Full text of Area Wage Survey : Area Wage Survey: Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, Rhode Island-Massachusetts, Metropolitan Area, June 1976 : Bulletin of the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, No. 1900-31 | FRASER | St. Louis Fed\nFull text of Area Wage Survey : Area Wage Survey: Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, Rhode Island-Massachusetts, Metropolitan Area, June 1976 : Bulletin of the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, No. 1900-31\nProvidence-Warwick-Pawtucket, Rhode IslandMassachusetts, Metropolitan Area, June 1976\nT h is b u lletin p r o v id e s r e s u lts o f a June 1976\nsu r v e y o f o c cu p a tio n a l ea rn in g s in the P r o v id e n c e —\nW a rw ick —P aw tu ck et, R h o d e Islan d— a ss a ch u s e tts ,\nStandard M e tro p o lita n S ta tis tic a l A r e a (the follow in g\na r e a s in R h ode Islan d: C en tra l F a lls , C ra n ston ,\nE ast P r o v id e n c e , P aw tu ck et, P r o v i d e n c e , and\nW o o n so ck e t c it ie s , and eight tow ns in P r o v id e n c e\nCounty; N a rr a g a n se tt, N orth K in gstow n , and South\nK ingstow n tow n s in W ash ington County; W a rw ic k c ity\nand th r e e tow n s in Kent County; a ll o f B r is t o l County;\nand Ja m estow n tow n in N ew port County; and in\nM a s s a c h u s e tts : A ttle b o r o c ity and sev en con tigu ou s\ntow n s in B r is t o l, N o r fo lk , and W o r c e s t e r C o u n tie s ).\nThe su r v e y w as m ade as pa rt o f the B u reau o f L a b or\nS t a t is t ic s ' annual a r e a w age s u r v e y p r o g r a m , w h ich\nis d es ig n e d to y ie ld data fo r in d iv id u al m e tro p o lita n\na r e a s as w e ll as n ation a l and r e g io n a l e stim a te s fo r\na ll Standard M e tro p o lita n S ta tistic a l A r e a s in the\nUnited S tates, ex clu d in g A la sk a and H aw aii.\nA m a jo r c o n s id e r a tio n in the a rea w age\nm ov em en t o f w a g es in a v a r ie ty o f la b o r m a rk e ts ,\nth rou gh th e a n a ly s is o f (1) the le v e l and d istrib u tion\no f w ag es by o c cu p a tio n , and (2) the m ov em en t of\nw a g es by o c cu p a tio n a l c a te g o r y and s k ill le v e l. The\np r o g r a m d e v e lo p s in fo rm a tio n that m ay be u sed fo r\nm any p u r p o s e s , in cluding w age and s a la ry a d m in \nis tr a tio n , c o lle c t iv e b a rg a in in g , and a s s is ta n c e in\nd eterm in in g plant lo c a tio n . S u rvey r e s u lts a ls o a re\nu se d by the U.S. D epartm en t o f L a b o r to m ake w age\nd e te rm in a tio n s u nder the S e r v i c e\nC on tract A c t\nC u r re n tly , 81 a r e a s a r e in clu d ed in the p r o \ng ra m . (See lis t o f a r e a s on in sid e b a ck c o v e r .)\neach a r e a , o c cu p a tio n a l earn in g s data are c o lle c te d\nIn form a tion on e sta b lish m en t p r a c t ic e s\nand su p p lem en ta ry w age b e n e fits is obtain ed e v e ry\nE a ch y e a r a fter a ll in div idu al a r e a w age\nsu r v e y s have been c o m p le te d , two su m m a ry b u lletin s\nT h e fir s t b r in g s to g e th e r data fo r each\nm e tro p o lita n a re a su r v e y e d ; the se co n d p r e s e n ts\nn ation al and r e g io n a l e s t im a te s , p r o je c t e d fr o m\nindividu al m e tro p o lita n a re a data.\nT h e P r o v id e n c e — a rw ick —P aw tucket su r v e y\nw as con d u cted by the B u r e a u 's re g io n a l o ffic e in\nB o s to n , M a s s ., u nder t h e ! g e n e r a l d ir e c tio n o f\nP au l V . M u lk ern , A s s is ta n t R e g io n a l C o m m is s io n e r\nf o r O p e ra tio n s.\nT h e su rvey ; cou ld not have been\na c c o m p lis h e d w ithout the c o o p e r a tio n o f the m any\nfir m s w h ose w age and s a la r y data p r o v id e d the b a s is\nfo r the s t a tis tic a l in fo rm a tio n in th is b u lletin .\nB u reau w ish e s to e x p r e s s s in c e r e a p p re c ia tio n fo r\nthe c o o p e r a tio n r e c e iv e d .\nR e p o r ts on o c cu p a tio n a l ea rn in g s in the\nP r o v id e n c e — a rw ick —P aw tucket a r e a a re a v a ila b le\nfo r laun dry and d ry clea n in g (June 1976), and m ovin g\nand s to ra g e (June 1976) in d u s tr ie s . A ls o a v a ila b le\na r e lis tin g s o f union w age r a te s fo r bu ildin g t r a d e s ,\np rin tin g t r a d e s , lo c a l-t r a n s it op era tin g e m p lo y e e s ,\nlo c a l t r u c k d r iv e r s and h e lp e r s , and g r o c e r y s to r e\nF r e e c o p ie s o f th e s e a r e a v a ila b le fr o m\nthe B u r e a u 's r e g io n a l o f f i c e s .\nP ro v id e n c e -W a rw ic k - Pawtucket,\nRhode Is la n d -M a s s a c h u s e tts ,\nM etropolitan A rea, June 1976\nI n tr o d u c tio n _______ „_________________________________\nE a rn in gs:\nW eekly ea rn in gs o f o ffic e\nw o r k e r s _____________________________\nA - l a . W eek ly ea rn in gs o f o ffic e\nw o r k e r s — r g e e sta b lis h m e n ts____\nW eekly ea rn in gs o f p r o fe s s io n a l\nand te c h n ic a l w o r k e r s _____________\nA -2 a . W eek ly ea rn in gs o f p r o fe s s io n a l\nand t e c h n i c a l w o r k e r s - l a r g e\ne s ta b lis h m e n t s _____________________ 7\nA v e ra g e w eek ly earn in g s o f o f f ic e ,\np r o fe s s io n a l, and te c h n ic a l\nw o r k e r s , by s e x ___________________\ne s ta b lis h m e n t s _____________________ 9\nH ou rly earn in gs o f m a in ten an ce,\nt o o lr o o m , and pow erp lan t\nH ou rly earn in g s o f m a in ten a n ce,\nt o o lr o o m , and pow erplant\nw o r k e r s —la r g e e sta b lis h m e n ts____11\nH ou rly earn in g s o f m a te r ia l\nm ov em en t and cu s to d ia l\nE arn in gs— Continued\nA -5 a . H ou rly earn in g s o f m a te r ia l\nm ov em en t and c u s to d ia l\ne s t a b lis h m e n t s ____________________\nA v e ra g e h ou rly ea rn in g s o f\nm a in ten a n ce, t o o lr o o m ,\np ow erp la n t, m a te r ia l\nm o v e m e n t, and c u s to d ia l\nA - 6a. A v e ra g e h ou rly earn in g s o f\nP e r ce n t in c r e a s e s in a v e r a g e\nh o u rly earn in g s fo r s e le c te d\no c cu p a tio n a l g ro u p s , a d ju sted\nfo r em p loym en t sh ifts _____________\nA pp endix A .\nA pp endix B.\nS cope and m ethod o f s u r v e y ________ 18\nO ccu p a tion a l d e s c r ip t i o n s _________ 21\n(c ) m a in ten a n ce, t o o lr o o m , and p ow erp la n t, and (d)\nm a te r ia l m o v em en t and c u s to d ia l.\nIn the 31 la r g e s t\ns u r v e y a r e a s , ta b les A - l a th rough A - 6 a p r o v id e\ns im ila r data f o r e sta b lish m en ts e m p loy in g 500 w o r k \nThis a r e a is 1 o f 84 in w hich the U.S.\nD ep a rtm en t o f L a b o r 's B u reau of L a b or S ta tistics\ncon d u cts s u rv e y s o f o c cu p a tio n a l ea rn in g s and r e \nla ted b e n e fits.\na com b in a tion of p e r s o n a l v is it , m a il q u e stio n n a ire ,\nand . telep h on e in te rv ie w .\nR e p re se n ta tiv e e s t a b lis h \nm en ts w ith in s ix b roa d in d u stry d iv is io n s w e re c o n \nta cte d :\nM an u fa ctu rin g; tra n sp orta tion , c o m m u n ic a \nand oth er p u b lic u tilitie s ; w h o le sa le tr a d e ;\nr e ta il tr a d e ; fin a n ce, in s u r a n ce , and r e a l esta te;\nM a jo r in d u stry grou ps e x clu d e d fr o m\nth e s e stu d ies a r e g ov ern m en t op era tion s and the\nc o n s tr u c tio n and e x tr a c tiv e in d u str ie s .\nm en ts having fe w e r than a p r e s c r ib e d n u m ber of\nw o r k e r s a r e om itted b e c a u s e o f in s u ffic ie n t e m p lo y \nm en t in the occu p a tion s studied.\nS ep arate ta bu la\ntion s a r e p r o v id e d f o r ea ch of the b r o a d in d u stry\nd iv is io n s w h ich m eet p u b lica tio n c r it e r ia .\nT ab le A -7 p r o v id e s p e r c e n t changes in a v \ne r a g e h ou rly ea rn in g s o f o ffic e c le r i c a l w o r k e r s ,\ne le c t r o n ic data p r o c e s s i n g\ns k ille d m a in ten an ce tra d es w o r k e r s , and\nW h ere p o s s ib le , data a re\np r e s e n te d f o r a ll in d u s tr ie s , m a n u factu rin g , and\nThis ta ble p r o v id e s a m e a s u r e o f\nw age tren d s a fte r e lim in a tio n o f ch a n g es in a v e r a g e\nea rn in g s ca u se d by em p loy m en t sh ifts am ong e s t a b \nlis h m e n ts as w e ll as tu r n o v e r o f e sta b lish m en ts in \nclu d ed in s u r v e y sa m p le s .