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Occupational Wage Survey
FO R T W O R T H , T E X A SNOVEMBER 1960
Bulletin No. 1285-23
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Arthur J. Goldberg,
SecretaryBUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
Ewan Clagua, Commissionar
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O ccu p atio n a l W age S u rv e y
F O R T W O R T H , T E X A S
NOVEMBER 1960
Bulletin No. 1285-23January 1961
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Arthur J. Goldberg,
SecretaryBUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
Ewan Clagua, Commissioner
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P r e fa c e
T h e C o m m u n ity W age S u r v e y P r o g r a m
T he B u r e a u of L a b o r S t a t is t ic s r e g u la r ly
co n d u cts a re a w id e w ag e s u r v e y s in a n u m b e r o
f im p o rta n t in d u s tr ia l c e n te r s . T he s tu d ie s ,
m ad e fro m la te f a l l to e a r ly s p rin g , r e la te to o
ccu p a tio n a l e a rn in g s and r e la te d s u p p le m e n ta
ry b e n e fits . A p r e l im in a r y re p o r t is a v a ila b
le on c o m p le tio n o f the stu d y in e a ch a r e a , u s u a
lly in the m on th fo llo w in g the p a y r o ll p e r io d stu d
ied . T h is b u lle tin p ro v id e s a d d itio n a l d ata not
in c lu d e d in the e a r l ie r r e p o rt . A c o n so lid a te
d a n a ly tic a l b u lle tin s u m m a riz in g the r e s u lts
of a ll o f the y e a r 's s u r v e y s is is s u e d a ft e r c o
m p le tio n of the f in a l a r e a b u lle tin fo r the c u r r e
n t round of s u r v e y s .
T h is r e p o r t w as p r e p a r e d in the B u r e a u 's re
g io n a l o ffic e in A tla n ta , G a. , b y D on ald M . C r u s
e , u n d er the d ir e c t io n o f L o u is B . W o ytych , A s s
is t a n t R e g io n a l D i r e c to r fo r W ages and In d u s
tr ia l R e la tio n s .
C on ten ts
P a g e
In tro d u ctio n
_____________________________________________________ 1W age tre n
d s fo r s e le c te d o ccu p a tio n a l gro u p s
______________________ 4
T a b le s :
1. E s ta b lis h m e n ts and w o r k e r s w ith in s co p e o
f s u r v e y __________ 32. P e r c e n ts o f chan ge in s ta n d
a rd w e e k ly s a la r ie s and s t r a ig h t -
tim e h o u r ly e a rn in g s fo r s e le c t e d o ccu p a tio
n a l g r o u p s _______ 3
A : O ccu p a tio n a l e a r n in g s : *A - 1. O ffic e o ccu
p a tio n s ___________________________________ 5A - 2. P r o f e s
s io n a l and te c h n ic a l o c c u p a t io n s
________________ 7A - 3. M a in te n a n ce and p o w e rp la n t o
c c u p a t io n s _______________ 8A - 4 . C u sto d ia l and m a
t e r ia l m o v e m e n t o ccu p a tio n s _________ 9
B: E s ta b lis h m e n t p r a c t ic e s and s u p p le m e n
ta ry w age p r o v is io n s : *
B - l . S h ift d if fe r e n t ia ls
___________________________________ 11B -2 . M in im u m e n tra n
ce s a la r ie s fo r w om en o ffic e
w o r k e r s ___________________________________________ 12B -3
. S ch ed u led w e e k ly h o u rs ______________________________
12B -4 . P a id h o l id a y s
_______________________________________ 13B - 5 . P a id v a c a
tio n s ______________________________________ 14B -6 . H ealth ,
in s u ra n c e , and p e n sio n p l a n s _________________
16
A pp en d ix: O c cu p a tio n a l d e s c r ip t io n s
________________________________ 17
* N O T E : S im ila r ta b u la tio n s fo r m o s t o f th e
se ite m s a r ea v a ila b le in the F o r t W orth a r e a re p o
r t fo r N o v e m b e r 1959, as w e ll as in s im i la r re p o r
ts fo r the o th e r m a jo r a r e a s . A d ir e c t o r y in d
ica tin g date of s tu d y and the p r ic e o f the r e p o r ts ,
is a v a ila b le upon re q u e s t.
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O c c u p a t io n a l W a g e S u rv e y Fort W orth , T e x
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Introduction
T h is a r e a is one of s e v e r a l im p o rta n t in d u s
tr ia l c e n te rs in w h ich the U. S. D e p a rtm en t o f L a b
o r *s B u re a u o f L a b o r S ta t is t ic s has con ducted s u
r v e y s o f o ccu p a tio n a l e a rn in g s and r e la te d w
age b e n e fits on an a re a w id e b a s is . In th is a r e a ,
data w e r e o b tain ed b y p e r s o n a l v is i t s o f B u re
a u f ie ld e c o n o m is ts to r e p r e s e n ta t iv e e sta b
lish m e n ts w ith in s ix b ro a d in d u s try d iv is io n s :
M a n u fa ctu rin g ; t r a n s p o r t a t io n ,1co m m u n ica
tio n , and o th e r p u b lic u t i l i t ie s ; w h o le s a le
tra d e ; r e t a i l tra d e ; fin a n ce , in s u ra n c e , and
r e a l e s ta te ; and s e r v ic e s . M a jo r in d u s try g ro
u p s e x c lu d e d fro m th e se s tu d ies a r e g o v e rn m e
n t o p e ra tio n s and the co n stru c tio n and e x tr a c t iv
e in d u s tr ie s . E s ta b lis h m e n ts h avin g fe w e r than
a p r e s c r ib e d n u m b er o f w o r k e r s a r e o m itte d
a ls o b e c a u s e th e y fu r n is h in s u ff ic ie n t e m p
lo y m e n t in the o ccu p a tio n s stu d ied to w a r ra n t in
c lu s io n . W h e r e v e r p o s s ib le , s e p a r a te tab u
la tio n s a r e p ro v id e d fo r e a c h o f the b ro a d in d u
s try d iv is io n s .
T h e se s u r v e y s a r e co n d u cted on a s a m p le b a s
is b e c a u s e of the u n n e c e s s a r y c o s t in v o lv e d
in s u r v e y in g a ll e s ta b lis h m e n ts . To obtain a p p
ro p ria te a c c u r a c y at m in im u m c o s t , a g r e a t e
r p ro p o rtio n of la r g e than o f s m a ll e s ta b lish m e n
ts is stu d ied . In co m b in in g the d a ta , h o w e v e r , a
l l e s ta b lish m e n ts a r e g iv e n th e ir a p p ro p ria te
w eig h t. E s t im a te s b a se d on the e sta b lish m e n ts
stu d ied a r e p re s e n te d , t h e r e fo r e , as r e la tin
g to a l l e s ta b lish m e n ts in the in d u s try gro u p in g
and a r e a , e x ce p t fo r th o se b e lo w the m in im u m s iz
e stu d ied .
O ccupations and Earnings
T he o ccu p a tio n s s e le c te d fo r stu d y a r e com m on
to a v a r ie t y o f m a n u fa ctu rin g and n o n m a n u factu
rin g in d u s tr ie s . O ccu p a tio n a l c l a s s if ic a t io
n is b a se d on a u n ifo rm s e t o f jo b d e s c r ip tio n s d
e sig n e d to tak e a cco u n t o f in te re s ta b lis h m e n t
v a r ia t io n in d u ties w ith in the sa m e jo b . (See ap p en
dix fo r l is t in g o f th e se d e s c r ip t io n s .) E a rn in
g s d ata a r e p re s e n te d (in the A - s e r ie s ta b le s)
fo r the fo llo w in g ty p e s o f o c c u p a tio n s: (a) O ffic
e c le r ic a l ; (b) p r o fe s s io n a l and te c h n ic a l;
(c) m a in te n an ce and p o w e rp la n t; and (d) c u s to d ia
l and m a te r ia l m o ve m e n t.
O ccu p a tio n a l em p lo y m e n t and e a rn in g s d ata a
r e show n fo r fu l l- t im e w o r k e r s , i . e . , th o se h
ir e d to w o rk a r e g u la r w e e k ly s c h e d u le in the g
iv e n o ccu p a tio n a l c la s s if ic a t io n . E a rn in g s
d ata e x c lu d e p re m iu m p a y fo r o v e rt im e and fo r w
o rk on w ee k en d s , h o lid a y s , and
1 R a ilr o a d s , f o r m e r ly e x c lu d ed fro m the s co
p e o f th e se s tu d ie s , w e r e in clu d ed in a l l o f the
a r e a s stu d ied s in c e J u ly 1959, e x ce p t B a lt im o r
e , B u ffa lo , C le v e la n d , and S e a tt le . R a ilro a d s
a r e now in clu d ed in the sco p e o f a l l la b o r - m a r k e
t w age s u r v e y s .
la te s h ifts . N on production b o n u ses a r e e xc lu d ed
a ls o , but c o s t - o f- liv in g b o n u ses and in ce n tiv e
e a rn in g s a r e in clu d ed . W h ere w e e k ly h o u rs a r e
re p o rte d , as fo r o ffic e c le r ic a l o ccu p a tio n s , r
e fe r e n c e is to the w o rk sch e d u le s (rounded to the n e
a r e s t h a lf hour) fo r w hich s tr a ig h t- t im e s a la r
ie s a re paid; a v e ra g e w e e k ly e a rn in g s fo r th e se
o ccu p a tio n s h ave b een rounded to the n e a r e s t h a lf d
o lla r .
A v e r a g e e a rn in g s o f m en and w om en a re p re s e n
te d s e p a r a te ly fo r s e le c te d o ccu p a tio n s in w h
ich both s e x e s a r e co m m o n ly em p lo yed . D iffe r e n c
e s in p a y le v e ls of m en and w om en in th e se o ccu p a tio
n s a r e la r g e ly due to (1) d if fe r e n c e s in the d is tr
ib u tio n o f the s e x e s am ong in d u s tr ie s and e sta b
lish m e n ts ; (2) d if fe r e n c e s in s p e c if ic d u ties p
e r fo rm e d , a lth ou gh the o ccu p a tio n s a r e a p p ro p
r ia te ly c la s s i f ie d w ith in the sa m e s u r v e y jo b d
e sc r ip tio n ; and (3) d if fe r e n c e s in len g th of s e r
v ic e o r m e r it r e v ie w w hen in d iv id u a l s a la r ie s
a r e ad ju ste d on th is b a s is . L o n g e r a v e ra g e s e
r v ic e of m en w ould r e s u lt in h ig h e r a v e r a g e p a
y w hen both s e x e s a r e em p lo y ed w ith in the sa m e ra te
ra n g e . Job d e s c r ip tio n s u sed in c la s s ify in g e m
p lo y e e s in th e se s u r v e y s a re u s u a l ly m o re g e
n e r a liz e d than th o se u sed in in d iv id u a l e s ta b
lish m e n ts to a llo w fo r m in o r d if fe r e n c e s am ong e
sta b lish m e n ts in s p e c if ic d uties p e r fo r m e d .
O ccu p atio n al e m p lo ym en t e st im a te s r e p r e s e
n t the to ta l in a ll e s ta b lish m e n ts w ith in the sco p e
o f the stu d y and not the n u m b er a c tu a l ly s u r v e y e
d . B e c a u s e o f d if fe r e n c e s in o ccu p a tio n a l s
tr u c tu r e am ong e sta b lis h m e n ts , the e st im a te s of
o ccu p a tio n a l e m p lo y m en t obtain ed fro m the sa m p le
of e s ta b lish m e n ts stu d ied s e r v e on ly to in d ica te
the r e la t iv e im p o rta n ce o f the jo b s stu d ied . T h e
se d if fe r e n c e s in o c c u p a tio n a l s tr u c tu r e do
not m a te r ia l ly a ffe c t the a c c u r a c y o f the e a r n
in gs data.
