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Occupational Wage Survey

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TRENTON, NEW JERSEY

DECEMBER 1962

Bulletin No. 1345-29

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR W. Willard Wirtz, Secretary

BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS Ewao Clague, Commissioner

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Occupational Wage Survey

TRENTON, NEW JERSEY

DECEM BER 1962

B u l le t in N o. 1345 -29M^rch 1963

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABORW. Willard Wirtz, Secretary u i b i '

BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS | l | | i j jfjEwan Clague, Commissioner

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Preface

The Labor Market Occupational Wage Survey Program

Eighty-two labor markets currently are included in the Bureau of Labor Statistics program of annual occupational wage surveys in major labor markets. These studies provide data on occupational earnings and related supplementary benefits. Information on related supplementary benefits is obtained biennially in most of the labor markets.

A preliminary report which presents earnings trends for selected occupational groups and average earnings in selected jobs is released within a month after the completion of the study in each area. This bulletin provides additional data not included in the preliminary report.

A two-part summary bulletin is issued after the completion of all of the area bulletins for a round of surveys (for the current round of surveys, the first part of this bulletin will be available late in 1963 and the second part early in 1964). The first part presents individual labor market data. The second part presents data relating to all metropolitan areas in the United States.

This bulletin was prepared in the Bureau's regional office in New York, N. Y ., by Irwin Feigenbaum, under the direction of Harold A. Barletta. The study was under the general direction of Frederick W. Mueller, Assistant Regional Director for Wages and Industrial Relations.

ContentsPage

Introduction __________________________ *_____________________________ _____ 1Wage trends for selected occupational groups -------------------------------------- 4

Tables:

1. Establishments and workers within scope of survey ---------------- 32. Percents of increase in standard weekly salaries and

straight-time hourly earnings for selectedoccupational groups, for selected periods -------------- -— ---------- 3

A: Occupational earnings:*A- 1. Office occupations—men and women _______________________ 5A -2. Professional and technical occupations—men

and women -------------------------------- ---------------- ------------------— 7A -3. Office, professional, and technical occupations—

men and women combined __— —_______ _________________A -4. Maintenance and power plant occupations ________________A -5. Custodial and material movement occupations __________ 1

B: Establishment practices and supplementary wage provisions:*B -l . Minimum entrance salaries for women office workers__ 11B-2. Shift differentials _______________ ________________ _________ 12B-3. Scheduled weekly hours ________ __________________________ 13B-4. Paid holidays —_______._____ _____ j.___-_________ —_________ * 14B- 5. Paid vacations _____ . *_____ - —________ ________________ 15B-6. Health, insurance, and pension plans ___________________ 17

Appendix: Occupational descriptions ___________________________________ 19

* NOTE: Similar tabulations are available for other major areas. (See inside back cover.)

Union scales, indicative of prevailing pay levels in the Trenton area, are also available for seven selected building trades.

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Occupational Wage Survey—Trenton, N.J.

Introduction

This area is 1 of 82 labor markets in which the U.S. Department of Labor*s Bureau of Labor Statistics conducts surveys of occupational earnings and related wage benefits on an areawide basis. In this area, data were obtained by personal visits of Bureau field economists to representative establishments within six broad industry divisions: Manufacturing; transportation, 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 because they tend to furnish insufficient employment in the occupations studied to warrant inclusion. Separate tabulations are provided for each of the broad industry divisions which meet publication criteria.

These surveys are conducted on a sample basis because of the unnecessary cost involved in surveying all establishments. To obtain optimum 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. E stimates 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 Earnings

The occupations selected for study are common to a variety of manufacturing and nonmanufacturing industries, and are of the following types: (a) Office clerical; (b) professional and technical;(c) maintenance and powerplant; and (d) custodial and material movement. Occupational classification is based on a uniform set of job descriptions designed to take account of interestablishment variation in duties within the same job. The occupations selected for study are listed and described in the appendix. Earnings data for some of the occupations listed and described are not presented in the A-series tables because either (1) employment in the occupation is too small to provide enough data to merit presentation, or (2) there is possibility of disclosure of individual establishment data.

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, 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 hpif hour) for which styaight-time salaries are paid; average weekly earnings for these occupations have been rounded to the nearest half dollar.

Differences in pay levels for selected occupations in which both men and women are commonly employed 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 usually 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.

Establishment Practices apd Supplementary Wage Provisions

Information is presented (in the B-series tables) on selected establishment practices and supplementary benefits as they relate to office and plant workers. The concept "office workers, " as used in this bulletin, includes working supervisors and nonsupervisory workers performing clerical or related functions, and excludes administrative, executive, and professional personnel. "Plant workers" include working foremen and all nonsupervisory workers (including leadmen and trainees) engaged in nonpffice functions. Administrative, executive, and professional employees, and force-account construction employees who are utilized as a separate work force are excluded. Cafeteria workers and routemen are excluded in manufacturing industries, but included as plant workers in nonmanufacturing industries.

Minimum entrance salaries (table B -l) relate only to the establishments visited. They are presented in terms of establishments with formal minimum entrance salary policies.

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Shift differential data (table B-2) are limited to manufacturing industries. This information is presented both in terms of (a) establishment policy, 1 presented in terms of total plant worker employment, and (b) effective practice, presented in terms of workers actually employed on the specified shift at the time of the survey. In establishments having varied differentials, the amount applying to a majority was used or, if no amount applied to a majority, the classification "other'1 was used. In establishments in which some late- shift hours are paid at normal rates, a differential was recorded only if it applied to a majority of the shift hours.

The scheduled hours (table B-3) of a majority of the first- shift workers in an establishment are tabulated as applying to all of the plant or office workers of that establishment. Paid holidays; paid vacations; and health, insurance, and pension plans (tables B-4 through B-6) are treated statistically on the basis that these are applicable to all plant or office workers if a majority of such workers are eligible or may eventually qualify for the practices listed. Sums of individual items in tables B-2 through B-6 may not equal totals because of rounding.

Data on paid holidays (table NB-4) are limited to data on holidays granted annually on a formal basis; i .e . , (l) are provided for in written form, or (2) have been established by custom. Holidays ordinarily granted are included even though they may fall on a nonworkday, even if the worker is not granted another day off. The first part of the paid holidays table presents the number of whole and half holidays actually granted. The second part combines whole and half holidays to show total holiday time.

The summary of vacation plans (table B-5) is limited to formal policies, excluding informal arrangements whereby time off with pay is granted at the discretion of the employer. Separate estimates are provided according to employer practice in computing vacation payments, such as time payments, percent of annual earnings, or flat-sum amounts. However, in the tabulations of vacation pay, payments not on a time basis were converted to a time basis; for example, a payment of 2 percent of annual earnings was considered as the equivalent of 1 week's pay.

1 An establishment was considered as having a policy if it met either of the following conditions: (l) Operated late shifts at the time of the survey, or (2) had formal provisions covering late shifts. An establishment was considered as having formal provisions if it (1) had operated late shifts during the 12 months prior to the survey, or(2) had provisions in written form for operating late shifts.

Data are presented for all health, insurance, and pension plans (table B-6) for which at least a part of the cost is borne by the employer, excepting only legal requirements such as workmen's compensation, social security, and railroad retirement. Such plans include those underwritten by a commercial insurance company and those provided through a union fund or paid directly by the employer out of current operating funds or from a fund set aside for this purpose. Death benefits are included as a form of life insurance.

Sickness and accident insurance is limited to that type of insurance under which predetermined cash payments are made directly to the insured on a weekly or monthly basis during illness or accident disability. Information is presented for all such plans to which the employer contributes. However, in New York and New Jersey, which have enacted temporary disability insurance laws which require employer contributions, 2 plans are included only if the employer (1) contributes more than is legally required, or (2) provides the employee with benefits which exceed the requirements of the law. Tabulations of paid sick leave plans are limited to formal plans 3 which provide full pay or a proportion of the worker's pay during absence from work because of illness. Separate tabulations are presented according to (1) plans which provide full pay and no waiting period, and (2) plans which provide either partial pay or a waiting period. In addition to the presentation of the proportions of workers who are provided sickness and accident insurance or paid sick leave, an unduplicated total is shown of workers who receive either or both types of benefits.

Catastrophe insurance, sometimes referred to as extended medical insurance, includes those plans which are designed to protect employees in case of sickness and injury involving expenses beyond the normal coverage of hospitalization, medical, and surgical plans. Medical insurance refers to plans providing for complete or partial payment of doctors' fees. Such plans may be underwritten by commercial insurance companies or nonprofit organizations or they may be self-insured. Tabulations of retirement peusion plans are limited to those plans that provide monthly payments for the remainder of the worker's life.

2 The temporary disability laws in California and Rhode Island do not require employer contributions.

3 An establishment was considered as having a formal plan if it established at least the minimum number of days of sick leave that could be expected by each employee. Such a plan need not be written, but informal sick leave allowances, determined on an individual basis, were excluded.


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T a b le 1. E stablishm ents and w ork ers within scop e o f su rvey and num ber studied in T renton , N. J. , 1 by m a jor industry d iv is io n , 2 D ecem b er 1962

Minimum Num ber o f establishm ents W orkers iri establishm ents

Industry d iv isionem ploym ent in estab lish - Within Within scop e o f study Studied

ments in scope of study

scop e o f study 3

StudiedT o ta l4 O ffice Plant Total 4

A ll d iv ision s __________________________________________________ _ 187 82 4 5 ,8 0 0 6 ,700 31 ,100 32,660

M anufacturing _______________________________ _______________ 50 112 49 33 ,300 4, 300 23 ,800 24,620N onm anufacturing _________ _ __ _____________________________

T ran sp orta tion , com m u n ication , and“ 75 33 12,500 2 ,400 7, 300 8,040

other pub lic u tilities 5 _____________________ „____________ 50 11 9 4 , 200 700 2, 300 4 , 150W holesa le trade _______________________________ ______.____ 50 8 2 500 <*) (6) 160R etail trade _________________ _____________ -_____________ 50 25 9 3 ,700 n (6 1,510F in an ce , in su ran ce , and rea l estate ____________________ 50 9 4 1,600 <!> (7) 970S erv ices ---------------------------------- --------------------— -------------- 50 22 9 2, 500 (6) (6) 1,250

1 The T ren ton Standard M etropolitan Statistical A rea con sists o f M e rce r County. The "w ork ers w ithin scop e o f Study" estim ates shown in this table prov ide a reasonably accurate d e scr ip tion o f the s ize and com p os it ion o f the labor fo rc e included in the survey. The estim ates are not intended, h ow ever , to s e rv e as a basis o f co m p a rison with other em ploym ent indexes fo r the area to m ea su re em ploym ent trends or lev e ls since (1) planning o f w age su rveys requ ires the use o f establishm ent data com p iled C onsiderably in advance o f the p a y ro ll period studied, and ( 2) sm a ll estab lishm ents a re excluded from the scop e o f the survey.

