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Occupational Wage Survey NEWARK-JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY DECEMBER 19SS BLS Bulletin No. 1188-10 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR James P. Mitchell, Secretary BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS Ewan Clagua, Commissioner Digitized for FRASER http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
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  • Occupational Wage Survey

    NEWARK-JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEYDECEMBER 19SS

    BLS Bulletin No. 1188-10

    UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR James P. Mitchell, Secretary

    BUREAU O F LABOR STATISTICS

    Ew an Clagua, Commissioner

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  • Occupational Wage Survey

    NEW ARK-JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY

    D EC EM B ER 1955

    Bulletin No. 1188H0

    UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR James P. Mitchell, Secretary

    BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS iwat Clofue, Comm is sionar

    April 1956

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  • Contents

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    In tr o d u c t io n ----------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1W age trends fo r se le c te d occupational groups ___________________________________________________________________________________ 3

    T ab les :

    1: E stab lish m en ts and w ork ers within scope o f s tu d y _____________________________________________________________________ 22: Indexes o f standard w eekly sa la ries fo r o ffice c le r ic a l and average stra igh t-tim e

    h ou rly earn ings fo r se le cted plant occu pation al g rou p s, and p ercen t o f in cre a sefo r se le c te d p e r io d s ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3

    A : O ccu pational earn ings * -A - l : O ffice occu pation s -------------------------------------A - 2: P ro fe s s io n a l and techn ica l occupations _A - 3: M aintenance and pow erplant occupations A - 4: C u stodia l and m ateria l m ovem ent occupations --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10

    B: E stab lish m en t p ra c t ic e s and supplem entary wage p rov is ion s * -B - l : Shift d iffe ren tia l p rov is ion s ______________________________________________________________________________________ 13B -2 : M inim um entrance rates fo r w om en o ffice w ork ers ___________________________________________________________ 14B -3 : Scheduled w eekly hours ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 15B -4 : P aid h olidays ______________________________________________________________________________________________ 16B -5 : P a id vaca tion s ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ 17B -6 : H ealth , in su ra n ce , and pension plans ___________________________________________________________________ ______ 19

    A ppendix: Job d e scr ip tio n s _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ 21

    * N O TE : S im ila r tabulations fo r m ost o f these item s are available in the N e w a rk -J e rse y C ity area re p o r ts fo r N ovem ber 1951, N ovem ber 1952, D ecem b er 1953, and D ecem b er 1954. The 1953 r e p ort a lso p ro v id e s tabulations o f wage structure c h a r a c te r is t ic s , la bor-m an a gem en t agreem en ts , and ov ertim e pay p ro v is io n s . The 1954 rep ort a lso includes data on frequ en cy o f wage paym ents, and pay p ro v is io n s fo r holidays falling on nonw orkdays. A d ire c to ry indicating date o f study and the p r ic e o f the r e p o r ts , as w ell as rep orts fo r other m a jo r a re a s , is available upon requ est.

    C u rren t re p o r ts on occupational earnings and supplem entary w age p ra c t ice s in the N ew a rk -J ersey C ity a rea a re a lso available for m a ch in ery (January 1956), in du stria l ch em ica ls (August 1955), wom en*s and m is s e s 1 d re sse s (August 1955), pow er laundries and dry c lea n ers (June 1955), and o ff ic e build ing s e rv ic e (June 1955). Union s c a le s , ind icative o f preva ilin g pay le v e ls , a re available fo r the fo llow in g trades or in du stries: Building con stru ction , prin tin g , lo c a l tran sit operating e m p lo y e e s , and m otortru ck d r iv e rs .

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  • Occupational Wage Survey - Newark-Jersey City, N. J. *

    Introduction

    The N e w a rk -J e rse y C ity a rea is one o f sev era l im portant in du stria l cen ters in w hich the Departm ent o f Labor*s B ureau o f L a b or S tatistics has conducted su rveys o f occupational earn ings and re la ted wage b en efits on an a rea wide b a s is . In each a rea , data a re obtained by p erson a l v is its o f B ureau fie ld agents to represen ta tive estab lish m en ts within s ix b roa d industry d iv ision s: M anufacturing;tran sp orta tion (excluding ra ilro a d s ), com m unication , and other public u tilit ie s ; w h olesa le tra d e ; re ta il trade; finance, in surance, and rea l esta te ; and s e r v ic e s . M a jor industry groups excluded fro m these stu d ies , b es id es ra ilro a d s , a re governm ent operations and the co n stru ction and e x tra ctiv e in d u str ies . E stablishm ents having few er than a p r e s c r ib e d num ber o f w o rk e rs are om itted a lso becau se they fu r n ish in su ffic ien t em ploym ent in the occupations studied to w arrant in c lu sion . 1 W h erever p o s s ib le , separate tabulations a re p rov id ed fo r each o f the b roa d industry d iv is ion s .

    T hese su rv ey s a re conducted on a sam ple basis becau se o f the u n n ecessa ry co s t in volved in surveying a ll establishm ents, and to insure p rom pt pu b lica tion o f re su lts . To obtain appropriate a ccu ra cy at m in im um co s t , a g rea te r p rop ortion o f la rge than o f sm all establishm ents is studied . In com bin in g the data, how ever, a ll establishm ents a re g iven th e ir ap p rop ria te w eight. E stim ates based on the establishm ents studied are p resen ted , th e re fo re ,~ a s relating to a ll establishm ents in the industry grouping and a rea , 2 except fo r those below the m inim um s ize studied.O ccupations and E arn ings

    The occu p ation s se le c te d fo r study are com m on to a variety o f m anufacturing and nonm anufacturing in du stries . O ccupational c la s s i f i ca tion is based on a u n iform set o f job d escrip tion s designed to take accou nt o f in ter estab lish m en t variation in duties within the sam e jo b (see appendix fo r lis tin g o f th ese d escr ip tion s ). E arnings data a re p resen ted (in the A -s e r ie s ta b les) fo r the follow ing types o f o ccu p a tion s: (a) O ffice c le r i c a l ; (b) p ro fess ion a l and tech n ica l; (c ) m aintenance and pow erplant; and (d) custod ia l and m ateria l m ovem ent.

    Data a re shown fo r fu ll-t im e w ork ers , i . e . , those h ired to w ork a regu lar w eek ly schedule in the given occupational c la ss ifica tio n . E arn ings data exclu de p rem iu m pay fo r overtim e and fo r w ork on w eekends, h olidays, and late sh ifts . N onproduction bonuses a re e x cluded a lso , but c o s t -o f - l iv in g bonuses and incentive earn ings are in clu ded . W here w eek ly hours a re reported , as fo r o ffice c le r ic a l o c cupations, re fe re n ce is to the w ork schedules (rounded to the n earest half hour) fo r w hich s tra ig h t-tim e sa la ries are paid; average w eek ly earn ings fo r th ese occu pation s have been rounded to the nearest half d o lla r .

    * This rep ort w as p rep a red in the Bureau*s reg ion a l o ff ice in New Y ork , N. Y ., by F r e d e r ic k W. M u eller, under the d ire ct ion o f Paul E . W arw ick, R egion a l Wage and Industrial R elations A nalyst.

    1 See table 1 fo r m in im u m -s ize establishm ent co v e re d .2 The tabulation o f m inim um entrance rates fo r w om en o ff ice

    w o rk e rs re la tes only to p ro v is io n s in establishm ents studied.

    O ccupational em ploym ent estim ates rep resen t the total in all establishm ents within the scope o f the study and not the num ber actually surveyed . B ecause o f d iffe re n ce s in occupational structure am ong e s tab lishm ents, the estim ates o f occupational em ploym ent obtained from the sam ple o f establishm ents studied serve only to indicate the relative im portan ce o f the jo b s studied. T hese d iffe ren ces in occupational structure do not m a teria lly a ffect the a ccu ra cy o f the earnings data.

    E stablishm ent P ra c t ic e s and Supplem entary Wage P rov is ion s

    Inform ation is p resen ted a lso (in the B -s e r ie s tab les) on s e le cted establishm ent p ra c t ic e s and supplem entary benefits as they relate to o ffice and plant w ork ers . The te rm o ff ic e w ork ers , as used in th is bulletin , includes a ll o ff ic e c le r ic a l em ployees and excludes adm in istra tive , execu tive , p ro fe ss io n a l, and tech n ica l p erson n el. Plant w o rk e rs1' include w orking forem en and a ll n on su p erv isory w ork ers (including leadm en and tra in ees ) engaged in n on office functions. A dm in istra tive , execu tive , p ro fe ss io n a l, and tech n ica l em p loyees , and fo r c e - account con stru ction em ployees who are u tilized as a separate w ork fo r c e a re excluded . C a feteria w ork ers and routem en are excluded in m anufacturing in du stries , but a re included as plant w ork ers in nonmanufacturing in d u stries .

    Shift d ifferen tia l data (table B - l ) a re lim ited to m anufacturing in d u stries . This in form ation is presen ted both in te rm s o f (a) estab lishm ent p o licy , 3 presen ted in te rm s o f total plant w ork er em ploym ent, and (b) e ffe ctiv e p ra c tice , presen ted on the b a sis o f w ork ers actually em ployed on the sp ecified shift at the tim e o f the survey. In estab lishm ents having varied d iffe ren tia ls , the amount applying to a m ajority was used o r , i f no amount applied to a m a jor ity , the c la ss ifica tion oth er" was u sed .

    M inim um entrance ra tes (table B -2 ) rela te only to the establishm ents v is ited . They are p resen ted on an establishm ent, rather than on an em ploym ent b a s is . Scheduled h ou rs ; paid holidays; paid vacations; and health, in su ran ce , and pension plans are treated sta tistica lly on the basis that these a re app licab le to a ll plant or o ffice w ork ers if a m a jor ity o f such w ork ers a re e lig ib le o r m ay eventually qualify fo r the p ra c t ic e s l i s t e d .4 B ecause o f rounding, sum s o f in d ividual item s in these tabulations do not n e ce ssa r ily equal tota ls.

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

    3 An establishm ent was con s id ered as having a p o licy if it m et either o f the fo llow ing conditions: ( l ) O perated late shifts at the tim e o f the survey, o r (2) had fo rm a l p rov is ion s coverin g late shifts.

    4 Scheduled w eekly hours fo r o ff ice w ork ers (first section o f table B -3 ) are p resen ted in te rm s of the p rop ortion o f wom en o ffice w ork ers em ployed in o ff ic e s with the indicated w eekly hours fo r wom en w ork ers .

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  • 2a ccord in g to em p loyer p ra c tice in com puting vacation paym ents, such as tim e paym ents, p ercen t o f annual earn ings, or fla t-su m am ounts. H ow ever, in the tabulations o f vacation a llow an ces by yea rs o f s e rv ice , paym ents not on a tim e b a s is w ere con verted ; fo r exam ple, a paym ent o f 2 p ercen t o f annual earn ings was con s id ered as the equivalent o f 1 w eek 's pay.

    Data are presen ted fo r a ll health, insurance, and pension plans fo r which at least a part o f the cos t is borne by the em p loyer, excepting only lega l requ irem en ts such as w orkm en1 s com pensation and so c ia l secu rity . Such plans include those underw ritten by a co m m e rc ia l insurance com pany and those p rov ided through a union fund or paid d irect ly by the em p loyer out o f cu rren t operating funds o r fro m a fund set aside fo r th is p u rp ose . Death benefits a re included as a fo rm o f life insu ran ce .

    S ickness and accident insurance is lim ited to that type o f in surance under w hich predeterm in ed cash paym ents a re m ade d ire ct ly to the insured on a w eekly o r m onthly b a sis during illn ess or acciden t d isab ility . In form ation is presen ted fo r a ll such plans to which the em ployer con tribu tes. H ow ever, in New Y ork and New J e rse y , which have enacted tem porary d isab ility insurance law s which requ ire em p loyer con tributions, 5 plans a re included only if the em ployer ( l ) co n tributes m ore than is leg a lly requ ired , o r (2) p rov id es the em ployee

    with benefits which exceed the req u irem en ts o f the law . T abulations o f paid s ick -lea v e plans are lim ited to fo rm a l plans which p rov id e fu ll pay o r a p roportion o f the w o r k e r 's pay during absen ce fro m w ork becau se of il ln e ss . Separate tabulations a re p rov id ed a ccord in g to (1) plans which provide fu ll pay and no w aiting p er iod , and (2) plans provid ing either partia l pay o r a waiting p er iod . In addition to the presentation o f the p rop ortion s o f w o rk e rs who are p rov id ed sick n ess and accident insurance or paid s ick lea v e , an unduplicated total is shown o f w orkers who re ce iv e either o r both types o f ben efit.

