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AREA WAGE SURVEY The Omaha, Nebraska—Iowa, Metropolitan Area, September 1970 Bulletin 1685-14 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR / Bureau of Labor Statistics Digitized for FRASER http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

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AREA WAGE SURVEYT h e O m aha, N e b ra s k a —Iowa, M etropolitan Area,

S ep tem b er 1 9 7 0

B u lle t in 1 6 8 5 -1 4

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABORJ. D. Hodgson, Secretary

BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS Geoffrey H. Moore, Commissioner

AREA WAGE SURVEYT h e O m aha, N e b ra s k a —Iowa, M etropo litan A rea,

S e p te m b e r 1 9 7 0

B u lle t in 1 6 8 5 -1 4

January 1971

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Preface

The Bureau of Labor Statistics program of annual occupational wage surveys in metropolitan areas is de­signed to provide data on occupational earnings, and estab­lishment practices and supplementary wage provisions. It yields detailed data by selected industry division for each of the areas studied, for geographic regions, and for the United States. A major consideration in the program is the need for greater insight into (1) the movement of wages by occupational category and skill level, and (2) the struc­ture and level of wages among areas and industry divisions.

At the end of each survey, an individual area bul­letin presents the survey results. After completion of all of the individual area bulletins for a round of surveys, two summary bulletins are issued. The first brings data for each of the metropolitan areas studied into one bulletin. The second presents information which has been projected from individual metropolitan area data to relate to geo­graphic regions and the United States.

Ninety areas currently are included in the pro­gram. In each area, information on occupational earnings is collected annually and on establishment practices and supplementary wage provisions biennially.

This bulletin presents results of the survey in Omaha, N ebr-Iow a, in September 1970. The Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the Bureau of the Budget through January 1968, consists of Douglas and Sarpy Counties, Nebr.; and Pottawattamie County, Iowa. This study was conducted by the Bureau’ s regional office in Kansas City, M o., under the general direction of Edward Chaiken, Assistant Regional Director for Operations.

ContentsPage

Introduction___________________________________________________________________ 1Wage trends for selected occupational groups____________________________ 5

Tables:

1. Establishments and workers within scope of survey andnumber studied______________________________________________________ 4

2. Indexes of standard weekly salaries and straight-timehourly earnings for selected occupational groups, andpercents of change for selected periods---------------------------------------- 6

A. Occupational earnings:A - l . Office occupations—men and women_________________________ 7A - 2. Professional and technical occupations—men and

women_________________________________________________________ 9A -3 . Office, professional, and technical occupations—

men and women combined__________________________________ 10A -4 . Maintenance and powerplant occupations----------------------------- 11A -5 . Custodial and material movement occupations------------------- 12

B. Establishment practices and supplementary wage provisions:B - l . Minimum entrance salaries for women office

workers_______________________________________________________ 14B -2 . Shift differentials--------------------------------------------------------------------- 15B -3 . Scheduled weekly hours______________________________________ 16B -4 . Paid holidays___________________________________________________ 17B -5 . Paid vacations_________________________________________________ 18B -6 . Health, insurance, and pension plans----------------------------------- 20

Appendix. Occupational descriptions---------------------------------------------------------- 22

NOTE: Similar tabulations are available for otherareas. (See inside back cover.)

Union scales, indicative of prevailing pay levels in the Omaha area, are also available for building con­struction; printing; local-transit operating employees; and local truckdrivers, helpers, and allied occupations.

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Introduction

This area is 1 of 90 in which the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics conducts surveys of occupational earnings and related benefits on an areawide b asis.1 In this area, data were obtained by personal visits of Bureau field economists to represent­ative establishments within six broad industry divisions: Manu­facturing; transportation, communication, and other public utilities; wholesale trade; retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and services. Major industry groups excluded from these studies are government operations and the construction and extractive industries. Establishments having fewer than a prescribed number of workers are omitted because they tend to furnish insufficient employment in the occupations studied to warrant inclusion. Separate tabulations are provided for each of the broad industry divisions which meet publi­cation criteria.

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

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

of manufacturing and nonmanufacturing industries, and are of the following types: (1) Office clerical; (2) professional and technical;(3) maintenance and powerplant; and (4) custodial and material move­ment. Occupational classification is based on a uniform set of job descriptions designed to take account of interestablishment variation in duties within the same job. The occupations selected for study are listed and described in the appendix. The earnings data following tKe job titles are for all industries combined. Earnings data for some of the occupations listed and described, or for some industry divisions within occupations, are not presented in the A -series tables, because either (l) employment in the occupation is too small to provide enough data to merit presentation, or (2) there is possibility of disclosure of individual establishment data. Earnings data not shown separately for industry divisions are included in all industries combined data, where shown. Likewise, data are included in the overall classification when a subclassification of secretaries or truckdrivers is not shown or information to subclassify is not available.

1 Included in the 90 areas are four studies conducted under contract with the New York State Departm ent of Labor. These areas are Binghamton (New York portion only); Rochester (o ffice occu ­pations only); Syracuse; and U tica—Rom e. In addition, the Bureau conducts more lim ited area studies in 77 areas at the request of the Wage and Hour Division of the U. S. D epartm ent of Labor.

Occupational employment and earnings data are shown for full-tim e workers, i .e ., those hired to work a regular weekly schedule in the given occupational classification. Earnings data exclude pre­mium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts. Nonproduction bonuses are excluded, but cost-of-living allowances and incentive earnings are included. Where weekly hours are reported, as for office clerical occupations, reference is to the standard workweek (rounded to the nearest half hour) for which em ­ployees receive their regular straight-time salaries (exclusive of pay for overtime at regular and/or premium rates). Average weekly earn­ings for these occupations have been rounded to the nearest half dollar.

These surveys measure the level of occupational earnings in an area at a particular time. Comparisons of individual occupational averages over time may not reflect expected wage changes. The averages for individual jobs are affected by changes in wages and employment patterns. For example, proportions of workers employed by high- or low-wage firms may change or high-wage workers may advance to better jobs and be replaced by new workers at lower rates. Such shifts in employment could decrease an occupational average even though most establishments in an area increase wages during the year. Trends in earnings of occupational groups, shown in table 2, are better indicators of wage trends than individual jobs within the groups.

The averages presented reflect composite, areawide esti­mates. Industries and establishments differ in pay level and job staffing and, thus, contribute differently to the estimates for each job. The pay relationship obtainable from the averages may fail to reflect accurately the wage spread or differential maintained among jobs in individual establishments. Similarly, differences in average pay levels for men and women in any of the selected occupations should not be assumed to reflect differences in pay treatment of the sexes within individual establishments. Other possible factors which may con­tribute to differences in pay for men and women include: Differences in progression within established rate ranges, since only the actual rates paid incumbents are collected; and differences in specific duties performed, although the workers are classified appropriately within the same survey job description. Job descriptions used in classifying employees in these surveys are usually more generalized than those used in individual establishments and allow for minor differences among establishments in the specific duties performed.

Occupational employment estimates represent the total in all establishments within the scope of the study and not the number actually surveyed. Because of differences in occupational structure

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among establishments, the estimates of occupational employment ob­tained from the sample of establishments studied serve only to indicate the relative importance of the jobs studied. These differences in occupational structure do not affect materially the accuracy of the earnings data.

Establishment Practices and Supplementary Wage ProvisionsInformation is presented (in the B -series tables) on selected

establishment practices and supplementary wage provisions as they relate to plant and office workers. Data for industry divisions not presented separately are included in the estimates for "a ll industries." Administrative, executive, and professional employees, and construc­tion workers who are utilized as a separate work force are excluded. "Plant workers" include working foremen and all nonsupervisory workers (including leadmen and trainees) engaged in nonoffice func­tions. "Office workers" include working supervisors and nonsuper­visory workers performing clerical or related functions. Cafeteria workers and routemen are excluded in manufacturing industries, but included in nonmanufacturing industries.

Minimum entrance salaries for women office workers (table B -l) relate only to the establishments visited. Because of the optimum sampling techniques used, and the probability that large establish­ments are more likely to have formal entrance rates for workers above the subclerical level than small establishments, the table is more - r epre sentative of policies in medium and large establishments.

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

The scheduled weekly hours (table B-3) of a majority of the first-shift workers in an establishment are tabulated as applying to all of the plant or office workers of that establishment. Scheduled weekly hours are those which a majority of full-tim e employees were expected to work, whether they were paid for at straight-time or overtime rates.

Paid holidays; paid vacations; and health, insurance, and pension plans (tables B -4 through B-6) are treated statistically on the basis that these are applicable to all plant or office workers if

2 An establishm ent was considered as having a policy if it m et either of the following con­ditions: (1) Operated late shifts at the tim e of the survey, or (2) had form al provisions coveringlate shifts. An establishm ent was considered as having form al provisions if it ( l ) h a d operated late shifts during the 12 months prior to the survey, or (2) had provisions in written form for operating late shifts.

a majority of such workers are eligible or may eventually qualify for the practices listed. Sums of individual items in tables B -2 through B -6 may not equal totals because of rounding.

Data on paid holidays (table B-4) are limited to data on holi­days granted annually on a formal basis; i .e ., (1) are provided for in written form, or (2) have been established by custom. Holidays ordinarily granted are included even though they may fall on a non­workday and the worker is not granted another day off. The first part of the paid holidays table presents the number of whole and half holidays actually granted. The second part combines whole and half holidays to show total holiday tim e.

The summary of vacation plans (table B-5) is limited to a statistical measure of vacation provisions. It is not intended as a measure of the proportion of workers actually receiving specific bene­fits. Provisions of an establishment for all lengths of service were tabulated as applying to all plant or office workers of the establish­ment, regardless of length of service. Provisions for payment on other than a time basis were converted to a time basis; for example, a payment of 2 percent of annual earnings was considered as the equiv­alent of 1 week's pay. Only basic plans are included. Estimates exclude vacation bonus and vacation-savings plans and those which offer "extended" or "sabbatical" benefits beyond basic plans with qualifying lengths of service. Such exclusions are typical in the steel, aluminum, and can industries.

Data on health, insurance, and pension plans (table B-6) in­clude those plans for which the employer pays at least a part of the cost. Such plans include those underwritten by a commercial insurance company and those provided through a union fund or paid directly by the employer out of current operating funds or from a fund set aside for this purpose. An establishment was considered to have a plan if the majority of employees was eligible to be covered under the plan, even if less than a majority elected to participate because employees were required to contribute toward the cost of the plan. Legally required plans, such as workmen's compensation, social security, and railroad retirement were excluded.

Sickness and accident insurance is limited to that type of insurance under which predetermined cash payments are made directly to the insured during illness or accident disability. Information is presented for all such plans to which the employer contributes. How­ever, in New York and New Jersey, which have enacted temporary disability insurance laws which require employer contributions, plans are included only if the employer (l) contributes more than is legally required, or (2) provides the employee with benefits which exceed the requirements of the law. Tabulations of paid sick leave plans are

3 The temporary disability laws in C alifornia and Rhode Island do not require employer contributions.

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limited to formal plans4 which provide full pay or a proportion of the worker's pay during absence from work because of illness. Separate tabulations are presented according to (l) plans which provide full pay and no waiting period, and (2) plans which provide either partial pay or a waiting period. In addition to the presentation of the proportions of workers who are provided sickness and accident insurance or paid sick leave, an unduplicated total is shown of workers who receive either or both types of benefits.

4An establishm ent was considered as having a form al plan if it established at least the

m inimum number of days of sick leave availab le to each em ployee. Such a plan need not be written, but informal sick leave allow ances, determ ined on an individual basis, were excluded.

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Major medical insurance includes those plans which are de­signed to protect employees in case of sickness and injury involving expenses beyond the coverage of basic hospitalization, medical, and surgical plans. Medical insurance refers to plans providing for com ­plete or partial payment of doctors' fees. Dental insurance usually covers fillings, extractions, and X -rays. Excluded are plans which cover only oral surgery or accident damage. Plans may be under­written by commercial insurance companies or nonprofit organizations or they may be paid for by the employer out of a fund set aside for this purpose. Tabulations of retirement pension plans are limited to those plans that provide regular payments for the remainder of the worker's life.

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Table 1. Establishments and workers within scope of survey and number studied in Om aha, Nebr.—Io w a ,1 by major industry division,2 Septem ber 1970

Industry d iv ision

M inimum em ploym ent in e s ta b lis h ­

m ents in scope of study

N um ber of e stab lish m en ts W orkers in estab lish m en ts

Within scope of stu d y * Studied

Within scope of studyStudied

T o ta l4Plant O ffice

Num ber P ercen t T o ta l4

A ll d iv is io n s------------------------------------------ 438 150 88, 499 100 55. 559 18. 210 60, 230

M anufacturing---------------------------------------------- 50 131 53 34, 228 39 26, 868 2, 941 25, 666N onm anufacturing----------------------------------------- 307 97 54, 271 61 28, 691 15, 269 34, 564

T ran sp o rta tion , com m unication , andother public u t ilit ie s 5----------------------------- 50 48 21 16, 234 18 7, 311 4, 662 13, 790

W holesale t r a d e --------------------------------------- 50 58 14 6, 002 7 (‘ ) (6 ) 2, 005R e ta il t rad e --------------------------------------------- 50 106 26 16, 596 19 (6) (6) 9, 476Fin an ce , in su ran ce , and re a l e s ta te -- --- 50 40 15 9, 067 10 ( *) (‘ ) 6, 369S e rv ic e s 8------------------------------------------------ 50 55 21 6, 372 7 (&) (4) 2, 924

1 The O m aha Stan dard M etropolitan S ta t is t ic a l A rea , a s defined by the B u reau of the Budget through Ja n u a ry 1968, c o n s is ts of D ou glas and Sarpy C oun ties, N e b r .; and P ottaw attam ie County, Iow a. The "w o rk e rs within scope of stu dy" e s t im a te s shown in th is tab le p rovide a rea so n ab ly ac cu ra te d e sc r ip tio n of the s iz e and com p osition of the lab o r fo rc e included in the su rvey . The e s t im a te s a re not intended, how ever, to se rv e a s a b a s i s of co m p ariso n with oth er em ploym ent in dexes fo r the a r e a to m e a su re em ploym ent tren d s o r le v e ls sin ce ( l ) planning of wage su rv ey s re q u ire s the u se of e stab lish m en t d a ta com p iled co n sid erab ly in advance of the p ay ro ll p erio d studied , and (2) sm a ll e stab lish m e n ts a re excluded fro m the scope of the su rv ey .

1 The 1967 ed ition of the Stan dard In d u str ia l C la s s if ic a t io n M anual w as u sed in c la ss ify in g e stab lish m en ts by in d u stry d iv isio n .3 In cludes a l l e stab lish m e n ts with to ta l em ploym ent at o r above the m inim um lim itation . A ll ou tle ts (within the a re a ) of com p an ies in such in d u str ie s a s trad e , fin an ce, auto re p a ir se rv ic e ,

and m otion p ic tu re th e a te r s a r e co n sid ered a s 1 e stab lish m en t.4 In cludes execu tive, p ro fe ss io n a l, and other w ork ers excluded from the se p a ra te p lant and o ffice c a te g o r ie s .5 T a x ic a b s and s e r v ic e s in ciden tal to w ater tran sp o rta tio n w ere excluded . A bbrev iated to "pu b lic u t i l i t ie s " in the A - and B - s e r i e s ta b le s . O m ah a's g a s and e le c tr ic u t ilit ie s a re m un icipally

o p era ted and a r e excluded by defin ition fro m the scope of the study.8 T h is in d u stry d iv is io n i s re p re se n te d in e s t im a te s fo r " a l l in d u s t r ie s " and "n on m an u factu rin g" in the S e r ie s A ta b le s , and fo r " a l l in d u s t r ie s " in the S e r ie s B t a b le s . S ep ara te p resen ta tio n

o f d a ta fo r th is d iv is io n i s not m ade fo r one o r m ore of the follow ing re a so n s : ( l ) E m ploym ent in the d iv is io n i s too sm a ll to p rovide enough data to m e r it se p a ra te study, (2) the sam ple w as notd esign ed in it ia lly to p erm it se p a ra te p re sen ta tio n , (3) re sp o n se w as in su ffic ien t o r inadequate to p e rm it se p a ra te p re sen ta tio n , and (4) there is p o ss ib ili ty of d is c lo su r e of individual e stab lish m en t d ata.

7 W orkers fro m th is en tire in d u stry d iv is io n a re re p re se n te d in e s t im a te s fo r " a l l in d u s tr ie s " and "n on m an u factu rin g " in the S e r ie s A tab le s , but fro m the r e a l e sta te portion only in e s t im a te s fo r " a l l in d u s tr ie s " in the S e r ie s B ta b le s . S ep a ra te p re sen ta tio n of d ata fo r th is d iv isio n i s not m ade fo r one o r m ore of the re a so n s given in footnote 6 above.

8 H otels and m o te ls ; lau n d rie s and other p e rso n a l s e r v ic e s ; b u s in e s s s e r v ic e s ; autom obile re p a ir , ren ta l, and p ark in g ; m otion p ic tu re s ; nonprofit m e m b ersh ip o rgan iza tio n s (excluding re lig io u s and ch aritab le o rg an iza tio n s); and en gin eerin g and a rc h ite c tu ra l s e r v ic e s .

O ver on e-th ird of the w ork ers w ithin scope of the su rv ey in the O m aha a r e a w ere em ployed in m an ufacturin g f i r m s . The follow ing p re se n ts the m a jo r in d u stry grou p s and sp e c if ic in d u str ie s a s a p e rcen t of a l l m an ufacturin g:

In du stry grou p s Sp ec ific in d u str ie s

Food and kindred p ro d u c ts ------ 29 C om m unication equipm ent----- ...19E le c t r ic a l equipm ent and M eat p ro d u cts-----------------------. . .1 2

su p p lie s------------------------------ 22 G en era l in d u str ia lM achinery, except m ach in ery--------------------------— 5

e le c tr ic a l----------------- --------- 10F a b r ic a te d m e ta l

p ro d u c ts ----------------------------- 6P rin tin g and publish in g----------- 6

T h is in form ation i s b a se d on e s t im a te s o f to ta l em ploym ent d eriv ed fro m u n iv erse m a te r ia ls com piled p r io r to ac tu a l su rv e y . P ro p o rtio n s in v a r io u s in d u stry d iv is io n s m ay d iffe r fro m p ro p o rtio n s b a se d on the r e su lt s of the su rv ey a s shown in tab le 1 above.

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Wage Trends for Selected Occupational Groups

Presented in table 2 are indexes and percentages of change in average salaries of office clerical workers and industrial nurses, and in average earnings of selected plant worker groups. The indexes are a measure of wages at a given time, expressed as a percent of wages during the base period. Subtracting 100 from the index yields the percentage change in wages from the base period to the date of the index. The percentages of change or increase relate to wage changes between the indicated dates. Annual rates of increase, where shown, reflect the amount of increase for 12 months when the time period between surveys was other than 12 months. These computations were based on the assumption that wages increased at a constant rate between surveys. These estimates are measures of change in aver­ages for the area; they are not intended to measure average pay changes in the establishments in the area.

Method of Computing

Each of the following key occupations within an occupational group was assigned a constant weight based on its proportionate em ­ployment in the occupational group;

O ffice c le r ic a l (m en and women): Bookkeeping-m achine

operators, class B Clerks, accounting, classes

A and BClerks, f ile , classes

A , B, and C Clerks, order Clerks, payroll Com ptom eter operators Keypunch operators, classes

A and BMessengers (o ffice boys or

girls)

O ffice c lerica l (m en and wom en)— Continued

SecretariesStenographers, general Stenographers, senior Switchboard operators, classes

A and BTabulating-m achine operators,

class BTypists, classes A and B

Industrial nurses (m en and women):

Nurses, industrial (registered)

Skilled m aintenance (men): Carpenters Electricians Machinists M echanicsM echanics (autom otive)PaintersPipefittersTool and die makers

Unskilled plant (men):Janitors, porters, and

cleanersLaborers, m ateria l handling

The average (mean) earnings for each occupation were multi­plied by the occupational weight, and the products for all occupations in the group were totaled. The aggregates for 2 consecutive years were related by dividing the aggregate for the later year by the aggre­gate for the earlier year. The resultant relative, less 100 percent,

shows the percentage change. The index is the product of multiplying the base year relative (100) by the relative for the next succeeding year and continuing to multiply (compound) each year's relative by the previous year's index.

For office clerical workers and industrial nurses, the wage trends relate to regular weekly salaries for the normal workweek, exclusive of earnings for overtime. For plant worker groups, they measure changes in average straight-time hourly earnings, excluding premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts. The percentages are based on data for selected key occu­pations and include most of the numerically important jobs within each group.

Limitations of Data

The indexes and percentages of change, as measures of change in area averages, are influenced by: (1) general salary andwage changes, (2) merit or other increases in pay received by indi­vidual workers while in the same job, and (3) changes in average wages due to changes in the labor force resulting from labor turn­over, force expansions, force reductions, and changes in the propor­tions of workers employed by establishments with different pay levels. Changes in the labor force can cause increases or decreases in the occupational averages without actual wage changes. It is conceivable that even though all establishments in an area gave wage increases, average wages may have declined because lower-paying establishments entered the area or expanded their work forces. Similarly, wages may have remained relatively constant, yet the averages for an area may have risen considerably because higher-paying establishments entered the area.

The use of constant employment weights eliminates the effect of changes in the proportion of workers represented in each job in­cluded in the data. The percentages of change reflect only changes in average pay for straight-time hours. They are not influenced by changes in standard work schedules, as such, or by premium pay for overtime. Where necessary, data were adjusted tcj remove from the indexes and percentages of change any significant effect caused by changes in the scope of the survey.

