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) ~37AREA WAGE SURVEYCorpus Christi, Texas, Metropolitan Area July 1975Bulletin 1 8 5 0 -3 7

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Preface

This bulletin provides results of a July 1975 survey of occupational earnings in the Corpus Christi, Texas, Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (Nueces and San Patricio Counties), The survey was made as part of the Bureau of Labor Statistics' annual area wage survey program. The program is designed to yield data for individual metropolitan areas, as well as national and regional estimates for all Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas in the United States, excluding Alaska and Hawaii.

A major consideration in the area wage survey program is the need to describe the level and movement of wages in a variety of labor markets, through the analysis of (1) the level and distribution of wages by occupation, and (2) the movement of wages by occupational category and skill level. The program develops information that may be used for many purposes, including wage and salary administration, collective bargaining, and assistance in determining plant location. Survey results also are used by the U.S. Department of Labor to make wage determinations under the Service Contract Act of 1965.

Currently, 83 areas are included in the program. (See list of areas on inside back cover.) In each area, occupational earnings data are collected annually. Information on establishment practices and supplementary wage benefits is obtained every third year.

Each year after all individual area wage surveys have been completed, two summary bulletins are issued. The first brings together data for each metropolitan area surveyed. The second summary bulletin presents national and regional estimates, projected from individual metropolitan area data.

The Corpus Christi survey was conducted by the Bureau's regional office in Dallas, Tex., under the general direction of Boyd B. O'Neal, Associate Assistant Regional Director for Operations. The survey could not have been accomplished without the cooperation of the many firms whose wage and salary data provided the basis for the statistical information in this bulletin. The Bureau wishes to express sincere appreciation for the cooperation received.

Note:A current report on occupational earnings in the Corpus Christi area is available

for the moving and storage industry.


AREA WAGE SURVEY B ulletin 1 8 5 0 -3 7October 1975

U.S. DEPARTM ENT OF LABOR, John T. Dunlop, SecretaryBUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, Julius Shiskin, Commissioner

Corpus Christi, Texas, Metropolitan Area, July 1975

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C O N T E N T S

Introduction .

Tables:

A. Earnings:A - l . Weekly earnings of office workers________________________________________________________________________________________ 3A -2 , Weekly earnings of professional and technical workers________________________________________________________________ 4A-3. Average weekly earnings of office, professional, and technical workers, by sex____________________________________ 5A-4. Hourly earnings of maintenance and powerplant workers_______________________________________________________________ 6A -5 . Hourly earnings of custodial and material movement workers________________________________________________________ 7A-6. Average hourly earnings of maintenance, powerplant, custodial, and material movement workers, by sex________ 8A-7. Percent increases in average hourly earnings for selected occupational groups, adjusted for employment shifts.. 9

Appendix A. Scope and method of survey_______________ _______________________________________________________________________________ 11Appendix B. Occupational descriptions________________________________________________________________________________________________ 13

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IntroductionThis area is 1 of 83 in which the U.S. Department of Labor's

Bureau of Labor Statistics conducts surveys of occupational earnings and related benefits on an areawide basis. In this area, data were obtained by a combination of personal visit, mail questionnaire, and telephone interview. Representative establishments within six broad industry divisions were contacted: Manufacturing; transportation, communication, and other 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 of insufficient employment in the occupations studied. Separate tabulations are provided for each of the broad industry divisions which meet publication criteria.

A -ser ies tables

Tables A - 1 through A-6 provide estimates of straight-time hourly or weekly earnings for workers in occupations common to a variety of manufacturing and nonmanufacturing industries. Occupations were selected from the following categories: (a) Office clerical, (b) professional and technical, (c) maintenance and powerplsuit, and (d) custodial

and material movement. In the 31 largest survey areas, tables A - la through A-6a provide similar data for establishments employing 500 workers or more.

Following the occupational wage tables is table A -7 which provides percent changes in average earnings of office clerical workers, electronic data processing workers, industrial nurses, skilled maintenance workers, and unskilled plant workers. This measure of wage trends eliminates changes in average earnings caused by employment shifts among establishments as well as turnover of establishments included in survey samples. Where possible, data are presented for all industries, manufacturing, and nonmanufacturing. Appeqdix A discusses this wage trend measure.

Appendixes

This bulletin has two appendixes. Appendix A describes the methods and concepts used in the area wage survey program and provides information on the scope of the survey. Appendix B provides job descriptions used by Bureau field economists to classify workers in occupations for which straight-time earnings information is presented.

I


A. Earnings

O c c u p a t io n a n d i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o nNumber

ofworkers

Averageweekly

(standard)

Weekly earnings 1 (standard)

N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s r e c e i v i n g s t r a i g h t - t im e w e e k l y e a r n in g s o f —

Mean ^ Median £ Middle ranged

s s 80

andu n d e r

8 5

$8 5

90

90

9 5

i9 5

100

s . * 100

105

S105

n o

110

115

1 1 5

120

S120

130

130

140

t>140

150

150

160

S i 160 170

170 180

s180

1 9 0

%190

2 0 0

4200

21 0

210

22U

$220

230

i230

240

£24o

and

o v e r

AL L W O R K E R S$ $ $ $

C L E R K S . A C C O U N T I N G . C L A S S A ---------------- 4 8 4 0 . 0 1 6 0 . 5 0 1 5 8 . 5 0 1 2 9 . 0 0 - 1 8 b . 0 0 - - - - - - - 6 6 7 2 3 2 7 4 4 2 3 1 - i18 1 8 3 . 0 0

N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------------------- 30 4 0 . 0 1 4 7 . 0 0 1 3 3 . 5 0 1 2 6 . 5 0 - 1 7 0 . 0 0 “ * - - - - 6 6 4 2 1 2 5 1 - - 2 1 *

C L E R K S . A C C O U N T I N G , C L A S S b ---------- 87 4 0 . 0 1 1 8 . 5 0 1 1 6 . 0 0 1 0 3 . 5 0 - 1 3 2 . 0 0 . - 3 8 14 13 2 7 12 12 13 2 - 1 _ - - - - - -

M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------------- 226 5

4 0 . 0 1 1 3 . 0 0 1 0 8 . 5 0 1 0 0 . 0 0 - 1 2 2 . 0 0 - - - 3 5 6 1 - 4 2 - “ - 1 - - - * “

5 7 7

C L E R K S , P A Y R O L L ---------------------------- 25 4 0 . 0 1 3 1 . 5 0 1 1 8 . 0 0 1 1 5 . 0 0 - 1 3 3 . 5 0 _ 3 _ 11 2 3 1 1 - 1 3 - - - - -

N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------- 15 4 0 . 0 1 2 4 . 0 0 1 1 6 . 0 0 1 1 5 . 0 0 - 1 2 0 . 0 0 - - - - “ - - 11 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 ---------------- IS

Oo

1 4 8 . 5 0 1 3 6 . 0 0 1 2 4 . 5 0 - 1 8 2 . 5 0 - - - - - 1 1 1 3 2 2 - - - 3 - 2 - - - -

K E Y P U N C H O P E R A T O R S . C L A S S b ---------------- 61 4 0 . 0 1 1 4 . 5 0 1 1 0 . 0 0 9 9 . 0 0 - 1 2 4 . 5 0 7 - 3 6 3 1 16 6 7 5 1 2 2 - 2 - - - - - _

N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------------------- 5 2 4 0 . 0 1 1 0 . 0 0 1 1 0 . 0 0 9 7 . 0 0 - 1 1 5 . 0 0 7 - 3 6 3 1 15 6 5 1 1 2 2 * - - “ * *

S E C R E T A R I E S ----------------------------------------------------- 2 1 6 3 9 . 5 1 6 2 . 0 0 1 6 0 . 0 0 1 3 4 . 0 0 - 1 8 6 . 0 0 - _ _ 1 - 15 28 2 4 24 13 22 2 4 16 18 8 12 3 6 257 1 8 4 . 5 0 1 8 6 . 0 0 1 6 0 . 0 0 - 2 0 6 . 5 0 8

N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------- 159 3 9 . 5 1 5 4 . 0 0 1 4 9 . 5 0 1 2 7 . 5 0 - 1 7 2 . 5 0 - - - - 1 - - 15 28 17 20 13 15 19 8 10 4 6 2 - 1P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ------------------- 33 4 0 . 0 1 7 5 . 0 0 1 7 3 . 0 0 1 5 0 . 0 0 - 1 9 9 . 5 0 - - - - - - - - 1 2 5 6 2 4 1 4 i 5 1 “ 1

S E C R E T A R I E S , C L A S S B ----------------- 4 5 3 9 . 5 1 6 2 . 5 0 1 6 1 . 0 0 1 3 8 . 0 0 - 1 8 1 . 0 0 _ - - - - _ 3 4 7 4 - 8 7 1 5 3 1 2 . -

N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------- 40 3 9 . 5 1 6 3 . 0 0 1 6 1 . 0 0 1 3 8 . 0 0 - 1 9 8 . 0 0 - - - * - - - 3 4 7 4 - 4 6 1 5 3 1 2 -

S E C R E T A R I E S , C L A S S C ----------------- 9 5 3 9 . 5 1 6 4 . 0 0 1 6 3 . 5 0 1 2 7 . 5 0 - 1 8 6 . 0 0 _ - 7 20 4 4 6 13 15 4 6 3 5 1 6 1

N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------- 71 3 9 . 5 1 5 2 . 5 0 1 5 3 . 5 0 1 2 6 . 5 0 - 1 7 1 . 0 0 _ _ 7 20 1 4 b 10 12 3 5 1 2P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------ 18 4 0 . 0 1 7 4 . 0 0 1 7 3 . 0 0 1 5 3 . 5 0 - 1 9 9 . 0 0 - - - - " - - - 1 1 - 5 1 3 - 4 1 2 “ - -

S E C R E T A R I E S , C L A S S D ----------------- 66 4 0 . 0 1 5 6 . 5 0 1 4 6 . 5 0 1 3 5 . 0 0 - 1 8 4 . 5 0 _ 1 _ 5 3 12 16 7 1 1 7 6 2 527 1 7 7 . 5 0 1 8 6 . 0 0 1 4 0 . 0 0 - 1 9 6 . 5 0

N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------- 39 4 0 . 0 1 4 2 . 0 0 1 4 3 . 5 0 1 3 3 . 0 0 - 1 5 0 . 5 0 - - - - 1 - - 5 3 8 12 7 1 - - - - 2 - - -

S T E N O G R A P H E R S . G E N E R A L ----------------- 52 4 0 . 0 1 5 1 . 5 0 1 5 1 . 5 0 1 2 0 . 0 0 - 1 8 2 . 5 0 _ 2 1 9 4 5 5 4 4 4 3 11 - -

N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------- 42 4 0 . 0 1 5 0 . 0 0 1 5 4 . 0 0 1 2 0 . 0 0 - 1 7 2 . 0 0 - - - - 2 - 1 7 4 5 1 4 4 1 9 - - - - -

17 4 0 . 0 ... r'n 1 5 4 . U0 141.5(1 - 1 6 5 . 0 0 *

S W I T C H B O A R D O P E R A T O R S ------------------- 29 3 9 . 5 1 0 6 . 5 0 1 0 0 . 0 0 9 2 . 0 0 - 1 0 9 . 5 0 5 1 4 4 4 4 1 i 2 i 2 _ _ _N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------- 28 3 9 . 5 1 0 7 . 5 0 1 0 0 . 0 0 9 2 . 0 0 - 1 1 0 . 0 0 5 - 4 4 4 4 1 - i 2 - i 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 - 3 6 3 9 . 5 1 1 1 . 0 0 1 0 0 . 0 0 9 2 . 0 0 - 1 1 9 . 0 0 5 n 6 3 1 1 4 2 _ i _ 2 _

M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------------- 16 4 0 . 0 1 3 2 . 0 0 1 2 4 . 5 0 1 0 3 . 0 0 - 1 5 2 . 5 0 - - - - 6 - 1 1 - 3 - 2 - i - 2 - - - - -

See footnotes at end o f tab les.


Weekly earnings 1 (standard) Number o f w orkers rece iv in g straight -tim e w eek ly earn ings o f—

Occupation and industry d iv is ionNumber

of

Averageweeklyhours*

(standard)

S100 110

$120

s130

s140

$150

*160

$170

S180

S190

S200 210

*220

S230

S240

s250

*26o

$270

S280

S290

$300

workereM ' 1" '

Median £ Middle ranged andunder

n o 120 130 1*0. . 150 160 170 180 190 200 210 220 230 240 250 260 270 2 80 290 300 310

ALL WORKERS

19 39.0 149.00$138.00

$ $ 121 .0 G -I7 9 .b 0 1 1■ j

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS.2219

2615

223.00 226.50

242.00253.00

224.00230.00

1 9 6 .5 0 - 230.002 0 7 .0 0 - 230.00

2 1 8 .0 0 - 267.002 4 0 .5 0 - 272.00

1''o *0

40 .040 .0

3U K A r 1L K j i v L A o j A " "267^00

1 2 234 _A

13C '"O 195.00 1 of * 3 3

40.0 1 o. 0 3 b 6 *

ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS, CLASS B — 47 40.0 221.00 202.00 1 9 0 .0 0 -2 6 0 .SO - - 2 1 1 2 14 5 3 2 2 - 3 2 2 8 - -



Table A-3. Average weekly earnings of office, professional, and technical workers, by sex.in Corpus Christi, Tex., July 1975

Average(mean2 )

Average(mean2 )

Average(mean2)

Sex, occupation, and industry d iv is ionNumber

of Weekly hours 1

standard)

Weeklyearnings1(standard)


ofworkeis

Weekly houre 1

standard)

Weekly earnings1 (standard)


of Weekly hours 1

[standard)

Weekly earnings 1 (standard)

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS - WOMEN

37

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS - WOMEN— CONTINUED

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS - WOMEN— CONTINUED

SECRETARIES - CONTINUED 2928

1*061 ->0107.50

CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS__

40.0 117.00113.00

r-

36■CrO.O 110.->0

95 164.00 20 94.5024

NONMANUFACTURING /A A 124.00 PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL OCCUPATIONS - MEN/A A 1 _ /

KEYPUNCH OPERATORS,.0 .00

0*0l rv -n

KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, NONMANUFACTURING

CLASS 40.0 114.50 110.00

162.00184.50

/ A A 2219

' na142.00 ' 0 0' 0 0

40*0 1 ->0 • 00UK A, 1 t vL A " "