2 The 1957 re v ise d ed ition o f the Standard Industrial C la ss ifica tion Manual was used in c la ssify in g establishm ents by industry d iv ision .3 Includes a ll estab lishm ents with total em ploym ent at or above the m inim um lim itation . A ll outlets (within the area) o f com panies in such industries as trade, finance, auto repair

s e r v ic e , and m otion p ictu re theaters are con sid ered as 1 establishm ent.4 Includes execu tive , p ro fe s s io n a l, and other w ork ers excluded from the separate o f fic e and plant ca te g o r ie s .5 T a x ica b s and s e r v ic e s inciden ta l to w ater transportation w ere excluded.6 Th is industry d iv ision is represen ted in estim ates for "a ll in d u str ies" and "nonm anufacturing" in the S eries A tab les and fo r "a ll in d u str ie s " in the S eries B tab les . Separate p re se n

tation o f data fo r this d iv ision is not m ade for one or m ore o f the follow in g reason s: (1) Em ploym ent in the d iv ision is too sm all to p rov ide enough data to m erit separate study, (2) the sam plewas not design ed in itia lly to p erm it separate presentation , (3) respon se was insu fficien t or inadequate to p erm it separate presentation , and (4) there is p oss ib ility o f d isc lo su re o f individualestab lishm ent data.

7 W ork ers fro m this en tire industry d iv ision are represented in estim ates for "a ll in d u str ies" and "nonm anufacturing" in the S eries A ta b les , but fro m the rea l estate portion only in estim ates fo r "a ll in d u str ie s " in the S eries B tab les. Separate presentation o f data for this d iv ision is not m ade fo r one o r m o re o f the reason s given in footnote 6 above.

8 H o te ls ;p e r s o n a h s e r v i c e s ; bu sin ess s e rv ice s ; autom obile repair shops; m otion p ictu res ; nonprofit m em bersh ip organ iza tion s; and engineering and arch itectu ra l s e r v ic e s .

Table 2. P ercen ts o f in crea se in standard w eek ly sa la r ie s and stra igh t-tim e hourly earnings for se le cted occupational groups in T ren ton , N. J. ,

fo r se lected p er iod s

Industry and occupational groupD ecem b er 1961

toD ecem b er 1962

D ecem b er I960 to

D ecem b er 1961

A ll industries:O ffice c le r ica l (m en and women) ________________________ 2. 2 2 .6Industrial nurses (m en and women) _____________________ 5. 2 7. 8Skilled m aintenance (men) ______ __________________ .___ 2. 3 3. 1U nskilled plant (men) -------------------------------------------- ;----------- 4. 2 2 . 0

Manufacturing:O ffice c le r ica l (m en and women) __._____________________ 2 .3 2 . 2Industrial nurses (m en and women) ____________ _______ 5. 1 7 .7Skilled m aintenance (men) ------------------------------------------------ 2. 1 2 .6U nskilled plant (men) _____________________________________ 3. 7 2 .6


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Wage Trends for Selected Occupational Groups

Presented in table Z are percentages of change in average salaries of office clerical workers and industrial nurses, and in average earnings of selected plant worker groups.

For office clerical workers and industrial nurses, the percentages of change relate to average weekly salaries for normal hours of work, that is, the standard work schedule for which straight-time salaries are paid. For plant worker groups, they measure changes in average straight-time hourly earnings, excluding premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts. The percentages are batsed on data for selected key occupations and include most of the numerically important jobs within each group. The office clerical data are based on men and women in the following 19 jobs: Bookkeeping-machine operators, class B; clerks, accounting, class A and B; clerks, file, class A, B, and C; clerks, order; clerks, payroll; Comptometer operators; keypunch operators, class A and B; office boys and girls; secretaries; stenographers, general; stenographers, senior; switchboard operators; tabulating-machine operators, class B; and typists, class A and B. The industrial nursfe data are based on men and women industrial nurses. Men in the following 8 skilled maintenance jobs and Z unskilled jobs are included in the plant worker data: Skilled—carpenters; electricians; machinists; mechanics; mechanics, automotive; painters; pipefitters; and tool and die makers; unskilled— janitors, porters, and cleaners; and laborers, material handling.

Average weekly salaries or average hourly earnings were computed for each of the selected occupations. The average salaries or hourly earnings were then multiplied by employment in each of

the jobs during the period surveyed in 1961. These weighted earnings for individual occupations were then totaled to obtain an aggregate for each occupational group. Finally, the ratio (expressed as a percentage) of the group aggregate for the one year to the aggregate for the other year was computed and the difference between the result and 100 is the percentage of change from the one period to the other.

The percentages of change measure, principally, the effects of (1) general salary and wage changes; (Z) merit or other increases in pay received by individual workers while in the same job; and(3) changes in average wages due to changes in the labor force resulting from labor turnover, force expansions, force reductions, and changes in the proportions of workers employed by establishments with different pay levels. Changes in the labor force can cause increases or decreases in the occupational averages without actual wage changes. For example, a force expansion might increase the proportion of lower paid workers in a specific occupation and lower the average, whereas a reduction in the proportion of lower paid workers would have the opposite effect. Similarly, the movement of a high-paying establishment out of an area could cause the average earnings to drop, even though no change in rates occurred in other establishments in the area.

The use of constant employment weights eliminates the effect of changes in the proportion of workers represented in each job included in the data. The percentages of change are not influenced by changes in standard work schedules or in premium pay for overtime, since they are based on pay for straight-time hours.

Wage indexes for selected groups of workers based on data from the labor market surveys were computed for Z0 areas between 1953 and I960. In 1961, the labor market occupational wage program was expanded to include 80 Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas which will be surveyed annually. This expansion made data available for the computation of wage indexes for selected job groupings in each of the 80 areas. The above text represents the method used in computing these new wage change indexes. The new series was initiated last year and the data are not comparable with trends published prior to that time.

The new series covers the same job groupings as the earlier series with the following exceptions: The clerical and industrial nurse groups, formerlyrestricted to women, now include both men and women. Changes were also made in the jobs included within job groupings in order that an identical list could be employed in all areas.


A: Occupational EarningsTable A-l. Office Occupations—Men and Women

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(Average straight-time weekly hours and earnings for selected occupations studied on an area basis by industry division, Trenton, N.J., Decem ber 1962)

Average NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME1 WEEKLY EARNINGS OF-

Sex, occupation, and industry division Number $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $of Weekly Weekly 40.00 45.00 50.00 55.00 60.00 65.00 70.00 75.00 80.00 85.00 90.00 95.00 100.00 105.00 110.00 115.00 120.00 125.00 130.00 135.00 140.00 145.00workers

(Standard)earnings*

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

45.00 50.00 55.00 60.00 65.00 70.00 75.00 80.00 85.00 90.00 95.00 100.00 105.00 110.00 115.00 120.00 125.00 130.00 135.00 140.00 145.00 over

Men

Clerks, accounting, c la ss A ___________ 70 40.0 $108.50 „ 9 3 14 12 1 5 2 11 3 4 4 2Manufacturing _____ _______________ 66 40.0 109.00 - - - - - - - - 9 3 - 10 12 1 5 2 11 3 4 4 " 2

C lerk s, accounting, c la ss B _ _________ 26 40.0 98.00 _ _ _ _ 3 3 1 _ _ 3 3 1 1 1 _ _ 8 2 _ _ _ _Manufacturing ------------------------------------ 20 40.0 93.00 - " - " 3 3 1 - - 3 3 " - - - - 5 2 - - "

C lerks, order ____________________________ 28 40.5 110.50 _ _ 3 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2 ' 3 3 1 3 2 9 1 1 _ _Manufacturing ______ __ ____ __ __ 28 40.5 110.50 - 3 - - - - - - - - 2 3 3 1 3 2 9 1 1 "

O ffice boys _____________ __ ____ __ __ 36 39.0 63.50 _ _ 7 9 8 4 2 2 1 _ 3 _ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Manufacturing — — ___________ __ 29 39.0 63.50 7 ' 7 7 1 2 1 1 " 3 “ - “ " - - - "

Tabulating-m achine operators,claps A _____ ________ ________ __ __ 23 39.5 119.00 - - - - - - - - - - 3 4 3 2 - 2 1 3 2 2 1

Manufacturing ________________________ 19 40.0 120.00 - - - - - - - - - 3 2 3 2 - - 1 3 2 2 1

Tabulating-m achine operators,cla ss B __ __ ______r_ _ ___ __ „ __ 21 40.0 99.00 - - - - - - - 1 2 6 2 2 1 1 _ 2 3 1 _ _ _ _

Manufacturing ______ __ ~ __ „ __ 21 40.0 99.00 - - - - - " - 1 2 — 2 2 1 1 - 2 3 1 - - - -Tabulating-m achine operators,

cla ss C _____ __ __ „ __ ______ ,__ 19 39.5 73.50 - - 1 1 1 2 8 2 2 - - - 1 1 - - - _ _ _ _ _

Women

B illers , machine (billing machine) ____ 23 37.0 65.00 _ 1 . 13 _ _ 2 4 _ . 3 . . _ . . .