\nF o r fu rth e r d e ta ils , see\nA p p en d ix A d e s c r ib e s the m ethods and c o n \nce p ts u se d in the a rea w age s u r v e y p r o g r a m and\np r o v id e s in fo rm a tio n on the s c o p e o f the su rv e y .\nT a b le s A - 1 th rough A -6 p ro v id e estim a te s\no f s tr a ig h t-tim e w eek ly o r h o u rly earn in gs fo r w o r k \ne r s in occu p a tion s c o m m o n to a v a r ie ty of m anu\nfa c tu r in g and n onm an ufacturin g in d u strie s .\ntion s w e r e s e le c t e d fr o m the fo llo w in g c a t e g o r ie s :\n(a) O ffic e c le r i c a l, (b) p r o fe s s io n a l and te ch n ica l,\nA p p en d ix B p r o v id e s jo b d e s c r ip t io n s u sed\nby B u reau fie ld e c o n o m is t s to c la s s ify w o r k e r s by\no ccu p a tion .\nTable A-1. Weekly earnings of office workers in Providence—Warwick—Pawtucket, R.I.—Mass., June 1976\nM id d le ran g e2\n1 3 6 .0 0 - 1 7 5 .0 0\n1 3 9 .5 0 -1 7 8 .0 0\nSECRETARIES -------m a n u f a c t u r i n g --n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g --PUBLIC UTILITIES\n1 5 5 .0 0 -2 1 2 .5 0\n1 5 0 .0 0 -1 8 7 .5 0\n1 4 8 .0 0 -1 9 0 .0 0\n1 5 3 .5 0 -1 8 7 .5 0\nSECRETARIES* CLASS 8 —\nMANUFACTURING ------NONMANUFACTURING ----\nMANUFACTURING ----n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g --\n1 3 9 .0 0 -1 7 3 .0 0\n1 4 6 .0 0 -1 7 8 .0 0\n1 3 5 .0 0 - 1 6 9 .0 0\n1 2 7 .5 0 -1 5 5 .0 0\n1 3 3 .0 0 - 1 5 5 .5 0\n1 2 6 .5 0 - 1 5 3 .0 0\ns te no gr a ph er s * general\n1 1 0 .0 0 -1 4 0 .0 0\n1 4 4 .0 0 -1 6 2 .0 0\n1 2 2 .5 C -1 4 0 .0 0\n1 2 3 .0 0 -1 4 0 .0 0\n1 2 1 .5 0 -1 4 0 .0 0\nTYPISTS* CLASS B --manufacturing —\n1 0 6 .0 0 -1 2 9 .0 0\n1 0 4 .0 0 - 1 3 * .5 0\n1 0 1 .0 0 -1 2 0 .0 0\nFILE CLERKS, CLASS C —\nm e s s e n g e r s ----------------------n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g --------------\ns w i t c h b o a r d o p e r a t o r s , c l a s s b --n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g --- ----------\ns te no gr a ph er s , senior\nSWITCHB0AR0 OPERATOR-RECEPTIONISTSmanufacturing —\nORDER CLERKS --manufacturing\n* W o r k e r s w e r e d is trib u te d as fo llo w s :\n1 0 2 .0 0 -1 3 0 .0 0\n9 9 .0 0 -1 2 8 .0 0\n1 1 3 .0 0 -1 3 0 .0 0\n1 1 2 .0 0 -1 * 0 .0 0\n1 0 7 .5 0 -1 4 0 .0 0\n1 1 2 .0 0 -1 5 2 .5 0\n1 1 2 .0 0 -1 6 1 .5 0\n1 3 9 .0 0 - 1 8 5 .0 0\n1 4 4 .0 0 -1 7 6 .0 0\n1 3 0 .5 0 -1 9 8 .5 0\n9 2 .5 0 -\n1 at $ 8 0 to $ 8 5 ; and 13 at $ 8 5 to $ 9 0 .\nTable A-1. Weekly earnings of office workers in Providence—Warwick—Pawtucket, R.I.—Mass., June 1976— Continued\nN um ber o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a ig h t-t im e w e e k ly ea rn in g s o f—\nM e d ia n £\nM id d le r a n g e *\n1 3 3 *00\n1 2 8 .5 0 i 1 3 . 0 0 - f 4 8 . 0 0\n1 3 0 .0 0 1 1 6 .0 0 - 1 4 5 .0 0\n1 2 5 .5 0 1 1 2 .0 0 - 1 5 4 .0 0\n1 8 5 .0 0 1 8 1 .0 0 - 1 9 0 .5 0\n9 4 . 0 0 - 1 2 B .0 0\n1 3 0 .0 0 - 1 5 0 .0 0\n1 0 1 .0 0 - 1 2 3 .5 0\nACCOUNTING CLERKS, CLASS B —\n--m a n u f a c t u r i n g -------------------n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g ---------------PUBLIC UTILITIES -------------RETAIL TRADE -------------------\nBILLING-MACHINE BILLERS -----------MANUFACTURING --------------------\n1 2 5 .0 C - 1 3 6 .0 0\n1 3 0 .5 0 - 1 3 6 .0 0\nPAYROLL CLERKS ----- ---------------MANUFACTURING ----- -------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------\n1 1 6 .0 0 - 1 5 3 .0 0\n1 1 8 .0 C - 1 5 3 .0 0\nMANUFACTURING ----- ------ ------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------\n1 3 0 .0 0 1 2 4 .0 0 - 1 4 4 .5 0\n1 3 0 .5 0 1 2 5 .0 0 - 1 4 3 .6 0\n1 2 5 . CO 1 2 0 .0 0 - 1 4 7 .0 0\nKEYPUNCH OPERATORS, CLASS B ------MANUFACTURING -------------------n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g ----------------\n1 2 5 .0 0 1 1 0 .0 0 - 1 3 9 .0 0\n1 3 0 . 0C 1 1 7 .0 0 - 1 4 2 .5 0\n1 1 4 .0 0 1 0 3 .5 0 - 1 3 2 .0 0\nTable A-1a. Weekly earnings of office workers—large establishments in Providence—Warwick—\nPawtucket, R.I.—Mass., June 1976\nN um ber o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a ig h t-t im e w e ek ly earning s o f--\n(s ta n d a rd\ns e c r e t a r i e s ----------------------------m a n u f a c t u r i n g ---------------------N U N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------------------------------------\n1 4 1 .0 0 -1 7 6 .0 0\n1 4 2 .0 0 -1 7 9 .5 0\n1 4 0 .0 0 -1 7 0 .5 0\nS E C R E T A R I E S , C L A S S R --------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------------------------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------------------------------------\nS E C R E T A R I E S , C L A S S C — ---------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------------- —\nS E C R E T A R I E S , C L A S S D --------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------------------------N U N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------------------\n1 5 7 .5 0 -1 9 0 .0 0\n1 5 5 .5 0 -1 9 1 .0 0\n1 6 0 .5 0 -1 8 5 .5 0\n1 4 1 .0 0 -1 7 2 .0 0\n1 4 7 .0 0 -1 7 8 .0 0\n1 4 3 . 0C\n1 3 4 .0 0 -1 5 8 .0 0\n1 3 1 .5 0 -1 5 6 .0 0\n1 3 4 .0 0 -1 5 9 .0 0\nT Y P I S T S , C L A S S B ---------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U P I N G ----------------------------------\n1 0 4 . 5 0 - 1 3 5 . u0\n1 1 0 .O C - 1 3 2 .5 0\n1 0 4 .0 0 -1 3 5 .0 0\nF I L E C L E R K S , C L A S S B ------------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------------------------------------\n1 0 2 .0 0 - 1 1 9 .5 0\nO R D E R C L E R K S -----------------------------------------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------------------------------------------------\n1 4 4 .3 0\n1 0 8 .0 0 -1 7 1 .5 0\na c c o u n t i n g c l e r k s , c l a s s a --------m a n u f a c t u r i n g ---- ---------- — —\nN O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------\n1 6 6 . 5C\n1 6 1 .5 C\n1 4 0 .0 0 -1 9 8 .5 0\n1 4 0 .5 0 -1 6 3 .5 0\na c c o u n t i n g c l e r k s , c l a s s b — --- -—\nm a n u f a c t u r i n g -------------------n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g -----------------\n1 1 1 .5 0 -1 4 5 .0 0\n1 1 « . 0 0 -1 7 5 .0 0\nP A Y R O L L C L E R K S ---------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------------\n1 1 3 .0 0 -1 4 7 .0 0\nK E Y P U N C H O P E R A T O R S , C L A S S A -------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------\n1 4 1 ).0 0\n1 2 2 .0 0 -1 4 7 .0 0\nK E Y P U N C H O P E R A T O R S , C L A S S 8 -------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------\n1 1 6 .0 0 -1 4 2 .5 0\n** W orkers w ere distributed as follow s:\n1 at $85 to $90; and 8 at $90 to $95.\n4 at $210 to $220; and 13 at $230 to $240.\nTable A-2. Weekly earnings of professional and technical workers in Providence—Warwick—\nM edian t\nCLASS B ---------------------------------------------------------------------------ww“\nv ' t K A I U H ov\n2 0 0 . 0 0 - 2 3 6 . U0\nU K n r\nin Providence—Warwick—Pawtucket, R.I.—Mass., June 1976\n1 6 7 . 0C\nV, 1 UK l l ’ u\nw o ik en\n18 8* 50\n' ^ U r t iilw n M L\n1 t w n r iiC A L\ni t vnCi\nL L A i j\niu v n t\nIC i t\nU K U tK\nL L u K i 'i\nA v w U U ri | IN U\nv L L ''i' j i\nLL A jo\n/<i P i l ,y/>\n39 a j\nv t t K I> i ♦\n'- L L n iV j 9\nv L A b i\nL -L A j j\n* ” * ■ ■ ” * "\n37 . C\nLU” r U\nU r C .K A\n1U K 1 1\nv L Aj j\nTable A-3a. Average weekly earnings of office, professional, and technical workers, by sex—larg$ establishments\n«. n 1 . rw.\nOFFICE OCCUPATIONS WOMEN— CONTINUEO\nTable A-4. Hourly earnings of maintenance, toolroom, and powerplant workers in Providence—Warwick—\n----- s----- $\ns----- s----- s----- s----- I----- 1----- f ---- 5----- s---- s----- S\nn o n m a n u f a c t u r i\nA . 13A . 20A . 00-\nm a n u f a c t u\n7 . A0\n7 t Afl 7 . 8 0\n3 t 80\ns----- s----- s----- 5---- ff----- s----- s----- r\nM A C H I N I S T S ---------------r i n g\nMAIN TE NA NC E M E CH AN IC S (MACHINERY) M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------------\n( M O T O R V E H I C L E S ) ----------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------------n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g --------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ------------------\n5.22A . 