M l *n0 .0 0.0

PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S ---- 33 40 .0 175.00 17 40.0 158.50 186.50195.00

ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS, CLASS 0 — 44 40.0 224.50


Earnings data in table A -3 re la te only to w orkers whose sex identification was provided by the establishm ent. Earnings data in tables A - l and A -2 , on the other hand, re la te to a ll w orkers in an occupation. (See appendix A fo r publication c r ite r ia . )


Occupation and industry d ivision

ALL WORKERS

CARPENTERS. MAINTENANCE — MANUFACTURING --------------

ELECTRICIANS. MAINTENANCEMANUFACTURING ---------------n o n m a n u f a c tu r in g :

PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S -----

ENGINEERS. STATIONARY -----MANUFACTURING ---------------

MACHINISTS. MAINTENANCE - MANUFACTURING ---------------

MECHANICS. AUTOMOTIVE(MAINTENANCE) ------------------

MANUFACTURING ---------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------

PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S -----

MECHANICS. MAINTENANCE —MANUFACTURING ---------------NONMANUFACTURING:

PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S ------

PAINTERS. MAINTENANCE ------MANUFACTURING ---------------

PIPEFITTERS, MAINTENANCE ■ MANUFACTURING ---------------

Hourly earnings5 Number o f w orkers rece iv in g s tra igh t-tim e hourly earn ings o f—

N L S s $ s $ $ $ $ $ % S S S $ s S $ $ * 5. 1 ----- "5----- "5

of 3 . 0 0 3 . 2 0 3 . 4 0 3 . 6 0 3 . 8 0 4 . 0 0 4 . 2 0 4 . 4 0 4 . 6 0 4. 80 5 . 0 0 5 . 2 0 5 . 4 0 5 . 6 0 5 . 8 0 6 . 0 0 6 . 2 0 6. 40 6. 6 0 6 . 8 0 7 . 0 0 7 . 2 0 7 . 4 0workers Mean2 Median2 Middle range 2 and

under

3 . 2 0 3 . 4 0 3 . 6 0 3 . 8 0 4 . 0 0 4 . 2 0 4 . 4 0 4 . 6 0 4 . 8 0 5, 00 5 . 2 0 5 . 4 0 5 . 6 0 5 . 8 0 6 . 0 0 6 . 2 0 6, 6(1 8, fln 7 . 0 0 7 . 2 0 7 . 4 0 7 . 6 0

$ $ $ $31 6 . 5 9 6 . 7 5 5 . 9 9 - 6 . 9 1 9 - - 5 5 4 4 431 6 . 5 9 6 . 7 5 5 . 9 9 - 6 . 9 1 - - - * * - 9 - - 5 5 4 4 4 “

107 6 . 6 5 7 . 0 0 6 . 3 3 - 7 . 0 9 . - - _ _ - 1 - 3 - - 5 12 2 8 14 _ b 36 16 486 6 . 7 1 7 . 0 0 6 . 4 7 - 7 . 0 9 - - - - “ - - - 3 - - 5 - 8 - 14 6 36 10 4

20 6 . 5 1 6 . 3 3 6 . 1 3 - 7 . 3 3 4 2 8 - - - - 6 -

32 6 . 3 6 6 . 7 4 6 . 0 3 - 7 . 0 0 1 - - - - - 2 - - - - 1 4 4 4 - 12 4 -

28 6 . 6 7 7 . 0 0 6 . 0 8 - 7 . 0 0 4 4 - 4 - _ 12 4 *

114 6 . 9 3 7 . 0 0 6 . 8 1 - 7 . 2 7 - - - - - - _ 3 - - - - 3 - 1 14 _ 20 J8 19 16113 6 . 9 3 7 . 0 0 6 . 8 1 - 7 . 2 7 * ~ " ~ * “ 3 “ * ~ * 3 * “ 14 “ 20 38 19 16

58 5 . 0 1 A . 90 4 . 2 1 - 5 . 9 0 2 2 4 3 3 1 2 _ 11 b 4 2 3 5 1 _ 9 _ _ -

28 4 . 9 6 4 . 0 8 3 . 5 0 - 6 . 8 4 2 2 4 3 3 1 - - 1 - - - - 2 - - 1 - 9 -

30 5 . 0 5 4 . 9 0 4 . 7 4 - 5 . 4 2 - - - - - - 2 - 10 6 4 2 3 3 - - - - - - -

22 5 . 1 7 5 . 0 3 4 . 9 0 - 5 . 6 3 - - - - - 2 - 2 6 4 “ 2 3 3 - - “ - ” * "

2 1 7 6 . 6 7 6 . 8 4 6 . 4 7 - 7 . 2 4 _ - 3 - 3 _ _ - - 2 8 12 17 3 4 13 16 52 12 4 4 28175 6 . 8 3 b# 64 6 . 6 5 - 7 . 2 7 - - 3 - - - - 2 2 2 13 - - 13 16 5 2 ~ 4 4 28

39 6 . 1 7 5 . 9 4 5 . 7 4 - 7 . 0 6 6 10 4 3 4 - - - 12 - -

9 5 6 . 6 5 6 . 4 9 6 . 4 7 - 7 . 2 4 - _ - _ - 5 - - 27 _ - - 13 -4 5 6 . 6 5 6 . 4 9 6 . 4 7 - 7 . 2 4 b 27 “ * 13 *

97 6 . 8 2 6 . 8 4 6 . 8 1 - 6 . 8 4 3 - - 16 - 5 4 12 12 -9 7 6 . 8 2 6 . 8 4 6 . 8 1 - 6 . 8 4 3 16 5 4 12 12

See footnotes at end o f tables.


Hourly earnings3 dumber o f w orkers rece iv in g stra igh t-tim e hourly earnings o f—

Occupation and industry d iv is ionNumber

ofworkers Mean 2 Median* Middle range 2

*2 . 0 0

andunder

1 -----2 . 2 0

i — 2 . A0 .60

s2 . 8 0

S3 . 0 0

$3. 20

s3 . A0

33 . 6 0

I3 . 8 0

4A . 00

$A . 2 0

SA . A 0

SA . 60

$A . 80

$5 . 0 0

s.5 . 2 0

$5. Ao

%5 . 6 0

$5 . 8 0

$6 . 2 0

t6 . 6 0

s7.00

2 . 2 0 2 . A o 2 . 6 0 .80 3 . 0 0 3 . 2 0 3. AQ 3 . 6 0 3 . 8 0 A . 00 A . 2 0 4 . 4 0 A . 60 A . 80 5 . 0 0 5 . 2 0 5 . 4 0 5 . 6 0 5 . 8 0 6 . 2 0 6 . 6 0 7.00 7. Ao

A L L W O R K E R S

G U A R D S A N D W A T C H M E N : $ _ $ $ $

2 1 * 13 13A . 96 • 3 3 A.Jc- J . 7 7 * "

G U A R D S :42 13 13A , j 2 j .77 1 * * “ “ * “

J A N I T O R S . P O R T E R S . A N D C L E A N E R S ----- 5 0 64 3

2 . 3 8 2 . 1 0 2 . 1 0 - 2 . 2 0 360 5 8 19 6 - 19

22 9 2 3 - 5 - - 8 - 11 6 - - - - -

A . 96 c . 9 1 5 . 3 A “ 11 6 *

L A B O R E R S . M A T E R I A L H A N D L I N G ---------- 133 2 . 9 0 2. A0 2 . 2 5 - 2 . 8 5 2 57 25 15 5 4 5 - 1 - - - 2 - - - - 16 - 1 - - _

A1 2 . 6 2 2 . 5 0 2 . 3 5 - 2 . 7 5 18 12~ ” 1 6 1 “ *

20 351

3 A

16 18

1 2 2

PJ 2 “ 2 2 8 1 “ 78 -

7 .16

* 2 8 1 “ ** 18

15~ 2 “ “ * 78

5 . 2 2 •2 6 . 7 b “ 2 * * 78 -

T P U C K D R I V E R S . L I G H T ( U N D E R28 2 . 3 5 - 2 . 8 5

T R U C K D R I V E R S . M E D I U M ( 1 - 1 / 2 T OA . 50 1A 10jj*®2 4 2 2 8 “ * 38

79_ . ft 7 ^ 7 4 “ 2 “ “ - * 38 -j . oO • ->0 6 . 7 5 1 “ 2 * * 38 *

T R U C K D R I V E R S . H E A V Y ( O V E R A T O N S .A . 0 9 - A . 7 A 10 35 16 1A2c 2 A. j A 6 3 4 “ - * * “ * A0

i n 3 . 0 0^ r- r-

1010

10 1660

3 60d i e s - 5. A 6

“ ~ 17 “

A . 05 A. A0

8

10 16 17" "

” *% r- -, ,

3 . 0 0 - 5 . 3 52 - * - 6 12 6 1



Table A-6. Average hourly earnings of maintenance, powerplant, custodial, and material movement workers, by sex.in Corpus Christi, Tex., July 1975


ofworkers

Average (mean2 ) hourly

earnings3

Sex, occupation, and industry d ivisionNumber

ofworkers

Average (mean2 ) hourly

earnings3

MAINTENANCE AND POWERPLANT OCCUPATIONS - MEN

31$6 .59

CUSTODIAL AND MATERIAL MOVEMENT OCCUPATIONS - MEN— CONTINUED

GUARDS AND WATCHMEN— CONTINUED

107 6.656 .71

6.51

g u a r d s : $

NONMANUFACTUk ING*20

JANITORS. PORTERS. AND CLEANERS ------ 31b 2 .5 6K U n L 1 u U l 1 L 1 1 l t b • ” ft* 5?

3228

6.366 .67 __ ____ __

133

~ _______________ 114 6 .936 .93

/ D,

MECHANICS. AUTOMOTIVEt>8 479

6.676 .83

6 .17

TRUCKDRIVERS, LIGHT (UNDtR175

39n o n m a n u f a c t u r in g :

TRUCKDRIVERS. MFOIUM (1 -1/2 TOr U H L 't i U l 11.1 1 I t J ” ”

45 6 .65

97 TRUCKDRIVERS, HEAVY (OVER 4 TONS,C*0"'

CUSTOOIAL AND MATERIAL MOVEMENT OCCUPATIONS - MEN

143

44GUARDS AND WATCHMEN:4 .96 4*26

See footnotes at end o f tables.

Earnings data in table A -6 re la te only to w orkers whose sex iden tification was provided by the estab lishm ent. Earnings data in tab les A -4 and A -5 , on the other hand, re la te to a ll w orkers in an occupation. (See appendix A fo r publication c r ite r ia .)


Table A-7. Percent increases in average hourly earnings for selected occupational groups, adjusted for employment shifts, in Corpus Christi, Tex., for selected periods

Industry and occupational group

July 1974 to

July 1975

A ll industries:O ffice c le r ic a l (men and w om en )_______________________________ *E lectron ic data p rocessing (men and w o m en )________________ *Industria l nurses (men and w o m en )___________________________ *Skilled maintenance trades (m e n )...----- ------------------------------ 13.8Unskilled plant workers (m en )__________________________________ 9.2

Manufacturing:O ffice c le r ic a l (men and w om en )----------------------------------------E lectron ic data processing (men and w o m e n )-------------------- *Industrial nurses (men and w o m en )___________________________ ♦Skilled maintenance trades (m en )----------------------------------- — 14.2Unskilled plant w orkers (m e n )..________________________________ 11.4

Nonmanufacturing:O ffice c le r ic a l (men and w om en )_______________________________E lectron ic data processing (men and w om en )_______________ *Industrial nurses (men and w o m en )___________________________ *Skilled maintenance trades (m en )__________________ _________ *Unskilled plant w orkers (m en) __________________________ ___ 7.3

* Data do not m eet publication c r ite r ia .

NOTE: The percen t in creases presented in this table are based on changes in averagehourly earnings fo r establishm ents reporting the trend jobs in both the current and previous year (matched estab lishm ents). They are not a ffected by changes in average earnings resulting from em ploym ent shifts among establishm ents o r tu rnover o f establishm ents included in survey sam ples. The percent in creases , how ever, are s t ill a ffected by factors other than wage in crea ses . H irin gs , la yo ffs , and tu rnover may a ffect an establishm ent average fo r an occupation when w orkers are paid under plans provid ing a range o f wage rates fo r individual jobs. In periods of in creased h ir in g , fo r exam ple, new em ployees enter at the bottom o f the* range, depressing the average without a change in wage rates.

These wage trends are not linked to the wage indexes p rev iou s ly published fo r this area because the wage indexes m easured changes in area averages w hereas these wage trends m easure changes in matched establishm ent averages . O ther charac te r is tics o f these wage trends which d iffer from the discontinued indexes include (1 ) earnings data o f o ffice c le r ic a l w orkers and industria l nurses are converted to an hourly basis , (2 ) trend estim ates are provided fo r nonmanufacturing establishm ents where possib le , and (3 ) trend estim ates are provided fo r e lec tron ic data process ing jobs.

F o r a m ore deta iled description Of the method used to compute these wage trends, see "Im proving A rea W age Survey In d ex es ," Monthly Labor R ev iew , January 1973, pp. 52-57.

Footnotes 1 2 3

1 Standard hours re fle c t the w orkw eek fo r which em ployees re ce iv e th e ir regu lar s tra igh t-tim e sa la r ies (exc lu s ive o f pay fo r o vertim e at regu lar and/or prem ium ra tes ), and the earnings correspond to these w eek ly hours.

2 The mean is computed fo r each job by totaling the earnings of all w orkers and dividing by the number o f w ork ers . The m edian designates position— half of the em ployees surveyed rece ive m ore and ha lf rece iv e le s s than the rate shown. The m iddle range is defined by 2 rates o f pay; a fourth o f the w orkers earn le ss than the low er o f these rates and a fourth earn m ore than the higher rate.

3 Excludes prem ium pay fo r o vertim e and fo r work on weekends, holidays, and* late shifts.



Appendix AA rea wage and re la ted benefits data are obtained by personal v is its of Bureau f ie ld rep resen t

a tives at 3 -yea r in te rva ls . 1 In each o f the interven ing y ea rs , in form ation on em ploym ent andoccupational earnings is co lle c ted by a com bination of personal v is it ; m a il questionnaire, and telephone in te rv iew from estab lishm ents partic ipa tin g in the previous survey.

