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Occupational Wage Survey

LOS ANGELES-LONG BEACH, CALiF.MARCH I9S6

BLS Bulletin No. 1188-13

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR James P. Mitchell, Secretary

BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS

Ew an Clague, Commissioner

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Occupational Wage Survey

LOS ANGELES-LONG BEACH, CALIF.

MARCH 1956

Bulletin No. 11(88-13

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR James P. Mitchell, Secretary

BUREAU O F LABOR STATISTICS

Ew an Clague, Commissioner

June 1956

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Contents

Page

Introduction ____________________:_______________________________________________________________________________________________ 1Wage trends fo r selected occupational groups ___________________________________________________________________________ 3T ables:

1. E stablishm ents and w orkers within scope of survey _________________________________________________________ . 22. Indexes o f standard weekly sa laries fo r o ffice c le r ica l and average straight-tim e

hourly earnings for selected plant occupational groups, and percent of in creasefo r se lected periods ________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ 3

A: Occupational earnings * -A - l : O ffice occupations _______________________________ 5A - 2: P ro fess ion a l and technical occupations ________________________________ 9A - 3: Maintenance and powerplant occupations _______________________________________________________________ 9A -4 : Custodial and m aterial m ovem ent occupations ------------- 11

B: Establishm ent pra ctices and supplem entary wage p ro v is io n s* -B - l : Shift differential prov isions _______________________________________________________________________________ 13B -2 : M inimum entrance rates for wom en o ffice w ork ers _____________ 14B -3 : Scheduled weekly hours __________________________________________________________________________________ 15B -4 : Paid holidays ______________________________________________________________________________________________ 15B -5 : Paid vacations ______________________________________________________________________________________________ 16B -6 : Health, insurance, and pension plans ___________________________________________________________________ 18

Appendix: Job descrip tion s _______________________________________________________________________________________________ 19

* NOTE: Sim ilar tabulations for m ost of these item s are available in the L os A n geles-Long Beach area reports fo r January 1952, F ebruary 1953, M arch 1954, and M arch 1955. The 1954 report a lso prov ides tabulations of wage structure ch a ra cter is tics , labor-m an agement agreem ents, and overtim e pay p rov is ion s. The 1955 report a lso included data on frequency of wage payments, and pay prov is ion s for holidays falling on nonworkdays. A d ire cto ry indicating date of study and the p r ice of the reports , as w ell as reports for other m ajor areas, is available upon request.

Current reports on occupational earnings and supplem entary wage p ra ctices in the L os A ngeles-L ong Beach area are a lso available fo r m achinery industries (January 1956), w om en s and m isses* d resses (August 1955), pow er laundries and dry c lean ers (July 1955), o ffice building serv ice (June 1955), contract cleaning serv ice (June 1955), and hotels (August 1955). Union sca les, indicative of prevailing pay lev e ls , are available for the follow ing trades or industries: Building construction , printing, lo ca l-tra n s it operatingem ployees, and m otortruck d r iv e rs . ________________________

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The Com m unity Wage Survey P rogram

The Bureau of Labor Statistics regularly conducts areaw ide wage surveys in a number of im portant industrial cen ters. The studies, made from late fa ll to early spring, relate to occupational earnings and related supplem entary benefits. A prelim inary report is available on com pletion o f the study in each area , usually in the month follow ing the payroll period studied. This bulletin provides additional data not included in the ea rlie r report. A consolidated analytical bulletin sum m arizing the resu lts o f a ll o f the year*s surveys is issued after c o m pletion o f the final area bulletin fo r the current round of su rveys.


Occupational Wage Survey - Los Angeles-Long Beach, Calif. *

Introduction

The L os A n g e les -L on g B each area is one of severa l im portant industria l cen ters in w hich the Departm ent of L abor s Bureau of L abor S tatistics has conducted su rveys of occupational earnings and related wage benefits on an areaw ide b a s is . In each area, data are obtained by p erson a l v is its o f B ureau fie ld agents to representative estab lish m ents within s ix broad industry d iv isions: Manufacturing; tran sp orta tion (excluding ra ilro a d s ), com m unication , and other public u tilities ; w holesa le trade ; reta il trade ; finance, insurance, and rea l estate; and s e r v ic e s . M ajor industry groups excluded from these studies, b es id es ra ilro a d s , a re governm ent operations and the construction and extractive in du stries . E stablishm ents having few er than a p r e scr ib e d num ber o f w ork ers a re om itted a lso because they furnish in su fficien t em ploym ent in the occupations studied to warrant in clusion . 1 W herever p o ss ib le , separate tabulations are provided fo r each o f the b road industry d iv is ion s .

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

The occupations se lected for study are com m on to a variety of m anufacturing and nonm anufacturing industries. Occupational c la s s i f i cation is based on a un iform set of job descrip tion s designed to take account of inter establishm ent variation in duties within the sam e job (see appendix fo r listing o f these descrip tion s). Earnings data are presen ted (in the A -s e r ie s ta b les) fo r the follow ing types o f o ccu p a tions: (a) O ffice c le r ic a l ; (b) p ro fess ion a l and techn ical; (c ) m aintenance and pow erplant; and (d) custodial and m ateria l m ovem ent.

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

* This rep ort was p rep a red in the Bureau s regional o ffice in San F ra n c is co , C a lif. , by W illiam P . O Connor, under the d irection o f John L . Dana, R egional Wage and Industrial R elations A nalyst.

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

w ork ers re la tes only to p rov is ion s in establishm ents studied.

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

E stablishm ent P ra c tice s and Supplem entary Wage P rov is ion s

Inform ation is presented a lso (in the B -s e r ie s tab les) on se lected establishm ent p ra ctice s and supplem entary benefits as they relate to o ffice and plant w ork ers . The term o ffice w o r k e r s , as used in this bulletin , includes a ll o ffice c le r ica l em ployees and excludes adm in istrative, executive, p ro fess ion a l, and tech n ica l personnel. "P lant w o rk e rs include w orking forem en and a ll nonsuperv isory w orkers (including leadm en and tra in ees) engaged in nonoffice functions. A dm in istra tive , executive, p ro fess ion a l, and tech n ica l em ployees , and fo r c e - account construction 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 industries , but are included as plant w ork ers in nonmanufacturing in du stries .

Shift d ifferentia l data (table B - l ) are lim ited to manufacturing in du stries . This in form ation is presented both in term s of (a) establishm ent p o licy , 3 presented in term s of total plant w orker em ploym ent, and (b) e ffective p ra ctice , presented on the basis of w orkers actually em ployed on the specified shift at the tim e of the survey. In establishm entshaving varied d ifferen tia ls , the amount applying to a m ajority was used o r , i f no amount applied to a m a jority , the c lass ifica tion "o th e r was used .

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

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

3 An establishm ent was con sid ered as having a p o licy if it met either of the follow ing conditions: ( l ) O perated late shifts at the tim e o f the survey, or (2) had form a l p rov is ion s coverin g late shifts.

4 Scheduled w eekly hours fo r o ffice w ork ers (first section of table B -3 ) are presented in term s of the proportion o f women o ffice w ork ers em ployed in o ff ice s with the indicated weekly hours fo r women wo rke r s .

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2accord ing to em ployer p ra ctice in com puting vacation paym ents, such as tim e paym ents, percent of annual earnings, or fla t-su m am ounts. H ow ever, in the tabulations of vacation a llow ances by yea rs of se rv ice , payments not on a tim e basis w ere converted ; fo r exam ple, a payment of 2 percent o f annual earnings was con sid ered as the equivalent of 1 weekJs pay.

Data are presented fo r a ll health, insurance, and pension plans for which at least a part o f the cost is borne by the em ployer, excepting only lega l requ irem ents such as w orkm en1 s com pensation and socia l security . Such plans include those underw ritten by a com m erc ia l insurance com pany and those provided through a union fund or paid d irectly by the em ployer out o f current operating funds or from a fund set aside fo r this purpose. Death benefits a re included as a fo rm of life insurance.

S ickness and accident insurance is lim ited to that type o f in surance under which predeterm ined cash paym ents are made d irect ly to the insured on a w eekly or monthly basis during illn ess or accident disability . In form ation is presented fo r a ll such plans to which the em ployer contributes. H ow ever, in New Y ork and New J ersey , which have enacted tem porary d isability insurance laws which requ ire em p loyer contributions, 5 6 plans are included only if the em ployer ( l ) con tributes m ore than is lega lly requ ired , or (2) p rov id es the em ployee

with benefits which exceed the requ irem ents o f the law . Tabulations of paid s ick -lea ve plans are lim ited to fo rm a l plans which prov ide full pay or a proportion of the w ork er1 s pay during absence fro m w ork because of illn ess . Separate tabulations are p rov ided a ccord in g to ( l ) plans which provide fu ll pay and no waiting p eriod , and (2) plans providing either partial pay or a waiting p er iod . In addition to the presentation o f the proportions of w ork ers who are prov ided sick n ess and accident insurance or paid sick leave , an unduplicated total is shown of w orkers who re ce iv e either o r both types o f benefit.

Catastrophe insurance, som etim es re fe r r e d to as extended m ed ica l insurance, includes those plans which are designed to p ro tect em ployees in case of sickness and in jury involving expenses beyond the norm al coverage of hospitalization, m ed ica l, and su rg ica l p lans. M edica l insurance re fe rs to plans providing fo r com plete or partia l paym ent o f d o c to rs1 fees . Such plans may be underw ritten by co m m e rc ia l in surance com panies or nonprofit organ izations or they m ay be s e lf- insured. Tabulations o f retirem ent pension plans a re lim ited to those plans that provide monthly paym ents fo r the rem ainder o f the w ork er1 s life .

5 The tem porary disability law s in C a liforn ia and Rhode Island do not requ ire em ployer contributions.

Table 1: Establishments and workers within scope of survey and number studied in Los Angeles-Long Beach, C a lif., 1 by major industry division, March 1956

Industry division

Minimum- size

establishment

in scope of study 2

Number of establishments Workers in establishments

Within scope of

studyStudied

Within scope of study Studied

Total 3 Office Plant Total 3

All divisions _ ________________________________________ 2, 164 304 894,300 191, 700 547,700 446, 160

Manufacturing ________________________________________ 101 919 111 541, 700 92,000 357,400 281, 730Nonmanufacturing______________________________________ - 1, 245 193 352,600 99,700 190, 300 164,430

Transportation (excluding railroads),communication, and other public utilities4____ . . 101 80 22 77,100 16,400 4 7 ,600 62,000

Wholesale trade ____________________________________ 51 358 46 57,100 17,700 24,900 14,520Retail trade (excluding department

stores) _____________________________________________ 101 210 26 81, 800 (5) A ^ 20,430Finance, insurance, and real estate_____________ 51 228 39 60, 600 44 ,800 6 3 ,100 32,920Services (excluding motion pictures)7____________ 51 337 46 55, 300 10, 000 31,600 17,770Motion pictures 8 ___________________________________ 51 32 14 20, 700 3, 000 15,000 16,790

1 Los Angeles-Long Beach Metropolitan Area (Los Angeles and Orange 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 com piled considerably in advance of the pay period studied, and (2) small establishments are excluded from the scope of the survey.