    Catastrophe insu ran ce , som etim es r e fe r r e d to as extended m ed ica l insurance, includes th ose plans w hich are design ed to p ro te ct em ployees in case o f sick n ess and in ju ry involving expen ses beyond the n orm al coverage o f h osp ita lization , m ed ica l, and su rg ica l p lans. M edica l insurance r e fe r s to plans p rov id in g fo r com p lete o r p artia l paym ent o f d o c to rs 1 fe e s . Such plans m ay be underw ritten by co m m e rc ia l in surance com panies o r nonprofit o rgan iza tion s or they m ay be s e lf - in su red . Tabulations o f re tirem en t pen sion plans a re lim ited to those plans that provide monthly paym ents fo r the rem ain d er o f the w o r k e r 's l i fe .

    5 The tem porary d isab ility law s in C a lifo rn ia and Rhode Island do not requ ire em ployer con tribu tion s.

    Table 1: Establishments and workers within scope of survey and number studied in Newark-Jersey City, N. J. , A by major industry division, December 1955

    Minimumsize Number of establishments Workers in establishments

    Industry division establishment Within scope of study

    StudiedWithin scope of study Studied

    in scope of s tudy 2 Total 3 Office Plant T otal3

    All divisions----------------------------------------------------------------- _ _ 1,063 271 395,500 69,200 259,400 242,760

    Manufacturing-------------------- --------------------------------------- _ 101 584 141 267,000 32,500 3 6, 700

    196,300 160,040Nonmanufacturing _______________________________________

    Transportation (excluding railroads),- 479 130 128,500 63,100 82,720

    communication, and other public utilities 4 _____ 101 48 18 33,900 7,300 21,000 28,570Wholesale trade _____________________________________Retail trade (except limited-price

    51 162 37 18,500 4 ,400 8,100 6,130

    variety stores) _____________________________________ 101 57 23 25,900 2 ,40 0 20,800 18,680Finance, insurance, and real estate ---------------- 51 98 23 27,600 19, 600 5 600 16,330S ervices*--------------------------------------------------------------------- 51 114 29 22,600 ( 7) ( 7) 13,010

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

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

    3 Includes executive, technical, professional and other workers excluded from the separate office and plant categories.4 Also excludes taxicabs, and services incidental to water transportation.5 Estimate relates to real estate establishments only.6 Hotels; personal services; business services; automobile repair shops; radio broadcasting and television; motion picture; nonprofit membership organizations; and

    engineering and architectural services.7 This industry division is represented in estimates for "a ll industries" and "nonmanufacturing" in the Series A and B tables, although coverage was insufficient to

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  • 3Wage T rends fo r S elected O ccupational G roups

    Tabulated below a re indexes o f sa la ries of wom en o ff ice c l e r i ca l w ork ers , and o f average earn ings of se lected plant w ork er grou ps.

    F o r o ff ic e c le r ic a l w o rk e rs , the indexes relate to average w eek ly sa la r ies fo r n orm al hours o f w ork , that is , the standard w ork schedule fo r w hich s tra igh t-tim e sa la r ies are paid. F o r plant w ork er grou p s, the indexes m easu re changes in stra ight-tim e hourly earn ings, excluding prem iu m pay fo r overtim e and fo r w ork on w eekends, h o lidays, and late sh ifts . The indexes a re based on data fo r se lected key occu pation s and include m ost o f the n um erica lly im portant job s w ithin each group . E ighteen jo b s w ere included in the o ff ice c le r ic a l index; 10 sk illed m aintenance jo b s and 3 unskilled jobs w ere included in the plant w ork er in d exes . See footnotes to table 2.

    A verage w eekly sa la r ie s or average hourly earnings w ere com puted fo r each o f the se le cted occupations. The average sa la r ies or hourly earn ings w ere then m ultip lied bythe a v era g eo f N ovem ber 1952 and D ecem b er 1953 em ploym ent in the job . These weighted earnings fo r individual occu pation s w ere than added to obtain an aggregate fo r each occu pation a l group . F in a lly , the ratio o f these group aggregates fo r a g iven year to the aggregate fo r the base p eriod (survey month, w inter 1952-53) was com puted and the resu lt m ultiplied by the base year index (100) to get the index fo r the given y ea r.

    The indexes m easu re p r in cip a lly the e ffe c ts o f ( l ) general sa lary and wage changes; (2) m erit o r other in cre a se s in pay r e ce ived by individual w ork ers w hile in the sam e jo b ; and (3) labor turnover o r fo r c e expansion or reduction . A fo r c e expansion might in crea se the p rop ortion o f low er paid w ork ers in a sp ec ific o c cu pation and resu lt in a drop in the index, w hereas a reduction in the p rop ortion o f low er paid w ork ers w ould have the opposite e ffe ct. The indexes a re a lso a ffected by shifts in the p rop ortion o f w ork ers em ployed by establishm ents with d ifferen t pay le v e ls . F or exam ple, the m ovem ent o f a h igh -paying establishm ent out o f an area could cause the index to drop , even though no change in ra tes o ccu rre d in other a rea estab lish m en ts.

    The use o f constant em ploym ent w eights e lim inates the e ffects o f changes in the p rop ortion o f w ork ers rep resen ted in each job in cluded in the index. N or a re the indexes in fluenced by changes in standard w ork schedules o r in prem ium pay fo r ov ertim e , since they are based on pay fo r stra igh t-tim e h ou rs .

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

    TABLE 2: Indexes of standard weekly salaries for office c le ric a l1 and average straight-time hourly earnings for selected plant occupational groups 2 in Newark-Jersey City, N. J . , December 1954 and December 1955 and percent of increase for selected periods

    Industry and occupational group

    Indexes(November 1952-100) Percent increases from

    December1955

    December1954

    December 1954 to

    December 1955

    December 1953 to

    December 1954

    November 1952 to

    December 1953

    November 1951 to

    November 1952

    November 1951 to

    December 1955

    A ll industries:Office clerical (women) 114. 0 109. 8 3. 8 3 .9 5. 7 7 .0 22.0Skilled maintenance (men) _________ _____ ____ 115.4 109. 5 5 .4 3. 7 5. 6 3 .9 20.0Unskilled plant (men) ______________ ______ ____ 118.2 111. 5 6 .0 4. 2 7. 1 6 .9 26.4

    Manufacturing:Office clerical (women) ___________________ _________ 113.9 109. 8 3. 8 3. 7 5 .9 6. 2 21.0Skilled maintenance (m en )__________________________ 115.7 109.4 5. 8 3. 7 5. 5 4. 1 20. 5Unskilled plant (men) 120. 1 112. 3 6 .9 4. 1 7. 8 8. 2 30.0

    1 Based on data for the following jobs:Office clerical (women):

    B illers, machine (billing machine)Bookkeeping-machine operators, class A and BComptometer operatorsC lerks, file , class A and BC lerks, orderC lerks, payrollKey-punch operatorsOffice girlsSecretariesStenographers, general Switchboard operators Switchboard operator-receptionists Tabulating-machine operators Transcribing-machine operators, general Typists, class A and B

    2 Based on data for the following jobs:Skilled maintenance (men):

    CarpentersElectriciansMachinistsMechanicsMechanics, automotive Millwrights Painters Pipefitters Sheet-metal workers Tool and die makers

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  • A: Occupational Earnings5

    Table A-1: Office Occupations(Average straight-tim e weekly hours and earnings 1 fo r se lected occupations studied on an area basis

    in N ew ark -Jersey City, N. J. , by industry division, D ecem ber 1955)

    Average NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY EARNINGS OF

    Sex, occupation , and industry d iv ision

    Men

    C lerk s , accounting, c la ss A --------------------M a n u factu rin g ----------------------------------------N onm anufacturing----------------------------------

    Pu blic u tilities * -------------------------------W holesale t r a d e --------------------------------F inance * * -----------------------------------------

    C lerk s , accounting, c la ss B --------------------M anufacturing ---------------------------------------

    M anufacturing ---------------------------------------N onm anufacturing----------------------------------

    W holesale trade -------------------------------

    C lerk s , p a y r o l l -------------------------------------------M anufacturing ---------------------------------------

    O ffice boys ---------------------------------------------------M anufacturing :------------------------------------N onm an u factu rin g----------------------------------

    P u blic u tilities * -------------------------------Finance * * ------------------------------------------

    T abulating-m achine operators ----------------M a n u factu rin g ----------------------------------------N onm anufacturing----------------------------------

    W om en

    B ille r s , m achine (billing m a c h in e ) ---------M anufacturing ---------------------------------------N onm anufacturing --------------------------------

    B il le r s , m achine (bookkeepingm achine) ------- ---------------- -------------------

    M an u factu rin g ----------------------------------------N onm anufacturing---------------------------------

    B ookkeeping-m ach ine o p e ra to rs ,c la ss A -------------------------------------------------------

    M an u factu rin g ----------------------------------------N onm anufacturing----------------------------------

    F inance ** ----------------------------------------

    B ookkeeping-m ach ine op era tors ,c la ss B -----------------------------------------------------

    M anufacturing ----------------------------------------N onm anufacturing --------------------------------

    W holesale t r a d e -------------------------------

    C le r k s , accounting, c la ss A --------------------M an u factu rin g ----------------------------------------N onm anufacturing----------------------------------

    F inance * * ---------------------------- ------------

    Numberofworkers Weekly Weeklyearnings(Standard)

    *30J0 35.00 40.00 45.00 o o o

    $55.00 60. 00 *65.00

    $70.00

    575.00 80. 00

    !$85.00

    1$j 90 .00

    s |s 95.00|100.00

    s105.00

    s110.00 115.00 120.00 125.00

    *130.00 *13 5.00

    (Standard) under ~ | | - - - - - - - - and35.00 40 .00 45. 00 50. 00 55.00 60.00 65. 00 70.00 75.00 80.00 85.00 90.00 95.00 100.001105.00 110.00 115.00 120.00 125.00 130.00 135.00 over

    543 38.0$86. 50 3 7 12 26 80

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    44

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    73 65 98 50 31 22 20

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    4 4 2 2301 3 9 .0 86. 00 - - - 1 - 3 6 13 42 20 53 43 38 4U~ 27 7 4 _ 2 _ ------- T ------1242 37 .0 87. 00 _ _ - 2 - 4 6 13 38 24 20 22 60 10 4 15 16 4 2 2

    47 35 .5 82.00 _ _ - - - _ 2 7 6 8 7 5 6 2 _ 4 _ _ _ _ _103 39 .5 96.00 - - - - - - - - 5 8 2 14 34 6 3 11 14 2 2 _ _ 2

    51 36.0 79. 50 - - - 2 - 4 4 3 2 7 8 1 20 - - - - - - - -

    381 39.0 77. 00 - 1 1 9 10 35 39 63 24 19 16 122 2 2 10 28 - _ _ _147 "3 9 .0 68. So - - - 1 8 24 23 39 13 12 7 17 - - 3" ' - - - - - j

    461 38 .5 80. 50 - _ - _ 12 21 24 31 44 100 107 44 23 6 12 15 10 8 _ 4 !234 T 9 j 5 81.50 - - - - ' 12 4 2 15 28 44 72 19 13 2 - 10 5 8 . _ 1 j227 38 .5 79.50 - - _ . _ 17 22 16 16 56 35 25 10 4 12 5 5 - 4204 38 .5 81.00 - - - - - 2 22 16 16 55 34 25 4 4 12 5 5 - - - 4

    J

    177 39 .0 83.00 . - - - 9 1 14 7 19 22 39 14 18 8 7 1 12 2 1 1 1 1133 " 39 .5 83750 - - - - 4 1 l l 5 15 17 34 12 1 8 7 - 2 1 1 1 1

    530 38.0 46. 50 55 61 130 101 93 52 22 10 6 - . - - - _ _ _ . _ _226 T O 48. 50 6 17 68 45 5(5' 19 11 5 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - _304 37 .5 45.00 49 44 62 56 43 33 11 5 1 - - - - - - - - - - _ _ .

