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  • Occupational Wage Survey

    DAYTON, OHIOJANUARY 1961

    Bulletin No. 1285-41

    UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Arthur J. G oldberg, Secretary

    BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS Ewan Clague, Commissioner

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  • Occupational Wage Survey

    DAYTON, OHIO

    JANUARY 1961

    Bulletin No. 1285-41March 1961

    UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Arthur J. Goldberg, Secretary

    BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS Ewan Clague, Commissioner

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  • Preface

    The Com m unity Wage Survey P rogram

    The Bureau of L abor S tatistics regu larly conducts areaw ide wa.ge surveys in a num ber of im portant industrial cen ters . The stud ies, m ade from late fa ll to early spring, relate to occupational earnings and related supplem entary ben efits. A p re lim in a ry rep ort is available on com pletion of the study in each area , usually in the month follow ing the pa yro ll period studied. This bu lletin provides additional data not included in the e a r lie r rep ort. A consolidated analytical bu lletin sum m arizing the resu lts of a ll of the y e a r 's surveys is issu ed after com pletion of the final area bulletin fo r the curren t round of su rveys.

    This rep ortw a s p repared in the B ureau 's region al o ffice in C h icago, III. , by W oodrow C. Linn, under the d irection of G eorge E. Votava, A ssistant R egional D irector fo r W ages and Industrial R elations.

    Contents

    Page

    Wage trends for se lected occupational g r o u p s ___________________________ 3

    T ables:

    1. E stablishm ents and w ork ers within scope of s u r v e y ------------------- 22. P ercen ts o f in crea se in standard w eekly sa la ries and

    stra ight-tim e hourly earnings fo r se lectedoccupational groups ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2

    A: O ccupational earn ings:*A - 1. O ffice occupations --------------------------------------------------------A -2 . P ro fe ss io n a l and technical occupations ------------------A - 3. M aintenance and pow erplant occupations ----------------A - 4. Custodial and m ateria l m ovem ent occupations -------

    Appendix: O ccupational descrip tion s -------------------------------------------------------- 9

    * NOTE: Sim ilar tabulations for these and other item s, including data on establishm ent p ra c tice s and supplem entary wage prov is ion s , are available in the Dayton area rep orts fo r June 1951 and D ecem ber 1959. A d ire c to ry indicating date o f study and the p r ice of the rep orts , as w ell as rep orts for other m a jor a rea s , is available upon request.

    Union sca les , indicative of preva ilin g pay le v e ls in the Dayton area , are a lso available fo r the follow ing trades or industries: Building construction , printing,lo ca l-tra n s it operating em p loyees , and m otortru ck d r iv e rs and h e lpers.

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  • Occupational Wage SurveyDayton, Ohio

    Introduction

    This area is one of several important industrial centers in which the U. S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics conducts surveys of occupational earnings and related wage benefits on an area basis.

    The bulletin presents current occupational employment and earnings information obtained largely by mail from the establishments visited by Bureau field economists in the last previous survey for occupations reported in that earlier study. Personal visits were made to nonrespondents and to those respondents reporting unusual changes since the previous survey.

    In each area, data are obtained from representative establishments within six broad industry divisions: Manufacturing; transportation, 1 communication, and other public utilities; wholesale trade; retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and services. Major industry groups excluded from these studies are government operations and the construction and extractive industries. Establishments having fewer than a prescribed number of workers are omitted also because they furnish insufficient employment in the occupations studied to warrant inclusion. Wherever possible, separate tabulations are provided for each of the broad industry divisions.

    These surveys are conducted on a sample basis because of the unnecessary cost involved in surveying all establishments. To obtain appropriate accuracy at minimum cost, a greater proportion of large than of small establishments is studied. In combining the data, however, all establishments are given their appropriate weight. Estimates based on the establishments studied are presented, therefore, as relating to all establishments in the industry grouping and area, except for those below the minimum size studied.

    Occupations and EarningsThe occupations selected for study are common to a variety

    of manufacturing and nonmanufacturing industries. Occupational classification is based on a uniform set of job descriptions designed to

    1 Railroads, formerly excluded from the scope of these studies, were included in all of the areas studied since July 1959, except Baltimore (September 1959 and December I960), Buffalo (October 1959), Cleveland (September 1959), and Seattle (August 1959).

    take account of inter establishment variation in duties within the same job. (See appendix for listing of these descriptions.) Earnings data are presented (in the A-series tables) for the following types of occupations: (a) Office clerical; (b) professional and technical; (c) maintenance and powerplant; and (d) custodial and material movement.

    Occupational employment and earnings data are shown for full-time workers, i. e . , those hired to work a regular weekly schedule in the given occupational classification. Earnings data exclude premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts. Nonproduction bonuses are excluded also, but cost-of- living bonuses and incentive earnings are included. Where weekly hours are reported, as for office clerical occupations, reference is to the work schedules (rounded to the nearest half hour) for which straight-time salaries are paid; average weekly earnings for these occupations have been rounded to the nearest half dollar.

    Average earnings of men and women are presented separately for selected occupations in which both sexes are commonly employed. Differences in pay levels of men and women in these occupations are largely due to (1) differences in the distribution of the sexes among industries and establishments; (2) differences in specific duties performed, although the occupations are appropriately classified within the same survey job description; and (3) differences in length of service or merit review when individual salaries are adjusted on this basis. Longer average service of men would result in higher average pay when both sexes are employed within the same rate range. Job descriptions used in classifying employees in these surveys are usu ^ally more generalized than those used in individual establishments to allow for minor differences among establishments in specific duties performed.

    Occupational employment estimates represent the total in all establishments within the scope of the study and not the number actually surveyed. Because of differences in occupational structure among establishments, the estimates of occupational employment obtained from the sample of establishments studied serve only to indicate the relative importance of the jobs studied. These differences in occupational structure do not materially affect the accuracy of the earnings data.

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  • 2T a b le 1. E s ta b lis h m e n ts and w o r k e r s w ith in s c o p e o f s u r v e y and n u m b er s tu d ied in D ayton , O h io , 1 by m a jo r in d u s try d iv is io n , 2 Jan u ary 1961

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

    In du stry d iv is io n W ithin s c o p e o f s tu d y 3 Studied

    W ithin s c o p e o f study Studied

    A ll d iv is io n s _____________________________________________________________ 358 102 1 1 7 ,2 0 0 85, 680

    M an u fa ctu r in g -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 192 56 8 7 ,7 0 0 6 7 ,5 0 0N on m a n u fa ctu r in g -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    T r a n s p o r ta t io n , c o m m u n ic a t io n , and166 46 2 9 ,5 0 0 1 8 ,1 8 0

    o th e r p u b lic u t i l i t i e s 4 ____________________________________________ 24 10 6 , 900 5, 740W h o le sa le tra d e 5 ____________________________________________________ 26 5 2, 500 510R e ta il t ra d e 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 74 18 1 4 ,5 0 0 9 , 180F in a n c e , in s u r a n c e , and r e a l e s ta te 5 ----------------------------------------- 16 5 2 , 000 1, 000S e r v ic e s 5> 6 __________________________________________________________ 26 8 3, 600 1, 750

    1 The D ayton S tan dard M e tr o p o lita n S ta t is t ica l A r e a (G r e e n e , M o n tg o m e r y , and M ia m i C o u n tie s ). The "w o r k e r s w ith in s c o p e o f s tu d y " e s t im a te s sh ow n in th is ta b le p r o v id e a r e a s o n a b ly a c c u r a te d e s c r ip t io n o f the s iz e and c o m p o s it io n o f the la b o r f o r c e in c lu d e d in the s u r v e y . The e s t im a te s a re not in ten d ed , h o w e v e r , to s e r v e as a b a s is o f c o m p a r is o n w ith o th e r a r e a e m p lo y m e n t in d e x e s to m e a s u r e e m p lo y m e n t tre n d s o r le v e ls s in c e ( 1) p lan n in g o f w age s u r v e y s r e q u ir e s the u se o f e s ta b lis h m e n t data c o m p ile d c o n s id e r a b ly in a d v a n ce o f the p a y r o ll p e r io d s tu d ied , and ( 2) s m a ll e s ta b lis h m e n ts a r e e x c lu d e d f r o m the s c o p e o f the s u r v e y .