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T a b le 2 . In d ex es o f s tandard w e e k ly s a la ries and s tra ig h t-tim e hourly ea rn in g s fo r s e lec ted o ccup ationa l g ro u p s in O m a h a , N e b r .—Io w a , S e p te m b e r 1 9 7 0 and S e p te m b e r 1 9 6 9 , and p e rc en ts o f c h a n g e 1 fo r se lec ted p e rio d s

P e r i o d

A l l in d u s t r ie s M a n u fa c tu r in g

O f f i c e c l e r i c a l

(m e n and w o m e n )

In d u s tr ia l n u r s e s

(m e n and w o m e n )

S k i lle dm a in te n a n ce

t r a d e s(m e n )

U n s k ille dp la n t

w o r k e r s(m e n )

O f f i c e c l e r i c a l

(m e n and w om en )

In d u s tr ia l n u r s e s

(m e n and w o m e n )

S k i lle dm a in te n a n ce

t r a d e s(m e n )

U n s k i lle dp la n t

w o r k e r s(m e n )

I n d e x e s (O c t o b e r 1 9 6 7 :1 0 0 )

S e p t e m b e r 197 0 -------------------------------------------------------------- 114 . 1 n 114. 9 117 . 3 116 . 7 (* ) 113 . 1 118 . 0S e p t e m b e r 196 9 -------------------------------------------------------------- 109 . 1 n 109. 1 108. 1 1 09 . 3 (2 ) 109 . 3 107 . 8

I n d e x e s (O c t o b e r 1 96 0= 1 00 )

S e p t e m b e r 1970 -------------------------------------------------------------- 1 3 9 .9 n 145. 2 144 . 1 1 39 . 1 ( 2 ) 144 . 1 144 . 7O c t o b e r 1967 _ --------------------------------------------------------------- 122. 6 n 126. 3 122 . 9 1 19 . 2 ( 2 ) 1 2 7 .4 122. 6

P e r c e n t s o f ch a n g e 1

S e p t e m b e r 1969 to S e p te m b e r 1 9 7 0 ----------------------- 4 . 6 n 5. 3 8. 5 6 . 8 (2 ) 3. 5 9 . 5O c t o b e r 1968 to S e p t e m b e r 1969:

11-m o n t h i n c r e a s e -------------------------------------------------- 2 .9 (2 ) 3 5 . 3 2. 9 2 . 8 (2 ) 4 .9 3. 6A n n u a l ra te o f i n c r e a s e --------------------------------------- 3 . 2 (2 ) 5 . 8 3. 2 3. 1 (2 ) 5 .4 3. 9

O cto b e r* 1967 to O c t o b e r 1 9 6 8 --------------------------------- 6.0 t2 ) 3 3. 6 5. 1 6 . 3 ( ! ) 4 . 2 4 . 1O c t o b e r 1966 to O c t o b e r 1 9 6 7 --------------------------------- 3 . 1 t2 ) 6 . 5 3. 7 3. 1 (2 ) 5 . 4 4 . 3O c t o b e r 1965 to O c t o b e r 1 9 6 6 --------------------------------- 4 . 6 (2 ) 2.6 3. 6 3. 4 (2 ) 2 . 3 2. 9O c t o b e r 1964 to O c t o b e r 1 9 6 5 --------------------------------- 2 . 6 (2 ) 1. 5 4- . 3 1. 2 (2 ) 2. 8 . 8O c t o b e r 1963 to O c t o b e r 1 9 6 4 --------------------------------- 1. 8 3. 0 3. 2 2. 6 2 . 0 ( 2 ) 3. 4 2. 6O c t o b e r 1962 to O c t o b e r 1 9 6 3 --------------------------------- 2 . 2 3. 6 2. 9 4. 1 1.6 C ) 2 . 7 4 . 4O c t o b e r 1961 to O c t o b e r 1 9 6 2 --------------------------------- 3. 6 1. 6 2 . 6 2. 0 3. 4 ( 2 ) 3 . 7 2 . 1O c t o b e r I9 6 0 to O c t o b e r 1 9 6 1 --------------------------------- 2 . 7 (2 ) 4 . 4 5. 3 3. 2 ( 2 ) 4 . 3 3. 7

1 A l l c h a n g e s a r e in c r e a s e s u n le s s o t h e r w is e in d ic a t e d .2 D a ta d o n o t m e e t p u b l ic a t io n c r i t e r i a .3 R e v is e d e s t im a t e .4 T h is d e c r e a s e la r g e l y r e f l e c t s c h a n g e s in e m p lo y m e n t a m o n g e s t a b l is h m e n t s w ith d i f f e r e n t p a y le v e l s r a t h e r than w a g e d e c r e a s e s .

N O T E : P r e v io u s ly p u b l is h e d in d e x e s f o r the O m a h a a r e a u se d O c t o b e r I9 6 0 a s the b a s e p e r io d .T h e y c a n b e c o n v e r t e d to the n ew b a s e p e r io d b y d iv id in g th em b y the c o r r e s p o n d in g in d e x n u m b e r s f o r O c t o b e r 1967 o n th e O c t o b e r 1960 b a s e p e r io d a s sh ow n in th e t a b le . (T h e r e s u lt sh o u ld b e m u lt ip l ie d b y 1 0 0 .)

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T ab le A-1 O ffice occupations—men and wom en

7

(A vera g e stra ig h t-t im e w eekly hours and earn ings fo r se le c te d occu pa tion s studied on an a rea b a s is by in dustry d iv is io n , O m aha, N e b r —Iow a, S eptem ber 1970)

S ex , o ccu p a tion , and in dustry d iv ision

MENCLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS A

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

PUBLIC UTILITIES -----------

CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS B

CLERKS, ORDER----------------------------WOMEN

BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATORS,CLASS A ---------------------------------------------

NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------

BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATORS,CLASS B ---------------------------------------------

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

CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS AMANUFACTURING ---------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------

PUBLIC UTILITIES -----------

CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS B --------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------

CLERKS, FILE, CLASS A ---------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------

CLERKS, FILE, CLASS NONMANUFACTURING

CLERKS, FILE, CLASS NONMANUFACTURING

CLERKS, ORDER --------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------

CLERKS, PAYROLL ----------------------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------

COMPTOMETER OPERATORS ---------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------

KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, CLASS A --------------MANUFACTURING--------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------

KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, CLASS BMANUFACTURING ---------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------

Numberof

workers

Averageweekly

(standard)

Weekly earnings 1 (standard)

Mean* Median Middle range2

I S I S60 65 70 75

andunder

65 70 75 80

$ $ $ $100 4 0 . 5 1 3 5 . 5 0 1 3 4 .0 0 1 2 6 . 5 0 - 1 4 9 . 0 0 - - -

26 4 0 . 0 1 3 6 . 5 0 1 3 4 . 0 0 1 2 4 . 0 0 - 1 5 5 . 5 074 4 1 . 0 1 3 5 . 0 0 1 3 4 .0 0 1 2 7 . 0 0 - 1 4 8 . 0 0 - -35 4 1 . 5 1 3 7 . 0 0 1 3 4 .5 0 1 3 1 . 5 0 - 1 4 5 . 5 0

A9 oo

1 1 1 . 5 0 1 1 1 .5 0 1 0 0 . 0 0 - 1 2 8 . 0 0 - - A -

26 4 0 . 0 1 3 5 . 5 0 1 3 2 .5 0 1 2 2 . 5 0 - 1 4 6 . 0 0

60 4 0 . 0 9 9 . 5 0 9 5 . 0 0 8 9 . 5 0 - 1 1 0 . 0 047 4 0 . 0 1 0 0 . 5 0 1 0 0 . 0 0 8 7 . 5 0 - 1 1 1 . 5 0 ~ ~ ~

115 4 0 . 0 8 4 . 0 0 8 3 . 0 0 7 7 . 0 0 - 9 0 . 5 0 _ 14 10 1429 4 0 . 0 9 5 . 5 0 9 2 . 5 0 8 4 . 5 0 - 9 9 . 0 0 - - - -86 4 0 . 0 8 0 . 0 0 8 1 . 0 0 7 4 . 0 0 - 8 5 .5 0 " 14 10 14

298 3 9 . 5 1 1 6 . 0 0 1 1 6 . 5 0 1 0 3 . 0 0 - 1 2 8 . 5 0 _ - 5 -52 4 0 . 0 1 2 7 . 0 0 1 3 1 . 0 0 1 1 3 . 5 0 - 1 3 9 . 5 0 - -

246 3 9 . 5 1 1 3 .5 0 1 1 5 . 5 0 1 0 2 . 0 0 - 1 2 5 . 5 0 - 5 -81 4 0 . 0 1 2 0 . 0 0 1 1 8 . 5 0 1 1 5 . 5 0 - 1 2 7 . 0 0 -

411 3 9 . 5 9 0 . 5 0 8 8 . 5 0 8 0 . 0 0 - 1 0 0 . 0 0 3 17 38 A695 4 0 . 0 9 4 . 0 0 9 3 . 0 0 8 2 . 5 0 - 1 0 5 . 0 0 - 9 - 12

316 3 9 . 5 8 9 . 5 0 8 7 . 0 0 7 9 . 5 0 - 9 7 . 0 0 3 8 38 3A

46 3 9 . 5 1 0 1 .5 0 9 7 . 5 0 8 4 . 0 0 - 1 1 7 . 0 0 _ _ - _41 3 9 .5 1 0 1 . 0 0 9 6 . 0 0 8 3 . 5 0 - 1 1 8 . 0 0 - -

270 4 0 . 0 8 4 . 5 0 7 8 . 5 0 7 4 . 0 0 - 9 1 .0 0 i 8 77 68252 4 0 . 0 8 4 . 0 0 7 8 . 0 0 7 3 . 5 0 - 8 9 .0 0 i 8 75 68

172 3 9 . 5 6 9 . 5 0 6 9 . 5 0 6 4 . 5 0 - 7 3 .0 0 47 42 6A i i164 3 9 . 5 6 9 . 5 0 6 9 . 0 0 6 4 . 5 0 - 7 3 . 0 0 47 42 56 i i

109 4 0 . 0 9 6 . 5 0 1 0 0 . 0 0 8 2 . 5 0 - 1 0 4 . 5 0 10 A A 530 4 0 . 0 1 1 0 .0 0 1 0 7 .5 0 1 0 1 . 5 0 - 1 1 8 . 5 0 ~ - - i79 4 0 . 0 9 1 . 0 0 9 1 . 0 0 7 7 . 5 0 - 1 0 2 . 5 0 10 A A A

93 4 0 . 0 1 1 4 .5 0 1 1 3 . 5 0 1 0 3 . 5 0 - 1 2 4 . 5 0 _ _ - -36 4 0 . 0 1 1 6 .0 0 1 2 0 .0 0 1 0 4 . 0 0 - 1 2 4 . 5 0 - - - -57 4 0 . 0 1 1 4 . 0 0 1 1 2 . 0 0 1 0 3 . 0 0 - 1 2 5 . 5 0 - -

106 4 0 . 0 9 5 . 5 0 9 0 . 5 0 7 5 . 0 0 - 1 0 7 . 5 0 - _ 28 840 4 0 . 0 9 6 . 0 0 9 7 . 0 0 8 4 . 5 0 - 1 0 3 . 5 0 - - 1 i66 4 0 . 0 9 5 . 5 0 7 9 . 5 0 7 3 . 0 0 - 1 2 7 . 0 0 - 27 7

262 3 9 . 5 1 0 3 . 5 0 1 0 0 .0 0 9 3 . 5 0 - 1 1 1 . 0 0 _ - 1 i78 3 9 . 5 1 0 1 . 0 0 1 0 0 .0 0 9 7 . 0 0 - 1 0 4 . 0 0 - - -

184 4 0 . 0 1 0 4 . 5 0 1 0 1 . 0 0 9 0 . 0 0 - 1 1 5 . 0 0 - 1 i

261 4 0 . 0 8 5 . 5 0 8 4 . 5 0 7 7 . 5 0 - 9 3 . 5 0 - 16 A0 2039 4 0 . 0 8 8 . 0 0 8 8 . 0 0 8 2 . 5 0 - 9 5 .0 0 - 4 5 -

222 4 0 . 0 8 5 . 0 0 8 3 . 5 0 7 7 . 0 0 - 9 3 . 5 0 ~ 12 35 20

N um ber o f w o rk e rs re ce iv in g stra ig h t-t im e w eekly earn ings 03S $ S s $ $ S S $ $ t * $ S $ $

80 85 90 95 100 105 110 115 120 125 130 140 150 160 170 180 190and

85 90 95 100 105 110 115 120 125 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 ov e r

1 3 3 3 7 A 15 22 21 16 3 22 2 2 - 6 2 3 5 3 1 - -

1 - 3 1 1 5 A 9 20 18 11 - 1 - -1 ~ - 4 16 13 1 *

- - 7 1 10 2 3 1 7 A 10 - - - - - -3 8 2 3 A 2 2 2 - -

8 8 15 1 2 12 7 2 2 38 8 7 1 ~ 10 6 2 2 " 3 “ * “ ~ “

34 13 19 A 3 _ i _ _ 3 . _ _ _ _ .

8 1 n 3 2 - i - - - 3 - - - - - -26 12 8 1 15 6 11 25 35 23 25 50 21 25 36 22 5 A _ _ _

- - 2 1 2 A 6 4 3 1 17 6 3 3 - - -5 6 9 24 33 19 19 46 18 24 19 16 2 1 - - -

- 3 1 6 A 3 34 7 9 5 7 1 1 - * -

67 50 6 A 25 28 u 36 13 7 2 A - _ - _ _ _

6 14 12 9 10 3 5 8 A 2 1 - - - - - -61 36 52 16 18 8 31 5 3 - 3 " - -

15 _ 5 7 l 2 3 5 2 i A 1 _ _ _ - _

15 5 5 * 1 3 A 2 i A 1 * *25 18 26 7 3 6 - 3125 16 18 6 2 2 31 -7 _ 17 19 8 8 6 31 1 3 8 5 2 i 2 2 _ _ _ _

2 2 10 1 3 6 - 2 i 2 - - - - -9 8 6 A 21 * “ 2 5 “ - ~ 2 * *2 6 6 2 11 10 14 7 14 8 4 2 6 1 _ _ _

1 1 3 - 5 3 1 A 11 i A - i 1 - - -1 5 3 2 6 7 13 3 3 7 - 2 5 - - -

10 7 6 10 8 6 3 - 2 3 8 6 1 - - _

9 5 i 9 7 3 1 - 2 - - - 1 - - - -i 2 5 i i 3 2 “ “ 3 8 6 * - - - -

19 26 27 57 39 23 22 A 3 18 22 _ - _ _ - -

- 1 6 34 23 7 5 i 119 25 21 23 16 16 17 3 2 18 22 - - - - -

62 38 30 32 12 6 A 12 15 A 2 3 i 3

60 23 26 30 9 5 1 1

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T a b le A -1. O f f ic e o c c u p a t io n s —men and w o m e n -----C ontinued

(A ve rag e st ra ight - t im e w eek ly h ours and earn ings f o r se l e c te d occ upat ions studied on an a rea b as is by industry div is ion , Omaha, Nebr.—Iowa, Septem ber 1970)

Sex , o cc upa t ion , and industry d iv is ion

WOMEN - C0NTINUE0

MESSENGERS (OFFICE GIRLS) ------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------------

SECRETARIES -------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------

PUBLIC UTILITIES ---------------------------

SECRETARIES* CLASS A ' --------------------*—MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------

SECRETARIES* CLASS B -------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING — ---------------------------

PUBLIC UTILITIES ---------------------------

SECRETARIES. CLASS C --------------------r—MANUFACTURING--------------------------------- ----NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------

PUBLIC UTILITIES ---------------------------

SECRETARIES, CLASS 0 -------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------

STENOGRAPHERS. GENERAL -------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------

PUBLIC UTILITIES ---------------------------

STENOGRAPHERS. SENIOR ---------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------

PUBLIC UTILITIES ---------------------------

SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS, CLASS B --------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------

SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR-RECEPTION ISTS-MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------

TABULATING-MACHINE OPERATORS,CLASS C -------------------------------------------------------

NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------

TRANSCRIBING-MACHINE OPERATORS,GENERAL -------------------------------------------------------

NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------

TYPISTS, CLASS A --------------------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------

TYPISTS, CLASS B --------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------------

Numberof

woikersweekly

(standard)

Weekly earnings 1 ( standard)

Mean2 M edian2 Middle range2

$ $6 0

andunder

6 5

6 5

7 0

t t7 0 7 5

7 5 8 0

$ $ $ $1 6 6 4 0 . 0 7 5 . 5 0 7 0 . 0 0 6 6 . 5 0 - 8 1 . 0 0 2 5 5 7 3 1 61 5 9 4 0 . 0 7 5 . 5 0 7 0 . 0 0 6 6 . 5 0 - 8 0 . 0 0 2 5 5 7 3 1 6

8 0 0 3 9 . 5 1 1 9 . 5 0 1 1 6 . 5 0 1 0 1 . 0 0 - 1 3 6 . 0 0 _ _ 1 _

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

6 5 3 9 . 5 1 4 0 . 5 0 1 3 6 . 5 0 1 2 1 . 0 0 - 1 6 1 . 5 0 _ _ _ _

3 4 3 9 . 5 1 3 7 . 0 0 1 3 6 . 0 0 1 2 2 . 5 0 - 1 4 1 . 0 0 - - - -3 1 3 9 . 0 1 4 3 . 5 0 1 4 2 . 5 0 1 1 4 . 0 0 - 1 7 0 . 0 0 - - - -

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

1 4 2 3 9 . 5 1 3 4 . 0 0 1 3 5 . 5 0 1 2 1 . 0 0 - 1 4 6 . 5 0 - ~ 1 -44 4 0 . 0 1 4 6 . 0 0 1 4 9 . 0 0 1 3 5 . 5 0 - 1 5 8 . 0 0

3 2 0 3 9 . 5 1 1 6 . 0 0 1 1 1 . 0 0 9 8 . 0 0 - 1 3 6 . 0 0 - _ - _

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

6 0 4 0 . 0 1 2 9 . 5 0 1 3 6 . 5 0 1 1 4 . 0 0 - 1 4 7 . 0 0 -

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

1 2 2 4 0 . 0 1 0 8 . 5 0 1 0 9 . 5 0 9 8 . 5 0 - 1 1 9 . 0 0 “ *

1 4 6 4 0 . 0 9 4 . 5 0 9 3 . 0 0 8 6 . 0 0 - 1 0 2 . 0 0 - - 1 52 6 4 0 . 0 9 6 . 5 0 9 0 . 5 0 8 5 . 0 0 - 1 0 4 . 0 0 - - -

1 2 0 3 9 . 5 9 4 . 0 0 9 4 . 0 0 8 6 . 0 0 - 1 0 2 . 0 0 ~ - 1 54 6 4 0 . 0 9 9 . 0 0 9 5 . 0 0 8 9 . 0 0 - 1 0 8 . 0 0 “ *

2 8 5 4 0 . 0 1 1 7 . 0 0 1 1 9 . 5 0 1 0 3 . 5 0 - 1 3 1 . 0 0 - - - i2 2 0 4 0 . 0 1 1 6 . 0 0 1 1 6 . 0 0 1 0 0 . 0 0 - 1 3 2 . 0 0 - - - i1 1 3 4 0 . 0 1 1 9 . 5 0 1 3 0 . 0 0 1 0 2 . 5 0 - 1 3 5 . 0 0 - * -

9 1 4 1 . 5 7 7 . 5 0 7 2 . 0 0 6 6 . 5 0 - 9 0 . 5 0 1 3 3 0 8 128 9 4 1 . 5 7 7 . 5 0 7 1 . 0 0 6 6 . 5 0 - 8 7 . 5 0 1 3 3 0 8 12

1 5 6 3 9 . 5 9 1 . 5 0 9 1 . 0 0 8 1 . 0 0 - 1 0 1 . 0 0 - - 1 5 1 644 3 9 . 5 9 9 . 0 0 9 9 . 0 0 9 0 . 0 0 - 1 C 6 . 0 0 - 1 6

1 1 2 3 9 . 5 8 8 . 5 0 8 4 . 0 0 8 0 . 5 0 - 9 8 . 5 0 * “ 1 4 1 0

3 8 4 0 . 0 9 7 . 0 0 9 6 . 0 0 9 1 . 5 0 - 1 0 2 . 0 0 1 _ _ 13 8 4 0 . 0 9 7 . 0 0 9 6 . 0 0 9 1 . 5 0 - 1 0 2 . 0 0 1 “ 1

1 5 9 3 9 . 5 9 2 . 0 0 9 2 . 5 0 8 1 . 5 0 - 9 9 . 5 0 _ 5 6 2 51 5 3 3 9 . 5 9 1 . 5 0 9 2 . 0 0 8 1 . 0 0 - 9 9 . 5 0 - 5 6 2 5

2 9 2 3 9 . 5 9 5 . 5 0 9 2 . 0 0 8 1 . 0 0 - 1 0 3 . 5 0 - 4 2 5 3 76 9 4 0 . 0 1 0 0 . 0 0 9 9 . 5 0 9 5 . 0 0 - 1 0 3 . 5 0 - - - -

2 2 3 3 9 . 5 9 4 . 5 0 8 7 . 0 0 7 8 . 5 0 - 1 0 3 . 0 0 4 2 5 3 7

2 1 7 3 9 . 5 8 0 . 0 0 7 7 . 5 0 7 2 . 0 0 - 8 5 . 5 0 1 2 1 7 7 1 91 9 7 3 9 . 5 7 9 . 0 0 7 5 . 5 0 7 2 . 0 0 - 8 4 . 0 0 1 2 1 7 5 17

N umber 6 i w o r k e r s re c e iv in g s t ra ight - t im e weekly earnings of—t $ » t t $ t $ $ f t t $ t t $ S

80

85

85

90

90

95

95

100

ICO

105

105

110

110

115

115

120

120

125

125

130

130

140

140

150

150

160

160

170

170

180

180

190

190

and

over

27 2 4 1 2 1122 2 3 - 1 1 11

8 63 53 51 98 55 51 65 55 43 97 80 38 19 11 6 62 29 31 21 28 23 20 20 27 7 42 22 10 10 1 i 26 34 22 30 70 32 31 45 28 36 55 58 28 9 10 5 4“ 3 6 8 9 13 15 15 10 7 23 31 16 5 4 2 i

- 3 _ 1 i 2 6 2 7 4 15 4 3 8 _ 5 4- 1 i 2 1 7 i 13 i - 5 - 1 i

3 * * - 2 4 1 - 3 2 3 3 3 4 3

- 2 - 3 27 4 7 13 23 15 50 27 14 9 7 i 210 i 6 6 13 6 15 1 1 3 - - 1

2 3 17 3 1 7 10 9 35 26 13 6 7 i 12 4 9 8 12 5 4 - -

5 29 34 21 53 16 13 31 9 18 20 45 20 2 4 _ -1 12 22 4 13 6 4 9 3 - 9 17 8 2 i - -4 17 12 17 40 1C 9 22 6 18 n 28 12 - 3 - -" 3 4 1 5 3 6 i 4 7 22 4 - - - “

3 29 19 26 17 33 25 19 16 6 12 4 1 - _ _ _1 17 9 16 4 16 8 4 4 - 5 3 1 - - - -2 12 10 10 13 17 17 15 12 6 7 i - - -

26 31 18 24 13 12 6 4 _ 4 1 - 1 _ _ _ _7 6 4 1 3 - - 1 - 3 1 - - - - - -

19 25 14 23 10 12 6 3 - 1 - - 1 - - - -4 10 10 4 3 7 3 3 - 1 - - 1 - - - -

4 12 21 19 21 16 23 30 26 35 65 8 2 1 1 _2 12 21 19 17 13 22 18 10 17 57 7 2 1 1 - -1 3 9 10 12 10 8 1 2 50 5 - 1 1 -

4 1 i i 2 3 1 1 _ 3 _ 2 _ _ _ _ _ _

4 1 10 1 3 1 1 - 3 - 2 - - - -

41 3 16 22 24 5 3 3 _ _ 5 _ 3 _ _ _

1 3 10 2 10 3 2 1 - - 5 - - - - - -40 “ 6 20 14 2 1 2 * ” 3 - "

3 1 11 10 5 1 2 2 13 1 11 10 5 1 2 2 1

12 16 31 27 20 3 3 4 1 1 4 1 _ _ _ _

12 16 29 26 20 3 3 2 1 1 4 - - - - - -

38 29 33 25 4 4 5 4 5 8 3 26 3 3 _ _ _ _

2 5 11 18 24 3 3 - 2 - - 1 - - - - -36 24 22 7 20 2 1 5 6 3 26 2 3 - - - -

4 4 22 8 10 5 9 141 18 8 9 6 1

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T a b le A -2 . P ro fess io n a l and tech n ica l o c c u p a t io n s —m en and w o m e n

(A verage s tra ight - t im e weekly hours and earnings fo r se l e c te d occ upa t ions studied on an area bas is by industry div is ion , Omaha, Nebr.—Iowa, September 1970)

Weekly earnings 1 ( standard) Numbe r of wo rk e r re c e iving straight - t im e wee sly ea rnings of—

Numberof

% t * $ S t $ t $ $ » $ s s S $ t s s $Sex , o cc upa t ion , and industry div ision

Averageweekly

8 0 9 0 1 0 0 n o 1 2 0 1 3 0 1 4 0 1 5 0 1 6 0 1 7 0 1 8 0 1 9 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 2 2 0 2 3 0 2 4 0 2 5 0 2 6 0 2 7 0 2 8 0workers

(standard)Mean2 M edian2 Middle range2 and

under and

9 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 3 0 1 4 0 1 5 0 1 6 0 1 7 0 1 8 0 1 9 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 2 2 0 2 3 0 2 4 0 2 5 0 2 6 0 2 7 0 2 8 0 ove r

MEN

2 9

OO $1 5 2 . 0 0

$1 4 7 . 5 0

$ $ 1 4 0 . 5 0 - 1 6 2 . 5 0 9 1'

5 6 4 0 . 0 1 4 2 . 5 0 1 3 2 . 5 0 1 2 1 . 0 0 - 1 7 9 . 0 0 1 3 1 45 2 4 0 . 0 1 4 4 . 0 0 1 3 3 . 0 0 1 2 2 . 0 0 - 1 8 5 . 5 0 1 2A 35 8 3 9 . 5 1 0 9 . 0 0 1 0 3 . 0 0 9 9 . 0 0 - 1 1 0 . 5 0 1 6 2 8 1 84 8 3 9 . 5 1 1 0 . 0 0 1 0 3 . 0 0 9 8 . 5 0 - 1 1 0 . 0 0 1 4 2 3 8

COMPUTER PROGRAMERS,3 9 . 5 1 6 6 . 0 0 - 1 9 9 . 5 0 11 1 1 1? ?