2 Includes all establishments with total employment at or above the m inim um -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. Los Angeles* electric utilities are municipally operated and, therefore, excluded by defini

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

to justify separate presentation of data.6 Estimate relates to real estate establishments only.7 Hotels; personal services; business services; automobile repair shops; radio broadcasting and television; motion-picture distribution and motion-picture theaters;

nonprofit membership organizations; and engineering and architectural services.8 Motion-picture production and services independent of motion-picture production but allied thereto.Digitized for FRASER

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3Wage Trends fo r S elected O ccupational Groups

Tabulated below are indexes of sa laries of wom en o ffice c l e r i ca l w ork ers , and o f average earnings of se lected plant w orker groups.

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

A verage w eekly sa la r ie s or average hourly earnings w ere com puted for each o f the se lected occupations. The average sa laries o r hourly earnings w ere then m ultiplied by the average o f F ebruary 1953 and M arch 1954 em ploym ent in the job . These weighted earnings fo r individual occu pation s w ere then added to obtain an aggregate fo r each occupational group. F in a lly , the ratio of these group aggregates fo r a given year to the aggregate fo r the base period (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 for the given year.

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

The use of constant em ploym ent weights elim inates the e ffects of changes in the proportion of w ork ers represen ted in each job in cluded in the index. N or are the indexes influenced by changes in standard w ork schedules or in prem ium pay fo r overtim e, since they are based on pay fo r stra ight-tim e hours.

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

Table 2: Indexes of standard weekly salaries for office clerical1 and average straight-time hourly earnings for selected plant occupational groups in Los Angeles-Long Beach, Calif. , March 1955 and March 1956 and percent of increase for selected periods

Industry and occupational group

Indexes(February 1953 ~ 100) Percent increase from

March1956

March1955

March 1955 to

March 1956

March 1954 to

March 1955

February 1953 to

March 1954

January 1952 to

February 1953

January 1952 to

March 1956

All industries:Office clerical (women) ____ ___ __ 113.5 108.4 4. 7 3. 6 4 .6 7 .2 2 1 .6Skilled maintenance (men) 114.8 108.7 5. 6 3 .0 5 .5 6 .2 22.0Unskilled plant (men) __ __ __ __ _ _ 113.6 109.8 3 .4 3 .6 6.0 7 .9 2 2 .6

Manufacturing:Office clerical (w om en)__;__________________________ 113.7 109.0 4. 3 3 .6 5 .2 8. 5 23 .3Skilled maintenance (men) _ _ 115.2 108. 9 5 .8 2 .9 5 .8 6. 7 23 .0U n sk ille d plant, (m en ) .... ... . ... . . 112.9 108.6 3 .9 3 .5 4 .9 7. 6 2 1 .4

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

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

Skilled maintenance (men): Carpenters Electricians Machinists MechanicsMechanics, automotive Millwrights Painters Pipefitters Sheet-metal workers Tool and die makers

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


A: Occupational Earnings5

(Average straight-time weekly hours and earnings 1 for selected occupations studied on an area basis in Los Angeles-Long Beach, C alif., by industry division, March 1956)

Table A-1: Office Occupations

Sex, occupation, and industry division

MenClerks, accounting, class A -------------------

Manufacturing -----------------------------------------Nonmanufacturing----------------------------------

Public utilities * * --------------------------------Wholesale trade---------------------------------Finance * * ------------------------------------------

Clerks, accounting, class B ---------------------Manufacturing -----------------------------------------Nonmanufacturing ----------------------------------

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

Clerks, order ----------------------------------------------Manufacturing -----------------------------------------Nonmanufacturing ----------------------------------

Wholesale trade -------------------------------

Clerks, p a y ro ll--------------------------------------------Manufacturing-----------------------------------------Nonmanufacturing ----------------------------------

Motion pictures ---------------------------------

Office boys ----------------------------------------------------Manufacturing-----------------------------------------Nonmanufacturing----------------------------------

Finance * * ------------------------------------------Motion pictures ---------------------------------

Tabulating-machine operators -----------------Manufacturing -----------------------------------------Nonmanufacturing-----------------------------------

Public utilities * -------------------------------Wholesale trad e---------------------------------Finance * * ------------------------------------------Motion pictures ---------------------------------

WomenB illers, machine (billing m achine)----------

M anufacturing-----------------------------------------Nonmanufacturing ----------------------------------

Wholesale trade---------------------------------

B illers, machine (bookkeepingmachine) --------------------------------------------------

Manufacturing -----------------------------------------Nonmanufacturing----------------------------------

Bookkeeping-machine operators,class A --------------------------------------------------------

Manufa cturing------------------------------------------Nonmanufacturing ----------------------------------

Wholesale trade---------------------------------

Average NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY EARNINGS OF

Number $ $ $ $ $ t $ $ s s $ s $ $ s $ $ $ S $ sof Weekly Weekly 35. Q0 and under

40.00 45.00 50.00 55.00 60.00 65.00 70. 00 75.00 80. 00 85.00 90. 00 95. 00 1 0 0 . 0 0 105.00 110.00 115.00 120.00 125.00 130.00 135.00 140.00workers hours(Standard)

earnings(Standard) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - and

40. 00 45.00 50.00 15,-QO 60.00 65.00 70.00 75.00 80.00 85.00 90.00 95 .00 100.00 105.00 110.00 115.00 120.00 125.00 130.00 135.00 140.00 over

977 40.0$85.50 29 41 74 172 149 197 127 102 22 ! 16 35 7 4 2

595 46. 6 85. 56 . - - - - - 25 59 107 83 T 5 1 71 55 1 9 24 _ 2 2 _ _ _382 39.5 85.50 - _ _ _ - 29 16 15 65 66 46 56 47 15 7 11 7 2 _ _ _ _

53 40 .0 85.00 - - - - - - 6 1 27 1 - 3 3 6 6 - _ _ - _ - _181 39.5 88.00 _ - - - - - - 5 15 49 31 39 42 _ - - _ _ _ _ _ _

84 39.5 76.00 - - - - - 29 8 9 13 4 6 8 - - - - 7 - - - *

292 40 .0 72.00 _ _ _ 40 35 53 39 62 31 29 3 - . - - _ _ . _ _1 6 6 40 . 0 68. 50 - - - - 34 24 37 21 34 12 2 2 - - - - - - - _ - -126 40.0 76.50 - - - - 6 11 16 18 28 19 27 1 - - - - - - - _ - -26 40.0 70.50 - - - - 2 4 4 13 - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - : -

1,482 40 .0 84.00 _ _ _ - 5 68 116 467 301 142 125 . 101 n o 19 22 - _ 4 2 _384 40. 0 89.00 - - _ - - - 7 26 lltf 33 19 38 84 28 T 3 20 - - 4 2 _ _

1,098 40.0 82.00 - - _ - - 5 61 90 357 268 123 87 17 82 6 2 - _ . _ _1,014 40.0 81.50 - - - - - 5 61 90 313 268 120 77 17 55 6 2 " - - - - -

397 40 .0 85. 50 . _ _ 1 - 53 32 98 41 40 43 28 14 3 28 10 4 1 _ _ 1274 40 .0 80. 50 - - - - - - 52 2 8 ' 76 36 29 T 9 " 4 4 - 2 - 4 - - - -123 40.0 97.00 _ _ - 1 - 1 4 22 5 11 4 24 10 3 26 10 - 1 _ _ 1

68 40.0 107.50 - - - - - - - - 1 - 2 - 14 10 3 26 10 - 1 - 1

523 39.5 55.00 8 51. 72 132 125 80 29 11 11 1 3 - _ - - _ - _ . _ _ .264 4 0 .6 56.00 l - 25 21 65 71 56 12 - 6 - 3 - - - - - - - - - - -254 39 .5 54.00 8 26 51 57 54 24 17 11 5 1 - - - - - - - - - - - -110 39.0 49.00 8 25 33 26 4 14 _ - - - - - - - - - - _ - - _ -

70 40 .0 60. 50 - - - 14 37 4 3 6 5 1 - - - - - - - - - - - -

934 39.5 82.00 . _ _ 6 . 22 102 89 152 191 194 91 42 13 12 6 4 3 7 _ - .457 40. 0 81.00 - - _ - - 3 37 54 9

6(Average straight-time weekly hours and earnings 1 for selected occupations studied on an area basis in Los Angeles-Long Beach, Calif. , by industry division, March 1956)

Table A-l: Office Occupations - Continued


Sex, occupation, and industry divisionNumber $ $ $ $ $ $ $ 1$ !$

11# $ !$

1IS $ is $ is Is % $ $ !>of Weeklyhours Weeklyearnings 35. 00 40. 00 45.00 50. 00 55. 00 60. 00 65. 00j 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|140.00(Standard) (Standard) under 40. 00- - - - - - ! - 1 - - - 1 - - i - - - and

45.00 50. 00 55. 00 60. 00 65.00 70. 00 ! 75.00 80. 00! 85.00 90.00 95. 00!ioo. 00 105.00|110.00 ii5 .oo|n 0.001125.00 130.00 135.001140.00 ! over

vfomen - Continued 1 i

p ------

i| 1

Bookkeeping-machine operators, $I

class B ______ _________ _______________ 3, 380 40.0 57. 00 - 96 658 810 660 572 239 1 179 89 11 41 25 - - 1 - - - - - - I -Manufacturing ______________________ 458 40. 0 ? 1 .00 - - - 2 49 95 75 103 66 9 35 24 - - - - - - - - 1 ~Nonmanufacturing___________________ 2, 922 40. 0 55. 00 - 96 658 808 611 477 164 76 23 2 6 1 - - I - - - - - -