    2 The 1957 r e v is e d e d it io n o f the S tan dard In d u s tr ia l C la s s if ic a t io n M anual w as u s e d in c la s s ify in g e s ta b lis h m e n ts by in d u s try d iv is io n . M a jo r ch a n g es f r o m the e a r l i e r e d it io n (u s e d in the B u r e a u 's la b o r m a rk e t w age s u r v e y s c o n d u cte d p r io r to Ju ly 1958) a r e the t r a n s fe r o f m ilk p a s te u r iz a t io n p lan ts and r e a d y -m ix e d c o n c r e t e e s ta b lis h m e n ts f r o m tra d e (w h o le s a le o r r e ta il ) to m a n u fa ctu r in g , and the t r a n s fe r o f ra d io and t e le v is io n b r o a d c a s t in g f r o m s e r v ic e s to the tr a n s p o r ta t io n , c o m m u n ic a t io n , and o th er p u b lic u t il it ie s d iv is io n .

    3 In c lu d e s a ll e s ta b lis h m e n ts w ith to ta l e m p lo y m e n t at o r a b ov e the m in im u m -s iz e l im ita t io n (50 e m p lo y e e s ) . A ll ou tle ts (w ith in the a re a ) o f c o m p a n ie s in su ch in d u s tr ie s as tr a d e , f in a n c e , auto r e p a ir s e r v ic e , and m o t io n -p ic t u r e th e a te rs a re c o n s id e r e d as 1 e s ta b lis h m e n t .

    4 T a x ic a b s and s e r v i c e s in c id e n ta l to w a te r tr a n s p o r ta t io n w e r e e x c lu d e d .5 T h is in d u s try d iv is io n is r e p r e s e n te d in e s t im a te s f o r " a l l in d u s t r ie s " and "n o n m a n u fa c tu r in g " in the s e r ie s A ta b le s . S ep a ra te p re se n ta t io n

    o f data f o r th is d iv is io n is not m a d e f o r on e o r m o r e o f the fo llo w in g r e a s o n s : (1) E m p lo y m e n t in the d iv is io n is too s m a ll to p r o v id e en ou gh datato m e r it s e p a ra te stu dy , (2) the sa m p le w as n ot d e s ig n e d in it ia lly to p e r m it s e p a ra te p re se n ta t io n , (3) r e s p o n s e w as in s u ff ic ie n t o r in a d eq u a te to p e r m it s e p a ra te p r e se n ta t io n , (4) th e re is p o s s ib i l i t y o f d is c lo s u r e o f in d iv id u a l e s ta b lis h m e n t data .

    6 H o te ls ; p e r s o n a l s e r v i c e s ; b u s in e s s s e r v i c e s ; a u to m o b ile r e p a i r sh o p s ; m o t io n p ic t u r e s ; n o n p r o f i t m e m b e r s h ip o r g a n iz a t io n s ; an d e n g in e e r in g and a r c h ite c tu r a l s e r v i c e s .

    T a b le 2. P e r c e n t s o f in c r e a s e in s ta n da rd w e e k ly s a la r ie s and s t r a ig h t -t im e h o u r ly e a rn in g s fo r s e le c t e d o c c u p a t io n a l g ro u p s in D ayton , O h io , D e c e m b e r 1959 to Jan u ary 1961

    O ccu p a tio n a l g rou p s A l l in d u s tr ie s M a n u fa ctu rin g

    O ff ir .p r . lp r i r a l (w n m e .n ) .............. . 3. 8 4. 1I n d u s t r ia l r m r s f is (w o m p .n ) 8 . 6 9. 7S k i l lp d m a .in tp n a .n rp (m p n ) ...... . 3. 6 3. 6U n sk ille d p lant (m en ) _____________________________ 4 .9 4. 9

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  • 3Wage Trends for Selected Occupational Groups

    P resen ted in table 2 are percen ts o f change in sa la ries o f wom en o ffice c le r ic a l w ork ers and industria l n u rses , and in average earnings o f se lected plant w ork er groups.

    F o r o ffice c le r ica l w ork ers and industrial n urses, the p e r cents o f change relate to average w eekly sa la ries fo r norm al hours o f w ork, that is , the standard w ork schedule fo r which stra ight-tim e sa la ries are paid. F o r plant w ork er groups, they m easu re changes in stra ight-tim e hourly earn ings, excluding prem ium pay fo r o v e r tim e and fo r w ork on weekends, holidays, and late sh ifts. The p e r centages are based on data fo r se lected key occupations and include m ost o f the n u m erica lly im portant job s within each group. The o f fic e c le r ica l data are based on wom en in the follow ing 18 jo b s : B ille r s , machine (billing m achine); bookkeeping-m achine op era tors , c lass A and B; C om ptom eter op era tors ; c le rk s , file , c lass A and B; c le rk s , o rd er ; c le rk s , p a yro ll; keypunch op era tors ; o ffic e g ir ls ; s e c re ta r ie s ; stenographers, general; sw itchboard op era tors ; sw itchboard op e ra to r- recep tion ists ; tabulating-m achine op era tors ; tran scrib in g -m ach in e o p era tors , general; and typ ists , c la ss A and B. The industrial nurse data are based on wom en industrial n urses. Men in the follow ing 10 sk illed m aintenance jobs and 3 unskilled job s w ere included in the plant w ork er data: Skilled carpenters; e le ctr ic ia n s ; m ach in ists; m e chanics; m ech an ics , autom otive; m illw righ ts; pa inters; p ip efitters ; sh eet-m eta l w ork ers ; and too l and die m ak ers; unskilled ja n itors, p o r te rs , and c lea n ers ; la b o re rs , m ateria l handling; and watchmen.

    A verage w eekly sa la ries o r average hourly earnings w ere com puted fo r each o f the se lected occupations. The average s a laries o r hourly earnings w ere then m ultiplied by the average em p loy ment in the job during the months indicated in the title o f table 2.

    These weighted earnings fo r individual occupations w ere then totaled to obtain an aggregate fo r each occupational group. F inally , the ratio o f these group aggregates fo r the one year to the aggregate fo r the other year was com puted and the d ifferen ce between the resu lt and 100 is the percen t o f change fro m the one p eriod to the other.

    The percen t of change m ea su res , p rin cip a lly , the e ffects o f (1) general sa lary and wage changes; (2) m erit o r other in crea ses in pay rece iv ed by individual w ork ers while in the sam e jo b ; and (3) changes in the labor fo r ce such as labor turnover, fo r ce expansions, fo r ce reductions, and changes in the p roportion s o f w orkers em ployed by establishm ents with d ifferent pay le v e ls . Changes in the labor fo r ce can cause in creases o r d e cre a se s in the occupational averages without actual wage changes. F o r exam ple, a fo r c e expansion might in crease the proportion o f low er paid w orkers in a sp e c ific occupation and resu lt in a drop in the average, w hereas a reduction in the p roportion o f low er paid w orkers would have the opposite e ffect. The m ovem ent o f a high-paying establishm ent out o f an area could cause the average earnings to drop, even though no change in rates o ccu rre d in other area establishm ents.

    The use o f constant em ploym ent weights elim inates the e ffects o f changes in the p roportion o f w orkers represented in each job in cluded in the data. N or are the percen ts o f change influenced by changes in standard w ork schedules o r 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 1953 to I960 fo r w orkers in 20 m a jor labor m arkets w ill appear in BLS Bull. 1265-62, Wages and Related B enefits, 60 Labor M arkets, W inter 1959-60.