    26 35 .5 49.00 8 2 2 4 10 - - - - - - - - - - - - _ _162 37 .5 44.00 26 25 32 45 18 10 3 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - -

    489 38 .0 73.00 . _ 4 17 15 26 60 107 61 52 42 71 12 13 7 2 _ _ _ _ _ 2TR5 "7 7 .1 0 - - - - 4 18 7 31 2 1 2 1 "" Zff 32 IT) 1 2 4 - - - - - - -

    289 37 .5 70.00 4 17 11 8 53 76 34 25 14 39 2 1 3 2 " '

    383 37. 5 60. 00 3 22 43 90 75 47 40 15 11 6 6 6 5 4 5 3 2217 38.0 56. 50 - - 17 29 41 43 42 33 6 6 - - - - - - - - - - - _166 37.0 64. 50 - 3 5 14 49 32 5 7 9 5 6 6 6 5 4 5 3 2 -

    142 38.0 57.00 . 7 4 30 9 26 42 9 8 5 _ 2 _ _ _ _ _ . 5B "37 .0 .... 58780" - - 1 8 8 9 '*""17 5 5 5 - - - - - - - - - - - -

    84 38.5 55.50 - 7 3 22 1 17 254 3 * 2 " - - -

    338 37. 5 62.00 _ 7 46 37 31 66 63 53 21 14 _ . _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ _ "38 . 5 68. 00 . - - - 5 7 27 40 38 13 14 - - - - - - - - - - -

    194 37.0 57.00 . _ 7 46 32 24 39 23 15 8 - - - - - - - - - - _ -163 36 .5 56.00 - - 6 46 27 18 34 20 9 3 ~ " " " " - -

    851 37 .0 54.00 2 49 120 137 149 127 118 102 30 12 4 1 . _ _ _ _ _ . _ _T T 7 1 S 7 5 " 59. 00 - - 9 ' 38 ' 37 59 55 40 25 l l 3 - - - - - - - - - - -

    574 36 .5 51.50 2 49 111 99 112 68 63 62 5 1 1 1 - - - - - - - - - -80 39 .5 56. 50 _ _ - 8 23 21 20 3 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - -

    439 36 .0 50.00 2 48 109 77 83 40 40 39 - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - -

    605 38.5 71. 50 _ 32 34 48 69 69 88 84 87 68 10 7 5 - 1 3 _ . _ >1 5 1 ----- 1 8 7 0 73750 - - - 1 5 24 41 39 65 6l 5!T" 55 2 - 3 - - - - - - -

    254 37. 5 68.00 . _ - 31 29 24 28 30 23 23 32 13 8 7 2 - 1 3 - - - 1t124 37 .0 61.00 - " - 31 21 21 13 4 5 12 7 3

    i6 1 - - 1

    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1

    See footnote at end of table.* T ransportation (excluding ra ilroa d s ), com m unication, and other public utilities .** F inan ce, insurance, and rea l estate.

    O ccupational Wage Survey, N ew ark -Jersey C ity, N. J. , D ecem ber 1955U .S . DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

    Bureau of Labor Statistics

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  • 6Table A-l: Office Occupations - Continued(Average stra igh t-tim e w eekly hours and earnings 1 for se lected occupations studied on an area basis

    in N ew ark -Jersey City, N. J. , by industry div ision , D ecem ber 1955)

    Sex, occupation, and industry div ision

    Women - Continued

    C lerks, accounting, cla ss B ------------------M anufacturing --------------------------------------N onm anufacturing--------------------------------

    Public utilities * -----------------------------W holesale trade -----------------------------Retail trade 2 ----------------------------------Finance ** --------------------------------------

    C lerks, f ile , c la ss A ----- ~Manufacturing ------------N onm anufacturing--------

    Finance ** --------------

    C lerks, file , c la ss B --------------------M anufacturing --------------------------Nonmanufacturing --------------------

    W holesale trade ------------------F in an ce** ---------------------------

    C lerks, ord er ---------------------------------M anufacturing --------------------------N onm anufacturing---------------------

    W holesale t r a d e ------------------Retail trade 2 ------------------------

    C lerks, p a y r o l l -------Manufacturing Nonmanufacturing

    Com ptom eter operators --------------------------M anufacturin g--------------------------------------N onm anufacturing--------------------------------

    W holesale t r a d e ------------------------------Retail trade 2 ---------------------------------

    D uplicating-m achine operators(m im eograph or ditto) ---------------------------

    Nonmanufacturing --------------------------------

    Key-punch operators -Manufacturing -------Nonmanufacturing -

    W holesale trade Finance * * --------

    O ffice girls -----------------------------------------------Manufacturing -------------------------------------Nonmanufacturing --------------------------------

    Public utilities * -----------------------------Finance ** ----------------------------------------

    Average NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY EARNINGS OF

    Numberof

    workers Weeklyhours(Standard)

    Weeklyearnings

    (Standard)

    $3 0 .0 0

    andu n d er

    $3 5 .0 0

    '

    s4 0 .0 0

    S4 5 . 00

    $5 0 .0 0

    $5 5 .0 0

    $6 0 .0 0

    $ !$ 6 5 .0 0 ; 7 0 .0 0

    $75.0 0

    s8 0 .0 0 8 5 .0 0

    is9 0 .0 0

    s |s 95.00|100.00

    $ is is 105.001110.00; 11 5 .00 *120.00

    125 .00 *130.001*135.00

    and3 5 .0 0 40 . 00 4 5 . 00 50. 00 5 5 .0 0 6 0 .0 0 6 5 .0 0 70. 00! 75. 00 80. 00 8 5 .0 0 90 . 00 9 5 .0 0 1 0 0 .0 0 ll0 5 .0 0 110 .00 111 5 .0 0 1120 .00 125.00 130.00 135.00; o v e r

    961 3 8 .0$58. 50 1 23 139 237 173 156 76

    j

    I!: 68 47 19 21

    j

    1

    T

    ! !

    |

    47TT 38. 5 59. 00 - - 5 42 141 88 80 34 84 30 14 2 - - ; - - - - - -491 37. 5 5 8 .0 0 - 1 18 97 96 85 76 42 34 17 5 1 19 - 1 j - - _ _ _ - ;108 37 . 5 57. 50 - - 4 31 16 14 18 16 2 1 - 6 - - 1 _ - _ . -

    94 38. 5 61. 50 - - - 9 29 16 17 4 2 4 2 10 - 1 | - - - _ - - !122 3 7 .0 5 8 .0 0 _ - 9 23 24 12 13 12 15 9 3 2 - j ! . _ _ - _ _119 36. 5 5 6 .0 0 - '

    24 22 39 21 9 4 - - * - j -j - - - - ' - ~386 3 8 .0 57. 00 _ _ . 95 117 40 48 51 16 3 10 3 1 1 _ _ 1 _

    98 3 9 .0 58 ; 56 - . - 22 28 14 12 16 7 1 . 2 > - 1 - - _ _ - _ -288 3 8 .0 56. 50 - - 1 73 94 26 36 35 9 2 10 1 1 - - - - - _ . _ -182 37. 5 53. 50 - - 1 58 72 17 21 3 6 1 3 - - - - - - - - - - i -

    1 ,2 0 0 3 8 .0 4 7 . 50 7 84 458 226 200 123 46 37 12 6 1 _ _ _ _ _ _ . i -377 3 8 .5 5 1 .5 6 - l5 68 85 94 54 28 17 11 4 1 - - - - - - - - - -823 3 7. 5 4 6 .0 0 7 69 390 141 106 69 18 20 1 2 - - - - - - - - - - -

    68 3 9 .5 4 5 . 50 - - 39 6 17 5 - - 1 - . - - - _ - _ _ _ _ -552 3 7. 5 4 4 .0 0 3 66 295 116 52 20 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

    449 3 8. 5 6 0 .0 0 1 2 32 61 91 85 31 24 52 27 13 9 16 5 _ _ _ _ _ .233 3 8 .5 64 . 06 - - 5 36 48 17 25 17 83 12 1 2 7 16 5 - - - - . - - _216 38. 5 5 6 .0 0 1 2 27 25 43 68 6 7 19 15 1 2 - - - - - - - - - -154 3 8. 5 57. 50 - - 8 15 33 61 4 - 18 12 1 2 - - - - - - _ - _ -

    56 3 8. 5 5 1 .5 0 1 2 19 10 7 4 2 7 1 3 - - - - - - - - " - '

    906 3 8 . 5 63 . 50 . 29 56 140 123 144 145 132 49 41 24 12 6 5 _ _ _ !73(5 38 :'5 6 4 .0 0 - - 26 86 102 94 134 116 114 41 1 0 20 10 ' 1 2 - - - - - - -176 37. 5 6 1 .5 0 - 3 26 38 29 10 29 18 8 1 4 2 5 3 - - - - | -

    948 3 8 .0 63 . 50 2 1 15 58 101 178 203 125 122 75 33 18 7 2 1 _ 1 3 1 1 l _483 3 8 .6 64. 66 - - - 22 56 73 130 73 52 50 '2 5 2 - - - - - - - - - -465 37. 5 63 . 50 2 1 15 36 45 105 73 52 70 25 8 16 7 2 1 - 1 3 1 1 1 _172 3 8. 5 67 . 00 - - - 13 8 31 10 26 52 12 5 15 - - - - - - - - _ .201 3 7. 5 5 8 .0 0 2 1 15 19 20 51 53 14 15 11 ' - " - * -

    88 3 8 .0 5 4 .0 0 . 8 4 13 19 13 23 8 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . . _ . .57 3 7 .5 51. 50 - 8 ------T ~ 11 14 9 12 * - - - - - - - - -

    981 3 8 .0 58. 50 1 35 99 149 263 251 107 59 10 3 3 . 1 _ _ _ _ _456 38. 5 6 o .6 o 1 5 34 6o 129 1 1 8 51 48 9 3 3 - - - - - t~ - - - -52 5 37. 5 5 7 .0 0 _ - 30 65 89 134 138 56 11 1 - - - 1 - - - - - - _ _

    98 3 8. 5 5 9 .0 0 - - 4 12 4 18 49 5 4 1 - - - 1 - - - - - - -299 3 7 .0 5 8 .0 0 - - 10 19 65 77 79 49 - - - - _ - - - - - - -

    448 37. 5 4 5 .0 0 46 30 145 124 80 18 5 _ _ _ > - _ _ _ . _ _ _ .HR 3 9 .0 4 7 . 50 - 6 33 37 14 9 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - r344 3 7. 5 4 4 .0 0 46 24 112 87 66 9 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ! -

    31 36. 5 4 3 . 50 - 14 1 13 3 _ - - - - - - - - - - - - - _ _ _195 3 , 3 4 1 .0 0 45 6 110 20 14

    ' 'i

    - j

    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1!

    ;_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1

    See footnotes at end of table.* Transportation (excluding ra ilroads), com m unication, and other public utilities .** F inance, insurance, and real estate.

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  • 7Table A-1: Office Occupations - Continued(Average straight-tim e weekly hours and earnings 1 for se lected occupations studied on an area basis

    in N ew ark -Jersey C ity, N. J. , by industry div ision , D ecem ber 1955)

    Sex, occupation , and industry d iv ision

    W om en - Continued

    S e c r e ta r ie s ---------------------------------------------------M a n u fa ctu r in g ----------------------------------------N onm anufacturing ----------------------------------

    P u blic utilities * * -------------------------------W holesale t r a d e -------------------------------R etail trade 2 ------------------------------------F inance * * ------------------------------------------

    Stenographers, genera l ----------------------------M anufacturing ---------------------------------------N onm anufacturing ----------------------------------

    Pu blic u tilities * -------------------------------W holesale trade -------------------------------Retail trade 2 --------------------------------------

    Stenographers, techn ica l --------------------------M a n u fa ctu r in g ----------------------------------------N on m an u factu rin g----------------------------------

    Sw itchboard operators -------------------------------M anufacturing ---------------------------------------N on m an u factu rin g----------------------------------

    P u blic utilities * -------------------------------R etail trade 2 ------------------------------------F inance * * ------------------------------------------

    Sw itchboard o p e r a to r -r e c e p t io n is ts ---------M a n u fa ctu r in g ----------------------------------------N on m an u factu rin g----------------------------------

    P u blic utilities * -------------------------------W holesale t r a d e --------------------------------Finance * * ------------------------------------------

    Tabulating-m achine op erators -----------------M a n u fa ctu r in g ----------------------------------------N on m an u factu rin g----------------------------------

    T ran scrib in g -m ach in e op era tors ,

    M anufacturing-------------------------------------------N onm anufacturing -----------------------------------

    Finance * * -------------------------------------------

    T yp ists , c la ss A ----------------------------------------M anufacturing ----------------------------------------N on m an u factu rin g----------------------------------

    F inan ce**--------------------------------------------

    T yp ists , c la ss B ----------------------------------------M a n u factu rin g -----------------------------------------N on m an u factu rin g----------------------------------

    P u blic utilities * ------------------- -----------W holesale t r a d e --------------------------------Retail trade 2 ------------------------------------Finance * * ------------------------------------------

    Average NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY EARNINGS OF

    Numberat

    workers Weeklyhours(Standard)

    Weeklyearnings

    (Standard)

    S3 0 .0 0 and

    under3 5 .0 0

    $3 5 .0 0

    4 0 .0 0

    $4 0 .0 0

    4 5 .0 0

    $4 5 . 00

    5 0 .0 0

    $5 0 .0 0

    55. 00

    S5 5 .0 0

    6 0 .0 0

    I60.00|

    6 5 .0 0

    $ |t6 5 .0 0 : 7 0 .0 0

    70. OOl 7 5 .0 0

    %75. 00

    8 0 .0 0

    88 0 .0 0 !