Wholesale trade _________________ 221 40. 0 66. 50 - - - - 20 55 69 71 4 2 - | - - - i - - - - - - 1 -2,429 40. 0 53.50 _ 96 657 764 482 357 70 3 _ _ - _ _ _ - - - - - - -

Services (excluding motion j148 39.5 59.50 - - 1 16 81 29 5 _ 16 - - - - - j - - - - - - -

Clerks, accounting, class A __________ 1, 816 40. 0 76. 00 28 11 106 286 325 587 204 142 84 12 12 3 14 1- 1 - -

Manufacturing ______________________ 944 40.0 77.00 - - - - - 13 109 206 409 121 48 38 - - 1 - - - - i, : ~Nonmanufacturing __________________ 872 39. 5 75.50 - - - 28 11 93 177 119 178 83 94 46 12 12 3 14 1 - 1 " ; ~

Public utilities * ... ... _ 111 40. 0 77. 50 - - - - - 4 11 31 19 ! 40 - 2 - 1 i ^ - - - - i Wholesale trade ............ .................. 172 40.0 78.00 - - - - - 10 13 52 29 12 28 23 5 - - - - - - - ! -Finance ** _______________________Services (excluding motion

279 39.5 67.50 ~ " 28 11 55 94 18 68 5 " 'pictures)_________________________ 177 39.0 74. 50 - - - - - 22 46 18 42 26 23 - - - - - - ~

Motion p ic tu re s__________________ 46 40.0 102.50 - - - - - - - - - - 1 13 5 11 - 14 1 - 1 "Clerks, accounting, class B -------------- 3, 102 39.5 64.00 _ 55 13b 184 539 824 535 464 275 56 23 9 - - - 2 - - - - - -

Manufacturing ________ ____ _________ 1, 525 40.0 65. 50 - - 20 29 265 445 329 329 81 19 2 6 - - - i1 - - - - j ~Nonmanufacturing __________________ 1, 577 39.5 63. 00 - 55 116 155 274 379 206 135 194 37 21 3 - - - - 2 ] - - " ~ ~

Public, utilities* 371 40. 0 71.00 _ _ 1 9 36 55 38 86 127 19 - - * - j - - - - - -Wholesale trade __________________ 335 39.5 65. 50 - - 16 52 97 100 26 34 10 - - - - - - - - - - - i -Finance ** .... . .....Services (excluding motion

570 38.5 54.00 - 55 115 124 133 111 32 - ' 'pictures) _____ ___ ______________ 118 37.5 63. 50 " - 2 33 49 12 14 8 - " ~

Clerks, file, class A ___________________ 459 39.5 63. 50 _ 12 21 73 92 82 44 22 78 7 18 4 1 5 - - - - - - - -Manufacturing ______________________ 177 40. 0 68. 00 - - - - 22 50 27 14 63 ] - 1 - - - - - - - - - - Nonmanufacturing __________________ 282 39. 0 61. 00 - 12 21 73 70 32 17 8 15 7 17 4 1 5 * ~ 1

Wholesale trade _________________ 73 40. 0 64. 00 - - - 19 27 2 - 3 7 - 13 2 - " ~ " : Finance ** _____________________ 142 38.5 55.50 - 12 21 36 34 28 8 - 3 - - - " ~ - _ -

Clerks, file, class B _________ ____ ____ 3, 329 39.5 52.00 215 573 832 489 304 603 259 23 25 5 - 1 - - - - - - - - - -Manufacturing ______________________ 1, 107 40.0 6o. 00 36 59 124 152 539 188 3 6 - - - - - - - - - - - -Nonmanufacturing __________________ 2,222 39.0 48.00 215 537 773 365 152 64 7 1 20 19 5 - 1 ~ ~ " " ~

Public utilities * _________________ 99 40.0 62. 50 - - 5 14 10 6 56 8 - - - - - " Wholesale trade _________________ 346 40.0 53.00 - 19 94 141 48 31 - 2 9 2 - - - - - - _ - ~ ~Finance ** . . . . . . . . .Services (excluding motion

1, 348 38.5 45. 00 212 404 528 158 32 7 7 ~ 'pictures) _______________________ 205 39.5 47.50 - 83 64 21 20 12 5 - " " * *

Clerks, order _________________________ 6 2 2 40.0 68.00 _ _ 29 51 134 54 97 42 65 70 77 3 - - - - - - - - - -Manufacturing _ _ 352 40.6 68.00 - - 5 27 58 54 66 27 43 38 31 3 - - - - - - - - - -Nonmanufacturing 270 39.5 67.50 - - 24 24 76 - 31 15 22 32 46 - - ~ * "

Wholesale trade _________________ 180 39.5 73.50 - 4 38 - 27 15 18 32 46 ~ 'Clerks, payroll ......... 1, 387 40.0 72. 50 _ _ _ 48 75 198 281 266 240 85 77 62 27 3 14 11 - - - - - -

Mamifacturing ............. ---- 75 40. 0 72. 00 - - - 9 51 107 173 W 151 39 42 30 13 2 - - - - - - -Nonmanufacturing .... . 602 40.0 73. 00 - - - 39 24 91 108 98 89 46 35 32 14 1 14 11 *

Public utilities* ........ 96 40. 0 68.00 - - - 24 3 10 3 16 31 7 - 2 - ~ - ~ ~ ~vVholesale trade 103 40. 0 71.00 - - - 7 2 20 24 24 6 7 9 - 4 - - ~ ~ ~Finance ** _______________________Services (excluding motion

85 39.5 68. 00 - - 5 3 28 19 10 7 13 ' i ! _pictures) _______________________ 154 39.5 72. 00 - - - 3 12 29 29 22 20 9 10 15 5 - " ~ ~ ~

Motion pictures _________________ 38 40.0 103.50 - * ' " - ~ " " * ~ 6 1 5 1 14 11

See footnote at end of table.* Transportation (excluding railroads), communication, and other public utilities, **Finance, insurance, and real estate.


7(Average straight-time weekly hours and earnings 1 for selected occupations studied on an area basis in Los Angeles-Long Beach, Calif. , by industry division, March 1956)

Table A-1: Office Occupations - Continued

Sex, occupation, and industry divisionNumberofworkers

Average NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY EARNINGS OF-

Weeklyhours(Standard)Weeklyearnings(Standard)

$35.00 andunder

40.00

$40.00

45.00

$45.00

50.00

S50. 00

55. 00

$55.00

60.00

$60.00

65.00

$65.00

70. 00

$70.00

75. 00

s75.00

80. 00

s80.00

85.00

$85.00

90.00

$90. 00

,25._Q0.

$95.00

100.00

$100.00

105.00

%105.00

110.00

$110.00

115.00

%115.00

120.00

$120.00

125.00

$125.00

130.00

$130.00

135.00

%135.00

14 0 .oo;

t140.00

andover

Women - Continued

Comptometer o p e ra to rs___ _______ __ 2, 390 40. 0 68. 50 _ 41 133 349 525 254 434 311 100 236 7 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ j _ _Manufacturing--------- _________ 696' 40. 0 69. 50 - - - 51 56 84 142 202 95 45 21 - - - - - - - - - - -Nonmanufacturing___________________ 1, 694 39. 5 68. 00 - - 41 82 293 441 112 232 216 55 215 7 - - - - - - - - - -

Public utilities * _ _____ _______ 84 40.0 61. 50 - - 4 22 17 15 7 10 5 4 - - - - - - - - - - - -Wholesale trade ____ ____ 936 40.0 69. 50 - - - 24 82 285 72 16 8 169 34 100 2 - - - " - - " - -

Duplicating-machine operators j(mimeograph or ditto) ------- __ ------- 274 40. 0 59. 50 - 1 28 46 40 95 49 9 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - i -

Manufacturing----------- ----------------------- 167 40. 0 63.00 - - 7 13 89 44 4 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - ! -Nonmanufacturing____________________ 107 40. 0 54. 50 - 1 21 40 27 6 5 5 2 - - " - " - - - - | -

Key-punch op e ra to rs____________________ 2, 223 39. 5 67. 50 _ 2 37 147 280 490 329 394 333 103 74 28 - 6 - - - - _ _ _ | _Manufacturing________________________ 1, 154 40. 0 69. 50 - - - 32 74 257 192 328 221 24 20 6 - - - | - - - - - - j -Nonmanufacturing - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1,069 39. 5 66. 00 - 2 37 115 206 233 137 66 112 79 54 22 - 6 - - - * - - - - ! -

Public utilities * _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 172 40. 0 71. 00 - - - 9 13 20 33 37 26 34 - - - - - - - - - - - j -Wholesale trade _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 202 40,. 0 69. 50 - - - - 25 48 49 19 20 23 18 - - - - - - - - - - -Finance * * .......................................... 426 39. 0 59. 50 - 2 26 91 133 93 47 5 29 - - - - - - - - - - - -Services (excluding motion

pic tur e s ) ____ _______ _________ __ 86 39.0 60. 50 - - 11 7 9 40 4 4 11 - - - - - - - - - - - - -Motion pictures ___________________ 65 40.0 88. 00 - - " 1 10 12 14 22 6 " -

Office girls --------- --------------------------- 924 39. 5 52. 00 8 144 266 222 91 129 47 13 4 _ - - - - - - - - - _ _ _Manufacturing------------------------------------ 401 40.0 55. 50 - 21 98 83 46 119 31 1 2 - - - - - - - - - - - -Nonmanufacturing------------------------------ 523 39. 0 49. 50 8 123 168 139 45 10 16 12 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Wholesale trade __________________ 118 40.0 52. 50 - 19 45 23 12 1 8 8 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - ; -Finance * * ---------------------- ----------- 214 38. 5 46. 00 8 91 77 35 3 -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - i -Services (excluding motion

pictures) ________________________ 53 38. 0 51.00 - 3 19 18 12 - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Motion pictures ________ ________ 42 40. 0 55. 50 - - - 24 15 - 1 2 - - - - - - - - - ~ - - -

Secretaries ------------------------------------------ 8, 469 39. 5 79. 50 . - 1 23 159 498 1028 1079 2163 1499 710 498 206 358 75 100 30 17 7 2 7 9Manufacturing------------------------------------ 4, 420 40. 0 79. 00 - - - 10 14 115 447 602 1463 955 380 258 24 95 24 23 8 - 2 - - -Nonmanufacturing------------------------------ 4, 049 39. 5 79. 50 - - 1 13 145 383 581 477 700 544 330 240 182 263 51 77 22 17 5 2 7 j 9