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  • 4A* Occupational Earnings

    Table A-l. Office Occupations

    ( A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t i m e w e e k l y h o u r s an d e a r n in g s f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t io n s s tu d ie d o n an a r e a b a s is b y in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n , D a y to n , O h io , J a n u a r y 1961 )

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

    S e x , o c c u p a t io n , an d in d u s t r y d iv i s i o n $ $ $ $s $ $ $ s $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

    of Weekly^ Weekly j 4 0 . 00 4 5 . 00 5 0 . 00 5 5 . 00 6 0 . 00 6 5 . 00 7 0 . 00 7 5 . 00 8 0 . 00 8 5 . 00 9 0 . 00 9 5 .0 0 1 0 0 .0 0 1 0 5 .0 0 1 1 0 .0 0 1 1 5 .0 0 1 2 0 .0 0 1 2 5 .0 0 1 3 0 .0 0 1 3 5 .0 0 1 4 0 .0 0 1 4 5 .0 0workers hours earnings(Standard) (Standard)

    4 5 . 00 5 0 . 00 5 5 . 00 6 0 . 00 6 5 . 00 70. 00 7 5 . 00 8 0 . 00 8 5 . 00 9 0 . 00 J25,_00. 1 0 0 .0 0 1 0 5 .0 0 1 1 0 .0 0 1 1 5 .0 0 1 2 0 .0 0 1 2 5 .0 0 1 3 0 .0 0 1 3 5 .0 0 1 4 0 .0 0 1 4 5 .0 0 1 5 0 .0 0

    M e n

    C l e r k s , a c c o u n t in g , c l a s s A ___________ 131 4 0 . 0 $ 1 1 4 .5 0 _ _ _ _ - _ _ 3 _ 7 9 12 9 21 13 39 6 6 1 5 _M a n u fa c tu r in g ----------------------------------------- 99 4 0 . 0 1 1 5 .5 0 - - - - - - - - 3 - 7 5 5 8 17 9 27 6 6 1 5 "

    C l e r k s , a c c o u n t in g , c l a s s B ___________ 35 4 1 . 0 8 6 .5 0 - - - - - 4 1 3 8 6 3 4 6 - - - _ _ . _ _ -

    C l e r k s , o r d e r _______________________________ 112 4 0 . 5 8 8 . 0 0 _ _ 2 1 4 6 10 8 10 29 15 _ 2 14 _ 9 1 1 _ _ _ _M a n u fa c tu r in g ___________________________ 44 4 1 . 0 9 8 . 0 0 " 2 1 - 2 2 - 2 5 3 " 2 14 " 9 1 1 - - "

    C le r k s , p a y r o l l _____________________________ 36 4 1 . 0 1 0 1 .0 0 - - - - 1 - - 8 - - 2 3 4 5 2 7 4 _ _ - _ -M a n u fa c tu r in g ___________________________ 36 4 1 . 0 1 0 1 .0 0 1 " 8 - 2 3 4 5 2 7 4 - - " - "

    O f f i c e b o y s ___________________________________ 35 4 0 . 5 5 5 .5 0 11 - 5 8 4 3 - 1 2 1 - - - - - - - - - - - -

    T a b u la t in g -m a c h i n e o p e r a t o r s ,c l a s s A ______________________________________ 56 4 0 . 0 1 1 7 .5 0 - - - - - - 6 - - - - 6 2 1 6 5 8 4 4 5 5 4

    M a n u fa c tu r in g ___________________________ 4 5 4 0 . 0 1 1 7 .5 0 " - - - - - 6 - - 6 2 1 2 4 2 4 4 5 5 4

    T a b u la t in g -m a c h i n e o p e r a t o r s ,c l a s s B ______________________________________ 55 3 9 . 5 1 0 6 .0 0 - - - - - - - 4 3 3 4 5 3 2 9 12 7 3 - - - -

    W o m e n

    B i l l e r s , m a c h in e (b i l l in g m a c h in e ) ------- 69 3 9 . 5 6 8 . 0 0 _ _ 2 20 18 5 2 7 6 4 3 1 1 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _M a n u fa c tu r in g ___________________________ 46 3 9 . 5 7 2 .5 0 - 2 8 9 5 2 6 6 3 3 1 1 - - " " " - - -

    B i l l e r s , m a c h in e (b o o k k e e p in gm a c h in e ) ____________________________________ 57 4 0 . 0 6 0 .5 0 2 9 2 21 4 10 4 2 - 1 2 - - - - - - - - - -

    N o n m a n u fa c tu r in g ______________________ 53 4 0 . 0 5 8 .5 0 2 9 2 21 4 9 4 1 - 1 - - - ~ - - - - -

    B o o k k e e p i n g -m a c h in e o p e r a t o r s ,c l a s s A _____________________________________ 64 4 0 . 5 8 6 . 0 0 - - - 3 - 3 1 8 15 11 9 4 7 2 - - - 1 - - - -

    M a n u fa c tu r in g ___________________________ 4 3 4 0 . 5 8 5 .5 0 - - 3 - 3 1 8 8 5 2 3 7 2 - - - 1 - - -

    B o o k k e e p i n g -m a c h in e o p e r a t o r s ,c l a s s B ______________________________________ 286 4 0 . 0 7 3 .0 0 - 10 19 34 30 52 28 21 16 12 19 39 3 3 - - - - - - - -

    M a n u fa c t u r in g ___________________________ 141 4 0 . 0 8 3 .5 0 - 2 1 6 3 13 12 20 10 11 18 39 3 3 - - - - - - - -N o n m a n u fa c tu r in g ______________________ 145 4 0 . 0 6 2 .5 0 - 8 18 28 27 39 16 1 6 1 1 - - - " - - " "

    C l e r k s , a c c o u n t in g , c l a s s A ____________ 121 4 0 . 0 8 4 .5 0 - - - - 15 9 19 19 5 7 13 7 7 6 5 5 2 1 - 1 _ _M a n u fa c t u r in g ___________________________ 101 3 9 . 5 8 5 .5 0 - - - 11 8 17 18 3 2 10 6 7 5 5 5 2 1 - 1 " -

    C l e r k s , a c c o u n t in g , c l a s s B ____________ 208 3 9 . 5 6 7 .5 0 1 14 9 30 24 4 6 4 0 15 8 3 9 1 1 7 _ - - - - _ _ _M a n u fa c t u r in g ___________________________ 109 3 9 . 5 7 0 .0 0 1 8 2 14 6 30 26 3 2 2 6 1 1 7 - - - - - - - -N o n m a n u fa c tu r in g ______________________ 99 4 0 . 0 6 5 .0 0 " 6 7 16 18 16 14 12 6 1 3 - " " - * - - - - -

    C l e r k s , f i l e , c l a s s A _____________________ 55 3 9 . 5 7 9 .0 0 2 - 1 - 4 6 6 17 4 2 8 2 2 1 - - - - - - - -M a n u fa c tu r in g ___________________________ 4 0 3 9 . 0 7 6 .0 0 2 - " 2 6 6 16 4 " 2 - 2 " " " - - " -

    C l e r k s , f i l e , c l a s s B 389 3 8 . 5 6 1 .5 0 18 30 27 70 125 73 4 15 9 5 13 - - - - _ _ _ _ _ _ _N o n m a n u fa c t u r in g ______________________ 130 4 0 . 0 5 6 .0 0 16 25 22 32 10 3 2 12 7 1 " " - " - - - - -

    C l e r k s , o r d e r _______________________________ 134 4 0 . 0 6 3 .5 0 8 9 20 16 18 20 16 14 _ 3 10 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _M a n u fa c t u r in g ___________________________ 39 4 1 . 0 1 6 4 .0 0 8 2 2 5 4 2 6 5 - 1 4 - - - - - - - - - - -N o n m a n u fa c t u r in g ______________________ 95 4 0 . 0 ! 6 3 .0 0

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    7 18 11 14 18 10 9 2 6

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  • 5Table A-1. Office Occupations-Continued

    (Average straight-tim e weekly hours and earnings for selected occupations studied on an area basis by industry division, Dayton, Ohio, January 1961)

    Average NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY EARNINGS OF

    S e x , o c c u p a t io n , a n d in d u s t r y d iv i s i o nNumber $ $ $ $ $ S $ $ $ S S t S S $ t S * S 1 %

    of Weeklyj Weekly j 4 0 . 00 4 5 . 00 5 0 . 00 5 5 . 00 6 0 . 00 6 5 . 00 7 0 . 00 7 5 . 00 8 0 . 00 8 5 . 00 9 0 . 00 9 5 .0 0 1 0 0 .0 0 1 0 5 .0 0 1 1 0 .0 0 1 1 5 .0 0 1 2 0 .0 0 1 2 5 .0 0 1 3 0 .0 0 1 3 5 .0 0 1 4 0 .0 0 1 4 5 .0 0workers earnings(Standard! (Standard) u n d e r "

    4 5 . 00 5 0 . 00 5 5 . 00 6 0 . 00 6 5 . 00 7 0 . 00 7 5 . 00 8 0 . 00 8 5 . 00 9 0 . 00 9 5 . 00 1 0 0 .0 0 1 0 5 .0 0 1 1 0 . 0 0 1 1 5 .0 0 1 2 0 . 0 0 1 2 5 .0 0 1 3 0 .0 0 1 3 5 .0 0 1 4 0 .0 0 1 4 5 .0 0 1 5 0 .0 0