135.755.75-\nA.25A . 25-\nA . 98\nA . 15A . 15-\nM I L L W R I G H T S -------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------------\nTOOL AND OIE M A KE RS\nB O I L E R T E N D E R S ---MANUFACTURING -\n* W orkers w ere at $ 3.20 to $ 3.40.\nin Providence—Warwick—Pawtucket, R.I. —Mass., June 1976\nN u m b e r of w o r k e r s re ceiving straig ht -t im e ho u r l y ea r n i n g s of—\nO c cu p a tio n\n3 .5 0 . 0\n3 .640. 4\n0 4 . 2 0\n3 .7 0 . 8\n5 .0 U\n5 . 6 0\n5 . 8 0\n6 . 2 0\n6 . 4 0\n6 . 6 0\n3 .4 Q 3 , 5 0\n5 * 3 8\n3*60 3 , 7 0\n4 , 0 0\n4 . 2 0\n4 . 8 0\n5 . ^ 0\n6 . 8 0\n5 . 0 0 “\nW M N U rA v1UK1WU\nM ANUr A v * U H 1 ‘’ u\n3 . 7 0 -\n5 . 9 8\nS e e footnotes at en d of tables.\n3 .2 Q\n* --------1-----1------- 5------- S------ $------- 5------- 5------ $------- $------ $------- 1------- 5------ 1------- 5------ 5------\n-$---------s----- s------- s------- s------- %------- $—\nTable A-5. Hourly earnings of material movement and custodial workers in Providence—Warwick—\nPawtucket, R.I. —Mass., June 1976\nN u m b e r of w o r k e r s receiving st ra ight-time h o u r l y e a r n i n g s of-\n1 --- 1 --- 3\nM e in 2\n3 . 2 0\n5 . 6 o\n2 . 6 0\n3 t * 0\n2 . 4 o\n1 . 7 5 4\n4 . 9 0 “\n--------- ---------- --------------------------- ----------\n4 . 6 6\n3 . 5 0 “\nN O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------------------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------------------R E T A I L T R A D E --------------------------------------------------------\n1 * 2 6 7\n6 . 7 9\n7 . 0 8\n5 . 7 1 -\nt r u c k d r i v e r s ------m a n u f a c t u r i n g\n1 H vJvIvU K 1 V t K L .\ni Uti 1\n7 . 0 8 -\n5 . 3 5 -\n1 KU LiV\nT R U C K D R I V E R S * M E D I U M T R U C K ------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------------------------------------------n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g\n5 . 7 1\n4 . 6 0 -\n5 . 8 5\n3 . 3 9 -\n5 . 6 4\n3 . 9 6 -\n( T R A I L E R ) ------------------------------------------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------------- ---------------------------------\nf • f J\n(O TH ER T H A N T R A I L E R )\n4 . 3 0 “\n4 . 6 4\n4 . 1 9 -\nS H I P P I N G C L E R K S --------------------------------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------ ---------------- ------------------------------\n3 . 2 4 -\nR E C E I V I N G C L E R K S — --------- ----------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------------------------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------------------------------R E T A I L T R A D E --------------------------------------------------------\n4 . 2 1\nAN0 R E C E I V I N G\nA t 1U K ilN O\n3 . 6 0 -\n4 . 5 3\n4 . 4 2\n4 . 6 3\n3 . 8 4 -\n3 . 9 0 -\n3 . 6 5\n3 . 5 7 -\n4 . 2 8\n3 . 6 5 -\n4 . 0 8\n3 . 3 0 -\n4 . 8 9\n4 * 4 8\n3 . 7 1 -\n3 . 5 8\n3 . 0 5 -\n1 * 0 5 5\n3 . 4 4\n3 . 0 6 -\n2 . 9 8 -\nO P E R A T O R S ---------------------c t u r i n g\n------------------------u f a c t u r i n g ---------------------\n3 . 7 0 “\n4 . 3 9\nm a n u f a\n1 . 2 9 9\nM A T E R I A L H A N D L I N G L A B O R E R S -------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------------------------------------------------\nn o n m a n\n4 . 1 6\n4 . 3 0\n4 . 7 1\n3 . 7 5 -\n5 . 6 8\nTable A-5. Hourly earnings of material movement and custodial workers in Providence—WarwickPawtucket, R.I.—Mass., June 1976— Continued\nN um ber o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a ig h t-t im e h o u rly earn in gs o f -----S\nT» 2 0\n6.4fl 6 t8 Q\nr v j«\nH o u rly e a r n in g s 4\nALL WO R K E R S —\n"5-----1 -----"5----- "5----- i\n1 ----- 1 ----- 1 ----- S\n2 . 6 0 2.70 2.80 2.90\n1 ----- 3 -----1 ----- J\n5.20 5.40 5. 6q 5.80\nW A R E H O U S E M E N ------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------- — -----\nO R D E R F I L L E R S ----------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------- ----\nMAPlUr A v 1U K 1 W u\nM A T E R I A L H A N D L I N G L A B O R E R S ----- — —\nM A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------------F O R K L I F T O P E R A T O R S -------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G --- ------------------GUARDS\nT R U C K D R I V E R S ------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------------RECEIVING\n• * 0 - A,\nJ A N I T O R S * P O R T E R S * A N D C L E A N E R S ---M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------------n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g\n* W o r k e r s w e re d istrib u te d as f o llo w s :\n47 at $ 6 .8 0 to $ 7 ; and 3 at $ 7 to $ 7 .2 0 .\nand custodial workers, by sex, in Providence—Warwick—Pawtucket, R.I. —Mass., June 1976\nS ex , 3 o c c u p a tio n , and in d u s try d iv is io n\nS ex, 3 o c c u p a tio n , and in d u s try d iv is io n\ne a r n in g s 4\nMAINTENANCE, t o o l r o o m ,\nMA I N 1LNANLC. L A^KfcN I fc.Kb • • • • • • • • • • • ■\n5 *8 4\n6 . 2 0 S H I P P I N G P A C K E R S ------------------------4.66 |\nM A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------------6.79\n7 . 4 4 M A T E R I A L H A N D L I N G L A B O R E R S ----------5.60\nM A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------- ---3.47\n3 . 4 5 F O R K L I F T O P E R A T O R S ---------------------m a n u f a c t u r i n g ------------- --------- NONMANUFACTURING —\n5.64 GUARDS AND WATCHMEN —\nM A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------- --------7.16\nw a t c h m e n :\nM A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------------7.29\nJANITORS. PORTERS, AND CLEA NE RS —\nM A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------- --------n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g\n---------- ----- ---5.59\nR E T A I L T R A D E ----------------------5.22\n1 K U U xL /K l V t K o ♦ L 1 b n 1 | K U l*"\nM A N U F A C T U R I N G ------ ------------------— --------- -\nn A n U r A v 1U K lir u\n“ t v t A V 1 Nv? v L L K I 'j * " " * " • " * *\nj n i r r if iu\nI V I I tu vLL>tlNo\na l i u k iiiu\nU K U t“\n* ” * ”' * " ’\n“ A rlU r A v 1U K l™ u " " "\nO R D E R F I L L E R S ----------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------------\nJANITORS, PORTERS. AN0 CL EANERS —\nby sex—large establishments in Providence—Warwick—\nHA IN *\nw 1 K 1 U 1 A N «>\nm a n u f a c t u r i n g ----------------------------- ---------------------------\ncu st odi al\nv / L C . K i '5\nK tL t I * IN b\nR.I. —Mass., for selected periods\nIndustry and o c c u p a tio n a l gro u p\nM ay 1974 t o June 1975\nin cre a se\nE le c t r o n ic data p r o c e s s i n g _______ ________________\nIn d u stria l n u r s e s _______ ____ ______ ______________\nS k illed m ain te n a n ce t r a d e s * * ______________________\nU n sk illed plant w o r k e r s * * __________________ _____\nO ffic e c l e r i c a l ____________ ___________\nE le c t r o n ic data p r o c e s s i n g _____ ______\nIn d u stria l n u r s e s _________________________ _________\nS k illed m a in te n a n ce t r a d e s * * ______________________\nU n sk illed plant w o r k e r s ** ____________________ ____\nO ffic e c l e r i c a l _______ _____ __________________ ___\nIn d u stria l n u r s e s ________________________\nS k illed m ain ten an ce tr a d e s * * _____________\nU nskilled plant w o r k e r s * * _________________________\nP e r c e n t i n c r e a s e s fo r p e r io d s ending p r i o r to 1976 r e la te to m e n o n ly .\n1 Standard h ou rs r e fle c t the w o rk w e e k fo r w hich e m p lo y e e s r e c e iv e th eir r e g u la r s t r a ig h t-t im e s a la r ie s (e x c lu s iv e o f pay fo r o v e r t im e at r e g u la r a n d /o r p r e m iu m r a t e s ), and the e a rn in g s c o r r e s p o n d\n2 The m ean i s c om p u te d fo r e a ch jo b by tota lin g the e a rn in g s o f a ll w o r k e r s and d ivid in g by the n u m b e r o f w o r k e r s .