E s ta b lis h m e n t P r a c t ic e s and S u p p lem e n ta
ry W age P r o v is io n s
In fo rm a tio n is p re s e n te d a ls o (in the B - s e r ie
s ta b le s ) on s e le c te d e sta b lish m e n t p r a c t ic e
s and su p p le m e n ta ry b e n e fits a s th e y r e la te to o
ffic e and p lan t w o r k e r s . T he te r m o f fic e w o r k e
r s , as u se d in th is b u lle tin , in c lu d e s w o rk in g s
u p e r v is o r s and n o n s u p e r v is o ry w o r k e r s p e
r fo r m in g c l e r ic a l o r r e la te d fu n ctio n s, and e x
c lu d e s a d m in is t r a t iv e , e x e c u tiv e , and p r o
fe s s io n a l p e r s o n n e l. P la n t w o r k e r s " in clu
d e w o rk in g fo re m e n and a l l n o n s u p e r v is o r y w
o r k e r s (in cludin g le a d - m en and tra in e e s ) en g ag
ed in n o n o ffice fu n ctio n s. A d m in is tr a t iv e , e x e
c u tiv e , and p r o fe s s io n a l e m p lo y e e s , and fo r c
e -a c c o u n t co n stru ctio n e m p lo y e e s who a r e u t il
iz e d a s a s e p a ra te w o rk fo r c e a r e e xc lu d ed . C a
fe te r ia w o r k e rs and ro u tem en a re e x c lu d e d in m a
n u fa ctu rin g in d u s t r ie s , but a r e in clu d ed as p lan
t w o r k e r s in n o n m an u factu rin g in d u s tr ie s .
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2S h ift d if fe r e n t ia l data (tab le B - l ) a r e lim ite
d to m a n u fa ctu rin g
in d u s tr ie s . T h is in fo rm a tio n is p re s e n te d
both in te r m s o f (a) e s t a b lis h m e n t p o l i c y ,2 p
re s e n te d in te r m s o f to ta l p lan t w o r k e r e m p lo
y m en t, and (b) e ffe c tiv e p r a c t ic e , p re s e n te d on
the b a s is o f w o r k e r s a c tu a lly em p lo y ed on the s p
e c if ie d sh ift at the t im e o f the s u r v e y . In e sta b
lish m e n ts havin g v a r ie d d if fe r e n t ia ls , the am
ount a p p ly in g to a m a jo r ity w as u se d o r , i f no am
ount a p p lied to a m a jo r ity , the c l a s s if ic a t io n "
o th e r 1' w as u se d . In e sta b lish m e n ts in w h ich so m
e la te - s h ift h o u rs a r e p aid at n o rm a l r a te s , a d
if fe r e n t ia l w as re c o rd e d o n ly i f it a p p lied to a
m a o r it y of the s h ift h o u rs .
M in im um e n tra n ce r a te s (tab le B -2 ) r e la te o n ly
to the e s t a b lish m e n ts v is ite d . T h e y a re p re s e n
te d on an e sta b lish m e n t, ra th e r than on an e m p lo y m
en t b a s is . P a id h o lid a y s; p a id v a c a tio n s ; and
h e alth , in su ra n c e , and p en sio n p lan s a r e tre a te d
s t a t is t ic a l ly on the b a s is th at th e se a r e a p p
lica b le to a ll p lan t o r o ffic e w o r k e r s i f a m a jo r
i t y o f su ch w o r k e r s a r e e lig ib le o r m a y e v e n
tu a lly q u a lify fo r the p r a c t ic e s lis te d . Sch ed u
led h o u rs a r e tre a te d s t a t is t ic a l ly on the b a s
is th at th e se a r e a p p lic a b le to a ll p lan t o r o ffic
e w o r k e r s i f a m a jo r ity a r e c o v e re d . 3 B e c a u
s e o f rounding, su m s of in d iv id u a l ite m s in th e se tab
u latio n s m a y not equ al to ta ls .
The f i r s t p a r t of the p aid h o lid a y s ta b le p r e s
e n ts the n u m b e r o f w hole and h a lf h o lid a y s a c tu a
lly p ro v id e d . The seco n d p a r t co m b in es w hole and h
a lf h o lid a y s to show to ta l h o lid a y t im e .
The s u m m a ry of v a ca tio n p lan s is lim ite d to fo r m
a l a r r a n g e m e n ts , exc lu d in g in fo r m a l p lan s w
h e re b y tim e o ff w ith p a y is g ran ted at the d is c r e t
io n o f the e m p lo y e r . S e p a ra te e s t im a te s a r e p
ro v id e d a c c o rd in g to e m p lo y e r p r a c t ic e in com
p uting v a c a tio n p a y m e n ts , su ch as tim e p a y m e n
ts , p e r c e n t o f annual e a r n in g s , o r f la t - s u m
am o u n ts. H o w ev er, in the tab u latio n s o f v a c a tio n
a llo w a n c e s , p ay m e n ts not on a tim e b a s is w e r e c
o n v e rte d ; fo r e x a m p le , a p aym en t o f 2 p e r c e n
t o f annual e a rn in g s w as c o n sid e re d a s the e q u iv a
len t of 1 w e e k 's p ay .
2 A n e sta b lish m e n t w as c o n sid e re d a s h a vin g a
p o lic y i f it m et e ith e r o f the fo llo w in g co n d itio n
s; (1) O p e ra ted la te s h ifts at the tim e o f the s u r v e y
, o r (2) had fo r m a l p r o v is io n s c o v e r in g la te s h
ifts .3 S ch ed u led w e e k ly h o u rs fo r o ffic e w o r k e r
s ( f ir s t s e c tio n of ta b le B -3 ) in s u r v e y s m ade p
r io r to J u ly 1957 w e r e p re s e n te d in te r m s o f the p
ro p o rtio n o f w om en o ffic e w o r k e r s e m p lo y ed in o
ffic e s w ith the in d ica te d w e e k ly h o u rs fo r w om en w
o r k e r s .
D a ta a r e p re s e n te d fo r a ll h e a lth , in s u ra n c
e , and p en sio n p lan s fo r w h ich at le a s t a p a r t o f
the c o s t is b o rn e b y the e m p lo y e r , e x ce p tin g on
ly le g a l re q u ir e m e n ts su ch as w o r k m e n 's co m p
en sa tio n , s o c ia l s e c u r it y , and r a ilr o a d re t
ire m e n t. Such p lan s in c lu d e th o se u n d e rw ritte n by
a c o m m e r c ia l in su ra n c e co m p an y and th o se p ro v
id e d th rou gh a union fund o r p a id d ir e c t ly b y the e m
p lo y e r out o f c u r re n t o p e ra tin g funds o r fro m a
fund s e t a s id e fo r th is p u rp o s e . D eath b e n e fits a
r e in clu d ed as a fo rm o f l i fe in s u ra n c e .
S ic k n e s s and a c c id e n t in su ra n c e is lim ite d to
that typ e o f in s u ra n c e u n d er w h ich p re d e te rm in e
d c a s h p ay m e n ts a r e m ad e d ir e c t ly to the in su re
d on a w e e k ly o r m o n th ly b a s is d u rin g i l ln e s s o
r a c c id e n t d is a b ility . In fo rm a tio n is p re se n te
d fo r a l l su ch p lan s to w h ich the e m p lo y e r c o n tr
ib u te s . H o w ev er , in N ew Y o r k and N ew J e r s e y , w
h ich h ave e n a cted te m p o r a r y d is a b ility in su ra n c
e la w s w h ich r e q u ir e e m p lo y e r c o n tr ib u tio n s
,4 p lan s a r e in clu d ed o n ly i f the e m p lo y e r (1) c o
n tr ib u te s m o re than is le g a l ly re q u ir e d , o r (2) p
ro v id e s the e m p lo y e e w ith b e n e fits w h ich e x c e e
d the re q u ir e m e n ts o f the la w . T ab u latio n s of p aid
s ic k - le a v e p lan s a r e lim ite d to fo r m a l p lan s 5 w
h ich p ro v id e fu ll p ay o r a p ro p o rtio n o f the w o r k
e r 's p a y d u rin g a b se n ce fro m w o rk b e c a u s e of i
l ln e s s . S e p a ra te tab u latio n s a r e p ro v id e d a c
c o rd in g to (1) .plans w h ich p ro v id e fu ll p a y and no w
a itin g p e r io d , and (2) p lan s p ro v id in g e ith e r p a
r t ia l p ay o r a w a itin g p e r io d . In ad d ition to the p
re se n ta tio n o f the p ro p o rtio n s of w o r k e r s who a r
e p ro v id e d s ic k n e s s and a c c id e n t in su ra n c e o
r p a id s ic k le a v e , an u n d u p licated to ta l is show n o
f w o r k e r s who r e c e iv e e ith e r o r both ty p e s o f b
e n e fits .
C a ta stro p h e in su ra n c e , s o m e tim e s r e f e r r e
d to as exten d ed m e d ic a l in su ra n c e , in c lu d e s th o
se p lan s w h ich a r e d e sig n e d to p r o te c t e m p lo y e
e s in c a s e of s ic k n e s s and in ju r y in v o lv in g e x p
e n s e s beyond the n o rm a l c o v e r a g e of h o s p ita liz
a tio n , m e d ic a l, and s u r g ic a l p la n s . M e d ic a l
in su ra n c e r e f e r s to p lan s p ro v id in g fo r co m p
lete o r p a r t ia l p ay m en t of d o c t o r s 1 fe e s . Such
p lan s m a y be u n d e rw ritte n b y c o m m e r c ia l in su ra
n c e co m p an ies o r n o n p ro fit o rg a n iz a tio n s o r th
e y m a y be s e lf - in s u r e d . T ab u latio n s o f r e t ir
e m e n t p e n sio n p la n s a r e lim ite d to th o se p lan s
that p ro v id e m o n th ly p a y m e n ts fo r the re m a in d e
r o f the w o r k e r 's l i fe .
4 T he te m p o r a r y d is a b ili ty la w s in C a lifo r n
ia and R hode Is la n d do not r e q u ir e e m p lo y e r c o n tr
ib u tio n s .5 A n e sta b lish m e n t w as c o n s id e re d as
h a vin g a fo r m a l p la n i f it e s ta b lis h e d at le a s t
the m in im u m n u m b e r o f d a y s o f s ic k le a v e th at
could be e x p e c te d by e a c h e m p lo y e e . Such a p lan n
eed not be w ritte n , but in fo r m a l s ic k - le a v e a llo w
a n c e s , d e te rm in e d on an in d iv id u a l b a s is , w e
r e e x c lu d e d .
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3Table 1. Establishments and workers within scope of survey and
number studied in Fort Worth, Tex. by major industry division, 2
November I960
Minimum Number of establishments Workers in establishments
Industry divisionemployment in establish W ithin Within scope of
study Studied
ments in scope of study
scope of study 3
StudiedTotal 4 Office Plant Total 4
All divisions _________________________________________ __ ___
50 356 122 84, 900 15, 000 51,100 60, 080
Manufacturing -------------------------------------------------
------------- 50 131 48 45, 500 6, 400 28, 500 36,
050Nonmanufacturing ----------------------------------------
-----------------------
Transportation, communication, and other50 225 74 39, 400 8, 600
22, 600 24, 030
public utilities 5
------------------------------------------------------------ 50 33
19 12, 200 2, 000 6, 600 11, 120Wholesale trade
------------------------ ----------------------- ---------- 50 47
10 4, 900 (6) (!) 1, 300Retail trade
------------------------------------------------
-------------------- 50 80 24 15, 400 ( ) (!) 8, 310Finance,
insurance, and real estate --------------- ------- 50 34 10 3, 800
(*) (!) 1, 910Services7
--------------------------------------------------- ------------ __
50 31 1.1 3, 100 (6) (6) 1, 390
1 The Fort Worth Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (Johnson
and Tarrant 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 (1) planning of wage surveys
requires the use of establishment data compiled considerably in
advance of the payroll period studied, and, (2) small
establishments are excluded from the scope of the survey.