    8 5 .0 0

    8 j8 5 .0 0

    9 0 .0 0

    ------------1------------,------------S j$ |$9 0 . 0 0 1 95.001100.00

    9 5 . 00! 10 0 .OP, 105 .00

    % Is js 1 0 5 .0 0 jl l0 .0 0 j l l 5.00

    lLQ.Ool 1 1 5.Qd 120 .00

    $120.00

    12 5 .00

    s125.00

    130.00

    * J1 3 0 .0Q 135 .00

    ! 135.00 and o v e r

    3 ,3 5 2 3 8 .0$75. 50 39 60 174

    i364 I 514 554 517 J94 292 175 ?3 1 57 ! 3 } 1

    !32 |

    iI

    26 20 3 | 1 j 22 ,0 8 2 58. 5 75. 50 - - - 5 17 1 n ' 217 329 3 W 1 TT8 T T T TOO-1 i r s 63 ! 32 ! 23 9 ------- 5~t 14 . 3 -1 ,2 70 37. 5 7 5 .0 0 - - 1 34 43 61 147 185 166 199 167 92 57 30 : 25 11 23 21 6 _ _ j 2

    208 3 6. 5 82. 50 - - - 6 7 2 11 18 12 36 39 18 10 11 ! 15 4 12 6 1 > _ j147 3 9 .0 7 3 .0 0 - - - - - 12 12 36 32 22 9 8 7 2 ! 4 1 - - 2 _ . _

    77 3 9 .0 6 8 .5 0 - - 1 3 11 8 10 6 3 13 7 10 1 3 i - - 1 _ _ _ _ _548 3 7 .0 7 3 .0 0 - - - 22 8 30 80 86 88 88 6 ! | 39 26 5 ! 2 - 2 10 1 - - -

    2 ,6 7 6 3 8 .0 6 1 .5 0 5 4 16 257 434 531 432 450 270 167 78 24 7 1 _ |_ _ . _ _ .

    1 ,4 3 6 5 9 .0 6 3 .0 0 - - 1 93 232 233 218 271 1 201 116 65 ! 9 6 1 _ i - - - - - _ ^ -1 ,2 4 0 3 7 .0 59. 50 5 4 15 164 202 298 214 179 ; 69 51 23 15 1 - - _ - - . i -

    305 3 6 .0 6 1 .0 0 _ 1 4 48 38 72 42 21 34 38 6 1 - - _ 1 - 1 _ - _ . .218 3 8 .0 6 1 .5 0 - - - 9 31 73 47 24 15 7 6 5 1 - - - - - - - - -

    57 3 8 .0 5 7 .0 0 5 . _ 2 8 20 10 10 1 1 - - - _ _ - - _ - _ _ _493 3 7 .0 55. 50 - 3 11 105 118 102 73 76 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - -

    237 3 9 .0 6 6 .0 0 - _ - 1 17 41 59 61 11 19 25 2 1 . - _ . - . _ _96 38. 5 6 1 .0 0 - - - - 8 33 33 16 1 3 2 ' - - - - - - - - - -

    141 3 9 .0 6 9 .0 0 - - - 1 9 8 26 45 10 16 23 2 1 - - - - - - - -

    572 38. 5 59. 50 3 9 41 59 84 81 104 102 42 27 14 6 - . - . _ . - _ . -T W 58. 5 64 . 00 - - 2 18 4 26 64 42 30 17 5 2 - - - - - - - - - -362 38. 5 5 7 .0 0 3 9 39 41 80 55 40 60 12 10 9 4 - - - - _ - _ . _ 1

    60 3 9 .0 6 5 .0 0 - _ - - 3 9 7 36 5 - - - - - - - _ _ - - . -66 3 9 .5 5 1 .0 0 - - 21 14 9 10 6 1 4 - - 1 - - - - - - - - _ -

    141 36. 5 5 6 .0 0 - 8 2 16 41 35 23 7 2 3 4 - - " - - - * - I -

    818 38. 5 5 7 .5 0 _ 28 78 194 195 151 83 57 23 5 3 . _ _ 1 _ _ . _458 38. 5 "57. 50 - - 14 49 123 101 73 40 35 14 5 3 - - - 1 - - - - - -360 38. 5 5 8 .0 0 - - 14 29 71 94 78 43 22 9 - - - - - - - - - - . -

    39 4 0 .0 5 4 .5 0 - - . 8 11 12 7 - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - ;129 3 8 .0 6 1 .5 0 _ - - _ 18 32 40 12 18 9 - - - - - - - - - - _ -

    73 3 7 .0 6 0 .0 0 - - - 1 14 18 19 21 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

    445 37. 5 6 3 . 50 _ _ 39 73 82 24 133 48 25 14 2 2 2 1 - _ . - . _ -1&3 3 9 .0 68 . 00 - - - 3 H 12 32 3 72 29 2 l 6 2 2 - 1 - - - - - - -262 3 6 .5 6 0 .0 0 - - 36 61 50 21 61 19 4 8 2 - - - - - - *

    419 3 8 .5 5 6 .0 0 4 27 82 95 73 52 47 21 12 2 2 _ 2 _ _ . . .1 *74 58. 6 5 8 .0 0 - - 14 ' 16 29 46 36 7 1 8 4 2 2 - - - - - - - _ _ -245 38. 5 5 4 .5 0 _ 4 13 66 66 27 16 40 3 8 - - - 2 - - - - - - _ -168 37. 5 5 3 .0 0 - 4 12 47 43 22 15 25 - - - - - - - - - - - -

    1, 148 3 8 .5 5 8 .5 0 _ _ 23 137 236 312 227 118 48 39 5 2 . 1 - - . _ _ . .734 3 9 .0 '5 9 .50 - - 4 86 1 116 238 143 74 39 35 " 3 r i - 1 - - - - - - - -414 3 8 .0 5 6 .5 0 - - 19 57 120 74 84 44 9 4 2 i - - - - - - - - _ -250 3 7 .0 5 4 .0 0 - 9 38 93 49 49 11 1 - - - - - - - - - - - -

    2 ,9 2 2 3 8 .0 5 1 .0 0 12 65 444 838 758 491 208 47 27 28 _ 4 _ . _ _ _ _i ; m ... T970 "5 3 .0 0 .... - - 77 ITH) 326 239 122 24 22 1 - - - - - - - - - - - -1 ,8 1 1 37. 5 4 9 . 50 12 65 367 538 432 2 52 86 23 5 27 - 4 - - - - - - - . . -

    269 3 6 .0 5 4 .0 0 _ - 10 69 73 74 32 5 1 5 - - - - - - - - - _ _ -253 3 9 .0 54. 50 _ _ 48 40 75 24 22 16 2 22 - 4 - - - - - - - . > -

    64 3 8 .5 4 7 .5 0 5 5 13 7 26 4 2 - 2 - - - - - - - - - - _ _ -1 ,0 4 9 3 7 .0 4 7 .0 0 7 59 293 363 227 85 15 " - " - - -

    1 Hours re fle c t the w orkw eek fo r which em ployees rece ive their regular straigh t-tim e sa laries and the earnings corresp on d to these w eekly hours.2 Excludes l im ite d -p r ice varie ty s to re s .* T ransportation (excluding ra ilroa d s ), com m unication, and other public utilities.** F inan ce, insurance, and rea l estate.

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  • 8Table A-2: Professional and Technical Occupations

    (A verage stra igh t-tim e w eekly hours and earn in gs1 for se lected occupations studied on an area basis in N ew ark -Jersey C ity , N. J. , by industry d iv ision , D ecem ber 1955)

    Avskaqx NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY EARNINGS OF-Number $ s $ s S $ $ $ t S * $ S S S 1 * * $ S

    Sex, occupation, and industry div ision ofworkers

    Weeklyhours

    (Standard)Weeklyearnings

    (Standard)Under

    Is . 00

    55. 00 and

    under 60. 00

    60.00

    65 .00

    65. 00

    70. 00

    70. 00

    75. 00

    75. 00

    80. 00

    80.00

    85.00

    85.00

    90. 00

    90. 00

    95.00

    95.00

    100.00

    100.00

    105.00

    105.00

    110.00

    110.00

    115.00

    115.00

    120.00

    120 .0 0

    125.00

    125.00

    130.00

    130.00

    135.00

    135.00

    140.00

    140.00

    145.00

    145.00

    150.00

    150.00

    155.00

    155. 00 and ov er

    Men

    D raftsm en, l e a d e r __ ____ _________ 193 39. 5$129. 50 _ _ _ _ _ _ . _ 3 2 7 6 54 5 11 15 7 19 31 2 3 28

    M a n u fa c t u r in g _ . 125

    851

    3$. 0 123. 50 _ _ - _ _ 3 2 7 6 54 5 5 8 2 3 7 2 2 19

    D raftsm en, s e n io r __ ______ _________ 39. 0 100.00 2 7 9 72 77 106 81 77 150 75 58 33 18 14 28 13 1 1 20M anufacturing______ ______________ __ 6VF~ " 39 "5 9 9 7 W - - i 5 7 w~ 50 89 73 W O 3 61 24 19 13 8 14 9 11 - 20 -N onm anufacturing---------- ___________ 189 38. 5 103.00 ' - i 2 2 3 27 17 8 21 17 14 34 14 5 6 14 4 - -

    D raftsm en, j u n i o r -------------- ----------- ----- 556 39. 5 71. 50 15 26 106 151 60 93 56 15 4 4 9 17 - - - - - - - - - -M anufacturing-------------------------------------- 463 39. 8 70. 0 11 22 96 137 48 72 51 14 4 4 3 1 - - - - - - - - - -N onm anufacturing_____________________ 93 39. 0 78. 50 4 4 10 14 12 21 5 1 " - 6 16 - - - - - - - -

    T racers . __ . . __ _____ ________ _____ 69 39 .0 58.00 5 47 14 3 _ . _ _ . - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - - - -M anufacturing_________________________ 69 39 .0 58. 00 5 47 14 3 * * " - " _ " " "

    W omen

    N urses, industrial (r e g is t e r e d )_________ 315 39. 0 74. 50 1 9 68 38 41 64 27 30 25 9 1 2 - - - - - - - - - -M anufacturing_________________________ 269 39. 5 74. 50 1 5 59 35 38 52 22 25 21 8 1 2

    1 Hours r e fle c t the w orkw eek fo r which em ployees re ce iv e their regu lar stra igh t-tim e sa laries and the earnings corresp on d to these weekly hours. * W orkers w ere distributed as fo llow s: 17 at $155 to $165; 2 at $170 to $185.

