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P r e f a c e

The B u re a u o f L a b o r S ta t is t ic s p r o g r a m o f annual o c c u p a t io n a l w a g e s u r v e y s in m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a s is d e s ig n e d to p r o v id e data on o c c u p a t io n a l e a r n in g s , and e s t a b l is h m e n t p r a c t i c e s and s u p p le m e n t a r y w a g e p r o v i s i o n s . It y ie ld s d e ta i le d data b y s e l e c t e d in d u stry d iv is io n f o r each o f the a r e a s s tu d ied , f o r g e o g r a p h i c r e g io n s , and f o r the United S tates . A m a j o r c o n s i d e r a t i o n in the p r o g r a m is the n eed f o r g r e a t e r in sigh t into ( l ) the m o v e m e n t o f w a g e s b y o c c u p a t io n a l c a t e g o r y and s k i l l l e v e l , and (2) the s t r u c tu re and l e v e l o f w a g e s am on g a r e a s and in d u stry d iv is io n s .

A t the end o f e a ch s u r v e y , an in d iv id u a l a r e a b u l le t in p r e s e n t s s u r v e y r e s u l t s f o r e a ch a r e a studied . A f te r c o m p le t i o n o f a l l o f the in d iv id ua l a r e a b u l le t in s f o r a rou nd o f s u r v e y s , tw o s u m m a r y b u l le t in s a r e i s s u e d . T h e f i r s t b r in g s data f o r e a ch o f the m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a s s tu d ied into one b u lle t in . T h e s e c o n d p r e s e n t s in fo r m a t io n w h ich has b e e n p r o j e c t e d f r o m in div idual m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a data to re la t e to g e o g r a p h i c r e g io n s and the U nited States .

N in ety a r e a s c u r r e n t ly a r e in c lu d e d in the p r o g r a m . In e a ch a r e a , in fo r m a t io n on o c c u p a t io n a l ea rn in gs is c o l l e c t e d ann ually and on e s ta b l is h m e n t p r a c t i c e s and s u p p le m e n t a r y w a g e p r o v i s i o n s b ien n ia l ly .

T h is b u l le t in p r e s e n t s r e s u l t s o f the s u r v e y in A l len tow rr -B eth leh em —E a s to n , P a .—N .J . , in M ay 1970. T h e Standard M e t r o p o l i t a n S ta t is t ic a l A r e a , as d e f in e d b y the B u r e a u o f the B u dget th rou gh J a n u a ry 1968, c o n s i s t s o f L eh igh and N or th a m p ton C o u n t ie s , P a . ; and W a r r e n County , N .J . T h is study w a s c o n d u cte d b y the B u r e a u 's r e g io n a l o f f i c e in P h i la d e lp h ia , P a . , u nder the g e n e r a l d i r e c t i o n o f Irw in L. F e ig e n b a u m , A s s i s t a n t R e g io n a l D i r e c t o r f o r O p e r a t io n s .

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In troduct ion___________________________________________________________________ ___ 1W age tr e n d s f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t io n a l g r o u p s _____________________________ 5

T a b le s :

1. E s ta b l i s 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 andn u m b e r studied________________________ 4

2. In dexes o f s tan dard w e e k ly s a la r i e s and s t r a ig h t - t im eh o u r ly ea rn in g s f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t io n a l g r o u p s , andp e r c e n t s o f ch ange f o r s e l e c t e d p e r i o d s __________________________ 6

A . O ccu p a t io n a l e a rn in g s :A - 1. O f f i c e o c c u p a t io n s —m e n and w o m e n _________________________ _ 7A - 2 . P r o f e s s i o n a l and te c h n ic a l o c cu p a t io n s —m e n and

w o m e n ____________________________________________________________ 9A - 3 . O f f i c e , p r o f e s s i o n a l , and te c h n ic a l o c c u p a t io n s —

m e n and w o m e n c o m b i n e d ____________________________________ 10A - 4 . M a in ten an ce and p o w e rp la n t o c c u p a t io n s _____________________ 11A - 5. C u sto d ia l and m a t e r ia l m o v e m e n t o c c u p a t i o n s ____________ 12

B. E s ta b l is h m e n t p r a c t i c e s and s u p p le m e n ta ry w a g e p r o v i s i o n s :B - l . M in im u m e n tra n ce s a la r i e s f o r w o m e n o f f i c e

B - 2 . Shift d i f f e r e n t i a l s ________________________________________________ 15B - 3 . S ch ed u led w e e k ly h o u r s ________________________________________ 16

B - 6 . H ealth , in su r a n c e , and p e n s io n p la n s________________________ 21B - 7 . M eth od o f w a g e d e t e rm in a t io n and f r e q u e n c y o f

pa ym en t__________________________________________________________ 22

A p p en d ix . O cc u p a t io n a l d e s c r i p t i o n s _______________________________________ 23

N O T E : S im i la r tabu lation s a r e a v a i la b le f o r o th era r e a s . (See in s id e b a c k c o v e r . )

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I n t r o d u c t i o n

This a r e a is 1 o f 90 in w h ich the U.S. D e p a rtm en t o f L a b o r ' s B u re a u o f L a b o r S ta t is t ic s co n d u cts s u r v e y s o f o c cu p a t io n a l earn in gs and r e la t e d b en e f i t s on an a re a w id e b a s i s . 1 In th is a r e a , data w e r e ob ta in ed b y p e r s o n a l v i s i t s o f B u re a u f i e ld e c o n o m is t s to r e p r e s e n t ative e s ta b l is h m e n ts within s ix b r o a d in d u stry d iv is io n s : M an u fa c tu r in g ; 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 er p u b l ic u t i l i t ie s ; w h o l e s a le t r a 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 . M a jo r in d u stry gro u p s ex c lu d e d f r o m th ese s tu dies a re g o v e r n m e n t o p e r a t io n s and the c o n s t r u c t io n and e x t r a c t iv e in d u s t r ie s . E s ta b l i s h m e n ts having fe w e r than a p r e s c r i b e d n u m ber o f w o r k e r s a re om it te d b e c a u s e th ey tend to fu rn ish in su f f ic ien t e m p lo y m e n t in the occupati.ons s tudied to w a rra n t in c lu s io n . S ep arate tabu lation s are p r o v id e d f o r ea ch o f the b r o a d in d u stry d iv is io n s w h ich m e e t p u b l i ca t ion c r i t e r i a .

T h e s e su r v e y s a re con d u cte d on a sa m p le b a s is b e c a u s e of the u n n e c e s s a r y c o s t in v o lv ed in s u rv e y in g all e s ta b l is h m e n ts . T o obta in op t im u m a c c u r a c y at m in im u m c o s t , a g r e a t e r p r o p o r t io n of la rg e than of s m a l l e s ta b l is h m e n ts is s tudied . In com b in in g the data, h o w e v e r , a l l e s ta b l is h m e n ts a re g iven th e ir a p p ro p r ia te w e igh t. E s t im a te s b a s e d on the e s ta b l is h m e n ts stu died a re p r e s e n t e d , t h e r e f o r e , as re la t in g to a l l e s ta b l is h m e n ts in the in d u stry grou p in g and a r e a , e x ce p t f o r th o se b e lo w the m in im u m s iz e studied .

O ccu p a t io n s and E a rn in g s

The o c cu p a t io n s s e l e c t e d f o r study a re c o m m o n to a v a r ie t y o f m a n u fa ctu r in g and n on m an u factu r in g in d u s t r ie s , and a re o f the f o l lo w in g ty p e s : (1) O f f i c e c l e r i c a l ; (2) p r o f e s s i o n a l and te c h n ic a l ;(3) m a in te n a n ce and pow erp la n t ; and (4) cu sto d ia l and m a t e r ia l m o v e m en t . O ccu p a t io n a l c la s s i f i c a t i o n is b a s e d on a u n i fo r m set o f jo b d e s c r i p t i o n s d e s ig n e d to take accou n t of in te re s ta b l is h m e n t va r ia t io n in duties w ith in the sa m e jo b . The o c cu p a t io n s s e l e c t e d f o r study a r e l i s t e d and d e s c r i b e d in the append ix . The e a rn in g s data fo l lo w in g the jo b t i t le s a r e f o r a l l in d u str ie s c o m b in e d . E a rn in g s data f o r s o m e o f the o c cu p a t io n s l i s te d and d e s c r i b e d , o r f o r s o m e in d u stry d iv is io n s w ith in o c c u p a t io n s , a r e not p r e s e n t e d in the A - s e r i e s t a b le s , b e c a u s e e ith er (1) e m p lo y m e n t in the o c cu p a t io n is t o o s m a l l to p r o v id e enough data to m e r i t p r e se n ta t io n , o r (2) th e re is p o s s ib i l i t y o f d i s c l o s u r e o f indiv idual e s ta b l is h m e n t data.

1 Included in the 90 areas are four studies conducted under contract with the New York State Department of Labor. These areas are Binghamton (New York portion only); Rochester (office occupations only); Syracuse; and Utica— Rome. In addition, the Bureau conducts more limited area studies in 78 areas at the request of the Wage and Hour and Public Contracts Divisions of the U. S. Department of Labor.

O ccu p a tion a l e m p lo y m e n t and e a rn in g s data a re shown fo r f u l l - t i m e w o r k e r s , i . e . , th o s e h ir e d to w o r k a r e g u la r w e e k ly s ch ed u le in the g iv e n o c cu p a t io n a l c la s s i f i c a t i o n . E a rn in g s data e x c lu d e p r e m iu m pay f o r o v e r t im e and f o r w o r k on w e e k e n d s , ' h o l id a y s , and late sh i f ts . N o n p ro d u ct io n b o n u se s a re e x c lu d e d , but c o s t - o f - l i v i n g a l lo w a n c e s and in cen t iv e e a rn in g s a re in c lu d ed . W h e re w e e k ly h ou rs a r e r e p o r t e d , as f o r o f f i c e c l e r i c a l o c c u p a t io n s , r e f e r e n c e is to the s tan dard w o r k w e e k (rou n d ed to the n e a r e s t half hour) f o r w h ich e m p lo y e e s r e c e i v e th e ir re g u la r s t r a ig h t - t im e s a la r i e s ( e x c lu s iv e o f pay f o r o v e r t im e at r e g u la r a n d /o r p r e m iu m r a te s ) . A v e r a g e w e e k ly e a r n ings f o r th ese o c cu p a t io n s have b e e n rou nd ed to the n e a r e s t half d o l la r .

T h e a v e r a g e s p r e s e n te d r e f l e c t c o m p o s i t e , a re a w id e e s t i m a t e s . In d u s tr ie s and e s ta b l is h m e n ts d i f f e r in pay le v e l and jo b sta ffing and, th u s, c on tr ib u te d i f f e r e n t ly to the e s t im a te s f o r ea ch j o b . The pay r e la t io n s h ip obta in ab le f r o m the a v e r a g e s m a y fa i l to r e f l e c t a c c u r a t e ly the w age s p r e a d o r d i f f e r e n t ia l m a in ta in ed a m on g j o b s in ind iv idual e s ta b l is h m e n ts . S im i la r ly , d i f f e r e n c e s in a v e r a g e p ay l e v e ls f o r m e n and w o m e n in any o f the s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t io n s should not be a s s u m e d to r e f l e c t d i f f e r e n c e s in pay tr e a t m e n t o f the s e x e s w ith in indiv idual e s ta b l i s h m e n ts . Other p o s s ib l e f a c t o r s w h ich m a y con tr ib u te to d i f f e r e n c e s in pay f o r m e n and w o m e n in c lu d e : D i f f e r e n c e s in p r o g r e s s i o n w ithin e s ta b l is h e d rate r a n g e s , s in c e on ly the actu a l r a te s paid in cu m ben ts a r e c o l l e c t e d ; and d i f f e r e n c e s in s p e c i f i c duties p e r f o r m e d , although the w o r k e r s a re c l a s s i f i e d a p p r o p r ia t e ly with in the sa m e s u r v e y jo b d e s c r i p t i o n . Job d e s c r ip t i o n s u sed in c la s s i fy in g e m p lo y e e s in th ese s u r v e y s a r e u su a l ly m o r e g e n e r a l i z e d than th o se u se d in ind iv idual e s ta b l is h m e n ts and a l lo w f o r m in o r d i f f e r e n c e s am on g e s ta b l ish m e n ts in the s p e c i f i c duties p e r f o r m e d .

O ccu p a t io n a l e m p lo y m e n t e s t im a te s r e p r e s e n t the to ta l in a ll e s ta b l is h m e n ts with in the s c o p e of the study and not the n u m ber a c tu a l ly s u r v e y e d . B e c a u s e o f d i f f e r e n c e s in o c c u p a t io n a l s tru c tu re am on g e s ta b l i s h m e n ts , the e s t im a te s o f o c c u p a t io n a l e m p lo y m e n t o b ta in ed f r o m the sa m p le o f e s ta b l ish m e n ts stu died s e r v e on ly to ind icate the r e la t iv e im p o r t a n c e of the j o b s studied . T h e s e d i f f e r e n c e s in o c cu p a t io n a l s t ru c tu re do not a f fe c t m a t e r ia l l y the a c c u r a c y of the e a rn in g s data.

E s ta b l is h m e n t P r a c t i c e s and S u p p lem en ta ry W age P r o v i s i o n s

In fo rm a t io n is p r e s e n t e d (in the B - s e r i e s tab les ) on s e le c t e d es ta b l ish m e n t p r a c t i c e s and s u p p le m e n ta ry w age p r o v i s i o n s as they re la t e to plant and o f f i c e w o r k e r s . A d m in is t r a t iv e , e x e c u t iv e , and p r o f e s s i o n a l e m p l o y e e s , and c o n s t r u c t io n w o r k e r s w ho a re u t i l iz ed as a s ep a ra te w o r k f o r c e a re e x c lu d ed . "P la n t w o r k e r s " include

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w ork in g f o r e m e n and all n o n s u p e r v i s o r y w o r k e r s ( inc lu d in g le a d - m e n and t r a in e e s ) en gaged in n o n o f f i c e fu n ct ion s . " O f f i c e w o r k e r s " include w ork in g s u p e r v i s o r s and n o n s u p e r v i s o r y w o r k e r s p e r fo r m in g c l e r i c a l o r re la te d fu n ct ion s . C a fe te r ia w o r k e r s and r o u te m e n are ex c lu d e d in m an u fa ctu r in g in d u s t r ie s , but in c lu d ed in n on m an u factu r in g in d u str ie s .

M in im u m en tra n ce s a la r i e s f o r w o m e n o f f i c e w o r k e r s (table B - l ) re la te on ly to the e s ta b l is h m e n ts v is i t e d . B e c a u s e o f the o p t im u m s a m p lin g te ch n iqu es u se d , and the p r o b a b i l i t y that la r g e e s t a b l i s h m en ts a re m o r e l ik e ly to have f o r m a l e n tra n ce ra te s f o r w o r k e r s a b ove the s u b c l e r i c a l l e v e l than s m a l l e s ta b l i s h m e n ts , the tab le is m o r e - r e p r e s e n t a t i v e o f p o l i c i e s in m e d iu m and la r g e e s ta b l i s h m e n ts .

Shift d i f fe re n t ia l data (table B -2 ) a re l im ite d to plant w o r k e r s in m an u factu r in g in d u s t r ie s . T h is in fo r m a t io n is p r e s e n t e d both in t e r m s o f (1) e s ta b l is h m e n t p o l i c y , 2 p r e s e n t e d in t e r m s o f to ta l plant w o r k e r e m p lo y m e n t , and (2) e f f e c t iv e p r a c t i c e , p r e s e n t e d in t e r m s of w o r k e r s a c tu a l ly e m p lo y e d on the s p e c i f i e d shift at the t im e of the su r v e y . In e s ta b l is h m e n ts hav ing v a r i e d d i f f e r e n t ia l s , the amount apply ing to a m a j o r i t y w a s u se d o r , if no am ount a p p l ied to a m a jo r i t y , the c la s s i f i c a t i o n " o t h e r " w a s u sed . In e s t a b l is h m e n ts in w h ich s o m e la t e - s h i f t h ou rs a r e paid at n o r m a l r a t e s , a d i f f e r e n t ia l w a s r e c o r d e d on ly if it ap p l ied to a m a j o r i t y o f the shift h o u r s .

The s ch e d u le d w e e k ly h ou rs (table B -3 ) o f a m a j o r i t y o f the f i r s t - s h i f t w o r k e r s in an e s ta b l is h m e n t a re tabu lated as app ly in g to a l l o f the plant o r o f f i c e w o r k e r s o f that e s ta b l is h m e n t . S ch edu led w e e k ly h ou rs are th o s e w h ich f u l l - t i m e e m p lo y e e s w e r e e x p e c te d to w o r k , w h eth er th ey w e r e paid f o r at s t r a ig h t - t im e o r o v e r t im e ra te s .

P a id h o l id a y s ; paid v a c a t io n s ; h ealth , in s u r a n c e , and p e n s io n plans; and f r e q u e n c y o f w age paym en t ( ta b les B - 4 th rou gh B -7 ) a r e t r e a t e d s ta t i s t i c a l ly on the b a s is that th e s e a re a p p l ic a b le to all plant o r o f f i c e w o r k e r s if a m a j o r i t y o f su ch w o r k e r s a re e l ig ib le o r m a y even tu a l ly qua li fy fo r the p r a c t i c e s l i s te d . Su m s o f ind iv idual i t e m s in ta b le s B - 2 th rou gh B - 7 m a y not equal to ta ls b e c a u s e of rou nd ing .

Data on pa id h o l id a y s (table B -4 ) a re l im ite d to data on h o l i days gran ted annually on a f o r m a l b a s i s ; i . e . , (1) a re p r o v id e d fo r in w r i t te n f o r m , o r (2) have b e e n e s ta b l i s h e d b y c u s t o m . H o l id a ys o r d in a r i l y g ran ted a re in c lu d ed e v en though th ey m a y fa l l on a n on w o r k d a y and the w o r k e r is not g ra n ted an oth er day o f f . The f i r s t

2 An establishment was considered as having a policy if it met either of the following conditions: (1) Operated late shifts at the time of the survey, or (2) had formal provisions coveringlate shifts. An establishment was considered as having formal provisions if it (1) had operated late shifts during the 12 months prior to the survey, or (2) had provisions in written form for operating late shifts.

part of the paid h o l id a y s tab le p r e s e n t s the n u m ber o f w h o le and half h o l id a y s a c tu a l ly g ran ted . The s e c o n d p a rt c o m b in e s w h o le and half h o l id a y s to show to ta l h o l id a y t i m e .

The s u m m a r y o f v a c a t io n p lan s (table B -5 ) is l im i te d to a s ta t is t ica l m e a s u r e o f v a ca t io n p r o v i s i o n s . It is not in tended as a m e a s u r e o f the p r o p o r t i o n o f w o r k e r s a c tu a l ly r e c e iv in g s p e c i f i c b e n e f i t s . P r o v i s i o n s of an e s ta b l is h m e n t f o r all len gth s o f s e r v i c e w e r e tabu lated as app ly in g to all plant o r o f f i c e w o r k e r s o f the e s t a b l i s h m e n t , r e g a r d l e s s o f length o f s e r v i c e . P r o v i s i o n s f o r paym en t on o th er than a t im e b a s i s w e r e c o n v e r t e d to a t im e b a s i s ; f o r e x a m p le , a paym ent 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 i d e r e d as the e q u iv a lent o f 1 w e e k 's pay . E s t im a t e s e x c lu d e v a c a t i o n - s a v in g s p lans and th o s e w h ich o f f e r " e x t e n d e d " o r " s a b b a t i c a l " b e n e f i t s b ey on d b a s i c p lans to w o r k e r s with qu a li fy in g lengths o f s e r v i c e . T y p i c a l o f such e x c lu s io n s a re p lans in the s te e l , a lu m in u m , and can in d u s t r ie s .

Data on h ealth , in s u r a n c e , and p e n s io n p lans (table B -6 ) in c lu de th o s e plans f o r w h ich the e m p l o y e r p a ys at l e a s t a part o f the c o s t . Such p lans in c lud e th o s e u n d e r w r it te n by a c o m m e r c i a l in su ra n c e c o m p a n y and th o se p r o v id e d th rou gh a union fund o r pa id d i r e c t l y by the e m p lo y e r out o f c u r r e n t o p e r a t in g funds o r f r o m a fund set as id e f o r th is p u r p o s e . A n e s ta b l is h m e n t w as c o n s i d e r e d to have a plan if the m a j o r i t y o f e m p lo y e e s w a s e l ig ib le to be c o v e r e d under the p lan , even if l e s s than a m a j o r i t y e le c t e d to p a r t ic ip a t e b e c a u s e e m p lo y e e s w e r e r e q u ir e d to co n tr ib u te to w a r d the c o s t o f the plan . L e g a l ly r e q u i r e d p la n s , such as w o r k m e n 's c o m p e n s a t io n , s o c ia l s e c u r i ty , and r a i l r o a d r e t i r e m e n t w e r e e x c lu d e d .

S ic k n e s s and a c c id e n t in su r a n c e is l im i te d to that type of in su r a n c e u nder w h ich p r e d e t e r m in e d ca s h p a y m e n ts a re m a d e d i r e c t ly to the in su r e d du rin g i l ln e s s o r a c c id e n t d is a b i l i t y . I n fo rm a t io n is p r e s e n t e d f o r a ll such p lans to w h ich the e m p l o y e r co n tr ib u te s . H o w e v e r , in New Y o r k and New J e r s e y , w h ich have e n a c te d t e m p o r a r y d is a b i l i t y in su ra n c e law s w h ich r e q u i r e e m p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s ,3 p lans a r e in c lu d ed on ly if the e m p l o y e r (1) c o n tr ib u te s m o r e than is l e g a l l y r e q u i r e d , o r (2) p r o v id e s the e m p lo y e e with b e n e f i t s w h ich e x c e e d the r e q u ir e m e n t s o f the law . T ab u la t ion s o f pa id s i c k le a v e p lans are l im ite d to f o r m a l p lan s 4 w h ich p r o v id e fu ll p a y o r a p r o p o r t i o n o f the w o r k e r ' s pay during a b s e n c e f r o m w o r k b e c a u s e o f i l ln e s s . S ep arate tabu la tion s a re p r e s e n t e d a c c o r d i n g to (1) p lan s w h ich p r o v id e fu ll pay and no w ait in g p e r i o d , and (2) p lans w h ich p r o v id e e i th e r p a r t ia l pay o r a w a it in g p e r i o d . In add it ion to the p r e s e n t a t io n o f the p r o p o r t i o n s o f w o r k e r s w h o a re p r o v id e d s i c k n e s s and a c c id e n t in su r a n c e o r paid s i c k l e a v e , an u n du plica ted to ta l is show n o f w o r k e r s w h o r e c e i v e e ith er o r both ty p es o f b e n e f i t s .

The temporary disability laws in California and Rhode Island do not require employer contributions.

An establishment was considered as having a formal plan if it established at least the minimum number of days of sick leave available to each employee. Such a plan need not be written, but informal sick leave allowances, determined on an individual basis, were excluded.


M a jo r m e d i c a l in su r a n c e in c lu d e s th ose plans w h ich a re d e s ign ed to p r o te c t e m p lo y e e s in c a s e o f s i c k n e s s and in ju r y in v o lv in g e x p e n s e s beyon d the c o v e r a g e o f b a s i c h o sp ita l iz a t io n , m e d i c a l , and s u r g ic a l p lans. M e d ica l in su r a n c e r e f e r s to plans p r o v id in g f o r c o m plete o r p art ia l paym ent o f d o c t o r s ' f e e s . Such plans m a y be u n d e r w r it ten by c o m m e r c i a l in su r a n c e c o m p a n ie s o r n on p r o f i t o r g a n iz a t io n s o r they m a y be paid f o r by the e m p lo y e r out o f a fund set as id e f o r this p u r p o s e . T abu la tion s o f r e t i r e m e n t p e n s io n plans are l im ite d to th ose plans that p r o v id e r e g u la r paym en ts f o r the r e m a in d e r o f the w o r k e r ' s l i fe .