2 The 1957 revised edition of the Standard Industrial
Classification Manual was used in classifying establishments by
industry division. Major changes from the earlier edition (used in
the Bureau's labor market wage surveys conducted prior to July
1958) are the transfer of milk pasteurization plants and
ready-mixed concrete establishments from trade (wholesale or
retail) to manufacturing, and the transfer of radio and television
broadcasting from services to the transportation, communication,
and other public utilities division.
3 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.
4 Includes executive, professional, and other workers excluded
from the separate office and plant categories.5 Taxicabs and
services incidental to water transportation were excluded.6 This
industry division is represented in estimates for "a ll industries"
and "nonmanufacturing" in the Series A and B tables. Separate
presentation of data for this division is not made
for one or more of the following reasons: (1) Employment in the
division is too small to provide enough data to merit separate
study, (2) the sample was not designed initially to permit separat*
presentation, (3) response was insufficient or inadequate to permit
separate presentation, (4) there is possibility of disclosure of
individual establishment data.
7 Hotels; personal services; business services; automobile
repair shops; motion pictures; nonprofit membership organizations;
and engineering and architectural services.
Table 2. Percents of change in standard weekly salaries and
straight-time hourly earnings for selected occupational groups in
Fort Worth, Tex. ,
November 1959 to November I960
Occupational groups Allindustries Manufacturing
Office clerical (women) ----------------------------------------
4. 9 6. 9Industrial nurses (women)
------------------------------------ . 5 1. 0Skilled maintenance
(men) ------------------------------------ 4. 3 4. 1Unskilled plant
(men) -------------------------------------------- 1 - . 5 3.9
1 Increases for this group in manufacturing industries were
offset by a decline in nonmanufacturing industries; the decline in
the latter group largely re flects shifts in employments in this
job group between high- and low-rate establishments rather than
wage decreases.
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4Wage Trends for Selected Occupational Groups
P resen ted in table 2 are p ercen ts o f change in sa la r ie s
o f w om en o ffic e c le r ic a l w ork ers and in du stria l n u
rses , and in average earnings o f se le cte d plant w ork er grou
ps.
F o r o ffic e c le r ic a l w ork ers and industria l n u rses
, the p e r cents o f change relate to average w eekly sa la rie s
fo r n orm al hours o f w ork, that is , the standard w ork
schedule fo r w hich s tra ig h t-tim e sa la rie s are paid. F o r
plant w ork er grou ps, they m ea su re changes in stra igh t-tim e
h ourly earn ings, excluding prem iu m pay fo r o v e r tim e and
fo r w ork on w eekends, h olidays, and late sh ifts. The p e r
centages are based on data fo r se le cted key occu pation s and
include m ost o f the n u m erica lly im portant jo b s within each
group. The o f f ic e c le r ic a l data are based on w om en in
the follow in g 18 jo b s : B ille r s , m achine (b illing m ach
in e); book k eep ing -m ach in e o p e ra to rs , c la ss A and B;
C om ptom eter o p e ra to rs ; c le rk s , f i le , c la ss A and
B; c le rk s , o rd e r ; c le rk s , p a y ro ll; keypunch o p e
ra to rs ; o ffic e g ir ls ; s e c r e ta r ie s ; sten ograph ers
, gen era l; sw itchboard o p e ra to rs ; sw itchboard o p e ra to
r - r ecep tion ists ; tabulating-m achine o p e ra to rs ; tra n
scr ib in g -m a ch in e o p e ra to rs , gen era l; and typ ists ,
c la ss A and B. The in dustria l nurse data are based on w om en
industria l n u rses . Men in the fo llow in g 10 sk illed m
aintenance job s and 3 unskilled job s w ere included in the plant
w ork er data: Skilled ca rp en ters ; e le c tr ic ia n s ; m a ch
in ists ; m e chan ics ; m ech an ics , autom otive; m illw righ ts
; pa in ters ; p ip e fitte rs ; sh eet-m eta l w ork ers ; and too
l and die m a k ers ; unskilled ja n ito rs , p o r te r s , and c
le a n e rs ; la b o re rs , m a teria l handling; and watchm
en.
A vera ge w eekly sa la ries o r average h ourly earnings w ere
com puted fo r each o f the se le cte d occu pation s. The average
s a l a r ies o r h ourly earnings w ere then m u ltip lied by the
average em p loy m ent in the jo b during the months indicated in
the title o f table 2.
T h ese w eighted earn ings fo r individual occu pation s w ere
then totaled to obtain an aggregate fo r each occu pation al group.
F in a lly , the ratio o f these group aggregates fo r the one y
ear to the aggregate fo r the oth er yea r was com puted and the d
iffe re n ce betw een the resu lt and 100 is the p ercen t o f
change fr o m the one p e r io d to the other.
The p ercen t o f change m e a su re s , p r in cip a lly , the
e ffe cts o f (1) g en era l sa la ry and w age changes; (2) m e r
it o r other in cre a se s in pay re ce iv e d by individual w ork
ers while in the sam e jo b ; and (3) changes in the la b or fo r c
e such as la bor tu rn over, fo r c e expans ion s , fo r c e
reductions, and changes in the p rop ortion s o f w ork ers em
ployed by establishm ents with d ifferen t pay le v e ls . Changes
in the la b or fo r c e can cause in cre a se s o r d e cre a se s
in the occu pation al averages without actual wage changes. F o r
exam ple, a fo r c e expansion m ight in cre a se the p rop ortion
o f low er paid w ork ers in a sp e c if ic occu pation and resu lt
in a drop in the average , w hereas a reduction in the p rop ortion
o f low er paid w ork ers would have the opposite e ffe ct . The m
ovem ent o f a h igh-paying estab lishm ent out o f an a rea could
cause the average earnings to drop , even though no change in rates
o c cu rr e d in oth er area estab lishm ents.
The use o f constant em ploym ent weights elim in ates the e ffe
cts o f changes in the p rop ortion o f w ork ers rep resen ted in
each jo b in cluded in the data. N or are the p ercen ts o f change
in fluenced by changes in standard w ork sch edules o r in p rem iu
m pay fo r ov ertim e , s in ce they are based on pay fo r stra ig
h t-tim e hours.
Indexes fo r the p e r iod 1953 to I960 fo r w ork ers in 20 m a
jo r la b or m arkets w ill appear in BLS B ull. 1265-62, W ages
and R elated B en efits, 60 L abor M arkets, W inter 1959-60.
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Table A-1: Office Occupations
(Average straight-time weekly hours and earnings for selected
occupations studied on an area basis by industry division, Fort
Worth, Tex. , November I960)
Sex, occupation, and industry division N um bero fw orkers
Average N U M B E R O F W O R K E R S R E C E IV IN G S T R A I
G H T -T I M E W E E K L Y E A R N IN G S O F
W e e k ly h o u r s 1
(Standard)
W eek lyearn ings1
(Standard)
Under$40. 00
to. 00and
under 45. 00
I 5 . 00
50. 00
lo . 00
55. 00
I 5 . 00
60. 00
lo . 00
65. 00
Is . 00
70. 00
70. 00
75. 00
75. 00
80. 00
lo . 00
85. 00
1 5 . 00
9 0 . 0 0
9 0 . 0 0
95. 00
95. 00
100.00
100.00
105. 00
105. 00
n o . 00
n o . 00
115. 00
115. 00
120. 00
1$20. 00 and over
Men
Clerks, accounting, class A ________________________ 231 40. 5
$98. 50 _ _ _ _ 2 2 6 7 8 22 9 31 37 49 14 4 12 2 28Manufacturing _
__ __ __ 92 40. 0 107.50 - - - - - - - - 1 3 1 5 22 17 9 4 7
23Nonmanufacturing __ _ __ __ __ 139 40. 5 92. 50 - - - - 2 2 6 7 7
19 8 26 15 32 5 - 5 5
Public utilities 3 __ 63 40. 0 94. 50 - " - " - 2 2 4 7 9 4 3 -
21 5 - 1 5
Clerks, order __ _ __ __ __ 45 40. 0 83. 50 _ _ _ 4 _ _ _ 12 4 6
5 4 _ 6 1 _ 2 l
Office boys _ __ _ n o 40. 0 53. 00 30 19 31 9 3 1 2 10 5 .
.Manufacturing _ __ __ _ __ - 47 40. 0 54. 00 - 22 2 4 4 2 1 2 10 -
- - - - - - - -Nonmanufacturing _ _ _ __ 63 40. 0 52.00 - 8 17 27 5
1 - - - 5 - - - - - -
Tabulating-machine operators, class A ------------------- 69 40.
0 106.00 - _ _ - - _ - - 1 4 4 4 7 10 7 8 21 3
Tabulating-machine operators, class B 66 40. 0 86.00 . _ 2 4 ! 5
2 2 5 6 5 7 18 1 2 1 2 3
Tabulating-machine operators, class C 51 40. 0 61. 50 _ . 8 1 9
19 6 5 1 2 . . . . . . . _Nonmanufacturing _ 41 40. 0 59. 00 8 1 9
18 4 1 '
Women
Billers, machine (billing machine) _ _ 48 40. 0 63.00 2 1 17 15
5 2 6Nonmanufacturing _ 43 40.0 62. 00 2 " 1 17 - 12 5 - - - - - 6
- - - -
Billers, machine (bookkeeping machine) _ 66 40.0 54. 50 4 4 15
21 10 - 3 3 _ - - - 6 . - - _ -Nonmanufacturing _ ____ 51 39. 5 48.
50 4 4 15 18 9 - 1 - - - - - - - - - - ~
Bookkeeping-machine operators, class A _ ^ _ 72 40. 5 67. 00 _ .