Public utilities * __________________ 451 40. 0 81. 50 - - - - 10 27 13 32 116 127 49 26 25 2 24 - - - - - - -Wholesale trade ________________ _ 784 40. 0 79. 00 - - - - 27 41 104 121 141 152 93 52 24 4 2 2 21 - - - - -Finance ** _____________________ __ 1, 357 39.0 74.00 - - - 12 99 180 293 183 232 1 1 6 97 76 39 22 8 - - - - - - -Services (excluding motion

p ictu res )_______________ _____ __ 745 38. 5 74. 50 - - 1 1 5 129 154 78 158 112 46 22 19 20 - - - - - - - -Motion pictures _________________ 482 40. 0 103.50 - - - - - ' 1 5 11 34 42 63 193 17 75 1 17 5 2 7 9

Stenographers, general ---- __ ------------- 8, 944 39. 5 68. 00 _ 29 103 390 936 2156 1932 1731 976 319 224 51 57 30 - 5 - 5 _ _ - -Manufacturing------------------------------------ 3, 900 40. 0 70. 00 - - 11 33 129 877 894 1169 47'8' ~ 187 94 12 16 - - - - - - - - -Nonmanufacturing___________________ 5, 044 39. 5 66. 00 - 29 92 357 807 1279 1038 562 498 132 130 39 41 30 5 - 5 - - - -

Public utilities * __________________ 436 40. 0 68. 50 - - 2 35 34 68 86 111 96 4 - - - - - - - - - - - -Wholesale trade __________________ 754 40. 0 67. 50 - - - 17 117 168 191 130 73 40 17 1 - - - - - - - - - -Finance** __ _______ ___________ 2, 240 39. 0 63. 50 - 26 51 183 385 672 477 242 174 30 - - - - - - - - - - - -Services (excluding motion

pictures) -------------------------------- --- 992 38. 5 62. 00 - 3 35 120 266 268 164 45 55 20 8 - 8 - - - - - - - - -Motion p ic tu re s__ _______________ 345 40. 0 87. 50 - " " - - ' 5 10 92 38 89 38 33 30 - 5 - 5 - - -

Stenographers, technical _______________ 467 39. 5 79. 50 _ - - - 42 37 82 43 61 29 16 69 54 19 3 4 7 1 - - - -Manufacturing _______________________ I68~ 40. 0 89. 50 - - - - - - 22 - 11 9 10 65 45 - 3 3 - - - - - -Nonmanufacturing___________________ 299 39.5 74. 00 - - - - 42 37 60 43 50 20 6 4 9 19 - 1 7 1 - - - -

Finance ** ____________________ __ 121 39. 0 64. 00 - - - - 37 15 49 14 6 - - - - - " " - - - - - -Services (excluding motion

pictures) ________________________ 104 39. 0 72. 50 - - - - - 17 11 29 32 15 - - - - - - - - - - -Motion pictures ____ __ ________ 47 40. 0 99. 50 " ' " " ' ' -

8 4 2 5 19 1 7 1I_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1

See footnote at end of table.* Transportation (excluding railroads), communication, and other public utilities. **Finance, insurance, and real estate.


(Average straight-time weekly hours and earnings 1 for selected occupations studied on an area basis in Los Angeles-Long Beach, Calif. , by industry division, March 1956)

Table A-1: Office Occupations - Continued

Sex, occupation, and industry divisionNumberofworkers

Average NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY EARNINGS OF-

Weeklyhours(Standard)Weeklyearnings(Standard)

$35.00 and

under40.00

$ $40. 00| 45.00

45.00 50.00

$50. 00

55.00

$55. 00

60.00

$60.00

65.00

$65.00

70.00

s70.00!

75.00

i!$75.00

! 80.00

s80.00

85.00

s85.00

90.00

!*90.00

95.00

IisI 95.00

100.00

5100.00

105.00

%105.00

n o . oo

$110.00

115.00

$115.00

120.00

%120.00

125.00

$125.00

130.00

130.00

135.00

%135.00

140.00

140.00and

Women - Continued

9(Average straight-time weekly hours and earnings1 for selected occupations studied on an area basis in Los Angeles-Long Beach, Calif. , by industry division, March 1956)

Table A-2: Professional and Technical Occupations

Sex, occupation, and industry divisionNumber

ofworkers


Weeklyhours

(Standard)Weeklyearnings

(Standard)Under

6 5 .00

$65.00 and

under70.00

$70. 00

-15.-0 Q

$75. 00

_acL_oo

$80. 00

.85^00

$85.00

90.00

$90.00

-S5...00

$95.00

100.00

$100.00

105.00

$105.00

110.00

$110.00

115.00

$115.00

120.00

$120.00

125.00

$125.00

130.00

$130.00

135.00

$135.00

140.00

s140.00

145.00

$145.00

150.00

$150.00

155.00

$155.00

160.00

$160.00

165.00

s165.00

andover

Men $Draftsmen, le a d e r -------------------------------------- 233 40. 0 130.50 - - - - - - - - 18 - 25 3 35 - 74 10 11 - 2 - 26 29

Manufacturing ----------------------------------------- 179 40.0 129.50 - - - - " - - 18 - 25 35 - 32 10 2 - 2 - 26 29

Draftsmen, s e n io r -------------------------------------- 2 ,641 40.0 98. 50 - - 20 246 257 249 476 350 341 145 78 187 94 114 66 11 2 3 1 _ 1Manufacturing----------------------------------------- 2 ,3 7 5 40.0 97.00 - - 16 245 z & r 248 444 ' 340" W 2 T 134 50' "1 3 3 67 102 36 ' 10 r 2 _ _ _ _Nonmanufacturing ---------------------------------- 266 40.0 110.00 - - 4 1 13 1 32 10 39 11 28 54 27 12 30 1 - 1 1 - 1 -

Public utilities * -------------------------------- 53 40 .0 101.00 - " 4 - 2 1 2 2 25 5 11 1 - - - - - - " - -

Draftsmen, junior -------------------------------------- 1,075 40 .0 80.50 76 99 281 119 204 91 70 13 5 57 50 _ 4 4 _ _ 2 _ _ _ _ _Manufacturing ----------------------------------------- 933 40.0 77. 50 68 96 279 111 T80~1 90 63 10 4 2o 2 - 4 4 - - 2 - - - - INonmanufacturing ---------------------------------- 142 40 .0 98.50 8 3 2 8 24 1 7 3 1 37 48 " - - - - - - - - -

Women !iNurses, industrial (registered )--------------- 557 40 .0 84.00 11 21 55 93 105 109 125 13 15 6 3 1 - - - - - - - -

M anufacturing----------------------------------------- 494 40.0 84. 50 7 13 44 86 96 104 117 9 9 6 3 - - - - - - - - - - -Nonmanufacturing---------------------------------- 63 40 .0 82.00 4 8 11 7 9 5 8 4 6 " 1 " ~ - - - - -

L -_____

1 Hours reflect the workweek for which employees receive their regular straight-time salaries and the earnings correspond to these weekly hours. * Transportation (excluding railroads), communication, and other public utilities.

NOTE: Data for nonmanufacturing do not include information for department stores; the remainder of retail trade is appropriately represented in data for all industries combined and for nonmanufacturing. "Motion pictures" refers to motion-picture production establishments (Group 7811) and motion-picture service industries (Group 7821) as defined in the Standard Industrial Classification Manual (1949 edition) prepared by the Bureau of tb... L-cb^et.

Table A-3: Maintenance and Powerplant Occupations(Average hourly earnings 1 for men in selected occupations studied on an area basis

in Los Angeles-Long Beach, Calif. , by industry division, March 1956)

NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME HOURLY EARNINGS OF

Number Average $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $Occupation and industry division ofworkers

hourlyearnings

1. 50 and

1.60 1.70 1.80 1.90 2 .0 0 2. 10 2 .20 2. 30 2 .40 2. 50 2. 60 2. 70 2. 80 2 .9 0 3. 00 3. 10 3 .20 3. 30 3.40 3. 50under " "1. 60 1.70 1. 80 1.90 2. 00 2. 10 2 .20 2. 30 2 .40 2 .50 2 .60 2. 70 2. 80 2 .90 3 .00 3. 10 3 .20 3. 30 3.40 3.50 3.60

Carpenters, maintenance ------------------------------------- 1, 108 ?.. - - - 6 24 33 149 120 22 7 230 80 71 60 2 41 6 59Manufacturing -------------------------------------------------- 813 2 .38 - - - - 23 14 110 lb 7 215 198 33 . ?1 8 2 32 - - _ > _ _Nonmanufacturing--------------------------------------------- 295 2. 58 - - - 6 1 19 39 13 12 32 47 - 52 - 9 6 59 - .

Public utilities * ------------------------------------------ 48 2 .29 - - - - - 2 17 2 4 23 - - - - _ _ - _ _Services (excluding motion pictures) ----- 55 2. 62 - - - - - - 6 - 4 1 17 - 12 - 9 6 _ _ _ _Motion p ic tu r e s-------------------------------------------- 59 3. 14 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 59 - - - -

Electricians, maintenance------------------------------------ 2,231 2. 57 - - - - - 30 81 165 192 801 179 358 85 4 37 26 205 _ 68 _ _Manufacturing ------------------ -------------------------------- 1, 856 2. 52 - - - - - 29 58 "149 185 773 169 274 f l 4 37 22 17 - * 68 _Nonmanufacturing--------------------------------------------- 375 2. 83 - - - - - 1 23 16 7 28 10 84 14 - 4 188 _

Motion pictures -------------------------------------------- 188 3. 14 - - - - - - ' - - - " - - - - - 188 - - - -

See footnote at end of table. Occupational Wage Survey, Los Angeles-Long Beach, C alif., March 1956* Transportation (excluding railroads), communication, and other public utilities. U .S . DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Bureau of Labor Statistics

NOTE: Data for nonmanufacturing do not include information for department stores; the remainder of retail trade isappropriately represented in data for all industries combined and for nonmanufacturing. "Motion pictures" refers to motion-picture production establishments (Group 7811) and motion-picture service industries (Group 7821) as defined in the Standard Industrial Classification Manual (1949 edition) prepared by the Bureau of the Budget.