In each o f the 83 2 areas cu rren tly surveyed, data are obtained from rep resen ta tive establishm ents w ithin six b road industry d iv is ion s : Manufacturing; transportation , com m unication, and otherpublic u tilit ies ; w ho lesa le trade ; r e ta il trade ; finance, insurance, and rea l estate; and s e rv ic es . M a jo r industry groups excluded fro m these studies are governm ent operations and the construction and ex tra c tiv e industries. E stab lishm ents having few e r than a p rescr ib ed number o f w orkers are om itted because o f insu ffic ien t em ploym ent in the occupations studied. Separate tabulations are p rovided fo r each o f the broad industry d iv is ions which m eet publication c r ite r ia .

These su rveys are conducted on a sam ple basis. The sampling procedures in vo lve deta iled s tra tifica tion o f a ll estab lishm ents w ithin the scope o f an individual a rea survey by industry and number o f em p loyees . F ro m th is s tra tified u n iverse a probab ility sample is selected, w ith each establishm ent having a p redeterm in ed chance o f se lection . T o obtain optimum accuracy at m inim um cost, a g rea te r p roportion o f la rg e than sm a ll estab lishm ents is selected. When data are combined, each establishm ent is w eigh ted accord ing to its p robab ility o f se lection , so that unbiased estim ates are generated. F o r exam p le, i f one out o f fou r estab lishm ents is se lected , it is given a weight o f four to rep resen t i ts e l f plus th ree others. An a lternate o f the sam e orig in a l probab ility is chosen in the same in du stry -s ize c la ss ifica tion i f data are not ava ilab le fo r the orig in a l sample m em ber. If no suitable substitute is ava ilab le , additional w eigh t is assigned to a sample m em ber that is s im ila r to the m issing unit.

Occupations and Earnings

Occupations se lec ted fo r study are common to a va r ie ty o f manufacturing and nonmanufacturing indu stries , and are o f the fo llow in g types: (1) O ffice c le r ic a l; (2) p ro fessiona l and techn ical; (3)m aintenance and pow erplant; and (4) custod ia l and m ater ia l m ovem ent. Occupational c la ss ifica tion is based on a un iform set o f job descrip tions designed to take account o f in terestab lishm ent varia tion in duties within the sam e job . Occupations se lected fo r study are lis ted and d escribed in appendix B. U nless o therw ise ind icated , the earn ings data fo llow ing the job t it le s are for a ll industries combined. Earn ings data fo r some o f the occupations lis ted and described , or fo r some industry d ivis ions within occupations, are not p resen ted in the A -s e r ie s tab les, because e ith er (1 ) em ploym ent in the occupation is too sm a ll to p rov ide enough data to m e r it presentation, or (2) there is p oss ib ility o f d isc losu re of ind iv idual estab lishm ent data. Separate m en 's and wom en's earnings data are not presen ted when the num ber o f w orkers not id en tified by sex is 20 percent o r m ore o f the men o r women iden tified in an occupation. Earnings data not shown separa te ly fo r industry divisions are included in a ll industries com bined data, w here shown. L ik ew is e , data are included in the ove ra ll c la ss ifica tion when a subc la ss ifica tion o f e lec tron ic s techn ic ians, s ec re ta r ie s , or tru ckd rive rs is not shown or in form ation to subc lass ify is not ava ilab le .

Occupational em ploym ent and earn ings data are shown fo r fu ll-tim e w o rk ers , i .e . , those h ired to w ork a regu lar w eek ly schedule. Earn ings data exclude prem ium pay fo r overtim e and fo r work on weekends, holidays, and la te sh ifts. Nonproduction bonuses are excluded, but c o s t-o f- liv in g allowances and incen tive bonuses are included. W eek ly hours fo r o ffice c le r ic a l and p ro fess ion a l and techn ica l occupations r e fe r to the standard w orkw eek (rounded to the n earest ha lf hour) fo r which em ployees r e c e iv e regu la r s tra igh t-tim e sa la r ie s (exc lu s ive of pay fo r overtim e at regu lar and/or prem ium ra tes ). A ve ra ge w eek ly earn ings fo r these occupations are rounded to the nearest half do lla r.

These su rveys m easu re the le v e l o f occupational earnings in an area at a particu la r tim e . Com parisons o f ind ividual occupational a verages over tim e may not re flec t expected wage changes. The averages fo r ind ividual jobs are a ffec ted by changes in wages and em ploym ent patterns. F o r exam p le, p roportions o f w o rk e rs em p loyed by high- o r low -w age firm s may change, o r h igh-wage w o rk e rs m ay advance to b e tte r jobs and be rep laced by new w orkers at low er rates. Such shifts in em ploym ent could d ec rea se an occupational average even though m ost estab lishm ents in an area in crea se w ages during the yea r . T ren ds in earnings of occupational groupq, shown in tab le A - 7, a re b e tte r ind icators o f w age trends than individual jobs within the groups.

1 Pereonal visits were on a 2-year cycle before July 1972.2 Included in the 83 areas are 13 studies conducted by the Bureau under contract. These areas are Akron, Ohio; Austin, T ex .; Binghamton,

N. Y . —Pa.; Birmingham, Ala. ; Fort Lauderdale—Hollywood and West Palm Beach—Boca Raton, F la .; Lexington—Fayette, Ky. ; Melbourne—T itusville- Cocoa, F la .; Norfolk—Virginia Beach—Portsmouth and Newport News—Hampton, Va. —N. C . ; Poughkeepsie—Kingston—Newbuigh, N’. Y . ; Raleigh— Durham, N. C . ; Syracuse, N .Y . ; Utica—Rome, N .Y . ; and Westchester County, N .Y. In addition, the Bureau conducts more limited area studies in approximately 70 areas at the request of the Employment Standards Administration of the U. S. Department of Labor.

A verage earnings re fle c t com posite , areaw ide estim ates . Industries and establishm ents d iffe r in pay le v e l and job staffing, and thus contribute d iffe ren tly to the estim ates fo r each job. Pay averages m ay fa il to re fle c t accurate ly the wage d iffe ren tia l among jobs in individual establishm ents.

A verage pay le v e ls fo r men and women in se lected occupations should not be assumed to re fle c t d ifferen ces in pay o f the sexes w ithin individual estab lishm ents. Fac to rs which m ay contribute to d ifferen ces include p rogress ion within estab lished ra te ranges, since only the rates paid incumbents are co llec ted , and perfo rm ance o f sp ec ific duties within the gen era l su rvey job descriptions. Job descrip tions used to c la ss ify em ployees in these surveys usually a re m ore gen era lized than those used in ind ividual estab lishm ents and a llow fo r m in or d iffe ren ces among establishm ents in specific duties p erfo rm ed .

Occupational em ploym ent estim ates represen t the to ta l in a ll establishm ents within the scope o f the study and not the num ber actually surveyed. Because occupational structures among estab lish m ents d iffe r , estim ates o f occupational em ploym ent obtained from the sam ple o f establishm ents studied se rve only to ind icate the re la t iv e im portance o f the jobs studied. Th ese d ifferences in occupational structure do not a ffec t m a te r ia lly the accuracy o f the earnings data.

W age trends fo r se lected occupational groups

The percen ts o f change in tab le A -7 re la te to wage changes between the indicated dates. Annual rates o f in c rea se , where shown, re fle c t the amount o f in crea se fo r 12 months when the tim e span between surveys was other than 12 months. Annual rates are based on the assumption that wages in creased at a constant rate between surveys.

Occupations used to compute wage trends are:

O ffice c le r ic a l (men and w om en ):

Bookkeeping-m achine opera tors , c la ss B

C le rk s , accounting, c la sses A and B C le rk s , f i le , c la sses A , B , and C C le rk s , o rd er C le rk s , p ay ro llKeypunch opera tors , c la sses A and BM essengersS ec re ta r ie sS tenographers, gen era l S tenographers, sen ior Switchboard operators Tabu lating-m ach ine opera tors ,

c la ss BT yp is ts , c la sses A and B

E lec tron ic data p rocess ing (men and w om en ):

Com puter opera to rs , c la sses A , B , and Com puter p rog ram m ers , c la sses A , B ,

and C

E lec tron ic data p rocess ing (men and wom en)— Continued

Com puter system s analysts, c lasses A, B , and C

Industria l nurses (men and wom en):

N urses , industria l (re g is te red )

Sk illed maintenance (m en ):

Carpen ters E le c t ric ians M ach in ists M echanicsM echanics (autom otive)Pa in tersP ip e fitte rsT o o l and die m akers

Unsk illed plant (m en ):

Jan itors, p o r te rs , and c leaners L a b o re rs , m a te r ia l handling

Percen t changes fo r ind ividual areas in the p rogram are computed as fo llow s:

1. Each occupation is assigned a weight based on its proportionate em ploym ent in the selected group o f occupations in the base yea r.

2. T h ese weights a re used to compute group averages . Each occupation 's average (mean) earnings is m u ltip lied by its weight. The products are to ta led to obtain a group average.

3. The ra tio o f group averages fo r 2 consecu tive y ea rs is computed by dividing the average fo r the current y ea r by the average fo r the e a r l ie r y ea r . The resu lts— exp ressed as a percent— less 100 is the percen t change.

Establishm ent p ractices and supplem entary wage prov is ions

Tabulations on se lected establishm ent p ractices and supplem entary wage p rovis ions (B -s e r ie s tab le s ) are not presen ted in this bulletin . In form ation fo r these tabulations is co llec ted at 3 -year in te r v a ls .1 These tabulations on m inim um entrance s a la r ie s fo r inexperienced o ffice w o rkers ; shift d iffe ren tia ls ; scheduled w eek ly hours and days; paid holidays; paid vacations; and health, insurance, and pension plans are presen ted (in the B -s e r ie s tab le s ) in previous bu lletins fo r th is area.


Establishments and workers within scope of survey and number studied in Corpus Christi, Tex.,1 July 1975

Minimum Num ber o f establishments W orkers in establishm ents

Industry d iv is ion 2em ploym ent in estab lish- Within scope

o f study*

Within scope o f study4

ments in scope o f study

StudiedNumber P e rcen t

Studied

A l l d iv is io n s ___________________________________ 168 72 25,438 100 16,546

Manufacturing ___________________________________ - 50 38 19 9,430 37 6,783N onm anufacturing________________________________

Transportation , com m unication, and" 130 53 16,008 63 9, 763

other public u t i l i t ie s 5 . . __________________ ___ 50 20 11 3,449 14 2,691W holesale trade 6 _______________ _______________ 50 17 5 1,038 4 438R eta il trade 6_________________________________ - 50 57 19 7, 724 30 4,490F inance, insurance, and rea l e s ta te6 _______ 50 18 8 1,398 6 874S erv ices 6 7 --------- ------------------------------------ 50 18 10 2,399 9 1,270

1 The Corpus C h ris ti Standard M etropolitan S tatistica l A re a , as defined by the O ffice o f Management and Budget through F eb ru ary 1974, consists o f Nueces and San P a tr ic io Counties. The "w ork ers w ithin scope o f study" estim ates shown in this table provide a reasonab ly accurate descrip tion o f the s ize and com position o f the labor fo rce included in the survey. E stim ates are not intended, how ever, fo r com parison with other em ploym ent indexes to m easure em ploym ent trends o r le v e ls since (1) planning o f wage surveys requ ires establishm ent data com piled con s id erab ly in advance o f the payro ll period studied, and (2) sm all establishm ents are excluded from the scope o f the survey.

2 The 1967 edition o f the Standard Industria l C lass ifica tion Manual was used in classify in g establishm ents by industry d iv is ion .3 Includes a ll establishm ents with to ta l em ploym ent at o r above the m inimum lim itation . A l l outlets (w ithin the a rea ) o f com panies in industries

such as trade , finance, auto repa ir s e rv ic e , and m otion p ictu re theaters a re considered as 1 establishm ent.4 Includes a ll w orkers in a ll establishm ents w ith to ta l em ploym ent (w ithin the area ) at o r above the m inimum lim ita tion .5 Abbrev ia ted to "public u tilit ie s " in the A - s e r ie s tab les. Tax icabs and s e rv ic es incidental to w ater transportation w ere excluded. The Corpus

C h ris ti transit system is m unicipa lly operated and is excluded by defin ition from the scope o f the survey.6 Th is d iv is ion is represen ted in estim ates fo r "a l l in du str ies " and "nonmanufacturing" in the A -s e r ie s tab les. Separate presen tation o f data

is not m ade fo r one or m ore o f the fo llow ing reasons: (1) Em ploym ent is too sm a ll to provide enough data to m erit separate study, (2) the sam ple was not designed in it ia lly to p erm it separate presentation , (3) response was in su ffic ien t or inadequate to perm it separate presen tation , and (4) there is p oss ib ility o f d isc losu re o f individual establishm ent data.

7 Hotels and m otels ; laundries and other persona l s e rv ic es ; business s e rv ic e s ; automobile rep a ir , rental, and parking; m otion p ic tu res ; nonprofit m em bersh ip organ izations (excluding re lig iou s and charitab le o rgan iza tions); and engineering and arch itectu ra l s e rv ic e s .


Appendix B. Occupational Descriptions

The p r im a ry purpose o f preparing job descrip tions fo r the Bureau 's wage surveys is to assist its f ie ld sta ff in c lass ify in g into appropriate occupations w orkers who are em ployed under a va r ie ty o f p ay ro ll t it le s and d ifferen t w ork arrangem ents fro m establishm ent to establishm ent and fr o m a rea to area . Th is perm its the grouping o f occupational wage rates represen ting com parable job content. Because o f this em phasis on in terestab lishm ent and in tera rea com parab ility o f occupational content, the Bureau 's job descrip tions may d iffe r s ign ifican tly from those in use in ind ividual establishm ents or those p repared for other purposes. In applying these job descrip tions , the Bureau 's f ie ld econom ists a re instructed to exclude work ing superv isors ; apprentices; lea rn ers ; beginners; tra in ees ; and handicapped, p a rt-t im e , tem pora ry , and probationary w orkers .