M eth od of w age d e t e r m in a t io n (table B -7 ) r e la t e s to b a s i c ty p es o f ra te s t ru c tu re f o r w o r k e r s pa id u nder v a r io u s t im e and in cen t ive s y s t e m s . U nder a s ing le rate s t ru c tu re the s a m e ra te is paid to all e x p e r i e n c e d w o r k e r s in the s a m e jo b c la s s i f i c a t i o n . A n in d iv id ual w o r k e r o c c a s i o n a l l y m a y be paid a b o v e o r b e lo w the s in g le rate

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f o r s p e c ia l r e a s o n s , but su ch p a y m en ts a r e e x c e p t i o n s . A r a n g e - o f - r a te s pla,n s p e c i f i e s the m in im u m a n d / o r m a x im u m ra te pa id e x p e r i e n c e d w o r k e r s f o r the s a m e j o b . In fo r m a t io n a l s o is p r o v id e d on the m eth od of p r o g r e s s i o n th rou g h the ra n g e . In the a b s e n c e o f a f o r m a l ra te s t r u c t u r e , the q u a l i f i ca t io n s o f the in d iv idual w o r k e r d e t e r m in e the pay ra te . In fo r m a t io n on ty p es o f in cen t iv e p lan s is p r o v id e d on ly fo r plant w o r k e r s b e c a u s e of the low in c id e n c e o f su ch plan s f o r o f f i c e w o r k e r s . U nder a p i e c e w o r k s y s t e m , a p r e d e t e r m in e d ra te is paid f o r e a ch unit o f output. P r o d u c t io n b o n u se s a r e b a s e d on p r o d u c t io n o v e r a quota o r c o m p le t io n o f a j o b in l e s s than s tan dard t im e . C o m p e n sa t io n on a c o m m i s s i o n b a s is r e p r e s e n t s p a y m en ts b a s e d on a p e r c e n t a g e o f va lue o f s a l e s , o r on a c o m b in a t io n o f a s tated s a la r y plus a p e r c e n t a g e .

Data on f r e q u e n c y o f w age p aym en t a ls o a re p r o v id e d in tab le B - 7 .


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Table 1. Establishments and workers within s c o p e of survey and number studied in Allentown—Bethlehem—Easton, Pa.—N.J.,1 by major industry division,2 May 1970

In d u s try d iv is io n

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 stu d y

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 lis h m e n ts

W ith in s c o p e o f s t u d y 3 S tudied

W ith in s c o p e o f stu d yStudied

T o t a l4P la n t O ff ic e

N u m b e r P e r c e n t T o t a l4

A l l d iv is io n s ______ __ — ___ __ __ 524 133 1 2 6 ,7 3 1 100 9 1 ,7 3 4 1 6 ,2 4 6 7 3 ,6 9 1

M a n u fa ctu r in g ____ _______________ ________________ 50 366 69 9 9 ,8 4 5 79 7 4 ,5 3 4 1 1 ,4 5 2 5 6 ,8 1 9N on m a n u fa c tu r in g -------------------------------------------------------- - 158 64 26, 886 21 1 7 ,2 0 0 4 , 794 1 6 ,8 7 2

T r a n s p o r ta t io n , c o m m u n ic a t io n , ando th e r p u b lic u t i l it ie s 5 --------------------------------------- 50 33 18 7 ,4 3 5 6 4 , 719 1 , 277 6, 094

W h o le s a le t r a d e _______ _______ ________________ 50 22 7 1 ,6 8 6 1 (6 ) (6 ) 600R e ta il t ra d e -------------------------------------------------------------- 50 61 18 1 1 ,8 7 7 9 (6 ) (6 ) 6 , 237F in a n ce , in s u r a n c e , and r e a l e s t a t e _________ 50 16 9 3, 149 3 (7 ) ( 6) 2 , 388S e r v i c e s 8 ---------------------------------- — _________ _ 50 26 12 2, 739 2 ( 6) (6 ) 1, 553

1 T h e A lle n to w rr -B e th le h e rr r -E a s to n S ta n d a rd M e tr o p o l ita n S t a t is t ic a l A r e a , a s d e f in e d b y the B u re a u o f the B u d get th ro u g h J a n u a ry 1 96 8 , c o n s is t s o f L e h ig h and N o r th a m p to n C o u n t ie s , P a . ; and W a rre n C ou n ty , N .J . T h e " w o r k e r s w ith in s c o p e o f s tu 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 i o n o f the s iz e and 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 inthe s u r v e y . T h e e s t im a t e s a r e n ot in te n d e d , h o w e v e r , to s e r v e as a b a s is o f c o m p a r is o n w ith o th e r e m p lo y m e n t in d e x e s fo r the a r e a 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 c e (1) p la n n in go f w a g e s u r v e y s r e q u ir e s the u se o f e s ta b l is h m e n t da ta 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 fr o m the s c o p e o f the s u r v e y .

* T h e 1967 e d it io n o f the S ta n d a rd In d u s tr ia l C la s s i f ic a t i o n M a n u a l w as u s e 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 .3 In c lu d e s a ll 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 lim ita t io n . A l l o u t le ts (w ith in the a re a ) o f c o m p a n ie s in su c h in d u s t r ie s as 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 rs a r e c o n s id e r e d as 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 f e 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 f r o m the s e p a r a te p la n t and o f f i c e c a t e g o r i e s .5 T a 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 t r a n s p o r t a t io n w e r e e x 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 f o 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 t a b le s , and f o r " a l l in d u s t r ie s " in the S e r i e s B t a b le s . S e p a ra te p r e s e n ta t io n

o f data f o r th is d iv is io n is n ot m a d e f o r on e o r m o r e o f the fo l lo w in g r e a s o n s : ( l ) E m p lo y m e n t in the d iv is io n is t o o s m a ll to p r o v id e en ou gh data to m e r i t s e p a r a t e s tu d y , (2 ) the sa m p le w a s notd e s ig n e d in it ia l ly to p e r m it s e p a r a te p r e s e n t a t io n , (3) r e s p o n s e w a s in s u f f ic ie n t o r in a d e q u a te to p e r m it s e p a r a te p r e s e n t a t io n , and (4) t h e r e is p o s s ib i l i t y o f d i s c lo s u r e o f in d iv id u a l e s ta b l is h m e n t data.

7 W o r k e r s fr o m th is e n t ir e in d u s tr y d iv is io n a r e r e p r e s e n te d in e s t im a t e s f o 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 t a b le s , bu t f r o m the r e a l e s ta te p o r t io n o n ly in e s t im a te sf o r " a l l in d u s t r ie s " in the S e r ie s B t a b le s . S e p a ra te p r e s e n t a t io n o f data f o r th is d iv is io n is n ot m a d e f o r on e o r m o r e o f the r e a s o n s g iv e n in fo o tn o te 6 a b o v e .

8 H o te ls and m o t e ls ; la u n d r ie s and o th e r 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 i le r e p a i r , r e n ta l, and p a rk in g ; m o t io n p i c t u r e s ; n o n p r o fi t m e m b e r s h ip o r g a n iz a t io n s (e x c lu d in g r e l ig io u s and c h a r it a b le 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 .

A lm o s t f o u r - f i f t h s o f the w o r k e r s w ith in s c o p e o f the s u r v e y in the A lle n to w ir - B e th leh errm E a ston a r e a w e r e e m p lo y e d in m a n u fa ctu r in g f i r m s . T h e fo l lo w in g p r e s e n t s the m a jo r in d u s tr y g ro u p s and s p e c i f i c in d u s t r ie s as a p e r c e n t o f a l l m a n u fa c tu r in g :

In d u s try g r o u p s S p e c i f ic in d u s tr ie s

P r i m a r y m e ta l in d u s t r ie s ------------24 B la s t fu r n a c e and b a s icA p p a r e l and o th e r t e x t i le s t e e l p r o d u c t s ------------------------------- 21

p r o d u c t s -------------------------------------------20 W o m e n 's and m is s e s 'E l e c t r i c a l e q u ip m e n t and o u t e r w e a r _________________________ 9

supplies------------------------------------ 9 General industrialMachinery, except electrical 9 machinery_____________________ 6T e x t i le m i l l p r o d u c t s -----------------------6 C o m m u n ica t io n eq u ip m e n t_______ 4F a b r ic a t e d m e t a l p r o d u c t s _____ 5F o o d and k in d r e d p r o d u c t s _____ 5

T h is in fo r m a t io n is b a s e d on e s t im a t e s o f to ta l e m p lo y m e n t d e r iv e d f r o m u n iv e r s e m a t e r ia ls c o m p ile d p r i o r to a c tu a l s u r v e y . P r o p o r t io n s in v a r io u s in d u s tr y d iv is io n s m a y d i f f e r f r o m p r o p o r t io n s b a s e d on the r e s u lt s o f the s u r v e y as sh ow n in ta b le 1 a b o v e .


W a g e T r e n d s f o r S e l e c t e d O c c u p a t i o n a l G r o u p s

P r e s e n t e d in tab le Z a re in d e x e s and p e r c e n t a g e s o f ch ange in a v e r a g e s a la r i e s o f o f f i c e c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s and in d u s t r ia l n u r s e s , and in a v e r a g e ea rn in g s o f s e l e c t e d plant w o r k e r g r o u p s . The in d e x e s are a m e a s u r e o f w a g e s at a g iv en t im e , e x p r e s s e d as a p e r c e n t o f w a g es during the b a s e p e r i o d . S u btract in g 100 f r o m the in d e x y ie ld s the p e r c e n t a g e ch an ge in w a g e s f r o m the b a s e p e r io d to the date o f the in d ex . The p e r c e n t a g e s o f ch an ge o r i n c r e a s e re la t e to w age ch a n g es b e tw e e n the in d ica te d d a tes . T h e s e e s t im a t e s a re m e a s u r e s o f change in a v e r a g e s f o r the area ; they are not in ten ded to m e a s u r e a v e ra g e pay ch a n g e s in the e s ta b l i s h m e n ts in the a re a .

F o r o f f i c e c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s and in d u str ia l n u r s e s , the w age tren d s r e la t e to r e g u la r w e e k ly s a la r i e s f o r the n o r m a l w o r k w e e k , e x c lu s iv e o f ea rn in g s f o r o v e r t i m e . F o r plant w o r k e r g r o u p s , they m e a s u r e ch a n g e s in a v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t im e h o u r ly e a r n in g s , ex c lu d in g p r e m iu m pay f o r o v e r t i m e and f o r w o r k on w e e k e n d s , h o l id a y s , and late sh i f ts . The p e r c e n t a g e s a r e b a s e d on data f o r s e l e c t e d key o c c u pat ions and in c lu d e m o s t o f the n u m e r i c a l l y im p o r ta n t j o b s within e a c h gro u p .

L im it a t io n s o f Data

M ethod o f C om putin g

E a ch o f the s e l e c t e d k ey o c c u p a t io n s w ith in an o c cu p a t io n a l g r o u p was a s s ig n e d a con sta n t w e igh t b a s e d on i ts p r o p o r t io n a te e m p lo y m e n t in the o c cu p a t io n a l g rou p . The a v e r a g e (m ean) e a rn in g s fo r e a ch o c c u p a t io n w e r e m u lt ip l ie d by the o c c u p a t io n a l w eigh t, and the p r o d u c ts f o r all o c c u p a t io n s in the g r o u p w e r e to ta le d . The a g g re g a te s f o r Z c o n s e c u t iv e y e a r s w e r e r e la t e d b y d iv id in g the a g g re g a te f o r the la te r y e a r by the a g g re g a te f o r the e a r l i e r y e a r . The resu ltant r e la t iv e , l e s s 100 p e r c e n t , sh ow s the p e r c e n t a g e ch a n g e . The in d ex is the p r o d u c t o f m u lt ip ly in g the b a s e y e a r re la t iv e (100) by the re la t iv e f o r the next s u c c e e d in g y e a r and con tin u in g to m u lt ip ly ( com p ou n d ) e a c h y e a r ' s r e la t iv e b y the p r e v io u s y e a r ' s in d e x . A v e r a g e e a rn in g s f o r the f o l l o w in g o c c u p a t io n s w e r e u se d in co m p u t in g the w age tr e n d s :

Office clerical (men and women): Bookkeeping-machine

operators, class B Cleiks, accounting, classes

A and BCleiks, file, classes

A, B, and C Clerks, order Clerics, payroll Comptometer operators Keypunch operators, classes

A and BOffice boys and girls

c/mce ciencai i Continued

SecretariesStenographers, general Stenographers, senior Switchboard opera tore, classes

A and BTabulating-machine operators,

class BTypists, classes A and B

Industrial nurses (men and women): Nurses, industrial (registered)

Skilled maintenance (men): Carpenters Electricians Machinists MechanicsMechanics (automotive)PaintersPipefittersTool and die makers

Unskilled plant (men):Janitors, porters, and cleaners Laborers, material handling

The in d e x e s and p e r c e n t a g e s o f ch a n g e , as m e a s u r e s o f ch an ge in a r e a a v e r a g e s , a r e in f lu e n ce d by: (1) g e n e r a l s a la r y andwage ch a n g e s , (Z) m e r i t o r o th e r i n c r e a s e s in pay r e c e i v e d by in d i v id ual w o r k e r s w hile in the s a m e j o b , and (3) ch a n g e s in a v e r a g e w a g es due to ch a n g e s in the la b o r f o r c e re su l t in g f r o m la b o r tu r n o v e r , f o r c e e x p a n s io n s , f o r c e r e d u c t io n s , and ch a n g e s in the p r o p o r t ions o f w o r k e r s e m p lo y e d b y e s t a b l is h m e n ts with d i f f e r e n t pay l e v e l s . C h an ges in the la b o r f o r c e ca n c a u s e i n c r e a s e s o r d e c r e a s e s in the o c c u p a t io n a l a v e r a g e s without ac tu a l w age c h a n g e s . It is c o n c e iv a b le that ev e n though a l l e s ta b l i s h m e n ts in an a r e a gave w a g e i n c r e a s e s , a v e r a g e w a g e s m a y have d e c l in e d b e c a u s e l o w e r - p a y i n g e s ta b l i s h m e n ts e n te r e d the a r e a o r exp an ded th e ir w o r k f o r c e s . S im i la r ly , w a g es m a y have r e m a in e d r e la t iv e ly con stan t , ye t the a v e r a g e s f o r an a re a m a y have r i s e n c o n s i d e r a b l y b e c a u s e h ig h e r -p a y in g e s t a b l is h m e n ts e n te r e d the a r e a .

The u se o f c on sta n t e m p lo y m e n t w eigh ts e l im in a t e s the e f fe c t o f ch a n g e s in the p r o p o r t i o n o f w o r k e r s r e p r e s e n t e d in e a c h j o b i n c lu d e d in the data. The p e r c e n t a g e s o f ch an ge r e f l e c t on ly ch a n g es in a v e r a g e pay fo r s t r a ig h t - t im e h o u r s . T h ey a r e not in f lu e n ce d by ch a n g e s in s tan dard w o r k s c h e d u le s , as such , o r by p r e m iu m pay f o r o v e r t i m e . W h ere n e c e s s a r y , data w e r e a d ju s te d to r e m o v e f r o m the in d e x e s and p e r c e n t a g e s o f ch an ge any s ig n i f i c a n t e f f e c t c a u se d b y ch a n g e s in the s c o p e o f the s u r v e y .

5


T ab le 2. In dexes o f s tandard w eek ly salaries and straight-time hourly earnings fo r s e le c t e d occu p at ion a l g ro u p s in A l len tow n —B e th le h e m —Easton, P a .—N J . , M ay 1 9 7 0 and May 1969, and p e r ce n t s o f c h a n g e 1 for s e le c te d p e r io d s

P e r i o d

A l l in d u s t r ie s M a n u fa c t u r in g

O f f i c e c l e r i c a l

(m e n an d w o m e n )

I n d u s t r ia l n u r s e s

(m e n an d w o m e n )

S k i l le dm a in t e n a n c e

t r a d e s(m e n )

U n s k i l le dp la n t

w o r k e r s(m e n )

O f f i c e c l e r i c a l

(m e n a n d w o m e n )

I n d u s t r ia l n u r s e s

(m e n a n d w o m e n )

S k i l le dm a in t e n a n c e

t r a d e s(m e n )

U n s k i l l e dp la n t

w o r k e r s(m e n )

I n d e x e s ( F e b r u a r y 1 9 6 7 = 1 0 0 )

M a y 1 9 7 0 .............................................................................................. 1 1 7 . 0 1 32 . 7 1 22 . 4 1 22 . 3 1 15 . 3 1 32 . 7 122. 2 1 18 . 8M a y 1 9 6 9 ---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------- 111.2 1 20 . 7 112. 1 1 1 1 .7 1 1 0 . 9 1 20 . 7 1 1 1 .9 n o. 8

I n d e x e s (F e b r u a r y 1 9 6 1 = 1 0 0 )

M a y 1 9 7 0 __________________________________________________ 1 39 . 8 1 46 . 2 145 . 8 1 4 3 . 6 1 3 8 . 2 1 46 . 2 1 44 . 8 1 3 7 . 7F e b r u a r y 1 9 6 7 _________________________ __________________ 1 19 . 5 110. 2 119 . 1 1 1 7 . 5 1 1 9 . 8 110. 2 1 18 . 5 1 16 . 0

P e r c e n t s o f c h a n g e 1

M a y 1969 to M a y 1 9 7 0 ------------ ----------------------------------- 5 . 3 9 . 9 9 . 2 9 . 5 4 . 0 9 . 9 9 . 2 7 . 2J u n e 1968 to M a y 1 9 6 9 - ______________________________ 5. 8 7 .4 4 . 4 5. 5 6. 2 7 . 4 4 . 3 5 . 7F e b r u a r y 196 7 to J u n e 1 9 6 8 --------------------------------------- 5 . 2 12. 4 7. 5 5. 8 4 . 5 1 2 . 4 7 . 3 4 . 8F e b r u a r y 1966 to F e b r u a r y 1 9 6 7 ----------------------------- 2 . 7 2. 8 3. 9 2. 1 2. 2 2. 8 4 . 0 2 . 7F e b r u a r y 196 5 to F e b r u a r y 1 9 6 6 ----------------------------- 3 . 7 2- 9 2 .9 2 .9 5. 2 2—1 .4 2. 8 3. 1F e b r u a r y 196 4 to F e b r u a r y 1 9 6 5 ___________________ 2. 6 3. 4 3. 1 2 .9 2. 0 3. 9 3. 0 2. 9F e b r u a r y 196 3 to F e b r u a r y 1 9 6 4 ___________________ 1. 1 2 . 5 2. 7 3. 4 . 7 2. 0 2. 6 2. 7F e b r u a r y 196 2 to F e b r u a r y 1 9 6 3 ___________________ 2. 7 1. 5 1. 5 2. 6 2. 6 2. 0 1.6 1. 1F e b r u a r y 1961 to F e b r u a r y 1 9 6 2 ----------------------------- 5. 3 . 5 3. 8 2 . 4 5. 7 . 5 3. 3 2 . 3M a r c h I9 6 0 to F e b r u a r y 1 9 6 1 _______________________ 4 . 1 4 . 2 3. 2 1. 7 4 . 7 4 . 2 3. 1 1. 2

1 A l l c h a n g e s a r e in c r e a s e s u n le s s o t h e r w i s e in d ic a t e d .2 T h is d e c r e a s e l a r g e l y r e f l e c t s c h a n g e s in e m p lo y m e n t a m o n g e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w ith d i f f e r e n t p a y l e v e l s r a t h e r th a n s a la r y d e c r e a s e s .

N O T E : P r e v i o u s l y p u b l is h e d in d e x e s f o r th e A l le n t o w n —B e t h le h e m —E a s t o n a r e a u s e d F e b r u a r y 1961a s th e b a s e p e r i o d . T h e y ca n b e c o n v e r t e d to th e n e w b a s e p e r i o d b y d iv id in g th e m b y th e c o r r e s p o n d i n g in d e x n u m b e r s f o r F e b r u a r y 1967 o n th e F e b r u a r y 1961 b a s e p e r i o d a s s h o w n in th e t a b le . (T h e r e s u l t s h o u ld b e m u lt ip l ie d b y 1 0 0 .)


A . O c c u p a t i o n a l e a r n i n g s

T a b l e A-1. Office occupat ions— men and w o m en

7

(A verag e s tra igh t-tim e w eekly hours and earn ings fo r se le c te d occu pa tion s studied on an area b as is by in dustry d iv is io n , A llentow n—Bethlehem —E aston , Pa,—N .J ., M ay 1970)

Sex, occu pa tion , and in dustry d iv is ion

MEN

C L E R K S , A C C O U N T I N G , C L A S S A M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------------------

C L E R K S , A C C O U N T I N G , C L A S S B M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------------------

C L E R K S , P A Y R O L L ---------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------------------

O F F I C E BOYS ---------------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------------------

WOMEN

B I L L E R S , M A C H I N E ( B I L L I N GM A C H I N E ) ----------------------------------------------------------

M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------------------------

B I L L E R S , MA C H I N E ( B O O K K E E P I N GM A C H I N E ) ----------------------------------------------------------

M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------------------------

B O O K K E E P I N G - M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S ,C L A S S B --------------------------------------------------------------

M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------------------------N O N MA N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------------

C L E R K S , A C C O U N T I N G , C L A S S A —M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------------------------N O N MA N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------------------

C L E R K S , a c c o u n t i n g , c l a s s b —M A N U F A C T U R I NG --------------------------------------N O N MA N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------------------

C L E R K S , F I L E , C L A S S A ------------------------MA N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------------------------

C L E R K S , F I L E , C L A S S B -----------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------------------------

C L E R K S , F I L E , C L A S S C -----------------------N O N MA N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------------------

C L E R K S , ORDER -----------------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------------------------

C L E R K S , PA Y R O L L ----------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------------------------N O N MA N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------------------

K E Y P U N C H O P E R A T O R S , C L A S S A — M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------------------------

Weekly Tarnings,^^ (standard) N um ber o f w orker s re ce iv in g straight -t im e w eekly earn ings o f -

Numberof

workers

$ t t S $ $ $ s $ ( 5 * i $ $ i Sweekly 55 6 0 65 70 75 80 85 90 I C O n o 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 19 C 2 0 0 210 2 2 0

(standard) Mean* Median2 Middle range2 andunder - and

60 6 5 70 75 80 85 90 100 n o 120 130 140 150 16 0 170 180 190 2CC 21 0 22 0 ov er

$ $ $ $20 3 3 9 . 5 1 7 1 . 0 0 1 7 6 . 0 0 1 4 0 . 0 0 - 1 8 9 . 0 0 - - - - - - - 1 3 5 3 40 12 9 13 44 28 9 6 15 15166 4 0 . 0 1 7 4 . 5 0 1 7 7 . 5 0 1 4 5 . 5 0 - 1 9 4 . 0 0 - * - “ - 1 3 4 2 30 8 7 8 37 21 9 6 15 15

i n 3 8 . 5 1 2 1 . CO 1 1 5 . 0 0 1 0 9 . 0 0 - 1 3 5 . 0 0 - - _ _ _ _ 2 14 14 32 15 10 13 11 _ _ _ _ _ _ _80 3 9 . 5 1 2 6 . 0 0 1 2 6 . 0 0 1 1 1 . 5 0 - 1 4 4 . 0 0 * 2 6 7 20 11 10 13 11 - - - - - * -

52 3 9 . 5 1 6 2 . 0 0 1 7 5 . 5 0 1 4 6 . 0 0 - 1 7 8 . 5 0 1 1 1 9 7 4 2 21 4 1 _ _ 146 3 9 . 0 1 6 3 . 0 0 1 7 6 . 0 0 1 4 4 . 0 0 - 1 7 8 . 5 0 1 1 “ 9 7 - 2 21 i i - - 1

45 3 8 . 5 8 7 . 0 0 8 5 . 5 0 6 9 . 5 0 - 9 8 . 5 0 - 6 6 7 i 2 7 7 1 4 1 337 3 9 . 0 8 6 . 0 0 8 6 . 5 0 6 8 . 0 0 - 9 8 . 5 0 6 6 4 1 7 6 1 4 1 i

35 3 9 . 0 8 3 . 5 0 8 3 . 5 0 8 0 . 5 0 - 9 0 . 0 0 3 5 14 5 7 133 3 9 . 5 8 4 . 0 0 8 4 . 0 0 8 1 . 0 0 - 9 2 . 5 0 ~ 3 3 14 5 7 1

52 3 9 . 5 9 1 . 0 0 9 1 . 0 0 8 3 . 0 0 - 9 5 . 0 0 . _ _ 2 2 16 2 18 3 925 3 9 . 0 9 9 . 0 0 9 5 . 0 0 9 1 . 0 0 - 1 1 2 . 0 0 “ “ “ 5 “ 8 3 9

85 3 8 . 5 9 8 . 0 0 1 0 1 . 0 0 8 2 . 5 0 - 1 0 7 . 0 0 _ _ 5 11 12 2 9 29 3 12 257 3 8 . 0 1 0 3 . 5 0 1 0 3 . 5 0 9 7 . 5 0 - 1 1 7 . 5 0 - - - 2 7 4 - 2 25 3 12 - 228 3 9 . 0 8 7 . 0 0 8 4 . 5 0 8 0 . 0 0 - 9 7 . 0 0 - - - 3 4 8 2 7 4