1 8 3 . 0 0 i 7n* *-n3 9 . 5 1 6 4 . 0 0 - 1 9 9 . 0 0 11 1 01 • >0 6COMPUTER PROGRAMERS*

7 4 4 0 . 0 1 5 9 . 5 0 1 6 5 . 5 0 1 5 2 . 5 0 - 1 6 9 . 0 0 16 0 4 0 . 0 1 6 1 . 5 0 1 6 6 . 5 0 1 5 4 . 5 0 - 1 6 9 . 5 0 12 2

COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS,6 2 4 0 . 0 2 4 2 . 0 0 2 3 7 . 0 0 2 2 1 . 0 0 - 2 6 0 . 5 0 1 5 1 8

36 9

1 08

76

6 1 4 0 . 0 2 4 2 . 5 0 2 3 7 . 5 0 2 2 2 . 0 0 - 2 6 1 . 0 0 1 16 9 6 6 8COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS,

2 0 1 . 5 0 1 9 7 . 5 0 1 8 6 . 0 0 - 2 2 5 . 0 0 1 8 1 4 8I

6 J1 8 6 . 0 0 - 2 2 5 . 0 0 1 6 1 4 84 0 . 0 CWX • J \J i-7 « .-PVA 5 6

7 6

oo>r 1 8 5 . 0 0 1 8 7 . 5 0 1 6 9 . 0 0 - 2 0 4 . 0 0 2 1 5 u q1 5 2

_3

. r-r r~A* r a. a r- r. / / , / 0 , c/l1 l

' 0 0 1 3 9 0 0 1 ' 1 0 0 8 9 i1 i

3

5 7

2

1 6 7 . 0 0 - 1 9 1 . 5 0 n 16 4 3 4 4 12 J

WOMEN

4 3 3 9 . 5 1 1 0 . 0 0 1 1 1 . 0 0 1 8 221 0 7 . 5 0 1u .u 1U-*T.UU 12 8 6 2 2

NURSES, INDUSTRIAL (REGISTERED) ------ 2 6 * o o 1 4 6 . 5 0 1 4 4 . 0 0 1 4 0 . 5 0 - 1 5 5 . 5 0 1 5 n 5 4

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Table A -3 . O ffice, professional, and technical occupations—men and wom en com bined

(A verage st ra ight - t im e weekly hours and earnings fo r se l e c te d occ upa t ions studied on an a rea bas is by industry d iv is ion , Omaha, N e b r I o w a , S eptem ber 1970)

Occupation and industry di v is ionNumber

of

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS

BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATORS,CLASS A ---------------------------------------------

NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------6249

BOOKKEEPING-MACHINf OPERATORS,CLASS B ---------------------------------------------

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

1152986

CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS AMANUFACTURING ---------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------

PUBLIC UTILITIES -----------

39878

320116

CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS BMANUFACTURING ----------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------

460115345

CLERKS, FILE, CLASS A NONMANUFACTURING —

5449

CLERKS, FILE, CLASS B NONMANUFACTURING —

274256

CLERKS, FILE, CLASS C NONMANUFACTURING —

172164

CLERKS, OROER -----------MANUFACTURING — NONMANUFACTURING

13534

101

CLERKS, PAYROLL -----------MANUFACTURING --------NONMANUFACTURING —

PUBLIC UTILITIES

116417535

COMPTOMETER OPERATORS ---------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------

1124072

KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, CLASS AMANUFACTURING ---------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------

26678

188

KEYPUNCH OPERATORS,MANUFACTURING ----NONMANUFACTURING

CLASS B 26439

225

Average

Weekly hours 1

(standard]

Weekly earnings * (standard)

o o

o o

^

>*■

$9 9 . 5 0

1 0 0 . 5 0

o o

o o o

o

8 4 . 0 0 9 5 . 5 08 0 . 0 0

4 0 . 04 0 . 04 0 . 0 4 0 . 5

121.001 3 0 . 0 0 1 1 8 . 5 01 2 5 . 0 0

4 0 . 04 0 . 0 3 9 . 5

9 2 . 5 09 5 . 5 09 1 . 5 0

3 9 . 53 9 . 5

1 0 7 .0 01 0 7 . 5 0

o o

o o

* 4-

8 5 . 0 08 4 . 0 0

3 9 . 53 9 . 5

6 9 . 5 06 9 . 5 0

4 0 . 04 0 . 04 0 . 0

1 0 4 . 0 0 1 1 2 . 5 0101.00

4 0 . 04 0 . 0 4 0 . 54 1 . 0

1 1 9 .0 01 1 7 .5 01 1 9 .5 01 3 3 .0 0

4 0 . 04 0 . 04 0 . 0

9 5 . 0 09 6 . 0 0 9 4 . 5 0

3 9 . 53 9 . 5 4 0 . 0

1 0 4 . 0 0101.00 1 0 5 . 0 0

4 0 . 04 0 . 04 0 . 0

86.0088.008 5 . 5 0

Occupation and industry d iv is ionNumber

of

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS - CONTINUED

MESSENGERS (OFFICE BOYS AND GIRLSJ-NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------

PUBLIC UTILITIES ---------------------------

184176

25

SECRETARIES --------------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------

PUBLIC UTILITIES ----

810297513177

SECRETARIES, CLASS AMANUFACTURING -----------NONMANUFACTURING —

673532

SECRETARIES, CLASS BMANUFACTURING -----------NONMANUFACTURING —

PUBLIC UTILITIES •

21363

15052

SECRETARIES, CLASS C -------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------

PUBLIC UTILITIES ---------------------------

320111209

60

SECRETARIES, CLASS 0MANUFACTURING -----------NONMANUFACTURING ----

21088

122

STENOGRAPHERS, GENERALMANUFACTURING -----------NONMANUFACTURING —

PUBLIC UTILITIES

15626

13050

STENOGRAPHERS, SENIOR NONMANUFACTURING —

PUBLIC UTILITIES

286221114

SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS, CLASS B --------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------

9290

SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR-RECEPTIONISTS-MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------

15644

112

TABULATING-MACHINE OPERATORS,CLASS B ------------------------------------------

NONMANUFACTURING -------------------3838

TABULATING-MACHINE OPERATORS,CLASS C ---------------- --------------------------

NONMANUFACTURING -------------------4949

Average

Weekly Weeklyhours 1 earnings 1

(standard) (standard)

$4 0 . 0 7 7 .0 04 0 . 0 7 7 . 0 04 0 . 0 101.00

3 9 . 5 120.003 9 .5 1 1 7 .0 03 9 . 5 1 2 1 .5 04 0 . 0 1 3 0 . 0 0

3 9 . 5 1 4 1 . 5 03 9 . 5 1 3 8 . 0 03 9 . 0 1 4 5 . 0 0

3 9 . 5 1 3 1 . 5 03 9 . 0 1 2 5 . 0 03 9 . 5 1 3 4 . 0 04 0 . 0 1 4 5 . 0 0

3 9 . 5 1 1 6 . 0 04 0 . 0 1 15 .0 03 9 . 5 1 1 6 . 5 04 0 . 0 1 2 9 . 5 0

3 9 . 5 1 0 7 .0 03 9 . 0 1 0 4 .5 04 0 . 0 1 0 8 .5 0

4 0 . 0 9 6 . 5 04 0 . 0 9 6 . 5 04 0 . 0 9 6 . 5 04 0 . 0 102.004 0 . 0 1 1 7 .0 04 0 . 0 1 1 6 .0 04 0 . 0 120.004 1 . 5 7 8 . 0 04 1 . 5 7 7 . 5 0

3 9 . 5 9 1 . 5 03 9 . 5 9 9 . 0 03 9 . 5 8 8 . 5 0

4 0 . 0 1 2 2 . 5 04 0 . 0 1 2 2 . 5 0

4 0 . 0 9 6 . 0 04 0 . 0 9 6 . 0 0

Occupation and industry div ision

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS - CONTINUED

TRANSCRIBING-MACHINE OPERATORS,GENERAL ----------------------------------------------------

NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------

TYPISTS, CLASS A -----------------------------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------

TYPISTS, CLASS B -----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------

PROFESSIONAL ANO TECHNICAL OCCUPATIONS

COMPUTER OPERATORS, CLASS A ------

COMPUTER OPERATORS, CLASS B ------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------

PUBLIC UTILITIES -------------------

COMPUTER OPERATORS, CLASS C ------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------

COMPUTER PROGRAMERS.BUSINESS, CLASS A --------------------------

NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------

COMPUTER PROGRAMERS,BUSINESS, CLASS B --------------------------

NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------

COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS,BUSINESS, CLASS A --------------------------

NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------

COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS,BUSINESS, CLASS B --------------------------

NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------

DRAFTSMEN, CLASS A --------------------------

DRAFTSMEN, CLASS B --------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------

DRAFTSMEN, CLASS C --------------------------

ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS ------------------

NURSES, INDUSTRIAL (REGISTERED)

Numberof

Average

Weekly hours 1

(standard]

Weekly earnings * (standard)

159 3 9 . 5$9 2 . 0 0

153 3 9 . 5 9 1 . 5 0

293 3 9 . 5 9 6 . 0 070 4 0 . 0 1 0 0 .0 0

223 3 9 . 5 9 4 . 5 0

218 3 9 . 5 8 0 . 0 0198 3 9 . 5 7 9 . 0 0

30 o o 1 5 1 .5 0

99 4 0 . 0 1 2 8 .5 085 4 0 . 0 1 3 0 .0 037 4 0 . 0 1 3 8 . 0 0

60 3 9 .5 1 0 8 . 5 049 3 9 . 5 1 1 0 .0 0

63 3 9 .5 1 8 3 .0 058 3 9 . 5 1 8 3 . 0 0

82 4 0 . 0 1 5 9 . 5 068 4 0 . 0 1 6 1 . 5 0

64 4 0 . 0 2 4 1 . 0 063 4 0 . 0 2 4 1 . 5 0

68 4 0 . 0 2 0 1 . 0 068 4 0 . 0 2 0 1 . 0 0

76 4 0 . 0 1 8 5 . 0 0

83 4 0 . 0 1 4 4 .5 036 4 0 . 0 1 3 7 . 0 0

73 4 0 . 0 1 2 1 . 0 0

134 Oo*

1 7 6 . 0 0

26 4 0 . 0 1 4 6 . 5 0

See footnote at end o f tables.

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S ex , occu p a tion , and industry d iv is ion

MEN

CARPENTERS, MAINTENANCE -------MANUFACTURING ----------------------

ELECTRICIANS, MAINTENANCE — MANUFACTURING ----------------------

ENGINEERS, STATIONARY -----------MANUFACTURING ----------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------

PUBLIC UTILITIES -----------

FIREMEN, STATIONARY BOILER

HELPERS, MAINTENANCE TRADESMANUFACTURING ----------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------

PUBLIC UTILITIES -----------

MACHINISTS, MAINTENANCE ------MANUFACTURING ----------------------

MECHANICS, AUTOMOTIVE(MAINTENANCE) --------------------------

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

PUBLIC UTILITIES -----------

MECHANICS, MAINTENANCE ---------MANUFACTURING ----------------------

PIPEFITTERS, MAINTENANCE — MANUFACTURING ----------------------

Hourly earnings Number o f w ork e r s re ce iv in g st ra ig ht - t im e hour ly ear nings f---$ $ $ i $ $ $ s $ s $ $ $ $ $ $ % i

of Under 2 .5 0 2 .6 0 2 . 7 0 2 .8 0 >£> o o 3 .1C 3.2C 3 .3 0 3 . A0 .50 3 .6 0 3 .7 0 3 .8 0 3 .9 0 oo>r A . 20 4 .4 0 4 . 6 0 * 00 o . 0 0 5 .2 0workers Mean Median Middle range ^ t and

2 .5 C under2 .6 0 2 .7 0 2 .8 0 2 . 9 0 .00 .10 3 .2 0 3 .3 0 3 .4 0 3 .5 0 3 .6 0 3 .7 0 3 .8 0 3 .9 0 * o o

oCNJ 4 . 4 0 4 .6 0 4 . 8 0 5 . 0 0 5 .2 0 o v e r

$ $ $ $81 3 .6 0 3 . 3A 3 . 2 6 - 3.AA ~ - - - - i 2 - 28 27 8 1 - - - - 2 2 2 2 625 3 .8 2 3 .A 7 3 . 2 6 - A.A8 - * - 2 7 6 1 - 2 2 2 2 i

108 A . 07 3 .7 8 3 . 4 8 - 4 .4 5 _ - - 2 - i 2 - 8 5 12 1 11 16 - 4 2 15 8 4 7 1 992 3 .9 7 3 .7 5 3 . 4 6 - 4 .4 3 - * 2 - - 2 8 4 12 1 10 16 4 2 7 8 4 7 1 A

1 8 A 3 .7 2 3 .6 1 3 . A 1 - 3 .8 7 _ _ _ 2 5 16 6 1 2 1A 5 38 32 5 18 5 - 10 8 i - 12 A96 3 .8 7 3 .5 8 3 .A A - A.A1 ~ - - 1A 6 - - 3 3 28 - 4 - 4 - id 8 - - 12 A88 3 .5 6 3 .6 3 3 . 3 9 - 3 .7 0 - - - 2 5 2 - 1 2 i i 2 1C 32 i 18 i - - ~ i -29 3 .6 5 3 .6 5 3 . 6 2 - 3 .6 9 3 * 22 - 4

27 3 . A3 3 .5 9 2 . 5 3 - A . 25 *6 3 2 - - l - - 1 - - 1 - - - - 5 4 * - 4 -

71 3 .0 9 3 .0 8 2 . 7 8 - 3 .A2 - 7 2 12 2 1 15 1 _ 13 6 1230 3 .0 2 3 .0 8 2 . 6 A - 3 .3 5 - 7 2 1 ~ 1 6 - - 13A 1 3 .1 5 3 .0 9 2 . 8 0 - 3 .5 2 - - - 11 2 ~ 9 1 - ~ 6 1236 3 .1 9 3 .2 5 2 . 9 3 - 3 .5 3 * - 8 1 * 9 * 6 12

75 A . 06 A . 29 3 . 5 5 - A.A7 8 21 5 - - - 1 A 30 2 3 165 4 . 0 0 3 .6 8 3 . 5 A - A.A6 8 21 5 * 1 1 2A 2 3

307 A . 03 3 .7 7 3 . 6 3 - A . 68 _ _ _ _ _ 4 _ 8 3 19 4 33 2A 81 _ 10 8 11 9 23 67 359 3 .7 8 3 .5 9 3 . A 5 - A . 32 - - - - 4 - i 2 6 4 1A 3 5 - 2 i 7 6 2 2 -

2A8 4 . 0 9 3 .7 8 3 . 7 0 - A . 81 - - - - - - - 7 1 13 - 19 21 76 - 8 7 4 3 21 65 3233 4 . 1 0 3 .7 7 3 . 6 9 - A . 82 ” “ _ 7 l 13 19 21 76 4 3 21 65 3

311 3 .8 0 3 .6 6 3 . 2 7 - A . 39 _ - - _ 30 - 9 _ 53 2 12 26 38 16 10 14 17 7 27 26 12 12303 3 .7 8 3 .6 6 3 . 2 7 - A . 25 - " * 28 9 53 2 12 26 38 16 10 1A 17 6 27 26 12 7

50 4 . 2 8 4 .2 9 3 . 6 0 - A.A9 2 1 10 - - _ 1 2 17 9 5 - 340 A . 29 A. 36 3 . 5 7 - A . 56 2 1 10 1 2 7 9 5 3

* A ll w o rk e rs w ere at $ 2 .1 0 to $ 2 .2 0 .

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T a b le A - 5 . C u s to d ia l and m a te r ia l m o v e m e n t o c c u p a t io n s

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S ex , o ccu p a tion , and in dustry d iv is ion

MEN

GUARDS AND WATCHMEN--------■*.---------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------

WATCHMENMANUFACTURING --------------------------------------

JANITORS, PORTERS, AND CLEANERS ------man uf acturing --------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------

PUBLIC u t i l i t i e s ---------------------------

LABORERS, MATERIAL HANOLING --------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------

ORDER FILLERS ------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------

PACKERS, SHIPPING ------------------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------

RECEIVING CLERKS --------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------

SHIPPING CLERKS ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------

SHIPPING AND RECEIVING CLERKS ----------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------

TRUCKORIVERS --------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------

PUBLIC UTILITIES ---------------------------

TRUCKORIVERS, LIGHT (UNDER1 - 1 / 2 TONS) ------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------

TRUCKDRIVERS, MEDIUM ( 1 - 1 / 2 TOAND INCLUDING A TONS) ---------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------

PUBLIC UTILITIES ---------------------------

TRUCKDRIVERS, HEAVY (OVER A TONS,TRAILER TYPE) --------------------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------

PUBLIC UTILITIES ---------------------------

TRUCKDRIVERS, HEAVY (OVER A TONS,OTHER THAN TRAILER TYPE) --------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------

Hourly earnings^ Number o f w o rke rs re c e iv in g st ra ig ht -t im e hour y earn ings of-s V $ $ s 1 $ S * $ S $ S $ $ t « $ $ s $ $

Unde 1 .6 0 1 .7 0 1 .8 0 1 .9 0 2 . CO 2 .1 0 2 .2 0 2 .3 0 2 . AO 2 .50 2 .6 0 2 . 7 0 2 .8 0 2 . 9 0 3 .0 0 3 .2 0 3 . AO 3 .6 0 3 . 8 0 A . 00 A . 20 4 . 4workers Mean 2 Median2 Middle range 2 S and

i 6C under

1 .7 0 1 .8 0 1 .9 0 2 .0 0 2 .1 0 2 .2 0 2 .3 0 2 . A0 2 .5 0 2 .60 2 .7 C 2 .8 0 2 .9 0 3 .0 0 3 .2 0 3 .AO 3 .6 0 3 .8 0 A.OC A . 20 A.AO 4 . 6

$ $ $ $592 2 .0 0 1 .8 1 1 . 7 0 - 1 .9 8 - 151 140 41 1A 0 2 2 4 3 12 10 6 11 7 1 19 27 7 - 1 8 -

75 2 .8 9 3 .0 6 2 .A A - 3 .3 8 “ 7 “ i ~ 2 2 3 11 “ 6 1 1 1 12 12 7 1 8

26 2 . 5 0 2 .6 3 1 . 7 0 - 3 .3 5 - 7 - i - 2 2 - - - - 5 - - - - 6 3 - - - -

1, A13 1 .9 9 1 .7 9 1 . 7 2 - 2 .0 8 36 188 528 158 69 99 18 30 28 32 30 29 23 29 54 17 25 3 10 7 _ -250 2 .6 0 2 .6 8 2 . 2 2 - 2 .9 6 9 3 35 i u 1 16 11 10 15 18 15 13 52 4 23 - 7 6 - -

1 ,1 6 3 1 .8 6 1 .7 7 1 . 7 1 - 1 .9 1 36 179 525 123 68 88 17 IA 17 22 15 11 8 16 2 13 2 3 3 i - -57 2 .8 0 2 .8 6 2 . 6 1 - 3 .0 7 - 2 * “ 2 4 4 “ 1 1 7 - 1A 2 13 3 3 i

94R 3 .0 7 3 .0 8 2 . 7 3 - 3 .A7 _ _ _ 28 9 22 i 28 31 16 20 63 59 33 54 191 48 250 47 5 22 _ 2A20 3 .0 7 2 .9 9 2 .7 A - 3 .5 0 - - - - - - - 6 27 10 9 31 57 33 44 A7 46 A7 36 5 22 -528 3 . 0 7 3 .1 3 2 . 6 9 - 3 .A7 “ 28 9 22 i 22 4 6 i i 32 2 " 10 1AA 2 203 11 * 2

594 3 .2 6 3 .A8 3 . 1 3 - 3 .5 6 _ _ _ _ _ 1 4 38 20 _ 16 31 4 2 4 73 43 306 25 6 21 _

131 3.A1 3 .2 9 3 .1 A - 3 .6 3 4 3 2 - - 44 18 27 6 6 21 -A63 3 .2 2 3 .5 0 3 . 1 2 - 3 .5 6 - - - - “ 1 4 36 20 12 28 2 2 4 29 25 279 19

16A 2 .9 7 3 .2 1 2 . 6 3 - 3 .2 6 _ 1 - - _ - - 2A 5 9 2 - 2 1 i 25 93 _ 1 - _ -

133 3 .1 3 3 .2 3 3 . 0 9 - 3 .2 7 - - - - " 4 5 i - 2 1 1 25 93 1

96 3 .1 5 3 .1 5 3 . 0 4 - 3 .4 6 _ - - - - 4 i _ 6 - - 2 - 2 46 7 15 7 2 1 276 3 .1 2 3 .1 2 3 . 0 3 - 3.A7 - 4 i 6 1 2 37 i 13 7 1 2

58 3 .1 6 3 . 1A 2 . 8 6 - 3 .5 4 _ - - - - _ 8 - _ - - 4 1 3 2 1A i 17 _ 4 1 -34 3 .0 2 3 .1 5 2 . 5 0 - 3 .5 5 * * 8 - 4 1 3 1 i 11 4 1

67 3 .0 2 2 .9 8 2 . 8 7 - 3 .1 3 _ - - - - - - 6 - i 1 _ 7 3 20 15 5 - 2 i 2 4A5 3 .1 1 3 .0 2 2 . 9 5 - 3 .1 5 i “ “ 20 15 4 “ “ 1 4

1 ,3 1 8 3 .4 6 3 .5 4 3 . 1 0 - 3 .7 3 _ 4 1 7 9 7 30 8 13 6 95 10 _ 3 5 153 125 3A5 2A1 3C 3 27 19392 3 .4 3 3 .4 8 3 . 2 6 - 3 .6 5 - - - - - - - 8 7 6 10 2 - 3 1 36 59 122 80 30 i 27926 3 . A 7 3 .5 5 3 . 0 7 - 3 .7 7 - 4 1 7 9 7 30 - 6 - 85 8 - - 4 117 66 223 161 - 2 - 19250 A . 23 4 .4 4 A.AO- A.A7 4 23 1 26 “ ~ 19

194 2 .7 7 2 .5 6 2 . 3 5 - 3 .2 9 _ _ 1 7 8 _ 30 _ 6 _ 77 _ _ 1 i 6 3A _ _ 1 1 _ 2172 2 .7 A 2 .5 5 2 . 1 9 - 3 .3 1 ~ 1 7 8 “ 30 “ 6 69 ~ “ ~ ~ “ 30 “ “ * 2

510 3.A1 3 .5 2 3 . 0 6 - 3 .7 0 _ 4 _ _ 1 7 _ 8 7 2 18 10 _ 2 4 122 33 16A 27 29 2 _ 7108 3 .2 8 3 .5 1 3 . 0 2 - 3 .9 1 - - - - - - - 8 7 2 2 2 - 2 - 2A 5 27 - 29 -A02 3 .4 4 3 .5 3 3 . 0 7 - 3 .6 0 - 4 - - 1 7 - - - - 16 8 - - 4 98 28 137 27 - 2 ~ 712A A . 02 A . A 1 3 . 7 1 - A.A6 4 23 1 26 “ 7

430 3 .7 5 3 .6 3 3 . 5 0 - A.3A 4 _ _ - _ 20 45 131 122 _ _ 3 1090 3 .3 7 3.A1 3 . 2 9 - 3.A7 4 - - - - - 1 37 45 - - - 3

3A0 3 .8 5 3 .7 1 3 . 5 7 - A.A2 19 8 86 122 - - - 10105 A. A3 4 .4 5 4 . 4 3 - 4 .4 8 10

IB A 3 .6 3 3 .6 3 3 . A 7 - 3 .6 9 5 13 50 92 _ _ 24172 3 .6 2 3 .6 2 3 . A 6 - 3 .6 8 5 13 50 80 2A

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Table A -5 . Custodial and material movement occupations-----Continued

(A verage st ra ight - t im e hour ly earnings fo r se lec ted occupat ions studied on an area bas is by industry d iv is ion, Omaha, Nebr.—Iowa, September 1970)

Sex , o cc upa t ion , and industry divis ion

Hourly earnings3

Median^ Middle range ^Under $ and1#60 undei4

Number of w o rk e r s re ce iv in g s tra ight - t im e hour ly earn ings of—$ $ * I $ I * *3 . 0 0 3 . 2 0 3 . 4 0 3 . 6 0 3 . 8 0 4 . 0 0 4 . 2 0 4 .4 0

t $ s t s $ s s s $ s s s $1 .6 0 1 .7 0 1 .8 0 1 . 9 0 2 . 0 0 2 . 1 0 2 . 2 0 2 . 3 0 2 . 4 0 2 .5 0 2 . 6 0 2 . 7 0 2 . 8 0 2 . 9 0

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

TRUCKERS, POWER (FORKLIFT)MANUFACTURING -------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------

TRUCKERS, POWER (OTHER THANFORKLIFT) -------------------------------

MANUFACTURING -------------------

JANITORS, PORTERS, AND CLEANERSNONMANUFACTURING ----------------------

PUBLIC UT IL I T I E S -------------------

PACKERS, SHIPPING --------------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------- -NONMANUFACTURING ------------ ---------

489311178

323303

46

$3 .2 53 .2 23 .3 1

3 .4 83 .5 7

1 .9 71 .9 52 .5 1

2 .3 72 .4 22 .3 0

$3 .3 13 .3 1 3 .5 0

3 .5 13 .5 6

1 .8 9 1 .8 7 2 .6 5

2 .4 11 .8 9 2 .5 3

$ $ 2 . 8 6 - 3 .5 5 2 . 8 0 - 3 .4 9 3 . 1 5 - 3 .5 *

3 . 1 2 -2 . 8 5 -

4 .1 84 .3 2

1 . 7 5 - 2 .0 8 1 . 7 4 - 2 .0 4 2 . 0 1 - 2 .9 5

1 . 8 0 - 2 .5 91 . 7 6 - 3 .1 5 2 . 2 2 - 2 .5 9

3636

>3 31 20 1152 31 16 37 6 2 1

1414

7 27 13 i i 37 48 16 62 65 129 4 22 48 - -1 19 9 n 36 48 16 7 52 52 2 12 46 - -6 8 4 “ 1 " ~ 55 13 77 2 10 ?