OFFICE

B IL L E R , M ACH INE

P rep a re s statem ents, b i l ls , and in vo ices on a machine other than an ord in ary o r e lec trom atic typ ew r ite r . M ay a lso keep reco rd s as to b illin gs or shipping charges or per fo rm other c le r ic a l work incidenta l to b illin g operations. F o r wage study purposes, b ille rs , machine, are c la ss ified by type of m ach ine, as fo llow s:

B i l le r , m achine (b illin g m ach ine). Uses a specia l b illin g machine (com bination typing and adding m ach ine) to p repare b ills and in vo ices from custom ers ' purchase ord ers , in terna lly p repared o rd e rs , shipping m em orandum s, etc. U sually invo lves application of predeterm ined discounts and shipping charges and en try o f n ecessa ry extensions, which may o r may not be computed on the b illin g m achine, and to ta ls which are au tom atically accumulated by machine. The operation usually invo lves a la rge num ber o f carbon cop ies o f the b i l l being prepared and is often done on a fanfold machine.

B i l le r , m achine (bookkeeping m ach ine). Uses a bookkeeping machine (w ith o r without a typ ew r ite r keyboard ) to p rep a re cu stom ers ' b ills as part o f the accounts rece ivab le operation. G en era lly in vo lves the sim ultaneous en try o f figu res on custom ers ' ledger record . The machine au tom atically accumulates figu res on a num ber o f v e r t ic a l columns and computes and usually prints au tom atica lly the debit o r c red it ba lances. Does not involve a knowledge o f bookkeeping. W orks from un iform and standard types o f sa les and c red it slips.

B O O K K E E P IN G -M A C H IN E O P E R A T O R

Operates a bookkeeping m achine (w ith o r without a typ ew rite r keyboard) to keep a reco rd of business transactions.

C lass A . Keeps a set o f reco rd s requ iring a knowledge o f and experience in basic bookkeeping p r in c ip le s , and fa m ilia r ity w ith the structure o f the particu lar accounting system used. Determ ines p roper reco rds and d istribu tion o f debit and cred it item s to be used in each phase o f the w ork. May p repare consolidated rep o rts , balance sheets, and other records by hand.

C lass B . K eeps a re c o rd o f one o r m ore phases or sections o f a set o f records usually requ irin g lit t le know ledge o f bas ic bookkeeping. Phases or sections include accounts payable, payro ll, cu s tom ers ' accounts (not including a s im ple type o f b illin g d escribed under b i l le r , m ach ine), cost d istribu tion , expense d istribu tion , inven tory con tro l, etc. M ay check or assist in preparation o f t r ia l balances and prepare con tro l sheets fo r the accounting department.

C LE R K S , ACCO U NTING

P e r fo rm s one or m ore accounting c le r ic a l tasks such as posting to reg is te rs and ledgers ; reconciling bank accounts; ve r ify in g the in ternal consistency, com pleteness, and m athem atical accuracy of accounting documents; assign ing p rescr ib ed accounting distribution codes; examining and ve r ify in g fo r c le r ic a l accuracy various types o f repo rts , lis ts , ca lcu lations, posting, etc .; or preparing sim ple or assisting in p reparing m ore com plicated journal vouchers. May w ork in e ith er am anuai or automated accounting system .

The w ork requ ires a knowledge o f c le r ic a l methods and o ffic e p ra c tices and procedures which re la tes to the c le r ic a l p rocessing and record ing o f transactions and accounting in form ation. W ith exp erien ce , the w orker typ ica lly becom es fa m ilia r w ith the bookkeeping and accounting te rm s and procedu res used in the assigned w ork , but is not requ ired to have a know ledge o f the fo rm a l princip les o f bookkeeping and accounting.

Pos itions are c la ss ified into le v e ls on the basis o f the fo llow ing definitions.

C lass A. Under gen era l su pervis ion , p er fo rm s accounting c le r ic a l operations which requ ire the application o f experience and judgm ent, fo r exam ple, c le r ic a lly p rocessing com plicated or nonrepetitive accounting transactions, selecting among a substantial va r ie ty o f p rescrib ed accounting codes and c la ss ifica tion s , o r trac in g transactions though previous accounting actions to determ ine source o f d iscrepancies . M ay be assisted by one or m ore class B accounting c lerk s .

C lass B . Under c lose supervision , fo llow ing deta iled instructions and standardized procedures, p e r fo rm s one or m ore routine accounting c le r ic a l operations, such as posting to led gers , cards, or w orksheets w here iden tification o f item s and locations o f postings are c le a r ly indicated; checking accuracy and com pleteness o f standardized and rep e titive reco rds or accounting documents; and coding documents using a few p rescr ib ed accounting codes.

C LE R K , F IL E

F ile s , c la s s if ie s , and re tr ie v e s m a ter ia l in an estab lished filin g system . May perfo rm c le r ic a l and manual tasks requ ired to m aintain f ile s . P ositions are c la s s if ie d into le v e ls on the basis o f the fo llow ing defin itions.

C lass A . C la ss ifie s and indexes f i le m a te r ia l such as correspondence, reports , technical documents, e tc ., in an estab lished filin g system containing a number o f va r ied subject m atter file s . M ay a lso f i le th is m a ter ia l. M ay keep records o f various types in conjunction with the file s . May lead a sm all group o f low er le v e l f i le c lerk s .


C lass B . Sorts , codes, and fi le s unclassified m ater ia l by sim ple (subject m a tte r ) headings o r partly c la ss ified m a ter ia l by fin e r subheadings. P rep a res s im ple re la ted index and c ro s s -re fe re n c e aids. As requested, locates c le a r ly iden tified m a ter ia l in file s and fo rw ards m ater ia l. May p erfo rm re lated c le r ic a l tasks requ ired to maintain and se rv ic e f ile s .

C lass C . P e r fo rm s routine filin g o f m a te r ia l that has a lready been c la ss ified o r which is eas ily c la ss ified in a sim ple s e r ia l c la ss ifica tion system (e .g ., a lphabetical, ch rono log ica l, or num erica l). As requested, loca tes read ily ava ilab le m a ter ia l in fi le s and fo rw ards m a ter ia l; and may f i l l out w ithdrawal charge. M ay p e rfo rm sim ple c le r ic a l and manual tasks requ ired to m aintain and serv ice f ile s .

C LE R K , ORDER

R ece iv es custom ers* o rd ers fo r m a te r ia l o r m erchandise by m a il, phone, or personally . Duties in vo lve any combination o f the fo llow in g ; Quoting p rices to custom ers; making out an o rd er sheet listin g the item s to make up the o rd er; checking p r ices and quantities o f item s on o rd e r sheet; and distributing o rd er sheets to resp ec tive departm ents to be fille d . M ay check with cred it department to determ ine cred it rating o f custom er, acknowledge receip t o f o rd ers from custom ers , fo llow up orders to see that they have been fi l le d , keep fi le o f orders re ce iv ed , and check shipping invoices with orig in a l orders .

C LE R K , P A Y R O L L

Computes wages o f company em ployees and enters the n ecessa ry data on the p ay ro ll sheets. Duties in vo lve : Calculating w orkers* earnings based on tim e o r production records ; and postingcalculated data on payro ll sheet, showing in form ation such as w o rk e r 's nam e, wbrking days, tim e , rate, deductions fo r insurance, and tota l wages due. May make out paychecks and assist paym aster in making up and distributing pay envelopes. M ay use a calculating machine.

K E YPU N C H O P E R A TO R

O perates a keypunch machine to reco rd or v e r ify alphabetic and/or num eric data on tabulating cards or on tape.

Pos ition s are c la ss ified into le v e ls on the basis o f the fo llow ing defin itions.

C lass A . W ork requ ires the application o f experience and judgment in selecting procedures to be fo llow ed and in searching fo r , in terp retin g , se lectin g , o r coding item s to be keypunched from a va r ie ty o f source documents. On occasion m ay a lso per fo rm some routine keypunch w ork. May tra in inexperienced keypunch operators.

C la s s B . W ork is routine and repetitive . Under c lose supervision o r fo llow ing spec ific procedures o r instructions, works from various standardized source documents which have been coded, and fo llow s spec ified procedures which have been p rescr ib ed in deta il and requ ire lit t le o r no se lectin g , coding, o r in terpreting o f data to be recorded . R e fe rs to su perv isor problem s aris in g from erroneous item s o r codes o r m issing in form ation .

MESSENGER

P e r fo rm s various routine duties such as running errands, operating m inor o ffic e machines such as sea le rs o r m a ile rs , opening and distributing m a il, and other m inor c le r ic a l work. Exclude positions that requ ire operation o f a m otor veh ic le as a s ign ificant duty.

SEC RETARY

Assigned as personal s e c re ta ry , norm ally to one individual. Maintains a c lo se and highly responsive re lationsh ip to the day-to -day work o f the su perv isor. W orks fa ir ly independently rece iv in g a m inim um o f deta iled supervision and guidance. P e r fo rm s va r ied c le r ic a l and s e c re ta r ia l duties, usually including m ost o f the fo llow in g :

a. R ece ives telephone ca lls , personal c a lle rs , and incom ing m a il, answers routine inqu ires, and routes techn ical inqu iries to the p roper persons;

b. E stab lishes, m aintains, and rev is es the su perv iso r 's f ile s ;

c. Maintains the su p erv iso r 's calendar and makes appointments as instructed;

d. R elays m essages from superv isor to subordinates;

e. Review s correspondence, m em orandum s, and reports p repared by others fo r the superv is o r 's signature to assure procedura l and typograph ic accuracy;

f. P e r fo rm s stenographic and typing work.

May also p e r fo rm other c le r ic a l and s e c re ta r ia l tasks o f com parable nature and d ifficu lty . The work typ ica lly requ ires knowledge o f o ffice routine and understanding o f the organ ization , p rogram s, and procedures re la ted to the work o f the superv isor.

SECRET ARY— C ontinued

•Exclusions

Not a ll positions that are tit led " s e c r e ta r y " possess the above ch a ra c te r is t ic s . Exam ples of positions which are excluded from the defin ition are as fo llow s :

a. Positions which do not m eet the "p e rs o n a l" s ec re ta ry concept describ ed above;

b. Stenographers not fu lly tra ined in s e c re ta r ia l type duties;

c. Stenographers serv ing as o ff ic e assistants to a group o f p ro fess ion a l, techn ica l, or m an ager ia l persons;

d. S ecreta ry positions in which the duties are e ith er substantially m ore routine o r substan tia lly m ore com plex and responsib le than those ch a ra c te r ized in the defin ition ;

e. Assistant type positions which in vo lve m ore d ifficu lt o r m ore responsib le techn ica l, adm in istrative, superv isory , or sp ec ia lized c le r ic a l duties which are not typ ica l o f s e c re ta r ia l w ork .

N O TE : The te rm "co rpo ra te o f f i c e r , " used in the le v e l defin itions fo llow in g , r e fe r s to thoseo ffic ia ls who have a sign ificant co rpo ra te -w id e po licym aking ro le w ith rega rd to m a jo r company a c tiv ities . The t it le " v ic e p res id en t," though n orm a lly in d ica tive o f this r o le , does not in a ll cases iden tify such positions. V ice presidents whose p r im a ry resp on s ib ility is to act p erson a lly on individual cases or transactions (e .g ., approve o r deny individual loan o r c red it actions; adm in ister ind ividual trust accounts; d irec tly supervise a c le r ic a l s ta ff) a re not con s id ered to be "co rp o ra te o f f ic e r s " fo r purposes o f applying the fo llow ing le v e l d e fin itions .

Class A

1. S ecreta ry to the chairman o f the board o r p residen t o f a company that em p loys , in a ll, o ver 100 but few er than 5, 000 persons; or

2. S ecreta ry to a corporate o f f ic e r (other than the chairm an o f the board o r p res id en t) o f a company that em ploys, in a ll, o ver 5, 000 but few e r than 25, 000 person s ; or

3. S ecreta ry to the head, im m ed ia te ly below the co rp o ra te o f f ic e r le v e l, o f a m a jo r segm ent or subsidiary o f a company that em ploys, in a ll, o v e r 25,000 p e rson s .

C lass B

1. S ecre ta ry to the chairman o f the board o r p residen t o f a company that em p loys , in a ll, few er than 100 p ersons; or

2. S ecre ta ry io a corporate o f f ic e r (other than the chairm an o f the board o r p res id en t) o f a company that em ploys, in a ll, o ve r 100 but few e r than 5,000 p erson s ; or

3. S ecre ta ry to the head, im m ed ia te ly below the o f f ic e r le v e l, o ve r e ith er a m a jor c o rp o ra te w ide functional a ctiv ity (e .g ., m arketing, resea rch , operations’ ̂ industria l re la tion s , e tc .) o r a m a jo r geograph ic or organ izational segment (e .g ., a reg ion a l headquarters; a m a jo r d iv is ion ) o f a company that em ploys, in a ll, o ver 5,000 but few er than 25,000 em p lo yees ; or

4. S ecre ta ry to the head o f an individual plant, fa c to ry , etc. (o r other equ ivalent le v e l o f o f f ic ia l) that em ploys, in a ll, o ver 5,000 person s ; o r

5. S ecreta ry to the head of a la rg e and im portant o rgan iza tiona l segm ent (e .g ., a m iddle management su pervisor o f an organ izational segm ent often involving as many as s e v e ra l hundred persons ) o r a company that em ploys, in a ll, o v e r 25,000 p e rson s .

C lass C

1. S ecreta ry to an executive or m an ageria l person whose respon s ib ility is not equ ivalent to one o f the sp ec ific le v e l situations in the defin ition fo r c la ss B, but whose organ iza tion a l unit norm a lly numbers at least s eve ra l dozen em p loyees and is usually d iv ided into o rgan iza tiona l segm ents which are often, in turn, fu rther subdivided. In som e com pan ies, th is le v e l includes a w ide range of organ izational echelons; in others, only one or two; oi*

2. S ecreta ry to the head o f an individual plant, fa c to ry , etc . (o r other equ ivalent le v e l of o f f ic ia l) that em ploys, in a ll, few er than 5,000 person s .

C lass D

1. S ecreta ry to the supervisor o r head o f a sm a ll o rgan iza tiona l unit (e .g ., few e r than about 25 o r 30 persons); o r

2. S ecreta ry to a nonsupervisory sta ff sp ec ia lis t , p ro fess ion a l em p loyee , adm in istra tive o f f ic e r , o r assistant, sk illed technician o r expert. (N O TE : Many com panies assign s tenographers, ra ther than secre ta r ies as described above, to this le v e l o f su p erv iso ry o r n onsupervisory w o rk e r .)