Bookkeeping-m achine operators,c la ss A ------------------ ------- __ __ „ __ 29 39.0 82.50 - - - - - 2 10 - 3 2 7 3 - 1 1 - _ _ _ _ _ _

Nonmanufacturing __ _______________ 15 39.5 74.50 - - - " - 1 9 3 2 - - - - - - - - - - -Bookkeeping-machine operators,

c la ss B _____ __ ________ ____________ 37 39.0 69.50 - - 4 8 11 - 2 2 3 1 1 4 - 1 - - _ _ _ _ _ _

Manufacturing ____ __ __ __ _____ 16 39.0 80.00 - - 3 - 1 - 1 2 3 - 1 4 - 1 - - - - - - - -Nonmanufacturing 21 39.0 61.00 - - 1 8 10 - 1 - - 1 - - - - - - - - - "

C lerks, accounting, c la ss A ___________ 85 39.5 86.50 - _ _ _ 5 3 9 8 8 20 13 2 4 10 1 1 _ _ 1 _ _ _Manufacturing ________ _____ _____ 6 o 39.5 89.00 - - - - - 1 2 8 7 16 13 2 4 4 1 1 - - 1 - - -Nonmanufacturing __ ________ __ __ 25 39.0 80.50 - " - - 5 2 7 - 1 4 - - - 6 - - - - - - - -

C lerks, accounting, c la ss B ______ __ 222 38.0 71.00 . 4 13 32 35 75 10 14 3 5 4 10 _ _ 1 10 4 2 _ _ . _Manufacturing __ __ ____ __ __ __ 113 39.5 79.00 - “ 4 6 11 32 9 14 2 5 4 10 ~ - 1 10 3 2 - - -

C lerks, file , cla ss B _ 32 39.5 58.00 . 3 4 17 4 2 . _ 2 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

Manufacturing _____________________ __ 20 39.5 59.00 - 3 4 5 4 2 - 2 - - - - - - - - - - -C lerk s , file , class C __ 53 38.5 53.50 2 10 26 10 2 2 _ 1 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Manufacturing ________ ____ __ __ 22 39.5 58.00 7 10 2 2 1

See footnote at end of table.


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Table A-l. Office Occupations—Men and Women-----Continued

(Average straight-tim e weekly hours and earnings for selected occupations studied on an area basis by industry division, Trenton, N. J. , Decem ber 1962)

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

ofworkers

Average NUM BER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY EARNINGS OF-

Weekly hours 1

(Standard)

Weekly earnings 1

(Standard)

4 0 . 0 0 a n d

u n d e r4 5 . 0 0

* 4 5 . 0 0

5 0 . 0 0

* 5 0 .0 0

5 5 . 0 0

* 5 5 .0 0

6 0 . 0 0

* 6 0 .0 0

6 5 . 0 0

* 6 5 .0 0

7 0 . 0 0

*70 . 0 0

7 5 . 0 0

* 7 5 .0 0

8 0 . 0 0

* 8 0 .0 0

8 5 . 0 0

* 8 5 .0 0

9 0 . 0 0

* 9 0 .0 0

9 5 . 0 0

* 9 5 . 0 0

1 0 0 .0 0

* 1 0 0 .0 0

1 0 5 .0 0

* 1 0 5 .0 0

1 1 0 . 0 0

* 1 1 0 .0 0

1 1 5 . 0 0

* 1 1 5 .0 0

1 2 0 . 0 0

* 1 2 0 .0 0

1 2 5 . 0 0

* 1 2 5 .0 0

1 3 0 . 0 0

* 1 3 0 .0 0

1 3 5 . 0 0

*135^ 00

1 4 0 . 0 0

* 4 0 . 0 0

1 4 5 . 0 0

* 1 4 5 ,0 0

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W o m e n — C o n t i n u e d

C l e r k s , o r d e r .. .. _ ...... 5 8 4 0 . 0 $ 7 0 . 0 0 _ _ 3 2 11 6 3 3 _ _ _ _ > 1 _ _ 2 _ _ _ _ _

M a n u f a c t u r i n g _ .......................... ----------2 3 3 9 . 5 7 1 . 0 0 - - 3 2 4 6 -------- - - - - 1 - - 2 - - -

C l e r k s , p a y r o l l _________________________ __________ 1 0 9 3 9 . 0 8 0 . 0 0 _ 4 5 9 13 9 13 21 17 6 _ 1 5 1 _ _ _ 5 _ _M a n u f a c t u r i n g ....... . ............. 7 4 3 9 . 0 8 2 . 5 0 - - - 1 9 ----------g - 7 5 ' P7 13 4 - - ----------T " - - - - 5 - - -N o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g .......... 35 3 9 . 0 7 4 , 0 0 - - 4 4 - 5 2 8 4 4 2 - 1 - 1 - - - " - -

K e y p u n c h o p e r a t o r s , c l a s s A 3 8 4 0 . 0 8 1 . 0 0 _ _ _ _ _ _ 3 1 4 17 1 1 . . _ 1 1 - _ _ _ - _M a n u f a c t u r i n g _________________________________ 3 7 4 0 . 0 8 1 . 0 0 - * - - - 3 13 17 1 1 “ - 1 1 - - - -

K e y p u n c h o p e r a t o r s , c l a s s B ....................... 8 8 3 8 . 5 6 8 . 5 0 _ 1 2 10 8 1 4 1 2 7 4 1 2 1 15 2 _ _ _ _ _ _ - _M a n u f a c t u r i n g _ ___ 4 9 3 9 . 5 7 8 . 0 0 - - $ 3 6 r 5 4 1 2 1 15 2 - - - - - - -

O f f i c e g i r l s ... ........................ 20 3 9 . 0 5 9 . 5 0 _ 6 2 3 6 _ 1 _ _ _ 2 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . _

S e c r e t a r i e s ____________________________ ________ _ 5 4 1 3 9 . 5 9 5 . 0 0 11 7 17 2 0 4 4 5 6 4 2 8 4 5 8 5 7 4 2 2 8 2 8 16 5 13 9 2 2M a n u f a c t u r i n g _________________________ , _____ 4 0 7 3 9 . 5 9 8 . 0 0 - - - 1 3 10 8 2 9 3 5 31 7 4 5 0 4 5 J V 19 2 7 1 2 — r — n 9 2 2N o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g 1 3 4 3 9 . 0 8 6 . 0 0 - - - 10 4 7 1 2 15 21 1 1 10 8 12 10 9 1 4 - - -

S t e n o g r a p h e r s , g e n e r a l , ......................... ... 1 8 7 3 9 . 5 7 3 . 5 0 _ 3 7 2 4 21 19 31 2 7 21 12 5 _ 16 l _ _ _ _ _ _ _M a n u f a c t u r i n g _________________________________ 1 3 5 3 9 . 5 7 7 . 3 0 - - 3 9 8 1 4 2 4 2 6 1 9 10 5 - 16 i - - - - - - - -N o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g .... 5 2 3 8 . 5 6 2 . 5 0 - 3 4 15 13 5 7 1 2 2 - - - - - - - - - - -

S t e n o g r a p h e r s , s e n i o r ................. 7 5 3 9 . 5 8 2 . 0 0 _ _ _ _ 1 13 6 10 2 0 13 5 1 1 _ 1 4 _ _ _ _ _ _M a n u f a c t u r i n g _________________________________ 6 0

oo

8 5 . 0 0 - - ~ " 4 5 6 2 0 13 5 1 1 1 4 - - - - -

S w i t c h b o a r d o p e r a t o r s _____ _______ _____________ 7 7 3 9 . 0 6 3 . 5 0 1 4 1 1 2 13 3 8 11 2 2 4 3 4 . . . _ _

M a n u f a c t u r i n g _____ _______________________ _ 16 3 9 . 5 8 4 . 0 0 - - - 2 1 2 1 1 4 1 - 4 - - - - - - - - -N o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g ________ ___________________ 61 3 9 . 0 5 8 . 0 0 1 4 1 1 2 11 3 7 9 1 1 - 2 - ~ - - - - - -

S w i t 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 _____ 6 7 3 9 . 5 7 4 . 5 0 1 _ 3 8 15 6 7 15 6 3 1 2 _ - . _ - _ _M a n u f a c t u r i n g .. .. _ . 5 5 3 9 . 5 7 5 . 5 0 - 7 10 5 7 1 2 6 2 1 2 * ■ “ " ■ ■ - - -

T a b u l a t i n g - m a c h i n e o p e r a t o r s ,c l a s s B _____________________________________________ 21 3 9 . 5 8 6 . 0 0 - - - - - - 7 - 2 4 2 4 1 - 1 - - - - - - -

T a b u l a t i n g - m a c h i n e o p e r a t o r s ,c l a s s C ______________________________________________ 1 1 3 3 6 . 0 6 5 . 0 0 - - - 3 0 4 7 17 2 10 2 - - - - 5 - - - - - - - _

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 ______________________________________ ______ 18 3 9 . 0 7 4 . 5 0 - - - - 5 - 1 7 4 1 - - - - - - - - - - _ _

M a n u f a c t u r i n g .................. . 18 3 9 . 0 7 4 . 5 0 - - 5 - 1 7 4 1 - ' - - - - - -

T y p i s t s , c l a s s A _________________ __________„ _____ 1 2 0 3 9 . 5 7 5 . 5 0 _ _ 8 15 21 2 0 16 16 6 9 2 4 3 _ _ _ _ _M a n u f a c t u r i n g __________________________________ 8 2 4 b . 6 ' 7 8 . 0 0 - - - 6 ---------3 ~ 12 15 1 2 1 4 6 s 2 4 - 3 - - - - -

T y p i s t s , c l a s s B . . . . 2 6 8 3 9 . 0 6 5 . 5 0 2 4 2 0 4 0 4 6 5 7 3 3 17 10 8 T 11 2 _ _ _ _ _ _ . .M a n u f a c t u r i n g .. T 1 8 2 3 9 . 5 6 8 . 5 0 _ - 9 2 6 4 0 3 9 21 17 10 7 - 11 2 - - - - - - _ _ _N o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g _______________________ ;____ 8 6 3 8 . 0 5 8 . 5 0 2 4 11 1 4 6 18 1 2 1

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


Table A-2. Professional and Technical Occupations—Men and Women

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(Average straight-time weekly hours and earnings for selected occupations studied on an .area basis by industry division, Trenton, N.J., D ecem ber 1962)

Sex, occupation, and industry divisionNumber

of

Avkbagk NUM BER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIM E W EEKLY EARNINGS OF

Weekly hours 1

(Standard)

Weeklyearnings1

(Standard)

Under$80.00

*80.00and

under85.00

*85.00

90.00

*90.00

-9.5..9Q

*95.00

100.00

foo .oo

105.00

f05.00

110,00

f io .o o

115.00

115.00

120.00

*20.00

125.00

125.00

130.00

*30.00

135.00

$135.00

140.00

$140.00

145.00

145.00

150.00

$150.00

155.00

155.00

160.00

160.00

165.00

165.00

170.00

170.00

175.00

*75.00andover

Men

Draftsmen, leader ... — — — ----- — 37 40.0 $161.50 _ _ . . 1 1 ! 2 2 1 3 2 1 7 14 2Manufacturing ___ —--------------------- 37 40.6 161.50 " " * “ * " “ 1 1 1 2 2 -------r

“ 3 21 ~ T ~ 14 2

Draftsmen, s e n i o r ___ __ _________ -— 221 40.0 133.50 _ _ 2 3 3 14 12 17 , 18 19 21 21 32 23 18 8 3 3 4Manufacturing ___— ---------------------—_ 193 '40.0 131.50 " ■ t 3 3 14 12 17 18 19 21 17 20 19 14 4 3 3 4 -

Draftsmen, junior ____x— ,________ ______ 86 40.0 98.50 5 8 9 15 13 15 6 1 4 1 9 .Manufacturing .--------- .----------------- 82 40.0 98.00 5 8 9 1$ 13 15 6 1

'1 6

Women

N urses, industrial (reg istered) — —.. 40 39.5 102.00 _ 7 4 l 7 5 6 1 _ 5 4 _ _ _ . .Mariufacturing ___ __ — -------— — 38 40.0 103.00 7 3 7 5 6 1 5 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.