_ 11 14 16 8 4 6 4 7 _ 2 _ _ _ _ -Manufacturing __ _ __ 31 40. 0
71. 00 - - - 7 - 3 4 4 6 4 1 - 2 - - - - -Nonmanufacturing __ _
____ 41 40. 5 64.00 - - - 4 14 13 4 - - 6 - - - -
Bookkeeping-machine operators, class B _ 227 39. 5 56. 50 _ 5 19
92 43 41 20 _ 7 - _ - _ - _ - - -Manufacturing __ _ 27 40. 0 59. 00
- - 2 14 2 1 2 - 6 - - - - - - - - -Nonmanufacturing 200 39. 5
56.00 - 5 17 78 41 40 18 1 " - - - - "
Clerks, accounting, class A 287 40. 0 78. 00 _ _ 3 5 17 50 43 21
18 25 23 7 64 9 2 - _ -Manufacturing _ _ 91 40. 0 86. 50 - - - - -
7 4 6 4 20 3 5 41 1 - - - -Nonmanufacturing _ _ _ 196 40. 0 74.00 -
- 3 5 17 43 39 15 14 5 20 2 23 8 2 - - -
Public utilities 3 56 40. 0 90. 50 * " " 3 5 5 14 " 23 4 2 _
~
Clerks, accounting, class B 554 40. 5 59. 50 . 54 84 89 102 60
35 48 22 54 3 1 2 . . _ . _Manufacturing _ _ 79 40. 0 68. 50 - - -
12 16 4 3 16 10 13 2 1 2 - - - - -Nonmanufacturing _ _ 475 40. 5
58.00 - 54 84 77 86 56 32 32 12 41 1 - - - - - - -
Public utilities 3 126 40. 0 69. 50 - 4 8 4 13 15 19 14 7 41 1 -
- - - -
Clerks, file, class B 376 40. 0 48. 00 31 197 36 29 29 2 4 23 25
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Nonmanufacturing _ _ _ 305 40. 0 44.00 31 181 29
29 29 2 4 - - - - - - - - - -
Clerks, order _ __ 142 40. 0 55.00 _ 27 . 9 30 45 17 3 3 5 2 1 _
_ _ _ _ - - :Manufacturing __ _ _ _ _ _ _ 27 40.0 61. 00 - - - 7 4
11 - 1 1 2 1 - - - - - - -Nonmanufacturing 115 40.0 53. 50 27 9 23
41 6 3 2 4
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6Table A-1. Office Occupations-Continued
(Average straight-time weekly hours and earnings for selected
occupations studied on an area basis by industry division* Fort
Worth* Tex. * November I960)
A r a u a a N U M B E R O F W O R K E R S R E C E IV IN G S T R
A I G H T -T I M E W E E K L Y E A R N IN G S O F
Sex, occupation, and industry division $ $ s $ S $ $ $ s s $ $ $
s $ $ so fworker*
W eekly, hour* *
W eek ly , earn in is
Under$
40. 00 and
45.00 50. 00 55. 00 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 and(Standard)
(Standard) 40. 00 under45. 00 50. 00 55.00 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
over
W omen Continued
Clerks, payroll 131 40. 5 $65.00 2 9 2 12 24 44 5 7 5 8 3 1 1 1
5 1 ! _Manufacturing _ 50 40. 0 73. 00 - 3 1 5 6 8 5 1 3 6 2 1 1 1
5 1 1 -Nonmanufacturing 81 41.0 60.00 2 6 1 7 18 36 - 6 2 2 1 - - -
- - -
Comptometer operators _ _ __ __ 163 40. 0 66. 50 1 17 7 26 16 18
19 7 7 12 16 12 4 1 _ _ _ _Manufacturing _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 75 40. 0
73. 50 - - 1 13 6 8 8 4 2 8 16 4 4 1 - - - -Nonmanufacturing _ __ _
__ 88 40. 0 61.00 1 17 6 13 10 10 11 3 5 4 - 8 - - - - - -
Keypunch operators _ __ __ __ 278 40. 0 65. 50 - 6 40 41 35 41
18 9 13 23 32 18 2 _ _ _ _ _Manufacturing _ _ ____ 123 40.0 77. 00
- 3 6 8 3 8 9 6 12 18 32 18 - - - - - -Nonmanufacturing _ _ _ _ 155
40. 0 56.50 - 3 34 33 32 33 9 3 1 5 - - 2 - - - - -
Public utilities1 __ _ _ _ 32 40. 0 64. 50 - 1 3 3 12 7 3 - 1 -
- 2 - - - - -
Office girls __ _ _ _ 95 40. 0 54. 50 6 21 32 5 4 _ 4 2 10 11 _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _Manufacturing _ ___ 32 40. 0 6 0 . 00 - 9 5 2 * - - 4
2 10 - - - - - - - - -Nonmanufacturing __ __ _ _ 63 39.5 52.00 6 12
27 3 4 - " - 11 " - - - " -
Secretaries _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 716 40. 0 77.00 _ - 33 51 46 90 75 62
54 74 29 42 48 91 3 2 10 6Manufacturing _ _ - 258 40.0 86. 50 - - -
8 10 28 16 25 3 15 9 31 32 70 1 2 6 2Nonmanufacturing 458 40. 0 72.
00 - - 33 43 36 62 59 37 51 59 20 11 16 21 2 - 4 4
Public utilities3 __ _ __ __ _ _ 94 40. 0 86. 00 - - - - - 1 16
5 14 11 13 4 11 13 2 - 4 -
Stenographers, general 387 40. 0 70. 00 2 11 28 21 45 61 58 37
26 19 2 10 54 6 2 3 1 1Manufacturing _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ 112 40. 0 82.
50 - - 2 2 4 18 7 14 5 5 1 1 43 4 2 2 1 1Nonmanufacturing _ _ _ _ _
_ _ 275 40. 0 65. 00 2 11 26 19 41 43 51 23 21 14 1 9 11 2 - 1 -
-
Public utilities 3 ___ _ _ _ _ _ 119 40. 0 74. 00 - " 4 16 19 17
8 17 14 1 9 11 2 - 1 - -
Switchboard operators __ 150 41. 0 61. 00 15 16 16 15 23 17 5 3
2 8 14 11 5 _ _ _ _ _Manufacturing __ _ _ _ __ 33 40. 0 78. 00 - -
- 5 2 4 1 1 1 3 2 9 5 - - - - -Nonmanufacturing __ _ __ __ 117 41.
5 56. 50 4 15 16 16 10 21 13 4 2 1 5 12 2 - - - - - -
Public utilities3 __ __ ____ 32 40. 0 78. 00 - - " " 1 6 4 2 - 5
12 2 " - - - - -Switchboard operator-receptionists
_________________ 125 40.0 59. 00 - 3 8 35 31 20 11 6 5 6 _ . _ _ _
_ _ _
Manufacturing ____ __ __ __ _ ____ 49 40. 0 60. 50 - - 5 10 10 9
4 6 5 - - - - - - - - -Nonmanufacturing _ ___ 76 40. 5 57. 50 " 3 3
25 21 11 7 " 6 - - - - ~ - -
Tabulating-machine operators, class B _ 35 40. 0 85. 50 - - - -
1 1 3 _ 3 13 - 3 11 _ _ _ _ _
Transcribing-machine operators, general __________ 193 40. 0 55.
00 _ 17 38 67 24 27 5 1 _ 7 1 2 4 _ _ . . .Manufacturing __ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ ------ _ 100 40. 0 56.00 - 1 33 20 16 20 1 1 - 7 1 - - - -
- - -Nonmanufacturing _ _ _ _ _ _ 93 39.5 54. 50 - 16 5 47 8 7 4 -
- - - 2 4 - - - - -
Typists, class A __ __ __ __ _ _ 313 40.0 63. 50 - 4 19 61 67 52
25 18 23 19 22 3 _ _ _ _ _ _Manufacturing _ _ __ 75 40. 0 76.00 - -
3 9 - 5 - 10 11 19 18 - - - - - - -Nonmamifactnring _ 238 40. 0 59.
50 - 4 16 52 67 47 25 8 12 - 4 3 - - - - - -
Public utilities3 49 40. 0 63. 00 - - - - 24 14 6 1 1 - - 3 - -
* - - -
Typists, class B _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ____ 418 40. 0 51. 00 6 114 84
115 36 17 25 8 13 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Manufacturing _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I T T 40. 0 53. 50 - 38 9 25 5 r r ~ 9 8 8 - - - - - - - -
-Nonmanufacturing __ _ __ 305 40.0 50.00 6 76 75 90 31 6 16 - 5 - -
- - - - - -
Public utilities3 __ __ _ _ 57 40. 0 57. 50 3 2 26 7 2 12 5
Standard hours reflect the workweek for which employees receive
their regular straight-time salaries and the earnings correspond to
these weekly hours. Workers were distributed as follows: 14 at $
120 to $ 130; 10 at $ 130 to $ 140; 4 at $ 140 and
over.Transportation* communication* and other public
utilities.Workers were distributed as follows: 10 at $ 30 to $ 35;
5 at $ 35 to $40.
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7Table A-2. Professional and Technical Occupations
(Average straight-time weekly hours and earnings for selected
occupations studied on an area basis by industry division, Fort
Worth, T e x ., November I960)
Sex, occupation, and industry divisionNumber
ofworkers
Avbbagb NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY
EARNINGS OF
Weekly hours 1
(Standard)Weekly earnings 1
(Standard)
$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
1 0 0 .0 0
1*00. 00
105. 00
1*05. 00
1 1 0 .0 0
1*10. 00
115. 00
1*15. 00
1 2 0 .0 0
1*20. 00
1 2 5 .0 0
1*25. 00
130. 00
1*30. 00 and over
M en
D raftsm en , sen ior
---------------------------------------------------- ---------- 115
40 . 0 $ 1 0 1 . 00 1 20 8 19 12 7 16 5 12 7 2 5M anufacturing
--------------------------------------------------------------------
55 40 . 0 107. 00 - - - - - 1 3 14 4 5 7 - 8 6 2 5Nonm anufacturing
------------------------------------ --------------------- 60 40 .
0 96 . 50 - - " - 1 19 5 5 8 2 9 5 5 1 " "
D raftsm en , ju nior --------
--------------------------------------------------- 114 40. 0 77.
00 3 8 32 15 24 4 13 8 7M anufacturing
--------------------------------------------------------------------
56 40 . 0 76 . 00 - 4 26 11 - - 4 - - 4 7 - - - - -N onm
anufacturing ------------------------------------------------
---------- 58 40 . 0 78. 00 3 4 6 4 24 ~ 13 4 ~
W om en
N u rses , in du strial (registered) ___________________________
34 40. 0 103. 50 1 2 2 4 1 18 6
1 Standard hours reflect the workweek for which employees
receive their regular straight-time salaries and the earnings
correspond to these weekly hours.
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8Table A-3. Maintenance and Powerplant Occupations
(Average straight-time hourly earnings for men in selected
occupations studied on an area basis by industry division, Fort
Worth, Tex., November I960)
NUM BER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGH T-TIM E HOURLY EARNINGS
OF
$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ 5 , $ $ $ $ $ $ $Occupation and
industry division ofworkers
hourly i earnings 1 .2 0 and
1. 30 1 .4 0 1 .5 0 1. 60 1. 70 1 .8 0 1 .9 0 2. 00 2. 10 2 .2 0
2. 30 2 .4 0 2. 50 2. 60 2. 70 2. 80 2. 90 3 .0 0 3. 10 3. 20 3.