167 3 9 . 5 1 2 2 . 0 0 1 2 2 . 0 0 1 0 7 . 5 0 - 1 3 3 . 5 0 _ - - _ _ i _ 19 26 20 47 23 13 n I 4 i _ _ 1 -131 3 9 . 5 1 2 5 . 0 0 1 2 3 . 5 0 1 1 4 . 5 0 - 1 3 4 . 0 0 - - - - - i - 12 13 12 45 21 12 9 1 3 1 - - 1 -

36 3 9 . 5 1 1 1 . 5 0 1 0 6 . 0 0 1 0 1 . 0 0 - 1 1 9 . 5 0 “ - 7 13 8 2 2 l 2 - 1 - - - -

3 2 6 3 9 . 5 9 6 . 5 0 9 1 . 5 0 8 2 . 5 0 - 1 1 1 . OC - - - 13 41 53 45 67 24 35 23 12 10 3 _ _ _ _ _ _ _2 30 3 9 . 5 9 8 . 0 0 9 2 . 5 0 8 3 . 0 0 - 1 1 4 . 0 0 - - - 10 24 38 28 53 14 22 20 9 9 3 - - - - - - -

96 3 8 . 5 9 4 . 0 0 8 9 . 0 0 8 1 . 5 0 - 1 0 6 . 0 0 ~ 3 17 15 17 14 10 13 3 3 i

50 4 0 . 0 1 2 2 . 0 0 1 2 1 . 0 0 1 0 8 . 0 0 - 1 3 3 . 0 0 - - _ _ _ _ _ 7 9 9 n 8 2 2 1 1 _ _ _ _ _46 3 9 . 5 1 2 1 . 0 0 1 1 6 . 0 0 1 0 7 . 5 0 - 1 3 3 . 0 0 - - - - - 7 9 9 9 6 2 2 1 1 - - - -

20 2 3 9 . 5 9 7 . 5 0 9 8 . 0 0 8 3 . 0 0 - 1 1 2 . 0 0 5 4 9 25 14 31 18 43 31 15 6 l188 3 9 . 5 9 7 . OC 9 6 . 5 0 8 2 . 5 0 - 1 0 9 . 5 0 4 4 8 25 13 31 17 43 22 14 6 i

103 3 9 . 0 8 9 . 5 0 8 5 . 0 0 7 5 . 5 0 - 1 0 6 . 5 0 7 5 2 10 14 14 _ 14 22 14 144 3 8 . 0 7 1 . 5 0 7 4 . 0 0 6 4 . 0 0 - 8 0 . 0 0 7 5 2 10 10 10

22 9 4 0 . 0 1 1 3 . 0 0 1 1 4 . 0 0 9 0 . 0 0 - 1 3 2 . 5 0 _ _ 16 7 3 32 45 9 16 37 25 15 5 10 8 _ _ - 1 -2 2 4 4 0 . 0 1 1 3 . 5 0 1 1 5 . 5 0 8 9 . 5 0 - 1 3 2 . 5 0 - 16 7 3 32 40 9 16 37 25 15 5 10 8 - - - 1 -

2 5 3 3 9 . 0 1 0 0 . 5 0 9 4 . 5 0 8 9 . 5 0 - 1 1 3 . 0 0 — - 5 4 9 28 19 86 35 21 28 5 2 2 5 4 _ _ _ _ _2 2 2 3 9 . 5 1 0 1 . 5 0 9 5 . 0 0 9 0 . 5 0 - 1 1 4 . OC - - 3 8 21 15 81 33 20 2 6 4 2 - 5 4 - - - - -

31 3 8 . 5 9 3 . 0 0 8 7 . 5 0 8 0 . 5 0 - 1 0 2 . 5 0 - 5 i i 7 4 5 2 1 2 i - 2 - - - - - *

130 3 9 . 5 1 1 9 . 5 0 1 2 3 . 0 0 1 0 2 . 5 0 - 1 3 4 . 5 0 - - _ _ _ 2 4 24 13 17 27 27 6 10 _ _ _ _ _ _ _118 4 0 . 0 1 2 0 . 5 0 1 2 4 . 5 0 1 0 7 . 0 0 - 1 3 4 . 5C - * 2 2 20 10 17 27 27 6 7 - - “

See footnotes at end o f table.


8

T a b l e A-1. Office occupat ions— men and w o m e n ------Continued

(A verage st ra ight - t im e weekly hours and earn ings f o r se l e c te d occ upa t ions studied on an area bas is by industry di v is ion , Allentown—Bethlehem —Ea ston, Pa.—N.J., May 1970)

Sex, occupation, and industry d iv is ion

WOMEN - CONTINUED

KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, CLASS B --------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------

PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3----------------------------

OFFICE GIRLS -------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------

SECRETARIES4--------------- ------------------------------------m a n u f a c t u r i n g ----------------------------------------n o n m a n u f a c t u r in g ---------------------------------

SECRETARIES* CLASS A --------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------

SECRETARIES* CLASS B -----------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------

SECRETARIES, CLASS C --------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------

SECRETARIES, CLASS D --------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------

STENOGRAPHERS, GENERAL ------------- ------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------

STENOGRAPHERS, SENIOR ----------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------

SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS, CLASS A -------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------

SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS, CLASS B -------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------

SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR-RECEPTION I STSm a n u f a c t u r i n g ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------------

TYPIS TS, CLASS A ----------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------

TY PIS TS , CLASS B ---------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------------

PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3----------------------------

333248

129101934764170

1 4 9133

229185

369302

186144

427308119

390329

168143

25

220198

243117126

Averageweekly

(standard)

3 9 . 54 0 . 03 7 . 53 9 . 0

3 9 . 53 9 . 5

3 9 . 03 9 . 53 7 . 5

3 9 . 03 9 . 53 8 . 0

3 9 . 03 9 . 53 7 . 0

3 9 . 53 9 .53 7 . 5

3 9 . 03 9 . 53 8 . 5

3 9 . 53 9 . 5

3 9 . 54 0 . 0

3 9 . 54 0 . 0

3 9 . 53 9 . 0

4 0 . 04 0 . 0

3 8 . 53 9 . 53 7 .53 9 . 0

Weekly earnings 1 (standard)

1 0 2 . 5 01 0 3 . 5 0

9 9 . 5 0 1 1 5 . CO

9 5 . 0 09 5 . 5 0

1 2 2 .5 0 1 2 6 . 0 01 0 7 . 0 0

1 5 6 . 5 01 5 7 .0 0

1 2 6 . 0 01 2 8 . 5 0 1 1 6 . 0 0

1 1 8 .5 01 2 1 . 5 01 0 5 . 0 0

1 0 6 .5 0112.0088.00

1 0 2 . 5 01 0 2 . 5 01 0 3 . 0 0

1 1 3 . CC1 1 2 . 5 01 1 3 . 5 0

1 0 8 . CC1 0 8 . 5 0

8 8 . 5 08 7 . 5 0

9 2 . 5 09 2 . 5 09 3 . 0 0

1 0 6 . 0 0 1 0 5 . 0 0

9 6 . 5 01 0 7 .5 0

8 7 . 0 01 0 5 .5 0

$1 0 3 .5 01 0 5 .5 0 101.00 120.00

9 5 . 0 09 6 . 5 0

1 1 8 .5 01 2 3 . 5 0

9 8 . 0 0

1 5 6 .0 01 5 7 .0 0

121.001 2 3 . 0 01 0 5 .0 0

1 1 2 .5 01 1 5 .5 0

9 8 . 0 0

9 8 . 5 01 0 5 .5 0

9 0 . 5 0

9 9 . 0 09 9 . 5 0

100.001 1 1 .5 0 112.00 110.001 1 2 .5 01 1 5 .0 0

8 9 . 0 08 7 . 0 0

9 0 . 0 0 89 . 509 5 . 0 0

110.001 0 8 .5 0

101.001 0 6 .0 0

8 3 .5 01 1 0 .5 0

8 8 . 5 0 - 1 1 5 . 5 09 0 . 5 0 - 1 15 .0 08 3 . 5 0 - 1 1 6 .5 0

1 1 5 . 0 0 - 1 2 7 .5 0

9 0 . 0 0 - 1 0 0 .5 08 9 . 5 0 - 1 0 5 .5 0

1 0 2 . 0 0 - 1 3 9 .0 01 0 6 . 5 0 - 1 51 .5 0

9 0 . 5 0 - 1 1 5 .5 0

1 2 6 . 5 0 - 1 6 2 .5 01 3 0 . 0 0 - 1 6 2 .5 0

1 0 9 . 0 0 - 1 33 .5 01 1 3 . 0 0 - 1 3 5 .5 0

9 5 . 5 0 - 1 2 5 .0 0

1 0 2 . 5 0 - 1 3 5 .0 01 0 5 . 5 0 - 1 35 .0 0

9 1 . 0 0 - 1 2 5 .0 0

9 1 . 0 0 - 1 25 .5 09 3 . 0 0 - 1 33 .508 1 . 0 0 - 5 5 . 0 0

8 7 . 5 0 - 1 18 .0 08 8 . 5 0 - 1 12 .0 08 2 . 0 0 - 1 2 6 .5 0

1 0 0 . 5 0 - 1 2 5 . 5 01 0 1 . 0 0 - 1 2 5 .0 0

9 2 . 0 0 - 1 3 6 .5 0

9 1 . 0 0 - 1 2 5 .0 09 3 . 5 0 - 1 2 3 .0 0

7 1 . 0 0 - l C l . 5 07 0 . 0 0 - 1 0 1 .0 0

8 5 . 5 0 - 1 02 .5 08 5 . 5 0 - 1 02 .5 08 6 . 5 0 - 1 0 6 .0 0

8 9 . 5 0 - 1 1 9 .5 09 0 . 0 0 - 1 1 8 .5 0

7 9 . 5 0 - 1 1 0 .0 01 0 0 . 5 0 - 1 13 .5 0

7 3 . 5 0 - 1C5.501 0 5 . 5 0 - 1 1 3 .0 0

Nu mber o f w ork e r s rece iv in g st ra ight - t im e week ly earn ings of—

55 60 65 70 75 80 85and

under60 65 70 75 80 85 9C

90 ICO 110 120 130 H O 150 160 170 180 19C 200 210 220

100 110 120 130 190 150 160 170 180 190 20C 210 220 over

H690

15 152 8

10 18 10 18

158 127128 111

20 16

117112

1 Standard hours re f le c t the w orkweek fo r which e m plo y e e s re c e iv e their regular st ra ight - t im e sa la r i e s (e xc lus ive of pay for o v ert im e at re gular a n d /o r prem iu m ra tes) , and the earn ings co r re sp o n d to these week ly hours.

2 The mean is com puted fo r each jo b by totaling the earn ings of all w o rk e r s and dividing by the number o f w o rk e r s . The m edian des igna tes pos iti on— ha lf o f the e m p lo y e e s su rveyed re c e iv e m o re than the rate shown; half re c e iv e le s s than the rate shown. The middle range is defined by 2 rates o f pay; a fourth of the w o rk e r s earn le s s than the lo w e r of these ra tes and a fourth ea rn m o re than the higher rate.

2 Tra nsportat ion, c om m unicat io n , and other public ut il ities.4 May include w ork e r s other than those present ed separ ate ly .


9

T a b le A -2 . Professional and technical occupations— men and w om en

(Average straight-time weekly hours and earnings for selected occupations studied on an area basis by industry division, Allentown—Bethlehem—Easton, Pa.—N. J. , May 1970)

Sex, occupation, 1 and industry division

MEN

DR A F T S M E N ! C L A S S A ------------------------------------------MAN UF ACTURING ------------------------------------------------

DR A F T S M E N , C L A S S B -------------------------------------------MAN UF ACTURING ------------------------------------------------

D R A F T S M E N , C L A S S C ------------------------------------------MANUFA CTU RIN G ------------------------------------------------

D R A F T S M E N - T R A C E R S ---------------------------------------------

WOMEN

N U R S E S , I N D U S T R I A L ( R E G I S T E R E D ) -------MANUFA CTU RIN G ------------------------------------------------

Weekly earnings 2 (standard) dumber o f w o rke rs rece iv in g straight - t im e week ly earnings o f—

Numberof

workers

Average $ $ ) i $ $ $ $ $ $ * * $ S $ % $ i $ % $weekly 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 100 105 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 200 210 220

(standard) Mean 3 Median3 Middle range3 andunder and

70 75 80 85 90 95 100 105 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 2CC 210 220 ov e r

$ $ $ $334 4 0 . 0 1 7 8 . 0 0 1 7 4 .0 0 1 6 4 . 0 0 - 1 9 1 . 5 0 5 12 49 78 70 34 23 18 30 15317 4 0 . 0 1 7 6 .5 0 1 7 2 . 5 0 1 6 3 . 0 0 - 1 8 6 . 0 0 5 12 49 78 70 31 21 18 18 15

357 4 0 . 0 1 5 7 . 0 0 1 5 3 . 0 0 1 4 3 . 0 0 - 1 7 2 . 0 0 _ _ _ _ - 8 - 2 9 27 92 67 53 43 39 9 7 - 1346 4 0 . 0 1 5 6 .0 0 1 5 3 . 0 0 1 4 3 . 0 0 - 1 7 1 . 0 0 “ - - - 8 - 2 8 27 90 66 53 43 37 9 2 - 1

285 4 0 . 0 1 2 9 . 5 0 1 2 7 . 5 0 1 1 9 . 5 0 - 1 4 0 . 5 0 - - 2 - 4 26 9 32 83 56 28 25 8 4 8 _ _ _ -265 4 0 . 0 1 2 7 .5 0 1 2 6 . 0 0 1 1 9 . 5 0 - 1 3 4 . 5 0 * 2 - 3 25 8 32 83 56 28 17 8 - 3 - - - -

33 4 0 . 0 1 1 5 .5 0 1 3 0 . 0 0 9 9 . 0 0 - 1 3 4 . 5 0 2 2 2 1 “ “ 2 2 ” 6 14 2

45 4 0 . 0 1 4 4 . 0 0 1 4 8 . 0 0 1 3 2 . 5 0 - 1 5 9 . 0 0 1 5 4 6 11 8 9 i44 4 0 . 0 1 4 4 . 0 0 1 4 8 . 0 0 1 3 2 . 0 0 - 1 5 9 . 5 0 1 5 4 5 11 8 9 i

1 Salaries of computer occupations are omitted from this report.2 Standard hours reflect the workweek for which employees receive their regular straight-time salaries (exclusive of pay for overtime at

to these weekly hours.3 For definition of terms, see footnote 2, table A -l.

regular and/or premium rates) , and the earnings correspond


1 0

T a b le A -3 . Office, professional, and technical o ccu pa tions— men and w o m e n com bined

(Average straight-time weekly hours and earnings for selected occupations studied on an area basis by industry division, Allentown—Bethlehem—Easton, Pa.—N. J. , May 1970)

Occ upation and industry d iv is ion

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS

BILLERS, MACHINE (BILLINGMACHINE) ------------------------------------

MANUFACTURING ---------------------

BILLERS, MACHINE (BOOKKEEPINGMACHINE) -------------------------------------------------

MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------

BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATORS,CLASS B ----------------------------------------------------

MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------

CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS A ----------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------

CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS B ----------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------

CLERKS, FILE, CLASS B -----------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------

CLERKS, FILE, CLASS C -----------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------

c l e r k s , pa y r o l l ------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------no nm an uf act ur ing ----------------------------

KEYPUNCH o p e r a t o r s , c l a s s a ----------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------

KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, CLASS B ----------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------

PUBLIC U T IL IT IES2-----------------------

Average

Numberof Weekly

(standard)


3 5 3 9 . 0$8 3 . 5 0

— 3 3 3 9 . 5 8 4 . 0 0

5 2 3 9 . 5 9 1 . 0 0— 2 5 3 9 . 0 9 9 . 0 0

9 4 3 8 . 5 1 0 0 . 5 06 6 3 8 . 0 1 0 6 . 5 0

— 2 8 3 9 . 0 8 7 . 0 0

3 7 0 3 9 . 5 1 4 9 . 0 02 9 7 4 0 . 0 1 5 2 . 5 0

— 7 3 3 8 . 5 1 3 4 . 0 0

4 3 7 3 9 . 0 1 0 3 . 0 03 1 0 3 9 . 5 1 0 5 . 0 01 2 7 3 8 . 0 9 7 . 5 0

2 1 3 3 9 . 5 9 8 . 5 01 9 8 3 9 . 5 9 8 . 0 0

1 0 3 3 9 . 0 8 9 . 5 04 4 3 8 . 0 7 1 . 5 0

3 0 5 3 9 . 0 111.00— 2 6 8 3 9 . 5 1 1 2 . 0 0— 3 7 3 8 . 5 1 0 3 . 5 0

1 3 0 3 9 . 5 1 1 9 . 5 0— 1 1 8 4 0 . 0 1 2 0 . 5 0

3 3 6 3 9 . 5 1 0 2 . 5 02 5 1 4 0 . 0 1 0 3 . 5 0

8 5 3 7 . 5 9 9 . 5 0. 2 7 3 9 . 0 1 1 5 . 0 0

Occ upation and industry d iv is ion

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS - CONTINUED

OFFICE BOYS AND GIRLS-----------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------

SECRETARIES3-------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------------

SECRETARIES, CLASS A -------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------

SECRETARIES, CLASS B -------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------------

SECRETARIES, CLASS C -------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING-------------------------------

SECRETARIES, CLASS D -------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------------

STENOGRAPHERS, GENERAL -------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------

STENOGRAPHERS, SENIOR ---------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------- ---------------

SWITCH80AR0 OPERATORS, CLASS A --------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------

SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS, CLASS B --------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------

SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR-RECEPTION ISTS-MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------------

Average

Numberof Weekly

hours 1 (standard)

Weekly

(standard)

1 7 4 3 9 . 0 9 2 . 0 01 3 8 3 9 . 5 9 3 . 0 0

9 4 6 3 9 . 0 1 2 3 . 0 07 7 6 3 9 . 5 1 2 6 . 5 01 7 0 3 7 . 5 1 0 7 . 0 0

1 4 9 3 9 . 5 1 4 6 . 5 01 3 3 3 9 . 5 1 4 7 . 0 0

2 2 9 3 9 . 0 1 2 6 . 0 01 8 5 3 9 . 5 1 2 8 . 5 0

4 4 3 8 . 0 1 1 6 . 0 0

3 7 1 3 9 . 0 1 1 8 . 5 03 0 4 3 9 . 5 1 2 1 . 5 0

6 7 3 7 . 0 1 0 5 . 0 0

1 9 6 3 9 . 5 1 0 9 . 5 01 5 4 4 0 . 0 1 1 5 . 0 0

4 2 3 7 . 5 8 8 . 0 0

4 3 6 3 9 . 0 1 0 3 . 5 03 1 7 3 9 . 5 1 0 3 . 5 01 1 9 3 8 . 5 1 0 3 . 0 0

3 9 1 3 9 . 5 1 1 3 . 0 03 3 0 3 9 . 5 1 1 2 . 5 0

6 1 3 8 . 0 1 1 3 . 5 0

4 3 3 9 . 5 1 0 8 . 0 02 9 4 0 . 0 1 0 8 . 5 0

6 2 3 9 . 5 8 8 . 5 05 2 4 0 . 0 8 7 . 5 0

1 6 8 3 9 . 0 9 2 . 5 01 4 3 3 9 . 5 9 2 . 5 0

2 5 3 9 . 0 9 3 . 0 0

Numberof

Average

Occupation and industry d iv is ion Weekly hours 1

(standard)


OFFICE OCCUPATIONS - CONTINUED

TABULATING-MACHINE OPERATORS,CLASS A ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 25 4 0 . 0

$1 6 5 . 0 0

MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------------------- 25 4 0 . 0 1 6 5 . 0 0

TABULATING-MACHINE OPERATORS,CLASS B ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 34 4 0 . 0 1 2 6 . 5 0

MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------------------- 34 4 0 . 0 1 2 6 . 5 0

TABULATING-MACHINE OPERATORS,CLASS C ------------------------------------------------------- 25 4 0 . 0 1 0 9 . 0 0

MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------- 25 4 0 . 0 1 0 9 . 0 0

t y p i s t s , c l a s s a -------------------------------------- 222 4 0 . 0 1 0 6 . 5 0MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------- 200 4 0 . 0 1 0 5 . 5 0

TYPISTS, CLASS B -------------------------------------- 245 3 8 . 5 9 6 . 5 0MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------- 119 3 9 . 5 1 0 7 . 0 0NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------------------- 126 3 7 . 5 8 7 . 0 0

PUBLIC UT IL IT IE S 2-------------------------------------- 39 3 9 . 0 1 0 4 . 5 0

PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL OCCUPATIONS4

DRAFTSMEN, CLASS A ----------------------------------------------- 334 4 0 . 0 1 7 8 . 0 0MANUFACTURING---------------------------------------------------- 317 4 0 . 0 1 7 6 . 5 0

DRAFTSMEN, CLASS B ----------------------------------------------- 363 4 0 . 0 1 5 6 . 0 0MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------------------- 352 4 0 . 0 1 5 5 . 5 0

DRAFTSMEN, CLASS C ---------------------------------------------- 286 4 0 . 0 1 2 9 . 5 0MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------------------- 266 4 0 . 0 1 2 7 . 5 0

DRAFTSMEN-TRACERS -------------------------------------------------- 42 3 9 . 5 1 1 2 . 0 0

NURSES, INDUSTRIAL (REGISTERED) -------- 45 4 0 . 0 1 4 4 . 0 0MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------------------- 44 4 0 . 0 1 4 4 . 0 0

1 Standard hours reflect the workweek for which employees receive their regular straight-time salaries (exclusive of pay for overtime at regular and/or premium rates), and the earnings correspond to these weekly hours.

2 Transportation, communication, and other public utilities.3 May include workers other than those presented separately.4 Salaries of computer occupations are omitted from this report.


1 1

T a b le A -4 . Maintenance and powerplant occupations

(A ve rag e s t ra ight - t im e hour ly earnings fo r m en in se lec ted occupations studied on an a rea bas is by industry d iv is ion , Al lentown—Bethlehem—E a st o n , P a . —N. J. , May 1970)

Hourly earnings 1 N umber o f w o rk e r s re ce iv in g s t ra ight - t im e hour ly earn ings o f—$ $ I $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ % * i 1$ $T

Occ upation and industry divis ionNumber

ofworkers Mean 2 Median 2 Middle range £

UnderS2 . 8 0

2 . 8 0 2

andunder

9 0 3 0 0 3 . 1 0 3 . 2 0 3 . 3 0 3 . 4 0 3 . 5 0 3 . 6 0 3 . 7 0 3 . 8 0 3 9 0 4 . 0 0 4 . 1 0 4 . 2 0 4 3 0 4 . 4 0 4 5 0 4 . 6 0 4 7 0 4 . 8 0 5 0 0

2 . 9 0 3 . 0 0 3 1 0 3 . 2 0 3 . 3 0 3 . 4 0 3 . 5 0 3 . 6 0 3 . 7 0 3 . 8 0 3 . 9 0 4 0 0 4 . 1 0 4 . 2 0 4 . 3 0 4 4 0 4 . 5 0 4 6 0 4 . 7 0 4 8 0 5 . 0 0 5 2 0

1 3 81 3 4

$3 . 7 73 . 7 7

$3 . 8 43 . 0 4

$ $3 . 3 6 - 3 . 9 43 . 3 6 - 3 . 9 1

1 81-8

2 32 3

2 5 25 2

1313

1 31 31

\

3 . 9 33 - 9 3

33

t ^ ' 'O „ 6 2 0 88

3 33 3

4 44 4

1 71 7

1 111

3 23 2

4 13 9i * o n 2 8

> 83 6 2 5 2 83 6 J • . Z 4 . Z

2 02 0

2 42 4

88

222 23 0 6 3 6 0 j t l y a * 3 3

1 4 41 4 1

3 . 2 73 . 3 0

3 . 2 73 . 2 7

3 . 1 0 - 3 . 5 1 3 . 1 4 - 3 . 5 1

2 02 0

4 54 5

2 62 6

88

1 81 87 * 2

/ 1 * / m L 6, 7 7

7 71 11 1

88

2 92 2

HAl/M 1 nil 5 1 j | "M 1 N 1 LriAiiV/t. , * : / *n-» 1 6* *

M E C H A N I C S , A UTO M OT IVE

7 3 2 1 61 6

2 5 1 91 4

8 16 61 51 5

2 2 2 5 1 6 10 1 8 111 3 7

^ ^3 * 9 4

J1 5 61 4 8

4 . 0 44 . 0 6

1 31 0

3 23 2

1 71 7

2 12 1

1 61 6

1 81 8P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 3 ---------------------------------- 3 . 8 7 3 . 1 9 - 4 . 2 6 - - - - - 2 5 - - 6 6 - - -

M E C H A N I C S , MAI NTE NA NC E -------------------------------- 7 0 6 7 0 j

3 . 9 73 . 9 7

3 . 9 53 . 9 5

3 . 4 1 - 4 . 4 7 3 . 4 1 4 . 4 7

- 3 1 0 - 4 1 4 41 4 4

1 51 5

88

2 92 9

2 22 2

1 31 3

5 85 8

9 29 2

7 98

5 3 33 3

1 1 41 1 4

3 83 8

3 13 1

4 14 1

3 03 0

-

9 5j

3 23 2

88

3 83 8

1 1u

1010

1 41 41 1 6

3 9 5 3 . 9 5 3 . 9 5 3 . 3 9 - 4 . 3 6 1 1

1 0 41 0 4

3 . 4 63 . 4 6

3 . 5 33 . 5 3

3 . 2 4 - 3 . 7 33 . 2 4 - 3 . 7 3

1 61 6

1 111

_7 2

1 3 1 2 1 85 7 2 2 2

1 0 51 0 4

3 5 2 1 L 2 1 111

3 93 9

2 5 1 313m a n u f a c t u r i n g ------------------------------------------------

3 5 2 3 . 5 3 3 . 5 2

3 3 3 3 5 93 . 3 4 - 3 . 5 9 - - 8 1 3 1 1 2 - 2 - - 5 - - - - - - - -

1 4 31 4 3

3 . 8 4 3 . 8 6 3 . 3 6 - 4 . 3 2.