    O ccupational Wage Survey, N ew a rk -J ersey C ity , N. J. , D ecem b er 1955U. S. D EPARTM EN T OF LABO R

    B ureau o f L abor S tatistics

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  • 9Table A-3: Maintenance and Powerplant Occupations(Average hourly earnings 1 for m en in se le cted occupations on an area basis

    in N ew ark -Jersey C ity, N. J. , by industry d iv ision , D ecem ber 1955)

    NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME HOURLY EARNINGS OF

    Occupation and industry d iv ision Numberofworkers

    Averagehourly

    earningsUnder$

    $1 . 10 and

    $1 .2 0

    $1. 30

    s1.40

    $1. 50

    S1 . 60

    $1. 70

    S1 . 80

    $1. 90

    $2 . 00

    $2 . 10

    s2 . 20

    $2. 30

    $2 .40

    *2. 50

    s2 . 60

    s2. 70

    S2 .80

    $2 .90

    $3. 00

    $3. 10

    $3.20

    $3. 30

    $3.40

    $3.50

    1 . 10 under and1 .2 0 1.30 1.40 1.50 1 . 60 r_L-7Q . ...iJ.o 1.90 2.0 0 io 2 .2 0 2. 30 2. 40 2. 50 2.6 0 2 .70 2 . 80 2. 90 3. 00 3. 10 3. 20 3. 30 3.40 3. 50 over

    C a rp en ters , m aintenance _______________ 764$2.43 7 1 34 63 43 47 79 80 67 78 85 57 86 1 10 17 3 6

    M a n u fa ctu r in g__-_____________________ 636~~ 2.39 - - - - - - - 1 34 61 41 46 69 67 60 49 77 43 86 - 1 1 - _ _ _Nonm anufacturing -___________________ 128 2 .6 4 - - - - - - 7 - - 2 2 1 10 13 7 29 8 14 - 1 9 16 3 - 6 -

    P ublic utilities * __________________ 50 2.49 - - - - - - - - - 1 1 6 6 3 25 8E le ctr ic ia n s , m aintenance _____________ 1,293 2.51 _ - _ - - _ 2 9 13 27 61 74 170 170 119 270 124 35 89 1 22 7 29 _ 66 5

    M anufacturing ________________________ 1, 130 2 .48 - - - - - - 2 9 13 24 60 70 162 153 108 258 79 30 88 - 1 7 27 - 34 5N onmanufacturing ____________________________ 163 2 .77 - - - - - - - - - 3 1 4 8 17 11 12 45 5 1 1 21 - 2 - 32 -

    E n gin eers, stationary ____________________ 763 2 .52 3 3 c _ 7 7 4 3 17 82 38 41 28 58 56 76 45 39 136 12 11 19 5 16 52 _M a n u fa ctu r in g ___________________________ 466 2. 54 - - - - - - - - - 64 31 32 21 51 35 36 33 37 40 12 8 9 5 - 52 -Nonm anufacturing __ __ __ _ 297 2 .48 3 3 5 - 7 7 4 3 17 18 7 9 7 7 21 40 12 2 96 - 3 10 - 16 - -

    F irem en , stationary b o i l e r ____________ 718 2 .0 2 12 - 14 45 25 28 28 88 69 57 101 36 28 35 37 50 _ - - 6 17 42 _ > _ _M anufacturing _________________________ 553 2 .04 - - - 42 16 l 6 14 85 6o 45 82 24 28 30 33 36 - - - - - 42 - - - _Nonm anufacturing ------------------------------- 165 1.95 12 - 14 3 9 12 14 3 9 12 19 12 - 5 4 14 - - - 6 17 - - - - -

    P ublic utilities * __________________ 26 2.07 - - - - " - 8 4 1 8 - 5

    H elp ers , tra d es , m a in te n a n ce _________ 1 ,2 6 8 1.93 5 _ _ 6 25 98 156 103 286 84 36 99 353 1 13 _ . _ 2 1 _ _ _ _ _ ..M anufacturing _____________________ 1,048 1.95 5 - - 2 8 85 145 75 199 80 31 78 336 1 - - - - 2 1 - - - - - -N onm anufacturing-------------------------------- 220 1.87 - - . - 4 17 13 11 28 87 4 5 21 17 - 13

    Public utilities * --------------------------- 153 1.79 - - - - 13 9 9 26 87 - 1 8M ach in e-too l o p e ra to rs , too lroom ------ 666 2.37 . _ _ _ - _ 2 - 6 3 20 67 152 124 1 12 113 45 8 5 4 2 3 _ _ _

    M anufacturing ________________________ 666 2.37 - - - - - - 2 6 3 20 67 152 124 1 1 2 113 45 8 5 4 2 3 - - -

    M ach in ists , m aintenance _______________ 1,546 2.43 _ _ , _ _ 3 _ 71 75 43 1 1 2 194 192 297 223 145 32 49 3 2 1 45 _ _ 41 _M anufacturing ________________________ 1,466 2 .43 - - - - - - - - 71 75 41 100 188 192 294 223 114 31 46 3 4 43 - - 41 -Nonm anufacturing __ ___________ 80 2 . 60 - - - - - - 3 - - - 2 12 6 - 3 - 31 1 3 - 17 2 - - - -

    M ech an ics , autom otive (m aintenance) 1,090 2 .2 2 - - - - 3 6 22 1 25 37 328 285 57 84 70 30 50 17 11 - 23 40 1 _ - _M anufacturing _ ---------- ---------- ____ 233 2 .42 - - - - - - 18 1 1 14 26 13 26 33 12 12 12 12 11 - 1 40 1 - - -N n n m a n n f a r t i i r i n g ... . 857 2 . 16 3 6 4 24 23 302 272 31 51 58

    1118 38 5 22

    W holesale trade --------------------------------------- 80 2 .48 5 30 1 33R etail trade ------------------------------------------------- 62 2 .28 20 3 14 13 4 4 4

    M ech an ics, m aintenance _ __ ________ 2,296 2. 38 _ _ _ _ 2 6 8 39 70 129 243 177 125 286 395 451 126 4 57 8 2 164 2 2 _ _M anufacturing _ __ _____ __ ____ 2,085 2.41 - - - - - - 2 6 H 51 105 232 148 124 272 389 430 107 - 53 - - 164 2 - - _Nonm anufacturing ------- __ ___ __ _ 2 1 1 2. 17 - - - - 2 6 6 33 19 24 11 29 1 14 6 21 19 4 4 8 2 - - 2 - -

    P ublic utilities * -------------------------------------- 82 2.29 - - - - - - - - 10 18 " 12 - 4 1 18 19

    M illw rights 420 2 . 39 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 13 25 23 19 48 51 50 108 67 3 _ 1 12 _ _ _ _ _M anufacturing _________________________________ 399 2 .37 - - - - - - - - 13 25 23 19 48 50 47 107 67

    O i l e r s ___ _ ____ ____ ___________ _______ 349 2 . 01 _ _ _ 7 _ 18 28 54 70 74 21 2 10 16 9 _ _ _ _ _ 40 _ _ _ _M a n u fa ctu r in g --------------------------------------------------- 333 1.99 - - - 7 - 15 28 54 74 21 2 10 ~W ~ 9 - * - - - 31 - - - - -

    P a in ters , m aintenance --------- _ --------- 580 2. 30 _ - _ 9 3 17 1 38 5 25 20 69 97 66 45 85 72 4 10 _ 13 1 _ _ _M anufacturing ----------------------------------- 416 2. 31 - - - - 3 8 1 10 5 23 9 67 63 56 25 81 65Nonmanufacturing ____________________ 164 2.25 - - - 9 - 9 - 28 - 2 11 2 34 10 20 4 7 4 10 - - 13 1 - -

    P ip e fitte rs , m a in te n a n ce _____________________ 1 ,0 2 2 2. 56 _ _ _ _ _ 2 _ 12 17 17 38 86 113 1 1 2 160 185 59 139 1 18 _ 63 _ _ _M anufacturing ---------------------------------------------------- 950 2 .54 - - - - - - 2 - 12 17 15 38 86 113 108 157 162 54 139 - - - 47 - - -Nonm anufacturing __ ____ __ __ 72 2.87 - - - - - - - - - - 2 - - - 4 3 23 5 - 1 18 - 16 - - -

    P lu m bers , m a in te n a n ce _________________ 52 2. 51 3 10 17 2 - 1 2 1 5 - 4 1 6 - - -

    Sheet-m etal w o rk e rs , m a in ten a n ce ______ 168 2 .48 . . . _ _ . 1 _ 9 6 7 6 31 23 36 21 9 14 . 2 1 2 .M anufacturing _ __ 158 2 .47 - - - - - - - - - 9 6 6 6 31 19 36 21 9 14 - - - 1 - - -

    T ool and die m akers ____________________ 1,643 2.53 - _ _ - - - - - - 26 58 46 132 1 1 2 330 332 160 280 42 77 22 16 - 10 _ -M anufacturing _ __ __ __ __ __ __ 1,529 2. 53 26 58 46 132 101 314 295 150 248 42 69 22 16 10

    1 E xcludes prem ium pay fo r overtim e and for w ork on w eekends, holidays, and late sh ifts. O ccupational Wage Survey, N ew ark -Jersey C ity , N. J. , D ecem ber 1955* T ransportation (excluding ra ilro a d s ), com m unication, and other public u tilities . U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

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    Table A-4: Custodial and Material Movement Occupations(A verage hourly earnings 1 for se lected occupations 2 studied on an area basis

    in N ew ark -Jersey C ity, N. J. , by industry d iv ision , D ecem ber 1955)

    NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME HOURLY EARNINGS OF

    Occupation and industry divisionNumber

    ofworkers

    Averagehourlyearnings

    Under$D. 70

    0. 70 and

    under .80

    $0 .80

    . 90

    $0. 90

    1 .0 0

    $1 .0 0

    1 .1 0

    $1 . 10

    1 .2 0

    $1 .2 0

    1.30

    S1.30

    1.40

    $1.40

    1.50

    s1.50

    1.60

    $1.60

    1.70

    $1.70

    1.80

    $1.80

    1.90

    $1 .90

    2.0 0

    S2.0 0

    2 . 10

    *2 . 10

    2 .2 0

    $2 .2 0

    2 .30

    t2. 30

    2 .4 0

    *2 .4 0

    2 .5 0

    o o

    *2 . 60

    2 . 70

    $2. 70

    2 .8 0

    *2 .80

    2. 90

    S2 .90

    3 .00

    $3 .00

    3. 10

    $3. 10 and over

    E levator o p era tors , passenger (m en )------ 347$1 .38 2 1 54 3 10 13 8 2 25 76 88 40 3 3 1

    Nonmanufacturing ------- ------ ------------------- 317 1.34 2 1 54 - 3 8 11 8 - 25 76 87 - 20 3 - - 1 - - - - - - - - -187 1.52 3 3 7 7 20 76 71

    Elevator o p e ra to rs , passenger(w om en)___________________________________ 98 1.08 3 13 14 9 14 8 23 2 8 2 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

    Nonmanufacturing --------------------------------- 96 1.07 3 13 14 9 14 8 23 2 8 267 1 04 5 1 4 9 13 5 7. 1

    Guards _____________________________________ 1 , 118 1 .84 15 36 31 23 38 146 127 214 227 92 65 36 67M anufacturing----------------------------------------- 867 1 .8 6 - - - - - 5 24 14 20 32 113 117 204 1 1 1 89 58 36 44 - - - - - - _ _Nonmanufacturing ____________________ 251 1.80 - - - - - 10 12 17 3 6 33 10 10 116 3 7 - 23 1 - - - - - - -

    F in an ce** ----- --------------------------------- 55 1. 54 " - - - 10 - 8 6 22 6 2 - 1

    Janitors, p o r te rs , and cleaners(men) ----- --------------------------------- ------- 4 ,423 1.60 12 31 26 28 115 171 280 383 430 444 992 555 505 69 98 16 116 150 1 _ 1 _ _ - _ _

    M anufacturing___________________________ 2 ,8 6 1 1.6 6 _ _ _ 13 45 85 122 180 242 217 838 432 356 56 74 7 44 150 _ - _ _ - _ _ _Nonmanufacturing ______________________ 1 ,562 1.49 12 31 26 15 70 86 158 203 188 22 7 154 123 149 13 24 9 72 - 1 - 1 - - - - -

    Public utilities * ___ _______________ 423 1. 71 _ _ - - _ 16 10 24 76 85 55 130 4 12 7 2 _ 1 _ 1 _ _ _ _ _W holesale trade __________________ 100 1 .54 - _ - _ _ _ 31 10 14 16 6 6 5 _ - 2 10 _ _ _ - - - _ _ _Retail tra d e 3 _______________________ 246 1 .28 - 9 9 11 39 29 23 47 52 9 3 1 6 - 8Finanrp 379 1 .46 7 10 37 85 76 102 37 4 8 9 4