    W o m e n C o n tin u e d

    C l e r k s , p a y r o l l _________________________ __ 196 4 0 . 0 $ 8 2 . 00 . 1 14 6 8 17 23 23 32 9 15 11 15 9 3 2 8 . . . _M a n u fa c tu r in g _______________ _________ 153 4 0 . 0 8 4 . 00 - 1 14 2 3 11 18 12 29 8 10 10 13 9 3 2 8 - - - - -N o n m a n u fa c tu r in g ______________________ 4 3 4 0 . 5 7 5 . 00 - - 4 5 6 5 11 3 1 5 1 2 - - - - - - -

    C o m p t o m e t e r o p e r a t o r s ----------------------------- 215 4 0 . 0 7 3 . 50 1 4 28 38 21 17 17 4 15 18 4 17 18 13 - - - - - - - -M a n u fa c tu r in g __________________ ______ 87 4 0 . 0 8 9 . 00 - - - - 2 7 9 3 12 16 4 6 15 13 - - - - - - - -N o n m a n u fa c tu r in g ______________________ 128 4 0 . 0 6 3 . 00 1 4 28 38 19 10 8 1 3 2 11 3 - - - - -

    D u p l ic a t i n g -m a c h in e o p e r a t o r s(M im e o g r a p h o r D it to ) __________________ 26 4 0 . 0 6 7 . 00 - 3 3 4 6 1 - - 3 3 1 2 - - - - - - - - - -

    K e y p u n c h o p e r a t o r s ____________________ __ 217 3 9 . 5 7 6 . 00 24 12 28 23 31 14 17 9 27 10 12 10M a n u fa c t u r in g ___________________________ 157 3 9 . 5 7 6 . 50 - - 23 10 15 11 25 8 10 8 15 10 12 10 - - - - - - - -N o n m a n u fa c t u r in g ______________________ 60 4 0 . 0 7 3 . 50 - - 1 2 13 12 6 6 7 1 12 - - - - - - - -

    S e c r e t a r i e s ___________________________________ 59 2 4 0 . 0 9 0 . 50 _ 4 4 9 39 27 30 80 63 4 6 51 60 54 18 14 4 3 16 14 8 7 4 1M a n u fa c t u r in g _______________________ __ 4 0 4 4 0 . 0 9 0 . 50 - 4 2 6 36 20 22 4 4 47 34 41 37 28 6 9 19 16 13 8 7 4 1N o n m a n u fa c t u r in g ______ __ _________ 188 4 0 . 0 9 1 . 00 " - 2 3 3 7 8 36 16 12 10 23 26 12 5 24 - 1 - - - -

    S t e n o g r a p h e r s , g e n e r a l ___________________ 651 4 0 . 0 9 3 . 50 _ _ 5 18 9 30 35 67 55 70 57 4 3 7 2 85 18 30 29 28 _ - _ -M a n u fa c t u r in g ___________________________ 4 8 2 4 0 . 0 9 7 . 50 - - 4 8 5 14 20 4 2 30 32 36 35 72 85 18 24 29 28 - - - -N o n m a n u fa c t u r in g ______________________ 169 4 0 . 0 8 1 . 00 " - 1 10 4 16 15 25 25 38 21 8 - - 6 - - -

    S w it c h b o a r d o p e r a t o r s ________ _________ 156 4 0 . 5 6 6 . 00 2 15 17 23 2 18 23 16 8 3 3 12 3 9 4 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _M a n u fa c t u r in g ________ __________ _____ 50 4 0 . 0 8 3 . 00 - 1 2 - 8 3 2 7 2 3 6 3 9 4 - - - - - - - -N o n m a n u fa c t u r in g ______________________ 106 4 1 . 0 5 8 . 50 15 16 21 2 10 20 14 1 1 - 6 " - - - - - - -

    S w it c h b o a r d o p e r a t o r - r e c e p t i o n i s t s ___ 131 4 0 . 0 6 9 . 50 1 _ 8 10 4 0 30 5 12 7 4 2 7 5 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _M a n u fa c t u r in g __________________________ 98 4 0 . 0 7 1 . 50 1 - 5 9 21 25 5 8 7 3 2 7 5 - - - - - - - - -N o n m a n u fa c t u r in g ______________________ 33 4 1 . 0 6 4 . 00 - - 3 1 19 5 4 1 - - - - - -

    T a b u la t in g -m a c h i n e o p e r a t o r s ,c l a s s B ______________________ _____________ 32 3 9 . 5 8 3 . 00 - - - - - 6 9 3 3 4 - - - 3 3 1 - - - - - -

    M a n u fa c t u r in g ___________________________ 29 3 9 . 5 8 0 . 50 - - - - 6 9 3 3 4 " - - 3 1 - - -

    T a b u la t in g -m a c h i n e o p e r a t o r s ,c l a s s C ______________________________________ 63 3 9 . 0 7 2 . 00 - - 6 5 3 14 17 10 1 - - 3 1 3 - - - - - - - -

    T r a n s c r i b i n g - m a c h i n e o p e r a t o r s ,g e n e r a l _____________________________________ 178 4 0 . 0 6 7 . 50 4 2 24 29 16 26 29 26 5 6 3 - 8 - - - - - - - - -

    M a n u fa c t u r in g ___________________________ 138 4 0 . 0 6 8 . 50 4 2 21 20 10 18 22 19 5 6 3 - 8 - - - ~ - - - -

    T y p i s t s , c l a s s A ___________________________ 212 4 0 . 0 8 3 . 00 2 2 7 11 12 11 20 22 10 38 14 21 34 8 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _M a n u fa c tu r in g ___________________________ 175 3 9 . 5 8 5 . 00 2 2 7 10 7 5 8 15 8 35 13 21 34 8 - - - - - - -N o n m a n u fa c tu r in g ----------------------------------- 37 4 0 . 0 7 2 . 00 - - - 1 5 6 12 7 2 3 1

    T y p i s t s , c l a s s B ____________________________ 546 3 9 . 5 6 6 . 00 9 25 58 95 88 69 4 7 63 4 5 11 36 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _M a n u fa c tu r in g ___________________________ 337 3 9 . 5 7 2 . 50 1 5 12 29 4 4 51 4 5 59 4 5 10 36 - - - - - - - - - - -N o n m a n u fa c tu r in g ----------------------------------- 209 4 0 . 0 5 6 . 50 8 20 46 66 4 4 18 2 4 1

    Standard hours reflect the workweek for which employees receive their regular straight-tim e salaries and the earnings correspond to these weekly hours, A ll workers were at $ 35 to $ 4 0 .

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  • 6Table A-2. Professional and Technical Occupations

    (Average straight-tim e weekly hours and earnings for selected occupations studied on an area basis by industry division, Dayton, Ohio, January 1961)

    Average NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING[ STRAIGHT-TIME W EEKLY EARNINGS OF

    S e x , o c c u p a t io n , a n d in d u s t r y d iv i s i o nNumber

    ofworkers

    Weekly, Weekly earnings 1

    (Standard)5 5 . 00 a n d

    u n d e r 6 0 . 00

    6 0 . 00 6 5 . 00$7 0 . 00 7 5 . 00 8 0 . 00

    $8 5 . 00

    $9 0 . 00 $9 5 .0 0

    $1 0 0 . 0 0

    s1 0 5 .0 0

    $1 1 0 . 0 0

    $1 1 5 .0 0

    $1 2 0 .0 0

    $1 2 5 .0 0

    $1 3 0 .0 0

    S1 3 5 .0 0

    $1 4 0 .0 0

    $1 4 5 .0 0

    $1 5 0 .0 0

    S1 5 5 .0 0

    *L6 0 . 0 0

    (Standard)6 5 .0 0 7 0 . 00 7 5 . 00 8 0 . 00 8 5 .0 0 9 0 ,0 .9 _2iL 00 1 0 0 . 0 0 1-QiLOQ. 1 1 0 . 0 0 1 1 5 .0 0 1 2 0 . 0 0 1 2 5 .0 0 1 3 0 .0 0 1 3 5 .0 0 1 4 0 .0 0 1 4 5 .0 0 1 5 0 .0 0 1 5 5 .0 0 1 6 0 .0 0

    an d

    M e n

    D r a f t s m e n , l e a d e r ________________________ 4 4 4 0 . 0 $ 1 4 0 .5 0 _ _ _ _ _ _ 2 2 ... 6 3 25 2 2 2M a n u fa c tu r in g _________________________ __ 41 4 0 . 0 1 4 1 .5 0 - - - - - - - - 2 - - - - 1 4 3 25 - 2 2 2