10

(Average hourly earnings 1 for men in selected occupations studied on an area basis in Los Angeles-Long Beach, Calif. , by industry division, March 1956)

Table A-3: Maintenance and Powerplant Occupations - Continued

Occupation and industry divisionNumber

ofworkers

Averagehourly

earnings


$1.50 and

under 1 . 60

$1.60

1.70

$1. 70

1.80

$1 . 80

1.90

$1.90

2 . 00

$2 . 0 0

2 . 10

$2 . 10

2 . 2 0

$2 . 2 0

2. 30

$2. 30

2 .40

$2.40

2.50

$2. 50

2 . 60

$ , 2 . 6 0

2. 70

$2. 70

2 . 80

$2 . 80

2.90

$2 .9 0

3 .00

$3. 00

3. 10

$3. 10

3.20

$3.20

3 .30

$3. 30

3. 40

$3 .40

3. 50

$3 .50

3. 60

Engineers, stationary ------------------------------------------ 785$2. 50 11 4 23 45 60 215 141 99 25 48 8 99 7

Manufacturing -------------------------------------------------- 52?.. 2 . 50 - - - - - 1 "5 53 208 111 19 - 25 25 - - 67 - ------- T~ - -Nonmanufacturing-------------------------------------------- 2 6 0 2. 50 - - - 11 4 2 2 36 7 7 30 80 - - 23 8 - 32 - - - -

Services (excluding motion p ictu res)------ 109 2. 32 - - - 11 4 19 34 3 6 - 1 - - 23 8 * - - - - -Motion p ictu re s------------------------------------------- 32 3. 14 - - - ~ - " 32 -

Firemen, stationary boiler -------------------------------- 157 2 .03 . _ 34 _ 6 8 _ 24 9 8 14 - - - - - - - - - - -Manufacturing --------------------------------------------------- --------84 2 . 1 0 - - 18 - 12 - 23 9 8 14 " " " _

Helpers, trades, maintenance---------------------------- 1,694 2 .0 8 4 74 107 403 97 132 2 2 805 2 48 - - - - - - - - - - -Manufacturing--------------------------------------------------- 1 , 5 16 2 . 08 - ----- 55" 95 369 77 1 0 0 3 804 2 - - - - - - - - - - - -Nonmanufacturing-------------------------------------------- 178 2 .07 4 8 12 34 2 0 32 19 1 - 48 - " '

Machine-tool operators, to olroom -------------------- 1,846 2 .4 7 _ _ _ _ 12 46 58 474 300 752 164 25 - - - - - 15 - -Manufacturing--------------------------------------------------- 1,846 2 .4 7 - - - - - 12 ' 45 58 474 300 752 164 25 " - - - 15 ~

Machinists, maintenance ------------------- ----------------- 1 ,678 2. 57 . _ 14 _ 2 2 151 143 213 406 483 69 15 62 - 1 00 - - - -Manufacturing ---------------------------- ---------------------- 1,536 2 .55 - - - - - - 2 2 139 133 2 1 0 398 446 69 15 62 - 42 - - - -Nonmanufacturing -------------------------------------------- 142 2. 70 - - - 14 - - - 12 10 3 8 37 - - - - 58 - - - -

Motion p ictu re s------------------------------------------- 58 3. 14 - " " * - - " - 58

Mechanics, automotive (m aintenance)----------------- 2,398 2 .36 _ _ 11 25 66 246 185 771 935 37 64 26 - - 6 24 2 - - -Manufacturing ----------- ----------- - - ----- ' 2.56' - - - - 16 36 3 5 ~ 27 T 5 5 121 15 " 52 10 - - - - - - - -Nonmanufacturing ------------------------------------------------------- 1 , 9 2 6 2.36 - - - 11 9 30 216 158 606 814 2 2 12 16 - - 6 24 2 - -

Public utilities * ---------------------------------------------------- 1,541 2 .3 5 - - - - 1 11 1 62 143 469 755 - - - - - - - - Wholesale trade------------------------------------------- 129 2 .33 * - - " - 31 5 55 18 14 6 " - " " _

Mechanics, m aintenance------------------- ------------------ 2, 149 2 .33 _ _ 50 28 2 1 2 2 2 0 377 205 691 299 29 38 - - - - - - - -Manufacturing -------------------------------------------------- 2 ,055 O T ~ - _ - 55 28 2 1 0 199 255 \ W ~ 655 ZT7 26 _ 38 - - - - - - - -Nonmanufacturing -------------------------------------------- 94 2 .32 - - - - - 2 21 2 2 9 35 2 3 - - - - " "

Wholesale trade ------------------------------------------ 61 2.32 - - - - - 2 13 14 ~ 32 '

Millwrights ------------------------------------------------------------ 360 2 .4 8 _ _ . _ _ , 12 24 3 131 187 _ 3 _ - - - - - -Manufacturing --------------------------------------------------- 351 T .T S " - - - - - " 'I T 2 T ~

-----3 - T79 - - 3

O ilers---------------------------------------------------------------------- 535 1 .94 _ 1 6 54 117 249 2 0 10 63 _ _ 6 > _ - - - - - - - -Manufacturing --------------------------------------------------- ----- 531 "T . 9 4 - - 16 53 1 1 ? 2 0 9 61 - - 5 - * - ~

Painters, maintenance ---------------------------------------- 876 2 .36 _ _ _ 2 0 106 185 75 140 122 48 98 14 - 41 - 27 - - - -Manufacturing --------------------------------------------------- 592 2 .35 - - - - 9 77 152 67 114 114 24 96 2 - 37 - - - - - Nonmanufacturing -------------------------------------------- 184 2 .41 - - - - 11 29 33 8 2 6 8 24 2 12 - 4 27 " "

Public utilities * ------------------------------------------ 39 2 .2 6 - - - - - 1 15 - 17 6 - - - Motion pictures ------------------------------------------- 27 3. 14 - - - - - - - - 27 ' -

Pipefitters, maintenance ------------------------------------ 574 2 . 59 _ _ _ _ 2 2 26 122 154 231 6 - - 5 4 - - 2 2 -Manufacturing --------------------------------------------------- 554 2 . 59 - - - - -

-------2 6 120 154 23 0 6 " 5 " 2 2

Plumbers, maintenance --------------------------------------- 321 2 .4 7 _ _ _ 36 23 18 130 82 - 2 - - - 30 - - - -Manufacturing ---------------------------------------------- ---- 255 2 .42 - - - - 21 2l 13 1J5 H 78 ~ 2 " -

Sheet-metalworkers, m aintenance----------------- 235 2. 52 _ _ _ _ _ _ 28 18 40 37 50 16 5 - - 26 12 3 - - -Manufacturing ---------------------------------------------- 215 2. 51 - - - - - - 15 n n " 3 5 3? 50 16 5 25 3

Tool and die makers ---------------------------------------- 3,220 2 .6 7 _ _ _ _ _ 9 29 61 452 623 1313 354 170 2 0 - - - - 9 180Manufacturing ---------------------------------------------- 3,209 2. 67 9 ' T l ' 452 T Z l H I T " 353 169 20 T S O

1 Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts * Transportation (excluding railroads), communication, and other public utilities.


11

(Average hourly earnings 1 for selected occupations 2 studied on an area basis in Los Angeles-Long Beach, C a lif., by industry division, March 1956)

Table A-4: Custodial and Material-Movement Occupations 1



ofworkers

Averagehourly

earnings8.90and

underL.Q.Q-

1.00

_L_LQ_

$1. 10

1 ,2 0 _

$1.20 f . 30

1 t.4Q.

f . 40

K-5Q..._

f . 50 f . 60

1^ -ZQ

f . 70

1-.8-Q -

f .80

.JL 9.0

f . 90

2-.QQ

1.00

Z.M IQ..

1 .1 0

2 .2 0

1.20

2 .30

I . 30

2.40

1 .40

2 .50

$ - 2.50

2 .60

$2,

2.

.60

70

$2.70

2.80

1 .8 0

2 .90

$2.90

3.00

Elevator operators, passenger (men) _ 378.$1.22 155 57 33 71 2 43 5 5 7

Nonmanufacturing_______ ___________________ 365 1.21 - 155 57 33 68 2 33 5 5 7 - - - - _ - _ _ _ _ _Finance**___________________________________ 130 1.26 - 21 6 33 68 2 - - - - - - - - - - _ _ _ _Services (excluding motion p ictu res)____ 185 1.07 - 134 51 - - - - - ~ - - " - - - - - - - -

Elevator operators, passenger (women) ______ 369 1.29 _ 65 28 ___ 5 i_ 166 21 18 1 11 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .Nonmanufacturing _____________________________ 343 1.27 - 65 28 57 166 21 - 1 5 - - - - * - - - - - - -

Guards 2,763 1.95 . 6 6 _ 12 33 60 209 183 348 590 814 68 420 14Manufacturing . _ _ 2*134 1.95 - - - - - - 38 148 139 308 501 803 68 115 14 _ _ _ _ _Nonmanufacturing 629 1.98 - 6 6 - 12 33 22 61 44 40 89 11 - 305 - - - - _ _ _

Finance ** __________________________________ 111 1.50 - 6 6 - 12 31 22 8 26 - - - - - - - _ _ _ _ _Motion pictures 332 2.23 - - - - - " - - - - 27 - 305 - - - - - -

Janitors, porters, and cleaners (m en). 10.995 1.56 21 329 357 410 2460 803 1021 1585 2198 1131 515 22 135 8 _ _ _ _ _Manufacturing _____________________ __________ 5,099 1.70 - 22 - 43 120 189 709 1333 1396 927 209 8 135 8 - - _ _ _ _ _Nonmanufacturing 5,896 1.45 21 307 357 367 2340 614 312 252 802 204 306 14 - - - - - _ . _ .