    Janitors, p o r te rs , and cleaners(w om en)____ __ _________________________ 1,234 1.29 22 11 7 3 110 146 374 229 99 125 38 63 3 3 1 - - - - - _ _ . _ _ _

    M anufacturing___________________________ 418 1.45 - _ _ _ 44 9 11 100 45 109 38 57 3 1 1Nonmanufacturing _______________ ____ 816 1 . 2 1 22 11 7 3 66 137 363 129 54 16 - 6 - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - -

    P Atail traHp ^ 77 1.08 10 7 14 10 36Finatirp & $ 493 1 . 2 1 13 94 309 76 1

    L a b orers , m aterial h an d lin g_____________ 8,840 1.92 39 50 53 59 198 100 730 404 695 970 558 1,812 1,280 699 90 72 94 69 68 132 642 26M anufacturing_____________ ___________ 5,492 1.93 - - _ _ - 39 113 79 680 341 654 ~ 8 5 T 373 738 243 249 86 72 30 69 59 132 642 _ _ 26Nonmanufacturing ______________________ 3 ,348 1.92 _ _ 39 50 53 20 85 21 50 63 41 103 185 1,074 1,037 450 4 - 64 - 9 - - _ - -

    PnKHr ntilitiPR 1,501 2 .0 2 2 2 20 548 824 50 55W holesale trade ____________________ 1, 165 1 .9 2 _ _ _ _ 16 12 64 _ 48 27 9 63 100 317 140 351 _ _ 9 _ 9 _ _ _ _ _Retail trade 3 ____ _______________ 577 1.67 - " 39 50 27 8 2 1 2 1 2 14 18 13 57 204 70 29 4 _ " - " -

    O rder fille rs ____ ________ __________ 1,845 1 .8 8 2 78 18 28 77 49 84 197 244 191 584 227 24 6 22 7 1 1 5Manufacturing --------------------------------- __ 731 1.81 - _ _ - - 30 10 19 35 18 68" 177 1 1 1 83 85 60 13 6 2 - 7 1 - - 1Nonmanufacturing ______________________ 1, 114 1 .92 _ - _ - 2 48 8 9 42 31 16 20 133 108 499 167 1 1 - 20 - - - - - _ -

    W holesale trade __________________ 518 1.84 _ _ _ _ - 48 - 4 36 27 9 - 130 22 152 70 - - 20 - - - . _ _Retail trade 3 ____ _____________ 515 2 .0 2 - - - - - - 3 4 6 - 2 1 - 86 305 97 11 - - - - - - - -

    P a ck ers, shipping (m en )__________________ 1,826 1. 71 29 85 33 186 205 248 87 270 227 227 98 31 8 14 14 1 1 10 2 30 1 1M anufacturing____________________ ___ 1 ,522 - 1 . U - _ _ _ 10 ~ T T T8~" T O P 203 lT5" 77 ' 267 2 1 1 n r 98 31 8 14 l4 1 1 10 2 - - W r rNonmanufacturing __________________ 304 1.54 - _ _ - 19 4 5 64 2 133 10 3 16 48 - - - - - - - - - _ - _

    W holesale trade ____________________ 256 1 .58 - - - - - 64 - 132 - " 12 48

    P a ck e rs , shipping (w o m e n )----------------------- 539 1.31 7 87 107 20 7 12 139 83 30 11 15 14 . 7M anufacturing -------------------------------------- 365 1.32 " - " 79 76 14 3 9 26 83 30 9 15 14 7 -

    See footnotes at end o f table.* Transportation (excluding ra ilroa d s ), com m unication , and other public u tilities .** F inan ce, insurance, and rea l estate.

    Occupational Wage Survey, N ew a rk -J ersey City, N. J. , D ecem ber 1955U .S . D EPARTM EN T OF LABO R

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  • nTable A-4: Custodial and Material Movement Occupations - Continued

    (Average hourly earn in gs1 fo r se lected occupations2 studied on an area basisin N ew ark -Jersey C ity, N. J. , by industry d iv ision , D ecem ber 1955)

    NUMBER OP WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME HOURLY EARNINGS OF

    O ccupation and industry d iv ision NumberofworkersAveragehourly

    earningsUnder$0. 70

    S0. 70 and

    under __lM

    S0.80

    $0 .90

    1 .0 0

    $1.0 0

    1 . 10

    $1 . 10

    1 .2 0

    $1 .2 0

    1.30

    S1.30

    1.40

    $1.40

    1.50

    $1.50

    1.60

    s1.60

    1.70

    $1.70

    1.80

    S1.80

    1.9 0

    11.90

    2 .0 0

    12 .0 0

    2 .1 0

    t2 . 10

    2 .2 0

    $2 .2 0

    2 .3 0

    S2 .3 0

    2 .4 0

    $2 .40

    2 .50

    S2 .5 0

    2 .6 0

    S2 .60

    2 .70

    $2 .70

    2 .80

    $2.80

    2.90

    S2.90

    3.00

    $3.00

    3.10

    $3. 10 and over

    R eceiv in g c lerk s _______________________ 533$1.91 7 1 27 22 26 48 43 118 36 60 55 17 19 7 34 5 4 3 1

    M anufacturing ---------------------------- ------- 413 1.89 - - - - - - - 27 12 18 39 3l 116 17 46 49 15 18 6 10 _ _ 3 _ _ 1Nonm anufacturing __ ------------------------- 120 1.99 - - - - - 7 1 _ 10 8 9 7 2 19 14 6 2 1 1 24 5 4 _ _ _ _

    Pu blic u tilities * ____________________ 40 2 .40 - - _ - - _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 1 6 2 1 _ _ _ 20 5 4 ' _ _ _ _R etail trade 3 _____ _______________ 52 1.82 ' - - - 1 1 - 6 4 5 6 1 13 8 5 2 - - " - - - - -

    Shipping c le rk s _____________________________ 444 1.99 5 27 15 67 55 15 60 72 17 22 20 26 15 10 5 10 2 1M anufacturing____________________ _____ 386 1. 93 - - - - - - - 5 27 14 67 54 14 48 67 16 22 20 - 10 - 5 5 10 1 1

    Shipping and rece iv in gc le rk s ___________________________ ________ 498 1.91 _ - - - _ 3 - _ 21 29 41 24 91 129 90 25 34 1 7 3 _ _ _ _ _ _

    M anufacturing_________________________ 290 1 .91 - - - - - _ - - 21 17 12 _ 68 99 29 18 26 - > _ _ _ > _ _ _Nonm anufacturing ---------------------------------- 208 1.91 - - - - - 3 _ - _ 12 29 24 23 30 61 7 8 1 7 3 _ _ _ _ _

    W holesale trade ____________________ 64 1.87 - ' - - - - - - 4 12 8 15 15 1 " 4 1 1 3 - - - - -

    T ru ck d r iv e rs 4 __________________ ___ 6,650 2 .42 7 5 58 10 1 116 154 555 73 440 889 390 725 1,539 108 481 3 38 2 155 811M anufacturing 5 ____________ __________ 2 ,446 2. 76 - - _ - _ - _ _ 35 23 31 40 39 62 71 118 215 650 71 95 _ 28 _ 155 807Nonm anufacturing ______________________ 4,204 2.23 _ - _ - - _ 7 5 23 78 85 114 516 11 369 771 175 75 1,468 13 475 3 10 2 _ 4

    P u blic u tilities * ____________________ 1,711 2. 33 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 7 3 1 _ 8 31 408 90 11 1,107 13 12 3 10 2 _ 4W holesale trade __________ ________ 1,448 2 .25 ' * - - - - - 2 12 69 63 - - - 333 363 30 58 55 - 463 - - - - -

    T ru ck d riv ers , m edium(IV2 to and including4 to n s )______ _________________________ 2, 744 2. 50 - - - - - - - - 23 74 14 41 90 43 394 677 238 322 34 108 36 3 11 2 3 631

    M anufacturing 6 ______________________ 1,369 2.8 8 - - - - - - - - 20 14 11 32 17 40 32 66 106" 305 - 95 - - 1 - 3 7 627Nonm anufacturing __________________ 1,375 2 . 12 - - _ - _ _ - _ 3 60 3 9 73 3 362 6 11 132 17 34 13 36 3 10 2 - 4

    Pu blic utilities 574 2 . 2 1 24 406 74 11 15 13 12 3 10 2 4W holesale trade _________________ 648 2 .07 - ' - - - - - - 3 60 - - - - 333 205 4 19 24 -

    T ru ck d rivers , heavy(over 4 tons, t ra ile r type) _ ___ .... 2 ,006 2. 53 2 24 2 3 21 25 81 1,427 - 184 - 21 - 140 76

    M anufacturing 6 _____________________ 390 2. 94 2 20 2 3 12 25 55 29 - 5 - 21 - 140 76Nonm anufacturing __________________ 1,616 2 .43 4 _ _ 9 _ 26 L ,3 98 . 179 _ _ _ . _

    Public u tilit ie s* . 1,092 2.41 _ _ - _ _ . _W holesale trade _________________ 250 2. 56 9 - 26 36 - 179 - - - - -

    T ru ck d riv ers , heavy(over 4 tons, other thantra ile r type) ___________________________ 549 2. 17 - _ _ - - - - _ 14 16 76 10 1 3 15 157 64 71 36 - 80 - 6 - - -

    M anufacturing _____________________ _ 137 2. 17 _ _ - - - - _ 5 5 6 6 1 3 8 18 40 39 - - - - 6 - - -N onm anufacturing___________________ 412 2. 17 . _ - - - - - _ 9 11 70 4 - - 7 139 24 32 36 - 80 - - - _ -

    W holesale t r a d e ________________ _ 347 2 .1 9 ~ - - - - * - - 9 9 54 - - - - 139 24 32 80 * - ~ -

    T ru ck ers , pow er(fork lift) ------------------------------------------------------ 1, 775 2 .0 2 _ _ _ _ _ _ 6 46 12 83 287 245 149 332 301 135 52 15 _ _ 18 94 _ . .

    M a n u factu rin g------------------------------------------ 1,264 1.99 . _ _ _ - _ _ 6 43 12 83 286 190 149 119 130 71 48 15 - - 18 94 - - -N onm anufacturing_____ _ _ _ ... . 511 2 .0 8 _ _ _ _ - - - _ 3 - - 1 55 - 213 171 64 4 - - - - - - - -

    P ublic u tilities * 294 2.0 9 170 124WIihIp sa Ip traHp 94 1 95 3 42 31 18Retail trade 3 _________________ 123 2. 13 1 13 - 12 29 64 4 - - - - - - - -

    See footnotes at end o f table.* Tran sportation (excluding ra ilroa d s ), com m unication, and other public u tilities .** F inan ce, in su ran ce , and rea l estate.