    D r a f t s m e n , s e n io r _____________________ ___ 4 4 8 4 0 . 5 1 3 0 .5 0 _ _ _ _ _ _ 2 16 10 15 24 12 28 40 33 73 69 47 32 11 12 24M a n u fa c tu r in g ------------ ------------------------ 4 3 8 4 0 . 5 1 3 0 .5 0 - - - - - - 2 16 9 15 23 12 27 36 32 73 67 47 32 11 12 24

    D r a f t s m e n , ju n io r ------------------------------------------- 233 4 0 . 0 1 1 2 . 0 0 7 _ _ 2 _ 9 3 13 22 12 24 30 21 25 17 34 8 6 _M a n u fa c tu r in g __ ----------------------------------- 217 4 0 . 0 1 1 3 .5 0 7 - 2 " 6 10 22 11 18 30 21 25 17 34 8 6 - - - -

    W o m e n

    N u r s e s , in d u s t r ia l ( r e g i s t e r e d ) __________ 71 4 0 . 0 1 0 1 . 0 0 _ _ 1 _ _ _ 17 8 8 9 10 4 7 4 3 _ _ _ _ _ _ _M a n u fa c t u r in g ---------------------------------------- __ 66 3 9 . 5 1 0 2 . 0 0 17 6 7 9 9 4 7 4 3

    1 Standard hours reflect the workweek for which employees receive their regular straight-tim e salaries and the earnings correspond to these weekly hours.

    Table A-3. Maintenance and Powerplant Occupations

    (Average straight-tim e hourly earnings for men in selected occupations studied on an area basis by industry division, Dayton, Ohio, January 1961)

    NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME HOURLY EARNINGS OF

    Number Average $ $ 9 $ $ 9 $ $ $ $ $ $ 9 9 $ $ 9Occupation and industry division ofworkers

    hourly earnings * Under$

    1 .9 0

    1. 90and

    2 .0 0 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 .4 0 3. 50under - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - and2. 00 2. 10 2. 20 2. 30 2 .4 0 2. 50 2. 60 2 .7 0 2. 80 2. 90 3. 00 3. 10 3. 20 3. 30 3. 40 3. 50 over

    Carpenters, maintenance ------------------------------------ 164 $ 3 . 09 1 3 1 3 3 19 3 1 8 63 53 6Manufacturing __________________________________ 153 3. 08 1 - 3 2 3 19 - 1 8 63 53 - - -

    Electricians, maintenance ______________________ 485 3. 14 1 _ _ _ _ _ 5 _ 10 36 10 19 19 200 112 64 7 2Manufacturing __________________________________ 452 3. 14 1 - - - - 5 - 10 35 7 19 15 175 112 64 7 2

    Engineers, stationary ________________ __________ 158 3. 00 _ 8 _ _ _ 1 3 8 5 _ 5 5 37 66 16 4 _ .Manufacturing ------------------------------------- ---------- 126 3. 00 - 8 - - " " 8 5 - 4 4 24 53 16 4 - -

    Firem en, stationary boiler _________ __ _______ 90 2. 63 _ _ _ 2 _ 2 27 13 24 7 3 2 6 4Manufacturing -------------------------------- __ ---------- 81 2. 62 " - 2 - 2 26 13 23 - 3 2 6 4 - - - -

    Helpers, trades, maintenance __________________ 123 2 .3 3 3 _ 9 5 9 67 16 _ 14 _ _ _ _ _ . _Manufacturing ------------ ---------------------------------- 57 2 .3 9 - - 9 5 1 13 16 " 13 - - - - - - - -

    Machinists, maintenance _________________________ 299 3. 18 _ _ _ _ _ _ 4 17 6 7 5 16 3 11 173 55 2Manufacturing -------------------------------- ---------------- 293 3. 18 4 17 6 7 5 16 2 6 173 55 2

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    (Average straight-tim e hourly earnings for men in selected occupations studied on an area basis by industry division, Dayton, Ohio, January 1961)

    NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME HOURLY EARNINGS OF

    Occupation and industry division NumberA OAMQA $ $ $ $ % $ $ $ $ $ $ $ S S $ $ $

    of hourly j Under 1. 90 2. 00 2. 10 2. 20 2. 30 2 .4 0 2. 50 2 .6 0 2. 70 2. 80 2 . 9 0 3 . 0 0 3 . 10 3 . 2 0 3 . 3 0 3 . 4 0 3 . 5 0workers earnings $

    1. 90and

    under - - - - - - - - - - - - - - and2. 00 2. 10 2. 20 2. 30 2 .4 0 2. 50 2. 60 2. 70 2 .8 0 2. 90 3 . 0 0 3 . 10 3 . 20 3 . 3 0 3 . 4 0 3 . 5 0 over

    Mechanics, automotive (maintenance) _______ 122 $ 2. 72 12 2 4 3 9 2 25 4 12 2 3 4 2 2Manufacturing ___ _____ ________ _________ 83 2. 83 - - - - 4 - 8 2 13 4 12 14 4 2 2 - - - -Nonmanufacturing ------------------------------------------- 39 2 .4 7 - - 12 2 - 3 1 - 12 - - 9 - - - - - -

    Public utilitie s 2 ___________ _____________ 35 2.4 4 - " 12 2 3 1 - 8 - - 9 - " " - "

    M echanics, maintenance __ -------- -------------------- 256 3. 01 4 _ _ _ _ _ 16 11 35 26 31 14 13 2 8 20 5 2 51Manufacturing ----- ---- _ ~ _____ 226 2 .9 9 4 - - " " - 16 11 35 26 31 13 7 5 2 0 5 2 51

    Oilers ___ _______________ _ _____ __ _________ 111 2.4 9 _ 1 5 4 11 6 12 33 38 1 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Manufacturing __ _____ __ __ _____________ 110 2 .4 9 - 1 5 4 11 5 12 33 38 1 - - - - -

    Painters, maintenance ________ __ _________ 100 2. 98 1 -J _ _ - 3 4 4 4 6 _ _ 2 8 4 8 _ 1 _ 1Manufacturing -------------------------------------------------- 88 3. 00 1 " - - - 3 4 4 - - - - 2 8 4 8 " " "

    P lum bers, maintenance ____________________ 41 2. 90 - - - - - - - - 12 7 _ 4 4 13 _ 1 _ _Manufacturing -------------------------------------------------- 41 2. 90 - " - - - - - - 12 7 4 4 13 1 - -

    Tool and die m akers _ __ __ --------- -------- 937 3 .4 5 - - _ - - - - - _ 6 1 2 17 13 2 6 2 5 4 4 5 3 2 2 6 2Manufacturing ------ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ -------- 937 3 .4 5 6 12 17 13 2 6 2 5 4 4 5 3 2 2 6 2

    1 Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts.2 Transportation, communication, and other public utilities.

    Table A-4. Custodial and Material Movement Occupations

    (Average straight-tim e hourly earnings for selected occupations studied on an area basis by industry division, Dayton, Ohio, January 1961)

    NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME HOURLY EARNINGS OF

    O c c u p a t io n 1 a n d in d u s t r y d iv i s i o n NumberofAverage hourly ,

    earningsU n d e r$1. 00

    $1. 00 an d

    $1. 10

    $1. 20

    $1. 30

    $1 .4 0

    $1. 50

    $1. 60

    $1 .7 0

    $1. 80

    $1. 90

    1$2 . 0 0

    $2 . 10

    $2 . 20

    $2 . 30

    $2 .4 0

    $2 . 50 $2 . 60 $2. 70 * 2 .8 0 $2 . 90 3 .0 0

    u n d e r a n d1. 10 1. 20 1. 30 1 .4 0 _ 1. 50 _ i . 6 Q 1. 70 1. 80 _JU 9 0 . 2 . 00 i 2 , 10 2 . 2 0_ 2 . 3 0 _ 2 .4 0 2 . 50 2 .6 0 2. 70 2 . 80 2 . 90 3 . 00 o v e r

    E le v a t o r o p e r a t o r s , p a s s e n g e r$ 1. 15(w o m e n ) _ ______ _ __ ______ __ _ ____ 54 3 25 3 5 8 4 - 4 _ - - - 5 - - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

    N n n m a n iifa r tn r in jr 54 1. 15 25 3 5 8 4 4 5 j

    G u a r d s _ __ _____ __ ___ _____ _________ 4 9 5 2. 52 _ _ _ _ _ _ 7 3 11 5 5 23 41 24 13 12 4 2 82 53 12 _M a n u fa c tu r in g 4 6 5 2 . 54 - - - - - - 6 - 9 4 ! T~\ 21 38 24 12 1 3 2 82 53 12 _N o n m a n u fa c tu r in g 30 2 . 14 - ~ - - 1 3 2 1 5 2 3 - 1 11 1 - - - - -