30
under1 .3 0 1 .4 0 1. 50 1. 60 1 .7 0 1 .8 0 1. 90 2. 00 2. 10
2. 20 2 .3 0 2 .4 0 2. 50 2. 60 2.70 2. 80 2 .9 0 3. 00 3. 10 3. 20
3. 30 3 .4 0
Carpenters, maintenance _ 98 $ 2 . 51 1 5 3 4 5 12 8 1 36 2 17
4Manufacturing _ 70 2. 74 - - - - 2 2 - 4 2 1 - - - - - - 36 2 ' 17
4 - -Nonmanufacturing . ------ ~ ---------. 28 1. 93 - 1 5 1 2 " 1
10 7 " " _ " - 1 - - - -
E lectricians, maintenance 225 2 .9 6 _ _ . 1 1 - 2 6 6 3 2 2 7
5 2 12 _ 32 17 106 21 _Manufacturing - 204 5 .0 2 - - - 1 1 - " 6 -
3 1 2 2 5 - $ - 31 17 TO 6 21
Engineers, stationary 114 2. 69 _ 3 - - - - 1 4 10 7 1 6 6 6 - 1
4 36 _ 18 11 _Manufacturing ----- 72 2. 90 - - - - - - 1 - 2 - 1 -
6 2 - 1 2 36 - 10 11 -Nonmanufacturing 42 2 .3 3 3 " _ _ 4 8 7 6 4
2 - - 8 -
Helpers, trades, maintenance 104 1 .7 9 2 29 1 5 15 4 - 3 5 7 -
- 10 25 - - _ _ _ _ _ _ _Manufacturing 78 1 .8 9 20 1 - 12 1 " 1 3
7 - 8 "25
Machinists, maintenance 115 2 .9 3 _ _ - - _ - 1 2 2 3 2 7 4 1 8
1 5 12 _ 5 62 _Manufacturing _ 112 2. 94 - - " - 1 2 2 3 2 7 4 - 8
" 5 11 - 5 62 -
Mechanics, automotive (m a in te n a n c e )--------- 181 2. 11
_ 6 3 8 3 13 50 26 3 7 4 6 6 9 3 19 9 _ 3 3 _ _Manufacturing _ _ _
75 2. 20 - 6 3 6 1 9 6 6 1 5 1 - - - - 16 9 - 3 3 -
-Nonmanufacturing 106 2. 05 - - - 2 2 4 44 20 2 2 3 6 6 9 3 3 - - -
- - -
Public u tilities3 _ _ < 83 2. 08 - " - " - " 35 20 2 " 3 2 6
9 3 3 - - - - -Mechanics, m a in te n a n
ce______________________
II^218 2. 23 6 6 _ 6 1 5 30 29 30 27 8 9 3 2 2 1 1 11 37 _ _ 4
4Manufacturing _ _ _ _ __ 2. 29 6 6 - 6 1 - 26 7 22 18 - 3 2 1 1 -
- 11 37 - - 4N onm anufacturing___________________________ j 67 2.
08 - " " 5 4 22 8 9 8 6 1 1 1 1 1 - "
Millwrights ____ __ _ 76 2. 67 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - _ 7 6 _ 12 4 17_
- 8 22 _ _ _
Manufacturing 76 2. 67 - - - " - 1----- 1---- - - 7 6 "_
4 17 " - 8 ---- 22 " - -
Oilers ------------- _ _ 47 2. 30 _ 3 _ 1 _ _ 4 - 3 17 _ _ 12 7
_ _ _ _ _ _ _Manufacturing _ _ 47 Z. 50 - - 3------ 1 - - 4 - i 17
" - 12 7 " - - - " - -
Painters, maintenance 82 2. 57 _ - 2 _ 3 1 3 - 1 3 _ - 1 12 35
10 6 _ 5 _ _ _Manufacturing _ 69 2. 67 - " 1 - 3 " - " - " " 12 32
10 6 - 5 - "
Tool and die m akers --- ---------- ------------- __ 139 3. 00 -
- - - 4 - 4 - 8 - 1 - 3 1 - 14 - 1 - 24 52 27Manufacturing m 3700 ~
?------ Ti -------- 8 " j - 3 I 14 1 z r ---- Z7
1 Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends,
holidays, and late shifts.2 Includes 4 workers at $1.10 to $1 .20
.3 Transportation, communication, and other public utilities.4 All
workers were at $3 .40 to $3 .50 .
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Table A-4. Custodial and M aterial M ovem ent Occupations
9
(A verage stra igh t-tim e hourly earnings for selected
occupations studied on an area basis by industry division, F ort W
orth, T e x ., N ovem ber I960)
NU M B ER OF W O RK ERS R E CE IVIN G STR A IG H T-TIM E H OU
RLY EARN ING S OF
O ccupation1 and industry divisionNumber
ofworkers
Averagehourly
earnings2"0 . 50
and under
. 60
$0 . 60
. 70
$0. 70
. 80 n
00 0
0 %0 . 90
1 . 00
$1 . 00
1 . 10
$1 . 10
1 . 20
$1 . 2 0
1. 30
$1. 30
1 .4 0
$1. 40
1. 50
$1. 50
1 . 60
%1 .6 0
1. 70
$1. 70
1 . 80
s1 .8 0
1. 90
$1. 90
2 . 00
$2 . 00
2 . 10
S2 . 10
2 . 20
$2 . 20
2. 30
$2. 30
2. 40
$2 .4 0
2. 50
S2. 50
2 . 60
$2 . 60
2. 70
$2. 70
2 . 80
$2 . 80 and
over
E levator operators, passen ger(women)
------------------------------------------------------ 82 $ 0 . 88
3 17 - 19 2 30 5 1 - 3 - - 2 - - - 3 - - - - - - _ _
Nonmanufacturing --------------------------------- 82 . 88 17 -
19 2 30 5 1 " 3 - 2 - - 3 - " - - - - -
Guards
---------------------------------------------------------- 273 2.
29 _ _ _ _ _ _ 34 1 _ _ 4 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 10 191 _ 33 _Manufacturing
---------------------------------------- 242 2 .4 5 " - - - - 3 1 -
- 4 - - - - - " 10 191 - 33 " -
Janitors, p orters, and clean ers(men)
---------------------------------------------------------- 1 , 128
1 .4 3 37 31 36 67 50 173 48 109 93 91 17 4 35 15 14 162 2 77 51 16
_ - _ -
Manufacturing ----- ------------------------------- 515 1 .8 0 -
- - - 3 44 10 65 39 28 9 3 10 15 14 135 - 73 51 16 - - -
-Nonmanufacturing -------------------------------- 613 1 . 12 37 31
36 67 47 129 38 44 54 63 8 1 25 - - 27 2 4 - - - - - -
Public utilities 4 ------------------------------ 125 1 .6 2 - -
- - - 1 3 17 23 15 8 1 24 - - 27 2 4 - - " " " -
Janitors, p orters, and clean ers(women) --------------
------------------------------------- 140 1 . 0 1 15 19 24 _ 4 25
28 9 _ 2 3 _ 1 _ 5 2 _ 3 _ _ _ _ _ _
Nonmanufacturing ----------------------------------------- 120
.9 4 15 19 24 - 4 19 21 9 - 2 3 - 1 - 1 2 - - - - - " - -
L ab ore rs, m a teria l handling --------------------- 864 1 .6
2 _ . . 14 . 175 122 59 37 48 24 77 4 10 12 44 35 41 15 67
80Manufacturing --------------------------------------------------
383 1. 90 - - - - - 34 61 4 18 19 7 8 1 10 12 44 14 - 15 56 - 80
-Nonmanufacturing ------------ __ ------------------ 481 1. 39 - -
- 14 - 141 61 55 19 29 17 69 3 - - - 21 41 - 11 - - - -
Public u tilit ie s 4 -------- ------------------ 132 1 .9 6 - -
- - - - - - 5 6 46 2 - - 21 41 - 11 - - - -
Order fille rs _______________________________________ 294 1 .4
8 _ _ _ 8 8 1 44 53 42 23 22 6 35 12 14 7 _ _ 17 _ 2 _ _ _M
anufacturing -------------------------------------------------- 80
1 .6 7 - - - - - - 22 4 10 2 4 2 - 4 10 3 - - 17 - 2 - -
-Nonmanufacturing -------------------------------- 214 1 .4 1 ~ ' 8
8 1 22 49 32 21 18 4 35 8 4 4
P ackers, shipping ------------------------------------- 158 1
.5 6 . . _ _ . 19 26 20 11 11 20 . 12 4 _ _ 11 _ 3 21M anufacturing
---------------------------------------- 69 1 .8 9 - - - - - - 8 -
10 3 13 - - - - - 11 - 3 - 21 - - -Nonmanufacturing
----------------------------------------- 89 1. 30 - " " " " 19 18
20 1 8 7 - 12 4
Receiving clerk s
-------------------------------------------------- 149 1 .5 6 _ _ 5
_ _ 4 12 10 29 16 14 13 13 12 6 2 2 1 _ 2 6 _ 1 1M anufacturing
-------------------------------------------------- 32 1. 99 - - - -
- - - - 5 - - 5 - 6 2 2 2 1 - 1 6 - 1 1Nonmanufacturing
------------------------------ ------ 117 1 .4 5 - - 5 - - 4 12 10
24 16 14 8 13 6 4 - - - - 1 - - - -
Shipping clerks -------- -------- -------- 151 1 .7 7 _ _ _ _ _
_ 2 7 20 14 29 13 5 13 10 7 4 2 _ _ 23 2 _ _Manufacturing
---------------------------------------- 69 2 . 00 - - - - - - - 5
- 10 5 4 - 7 2 5 4 2 - - 23 2 - -
82 1 .5 7 2 2 20 4 24 9 5 6 8 2
Shipping and receiving clerk s --------------- 422 2. 14 _ _ _ _
_ _ 18 21 16 7 21 18 9 11 8 18 6 9 10 241 9 _ _ _Nonmanufacturing
--------------------- ----- 85 1 . 6 6 - - - - - - - 21 14 7 6 3 1
2 2 13 5 4 4 3 - - - -
1 Jii V*1 -i p nti 1i p e 4 31 2. 07 1 3 l 2 2 6 5 4 4 3X^ IDXIC
Utl 11 ll c b
Tru ckdrivers 5 -------------------------------------------- 9 2
8 1 .8 2 3 6 4 60 I 99 13 35 80 82 33 118 21 25 57 5 13 41 31 150
10 42Manufacturing
-------------------------------------------------- 387 1. 90 - - -
- - 6 29 2 12 63 48 14 67 - 10 3 2 12 3 31 33 10 - 6 4
2Nonmanufacturing ----------------------------------------- 541 1
.7 7 - - 3 6 4 54 j 70 11 23 17 34 19 51 21 15 54 3 1 38 - 117 - -
-
Public utilities 4 -------------------------------------- 2 2 2
2. 35 - - - - - - j |1 " - - - 9 1 52 3 1 38 - 117 - - -
T ru ckdrivers, light (under 11V 2 tons)
---------------------------- ------------------------- 100 1. 32 -
- - 3 2 29 15 | - | 15 19 6 9 - - - - - - - 1 - - 1Manufacturing
---------------------------------- 26 1 .5 8 - - - - - | 1 5 j i 8
- 3 8 - - - - - - - 1 - - 1
74 1 .2 3 7. 7 ! 29 ; 10 7 19 3
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Occupations-Continued
(A verage stra igh t-tim e hourly earnings for selected
occupations studied on an area basis by industry division . F ort W
orth , T e x . , N ovem ber I960)
N U M BER OF W O RK ERS RECEIVINCx ST R AIG H T-TIM E H OURLY
EARN ING S OF
Occupation 1 and industry divisionNumber
ofworkers
Average hourly ,
earnings
S0. 50 and
under
S0 . 60
s0. 70 "b. 80
$0 . 9 0
$1. 00
$1 . 10
$1 . 20
$1. 30
$1 .4 0
s1. 50
sl . 60
$1. 70
$1 . 80
$1. 90
s2 . 00 2 . 10
$2 . 20
$2. 30 2 .4 0
52. 50
s2 . 60
s2. 70
$2 . 80 and
. 60 . 70 .8 0 . 90 1 . 00 1 . 10 1 . 20 1. 30 1 .4 0 1. 50 1.
60 1 .7 0 1 . 80 1. 90 2 . 00 2 . 10 2 . 20 2. 30 2 .4 0 2. 50 2 .
