over draw ing and trac in g w ith pen or p e n c il. U ses T -sq uare , com pass, and o ther d rafting to o ls . May p repare sim ple draw ings and do sim ple le tte rin g .


M AINTENANCE

CARPENTER, MAINTENANCEPerform s the carpentry d u ties n e c e ssa ry to co n stru c t and m ain

ta in in good rep a ir build ing woodwork and equipm ent such a s b in s , c rib s , coun ters, b en ch es , p a rtitio n s , doors, floors, s ta ir s , c a s in g s , and trim made of wood in an estab lish m en t. Work invo lves most of the following: Planning and lay ing out of work from b lu ep rin ts , d raw ings, m odels, or verbal in s tru c tio n s ; using a varie ty of ca rp en te rs hand to o ls, portable power to o ls , and standard m easuring instrum en ts; making s tandard shop com putations re la tin g to d im ensions of work; s e le c tin g m ate ria ls n e c e ssa ry for the work. In genera l, the work of the m ain tenance carpen ter requ ires rounded tra in ing and experience u sua lly acquired through a formal ap p ren tice sh ip or equ iva len t tra in ing and ex p erien ce .ELECTRICIAN, MAINTENANCE

Perform s a varie ty of e le c tr ic a l trade functions such as the in s ta lla tio n , m ain tenance, or repair of equipm ent for the genera ting , d is tribu tion , or u tiliza tio n of e le c tric energy in an e s tab lish m en t. Work involves most of the following: In s ta llin g or repairing any of a varie ty of e le c tr ic a l equipm ent such as g en era to rs , tran sfo rm ers, sw itchboards, co n tro lle rs , c ircu it b reakers, m otors, h ea ting u n its , conduit sy stem s, or other tran sm issio n equipm ent; working from b lu ep rin ts , draw ings, lay out, or o ther sp e c if ic a tio n s ^ loca ting and d iagnosing trouble in the e le c tr ic a l sy stem or equipm ent; working s tandard com putations re la tin g to load requ irem ents of w iring or e le c tr ic a l equipm ent; u sing a varie

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