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Table A-3. Office, Professional, and Technical Occupations—Men and Women Combined

(Average straight-tim e weekly earnings for selected occupations studied on an area basis by industry division, Trenton, N .J . , D ecem ber 1962)

Occupation and industry division Numberof earnings * (Standard)

Occupation and industry division Numberof weekly , earnings 1 (Standard)Occupation and industry division Number

of earnings 1 (Standard)

Office occupations O ffice occupations— Continued Office occupations— Continued

24 $66. 00 Keypunch operators, class A ______________________ 38 $81. 00 Tabulating-machine operators, class B __-_________ 42 $92. 50Manufacturing ________ ___________________________ 37 81. 00 Manufacturing _______________ __________ __________ 29 96. 00

29 82. 50 Keypunch operators, class B __________________ 88 68. 5015 74. 50 49 78. 00 Tabulating-machine operators, class C ------------------ 132 66. 50

Manufacturing _____________________________________ 27 81. 50

Bookkeeping-machine operators, class B ________ 38 69. 50 O ffice boys and girls -------------------------------------------- — 56 62. 0017 80. 00 Manufacturing ___ ,___ ,_________________ ___.._____ 42 63. 00 Transcribing-m achine operators, general _________ 18 74. 50

Nonmanufacturing ---- ..----------------------------------------- 21 61.00 Manufacturing _____________________________________ 18 74. 50

Secretaries ________________________ ____ -_____________ 542 95.00r i rpR ̂1 a e c A 155 96. 50 Manufacturing _____ _______________________________ 408 98. 00 Typists, class A ______________________________________ 122 75. 50

~— ITS— 99. 50 Nrmmarmfartnring ....................... ....... ........ 134 86.00 Manufacturing ____________________________.________ 84 78. 00Manuiacturing ---— — ------------------Nonmanufacturing ----------------------------------------------- 29 83. 00

Stenographers, general ______________________________ 187 73. 50 Typists, class B :___________ __ ______ ____ 269 65. 50rTerk ‘̂ r h « c r 248 73. 50 Manufacturing ____________ .._________________ _____ 135 77. 50 Manufacturing ______________ _ ______________ 183 68. 50

Manufacturing --------*-------------------------------------------- 133 81.00 Nonmanufacturing ------------------------------------------------ 52 62. 50 Nonmanufacturing _________________________________ 86 58. 50

C".! s j R . .. 33 58. 00 Stenographers, senior _________________________ _____ 75 82. 00 P rofessional and technical occupationsManufacturing ----------------------------------------------------- 21 59. 00 Manufacturing ____________________________________ — m — 85.00

Draftsmen, leader __ _________ ______________ _ 37 161.50riorVo file j r'la«e C 53 53. 50 Switchboard operators ---------------------------------------------- 77 63. 50 Manufacturing ________ ,____________________________ 37 161.50

Manufa g 22 58. 00 Manufacturing ___________________________________ — rt— 84. 0061 58. 00 Draftsmen, senior ___________________________________ 224 133.50

Manufacturing _____________________________________ 196 131.50C lerks, order ______________ ________________________ 86 83. 00

51 93.00 ■Cl'wit.r''hbc,arrl operator-reception ists _ 67 74. 50 Draftsmen, junior ____________________________________ 89 98. 50Manuf actur ing —___— ———-------————-------————-55 75. 50 Manufacturing ____________ _ ________________ 85 97. 50

Clerks, payroll ------------*------.-----------------------------------Mcinuftirtii,riTig .... - - - - - * - -_

12185

80. 00 82. 50 Tabulating-machine operators, class A ----------------- 25 118.50 N urses, industrial (reg istered) -------------------------------- 42 102. 00

36 74. 50 Manufacturing ___ _ _ _ _ 19 120.00 Manufacturing --------------------------_----------------------------- 40 102.50Nonmanufacturing ----------------------------------------- -—

Earnings relate to regular straight-tim e weekly salaries that are paid for standard workweeks.


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Table A-4. Maintenance and Powerplant Occupations

(Average straight-time hourly earnings for men in selected occupations studied on an area basis by industry division, Trenton, N.J., Decem ber 1962)

Occupation and industry division Numberof

workers

Average hourly j

earnings

NUM BER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGH T-TIM E HOURLY EARNINGS OF—

Under$1.90

$1.90andunder2.00

$2.00

2.10

$2.10

2.20

$2.20

2.30

$2.30

2.40

$2.40

2.50

$2 .50

2.60

$2.60

2.70

$2.70

2.80

$2.80

2.90

$2.90

3.00

$3.00

3.10

$3.10

3.20

$3.20

3.30

$3.30

3.40

$ 3.40

3.50

$3.50

3.60

$3.60

3.70

$3.70andover

Carpenters, maintenance ___________________________ 67 $ 2.77 3 4 5 13 6 4 10 2 11 1 1 2 5Manufacturing __________________________________________ 59 2.81 - " - " 4 5 13 5 - 10 2 11 1 1 2 5 - “ -

E lectricians, maintenance __________________________ 225 2.98 2 9 2 41 34 5 6 21 17 6 28 2 45 3 4Manufacturing __________________________________________ 212 2.96 " 2 - " 9 2 37 33 5 6 21 17 6 28 2 42 2 " "

Engineers, stationary __ __ ________________________ 90 2.88 . 2 8 6 8 11 4 12 18 1 4 4 1 5 6Manufacturing ____ ____________________________________ 78 2.81 2 " - 8 6 8 11 4 12 17 1 3 - - - 6

F irem en, stationary boiler _____________________ ____ 150 2.39 8 12 6 13 43 33 13 11 4 7Manufacturing ________________________________________ 142 2.43 ' 12 ■ 6 13 43 33 13 11 “ ■ 4 - - - 7 - - - -

H elpers, maintenance trades _________________ 55 2.36 1 7 . . 6 14 7 20 _ . . . _

Manufacturing ___ __ ____ ________________ 43 2.31 1 7 - 6 14 7 8 " ■ " " - -

M achinists, maintenance -------- ------------------------- 201 3.01 _ _ _ . 6 2 „ 42 8 23 8 7 18 _ 46 . 4 32 , 5 .Manufacturing _____________________________ 192 2.98 " ■ " 6 2 42 8 23 8 7 18 46 - - 32 - -

M echanics, automotive (maintenance) 79 2.96 _ 3 3 29 1 5 9 14 3 12Manufacturing ______________________________________ ____ 31 2.85 - - - - - 3 - 3 12 1 - - - 6 ' - - 6 - - -Nonmanufacturing _____________________________________ 48 3.03 - - - - - - - - 17 - - 5 - 3 14 3 6 - - -

Public utilities 2 ------------------------------------------- __ 45 3.05 " " - - - - - 15 “ - 5 - 3 13 3 6 - - -

M echanics, maintenance _______________________________ 267 2.73 . 4 3 28 71 45 12 14 41 40 6 3Manufacturing _______________________________ 260 2.71 ~ " " 4 3 28 - 71 45 12 14 41 36 6 - - - - -

M illwrights --------------------------------------------------------- 117 3.15 2 15 4 7 3 5 26 1 54Manufacturing _______________________________ 117 3.15 " " - - 2 15 4 7 3 - 5 26 1 - 54 - " -

O ilers ------------------------------------------------------------------ 58 2.36 3 6 . 2 5 7 15 5 5 . 13 .Manufacturing ______________________ _________________ 58 2.36 6 " 2 5 7 15 5 5 ■ 13 " - - - - - -

Painters, maintenance __________________________________ 48 2.82 . 4 1 9 3 7 2 7 13 2Manufacturing ________________________________________ 43 2.88 - - " - - 1 9 3 6 2 - 7 - - “ 13 2 - - -

P ipefitters, maintenance _______________________________ 120 2.98 _ . . _ . 8 1 34 7 9 3 12 1 2 43Manufacturing __________________________________________ 117 2.96 " " “ " 8 1 34 7 - 9 3 12 1 2 40 - - -

Tool and die m akers __________________________ 293 3.38 21 6 30 15 19 8 9 1 6 8 148 22Manufacturing ___________________ _________ 293 3.38 21 6 30 15 19 8 9 1 ------ 5“ 8 148 22

Excludes prem ium pay for overtim e and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts. Transportation, communication, and other public utilities.W orkers w ere distributed as follows: 3 at $1.60 to $1.70; and 3 at $1.70 to $1.80.


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Table A-5. Custodial and Material Movement Occupations

(Average straight-tim e hourly earnings for selected occupatipns studied on an area basis by industry division, Trenton, N. J. , D ecem ber 1962)

NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME HOURLY EARNINGS OF—-

Occupation 1 and industry divisionNumberofworkers

Average hourly , earningsS1. 00 and

under 1. 10

*1. 10

1. 20

$1. 20

1. 30

$1. 30

1.40

$1. 40

1. 50

$1. 50

1. 60

$1. 60

1. 70

$1. 70

1. 80

$1. 80

1. 90

$1. 90

2. 00

$2. 00

2. 10

$2. 10

2. 20

$2. 20

2. 30

$2. 30

2. 40

$2. 40

2. 50

$2. 50

2. 60

$2. 60

2. 70

$2. 70

2. 80

$2. 80

2. 90

$2. 90

3. 00

$3. 00

3. 10

$3. 10

3. 20

$3. 20 and

over

Elevator operators, passenger(women) _____ __________ _____ ___________ 55 $ 1. 11 20 15 20

55 1 1 1 20 L5 20Guards and watchmen ---------------- ----------- 183 2. 14 12 6 1 5 25 10 13 7 18 10 13 4 . 2 57 . .