Public utilities* 514 1.67 - - - 18 28 31 56 50 255 63 9 4 - _ - _ _ _ _ _ _Wholesale trade____________________________ 320 1.65 - - 2 10 29 29 68 40 55 53 32 2 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Finance ** __________________________________ 1,038 1.31 - 18 30 156 751 52 14 11 6 - , - - - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Services (excluding motion pictures)_____ 2,558 1.35 21 269 105 23 1452 435 120 95 22 8 - 8 - _ _ - _ _ _ _Motion pictures ____________________________ 265 1.96 - - - - - - - - - 265 - - - - - - - - -

Janitors, porters, and cleaners (women) 2.961 1.32 116 24 246 1964 72 79 85 79 163 23 110 _ _ _ _ . .Manufacturing 392 1.62 - - 6 13 33 29 60 67 162 22 - - - - _ - _ - _ _ _Nonmanufacturing _____________________________ 2, 569 1.27 116 24 240 1951 39 50 25 12 1 1 n o - - - - - - - - _ _

Finance ** ________________________________ _ 7 34 1.22 - - 140 570 11 1 12 - - - _ - - _ _ _ _ _ _ _Motion pictures ____________________________ 110 1.96 - - - - - - - - - - n o - - - - - - - - -

Laborers, material handling 8.535 1.90 _ 4 8 _ 17 121 129 649 1126 1853 2803 993 265 304 126 7 130 _Manufacturing __________________________________ 4,036 1.89 - - - - 13 63 68 511 424 1209 950 403 73 66 126 _ 130 _ _ _ _Nonmanufacturing __________ _____ __________ 4,499 1.91 - 4 8 - 4 58 61 138 702 644 1853 590 192 238 - 7 - - _ _ _

Public utilities* 869 2.00 - - - - - - 2 _ 3 14 409 441 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Wholesale trade . _ . _ __ 1,916 1.93 - - - - - - 7 113 178 449 772 70 112 208 - 7 - - - - -

Order fillers 2.811 1.94 _ _ _ 20 37 46 109 63 264 398 769 361 557 107 80 _ _Manufacturing ........ . _ _ _ 603 1.86 - - - - - 6 20 37 112 143 210 72 - 3 - - _ _ _ _ _Nonmanufacturing 2,208 1.96 - - - 20 37 40 89 26 152 255 559 289 557 104 80 _ - _ _ _ _

Wholesale trade _______________ _____ ___ 1,414 1.95 - - - - 7 14 45 26 150 255 384 223 216 14 80 - - - - - -

Packers, shipping (men) 1,326 1.83 _ _ _ 4 4 21 55 171 108 439 357 148 19 _ _ . . .Manufacturing__________________________________ 534 1.83 - - - - - 34 91 6l 117 203 9 19 - _ _ _ _ _ _Nonmanufacturing _____________________________ 792 1.84 - - 4 4 21 21 80 47 322 154 139 - - - - - _ - _

Wholesale trade 762 1.84 * - 21 21 80 47 322 136 135 - - - - - - - - -

Packers, shipping (women) . . ... 332 1.67 _ _ _ _ 6 37 136 153 _ _ _ _ _ . _ _ _Manufacturing _ _______ ___ ____ 332 1.67 - - - - 6 37 136 153 - - - - - - - - - -

Receiving clerks 1,148 1.99 . _ _ 4 2 _ 47 88 53 103 365 102 172 118 23 66 1 2 2Manufacturing ____ ... .. 650 1.94 - - - - - - 43 76 34 64 200 46 70 102 13 - - _ 2 _Nonmanufacturing ... 498 2.06 - - - 4 2 - 4 12 19 39 165 56 102 16 10 66 1 2 i _ _

Wholesale trade 243 1.99 - - - - - - - 19 19 111 39 39 6 7 - 1 2 - . _

See footnotes at end of table.* Transportation (excluding railroads), communication, and other public utilities. ** Finance, insurance, and real estate.

Occupational Wage Survey, Los Angeles-Long Beach, C a lif., March 1956U .S . DEPARTMENT OF LABOR


NOTE: Data for nonmanufacturing do not include information for department stores; the remainder of retail trade isappropriately represented in data for all industries combined and for nonmanufacturing. "Motion pictures" refers to motion-picture production establishments (Group 7811) and motion-picture service industries (Group 7821) as defined in the Standard Industrial Classification Manual (1949 edition) prepared by the Bureau of the Budget.


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(Average hourly earnings 1 for selected occupations 2 studied on an area basis in Los Angeles-Long Beach, Calif. , by industry division, March 1956)

Table A-4: Custodial and Material-Movement Occupations - Continued



ofworkers

Averagehourly

earnings0.90and

under1 . 0 0

$1 . 0 0

1 . 1 0

$1 . 10

1 . 2 0

$1 . 2 0

1.30

$1.30

1.40

$1.40

1.50

S1.50

1.60

$ , 1 . 6 0

1.70

$1.70

1.80

$1.80

1.90

$1 . 9 0

2 . 0 0

$2 . 0 0

2 . 10

$2 . 10

2 . 2 0

$2 . 2 0

2.30

$2 .3 0

2 .4 0

$2.40

2 .50

$2 .50

2 . 6 0

$2 .6 0

2. 70

$2 .70

2 .80

$2 .80

2 .90

$2 . 9 0

3.00

Shipping clerk s__________________________________ - 750$2.08 33 2 0 5 68 104 130 209 67 40 42 . 14 _ 18

Manufacturing __________________________________ 450 2.09 - - - - - - 22 14 5 41 60 90 103 35 6 42 14 - - 18 -Nonmanufacturing ______________________________ 300 2.07 - - - - - - 11 6 - 27 44 40 106 32 34 - - - - - -

Wholesale trade_____________________________ 250 2.08 - ~ - 11 6 - 7 44 31 94 32 25 - - - -

Shipping and receiving clerks 824 2 . 0 1 . . _ _ _ 7 8 6 8 165 134 176 196 48 8 4 _ _ _ 10Manufacturing ___________________ _______________ 474 2 . 0 1 - - - - - - - 7 50 59 117 119 108 - - 4 - - - - 10Nonmanufacturing _.............. .... ........ .. 350 2 . 0 0 - - - 7 1 18 106 17 57 88 48 8 - - - - -

Truckdrivers3 . ... . . _r - ..... 10.973 2.15 _ _ 2 44 4 2 75 162 27 7 277 695 4086 1905 691 1166 895 .5 0 7 . 153 _ 8 24Manufacturing _ _ _ _ _ . ...... _ _ . 3, (>79 2 . 1 1 - _ _ 22 - - 61 1 22 2 0 0 2 2 0 441 1103 425 243 509 246 36 119 - 8 24Nonmanufacturing ______________________________ 7 ,294 2 . 16 - - 2 22 4 2 14 140 77 57 254 2983 1480 448 657 649 471 34 - - -

Public utilities * ____________________________ 3,670 2.09 - - - - - - 1 - 1 4 15 2442 1018 189 - - - - - - -Wholesale trade ____________________________ 2, 124 2.19 _ - _ - - - - 139 19 34 137 460 355 94 393 457 2 34 - - -Motion pictures _ _ .

Truckdrivers, light (under IV2 to n s )________Manufacturing _______________________________

403

1.266

2.55

1.90;

2 44 4 2 69 148 125 47 275. 155 368 1 3 , z -

403

617 1.85 - - - 22 - - 61 22 118 43 170 147 11 3 20 - - - - - -Nonmanufacturing . ..

Truckdrivers, medium (IV2 to and

649 1.95 2 2 2 4 2 8 126 7 4 105 8 357 4

including 4 to n s )______________________________ 3.803 2 . 1 0 - _ _ _ _ _ 6 14 87 147 185 2058 48 5 293 434 91 3 - - _ -Manufacturing ______________ _____ ____ 1,131 Z7TS - - - - - - - - 25 94 98. 170 232 89 395 28 - - - - -Nonmanufacturing _ _ 2,672 2.07 - - - - - - 6 14 62 53 87 1888 253 204 39 63 3 - - - -

Public utilities* _ _ . 1,605 2.08 - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1378 117 109 - - - - - - -Wholesale trade_________________________ 743 2.09 - - - - - 14 14 34 55 430 6 6 32 35 63 - - - - -

Truckdrivers, heavy (over 4 tons,trailer type)___________________________________ 3.299 2 . 2 0 - - - - - - - - 48 55 64 1203 641 216 513 338 6 6 123 - 8 24

Manufacturing____ _ _ 1 , 180 2 . 1 6 - - - - - - - - 42 55 23 316 134 129 && 70 28 89 - 8 24Nonmanufacturing _ 2,119 2 . 2 2 - - - - - - - - 6 - 41 693 507 87 445 268 38 34 - - -

Public u t i lit ie s * ___ _ _ _ _ ' .. 1,082 2 . 10 - - - - _ _ - - - - - 670 412 - - - - _ - _ -Wholesale trade _ . __ .. . 492 2.32 - - ' - - - - - - 41 23 87 . 30 193 82 2 34 - -

Truckdrivers, heavy (over 4 tons,other than trailer type) 1.574 2 .2 5 . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 17 _ 118 371 251 99 194 456 38 30 _ _ .

Manufacturing ______ __ ____________ . 521 2 . 2 1 - _ - - _ _ - - 15 - 97 137 48 22 26 138 8 30 - - -Nonmanufacturing ___ _ _ 1,053 2.27 - - - - - - - - 2 - 21 234 203 77 1 68 318 30 - - - -

Wholesale trade 597 2.36 - - - - - " - - 21 - 68 32 164 312 - - - -

Truckers, power (forklift) 3.085 2 .05 35 55 255 442 476 708 399 241 373 8 93Manufacturing _ ____ ..... _ -.......... 2, 130 1.96 _ _ _ _ _ 35 55 255 375 330 677 202 95 41 6 59 - - _ -Nonmanufacturing______________________________ 955 2 .2 0 - - - - - - - - - 67 146 31 197 146 332 2 34 - - - -

Public u t i lit ie s *__ 183 2 .1 5 - _ _ - _ _ - - - - 2 - 177 - 4 - - - - _ -Wholesale trade _ _____ 321 2 .2 1 - - - - - - - - 29 88 10 14 4 140 2 34 ~ - -

Truckers, power (other than forklift) . _ . 911 2 .03 _ _ . _ 10 15 78 230 9.Q 152 44 226 66 _ _ _ _ _Manufacturing __________________________________ 603 1.92 - - - - - - 10 15 52 228 90 152 44 - 12 - - - - -

Watchmen ___ 1,058 1.60 _ 9 4 28 30 126 101 126 38 225 116 106 3 24 41 _ _ _ _ _Manufacturing .. . .. 699 1 .6 4 - .....68.... - - W ~ 87 25 217 107 76 1 24 - - - - - - - -Nonmanufacturing 359 1.52 - 26 28 30 78 14 80 13 8 9 30 2 - 41 - - - - - - -

Finance** . 109 1.34 - - 8 22 52 7 16 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - -Services (excluding motion p ictures)_____ 114 1.33 - 26 12 4 22 5 44 - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - -Motion pictures _ _ 40 2 .26 " " " 40 ' ~ ~ *

* Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts. Data limited to men workers except where otherwise indicated.

3 Includes all drivers regardless of size and type of truck operated.* Transportation (excluding railroads), communication, and other public utilities.** Finance, insurance, and real estate.