1 03r0

3 33 3

3 6 2 02 0

1 31 33

3 . 0 4 3 . 0 6 3 . 3 6 4 . 3 2 1

1 7 1 ' 3 7t

3 . 7 9 - 4 . 7 93 . 7 9 - 4 . 7 9

1 01 0

2 32 3

1 313

5 95 9

1 41 4

2 02 01 7 1 4 I 3 7 4 > 1 6

1 Exc ludes p r e m iu m pay fo r o v e r t im e and f o r w o rk on w eekends , ho l id ays , and late shi fts.2 F o r def inition o f t e r m s , se e footnote 2, table A - l .3 T ra nspor ta t ion , cp m m u n ic at i o n , and other publ ic ut il ities.


1 2

T a b le A -5 . Custodial and material m ovem ent occupations

(A verag e s tra igh t-tim e h ourly earn ings fo r s e le c te d occu pa tion s studied on an a rea b a s is by in dustry d iv is io n , A llentow n—B ethlehem —E aston , M ay 1970)

O ccu p a tio n 1 and in dustry d iv is ion

GUARDS AND WATCHMEN ----------------------------------------MANU FACTURI NG ------------------------------------------------

WATCHMEN:MANU FACTURI NG ------------------------------------------------

J A N I T O R S , P O R T E R S , AND C LE A NE R S -------MANU FACTURI NG ------------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------

P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 4 ----------------------------------

J A N I T O R S , P O R T E R S , ANO C LE A NE R S(WOMEN) ----------------------------------------------------------------------

MANUFA CTURING ------------------------------------- ----------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------

L A B O R E R S , M A T E R I A L H AN DL IN G ------------------MANU FACTU RING ------------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------


ORDER F I L L E R S ------------------------------------------------------MANU FACTU RING ------------------------------------------------

P A C K E R S , S H I P P I N G ----------------------------------------------MAN UF AC TUR ING ------------------------------------------------

R E C E I V I N G C L E R K S ------------------------------------------------MANU FACTU RING ------------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------

s h i p p i n g c l e r k s ---------------------------------------------------MAN UF AC TUR ING ------------------------------------------------

S H I P P I N G AND R E C E I V I N G C L E R K S ------------MANU FAC TUR ING ------------------------------------------------

TR UC KU RI VERS 5 ---------------------------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------


T R U C K D R I V E R S , L I G H T (UND ER1 - 1 / 2 T O NS ) ------------------------------------------------------MANU FACTU RING ------------------------------------------------

T R U C K D R I V E R S , MEDIUM ( 1 - 1 / 2 TO ANO I N C L U D IN G 4 T O N S ) --------------------------

T R U C K D R I V E R S , HEAVY ( O V E R 4 T O N S ,T R A I L E R T Y P E ) ------------------------------------------------MAN UF ACTUR ING ------------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------


T R U C K D R I V E R S , HEAVY (O V E R 4 T O N S ,OTHER THAN T R A I L E R T Y P E ) ------------------MAN UF ACTUR ING ------------------------------------------------

Numberof

Hourly earnings2

Mean'* Median* Middle range*

$ $ $ $379 2 .7 0 2 .7 6 2 . 0 8 - 3 .3 4288 2 . 9 4 3 .3 1 2 . 3 7 - 3 .3 6

76 2 .2 4 2 .2 7 2 . 0 9 - 2 .3 7

1 ,2 5 1 2 .6 1 2 .7 1 2 . 3 8 - 2 .7 81 ,0 3 3 2 .6 8 2 .7 2 2 . 5 7 - 2 .7 9

218 2 .2 6 2 .1 3 1 . 9 1 - 2 .7 550 2 .8 9 2 .9 3 2 . 8 5 - 2 .9 9

164 2 .3 8 2 .4 4 2 . 1 2 - 2 .6 5128 2 .5 0 2 .6 2 2 . 3 4 - 2 .6 6

56 2 . 1 0 2 .1 2 1 . 8 6 - 2 .2 8

946 3 .2 5 3 .2 6 2 . 6 3 - 3 .9 6688 3 .1 0 2 .9 1 2 . 6 2 - 3 .6 7258 3 .6 7 4 .2 3 3 . 0 9 - 4 .2 7191 4 . 1 8 4 . 2 5 4 . 2 2 - 4 .2 8

203 2 .8 8 3 .0 7 2 . 6 9 - 3 .2 4112 2 . 6 7 2 .7 4 2 . 5 5 - 3 .0 2

340 2 . 4 4 2 .3 6 2 . 1 3 - 2 .6 7335 2 .4 4 2 .3 7 2 . 1 3 - 2 .6 7

117 3 .0 3 3 .0 9 2 . 6 4 - 3 .3 484 3 .1 0 3 .0 8 2 . 6 9 - 3 .8 133 2 . 8 5 3 .1 9 2 . 2 6 - 3 .2 9

116 3 .3 5 3 .1 2 2 . 9 5 - 3 .8 5112 3 .3 6 3 .1 3 2 . 9 7 - 3 .8 5

131 3 .0 8 3 .1 3 3 . 0 2 - 3 .2 3113 3 . 1 0 3 .1 4 3 . 0 3 - 3 .2 5

1 ,1 6 5 3 . 8 7 4 .2 0 3 . 3 7 - 4 .4 2396 3 .3 9 3 .3 0 3 . 1 5 - 3 .8 5769 4 . 1 2 4 . 2 9 4 . 2 0 - 4 .4 5599 4 . 3 9 4 .4 1 4 . 2 6 - 4 .4 6

46 2 . 9 4 3 .1 1 2 . 6 5 - 3 .1 729 3 .1 7 3 .1 5 3 . 1 1 — 3 .1 9

50 3 . 5 8 3 .6 5 3 . 3 7 - 3 .9 5

669 4 . 2 3 4 .2 9 4 . 2 2 - 4 .4 6119 3 .5 2 3 .4 7 3 . 2 4 - 3 .8 8550 4 . 3 9 4 .4 2 4 . 2 6 - 4 .4 7543 4 .4 1 4 .4 2 4 . 2 6 - 4 .4 7

176 3 .3 7 3 .3 6 3 . 1 2 - 3 .9 287 3 .2 8 3 .3 8 2 . 9 3 - 3 .9 2

N um ber o f w o rk e rs re ce iv in g stra ig h t-t im e hou rly earn ings o f—i $ $ t $ $ $ S * $ S s $ $ S S $ $ t $ $ $

>0 1 .7 0 1 .8 0 1 .9 0 2 . 0 0 2 . 1 0 2 .20 2.3C 2 .4 0 2 . 5 0 2 . 6 0 2 .7 0 2 80 2 .9 0 3 .00 3 .2 0 3 .4 0 3 .6 0 3 .8 0 4 . 0 0 4 .2 0 4 .4 0 4 . 6 0d

ro 1 .8 0 1 .9 0 2 .0 0 2 . 1 0 2 . 2 0 2 .30 2 .4 0 2 .5 0 2 .6 0 2 .7 0 2 .8 0 2 90 3 .0 0 3 20 3 .4 0 3 .6 0 3 .8 0 4 .0 0 4 .2 C 4 .4 0 4 .6 0 ov e r

2 16 37 9 13 8 32 21 4 18 16 2 6 20 143 8 3 1~ 17 8 8 26 20 12 “ 14 2 6 20 143 8 3 1 ~ ” ~ “

- - 13 - 7 - 26 18 - 4 - 6 2

9 27 53 66 53 14 52 11 57 60 139 435 25 26 68 64 45 17 _ - _ _ _a 7 38 54 12 2 42 7 44 46 139 425 9 5 58 62 45 17 - - - - -8 20 15 12 41 12 10 4 13 14 - 10 16 21 10 2 - - - - - - -

6 ” “ 1 12 21 10

_ 14 7 10 14 6 20 18 10 6 68 3 3 1 3 _ _ 1 _ _ _ _ _- 2 3 - 12 3 6 17 7 3 68 - 3 - 3 - - 1 - - - - -- 12 4 10 2 3 14 1 3 3 * 3 “ 1

_ 5 16 15 14 30 23 6 16 86 98 37 60 6 41 35 _ 149 121 - 188 _ -12 “ 3 30 8 - 16 86 96 37 56 6 38 30 - 149 121 - - - -

5 4 15 i i - 15 6 - ~ 2 ~ 4 3 5 - - - 168 - -3 - 188 ~

- - _ 9 9 i 2 10 1 6 15 30 7 _ 32 81 _ _ _ _ - _ _- - 9 8 “ - 8 “ 6 14 29 7 - 31

- - - 20 40 81 15 26 9 7 79 8 12 _ _ 39 4 _ _ _ _ _ _- 20 40 76 15 26 9 7 79 8 12 - - 39 4 - * - - - -

- - _ _ 2 1 15 - 1 7 9 - 5 2 32 19 2 _ 22 _ _ _ _- - - - 6 - - 7 9 - 5 2 28 5 ~ - 22 ~ - -

* * “ 2 1 9 1 “ “ ~ 4 14 2 - - - - - -3 i i 8 1 12 34 3 _ 8 16 8 3 4 53 u 6 12 34 3 - 8 16 8 2 4 5

- _ _ - - - 12 - - 2 - 8 - 6 64 21 12 - - 6 _ _ -

- - - * * 12 * - 2 - " 6 54 21 12 - - 6 -_ - - - 3 - 12 12 9 8 15 5 15 23 59 150 124 26 79 40 249 336 -- - - 7 12 7 - 3 4 13 21 54 90 47 25 79 34 - - -- - - 3 - 5 - 2 8 12 i 2 2 5 60 77 1 - 6 249 336 -

i “ i “ 1 3 ~ 1 1 “ 6 249 336 "

_ _ _ 3 _ _ _ _ i 15 _ 3 _ 18 _ i _ 5 _ _ _ _3 ~ 3 ” 18 “ “ 5 “ “

- - - - - - - - 1 - - 3 - 1 5 4 i i 3 22 - - - -

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ 6 _ 2 _ 2 2 1 22 7 37 2 21 30 215 322 _- - - - - - - 6 - - - 2 - - 20 7 37 2 21 24 - - -

2 - - 2 1 2 - - - - 6 215 322 -6 215 322 ”

_ _ _ _ _ _ 12 6 8 5 _ _ _ 9 9 64 5 12 14 10 8 14 _7 6 6 9 9 9 5 12 14 10

See footnotes at end o f table.


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T a b le A -5 . Custodial and material m ovem ent occupations------Continued

(Average straight-time hourly earnings for selected occupations studied on an area basis by industry division, Allentown—Bethlehem— Easton, Pa.—N. J. , May 1970)

Hourly earnings^ Numbe r o f w o rke rs rece iv in g tra ig ht -t im e hour ly earnings o f—

Occ upa t ion 1 and industry divis ionNumber

ofworkers Mean3 Median3 Middle range3

$1 .6 0and

under

*1 .7 0

$1 .8 0

$1 .9 0

$2 . 0 0

$2 . 1 0

$2 . 2 0

$2 .3 0

$2 .4 0

$2 .5 0

t2 . 6 0

$2 .7 0

$2 . 8 0

$2 .9 0

$3 . 0 0

$3 .2 0

S3 .4 0

$3 . 6 0

$3 .8 0

$4 . 0 0

$4 . 2 0

$4 .4 0

t4 . 6 0

and

1 . 7 0 1 .8 0 1 .9 0 2 . 0 0 2 . 1 0 2 . 2 0 2 .3 0 2 .4 0 2 .5 0 2 .6 0 2 .7 0 2 .8 0 2 .9 0 3 .0 0 3 . 2 0 3 . 4 0 3 .6 0 3 .8 0 4 . 0 0 4 . 2 0 4 .4 0 4 .6 0 ov e r

$3 . 1 93 .1 63 .3 3

$3 .1 03 .0 63 .2 8

$ $ 2 . 9 0 - 3 .6 4 2 . 8 5 - 3 .7 1 3 . 2 3 - 3 .3 6

4343

140140

2525

1616

n38

manu fac tur in g -------------------------------------- 47895

- - - - - 6 6 - - - 49 45 29 2275

22

922

- -

T R U C K E R S » P O W E R ( O T H E R T H A N42 2

23*30 3 * 0/ 2 . 9 9 - 3 .8 2 8 19

12

1 Data limited to men workers except where otherwise indicated.2 Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts.3 For definition of terms, see footnote 2, table A -l.4 Transportation, communication, and other public utilities.

Includes all drivers, as defined, regardless of size and type of truck operated.


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B . E s t a b l i s h m e n t p r a c t i c e s a n d s u p p l e m e n t a r y w a g e p r o v i s i o n s

T a b le B -1 . M in im u m e ntrance salaries for w o m e n office w o rk e rs

(Distribution of establishments studied in all industries and in industry divisions by minimum entrance salary for selected categories of inexperienced women office workers, Allentowrr-Bethlehem—Easton, Pa.-N .J., May 1970)

M in im u m w e e k ly s t r a i g h t - t i m e s a l a r y 1

I n e x p e r ie n c e d t y p is t s O th e r in e x p e r i e n c e d c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s 2

A llin d u s t r ie s

M a n u fa c tu r in g N o n m a n u fa c t u r in g

A l lin d u s t r ie s

M a n u fa c t u r in g N o n m a n u fa c t u r i ng

B a s e d o n s ta n d a r d w e e k ly h o u r s 3 o f ---- B a s e d o n s t a n d a r d v e e k ly h o u r s 3 o f —

A lls c h e d u l e s 4 0

A lls c h e d u l e s 4 0

A lls c h e d u l e s 4 0 A ll

s c h e d u le s 4 0

E s t a b l i s h m e n t s s tu d ie d --------- — --------------------------------------- - 133 69 XXX 64 XXX 133 69 XXX 64 XXX

E s t a b l i s h m e n t s h a v in g a s p e c i f i e d m in i m u m 34 18 15 16 10 4 6 22 17 24 15

$ 5 7 .5 0 a n d u n d e r $ 6 0 .0 0 ----------------- - ------------------------- ------- _ _ _ _ _ 1 _ _ 1 _$ 6 0 .0 0 a n d u n d e r $ 6 2 .50_--------------------------------------------------------------- 1 - - 1 - 1 - - 1 -$ 6 2 .5 0 a n d u n d e r $ 6 5 .0 0 ______ _ __ ________ __ ------- 1 1 - - - 3 1 - 2 1$ 6 5 .0 0 a n d u n d e r $ 6 7 .50_ — — _ ------ 2 1 1 1 - 3 2 1 1 -$ 6 7 .5 0 a n d u n d e r $ 7 0 .0 0 _ — _ — 2 - - 2 1 3 - - 3 2$ 7 0 .0 0 a n d u n d e r $ 7 2 .5 0 ------- - — --------------- - ------ — 4 1 1 3 2 9 4 4 5 2$ 7 2 .5 0 a n d u n d e r $ 7 5 .0 0 ----------------------------------------------------------------- 2 2 2 - - 2 2 2 - -$ 7 5 .0 0 an d u n d e r $ 7 7 .5 0 ----------------------------------------------------------------- 6 4 3 2 - 6 4 2 2 1$ 7 7 .5 0 a n d u n d e r $ 8 0 .0 0 ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1 1 1 - - 1 i 1 - -$ 8 0 .0 0 an d u n d e r $ 8 2 .5 0 __________________________________________ 2 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 2 2$ 8 2 .5 0 a n d u n d e r $ 8 5 .0 0_ — _ ------- ------ --------- - - - - - - - - - -$ 8 5 .0 0 a n d u n d e r $ 8 7 .5 0 ----------------------------------------------------------------- - - - - - 1 i 1 - -$ 8 7 .5 0 a n d u n d e r $ 9 0 .0 0 ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1 - - 1 1 1 - - i 1$ 9 0 .0 0 a n d u n d e r $ 9 2 .5 0 ------------------- ------------ -------------------- 1 1 1 - - - - - - -$ 9 2 .5 0 a n d u n d e r $ 9 5 .0 0 ----------------------------------------------------------------- 3 2 1 1 1 4 2 1 2 2$ 9 5 .0 0 a n d u n d e r $ 9 7 .5 0 ----------------------------------------------------------------- 2 - - 2 2 3 - - 3 3$ 9 7 .5 0 an d u n d e r $ 1 0 0 .0 0 -- ------------ ------------ — ------------ 1 - - 1 1 1 i 1 - -$ 1 0 0 .0 0 a n d u n d e r $ 1 0 2 .5 0 ------------------------------------------------------------ 3 2 2 i 1 2 2 2 - -$ 1 0 2 .5 0 a n d u n d e r $ 1 0 5 .0 0 ------------------------------ -------------------- 1 1 1 - - 1 1 1 - -$ 1 0 5 .0 0 a n d u n d e r $ 1 0 7 .5 0 ............................... .................. ............ 1 i 1 - - - - - - -$ 1 0 7 .5 0 a n d o v e r — — - ------ - - - - - 1 - - 1 1

E s t a b l i s h m e n t s h a v in g n o s p e c i f i e d m in i m u m -------------------------- 22 12 XXX 10 XXX 51 27 XXX 24 XXX

E s t a b l i s h m e n t s w h ic h d id n o t e m p l o y w o r k e r sin t h is c a t e g o r y — — - — 77 39 XXX 38 XXX 36 20 XXX 16 XXX

1 These salaries relate to formally established minimum starting (hiring) regular straight-time salaries that are paid for standard workweeks.2 Excludes workers in subclerical jobs such as messenger or office girl.3 Data are presented for all standard workweeks combined, and for the most common standard workweek reported.


15

T a b l e B - 2 . S h i f t d if fe re n t ia ls

( L a t e - s h i f t p a y p r o v is i o n s f o r m a n u fa c tu r in g p la n t w o r k e r s b y ty p e and a m o u n t o f p a y d i f f e r e n t ia l , A l le n to w n —B e th le h e m —E a s t o n , P a . —N . J . , M a y 1970)

(A l l p la n t w o r k e r s in m a n u fa c tu r in g = 100 p e r c e n t )

P e r c e n t o f m a n u fa c tu r in g p la n t w o r k e r s —

L a t e - s h i f t p a y p r o v is i o nIn e s t a b l is h m e n t s h a v in g p r o v is i o n s 1

f o r la te s h ifts A c t u a l ly w o rk in g on la te s h i ft s

S e c o n d s h ift T h ir d o r o th e r s h ift S e co n d sh ift T h ir d o r o th e r

s h ift

T o t a l__________ __ ___________________ ________ 7 2. 4 6 2 . 5 15. 7 6 . 5

N o p a y d i f f e r e n t ia l f o r w o r k o n la te s h i f t _______ 3. 2 _ 0 .4 _

P a y d i f f e r e n t ia l f o r w o r k on la t e s h i f t ___________ 69- 2 6 2 . 5 15. 3 6 . 5

T y p e and a m o u n t o f d i f f e r e n t ia l :

U n ifo r m ce n ts (p e r h o u r ) -------------------- ------- 5 4 . 3 4 8 . 4 11. 7 5. 9

5 c e n t s _______________________________________ 3. 7 1. 7 . 2 . 16 , 6 Vz , o r 7 c e n t s - _____________ ______ 3. 0 - . 6 -

8 c e n t s _______________________________________ 2 0 . 7 - 5. 3 -9 c e n t s _____________________ ________________ 1 . 6 - . 2 -1 0 c e n t s ------------------------ ------------------------------ 16. 7 2 .9 4 . 0 . 11 1 c e n t s ________ _______ _______ ________ - . 8 - ( 2 )1 2 c e n t s ____________________ ________________ . 9 2 2 . 1 . 2 4 . 114 c e n t s ________ ____________________________ 2. 7 - . 2 -1 4 V3 c e n t s ____________________________________ ■ 9 - . 2 -15 c e n t s ---------------- ----------------------------- ------- 1. 5 1 1 .7 . 2 . 51 6 o r 18 c e n t s ____________ _______ ______ . 7 2 . 2 . 1 . 32 0 c e n t s ______________________________________ 1 . 0 2 .4 . 2 . 12 0 9/ 10 c e n t s ___________________________________ - . 9 - . 22 1 c e n t s _______________________________________ - 2. 7 - . 225 c e n t s ______________________________________ . 9 1 . 0 . 1 . 2

U n ifo r m p e r c e n t a g e ----------------------------------------- 14. 9 9 . 2 3. 7 . 3

5 p e r c e n t ---------- -------------- — ------------- 1 . 2 - . 4 -8 3/ 4 p e r c e n t ____________________ _________ - 1 . 1 1 . 1 . 2 -1 0 p e r c e n t ____________________________________ 8 . 7 2 . 6 2. 5 . 211 V2 p e r c e n t _________________________________ 3 .9 3 .9 . 6 . 115 p e r c e n t ------------------------------------------------------ - 1. 5

F u ll d a y 's p a y f o r r e d u c e d h o u r sp lu s p e r c e n t a g e --------------------- ---------------------- 5 . 0 . 4

1 In c lu d e s a l l p la n t w o r k e r s in e s t a b l is h m e n t s c u r r e n t ly o p e r a t in g , o r h a v in g f o r m a l p r o v is i o n s c o v e r in g la t e s h i f t s , e v e n th o u g h th e e s t a b l is h m e n t s w e r e n o t c u r r e n t ly o p e r a t in g la t e s h i f t s .

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


16

T a b l e B - 3 . S c h e d u le d w e e k l y h o u rs

(P e r c e n t d is t r ib u t io n o f p la n t and o f f i c e 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 s c h e d u le d w e e k ly h o u r s 1 o f f i r s t - s h i f t w o r k e r s , A lle n to w n —B e th le h e m —E a sto n , P a .—N .J ., M a y 1970)

W e e k ly h o u r s

P lant w o r k e r s O ffic e w o r k e r s

A ll in d u s tr ie s 2 M a n u fa ctu r in g P u b lic u t i l i t ie s 3 A ll in d u s tr ie s 4 M a n u fa ctu rin g P u b lic u t i l i t i e s 3

A ll w o r k e r s ___________________ — ____________ 100 100 100 100 100 100

32 h o u r s ----------------------------------------------- --------------------- ( 5)35 h o u r s ______ ___________________ ______________ 1 2 13 - 6 1 -O v e r 35 and u n d er 37V2 h o u r s ------------------------------- ( 5) - - 3 - -

3 7 V2 h o u r s -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 6 - 14 13 2 238 h o u r s ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - - - 2 - -384/s h o u r s . ________________________ ___ _____________ - - - 3 4 _40 h o u r s ________________ _____ _____________ _____ 78 79 94 73 81 78O v e r 40 and u n d e r 48 h o u r s -------- ------------------------ 1 1 - (5) - ( 5 )48 h o u r s — — — — — —— — — — — — — — — — — 2 1 1 ( 5) -50 h o u r s _______ __________________________ _____ — (5) 5

1 S ch e d u le d h o u r s a r e the w e e k ly h o u r s w h ich a m a jo r it y o f the fu l l - t im e w o r k e r s w e r e e x p e c te d to w o r k , w h e th e r th ey w e r e p a id f o r at s t r a ig h t - t im e o r o v e r t im e r a t e s .2 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 .3 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 l ic u t i l it ie s .4 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 ; 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 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 .5 L e s s than 0.5 p e r c e n t .