6 1 7 1 9 _ _ 2 7 _

6 - - 1 - 1 9 - - 2 7

See footnotes at end of tables,

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B. Establishment practices and supplementary w age provisions

T a b le B-1. M in im u m e n tra n ce s a la r ies for w o m e n o ff ice w o rk e rs

(D i s t r i b u t i o n o f e s t a b l i s h m e n t s s tu d ie d in a ll i n d u s t r i e s and in in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s by m i n i m u m e n t r a n c e s a l a r y f o r s e l e c t e d c a t e g o r i e s o f i n e x p e r i e n c e d w o m e n o f f i c e w o r k e r s , O m a h a , N e b r . - I o w a , S e p t e m b e r 1970)

I n e x p e r i e n c e d ty p i s ts O the r i n e x p e r i e n c e d c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s

M a nufa ctur ing N o n m a n u fac tu r in g M a nufa ctur ing N on m a n u fac tu r in gM in im u m w e e k ly s t r a i g h t - t i m e s a l a r y 4 Al l B a s e d on s ta nda rd w e e k l y h o u r s 6 o f — Al l B a s e d on s ta n da rd w e e k l y h o u r s 6 o f —

in d u s t r ie s i n d u s t r i e sA l l

s c h e d u l e s 40 Al ls c h e d u l e s 40 Al l

s c h e d u l e s 40 Al ls c h e d u l e s 40

E s t a b l i s h m e n t s s tud ie d ------------------------------------- ------------- __ 150 53 XXX 97 XXX 150 53 XXX 97 XXX

44

1

18 16 26

1

20 64 23 21 41 33

4 6

8 3 3 5 2 135 2 2 3 2 34 3 3 1 17 3 3 101 1 14 2 1 2 2

$ 82 .5 0 and u n d e r $ 8 5 .0 0 ___________________________ ______ ____ 1 1 1 1 i i$ 8 5 .0 0 and un d e r $ 8 7 .5 0 _______________________________________ i - - 1 i i - _ i 1$ 87 .5 0 and und er $ 9 0 . 0 0 ---------------- ------------------------— _ _ _ 3 3 3 - - 2 1 1 i i

1 1 1$ 92 .5 0 and u n d e r $ 9 5 . 0 0 _______________________________________ 2 2 i 2 _ _ 2 i$ 95 .0 0 and un d e r $ 9 7 . 5 0 _____________________ ____________ -- - - - - - 1 1 1 _

2 1 1 1

E s t a b l i s h m e n t s having no s p e c i f i e d m i n i m u m ____________— 18 8 XXX 10 XXX 54 23 XXX 31

E s t a b l i s h m e n t s w h ic h did not e m p l o y w o r k e r s88 27 XXX 61 XXX 32 XXX 25 x x x

S e e f o o t n o t e s at end o f t a b l e s .

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T a b l e B - 2 . S h i f t d i f f e r e n t ia ls

( L a t e - s h i f t pa y p r o v i s i o n s f o r m a n u f a c t u r i n g p la nt w o r k e r s b y t y p e and a m o u n t o f p a y d i f f e r e n t i a l , O m a h a , N e b r . - I o w a , S e p t e m b e r 1970)

( A l l p la n t w o r k e r s in m a n u f a c t u r i n g - 100 p e r c e n t )

P e r c e n t o f m a n u f a c t u r i n g p la n t w o r k e r s —

L a t e - s h i f t pa y p r o v i s i o nIn e s t a b l i s h m e n t s ha v ing p r o v i s i o n s 7

f o r la te s h i f t s A c t u a l l y w o r k i n g on la te sh i f t s

S e c o n d sh i ft T h i r d o r o t h e r sh i ft S e c o n d sh i ft T h i r d o r o t h e r

sh i f t

T o t a l ----- -------------------------------------------------- 9 2 . 2 81.6 2 0 .2 8 .1

N o pa y d i f f e r e n t i a l f o r w o r k o n la t e s h i f t ______ 3.6 0 .6 0 .6 0 .1

P a y d i f f e r e n t i a l f o r w o r k on la t e s h i f t _________ 88 .6 8 1 .0 19.5 8.0

T y p e and a m o u n t o f d i f f e r e n t i a l :

U n i f o r m c e n t s (p e r h o u r ) ___________________ 6 1 .9 55 .3 11.2 4 . 1

5 c e n t s ______________________________________ 11.9 6 .3 3 .4 _8 ce n t s __________________ _________________ 3.3 - .5 -9 c e n t s ________ _ _ _ _ _ _ ______ 1.2 - .2 -9 V2 c e n t s ------------------------------------------------------ .7 .7 - -10 c e n t s ----------------------------------- ---- ---------- 25.3 22 .2 4 .8 2 . 212 c e n t s --------------------------------------------------------- .6 .3 .1 (8 )I 2 V2 c e n t s __________ ______________________ - 2.0 - .213 c e n t s ________________________________ ___ 4 .2 2 .0 1.0 . 114 c e n t s _____________________________________ 6 .8 7.5 .2 .31 5 c e n t s ---------------------------------------------------- — 6.5 3 .7 .5 .216 c e n t s _____________________________________ - 2.6 - .418 c e n t s ___________ ________ _________ ____ - 2.2 - .520 c e n t s ------ ---------- ___ ------------------ -- - 4.1 _ . 12 2 V4 c e n t s . — ----------------- ---- ----------- 1.5 1.5 .5 -

U n i f o r m p e r c e n t a g e _____ ____________________ 26.3 25 .3 8.3 3.9

5 p e r c e n t ____________________________ _ _ 2.1 .8 .4 _6 p e r c e n t ---------------------------------------------- ---- - 1.3 - -7 V2 p e r c e n t -------- ------------------ -------- 1.0 - (8 ) -10 p e r c e n t ---------------------------------------- -------- --- 2 3 .2 2 3 .2 7.9 3.9

O t h e r f o r m a l pa y d i f f e r e n t i a l ______________ .4 .4 (8 )

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T a b l e B - 3 . S c h e d u le d w e e k l y h o u rs

( P e r c e n t d i s t r ib u t i o n o f pl ant and o f f i c e w o r k e r s in a ll in d u s t r i e s and in in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s b y s c h e d u l e d w e e k l y h o u r s o f f i r s t - s h i f t w o r k e r s , O m a h a , N e b r . - I o w a , S e p t e m b e r 1970)

W e e k l y h o u r s

P la n t w o r k e r s O f f i c e w o r k e r s

A l l i n d u s t r i e s M a n u fa c t u r in g P u b l i c ut i l i t i e s A l l in d u s t r ie s M a n u fa c t u r in g P u b l i c ut i l i t i e s

A l l w o r k e r s ----------------------------------------------------------- 100 100 100 100 100 100

U n de r 37V2 h o u r s -------------------------------------------------------- (9 ) 1 33 7 V2 h o u r s --------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 3 - 4 1 -3 8 V4 h o u r s --------------------------------------------------------------------- - - - 5 1 -40 h o u r s ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 81 86 95 86 91 99O v e r 40 and u n d e r 45 h o u r s ------------------------------------- 3 1 - 1 1 145 h o u r s ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 7 5 (9 ) 2 -4 7 V2 h o u r s _____________________________________________ 1 - - - - -48 h o u r s _______________________________________________ 7 2 - 2 (9 ) -O v e r 48 h o u r s ------ -------------------------------------------------------- 1 2 (9 )

See f o o t n o t e at end o f t a b l e s .

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T a b l e B - 4 . P a id h o l id a y s

( P e r c e n t d i s t r ib u t i o n o f plant and o f f i c e w o r k e r s in a ll i n d u s t r i e s and in in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s by n u m b e r o f pa id h o l id a y s p r o v i d e d annua l ly , O m a h a , iN e b r . - I o w a , S e p t e m b e r 1970)

I temP la n t w o r k e r s O f f i c e w o r k e r s

A l l in d u s t r ie s M a n u fa c t u r in g P u b l i c u t i l i t i e s A l l in d u s t r ie s M a n u fa c t u r in g P u b l i c ut i l i t i e s

A l l w o r k e r s ----------------------------------------------------------- 100 100 100 100 100 100

W o r k e r s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s p r o v id i n gpa id h o l i d a y s ------- ------------------ ------- ------------------ — 90 97 94 99 98 100

W o r k e r s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s p r o v id i n gno pa id h o l i d a y s ------------------------------------------------------- 10 3 6 1 2 -

N u m b e r o f da y s

L e s s than 6 h o l i d a y s -------------------------------------------------- 2 (9 ) _ (9 ) _ _6 h o l id a y s ------------ ----------------------------------------------------- 33 27 8 27 18 46 h o l id a y s pl us 1 ha lf d a y ------ ---------------------------------- (9 ) - - 2 - -6 h o l id a y s pl us 2 ha lf d a y s _ ----------------------------------- 1 2 - 2 1 -7 h o l i d a y s ______________________________________________ 8 4 1 13 13 27 h o l id a y s pl us 1 ha lf d a y ----------------------------------------- - - - 3 3 -7 h o l id a y s p lus 2 ha lf d a y s -------------------------------------- 1 1 - 2 6 -8 h o l i d a y s ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 18 12 81 42 9 948 h o l id a y s p lus 1 ha lf d a y ----------------------------------------- ( ’ ) 1 - C ) 1 -9 h o l i d a y s ------------------- -------------------------------------------------- 23 46 4 8 46 (9 )10 h o l i d a y s --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 3 - ( ? ) i -1 1 h o l i d a y s --------------------------------------------------------------------- (9 ) (9 ) - 0 (9 ) -1 2 h o l i d a y s --------------------------------------------------------------------- C ) 1 - (9 ) i '

T o t a l h o l id a y t i m e 10

12 d a y s ------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- C ) 1 - ( ! ) i -1 1 days o r m o r e ---------------------------------------------------------- 1 1 - (9 ) i -10 days o r m o r e _ ___ _____ — - ---------------------- 2 4 - (9 ) 2 -9 da y s o r m o r e -------------------------------------------- -------------- 25 50 4 8 48 (’ )8 72 d a y s o r m o r e ------------------------------------------------------- 25 51 4 8 49 (9 )8 da y s o r m o r e . . -----_ _ ------------------------------------------ 45 64 85 52 64 94l l/z da y s o r m o r e ------ --------------------------------------------- 45 64 85 55 67 947 days o r m o r e ------------- _ . _ --------- --------- _ _ 54 70 86 70 80 966 7 2 d a y s o r m o r e ------ -------------- ------------------------------- 54 70 86 72 80 966 d a y s o r m o r e ---------- -------- ---------- --- - - 87 96 94 97 98 1004 days o r m o r e ------------- -------------------------------------- -- 87 96 94 98 98 1003 d a y s o r m o r e ________________________ ______________ 89 97 94 98 98 1001 da y o r m o r e --------------------------------------------------------------- 90 97 94 99 98 100

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T a b l e B - 5 . P a id v a c a t io n s

( P e r c e n t d i s t r ib u t i o n o f plant and o f f i c e w o r k e r s in a l l i n d u s t r i e s and in in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s b y v a c a t i o n pa y p r o v i s i o n s , O m a h a , N e b r . - I o w a , S e p t e m b e r 1970)

P la n t w o r k e r s O f f i c e w o r k e r sV a c a t i o n p o l i c y

A l l i n d u s t r i e s M a n u fa c t u r in g P u b l i c ut i l i t i e s A l l in d u s t r ie s M a n u fa c t u r in g P u b l i c u t il it ies

A l l w o r k e r s ------ ---------------------------------------------------- 100 100 100 100 100 100

M e t h o d o f p a y m e n t

W o r k e r s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s p r o v i d i n gpa id v a c a t i o n s ------------------------------------------------------------ 99 100 98 100 100 100

L ,e n g t h - o f - t i m e p a y m e n t ________________________ 96 94 98 99 100 100P e r c e n t a g e p a y m e n t -------------------------------------------- 4 6 - (9 ) - -

W o r k e r s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s p r o v i d i n gno pa id v a c a t i o n s ------------------------------------------------------ n ~ 2 ■

A m o u n t o f v a c a t i o n p a y 11

A f t e r 6 m o n t h s o f s e r v i c e

U n d e r 1 w e e k ----------------------------------------------------------------- 20 38 1 2 7 11 w e e k ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ 8 9 7 33 52 13O v e r 1 and u n d e r 2 w e e k s ----------------------------------- __ 1 1 2 10 5 1O v e r 2 and u n d e r 3 w e e k s ---------------------------------------- 1 1 - (9 ) 1 -

A f t e r 1 y e a r o f s e r v i c e

1 w e e k ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------- 84 81 82 41 20 83O v e r 1 a nd un d e r 2 w e e k s --------------- -- --------------------- 1 - 5 (9 ) - 12 w e e k s --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 16 1 1 59 79 16O v e r 2 and un d e r 3 w e e k s ----- -------------------------------- 1 1 - (9 ) 1 -3 w e e k s --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 2 - - -

A f t e r 2 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e

1 w e e k ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 38 36 64 6 12 2O v e r 1 and un d e r 2 w e e k s ---------------------------------------- 3 2 5 C ) 1 12 w e e k s --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 57 60 28 93 86 98O v e r 2 and u n d e r 3 w e e k s ---------------------------------------- 1 1 " (9 ) 1 -3 w e e k s --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 2 1 - ' -

A f t e r 3 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e

1 w e e k ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 3 - 1 1 _

O v e r 1 and u n d e r 2 w e e k s ---------------------------------------- 2 2 3 (9 ) 1 -2 w e e k s --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 91 93 92 98 97 99O v e r 2 and u n d e r 3 w e e k s --------------------------------------- 1 1 2 (9 ) 1 13 w e e k s --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 2 1 - -

A f t e r 4 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e

1 w e e k - ----------------------------------------------------------- 5 3 - 1 1 _O v e r 1 and un d er 2 w e e k s ------ -------- ------------------ ----- 2 2 3 (9 ) 1 -2 w e e k s -------- ------- -------------------------------------------------- 91 93 92 98 97 99O v e r 2 and u n d e r 3 w e e k s -------------------------------------- 1 1 2 (9 ) 1 13 w e e k s --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 2 1 - - -

A f t e r 5 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e

1 w e e k ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 2 _ (9 ) 1 _O v e r 1 and u n d e r 2 w e e k s ---------------------------------------- 1 - - (9 ) - -2 w e e k s --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 87 88 88 94 89 98O v e r 2 and u n d e r 3 w e e k s ---------------------------------------- 1 1 2 (9 ) 1 13 w e e k s --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 10 8 5 9 2

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T a b le B -5 . P a id v a c a t io n s -----C o ntin u ed

( P e r c e n t d i s t r ib u t i o n o f plant and o f f i c e w o r k e r s in a ll i n d u s t r i e s and in in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s b y v a c a t i o n pa y p r o v i s i o n s , O m a h a , N e b r . —I o w a , S e p t e m b e r 1970)

P la n t w o r k e r s O f f i c e w o r k e r sV a c a t i o n p o l i c y

A l l i n d u s t r i e s M a n u fa c t u r in g P u b l i c u t i l i t i e s A l l in d u s t r ie s M a n u fa c t u r in g P u b l i c u t il it i e s

A m o u n t o f v a c a t i o n p a y 11— C o nt inue d

A f t e r 10 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e

1 w e e k ___________________________________________________ 2 2 _ (9 ) i _2 w e e k s ------------ -------------------------------------------------------------- 32 27 8 28 21 1O v e r 2 and un d er 3 w e e k s __________________________ (9 ) - 3 1 - -3 w e e k s ______________ . _____ __________________________ 63 69 84 69 75 98O v e r 3 and u n d e r 4 w e e k s ----------------------------- ---------- 1 1 2 (9 ) 1 14 w e e k s -------------------------------------------------------------------------- (9 ) (9 ) - 1 2 -5 w e e k s ------------------- _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ---------------------- (9 ) 1 - - - -

A f t e r 12 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e

1 w e e k ______________________________________________ ____ 2 2 _ (9 ) 1 _2 w e e k s --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 27 18 3 24 11 1O v e r 2 and u n d e r 3 w e e k s _________ ______________ 2 3 3 3 10 -3 w e e k s --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 67 75 89 71 75 98O v e r 3 and u n d e r 4 w e e k s __________________________ 1 1 2 (9 ) 1 14 w e e k s -------------------------------------------------------------------------- (9 ) (9 ) - 1 2 -5 w e e k s -------------------------------------- -- ------------------------------ (9 ) 1 - - - -

A f t e r 15 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e

1 w e e k ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 2 _ (9 ) 1 -2 w e e k s --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 22 14 - 11 7 1O v e r 2 and u n d e r 3 w e e k s __________________________ - - - 1 - -3 w e e k s --------------------------------------------------------- ----------------- 68 73 81 83 80 96O v e r 3 and u n d e r 4 w e e k s --- -- ----------------------------- 1 1 3 (9 ) 1 -4 w e e k s ---------------------------- -- ------------------------------------------- 6 9 11 3 10 2O v e r 4 and un d er 5 w e e k s ------------------ ---------------- (9 ) - 2 (9 ) - 15 w e e k s --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 1 - (9 ) 1 -

A f t e r 20 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e1 w e e k ------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- 2 2 - (9 ) 1 -2 w e e k s -------------------- --------------------------------------------------- 21 14 - 11 7 13 w e e k s ------------------- ------------------------------------------ 25 24 5 27 19 2O v e r 3 and u n d e r 4 w e e k s --------------------------------------- (9 ) - 3 1 - -4 w e e k s --------- --------- -------- -- ----------------------------------------- 45 50 84 58 63 97O v e r 4 and un d e r 5 w e e k s — -------------------- — __ 1 1 2 (9 ) 1 15 w e e k s --------------------------------------------- ---------------------------- 5 8 4 2 9 (9 )6 w e e k s ------------------------------------------------------------------------- (9 ) 1 - - -

A f t e r 25 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e1 w e e k ------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------- 2 2 - (9 ) 1 -2 w e e k s ________________________________________________ 21 14 - 1 1 7 13 w e e k s -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 16 14 2 14 12 1O v e r 3 and un d e r 4 w e e k s ---------------------------------------- (9 ) - 3 1 - -4 w e e k s --------------------------------------------- ----------------------------- 40 36 75 57 45 72O v e r 4 and u n d e r 5 w e e k s ---------------------------------------- 1 1 2 (9 ) 1 15 w e e k s -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19 32 17 16 33 266 w e e k s -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 1 - (9 ) 1 -

M a x i m u m v a c a t i o n a v a i l a b l e *

1 w e e k ____ ______________________________________________ 2 2 - (9 ) 1 -2 w e e k s __________________________ ______________________ 21 14 - 11 7 13 w e e k s _ _____________________ __________________ _ _ _ 16 14 2 14 12 1O v e r 3 and un d e r 4 w e e k s ---------------------------------------- (9 ) - 3 - - -4 w e e k s -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 40 36 75 58 45 72O v e r 4 and und er 5 w e e k s ------------------ ------------------ 1 1 2 (9 ) 1 15 w e e k s -------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- 19 32 17 16 33 266 w e e k s -------- ------------------------------ -------------------------------- 1 1 - (9 ) 1 -

* E s t i m a t e s o f p r o v i s i o n s f o r 30 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e a r e id e n t i c a l .