    J a n i t o r s , p o r t e r s , a n d c l e a n e r s (m e n ) _______ 1 ,4 1 8 2. 04 12 10 27 58 29 38 31 82 65 4 5 102 109 69 198 5 3 5 8 _ _ _ _ _ _M a n u fa c tu r in g __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _____ __ 1 ,1 2 5 2 . 16 - - 9 7 - 3 11 48 57 39 92 105 63 167 51 6 8 _ _ - _ - -N o n m a n u fa c tu r in g 293 1. 56 12 10 18 51 29 35 20 34 8 6 10 4 6 31 19 - - - - - " -

    J a n i t o r s , p o r t e r s , a n d c l e a n e r s ( w o m e n ) ___ 138 1. 77 - 10 3 22 4 19 1 7 4 _ 9 2 9 33 15 _ _ _ _ _ _ _M a n u fa c tu r in g __ __ _ __ __ ____ __ 78 2. 07 - - - 2 4 3 - 7 3 - - 2 9 33 15 _ _ _ _ _ _ _N o n m a n u fa r .tn r in g 60 1. 39 10 3 20 16 1 9

    See footnotes at end of table,

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  • 8Table A-4. Custodial and Material Movement Occupations-Continued

    (Average straight-tim e hourly earnings for selected occupations studied on an area basis by industry division, Dayton, Ohio, January 1961)

    NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME HOURLY EARNINGS OF

    Occupation 1 and industry division$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $of

    workershourly ,

    earningsUnder$

    1. 00 and

    1. 10 1. 20 1. 30 1 .40 1. 50 1. 60 1. 70 1. 80 1. 90 2. 00 2. 10 2. 20 2. 30 2 .4 0 2. 50 2 .6 0 2. 70 2. 80 2. 90 3. 00 and

    1. 00 under1. 10 1. 20 1.30 1 .4 0 . 1 .50 _1. 60 1 ,7 0 1. 80 1,9Q_. 2. 00 2, 10. 2. 20 2. 30 2 .4 0 2. 50 2. 60 2. 70 2, 80 2. 90 3. 00 over

    Laborers, m aterial handling ___ _ __ _ __ 1,051 $ 2. 21 21 1 23 22 13 14 25 23 27 50 38 172 101 77 263 113 60 6 2Manufacturing _______ _____ __ __ 775 2. 28 - - - - 11 11 2 21 6 15 35 33 158 61 45 234 111 30 - - 2 -Nonmanufacturing __ __ _____ __ _ 276 2 .0 0 - 21 1 23 11 2 12 4 17 12 15 5 14 40 32 29 2 30 6 - - -

    Public u tilities4 _ _ __ _________ 54 2. 50 " " " - - - - - - - - 6 12 5 - 27 4 - - -

    Order fillers ____________ _______________ ______ 368 2. 12 _ _ _ 2 _ " 12 13 31 63 14 12 46 79 14 52 29 1 _ _ _ _Manufacturing __________ _____ ___ 100 2. 23 - - - - - ------- 2 - 2 -------- V 3 r 27 25 4 21 4 - - - - -Nonmanufacturing ______ ________ ___ 268 2 .0 7 - " " 2 - 10 13 29 57 11 6 19 54 10 31 25 1 " - -

    P ackers, shipping (men) __ _____ __ ______ 597 2. 24 _ 5 1 _ 4 4 62 9 32 39 44 1 . 118 5 70 35 134 5 _ _ 29Manufacturing ______ ____________ _ _______ 503 2. 31 - - - - - - 58 1 22 18 38 1 - 100 1 70 33 132 - - - 29Nonmanufacturing _________________ __ __ __ 94 1. 90 - 5 1 4 4 4 8 10 21 6 - - 18 4 - 2 2 5 - -

    Packers , shipping (women) ____________ _____ 84 1. 74 . _ _ 12 5 6 14 26 _ _ _ _ 6 _ _ _ 15 _ _ _ _ _

    Receiving clerks __________________________ ___ 112 2. 18 5 5 7 7 12 1 12 16 16 10 4 12 4Manufacturing _______ _ _______ 41 2 .4 3 - - - - - 1 = i - 1 - - - 3 11 1 7 4 10 - 4 - -Nonmanufacturing _____________ __ __ _ __ 71 2. 04 - " " 5 - 5 " 6 7 12 1 9 5 15 3 ~ 2 1 " - -

    Shipping clerks _________ __ ________ __ _ __ 76 2 .4 6 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5 _ 7 15 3 9 15 10 2 4 _ 6Manufacturing __________ ________________ __ 58 2 .4 8 - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 3 15 3 9 15 3 - 4 - 5

    Shipping and receiving clerks ________ ___ ______ 282 2 .4 2 _ _ _ 9 _ 3 1 _ _ 18 7 2 20 17 _ 13 82 101 _ 9 _ _Manufacturing __________ _____ ____ 254 2 .4 8 - - - - - 3 - - - 17 - - 20 17 - 7 82 99 - 9 - -Nonmanufacturing ______ ________ 28 1 .8 5 - " 9 - - 1 " " 1 7 2 - 6 2 - " " "

    Truckdrivers 5 _ _____ ____ 893 2. 51 _ _ _ _ 14 _ 9 1 3 27 19 15 23 74 47 66 194 126 8 267 _ _Manufacturing __________ __ _________ -------355 2 .4 5 - - - - - - - - 2 23 18 12 10 18 21 57 78 71 3 53 - -Nonmanufacturing ____________________________ 527 2. 56 - - - - 14 - 9 1 1 4 1 3 13 56 26 9 116 55 5 214 - -

    Public u tilities4 ___ _ __ 333 2. 69 - - - - - - - " - - 12 25 5 76 1 214 " -

    Truckdrivers, light (tinder 11/2 tons) __ _ 110 2. 10 . _ _ _ 14 _ 9 _ 1 4 9 5 13 22 2 5 4 22 _ _ _ _Manufacturing _____________________________ 53 2 .3 2 - - - - - - - - - 3 8 4 - 11 1 4 - 22 - - - -Nonmanufacturing -------------- __ _ ____ 57 1 .8 9 " - 14 " 9 - 1 1 1 1 13 11 1 1 4 - - - - "

    Truckdrivers, medium (IV 2 to andincluding 4 tons) ____________________________ 132 2. 27 - - - - - - - 1 2 5 10 10 1 48 31 3 14 4 3 - - -

    Manufacturing __ ________ __ _ 59 2. 26 - - - - - - - - 2 2 10 8 1 4 12 2 11 4 3 - - -Nonmanufacturing __ _____ __ __ 73 2. 28 - " - " - - 1 3 2 - 44 19 1 3 - - " -

    Truckdrivers, heavy (over 4 tons,other than trailer type) ___________ _ __ 77 2. 30 - - - - - - - - - 18 - - 8 - 8 - 33 10 - - - -

    T ru ckers, power (other than forklift) _ 111 2. 38 . . . _ . . . . 10 . _ 3 11 . 8 8 5 66Manufacturing __________ ________ _ 111 2. 38 - - - - - 10 - - 3 11 8 8 5 - - - -

    Watchmen ____ _________ __ _____ __ 62 1.7 6 _ _ 12 _ 3 2 4 6 6 3 6 10 _ 1 9 _ _ _ _ _ _ _Manufacturing _______ __ _____ ______ _ __ 53 1. 71 12 3 4 6 4 3 6 10 5

    1 Data limited to men workers except where otherwise indicated.2 Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts.3 W orkers were distributed as follows: 12 at $ 0. 70 to $ 0. 80; 13 at $ 0. 90 to $ 1.4 Transportation, communication, and other public utilities.5 Includes all drivers regardless of size and type of truck operated.

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  • 9Appendix: 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 BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATOR

    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 carton 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.