Manufacturing _______________________ 2.23 - - - 6 1 - 25 10 - 13 7 • 18 10 13 4 - 2 57 - - - - -Guards ------- ------------------------ -------- 120 2.43 - - - - - - - 4 - 13 4 18 5 13 4 - 2 57 - - - - -

6 • 25 £> 3 5Janitors, porters, and cleaners (men) — 425 1.93 2 28 7 8 22 15 38 9 30 32 83 32 68 2 16 33 . _ _ _ _ _

Manufacturing — ---- ---- ----- ----------------- 305 2.06 - - 5 - 10 4 18 8 21 31 80 31 52 - 12 33 - . - -■ - - - -Nonmanufacturing -------- ------------------ 120 1.61 2 28 2 8 12 11 20 1 9 1 3 1 16 2 4 - - - - - - - -

Janitors, porters, and cleaners(women) ------------------------------------------------ 144 1. 35 16 74 18 5 - 1 2 1 8 4 1 - 5 - 9 - - - - - - - -

Manufacturing ----------------------- r_______ 29 o r - - - 5 - 1 1 1 2 4 1 - 5 - 9 - - ~ - - - - -Nonmanufacturing —_ — ------------------ 115 1. 18 16 74 18 - - 1 - 6

L aborers, m aterial handling ----------------- 442 2.08 9 2 4 7 31 16 9 15 31 40 76 48 14 62 - 36 10 2 28 - 1 1 -Manufacturing ----------------------------- ------ 384 2.05 - - 4 3 29 16 7 15 31 40 76 48 14 62 - 35 - 2 - - 1 1 -Nonmanufacturing ----------------------------- 58 2. 26 9 2 - 4 2 - 2 1 10 - 28 - - - -

39 2 7fi 1 10 28Order fillers ____ ________________________ 91 2. 27 13 . 9 33 8 14 2 12 _ _ _ _

Manufacturing -----------------------„------------ 91 2. 27 i i - 9 33 8 14 2 12 - - - -Packers, shipping — ------— -------------------- 158 2. 18 _ _ 3 _ 7 3 1 6 _ 19 2 18 36 24 18 17 4 ,, - , - . _ .

Manufacturing —-------- ------------------ -— 138 2. 20 - - - - 4 3 1 6 - 19 2 18 36 10 18 17 4 - - - - TReceiving clerks — --------------------------------- 48 2. 24 _ 2 _ 2 _ _ _ _ 3 _ 2 2 18 1 7 4 5 1 - - _ 1

Manufacturing ---- ----- ------------- ----------- 41 2. 37 T ~ 2 18 1 7 4 5 1 - - - - 1Shipping clerks ----------------- ----------------------- 52 2. 22 _ _ _ _ 2 _ 6 3 2 28 - 5 2 3 - - - 1 -

Manufacturing ------------------------------------ 52 2. 22 - - - - ' - - - 2 - 6 3 2 28 - 5 2 3 - - - - 1Shipping and receiving clerks ---- r---------- 72 2. 35 _ _ _ _ _ - 2 - 6 9 6 6 3 10 - 7 1 15 1 - 6 - -

Manufacturing -----------------,-------------- 56 2. 37 6 1 9 6 3 3 3 - 6 - 14 - - 6 - -Nonmanufacturing ------------- ---------------- 16 2. 30 - - - - - - 2 - - - - 3 - 7 - 1 1 1 1 - - -

T ru ck d rivers4 --------------------------------------- 373 2. 73 _ _ _ _ 2 . 2 6 13 20 12 8 26 19 21 35 8 36 14 _ 149 2Manufacturing ----------- ------------------------ 125 2. 39 - - - - - - - 2 6 9 7 6 8 26 14 1 35 8 - - - 1 2Nonmanufac tur ing -------------------- -------- 248 2. 90 - - - - - 2 - - - 4 13 6 - - 5 20 - - 36 14 - 148 -

13i i Vv 1 4/■» nfilifiAQ ^ 167 3. 10 5 14 148mDUC u iuu icsTruckdrivers, medium ( l l/2 to and

including 4 tons) ----------------------------- 95 2. 50 6 4 12 6 4 - 1 20 - 1 29 12 - - -Manufacturing ------------------------------- 25 2. 07 6 4 3 6 4 - 1 - - 1 - - - *

Truckdrivers, heavy (over 4 tons, *tra iler type) ---------- ------- -------- -— 206 2. 92 6 4 _ 1 25 1 - 14 - 7 - - 148 -

Manufacturing ---- ------------------ -— 43 2.42 2 - - 1 25 1 - 14 - - - - - -Nonmanufacturing -------- ---------------- 163 3.06 - - - - - - - - - 4 4 - - - - - - - 7 - - 148 -

Public utilities 3 ______________ 148 3. 13 148 -Truckdrivers, heavy (over 4 tons,

other than trailer type) -----------,,------ 34 2. 47 _ _ _ _ - - 2 - 3 4 - - 1 - 1 21 - - 2 - - -Truckers, power (forklift) -------- ,------------ 323 2. 38 _ _ _ _ 9 _ 11 25 33 77 61 16 8 3 53 11 1 3 2 10

Manufacturing --------- ----------------- ,------ 310 2. 38 - - - - - - - 9 ' - 10 25 33 77 54 16 8 - 53 10 - 3 2 10Truckers, power (other than

forklift) -___-______ __________________ _ 54 2.44 6 6 13 1 - - - - 25 - - - - 3Manufacturing _______________________ 54 2.44 6 6 13 1 “ ■ “ " 25 " ~ “ 3

1 Data limited to men w orkers except where otherwise indicated.2 Excludes premium pay for overtim e and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts.3 Transportation, communication, and other public utilities.4 Includes all d rivers regardless o f size and type of truck operated.


11B: Establishment Practices and Supplementary Wage ProvisionsTable B-l. Minimum Entrance Salaries for Women Office Workers

(D istribu tion o f establishm ents studied in a ll industries and in industry d iv ision s by m inim um entrance sa la ry fo r se le cted ca teg or ies o f in experien ced w om en o ffice w o rk e rs , T renton , N .J . , D ecem b er 1962)

M inim um w eekly stra igh t-tim e s a la r y 1

Inexperienced typists Other inexp erien ced c le r ic a l w ork ers 2

Allindustries

M anufacturing N onm anufacturing

A llindustries

M anufacturing Nonm anufacturing

Based on standard w eekly hours 3 o f— Based on standard w eekly h o u r s 3 of—

A llschedules 40 A ll

scheduled 40 A llschedu les 40 A ll

schedules 40

E stab lishm ents studied ______________________________________ 82 49 XXX 33 XXX 82 49 XXX 33 XXX

E stablishm ents having a s p e c ifie d m in im um -------------------- 33 26 23 7 4 37 25 22 12 9

$ 4 5 . 00 and under $ 4 7 . 50 _______________ ________ ____ _— 1 1 1 _ * 4 1 1 3 3$ 4 7 . 50 and under $ 50. 00 _________________ _______________ 1 - - 1 1 1 1 1 - -

$ 50. 00 and under $ 52. 50 ____ ,___________________________ 7 5 2 2 1 13 8 5 5 4$ 52. 50 and under $ 55. 00 ______ „_______________ __________ 3 3 3 - - 1 1 1 - -$ 55. 00 and under $ 57. 50 __________ ^--- --------------------------- 5 3 3 2 - 5 2 2 3 1$ 57. 50 and under $ 60. 00 ------------------------------------------------ 1 1 1 - - - - - - -

$ 60. 00 and under $ 62. 50 __________________________ .____ 6 5 5 1 1 3 3 3 - -$ 62. 50 and under $ 65. 00 ------ 1----------------------------------------- 1 1 1 - - 2 2 2 - -$ 65. 00 and under $ 67. 50 ------ ------------------------ — ------—— 2 2 2 - - 2 2 2 - -$ 67. 50 and under $ 70. 00 ------------------------------------------------- 1 1 1 - - 1 1 1 - -$ 7 0 .0 0 and under $ 72. 50 ________________________________ - - - - 1 - - 1 1$ 7 2 . 50 and under $ 75. 00 ---------------------------------------------- 1 - - 1 1 - - - - -$ 7 5. 00 and under $ 77. 50 ________________________________ - - - *• - - - - - -$ 77. 50 and under $ 80. 00 __________________________ ._____ - - - - - - - - - -$ 80. 00 and under $ 82. 50 ________________________________ 1 1 1 - - 1 1 1 - -$ 82. 50 and under $ 85. 00 ________________________________ - - - - - - - - - -

$ 85. 00 and under $ 87. 50 _____*-------------- ------------------------ 3 3 3 - - 3 3 3 - -

E stab lishm ents having no sp e c ifie d m in im um ____^ ---------- 15 9 XXX 6 XXX 21 12 XXX 9 XXX

E stab lishm ents w hich did not em ploy w ork ersin this ca teg ory ___________ -_____.±_______*_________ *------- .----- 34 14 XXX 20 XXX 24 12 XXX 12 XXX

T h ese sa la r ie s re la te to fo rm a lly established m inim um starting (hiring) regu lar stra igh t-tim e sa la r ies that are paid fo r standard w ork w eeks. E xcludes w o rk ers in s u b c le r ica l jobs such as m essen ger or o f fic e g ir l.Data are p resen ted fo r a ll standard w orkw eeks Combined, and fo r the m ost com m on standard w orkw eek rep orted .