P r im a ry duty is to take dictation using shorthand, and to transcribe the dictation. May also type fro m w ritten copy. M ay opera te fro m a stenographic pool. May occasionally tran scr ib e from v o ic e record in gs ( i f p r im a ry duty is transcrib in g from record in gs , see T ranscrib ing-M ach ine O pera tor, G enera l).

N O T E : Th is job is distingu ished fro m that o f a s ecre ta ry in that a s ec re ta ry n o rm a lly w orks in a con fiden tia l re la tionsh ip w ith only one m anager or executive and p erform s m ore responsib le and d is c re tion a ry tasks as d escr ib ed in the s ec re ta ry job definition.

S tenographer, G en era l

D ictation in vo lves a no rm a l routine vocabu lary. May maintain f ile s , keep s im ple re co rd s , o r p e r fo rm other r e la t iv e ly routine c le r ic a l tasks.

S tenographer, Sen ior

Dictation in vo lves a v a r ied techn ica l ,o r sp ec ia lized vocabu lary such as in le ga l b r ie fs or repo rts on sc ien tific resea rch . M ay a lso set up and maintain f i le s , keep reco rds , etc.

OR

P e r fo rm s stenograph ic duties requ irin g s ign ifican tly g rea te r independence and respons ib ility than stenographer, g en era l, as ev idenced by the fo llow ing: W ork requ ires a high degree o f stenographicspeed and accuracy; a thorough work ing know ledge o f gen era l business and o ffic e procedure; and o f the sp ec ific business opera tions, organ iza tion , p o lic ie s , p rocedu res, f i le s , w ork flow , etc. U ses this know ledge in p er fo rm in g stenograph ic duties and responsib le c le r ic a l tasks such as m aintaining followup f i le s ; assem bling m a te r ia l fo r rep o rts , m em orandum s, and le tte rs ; composing s im ple le tte rs from gen e ra l instructions; reading and routing incom ing m ail; and answering routine questions, etc.

SW ITC H B O ARD O PE R A TO R

O perates a telephone sw itchboard o r console used with a p rivate branch exchange (P B X ) system to r e la y in com ing, outgoing, and in tra -sys tem ca lls . May provide in form ation to c a lle rs , r e c o rd and transm it m essa ges , keep re c o rd o f ca lls p laced and to ll charges. B es ides operating a telephone sw itchboard o r con so le , m ay a lso type or per fo rm routine c le r ica l w ork (typing o r routine c le r ic a l w ork m ay occupy the m a jo r portion o f the w ork er 's tim e , and is usually p er fo rm ed wh ile at the sw itchboard o r con so le ). C h ie f o r lead operators in establishm ents em ploying m ore than one opera to r a re excluded. F o r an opera tor who a lso acts as a reception ist, see Switchboard O pera tor- R ecep tion ist,

SW ITC H B O ARD O P E R A T O R -R E C E P T IO N IS T

At a s in g le-pos ition telephone sw itchboard o r console, acts both as an operator— see Sw itchboard O pera tor— and as a recep tion is t. R ecep tion is t 's work invo lves such duties as g reetin g v is ito rs ; determ in ing nature o f v is i t o r 's business and provid ing appropriate in form ation; re fe r r in g v is ito r to appropriate person in the organ iza tion , o r contacting that person by telephone and arranging an appointment; keeping a lo g o f v is ito r s .

C O M P U T E R O P E R A T O R

M on itors and opera tes the con tro l console o f a d ig ita l computer to p rocess data cccord ing to operating instructions, usually p repared by a p rogram m er. W ork includes m ost o f the fo llow in g : Studies instructions to determ ine equipment setup and operations; loads equipment With requ ired item s (tape r e e ls , ca rd s , e tc .); sw itches n ecessa ry auxiliary equipment into c ircu it , and starts and opera tes com puter; m akes adjustments to com puter to co rre c t operating prob lem s and m eet spec ia l conditions; rev iew s e r r o r s m ade during operation and determ ines cause o r r e fe r s p rob lem to su perv iso r o r p ro g ram m er; and m aintains operating records . May test and assist in co rrec tin g p rogram .

F o r wage study pu rposes, com puter operators are c la ss ified as fo llow s:

C lass A . O perates independently, o r under only gen era l d irection , a com puter running p rogram s w ith m ost o f the fo llow ing ch a ra c te r is tics : New program s are frequen tly tested andintroduced; scheduling requ irem en ts are o f c r it ic a l im portance to m in im ize downtim e; the program s a re o f com p lex design so that id en tifica tion o f e r r o r source often requ ires a w ork ing knowledge o f the to ta l p rog ram , and a lternate p rogram s m ay not be ava ilab le. May g ive d irection and guidance to lo w e r le v e l opera tors.

O perates one o r a v a r ie ty o f m achines such as the tabu lator, ca lcu la tor, co lla to r , in te rp re te r , s o r te r , reproducing punch, etc. Excluded from th is defin ition a re w ork ing superv isors . A lso excluded are opera tors o f e lec tron ic d ig ita l com puters, even though they m ay a lso operate E A M equipment.

Pos itions are c la s s if ie d into le v e ls on the basis o f the fo llow ing definitions.

C lass A . P e r fo rm s com plete reporting and tabulating assignm ents including devising d ifficu lt con tro l panel w ir in g under gen era l supervision . A ssignm ents typ ica lly in vo lve a va r ie ty o f long and com plex reports which often are ir re g u la r o r nonrecu rring , requ iring som e planning o f the nature and sequencing o f operations, and the use o f a v a r ie ty o f m achines. Is typ ica lly involved in tra in ing new opera tors in m achine operations o r tra in ing low er le v e l opera tors in w irin g from d iagram s and in the operating sequences o f long and com plex reports . Does not include positions in which w iring respon s ib ility is lim ited to se lection and insertion o f p rew ired boards.

C lass B . P e r fo rm s w ork accord ing to estab lished procedures and under sp ec ific instructions. Assignm ents typ ica lly invo lve com plete but routine and recu rrin g reports o r parts o f la rg e r and m ore com plex rep o rts . O perates m ore d ifficu lt tabulating o r e le c tr ic a l accounting machines such as the tabulator and ca lcu la tor, in addition to the s im p ler m achines used by c lass C operators. May be requ ired to do som e w ir in g fro m diagram s. May tra in new em p loyees in basic machine operations.

C lass C . Under sp ec ific instructions, operates sim ple tabulating o r e le c tr ic a l accounting m achines such as the s o r te r , in te rp re te r , reproducing punch, co lla to r , etc. Assignm ents typ ica lly in vo lve portions o f a w ork unit, fo r exam ple, ind ividual sorting o r co lla ting runs, o r repetitive operations. M ay p e r fo rm sim ple w ir in g from d iagram s, and do som e filin g work.

TRANS CRIB ING r M AC H IN E O P E R A T O R , G E N E R A L

P r im a ry duty is to tran scr ib e dictation in vo lv in g a norm al routine vocabu lary from transcrib ing-m ach ine re co rd s . May a lso type from w ritten copy and do s im ple c le r ic a l work. W orkers transcrib in g dictation invo lv ing a v a r ied techn ica l or spec ia lized vocabu lary such as le ga l b r ie fs or reports on sc ien tific resea rch are not included. A w ork er who takes dictation in shorthand or by Stenotype o r s im ila r m achine is c la ss ified as a stenographer.

T Y P IS T

U ses a typ ew r ite r to make copies o f various m ater ia ls or to make out b ills a fter calculations have been m ade by another person . M ay include typing o f s tenc ils , m ats, o r s im ila r m ater ia ls fo r use in duplicating p rocesses . May do c le r ic a l w ork involv ing lit t le sp ec ia l tra in ing, such as keeping s im ple re co rd s , f ilin g reco rds and rep o rts , or sorting and distributing incom ing m ail.

C lass A . P e r fo rm s one o r m ore o f the fo llow in g : Typing m a te r ia l in fin a l fo rm when it in vo lves com bining m a te r ia l from seve ra l sources; o r respon s ib ility fo r c o r r e c t spelling, sy llab ication , punctuation, e tc ., o f techn ica l o r unusual words or fo re ign language m a te r ia l; or planning layout and typing o f com p lica ted sta tis tica l tab les to maintain un iform ity and balance in spacing. May type routine fo rm le t te r s , va ry in g details to suit c ircum stances.

C lass B . P e r fo rm s one o r m ore o f the fo llow in g : Copy typing fro m rough o r c lea r drafts;o r routine typing o f fo rm s , insurance p o lic ie s , etc; o r setting up sim ple standard tabulations; or copying m ore com plex tab les a lready set up and spaced p roper ly .

C lass B . Operates independently, o r under only gen era l d irec tion , a com puter running p rogram s w ith m ost o f the fo llow in g ch a ra c te r is t ics : M ost o f the p rogram s are estab lished productionruns, typ ica lly run on a regu la r ly recu rrin g bas is ; th ere is lit t le o r no testing o f new program s requ ired ; a lternate p rogram s are prov ided in case o r ig in a l p rogram needs m a jo r change o r cannot be co rre c ted w ithin a reasonably t im e . In common e r r o r situations, d iagnoses cause and takes co rrec tiv e action. Th is usually in vo lves applying p rev iou s ly p rogram m ed c o r r e c t iv e steps, or using standard co rrec tion techniques,

OR

O perates under d irec t supervis ion a com puter running p rogram s o r segments o f program s w ith the ch a ra c te r is t ic s d escrib ed fo r c lass A. M ay assist a h igher le v e l operator by independently p erfo rm in g le ss d ifficu lt tasks assigned, and perfo rm in g d ifficu lt tasks fo llow ing detailed instructions and w ith frequent rev iew o f operations p erfo rm ed .

C lass C . W orks on routine program s under c lo se supervision . Is expected to develop working know ledge o f the com puter equipment used and ab ility to detect p rob lem s invo lved in running routine p rogram s. U sua lly has r e c e iv ed som e fo rm a l tra in ing in com puter operation . M ay assist h igher le v e l opera tor on com p lex p rogram s.

PROFESSIONAL A N D TECHNICALC O M PU TE R O PE R A TO R — Continued


Converts statements o f business prob lem s, typ ica lly p repared by a system s analyst, into a sequence o f deta iled instructions which are requ ired to so lve the p rob lem s by automatic data p rocess ing equipment. W ork ing fro m charts o r d iagram s, the p rog ram m er develops the p rec is e instructions which, when entered into the com puter system in coded language, cause the m anipulation o f data to achieve des ired resu lts . W ork in vo lves m ost o f the fo llow in g : A pp lies know ledge o f com puter capab ilities ,m athem atics, lo g ic em ployed by com puters, and pa rticu la r subject m atter in vo lved to analyze charts and diagram s o f the prob lem to be p rogram m ed; develops sequence o f p rog ram steps; w r ite s deta iled flow charts to show o rd er in which data w il l be p rocessed ; converts these charts to coded instructions fo r machine to fo llow ; tests and c o r re c ts p rogram s; prepares instructions fo r operating personnel during production run; analyzes, re v iew s , and a lters program s to in crease operating e ffic ien cy or adapt to new requ irem ents; m aintains records o f p rogram developm ent and rev is ion s . (N O TE : W orkersperform ing both system s analysis and p rogram m ing should be c la ss ified as system s analysts i f th is is the sk ill used to determ ine th e ir pay .)

Does not include em p loyees p r im a r ily responsib le fo r the management o r supervis ion o f other e lec tron ic data p rocess ing em p loyees , o r p rogram m ers p r im a r ily concerned w ith s c ien tific and/or engineering prob lem s.

F o r wage study purposes, p rogram m ers are c la ss if ied as fo llow s:

C lass A . W orks independently o r under only gen era l d irection on com plex p rob lem s which requ ire com petence in a ll phases o f p rogram m ing concepts and p rac tices . W orking from diagram s and charts which iden tify the nature o f des ired resu lts , m a jo r p rocess ing steps to be accom plished, and the rela tionsh ips between various steps o f the p rob lem solving routine; plans the fu ll range o f program m ing actions needed to e ffic ien tly u tilize the com puter system in achieving d esired end products.

A t this le v e l, program m ing is d ifficu lt because com puter equipment must be o rgan ized to produce s eve ra l in te rre la ted but d iv e rse products fro m numerous and d iverse data elem ents. A w ide v a r ie ty and ex tensive number o f in terna l p rocess ing actions must occur. Th is requ ires such actions as development o f common operations which can be reused, establishm ent o f linkage points between operations, adjustments to data when p rogram requ irem ents exceed com puter storage capacity , and substantial m anipulation and resequencing o f data elem ents to fo rm a h ighly in tegrated p rogram .

May p rov ide functional d irection to low er le v e l p rogram m ers who are assigned to assist.

C lass B . W orks independently o r under only gen era l d irection on re la t iv e ly s im ple p rogram s, o r on sim ple segm ents o f com plex p rogram s. P ro g ra m s (o r segm ents) usually p rocess in form ation to produce data in two o r th ree v a r ied sequences o r form ats . R eports and lis tin gs are produced by re fin ing, adapting, a rray in g , o r making m inor additions to or deletions fro m input data which are read ily ava ilab le . W hile numerous reco rds m ay be p rocessed , the data have been re fined in p r io r actions so that the accuracy and sequencing o f data can be tested by using a few routine checks. T yp ica lly , the p rogram deals w ith routine record -keep ing type operations.

OR

W orks on com plex program s (as d escribed fo r c lass A ) under c lo se d irection o f a h igher le v e l p rogram m er o r superv isor. M ay assist h igher le v e l p rogram m er by independently p erfo rm ing less d ifficu lt tasks assigned, and p erfo rm in g m ore d ifficu lt tasks under fa ir ly c lose d irection .

M ay guide o r instruct low er le v e l p ro gram m ers .

C lass C . M skes p ra c tica l applications o f p rogram m ing p ra c tices and concepts usually learned in fo rm a l tra in ing cou rses. Assignm ents are designed to develop com petence in the application of standard procedures to routine prob lem s. R ece ives c lo se supervision on new aspects o f assignm ents; and work is rev iew ed to v e r i fy its accuracy and con form ance w ith requ ired procedures.