17

T a b l e B - 4 . P a id h o lid a ys

(P e r c e n t d is t r ib u t io n o f p la n t and o f f i c e 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 l id a y s p r o v id e d a n n u a lly , A lle n to w n —B e th le h e m —E a sto n , P a .—N .J ., M a y 1970)

P lant w o r k e r s O ffic e w o r k e r sItem

A ll in d u s tr ie s 1 M a n u fa ctu r in g P u b lic u t i l i t i e s 2 A ll in d u s tr ie s 3 M a n u fa ctu rin g P u b lic u t il it ie s 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

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 -------- --------------------------------- — 98 1 0 0 1 0 0 99 1 0 0 1 0 0

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 l id a y s -------- ---------------------------------------------- 2 - - (4 ) - -

N u m b e r o f d a ys

L e s s than 6 h o l id a y s — — — 2 2 _ 1 16 h o l id a y s — __ __ _ __ — - ____ 9 5 - 4 2 -6 h o l id a y s p lu s 1 h a lf da y ___ __ ____ 1

(4 )1 - (4 ) (4 ) -

6 h o l id a y s p lu s 2 h a lf d a y s -------------------- ----------- - - 5 1 -7 h o lid a y s _____________ ___ __ _____________ ___ 25 29 5 14 11 77 h o lid a y s p lu s 1 h a lf day___ ___________________ 3 4 - 4 3 -7 h o lid a y s p lu s 2 h a lf d a y s - __________ _________ 4 5 - 2 3 -7 h o lid a y s p lu s 3 h a lf d a y s ________________________ - - - 1 -8 holiday*? __ 13 11 37 23 25 268 h o lid a y s p lu s 1 h a lf day __ 1 2 - 1 1 -8 h o lid a y s p lu s 2 h a lf d a y s _____________ _ 3 4 - 7 9 19 h o l id a y s ___ ________ __________________ ______ ___ 18 2 0 8 1 2 15 39 h o l id a y s p lu s 2 h a lf d a y s ________________________ 3 3 - 3 4 -1 0 h o l id a y s ________________________________ ____ 13 1 0 43 2 1 2 2 5911 h o l id a y s ______________ _______________ ___ ___ 4 4 7 3 4 41 2 h o l id a y s -------------------------------------------------------------------- - - - (4 ) - -

T o ta l h o lid a y t im e 5

1 2 d a y s_________________________________________________ _ _ _ (4 ) . .1 1 d a y s o r m o r e ---------------------------------------------------------- 4 4 7 4 4 41 0 d a y s o r m o r e ----------- --------------------------------------------- 19 18 49 28 30 639 d a y s o r m o r e _______ _____________________________ 41 42 58 46 54 6 68 l/z d a y s o r m o r e __ — _________________________ 42 43 58 47 55 6 68 d a y s o r m o r e - — -------- — ---------- ------------ 59 59 95 72 82 937 l/z d a y s o r m o r e _ ________ ___________________ — 62 63 95 76 85 937 d a y s o r m o r e ________________________________ __ 87 92 1 0 0 95 97 1 0 06 l/z d a y s o r m o r e ----------- _ ____________ 87 93 1 0 0 95 97 1 0 06 d a y s o r m o r e - __ ____ ___________________ 96 98 1 0 0 98 99 1 0 04 d a y s o r m o r e ----------------------------------------------------------- 97 1 0 0 1 0 0 98 1 0 0 1 0 02 d a y s o r m o r e ___ __ — ____ ___________________ 98 1 0 0 1 0 0 99 1 0 0 1 0 0

1 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 .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 l ic u t i l it ie s .3 In c lu d e s da ta 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 ; 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 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 re c o 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 9 d a y s in c lu d e s th o s e w ith 9 fu l l d a y s

and no h a lf d a y s , 8 fu l l d a y s and 2 h a lf d a y s , 7 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 then w e r e cu m u la te d .


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T a b l e B - 5 . P a id v a c a t i o n s 1

(P e r c e n t d is t r ib u t io n o f p la n t and o f f i c e 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 p a y p r o v is i o n s , A lle n to w n —B e th le h e m —E a s to n , P a .—N .J ., M a y 1970)

P lant w o r k e r s O ffic e w o r k e r sV a ca t io n p o l ic y

A ll in d u s t r ie s 2 M a n u fa ctu r in g P u b lic u t i l i t i e s 3 A ll in d u s t r ie s 4 M a n u fa ctu r in g P u b lic u t i l i t i e s 3

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

M e th o d o f p a y m e n tW o r k e r s in e s ta b lis h m e n ts p r o v id in g

p a id v a c a t io n s —__________________—_______ __ __ ___ 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 99 1 0 0 1 0 0L e n g t h -o f - t im e p a y m e n t - P e r c e n ta g e p a y m en t--------------- ------------

7723

7228

1 0 0 991

982

1 0 0

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(5 )no p a id v a c a t io n s ___________________________________ - - - - -

A m ou n t o f v a c a t io n p a y 6

A fte r 6 m o n th s o f s e r v i c eU n der 1 w eek ---------------------------------------------------- ----------- 2 2 24 - 1 0 1 0 _1 w e e k —- - - - - - - - - - ___ -_— __— __ - - - - - - - _—__— __ 1 1 1 1 2 0 54 64 16O v e r 1 and u n d er 2 w e e k s --------------------------------------- 5 6 - 7 3 -2 w e e k s __________ ___ ___ - ----------- ---- 2 2 - (5 ) 1 -

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

1 w e e k —------------------------------------ — _ _ — - 77 76 61 23 9 95O v e r 1 and u n d e r 2 w e e k s — -----------------2 w e e k s — ---------------------------------------------------------------------

21 2 13

345

<5)75 89

23

O v e r 2 and u n d e r 3 w e e k s ------- — ----- ------- — 3 3 - _ -3 w e e k s -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 5 - 1 2 -O v e r 3 and u n d e r 4 w e e k s — — --------------------- - 2 3 - _

-

A f te r 2 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e1 w eek ------------------------------------------------—-------------------------- 58 63 2 8 8 6O v e r 1 and u n d er 2 w e e k s — ------------------------------ 6 5 34 ( 5) ( 5) 22 w e e k s —— — — — —— — — — — — — 26 2 0 64 90 90 92O v e r 2 and u n d e r 3 w e e k s ------ ----------- -------- _ 3 3 - <*> - -3 w e e k s ________________________________________________ 4 5 - 1 2 -O v e r 3 and u n d e r 4 w e e k s - -------- --------------- 2 3 - - - -

A f te r 3 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e1 w eek ------------------- — — — - ---------------- _ 13 1 2 - 2 3 -O v e r 1 and u n d er 2 w e e k s --------------------------------------- 8 1 0 - 1 1 -2 w e e k s — — —— — _—— —— — — — — — 6 6 64 6 6 93 91 98O v e r 2 and u n d er 3 w e e k s _________________________ 4 3 34 (5) - 23 w e e k s ----------------------------------- -------- -------------- — 6 8 - 4 6 -O v e r 3 and u n d e r 4 w e e k s -------------- — _______ 2 3 - - - *

A f te r 4 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e

1 w eek __________________________________________________ 1 2 1 0 - 1 1 -O v e r 1 and u n d er 2 w e e k s --------------------------------------- 8 1 0 - ( 5) 1 -2 w e e k s — , . . . . __„r 67 6 6 6 6 93 91 98O v e r 2 and u n d e r 3 w e e k s - — — 4 3 34 1 1 23 w e e k s ______________________ ___ __________________ _ 6 8 - 4 6 -

O v e r 3 and u n d e r 4 w e e k s — ----- 2 3 - - -A f te r 5 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e

1 w e e k - .__ ____________________________ .— . ~ 6 6 - 1(5 )

1( 5)

-

O v e r 1 and u n d e r 2 w e e k s -----------— ----------------------- 1 1 - -

2 w e e k s -r.- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -,r 78 79 57 84 85 54O v e r 2 and u n d er 3 w e e k s --------------------------------------- 5 3 42 5 1 463 w e e k s __ — __ — ______ —_— _____ —— — _____ 8 9 1 1 0 13 ( 5)O v e r 3 and u n d er 4 w e e k s _________________________ 2 3 '

See footnotes at end of tab le .


19

T a b l e B - 5 . P a id v a c a t io n s ------C o n t in u e d

(P e r c e n t d is t r ib u t io n o f p la n t and o f f i c e 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 p a y p r o v is i o n s , A lle n to w n —B e th le h e m —E a s to n , P a .—N .J ., M a y 1970)

P lant w o r k e r s O ffic e w o rk e r s

V a c a t io n p o l ic yA ll in d u s t r ie s 2 M a n u fa ctu r in g P u b lic u t il it ie s 3 A ll in d u s tr ie s 4 M a n u fa ctu rin g P u b lic u t i l i t i e s 3

A m o u n t o f v a c a t io n p a y 6— C o n tin u ed

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

1 w eek___ 5 5 . i i2 w e e k s ------------------------------------------- ------------------------ 19 18 _ 16 12 3O v e r 2 and u n d e r 3 w e e k s ---------------------------- ------- 10 11 8 2 2 -3 w e e k s ___________________- ____________________________ 60 60 66 78 80 95O v e r 3 and u n d e r 4 w e e k s ______ ________ ______ 4 3 26 (5) _ 24 w e e k s ______________________________________ ______ 2 3 - 3 4 -


1 w eek___ 5 5 . 1 1 _2 w e e k s ________________________________________________ 16 14 - 10 6 _O v e r 2 and u n d e r 3 w e e k s _________________________ 8 10 - 4 5 _3 w e e k s ________________________________________________ 65 66 66 82 84 98O v e r 3 and u n d e r 4 w e e k s - ___ ____ 4 3 34 (5) _ 24 w e e k s ___________________________________ ___________ 2 3 - 3 4 -


1 w e e k----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 5 _ 1 1 .2 w e e k s ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 1 0 - 4 3 -O v e r 2 and u n d er 3 w e e k s _________________________ 4 5 _ 1 2 _3 w e e k s ________________________________________________ 58 62 52 73 72 48O v e r 3 and u n d er 4 w e e k s ___________________ ____ 3 3 16 3 444 w e e k s ------------------------------------ --------------------- --------- 1 7 1 5 6 16 2 2 6O v e r 4 and u n d er 5 w e e k s _ --------- _ 1 - 26 (5) _ 25 w e e k s -------------------------------------------------------------------------- - - 1 i "

A fte r 20 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e

1 w e e k _____________ ______________________ _______ 5 5 . 1 i .2 w e e k s -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 1 0 - 4 3 -O v e r 2 and u n d er 3 w e e k s - ____________________ _ 4 5 - - - -3 w e e k s --------------------------------- — ___________________ 3 4 39 1 18 1 3 1O v e r 3 and u n d er 4 w e e k s --------------------------------------- 4 4 - ( 5 ) ( 5) -4 w e e k s _____________ _*_____________________________ __ 3 6 32 65 72 76 97O v e r 4 and u n d e r 5 w e e k s --------------------------------------- 2 - 34 C ) - 25 w e e k s .......................................................................................... 4 5 - 5 6 -() w e e k s -------------------------------------------------------------------------- - - - ( 5) 1 -

A f te r 25 y e a r s o f serv icer

1 w e e k .......................................................................................... 5 5 . i 1 _2 w e e k s ___ ——__ — _______ — —— ___________ ____ _ 1 2 1 0 - 4 3 -O v e r 2 and u n d er 3 w e e k s - — - ___ - — _ __ 4 5 - - - -3 w e e k s -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 2 1 5 1 14 7 iO v e r 5 and u n d er 4 w e e k s --------------------------------- 5 1 - n C ) -4 w e e k s _______________________________________________ 4 7 4 9 4 0 <ii 7 1 4 ^O v e r 4 and u n d er 5 w e e k s ------------------------------------ 2 - 34 t o - 25 w e e k s _________________________________________________ 1 5 1 5 25 16 17 ss(> w e e k s ------ ------ ------------ — ____________________— ___ - ( 5) 1

See fo o tno te s at end of table.


2 0

T a b l e B - 5 . P a id v a c a t i o n s 1------ C o n t in u e d

( P e r c e n t d i s t r ib u t i o n o f plant and o f f i c e w o r k e r s in a l l i n d u s t r i e s and in in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s b y v a c a t i o n p a y p r o v i s i o n s , A l le n t o w r r -B e t h l e h e m —E a s t o n , P a . —N . J . , M a y 1970)

Plant w o r k e r s O f f i c e w o r k e r sV a c a t i o n p o l i c y

All i n d u s t r i e s 2 M a n u fa c tu r in g P u b l i c u t i l i t i e s 3 Al l i n d u s t r i e s 4 M a nufa ctur in g P u b l i c u t i l i t i e s 3

A m o u n t o f v a c a t i o n p a y *— C o n t in u e d

A f t e r 30 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e

1 w e e k ----------------------------------------------------- -------------------- 5 5 _ i i2 w e e k s ------ ---------------------------------------- ---------- ---- 12 10 - 4 3 _O v e r 2 and u n d e r 3 w e e k s — ___________________ 4 5 - - _ _3 w e e k s ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 13 1 14 7 1O v e r 3 and u n d e r 4 w e e k s _________________________ 3 4 - (5 ) ( 5 ) _4 w e e k s _________ __ _________________ ____ 46 47 40 64 71 43O v e r 4 and u n d e r 5 w e e k s _________________________ 2 - 34 (5 ) - 25 w e e k s -------------------------------------------------------------------- — 16 17 25 17 17 556 w e e k s -------------------------------------- — _______ _______ _

- (5) 1 -

M a x i m u m v a c a t i o n a v a i l a b l e

1 w e e k ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 5 _ 1 12 w e e k s ------- ------------------------------------ --------------------- 12 10 - 4 3 _O v e r 2 and u n d e r 3 w e e k s --------------------------------------- 4 5 - - - _3 w e e k s ------------ ----------- ----- --------------------------- ------- 12 13 1 14 7 1O v e r 3 and u n d e r 4 w e e k s --------------------------------------- 3 4 - (5) ( 5) -4 w e e k s -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 46 47 40 63 71 35O v e r 4 and un d e r 5 w e e k s — --------------------------------- 2 34 (5 ) - 25 w e e k s ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 16 17 25 17 17 626 w e e k s ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ( 5) 1

1 I n c lu d e s b a s i c p la ns on ly . E x c l u d e s p la n s su c h as v a c a t i o n b o n u s , v a c a t i o n - s a v i n g s , and t h o s e p la ns w h ic h o f f e r " e x t e n d e d " o r " s a b b a t i c a l " b e n e f i t s b e y o n d b a s i c p la n s to w o r k e r s w ith q u a l i f y in g le n gth s o f s e r v i c e . T y p i c a l o f su c h e x c l u s i o n s a r e p la n s in the s t e e l , a lu m i n u m , and ca n in d u s t r i e s .

2 I n c lu d e s data f o r w h o l e s a l e 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 dd i t io n to t h o s e in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s sho w n s e p a r a t e l y .3 T r a n s p o r t a t i o n , c o m m u n i c a t i o n , and o t h e r p u b l i c u t i l i t i e s .4 I n c lu d e s da ta f o r w h o l e s a l e t r a 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 t a t e ; and s e r v i c e s , in a dd i t io n to t h o s e in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s sh ow n s e p a r a t e l y .5 L e s s than 0.5 p e r c e n t .6 I n c lu d e s p a y m e n t o t h e r than " l e n g t h o f t i m e , " su c h a s p e r c e n t a g e o f ann ual e a r n i n g s o r f l a t - s u m p a y m e n t s , c o n v e r t e d to an e q u iv a le n t t i m e b a s i s ; f o r e x a m p l e , a p a y m e n t o f 2 p e r c e n t

o f annual e a r n i n g s w a s c o n s i d e r e d as 1 w e e k ' s pay . P e r i o d s o f s e r v i c e w e r e c h o s e n a r b i t r a r i l y and do not n e c e s s a r i l y r e f l e c t the in d iv id u a l p r o v i s i o n s f o r p r o g r e s s i o n . F o r e x a m p l e , thec h a n g e s in p r o p o r t i o n s in d i c a t e d at 10 y e a r s ' s e r v i c e in c lu d e c h a n g e s in p r o v i s i o n s o c c u r r i n g b e t w e e n 5 and 10 y e a r s . E s t i m a t e s a r e cu m u l a t i v e . T h u s , the p r o p o r t i o n e l i g i b l e f o r 3 w e e k s 'pa y o r m o r e a f t e r 10 y e a r s i n c lu d e s th o s e e l i g i b l e f o r 3 w e e k s ' p a y o r m o r e a f t e r f e w e r y e a r s o f s e r v i c e .


2 1

T a b l e B - 6 . H e a lth , in s u ra n ce , and p e n sio n p lans

(P e r c e n t o f p la n t and o f f i c e 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 i o 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 ea lth , in s u r a n c e , o r p e n s io n b e n e fit s , A lle n to w n —B e th le h e m —E a sto n , P a . - N . J . , M ay 1970)

T y p e o f b e n e fit and fin a n c in g 1


A ll in d u s tr ie s 2 M a n u fa ctu r in g P u b lic u t i l i t i e s 3 A ll in d u s t r ie s 4 M a n u fa ctu rin g P u b lic u t i l i t ie s 3

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

W o r k e r s in e s t a b l is h m e n t s p r o v id in g atle a s t 1 o f the b e n e fit s sh ow n b e lo w ------------------- 99 99 100 99 99 100

L ife in s u r a n c e -------------------------------------------------------- 89 92 100 94 93 100N o n c o n tr ib u to r y p l a n s ----------------------------------- 80 87 64 69 73 84

A c c id e n t a l d ea th and d is m e m b e r m e n tin s u r a n c e --------------------------------------------------------------- 53 52 83 59 54 86

N o n c o n tr ib u to r y p l a n s ------------- --------------------- 46 47 61 47 46 75S ic k n e s s and a c c id e n t in s u r a n c e o r

s i c k le a v e o r b o t h 5 -------------------------------------------- 93 98 78 94 98 56

S ic k n e s s and a c c id e n t in s u r a n c e _ ------------ 88 95 46 77 91 16N o n co n tr ib u to r y p l a n s ------------------------------ 79 87 34 67 84 15 •

S ic k le a v e (fu ll pa y and now aitin g p e r io d ) ------ ---------------------------------------- 13 13 14 68 71 45

S ic k le a v e (p a r t ia l pa y o rw a it in g p e r io d ) ----------------------------------------------- 4 1 20 5 1 2

H o s p ita l iz a t io n in s u r a n c e — ------------------------------- 94 95 100 97 98 100N o n c o n tr ib u to r y p la n s ----------------------------------- 81 83 85 76 83 92

S u r g ic a l in s u r a n c e ------------------------------------------------ 92 94 100 93 97 100N o n c o n tr ib u to r y p la n s ----------------------------------- 79 82 85 73 82 92

M e d ic a l in s u r a n c e --------------------------------------------- 82 83 100 88 90 100N o n c o n tr ib u to r y p la n s ----------------------------------- 71 73 85 68 75 92

M a jo r m e d ic a l in s u r a n c e ----------------------------------- 44 42 88 63 55 97N o n co n tr ib u to r y p la n s _______________________ 38 38 83 45 41 95

R e t ir e m e n t p e n s io n ------ ---------------------------------------- 83 86 84 89 90 77N o n c o n tr ib u to r y p la n s ----------------------------------- 78 84 76

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E s t im a t e s l is t e d a ft e r type o f b e n e f it a r e f o r a ll p la n s f o r w h ich at le a s t a p a r t o f the c o s t is b o r n e b y the e m p lo y e r . "N o n c o n t r ib u t o r y p la n s " in c lu d e o n ly th o s e p la n s fin a n ce d e n t ir e lyb y the e m p lo y e r . E x c lu d e d a r e le g a lly r e q u ir e d p la n s , su ch a s w ork m en * s c o m p e n s a t io n , s o c ia l s e c u r i t y , and r a il r o a d r e t i r e m e n t .

2 In c lu d e s da ta f o r w h o le s a le t ra d e , r e t a i l t ra 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 . -3 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 .4 In c lu d e s d a ta f o r w h o le s a le t ra d e ; r e t a i l tra d e ; fin 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 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 .5 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 ick le a v e p la n s a r e lim it e d to th o s e w h ich d e f in i t 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 days* p a y that ca n b e e x p e c te d b y e a ch e m p lo y e e . I n 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 on 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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(P e r c e n t d is t r ib u t io n o f p lant and o f f i c e w o r k e r s in a l l in d u s t r ie s and in in d u s tr y d iv is io n s by m e th o d o f w ag e d e te r m in a t io n 1 and fr e q u e n c y o f w a g e p a y m e n t , A lle n to w n —B e th le h e m —E a sto n , P a . —N . J . , M a y 1970)

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P a id t im e r a t e s ------------------------------------------------------------ 67 61 96 100 100 100F o r m a l ra te p o l i c y _______________________________ 56 53 96 76 81 83

S in g le r a t e --------------------------------------------------------- 33 34 59 5 4 25R a n g e o f r a t e s ___________ ___ ______________ 23 20 37 71 77 58

P r o g r e s s io n b a s e d on a u to m a tica d v a n c e m e n t a c c o r d in g tole n g th o f s e r v i c e ------------------------------------- 8 5 23 2 1 8

P r o g r e s s i o n b a s e d on m e r i tr e v ie w __________________ _______________ _ 8 8 6 54 66 2

P r o g r e s s io n b a s e d on aco m b in a t io n o f le n g th o fs e r v i c e and m e r i t r e v ie w --------------------- 8 7 9 16 9 47

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1 F o r a d e s c r ip t io n o f the m e th o d s o f w a g e d e t e r m in a t io n , s e e I n tro d u c t io n .2 In c lu d e s da ta fo 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 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 .5 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 l ic u t i l i t ie s .4 In c lu d e s data fo 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 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 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 .


A p p e n d ix . O c c u p a t io n a l D e s c r ip t io n s

T he p r im a r y p u rp o s e o f p r e p a r in g jo b d e s c r ip t io n s f o r the B u r e a u 's w age s u r v e y s is to a s s i s t its f ie ld s ta ff in c la s s i fy in g in to a p p r o p r ia te o c c u p a t io n s w o r k e r s w ho a r e e m p lo y e d u n d er a v a r ie t y o f p a y r o l l t it le s and d i f fe r e n t w o rk a r r a n g e m e n ts fr o m e s ta b lis h m e n t to e s ta b lis h m e n t and fr o m a r e a to a r e a . T h is p e r m it s the g ro u p in g o f o c c u p a t io n a l w age ra te s re p r e s e n t in g c o m p a r a b le jo b co n te n t . B e c a u s e o f th is e m p h a s is on in te r e s ta b l is h m e n t and in te r a r e a c o m p a r a b il it y o f o c c u p a t io n a l co n te n t , the B u r e a u 's j o b d e s c r ip t io n s m a y d i f f e r s ig n if ic a n t ly fr o m th o se in u se in in d iv id u a l e s ta b l is h m e n ts o r th o s e p r e p a r e d fo r o th e r p u r p o s e s . In a p p ly in g th e se jo b d e s c r ip t i o n s , the B u r e a u 's f ie ld e c o n o m is t s a r e in s tru c te d to e x c lu d e w o rk in g s u p e r v is o r s ; a p p r e n t ic e s ; l e a r n e r s ; b e g in n e r s ; t r a in e e s ; and h a n d ica p p e d , p a r t - t im e , t e m p o r a r y , and p r o b a t io n a r y w o r k e r s .

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B IL L E R , M A C H IN E C L E R K , F IL E

P r e p a r e s s ta te m e n ts , b i l l s , and in v o ic e s on a m a ch in e o th e r than an o r d in a r y o r e l e c t r o - m a t ic t y p e w r i t e r . M a y a ls o k e e p r e c o r d s a s to b il l in g s o r sh ip p in g c h a r g e s o r p e r fo r m o th e r c l e r i c a l w o rk in c id e n ta l to b il lin g o p e r a t io n s . F o r w age stu d y p u r p o s e s , b i l l e r s , m a ch in e , a re c l a s s i f ie d b y type o f m a ch in e , a s fo l lo w s :

B i l l e r , m a ch in e (b il lin g m a c h in e ) . U s e s a s p e c ia l b i l l in g m a ch in e (M oon H o p k in s , E l lio t t F is h e r , B u r ro u g h s , e t c . , w h ich a r e co m b in a t io n typ in g and a dd in g m a ch in e s ) to p r e p a r e b i l ls and in v o ic e s f r o m c u s t o m e r s ' p u rch a s e o r d e r s , in te r n a lly p r e p a r e d o r d e r s , sh ip p in g m e m o ra n d u m s , e t c . U s u a lly in v o lv e s a p p l ic a t io n o f p r e d e te r m in e d d is c o u n ts and sh ip p in g c h a r g e s , and e n tr y o f n e c e s s a r y e x t e n s io n s , w h ich m a y o r m a y not be co m p u te d on the b il lin g m a ch in e , and to ta ls w h ich a r e a u to m a t ic a lly a c cu m u la te d b y m a ch in e . T he o p e r a t io n u su a lly in v o lv e s a la r g e n u m b e r o f c a r b o n c o p ie s o f the b il l b e in g p r e p a r e d and is o fte n don e on a fa n fo ld m a ch in e .