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T a b l e B - 6 . H e a l t h , in s u ra n c e , an d p e n s io n p la n s

(P erc en t of plant and o ffice w ork ers in a ll in d u str ie s and in in du stry d iv is io n s em ployed in e stab lish m e n ts providing health, in su ran ce , or pension ben efits , O m aha, N e b r .— Iowa, Septem ber 1970)

Type of benefit and financing 12

P lan t w ork ers O ffice w ork ers

A ll in d u strie s M anufacturing P u b lic u tilit ie s All in d u strie s M anufacturing P u blic u tilit ie s

A ll w o rk e rs------------------------------------------- 100 100 100 100 100 100

W orkers in e stab lish m en ts providing atle a s t 1 of the b en efits shown b e lo w -------------- 96 99 98 99 99 100

L ife in su ra n c e ----------------------------------------- 89 99 98 97 99 100N oncontributory p la n s -------------------------- 56 66 92 63 54 98

A ccid en tal death and d ism em b erm en tin su ran c e---------------------------------------------- 63 69 85 65 81 97

N oncontributory p la n s -------------------------- 44 50 82 43 49 96S ick n ess and accid en t in su ran ce o r

sic k leave or both 13------------------------------- 76 91 46 95 92 99

S ick n ess and accid en t in su ran c e------------ 62 79 27 41 78 6N oncontributory p lan s __------------------- 36 52 19 26 55 5

Sick leave (fu ll pay and now aiting p eriod )---------------------------------- 12 10 8 71 45 93

S ick leave (p a r t ia l pay orw aiting p eriod )---------------------------------- 22 30 22 9 23 2

H osp ita lization in su ran ce--------------------- — 90 99 98 97 99 100N oncontributory p la n s -------------------------- 54 66 89 51 68 95

S u rg ica l in su ran c e ----------------------------------- 91 99 98 98 99 100N oncontributory p la n s -------------------------- 54 66 89 51 68 95

M edical in su ra n c e ----------------------------------- 89 99 95 96 99 99N oncontributory p la n s -------------------------- 53 66 85 51 67 95

M ajor m e d ica l in su ra n c e -------------------------- 81 88 95 94 96 100N oncontributory p la n s -------------------------- 46 58 86 52 64 95

D ental in su ra n c e -------------------------------------- 5 4 13 4 - 2N oncontributory p la n s -------------------------- 4 4 13 4 - 2

R etirem en t p e n s io n --------------------------------- 63 81 43 74 89 45N oncontributory p la n s -------------- ----------- 53 70 40 60 60 42

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Footnotes

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1 S t a n d a r d h o u r s r e f l e c t the w o rk w e e k fo r w hich e m p l o y e e s r e c e i v e t h e i r r e g u l a r s t r a i g h t - t i m e s a l a r i e s ( e x c l u s i v e of p a y f o r o v e r t i m e at r e g u l a r a n d / o r p r e m i u m r a t e s ) , an d the e a r n i n g s c o r r e s p o n d to t h e s e w e e k ly h o u r s .

2 T h e m e a n i s c o m p u te d f o r e a c h jo b b y to ta l in g the e a r n i n g s of a l l w o r k e r s and d iv id in g b y the n u m b e r o f w o r k e r s . T h e m e d i a n d e s i g n a t e s p o s i t io n — h a l f o f the e m p l o y e e s s u r v e y e d r e c e i v e m o r e than the r a t e show n; h a l f r e c e i v e l e s s than the r a t e shown. T h e m id d le r a n g e i s d e f in e d b y 2 r a t e s of p a y ; a fo u r th o f the w o r k e r s e a r n l e s s than the lo w e r o f t h e s e r a t e s and a fo u r th e a r n m o r e than the h ig h e r r a te .

3 E x c l u d e s p r e m i u m p a y f o r o v e r t i m e and f o r w o r k on w e e k e n d s , h o l id a y s , an d la t e s h i f t s .4 T h e s e s a l a r i e s r e l a t e to f o r m a l l y e s t a b l i s h e d m in i m u m s t a r t in g (h ir ing) r e g u l a r s t r a i g h t - t i m e s a l a r i e s tha t a r e p a id fo r s t a n d a r d

w o r k w e e k s .5 E x c l u d e s w o r k e r s in s u b c l e r i c a l j o b s su c h a s m e s s e n g e r o r o f f ic e g i r l .6 D a t a a r e p r e s e n t e d f o r a l l s t a n d a r d w o r k w e e k s c o m b in e d , and f o r the m o s t c o m m o n s t a n d a r d w o r k w e e k s r e p o r t e d .7 In c lu d e s a l l p la n t w o r k e r s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s c u r r e n t l y o p e r a t in g l a t e s h i f t s , and e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w h o se f o r m a l p r o v i s i o n s c o v e r l a t e

s h i f t s , e v e n though the e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w e r e not c u r r e n t l y o p e r a t in g la t e s h i f t s .8 L e s s than 0 .0 5 p e r c e n t .9 L e s s than 0 .5 p e r c e n t .10 A l l c o m b in a t io n s o f fu l l and h a l f d a y s that ad d to the s a m e am o u n t a r e c o m b in e d ; f o r e x a m p l e , the p r o p o r t i o n of w o r k e r s r e c e i v i n g a to ta l

o f 9 d a y s i n c lu d e s t h o s e w ith 9 fu l l d a y s and no h a l f d a y s , 8 fu l l d a y s an d 2 h a l f d a y s , 7 fu l l d a y s and 4 h a l f d a y s , and so on. P r o p o r t i o n s then w e r e c u m u la te d .

11 I n c lu d e s p a y m e n t s o th e r than " l e n g t h of t i m e , " s u c h a s p e r c e n t a g e o f an n u a l e a r n i n g s o r f l a t - s u m p a y m e n t s , c o n v e r t e d to an e q u iv a le n t t im e b a s i s ; f o r e x a m p l e , a p a y m e n t o f 2 p e r c e n t of an n u a l e a r n i n g s w a s c o n s i d e r e d a s 1 w e e k ' s p a y . P e r i o d s o f s e r v i c e w e r e c h o s e n a r b i t r a r i l y an d do not n e c e s s a r i l y r e f l e c t the in d iv id u a l p r o v i s i o n s f o r p r o g r e s s i o n . F o r e x a m p l e , the c h a n g e s in p r o p o r t i o n s i n d ic a te d at 10 y e a r s ' s e r v i c e in c lu d e c h a n g e s in p r o v i s i o n s o c c u r r i n g b e tw e e n 5 an d 10 y e a r s . E s t i m a t e s a r e c u m u la t iv e . T h u s , the p r o p o r t i o n e l i g i b l e f o r 3 w e e k s ' p a y o r m o r e a f t e r 10 y e a r s in c lu d e s t h o s e e l i g i b l e fo r 3 w e e k s ' p a y o r m o r e a f t e r f e w e r y e a r s o f s e r v i c e .

12 E s t i m a t e s l i s t e d a f t e r type of b e n e f i t a r e f o r a l l p l a n s f o r w hich a t l e a s t a p a r t o f the c o s t i s b o r n e b y the e m p l o y e r . " N o n c o n t r ib u to r y p l a n s " in c lu d e on ly th o s e p l a n s f in a n c e d e n t i r e l y b y the e m p l o y e r . E x c l u d e d a r e l e g a l l y r e q u i r e d p l a n s , s u c h a s w o r k m e n ' s c o m p e n s a t i o n , s o c i a l s e c u r i t y , and r a i l r o a d r e t i r e m e n t .

13 U n d u p l ic a te d to ta l o f w o r k e r s r e c e i v i n g s i c k l e a v e o r s i c k n e s s and a c c id e n t i n s u r a n c e show n s e p a r a t e l y b e lo w . S i c k l e a v e p l a n s a r e l i m i t e d to t h o s e w hich d e f in i t e ly e s t a b l i s h a t l e a s t the m in i m u m n u m b e r o f d a y s ' p a y that c a n b e e x p e c t e d by e a c h e m p lo y e e . I n f o r m a l s i c k le a v e a l l o w a n c e s d e t e r m i n e d on an in d iv id u a l b a s i s a r e e x c lu d e d .

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A p p e n d ix . O c c u p a t i o n a l D e s c r ip t io n s

The p r im a ry p u rp ose of p rep arin g job d e sc r ip tio n s for the B u re a u 's w age su rv ey s is to a s s i s t it s fie ld sta ff in c la ss ify in g into ap p ro p ria te occupation s w ork ers who a re em ployed under a v a r ie ty of p ay ro ll t it le s and d ifferen t w ork a rran gem en ts from estab lish m en t to e stab lish m en t and from a r e a to a re a . T h is p e rm its the grouping of occu pation al w age r a te s rep re sen tin g com p arab le job content. B e c au se of th is e m p h asis on in te re stab lish m en t and in te ra re a co m p arab ility of occu pation al content, the B u re a u 's job d e sc r ip tio n s m ay d iffe r sign ifican tly from those in u se in individual e stab lish m en ts o r those p re p are d fo r other p u rp o se s . In applying these job d e sc r ip tio n s , the B u re a u 's fie ld econ om ists a re in stru cted to exclude w orking s u p e r v iso r s ; ap p re n tic e s ; le a rn e r s ; b eg in n ers ; t r a in e e s ; and handicapped, p a r t- tim e , tem p o rary , and p rob ation ary w ork ers .

O F F I C E

B IL L E R , MACHINE

P r e p a r e s sta te m en ts , b i l l s , and in vo ices on a m achine other than an o rd in ary or e le c tro - m atic typew riter. M ay a lso keep re c o rd s a s to b illin g s or shipping ch arg e s or p e rfo rm other c le r ic a l w ork in ciden tal to b illin g op era tio n s. F o r w age study p u rp o se s , b i l le r s , m ach ine, a re c la s s i f ie d by type of m ach in e, a s fo llow s;

B il le r , m achine (b illing m ach in e). U se s a sp e c ia l b illin g m achine (Moon H opkins, E llio tt F is h e r , B u rro u gh s, e tc ., which a re com bination typing and adding m ach in es) to p re p a re b il ls and in vo ices from c u sto m e rs ' p u rch ase o r d e r s , in tern ally p re p are d o r d e r s , shipping m em o­ran du m s, etc. U su ally in vo lves ap p lica tion of p red eterm in ed d iscou n ts and shipping c h a rg e s , and entry of n e c e s sa ry ex ten sio n s, which m ay o r m ay not be com puted on the b illin g m achine, and to ta ls which a re au to m atica lly accu m ulated by m achine. The operation u su a lly in volves a la rg e num ber of carbon co p ies of the b il l being p re p are d and is often done on a fanfold m achine.

B il le r , m achine (bookkeeping m ach in e). U se s a bookkeeping m achine (Sun dstran d , E llio tt F is h e r , Rem ington Rand, e tc ., which m ay or m ay not have typew riter keyboard) to p rep are c u s to m e r s ' b il ls a s p art of the accoun ts rec e iv ab le operation . G en era lly involves the s im u lta ­neous entry of fig u re s on c u sto m e rs ' led ger record . The m achine au tom atica lly accu m u lates f ig u re s on a num ber of v e r t ic a l co lum ns and com p utes, and u su ally p rin ts au to m atica lly the debit o r c re d it b a la n ce s. D oes not involve a know ledge of bookkeeping. W orks from uniform and stan d ard types of s a le s and c re d it s lip s .

BO O KKEEPIN G -M A C H IN E O PERA TO R

O p era te s a bookkeeping m achine (R em ington Rand, E llio tt F is h e r , Su n dstran d , B u rro u gh s, N ation al C ash R e g is te r , with or without a typew riter keyboard) to keep a record of b u sin e ss tran sa c t io n s .

C la s s A . K eep s a se t of re c o rd s req u irin g a know ledge of and ex p erien ce in b a s ic bookkeeping p r in c ip le s , and fa m ilia r ity with the stru c tu re of the p a r tic u la r accounting sy stem used . D eterm in es p ro p er re c o rd s and d istrib u tion of debit and c re d it item s to be used in each p hase of the w ork. M ay p re p a re con so lidated r e p o r ts , balan ce sh e e ts , and other re c o rd s by hand.

C la s s B . K eep s a re c o rd of one o r m ore p h ase s or sec tio n s of a se t of re c o rd s u su ally requ irin g little knowledge of b a s ic bookkeeping. P h a se s o r sec tio n s include accou n ts payab le , p ay ro ll, c u sto m e rs ' accoun ts (not including a sim p le type of b illing d e sc r ib e d under b il le r , m ach in e), co st d istr ib u tion , expen se d istr ib u tion , inventory con tro l, etc. May check or a s s i s t in p rep ara tio n of t r ia l b a la n ce s and p re p are con tro l sh ee ts fo r the accounting departm en t.

C L E R K , ACCOUNTINGP e r fo rm s one or m ore accounting c le r ic a l ta sk s such a s postin g to r e g is t e r s and le d g e rs ;

recon cilin g bank accou n ts; verify in g the in tern al co n sisten c y , c o m p le ten ess , and m ath em atica l a c c u ra c y of accounting docum en ts; a ss ig n in g p re sc r ib e d accounting d istribu tion co d es; exam ining and v erify in g fo r c le r ic a l a c cu rac y v a r io u s types of re p o r ts , l i s t s , c a lcu la tio n s, p ostin g , e tc .; o r p rep arin g sim p le or a s s is t in g in p rep arin g m ore co m p licated jo u rn a l v ou ch ers. M ay w ork in e ith er a m anual o r autom ated accounting sy stem .

The w ork re q u ire s a know ledge of c le r ic a l m ethods and o ffice p ra c t ic e s and p ro ced u re s which r e la te s to the c le r ic a l p ro c e s s in g and record in g of tra n sac tio n s and accounting in form ation. With ex p erie n c e , the w orker ty p ica lly b eco m es fa m ilia r with the bookkeeping and accounting te rm s and p ro ce d u re s u sed in the a ss ig n e d w ork , but is not req u ired to have a know ledge of the fo rm al p r in c ip le s of bookkeeping and accounting.

C L E R K , ACCOUNTING— Continued

P o sit io n s a re c la s s i f ie d into lev e ls on the b a s is of the follow ing defin ition s.

C la s s A . Under g en era l su p erv is io n , p e rfo rm s accounting c le r ic a l op eration s which req u ire the ap plication of ex perien ce and judgm ent, fo r ex am p le , c le r ic a lly p ro c e ss in g co m ­p licated or nonrepetitive accounting tra n sa c t io n s , se le ctin g am ong a su b stan tia l v arie ty of p re sc r ib e d accounting cod es and c la s s i f ic a t io n s , or trac in g tran sac t io n s through p rev iou s accounting ac tion s to determ in e so u rce of d i sc re p a n c ie s . May be a s s is te d by one or m ore c l a s s B accounting c le rk s .

C la s s B . Under c lo se su p erv is io n , follow ing deta iled in stru ctio n s and stan dard ized p ro ­ce d u re s , p e r fo rm s one o r m ore routine accounting c le r ic a l o p era tio n s, such a s postin g to le d g e r s , c a r d s , or w ork sh eets w here iden tification of item s and location s of p o stin g s are c le a r ly in dicated ; checking ac c u ra c y and co m p le ten ess of stan d ard ized and rep etitive rec ord s or accounting docum en ts; and coding docum ents usin g a few p re sc r ib e d accounting codes.

C L E R K , F IL E

C la s s A . In an e stab lish ed filin g sy stem containing a num ber of v aried su b ject m atter f i le s , c la s s i f i e s and indexes file m a te r ia l such a s co rresp o n d en ce , re p o r ts , tech n ical docu­m en ts, etc. M ay a lso file th is m a te r ia l. May keep re c o rd s of v a r io u s types in conjunction with the f i le s . M ay lead a sm a ll group of low er lev e l file c le rk s .

C la s s B . S o r t s , c o d es, and f ile s u n c la ss ifie d m a te r ia l by sim p le (su b jec t m atter) h ead­ings or p artly c la s s i f ie d m a te r ia l by fin er subheadin gs. P r e p a r e s sim p le re la ted index and c r o s s - r e fe r e n c e a id s . As req u ested , lo c a te s c le a r ly iden tified m a te r ia l in f i le s and fo rw ards m a te r ia l. May p erfo rm re la ted c le r ic a l ta sk s req u ired to m aintain and se rv ic e file s .

C la s s C . P e r fo rm s routine filing of m a te r ia l that has a lre a d y been c la s s i f ie d or which is e a s i ly c la s s i f ie d in a sim p le s e r ia l c la s s if ic a t io n sy stem (e .g ., a lp h ab etica l, ch ron ological, or n u m erica l). As req u ested , lo c a te s read ily av a ilab le m a te r ia l in f i le s and fo rw ard s m a ­te r ia l ; and m ay f il l out w ithdraw al ch arge . P e r fo rm s sim p le c le r ic a l and m anual ta sk s r e ­qu ired to m aintain and se rv ic e fi le s .

C L E R K , O RD ER

R ec e iv e s c u sto m e rs ' o rd e r s fo r m a te r ia l o r m e rch an d ise by m a il, phone, o r p erso n a lly . D uties involve any com bination of the fo llow in g: Quoting p r ic e s to c u sto m e rs ; m aking out an o rd er sh eet listin g the item s to m ake up the o rd er ; checking p r ic e s and qu an titie s of item s on o rd er sh eet; and d istribu tin g o rd er sh ee ts to re sp ec tiv e dep artm en ts to be filled . May check with cred it departm en t to determ in e c re d it ratin g of c u sto m er , acknow ledge rec e ip t of o rd e r s from cu sto m ers, follow up o rd e r s to see that they have been filled , keep file of o rd e r s rece iv ed , and check shipping in vo ices with o r ig in a l o rd e r s .

C L E R K , P A Y R O LL

C om putes w ages of com pany em ploy ees and en te rs the n e c e s s a r y data on the p ay ro ll sh e e ts . D uties involve: C alcu latin g w o rk e rs ' earn in gs b a se d on tim e o r production re c o rd s ; and postin g ca lcu la te d data on p ay ro ll sh eet, showing in form ation such a s w o rk e r 's nam e, w orking d ay s, tim e , ra te , deductions fo r in su ran c e , and to tal w ages due. M ay m ake out p aych ecks and a s s i s t p ay m a ste r in m aking up and d istribu tin g pay en velop es. May u se a ca lcu latin g m achine.

N O TE: S in ce the la s t su rv ey in th is a r e a , the B u reau has discontinued co llectin g data for o ile r s and p lu m b ers.

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C O M PTO M ETER O PERATO R

P r im a ry duty is to op erate a C om ptom eter to p erfo rm m ath em atica l com putations. Th is job is not to be confused with that of s t a t i s t ic a l o r other type of c le rk , which m ay involve f r e ­quent u se of a C om ptom eter but, in which, u se of th is m achine is in ciden tal to p erfo rm an ce of other duties.

KEYPU N C H O PERATO R

O p era tes a keypunch m achine to record or v e r ify alph abetic an d /or n u m eric data on tabulating c a rd s or on tape.

P o sit io n s a re c la s s i f ie d into lev e ls on the b a s is of the follow ing defin itions.

C la s s A . Work re q u ire s the ap plication of experien ce and judgm ent in se lectin g p ro c e ­d u res to be follow ed and in search in g fo r , in terp re tin g , se le ctin g , or coding item s to be keypunched from a v arie ty of so u rce docum ents. On o ccasio n m ay a lso p erfo rm som e routine keypunch w ork. May tra in in experien ced keypunch o p e ra to rs .

C la s s B . Work is routine and rep etitive . Under c lo se su p erv isio n or following sp ec if ic p ro ced u re s or in stru ctio n s, w orks from v ario u s stan dard ized so u rce docum ents which have been coded, and follow s sp ec ified p ro ced u re s which have been p re sc r ib e d in d eta il and req u ire little or no se le ctin g , coding, or in terpretin g of data to be record ed . R e fe rs to su p e rv iso r p rob lem s a r is in g from erron eou s item s or cod es or m issin g in form ation.

M ESSEN G ER (O ffice Boy or G irl)

P e r fo rm s vario u s routine duties such as running e r ra n d s , operating m inor office m a ­ch ines such as s e a le r s or m a ile r s , opening and d istribu tin g m a il, and other m inor c le r ic a l w ork. Exclude p osition s that requ ire operation of a m otor veh icle a s a sign ifican t duty.

SEC R ET A R Y

A ssign ed as p e rso n a l se c re ta ry , n orm ally to one individual. M aintains a c lo se and highly re sp o n siv e re lation sh ip to the d ay -to -day w ork ac tiv itie s of the su p e rv iso r . W orks fa ir ly inde­pendently receiv in g a m inim um of detailed su p erv isio n and guidance. P e r fo rm s v aried c le r ic a l and s e c r e ta r ia l du tie s, u su ally including m ost of the follow ing: (a) R ece iv e s telephone c a l ls ,p e rso n a l c a l le r s , and incom ing m a il, an sw ers routine in q u ir ie s , and rou tes the tech n ical in q u irie s to the p ro p er p e r so n s ; (b) e s ta b lish e s , m ain ta in s, and re v ise s the su p e r v iso r 's f i le s ; (c) m ain ta in s the su p e r v iso r 's ca len dar and m akes appointm ents a s in stru cted ; (d) re la y s m e s sa g e s from su p e r­v iso r to su b ord in ates; (e) review s corresp on d en ce , m em oran du m s, and re p o rts p rep ared by o thers for the su p e r v iso r 's sign atu re to a s su r e p ro ced u ra l and typographic ac cu rac y ; and (f) p e r fo rm s sten ograph ic and typing work.

May a lso p erfo rm other c le r ic a l and s e c r e ta r ia l ta sk s of com p arab le nature and difficulty . The work typ ically req u ire s knowledge of o ffice routine and understanding of the organ ization , p ro g ra m s, and p ro ced u re s re la ted to the w ork of the su p e rv iso r .

E xclu sion s

Not a ll p o sition s that a re titled " s e c r e t a r y " p o s s e s s the above c h a ra c te r i s t ic s . E xam p les of p o sition s which a re excluded from the definition a re a s fo llow s: (a) P o sit io n s which do not m eetthe "p e r so n a l" se c re ta ry concept d e sc rib ed above; (b) sten ograp h ers not fully tra in ed in s e c r e ta r ia l type du tie s; (c) s ten ograp h ers serv in g a s o ffice a s s is ta n t s to a group of p ro fe ss io n a l, tech n ical, or m a n ager ia l p e rso n s ; (d) se c re ta ry p o sition s in which the duties a re eith er su b stan tia lly m ore routine or su b stan tia lly m ore com plex and re sp o n sib le than those c h a rac te r ize d in the definition; and (e) a s s is ta n t type p o sition s which involve m ore d ifficu lt or m ore re sp o n sib le tech n ical, adm in ­is tra t iv e , su p e rv iso ry , or sp e c ia liz e d c le r ic a l duties which a re not typical of s e c r e ta r ia l work.

N O TE; The term "c o rp o ra te o f f ic e r ," u sed in the lev e l defin itions follow ing, r e fe r s to those o ffic ia ls who have a sign ifican t co rp orate-w id e policym aking ro le with reg ard to m a jo r com pany a c tiv itie s . The title "v ic e p r e s id e n t ," though n orm ally in dicative of th is ro le , does not in a ll c a s e s identify such position s. V ice p re sid en ts whose p r im ary re sp o n sib ility is to act p e r ­son ally on individual c a se s or tran sactio n s (e .g ., approve o r deny individual loan or cre d it ac tion s; ad m in iste r individual tru st accou n ts; d ire ctly su p e rv ise a c le r ic a l staff) a re not co n sid ered to be "c o rp o ra te o ff ic e r s " for p u rp oses of applying the following leve l d efin ition s.

C la s s A

a. S e c re ta ry to the ch airm an of the board or p resid en t of a com pany that em ploy s, in a ll , over 100 but few er than 5 ,000 p e r so n s ; or

b. S e c re ta ry to a co rp o rate o ffic e r (other than the ch airm an of the b oard or p residen t) of a com pany that em ploy s, in a ll , over 5, 000 but few er than 25, 000 p e r so n s ; or

c. S e c re ta ry to the head (im m ediate ly below the co rp o rate o ffic e r level) of a m a jo r segm en t or su b sid ia ry of a com pany that em ploy s, in a ll , over 25, 000 p e r so n s .