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Table B-2. Shift Differentials

(Shift d iffe re n tia ls of m anufacturin g plant w o rk e rs by type and amount of d ifferen tia l, T renton , N .J ., D ecem b er 1962)

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

Shift d iffe ren tia lIn estab lish m en ts having fo rm a l

p ro v is io n s 1 fo r — A ctu ally w ork in g on—

Second shift w ork

T h ird o r other sh ift w ork Second shift T h ird o r oth er

sh ift

T ota l _______________________________________________ 91.3 81.7 13.7 4.2

With shift pay d iffe re n tia l ----------------- -------- — 89.6 81.7 13.4 4.2

U niform cen ts (p e r hour) ____________________ 49.3 41.3 9.3 3.0

5 cen ts ______________________________________ 15.7 _ 3.7 _

6 cen ts ________________________ ;_____________ 5.2 - 1.3 -

7 cen ts -------------------->--- ------------------------ — 6.7 - 1.4 -

l x !z cen ts ______________________ _ ________ _ 3.9 6.2 .3 .68 cen ts ________________________ -____________ 7.4 3.9 1.4 .99 cen ts _______________________ __ --------------- 3.3 - .4 -10 cen ts ______________ — -------------------- — 5.0 18.2 .5 .811 cen ts ____________________________________ - 2.1 - .112 cen ts ______________ _______________ _ — 2.2 6.7 .3 .413 cen ts ________________________________ __ - 1.0 - (2 )14 cen ts ____________________________________ - .9 - .115 cen ts _________________ _____________ ____ - 2.2 - .2

U n iform p ercen ta g e __________________________ 40.3 33.7 4.1 .7

5 p e rce n t --------- ------------------------ __ __ — 18.9 _ .6 _

6 p e rce n t ___________________________________ 2.1 2.1 - -

7 l /z p e rce n t ______ ___________________ — - 1.8 - .410 p e rce n t ___________ ________________ __ 17.9 29.7 3.1 .315 p e rce n t ____ -____________________________ 1.3 - .4 -

O ther fo rm a l pay d iffe ren tia l _______ __ — - 6.8 - .4

With no shift pay d iffe ren tia l ________________ __ 1.7 “ .3 ”

1 Inclu des estab lish m en ts cu rre n tly operatin g late sh ifts , even though they w e re not cu r re n t ly operatin g late sh ifts.

2 L e s s than 0.05 p ercen t.

and estab lish m en ts w ith fo rm a l p ro v is io n s c o v e r in g late sh ifts


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Table B-3. Scheduled Weekly Hours

(P ercen t d istribution o f o ffice and plant w ork ers in a ll industries and in industry d iv ision s by scheduled w eekly hourso f f ir s t -s h ift w o r k e r s , Trenton , N, J. , D ecem ber 1962)

W eekly hoursOFFICE W O RK ER S P L A N T W O R K E R S

All industries1 Manufacturing Public utilities2 All industries3 Manufacturing Public utilities2

A ll w o rk ers _______________________________________ 100 100 100 100 100 100

35 hours ___________________________________________ 11 4 66 2 (4)O ver 35 and under 37V2 hours ___________________ 2 1 - 3 -37V2 hours 12 8 _ _ _ _38% hours _________________________________________ 1 - - (4) - -O ver 38% and under 40 hours 1 2 - - -40 hours ___________________________________________ 72 85 34 91 94 100O ver 40 hours __________________ -_________________ (4) (4) 5 6

1 Includes data for w h olesa le trade; re ta il trade; finance, insurance, and rea l estate; and se rv ice s in addition to those industry d iv ision s shown separately .2 T ran sp orta tion , com m u n ica tion , and other public u tilities .3 Includes data for w h olesa le tra d e , reta il trade, rea l estate, and se rv ice s in addition to those industry d iv ision s shown separately .4 L ess than 0. 5 p ercen t.


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Table B-4. Paid Holidays

(P ercen t distribution o f o ffice and plant w ork ers in a ll industries and in industry div isions by num ber o f paid holidaysprovided annually, Trenton, N. J. , D ecem ber 1962)

OFFICE WORKERS — PLANT WORKERSItem

All industries1 Manufacturing Public utilities2 All industries3 Manufacturing Public utilities2

A ll w ork ers ---------------------------------------------------------- 100 100 100 100 100 100

W orkers in establishm ents providingpaid holidays ------------------------------------------------------

W orkers in establishm ents providing100 100 100 100 100 100

no paid holidays ________________________________

N u m b e r o f d a y s

2 holidays -------------------------------------------------------------- 16 holidays -------------------------------------------------------------- 10 4 - 14 6 -6 holidays plus 1 half day ---------------------------------- (4) - - - - -6 holidays plus 2 half days --------------------------------- 6 9 - 11 14 -6 holidays plus 3 half days _____________________ (4) 1 - - - -7 holidays ________________________________-________ 23 30 11 27 28 297 holidays plus 1 half day ---------------------------------- 3 5 - 4 5 -7 holidays plus 2 half days _____________________ 1 2 - 5 6 -8 holidays _________________ _____________________ 21 33 - 28 34 -8 holidays plus 1 half day ---------------------------------- 10 14 - 1 (4) -8 holidays plus 2 half days ------------- —̂ ------------- (4) 1 - 1 1 -9 holidays ________ ______________________________ 9 1 66 4 2 3210 holidays _______________________________________ 1 2 - 2 2 -11 holidays _______________________________________ 7 - - (4) - -12 holidays ------------------------------------------------------------ 8 “ 23 3 “ 39

T ota l h o l id a y t im e 5

12 or m ore days ------------------------------------------------- 8 . 23 3 _ 3911 or m ore days -------------------------------------------------- 15 - 23 3 - 3910 or m ore days -------------------------------------------------- 16 2 23 5 2 399 or m ore days ----------------------------------------------------- 25 3 89 10 6 718V2 or m ore days ----------------------------------------------- 36 17 89 11 6 718 or m ore days ----------------------------------------------------- 58 52 89 44 46 7171 h or m ore days _______________________________ 61 57 89 48 51 717 or m ore days ----------------------------------------------------- 90 96 100 85 94 1006V2 or m ore days _______________________________ 90 96 100 85 94 1006 or m ore days ---------------------------------------------------- 100 100 100 99 100 1002 or m ore days _______________________ -— ----------- 100 100 100 lo o 100 100

1 Includes data for w h olesa le trade; re ta il trade; finance, in su ran ce , and rea l estate; and s e r v ic e s in addition to those industry d iv isions shown sep arate ly .2 Tran sportation , com m u nication , and other public u tilit ies .3 Includes data fo r w holesa le trade, re ta il trade, rea l estate, and s e rv ice s in addition to those industry d iv ision s shown separately .4 L ess than 0. 5 percent.5 A ll com binations o f fu ll and half days that add to the sam e amount are com bined; fo r exam ple, the proportion o f w ork ers rece iv in g a total o f 7 days in clu d es th ose with 7 fu ll days and

no half days, 6 fu ll days and 2 half days, 5 fu ll days and 4 half days, and so on. P rop ortion s w ere then cum ulated.


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Table B-5. Paid Vacations

(P ercen t distribution o f o ffice and plant w ork ers in all industries and in industry d iv ision s by vacation payp ro v is io n s , T renton , N .J . , D ecem b er 1962)

OFFICE WORKERS PLANT WORKERSV acation p o licy

All industries 1 Manufacturing Public utilities 3 All industries 3 Manufacturing Public utilities 2

A ll w ork ers ------- ------------------ ------------------------------- 100 100 100 100 100 100

M e th o d off p a y m e n t

W ork ers in estab lish m en ts prov id ingpaid vacations __________________________________ 100 100 100 100 100 100

L en g th -o f-tim e paym ent ____________ _______ 100 100 100 83 77 100P ercen ta ge paym ent - - - 17 23 -F lat ■'Sum paym ent ___________________________ - - - - - -Other

W ork ers in estab lishm ents prov id in g no paid Vacations r. _ r. T ̂ ^

A m ou n t off v a c a t io n p a y 4

A fter 6 m onths o f s e r v ic e

Under l w eek ̂ r _ 8 4 - 20 20 -1 w eek ________ ______________________________ ____ 67 78 66 14 12 44O ver 1 and under 2 w eeks r_ 7 8 17 4 2 282 w eeks 4 - - " - -

A fter 1 y ea r o f s e r v ic e

1 w eek ___________ ,________________________________ 12 6 17 83 89 29O ver 1 and under 2 w eeks ______________________ 2 4 - 4 5 -2 w eeks 85 91 83 11 6 603 w eeks ______________ ,_________________ __________ - - “ 1 - 11

A fter 2 y ea rs o f s e r v ic e

1 w eek _______________________ __________,___________ 5 1 8 50 54 29O ver 1 and under 2 w eeks 3 4 9 26 33 -2 w eeks ________ ,______________________ ___________ 80 78 83 22 11 60O ver 2 and under 3 w eeks 4 7 - 1 2 -3 w eeks ______________________________ _____________ 7 11 - 1 ( 5) 11

A fter 3 yea rs o f s e r v ic e

1 w eek ___________ ______________ _ ________________ ( 5) - 2 7 9 2O ver 1 and under 2 w eeks ______ __________ ______ 2 4 - 41 53 -

2 w eeks ___________________________________________ 86 79 98 49 36 87O ver 2 and under 3 w eeks ____„__ ,_____________ r_ 4 7 - 1 2 -3 w eeks ____________________________________________ 7 11 - 1 ( 5) 11

A fter 4 y ea rs o f s e r v ic e

1 yreek ________________________ ________„____________ ( 5) - 2 6 6 2O ver 1 and under ? w eeks ........................... 2 4 - 38 49 -2 w eeks ____ ______________________________ _______ 86 79 98 54 43 87O ver 2 and under 3 w eeks _ ... . 4 7 - 1 2 -3 w eeks ___________________________________________ 7 11 1 ( 5) 11

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Table B-5. Paid Vacations— Continued

(P ercen t d istribution of o ffice and plant w ork ers in all industries and in industry div isions by vacation payp ro v is io n s , Trenton , N .J ., D ecem ber 1962)

OFFICE WORKERS PLANT WORKERS

V acation p o lic yAll industries1 Manufacturing Public utilities 2 All industries3 Manufacturing Public utilities 2

A m o u n t o f v a c a t io n p a y 4 —— C on tin u ed

A fter 5 yea rs of s e rv ice

1 w eek ____________________________________________ (5 ) _ 2 2 2 _O ver 1 and under 2 w eeks ____________ ___________ - - - 1 1 -2 w eeks ___________________________________________ 77 80 95 88 88 89O ver 2 and under 3 w eeks ______________________ 13 7 - 6 8 -3 w eeks ______________ ___________________ ______ 10 13 3 3 2 11