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    Table A-4: Custodial and Material Movement Occupations - Continued(A verage hourly earnings 1 fo r se lected occupations 2 studied on an area basis

    in N ew ark -Jersey C ity , N. J. , by industry d iv ision , D ecem ber 1955) 1 2 3 4 * 6 7 * 9

    NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME HOURLY EARNINGS OF

    O ccupation and industry div isionNumber

    ofworkers

    Averagehourly

    earnings Under$

    *0. 70 and

    under

    $0 .80

    $0 . 90

    $1.0 0

    $1 . 10

    $1 .2 0

    $1.30

    $1.40

    $1.50

    S1.60

    $1. 70

    $l . 80

    $1 .90

    t2.0 0

    $2 . 10

    $2 .2 0

    $2 .3 0

    S2 .40

    $2 .5 0 *2 . 60

    $2. 70

    $2 .80

    S2 .90

    $3 .00

    $3. 10 and

    0. 70 . 80 .90 1.0 0 1 . 10 1 .2 0 1.30 1.40 1.50 1.60 1.70 1.80 1. 90 2 .0 0 2 . 10 2 .2 0 2 .3 0 2 .4 0 2 .5 0 2 . 60 2. 70 2 .8 0 2. 90 3 .00 3. 10 over

    T ru ck ers , pow er (other $than f o r k l i f t )__ _________________________ 242 1.82 _ _ _ _ - - - 6 30 38 21 12 41 32 20 20 10 4 7 1 - - - - - -

    M anufacturing _________________________ 230 1. 79 - - - - - - 6 30 38 21 12 41 32 20 18 2 2 7 1 ' "

    Watchmen ________________________________ 1 ,2 4 5 1 .5 3 37 21 10 103 56 63 88 136 207 176 54 142 50 10 57 33 2 _ . _ _ _ _ _M ami fa r h ir in g 777 1. 57 34 21 42 29

    2727 53 100 54 140 24 127 35 4 55 32 _ _ - _ _ _ _

    N onm arm fac.tiiring .... ... . 468 1 .4 5 3 10 61 36 35 36 153118

    36 30 15 15 6 2 1 2 _ _ _ _P iih lir u t il it ie s * 179

    9369

    1. 57 6 6 6 3 4 5 6 7 15 1 2 _ _WVtrkl alia 1 .3 7

    1 .4 935

    64 24

    31222

    4 4 2 1 1Finance ** ___________________________ - - - - 1 2 i 12 19 2 2

    1 Excludes prem ium pay fo r overtim e and fo r w ork on w eekends, holidays, and late sh ifts.2 Data lim ited to m en w ork ers except w here otherw ise indicated.3 Excludes l im ite d -p r ice variety s to res .4 Includes all d r iv ers regard less o f s ize and type o f truck operated. D rivers o f m ore than 1 type o f truck, fo rm e r ly cla ssified to the m ajor type o f truck operated , are now included only in the general

    average for tru ck d riv ers . Data for individual types may th erefore not be s tr ic t ly com parable to the e a r lie r studies.3 Over a third o f the w ork ers (a lm ost all those at $3 and over) w ere paid under bonus plans.6 A lm ost half o f the w ork ers (a lm ost a ll those at $3 and over) w ere paid under bonus plans.7 W orkers w ere distributed as fo llow s: 45 at $3. 10 to $ 3 .4 0 ; 274 at $ 3 .4 0 to $ 3 .7 0 ; 281 at $3. 70 to $4; 27 at $4 and over.* O ver a fifth o f the w ork ers w ere paid under bonus plans.9 W orkers w ere distributed as fo llow s: 12 at $3. 70 to $4 ; 28 at $4 to $4 . 30; 36 at $4 . 30 and over.* Transportation (excluding ra ilroa d s), com m unication , and other public utilities .** Finance, insurance, and rea l estate.

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  • B: Establishment Practices and Supplementary Wage Provisions

    Tab le B-l: Shift D ifferentia l Provisions 1

    P e rce n t o f m anufacturing plant w o rk e rs

    Shift d ifferen tia l

    (a)In estab lish m en ts having fo rm a l p ro v is io n s fo r

    (b)A ctu a lly w ork ing on

    Second shift w ork

    T h ird o r other shift w ork Second shift

    T h ird o r other shift

    T o ta l _ _ __ _ _ __ 8 8 .8 7 8 .6 14. 1 4. 1

    With shift pay d ifferen tia l _ _ 88 . 8 7 8 .5 14. 1 4 . 1

    U n iform cents (per h our) _______________________________ 38.7 34.7 6 .2 3. 3

    4 cents _________________________________________ _______ .7 _ . 1 _5 cents _________________________________________________ 10.7 .4 1.4 -6 o r b z^ cen ts ________________________________________ 3 .7 .7 .5 . 17 cents _____________________________________________ __ 2 .6 1 . 1 .4 -8 cents _______________________________ *________________ 1 . 1 - . 3 -9 o r 9 V3 cents ________________________________________ 1.5 .9 . 3 . 110 o r 10^3 cents 1 1 . 8 14 .4 2 .0 .91 1 , 1 1 ^5 , o r 1 1 Hz cents ______ ___________________ 3 .5 1 . 1 . 7 . 212 o r 1 2 V2 cents ______________________________________ 2 .0 5 .2 . 3 . 614 cen ts _______________________________________________ - 1 .2 - .215 cents _______________________________________________ .4 4 .4 . 1 . 216 o r 16 V2 cents _________________ ________ ________ - 2 .0 - .217 o r 17^10 cents _ _ _ - 2 .6 - . 82 1 V2 o r 2 2 y2 cents ___________________________________ .6 .6 t t

    U n iform percen tage _ ___ _ _ 4 7 .3 4 0 .6 7. 3 .5

    2 p ercen t _______________________________________________ .7 .7 . 1 t5 p ercen t _______________________________________________ 5 .2 - . 8 -7 o r p ercen t _ ____ 3 .2 2 .4 .6 -8 p ercen t ______________________________________________ .9 - t -9 p ercen t ______________________________________________ - .4 - t10 p ercen t _____________________________________________ 37. 3 33 .7 5 .9 .412 p ercen t _________________ __________________________ - .9 - t13 p ercen t ______________________________________ _______ - 1 .0 - -15 p ercen t _____________________________________________ - 1 .6 " t

    O ther ______________________________________________________ 2 .8 3. 1 .5 . 3

    N o shift pay d ifferen tia l ____________________________________ - . 2 - t

    1 Shift d ifferen tia l data are p resen ted in te rm s o f (a) estab lish m en t p o licy , and (b) w o rk e rs a ctu a lly em p loyed on late sh ifts at the tim e o f the survey. An estab lish m en t w as co n s id e re d as having a p o lic y if it m et e ith er o f the fo llow in g co n d ition s : ( l ) O perated late shifts at the tim e o f the su rvey , o r (2) had fo rm a l p ro v is io n s co v e r in g late sh ifts ,

    t L e s s than 0 .0 5 p ercen t.

    O ccupationa l W age S urvey, N ew a rk -J ersey C ity , N . J . , D ecem b er 1955U .S . D E PA R T M E N T OF LA B O R

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  • Table B-2: Minimum Entrance Rates for Women Office Workers1

    M in im u m ra te (w e e k ly s a la r y )

    N u m b e r o f e s ta b lis h m e n ts w ith s p e c i f ie d m in im u m h ir in g ra te in N u m b er o f e s ta b lis h m e n ts w ith s p e c i f ie d m in im u m h ir in g ra te in

    A llin d u s -t r i e s

    M a n u fa ctu r in g N on m a n u factu rin g * M a n u fa ctu r in g N o n m a n u fa ctu rin g

    B a se d on sta n d a rd w e e k ly h o u r s 2 o f A ll B a se d on s ta n d a rd w e e k ly h o u r s 2! o f

    A lls c h e d

    u le s35 37 y2 383/4 40

    A lls c h e d

    u le s35 3 7 y2 40

    t r ie s A lls c h e d

    ule s35 37 y2 38y4 40

    A l ls c h e d

    u le s35 3 7 y2 40

    E s ta b lish m e n ts stu d ie d ________________ 271 141 XXX XXX XXX XXX 130 XXX XXX XXX 271 141 XXX XXX XXX XXX 130 XXX XXX XXX

    F O R IN E X P E R IE N C E D T Y P IS T S F O R O T H E R IN E X P E R IE N C E D C L E R IC A L W O R K E R S

    E s ta b lish m e n ts havin g a s p e c i f ie dm in im u m 157 93 8 16 7 55 64 8 17 29 165 96 8 18 6 57 69 9 18 32

    $ 30. 00 and u n d er $ 32. 50 _______ 5 _ _ _ _ 5 1 1 1 6 . _ . _ _ 6 1 1 2$ 3 2 .5 0 and u n d e r $ 3 5 .0 0 ________ 1 - - - - - 1 - - 1 1 - - - - - 1 - - 1$ 35. 00 and u n d e r $ 3 7 . 50 __________ 2 1 - - - - 1 - - - 5 3 - - - 2 2 1 - -$ 37. 50 and u n d er $ 4 0 . 00 __________ 8 4 1 2 - 1 4 - 2 - 9 4 2 2 - - 5 - 2 -$ 4 0 . 00 and u n d e r $ 4 2 . 50 _______ . 48 25 2 7 2 13 23 3 6 11 58 28 3 8 2 14 30 4 10 14$ 4 2 . 50 and u n d er $ 4 5 . 00 ________ 13 6 1 - 1 2 7 2 3 2 12 8 1 - 1 4 4 1 1 2$ 4 5 . 00 and u n d e r $ 4 7 .5 0 __________ 28 23 3 3 1 13 5 2 - 3 28 22 - 5 1 13 6 2 2 1$ 4 7 . 50 and u n d e r $ 5 0 . 00 __________ 13 8 - 3 2 3 5 - 2 2 13 10 1 2 2 5 3 - 1 2$ 5 0 .0 0 and u n d e r $ 5 2 . 50 __________ 18 12 - 1 1 10 6 - 2 3 12 7 - 1 - 6 5 - - 4$ 52. 50 and u n d e r $ 5 5 .0 0 __________ 7 4 1 - - 3 3 - 1 2 6 3 1 - - 2 3 - 1 2$ 5 5 .0 0 and u n d e r $ 5 7 .5 0 __________ 6 4 - - - 4 2 - - 2 6 4 - - - 4 2 - - 2$ 5 7 .5 0 and u n d e r $ 6 0 . 00 __________ 4 3 - - - 3 1 - - 1 3 2 - - - 2 1 - - 1$ 6 0 .0 0 and u n d er $ 6 2 .5 0 __________ 2 2 - - - 2 - - - - 3 3 - - - 3 - - - -$ 6 2 .5 0 and u n d e r $ 6 5 .0 0 __________ 1 1 - - - 1 - - - - 1 1 - - - 1 - - - -$ 6 5 .0 0 and o v e r __________________ 1 - - - - - 1 - 1 2 1 - - 1 1 1

    E s ta b lish m e n ts ha vin g no s p e c i f ie dm in im u m ______________ _______________ 49 20 X X X X X X X X X X X X 29 X X X XX X X X X 58 26 X X X X X X X X X X X X 32 X X X X X X X X X

    E s ta b lis h m e n ts w h ich d id note m p lo y w o r k e r s in th isc a te g o ry ------------------------------------------------- 64 28 X X X X X X X X X XX X 36 X X X X X X X X X 47 19 XX X XX X X X X X X X 28 X X X X X X X X X

    D ata not a v a ila b le _______________________ 1 - X X X X X X X X X X X X 1 X X X XX X X X X 1 XX X X X X X X X X X X 1 X X X X X X X X X

    1 Low est salary rate form ally established for hiring inexperienced w ork ers fo r typing o r other c le r ica l job s .2 Hours re fle ct the w orkweek for which em ployees re ce iv e their regular straigh t-tim e sa la r ies . Data are presented fo r a ll workweeks com bined, and fo r the m ost com m on w orkw eeks reported .

    Occupational Wage Survey, N ew a rk -J ersey C ity , N. J. , D ecem ber 1955U .S . DEPARTM EN T OF LABOR

    Bureau o f Labor Statistics

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    Table B-3: Scheduled Weekly Hours

    W e e k ly h o u rs

    PERCENT OP OFFICE WORKERS1 EMPLOYED IN PERCENT OF PLANT WORKERS EMPLOYED IN

    All 2 industries Manufacturing

    Public * utilities *

    Wholesaletrade Retail trade 1 2 3 4 Finance ** Services

    All 4industries Manufacturing Public * utilities v

    Wholesaletrade Retail trade 3 Services

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

    U n d er 35 h o u r s _______________________________________ t t t35 h o u rs _____________________________________________ 16 7 74 4 8 17 6 8 _ t3 6 1/* h o u r s _____________________________________________ 4 4 - 11 - 5 t t - - -O v e r 36V 4 and u n d e r 3 l l !z h o u r s ________________ 3 5 t - - 3 - - - _ _3 7 V 2 h o u r s _____________________________________________ 28 14 t 23 22 62 3 3 - T 3O v e r 3 7 l /z and u n d e r 383/ 4 h o u r s _________ :____ 3 t - 3 7 t - - _ 33 8 3/4 h o u r s _____________________________________________ 8 17 t 5 - - - - - - -O v e r 383/4 and u n d e r 40 h o u r s ------------------------------- t - - - 5 - - - - -40 h o u rs _______________________________________________ 35 50 24 57 67 t 78 78 99 95 67O v e r 40 and u n d e r 45 h o u r s ------------------------------------ t - - - t - t - t 3 T45 h o u rs ------------------------- ------------------------------------------ - - - - 3 t - - 2247 h o u r s _______________________________________________ - - - - - - t t - - -4 8 h o u r s _____________ _______________________________ t t - - - - 4 4 - - 3O v e r 48 h o u r s _________________________________________ - - - " 4 5 t

    1 Data rela te to women w ork ers only. O ccupational Wage Survey, N ew ark -Jersey C ity, N. J. , D ecem ber 19552 Includes data for s e rv ice s in addition to those industry divisions shown separately . U .S . DEPARTMENT OF LABOR3 E xcludes lim ited -p rice variety s tores. Bureau o f Labor Statistics4 Includes data fo r rea l estate and serv ices in addition to those industry d ivisions shown separately , t L ess than 2 .5 p ercen t.* T ran sportation (excluding ra ilroa d s), com m unication, and other public utilities .** F inan ce, in su ran ce , and rea l estate.