\nTh e m e d ia n d e s ig n a te s p o s itio n — h a lf o f the e m p lo y e e s su rv ey ed r e c e iv e m o r e\nand h alf r e c e iv e l e s s than the rate show n. The m id d le range is d e fin e d by 2 ra te s o f pay; a fou rth o f the w o r k e r s e a rn l e s s than the lo w e r o f th e s e r a te s and a fou rth e a r n m o r e than the h igh er rate.\nE a rn in g s data r e la te o n ly to w o r k e r s w h ose s e x id e n tific a tio n w as p r o v id e d by the e sta b lis h m e n t.\n4 E x clu d es p rem iu m pay fo r o v e r t im e and fo r w o rk on w e e k e n d s , h o lid a y s , and late s h ift s ;\nA r e a w age and re la te d b e n e fits data a re obtain ed by p e r s o n a l v is it s\no f B u reau fie ld r e p r e s e n t a t iv e s at 3 -y e a r in te r v a ls . 1 In each o f the in t e r \nvening y e a r s , in fo rm a tio n on e m p lo y m e n t and o c cu p a tio n a l e a rn in g s is c o l \nle c te d by a co m b in a tio n o f p e r s o n a l v is it , m a il q u e stio n n a ir e , and telep h on e\nin te r v ie w fr o m e sta b lis h m e n ts p a rticip a tin g in the p r e v io u s s u rv e y .\nd e s c r ib e d , o r fo r som e in d u stry d iv is io n s w ithin the s c o p e o f the su r v e y , a re\nnot p r e s e n te d in the A - s e r i e s ta b le s , b e c a u se eith e r (1) em p loy m en t in the\noccu p a tio n is to o s m a ll to p r o v id e enough data to m e r it p re se n ta tio n , o r\n(2) th e re is p o s s ib ilit y o f d is c lo s u r e o f in d iv id u a l esta b lis h m e n t data. Sepa\nra te m e n 's and w o m e n 's ea rn in g s data a re not p r e se n te d w hen the n um ber o f\nw o r k e r s not id e n tifie d by s e x is 20 p e r c e n t o r m o r e o f the m en o r w om en\nid e n tifie d in an o c cu p a tio n .\nE a rn in gs data not show n se p a r a te ly fo r in d u stry\nd iv is io n s a re in clu d ed in data f o r a ll in d u s tr ie s com b in ed .\ndata a re in clu d ed in the o v e r a ll c la s s ific a t io n when a . s u b c la s s ific a tio n o f\ne le c t r o n i c s te c h n ic ia n s , s e c r e t a r ie s , o r t r u c k d r iv e r s is not shown o r in fo r \nm a tion to s u b c la s s ify is not a v a ila b le .\nIn ea ch o f the 84 2 a r e a s c u r r e n tly s u r v e y e d , data are obtain ed fr o m\nr e p r e s e n ta tiv e e sta b lis h m e n ts w ithin s ix b r o a d in d u stry d iv is io n s : M an u fa c\ntu rin g ; tr a n s p o rta tio n , c o m m u n ica tio n , and oth er p u b lic u tilitie s ; w h o le sa le\ntra d e ; r e ta il tr a d e ; fin a n ce , in s u r a n c e , and r e a l e sta te ; and s e r v ic e s .\nin d u stry g rou p s e x clu d e d fr o m th e s e stu d ies a re g overn m en t o p e r a tio n s And\nthe c o n s tr u c tio n and e x tr a c tiv e in d u s tr ie s .\nE s ta b lis h m e n ts having fe w e r than\na p r e s c r ib e d n u m b er o f w o r k e r s a r e om itted b e c a u se o f in s u ffic ie n t e m p lo y \nm en t in the o c cu p a tio n s stu d ied.\nS ep arate ta bu la tion s a r e p r o v id e d f o r each\no f the b r o a d in d u stry d iv is io n s w h ich m e e t p u b lica tio n c r it e r i a .\nO ccu p a tion a l em p lo y m e n t and e a rn in g s data a re shown fo r fu ll-tim e\nw o r k e r s , i . e . , th o se h ire d to w ork a r e g u la r w e e k ly sc h e d u le .\ne x clu d e p re m iu m pay fo r o v e r t im e and fo r w ork on w e e k e n d s , h o lid a y s , and\nlate sh ifts. N on p rod u ction b o n u se s a re e x clu d e d , but c o s t - o f - l i v i n g a llo w a n ce s\nand in ce n tiv e b on u ses a r e in clu d e d .\nW eek ly h o u r s f o r o f f i c e c l e r i c a l and\np r o fe s s io n a l and te c h n ic a l o ccu p a tio n s r e fe r to the stan dard w ork w eek\n(rou n ded to the n e a r e s t h a lf h our) fo r w h ich e m p lo y e e s r e c e iv e reg u la r\ns t r a ig h t -tim e s a la r ie s (e x c lu s iv e o f pay fo r o v e r t im e at re g u la r a n d /o r\np r e m iu m r a te s ). A v e r a g e w eek ly ea rn in g s fo r th e se o ccu p a tio n s are rounded\nT h e se su r v e y s a re con d u cted on a sa m p le b a s is .\nThe sa m plin g\np r o c e d u r e s in v o lv e d e ta ile d s tr a tific a tio n o f a ll e sta b lis h m e n ts w ithin the\ns c o p e o f an in d iv id u a l a r e a s u r v e y by in d u stry and n u m ber o f e m p lo y e e s .\nF r o m th is s tra tifie d u n iv e r s e a p r o b a b ility sa m p le is s e le c t e d , with ea ch\nesta b lish m en t having a p r e d e te r m in e d ch a n ce o f s e le c t io n . T o obtain optim u m\na c c u r a c y at m in im u m c o s t , a g r e a te r p r o p o r tio n o f la r g e than s m a ll e s t a b \nlish m en ts is s e le c t e d .\nWhen data a r e c o m b in e d , ea ch esta b lis h m e n t is\nw eigh ted a c c o r d in g to its p r o b a b ility o f s e le c t io n , so that u nbiased e s tim a te s\na r e g en era ted .\nF o r e x a m p le , i f one out o f fou r e sta b lis h m e n ts is s e le c t e d ,\nit is given a w eigh t o f fo u r to r e p r e s e n t it s e lf plus th r e e o th e r s . An altern a te\no f the sam e o r ig in a l p r o b a b ility is c h o s e n in the sa m e in d u s t r y -s iz e c l a s s i \nfic a tio n if data a re not a v a ila b le fr o m the o r ig in a l sa m ple m e m b e r . If no\nsu itable su bstitu te is a v a ila b le , ad d ition a l w eigh t is a s sig n e d to a sa m ple\nT h e s e s u r v e y s m e a s u r e the le v e l o f o c cu p a tio n a l ea rn in g s in an a rea\nat a p a r tic u la r tim e .\nC o m p a r is o n s o f in d iv id u a l o c cu p a tio n a l a v e r a g e s o v e r\ntim e m a y not r e fle c t e x p e cte d w age c h a n g e s. The a v e r a g e s fo r in div idu al jo b s\na r e a ffe c te d by ch a n g es in w a g es and e m p loy m en t p a tte rn s. F o r e x a m p le ,\np r o p o r t io n s o f w o r k e r s e m p lo y e d by h ig h - o r lo w -w a g e fir m s m a y ch a n g e, o r\nh ig h -w a g e w o r k e r s m a y ad vance to b e tte r jo b s and be r e p la c e d by new\nSuch sh ifts in em p lo y m e n t c o u ld d e c r e a s e an o c c u \np a tion a l a v e r a g e ev en though m o s t e sta b lis h m e n ts in an a rea in c r e a s e w ages\nd u rin g the y e a r .\nC h an ges in ea rn in g s o f o c cu p a tio n a l g ro u p s , shown in ta ble\nA - 7 , a r e b e tte r in d ic a t o r s o f w age tre n d s than a re ea rn in g s ch a n g es fo r\nin d iv id u a l jo b s w ithin the g ro u p s .\nO ccu p ation s and ea rn in gs\nO ccu p a tion s s e le c t e d fo r study a re c o m m o n to a v a r ie ty o f m a n u fa c \ntu ring and n on m an u fa ctu rin g in d u s tr ie s , and a r e o f the fo llo w in g ty p e s :\n(1) O ffic e c l e r i c a l ; (2) p r o fe s s io n a l and te c h n ic a l; (3) m a in ten a n ce, t o o lr o o m ,\nand p ow erp la n t; and (4) m a te r ia l m o v em en t and c u s to d ia l.\nc la s s ific a t io n is ba sed on a u n ifo rm set o f jo b d e s c r ip tio n s d e s ig n e d to take\na ccou n t o f in te r e s ta b lis h m e n t v a r ia tio n in du ties w ithin the sam e jo b .\np a tion s s e le c t e d fo r study a r e lis te d and d e s c r ib e d in appendix B .\no th e rw is e in d ica te d , the e a rn in g s data fo llo w in g the jo b title s a re fo r a ll\nE a rn in gs data fo r som e o f the o c cu p a tio n s lis te d and\nA v e ra g e e a rn in g s r e fle c t c o m p o s it e , a r e a w id e e s tim a te s . In d u stries\nand e sta b lis h m e n ts d iffe r in pay le v e l and jo b sta ffin g , and thus con trib u te\nd iffe r e n t ly to the e s tim a te s f o r each jo b .\nP ay a v e r a g e s m a y fa il to r e fle c t\na c c u r a t e ly the w age d iffe r e n t ia l am ong jo b s in in d iv id u a l e sta b lis h m e n ts.