B i l l e r , m a ch in e (b o o k k e e p in g m a c h in e ) . U s e s a b o o k k e e p in g m a ch in e (S u n d stra n d , E l l io t t F is h e r , R e m in g to n R a n d , e t c . , w h ich m a y o r m a y n ot h a ve t y p e w r ite r k e y b o a r d ) to p r e p a r e c u s t o m e r s ' b i l ls a s p a rt o f the a c co u n ts r e c e iv a b le o p e r a t io n . G e n e ra lly in v o lv e s the s im u lt a n e o u s e n try o f f ig u r e s on c u s t o m e r s ' le d g e r r e c o r d . T he m a ch in e a u to m a t ic a lly a c c u m u la te s f ig u r e s on a n u m b e r o f v e r t i c a l c o lu m n s and c o m p u t e s , and u s u a lly p r in ts a u to m a t ic a lly the d e b it o r c r e d i t b a la n c e s . D o e s not in v o lv e a k n o w le d g e o f b o o k k e e p in g . W o rk s fr o m u n ifo r m and s ta n d a rd ty p e s o f s a le s and c r e d i t s l ip s .

B O O K K E E P IN G -M A C H IN E O P E R A T O R

O p e r a te s a b o o k k e e p in g m a ch in e (R e m in g to n R a n d , E l l io t t F is h e r , S u n d stra n d , B u r ro u g h s , N a tion a l C a sh R e g is t e r , w ith o r w ith ou t a t y p e w r ite r k e y b o a r d ) to k e e p a r e c o r d o f b u s in e s s t r a n s a c t io n s .

C la s s A . K e e p s a se t o f r e c o r d s r e q u ir in g a k n o w le d g e o f and e x p e r ie n c e in b a s ic b o o k k e e p in g p r in c ip le s , and fa m il ia r i t y w ith the s t r u c tu r e o f the p a r t ic u la r a c co u n tin g s y s te m u se d . D e te r m in e s p r o p e r r e c o r d s and d is t r ib u t io n o f d e b it and c r e d i t it e m s to be u se d in e a ch ph ase o f the w o r k . M ay p r e p a r e c o n s o lid a t e d r e p o r t s , b a la n c e s h e e ts , and o th e r r e c o r d s b y hand.

C la s s B. K e e p s a r e c o r d o f one o r m o r e p h a se s o r s e c t io n s o f a se t o f r e c o r d s u su a lly r e q u ir in g li t t le k n o w le d g e o f b a s ic b o o k k e e p in g . P h a s e s o r s e c t io n s in c lu d e a c c o u n ts p a y a b le , p a y r o l l , c u s t o m e r s ' a c co u n ts (n ot in c lu d in g a s im p le type o f b i l l in g d e s c r ib e d u n d er b i l le r , m a ch in e ) , c o s t d is t r ib u t io n , e x p e n s e d is t r ib u t io n , in v e n to r y c o n t r o l , e t c . M ay c h e c k o r a s s i s t in p r e p a r a t io n o f t r ia l b a la n c e s and p r e p a r e c o n t r o l s h e e ts f o r the a c co u n tin g d e p a r tm e n t .

C L E R K , A C C O U N T IN G

C la s s A . U n der g e n e r a l d i r e c t io n o f a b o o k k e e p e r o r a c co u n ta n t , h as r e s p o n s ib i l i t y fo r k e e p in g one o r m o r e s e c t io n s o f a c o m p le t e se t o f b o o k s o r r e c o r d s re la t in g to one ph ase o f an e s t a b l is h m e n t 's b u s in e s s t r a n s a c t io n s . W o rk in v o lv e s p os tin g and b a la n c in g s u b s id ia r y le d g e r o r le d g e r s su ch as a c c o u n ts r e c e iv a b le o r a c c o u n ts p a y a b le ; e x a m in in g and co d in g in v o ic e s o r v o u c h e r s w ith p r o p e r a c co u n tin g d is t r ib u t io n ; and r e q u ir e s ju d g m e n t and e x p e r i e n ce in m a k in g p r o p e r a s s ig n a t io n s and a l lo c a t io n s . M ay a s s i s t in p r e p a r in g , a d ju s t in g , and c lo s in g jo u r n a l e n t r ie s ; and m a y d i r e c t c la s s B a cco u n tin g c l e r k s .

C la s s B . U n der s u p e r v is io n , p e r fo r m s one o r m o r e rou tin e a cco u n tin g o p e r a t io n s such a s p o s tin g s im p le jo u r n a l v o u c h e r s o r a c c o u n ts p a y a b le v o u c h e r s , e n te r in g v o u c h e r s in v o u c h e r r e g i s t e r s ; r e c o n c i l in g bank a c c o u n ts ; and p o s t in g s u b s id ia r y le d g e r s c o n t r o l le d by g e n e r a l l e d g e r s , o r p o s tin g s im p le c o s t a cco u n tin g d a ta . T h is jo b d o e s not r e q u ir e a k n o w le d g e o f a c co u n tin g and b o o k k e e p in g p r in c ip le s but is found in o f f i c e s in w h ich the m o r e rou tin e a c co u n tin g w o rk is su b d iv id e d on a fu n c t io n a l b a s is a m on g s e v e r a l w o r k e r s .

C la s s A . In an e s ta b l is h e d f i l in g s y s te m co n ta in in g a n u m b e r o f v a r ie d s u b je c t m a tte r f i l e s , c l a s s i f i e s and in d e x e s f i le m a te r ia l su ch a s c o r r e s p o n d e n c e , r e p o r t s , t e c h n ic a l d o c u m e n ts , e t c . M a y a ls o f i le th is m a te r ia l . M ay k e e p r e c o r d s o f v a r io u s ty p e s in c o n ju n c t io n w ith the f i l e s . M a y le a d a s m a ll g ro u p o f lo w e r le v e l f i le c l e r k s .

C la s s B . S o r t s , c o d e s , and f i l e s u n c la s s i f ie d m a te r ia l b y s im p le ( s u b je c t m a tte r ) h e a d in g s o r p a r t ly c la s s i f ie d m a te r ia l b y f in e r su b h e a d in g s . P r e p a r e s s im p le r e la te d in d e x and c r o s s - r e f e r e n c e a id s . A s re q u e s te d , lo c a t e s c l e a r ly id e n t if ie d m a te r ia l in f i l e s and fo r w a r d s m a te r ia l . M a y p e r fo r m re la te d c l e r i c a l ta sk s r e q u ir e d to m a in ta in and s e r v i c e f i l e s .

C la s s C . P e r f o r m s rou tin e f i lin g o f m a te r ia l that h as a lr e a d y b e e n c l a s s i f ie d o r w h ich is e a s i l y c l a s s i f ie d in a s im p le s e r ia l c la s s i f i c a t i o n s y s te m ( e .g . , a lp h a b e t ic a l , c h r o n o lo g i c a l , o r n u m e r ic a l ) . A s r e q u e s te d , lo c a t e s r e a d i ly a v a ila b le m a te r ia l in f i l e s and fo r w a r d s m a t e r ia l ; and m a y f i l l out w ith d ra w a l c h a r g e . P e r fo r m s s im p le c l e r i c a l and m a n u al ta sk s r e q u ir e d to m a in ta in and s e r v i c e f i l e s .

C L E R K , O R D E R

R e c e iv e s c u s t o m e r s ' o r d e r s f o r m a te r ia l o r m e r c h a n d is e b y m a il , p h on e , o r p e r s o n a lly . D u tie s in v o lv e a n y c o m b in a t io n o f the f o l lo w in g : Q u otin g p r ic e s to c u s t o m e r s ; m a k in g out an o r d e r sh e e t lis t in g the it e m s to m a k e up the o r d e r ; ch e c k in g p r ic e s and q u a n tit ie s o f it e m s on o r d e r s h e e t ; and d is t r ib u t in g o r d e r s h e e ts to r e s p e c t iv e d e p a r tm e n ts to be f i l l e d . M a y c h e c k w ith c r e d i t d e p a r tm e n t to d e te r m in e c r e d i t ra tin g o f c u s t o m e r , a ck n o w le d g e r e c e ip t o f o r d e r s f r o m c u s t o m e r s , f o l lo w up o r d e r s to s e e that th ey have b e e n f i l l e d , k e e p f i l e o f o r d e r s r e c e iv e d , and c h e c k sh ip p in g in v o ic e s w ith o r ig in a l o r d e r s .

C L E R K , P A Y R O L L

C o m p u te s w a g e s o f c o m p a n y e m p lo y e e s and e n te r s the n e c e s s a r y data on the p a y r o l l s h e e ts . D u tie s in v o lv e : C a lc u la t in g w o r k e r s ' e a rn in g s b a s e d on t im e o r p r o d u c t io n r e c o r d s ; and p o s tin g c a lc u la te d data on p a y r o l l sh e e t , sh ow in g in fo r m a t io n su ch as w o r k e r 's n a m e , w o rk in g d a y s , t im e , r a te , d e d u c t io n s f o r in s u r a n c e , and to ta l w a g e s d u e . M a y m a k e out p a y ch e c k s and a s s i s t p a y m a s te r in m a k in g up and d is t r ib u t in g pa y e n v e lo p e s . M a y u se a c a lc u la t in g m a ch in e .

C O M P T O M E T E R O P E R A T O R

P r im a r y du ty is to o p e r a te a C o m p to m e te r to p e r fo r m m a th e m a t ic a l c o m p u ta t io n s . T h is jo b is not to be co n fu s e d w ith that o f s t a t is t ic a l o r o th e r type o f c l e r k , w h ich m a y in v o lv e f r e qu en t u se o f a C o m p to m e te r but, in w h ich , u se o f th is m a ch in e is in c id e n ta l to p e r fo r m a n c e o f o th e r d u tie s .

K E Y P U N C H O P E R A T O R

C la s s A . O p e r a te s a n u m e r ic a l a n d /o r a lp h a b e t ic a l o r co m b in a t io n k e y p u n ch m a ch in e to t r a n s c r ib e data f r o m v a r io u s s o u r c e d o c u m e n ts to k e y p u n ch ta b u la tin g c a r d s . P e r f o r m s sa m e ta sk s a s lo w e r le v e l k e y p u n ch o p e r a t o r but, in a d d it io n , w o rk r e q u ir e s a p p l ic a t io n o f c o d in g s k i l ls and the m a k in g o f s o m e d e t e r m in a t io n s , f o r e x a m p le , l o c a t e s on the s o u r c e d o c u m e n t the it e m s to be pu n ch ed ; e x t r a c t s in fo r m a t io n f r o m s e v e r a l d o c u m e n ts ; and s e a r c h e s f o r and in te r p r e t s in fo r m a t io n on the d o c u m e n t to d e te r m in e in fo r m a t io n to be p u n ch ed . M a y tra in in e x p e r ie n c e d o p e r a t o r s .

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C la s s B . U n der c l o s e s u p e r v is io n o r fo l lo w in g s p e c i f i c p r o c e d u r e s o r in s t r u c t io n s , t r a n s c r ib e s data fr o m s o u r c e d o c u m e n ts to pu n ch ed c a r d s . O p e r a te s a n u m e r ic a l a n d /o r a lp h a b e t ic a l o r co m b in a t io n k ey p u n ch m a ch in e to k e y p u n ch ta bu la tin g c a r d s . M a y v e r i fy c a r d s . W ork in g f r o m v a r io u s s ta n d a rd iz e d s o u r c e d o c u m e n t s , f o l lo w s s p e c i f ie d s e q u e n c e s w h ich have b e e n co d e d o r p r e s c r ib e d in d e ta il and r e q u ir e lit t le o r no s e le c t in g , c o d in g , o r in te r p r e t in g o f data to b e pu nched . P r o b le m s a r is in g f r o m e r r o n e o u s it e m s o r c o d e s , m is s in g in fo r m a t io n , e t c . , a r e r e f e r r e d to s u p e r v is o r .

O F F IC E B O Y O R G IR L

P e r fo r m s v a r io u s ro u tin e d u tie s su ch a s ru n n in g e r r a n d s , o p e r a t in g m in o r o f f ic e m a ch in e s su ch as s e a le r s o r m a i l e r s , op e n in g and d is t r ib u t in g m a il , and o th e r m in o r c l e r i c a l w o rk .

S E C R E T A R Y

A s s ig n e d as p e r s o n a l s e c r e t a r y , n o r m a lly to one in d iv id u a l. M a in ta in s a c l o s e and h ig h ly r e s p o n s iv e re la t io n s h ip to the d a y - t o -d a y w o r k a c t iv i t ie s o f the s u p e r v is o r . W ork s fa i r ly in d e pen d en tly r e c e iv in g a m in im u m o f d e ta ile d s u p e r v is io n and g u id a n c e . P e r f o r m s v a r ie d c l e r i c a l and s e c r e t a r ia l d u tie s , u s u a lly in c lu d in g m o s t o f the fo l lo w in g : (a) R e c e iv e s te le p h o n e c a l l s ,p e r s o n a l c a l l e r s , and in co m in g m a il , a n s w e r s ro u tin e in q u ir ie s , and r o u te s the t e c h n ic a l in q u ir ie s to the p r o p e r p e r s o n s ; (b) e s t a b l is h e s , m a in ta in s , and r e v i s e s the s u p e r v is o r 's f i l e s ; (c ) m a in ta in s the s u p e r v is o r 's c a le n d a r and m a k e s a p p o in tm e n ts a s in s t r u c t e d ; (d) r e la y s m e s s a g e s f r o m s u p e r v is o r to s u b o rd in a te s ; (e ) r e v ie w s c o r r e s p o n d e n c e , m e m o r a n d a , and r e p o r t s p r e p a r e d b y o th e rs fo r the s u p e r v is o r 's s ig n a tu re to a s s u r e p r o c e d u r a l and ty p o g ra p h ic a c c u r a c y ; and (f) p e r fo r m s s te n o g ra p h ic and typ ing w o rk .

M ay a ls o p e r fo r m o th e r c l e r i c a l and s e c r e t a r ia l ta s k s o f c o m p a r a b le n a tu re and d i f f ic u l t y . The w o rk t y p ic a lly r e q u ir e s k n o w le d g e o f o f f i c e ro u tin e and u n d e rsta n d in g o f the o r g a n iz a t io n , p r o g r a m s , and p r o c e d u r e s r e la te d to the w o rk o f the s u p e r v is o r .

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.Not a ll p o s it io n s that a r e t it le d " s e c r e t a r y " p o s s e s s the a b o v e c h a r a c t e r is t i c s . E x a m p le s o f p o s it io n s w h ich a re e x c lu d e d f r o m the d e f in it io n a r e a s fo l lo w s : (a) P o s it io n s w h ich d o not m e e tthe " p e r s o n a l " s e c r e t a r y c o n c e p t d e s c r ib e d a b o v e ; (b) s te n o g r a p h e r s not fu l ly tra in e d in s e c r e t a r ia l type d u tie s ; (c ) s te n o g r a p h e r s s e r v in g as o f f i c e a s s is t a n t s to a g ro u p o f p r o fe s s io n a l , t e c h n ic a l , o r m a n a g e r ia l p e r s o n s ; (d) s e c r e t a r y p o s it io n s in w h ich the d u tie s a r e e it h e r s u b s ta n t ia lly m o r e ro u tin e o r su b s ta n t ia lly m o r e c o m p le x and r e s p o n s ib le than th o se c h a r a c t e r iz e d in the d e f in it io n ; and (e ) a s s is t a n t type p o s it io n s w h ich in v o lv e m o r e d i f f ic u l t o r m o r e r e s p o n s ib le t e c h n ic a l , a d m in is t r a t iv e , s u p e r v is o r y , o r s p e c ia l iz e d c l e r i c a l d u tie s w h ich a r e not ty p ic a l o f s e c r e t a r ia l w o rk .

N O T E : T he t e r m " c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r , " u se d in the le v e l d e f in it io n s fo l lo w in g , r e f e r s toth o se o f f i c ia ls w h o h ave a s ig n if ic a n t c o r p o r a t e -w id e p o lic y m a k in g r o le w ith r e g a r d to m a jo r c o m p a n y a c t iv i t ie s . T he t it le " v i c e p r e s i d e n t , " though n o r m a lly in d ic a t iv e o f th is r o l e , d o e s not in a ll c a s e s id e n t ify su ch p o s it io n s . V ice p r e s id e n t s w h o se p r im a r y r e s p o n s ib i l i t y is to a c t p e r s o n a lly on in d iv id u a l c a s e s o r t r a n s a c t io n s ( e .g . , a p p r o v e o r d e n y in d iv id u a l loa n o r c r e d i t a c t io n s ; a d m in is t e r in d iv id u a l tru s t a c c o u n ts ; d i r e c t ly s u p e r v is e a c l e r i c a l s ta ff) a r e not c o n s id e r e d to be " c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r s " f o r p u r p o s e s o f a p p ly in g the fo l lo w in g le v e l d e f in i t io n s .

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a. S e c r e t a r y to the c h a ir m a n o f the b o a r d o r p r e s id e n t o f a c o m p a n y that e m p lo y s , in a ll , o v e r 100 but fe w e r than 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r

b . S e c r e t a r y to a c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r (o t h e r than the c h a ir m a n o f the b o a r d o r p r e s id e n t ) o f a c o m p a n y that e m p lo y s , in a l l , o v e r 5 ,0 0 0 but fe w e r than 2 5 , 000 p e r s o n s ; o r

c . S e c r e t a r y to the h ea d ( im m e d ia t e ly b e lo w the c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r le v e l ) o f a m a jo r se g m e n t o r s u b s id ia r y o f a c o m p a n y that e m p lo y s , in a ll , o v e r 2 5 , 000 p e r s o n s .

C la s s B

a. S e c r e t a r y to the ch a ir m a n o f the b o a r d o r p r e s id e n t o f a co m p a n y that e m p lo y s , in a ll , fe w e r than 100 p e r s o n s ; o r

b. S e c r e t a r y to a c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r (o t h e r than the ch a ir m a n o f the b o a r d o r p r e s id e n t ) o f a c o m p a n y that e m p lo y s , in a ll , o v e r 100 but fe w e r than 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r

c . S e c r e t a r y to the h e a d ( im m e d ia t e ly b e lo w the o f f i c e r le v e l ) o v e r e ith e r a m a jo r c o r p o r a t e -w id e fu n c t io n a l a c t iv it y ( e .g . , m a r k e t in g , r e s e a r c h , o p e r a t io n s , in d u s tr ia l r e l a tions"! e t c . ) o r a m a jo r g e o g r a p h ic o r o r g a n iz a t io n a l s e g m e n t ( e .g . , a r e g io n a l h e a d q u a r t e r s ; a m a jo r d iv is io n ) o f a c o m p a n y that e m p lo y s , in a l l , o v e r 5 ,0 0 0 but fe w e r than 2 5 ,0 0 0 e m p lo y e e s ; o r

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d. S e c r e t a r y to the h ea d o f an in d iv id u a l p la n t, f a c t o r y , e t c . ( o r o th e r e q u iv a le n t le v e l o f o f f ic ia l ) that e m p lo y s , in a l l , o v e r 5, 000 p e r s o n s ; o r

e . S e c r e t a r y to the h ea d o f a la r g e and im p o r ta n t o r g a n iz a t io n a l s e g m e n t ( e .g . , a m id d le m a n a g e m e n t s u p e r v is o r o f an o r g a n iz a t io n a l s e g m e n t o fte n in v o lv in g as m a n y as s e v e r a l h u n d red p e r s o n s ) o f a co m p a n y that e m p lo y s , in a ll , o v e r 2 5 , 000 p e r s o n s .

C la s s C

a. S e c r e t a r y to an e x e c u t iv e o r m a n a g e r ia l p e r s o n w h o s e r e s p o n s ib i l i t y is not eq u iv a le n t to one o f the s p e c i f i c l e v e l s itu a t io n s in the d e f in it io n f o r c la s s B , bu t w h o s e su b o rd in a te s ta ff n o r m a lly n u m b e rs at le a s t s e v e r a l d o z e n e m p lo y e e s and is u s u a l ly d iv id e d in to o r g a n iz a t io n a l s e g m e n ts w h ich a r e o fte n , in tu rn , fu r t h e r su b d iv id e d . In so m e c o m p a n ie s , th is le v e l in c lu d e s a w id e ra n g e o f o r g a n iz a t io n a l e c h e lo n s ; in o t h e r s , o n ly o n e o r tw o ; oj*

b . S e c r e t a r y to the h e a d o f an in d iv id u a l p la n t, f a c t o r y , e t c . ( o r o th e r e q u iv a le n t le v e l o f o f f ic ia l ) that e m p lo y s , in a ll , fe w e r than 5, 000 p e r s o n s .

C la s s D

a. S e c r e t a r y to the s u p e r v is o r o r h ea d o f a s m a ll o r g a n iz a t io n a l unit ( e .g . , fe w e r than a bou t 25 o r 30 p e r s o n s ) ; 0 £

b . S e c r e t a r y to a n o n s u p e r v is o r y s ta ff s p e c ia l i s t , p r o f e s s io n a l e m p lo y e e , a d m in is t r a t iv e o f f i c e r , o r a s s is t a n t , s k il le d t e c h n ic ia n o r e x p e r t . (N O T E ; M a n y c o m p a n ie s a s s ig n s t e n o g r a p h e r s , ra th e r than s e c r e t a r i e s as d e s c r ib e d a b o v e , to th is le v e l o f s u p e r v is o r y o r n o n s u p e r v is o r y w o r k e r . )

S T E N O G R A P H E R , G E N E R A L

P r im a r y duty is to take d ic ta t io n in v o lv in g a n o r m a l rou tin e v o c a b u la r y fr o m one o r m o r e p e r s o n s e ith e r in sh orth a n d o r b y S ten oty p e o r s im ila r m a ch in e ; and t r a n s c r ib e d ic ta t io n . M ay a ls o type f r o m w rit te n c o p y . M ay m a in ta in f i l e s , k e e p s im p le r e c o r d s , o r p e r fo r m o th e r r e la t iv e ly rou tin e c l e r i c a l ta s k s . M ay o p e r a te fr o m a s te n o g ra p h ic p o o l . D o e s not in c lu d e t r a n s c r ib in g - m a ch in e w o r k . (S ee t r a n s c r ib in g -m a c h in e o p e r a t o r . )

S T E N O G R A P H E R , SEN IO R

P r im a r y du ty is to take d ic ta t io n in v o lv in g a v a r ie d te c h n ic a l o r s p e c ia l iz e d v o c a b u la r y su ch a s in le g a l b r ie f s o r r e p o r t s on s c ie n t i f ic r e s e a r c h f r o m one o r m o r e p e r s o n s e ith e r in s h o r t hand o r b y S ten oty p e o r s im ila r m a ch in e ; and t r a n s c r ib e d ic ta t io n . M ay a ls o type f r o m w r it te n c o p y . M ay a ls o se t up and m a in ta in f i l e s , k e e p r e c o r d s , e t c .

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P e r fo r m s s t e n o g ra p h ic d u tie s r e q u ir in g s ig n if ic a n t ly .g r e a te r in d e p e n d e n ce and r e s p o n s i b il it y than s t e n o g r a p h e r s , g e n e r a l a s e v id e n c e d b y the fo l lo w in g : W ork r e q u ir e s h igh d e g r e e o fs te n o g ra p h ic sp e e d and a c c u r a c y ; and a th o ro u g h w o rk in g k n o w le d g e o f g e n e r a l b u s in e s s and o f f ic e p r o c e d u r e s and o f the s p e c i f i c b u s in e s s o p e r a t io n s , o r g a n iz a t io n , p o l i c i e s , p r o c e d u r e s , f i l e s , w o r k f lo w , e t c . U se s th is k n o w le d g e in p e r fo r m in g s t e n o g ra p h ic d u tie s and r e s p o n s ib le c l e r i c a l ta sk s su ch a s , m a in ta in in g fo l lo w u p f i l e s ; a s s e m b lin g m a te r ia l f o r r e p o r t s , m e m o r a n d u m s , le t t e r s , e t c . ; c o m p o s in g s im p le le t t e r s f r o m g e n e r a l in s t r u c t io n s ; r e a d in g and ro u tin g in co m in g m a il ; and a n s w e r in g ro u tin e q u e s t io n s , e t c . D o e s n ot in c lu d e t r a n s c r ib in g -m a c h in e w o rk .