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C la s s B

a. S e c re ta ry to the ch airm an of the board or p resid en t of a com pany that em ploy s, in a ll , few er than 100 p e r so n s ; or

b. S e c re ta ry to a co rp o rate o ffic e r (other than the ch airm an of the b oard or presiden t) of a com pany that em ploy s, in a ll , over 100 but few er than 5, 000 p e r so n s ; or

c. S e c re ta ry to the head (im m ediate ly below the o ffic e r level) over e ith er a m a jo r co rp orate-w id e functional ac tiv ity (e .g ., m ark etin g , r e se a r c h , o p era tio n s, in d u str ia l re la - tion s, etc.) o ~ a m a jo r geograp h ic or o rgan iza tio n a l segm en t (e .g ., a reg io n a l h e ad q u arte rs ; a m a jo r d ivision) of a com pany that em ploy s, in a ll , over 5 ,0 0 0 but few er than 25 ,000 em p loy ee s; or

d. S e c re ta ry to the head of an individual plant, fa c to ry , etc. (or other equivalent leve l of o ffic ia l) that em ploy s, in a ll , over 5, 000 p e r so n s ; or

e. S e c re ta ry to the head of a la rg e and im portan t o rgan ization al segm en t (e .g ., a m iddle m an agem ent su p e rv iso r of an o rgan ization al segm en t often involving a s m any a s se v e ra l hundred p erso n s) of a com pany that em ploy s, in a ll, over 25 ,000 p e r so n s .

C la s s C

a. S e c re ta ry to an executive or m a n ag e r ia l p e rso n w hose re sp o n sib ility is not equivalent to one of the sp ec if ic lev e l situ ation s in the definition fo r c l a s s B , but w hose su bordin ate sta ff n orm ally num bers at le a s t se v e ra l dozen em ployees and is u su ally divided into o rgan ization al segm en ts which a re often, in turn, fu rther subdivided. In som e com p an ies, th is lev e l in cludes a wide range of o rgan ization al echelon s; in o th ers , only one or two; £ r

b. S e c re ta ry to the head of an individual plant, fa c to ry , etc. (or other equivalent leve l of o ffic ial) that em ploy s, in a ll , few er than 5, 000 p e r so n s .

C la s s D

a. S e c re ta ry to the su p e rv iso r or head of a sm a ll o rgan ization al unit (e .g ., few er than about 25 or 30 p e r so n s) ; o r

b. S e c re ta ry to a n on su p erv iso ry sta ff sp e c ia lis t , p ro fe ss io n a l em ployee, a d m in is t r a ­tive o ffic e r , o r a s s is ta n t , sk illed technician or ex pert. (NO TE; Many com p an ies a s s ig n sten o g rap h ers , rath er than se c r e ta r ie s a s d e sc r ib ed above, to th is lev e l of su p e rv iso ry or n on su perv iso ry w orker.)

STEN O G RA PH ER, G E N E R A L

P r im a ry duty is to take dictation involving a n orm al routine vocab u lary from one o r m ore p erso n s e ith er in shorthand or by Stenotype or s im ila r m ach ine; and t r a n sc r ib e d ictation. May a lso type from w ritten copy. M ay m aintain f i l e s , keep sim p le re c o rd s , o r p e rfo rm other re la tiv e ly routine c le r ic a l ta sk s . M ay op erate from a sten ograph ic pool. D oes not include tra n sc r ib in g - m achine w ork . (See tran scrib in g -m ach in e o p e ra to rs .)

STEN O G RA PH ER, SENIOR

P r im a ry duty is to take d ictation involving a v a r ie d tech n ical o r sp e c ia liz e d vocabulary such a s in leg a l b r ie fs or rep o rts on sc ien tific r e se a rc h from one o r m ore p e r so n s either in sh o rt­hand or by Stenotype or s im ila r m ach ine; and tra n sc r ib e dictation. M ay a lso type fro m w ritten copy. M ay a lso se t up and m aintain f i l e s , keep re c o rd s , etc.

OR

P e r fo rm s sten ograph ic duties requ irin g sign ifican tly g re a te r independence and re sp o n s i­b ility than sten o g rap h ers , g en era l a s evidenced by the follow ing: Work re q u ire s high degree of sten ograph ic speed and ac cu rac y ; and a thorough w orking knowledge of g en era l b u s in e ss and office p ro ced u re s and of the sp e c if ic b u sin e ss o p era tio n s, organ ization , p o lic ie s , p ro c e d u re s , f i l e s , w orkflow , etc. U se s th is knowledge in p erfo rm in g sten ograph ic duties and re sp o n sib le c le r ic a l ta sk s such a s , m aintaining followup f i le s ; a ssem b lin g m a te r ia l fo r r e p o r ts , m em oran du m s, le t te r s , e tc .; com posing sim ple le tte r s from gen era l in stru ctio n s; read ing and routing incom ing m a il; and answ ering routine q u estio n s, etc. D oes not include tran scrib in g -m ach in e w ork .

SW ITCHBOARD O PERA TO R

C la s s A . O p era tes a sin g le- or m ultiple-position telephone sw itchboard handling incom ing, outgoing, in traplan t or o ffice c a lls . P e r fo rm s fu ll telephone in form ation se rv ic e or handles com plex c a l ls , such a s con ference , co llec t, o v e r se a s , o r s im ila r c a l l s , e ith er in addition to doing routine w ork a s d e sc r ib e d for sw itchboard o p era to r , c l a s s B , o r a s a fu ll-tim e

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assig n m en t. ( "F u l l" telephone in form ation se rv ic e o cc u rs when the e stab lish m en t h as v aried functions that a re not read ily u n derstan dable fo r telephone in form ation p u rp o se s , e .g ., b ecau se of overlapp in g or in te rre la te d fun ction s, and consequently p re sen t frequen t p ro b lem s a s to which ex ten sio is a re ap p ro p ria te fo r c a lls .)

C la s s B . O p era tes a sin g le- or m u ltip le-p osition telephone sw itchboard handling incom ing, outgoing, in traplan t or o ffice c a l ls . M ay handle routine long d istan ce c a l ls and rec o rd to lls . M ay p erfo rm lim ited telephone in form ation se rv ic e . ("L im ite d " telephone in form ation se rv ic e o cc u rs if the functions of the e stab lish m en t se rv ic e d a re read ily u n derstan dable fo r telephone in form ation p u rp o se s , o r if the re q u e sts a re routine, e .g ., giving exten sion n u m bers when sp ec if ic n am es a re fu rn ish ed , or i f com p lex c a l ls a re r e fe r re d to another op era to r .)

SW ITCHBOARD O PE R A T O R -R E C E P T IO N IST

In addition to p erfo rm in g d u ties of o p era to r on a s in g le -p o sit io n o r m on itor-type sw itch­b oard , a c ts a s recep tio n ist and m ay a lso type o r p e rfo rm routine c le r ic a l w ork a s p a rt of reg u la r du ties. T h is typing or c le r ic a l w ork m ay take the m a jo r p a r t of th is w o rk e r 's tim e while at sw itchboard .

TA BULATIN G-M ACH IN E O PER A TO R (E le c tr ic Accounting M achine O perator)

O p era te s one o r a v a r ie ty of m ach in es such as the tab u lato r, c a lcu la to r , co lla to r , in te r ­p re te r , so r te r , reproducing punch, etc. Exclu d ed from th is definition a re w orking su p e rv iso r s . A lso excluded a re o p e ra to r s of e lec tron ic d ig ita l co m p u ters, even though they m ay a lso op erate EAM equipm ent.

P o sit io n s a re c la s s i f ie d into le v e ls on the b a s is of the follow ing defin itions.

C la s s A . P e r fo rm s com plete rep ortin g and tabulating a ss ig n m en ts including dev isin g d ifficu lt con trol p an el w irin g under ge n e ra l su p erv isio n . A ssign m en ts ty p ically involve a v a r ie ty of long and com p lex re p o r ts which often a re ir r e g u la r or n o n recu rrin g , requ irin g som e planning of the n atu re and sequencing of o p era tio n s, and the u se of a v a r ie ty of m ach in es. Is typ ica lly involved in train in g new o p e ra to rs in m achine op eration s o r tra in in g low er lev e l o p e ra to rs in w iring fro m d ia g ra m s and in the operating seq u en ces of long and com p lex rep o rts. D oes not include p o sitio n s in which w irin g re sp o n sib ility is lim ited to se le ctio n and in sertion of p rew ired b o a rd s .

TA BULATIN G-M ACH IN E O PERA TO R (E le c tr ic Accounting M achine O perator)— Continued

C la s s B . P e r fo rm s w ork accord in g to e s tab lish ed p ro ce d u re s and under sp ec if ic in ­stru ctio n s. A ssign m en ts typ ically involve com plete but routine and rec u rr in g re p o rts or p a r ts of la r g e r and m ore com plex re p o rts . O p era tes m o re d ifficu lt tabulating o r e le c tr ic a l a c ­counting m ach in es such as the tabu lato r and c a lcu la to r , in addition to the s im p le r m achines u sed by c l a s s C o p e ra to r s . M ay be req u ired to do som e w irin g fro m d ia g ra m s. May tra in new em ploy ees in b a s ic m achine o p eration s.

C la s s C . Under sp e c if ic in stru ctio n s, o p e ra te s s im p le tabulating or e le c t r ic a l accounting m ach in es such a s the s o r te r , in te rp re te r , reprodu cing punch, c o lla to r , etc. A ssign m en ts ty p ically involve p ortion s of a w ork unit, fo r ex am p le , individual so rtin g o r co llatin g run s, o r rep etitive op era tio n s. M ay p erfo rm sim p le w irin g fro m d ia g ra m s, and do som e filin g work.

TRANSCRIBING-M ACH INE O PER A TO R , G E N E R A L

P r im a ry duty is to tra n sc r ib e dictation involving a n orm al routine vocab u lary from tran scrib in g -m ach in e r e c o rd s . M ay a lso type fro m w ritten copy and do sim p le c le r ic a l work. W orkers t ran scr ib in g dictation involving a v a r ied tech n ical o r sp e c ia liz e d v o cab u lary such a s le g a l b r ie fs o r re p o rts on sc ien tific r e se a r c h a re not included. A w ork er who tak e s dictation in shorthand or by Stenotype o r s im ila r m achine is c la s s i f ie d a s a sten o grap h er, gen eral.

TY P IST

U se s a typew riter to m ake co p ies of v a r io u s m a te r ia l o r to m ake out b il ls a fte r c a lc u la ­tion s have been m ade by another p erso n . M ay include typing of s te n c ils , m a ts , or s im ila r m a te ­r ia l s fo r u se in duplicating p r o c e s s e s . M ay do c le r ic a l w ork involving little sp e c ia l tra in in g , such a s keeping sim ple r e c o rd s , filin g re c o rd s and re p o r ts , o r so rtin g and d istribu tin g incom ing m ail.

C la s s A . P e r fo rm s one or m ore of the fo llow in g; Typing m a te r ia l in fin al fo rm when it in volves com bining m a te r ia l fro m se v e ra l so u rc e s or re sp o n sib ility fo r c o r re c t sp ellin g , sy llab ica tio n , punctuation, e tc ., of tech n ical or unusual w ords or fo re ign language m a te ­r ia l ; and planning layout and typing o f co m p licated s t a t i s t ic a l tab le s to m ain ta in uniform ity and b alan ce in sp acin g . M ay type routine fo rm le t te r s vary in g d e ta ils to su it c ircu m stan c e s.

C la s s B . P e r fo rm s one or m ore of the fo llow in g: Copy typing from rough or c le a rd ra f ts ; routine typing of fo rm s, in su ran ce p o lic ie s , e tc .; and setting up sim p le stan dard tabu lation s, o r copying m ore com plex tab le s a lre a d y setup and sp aced p roperly .

P R O F E S S I O N A L A N D T E C H N I C A L

C O M PU TER O PERA TO R

M onitors and o p e ra te s the con tro l con so le of a d ig ita l com puter to p r o c e s s data according to operating in stru ctio n s, u su a lly p re p a re d by a p ro g ra m e r . Work in clu des m o st of the fo llow ing: S tu d ies in stru ctio n s to determ in e equipm ent setup and o p era tio n s; load s equipm ent with req u ired item s (tape r e e ls , c a r d s , e tc .); sw itch es n e c e s s a r y au x ilia ry equipm ent into c irc u it , and s t a r t s and o p era te s com puter; m ak es ad ju stm en ts to com puter to c o r re c t operating p ro b lem s and m eet sp e c ia l con d ition s; rev iew s e r r o r s m ade during operation and d eterm in es cau se o r r e fe r s prob lem to su p e rv iso r or p ro g ra m e r ; and m ain ta in s operating rec o rd s . M ay te s t and a s s i s t in co rrec tin g p ro gram .

F o r w age study p u rp o se s , com puter o p e ra to rs a re c la s s i f ie d a s fo llow s:

C la s s A . O p era tes independently, or under only g en era l d irection , a com puter running p ro g ra m s with m o st of the follow ing c h a r a c te r i s t ic s : New p ro g ra m s a re frequen tly te sted and in troduced ; scheduling req u irem e n ts a r e of c r i t ic a l im portan ce to m in im ize dow ntim e; the p ro g ra m s a re of com plex d esign so that id en tification of e r r o r so u rce often re q u ire s a w orking knowledge of the total p ro g ra m , and a ltern ate p ro g ra m s m ay not be av a ilab le . M ay give d irection and guidance to low er le v e l o p e ra to r s .

C la s s B . O p era tes independently, o r under only g en era l d irection , a com puter running p ro g ra m s with m o st of the follow ing c h a r a c te r i s t ic s : M ost of the p ro g ra m s a re e stab lish edproduction ru n s, ty p ica lly run on a re g u la r ly rec u rr in g b a s i s ; there is little or no testin g of new p ro g ra m s req u ired ; a ltern ate p ro g ra m s a re provided in c a se o rig in a l p ro g ram needs m a jo r change o r cannot be co rre c te d within a reaso n ab le tim e. In com m on e r r o r situ atio n s, d iagn o se s cau se and tak es c o rre c tiv e action . T h is u su a lly in volves applying p rev io u sly p ro ­gram ed co rre c tiv e s te p s , o r u sin g stan d ard co rrec tio n tech niques.

ORO p era tes under d ire c t su p erv is io n a com puter running p ro g ra m s o r segm en ts of p ro g ram s

with the c h a ra c te r i s t ic s d e sc r ib e d fo r c l a s s A . M ay a s s i s t a h igher lev e l op era to r by in de­pendently p erfo rm in g le s s d ifficu lt t a sk s a ss ig n e d , and p erfo rm in g d ifficu lt ta sk s following detailed in stru ction s and with frequent review of op eration s p erfo rm ed .

C O M PU TER O PERA TO R— Continued

C la s s C . W orks on routine p ro g ra m s under c lo se su p erv ision . Is expected to develop w orking knowledge of the com puter equipm ent u sed and ab ility to detect p ro b lem s involved in running routine p ro g ra m s. U su a lly h as rece iv ed som e fo rm a l train in g in com puter operation. M ay a s s i s t h igher lev e l o p era to r on com plex p ro g ra m s.

CO M PU TER PRO G RA M ER, BU SIN ESSC onverts statem en ts of b u s in e ss p ro b le m s, ty p ically p re p a re d by a sy ste m s an a ly st, into

a sequence of deta iled in stru ctio n s which a re req u ired to so lve the p ro b lem s by autom atic data p ro c e ss in g equipm ent. Working from ch arts o r d ia g ra m s , the p ro g ra m e r develops the p re c ise in stru ction s w hich, when en tered into the com puter sy ste m in coded lan guage , c a u se the m anipu­lation of data to achieve d e s ire d re su lt s . Work in vo lves m o st of the fo llow in g: A p plies knowledge of com puter c a p a b ilit ie s , m ath em atic s, logic em ployed by co m p u ters, and p a r tic u la r su b ject m atter involved to an alyze ch arts and d ia g ra m s of the p rob lem to be p ro gram ed . D evelops sequence of p ro g ram s te p s , w rite s de ta iled flow ch arts to show o rd e r in which data w ill be p ro c e sse d ; con verts th ese ch arts to coded in stru ctio n s fo r m achine to follow ; t e s t s and c o r re c ts p ro g ra m s; p re p a re s in stru ctio n s fo r op eratin g p erson n e l during production run; a n a ly z e s , rev iew s, and a lte r s p ro g ra m s to in c re a se op erating e ffic ien cy o r adapt to new req u irem e n ts ; m ain ta in s re c o rd s of p ro g ra m developm ent and re v is io n s . (N O TE: W orkers p erfo rm in g both sy ste m s a n a ly s is and p ro ­gram in g should be c la s s i f ie d a s sy ste m s an a ly sts if th is is the sk ill u sed to determ in e th eir pay.)

D oes not include em ployees p r im a r i ly re sp o n sib le fo r the m an agem en t or su p erv isio n of other e lectron ic data p ro c e ss in g (ED P) em ploy ees, o r p ro g ra m e r s p r im a r i ly concerned with sc ien tific an d /o r engineering p ro b lem s.

F o r w age study p u rp o se s , p ro g ra m e r s a re c la s s i f ie d a s fo llow s:C la s s A . W orks independently o r under only ge n e ra l d irection on com plex p ro b lem s which

req u ire com petence in a l l p h a se s of p rogram in g con cepts and p ra c t ic e s . W orking from d ia ­g ra m s and ch arts which identify the nature of d e s ire d r e su lt s , m a jo r p ro c e ss in g step s to be accom p lish ed , and the re la tio n sh ip s betw een v ar io u s step s of the prob lem solv ing routine; p lan s the fu ll range of p rogram in g action s needed to e ffic ien tly u tilize the com puter sy stem in achieving d e s ire d end p rodu cts.

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C O M P U T E R P R O G R A M E R , B U S I N E S S — C o nt in u ed

At th i s l e v e l , p r o g r a m i n g i s d i f f i c u l t b e c a u s e c o m p u t e r e q u ip m e n t m u s t be o r g a n i z e d to p r o d u c e s e v e r a l i n t e r r e l a t e d but d i v e r s e p r o d u c t s f r o m n u m e r o u s and d i v e r s e d a t a e l e m e n t s . A w id e v a r i e t y and e x t e n s iv e n u m b e r o f i n t e r n a l p r o c e s s i n g a c t i o n s m u s t o c c u r . T h i s r e q u i r e s s u c h a c t io n s a s d e v e lo p m e n t of c o m m o n o p e r a t i o n s w hic h c a n b e r e u s e d , e s t a b l i s h m e n t of l i n k a g e p o in t s b e t w e e n o p e r a t i o n s , a d j u s t m e n t s to d a t a when p r o g r a m r e q u i r e m e n t s e x c e e d c o m p u t e r s t o r a g e c a p a c i t y , and s u b s t a n t i a l m a n i p u la t io n and r e s e q u e n c i n g of d a t a e l e m e n t s to f o r m a h ig h ly i n t e g r a t e d p r o g r a m .

M a y p r o v i d e fun c t io n a l d i r e c t i o n to lo w e r l e v e l p r o g r a m e r s who a r e a s s i g n e d to a s s i s t .

C l a s s B . W o rks in d ep en d e n t ly o r u n d e r only g e n e r a l d i r e c t i o n on r e l a t i v e l y s i m p l e p r o g r a m s , o r on s i m p l e s e g m e n t s of c o m p l e x p r o g r a m s . P r o g r a m s (o r s e g m e n t s ) u s u a l l y p r o c e s s in f o r m a t io n to p r o d u c e d a t a in two o r th r e e v a r i e d s e q u e n c e s o r f o r m a t s . R e p o r t s and l i s t i n g s a r e p r o d u c e d by r e f in i n g , a d a p t i n g , a r r a y i n g , o r m a k i n g m i n o r a d d i t io n s to o r d e le t io n s f r o m input d a t a which a r e r e a d i l y a v a i l a b l e . While n u m e r o u s r e c o r d s m a y be p r o c e s s e d , the d a t a h a ve b e e n r e f in e d in p r i o r a c t io n s s o th a t the a c c u r a c y and se q u e n c in g of d a t a c an be t e s t e d by u s in g a few ro ut ine c h e c k s . T y p i c a l l y , the p r o g r a m d e a l s with ro ut ine r e c o r d - k e e p i n g type o p e r a t i o n s .

OR

W o rks on c o m p l e x p r o g r a m s ( a s d e s c r i b e d f o r c l a s s A) u n d e r c l o s e d i r e c t i o n of a h ig h e r l e v e l p r o g r a m e r o r s u p e r v i s o r . M a y a s s i s t h ig h e r l e v e l p r o g r a m e r by in d ep en d e n t ly p e r ­f o r m i n g l e s s d i f f i c u l t t a s k s a s s i g n e d , and p e r f o r m i n g m o r e d i f f i c u l t t a s k s u n d er f a i r l y c l o s e d i r e c t i o n .

M a y gu id e o r i n s t r u c t l o w e r l e v e l p r o g r a m e r s .

C l a s s C . M a k e s p r a c t i c a l a p p l i c a t i o n s of p r o g r a m i n g p r a c t i c e s and c o n c e p t s u s u a l l y l e a r n e d in f o r m a l t r a i n in g c o u r s e s . A s s i g n m e n t s a r e d e s i g n e d to d e v e lo p c o m p e t e n c e in the a p p l i c a t i o n of s t a n d a r d p r o c e d u r e s to ro u t ine p r o b l e m s . R e c e i v e s c l o s e s u p e r v i s i o n on new a s p e c t s of a s s i g n m e n t s ; and w o r k i s r e v i e w e d t o , v e r i f y i t s a c c u r a c y and c o n f o r m a n c e with r e q u i r e d p r o c e d u r e s .

C O M P U T E R S Y S T E M S A N A L Y S T , B U S I N E S S

A n a l y z e s b u s i n e s s p r o b l e m s to f o r m u l a t e p r o c e d u r e s f o r s o l v in g th e m by u s e o f e l e c t r o n i c d a t a p r o c e s s i n g eq u ip m e n t . D e v e l o p s a c o m p le t e d e s c r i p t i o n o f a l l s p e c i f i c a t i o n s n e e d e d to en ab le p r o g r a m e r s to p r e p a r e r e q u i r e d d ig i t a l c o m p u t e r p r o g r a m s . W ork i n v o l v e s m o s t of the fo l l o w i n g : A n a l y z e s s u b j e c t - m a t t e r o p e r a t i o n s to be a u t o m a t e d and id e n t i f i e s c o n d i t io n s and c r i t e r i a r e q u i r e d to a c h ie v e s a t i s f a c t o r y r e s u l t s ; s p e c i f i e s n u m b e r and ty p e s of r e c o r d s , f i l e s , and d o c u m e n t s to be u s e d ; o u t l i n e s a c t io n s to b e p e r f o r m e d by p e r s o n n e l and c o m p u t e r s in su f f i c i e n t d e t a i l f o r p r e s e n t a t i o n to m a n a g e m e n t and fo r p r o g r a m i n g ( t y p ic a l l y th i s i n v o l v e s p r e p a r a t i o n of w o r k and d a t a flow c h a r t s ) ; c o o r d i n a t e s the d e v e lo p m e n t of t e s t p r o b l e m s and p a r t i c i p a t e s in t r i a l r u n s of new and r e v i s e d s y s t e m s ; and r e c o m m e n d s e q u ip m en t c h a n g e s to o b ta in m o r e e f f e c t i v e o v e r a l l o p e r a t i o n s . ( N O T E ; W o r k e r s p e r f o r m i n g both s y s t e m s a n a l y s i s and p r o g r a m i n g sh o u ld be c l a s ­s i f i e d a s s y s t e m s a n a l y s t s if th i s i s the s k i l l u s e d to d e t e r m i n e th e i r pa y . )

D o e s not in c lu d e e m p l o y e e s p r i m a r i l y r e s p o n s i b l e f o r the m a n a g e m e n t o r s u p e r v i s i o n of o th e r e l e c t r o n i c d a t a p r o c e s s i n g ( E D P ) e m p l o y e e s , o r s y s t e m s a n a l y s t s p r i m a r i l y c o n c e r n e d with s c i e n t i f i c o r e n g in e e r in g p r o b l e m s .