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B: Establishment Practices and Supplementary Wage Provisions

Table B-l: Shift Differential Provisions1

Percent of manufacturing plant workers

Shift differential

(a)In establishments having formal provisions for

(b)Actually working on

Second shift wo rk

Third or other shift work Second shift

Third or other shift

T o ta l--------- -------------------------------------------- __ -------------------------- 93.8 83 .5 20 .0 3 .4

With shift pay differential ________ __ _____ __ ________ _ 93.8 83.5 20 .0 3 .4

Uniform cents (per hour) _ __ __ ___________________ 70 .4 24 .3 15.8 1.8

4 cents _ ___________ ________ __ __ ___________ 1.8 _ .4 _5 cents _ ________ __ __ __ __ __ _____ __ ________ _ 5.8 - . 6 -6 cents _ ________ ____ _____ __ __ ________ _ 5.0 3 .6 1. 1 . 77 or 7V2 cents _ ____ __ __ __ __ __ _____________ 1. 1 1. 1 .3 . 18 cents _ ___________ __ __ _____ ___________________ 15.9 _ 3 .8 -9 cents _ ___________ ___ _____________ ___________ .5 1 .4 . 1 .310 cen ts____________ _____ __ __ __ ________ ___ 19.5 6 .6 3. 6 .411 cen ts_____ _____ __ __ ___ __ __ __ ____________ .9 _ .2 -12 c en ts_____ ______ __ __ __ __ _____ __ ___ 15.9 1.0 4 .9 t13, I3 V3 , or 133A cen ts_______ _ __ __ __ ___ 2 .2 .3 .5 t15 cents ________________ __ ___ __ __ __ __________ 1.0 5 .9 .2 . 1Over 15 cen ts___ ____ ________ __ __ __ ________ .8 4 .4 .3 .3

Uniform percentage __ _______________ __ _____ ___ 11.7 7 .2 1 .6 . 1

5 percent_______________ __ _____ __ _____ ___________ 5 .5 - 1.0 -6 percent ________ _____ ___ __ __ __ ________ _ . 6 - - -7 V2 percent____________ __ _____ _____ __ ________ _ - .7 - -8 percent __ ________ _____ __ __ __ __ __ ___________ - . 6 - -10 percent__________ __ _____ _____ ___________ 5. 6 6.0 .6 . 1

Full day s pay for reduced hours __ __ _____ ___________ 2 .2 1 .8 . 1 t

Full pay for reduced hours, plus centsdifferential___________ ________ _____ ______________ 2 .2 4 2 .6 .4 1.2

Paid lunch period, plus centsdifferential___________ ________ _____________________ 2 .9 2 .0 .4 .3

O th er_____ _____ __ __ __ _ ------------- ------------- _ 4 .4 5. 5 1 .6 . 1

No shift pay differential___________ ----------------------------

1 Shift differential data are presented in terms of (a) establishment policy, and (b) workers actually employed on late shifts at the time of the survey. An establishment was considered as having a policy if it met either of the following conditions: (l) Operated late shifts at the time of the survey, or (2) had formal provisions covering late shifts,

t Less than 0 .05 percent.

Occupational Wage Survey, Los Angeles-Long Beach, Calif. , March 1956U .S . DEPARTMENT OF LABOR



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

Minimum rate (weekly salary)

Establishments studied .

Establishments having a specified m in im u m __

Under $ 3 2 .5 0 __________ ________________________$ 3 2 .5 0 and under $ 35. 00 _____________________$ 3 5 .0 0 and under $ 37. 50 ____________________$ 37. 50 and under $ 4 0 . 00 ____________________$ 4 0 .0 0 and under $ 4 2 .5 0 ____________________$ 4 2 .5 0 and under $ 4 5 .0 0 ____________________$ 4 5 .0 0 and under $ 4 7 .5 0 ____________________$ 4 7 .5 0 and under $ 5 0 .0 0 ____________________$ 50. 00 and under $ 52. 50 ____________________$ 5 2 .5 0 and under $ 5 5 .0 0 ____________________$ 5 5 .0 0 and under $ 5 7 . 50 ____________________$ 5 7 .5 0 and under $ 6 0 .0 0 ____________________$ 6 0 .0 0 and under $ 6 2 .5 0 ____________________$ 6 2 .5 0 and under $ 6 5 .0 0 ____________________$ 6 5 .0 0 and under $ 6 7 .5 0 ____________________$ 6 7 . 50 and under $ 7 0 .0 0 ____________ ________$ 7 0 .0 0 and under $ 7 2 .5 0 ____________________$ 72. 50 and under $ 75. 00 ____________________$ 75. 00 and over ________________________________

Establishments having no specified minimum .

Establishments which did not employ workers in this category -----------------------------------------------------

Information not available _________________________

160

11

12151815271214129792132

71

Number of establishm ents with specified minimum hiring rate i

A ll industries

Manufacturing N onmanufa ctur ing

Based on standard weekly h o u rs2 of

A llschedules

A llschedules

193

37 Vz

FOR INEXPERIENCED TYPISTS

67

13365

146

11863

62

13355

146 8 8 6 3

93

91212101363434 9 2

31

49

Number of establishm ents with specified m inim um hiring rate in

Allindustries

304

Manufacturing N o nma nuf a ctu r ing

Based on standard weekly hours 2 of

A llschedules 40

A llschedules

193

37 1/ z

FOR OTHER INEXPERIENCED C LER IC A L WORKERS

169

1

420192215 23 1016 9

1065 1 2 5 1

73

61

69

13693

136

12851

19

62

13683

1368851

100

1

3 17 13 13 12 1044 15 5 5 1 2 4

50

42

13

1

2121088924145 5 1 2 4

1 Lowest salary rate form ally established for hiring inexperienced w orkers for typing or other clerical jobs.2 Hours reflect the workweek for which em ployees receive their regular straight-tim e sa la ries . Data are presented for all workweeks combined, and for the m ost common workweeks reported.

Occupational Wage Survey, Los A n geles-L on g B each, C alif., M arch 1956U .S . DEPAR TM EN T OF LABOR



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Table B-3: Scheduled W eekly Hours

W eekly hoursPERCENT OF OFFICE WORKERS1 2 3 4 EMPLOYED IN PERCENT OF PLANT WORKERS EMPLOYED IN

All 2 industries Manufacturing Public utilities Wholesaletrade Finance **

Services (excluding

motion pictures)Motion

pictures 3All 4

industries Manufacturing Public utilities WholesaletradeServices

(excluding motion pictures)

Motion pictures 3

A ll w orkers _______________________________________ 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100

35 h o u r s ------------ ----------------------------------------------------- t . _ _ 6 _ t t _ _ _ .Over 35 and under 3 l llz h o u r s ---------------------------- t - - t 4 5 - - - - - - -3 7 V2 h o u r s ---------------- -------------------------------------------- .8 t - 3 19 28 - 3 4 - 3 t -Over 37V2 and under 40 h o u r s ---------------------------- 5 t - 6 17 3 - t - - 3 - -40 h o u r s ------------------------------------------------------------------ 84 97 100 90 60 57 100 90 88 95 90 87 100Over 40 and under 44 hours -------------------------------- _ - - - - - - t 3 - t - -44 h o u r s ------------------------------------------------------------------------ t t _ t - t - t - - 3 - -Over 44 and under 48 hours ----------------------------------- t t - - - t - t t - - t -48 hours ------------------------------------------------------------------------ _ - - - - - 3 3 t - 9 -Over 48 hours ------------------------------------------------------------ - " t t 3 "

1 Data relate to women workers only.Includes data for retail trade (except department stores) in addition to those industry divisions shown separately.

3 Lim ited to establishm ents prim arily engaged in the production of motion pictures (Group 7811) and establishm ents prim arily engaged in perform ing services independent of motion-picture production but allied thereto (Group 7821) as defined in the Standard Industrial C lassification Manual (1949 edition) prepared by the Bureau of the Budget.

4 Includes data for retail trade (except department stores) and real estate in addition to those industry divisions shown separately, t Less than 2 .5 percent.* Transportation (excluding railroads), communication, and other public utilities. Finance, insurance, and real estate.

Table B-4: Paid Holidays1

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

Item All , industries * Manufacturing Public utilities *Wholesaletrade Finance **

Services (exc luding motion pictures)Motion pictures 3 Allindustries Manufacturing Public utilities * Wholesaletrade

Services (excluding motion pictures), Motion1 pictures 3

A ll w orkers ------------------------------------------------------------- 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100

W orkers in establishm ents providing paidholidays ----------------------------------------------------------------- 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 94 99 95 97 67 100

1 holiday ------------------------------------------------------------- - - - - - - - t - - - - -2 h o lid a y s ------------------------------------------------------------ - - - - - - - t t - - 5 -5 h o lid a y s ------------------------------------------------------------ t t - - - - - t t - - t -6 h o lid a y s ------------------------------------------------------------ 53 76 3 43 23 53 100 59 73 11 46 49 100

Full days only ------------------------------------------ - 49 70 3 41 23 52 100 53 64 11 46 49 100Plus 1 half d a y --------------------------------------------- t 4 - t t t - t 3 - - -Plus 2 half d a y s -------------------------------------------- t 3 - - - t - 4 6 - - - -

7 h o lid a y s ------------------------------------------------------------ 25 20 14 37 39 16 - 24 21 22 30 9 -Full days o n l y ----------------------------------------------- 20 19 14 34 21 16 - 24 20 22 29 9 -Plus 1 half d a y --------------------------------------------- 5 - - t 18 - - t - - t - -Plus 2 half d a y s -------------------------------------------- t t - - - - - t t - - - -

8 h o lid a y s ----------------------------------------------------------- 15 4 82 20 13 17 - 9 3 62 21 t -Full days o n l y ----------------------------------------------- 14 4 82 20 6 17 - 9 3 62 21 t -Plus 1 half d a y --------------------------------------------- t - - - 7 - - - - - - - -

9 h o lid a y s ------------------------------------------------------------ t - - - 7 14 - t - - - t -Full days o n ly ----------------------------------------------- t - - - 7 t - - - - - - -Plus 1 half d a y ------------ ------------------------------- t - - - - 12 - t - - - t -

10 holidays --------------------------------------------------------- t - - - 6 - - - - - - - -F ull days o n l y ----------------------------------------------- t - - - 6 - - - - - - - -Plus 1 half d a y --------------------------------------------- t - - - t - - - - - - - -