A fter 10 y ea rs of se rv ice

1 w eek ____________ _____ __ ___________________ (5) _ 2 2 2 -2 w eeks ___________________________________________ 38 29 75 40 37 52O ver 2 and under 3 w eeks ______________________ 21 21 - 29 38 -3 w eeks ._____ -___________ ____ ____ ________ ____ __ 34 39 23 28 23 484 w eeks ___________________________________________ 7 11 - (5) (5) -

A fter 12 yea rs o f s e rv ice

1 w eek ____________________________________________ (5) _ 2 2 2 _2 w eeks _______ ___________________________________ 34 24 75 33 30 52O ver 2 and under 3 w eeks ______________________ 17 16 - 32 41 -3 w eeks ___________________________________ ______ 42 50 23 34 26 484 w eeks ___________________________________________ 7 11 - (5) (5) -

A fter 15 yea rs o f s e rv ice

1 w eek ____________________________________________ (5) _ 2 2 2 _2 w eeks ___________________________________________ 9 7 - 11 8 -3 w eeks ___________________________________________ 82 82 98 81 82 100Over 3 and under 4 w eeks ______________________ 1 _ - 6 8 -4 w eeks _________________________,__________________ 7 11 - (5 ) (5) -

A fter 20 y ea rs o f s e rv ice

1 w eek ____________ __________________________ _____ (5) _ 2 2 2 _2 w eeks _________________________ ________________ 9 7 - 11 8 -3 w eeks _________________________,_____________ — 75 74 81 65 71 52O ver 3 and under 4 w eeks ______________________ 1 2 - 6 8 -4 w eeks ___________________________________________ 14 17 17 16 11 48

A fter 25 yea rs of s e rv ice

1 w eek _______ ________ _____ ____________________ (5 ) _ 2 2 2 _2 w eeks _________________________ ________________ 9 7 - 11 8 _3 w eeks _______ _________________________________ 36 30 15 36 37 20Over 3 and under 4 w eeks ______________________ 15 23 - 13 18 _4 w eeks ________________________________________ __ 40 40 83 38 35 80

1 Includes data fo r w h olesa le trade; reta il trade; finance, insurance , and real estate; and se rv ice s in addition to those industry d iv ision s shown separately .2 T ran sportation , com m u nication , and other public u tilities .3 Includes data fo r w h olesa le trade, re ta il trade, rea l esta te , and se rv ice s in addition to those industry d iv isions shown separately.4 Includes paym ents other than "length of tim e, " such as percen tage o f annual earnings or fla t-su m paym ents, con verted to an equivalent tim e b a s is ; fo r exam ple , a paym ent o f 2 p ercen t

of annual earnings w as con sid ered as 1 w eek 's pay. P e r io d s of se rv ice w ere a rb itra r ily chosen and do not n e ce ssa r ily re fle c t the individual p ro v is io n s fo r p ro g re s s io n s . F o r exam ple , the changes in p roportion s indicated at 10 y e a rs ' s e rv ice include changes in p rov is ion s occu rrin g betw een 5 and 10 years. Estim ates are cum ulative. Thus, the p rop ortion re ce iv in g 3 w eek s ' pay or m ore after 5 years includes those w ho re ce iv e 3 w eeks ' pay or m ore after few er years o f s e rv ice .

5 L e ss than 0.5 percent.


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

(P ercen t o f o ffice and plant w ork ers in a ll industries and in industry d iv ision s em ployed in establishm ents providing health, in su ran ce , or pension b e n e fits , 1 T renton , N. J. , D ecem b er 1962)

OFFICE WORKERS

Type o f benefitAll industries 2 Manufacturing Public utilities3 All industries 4 Manufacturing Public utilities3

A ll w ork ers _______________________________________ 100 100 . 100 100 100 100

W ork ers in estab lish m en ts provid ing:

L ife insurance _________________________________ 97 99 100 95 99 100A cciden ta l death and d ism em b erm en t

insurance ____________________________________ 53 51 74 57 62 44S ickness and accid en t insurance or

s ick leave or both 5 __________________________ 89 88 93 56 57 71

S ickn ess and accid en t insurance ________ 41 53 19 50 57 39Sick leave (fu ll pay and no

w aiting period ) ___________________________ 77 84 22 11 8 28Sick leave (partia l pay or

w aiting p eriod ) ___________________________ 7 - 66 3 " 32

H ospita lization insurance ____________________ 88 99 34 92 100 68S u rg ica l in su ran ce ___________________________ 87 99 17 88 98 31M edica l in su ran ce ____________________________ 82 93 17 79 87 31Catastrophe insurance _______________________ 49 48 78 22 23 52R etirem en t pension ___________________________ 80 90 83 73 81 80No health, in su ran ce , o r pension plan 1 3

PLANT WORKERS

1 Includes those plans fo r w hich at least a part o f the cost is borne by the em p loy er , excepting only lega l requ irem en ts such as w ork m en 's com pen sation , s o c ia l se cu r ity , and ra ilroad retirem en t.

2 Includes data fo r w h olesa le trade; reta il trade; finance, insurance , and rea l estate; and s e rv ice s in addition to those industry d iv ision s shown separately .3 T ran sp orta tion , com m u n ica tion , and other public u tilities.4 Includes data for w h olesa le trade, re ta il trade, rea l estate, and se rv ice s in addition to those industry d iv ision s shown separately .5 U nduplicated total o f w o rk e rs receiv in g s ick leave or sick ness and accident insurance shown separately below . Sick leave plans are lirhited to those w hich defin ite ly estab lish at least

the m in im um num ber o f d a y s ' pay that can be expected by each em ployee . In form al s ick leave a llow ances determ ined on an individual basis are excluded.



Appendix: Occupational Descriptions

The primary purpose of preparing job descriptions for the Bureau’ s wage surveys is to assist its field staff in classifying into appropriate occupations workers who are employed under a variety of payroll titles and different work arrangements from establishment to establishment and from area to area. This is essential in order to permit the grouping of occupational wage rates representing comparable job content. Because of this emphasis on interestablishment and interarea comparability of occupational content, the Bureau’ s job descriptions may differ significantly from those in use in individual establishments or those prepared for other purposes. In applying these job descriptions, the Bureau’ s field economists are instructed to exclude working supervisors, apprentices, learners, beginners, trainees, handicapped, part-time, temporary, and probationary workers.

OFFICE

BILLER, MACHINE

Prepares statements, bills, and invoices on a machine other than an ordinary or electromatic typewriter. May also keep records as to billings or shipping charges or perform other clerical work incidental to billing operations. For wage study purposes, billers, machine, are classified by type of machine, as follows:

Biller, machine (hilling machine)—Uses a special billing machine (Moon Hopkins, Elliott Fisher, Burroughs, etc,, which are combination typing and adding machines) to prepare bills and invoices from customers’ purchase orders, internally prepared orders, shipping memorandums, etc. Usually involves application of predetermined discounts and shipping charges and entry of necessary extensions, which may or may not be computed on the billing machine, and totals which are automatically accumulated by machine. The operation usually involves a large number of carbon copies of the bill being prepared and is often done on a fanfold machine.

Biller, machine (bookkeeping machine)^Uses a bookkeeping machine (Sundstrand, Elliptt Fisher, Remington Rand, etc., which may or may not have typewriter keyboard) to prepare customers9 bills as part of the accounts receivable operation. Generally involves the simultaneous entry of figures on customers’ ledger record. The machine automatically accumulates figures on a number of vertical columns and computes and usually prints automatically the debit or credit balances. Does not involve a knowledge of bookkeeping. Works from uniform and standard types of sales and credit slips.

BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATOR

Operates a bookkeeping machine (Remington Rand, Elliott Fisher, Sundstrand, Burroughs, National Cash Register, with or without a typewriter keyboard) to keep a record of business transactions.

Class A—Keeps a set of records requiring a knowledge 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 balancing subsidiary ledger or ledgers such as accounts receivable or accounts

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payable; examining and coding invoices or vouchers with proper accounting distribution; and requires judgment and experience in making proper assignations and allocations. May assist in preparing, adjusting and closing journal entries; and may direct class B accounting clerks.

Class B — Under supervision, performs one or more routine accounting operations such as posting simple journal vouchers or accounts payable vouchers, entering vouchers in voucher registers; reconciling bank accounts; and posting subsidiary ledgers controlled by general ledgers, or posting simple cost accounting data. This job does not require a knowledge of accounting and bookkeeping principles but is found in offices in which the more routine accounting work is subdivided on a functional basis among several workers.

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CLERK, FILE

Class A—In an established filing system containing a number of varied subject matter files, classifies and indexes file material such as correspondence, reports, technical documents, etc. May also file this material. May keep records of various types in conjunction with the files. May lead a small group of lower level file clerks.

Class B—Sorts, codes, and files unclassified material by simple (subject matter) headings or partly classified material by finer subheadings. Prepares simple related index and cross-reference aids. As requested locates clearly identified material in files and forwards material. May perform related clerical tasks required to maintain and service files.

Class C—Performs routine filing of material that has already been classified or which is easily classified in a simple serial classification system (e.g., alphabetical, chronological, or numerical). As requested, locates readily available material in files and forwards material; and may fill out withdrawal charge. Performs simple clerical and manual tasks required to maintain and service files.

C L E R K , ORDER

Receives customers’ orders for material or merchandise by mail, phone, or personally. Duties involve any combination of the following: Quoting prices to customers; making out an order sheet listing the items to make up the order; checking prices and quantities of items on order sheet; and 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; and posting calculated data on payroll sheet, showing information such as worker’ s name, working days, time, rate, deductions for insurance, and total wages due. May make out paychecks and assist paymaster in making up and distributing pay envelopes. May use a calculating machine.

COMPTOMETER OPERATOR

Primary duty is to operate a Comptometer to perform mathematical computations. This job is not to be confused with that of statistical or other type of clerk, which may involve frequent use of a Comptometer but, in which, use of this machine is incidental to performance of other duties.

DUPLICATING-MACHINE OPERATOR (MIMEOGRAPH OR DITTO)

Under general supervision and with no supervisory responsibilities, reproduces multiple copies of typewritten or handwritten matter, using a Mimeograph or Ditto machine. Makes necessary adjustment such as for ink and paper feed counter and cylinder speed. Is not required to prepare stencil or Ditto master. May keep file of used stencils or Ditto masters. May sort, collate, and staple completed material.


