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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
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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
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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
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* 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
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192 56 8 7 ,7 0 0 6 7 ,5 0 0N on m a n u fa ctu r in g
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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
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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
i
7 18 11 14 18 10 9 2 6
S e e fo o t n o t e at en d o f t a b le .
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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
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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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M A IN TE N A N C E
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.
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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*
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