F o r w a g e st ud y p u r p o s e s , s y s t e m s a n a l y s t s a r e c l a s s i f i e d a s fo l l o w s :

C l a s s A . W o r k s in d ep en d e n t ly o r under only g e n e r a l d i r e c t i o n on c o m p l e x p r o b l e m s in vo lv in g a l l p h a s e s of s y s t e m s a n a l y s i s . P r o b l e m s a r e c o m p l e x b e c a u s e o f d i v e r s e s o u r c e s of input d a t a and m u l t i p l e - u s e r e q u i r e m e n t s of output d a ta . ( F o r e x a m p l e , d e v e lo p s an in te ­g r a t e d p r o d u c t i o n s c h e d u l in g , in v e n t o r y c o n t r o l , c o s t a n a l y s i s , and s a l e s a n a l y s i s r e c o r d in w hic h e v e r y i t e m of e a c h type i s a u t o m a t i c a l l y p r o c e s s e d th ro u gh the fu l l s y s t e m of r e c o r d s and a p p r o p r i a t e fo ll owup a c t io n s a r e in i t i a t e d by the c o m p u t e r . ) C o n f e r s with p e r s o n s c o n ­c e r n e d to d e t e r m i n e the d a t a p r o c e s s i n g p r o b l e m s and a d v i s e s s u b j e c t - m a t t e r p e r s o n n e l on the i m p l i c a t i o n s of new o r r e v i s e d s y s t e m s of d a t a p r o c e s s i n g o p e r a t i o n s . M a k e s r e c o m ­m e n d a t i o n s , if n e e d e d , f o r a p p r o v a l o f m a j o r s y s t e m s in s t a l l a t i o n s o r c h a n g e s and f o r o b ta in ing e q u ipm en t .

M a y p r o v i d e fu n c t io n a l d i r e c t i o n to l o w e r l e v e l s y s t e m s a n a l y s t s who a r e a s s i g n e d to a s s i s t .

C l a s s B . W o rks in d ep en d e n t ly o r u n d e r only g e n e r a l d i r e c t i o n on p r o b l e m s that a r e r e l a t i v e l y u n c o m p l i c a t e d to a n a ly z e , p l a n , p r o g r a m , and o p e r a t e . P r o b l e m s a r e o f l i m i t e d c o m p l e x i t y b e c a u s e s o u r c e s of input d a t a a r e h o m o g e n e o u s and the output d a t a a r e c l o s e l y r e l a t e d . ( F o r e x a m p l e , d e v e lo p s s y s t e m s f o r m a in ta in i n g d e p o s i t o r a c c o u n t s in a ban k .

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m aintain ing accounts rec e iv ab le in a r e ta il e stab lish m en t, or m aintain ing inventory accounts in a m anufacturing o r w h o lesa le estab lish m en t.) C on fers with p e rso n s con cern ed to determ in e the data p ro c e ss in g p ro b lem s and a d v ise s su b je c t-m atte r p erso n n e l on the im p lica tio n s of the data p ro c e ss in g sy ste m s to be applied.

ORW orks on a segm en t of a com plex data p ro c e ss in g schem e or sy ste m , a s d e sc r ib e d for

c la s s A. W orks independently on routine a ss ig n m en ts and re c e iv e s in stru ction and guidance on com plex a ss ig n m e n ts . Work is review ed fo r ac c u ra c y of judgm ent, com p lian ce with in ­s tru c tio n s, and to in su re p ro p er alinem ent with the o v e ra ll sy stem .

C la s s C . W orks under im m ed iate su p erv is io n , ca rry in g out an a ly se s a s a ss ig n e d , u su ally of a sin g le activ ity . A ssign m en ts a re design ed to develop and expand p r a c t ic a l experien ce in the ap plication of p ro ced u re s and sk ills req u ired fo r sy ste m s a n a ly s is w ork. F o r exam p le , m ay a s s i s t a h igher lev e l sy ste m s an a ly st by p rep arin g the detailed sp e c if ica tio n s req u ired by p ro g ra m e r s from in form ation developed by the higher leve l an aly st.

DRAFTSM AN

C la s s A . P lan s the graph ic p resen ta tio n of com plex item s having d istin ctive design fe a tu re s that d iffe r sign ifican tly from e stab lish ed d raftin g p reced en ts . W orks in c lo se su p ­p ort with the design o r ig in a to r , and m ay recom m end m inor design ch an ges. A n alyzes the e ffect of each change on the d e ta ils of fo rm , function, and p o sitio n al re la tio n sh ip s of co m ­ponents and p a r ts . W orks with a m inim um of su p e rv iso ry a s s is ta n c e . C om pleted w ork is review ed by design o rig in ato r fo r co n sisten cy with p r io r engineering determ in atio n s. May either p re p are d raw in gs, or d ire ct th e ir p rep ara tio n by low er lev e l d ra ftsm en .

C la s s B . P e r fo rm s nonroutine and com plex draftin g a ss ig n m en ts that req u ire the a p p li­cation of m o st of the stan d ard ized draw ing techniques r e g u la rly used . D uties ty p ically in ­volve such w ork a s ; P r e p a r e s w orking draw in gs of su b a s se m b lie s with ir r e g u la r sh ap es, m ultiple fun ction s, and p r e c is e p o sitio n al re la tio n sh ip s between com ponents; p re p a r e s a r c h i­tec tu ra l draw in gs fo r con stru ction of a building including deta il draw in gs of foundations, w all se c tio n s, flo o r p lan s, and roof. U se s accep ted fo rm u las and m an uals in m aking n e c e s s a r y com putations to determ in e quan titie s of m a te r ia ls to be u sed , load c a p a c it ie s , stren g th s, s t r e s s e s , etc. R ec e iv e s in itia l in stru c tio n s, req u irem e n ts , and adv ice fro m su p e rv iso r . C om pleted w ork is checked fo r tech n ical adequacy.

C la s s C . P r e p a r e s d e ta il draw in gs of sin g le units o r p a r ts fo r en gin eerin g , con stru ction , m an ufacturin g, or re p a ir p u rp o se s . T y pes of draw in gs p re p are d include iso m e tr ic p ro je ctio n s (depicting three d im en sion s in ac cu rate sc a le ) and sec tio n a l v iew s to c la r ify p osition in g of com ponents and convey needed in form ation. C on so lid a tes d e ta ils from a num ber of so u rc e s and a d ju sts o r tra n sp o se s sc a le a s req u ired . Su ggested m ethods of ap proach , ap p licab le p reced en ts , and adv ice on so u rce m a te r ia ls a re given with in itia l a ss ig n m e n ts . In stru ction s a re le s s com plete when a ss ig n m en ts rec u r . Work m ay be spot-ch eck ed during p r o g r e s s .

D R A FTSM A N -TR A C ER

C opies p lan s and draw in gs p rep ared by o th ers by p lacin g tracin g cloth o r p ap er over draw ings and trac in g with pen o r pencil. (D oes not include tracin g lim ited to p lan s p r im a r i ly con sistin g of stra ig h t lin e s and a la rg e sc a le not requ irin g c lo se delineation .)

AND/O RP r e p a r e s sim ple o r rep etitive draw ings of e a s i ly v isu a liz e d item s. Work is c lo se ly su p erv ised during p r o g r e s s .

ELEC TR O N IC TECHNICIAN

W orks on v a r io u s types of e lectron ic equipm ent or sy ste m s by p erfo rm in g one or m ore of the follow ing o p era tio n s: M odifying, in sta llin g , re p a ir in g , and overhauling. T h ese op eration s req u ire the p erfo rm an ce of m ost o r a l l of the follow ing t a s k s : A ssem b lin g , te stin g , ad ju stin g ,ca lib ra tin g , tuning, and alin ing.

Work is nonrepetitive and re q u ire s a knowledge of the theory and p ra c t ic e of e lec tron ics pertain in g to the u se of gen era l and sp e c ia liz e d e lec tron ic te s t equipm ent; trou ble a n a ly s is ; and the operation , re lation sh ip , and alinem ent of e lec tron ic sy s te m s , su b sy ste m s , and c irc u its having a v ar ie ty of com ponent p a r ts .

E lec tron ic equipm ent or sy ste m s w orked on typ ically include one o r m o re of the follow ing: Ground, veh icle , or airb orn e rad io com m unications sy s te m s , re la y sy s te m s , n avigation a id s ; a irb orn e or ground rad a r sy s te m s ; rad io and te lev ision tran sm ittin g or record in g sy ste m s ; e le c ­tron ic co m p u ters; m is s i le and sp a c e c ra ft guidance and con trol sy s te m s ; in d u str ia l and m ed ical m e asu r in g , indicating, and con trollin g d ev ice s ; etc.

(Exclude production a s se m b le r s and te s te r s , c ra ftsm e n , d ra ftsm en , d e s ig n e r s , en g in eers, and rep a irm e n of such stan dard e lec tron ic equipm ent a s office m ach in es, rad io and te lev is ion receiv in g se ts .)

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N U R SE, IN D U STRIAL (R eg iste red )

A re g is te re d n u rse who g iv e s n ursin g se rv ic e under ge n e ra l m e d ica l d irection to i l l or in ju red em ployees or other p e r so n s who becom e il l o r su ffe r an acciden t on the p re m ise s of a fa c to ry o r other estab lish m en t. D uties involve a com bination of the fo llow in g: G iving f i r s t aidto the il l or in ju red ; attending to subsequen t d re s s in g of em p loy ees' in ju r ie s ; keeping re c o rd s

N U R SE, IND U STRIAL (R e g iste re d )— Continued

of p a tien ts tre a te d ; p rep arin g acciden t re p o rts fo r com pen sation or other p u rp o se s ; a s s is t in g in p h y sica l exam in ation s and health evaluation s of ap p lican ts and em p loy ees; and planning and c a r r y ­ing out p ro g ra m s involving health education, acciden t preven tion , evaluation of plant environm ent, or other a c tiv itie s affectin g the health , w e lfa re , and sa fe ty of a ll p erson n el.

M A I N T E N A N C E A N D P O W E R P L A N T

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

P e r fo rm s the ca rp en try du ties n e c e s s a r y to co n stru ct and m ain ta in in good re p a ir building woodwork and equipm ent such a s b in s , c r ib s , co u n ters, b en ch es, p a rtitio n s, d o o rs , f lo o r s , s t a ir s , c a s in g s , and tr im m ade of wood in an estab lish m en t. Work in vo lves m o st of the follow ing: Planning and laying out of w ork fro m b lu ep rin ts , d raw in gs, m o d e ls , o r v e rb a l in stru ctio n s usin g a v arie ty of c a rp e n te r 's handtools, p ortab le pow er to o ls , and stan d ard m e asu rin g in stru m en ts ; m aking stan dard shop com putations re la tin g to d im en sion s of w ork; and se le ctin g m a te r ia ls n e c e s sa ry fo r the w ork. In g e n era l, the w ork of the m aintenance ca rp en te r re q u ire s rounded train in g and experien ce u su ally acqu ired through a fo rm a l ap pren ticesh ip o r equivalent train in g and experien ce .

E L E C T R IC IA N , M AINTENANCE

P e r fo rm s a v a r ie ty of e le c t r ic a l trad e functions such a s the in sta lla tio n , m ain ten ance, or re p a ir of equipm ent fo r the gen eration , d istr ib u tion , o r u tilization of e le c tr ic en ergy in an estab lish m en t. Work in vo lves m o st of the fo llow in g: In sta llin g o r rep a ir in g any of a v a r ie tyof e le c tr ic a l equipm ent such a s g e n e ra to r s , t r a n s fo r m e r s , sw itch b oard s, c o n tro lle r s , c ircu it b r e a k e r s , m o to rs , heating u n its, conduit sy s te m s , o r other tra n sm is s io n equipm ent; w orking fro m b lu ep rin ts, d raw in gs, lay o u ts, or other sp e c if ic a tio n s ; locatin g and d iagn osin g trouble in the e le c tr ic a l sy stem or equipm ent; w orking stan d ard com putations re latin g to load req u irem en ts of w iring o r e le c tr ic a l equipm ent; and usin g a v a r ie ty of e le c tr ic ia n 's handtools and m e asu rin g and te stin g in stru m en ts. In g e n e ra l, the w ork of the m aintenance e le c tr ic ia n re q u ire s rounded train in g and ex perien ce u su ally acq u ired through a fo rm a l ap pren ticesh ip or equivalent train in g and ex p erien ce .

E N G IN EER , STATIONARY

O p era te s and m ain ta in s and m ay a lso su p e rv ise the operation of sta tio n ary engines and equipm ent (m ech an ical o r e le c tr ic a l) to supply the e stab lish m en t in which em ployed with pow er, h eat, re fr ig e ra tio n , or air-con d ition in g . Work in v o lv e s: O peratin g and m aintain ing equipm entsuch a s steam en gin es, a ir c o m p r e s s o r s , g e n e ra to r s , m o to rs , tu rb in e s, ven tilatin g and r e f r ig ­eratin g equipm ent, s team b o ile r s and b o ile r- fe d w ater pu m ps; m aking equipm ent r e p a ir s ; and keeping a re c o rd of op eration of m ach in ery , tem p era tu re , and fuel consum ption. May a lso su ­p e rv ise th ese op era tio n s. H ead or ch ief en g in eers in e stab lish m en ts em ploying m ore than one en gin eer a re exclu d ed .

FIR EM A N , STATIO NARY BO IL ER

F ir e s s ta tio n ary b o ile r s to fu rn ish the estab lish m en t in which em ployed with h eat, pow er, o r steam . F e e d s fu e ls to f ire by hand o r o p e ra te s a m ech an ical sto k er , or g a s o r o il b u rn er; and ch ecks w ater and sa fe ty v a lv e s . M ay clean , o il, o r a s s i s t in rep a ir in g b o ile rro o m equipm ent.

H E L P E R , M AINTENANCE TR A D ES

A s s i s t s one or m ore w ork ers in the sk illed m aintenance t r a d e s , by p erfo rm in g sp ec if ic or ge n e ra l du ties of l e s s e r sk ill , such a s keeping a w ork er supplied with m a te r ia ls and to o ls; clean in g w orking a r e a , m ach in e, and equipm ent; a s s is t in g journ eym an by holding m a te r ia ls or to o ls ; and p erfo rm in g other u n sk illed ta sk s a s d ire cted by journ eym an. The kind of w ork the h e lp er is p erm itted to p e rfo rm v a r ie s fro m trad e to tra d e : In som e t ra d e s the h e lp er is con­fined to supplying, liftin g , and holding m a te r ia ls and tools and clean in g w orking a r e a s ; and in o th ers he is p erm itted to p e rfo rm sp e c ia liz e d m achine o p era tio n s, or p a r ts of a trad e that a re a lso p erfo rm ed by w ork ers on a fu ll- t im e b a s i s .

M A CH IN E-TO O L O PE R A TO R , TOOLROOM

S p e c ia l iz e s in the operation of one o r m o re types of m achine to o ls , such a s jig b o r e r s , cy lin d r ica l or su rfac e g r in d e r s , engine la th e s, o r m illin g m ach in es, in the con stru ction of m ach in e-sh op to o ls , g a g e s , j i g s , f ix tu re s , or d ie s . Work in vo lves m ost of the fo llow ing: P lanning and p erfo rm in g d ifficu lt m achining o p era tio n s; p ro c e s s in g item s req u irin g com p licated se tu p s or a high d eg ree of a c c u ra c y ; usin g a v a r ie ty of p re c is io n m e asu rin g in stru m en ts; se le ctin g feed s, sp e e d s , toolin g, and operation seq u en ce; and m aking n e c e s s a r y ad ju stm en ts during operation to ach ieve req u isite to le ra n c e s o r d im en sion s. M ay be req u ired to recogn ize when too ls need d re s s in g , to d r e s s to o ls , and to s e le c t p ro p er coo lan ts and cutting and lu bricatin g o ils . F o r c ro s s - in d u s t r y w age study p u rp o se s , m ach in e-to o l o p e ra to r s , too lroom , in tool and die jobbing shops a re excluded fro m th is c la s s if ic a t io n .

M ACHINIST, M AINTENANCE

P ro d u ce s rep lacem en t p a r ts and new p a r ts in m aking r e p a ir s of m etal p a r ts of m ech an ical equipm ent o p erated in an e stab lish m en t. Work in volves m ost of the fo llow in g: In terpretin g w rittenin stru ctio n s and sp e c if ic a tio n s ; planning and laying out of w ork; usin g a v a r ie ty of m a ch in ist 's handtools and p re c is io n m e asu rin g in stru m en ts; setting up and operating stan d ard m achine too ls; shaping of m e ta l p a r ts to c lo se to le ra n c e s ; m aking stan dard shop com putations re latin g to dim en­sion s of w ork, tooling, fe e d s , and sp eed s of m achin ing; knowledge of the w orking p ro p e rt ie s of the com m on m e ta ls ; se le ctin g stan d ard m a te r ia ls , p a r ts , and equipm ent req u ired for h is w ork; and fitting and a sse m b lin g p a r ts into m ech an ical equipm ent. In g e n e ra l, the m a c h in is t 's work n orm ally re q u ire s a rounded train in g in m ach in e-sh op p rac tic e u su a lly acqu ired through a fo rm al ap pren ticesh ip or equivalent train in g and ex p erien ce .

M ECH ANIC, AUTOM OTIVE (M aintenance)

R e p a irs au tom ob ile s, b u se s , m o to rtru c k s , and t r a c to r s of an estab lish m en t. Work in­vo lves m o st of the fo llow in g: E xam ining autom otive equipm ent to d iagn ose so u rce of trou ble; d i s ­a ssem b lin g equipm ent and p erfo rm in g r e p a ir s that involve the u se of such handtools a s w renches, g a g e s , d r i l l s , or sp e c ia liz e d equipm ent in d isa sse m b lin g or fitting p a r ts ; rep lac in g broken or defective p a r ts from stock ; grinding and ad ju stin g v a lv e s ; re a sse m b lin g and in sta llin g the v ario u s a s se m b lie s in the veh icle and m aking n e c e s sa ry ad ju stm en ts ; and alin ing w h eels, ad ju stin g b rak es and ligh ts, or tightening body b o lts . In g en era l, the w ork of the autom otive m ech anic re q u ire s rounded train in g and ex p erien ce u su a lly acqu ired through a fo rm al ap pren ticesh ip or equivalent train in g and ex p erien ce .

M ECHANIC, M AINTENANCER e p a ir s m ach in ery o r m ech an ical equipm ent of an e stab lish m en t. Work in volves m ost

of the fo llow in g: Exam in in g m ach in es and m ech an ical equipm ent to d iagn ose so u rce of trou ble;d ism an tlin g o r p artly d ism an tlin g m ach in es and p erfo rm in g r e p a ir s that m ain ly involve the use of handtools in sc rap in g and fitting p a r ts ; rep lac in g broken or defective p a r ts with item s obtained from stock ; o rd erin g the production of a rep lacem en t p a rt by a m achine shop or sending of the m achine to a m achine shop fo r m a jo r r e p a ir s ; p rep arin g w ritten sp e c if ica tio n s fo r m a jo r r e p a ir s or fo r the production of p a r ts o rd ered from m achine shop; re a sse m b lin g m ach in es; and m aking a ll n e c e s sa ry ad ju stm en ts fo r operation . In g en era l, the w ork of a m aintenance m ech anic req u ire s rounded train in g and exp erien ce u su ally acqu ired through a fo rm a l ap pren ticesh ip or equivalent train in g and ex p erien ce . Exclu d ed from th is c la s s if ic a t io n a re w ork ers w hose p r im a ry duties involve setting up or ad ju stin g m ach in es.MILLW RIGHT

In sta lls new m ach in es o r heavy equipm ent, and d ism an tle s and in s ta lls m ach in es or heavy equipm ent when ch anges in the plant layout a re req u ired . Work in volves m ost of the fo llow ing: Planning and laying out of the w ork; in terpretin g b lu ep rin ts o r other sp e c if ic a tio n s ; using a v arie ty of handtools and r igg in g ; m aking stan dard shop com putation s re latin g to s t r e s s e s , stren gth of m a te r ia ls , and ce n te rs of g rav ity ; alin ing and balan cin g of equipm ent; se le ctin g stan dard to o ls, equipm ent, and p a r ts to be u sed ; and in sta llin g and m aintain ing in good o rd er pow er t ra n sm iss io n equipm ent such a s d r iv e s and speed re d u c e rs . In g en era l, the m illw rig h t's w ork n orm ally req u ire s a rounded train in g and ex perien ce in the trade acq u ired through a fo rm a l ap pren ticesh ip or equivalent train in g and experien ce .

P A IN T E R , M AINTENANCE

P ain ts and re d e c o ra te s w a lls , w oodwork, and fix tu re s of an e stab lish m en t. Work involves the fo llow in g: Know ledge of su r fa c e p e c u lia r it ie s and types of paint req u ired fo r d ifferen t ap p lic a ­tion s; p rep arin g su r fa c e fo r painting by rem oving old fin ish o r by p lac in g putty or f i l le r in nail ho les and in te r s t ic e s ; and applying paint with sp ra y gun or b ru sh . M ay m ix c o lo r s , o ils , white lead , and other paint in gred ien ts to obtain p rop er co lo r o r co n sisten cy . In g en era l, the w ork of the m aintenance p ain ter re q u ire s rounded train in g and exp erien ce u su a lly acqu ired through a fo rm al ap p ren ticesh ip or equivalent tra in in g and experien ce .

P IP E F IT T E R , M AINTENANCE

In sta lls or r e p a ir s w ater , s te a m , g a s , o r other types of pipe and p ipe fittin gs in an e stab lish m en t. Work in vo lves m o st of the fo llow ing: Lay in g out of w ork and m e asu rin g to locatep osition of pipe from draw in gs o r other w ritten sp e c if ic a tio n s ; cutting v a r io u s s iz e s of pipe to c o r re c t length s with c h ise l and h am m er o r oxyacetylene to rch or p ipe-cuttin g m ach in e; threading pipe with sto ck s and d ie s ; bending pipe by han d-driven or p ow er-d riven m ach in es; a ssem b lin g

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p ip e w ith c o u p lin g s and fa ste n in g p ip e to h a n g e r s ; m a k in g s ta n d a rd sh op co m p u ta t io n s re la t in g to p r e s s u r e s , f lo w , and s iz e o f p ip e r e q u ir e d ; and m a k in g s ta n d a rd te s t s to d e te r m in e w h e th e r f in ­is h e d p ip e s m e e t s p e c i f ic a t io n s . In g e n e r a l , the w o rk o f the m a in te n a n ce p ip e f it t e r r e q u ir e s rou n d ed tra in in g and e x p e r ie n c e u su a lly a c q u ir e d th rou g h a fo r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t tra in in g and e x p e r ie n c e . W o r k e r s p r im a r i ly e n g a g e d in in s ta llin g and re p a ir in g b u ild in g sa n ita tio n o r hea tin g s y s t e m s a r e e x c lu d e d .

S H E E T -M E T A L W O R K E R , M A IN T E N A N C E

F a b r i c a t e s , in s t a l ls , and m a in ta in s in g o o d r e p a ir the s h e e t -m e ta l e q u ip m e n t and f ix tu r e s (s u c h as m a ch in e g u a r d s , g r e a s e p a n s , s h e lv e s , l o c k e r s , ta n k s, v e n t i la t o r s , ch u te s , d u c ts , m e ta l r o o f in g ) o f an e s ta b lis h m e n t . W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t o f the fo l lo w in g : P la n n in g and la y in g out a ll ty p e s o f s h e e t -m e ta l m a in te n a n ce w o r k fr o m b lu e p r in ts , m o d e l s , o r o th e r s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; se ttin g up and o p e r a t in g a ll a v a ila b le ty p e s o f s h e e t -m e ta l w o rk in g m a c h in e s ; u sin g a v a r ie t y o f h a n d to o ls in cu tt in g , b e n d in g , f o r m in g , sh a p in g , f it t in g , and a s s e m b lin g ; and in s ta llin g s h e e t -m e ta l a r t ic le s as r e q u ir e d . In g e n e r a l , the w o r k o f the m a in te n a n ce s h e e t -m e ta l w o r k e r r e q u ir e s rou n d ed tra in in g and e x p e r ie n c e u su a lly a c q u ir e d th rou g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t tra in in g and e x p e r ie n c e .