KEYPUNCH OPERATOR

Class d — Operates a numerical and/or alphabetical or combination keypunch machine to transcribe data from various source documents to keypunch tabulating cards. Performs same tasks as lower level keypunch operator but in addition, work requires application of coding skills and the making of some determinations, for example, locates on the source document the items to be punched; extracts information from several documents; and searches for and interprets information on the document to determine information to be punched. May train inexperienced operators.

Class B—Under close supervision or following specific procedures or instructions, transcribes data from source documents to punched cards. Operates a numerical and/or alphabetical or combination keypunch machine to keypunch tabulating cards. May verify cards. Working from various standardized source documents, follows specified sequences which have been coded or prescribed in detail and require little or no selecting, coding, or interpreting data to be punched. Problems arising from erroneous items or codes, missing information, etc., are referred to supervisor.

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.

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

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SECRETARY— Continued

making phone calls; handling personal and important or confidential mail, and writing routine correspondence on own initiative; and taking dictation (where transcribing machine is not used) either in shorthand or by Stenotype or similar machine, and transcribing dictation or the recorded information reproduced on a transcribing machine. May prepare special reports or memorandums for information of superior.

STENOGRAPHER, GENERAL

Primary duty is to take dictation from one or more persons either in shorthand or by Stenotype or similar machine, involving a normal routine vocabulary; and transcribe dictation. May also type from written copy. May maintain files, keep simple records, or perform other relatively routine clerical tasks. May operate from a stenographic pool. Does not include transcribing-machine work. (See transcribing-machine operator.)

STENOGRAPHER, SENIOR

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 transcribe dictation. May also type from written copy. May also set up and maintain files, keep records, etc.

OR

Performs stenographic duties requiring significantly greater independence and responsibility than stenographers, general as evidenced by the following: Work requires high degree of stenographicspeed and accuracy; and a thorough working knowledge of general business and office procedures and of the specific business operations, organization, policies, procedures, files, workflow, etc. Uses this knowledge in performing stenographic duties and responsible clerical tasks such as, maintaining followup files; assembling material for reports, memorandums, letters, etc.; composing simple letters from general instructions; reading and routing incoming mail; and answering routine questions, etc. Does not include transcribing-machine work.


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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 call in, or occasionally take telephone orders. For workers who also act as receptionists see switchboard operator- receptionist.

SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR-RECEPTIONIST

In addition to performing duties of operator, on a single position or monitor-type switchboard, acts as receptionist and may also type or perform routine clerical work as part of regular duties. This typing or clerical work may take the major part of this worker’ s time while at switchboard.

TABULA TING-MACHINE OPERATOR

Class A—Operates a variety of tabulating or electrical accounting machines, typically including such machines as the tabulator, calculator, interpreter, collator, and others. Performs complete reporting assignments without close supervision, and performs difficult wiring as required. The complete reporting and tabulating assignments typically involve a variety of long and complex reports which often are of irregular or nonrecurring type requiring some planning and sequencing of steps to be taken. As a more experienced operator, is typically involved in training new operators in machine operations, or partially trained operators in wiring from diagrams and operating sequences of long and complex reports, Does not include working supervisors performing tabulating-machine operations and day-to-day supervision of the work and production of a group of tabulating-machine operators.

Class B— Operates more difficult tabulating or electrical accounting machines such as the tabulator and calculator, in addition to the sorter, reproducer, and collator. This work is performed under specific instructions and may include the performance of some wiring from diagrams. The work typically involves, for example, tabulations involving a repetitive a-ccounting exercise, a complete but small tabulating study, or parts of a longer and more complex report. Such reports and studies are usually of a recurring nature where the procedures are well established. May also include the training of new employees in the basic operation of the machine.

TABULATING-MACHINE OPERATOR-Continued

Class C—Operates simple tabulating or electrical accounting machines such as the sorter, reproducing punch, collator, etc., with specific instructions. May include simple wiring from diagrams and some filing work. The work typically involves portions of a work unit, for example, individual sorting or collating runs or repetitive operations.

TRANSCRIBING-MACHINE OPERATOR, GENERAL

Primary duty is to transcribe dictation involving a normal routine vocabulary from transcribing-machine records. May also type from written copy and do simple clerical work. Workers transcribing dictation involving a varied technical or specialized vocabulary such as legal briefs or reports on scientific research are not included. A worker who takes dictation in shorthand or by Stenotype or similar machine is classified as a stenographer, general.

TYPIST

Uses a typewriter to make copies of various material or to make out bills after calculations have been made by another person. May include typing of stencils, mats, or similar materials for use in duplicating processes. May do clerical work involving little special training, such as keeping simple records., filing records and reports, or sorting and distributing incoming mail.

Class A—Performs one or more of the following: Typing material in final form when it involves combining material from several sources err responsibility for correct spelling, syllabication, punctuation, etc., of technical or unusual words or foreign language material; and planning layout and typing of complicated statistical tables to maintain uniformity and balance in spacing. May type routine form letters varying details to suit circumstances.

Class B—Performs one or more o f the following: Copy typing from rough or clear drafts; routine typing of forms, insurance policies, etc.; and setting up simple standard tabulations, or copying more complex tables already set up and spaced properly.


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PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICALDRAFTSMAN, JUNIOR

(Assistant draftsman)Draws to scale units or parts of drawings prepared by drafts

man 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 of the following: Interpreting blueprints, sketches, and written or verbal orders; determining work procedures; assigning duties to subordinates and inspecting their work; and 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 of 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

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completed work, checking dimensions, materials to be used, and quantities; writing specifications; and 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 of the following: Giving first aid to the ill or injured; attending to subsequent dressing of employees’ injuries; keeping records of patients treated; preparing accident reports for compensation or other purposes; conducting physical examinations and health evaluations of applicants and employees; and planning and carrying out programs involving health education, accident prevention, evaluation of plant environment, or other activities affecting the health, welfare, and safety of all personnel.

TRACER

Copies plans and drawings prepared by others, by placing tracing cloth or paper over drawing and tracing with pen or pencil. Uses T-square, compass, and other drafting tools. May prepare simple drawings and do simple lettering.

MAINTENANCE AND POWERPLANT

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 of the following: Planning and laying out of work from blueprints, drawings, models, or verbal instructions; using a variety of carpenter’ s handtools, portable

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power tools, and standard measuring instruments; making standard shop computations relating to dimensions of work; and 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.


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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 of 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 electrical system or equipment; working standard computations relating to load requirements of wiring or electrical equipment; and 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 maintainingequipment such as steam engines, air compressors, generators, motors, turbines, ventilating and refrigerating equipment, steam boilers and boiler-fed water pumps; making equipment repairs; and 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.

FIREMAN, STATIONARY BOILER

Fire 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; and checks water and safety valve. May clean, oil, or assist in repairing boilerroom equipment.

HELPER, MAINTENANCE TRADES

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; and performing other unskilled tasks as directed by journeyman. The kind of work the helper is permitted to perform varies from trade to trade: In some trades the helper is confined to supplying, lifting, and holding materials and tools and cleaning working areas; and in others he is permitted 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, gages, jigs, fixtures, or dies. Work involves most of 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; and 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 of the following: Interpreting written instructions andspecifications; planning and laying out of work; using a variety of machinist’ s handtools and precision measuring instruments; setting up and operating standard machine tools; shaping of metal parts to close tolerances; making standard shop computations relating to dimensions of work, tooling, feeds and speeds of machining; knowledge of the working


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properties of the common metals; selecting standard materials, parts, and equipment required for his work; and 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 of the following: Examining automotive equipment to diagnose source of trouble; disassembling equipment and performing repairs that involve the use of such handtools as wrenches, gages, 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; and 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 of the following: Examining machines and mechanical equipment to diagnose source of trouble; dismantling or partly dismantling 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 re- placementpart 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.

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Installs new machines or heavy equipment and dismantles and installs machines or heavy equipment when changes in the plant layout are required. Work involves most of 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; and 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 die trade acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience.

MILLWRIGHT

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; and 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 of 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 pipecutting machine; threading pipe with stocks and dies; bending pipe by hand-driven or power-driven machines; assembling pipe with couplings


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and fastening pipe to hangers; making standard shop computations relating to pressures, flow, and size of pipe required; and 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.

PLUMBER, MAINTENANCE

Keeps the plumbing system of an establishment in good order. Work involves: Knowledge of sanitary codes regarding installation ofvents and traps in plumbing system; installing or repairing pipes and fixtures; and 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 of 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

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types of sheet-metal-working machines; using a variety of handtools in cutting, bending, forming, shaping, fitting, and assembling; and 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

(Die maker; jig maker; tool maker; fixture maker; g&ge maker)

Constructs and repairs machine-shop tools, gages, jigs, fixtures or dies for forgings, punching, and other metal-forming work. Work involves most of the following: Planning and laying out of work frommodels, 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; and 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.

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CUSTODIAL AND MATERIAL MOVEMENT

ELEVATOR OPERATOR, PASSENGER

Transports passengers between floors of an office building 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.

GUARD

Performs 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 of employees and other persons entering.


JANITOR, PORTER, OR CLEANER

(Sweeper; charwomen; janitress)

Cleans and keeps in an orderly condition factory working areas and washrooms, or premises of an office, apartment house, or commercial 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; and cleaning lavatories, showers, and restrooms. Workers who specialize in window washing are excluded.

LABORER, MATERIAL HANDLING

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

A worker employed in a warehouse, manufacturing plant, store, or other establishment whose duties involve one or mote of the following: Loading and unloading various materials and merchandise on orfrom freight cars, trucks, or other transporting devices; unpacking, shelving, or placing materials or merchandise in proper storage location; and 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, customers* 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.

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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 of the following: Knowledge of various items of stock in order to verifycontent; 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; and 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 responsible for incoming shipments of merchandise or other materials. Ship* ping work involves: A knowledge o f 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; and maintaining necessary records and files.

For wage study purposes, workers are classified as follows:

Receiving clerk Shipping clerkShipping and receiving clerk


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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 onthe basis of trailer capacity.)

Truckdriver (combination of sizes listed separately) Truckdriver, light (under l l/2 tons)Truckdriver, medium (lY2 to and including 4 tons)Truckdriver, heavy (over 4 tons, trailer type)Truckdriver, heavy (over 4 tons, other than trailer type)

TRU CK D R IVER T R U C K E R , 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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