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    Table B-4: Paid Holidays1

    PERCENT OF OFFICE WORKERS EMPLOYED IN f PERCENT OF PLANT WORKERS EMPLOYED IN

    Item All 2industries ManufacturingPublic _

    utilities *Wholesale

    trade Retail trade 1 * 3 4 Finance ** ServicesAll 4

    industries ManufacturingPublic A utilities *

    Wholesaletrade Retail trade 3 Services

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

    W o rk e rs in e s ta b lis h m e n ts p r o v id in gpa id h o lid a y s ----- --------------------------------------------- 99 100 100 100 97 100 98 99 99 96 93

    L e s s than 6 h o lid a y s __________________________ t t - - t - t t t - 56 h o lid a y s _______________________________________ 6 9 t 12 7 - 15 17 t 28 10

    F u ll days o n l y ---------------------------------- :------------ 4 5 t 8 7 - 11 12 t 22 9P lu s 1 o r m o r e h a lf days 5 ---------------------- t 4 t 4 - - 4 5 - 6 t

    7 h o lid a y s ________________________ ___________ 26 42 t 25 57 6 42 42 19 15 73F u ll days o n l y -------- ------------------- -------------- 22 37 t 16 55 4 35 36 19 1 0 ' 47P lu s 1 o r m o r e h a lf days 5 ---------------------- 4 6 - 8 t t 7 6 - 5 26

    8 h o lid a y s _________ __ ------------- ------------------- 16 31 t t t - 20 26 - - tF u ll days o n ly _____________________________ 13 26 - t t - 16 20 - - tP lu s 1 o r m o r e h a lf d a y s 5 ------------------------- 3 5 t - - - 5 6 - - -

    9 h o lid a y s ------------- -------- ------------------- 11 8 49 16 4 t 8 6 22 ' 15 3F u ll days o n l y ------------- ---------------------------- 11 8 49 16 4 t 7 5 22 15 3P lu s 1 h a lf day ................................................... t t - - - - t t - - -

    10 h o lid a y s _____ __ --------------------------------- t t - 7 - - t t - 6 -F u ll da y s o n l y ____________ ____________ t i - 6 - - f t - 6 -P lu s l h a lf day _______ _____ ----- t T - t - - - - - - -

    11 h o l id a y s ____________ ------------- ------------- 6 5 5 22 28 - 6 5 17 25 -- F u ll d a y s o n l y ------------------- ------------------- 5 3 5 22 15 - 5 4. 17 25 -

    P lu s 1 o r m o r e h a lf d a y s 5 ---------------------- t t - - 13 - t t - - -12 h o l id a y s _____ ________________ ___________ 33 t 41 16 - 92 4 - 36 9 -

    F u ll days o n l y ------------------------- ------------------- 31 t 41 16 - 84 4 , 36 9 -P lu s 1 h a lf day -------- ------------- t - - - - 8 - - - - -

    W o rk e rs in e s ta b lis h m e n ts p ro v id in gno p a id h o lid a y s __ _____ _____ _____ _____ t ~ 3 ~ t t t 4 7

    1 E stim ates relate to fu ll-day holidays provided annually, as in ea r lie r studies. These are further divided between w orkers who rece ive m ere ly the indicated num ber o f fu ll-d ay h olidays, and those who re ce iv e 1 o r m ore half holidays in addition.

    Includes data fo r se rv ices in addition to those industry d ivisions shown separately . Occupational Wage Survey, N ew ark -Jersey C ity, N. J. , D ecem ber 19553 Excludes lim ited -p r ice variety s to re s . U .S . D EPARTM EN T OF LABOR4 Includes data fo r se rv ices and rea l estate in addition to those industry d ivisions shown separately . Bureau o f L abor Statistics5 A ll o r preddm inantly all w orkers rece ived 1 or 2 half days, t L ess than 2 .5 percent.* Transportation (excluding ra ilroa d s), com m unication , and other public u tilities .* * F inance, in surance , and real estate.

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  • Table B-5 Paid Vacations

    V a ca t io n p o l ic y

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

    All . industries1 Manufacturing

    Public utilities *

    Wholesaletrade Retail trade2 Finance * * Services

    Allindustries 3 Manufacturing

    Public utilities *

    Wholesaletrade Retail trade 2

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

    M E T H O D O F P A Y M E N T

    W o r k e r s in e s ta b lis h m e n ts p r o v id in g pa idv a c a t io n s ----------------------------------------------------------------- 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 4 100 100 100 100

    L e n g t h -o f - t im e p a y m e n t --------------------------------- 99 99 100 100 100 100 92 90 100 100 98P e r c e n ta g e pa y m e n t -------------------------------- --------- t t - - - - 6 8 tF ia t -s u m pa y m e n t --------------------------------------------- - - - - - - t t - T -

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

    A M O U N T O F V A C A T IO N P A Y

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

    U n der 1 w e e k --------------------------------------------------------- _ _ _ _ t t _ _1 w e e k ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7 9 t 10 32 - 67 77 20 35 27O v e r 1 and u n d e r 2 w e e k s --------------------------- t t t - - - 4 5 t sr r2 w e e k s ------------------------------------------------------ 92 90 99 88 60 100 25 15 63 64 65O v e r 2 and u n d e r 3 w e e k s ------------ --------------- t _ - t 9 - t - 13 t 83 w e e k s ----------------------------------------------------- t t - - - t t 3 -

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

    1 w e e k ------------------------------------------------- ----- t 3 _ 4 5 . 30 33 18 10 6O v e r 1 and u n d e r 2 w e e k s --------------------------- t 3 - _ _ - 26 34 - 6 -2 w e e k s ----------------------------------------------------- 95 94 100 94 87 100 41 31 66 83 86O v e r 2 and u n d e r 3 w e e k s --------------------------- t - - t 9 - t - 13 t 83 w e e k s ------------------------------------------------------ t t - - - - t t 3 - -

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

    1 w e e k ------------------------------------------------------- t t _ 4 t _ 15 19 - - tO v e r 1 and u n d e r 2 w e e k s --------------------------- t t _ - - - 22 29 - - -2 w e e k s ----------------------------------------------------- 96 96 100 95 90 100 60 51 84 99 92O v e r 2 and u n d e r 3 w e e k s --------------------------- t . _ t 9 - t - 13 t 83 w e e k s ------------------------------------------------------ t t - " - t t 3 - -

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

    U n der 2 w e e k s ------------------------------------------- t t _ _ _ _ 3 4 - _ .2 w e e k s ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 79 93 98 93 63 47 84 86 79 76 66O v e r 2 and u n d er 3 w e e k s ------------------------------------ 14 t _ t 22 42 6 5 13 t 153 w e e k s ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 6 t 6 15 11 7 6 8 23 18

    See footnotes at end o f table.* Tran sportation (excluding ra ilroads), com m unication, and other public u tilities . ** F inan ce, in su ran ce , and rea l estate.

    Occupational Wage Survey, N ew ark -Jersey City, N. J. , D ecem ber 195^U .S . DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

    Bureau of Labor Statistics

    NOTE: In the tabulations of vacation allow ances by years of s e rv ice , payments other than "length of tim e, " such as percentage of annual earnings or fla t-sum paym ents, w ere converted to an equivalent tim e basis; for exam ple, a payment o f 2 percent of annual earnings was con sidered as 1 w eek 's pay.

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    Table B-5: Paid Vacations - Continued

    Vacation p olicy

    A ll w ork ers -------------------------------------------

    AMOUNT OF VACATION PA Y - Continued

    A fter 10 years o f se rv ice

    Under 2 weeks -----------------------2 weeks -----------------------------------Over 2 and under 3 weeks 3 weeks -----------------------------------Over 3 and under 4 w e e k s -----4 weeks and o v e r --------------------

    A fter 15 years of se rv ice

    Under 2 w e e k s -------------------------------2 weeks ------------------------------------------Over 2 and under 3 w eeks ----------3 w e e k s -------------------------------------------Over 3 and under 4 weeks -----------4 weeks and o v e r --------------------------

    A fter 20 years of se rv ice

    Under 2 weeks -----------------2 weeks -----------------------------Over 2 and under 3 weeks3 w e e k s ------------------------------4 weeks and o v e r -------------

    A fter 25 years of se rv ice

    Under 2 w e e k s --------------------------2 weeks -------------------------------------Over 2 and under 3 w eeks -----3 w e e k s --------------------------------------4 weeks and o v e r ---------------------

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

    AU , industries1 Manufacturing Public utilities * Wholesaletrade Retail trade 1 2 3 Finance * * Services AUindustries J Manufacturing Publicutilities* Wholesaletrade Retail trade2

    100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100

    t t t58 69 90 70 54 26 66 68 62 53 6516 6 - T - 46 11 13 13 7 _25 25 10 26 37 29 20 17 25 40 27

    t - - - 9 - t - _ 8t t 3 t t

    t t t15 14 6 14 48 12 20 16 7 10 48

    4 t - t - 14 t t 13 t -78 83 94 82 40 70 73 78 80 88 40

    Tt 3 3 12 - 3 3 - t 12

    t t t13 13 6 14 48 8 19 15 7 10 48t t - t - - t t 13 t -

    69 82 91 82 17 44 72 79 78 88 2117 4 t 3 35 48 6 4 t t 31

    t t t12 13 6 11 48 8 18 14 7 8 48t t t _ - t t 13 t -

    56 69 85 65 11 29 62 69 62 81 1731 18 9 22 41 63 16 15 18 10 34

    Services

    1 Includes data for se rv ices in addition to those industry d ivisions shown separately .2 Excludes lim ited -p rice variety s to res.3 Includes data fo r real estate, and se rv ice s in addition to those industry div isions shown separately.* A pproxim ately 1 percent w ere in establishm ents that did not provide vacations until after 3 years o f s e rv ice , t Less than 2. 5 percent.* Transportation (excluding ra ilroad s), com m unication, and other public utilities .** F inance, insurance, and rea l estate.

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

    Type o f plan

    A ll w o r k e r s _____________________________________

    W orkers in establishm ents providing:

    L ife insurance ______________________________A cciden ta l death and d ism em berm ent

    insurance ___________________________________Sickness and accident insurance or

    s ick leave o r both 5 _______________________Sickness and accid ent in s u r a n c e _______Sick leave (full pay and no

    waiting p e r io d )__________________-______Sick leave (partia l pay o r waiting

    pe r i o d ) _________________________________H ospitalization in s u ra n ce ________ __________Surgica l in s u ra n ce __________________________M edica l insurance __________________________C atastrophe in s u ra n ce ______________________R etirem ent p e n s io n _________________________No health, insurance, o r pension p la n ____ 1 2 3 4 5

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

    All ! industries Manufacturing

    Public . utilities *

    Wholesaletrade Retail trade2 Finance** Services All 3 industries Manufacturing Public . utilities * Wholesaletrade Retail trade2 Services

    100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100

    93 95 4 95 97 80 92 92 94 498 96 7435 47 4 5 483 4 29 18 47 50 428 465 4 2283 90 96 75 76 69 75 77 88 66 664 41 4 62 4 5 54 51 4 17 59 66 419 53 4854 53 46 54 41 4 62 15 11 32 18 3513 413 4 49 3 9 _ 15 14 42 7 1475 82 16 85 89 82 82 87 48 84 7973 81 16 81 80 79 81 86 48 78 7053 54 12 66 64 65 55 59 32 62 556 3 - 10 19 12 5 4 - 8 1483 81 94 59 4 55 92 70 74 85 53 59t t t t t t 5

    1 Includes data fo r s e rv ice s in addition to those industry divisions shown separately .2 E xcludes lim ite d -p r ic e variety stores.3 Includes data for rea l estate and se rv ice s in addition to those industry div isions shown separately.4 Not com parable with resu lts in ea r lie r surveys due to changes in c la ss ifica tion of p rov ision s.5 Unduplicated total o f w ork ers receiv in g sick leave or sickness and accident insurance shown separately below , t L ess than 2. 5 percen