\nA v e r a g e pay le v e ls fo r m en and w om en in s e le c t e d o ccu p a tio n s should\nnot be a s su m e d to r e f le c t d iffe r e n c e s in pay o f the s e x e s w ithin in d iv id u al\nF a c t o r s w h ich m a y co n trib u te to d iffe r e n c e s in clu d e p r o \ng r e s s io n w ithin e s ta b lis h e d rate ra n g e s (on ly the r a te s paid in cu m b en ts are\nc o lle c t e d ) and p e r fo r m a n c e o f s p e c ific d u ties w ithin the g e n e r a l su r v e y jo b\nJob d e s c r ip t io n s u sed to c la s s ify e m p lo y e e s in th ese s u rv e y s\nu su a lly a re m o r e g e n e r a liz e d than th o se u sed in in d iv id u a l e sta b lish m en ts\nand a llo w fo r m in o r d iffe r e n c e s am ong e sta b lis h m e n ts in s p e c ific du ties\nAkron, Ohio; Austin, Tex.; Binghamton, N.Y. —\nPa.; Birmingham, Ala.; Fort Lauderdale—\nFayette, K y.; Melbourne—\nDurham, N. C .; Stamford, Conn.; Syracuse, N .Y .; Utica—\nRome, N .Y .; and Westchester County, N.Y. In\nO ccu p a tion a l em p loy m en t e s tim a te s r e p r e s e n t the to ta l in a ll e s ta b \nlis h m e n ts w ithin the s c o p e o f the study and not the n u m ber a ctu a lly su rv e y e d .\no c cu p a tio n a l em p loy m en t obtain ed fr o m the sa m p le o f e sta b lis h m e n ts studied\ns e r v e on ly to in d ica te -the r e la tiv e im p o rta n ce o f the jo b s studied.\nd iffe r e n c e s in o c cu p a tio n a l stru ctu re do not a ffe c t m a te r ia lly the a c c u r a c y o f\nW age tre n d s fo r s e le c t e d o c cu p a tio n a l g rou p s\nThe p e r c e n t in c r e a s e s p r e se n te d in ta ble A -7 a re b a sed on ch a n g es\nthe c u r re n t and p r e v io u s y e a r (m a tch ed e sta b lis h m e n ts ).\nad ju sted to r e m o v e the e ffe c t s on a v e ra g e ea rn in g s o f em p loy m en t sh ifts\nam ong e sta b lis h m e n ts and tu r n o v e r o f e sta b lis h m e n ts in clu d ed in su rv ey\nThe p e r c e n t in c r e a s e s , h o w e v e r, a re s t ill a ffe c te d by fa c to r s\ne sta b lis h m e n t a v e r a g e fo r an occu p a tio n w hen w o r k e r s a re paid under plans\nh irin g , fo r e x a m p le , new e m p lo y e e s en ter at the bottom o f the ra n ge,\nS k illed m ain ten an ce (m en\n1. E ach occu p a tio n is a s sig n e d a w eigh t b a sed on its p r o \nO ccu p a tion s u sed to com p u te w age tren d s a r e :\nS te n o g r a p h e rs , g e n e ra l\nT h e se w eigh ts a re u sed to com p u te grou p a v e r a g e s .\nE ach o c c u p a t io n 's a v e ra g e (m ean) ea rn in g s is m u ltip lied\nWhen the tim e span betw een su rv e y s is oth er than 12 m on th s, annual\n(It is assu m ed that w a g es in c r e a s e at a con stan t rate\nThe r a tio o f grou p a v e r a g e s fo r 2 c o n s e cu tiv e y e a r s is\ncom p u ted by d iv id in g the a v e ra g e fo r the c u rre n t y ea r\nby the a v e ra g e fo r the e a r lie r y e a r . The resu lt—\ne x p r e s s e d as a p e r ce n t— le s s 100 is the p e r ce n t change.\nF o r a m o r e d e ta ile d d e s c r ip tio n o f the m ethod u sed to com pu te th ese\nw age tr e n d s , see "Im p ro v in g A r e a W age S u rvey I n d e x e s ," M onthly L a b or\nT a b u la tion s on s e le c te d esta b lis h m e n t p r a c t ic e s and su pp lem en tary\nw age p r o v is io n s ( B - s e r i e s ta b le s ) a re not p r e se n te d in th is bu lletin , In fo r \nm a tion fo r th ese tabu la tion s is c o lle c t e d at 3 -y e a r in te r v a ls . 1 T h ese ta bu \nd iffe r e n t ia ls ; sch ed u led w eek ly h ou rs and d a y s; paid h o lid a y s; paid v a c a tio n s ;\nand health, in s u r a n c e , and p en sion plans are p r e se n te d (in the B - s e r i e s ta b le s )\nin Providence—Warwick—Pawtucket, R .I.—Mass.,1 June 1976\nin e s t a b lis h mfents in s c o p e\n8 2 4 .......\n3* 7 8 6\nKC. 1 ^ 1\n1K n U C\n1 T h e P r o v id e n c e — a rw ick — a w tu ck et S tandard M e tro p o lita n S ta t is tic a l A r e a , as d e fin e d b y the O ffic e o f M an agem en t and B udget th rou gh F e b r u a r y 1974, c o n s is t s\no f the fo llo w in g a r e a s in R h ode Isla n d : C e n tr a l F a lls , C ra n sto n , E a s t P r o v id e n c e , P a w tu ck et, P r o v id e n c e , and W o o n s o c k e t c it i e s , and eigh t tow n s in P r o v id e n c e County;\nN a r ra g a n s e tt, N orth K in gstow n , and South K in gstow n tow n s in W ash in gton C ounty; W a rw ick c it y and th r e e tow n s in K ent C ou nty; a ll o f B r is t o l C ou n ty; a n d Jam estow n\ntow n in N e w p o rt C ounty, and in M a s s a c h u s e tts : A t t le b o r o c ity , and s e v e n co n tig u o u s tow n s in B r is t o l, N o rfo lk , and W o r c e s t e r C o u n tie s .\nT h e " w o r k e r s w ithin s c o p e\no f stu d y " e s t im a t e s show n in this ta b le p r o v id e a r e a s o n a b ly a c c u r a t e d e s c r ip t io n o f the s iz e and c o m p o s it io n o f the la b o r f o r c e in c lu d e d in the s u r v e y . E s tim a te s a r e\nn ot in ten ded, h o w e v e r , f o r c o m p a r is o n w ith o th e r e m p lo y m e n t in d e x e s to m e a s u r e e m p lo y m e n t tr e n d s o r l e v e ls s in c e (1) planning o f w age s u r v e y s r e q u ir e s e s ta b lis h m e n t\ndata c o m p ile d c o n s id e r a b ly in ad va n ce o f the p a y r o ll p e r io d stu d ie d , and (2) s m a ll e sta b lis h m e n ts a r e e x c lu d e d fr o m the s c o p e o f the s u r v e y .\n2 Th e 1967 e d itio n o f the Standard I n d u s tria l C la s s ific a t io n M anual w as u s e d in c la s s ify in g e s ta b lis h m e n ts b y in d u s tr y d iv is io n .\n3 In clu d e s a ll e sta b lis h m e n ts w ith to ta l e m p lo y m e n t at o r a b o v e the m in im u m lim ita tio n . A ll o u tle ts (w ithin the a r e a ) o f c o m p a n ie s in in d u s t r ie s su ch a s tr a d e ,\nfin a n c e , auto r e p a ir s e r v ic e , and m o tio n p ic tu r e th e a te r s a r e c o n s id e r e d as 1 e s ta b lis h m e n t.\n4 In c lu d e s a ll w o r k e r s in a ll e sta b lis h m e n ts w ith to ta l e m p lo y m e n t (w ithin the a r e a ) at o r a b o v e the m in im u m lim ita tio n .\n6 T h is d iv is io n is r e p r e s e n t e d in e s tim a te s f o r " a l l in d u s t r ie s " and "n o n m a n u fa c tu r in g " in the A - s e r i e s ta b le s . S e p a ra te p r e s e n ta tio n o f data is n ot m ade f o r one\no r m o r e o f the fo llo w in g r e a s o n s : (1) E m p lo y m e n t is to o s m a ll to p r o v id e enough data to m e r it s e p a r a te study, (2) the s a m p le w as n ot d e s ig n e d in it ia lly to p e r m it\ns e p a r a te p r e s e n ta tio n , (3) r e s p o n s e w as in s u ffic ie n t o r inadequ ate to p e r m it s e p a r a te p r e s e n ta tio n , and (4) th e re is p o s s ib ilit y o f d i s c lo s u r e o f in d iv id u a l e s ta b lis h m e n t data.\n7 H o te ls and m o t e ls ; la u n d r ie s and o th e r p e r s o n a l s e r v ic e s ; b u s in e s s s e r v ic e s : a u to m o b ile r e p a ir , re n ta l, and p a rk in g ; m o tio n p ic t u r e s ; n o n p ro fit m e m b e r s h ip\no r g a n iz a tio n s (e x c lu d in g r e lig io u s and c h a r ita b le o r g a n iz a tio n s ); and e n g in e e rin g and a r c h ite c t u r a l s e r v ic e s .\nThe p r im a r y p u rp o s e o f p r e p a r in g jo b d e s c r ip tio n s f o r the B u r e a u 's w age su r v e y s is to a s s is t\nits fie ld sta ff in c la s s ify in g in to a p p ro p ria te o c cu p a tio n s w o r k e r s who a r e e m p lo y e d under a v a r ie ty o f\np a y r o ll title s and d iffe r e n t w ork a rra n g e m e n ts fr o m e sta b lis h m e n t to esta b lis h m e n t and fr o m a r e a to\nT h is p e r m it s the grou pin g o f o c cu p a tio n a l w age r a te s r e p r e s e n tin g c o m p a ra b le jo b con ten t.\nB e c a u se o f th is e m p h a sis on in te r e sta b lish m e n t and in te r a r e a c o m p a r a b ility o f o c cu p a tio n a l con ten t, the\nB u r e a u 's jo b d e s c r ip tio n s m a y d iffe r sig n ifica n tly fr o m th o se in u se in in d iv id u a l e sta b lis h m e n ts o r th ose\np r e p a r e d fo r oth e r p u r p o s e s . In applying th e se jo b d e s c r ip t io n s , the B u r e a u 's fie ld e c o n o m is ts are\nin stru cte d to ex clu d e w ork in g s u p e r v is o r s ; a p p r e n tic e s ; le a r n e r s ; b e g in n e r s ; t r a in e e s ; and h an dicapped,\np a r t -t im e , te m p o r a r y , and p r o b a tio n a r y w o r k e r s .\nta in s a c lo s e and h igh ly r e s p o n s iv e r e la tio n s h ip to the d a y -to -d a y w ork o f the\nW orks fa ir ly in depen den tly r e c e iv in g a m in im u m o f d eta iled\nsu p e r v isio n and gu id an ce.