S W IT C H B O A R D O P E R A T O R

C la s s A . O p e r a te s a s in g le - o r m u lt ip le -p o s it io n te le p h o n e s w itc h b o a r d h a n d lin g in co m in g , o u tg o in g , in tra p la n t o r o f f i c e c a l l s . P e r f o r m s fu l l te le p h o n e in fo r m a t io n s e r v i c e o r h a n d les c o m p le x c a l l s , su ch as c o n f e r e n c e , c o l l e c t , o v e r s e a s , o r s im i la r c a l l s , e ith e r in a d d it io n to d o in g ro u tin e w o rk as d e s c r ib e d f o r s w itc h b o a r d o p e r a t o r , c la s s B , o r a s a fu l l - t im e a s s ig n m e n t . ( " F u l l " te le p h o n e in fo r m a t io n s e r v i c e o c c u r s w h en the e s ta b l is h m e n t h as v a r ie d fu n c t io n s that a r e not r e a d i ly u n d e rs ta n d a b le f o r te le p h o n e in fo r m a t io n p u r p o s e s , e .g . , b e c a u s e o f o v e r la p p in g o r in te r r e la t e d fu n c t io n s , and c o n s e q u e n t ly p r e s e n t fr e q u e n t p r o b le m s as to w h ic h e x te n s io n s a r e a p p r o p r ia t e f o r c a l l s . )

C la s s B . O p e r a t e s a s in g le - o r m u lt ip le -p o s it io n te le p h o n e s w itc h b o a r d h a n d lin g in c o m in g , o u tg o in g , in tra p la n t o r o f f i c e c a l l s . M a y h a n d le ro u tin e lo n g d is ta n c e c a l l s and r e c o r d t o l l s . M a y p e r f o r m l im it e d te le p h o n e in fo r m a t io n s e r v i c e . ( " L im i t e d " te le p h o n e in fo r m a t io n s e r v i c e o c c u r s i f the fu n c t io n s o f the e s ta b l is h m e n t s e r v i c e d a r e r e a d i ly u n d e rs ta n d a b le f o r te le p h o n e in fo r m a t io n p u r p o s e s , o r i f the r e q u e s ts a r e ro u t in e , e .g . , g iv in g e x te n s io n n u m b e r s w hen s p e c i f i c n a m e s a r e fu r n is h e d , o r i f c o m p le x c a l l s a r e r e f e r r e d to a n o th e r o p e r a t o r .)


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In a d d it io n to p e r fo r m in g d u tie s o f o p e r a t o r on a s in g le -p o s i t i o n o r m o n it o r -t y p e s w itc h b o a r d , a c ts a s r e c e p t io n is t and m a y a ls o ty p e o r p e r fo r m ro u tin e c l e r i c a l w o rk as p a rt o f r e g u la r d u t ie s . T h is typ in g o r c l e r i c a l w o rk m a y take the m a jo r pa rt o f th is w o r k e r 's t im e w h ile at s w itc h b o a r d .

T A B U L A T IN G -M A C H IN E O P E R A T O R

C la s s A . O p e r a te s a v a r ie t y o f ta b u la tin g o r e le c t r i c a l a cco u n tin g m a c h in e s , ty p ic a lly in c lu d in g su ch m a ch in e s as the ta b u la to r , c a lc u la t o r , in t e r p r e t e r , c o l la t o r , and o th e r s . P e r f o r m s co m p le t e r e p o r t in g a s s ig n m e n ts w ith ou t c l o s e s u p e r v is io n , and p e r fo r m s d i f f ic u lt w ir in g as r e q u ir e d . T he c o m p le te r e p o r t in g and ta bu la tin g a s s ig n m e n ts ty p ic a lly in v o lv e a v a r ie t y o f lon g and c o m p le x r e p o r t s w h ich o fte n a re o f ir r e g u la r o r n o n r e c u r r in g type r e q u ir in g so m e p lann ing and se q u e n c in g o f s te p s to b e ta k en . A s a m o r e e x p e r ie n c e d o p e r a t o r , is ty p ic a lly in v o lv e d in tra in in g new o p e r a t o r s in m a ch in e o p e r a t io n s , o r p a r t ia l ly tra in e d o p e r a t o r s in w ir in g fr o m d ia g r a m s and o p e r a t in g s e q u e n c e s o f lo n g and c o m p le x r e p o r t s . D o e s not in clu d e w o rk in g s u p e r v is o r s p e r fo r m in g ta b u la t ir ig -m a c h in e o p e r a t io n s and d a y - t o - d a y s u p e r v is io n o f the w o rk and p r o d u c t io n o f a g ro u p o f ta b u la t in g -m a c h in e o p e r a t o r s .

C la s s B . O p e r a te s m o r e d i f f ic u lt ta b u la tin g o r e le c t r i c a l a cco u n tin g m a ch in e s su ch as the ta b u la to r and c a lc u la t o r , in a d d it io n to the s o r t e r , r e p r o d u c e r , and c o l la t o r . T h is w o rk is p e r fo r m e d und er s p e c i f i c in s t r u c t io n s and m a y in c lu d e the p e r fo r m a n c e o f s o m e w ir in g fr o m d ia g r a m s . T he w o rk ty p ic a lly in v o lv e s , f o r e x a m p le , ta b u la tio n s in v o lv in g a re p e t it iv e a cco u n tin g e x e r c i s e , a c o m p le te but s m a ll ta b u la tin g s tu d y , o r p a r ts o f a lo n g e r and m o r e c o m p le x r e p o r t . Such r e p o r t s and s tu d ie s a re u su a lly o f a r e c u r r in g n a tu re w h e re the p r o c e d u r e s a re w e ll e s ta b l is h e d . M a y a ls o in c lu d e the tra in in g o f new e m p lo y e e s in the b a s ic o p e r a t io n o f the m a ch in e .

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C la s s A . P la n s the g ra p h ic p r e s e n ta t io n o f c o m p le x ite m s having d is t in c t iv e d e s ig n fe a tu r e s that d i f f e r s ig n if ic a n t ly fr o m e s ta b l is h e d d ra ft in g p r e c e d e n t s . W o rk s in c l o s e s u p p o r t w ith the d e s ig n o r ig in a t o r , and m a y r e c o m m e n d m in o r d e s ig n ch a n g e s . A n a ly z e s the e f f e c t o f e a ch ch a n ge on the d e ta ils o f f o r m , fu n c t io n , and p o s it io n a l r e la t io n s h ip s o f c o m pon en ts and p a r ts . W o rk s w ith a m in im u m o f s u p e r v is o r y a s s is t a n c e . C o m p le te d w o r k is r e v ie w e d by d e s ig n o r ig in a t o r fo r c o n s is te n c y w ith p r io r e n g in e e r in g d e te r m in a t io n s . M ay e ith e r p r e p a r e d r a w in g s , o r d ir e c t th e ir p r e p a r a t io n by lo w e r le v e l d r a ft s m e n .

C la s s B . P e r fo r m s n on ro u tin e and c o m p le x d ra ft in g a s s ig n m e n ts that r e q u ir e the a p p l ica t io n o f m o s t o f the s ta n d a rd iz e d d ra w in g te ch n iq u e s r e g u la r ly u se d . D u ties ty p ic a lly in v o lv e su ch w o rk a s : P r e p a r e s w o rk in g d ra w in g s o f s u b a s s e m b lie s w ith ir r e g u la r s h a p e s ,m u lt ip le fu n c t io n s , and p r e c i s e p o s it io n a l r e la t io n s h ip s b e tw e e n c o m p o n e n ts ; p r e p a r e s a r c h i te c t u r a l d ra w in g s f o r c o n s t r u c t io n o f a b u ild in g in clu d in g d e ta il d ra w in g s o f fo u n d a tio n s , w a ll s e c t io n s , f l o o r p la n s , and r o o f . U se s a c c e p t e d fo r m u la s and m a n u a ls in m a k in g n e c e s s a r y co m p u ta t io n s to d e te r m in e q u a n tit ie s o f m a te r ia ls to b e u s e d , lo a d c a p a c i t ie s , s t r e n g th s , s t r e s s e s , e t c . R e c e iv e s in it ia l in s t r u c t io n s , r e q u ir e m e n t s , and a d v ic e f r o m s u p e r v is o r . C o m p le te d w o rk is c h e c k e d fo r t e c h n ic a l a d e q u a cy .

C la s s C . P r e p a r e s d e ta il d r a w in g s o f s in g le u n its o r p a rts f o r e n g in e e r in g , c o n s t r u c t io n , m a n u fa ctu r in g , o r r e p a ir p u r p o s e s . T y p e s o f d ra w in g s p r e p a r e d in clu d e i s o m e t r ic p r o je c t io n s (d e p ic t in g t h re e d im e n s io n s in a c c u r a t e s c a le ) and s e c t io n a l v ie w s to c la r i f y p o s it io n in g o f

T A B U L A T IN G -M A C H IN E O P E R A T O R — C on tin u ed

C la s s C . O p e r a te s s im p le ta bu la tin g o r e le c t r i c a l a cco u n tin g m a ch in e s su ch as the s o r t e r , r e p r o d u c in g pu n ch , c o l la t o r , e t c . , w ith s p e c i f i c in s t r u c t io n s . M a y in clu d e s im p le w ir in g fr o m d ia g r a m s and s o m e f i lin g w o r k . T he w o rk ty p ic a lly in v o lv e s p o r t io n s o f a w o rk un it, f o r e x a m p le , in d iv id u a l s o r t in g o r c o l la t in g run s o r r e p e t it iv e o p e r a t io n s .

T R A N S C R IB IN G -M A C H IN E O P E R A T O R . G E N E R A L

P r im a r y duty is t o t r a n s c r ib e d ic ta t io n in v o lv in g a n o rm a l ro u tin e v o c a b u la r y fr o m t r a n s c r ib in g -m a c h in e r e c o r d s . M ay a ls o type fr o m w r it te n co p y and d o s im p le c l e r i c a l w o rk . W o r k e r s t r a n s c r ib in g d ic ta t io n in v o lv in g a v a r ie d te c h n ic a l o r s p e c ia l iz e d v o c a b u la r y su ch as le g a l b r ie f s o r r e p o r t s on s c ie n t i f i c r e s e a r c h a re not in c lu d e d . A w o r k e r w ho ta k e s d ic ta t io n in s h o r t hand o r b y S ten oty p e o r s im ila r m a ch in e is c la s s i f ie d as a s te n o g r a p h e r , g e n e r a l .

T Y P IS T

U se s a t y p e w r ite r to m a k e c o p ie s o f v a r io u s m a te r ia l o r to m ake out b i l ls a fte r c a lc u la t io n s h a ve b e e n m a d e by a n oth er p e r s o n . M ay in clu d e ty p in g o f s t e n c i l s , m a ts , o r s im ila r m a te r ia l s f o r u se in d u p lica tin g p r o c e s s e s . M a y do c l e r i c a l w o rk in v o lv in g lit t le s p e c ia l tra in in g , su ch as k e e p in g s im p le r e c o r d s , f i lin g r e c o r d s and r e p o r t s , o r s o r t in g and d is t r ib u t in g in co m in g m a il .

C la s s A . P e r f o r m s one o r m o r e o f the fo l lo w in g : T yp in g m a te r ia l in fin a l fo r m w h en itin v o lv e s c o m b in in g m a te r ia l f r o m s e v e r a l s o u r c e s o r r e s p o n s ib i l i t y fo r c o r r e c t s p e ll in g , s y lla b ic a t io n , pu n ctu a tio n , e t c . , o f t e c h n ic a l o r unusual w o r d s o r fo r e ig n la n g u a ge m a te r ia l ; and p la n n in g la y ou t and ty p in g o f c o m p lic a t e d s t a t is t ic a l ta b le s to m a in ta in u n ifo r m ity and b a la n c e in sp a c in g . M a y type ro u tin e fo r m le t t e r s v a r y in g d e ta ils to su it c i r c u m s t a n c e s .

C la s s B . P e r f o r m s one o r m o r e o f the fo l lo w in g : C op y typ in g fr o m ro u g h o r c l e a r d r a f t s ;ro u tin e ty p in g o f f o r m s , in s u ra n ce p o l i c ie s , e t c . ; and se tt in g up s im p le s ta n d a rd ta b u la t io n s , o r c o p y in g m o r e c o m p le x ta b le s a lre a d y se tu p and s p a c e d p r o p e r ly .

A N D T E C H N I C A L

D R A F T S M A N — C on tin u ed

co m p o n e n ts and co n v e y n e e d e d in fo r m a t io n . C o n s o lid a te s d e ta ils f r o m a n u m b e r o f s o u r c e s and a d ju s ts o r t r a n s p o s e s s c a le as r e q u ir e d . S u g g e s te d m e th o d s o f a p p r o a c h , a p p l ic a b le p r e c e d e n t s , and a d v ic e on s o u r c e m a te r ia ls a re g iv e n w ith in it ia l a s s ig n m e n ts . I n s tru c t io n s a re le s s c o m p le te w hen a s s ig n m e n ts r e c u r . W o rk m a y be s p o t - c h e c k e d d u rin g p r o g r e s s .

D R A F T S M A N -T R A C E RC o p ie s p la n s and d ra w in g s p r e p a r e d b y o th e rs b y p la c in g t r a c in g c lo th o r p a p e r o v e r

d r a w in g s and t r a c in g w ith pen o r p e n c il . (D o e s not in clu d e t r a c in g l im it e d to p la n s p r im a r i ly c o n s is t in g o f s tr a ig h t l in e s and a la r g e s c a le not r e q u ir in g c l o s e d e lin e a t io n .)

a n d / o rP r e p a r e s s im p le o r r e p e t it iv e d ra w in g s o f e a s i ly v is u a l iz e d it e m s . W o rk is c l o s e l y s u p e r v is e d d u rin g p r o g r e s s .

N U R S E , IN D U S T R IA L (R E G IS T E R E D )

A r e g i s t e r e d n u rse w h o g iv e s n u rs in g s e r v i c e u n d er g e n e r a l m e d ic a l d i r e c t io n to il l o r in ju r e d e m p lo y e e s o r o th e r p e r s o n s w h o b e c o m e i l l o r s u f fe r an a c c id e n t on the p r e m is e s o f a fa c t o r y o r o th e r e s ta b l is h m e n t . D u ties in v o lv e a co m b in a t io n o f the fo l lo w in g ; G iv in g f i r s t a id to the i l l o r in ju r e d ; a tten d in g to su b se q u e n t d r e s s in g o f e m p lo y e e s ' in ju r ie s ; k e e p in g r e c o r d s o f p a tie n ts t r e a t e d ; p r e p a r in g a c c id e n t r e p o r t s fo r c o m p e n s a t io n o r o th e r p u r p o s e s ; a s s is t in g in p h y s ic a l e x a m in a t io n s and h e a lth e v a lu a tio n s o f a p p lica n ts and e m p lo y e e s ; and p la n n in g and c a r r y ing out p r o g r a m s in v o lv in g h ea lth e d u ca tio n , a c c id e n t p r e v e n t io n , e v a lu a tio n o f p lant e n v ir o n m e n t , o r o th e r a c t iv i t ie s a ffe c t in g the h e a lth , w e l f a r e , and s a fe ty o f a l l p e r s o n n e l .

M A I N T E N A N C E A N D P O W E R P L A N T

C A R P E N T E R , M A IN T E N A N C E

P e r fo r m s the c a r p e n tr y d u tie s n e c e s s a r y to c o n s tr u c t and m a in ta in in g o o d r e p a ir b u ild in g w o o d w o rk and eq u ip m e n t su ch as b in s , c r ib s , c o u n te r s , b e n c h e s , p a r t i t io n s , d o o r s , f l o o r s , s t a ir s , c a s in g s , and t r im m a de o f w o o d in an e s ta b lis h m e n t . W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t o f the fo llo w in g .: P la n n ing and la y in g out o f w o rk fr o m b lu e p r in ts , d r a w in g s , m o d e ls , o r v e r b a l in s t r u c t io n s u s in g a v a r ie t y o f c a r p e n t e r 's h a n d to o ls , p o r ta b le p o w e r t o o ls , and s ta n d a rd m e a s u r in g in s tru m e n ts ;

C A R P E N T E R , M A IN T E N A N C E — C on tin u ed

m a k in g sta n d a rd sh op co m p u ta t io n s re la t in g to d im e n s io n s o f w o r k ; and s e le c t in g m a te r ia ls n e c e s s a r y fo r the w o r k . In g e n e r a l , the w o rk o f the m a in te n a n ce c a r p e n te r r e q u ir e s ro u n d e d t r a in ing and e x p e r ie n c e u s u a lly a c q u ir e d th ro u g h a fo r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t tra in in g and e x p e r ie n c e .


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E L E C T R IC IA N , M A IN T E N A N C E

P e r fo r m s a v a r ie t y o f e l e c t r i c a l tra d e fu n c t io n s su c h as the in s ta l la t io n , m a in te n a n ce , o r r e p a ir o f e q u ip m en t f o r the g e n e r a t io n , d is t r ib u t io n , o r u t i l iz a t io n o f e l e c t r i c e n e r g y in an e s ta b l is h m e n t . W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t o f the f o l lo w in g : In s ta ll in g o r r e p a ir in g any o f a v a r ie t y o fe l e c t r i c a l eq u ip m en t su ch as g e n e r a t o r s , t r a n s f o r m e r s , s w it c h b o a r d s , c o n t r o l l e r s , c i r c u it b r e a k e r s , m o t o r s , h ea tin g u n its , con d u it s y s t e m s , o r o th e r t r a n s m is s io n e q u ip m e n t; w o rk in g fr o m b lu e p r in ts , d r a w in g s , la y o u ts , o r o th e r s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; lo c a t in g and d ia g n o s in g t r o u b le in the e l e c t r i c a l s y s te m o r eq u ip m e n t; w o rk in g s ta n d a rd c o m p u ta t io n s re la t in g to lo a d r e q u ir e m e n t s o f w ir in g o r e le c t r i c a l eq u ip m e n t; and u s in g a v a r ie t y o f e l e c t r i c i a n 's h a n d to o ls and m e a s u r in g and te s t in g in s tru m e n ts . In g e n e r a l , the w o r k o f the m a in te n a n ce e le c t r i c i a n r e q u ir e s ro u n d e d t r a in in g and e x p e r ie n c e u s u a lly a c q u ir e d th ro u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t tra in in g and e x p e r ie n c e .

E N G IN E E R , S T A T IO N A R Y

O p e r a te s and m a in ta in s and m a y a ls o s u p e r v is e the o p e r a t io n o f s ta t io n a r y e n g in e s and eq u ip m en t (m e c h a n ic a l o r e le c t r i c a l ) to su p p ly the e s ta b l is h m e n t in w h ic h e m p lo y e d w ith p o w e r , h ea t, r e f r ig e r a t i o n , o r a ir - c o n d it io n in g . W o rk in v o lv e s : O p e ra t in g and m a in ta in in g eq u ip m e n tsu ch as s te a m e n g in e s , a ir c o m p r e s s o r s , g e n e r a t o r s , m o t o r s , t u r b in e s , v e n t ila t in g and r e f r i g e ra t in g e q u ip m e n t, s te a m b o i l e r s and b o i l e r - f e d w a te r p u m p s ; m a k in g e q u ip m en t r e p a i r s ; and k e e p in g a r e c o r d o f o p e r a t io n o f m a c h in e r y , t e m p e r a t u r e , and fu e l c o n s u m p tio n . M a y a ls o s u p e r v is e th e s e o p e r a t io n s . H ead o r c h ie f e n g in e e r s in e s ta b l is h m e n ts e m p lo y in g m o r e than one e n g in e e r a re e x c lu d e d .

F IR E M A N , S T A T IO N A R Y B O IL E R

F ir e s s ta t io n a ry b o i l e r s to fu r n is h the e s ta b lis h m e n t in w h ic h e m p lo y e d w ith h e a t , p o w e r , o r s te a m . F e e d s fu e ls to f i r e b y hand o r o p e r a t e s a m e c h a n ic a l s t o k e r , o r g a s o r o i l b u rn e r ; and ch e c k s w a te r and s a fe ty v a lv e s . M a y c le a n , o i l , o r a s s i s t in r e p a ir in g b o i l e r r o o m e q u ip m e n t.

H E L P E R , M A IN T E N A N C E T R A D E S

A s s is t s one o r m o r e w o r k e r s in the s k il le d m a in te n a n ce t r a d e s , b y p e r fo r m in g s p e c i f i c o r g e n e r a l d u ties o f l e s s e r s k i l l , su ch as k e e p in g a w o r k e r su p p lie d w ith m a te r ia ls and t o o ls ; c le a n in g w o rk in g a r e a , m a ch in e , and e q u ip m e n t; a s s is t in g jo u r n e y m a n b y h o ld in g m a te r ia ls o r t o o ls ; and p e r fo r m in g o th e r u n s k il le d ta s k s as d i r e c t e d b y jo u r n e y m a n . T he k in d o f w o r k the h e lp e r is p e r m it te d to p e r f o r m v a r ie s f r o m tr a d e to t r a d e : In so m e t r a d e s the h e lp e r is c o n fin e d to su p p ly in g , li f t in g , and h o ld in g m a te r ia ls and t o o ls and c le a n in g w o rk in g a r e a s ; and in o th e rs he is p e r m it te d to p e r fo r m s p e c ia l iz e d m a ch in e o p e r a t io n s , o r p a r ts o f a tra d e that a re a ls o p e r fo r m e d b y w o r k e r s on a fu l l - t im e b a s is .

M A C H IN E -T O O L O P E R A T O R , T O O L R O O M

S p e c ia l iz e s in the o p e r a t io n o f one o r m o r e ty p e s o f m a ch in e t o o l s , su ch as j i g b o r e r s , c y l in d r ic a l o r s u r fa c e g r in d e r s , en g in e la t h e s , o r m il l in g m a c h in e s , in th e c o n s t r u c t io n o f m a c h in e -s h o p t o o ls , g a g e s , j i g s , f i x t u r e s , o r d i e s . W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t o f the fo l lo w in g : P la n ning and p e r fo r m in g d i f f ic u lt m a ch in in g o p e r a t io n s ; p r o c e s s in g it e m s r e q u ir in g c o m p lic a t e d se tu p s o r a h igh d e g r e e o f a c c u r a c y ; u s in g a v a r ie t y o f p r e c i s io n m e a s u r in g in s tru m e n ts ; s e le c t in g f e e d s , s p e e d s , t o o lin g , and o p e r a t io n s e q u e n c e ; and m a k in g n e c e s s a r y a d ju s tm e n ts d u rin g o p e r a t io n to a ch ie v e r e q u is it e t o le r a n c e s o r d im e n s io n s . M a y be r e q u ir e d to r e c o g n iz e w h en t o o ls n e e d d r e s s in g , to d r e s s t o o ls , and to s e l e c t p r o p e r co o la n ts and cu ttin g and lu b r ic a t in g o i l s . F o r c r o s s in d u stry w a g e stu d y p u r p o s e s , m a c h in e - t o o l o p e r a t o r s , t o o lr o o m , in t o o l and d ie jo b b in g sh op s a re e x c lu d e d f r o m th is c la s s i f ic a t i o n .

M A C H IN IS T , M A IN T E N A N C E

P r o d u c e s r e p la c e m e n t p a r ts and new p a rts in m a k in g r e p a ir s o f m e ta l p a r ts o f m e c h a n ic a l e q u ip m en t o p e r a te d in an e s ta b l is h m e n t . W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t o f the fo l lo w in g : I n te rp re t in gw r it te n in s tr u c t io n s and s p e c i f ic a t i o n s ; p la n n in g and la y in g out o f w o r k ; u s in g a v a r ie t y o f m a c h in is t 's h a n d to o ls and p r e c i s io n m e a s u r in g in s tru m e n ts ; se tt in g up and o p e r a t in g s ta n d a rd m a ch in e t o o ls ; sh a p in g o f m e ta l p a r ts to c l o s e t o le r a n c e s ; m a k in g s ta n d a rd sh o p co m p u ta t io n s r e la t in g to d im e n s io n s o f w o r k , t o o lin g , f e e d s , and s p e e d s o f m a ch in in g ; k n o w le d g e o f the w o rk in g p r o p e r t ie s o f the c o m m o n m e t a ls ; s e le c t in g s ta n d a rd m a t e r ia ls , p a r t s , and eq u ip m e n t r e q u ir e d f o r h is w o rk ; and fitt in g and a s s e m b lin g p a r ts in to m e c h a n ic a l e q u ip m e n t. In g e n e r a l , the m a c h in is t 's w o rk n o r m a lly r e q u ir e s a ro u n d e d tra in in g in m a c h in e -s h o p p r a c t i c e u s u a lly a c q u ir e d th ro u g h a fo r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t tra in in g and e x p e r ie n c e .