T O O L AN D D IE M A K E R

(D ie m a k e r ; j ig m a k e r ; t o o l m a k e r ; fix tu r e m a k e r ; g a g e m a k e r )

C o n s tr u c ts and r e p a ir s m a c h in e -s h o p t o o ls , g a g e s , j i g s , f ix tu r e s o r d ie s f o r f o r g in g s , p u n ch in g , and o th e r m e t a l - f o r m in g w o rk . W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t o f the fo l lo w in g ; P la n n in g and la y in g ou t o f w o r k fr o m m o d e l s , b lu e p r in ts , d r a w in g s , o r o th e r o r a l and w r it te n s p e c i f ic a t i o n s ; u s in g a v a r ie t y o f t o o l and d ie m a k e r 's h a n d to o ls and p r e c i s i o n m e a s u r in g in s t r u m e n t s ; u n d e r ­sta n d in g o f the w o rk in g p r o p e r t ie s o f c o m m o n m e ta ls and a l l o y s ; s e tt in g up and o p e r a t in g o f m a ch in e t o o ls and r e la te d e q u ip m e n t; m a k in g n e c e s s a r y sh o p c o m p u ta t io n s re la t in g to d im e n s io n s o f w o r k , s p e e d s , f e e d s , and to o lin g o f m a c h in e s ; h e a t -t r e a t in g o f m e ta l p a r ts d u rin g fa b r ic a t io n as w e l l as o f f in is h e d t o o ls and d ie s to a c h ie v e r e q u ir e d q u a l it ie s ; w o rk in g to c l o s e t o le r a n c e s ; fit t in g and a s s e m b lin g o f p a r ts to p r e s c r ib e d t o le r a n c e s and a l lo w a n c e s ; and s e le c t in g a p p r o p r ia te m a t e r ia ls , t o o ls , and p r o c e s s e s . In g e n e r a l , the t o o l and d ie m a k e r 's w o r k r e q u i r e s a ro u n d e d tra in in g in m a c h in e -s h o p and t o o lr o o m p r a c t i c e u s u a lly a c q u ir e d th ro u g h a fo r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t tra in in g and e x p e r ie n c e .

F o r c r o s s - in d u s t r y w a g e stu d y p u r p o s e s , t o o l and d ie m a k e r s in t o o l and d ie jo b b in g sh o p s a r e e x c lu d e d f r o m th is c la s s i f ic a t i o n .

C U STO D IA L AND M ATERIAL M O VEM ENT

G U A R D AN D W A T C H M A N

G u a r d . P e r f o r m s rou tin e p o l ic e d u tie s , e ith e r at f ix e d p o s t o r on t o u r , m a in ta in in g o r d e r , u sin g a r m s o r f o r c e w h e re n e c e s s a r y . In clu d e s g a te m e n w h o a re s ta tio n e d at gate and ch e c k on id e n tity o f e m p lo y e e s and o th e r p e r s o n s e n te r in g .

W a tch m a n . M a k es rou n ds o f p r e m is e s p e r io d ic a l ly in p r o te c t in g p r o p e r t y a ga in st f i r e , th e ft, and i l le g a l en try .

J A N IT O R , P O R T E R , O R C L E A N E R

(S w e e p e r ; ch a rw o m a n ; ja n it r e s s )

C le a n s and k e e p s in an o r d e r ly co n d it io n fa c t o r y w o rk in g a r e a s and w a s h r o o m s , o r p r e m is e s o f an o f f i c e , a p a rtm e n t h o u s e , o r c o m m e r c ia l o r o th e r e s ta b lis h m e n t . D u ties in v o lv e a co m b in a t io n o f the fo l lo w in g : S w e e p in g , m o p p in g o r s c r u b b in g , and p o lis h in g f l o o r s ; r e m o v in gc h ip s , t r a s h , and o th e r r e fu s e ; du stin g eq u ip m e n t, fu r n itu r e , o r f ix tu r e s ; p o lis h in g m e ta l fix tu r e s o r t r im m in g s ; p r o v id in g su p p lie s and m in o r m a in te n a n ce s e r v i c e s ; and c le a n in g la v a t o r ie s , sh o w ­e r s , and r e s t r o o m s . W o r k e r s w ho s p e c ia l iz e in w in d ow w ash in g a re e x c lu d e d .

L A B O R E R , M A T E R IA L H A N D LIN G

(L o a d e r and u n lo a d e r ; h a n d ler and s t a c k e r ; s h e lv e r ; t r u c k e r ; s to ck m a n o r s to c k h e lp e r ; w a r e ­h o u se m a n o r w a r e h o u se h e lp e r )

A w o r k e r e m p lo y e d in a w a r e h o u s e , m a n u fa ctu rin g p lan t, s t o r e , o r o th e r e s ta b lis h m e n t w h o se d u ties in v o lv e one o r m o r e o f the fo l lo w in g : L o a d in g and u n load in g v a r io u s m a te r ia ls andm e r c h a n d is e on o r fr o m fr e ig h t c a r s , t r u c k s , o r o th e r tra n s p o r t in g d e v i c e s ; u n p a ck in g , sh e lv in g , o r p la c in g m a te r ia ls o r m e rc h a n d is e in p r o p e r s to r a g e lo c a t io n ; and t ra n s p o r t in g m a te r ia ls o r m e r c h a n d is e b y h a n d tru ck , c a r , o r w h e e lb a r r o w . L o n g s h o r e m e n , w h o lo a d and u n load sh ip s a re e x c lu d e d .

O R D E R F IL L E R

(O rd e r p ic k e r ; s to c k s e l e c t o r ; w a re h o u se stock m a n )

F i l l s sh ipp in g o r t r a n s fe r o r d e r s fo r fin is h e d g o o d s fr o m s t o r e d m e r c h a n d is e in a c c o r d ­a n ce w ith s p e c i f ic a t io n s on sa le s s l ip s , c u s to m e rs * o r d e r s , o r o th e r in s tr u c t io n s . M a y , in a d d it io n to fi ll in g o r d e r s and in d ica tin g ite m s f i l l e d o r o m itte d , k e e p r e c o r d s o f ou tg o in g o r d e r s , r e q u i­s it io n a d d it io n a l s to c k o r r e p o r t sh o r t su p p lie s to s u p e r v is o r , and p e r fo r m o th e r re la te d d u tie s .

P A C K E R , SH IP PIN G

P r e p a r e s fin is h e d p r o d u c ts fo r sh ip m en t o r s to r a g e b y p la c in g th em in sh ip p in g c o n ­ta in e r s , the s p e c i f i c o p e r a t io n s p e r fo r m e d b e in g dep en den t upon the ty p e , s i z e , and n u m b e r o f un its to be p a ck e d , the type o f c o n ta in e r e m p lo y e d , and m e th o d o f sh ip m e n t. W o rk r e q u ir e s the p la c in g o f ite m s in sh ip p in g co n ta in e rs and m a y in v o lv e one o r m o r e o f the fo l lo w in g : K n o w l­edge o f v a r io u s ite m s o f s to c k in o r d e r to v e r i fy con ten t; s e le c t io n o f a p p r o p r ia te ty p e and s iz e o f c o n ta in e r ; in se r t in g e n c lo s u r e s in c o n ta in e r ; u sin g e x c e l s io r o r o th e r m a te r ia l to p re v e n t b re a k a g e o r d a m a g e ; c lo s in g and se a lin g co n ta in e r ; and a p p ly in g la b e ls o r e n te r in g id e n tify in g data on c o n ta in e r . P a c k e r s w h o a ls o m a k e w o o d e n b o x e s o r c r a t e s a re e x c lu d e d .

SH IP PIN G A N D R E C E IV IN G C L E R K

P r e p a r e s m e r c h a n d is e f o r sh ip m e n t, o r r e c e iv e s and is r e s p o n s ib le fo r in co m in g s h ip ­m en ts o f m e r c h a n d is e o r o th e r m a te r ia ls . S h ipping w o rk in v o lv e s ; A k n o w le d g e o f sh ipp in g p r o c e d u r e s , p r a c t i c e s , r o u t e s , a v a ila b le m e a n s o f t r a n s p o r ta t io n , and ra te ; and p r e p a r in g r e c ­o r d s o f the g o o d s sh ip p e d , m a k in g up b i l ls o f la d in g , p o s tin g w e ig h t and sh ip p in g c h a r g e s , and k e e p in g a f i le o f sh ip p in g r e c o r d s . M ay d ir e c t o r a s s is t in p r e p a r in g the m e r c h a n d is e fo r s h ip ­m en t. R e c e iv in g w o rk in v o lv e s : V e r ify in g o r d ir e c t in g o th e r s in v e r i fy in g the c o r r e c t n e s s o fsh ip m e n ts a g a in st b i l ls o f la d in g , in v o ic e s , o r o th e r r e c o r d s ; ch e c k in g fo r s h o r ta g e s and r e je c t in g d a m a g e d g o o d s ; ro u tin g m e r c h a n d is e o r m a te r ia ls to p r o p e r d e p a r tm e n ts ; and m a in ta in in g n e c e s ­s a r y r e c o r d s and f i le s .

F o r w ag e stu d y p u r p o s e s , w o r k e r s a re c la s s i f ie d as fo l lo w s :

R e c e iv in g c le r k S h ipp in g c le r kS h ipping and r e c e iv in g c le r k

T R U C K D R IV E R

D r iv e s a tru c k w ith in a c i ty o r in d u s tr ia l a re a to t r a n s p o r t m a t e r ia ls , m e r c h a n d is e , e q u ip m e n t, o r m en b e tw e e n v a r io u s ty p e s o f e s ta b lis h m e n ts su ch a s : M a n u fa ctu r in g p la n ts , fr e ig h td e p o ts , w a r e h o u s e s , w h o le s a le and re t a il e s t a b l is h m e n t s , o r b e tw e e n re t a il e s ta b l is h m e n ts and cu s to m e r s * h o u s e s o r p la c e s o f b u s in e s s . M a y a ls o lo a d o r u n load t r u c k w ith o r w ith ou t h e lp e r s , m a k e m in o r m e c h a n ic a l r e p a i r s , and k e e p tru c k in g o o d w o rk in g o r d e r . D r i v e r - s a le s m e n and o v e r - t h e - r o a d d r iv e r s a re e x c lu d e d .

F o r w ag e study p u r p o s e s , t r u c k d r iv e r s a re c la s s i f ie d b y s iz e and ty p e o f e q u ip m e n t, as fo l lo w s : (T r a c t o r - t r a i l e r sh ou ld be ra te d on the b a s is o f t r a i l e r c a p a c ity .)

T r u c k d r iv e r (c o m b in a t io n o f s i z e s l i s t e d s e p a r a te ly ) T r u c k d r iv e r , ligh t (u n d er IV2 ton s)T r u c k d r iv e r , m e d iu m (1 V2 to and in clu d in g 4 to n s) T r u c k d r iv e r , h e a v y (o v e r 4 t o n s , t r a i l e r ty pe ) T r u c k d r iv e r , h e a v y (o v e r 4 to n s , o th e r than t r a i l e r type)

T R U C K E R , P O W E R

O p e r a te s a m a n u a lly c o n t r o lle d g a s o l in e - o r e le c t r i c -p o w e r e d tru c k o r t r a c t o r to t r a n s p o r t g o o d s and m a te r ia ls o f a ll k in ds about a w a r e h o u s e , m a n u fa ctu r in g p la n t, o r o th e r e s ta b lis h m e n t .

F o r w a g e stu d y p u r p o s e s , w o r k e r s a re c l a s s i f ie d b y ty p e o f t r u c k , as fo l lo w s :

T r u c k e r , p o w e r ( fo r k l if t )T r u c k e r , p o w e r (o th e r than fo r k li f t )

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The following a r e a s a r e s u r v e y e d p e r io d ic a l l y fo r u s e in a d m in i s t e r in g the S e r v ic e C o n t ra c t A ct of 1965. C o p ie s of p u b lic r e l e a s e s a r e a v a i l a b le at no c o s t while s u p p l i e s l a s t f r o m any of the B L S r e g io n a l o f f ic e s shown on the in s id e fron t c o v e r .

A b ilen e , T e x .A l a s k a A lbany , Ga .A le x a n d r i a , L a .A lp e n a , S tan d ish , and T a w a s C ity , M ich. A m a r i l l o , T e x .Ann A r b o r , Mich.A s h e v i l l e , N .C .A t lan t ic C i ty , N . J .A u g u s ta , G a .—S .C .A u st in , T e x .B a k e r s f i e l d , C a l i f .B a to n R o u g e , L a .B i l l ing s , Mont.B i lo x i , G u lfp o r t , and P a s c a g o u l a , M i s s . B r i d g e p o r t , N o rw a lk , and S t a m f o r d , Conn. C h a r le s t o n , S .C .C heyenne, Wyo.C l a r k s v i l l e , T en n . , and H o p k in sv i l le , Ky. C o lo r a d o S p r i n g s , C o lo .C o lu m b ia , S .C .C o lu m b u s , Ga .—A la .C r a n e , Ind.D e c a tu r , 111.Dothan, A la .Duluth—S u p e r i o r , Minn.—W is.D u rh a m , N .C .E l P a s o , T e x .E u g e n e , O r e g .F a rg cr -M o o rh e a d , N. Dak.—Minn. F a y e t t e v i l l e , N .C .F i t c h b u r g - L e o m i n s t e r , M a s s .F o r t S m ith , A rk .—O kla. F r e d e r i c k - H a g e r s t o w n , Md.—P a .—W. Va. G r e a t F a l l s , Mont.G r e e n s b o r o —W inston S a le m —High P o in t , N .C . H a r r i s b u r g , P a .H a r t fo rd , Conn.H u n tsv i l le , A la .

K n o x v i l le , Tenn.L a r e d o , T e x .L a s V e g a s , Nev.L e x in g to n , Ky.L o w e r E a s t e r n S h o re , Md.—Va.L y n c h b u rg , Va.M acon , G a .M a d iso n , Wis.M a rq u e tte , E s c a n a b a , Sau lt Ste . M a r i e , Mich M e r id ia n , M i s s .M id d le s e x , M onm outh, O c e a n and S o m e r s e t

C o s . , N . J .M o bi le , A l a . , and P e n s a c o l a , F l a . M o n tgo m e ry , A la .N a s h v i l l e , Tenn.New London—G ro to n —N o rw ich , Conn. N o r th e a s te r n M aine Ogden, Utah O r lan d o , F l a .O x n a rd —V e n tu ra , C a l i f .P a n a m a C ity , F l a .P in e B lu f f , A rk .P o r t s m o u th , N.H.—M aine—M a s s .P u e b lo , Colo .R eno, Nev.S a c r a m e n t o , C a l i f .S a l in a , K a n s .S a l in a s —M o n te re y , C a l i f .S a n ta B a r b a r a , C a l i f .S h r e v e p o r t , L a .S p r in g f ie ld —C h ic o p e e —H o ly o k e , M a s s .—Conn. S tockton , C a l i f .T a c o m a , W ash.T o p e k a , K a n s .T u c s o n , A r iz .V a ld o s t a , Ga .V a l l e jo —N ap a , C a l i f .W ich ita F a l l s , T e x .W ilm ington, D e l —N . J . —Md.

The tenth annual r e p o r t on s a l a r i e s fo r a c c o u n ta n t s , a u d i t o r s , a t t o r n e y s , c h e m i s t s , e n g i n e e r s , e n g in e e r in g t e c h n ic i a n s , d r a f t s m e n , t r a c e r s , job a n a l y s t s , d i r e c t o r s of p e r s o n n a l , b u y e r s , and c l e r i c a l e m p lo y e e s . O r d e r a s B L S B u l le t in 1654, N at io n a l S u r v e y of P r o f e s s i o n a l , A d m i n i s t r a t i v e , T e c h n ic a l , and C l e r i c a l P a y , Ju n e 19 6 9 , 75 cents a copy , f r o m the S u p er in ten d en t o f D o c u m e n ts , U . S . G o v e rn m e n t P r in t in g O f f ic e , W ashington , D . C . , 20402 , o r any o f i t s r e g io n a l s a l e s o f f i c e s .

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A k ro n , Ohio, J u l y 1970--------------------------------------------Albany—S c h en e c tad y —T r o y , N .Y . , F e b . 1970__________A lb u q u erqu e , N. M e x . , M a r . 1970 1___________________Allentown—B e th le h e m —E a s to n , P a . - N . J . , M ay 1970 1_Atlanta. , G a . , M ay 1970 1_______________________________B a l t i m o r e , M d . , Aug. 1969_____________________________B e a u m o n t - P o r t A r th u r -O r a n g e , T e x . , M ay 1 9 7 0 ____Bin gh am ton , N .Y . , J u l y 1 9 7 0 __________________________B i r m in g h a m , A la . , M a r . 1970_________________________B o i s e C ity , Idaho, Nov. 1 9 6 9 __________________________B o s to n , M a s s . , Aug. 1970 1 ____________________________B u f fa lo , N .Y . , Oct. 1 9 6 9 _______________________________B u r l in g to n , V t . , M a r . 1970_____________________________Canton, Ohio, M ay 1970 1______________________________C h a r le s t o n , W. V a . , A pr. 1970 1_______________________C h ar lo t te , N .C . , M a r . 1970 1 __________________________C h attan o o ga , Tenn.—G a . , Sept . 1970 1 _________________C h ic a g o , 111., Ju n e 1970________________________________C in c in n ati , Ohio—Ky.—Ind ., F e b . 1 9 7 0 _________________C le v e lan d , Ohio, Sept . 1969____________________________C o lu m b u s , Ohio, Oct. 1969____________________________D a l l a s , T e x . , Oct. 1 9 6 9 ________________________________D av en po rt—R o ck I s lan d—M o lin e , Iowa—111.,

Dayton, Ohio, D ec . 1 9 6 9 _______________________________D en v er , C o lo . , D ec . 1969 1____________________________D es M o in e s , Iowa, M ay 1970 1 ________________________D etro it , M ich . , F e b . 1 9 7 0 _____________________________F o r t Worth, T e x . , Oct. 1969_____ _____________________G r e e n B a y , W i s . , J u l y 1970 1_____ ____________________G r e e n v i l l e , S .C . , M ay 1 9 7 0 ____________________________H ouston , T e x . , Apr. 1970______________________________In d ian apo l i s , Ind., Oct. 1969____ ______________________J a c k s o n , M i s s . , J a n . 1970_____________________________J a c k s o n v i l l e , F l a . , D ec . 1 9 6 9 _________________________K a n s a s C ity , M o .- K a n s . , Sept. 1969___________________L a w r e n c e —H a v e rh i l l , M a s s . —N .H ., Ju n e 1970 1_______L it t le R o ck—N orth L i t t le R ock , A r k . , Ju l y 1 9 7 0 1____L o s A n g e le s—Long B e a c h and A naheim —S a n ta Anar-

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45 cents40 cents35 cents35 cen ts40 cen ts30 cents35 cents50 cen ts50 cen ts

M u sk egon —M u sk ego n H e igh ts , M ich . , Ju n e 1970 1____N e w ark and J e r s e y C ity , N . J . , J a n . 1 9 7 0 1____________New Haven, Conn., J a n . 1 9 7 0 *_________________________New O r l e a n s , L a . , J a n . 1970___________________________New Y o rk , N .Y . , A pr. 1970 1___________________________N o rfo lk—P o r t sm o u th and N ew port N ew s—

Ham pton, V a . , J a n . 1970 1 ____________________________O k lah o m a C ity , O k l a . , J u l y 1970_______________________O m ah a , N e b r .—Iowa, Sept. 1 9 7 0 1 ______________________P a t e r son—C l i f t o n - P a s s a i c , N . J . , Ju n e 1970 1_________P h i lad e lp h ia , P a . - N . J . , Nov. 1969 1___________________Ph o en ix , A r i z . , M a r . 1970 1____________________________P i t t s b u rg h , P a . , J a n . 1970 1_________________ __________P o r t la n d , M ain e, Nov. 1969 1 __________________________P o r t la n d , O r eg.—W a s h . , M ay 1970 1___________________P r o v id e n c e —P aw tu ck et—W arw ick, R .I .—M a s s . ,

R a le ig h , N .C . , Aug. 1 9 7 0 * _____________________________R ichm ond, V a . , M a r . 1970 1____________________________R o c h e s t e r , N .Y . (o ff ice o ccu pa t io n s only),

Aug. 1 9 7 0 _______________________________________________R o c k fo rd , 111., M ay 1970 1 _____________________________St. L o u i s , Mo.—111., M a r . 1970_________________________S a l t L ak e C ity , Utah, Nov. 1969 1____________________ _S an Antonio, T e x . , M ay 1970___________________________San B e r n a r d in o —R iv e r s ide—O n tar io , C a l i f . ,

Dec . 1969_______________________________________________San D iego , C a l i f . , Nov. 1969 1 _________________________San F r a n c i s c o - O a k l a n d , C a l i f . , Oct. 1969 1___________San J o s e , C a l i f . , Aug. 1 970____________________________Savan n ah , G a . , M ay 1970 1_____________________________S c ra n to n , P a . , J u l y 1 970 1 _____________________________S e a t t le —E v e r e t t , W a s h . , J a n . 1970_____________________Siou x F a l l s , S. D a k . , Sept. 1969________________________South B en d , Ind . , M a r . 1970 1__________________________Spo kane , W a s h . , Ju n e 1970 1 ___________________________S y r a c u s e , N . Y . , Ju l y 1 9 7 0 _____________________________T am p a—St. P e t e r s b u r g , F l a . , Aug. 1969 1 _____________T o led o , Ohio—M ic h . , F e b . 1970________________________T re n to n , N . J . , Sept . 1 9 6 9 ______________________________U tica—R o m e , N .Y . , Ju ly 1 9 7 0 _______________________ __W ashm gto n, D .C .—Md.—V a . , Sept . 1969 1____- ______ _W a te rb u ry , C o n n . , M a r . 1970 1________________________W ate r loo , Iowa, J an. 1 9 7 0 _____________________________W ic h ita , K a n s . , A pr. 1970 1 ____________________________W o r c e s t e r , M a s s . , M ay 1970 1 _______________ ________Y ork , P a . , F e b . 1970 1__________________________________Youngstown—W a rre n , Ohio, Nov. 1969 1_______________

1660-85 , 35 cen ts1660-47 , 50 cents1660-40 , 35 cen ts1660-42 , 30 cen ts1660-89 , 75 cen ts

1660-59 , 35 cen ts1685-5 , 30 cen ts1685-14 , 35 cents1660-87 , 45 cen ts1660-48 , 60 c en ts1660-70 , 35 c en ts1660-60, 50 cents1660-26 , 35 cents1660-77 , 40 cents

1660-72 , 30 cen ts1685-12 , 35 c en ts1660-65 , 40 cen ts

1685-7 , 30 cents1660-75 , 35 cents1660-66 , 40 cen ts1660-30 , 35 cents1660-71 , 30 cen ts

1660-43 , 30 cen ts1660-36 , 35 cen ts1660-33 , 50 cents1685-13 , 30 cen ts1660-80, 35 cen ts1685-3 , 35 c en ts1660-52 , 30 cents1660-14 , 25 cen ts1660-62 , 35 cen ts1660-86 , 35 cen ts1685-8, 30 cen ts166D-7, 35 cen ts1660-56 , 30 cen ts1660-21 , 30 cen ts1685-9 , 30 cen ts1660-19 , 50 cen ts1660-54 , 35 cents1660-45 , 30 cen ts1660-69 , 35 cen ts1660-78 , 35 cents1660-63 , 35 cen ts1660-38 , 35 cents

Data on establishment practices and supplementary wage provisions are also presented.

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