\nu su a lly in clu din g m o s t o f the fo llo w in g ;\nM ay a ls o p e r fo r m oth er c l e r i c a l and s e c r e t a r ia l ta sk s o f c o m p a ra b le\nn atu re and d iffic u lty . The w o rk ty p ic a lly r e q u ir e s k n ow ledge o f o ffic e rou tin e\nand u n derstan din g o f the o r g a n iz a tio n , p r o g r a m s , and p r o c e d u r e s r e la te d to\na. R e c e iv e s teleph on e c a lls , p e r s o n a l c a l l e r s , and in co m in g m a il,\na n sw e r s routine in q u ir ie s , and ro u te s te c h n ic a l in q u ir ie s to the p r o p e r\nin s tru cte d ;\nNot a ll p o s itio n s that a r e title d " s e c r e t a r y " p o s s e s s the a b o v e -c h a r \nE x a m p le s o f p o s itio n s w hich a re e x clu d ed fr o m the d e fin itio n a re\nd. S e c r e ta r y p o s itio n s in w h ich the d u ties a re e ith er su b sta n tia lly\nm o r e rou tin e o r su b sta n tia lly m o r e c o m p le x and r e s p o n s ib le than th ose c h a r \ndo not m e e t the " p e r s o n a l" s e c r e t a r y c o n c e p t\nsio n a l, t e c h n ic a l, o r m a n a g e r ia l p e r s o n s ;\no th e r s fo r the s u p e r v is o r 's sign atu re to a s s u r e p r o c e d u r a l and ty p og ra p h ic\nB eginning w ith ca le n d a r y e a r 1976 s u r v e y s , the B u reau h as g rou p ed o c cu p a tio n s studied in its\na r e a w age s u rv e y s into jo b fa m ilie s in o r d e r to p r e s e n t in fo rm a tio n on r e la te d o c cu p a tio n s in se q u e n ce .\nw ord o r d e r and a re m o r e d e s c r ip tiv e o f the su r v e y jo b s .\nA s s is ta n t -ty p e p o s itio n s w hich in v o lv e m o r e d ifficu lt o r m o r e\ns ib ility is not eq u ivalen t to one o f the s p e c ific le v e l situ ation s in the d efin ition\ndu ties w hich a re not t y p ic a l o f s e c r e t a r ia l w ork .\nfo r c la s s B , but w h ose o r g a n iz a tio n a l unit n o r m a lly n u m b ers at lea st s e v e r a l\nd o ze n e m p lo y e e s and is u su a lly d iv id ed into o r g a n iz a tio n a l seg m en ts w hich a re\no fte n , in tu rn , fu rth e r su b d ivid ed . In som e c o m p a n ie s , th is le v e l in clu d e s a\nw ide ran ge o f o r g a n iz a tio n a l e c h e lo n s ; in o th e r s , on ly one o r tw o; oj:\nfo llo w in g , r e f e r s to th o se o ffic ia ls who have a sig n ifica n t c o r p o r a te w id e\np r e sid e n t, " though n o r m a lly in d ica tiv e o f th is r o le , d o e s not in a ll c a s e s\noth er equ iv alen t le v e l o f o ffic ia l) that e m p lo y s , in a ll, fe w e r than 5 ,0 0 0\nid en tify such p o s itio n s .\nact p e r s o n a lly on in d iv id u a l c a s e s o r tra n s a ctio n s (e .g ., a p p rov e o r deny\nin d iv id u al loan o r c r e d it a c tio n s ; a d m in iste r in d iv id u al tr u st a c c o u n ts ; d ir e c t ly\ns u p e r v is e a c l e r i c a l staff) a r e not c o n s id e r e d to be " c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r s " fo r\n1. S e c r e ta r y to the s u p e r v is o r o r head o f a s m a ll o r g a n iz a tio n a l unit\n( e .g ., fe w e r than about 25 o r 30 p e r s o n s ); o r\n2. S e c r e ta r y to a n o n s u p e r v is o r y s t a f f s p e c ia lis t , p r o fe s s io n a l\ne m p lo y e e , a d m in istra tiv e o f f i c e r , o r a s s is ta n t, sk ille d te ch n icia n , o r e x p e rt.\n(N O T E : M any c o m p a n ie s a s sig n s t e n o g r a p h e rs , ra th er than s e c r e t a r ie s as\nb oa rd o r p r e sid e n t) o f a com p a n y that e m p lo y s , in a ll, o v e r 5, 000 but fe w e r\ns e c r e t a r y n o r m a lly w o rk s in a co n fid e n tia l r e la tio n s h ip with on ly one m a n a g er\no r e x e cu tiv e and p e r fo r m s m o r e r e s p o n s ib le and d is c r e t io n a r y (tasks as\n1. S e c r e ta r y to the ch a irm a n o f the b oa rd o r p r e sid e n t o f a com p a n y\nb oa rd o r p r e sid e n t) o f a c om p a n y that e m p lo y s , in a ll, o v e r 100 but fe w e r\n3. S e c r e ta r y to the h ead, im m e d ia te ly b e lo w the o f f ic e r le v e l, o v e r\neith e r a m a jo r c o rp o r a tio n w id e fu n ction a l a c tiv ity ( e .g ., m a rk e tin g , r e s e a r c h ,\no p e r a tio n s , in d u str ia l r e la t io n s , e tc .) o r a m a jo r g e o g ra p h ic o r o r g a n iz a tio n a l\nseg m en t (e .g ., a r e g io n a l h e a d q u a rte rs ; a m a jo r d iv is io n ) o f a com p a n y that\n4. S e c r e ta r y to the head o f an in d iv id u al plant, fa c t o r y , e tc . (or\noften in v olv in g as m any as s e v e r a l hundred p e r s o n s ) o r a com p a n y that\ns im p le r e c o r d s , o r p e r fo r m oth e r r e la t iv e ly rou tin e c le r i c a l ta sk s .\nD icta tion in v o lv e s a v a r ie d te c h n ic a l o r s p e c ia liz e d v o ca b u la ry such\nm ain tain f i l e s , k eep r e c o r d s , e tc .\nP e r fo r m s sten og ra p h ic d u ties r e q u irin g sig n ific a n tly g r e a te r in d e \np en d en ce and r e s p o n s ib ility than s t e n o g r a p h e r, g e n e r a l as e v id en ced by the\na th orou gh w ork in g k n ow led ge o f g e n e r a l b u s in e s s and o ffic e p r o c e d u r e ; and\no f the s p e c ific b u sin e s s o p e r a t io n s , o r g a n iz a tio n , p o li c ie s , p r o c e d u r e s , f ile s ,\nr e s p o n s ib le c l e r i c a l ta sk s such as m ain taining follow u p file s ; a s s e m b lin g\nm a te r ia l f o r r e p o r t s , m e m o ra n d u m s , and le t t e r s ; c o m p o s in g sim p le le t te r s\nfr o m g e n e r a l in s t r u c t io n s ; readin g and routing in co m in g m a il; and a n sw erin g\nroutine q u e s tio n s , e tc .\nT R A N S C R I B I N G -M A C H I N E T Y P IS T\nP r im a r y duty is to tr a n s c r ib e d icta tio n in v olv in g a n o r m a l rou tin e\nv o c a b u la r y fr o m t r a n s c r ib in g -m a c h in e r e c o r d s .\nW o r k e rs tr a n s c r ib in g d icta tio n in v olv in g\na v a r ie d te c h n ic a l o r s p e c ia liz e d v o c a b u la r y su ch as le g a l b r ie fs o r r e p o r t s\noh s c ie n tific r e s e a r c h a r e not in clu d e d . A w o r k e r w ho ta k es d icta tio n in\nC la s s A . O p era tes a s in g le - o r m u lt ip le -p o s itio n telep h on e sw itch \ntelep h on e in fo rm a tio n s e r v ic e o r h an dles c o m p le x c a l l s , such as c o n fe r e n c e ,\nc o l l e c t , o v e r s e a s , o r s im ila r c a lls , eith e r in addition to doing rou tin e w ork\nas d e s c r ib e d f o r sw itch b oa rd o p e r a t o r , c la s s B , o r as a fu ll-tim e a ssign m en t.\nv a r ie d fu n ction s that a re not r e a d ily u n derstan dab le fo r telephon e in fo rm a tio n\np u r p o s e s , e .g ., b e c a u se o f o v e rla p p in g o r in te r r e la te d fu n ction s, and c o n s e \nqu en tly p r e s e n t freq u en t p r o b le m s as to w hich ex ten sion s a re a p p ro p ria te\nout b ills a fte r c a lc u la tio n s have been m a d e b y an oth er p e r s o n .\ntyping o f s t e n c ils , m a ts , o r s im ila r m a te r ia ls fo r u se in du p licatin g p r o \nr e s p o n s ib ility fo r c o r r e c t sp e llin g , s y lla b ic a tio n , punctuation, e t c ., o f t e c h \nn ic a l o r unusual w o rd s o r fo r e ig n language m a te r ia l; o r planning layou t and\ntypin g o f c o m p lic a te d s t a tis tic a l ta b le s to m ain tain u n ifo rm ity and ba la n ce in\nsp a cin g . M ay type routine fo r m le t t e r s , v a ry in g d e ta ils to suit c ir c u m s t a n c e s .\no r setting up\nB . P e r fo r m s one o r m o r e o f the fo llo w in g : C op y typing fr o m\nd r a fts ; o r routine typing o f f o r m s , in su ra n ce p o li c ie s , e t c .;\nsim p le stan dard ta b u la tion s; o r co p y in g m o r e c o m p le x ta b le s\nF il e s , c la s s if i e s , and r e t r ie v e s m a te r ia l in an e sta b lis h e d filin g\nM ay p e r fo r m c l e r i c a l and m anu al ta sk s r e q u ir e d to m a in tain f ile s .\nP o s itio n s a re c la s s ifie d into le v e ls on the b a s is o f the fo llo w in g d e fin itio n s .\nC la s s A . C la s s ifie s and in d e x e s file m a te r ia l such as c o r r e s p o n d \ne n c e , r e p o r t s , te c h n ic a l d ocu m en ts, e t c ., in an e s ta b lis h e d filin g sy stem\ncon tain in g a n u m ber o f v a r ie d su b je ct m a tte r f ile s .