CO M PU TE R SYSTEM S A N A L Y S T , BUSINESS

Analyzes business prob lem s to form u late p rocedu res fo r solving them by use o f e lec tron ic data p rocessing equipment. D evelops a com plete descrip tion o f a ll sp ecifica tions needed to enable p rogram m ers to p repare requ ired d ig ita l com puter p rogram s. W ork in vo lves m ost o f the fo llow in g : Analyzes su b ject-m atter operations to be automated and id en tifies conditions and c r ite r ia requ ired to achieve sa tis factory resu lts ; sp ec ifie s number and types o f re co rd s , f i le s , and documents to be used; outlines actions to be p er fo rm ed by personnel and com puters in su ffic ien t deta il fo r presentation to management and fo r p rogram m ing (typ ica lly this in vo lves preparation o f w ork and data flow charts ); coordinates the developm ent o f tes t p rob lem s and partic ipa tes in t r ia l runs o f new and rev is ed system s; and recpm m ends equipment changes to obtain m ore e ffe c t iv e o v e ra ll operations. (N O TE : W orkersperfo rm ing both system s analysis and program m ing should be c la ss ified as system s analysts i f this is the sk ill used to determ ine th e ir pay .)

Does not include em ployees p r im a r ily responsib le fo r the m anagement or supervision o f other e lec tron ic data p rocess in g em p loyees , o r system s analysts p r im a r ily concerned w ith s c ien tific or engineering p rob lem s.

F o r wage study purposes, system s analysts a re c la s s if ie d as fo llow s:

C lass A . W orks independently o r under only gen e ra l d irec tion on com p lex p rob lem s invo lv ing a ll phases o f system analysis. P rob lem s are com p lex because o f d iv e rse sou rces o f input data and m u ltip le -u se requ irem ents o f output data. (F o r exam p le, develops an in tegra ted production scheduling, in ven tory con trol, cost analysis, and sa les analysis re c o rd in which e v e ry item o f each type is autom atically processed through the fu ll system o f reco rd s and appropria te fo llow up actions are in itia ted by the com puter.) C on fers with persons concerned to d eterm ine the data p rocess in g prob lem s and advises sub ject-m atter personnel on the im p lica tions o f new o r re v is ed system s o f data p rocess in g operations. Makes recom m endations, i f needed, fo r approva l o f m a jo r system s in sta lla tions or changes and fo r obtaining equipment.

M ay provide functional d irection to lo w e r le v e l system s analysts who are assigned to assist.

C lass B . W orks independently o r under only g en era l d irection on prob lem s that a re re la t iv e ly uncom plicated to analyze, plan, program , and opera te. P rob lem s a re o f lim ited com p lex ity because sou rces o f input data are homogeneous and the output data are c lo s e ly re la ted . (F o r exam ple, develops system s fo r maintaining depositor accounts in a bank, m aintain ing accounts rece iva b le in a re ta il estab lishm ent, or maintaining inventory accounts in a m anufacturing o r w holesa le estab lishm en t.) C on fers w ith persons concerned to determ ine the data p rocess in g p rob lem s and advises subject- m atter personnel on the im plications o f the data p rocess in g system s to be applied.

OR

W orks jon a segm ent o f a com plex data p rocess in g schem e o r system , as descr ib ed fo r c lass A. W orks independently on routine assignm ents and re c e iv e s instruction and guidance on com plex assignm ents. W ork is rev iew ed fo r accuracy o f judgm ent, com pliance w ith in structions , and to insure p roper alignment with the o v e ra ll system .

C lass C . W orks under im m ediate su perv is ion , c a rry in g out analyses as assigned , usually o f a s ingle activity. Assignm ents are designed to develop and expand p ra c t ic a l exp erien ce in the application o f p rocedures and sk ills requ ired fo r system s analysis w ork . F o r exam p le , m ay ass is t a h igher le v e l systems analyst by preparing the deta iled spec ifica tion s requ ired by p ro g ram m ers from in form ation developed by the h igher le v e l analyst.

D R A F T E R

Class A. P lans the graphic presentation o f com plex item s having d is tin c tive design features that d iffe r s ign ificantly from established drafting p receden ts. W orks in c lo se support w ith the design or ig in a to r , and may recom m end m inor design changes. A na lyzes the e ffe c t o f each change on the deta ils o f form , function, and positional re la tionsh ips o f com ponents and parts. W orks w ith a m inim um o f supervisory assistance. Com pleted w ork is re v iew ed by design o r ig in a to r fo r consistency w ith p r io r engineering determ inations. May e ith er p repare draw ings, o r d ire c t th e ir p repara tion by low er le v e l dra fters.

C lass B . P e r fo rm s nonroutine and com p lex dra fting assignm ents that requ ire the application o f m ost o f the standardized drawing techniques regu la r ly used. Duties typ ica lly in vo lve such w ork as: P rep a res working draw ings o f subassem blies w ith ir r e g u la r shapes, m u ltip le functions, and p rec is e positional relationships between components; p rep a res arch itec tu ra l draw ings fo r construction o f a building including deta il drawings of foundations, w a ll sections , f lo o r plans, and roo f. U ses accepted form u las and manuals in making necessary com putations to determ ine quantities o f m a te r ia ls to be used, load capacities, strengths, s tre sses , etc . R ece iv es in it ia l in structions, requ irem en ts , and advice fro m supervisor. Com pleted w ork is checked fo r tech n ica l adequacy.

C lass C . P rep a res deta il drawings o f s ingle units or parts fo r en g in eerin g , construction , manufacturing, o r rep a ir purposes. T ypes o f d raw ings p rep a red include is o m e tr ic p ro jection s (dep icting th ree dim ensions in accurate s c a le ) and sectiona l v iew s to c la r i fy position ing o f components and convey needed in form ation . Consolidates deta ils fro m a num ber o f sou rces and adjusts or transposes scale as requ ired . Suggested m ethods o f approach, app licab le p receden ts , and advice on source m ateria ls are g iven w ith in itia l assignm ents. Instructions are less com p lete when assignm ents recu r. W ork may be spot-checked during p ro g re s s .

D R A F T E R -T R A C E R

Copies plans and drawings p repared by others by p lacing tra c in g cloth o r paper o v e r draw ings and trac in g with pen o r pencil. (Does not include tra c in g lim ited to plans p r im a r ily consisting o f straight lin es and a la rge scale not requ irin g c lo se d e lin ea tion .)

AND/OR

P rep a res sim ple or rep etitive draw ings o f ea s ily v isu a lized item s . W ork is c lo s e ly su pervised during p rogress .


W orks on va riou s types o f e le c tro n ic equipment and rela ted devices by p erfo rm ing one or a com bination of the fo llow in g : In s ta llin g , m aintaining, repa irin g , overhauling, troubleshooting, m od ify ing, constructing, and testin g . W ork requ ires p rac tica l application o f technical knowledge of e lec tron ics p r in c ip le s , ab ility to d eterm ine m alfunctions, and sk ill to put equipment in requ ired operating condition.

The equipment— consisting of e ith er many d ifferen t kinds of circu its or m ultip le repetition of the sam e kind o f c ircu it— includes, but is not lim ited to, the fo llow ing: (a ) E lectron ic transm ittingand rece iv in g equipment (e .g . , radar, rad io , te lev is ion , telephone, sonar, navigational a ids), (b) d ig ita l and analog com pu ters, and (c ) industria l and m ed ica l m easuring and con tro lling equipment.

Th is c la ss ifica tion excludes r ep a ire rs o f such standard e lectron ic equipment as common o ffice m achines and household rad io and te le v is ion sets; production assem blers and te s te rs ; w orkers whose p r im a ry duty is se rv ic in g e le c tron ic test instruments; technicians who have adm in istrative or su p e rv iso ry respon s ib ility ; and d ra fte rs , d es igners , and professional engineers.

Positions are c la s s if ie d into le v e ls on the basis o f the follow ing defin itions.

C lass A . A pp lies advanced techn ica l knowledge to solve unusually com plex prob lem s (i .e . , those that typ ica lly cannot be so lved so le ly by re feren ce to m anufacturers ' manuals or s im ila r docum ents) in working on e le c tron ic equipment. Exam ples o f such problem s include location and density o f c ircu itry , e le c tro -m a gn e tic radiation, iso lating m alfunctions, and frequent engineering changes. W ork in vo lves : A deta iled understanding of the in terrelationsh ips o f c ircu its ; exerc is in gindependent judgment in per fo rm in g such tasks as making c ircu it analyses, calcu lating wave fo rm s , trac in g rela tionsh ips in signal flow ; and regu la rly using com plex test instruments’ (e .g ., dual trace o sc illo scop es , Q -m e te rs , deviation m e te rs , pulse generators ).

W ork m ay be rev iew ed by su perv isor (frequently an engineer o r des ign er ) fo r gen era l com pliance with accepted p ra c tices . M ay provide technical guidance to low er le v e l technicians.

C lass B . Applies com prehensive techn ica l knowledge to so lve com plex problem s (i .e ., those that typ ica lly can be so lved so le ly by p roperly in terp retin g m anu facturers ' manuals or s im ila r docum ents) in w ork ing on e lec tron ic equipment. W ork in vo lves : A fa m ilia r ity with the in te rre la tion ships of c ircu its ; and judgment in determ ining work sequence and in selecting tools and testing instrum ents, usually less com plex than those used by the class A technician.

R ece ives techn ica l guidance, as requ ired , from su perv isor o r h igher le v e l technician, and work is rev iew ed fo r sp ec ific com pliance with accepted p ractices and work assignments. May provide techn ica l guidance to low er le v e l technicians.

C lass C . App lies working techn ical knowledge to per fo rm sim ple or routine tasks in working on e lec tron ic equipment, fo llow ing detailed instructions which c o ve r v ir tu a lly all procedures. Work typ ica lly in vo lves such tasks as: A ssistin g h igher le v e l technicians by p erform ing such activ ities asrep lacing com ponents, w irin g c ircu its , and taking test readings; repa irin g sim ple e lec tron ic equipment; and using too ls and common test instrum ents (e .g ., m u ltim eters , audio signal genera tors , tube tes te rs , o sc illo scop es ). Is not requ ired to be fa m ilia r w ith the in terre la tionsh ips o f c ircu its . Th is knowledge, how ever, may be acqu ired through assignm ents designed to increase com petence (including classroom tra in in g ) so that w orker can advance to h igher le v e l technician.

R ece ives techn ica l guidance, as requ ired , from su pervisor or h igher le v e l technician. Work is typ ica lly spot checked, but is given detailed rev iew when new o r advanced assignments are involved.

NURSE, IN D U S TR IA L (R eg is te red )

A re g is te red nurse who g ives nursing s e rv ic e under genera l m ed ica l d irection to i l l or injured em ployees or other persons who becom e i l l or su ffer an accident on the prem ises of a factory or other estab lishm ent. Duties in vo lve a combination o f the fo llow in g : G iving fir s t aid to the i l l or in jured; attending to subsequent d ressing o f em p loyees ' in ju ries; keeping records o f patients treated; preparing accident reports fo r compensation or other purposes; assisting in physical exam inations and health evaluations of applicants and em ployees; and planning and ca rry in g out program s involving health education, accident p revention , evaluation o f plant environm ent, or other activ ities affecting the health, w e lfa re , and safety o f a ll personnel. Nursing superv isors or head nurses in establishm ents em ploying m ore than one nurse are excluded.

M AIN TEN A N C E AND POW ERPLANT

B O ILE R TE N D E R

F ir e s sta tionary b o ile rs to furnish the establishm ent in which em ployed with heat, pow er, o r steam . F eeds fuels to f ir e by hand o r operates a m echanical stoker, gas, or o il burner; and checks w a ter and sa fety va lves . M ay clean , o il, or assist in repairing b o ile rro om equipment;

C A R P E N T E R , M A IN T E N A N C E

P e r fo rm s the carpen try duties n ecessa ry to construct and maintain in good repa ir building woodwork and equipment such as bins, c r ib s , counters, benches, partitions, d oors, f lo o rs , s ta irs , cas ings , and tr im m ade o f wood in an establishm ent. W ork invo lves most o f the fo llow in g : Planningand laying out o f w ork from b lueprin ts, draw ings, m odels, or verba l instructions; using a v a r ie ty of ca rp en ter 's handtools, portab le pow er to o ls , and standard m easuring instrum ents; making standard shop computations re la tin g to d im ensions of work; and selecting m ateria ls n ecessary fo r the work. In gen era l, the w ork o f the m aintenance carpen ter requ ires rounded training and experience usually acqu ired through a fo rm a l apprenticesh ip or equivalent tra in ing and experience.

E L E C T R IC IA N , M A IN T E N A N C E

P e r fo rm s a v a r ie ty o f e le c tr ic a l trade functions such as the insta lla tion , maintenance, or rep a ir o f equipment fo r the genera tion , d istribu tion , or utilization o f e le c tr ic en ergy in an establishm ent. W ork in vo lves m ost o f the fo llow in g : Insta lling or repa iring any of a va r ie ty of e le c tr ic a l equipmentsuch as gen era to rs , tra n s fo rm e rs , sw itchboards, con tro lle rs , c ircu it b reakers , m o tors , heating units, conduit system s, o r other tran sm iss ion equipment; working from blueprints, draw ings, layouts, or other sp ec ifica tions ; locating and diagnosing trouble in the e le c tr ic a l system o r equipment; working standard computations re la tin g to load requ irem ents o f w irin g or e le c tr ic a l equipment; and using a v a r ie ty o f e le c tr ic ia n 's handtools and m easuring and testing instrum ents. In gen era l, the w ork o f the m aintenance e le c tr ic ia n requ ires rounded train ing and experience usually acqu ired through a fo rm a l apprenticesh ip or equ ivalent tra in ing and experience.

EN G IN E E R , S T A T IO N A R Y

Operates and m aintains and m ay also supervise the operation o f stationary engines and equipment (m echan ica l o r e le c t r ic a l ) to supply the establishm ent in which em ployed w ith pow er, heat, re fr ig e ra t io n , or a ir-cond ition ing . W ork in vo lves: Operating and maintaining equipment such assteam engines, a ir c o m p resso rs , g en era to rs , m otors, turbines, ventilating and re fr ig e ra tin g equipment, steam b o ile rs and b o ile r - fe d w a ter pumps; making equipment repa irs ; and keeping a record o f operation o f m ach inery , tem pera tu re , and fuel consumption. May also supervise these operations. Head or ch ie f engineers in estab lishm ents em ploying m ore than one engineer are excluded.