60 2. 70 2 . 80 over
T ruckdr ive r s: 5 C ontinue dT ru ck d riv ers , m edium (lV z
to
and including 4 tons) __ __ ----- _ 318 $ 1 . 68 - - 3 3 - 16 59
12 11 15 16 24 14 16 15 53 5 10 38 - 8 - - -M anufacturing __ _ __
__ 52 1 .9 3 - - - - - - - 2 - 7 3 8 2 - 10 1 2 9 - - 8 - -
-Nonmanufacturing __ ____________ 266 1. 64 - - 3 3 - 16 59 10 11 8
13 16 12 16 5 52 3 1 38 - - - - -
Public u tilit ie s 4 ________________ 104 2. 13 - - " - - - - -
1 - - - 8 1 52 3 1 38 - " - - -
T ru ck d riv ers , heavy (over !4 to n s , tra iler type) __
________ 79 1 .8 7 - - - - - 6 - - - - 3 - 42 i 10 1
- - - - 16 - - -M anufacturing __ _ __ __ ____ 32 2. 03 - - " "
6 - - - - 3 - 6 - " 1 - - - - 16 - - -
T ru ck d riv ers , heavy (over4 to n s , other than tra iler t
y p e ) __ 207 1 .7 8 - - - - - - - - 12 48 42 3 49 - - 1 - 3 3 31
8 7 - -
M anufacturing 207 1 .7 8 12 48 42 3 49 - - 1 - 3 3 31 8 7 -
-
T ru c k e rs , power (forklift) __ -------- _ 258 1 .9 7 - - -
- - 16 14 4 30 1 11 8 12 1 10 13 13 27 - 3 40 16 40 - -M
anufacturing ----------- ----- 172 2. 05 - - - - - 14 1 - 30 -
3.... 3 6 2 7 13 - - 3 40 10 40 - -N o n m a n u fa c tu rin g
____________________ 86 1 . 81 - - - - - 2 13 4 - 1 8 5 6 8 6 - 27
- - - 6 - - -
Public u tilit ie s 4 _ _________ 37 2 . 21 " " - - - - - - " -
- - 4 - - 27 - - " 6 - - "
W atchm en _ ____ __ _ __ __ ----- 159 1. 25 _ _ _ _ _ 64 21 19
19 14 6 _ 2 6 1 _ 6 _ _ _ 1 _ _ _M anufacturing _ __ __ ---------
110 1. 19 - - - - - 44 18 19 17 4 6 - - - 1 - - - - - 1 - -
-Nonmanufacturing ------------------------------- 49 1 .4 0 20 3 2
10
!
2 6 6
1 Data lim ited to m en w orkers except where otherw ise
indicated.2 Excludes prem iu m pay for overtim e and for w ork on w
eekends, h olid ays, and late sh ifts.3 Includes 4 w orkers under $
0. 50.4 T ran sportation , com m unication, and other public u
tilities .5 Includes all drivers reg a rd le ss of size and type of
truck operated.4 A ll w orkers at $ 2. 90 to $ 3.
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Table B-l. Shift Differentials
(Shift d ifferentials of m anufacturing plant w orkers by type
and amount of differential, F ort W orth, Tex. , N ovem ber
I960)
Percent of m anufacturing plant w orkers
Shift differential In establishm ents having form al provisions
1 for Actu ally working on
Second shift work
Third or other shift work Second shift
Third or other shift
Total -------- ----- ------------------------- ---------
-------------- 83. 3 76. 1 17. 4 2. 5
With shift pay differential _ _ ___ __________ 8 1 .2 7 5 .4 16.
6 2. 3
Uniform cents (per hour) ____________ ____ 73. 8 23. 2 16. 3 1
.4
3 cents _ ----------- ---------------------------------------- 1
.0 _ . 1 _5 cents ______________________________________ 4. 0 2. 0
. 6 . 26 cents ___ ______ _______________ _____ 2. 2 - . 7 _7 cents
_________ _______ _______ __ 3 .4 1 .7 . 7 . 2ll/z cents
_________________ ________________ 1 .0 - - -8 cents --------
------ _ _ _ ---- --------- 3 .7 2. 0 . 7 (2)10 cents
__________________ _____ _____ 4. 5 3 .7 1. 0 . 312 cents
_________________ _____ __________ 4 4 .4 9. 1 10. 5 . 4134/5 cents
------------------------- ------------------ _ 2 .9 - . 7 -15 cents
__ -------------------------------------------------- 6 .7 - 1. 5
_16 cents __ _____ __ _______ -------- - 1 .8 - . 2272/3 cents ___
_______ ___ ____________ - 2 .9 - . 1
Uniform percentage ___________ _________ __ 7 .3 6. 7 . 3 -
5 percent _ ___ 5 .9 - . 1 _10 percent __ -------- ------- __
__________ 1 .5 5. 3 . 3 -15 percent _______
________________________ - 1. 5 -
Full day's pay for reduced hours _________Full day 's pay for
reduced hours
- 7. 7 - . 2
plus cents differential _______________ - 37 . 7 - . 7
No shift pay differential ______ _ ____ ______ 2. 1 . 8 . 7 .
2
1 Includes establish m en ts currently operating late shifts
even though they w ere not currently operating late sh ifts.
2 L e ss than 0. 05 percent.
and establishm ents with form al provisions covering late
shifts
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Table B-2. Minimum Entrance Salaries for Women Office
Workers
(D istribution of establish m en ts studied in all industries
and in industry divisions by m inim um entrance sa lary for
selected categories of inexperienced w om en office w o rk ers, F
ort W orth , T e x . , N ovem ber I960)
Inexperienced typists Other inexperienced c le r ic a l w orkers
2
M inim um w eekly sa lary 1 A llindustries
Manufacturing Nonmanufacturing
A llindustries
Manufacturing Nonmanufacturing
Based[ on standard weekly hours 3 of Based on standard w eekly
hours 3 of
A llschedules 40
A llschedules 40
A llschedules 40
A llschedules 40
E stablishm ents studied ________________ _________ _________
____ 122 48 X X X 74 X X X 122 48 X X X 74 X X X
E stablishm ents having a specified m inim um
___________________ 40 15 15 25 22 52 21 21 31 25
Under $ 4 0 . 00 _________ ________ __________________________ -
- _ - - - - 2 - _ 2 _$ 4 0 . 00 and under $ 4 2 . 50 ------
-------------------- ----- -------- __ _ 15 3 3 12 11 25 5 5 20 18$
4 2 . 50 and under $ 4 5 . 00
_______________________________________ 5 - - 5 4 2 1 1 1 1$ 4 5 .0
0 and under $ 4 7 . 50 ___ ___________ __ __ __ ________ 4 3 3 1 1
5 3 3 2 1$ 4 7 . 50 and under $ 50. 00 __________ ______ _______
_____________ 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1$ 50. 00 and under $ 52. 50
_______ ___ _______________ _______ 5 1 1 4 3 7 3 3 4 3$ 52. 50 and
under $ 55. 00 _________________ _____ ____________ 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1
1 1$ 55. 00 and under $ 57. 50 __________________ ____ __ __
------- 2 2 2 - - 2 2 2 -$ 57. 50 and under $ 60 . 00 ____________
___ _________ _____ 1 1 1 - - 1 1 1 - -$ 60. 00 and under $ 62. 50
__________ __ __ __ __ __ ---------- 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - -$ 62. 50
and over _____________________ _____ _____ __ ------------ 2 2 2 -
- 3 3 3 - -
E stablishm ents having no specified m inim um -----------------
-------- 27 11 X X X 16 X X X 26 10 X X X 16 X X XE stablishm ents
which did not em ploy w orkers
in this category __ __ __ __ __ _______ __ __ -----
--------------- 54 21 X X X 33 X X X 43 16 X X X 27 X X XData not
available _____________ ____ ____ __ _____ 1 1 XX X X X X 1 1 X X X
' X X X
1 Low est sa lary rate fo rm a lly established for hiring
inexperienced w orkers for typing or other c le r ic a l job s.2
Rates applicable to m e sse n g e r s , office g ir ls , or sim ila
r su bclerica l jobs are not considered.3 Hours reflect the
workweek for which em ployees receive their regular stra igh t-tim
e s a la r ie s . Data are presented for a ll workweeks com bined,
and for the m ost com m on workweek reported .
Table B-3. Scheduled Weekly Hours
(P ercen t distribution of office and plant w orkers in a ll
industries and in industry divisions by scheduled w eekly hours of
f ir s t-sh ift w o rk ers, F ort W orth , T e x . , N ovem ber
I960)
W eekly hours
OFFICE WORKERS PLANT WORKERS
All industries * Manufacturing Public utilities2 All industries^
Manufacturing Public utilities 2
A ll w orkers _______ __ __ __ __ __ 100 100 100 100 100 100
Under 4 0 hours _ _ __ __ 3 _ _ 3 34 0 hour s
____________________________________________ 92 97 100 76 85 92Over
40 and under 44 hours ___ _ __ 1 2 - 3 (4 )44 hours -------
-------------------- _ ____ ___ __ 2 - - 4 2 _45 hours __ __ __ __
__ __ 1 1 - 2 3 _O ver 45 and under 48 hours __ _ _ __ __ 1 - - 2 _
_48 hours __ __ ___ _ 1 - - 7 1 3O ver 48 and under 54 hours ___
____ __ (4 ) - - 2 254 hours _ ____ __ __ __ ______________ - - 2 2
5O ver 54 hours ____ ___________ __ -----
'1 1
1 Includes data for w holesale trade; retail trade; finance, in
suran ce, and rea l estate; and serv ic es in addition to those
industry divisions shown separately .2 T ran sportation , com m
unication, and other public u tilities .3 Includes data for w
holesale tra de , reta il trade, rea l esta te , and serv ic es in
addition to those industry divisions shown separately .4 L e ss
than 0. 5 percen t.
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Table B-4. Paid Holidays
13
(Percent distribution of office and plant workers in all
industries and in industry divisions by number of paid holidays
provided annually, Fort Worth, T e x ., November I960)
OFFICE W O RK ER S PL A N T W O RK ER S
ItemAll industries * Manufacturing Public utilities 2 All
industries3 Manufacturing Public utilities 2
All workers _ _ ----- 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
Workers'in establishments providingpaid holidays _ _ ------
Workers in establishments providing97 96 99 89 90 94
no paid holidays _ - 3 4 1 11 1 0 6
Number off days
1 holiday _ (4) 5 23 holidays __ _ 2 - - 1 - -4 holidays __ _ __
__ __ __ 1 1 - 2 2 -5 holidays __ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ 27 13 23 24 13 1
06 holidays _ ----- _ _ _ __ _ 49 60 18 30 43 1 26 holidays plus 1
half day _ _ _ (4) 1 - (4) 1 -6 holidays plus 2 half days _ ----- 2
.5 - 4 7 -7 holiday? _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ 11 5 58 13 6 717 holidays
plus 2 half days _ ___ 2 5 - 4 7 -8 holidays ____ _ _ ---------- _
_ _ 2 5 6 1 0
Total holiday time5
8 days 4 1 0 9 177 or more days _ _ - _- 18 2 0 58 26 29 7161 /2
or more days __ ----- -------------- 18 22 58 27 30 716 or more
days _ ------- 67 82 76 57 73 835 or more days ------ - 94 95 99 81
86 944 or more days -----------------------------------------------
95 96 99 84 88 943 or more days - - __ 97 96 99 84 88 941 or more
days ------ 97 96 99 89 90 94
1 Includes data for wholesale trade; retail trade; finance,
insurance, and real estate; and services in addition to those
industry divisions shown separately.2 Transportation,
communication, and other public utilities.3 Includes data for
wholesale trade, retail trade, real estate, and services in
addition to those industry divisions shown separately.4 Less than
0. 5 percent.* A l l combinations of full and half days that add to
the same amount are combined; for example, the proportion of
workers receiving a total of 7 days includes those with 7 full days
and
no half days, 6 full days and 2 half days, 5 full days and 4
half days, and so on. Proportions were then cumulated.