\nM ay k eep r e c o r d s o f v a r io u s ty p e s in con ju n ction w ith the f ile s .\nM ay lea d a s m a ll grou p o f lo w e r le v e l file c le r k s .\nC la s s B . S o r ts , c o d e s , and file s u n c la s s ifie d m a te r ia l by s im p le\nP r e p a r e s sim p le re la te d in dex and c r o s s - r e f e r e n c e a id s. A s r e q u e ste d ,\nlo c a t e s c le a r ly id e n tifie d m a te r ia l in file s and fo r w a r d s m a te r ia l.\np e r fo r m r e la te d c l e r i c a l ta sk s r e q u ire d to m ain tain and s e r v ic e file s .\nc la s s ifie d o r w h ich is e a s ily c la s s ifie d in a sim p le s e r ia l c la s s ific a t io n\nsy ste m ( e .g ., a lp h a b e tica l, c h r o n o lo g ic a l, o r n u m e r ic a l). A s r e q u e ste d ,\nf ill out w ith d ra w a l c h a r g e .\nr e q u ir e d to m a in tain and s e r v ic e file s .\nP e r fo r m s v a r io u s rou tin e du ties such as running e r r a n d s , op era tin g\nm a il, and oth er m in o r c l e r i c a l w o rk . E x clu d e p o s itio n s that r e q u ir e op e ra tio n\no f a m o to r v e h ic le as a sig n ifica n t duty.\nb o a rd handling in c o m in g , ou tg oin g , in traplan t o r o ffic e c a lls .\nM ay p e r fo r m lim ite d telep h on e\nfu n ctio n s o f the esta b lis h m e n t s e r v ic e d a r e r e a d ily u nderstan dable fo r t e l e \ne x te n sio n n u m b ers when s p e c ific n am es a re fu rn ish e d , o r i f c o m p le x c a lls\nT h e s e c la s s ific a t io n s do not in clu d e sw itch b oa rd o p e r a t o r s in t e l e \nphone c o m p a n ie s w ho a s s is t c u s to m e r s in p la cin g c a lls .\nrou tin e c l e r i c a l w o rk as pa rt o f r e g u la r d u tie s .\nm a y take the m a jo r part o f th is w o r k e r 's tim e w hile at sw itch b oa rd .\nD uties in v o lv e any com b in a tion o f the fo llo w in g :\nm a ke up the o r d e r ; ch e ck in g p r ic e s and qu an tities o f ite m s on o r d e r sh eet;\nand d is trib u tin g o r d e r sh eets to r e s p e c t iv e d ep a rtm en ts to be fille d . M ay\nc h e c k w ith c r e d it dep a rtm en t to d e te rm in e c r e d it ratin g o f c u s to m e r , a ck n o w l\nedge r e c e ip t o f o r d e r s fr o m c u s t o m e r s , fo llo w up o r d e r s to see that they\nhave been fille d , k eep file o f o r d e r s r e c e iv e d , and c h e c k shipping in v o ic e s\nA C CO U N TIN G C L E R K\na ssig n in g p r e s c r ib e d a ccou n tin g d is trib u tio n c o d e s ; exam in in g and v e r ify in g\ne t c .; o r p r e p a r in g s im p le o r a s s is tin g in p re p a rin g m o r e c o m p lic a te d jo u r n a l\nM ay w o rk in e ith e r a m anu al o r autom ated accou n tin g s y s te m .\no f tr a n s a c tio n s and a ccou n tin g in fo rm a tio n .\nWith e x p e r ie n c e , the w o r k e r\nt y p ic a lly b e c o m e s fa m ilia r w ith the b ook k eep in g and accou n tin g t e r m s and\np r o c e d u r e s u sed in the a s sig n e d w o rk , but is not r e q u ir e d to have a kn ow ledge\no p e r a tio n s w h ich r e q u ir e the a p p lica tio n o f e x p e r ie n c e and ju d g m en t, fo r\ne x a m p le , c l e r i c a l l y p r o c e s s in g c o m p lic a te d o r n o n r e p e titiv e a ccou n tin g t r a n s \na c tio n s , s e le c tin g am on g a su bsta n tial v a r ie ty o f p r e s c r ib e d a ccou n tin g c o d e s\nand c la s s ific a t io n s , o r tr a c in g tra n s a ctio n s th rough p r e v io u s a ccou n tin g\nB o o k k e e p in g -m a c h in e b i l l e r . U s e s a b ook k eep in g m a ch in e (w ith or\nw ithout a ty p e w r ite r k e y b o a rd ) to p r e p a r e c u s t o m e r s ' b ills as p a rt o f the\nG e n e ra lly in v o lv e s the sim u lta n eou s en try o f\nfig u r e s on a n u m ber o f v e r t ic a l c o lu m n s and com p u tes and u su a lly p rin ts\na u to m a tica lly the d eb it o r c r e d it b a la n c e s . D oes not in v o lv e a k n ow led ge\no f b ook k e e p in g .\nW ork s fr o m u n ifo rm and stan dard ty p e s o f s a le s and\nC la s s B . U nder c lo s e s u p e r v is io n , fo llo w in g d eta iled in s tru ctio n s\nic a l o p e r a tio n s , su ch as p ostin g to le d g e r s , c a r d s , o r w o rk s h e e ts w h ere\nid e n tifica tio n o f ite m s and lo c a tio n s o f p o s tin g s a re c le a r ly in d ica ted ; ch eck in g\nO p e ra te s a b ook k eep in g m a ch in e (with o f w ithout a ty p e w r ite r k e y \nb o a rd ) to k eep a r e c o r d o f b u s in e s s tr a n s a c tio n s .\nC la s s A . K e e p s a set o f r e c o r d s r e q u irin g a kn ow led ge o f and\no f the p a r tic u la r a ccou n tin g s y s te m u se d .\nd is tr ib u tio n o f deb it and c r e d it ite m s to be u sed in e a c h ph ase o f the w o rk .\nM ay p r e p a r e c o n s o lid a te d r e p o r t s , ba la n ce sh e e ts , and oth er r e c o r d s by hand.\nset o f r e c o r d s u su a lly r e q u irin g little kn ow led ge o f b a s ic b ook k eep in g . P h a ses\no r s e c tio n s in clu d e a c c o u n ts p a y a b le , p a y r o ll, c u s t o m e r s ' a cco u n ts (not\nin clu d in g a s im p le type o f b illin g d e s c r ib e d under m a ch in e b i l l e r ) , c o s t d i s \ntrib u tio n , ex p e n s e d is tr ib u tio n , in v e n to ry c o n t r o l, e tc .\nb a sed on tim e o r p r o d u c tio n r e c o r d s ; and p ostin g c a lc u la te d data on p a y r o ll\ns h e e t, show ing in fo rm a tio n su ch as w o r k e r 's n a m e, w ork in g d a y s, tim e , ra te,\nd ed u ction s f o r in s u r a n c e , and to ta l w a g es du e.\na s s is t p a y m a ste r in m akin g up and d is trib u tin g pay e n v e lo p e s .\nc a lcu la tin g m a ch in e .\nO p e ra te s a keypun ch m a ch in e to r e c o r d o r v e r ify alph a betic a n d /o r\nC la s s A . W ork r e q u ir e s the a p p lica tio n o f e x p e r ie n c e and ju dgm en t\ns e le c t in g , o r cod in g it e m s to be keyp u n ch ed fr o m a v a r ie ty o f s o u r c e d o c u \nOn o c c a s io n m a y a ls o p e r fo r m so m e rou tin e keypunch w o rk .\ntr a in in e x p e r ie n c e d keypunch o p e r a t o r s .\nC la s s B . W ork is rou tin e and r e p e tit iv e .\nUnder c lo s e s u p e r v is io n\no r fo llo w in g s p e c ific p r o c e d u r e s o r in s t r u c t io n s , w o rk s fr o m variou s- sta n \nd a r d iz e d s o u r c e d ocu m en ts w hich have been c o d e d , and fo llo w s s p e c ifie d\np r o c e d u r e s w h ich have been p r e s c r ib e d in d e ta il and re q u ire little o r no\nP r e p a r e s sta tem en ts, b i l l s , and in v o ic e s on a m a ch in e oth e r than an\no r d in a r y o r e le c t r o m a t ic ty p e w r ite r .\nU su a lly in v o lv e s a p p lica tion o f p r e d e te r m in e d d is co u n ts and sh ipping c h a r g e s\nand en try o f n e c e s s a r y e x te n s io n s , w hich m a y o r m a y not be com p u ted on\nthe b illin g m a ch in e , and to ta ls w hich a re a u to m a tica lly a ccu m u la ted by\nThe o p e r a tio n u su a lly in v o lv e s a la rg e n um ber o f c a r b o n c o p ie s\no f the b ill being p r e p a r e d and is often done on a fan fold m a ch in e.\nla t o r , c o lla t o r , in t e r p r e t e r , s o r t e r , r e p ro d u c in g punch, e tc .\nE x clu ded fr o m\nth is d efin ition a r e w ork in g s u p e r v is o r s . A ls o e x clu d e d a re o p e r a t o r s o f\nand seq u en cin g o f o p e r a tio n s , and the u se o f a v a r ie ty o f m a c h in e s . Is\nD oes not in clu d e p o s itio n s in w h ich w irin g\npunch, c o lla t o r , e tc . A s s ig n m e n ts ty p ic a lly in v o lv e p o rtio n s o f a w o rk unit,\nfo r e x a m p le , in d iv id u a l so r tin g o r c o lla tin g ru n s, o r re p e titiv e o p e r a tio n s .\nM ay p e r fo r m sim p le w irin g fr o m d ia g r a m s , and do som e filin g w o rk .\nC la s s B . P e r fo r m s w ork a c c o r d in g to e s ta b lis h e d p r o c e d u r e s and\nunder s p e c ific in s tr u c tio n s . A s sig n m e n ts ty p ic a lly in v o lv e c o m p le te but r o u \nA n a ly z e s b u s in e s s p r o b le m s to fo rm u la te p r o c e d u r e s fo r solv in g\nD ev elop s a c o m p le te\nr e q u ire d d ig ita l c o m p u te r p r o g r a m s .