H E L P E R , M A IN TE N A N C E TRAD ES

A ss is ts one or m ore w orkers in the sk illed maintenance trad es , by perform ing spec ific or genera l duties o f le s s e r sk ill, such as keeping a w o rk er supplied w ith m ateria ls and too ls ; cleaning working area , m achine, and equipment; assisting journeym an by holding m ateria ls o r too ls ; and p erfo rm ing other unskilled tasks as d irected by journeym an. The kind o f w ork the helper is perm itted to p er fo rm va r ie s from trade to trade : In som e trades the helper is confined to supplying, lifting ,and holding m a te r ia ls and too ls , and cleaning working areas; and in others he is perm itted to perform spec ia lized m achine operations, o r parts of a trade that are a lso perfo rm ed by w orkers on a fu ll-t im e basis.

M A C H IN E -T O O L O P E R A T O R , TOO LRO O M

S p ec ia lizes in operating one or m ore than one type of m achine too l (e .g ., j ig b o re r , grinding m achine, engine lathe, m illin g m ach ine) to m achine m eta l fo r use in making or maintaining jig s , fix tu res , cutting too ls , gauges, o r m eta l dies or m olds used in shaping o r form ing m etal or nonm etallic m a ter ia l (e .g ., p lastic , p las te r, rubber, g la ss ). W ork typ ica lly in vo lv e s : Planning and perform ingd ifficu lt m achining operations which requ ire com plicated setups or a high degree o f accuracy; setting up machine to o l or too ls (e .g ., in sta ll cutting too ls and adjust guides, stops, working tab les, and other controls to handle the s ize o f stock to be m achined; determ ine p roper feeds, speeds, too ling, and operation sequence or se lec t those p rescr ib ed in draw ings, b lueprin ts, o r layouts); using a va r ie ty of p rec is ion m easuring instrum ents; making n ecessa ry adjustments during m achining operation to achieve requ is ite dim ensions to v e ry c lose to leran ces . May be requ ired to se lec t p roper coolants and cutting and lubricating o ils , to recogn ize when too ls need dress ing , and to d ress too ls . In genera l, the work o f a m ach ine-too l op era tor, too lroom , at the sk ill le v e l ca lled fo r in th is c lass ifica tion requ ires extensive knowledge o f m ach ine-shop and too lroom prac tice usually acquired through considerable on -the-job tra in ing and experience.

F o r cross -in d u stry wage study purposes, this c la ss ifica tion does not include m ach ine-tool op era to rs , to o lro om , em ployed in too l-an d -d ie jobbing shops.

M AC H IN IST , M A IN TE N A N C E

Produces rep lacem ent parts and new parts in making repa irs o f m eta l parts o f m echanical equipment operated in an estab lishm ent. W ork in vo lves m ost of the fo llow in g : in terpreting writteninstructions and spec ifica tions ; planning and laying out of work; using a va r ie ty o f m ach in ist's handtools and p rec is ion m easuring instrum ents; setting up and operating standard m achine too ls ; shaping o f m etal


parts to c lose to le ran ces ; making standard shop computations re la ting to dim ensions o f w ork , too ling , feeds , and speeds o f machining; knowledge o f the w ork ing p roperties o f the common m eta ls ; selecting standard m a ter ia ls , parts , and equipment requ ired fo r this work; and fitting and assem bling parts into m echanical equipment. In gen era l, the m ach in ist's w ork norm ally requ ires a rounded tra in ing in m achine-shop p rac tice usually acqu ired through a fo rm a l apprenticeship or equivalent tra in ing and experience.

M ECH ANIC , A U TO M O TIV E (M aintenance)

R epa irs autom obiles, buses, m otortrucks, and tra c to rs of an establishm ent. W ork in vo lves m ost o f the fo llow in g : Exam ining autom otive equipment to diagnose source o f troub le; d isassem blingequipment and p erfo rm in g repa irs that invo lve the use o f such handtools as w renches, gauges, d r ills , or spec ia lized equipment in d isassem bling or fitting parts; rep lacing broken oy d e fective parts from stock; grinding and adjusting va lv es ; reassem bling and insta lling the various assem b lies in the veh ic le and making n ecessa ry adjustments; and aligning w heels , adjusting brakes and ligh ts, or tightening body bolts. In gen era l, the work of the autom otive m echanic requ ires rounded tra in ing and experience usually acquired through a fo rm a l apprenticeship o r equivalent tra in ing and experience .

Th is c lass ifica tion does not include m echanics who rep a ir cu stom ers ' veh ic les in automobile rep a ir shops.

M ECH ANIC , M A IN TE N A N C E

Repairs m ach inery or m echan ical equipment o f an establishm ent. W ork invo lves m ost o f the fo llow in g : Exam ining m achines and m echanical equipment to diagnose source o f trouble; d ism antling or partly dism antling m achines and p erfo rm ing repa irs that m ain ly invo lve the use o f handtools in scraping and fitting parts; rep lacing broken or d efective parts with item s obtained from stock; ordering the production o f a rep lacem ent part by a machine shop o r sending o f the machine to a m achine shop fo r m a jor repa irs ; preparing w ritten specifica tions fo r m a jo r repa irs o r fo r the production o f parts ordered from m achine shops; reassem b ling machines; and making a ll n ecessa ry adjustments fo r operation. In gen era l, the work o f a maintenance m echanic requ ires rounded tra in ing and experience usually acquired through a fo rm a l apprenticeship or equivalent tra in ing and experience . Excluded from this c lass ifica tion are w orkers whose p r im ary duties in vo lve setting up o r adjusting machines.

M ILLW R IG H T

Installs new machines o r heavy equipment, and d ism antles and in sta lls m achines o r heavy equipment when changes in the plant layout are requ ired . W ork in vo lves m ost o f the fo llow in g : Planning and laying out o f the w ork; in terpreting blueprints or other sp ecifica tions; using a v a r ie ty of handtools and rigg ing ; making standard shop computations relating to s tre sses , strength o f m a ter ia ls , and centers o f g ra v ity ; aligning and balancing of equipment; selecting standard too ls , equipment, and parts to be used; and installing and m aintaining in good o rd er power transm ission equipment such as d rives and speed reducers. In gen era l, the m illw r igh t 's work norm ally requ ires a rounded tra in ing and experience in the trade acquired through a fo rm a l apprenticeship or equivalent tra in ing and experience.

Paints and redecora tes w a lls , woodwork, and fix tu res o f an estab lishm ent. W ork in vo lves the fo llow in g : Knowledge o f surface pecu lia r ities and types o f paint requ ired fo r d iffe ren t applications;preparing surface fo r painting by rem oving old fin ish or by p lacing putty o r f i l l e r in na il holes and in te rs tic es ; and applying paint with spray gun o r brush. M ay m ix co lo rs , o ils , white lead , and other paint ingredients to obtain p roper co lo r or consistency. In gen era l, the w ork o f the m aintenance pain ter requ ires rounded train ing and experien ce usually acqu ired through a fo rm a l apprenticesh ip or equivalent training and experience.

P IP E F IT T E R , M A IN TE N AN C E

Installs or repa irs w ater, steam , gas, o r other types o f pipe and p ipefittin gs in an es tab lish ment. W ork invo lves m ost o f the fo llow in g : Lay ing out o f w ork and m easuring to loca te position ofpipe from drawings or other w ritten spec ifica tion s ; cutting various s izes o f pipe to c o r re c t lengths w ith ch ise l and ham m er o r oxyacetylene to rch or p ipe-cu tting m ach ines; threading pipe w ith stocks and d ies; bending pipe by hand-driven o r p ow er-d r iven m ach ines; assem bling pipe w ith couplings and fastening pipe to hangers; making standard shop computations re la tin g to p ressu res , flow , and s ize o f pipe requ ired; and making standard tests to determ ine whether fin ished pipes m eet spec ifica tions . In gen era l, the work o f the maintenance p ip e fitte r requ ires rounded tra in ing and experien ce usually acqu ired through a fo rm a l apprenticeship or equivalent tra in ing and experience . W o rk ers p r im a r ily engaged in installing and repa iring building sanitation o r heating system s are excluded .

S H E E T -M E T A L W ORKER, M A IN TE N AN C E

F abrica tes , in sta lls , and m aintains in good rep a ir the sh eet-m eta l equipment and fix tu res (such as m achine guards, grease pans, shelves, lo ck e rs , tanks, ven tila to rs , chutes, ducts, m eta l roo fin g ) o f an establishm ent. W ork in vo lves most o f the fo llow in g : Planning and laying out a ll types o f sheet-m eta l maintenance work from blueprints, m ode ls , o r other sp ec ifica tion s ; setting up and operating all ava ilab le types o f sheet-m eta l working m ach ines; using a v a r ie ty o f handtools in cutting, bending, fo rm in g , shaping, fitting, and assem bling; and in sta llin g sh ee t-m eta l a rt ic le s as requ ired . In gen era l, the w ork o f the maintenance sheet-m eta l w o rk e r requ ires rounded tra in ing and experien ce usually acqu ired through a fo rm a l apprenticeship o r equ ivalent tra in ing and experience .

TO O L AND DIE M AKER

Constructs and repa irs jig s , fix tu res , cutting to o ls , gauges, or m eta l d ies o r m olds used inshaping o r form ing m eta l or non -m eta llic m a te r ia l (e .g ., p las tic , p la s te r , rubber, g la ss ). W orktyp ica lly in vo lves : Planning and laying out work accord ing to m odels , b lu eprin ts, draw ings, or otherw ritten or ora l specifications; understanding the working p rop e rtie s o f com m on m eta ls and a lloys; selecting appropriate m ater ia ls , too ls , and p rocesses requ ired to com plete task; making n ecessa ry shop computation; setting up and operating various machine too ls and re la ted equipm ent; using various too l and die m aker's handtools and p recis ion m easuring instrum ents; work ing to v e ry c lo se to lerances ; heat-treating m eta l parts and fin ished too ls and dies to ach ieve requ ired qu a lities ; fitting andassem bling parts to p rescr ib ed to lerances and a llow ances. In gen era l, too l and die m aker 's workrequ ires rounded train ing in m achine-shop and too lroom prac tice usually acqu ired through fo rm a l apprenticeship or equivalent train ing and experien ce .

F o r cross-industry wage study purposes, this c la ss ifica tion does not include to o l and die m akers who (1) are em ployed in tool and die jobbing shops o r (2) produce fo rg in g d ies (d ie s inkers).

CU S TO D IA L AND MATERIAL M O VEM EN T

GUARD AND W ATC H M E N

Guard. P e r fo rm s routine po lice duties, e ith er at fixed post o r on tour, maintaining o rd er, using, arm s or fo rce w here necessary . Includes guards who are stationed at gate and check on identity of em ployees and other persons en tering .

Watchman. Makes rounds o f p rem ises p e r iod ica lly in protecting p roperty against f i r e , theft, and ille g a l entry.

JAN ITO R , P O R TE R , OR C LE A N E R

Cleans and keeps in an o rd e r ly condition fa c to ry working areas and w ashroom s, or p rem ises o f an o ffice , apartment house, or com m erc ia l or other establishm ent. Duties invo lve a combination of the fo llow ing: Sweeping, mopping o r scrubbing, and polish ing flo o rs ; rem oving chips, trash , and otherrefuse; dusting equipment, fu rn itu re, o r fix tu res ; polish ing m eta l fix tu res or trim m in gs ; provid ing supplies and m inor maintenance serv ic es ; and cleaning la va to r ie s , showers, and res troom s. W orkers who spec ia lize in window washing are excluded.

LA B O R E R , M A T E R IA L HANDLING

A w orker em ployed in a w arehouse, manufacturing plant, s to re , or other estab lishm ent whose duties invo lve one or m ore o f the fo llow in g : Loading and unloading various m a te r ia ls and m erchandiseon or fr o m fre igh t ca rs , trucks, or other transportin g d ev ices ; unpacking, shelv ing, or placing m ater ia ls o r m erchandise in p roper storage location ; and transportin g m a ter ia ls or m erchand ise by handtruck, car, or w heelbarrow . Longshore w o rk e rs , who load and unload ships are excluded .

ORDER F IL L E R

F ills shipping or tran s fe r o rd ers fo r fin ished goods from stored m erchand ise in accordance w ith specifications on sales s lips, cu stom ers ' o rd e rs , or other instructions. M ay, in addition to f illin g o rders and indicating item s f i lle d or om itted , keep reco rd s o f outgoing o rd e rs , requ isition additional stock or report short supplies to su p erv iso r , and p e r fo rm other re la ted duties.

PA C K E R , SH IPPING

Prep a res fin ished products fo r shipment or s torage by p lacing them in shipping con ta iners, the sp ec ific operations perfo rm ed being dependent upon the type , s ize , and num ber o f units to be packed, the type o f container em ployed, and m ethod o f shipment. W ork requ ires the placing of item s in shipping containers and may invo lve one o r m ore o f the fo llow in g : Know ledge o f va riou s item s of


stock in o rd er to v e r i fy content; se lection o f appropriate type and size o f container; inserting en closu res in container; using e x c e ls io r o r other m ater ia l to prevent breakage or dam age; closing and sea ling container; and applying labels o r en tering identifying data on container. Packers who also make wooden boxes or cra tes are excluded.

SH IPP IN G AND REC E IV IN G C LE R K

P rep a res m erchand ise fo r shipm ent, or re ce ives and is responsible fo r incom ing shipments o f m erchandise or other m a te r ia ls . Shipping work in vo lves : A knowledge of shipping p rocedu res,p ra c tic es , routes, a va ilab le means o f transportation , and rates; and preparing reco rds o f the goods shipped, making up b ills o f lad ing, posting weight and shipping charges, and keeping a f i le o f shipping reco rd s . M ay d irect o r ass is t in p reparing the m erchandise fo r shipment. R eceiv ing work in vo lv e s : V e r ify in g o r d irectin g others in v e r ify in g the correctn ess of shipments against b ills o f lad ing, in vo ices , or other reco rds ; checking fo r shortages and rejecting damaged goods; routing m erchandise or m a ter ia ls to p roper departm ents; and m aintaining necessary records and files .

F o r wage study pu rposes, w ork ers are c la ss ified as fo llow s:

R ece iv in g c lerk Shipping c lerkShipping and rece iv in g c lerk

TR U C K D R IV E R

D rives a truck w ithin a c ity o r indu stria l area to transport m ater ia ls , m erchand ise, equipment, o r w orkers between va riou s types o f estab lishm ents such as: Manufacturing plants, fre igh t depots,warehouses, wholesa le and r e ta il estab lishm ents, or between re ta il establishm ents and cu stom ers ' houses o r p laces of business. M ay a lso load or unload truck w ith or without h e lp ers , make m inor m echan ica l rep a irs , and keep truck in good working o rd er. Sa les-rou te and o ve r-th e -roa d d r iv e rs a re excluded.