    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 of 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 of 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 of an establishment s business transactions. Work involves posting and

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    CLERK, ACCOUNTING Continued

    balancing subsidiary ledger or ledgers such as accounts receivable or accounts payable; examining and coding invoices or vouchers with proper accounting 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 accounting operations such as posting simple journal vouchers, accounts payable vouchers, entering vouchers in voucher registers; reconciling bank accounts; posting subsidiary ledgers controlled by general ledgers. 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 Responsible for maintaining an established filing system. C lassifies and indexes correspondence or other material; may also file this material. May keep records of various types in conjunction with files or 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 locates or assists in locating material in the 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 sheetlisting the items to make up the order; checking prices and quantities of items on order sheet; distributing order 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 adjustments 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 ca lls; handling personal and important or confidental 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 there- corded 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 calls. May record toll calls and take messages. May give information to persons who ca ll in* or occasionally take telephone orders. For workers who also act as receptionists see switchboard operator-receptionist.

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    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.

    TABULAHNG-MACHINE OPERATOR

    Operates machine that automatically analyzes and translates information punched in groups of tabulating cards and prints translated data on forms or accounting records; sets or adjusts machine; does simple wiring of plugboards according to established practice or diagrams; places cards to be tabulated in feed magazine and starts machine. May file cards after they are tabulated. May, in addition, operate auxiliary machines.

    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.

    TYPIST

    Uses a typewriter to make copies of various material or to make out bills after calculations have been made by another person. May do clerical work involving little special training, such as keeping simple records, filing records and reports or sorting and distributing incoming mail.

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    TYPIST Continued

    Class A Performs one or more o f the following: Typing material in final form from very rough and involved draft; copying from plain or corrected copy in which there is a frequent and varied use of technical and unusual words or from foreign-language copy; combining material from several sources, or planning layout of complicated statistical tables to maintain uniformity and balance

    PR O FESSIO N AL

    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 involved in strength of materials, beams and trusses; verifying completed work, checking dimensions, materials to be used, and quantities;

    TYPIST Continued

    in spacing; typing tables from rough draft in final form. May type routine form letters, varying details to suit circumstances.

    Class B Performs one or more o f the following: Typing from relatively clear or typed 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 T E C H N IC A L

    DRAFTSMAN, SENIOR Continued

    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 combination o f 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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    CARPENTER, MAINTENANCE

    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 most o f the following: 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.

    ELECTRICIAN, MAINTENANCE

    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 most o f the following: 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.

    ENGINEER, STATIONARY

    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. Head or chief engineers in establishments employing more than one engineer are excluded.

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    D PO W ER PLA N T

    FIREMAN, STATIONARY BOILER

    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, oil, or assist in repairing boilerroom equipment.

    HELPER, TRADES, MAINTENANCE

    Assists one or more workers in the skilled maintenance trades, by performing specific or general duties of lesser skill, such as keeping a worker supplied with materials and tools; cleaning working area, machine, and equipment; assisting worker by holding materials or tools; performing other unskilled tasks as directed by journeyman. The kind of work the helper is permitted to perform varies from trade to trade: Insome trades the helper is confined to supplying, lifting, and holding materials and tools and cleaning working areas; and in others he is oer- mitted to perform specialized machine operations, or parts of a trade that are also performed by workers on a full-time basis.

    MACHINE-TOOL OPERATOR, TOOLROOM

    Specializes in the operation of one or more types of machine tools, such as jig borers, cylindrical or surface grinders, engine lathes, or milling machines in the construction of machine-shop tools, gauges, jigs, fixtures, or dies. Work involves most o f the following: Planning and performing difficult machining operations; processing items requiring complicated setups or a high degree of accuracy; using a variety of precision measuring instruments; selecting feeds, speeds, tooling and operation sequence; making necessary adjustments during operation to achieve requisite tolerances or dimensions. May be required to recognize when tools need dressing, to dress tools, and to select proper coolants and cutting and lubricating oils. For cross-industry wage study purposes, machine-tool operators, toolroom, in tool and die jobbing shops are excluded from this classification.

    MACHINIST, MAINTENANCE

    Produces replacement parts and new parts in making repairs of metal parts of mechanical equipment operated in an establishment. Work involves most o f the following: Interpreting written instructions and specifications; planning and laying out of work; using a variety of machinist s handtools and precision measuring instruments; setting up and

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    MACHINIST, MAINTENANCE Continuedoperating standard machine tools; shaping of metal parts to close toler-* ances; making standard shop computations relating to dimensions of work, tooling, feeds and speeds of machining; knowledge of the working properties of the common metals; selecting standard materials, parts, and equipment required for his work; fitting and assembling parts into mechanical equipment. In general, the machinist s work normally requires a rounded training in machine-shop practice usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience.

    MECHANIC, AUTOMOTIVE (MAINTENANCE)

    Repairs automobiles, buses, motortrucks, and tractors of an establishment. Work involves most o f the following: Examining automotive equipment to diagnose source of trouble; disassembling equipment and performing repairs that involve the use of such handtools as wrenches, gauges, drills, or specialized equipment in disassembling or fitting parts; replacing broken or defective parts from stock; grinding and adjusting valves; reassembling and installing the various assemblies in the vehicle and making necessary adjustments; alining wheels, adjusting brakes and lights, or tightening body bolts. In general, the work of the automotive mechanic requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience.

    MECHANIC, MAINTENANCE

    Repairs machinery or mechanical equipment of an establishment. Work involves most o f the following: Examining machines and mechanica l equipment to diagnose source of trouble; dismantling or partly dis- mantling machines and performing repairs that mainly involve the use of handtools in scraping and fitting parts; replacing broken or defective parts with items obtained from stock; ordering the production of a replacement part by a machine shop or sending of the machine to a machine shop for major repairs; preparing written specifications for major repairs or for the production of parts ordered from machine shop; reassembling machines; and making all necessary adjustments for operation. In general, the work of a maintenance mechanic requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience. Excluded from this classification are workers whose primary duties involve setting up or adjusting machines.

    MILLWRIGHT

    Installs new machines or heavy equipment and dismantles and installs machines or heavy equipment when changes in the plant layout

    MILLWRIGHT Continuedare required. Work involves most o f the following: Planning and laying out of the work; interpreting blueprints or other specifications; using a variety of handtools and rigging; making standard shop computations relating to stresses, strength of materials, and centers of gravity; alining and balancing of equipment; selecting standard tools, equipment, and parts to be used; installing and maintaining in good order power transmission equipment such as drives and speed reducers. In general, the millwright's work normally requires a rounded training and experience in the trade acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience.

    OILER

    Lubricates, with oil or grease, the moving parts or wearing surfaces of mechanical equipment of an establishment.

    PAINTER, MAINTENANCE

    Paints and redecorates walls, woodwork, and fixtures of an establishment. Work involves the following: Knowledge of surface peculiarities and types of paint required for different applications; preparing surface for painting by removing old finish or by placing putty or filler in nail holes and interstices; applying paint with spray gun or brush. May mix colors, oils , white lead, and other paint ingredients to obtain proper color or consistency. In general, the work of the maintenance painter requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience.

    PIPEFITTER, MAINTENANCE

    Installs or repairs water, steam, gas, or other types of pipe and pipefittings in an establishment. Work involves most o f the following: Laying out of work and measuring to locate position of pipe from drawings or other written specifications; cutting various sizes of pipe to correct lengths with chisel and hammer or oxyacetylene torch or pipe-cutting machine; threading pipe with stocks and dies; bending pipe by hand-driven or power-driven machines; assembling pipe with couplings and fastening pipe to hangers; making standard shop computations relating to pressures, flow, and size of pipe required; making standard tests to determine whether finished pipes meet specifications- In general, the work of the maintenance pipefitter requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience. Workers primarily engaged in installing and repairing building sanitation or heating systems are excluded.

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    PLUMBER, MAINTENANCE

    Keeps the plumbing system of an establishment in good order. Work involves: Knowledge of sanitary codes regarding installation of vents and traps in plumbing system; installing or repairing pipes and fixtures; opening clogged drains with a plunger or plumber s snake. In general, the work of the maintenance plumber requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience.

    SHEET-METAL WORKER, MAINTENANCE

    Fabricates, installs, and maintains in good repair the sheet- metal equipment and fixtures (such as machine guards, grease pans, shelves, lockers, tanks, ventilators, chutes, ducts, metal roofing) of an establishment. Work involves most o f the following: Planning and laying out all types of sheet-metal maintenance work from blueprints, models, or other specifications; setting up and operating all available types of sheet-metal-working machines; using a variety of handtools in cutting, bending, forming, shaping, fitting, and assembling; installing sheet- metal articles as required. In general, the work of the maintenance sheet-metal worker requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience.