M E C H A N IC , A U T O M O T IV E (M A IN T E N A N C E )

R e p a ir s a u t o m o b i le s , b u s e s , m o t o r t r u c k s , and t r a c t o r s o f an e s ta b l is h m e n t . W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t o f the fo l lo w in g : E x a m in in g a u to m o tiv e e q u ip m en t to d ia g n o s e s o u r c e o f t r o u b le ; d is a s s e m b lin g eq u ip m en t and p e r fo r m in g r e p a ir s that in v o lv e the u se o f su ch h a n d to o ls as w r e n c h e s , g a g e s , d r i l l s , o r s p e c ia l iz e d e q u ip m e n t in d is a s s e m b lin g o r fit t in g p a r ts ; r e p la c in g b r o k e n o r d e fe c t iv e p a rts f r o m s t o c k ; g r in d in g and a d ju stin g v a lv e s ; r e a s s e m b l in g and in s ta llin g

M E C H A N IC , A U T O M O T IV E (M A IN T E N A N C E )— C on tin u ed

the v a r io u s a s s e m b lie s in the v e h ic le and m a k in g n e c e s s a r y a d ju s tm e n ts ; and a lin in g w h e e ls , a d ju stin g b ra k e s and l ig h t s , o r t ig h ten in g b o d y b o lt s . In g e n e r a l , the w o r k o f the a u to m o tiv e m e c h a n ic r e q u ir e s ro u n d e d tra in in g and e x p e r ie n c e u s u a lly a c q u ir e d th ro u g h a fo r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t tra in in g and e x p e r ie n c e .

M E C H A N IC , M A IN T E N A N C E

R e p a ir s m a c h in e r y o r m e c h a n ic a l eq u ip m e n t o f an e s ta b l is h m e n t . W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t o f the fo l lo w in g : E x a m in in g m a ch in e s and m e c h a n ic a l e q u ip m en t to d ia g n o s e s o u r c e o f t r o u b le ;d ism a n tlin g o r p a r t ly d ism a n tlin g m a ch in e s and p e r fo r m in g r e p a ir s that m a in ly in v o lv e the u se o f h a n d to o ls in s c r a p in g and fit t in g p a r ts ; r e p la c in g b r o k e n o r d e fe c t iv e p a r ts w ith ite m s ob ta in e d fr o m s t o c k ; o r d e r in g the p r o d u c t io n o f a r e p la c e m e n t p a rt b y a m a ch in e sh op o r se n d in g o f the m a ch in e to a m a ch in e sh op fo r m a jo r r e p a i r s ; p r e p a r in g w r it te n s p e c i f ic a t io n s f o r m a jo r r e p a ir s o r f o r the p r o d u c t io n o f p a r ts o r d e r e d f r o m m a ch in e sh o p ; r e a s s e m b l in g m a c h in e s ; and m a k in g a ll n e c e s s a r y a d ju s tm e n ts f o r o p e r a t io n . In g e n e r a l , the w o rk o f a m a in te n a n ce m e c h a n ic r e q u ir e s ro u n d e d tra in in g and e x p e r ie n c e u s u a lly a c q u ir e d th ro u g h a fo r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t tra in in g and e x p e r ie n c e . E x c lu d e d f r o m th is c la s s i f i c a t i o n a re w o r k e r s w h o se p r im a r y d u tie s in v o lv e se tt in g up o r a d ju stin g m a c h in e s .

M IL L W R IG H T

In s ta lls new m a ch in e s o r h e a v y e q u ip m e n t, and d is m a n t le s and in s ta l ls m a ch in e s o r h e a v y e q u ip m en t w h en ch a n g e s in the p lant la y o u t a r e r e q u ir e d . W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t o f the f o l lo w in g : P la n n in g and la y in g out o f the w o r k ; in te r p r e t in g b lu e p r in ts o r o th e r s p e c i f ic a t i o n s ; u sin ga v a r ie t y o f h a n d to o ls and r ig g in g ; m a k in g s ta n d a rd sh op co m p u ta t io n s r e la t in g to s t r e s s e s , s tre n g th o f m a t e r ia ls , and c e n t e r s o f g r a v ity ; a lin in g and b a la n c in g o f eq u ip m e n t; s e le c t in g s ta n d a r d t o o l s , e q u ip m e n t, and p a r ts to b e u s e d ; and in s ta llin g and m a in ta in in g in g o o d o r d e r p o w e r t r a n s m is s io n eq u ip m e n t su ch a s d r iv e s and sp e e d r e d u c e r s . In g e n e r a l , the m il lw r ig h t 's w o rk n o r m a lly r e q u ir e s a ro u n d e d tra in in g and e x p e r ie n c e in the tra d e a c q u ir e d th ro u g h a fo r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t tra in in g and e x p e r ie n c e .

O IL E R

L u b r ic a t e s , w ith o i l o r g r e a s e , the m o v in g p a rts o r w e a r in g s u r fa c e s o f m e ch a n ica l eq u ip m e n t o f an e s ta b lis h m e n t .

P A IN T E R , M A IN T E N A N C EP a in ts and r e d e c o r a t e s w a l ls , w o o d w o r k , and f ix tu r e s o f an e s ta b lis h m e n t . W o rk in

v o lv e s the fo l lo w in g : K n o w le d g e o f s u r fa c e p e c u l ia r it ie s and ty p e s o f pa in t r e q u ir e d fo r d i f fe r e n ta p p l ic a t io n s ; p r e p a r in g s u r fa c e f o r p a in tin g by re m o v in g o ld f in is h o r b y p la c in g putty o r f i l l e r in n a il h o le s and in t e r s t i c e s ; and a p p ly in g paint w ith s p r a y gun o r b ru s h . M a y m ix c o l o r s , o i l s , w h ite le a d , and o th e r paint in g r e d ie n ts to o b ta in p r o p e r c o l o r o r c o n s is te n c y . In g e n e r a l , the w o rk o f the m a in te n a n ce p a in te r r e q u ir e s ro u n d e d tra in in g and e x p e r ie n c e u s u a lly a c q u ir e d th ro u g h a fo r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t tra in in g and e x p e r ie n c e .

P IP E F I T T E R , M A IN T E N A N C E

In s ta lls o r r e p a i r s w a t e r , s te a m , g a s , o r o th e r ty p e s o f p ip e and p ip e f it t in g s in an e s ta b lis h m e n t . W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t o f the fo l lo w in g : L a y in g out o f w o rk and m e a s u r in g to l o ca te p o s it io n o f p ipe fr o m d r a w in g s o r o th e r w r it te n s p e c i f ic a t i o n s ; cu ttin g v a r io u s s i z e s o f p ipe to c o r r e c t le n g th s w ith c h is e l and h a m m e r o r o x y a c e t y le n e t o r c h o r p ip e -c u t t in g m a ch in e ; th r e a d - ing p ip e w ith s t o c k s and d ie s ; b en d in g p ip e b y h a n d -d r iv e n o r p o w e r -d r iv e n m a c h in e s ; a s s e m b lin g p ip e w ith co u p lin g s and fa s te n in g p ip e to h a n g e r s ; m a k in g s ta n d a rd sh o p co m p u ta t io n s re la t in g to p r e s s u r e s , f lo w , and s i z e o f p ip e r e q u ir e d ; and m a k in g s ta n d a rd t e s t s to d e te r m in e w h e th e r f in is h e d p ip e s m e e t s p e c i f ic a t i o n s . In g e n e r a l , the w o r k o f the m a in te n a n ce p ip e f it t e r r e q u ir e s rou n d ed tra in in g and e x p e r ie n c e u su a lly a c q u ir e d th ro u g h a fo r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r eq u iv a le n t tra in in g and e x p e r ie n c e . W o r k e r s p r im a r i ly e n g a g e d in in s ta llin g and r e p a ir in g b u ild in g sa n ita t io n o r h ea tin g s y s t e m s a re e x c lu d e d .

P L U M B E R , M A IN T E N A N C E

K e e p s the p lu m b in g s y s t e m o f an e s ta b lis h m e n t in g o o d o r d e r . W o rk in v o lv e s : K n o w le d g eo f s a n ita ry c o d e s r e g a r d in g in s ta lla t io n o f v en ts and t ra p s in p lu m b in g s y s te m ; in s ta llin g o r r e p a ir in g p ip e s and f ix tu r e s ; and op e n in g c lo g g e d d r a in s w ith a p lu n g e r o r p lu m b e r 's sn a k e . In g e n e r a l , the w o rk o f the m a in te n a n ce p lu m b e r r e q u ir e s ro u n d e d tra in in g and e x p e r ie n c e u su a lly a c q u ir e d th ro u g h a fo r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r eq u iv a le n t tra in in g and e x p e r ie n c e .

S H E E T -M E T A L W O R K E R , M A IN T E N A N C EF a b r i c a t e s , in s t a l ls , and m a in ta in s in g o o d r e p a ir the s h e e t -m e ta l eq u ip m e n t and f i x

tu r e s (s u ch as m a ch in e g u a r d s , g r e a s e p a n s , s h e lv e s , l o c k e r s , ta n k s , v e n t ila t o r s , ch u te s , d u c ts , m e ta l r o o f in g ) o f an e s ta b lis h m e n t . W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t o f the fo l lo w in g : P la n n in g and la y in gout a ll ty p e s o f s h e e t -m e ta l m a in te n a n ce w o r k f r o m b lu e p r in ts , m o d e ls , ox o th e r s p e c i f ic a t io n s ; s e tt in g up and o p e r a t in g a ll a v a ila b le ty p e s o f s h e e t -m e ta l w o rk in g m a c h in e s ; u s in g a v a r ie t y o f


2 7

SHEET-METAL WORKER, MAINTENANCE--- Continued

handtools in cutting, bending, forming, shaping, fitting, and assembling; and installing sheet- metal articles as required. In general, the work of the maintenance sheet-metal worker requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience.

TOOL AND DIE MAKER

(Die maker; jig maker; tool maker; fixture maker; gage maker)

Constructs and repairs machine-shop tools, gages, jig s, fixtures or dies for forgings, punching, and other m etal-form ing work. Work involves most of the following: Planning andlaying out of work from m odels, blueprints, drawings, or other oral and written specifications;

TOOL AND DIE MAKER--- Continued

using a variety of tool and die maker's handtools and precision measuring instruments; understanding of the working properties of common metals and alloys; setting up and operating of machine tools and related equipment; making necessary shop computations relating to dimensions of work, speeds, feeds, and tooling of machines; heat-treating of metal parts during fabrication as well as of finished tools and dies to achieve required qualities; working to close tolerances; fitting and assembling of parts to prescribed tolerances and allowances; and selecting appropriate m aterials, tools, and processes. In general, the tool and die maker's work requires a rounded training in machine-shop and toolroom practice usually acquired through a form al apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience.

For cross-industry wage study purposes, tool and die makers in tool and die jobbing shops are excluded from this classification.

CUSTODIAL AND MATERIAL MOVEMENT

GUARD AND WATCHMAN

Guard. P erform s routine police duties, either at fixed post or on tour, maintaining order, using arms or force where necessary. Includes gatemen who are stationed at gate and check on identity of employees and other persons entering.

Watchman. Makes rounds of prem ises periodically in protecting property against fire, theft, and illegal entry.

JANITOR, PORTER, OR CLEANER

(Sweeper; charwoman; janitress)

Cleans and keeps in an orderly condition factory working areas and washrooms, or prem ises of an office, apartment house, or com m ercial or other establishment. Duties involve a combination of the following: Sweeping, mopping or scrubbing, and polishing floors; removingchips, trash, and other refuse; dusting equipment, furniture, or fixtures; polishing metal fixtures or trimmings; providing supplies and minor maintenance services; and cleaning lavatories, showers, and restroom s. Workers who specialize in window washing are excluded.

LABORER, MATERIAL HANDLING

(Loader and unloader; handler and stacker; shelver; trucker; stockman or stock helper; warehouseman or warehouse helper)

A worker employed in a warehouse, manufacturing plant, store, or other establishment whose duties involve one or more of the following: Loading and unloading various materials andmerchandise on or from freight cars, trucks, or other transporting devices; unpacking, shelving, or placing materials or merchandise in proper storage location; and transporting materials or merchandise by handtruck, car, or wheelbarrow. Longshoremen, who load and unload ships are excluded.

ORDER FILLER

(Order picker; stock selector; warehouse stockman)

Fills shipping or transfer orders for finished goods from stored merchandise in accord ance with specifications on sales slips, customers* orders, or other instructions. May, inaddition to filling orders and indicating items filled or omitted, keep records of outgoing orders, requisition additional stock or report short supplies to supervisor, and perform other related duties.

PACKER, SHIPPING

Prepares finished products for shipment or storage by placing them in shipping containers, the specific operations performed being dependent upon the type, size, and number of units to be packed, the type of container employed, and method of shipment. Work requires the placing of items in shipping containers and may involve one or more of the following: Knowledge of various items of stock in order to verify content; selection of appropriate type and size of container; inserting enclosures in container; using excelsior or other material to prevent breakage or damage; closing and sealing container; and applying labels or entering identifying data on container. Packers who also make wooden boxes or crates are excluded.

SHIPPING AND RECEIVING CLERK

Prepares merchandise for shipment, or receives and is responsible for incoming shipments of merchandise or other materials. Shipping work involves: A knowledge of shippingprocedures, practices, routes, available means of transportation, and rate; and preparing r e c ords of the goods shipped, making up bills of lading, posting weight and shipping charges, and keeping a file of shipping records. May direct or assist in preparing the merchandise for shipment. Receiving work involves: Verifying or directing others in verifying the correctness ofshipments against bills of lading, invoices, or other records; checking for shortages and rejecting damaged goods; routing merchandise or materials to proper departments; and maintaining necessary records and files.

For wage study purposes, workers are classified as follows:

Receiving clerk Shipping clerkShipping and receiving clerk

TRUCKDRIVER

Drives a truck within a city or industrial area to transport m aterials, merchandise, equipment, or men between various types of establishments such as: Manufacturing plants, freightdepots, warehouses, wholesale and retail establishments, or between retail establishments and customers* houses or places of business. May also load or unload truck with or without helpers, make minor mechanical repairs, and keep truck in good working order. D river-salesm en and over-the-road drivers are excluded.

For wage study purposes, truckdrivers are classified by size and type of equipment, as follows: (T ractor-trailer should be rated on the basis of trailer capacity.)

Truckdriver (combination of sizes listed separately) Truckdriver, light (under lVz tons)Truckdriver, medium (lVz to and including 4 tons) Truckdriver, heavy (over 4 tons, trailer type) Truckdriver, heavy (over 4 tons, other than trailer type)

TRUCKER, POWER

Operates a manually controlled gasoline- or electric-pow ered truck or tractor to transport goods and materials of all kinds about a warehouse, manufacturing plant, or other establishment.

For wage study purposes, workers a.re classified by type of truck, as follows:

Trucker, power (forklift)Trucker, power (other than forklift)


A v a i l a b l e O n R e q u e s t -------

The tenth annual r e p o r t on sa la r ie s fo r accountants , aud itors , att o r n e y s , c h e m is t s , e n g in e e rs , eng ineer ing t e chn ic ians , d ra f tsm en , t r a c e r s , j o b analysts , d i r e c t o r s of p e rso n n e l , b u y e r s , and c l e r i c a l e m p l o y e e s .

O rd e r as BBS Bulletin 1654, National Survey of P r o f e s s i o n a l , A d m in is t r a t iv e , T e c h n ic a l , and C le r i c a l P a y , June 1969. S even ty - f ive cents a copy.


Area W age SurveysA list o f the latest available bulletins is p r esen ted below . A d i r e c t o r y of area wage studies including m o r e l im ited studies conducted at the

requ est of the Wage and Hour and P u b l ic C on tracts D iv is ion s o f the Departm ent of L abor is available on request. Bulletins m ay be pu rch ased f ro m the Superintendent of D ocum ents , U.S. G overn m en t Pr int ing O f f i ce , Washington, D .C . , 20402, or f r o m any of the BLS regional sa les o f f i c e s shown on the inside front co v e r .

A rea

Akron , Ohio, July 1969 1-----------------------------------------------------Albany—Schenectady—T r o y , N .Y ., Feb . 1970------------------A lbuquerque, N. Mex. , M a r . 1970 1________ _______ __Allentowrr—Bethlehem—Easton, P a .—N.J ., May 1970 1 —Atlanta, G a . , May 1970 1 ----------------------------------------------------B a lt im o re , M d . , Aug. 1969------------------------------------------------Beaum ont—P o r t Arthur^-Orange, T e x . , May 1969 1--------Binghamton, N .Y ., July 1969---------------------------------------------B irm ingham , A la . , M a r . 1970-------------------------------------------B o ise City, Idaho, Nov. 1969--------------------------------------------Boston , M a s s . , Aug. 1969-------------------------------------------------Buffalo, N .Y ., Oct. 1969___________________________________Burlington, V t . , M ar . 1970_______________________________Canton, Ohio, M ay 1970 1----------------------------------------------------Ch ar leston , W. V a . , A pr . 1970 1----------------------------------------Charlotte , N .C ., M ar. 1 9 7 0 1---------------------------------------------Chattanooga, T e n n . -G a . , Sept. 1969---------------------------------Chicago, 111., A pr . 1969 1 _________________________________Cincinnati, Ohio—Ky.—Ind., Feb . 1970-----------------------------C leveland, Ohio, Sept. 1969--------------------------------------------- -C olum bus, Ohio, Oct. 1969------------------------------------------------Dallas, T e x . , Oct. 1969-----------------------------------------------------Davenport—R ock Island—M olin e , Iowa—111.,

Oct. 1969 1______________________________________ „__________Dayton, O hio , D e c . 1969___________________________________D enver, C o lo . , Dec. 1 969 1-------------------------------------------------Des M o in es , Iowa, May 1970 1-------------------------------------------D etroit , M ich . , Feb . 1970________________________________F or t W orth, T e x . , Oct. 1969---------------------------------------------G reen Bay, W is ., July 1969-----------------------------------------------G reen v i l le , S .C ., May 1970------------------------------------------------Houston, T ex ., A pr . 1970---------------------------------------------------Indianapolis, Ind., Oct. 1969---------------------------------------------Jackson, M is s . , Jan. 1970-------------------------------------------------Jack son v i l le , F la . , D ec . 1969------------------------------------------Kansas City, M o . -K a n s . , Sept. 1969--------------------------------L aw ren ce—H averhil l , M ass .—N.H., June 1970 1 -------------Little R ock —North Little R ock , A rk . , July 1969------- —L os A n geles—Long B each and Anaheim —Santa A n a -

G arden G ro v e , C a li f . , M ar. 1970-------------------------------—L o u is v i l l e , Ky.—Ind., Nov. 1969 1--------------------------------------Lubbock, T ex ., M ar. 1 9701 -----------------------------------------------M an ch ester , N.H., July 1969---------------------------------------------M em ph is , Tenn.—A r k . , Nov. 1969 *-----------------------------------M iam i, F la . , Nov. 1969___________________________________Midland and O dessa , T ex ., Jan. 1970 1----------- --------------M ilwaukee, W is . , Apr . 1969______________________________-M inneapolis—St. Paul, Minn., Jan. 1 9 7 0 1------------------------

Bulletin num berand p r ice

1625-89, 35 cents1660-51, 30 cents1660-55, 35 cents1660-83, 35 cents1660-76, 50 cents1660-11, 35 cents1625-75, 35 cents1660-5, 30 cents1660-57, 30 cents1660-34 , 25 cents1660-16, 45 cents1660-29, 4 5 cents1660-53, 25 cents1660-81, 35 cents1660-68, 35 cents1660-61, 40 cents1660-9, 30 cents1625-82, 65 cents1660-49 , 35 cents1660-22, 40 cents1660-27, 30 cents1660-23, 35 cents

1660-20, 35 cents1660-37, 30 cents1660-41, 40 cents1660-73, 35 cents1660-58, 35 cents1660-18, 30 cents1660-8, 30 cents1660-79, 30 cents1660-67, 35 cents1660-25, 30 cents1660-39, 30 cents1660-35, 30 cents1660-10, 35 cents1660-82, 35 cents1660-2, 30 cents

1660-64, 45 cents1660-28, 40 cents1660-50 , 35 cents1660-3, 30 cents1660-31, 40 cents1660-32, 30 cents1660-44, 35 cents1625-66, 35 cents1660-46, 50 cents

A re aBulletin num ber

and p r ic e

Muskegon—M uskegon Heights, M ich ., May 1969_______N ew ark and J e r s e y City, N .J . , Jan. 1 9 7 0 1_____________New Haven, Conn., Jan. 1970 1___________________________New O rlean s , La . , Jan. 1970_____________________________New Y ork , N .Y ., Apr. 1969_______________________________N or fo lk —P ortsm ou th and Newport News—

Hampton, V a ., Jan. 1970 1______________________________O klahom a City, O k la . , July 1969 1_______________________Omaha, N e b r .—Iowa, Sept. 1969__________________________P a te r son—Clifton—P as sa ic , N .J . , May 1969_____________Ph iladelphia , Pa .—N.J., Nov. 1969 1______________________P h oenix , A r i z . , M ar. 1970 1______________________________P ittsburgh, P a . , Jan. 1970 1______________________________P ortlan d , Maine, Nov. 1969 1_____________________________Portland , O reg .—W ash., May 1970 1__________________ _P r o v id e n c e —Pawtucket—W arwick , R.I.—M a ss . ,

Raleigh, N .C ., Aug. 1969______ —_________________________Richm ond, V a . , M ar. 1970 1______________________________R o c h e s te r , N.Y. (o f f ice occupations only),

R ock fo rd , 111., May 1970 1_________________________________St. Lou is , Mo.—111., M ar. 1970____________________________Salt Lake City, Utah, Nov. 1969 1_______________________San Antonio, T ex ., May 1970______________________________San B ern a rd in o—R iv ers id e—Ontario , Calif . ,

San D iego, C a li f . , Nov. 1969 1____________________________San F r a n c i s c o —Oakland, C a li f . , Oct. 1 9 6 9 1____________San J o s e , Cali f . , Sept. 1969 1_____________________________Savannah, Ga., May 1970 1________________________________Scranton , P a . , July 1969__________________________________Seattle—E verett , W ash ., Jan. 1970______________________Sioux F a l ls , S. Dak., Sept. 1969_________________________South Bend, Ind., Mar. 1 9 7 0 1_____________________________Spokane, W ash., June 1970 1______________________________S yracu se , N .Y ., July 1969-------------------------------------------------Tampa^St. P e te rs b u rg , F la . , Aug. 1969 1______________T oled o , Ohio—M ich . , Feb. 1970___________________________Trenton , N.J., Sept. 1969_________________________________U t ic a -R o m e , N .Y ., July 1969_____________________________Washington, D.C.—Md.—V a . , Sept. 1969*________________W aterbury , Conn., M ar. 1 9 7 0 1___________________________W ater loo , Iowa, Jan. 1970________________________________Wichita , K a n s . , A pr . 1970_^______________________________W o r c e s t e r , M a ss . , May 1970 1___________________________Y ork , P a . , Feb. 1 9 7 0 1_____________________________________Youngstown—W arren , Ohio, Nov. 1969 1_________________

1625-80,1660-47 ,1660-40 ,1660-42,1625-88,

1660-59, 1660-17, 1 6 6 0 - 1 2 , 1625-87, 1660-48 , 1660-70, 1660 - 6 0 , 1660-26, 1660-77,

1660-72,1660-6,1660-65,

1660-4,1660-75,1 6 6 0 - 6 6 ,1660-30,1660-71,

1660-43,1660-36,1660-33,1660-24,1660-80,1660-15,1660-52,1660-14,1660-62,1660-86,1660-13,1660-7,1660-56 ,1 6 6 0 - 2 1 ,1660-1,1660-19,1660-54,1660-45,1660-69,1660-78,1660-63,1660-38,

30 cents50 cents 35 cents 30 cents 60 cents

3 5 cents 35 cents 30 cents 35 cents 60 cents 35 cents 50 cents 35 cents 40 cents

30 cents 30 cents 40 cents

30 cents35 cents 40 cents 35 cents 30 cents

30 cents 35 cents 50 cents 35 cents35 cents 30 cents 30 cents 25 cents 35 cents 35 cents 30 cents 35 cents 30 cents 30 cents 30 c e n t s 50 cents 35 c e n t s 30 cents 3 5 cents 35 cents 35 cents 35 cents

Data on establishment practices and supplementary wage provisions are also presented.Digitized for FRASER http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

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