11 h o lid a y s ---------------------------- ---------------------------- 3 - - - 12 - - - - - - - -Full days o n l y ----------------------------------------------- t - - - 7 - - - - - - - -Plus 1 half d a y --------------------------------------------- t - - - t - - - - - - - -Plus 2 half d a y s -------------------------------------------- t - - - 4 - - - - - - - -

W orkers in establishm ents providing no paidholidays ----------------------------------------------------------------- " 6 t 5 3 33

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

2 Includes data for retail trade (except department stores) in addition to those industry divisions shown separately.3 Lim ited to establishm ents prim arily engaged in the production of motion pictures (Group 7811) and establishm ents prim arily engaged in perform ing services independent of m otion-picture

production but allied thereto (Group 7821) as defined in the Standard Industrial C lassification Manual (1949 edition) prepared by the Bureau of the Budget.4 Includes data for retail trade (except department stores) and real estate in addition to those industry divisions shown separately, t Less than 2 .5 percent.* Transportation (excluding railroads), communication, and other public u tilities. Occupational Wage Survey, Los A ngeles-Long Beach, Calif. t March 1956 Finance, insurance, and real estate. U .S . DEPARTM ENT OF LABOR



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Table B-5: Paid Vacations

Vacation policy

All workers ____________________________

METHOD OF PAYM EN T

Workers in establishm ents providingpaid vacations ___________________________

Length-of-tim e payment _____________Percentage payment __________________

Workers in establishm ents providing no paid vacations ________________________

AMOUNT OF VACATION PAY

After 1 year of service

1 w e e k ___________________________________Over 1 and under 2 weeks ___________2 w eek s__________________________________Over 2 and under 3 w e e k s____________3 weeks _________________________________4 weeks and over ______________________

After 2 years of service

1 week __________________________________Over 1 and under 2 w e e k s___________2 w eek s_________________________________Over 2 and under 3 w e e k s____________3 w eek s_________________________________4 weeks and over ______________________


1 week _________________________________Over 1 and under 2 weeks ________ _2 w eek s_________________________________Over 2 and under 3 weeks ___________3 w eek s_________________________________4 weeks and over ______________________


1 week _________________________Over 1 and under 2 w e e k s___2 weeks ________________________Over 2 and under 3 weeks __3 weeks ________________________4 weeks and over .............. ..........

PERCENT OF OFFICE WORKERS EMPLOYED IN PERCENT OF PLANT W ORKERS EMPLOYED IN

AHindustries1 2 3 4 Manufacturing

Publicutilities*

Wholesaletrade Finance **

Services (excluding


pictures 2All

industries 3 Manufacturing Public utilities * WholesaletradeServices


1 Motion , pictures 2

100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100

100 100 100 100 100 4 100 100 99 100 100 9 7 5 90 10091 84 93 100 100 100 8 6 82 79 8 6 9 7 87 10

9 16 7 - - - 14 17 21 14 ~ t 90

- - " " t - 3 10 -

19 9 91 35 t 22 58 55 71 64 59t t t - - - 5 5 16 _ _ -

77 83 b 65 99 74 100 33tt

36 13 33 23 100

t - _ _ _ - i _ _ 4 _t t t

' t ~

3 3 8 3 16 23 28 3 17 33t t t _ - - - 10 13 16 _ . _

93t3

90 91 97 100 81 100 64tt

55 81 80 53 100

t _ _ _ _ _ 1 _ _ 4 _t t t

' ' 't

tt

93

t - - - t - 7c 97 A3 11 _

s i 9 ! 98 97 85 100 84t

79 96 94 75 100t - - - 11 - t t - - _ _5 9 - t 3 - - 4 h - - 4 -t t t

't ~

t t - - - t - t t - 6 -

90 8 8 99 94 90 75 100 8i 87 9 ! 94 80 1003 t t 3 7 11 - t 3 t 3 _ _7 l l 4 3 10 - j 8 t _ _t - - - t - t - - 4 -

See footnotes at end of table.* Transportation (excluding railroads), communication, and other public utilities. ** Finance, insurance, and real estate.

Occupational Wage Survey, Los A n geles-L on g Beach, C alif. , M arch 1956U .S . D EPARTM EN T OF LABOR


N OTE: In the tabulations of vacation allowances by years of service , payments other than "length of tim e, " such as percentage of annual earnings or fla t-su m paym ents, were converted to an equivalent time basis; for example, a payment of 2 percent of annual earnings was considered as 1 week*s pay.


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Table B-5: Paid Vacations - Continued 1 2 3 4 5

Vacation policy

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

All . industries Manufacturing

Public . utilities *

Wholesaletrade Finance ** (excluding ' motion pictures)

Motion pictures 2

All , industries Manufacturing

Public utilities *

Wholesaletrade

Services (excluding

motion pictures)

IMotion

pictures 2

A ll workers __ 100 . 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100

AM OUNT OF VACATION PA Y - Continued


Under 2 weeks ___ _ ......... . ..... _ ___ t t . t t t t 62 w e e k s_______________________________________________ 79 78 97 77 75 71 100 7 5 73 86 64 77 100Over 2 and under 3 weeks _ 3 t t 3 10 _ - 6 8 6 3 _ _3 weeks 17 20 t 20 15 25 _ 14 15 7 30 3 _Over 3 and under 4 weeks - - - - - - t t _ _ _ _4 weeks and over t t - - t - t t - - 4 -


Under 2 weeks . .... _____ _ .... ... t t t t t t 62 weeks ... ___ 25 15 21 31 36 49 - 33 26 20 28 70 .Over 2 and under 3 weeks t t _ 3 _ - t t t _ _ _3 weeks 70 78 78 69 58 46 100 59 65 76 69 10 100Over 3 and under 4 weeks 3 6 _ - _ - - t 4 _ _ _ _4 weeks and over _______ __ __ __ _____ ___ t t - - 3 t - t t - - 4 -


Under 2 weeks ..... ... t t t t t t 62 weeks 20 15 10 27 23 49 _ 31 26 12 26 70 _Over 2 and under 3 weeks ________________________ t . t - _ - - t t t _ _ _3 weeks 71 76 89 70 58 46 100 59 64 84 68 10 100Over 3 and under 4 weeks .... ... 3 6 _ _ _ - _ t 4 _ _ _ _4 weeks and over 6 3 - t 19 t - t t - 3 4 -

After 2 5 years of service

Under 2 weeks t t . t t t t 62 weeks 19 15 10 26 19 49 _ 31 26 12 24 70 _Over 2 and under 3 weeks t - t _ - _ _ t t t _ _3 weeks . ... . .... 62 71 65 56 54 28 100 54 60 65 65 10 100Over 3 and under 4 weeks ......... . ... 3 6 - - - _ t 4 _ _ _ _4 weeks and over . ................ . 16 8 24 18 27 21

'

8 6 19 9 4

1 Includes data for retail trade (except department stores) in addition to those industry divisions shown separately.2 Lim ited to establishm ents prim arily engaged in the production of motion pictures (Group 7811) and establishm ents prim arily engaged in perform ing services independent of motion-picture pro

duction but allied thereto (Group 7821) as defined in the Standard Industrial C lassification Manual (199 edition) prepared by the Bureau of the Budget.3 Includes data for retail trade (except department stores) and real estate in addition to those industry divisions shown separately.4 Approxim ately 1 percent were in establishments that did not provide vacations until after 2 y ea rs ' service .5 Approxim ately 4 percent were in establishments that did not provide vacations until after 2 y ea rs ' service , f L e ss than 2 .5 percent.* Transportation (excluding railroads), communication, and other public utilities.** Finance, insurance, and real estate.


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

Type of plan

PERCENT OF OFFICE WORKERS EMPLOYED IN PERCENT OF PLANT W ORKERS EMPLOYED IN

All x industries Manufacturing

Public utilities *

Wholesaletrade


Motion pictures 2

All 3 industries Manufacturing

Public . utilities *

Wholesaletrade

Services (excluding


pictures 2

A ll workers ------------------------------ ----- ----- __ 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0

W orkers in establishm ents providing:

Life in su ran ce______ ---------- _ 95 96 99 96 95 8 8 77 93 95 1 0 0 90 82 1 0 0Accidental death and dism em berm ent

in su ran ce___________ _____ __ __ __ 64 84 25 47 49 53 65 6 8 80 33 43 51 91Sickness and accident insurance

or sick leave or both4 __ _______ _____ 77 83 95 69 6 8 45 1 0 0 6 6 70 85 75 18 25Sickness and accident insurance _ 40 57 2 0 32 28 11 2 6 40 51 23 44 7 25Sick leave (full pay and no

waiting period) ________________________ 63 6 6 82 55 58 35 1 0 0 35 36 67 27 14 -Sick leave (partial pay or

waiting period) _____ _____ __ __ 3 t 10 3 t - - 8 4 9 17 4 -Hospitalization in su ra n ce___ __ _____ __ 84 94 40 83 8 8 75 36 89 96 49 8 6 78 1 0 0Surgical insurance _ __ __ __ __ __ ______ 84 94 40 83 8 8 75 36 89 96 49 8 6 78 1 0 0Medical insurance __ __ _____ ________ __ _ 6 8 85 39 61 52 69 28 79 84 46 72 70 1 0 0Catastrophe insurance __ ______ __ _________ 34 54 13 9 2 1 3 24 2 2 30 10 4 t 8Retirement p e n sio n ___________________________________ 64 50 99 59 82 58 1 0 0 48 44 96 46 34 1 0 0No health, insurance, or pension

p la n ____________ ______ __ _____ ___ _________ ___ t t t t 5 6 3 t 3 16

1 Includes data for retail trade (except department stores) in addition to those industry divisions shown separately.2 Lim ited to establishm ents prim arily engaged in the production of m otion-pictures (Group 7811) and establishments prim arily engaged in perform ing services independent of m otion-picture

production but allied thereto (Group 7821) as defined in the Standard Industrial C lassification Manual (1949 edition) prepared by the Bureau of the Budget.3 Includes data for retail trade (except department stores) and real estate in addition to those industry divisions shown separately.4 Unduplicated total of workers receiving sick leave or sickness and accident insurance shown separately below, t L ess than 2 .5 percent.* Transportation (excluding railroads), communication, and other public u tilities. ^ . tir 0 T a i r r-, . iqca* * Finance insurance and real estate Occupational Wage Survey, Los A n geles-L on g Beach, C alif. , M arch 1956

r inanee, insurance, and real estate. u .S . DEp AR TM E N T OF LABORBureau of Labor Statistics


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Appendix*. Job Descriptions

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

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