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Table B-5. Paid Vacations
(Percent distribution of office and plant workers in all
industries and in industry divisions by vacation pay provisions,
Fort Worth, Tex. , November I960)
Vacation policyOFFICE WORKERS PLANT WORKERS
All industries1 Manufacturing Public utilities 2 All industries
2 Manufacturing Public utilities2
All workers _ --------- ------------- 100 100 100 100 100
100
M ethod off paym ont
Workers in establishments providingpaid vacations ------ -
------- __ __ _ 99 99 100 97 98 100
Length-of-time payment _ 99 99 100 91 89 100Percentage p a y m
en t---------------------------------- n - - 5 8 -Flat-sum payment
_ ___ __ ------ - - - - - -Othe r _________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - - - -
- -
Workers in establishments providingno paid vacations __ __
------- _ 1 (4) " 3 2
Amount off vacation p a y 5
After 6 months of service
Under 1 week _________________________________ 2 4 _ 2 1 _1 week
---------- --- _ _ --- ------- __ 34 16 49 19 11 43Over 1 and under
2 weeks _ _ _ (4) - - 1 1 -
After 1 year of service
Under 1 week ____ _ _ _______ ____ _ _ _ 1 _ _1 week ___
__________ _ __ 36 20 78 52 45 82Over 1 and under 2 weeks __ __ __
_ (4) - - 3 4 _2 weeks __ __ ------- ----- _ _ _ _ _ 38 26 22 20 11
18Over 2 and under 3 weeks ___ _ _ _ 23 54 - 20 36 _3 weeks
---------- _ _ __ __ 1 - - - - -
After 2 years of service
1 week _ _ _ __ _ _ _ 14 10 29 27 26 47Over 1 and under 2 weeks
___ __________ 1 (4) 1 6 9 22 weeks _ _ _ __ _ ___ __ _ 60 35 70 44
27 50Over 2 and under 3 weeks __ _ 23 54 - 20 36 _3 weeks __ _ _
____ _ __ __ 1 ~ - - -
After 3 years of service
1 week ___ ____ ________________ ______ ___ 12 7 28 18 15 43Over
1 and under 2 weeks _______________________ 1 1 - 5 8 _2 weeks ____
__ _ _ ___ _____ ____ ______ 61 38 72 51 34 57Over 2 and under 3
weeks _______________________ 23 54 _ 23 41 _3 weeks __ __ __ _ __
____ ____ 1 - - - -
After 5 years of service
1 week __ _ ___________ ___ 7 5 _ 7 5 _Over 1 and under 2 weeks
__________________ 1 1 - 1 (4) _2 weeks _ __ __ _____ __ __ 64 36
99 63 47 98Over 2 and under 3 weeks _____ _ ------ 23 54 - 24 42 -3
weeks __ , __ ------ -------------- 2 4 1 2 3 2Over 3 and under 4
weeks ---------- ------------------ 1
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Table B-5. Paid Vacations-Continued
(Percent distribution of office and plant workers in all
industries and in industry divisions by vacation pay provisions,
Fort Worth, Tex. , November I960)
OFFICE WORKERS PLANT WORKERSVacation policy
AH industries 1 Manufacturing Public utilities2 All industries 3
Manufacturing Public utilities2
Amount off vacation p a y 5 Continued
After 10 years of service
1 week
----------------------------------------------------------------- 7
5 _ 7 5 _Over 1 and under 2 weeks -------------------------------
(4) - - (4) - -2 weeks
-------------------------------------------------------------- 54
22 99 54 37 98Over 2 and under 3 weeks
------------------------------- 23 54 - 27 48 _3 weeks
--------------------------------------------------------------- 13
19 1 7 8 2Over 3 and under 4 weeks -------------------------------
1 - - - - -
After 15 years of service
1 week
----------------------------------------------------------------- 7
5 _ 7 5 _Over 1 and under 2 weeks -------------------------------
(4) - - (4) - _2 weeks
--------------------------------------------------------------- 32
12 26 31 21 17Over 2 and under 3 weeks
------------------------------- - - - 2 3 -3 weeks
--------------------------------------------------------------- 34
29 74 34 30 83Over 3 and under 4 weeks
------------------------------- 25 54 - 22 39 _4 weeks
-------------------------------------------------------------- (4)
- - (4) - -
After 20 years of service
1 week
----------------------------------------------------------------- 7
5 _ 7 5 _Over 1 and under 2 weeks -------------------------------
(4) - - (4) - -2 weeks
-------------------------------------------------------------- 32
12 26 31 21 17Over 2 and under 3 weeks
------------------------------- - - - 2 3 -3 weeks
-------------------------------------------------------------- 33
28 73 31 28 81Over 3 and under 4 weeks
------------------------------- 24 54 - 22 39 -4 weeks
-------------------------------------------------------------- 2 1
(4) 3 2 2
After 25 years of service
1 week ---------------------------------------------------------
----- 7 5 _ 7 5 _Over 1 and under 2 weeks
------------------------------- (4) - - (4) - -2 weeks
-------------------------------------------------------------- 32
12 26 31 21 17Over 2 and under 3 weeks
------------------------------- - - - 2 3 -3 weeks
---------------------------------------------------- ------- 21 22
45 21 21 56Over 3 and under 4 weeks -------------------------------
23 54 - 20 35 -4 weeks
--------------------------------------------------------- 15 7 29
13 9 27Over 4 weeks
----------------------------------------------------- 2 4
1 Includes data for wholesale trade; retail trade; finance,
insurance, and real estate; and services in addition to those
industry divisions shown separately.2 Transportation,
communication, and other public utilities.3 Includes data for
wholesale trade, retail trade, real estate, and services in
addition to those industry divisions shown separately.4 Less than
0. 5 percent.5 Periods of service were arbitrarily chosen and do
not necessarily reflect the individual provisions for progressions.
For example, the changes in proportions indicated at 10 years'
service include changes in provisions occurring between 5 and 10
years.
NOTE: In the tabulations of vacation allowances by years of
service, payments other than "length of time, " such as percentage
of annual earnings or flat-sum payments, 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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16Table B-6. Health, Insurance, and Pension Plans
(Percent of office and plant workers in all industries and in
industry divisions employed in establishments providing health,
insurance, or pension benefits, Fort Worth, Tex. , November
I960)
Type of benefit
O F F I C E W O R K E R S P L A N T W O R K E R S
A ll in d u str ies1 M an u fa ctu r in g P u b lic u tilit ie
s^ A ll industries 2 M an u fa ctu r in g P u b lic u tilit ie
s2
All workers _ ------ -------------- _ 100 100 100 100 100
100
Workers in establishments providing:
Life insurance ------------------------------------------- 90 98
75 81 94 55Accidental death and dismemberment
insurance ----------------------- - --------- ----- 67 86 50 61
74 39Sickness and accident insurance or
sick leave or both4 ___ ____________ 74 91 73 64 77 59
Sickness and accident insurance _____ 44 76 3 49 70 9Sick leave
(full pay and no
waiting period) ----------- ----------------- 60 81 40 36 48
25Sick leave (partial pay or
waiting period) _ --------- _ ______ _ 10 1 31 11 6 30
Hospitalization insurance ----- ----- 86 96 71 80 90 67Surgical
insurance ________________________ 86 96 71 80 90 67Medical
insurance _______ ____ __ ____ 64 92 67 62 83 59Catastrophe
insurance ----- ------------ 47 60 36 30 36 44Retirement pension
___ _____________ 69 87 71 58 75 60N o h e a l t h , i n s u r a n
c e , o r p e n s i o n p l a n 5 1 IP 5
1 Includes data for wholesale trade; retail trade; finance,
insurance, and real estate; and services in addition to those
industry divisions shown separately.2 Transportation,
communication, and other public utilities.3 Includes data for
wholesale trade, retail trade, real estate, and services in
addition to those industry divisions shown separately.4
Unduplicated total of workers receiving sick leave or sickness and
accident insurance shown separately below. Sick-leave plans are
limited to those which definitely establish at least
the minimum number of days* pay that can be expected by each
employee. Informal sick-leave allowances determined on an
individual basis are excluded.
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Appendix: Occupational Descriptions
The primary purpose of preparing job descriptions for the Bureau
s wage surveys is to assist its field staff in classifying into
appropriate occupations workers who are employed under a variety of
payroll titles and different work arrangements from establishment
to establishment and from area to area. This is essential in order
to permit the grouping of occupational wage rates representing
comparable job content. Because of this emphasis on
interestablishment and interarea comparability of occupational
content, the Bureau s job descriptions may differ significantly
from those in use in individual establishments or those prepared
for other purposes. In applying these job descriptions, the
Bureau's field economists are instructed to exclude working
supervisors, apprentices, learners, beginners, trainees,
handicapped workers, part-time, temporary, and probationary
workers.
OFFICE
BILLER, MACHINE
Prepares statements, bills, and invoices on a machine other than
an ordinary or electromatic typewriter. May also keep records as to
billings or shipping charges or perform other clerical work
incidental to billing operations. For wage study purposes, billers,
machine, are classified by type of machine, as follows:
Biller, machine (billing machine) Uses a special billing machine
(Moon Hopkins, Elliott Fisher, Burroughs, etc., which are
combination typing and adding machines) to prepare bills and
invoices from customers purchase orders, internally prepared
orders, shipping memorandums, etc. Usually involves application of
predetermined discounts and shipping charges and entry of necessary
extensions, which may or may not be computed on the billing
machine, and totals which are automatically accumulated by machine.
The operation usually involves a large number of carbon copies of
the bill being prepared and is often done on a fanfold machine.
Biller, machine (bookkeeping machine) Uses a bookkeeping machine
(Sundstrand, Elliott Fisher, Remington Rand, etc ., which may or
may not have typewriter keyboard) to prepare customers* bills as
part of the accounts receivable operation. Generally involves the
simultaneous entry of figures on customers ledger record. The
machine automatically accumulates figures on a number of vertical
columns and computes and usually prints automatically the debit or
credit balances. Does not involve a knowledge of bookkeeping. Works
from uniform and standard types of sales and credit slips.
BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATOR
Operates a bookkeeping machine (Remington Rand, Elliott Fisher,
Sundstrand, Burroughs, National Cash Register, with or without a
typewriter keyboard) to keep a record of business transactions.
Class A Keeps a set of records requiring a knowledge o f and
experience in basic bookkeeping principles and familiarity with the
structure of the particular accounting system used. Determines
proper records and distribution of debit and credit items to be
used in each phase of the work. May prepare consolidated reports,
balance sheets, and other records by hand.
Class B Keeps a record of one or more phases or sections of a
set of records usually requiring little knowledge of basic
bookkeeping. Phases or sections include accounts payable, payroll,
customers accounts (not including a simple type of billing
described under biller, machine), cost distribution, expense
distribution, inventory control, etc. May check or assist in
preparation o f trial balances and prepare control sheets for the
accounting department.
CLERK, ACCOUNTING
Class A Under general direction of a bookkeeper or accountant,
has responsibility for keeping one or more sections of a complete
set of books or records relating to one phase o f an establishment
s business transactions. Work involves posting and balancing
subsidiary ledger or ledgers such as accounts receivable or
accounts
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CLERK, ACCOUNTING-Continued
payable; examining and coding invoices or vouchers with proper a
ccounting distribution; requires judgment and experience in making
proper assignations and allocations. May assist in preparing,
adjusting and closing journal entries; may direct class B
accounting clerks.
Class B Under supervision, performs one or more routine a
ccounting operations such as posting simple journal vouchers or a
ccounts payable vouchers, entering vouchers in voucher registers;
reconciling bank accounts; posting subsidiary ledgers controlled by
general ledgers, or posting simple cost accounting data. This job
does not require a knowledge of accounting and bookkeeping
principles but is found in offices in which the more routine
accounting work is subdivided on a functional basis among several
workers.