F o r wage study purposes, tru ck d rive rs are c la ss ified by s ize and type of equipment, as fo llow s: (T r a c to r - t r a i le r should be rated on the basis o f t r a i le r capac ity .)

T ru ck d r iv e r (com bination of s izes lis ted separa te ly )T ru ck d r iv e r , ligh t (under IV2 tons)T ru ck d r iv e r , medium (IV 2 to and including 4 tons)T ru ck d r iv e r , heavy (o ve r 4 tons, t r a i le r type)T ru ck d r iv e r , heavy (o ve r 4 tons, other than t r a i le r type)

T R U C K E R , POW ER

Operates a manually con tro lled gaso lin e- or e le c tr ic -p o w ered truck or tra c to r to transport goods and m a ter ia ls of a ll kinds about a w arehouse, m anufacturing plant, or other establishm ent.

F o r wage study purposes, w orkers are c la s s if ie d by type of truck, as fo llow s:

T ru ck e r, power (fo rk lift )T ru ck e r, pow er (other than fo rk lift )

W AREHOUSEM AN

As d irected , per fo rm s a va r ie ty of warehousing duties which requ ire an unde rstanding of the estab lish m en ts storage plan. W ork invo lves m ost of the fo llow in g : V erify in g mate ria ls (o rm erchand ise) against rece iv in g documents, noting and reporting d iscrepancies and obvious damages; routing m ater ia ls to p rescr ib ed storage locations; storin g , stacking, or pa lletiz ing m ateria ls in accordance w ith p resc r ib ed storage m ethods; rearrang ing and taking inven tory of stored m ateria ls ; exam ining stored m a ter ia ls and reporting d eteriora tion and damage; rem oving m ateria l from storage and preparing it fo r shipment. M ay operate hand or power trucks in p erfo rm in g warehousing duties.

Exclude w orkers whose p r im ary duties invo lve shipping and rece iv in g work (see shipping and rece iv in g c lerk and packer, shipping), o rd er fillin g (see o rd e r f i l l e r ) , or operating power trucks (see tru cker, pow er).


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A laska A lbany, Ga.Albuquerque, N. Mex.A lexandria , La.A lpena, Standish, and Tawas C ity , M ich.Ann A rb o r , Mich.A sh ev ille , N .C .A tlan tic C ity , N.J.Augusta, Ga.—S.C.B akers fie ld , Ca lif.Baton Rouge, La.Battle C reek , M ich.Beaumont—P ort A rth u r-O ran ge , Tex .B ilox i—Gulfport and Pascagou la , M iss.B oise C ity , Idaho B rem erton , Wash.B rid geport, N orw a lk , and Stam ford , Conn.Brunswick, Ga.Burlington, V t.-N .Y .Cape Cod, Mass.Cedar Rapids, Iowa Champaign— Urbana—Rantoul, 111.C harleston , S.C.Charlotte—Gastonia, N.C.Cheyenne, Wyo.C la rk sv ille—H opkinsville, Tenn.—K y .C olorado Springs, Colo.Colum bia, S.C.Columbus, Ga.—Ala .Columbus, M iss.C rane, Ind.Decatur, 111.Des M oines, Iowa Dothan, A la .Duluth—Su perio r, Minn.—Wis.E l Paso , T ex ., and A lam ogordo—Las C ruces, N. M ex. Eugene—Springfie ld , O reg.F a ye tte v ille , N.C.Fitchburg—L eom in ster , M ass.F o rt Smith, A rk .—Okla.F o rt Wayne, Ind.F red e r ick —H ager stown , Md.—Cham bersburg , P a .—

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Bulletin numberA re a and p r ice *

Akron , Ohio, D ec. 1974 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suppl. F re eAlbany—Schenectady—T ro y , N .Y ., Sept. 1974 _____________________________________________Suppl. F re eAlbuquerque, N. M ex., M ar. 1974 2 ______________________________________________________ Suppl. F re eA llen tow n-Beth lehem —Easton, Pa.—N .J ., May 1974 2 ___________________________________ Suppl. F re eAnaheim—Santa Ana-G arden G rove , C a lif . , Oct. 1 974 1 _________________ _____________ 1850-9, 85 centsAtlanta, Ga., M ay 19751 ___________________________________________________________________ 1850-25, $1.00Austin, T ex ., D ec. 1974 ___________________________________________________________________ Suppl. F re eB a ltim ore , Md., Aug. 1974________________________________________________________________ Suppl. F re eB eaum on t-Port Arthur—O range, T ex ., M ay 19742 ______________________________________Suppl. F re eB illin gs , M ont., July 19741 ________________________________________________________________ 1850-6, 75 centsBinghamton, N .Y ^ P a . , July 1974 ________________________________________________________ Suppl. F re eB irm ingham , A la ., M a r. 1975_____________________________________________________________Suppl. F re eBoston, M ass., Aug. 1974 _________________________________________________________________ Suppl. F re eBu ffa lo , N .Y ., Oct. 1974 ___________________________________________________________________ Suppl. F re eCanton, Ohio, M ay 197 5 ___________________________________________________________________ Suppl. F re eC harleston , W . V a „ M ar. 1974 2 _________________________________________________________ Suppl. F re eC harlo tte , N .C ., Jan. 1974 2 _______________________________________________________________Suppl. F re eChattanooga, Tenn .-G a ., Sept. 1974 _____________________________________________________ Suppl. F re eChicago, 111., M ay 1975____________________________________________________________________ 1850-33, 85 centsCincinnati, Ohio—K y.—Ind., F eb . 1975 ____________________ _______________________________Suppl. F re eC leveland , Ohio, Sept. 1974 1 ___________________________________________ —------------ — ----- 1850- 17, $1.00Columbus, Ohio, Oct. 1974 __________________________________________ ________ ____________Suppl. F re eCorpus C h ris ti, T ex ., July 1975______________ ____________ _______________________________ 1850-37, 65 centsDallas—F o r t W orth, T ex ., Oct. 1974 ____________________________________________________Suppl. F re eD avenport-R ock Island—M oline, Iowa-111., F eb . 1975 __________________________________ Suppl. F re eDayton, Ohio, D ec. 1974 1_________________________________________________________________ 1850- 14, 80 centsDaytona Beach, F la ., Aug. 19741_________________________________________________________ 1850- 1, 75 centsDenver—B ou lder, C o lo ., D ec. 19741 ______________________ ___ ___________________________ 1850- 15, 85 centsDes M oines, Iowa, M ay 1974 2 ___________________________________________________________ Suppl. F re eD etro it, M ich ., M ar. 1975_________________________________________________________________ 1850-22, 85 centsF o r t Lauderdale— H ollywood and W est P a lm Beach—

Boca Raton, F la . , A p r. 1975 1________________ ______________________ .____ .__________ ____ 1850-26, 80 centsF resn o , C a l i f .1 3 ___________________________________ _____________________ ___ _____________G a in esv ille , F la . , Sept. 19741 ____________________________________________________________ 1850- 11, 75 centsG reen Bay, W is ., Ju ly 1974__________________________________________________ ___________Suppl. F r e eG reensboro—Winston- Salem —High Po in t, N .C ., Aug. 1974 1 ___________________________ 1850-2, 80 centsG reen v ille , S .C ., M ay 1974 _____________________ __ _______________________________________Suppl. F re eH artfo rd , Conn., M ar. 19751 ______________________________________________________________ 1850-28, 80 centsHouston, T ex ., A p r. 197 5 ________________________ __________________________________________ Suppl. F re eH untsville , A la ., F eb . 1975 __________ _____________________ ______________________________ Suppl. F re eIndianapolis, Ind., O ct. 1974 ______________________________ _______________________________Suppl. F re eJackson, M is s ., Feb . 1975______________________________ __________________________________ Suppl. F re eJacksonv ille , F la ,, D ec. 1974 _____________________________________________________________ Suppl. F re eKansas C ity , Mo.—K ans., Sept. 1974 ____________________________________________________ Suppl. F re eLaw rence—H averh ill, M ass*—N .H ., June 1974 2 _____________________ __________________ Suppl. F re eLexington—Fayette , K y ., N ov. 1974 _________________________ ________ _______ _____________ Suppl. F re eLos Angeles—Long Beach, C a lif . , O ct. 1974 _______________________ ____________________ Suppl. F re eL o u is v ille , K y .—Ind., N ov . 19741 _________________________________________________________ 1850-12, 80 centsLubbock, T e x ., M ar. 1974 2 _________________________ ____ _________________________ ________Suppl. F re eM elbourne—T itu s v ille -C o co a , F la ., Aug. 1974 1 _____ __________________________________ 1850-5, 75 centsM em phis, Tenn.—A rk ^ -M iss ., N ov . 1974 ______________________________________ _____ Suppl. F re eM iam i, F la ., Oct. 1974 ____________________________________________________________________Suppl. F r e e

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Midland and Odessa, T ex ., Jan. 19742 ______________________________________________M ilwaukee, W is ., A p r. 1975 1 ------------------------------------------------- -------------------------M inneapolis—St. Pau l, Minn.—W is ., Jan 1975 1 ___________________________ __________M uskegon-Muskegon Heights, M ich., June 1974 -------------------------------------------Nassau—Suffolk, N . Y . 1 3________________________________________________________________Newark, N .J ., Jan. 1 975 1_______________________________________________________________New ark and J ersey C ity , N. J .. Jan. 1 974 2 __________________________________________New Haven, Conn., Jan. 1974 2 ________________________________________________________New O rleans, La ., Jan. 1975 _________________________________________________________New Y ork . N .Y ^ N .J .1 3----------------------------------- ----------- -----------------------------------New Y ork and Nassau-Suffolk, N .Y ., A p r. 1 974 2 ------------ ------ -------------------------N orfo lk—V irg in ia B each-Portsm ou th , V a N .C ., May 1975 ------------ _---------------N orfo lk—V irg in ia Beach-Portsm outh and N ew port News—

Hampton, V a .—N .C ., M ay 1975______________________________________________________N ortheast Pennsylvan ia, Aug. 1974 1 _________________________________________________Oklahoma C ity , O kla., Aug. 1 974 1 _________________________________________ __________Omaha, N ebr.—Iowa, Oct. 1 974 1 ___________________________ ____ _____________________P a ter son—Cl if ton -Pas s aic, N .J ., June 1974 _________________________________________Ph iladelph ia, Pa*—N .J ., Nov. 1974 ____________________________________________________Phoenix, A r iz . , June 1 9 7 4 "____________________________________________________________P ittsburgh , Pa ., Jan. 1975 _________________________________________ ___________________Portland , M aine, Nov. 1974____________________________________________________________Portland , O reg .—Wash., May 1974 1 __________________________________________________Poughkeepsie, N .Y . 1 3__________________________________________________________________Poughkeepsie—Kingston—Newburgh, N .Y ., June 1974 _________________ ____________P rov id en ce—W arw ick—Pawtucket, R .I.—M ass., June 1975 ________________________Rale igh—Durham, N .C ., F eb . 1975 ___________________________________________________Richmond, Va., M ar. 1974 1____________________________________________________________Rock ford , 111., June 19742 ____________________________________________________________St. Lou is, Mo*—111., M ar. 1975 ________________________________________________________Sacram ento, C a lif., D ec. 19741 ______________________________________________________Saginaw, M ich ., N ov. 1974 1___________________________________________________________Salt Lake City—Ogden, Utah, Nov. 1974 _____________________________________________San Antonio, T ex ., M ay 1975 ________ _________________________________________________San D iego , C a lif., Nov. 19741 _________________________________________________________San F ran c isco—Oakland, C a lif., M ar. 1975 1______________________ -______ -_________San Jose, C a lif., M ar. 1975 1_________________________________________________________Savannah, Ga., May 1974 2 _________________ ____________________________ ______________Seattle—E vere tt, W ash., Jan. 197 5 ___________________________________________________South Bend, Ind., M ar. 1975 _________________ ____________________ ____________________Spokane, Wash., June 19742 __________________________________________________________Syracuse, N .Y ., July 1974 1 __________________________________ ______ __________________To ledo , Ohio—M ich ., M ay 1975 1______________________________________________________Trenton, N .J., Sept. 1974 _________________________ __________________________________U tica -R om e, N .Y .1 3 ___________________________________________________________________Washington, D.C.—Md.—Va., M ar. 1975 1 ____ _______________________________________W aterbury, Conn., M ar. 1974 2 ______________________________________________________W estchester County, N .Y .1 3 _________________________________________________________W ich ita, Kans., A p r. 1975____ _____________________ __________________________________W orces te r , M ass., M ay 1975 1 _______________________________________________________

Youngstown—W arren , Ohio, N ov. 1973 2 _____________________ ____________ __________

Suppl. F ree 1850-21, 85 cents 1850-20, $1.05 Suppl. F ree

1850-18, $1.00 Suppl. F ree Suppl. F ree Suppl. F ree

Suppl. F ree 1850-29, 65 cents

1850-30, 65 cents . 1850-8, 80 cents. 1850-7, 80 cents. 1850-10, 80 cents . Suppl. F ree . Suppl. F ree . Suppl. F ree . Suppl. F ree . Suppl. F ree . 1795-26, 85 cents

. Suppl. F ree

. 1850-27, 75 cents

. Suppl. F ree

. 1795-25, 80 cents

. Suppl. F ree

. Suppl. F re e

. 1850- 19, 80 cents

. 1850- 16, 75 cents

. Suppl. F ree

. 1850-23, 65 cents

. 1850-13, 80 cents

. 1850-35, $ 1.00

. 1850-36, 85 cents F ree F ree F ree F ree 80 cents

1850-34, 80 cents

Suppl.Suppl.Suppl.Suppl.1850-4,

__Suppl. F ree

1850-31,Suppl.

$ 1.00F ree

Suppl. F ree 1850-24, 80 cents 1850-32, 80 cents Suppl. F ree

* Prices are determined by the Government Printing Office and are subject to change.1 Data on establishment practices and supplementary wage provisions are also presented.2 No longer surveyed.3 To be surveyed.


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