    TOOL AND DIE MAKER

    (Diemaker; jig maker; toolmaker: fixture maker; gauge maker)

    Constructs and repairs machine-shop tools, gauges, jigs, fixtures or dies for forgings, punching and other metal-forming work. Work involves most o f the following: Planning and laying out of work from models, blueprints, drawings, or other oral and written specifications; using a variety of tool and die maker s handtools and precision measuring instruments, understanding of the working properties of common metals and alloys; setting up and operating of machine tools and related equipment; making necessary shop computations relating to dimensions of work, speeds, feeds, and tooling of machines; heattreating of metal parts during fabrication as well as of finished tools and dies to achieve required qualities; working to close tolerances; fitting and assembling of parts to prescribed tolerances and allowances; selecting appropriate materials, tools, and processes. In general, the tool and die maker s work requires a rounded training in machine-shop and toolroom practice usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience.

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

    CUSTODIAL AND MATERIAL MOVEMENT

    ELEVATOR OPERATOR, PASSENGER

    Transports passengers between floors of an office buildings apartment house, department store, hotel or similar establishment. Workers who operate elevators in conjunction with other duties such as those of starters and janitors are excluded.

    GUARDPerforms routine police duties, either at fixed post or on tour,

    maintaining order, using arms or force where necessary. Includes gate- men who are stationed at gate and check on identity o f employees and other persons entering.

    JANITOR, PORTER, OR CLEANER(Sweeper; charwoman; janitress)

    Cleans and keeps in an orderly condition factory working areas and washrooms, or premises of an office , apartment house, or commercial

    JANITOR, PORTER, OR CLEANER Continued

    or other establishment. Duties involve a combination of the following: Sweeping, mopping or scrubbing, and polishing floors; removing chips, trash, and other refuse; dusting equipment, furniture, or fixtures; polishing metal fixtures or trimmings; providing supplies and minor maintenance services; cleaning lavatories, showers, and restrooms. Workers who specialize in window washing are excluded.

    LABORER, MATERIAL HANDLING

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

    A worker employed in a warehouse, manufacturing plant, store, or other establishment whose duties involve one or more o f the following: Loading and unloading various materials and merchandise on or

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    LABORER, MATERIAL HANDLING Continued

    from freight cars, trucks, or other transporting devices; unpacking, shelving, or placing materials or merchandise in proper storage location; transporting materials or merchandise by hand truck, car, or wheelbarrow. Longshoremen, who load and unload ships are excluded.

    ORDER FILLER

    (Order picker; stock selector; warehouse stockman)

    Fills shipping or transfer orders for finished goods from stored merchandise in accordance with specifications on sales slips, customers9 orders, or other instructions. May, in addition to filling orders and indicating items filled or omitted, keep records of outgoing orders, requisition additional stock, or report short supplies to supervisor, and perform other related duties.

    PACKER, SHIPPING

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

    SHIPPING AND RECEIVING CLERK

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

    SHIPPING AND RECEIVING CLERK Continued

    For wage study purposes, workers are classified as follows:

    Receiving clerkShipping clerkShipping and receiving clerk

    TRUCKDRIVER

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

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

    Truckdriver (combination o f sizes listed separately)Truckdriver, light (under 1% tons)Truckdriver, medium (1% to and including 4 tons)Truckdriver, heavy (over 4 tons, trailer type)Truckdriver, heavy (over 4 tons, other than trailer type)

    TRUCKER, POWER

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

    For wage study purposes, workers are classified by type of truck, as follows:

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

    WATCHMAN

    Makes rounds of premises periodically in protecting property against fire, theft, and illegal entry.

    * U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1961 0 589657

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  • Occupational Wage Surveys

    Occupational wage surveys will be conducted in the 82 major labor markets listed below during late I960 and early 1961. Bulletins, when available, may be purchased from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington 25, D.C., or from any of the BLS regional sales offices shown on the inside front cover.

    A summary bulletin containing data for 80 labor markets, combined with additional analysis, will be issued early in 1962.

    Akron, Ohio Bull. 1285-AlbanySchenectadyTroy, N.Y. Bull. 1285- Albuquerque, N. Mex. Bull. 1285AllentownBethlehemEaston,

    Pa.-N.J. Bull. 1285-47 Atlanta, Ga. Bull. 1285-

    * Baltimore, Md. Bull. 1285-34 BeaumontPort Arthur, Tex.'Bull. 1285- Birmingham, Ala. Bull. 1285-

    Boise, Idaho Bull. 1285- * * Boston, Mass. Bull. 1285-15 * * Buffalo, N.Y. Bull. 1285-31

    Burlington, Vt. Bull. 1285-* Canton, Ohio Bull. 1285-29

    Charleston, W. Va. Bull. 1285- Charlotte, N.C. Bull. 1285-

    Chattanooga, Tenn.Ga. Bull. 1285-14 Chicago, 111. Bull. 1285-

    Cincinnati, OhioKy. Bull. 1285- * * Cleveland, Ohio Bull. 1285-11

    Columbus, Ohio Bull. 1285-38 * * Dallas, Tex. Bull. 1285-21 * * DavenportRock IslandMoline, Iowa111.

    Bull. 1285-16Dayton, Ohio Bull. 1285*41

    * Denver, Colo. Bull. 1285*27 Des Moines, Iowa Bull. 1285*43 Detroit, Mich. Bull. 1285- 37

    **Fort Worth, Tex. Bull. 1285-23

    *Green Bay, Wis. Bull. 1285-2 Greenville, S.C. Bull. 1285- Houston, Tex. Bull. 1285-

    * Indianapolis, Ind. Bull. 1285-28 Jackson, Miss. Bull. 1285-42

    * * Jacksonville, Fla. Bull. 1285-30 ^Kansas City, Mo.Kans. Bull. 1285-18

    LawrenceHaverhill, Mass.N.H. Bull. 1285- * * Little RockNorth Little Rock, Ark. Bull. 1285-6

    Los AngelesLong Beach, Calif. Bull. 1285- Louisville, Ky.Ind. Bull. 1285-49 Lubbock, Tex. Bull. 1285-

    *Manchester, N.H. Bull. 1285-1 Memphis, Tenn. Bull. 1285-35

    * Miami, Fla. Bull. 1285-33 Milwaukee, Wis. Bull. 1285- MinneapolisSt. Paul, Minn. Bull. 1285*39 MuskegonMuskegon Heights, Mich. Bull. 1285-

    Newark and Jersey City, N.J. Bull. 1285-40New Haven, Conn. Bull. 1285-46New Orleans, La. Bull. 1285-48New York, N.Y. Bull. 1285-NorfolkPortsmouth and Newport News

    Hampton, Va. Bull. 1285- Oklahoma City, Okla. Bull. 1285-3

    * * Omaha, Nebr.Iowa Bull. 1285-13PatersonCliftonPassaic, N.J. Bull. 1285-

    Philadelphia, Pa. Bull. 1285-24 Phoenix, Ariz. Bull. 1285-

    Pittsburgh, Pa. Bull. 1285-44 ^Portland, Maine Bull. 1285-19

    Portland, Oreg.Wash. Bull. 1285- ProvidencePawtucket, R.I.Mass. Bull. 1285-

    **Raleigh, N.C. Bull. 1285-5 ^Richmond, Va. Bull. 1285-26

    Rockford, 111. Bull. 1285- **St. Louis, Mo.111. Bull. 1285-10 **Salt Lake City, Utah Bull. 1285-32

    S^an Antonio, Tex. Bull. 1285- S^an BernardinoRiversideOntario,

    Calif. Bull. 1285-4San FranciscoOakland, Calif. Bull. 1285*36 Savannah, Ga. Bull. 1285*

    ^Scranton, Pa. Bull. 1285-8 * '^Seattle, Wash. Bull. 1285-7

    sioux Falls, S. Dak. Bull. 1285-17 South Bend, Ind. Bull. 1285-

    Spokane, Wash.-Bull. 1285- Toledo, Ohio Bull. 1285-

    * * Trenton, N.J. Bull. 1285-25 * * Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va. Bull. 1285-22

    Waterbury, Conn. Bull. 1285- Waterloo, Iowa Bull. 1285*20

    **Wichita, Kans. Bull. 1285-9 **Wilmington, Del.-N.J. Bull. 1285-12

    Worcester, Mass. Bull. 1285- York, Pa. Bull. 1285-45

    An asterisk preceding a labor market indicates the availability and price of the bulletin. Please do not order copies in advance.

    Price, 20 cents. * * Price, 25 cents. #* Price, 15 cents.

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