CLERK, FILE
Class A In an established filing system containing a number of
varied subject matter files, classifies and indexes correspondence
or other material; may also file this material. May keep records of
various types in conjunction with files or may supervise others in
filing and locating material in the files . May perform incidental
clerical duties.
Class B Performs routine filing, usually of material that has
already been classified or which is easily identifiable, or locates
or assists in locating material in files. May perform incidental
clerical duties.
CLERK, ORDER
Receives customers'orders for material or merchandise by mail,
phone, or personally. Duties involve any combination o f the
following: Quoting prices to customers; making out an order sheet
listing the items to make up the order; checking prices and
quantities of items on order sheet; distributing older sheets to
respective departments to be filled. May check with credit
department to determine credit rating of customer, acknowledge
receipt of orders from customers, follow up orders to see that they
have been filled, keep file of orders received, and check shipping
invoices with original orders.
CLERK, PAYROLL
Computes wages of company employees and enters the necessary
data on the payroll sheets. Duties involve: Calculating workers'
earnings based on time or production records; posting calculated
data on payroll sheet, showing information such as worker's name,
working days, time, rate, deductions for insurance, and total wages
due. May make out paychecks and assist paymaster in making up and
distributing pay envelopes. May use a calculating machine.
COMPTOMETER OPERATOR
Primary duty is to operate a Comptometer to perform mathematical
computations. This job is not to be confused with that of
statistical or other type of clerk, which may involve frequent use
of a Comptometer but, in which, use of this machine is incidental
to performance of other duties.
DUPLICATING-MACHINE OPERATOR (MIMEOGRAPH OR DITTO)
Under general supervision and with no supervisory
responsibilities, reproduces multiple copies of typewritten or
handwritten matter, using a Mimeograph or Ditto machine. Makes
necessary adjustment such as for ink and paper feed counter and
cylinder speed. Is not required to prepare stencil or Ditto master.
May keep file of used stencils or Ditto masters. May sort, collate,
and staple completed material.
KEYPUNCH OPERATOR
Under general supervision and with no supervisory
responsibilities, records accounting and statistical data on
tabulating cards by punching a series of holes in the cards in a
specified sequence, using an alphabetical or a numerical keypunch
machine, following written information on records. May duplicate
cards by using the duplicating device attached to machine. May keep
files of punch cards. May verify own work or work of others.
OFFICE BOY OR GIRL
Performs various routine duties such as running errands,
operating minor office machines such as sealers or mailers, opening
and distributing mail, and other minor clerical work.
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SECRETARY
Performs secretarial and clerical duties for a superior in an
administrative or executive position. Duties include making
appointments for superior; receiving people coming into office;
answering and making phone calls; handling personal and important
or confidential mail, and writing routine correspondence on own
initiative; taking dictation (where transcribing machine is not
used) either in shorthand or by Stenotype or similar machine, and
transcribing dictation or the recorded information reproduced on a
transcribing machine. May prepare special reports or memorandums
for information of superior.
STENOGRAPHER, GENERAL
Primary duty is to take dictation from one or more persons,
either in shorthand or by Stenotype or similar machine, involving a
normal routine vocabulary, and to transcribe this dictation on a
typewriter. May also type from written copy. May also set up and
keep files in order, keep simple records, etc. Does not include
transcribing-machine work (see transcribing-machine
operator).STENOGRAPHER, TECHNICAL
Primary duty is to take dictation from one or more persons
either in shorthand or by Stenotype or similar machine, involving a
varied technical or specialized vocabulary such as in legal briefs
or reports on scientific research and to transcribe this dictation
on a typewriter. May also type from written copy. May also set up
and keep files in order, keep simple records, etc. Does not include
transcribing-machine work.SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR
Operates a single- or multiple-position telephone switchboard.
Duties involve handling incoming, outgoing, and intraplant or
office ca lls. May record toll calls and take messages. May give
information to persons who call in, or occasionally take telephone
orders. For workers who also act as receptionists see switchboard
operator-receptionist.
SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR-RECEPTIONIST
In addition to performing duties of operator, on a single
position or monitor-type switchboard, acts as receptionist and may
also type or perform routine clerical work as part of regular
duties. This typing or clerical work may take the major part of
this worker*s time while at switchboard.
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TABULATIN G-MACHINE OPERATOR
Class A Operates a variety of tabulating or electrical
accounting machines, typically including such machines as the
tabulator, calculator, interpreter, collator and others. Performs
complete reporting assignments without close supervision, and
performs difficult wiring as required. The complete reporting and
tabulating assignments typically involve a variety of long and
complex reports which often are of irregular or nonrecurring type
requiring some planning and sequencing of steps to be taken. As a
more experienced operator, is typically involved in training new
operators in machine operations, or partially trained operators in
wiring from diagrams and operating sequences of long and complex
reports. Does not include working supervisors performing
tabulating-machine operations cmdday-to-day supervision of the work
and production of a group of tabulating-machine operators.
Class B Operates more difficult tabulating or electrical
accounting machines such as the tabulator and calculator, in
addition to the sorter, reproducer, and collator. This work is
performed under specific instructions and may include the
performance of some wiring from diagrams. The work typically
involves, for example, tabulations involving a repetitive
accounting exercise, a complete but small tabulating study, or
parts of a longer and more complex report. Such reports and studies
are usually of a recurring nature where the procedures are well
established. May also include the training of new employees in the
basic operation of the machine.
Class C Operates simple tabulating or electrical accounting
machines such as the sorter, reproducing punch, collator, etc.,
with specific instructions. May include simple wiring from diagrams
and some filing work. The work typically involves portions of a
work unit, for example, individual sorting or collating runs, or
repetitive operations.
TRANSCRIBING-MACHINE OPERATOR, GENERAL
Primary duty is to transcribe dictation involving a normal
routine vocabulary from transcribing-machine records. May also type
from written copy and do simple clerical work. Workers transcribing
dictation involving a varied technical or specialized vocabulary
such as legal briefs or reports on scientific research are not
included. A worker who takes dictation in shorthand or by Stenotype
or similar machine is classified as a stenographer, general.
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TYPIST
Uses a typewriter to make copies of various material or to make
out bills after calculations have been made by another person. May
include typing of stencils, mats, or similar materials for use in
duplicating processes. May do clerical work involving little
special training, such as keeping simple records, filing records
and reports, or sorting and distributing incoming mail.
Class A Performs one or more o f the following: Typing material
in final form when it involves combining material from several
sources or responsibility for correct spelling, syllabication,
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PROFESSIONAL
DRAFTSMAN, JUNIOR(Assistant draftsman)
Draws to scale units or parts of drawings prepared by draftsman
or others for engineering, construction, or manufacturing purposes.
Uses various types of drafting tools as required. May prepare
drawings from simple plans or sketches, or perform other duties
under direction of a draftsman.
DRAFTSMAN, LEADER
Plans and directs activities of one or more draftsmen in
preparation of working plans and detail drawings from rough or
preliminary sketches for engineering, construction, or
manufacturing purposes. Duties involve a combination o f the
following: Interpreting blueprints, sketches, and written or verbal
orders; determining work procedures; assigning duties to
subordinates and inspecting their work; performing more difficult
problems. May assist subordinates during emergencies or as a
regular assignment, or perform related duties of a supervisory or
administrative nature.
DRAFTSMAN, SENIOR
Prepares working plans and detail drawings from notes, rough or
detailed sketches for engineering, construction, or manufacturing
purposes. Duties involve a combination o f the following: Preparing
working plans, detail drawings, maps, cross-sections, etc., to
scale by use of drafting instruments; making engineering
computations such as those
TYPIST Continued
tuation, etc., of technical or unusual words or foreign language
material; planning layout and typing of complicated statistical
tables to maintain uniformity and balance in spacing. May type
routine form letters varying details to suit circumstances.
Class B^Performs one or more o f the following: Copy typing from
rough or clear drafts; routine typing of forms, insurance policies,
etc.; setting up simple standard tabulations, or copying more
complex tables already set up and spaced properly.
AND TECH NICAL
DRAFTSMAN, SENIOR Continued
involved in strength of materials, beams and trusses; verifying
completed work, checking dimensions, materials to be used, and
quantities; writing specifications; making adjustments or changes
in drawings or specifications. May ink in lines and letters on
pencil drawings, prepare detail units of complete drawings, or
trace drawings. Work is frequently in a specialized field such as
architectural, electrical, mechanical, or structural drafting.
NURSE, INDUSTRIAL (REGISTERED)
A registered nurse who gives nursing service to ill or injured
employees or other persons who become ill or suffer an accident on
the premises of a factory or other establishment. Duties involve a
combiner tion of the following: Giving first aid to the ill or
injured; attending to subsequent dressing of employees' injuries;
keeping records of patients treated; preparing accident reports for
compensation or other purposes; conducting physical examinations
and health evaluations of applicants and employees; and planning
and carrying out programs involving health education, accident
prevention, evaluation of plant environment, or other activities
affecting the health, welfare, and safety of all personnel.
TRACER
Copies plans and drawings prepared by others, by placing tracing
cloth or paper over drawing and tracing with pen or pencil. Uses
T-square, compass, and other drafting tools. May prepare simple
drawings and do simple lettering.
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MAINTENANCE
C A R P E N T E R , M A IN TEN A N CE
Performs the carpentry duties necessary to construct and
maintain in good repair building woodwork and equipment such as
bins, cribs, counters, benches, partitions, doors, floors, stairs,
casings, and trim made of wood in an establishment. Work involves m
ost o f the fo llow in g: Planning and laying out of work from
blueprints, drawings, models, or verbal instructions; using a
variety of carpenter s handtools, portable power tools, and
standard measuring instruments; making standard shop computations
relating to dimensions of work; selecting materials necessary for
the work. In general, the work of the maintenance carpenter
requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through a
formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience.
E L E C T R IC IA N , M A IN TEN A N CE
Performs a variety of electrical trade functions such as the
installation, maintenance, or repair of equipment for the
generating, distribution, or utilization of electric energy in an
establishment. Work involves m ost o f the follow ing: Installing
or repairing any of a variety of electrical equipment such as
generators, transformers, switchboards, controllers, circuit
breakers, motors, heating units, conduit systems, or other
transmission equipment; working from blueprints, drawings, layout,
or other specifications; locating and diagnosing trouble in the e
lectrical system or equipment; working standard computations
relating to load requirements of wiring or electrical equipment;
using a variety of electrician s handtools and measuring and
testing instruments. In general, the work of the maintenance
electrician requires rounded training and experience usually
acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and
experience.
E N G IN E E R , STA TIO N A R Y
Operates and maintains and may also supervise the operation of
stationary engines and equipment (mechanical or electrical) to
supply the establishment in which employed with power, heat,
refrigeration, or air-conditioning. Work involves: Operating and
maintaining equipment such as steam engines, air compressors,
generators, motors, turbines, ventilating and refrigerating
equipment, steam boilers and boiler-fed water pumps; making
equipment repairs; keeping a record of operation of machinery,
temperature, and fuel consumption. May also supervise these
operations. H ead or c h ie f en gineers in establishm en ts em
ploying more than one engineer are exclu d ed .
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D POW ERPLANT
FIR EM A N , STA T IO N A R Y B O IL E R
Fires stationary boilers to furnish the establishment in which
employed with heat, power, or steam. Feeds fuels to fire by hand or
operates a mechanical stoker, gas, or oil burner; checks water and
safety valves. May clean,