\nA n a ly z e s s u b je c t -m a tte r o p e r a tio n s to be au tom ated and id e n tifie s co n d itio n s\nand c r it e r ia r e q u ir e d to a ch ie v e s a tis fa c to r y r e s u lt s ; s p e c ifie s n u m ber and\nty p es o f r e c o r d s , f i l e s , and d ocu m en ts to be u sed ; o u tlin es a ctio n s to be\np a rticip a te s in t r ia l runs o f new and r e v is e d s y s t e m s ; and r e co m m e n d s e q u ip \nm en t ch a n ges to obtain m o r e e ffe c t iv e o v e r a ll o p e r a tio n s .\ns y s te m s an alysts i f th is is the s k ill u sed to d e te rm in e th e ir pay.)\nd e v e lo p s s y s te m s f o r rrjaintaining d e p o s ito r a cco u n ts in a bank, m ain taining\na cco u n ts r e c e iv a b le in a r e ta il e sta b lis h m e n t, o r m ain taining in v en tory\na c c o u n ts in a m a n u fa ctu rin g o r w h o le sa le esta b lis h m e n t.)\nf o r a c c u r a c y o f ju d g m en t, c o m p lia n c e w ith in s tru ctio n s , and to in su re p r o p e r\nC la s s C . W ork s u nder im m e d ia te su p e r v is io n , c a r r y in g out an aly \ns e s as a s s ig n e d , u su a lly o f a sin g le a c tiv ity . A s sig n m e n ts a re d es ig n e d to\ns k ills r e q u ir e d fo r s y s te m s a n a ly s is w o rk . F o r e x a m p le , m ay a s s is t a*higher\nle v e l s y s te m s a n alyst by p r e p a r in g the d eta iled s p e c ific a tio n s r e q u ir e d by\nm e n t o r s u p e r v is io n o f oth er e le c t r o n ic data p r o c e s s in g e m p lo y e e s , o r s y s \nte m s a n a ly sts p r im a r ily c o n c e r n e d w ith s c ie n tific o r e n g in eerin g p r o b le m s .\nF o r w age study p u r p o s e s , s y s te m s a n a lysts a r e c la s s ifie d as fo llo w s :\nu lin g, in v e n to r y c o n t r o l, c o s t a n a ly s is , and sa le s a n a ly s is r e c o r d in w h ich\no f r e c o r d s and a p p ro p r ia te follow u p a c tio n s a re in itiated by the c o m p u te r .)\nC o n fe r s with p e r s o n s c o n c e r n e d to d e te rm in e the data p r o c e s s in g p r o b le m s\nfo r a p p ro v a l o f m a jo r sy s te m s in sta lla tio n s o r ch a n g es and fo r obtaining\ns y s te m s a n a ly st, in to a seq u en ce o f d e ta ile d in stru ctio n s w hich a re r e q u ir e d\nc h a rts o r d ia g r a m s , the p r o g r a m m e r d e v e lo p s the p r e c is e in stru ctio n s w h ich ,\nw hen e n tered in to the c o m p u te r sy ste m in co d e d la n gu a ge, ca u se the m a n ipu \nA p p lie s k n ow led ge o f c o m p u te r c a p a b ilitie s , m a th e m a tic s , lo g ic em p loy ed by\ns te p s; w r it e s d e ta ile d flo w c h a rts to show o r d e r in w hich data w ill be\no p e ra tin g e ffic ie n c y o r adapt to new r e q u ir e m e n ts ; m ain tains r e c o r d s o f\ns y s te m s a n a ly s is and p r o g r a m m in g should be c la s s ifie d as sy ste m s an alysts\nW ork s in depen den tly o r under on ly g e n e r a l d ir e c tio n on\nP r o b le m s a re o f lim ite d c o m p le x it y b e c a u s e s o u r c e s o f input data\na re h om og en eou s and the output data a re c lo s e ly r e la te d .\nm ent o r s u p e r v is io n o f oth e r e le c t r o n ic data p r o c e s s in g e m p lo y e e s , o r p r o \ng r a m m e r s p r im a r ily c o n c e r n e d w ith s c ie n tific a n d /o r en g in eerin g p r o b le m s .\np r o c e s s data a c c o r d in g to op e ra tin g in s t r u c t io n s , u su a lly p r e p a r e d by a p r o \nd e te rm in e equ ipm en t setup and o p e r a tio n s ; loa d s equ ipm ent w ith r e q u ire d\nc ir c u it , and sta r ts and o p e r a t e s c o m p u te r ; m a k es ad ju stm en ts to c o m p u te r to\np r o g r a m m e r ; and m a in tain s o p e ra tin g r e c o r d s .\nc o m p le x p r o b le m s w h ich r e q u ir e co m p e te n c e in a ll p h a ses o f p r o g r a m m in g\nthe nature o f d e s ir e d r e s u lt s , m a jo r p r o c e s s in g step s to be a c c o m p lis h e d ,\nand the r e la tio n s h ip s betw een v a r io u s steps o f the p r o b le m so lv in g rou tin e;\npla n s the fu ll ran ge o f p r o g r a m m in g a c tio n s n eed ed to e ffic ie n tly u tiliz e the\nc o m p u te r sy ste m in a ch ie v in g d e s ir e d end p r o d u c ts .\no f in te rn a l p r o c e s s in g a c tio n s m u st o c c u r .\nlin kage p oin ts betw een o p e r a t io n s , ad ju stm en ts to data when p r o g r a m r e q u ir e \nre se q u e n cin g o f data e le m e n ts to fo r m a h igh ly in te g ra te d p r o g r a m .\nG la s s A . O p e ra te s in dep en d en tly , o r u nder on ly g e n e r a l d ir e c t io n ,\nNew p r o g r a m s a r e fre q u e n tly te s te d and in tr o d u ce d ; sch ed u lin g r e q u ire m e n ts\na re o f c r i t i c a l im p o r ta n c e to m in im iz e d ow n tim e; the p r o g r a m s a re o f\nC la s s B . O p e ra te s in depen den tly , o r u nder on ly g e n e r a l d ir e c t io n ,\nM ost o f the p r o g r a m s a r e e s ta b lis h e d p r o d u c tio n ruins, t y p ic a lly run on a\nr e g u la r ly r e c u r r in g b a s is ; th e re is little o r no te s tin g o f new p r o g r a m s\nr e q u ir e d ; a ltern a te p r o g r a m s a re p r o v id e d in c a s e o r ig in a l p r o g r a m n eed s\nc o m m o n e r r o r situ a tio n s, d ia g n o s e s c a u se and ta k es c o r r e c t iv e a c tio n .\nu su a lly in v o lv e s a p plyin g p r e v io u s ly p r o g r a m m e d c o r r e c t iv e s te p s , o r using\nM ay p r o v id e fu n ctio n a l d ir e c tio n to lo w e r le v e l p r o g r a m m e r s who are\nC la s s B . W ork s in dep en d en tly o r under on ly g e n e r a l d ir e c tio n on\nr e la t iv e ly s im p le p r o g r a m s , o r on s im p le se g m e n ts o f c o m p le x p r o g r a m s .\nP r o g r a m s (o r se g m e n ts ) u su a lly p r o c e s s in fo rm a tio n to p r o d u c e data in tw o\nR e p o r ts and lis tin g s a r e p r o d u c e d by\np r o c e s s e d , the data have b een r e fin e d in p r io r a ctio n s so that the a c c u r a c y\nand seq u en cin g o f data can be te s te d b y u sin g a few rou tin e c h e c k s . T y p ic a lly ,\nseg m en ts o f p r o g r a m s w ith the c h a r a c t e r is t ic s d e s c r ib e d f o r c la s s A . M ay\na s s is t a h ig h er le v e l o p e r a t o r by in dep en d en tly p e r fo r m in g le s s d iffic u lt ta sk s\na s s ig n e d , and p e r fo r m in g d iffic u lt ta sk s fo llo w in g d e ta ile d in s tru ctio n s and\nle v e l p r o g r a m m e r by in depen den tly p e r fo r m in g le s s d ifficu lt ta sk s a s s ig n e d ,\nand p e r fo r m in g m o r e d iffic u lt ta sk s under fa ir ly c lo s e d ir e c tio n .\nC la s s C . W ork s on rou tin e p r o g r a m s u nder c lo s e s u p e r v is io n . Is\nto d e v e lo p w ork in g k n ow led ge o f the c o m p u te r equ ipm ent u sed and\nsom e fo r m a l tra in in g in co m p u te r o p e r a tio n . M ay a s s is t h igh er le v e l\nC la ss A . P la n s the g ra p h ic p r e s e n ta tio n o f c o m p le x it e m s having\nW ork s in c lo s e su pport w ith the d e s ig n o r ig in a to r , and m a y\nr e c o m m e n d m in o r d e s ig n c h a n g e s. A n a ly z e s the e ffe c t o f ea ch change on the\nd e ta ils o f fo r m , fu n ctio n , and p o s itio n a l re la tio n s h ip s o f com p on en ts and p a rts .\nr e v ie w e d by d e s ig n o r ig in a to r fo r c o n s is t e n c y with p r io r en g in eerin g d e t e r \nM ay e ith e r p r e p a r e d ra w in g s o r d ir e c t th e ir p r e p a r a tio n by lo w e r\nM ay guide o r in s tr u c t lo w e r le v e l p r o g r a m m e r s .\nM akes p r a c t ic a l a p p lica tio n s o f p r o g r a m m in g p r a c t ic e s\nand c o n c e p ts u su a lly le a rn e d in fo r m a l tra in in g c o u r s e s . A s sig n m e n ts a re\nd e s ig n e d to d e v e lo p c o m p e te n c e in the a p p lica tio n o f standard p r o c e d u r e s to\nand w ork is r e v ie w e d to v e r ify its a c c u r a c y and c o n fo r m a n c e w ith r e q u ire d\nC la s s B . P e r fo r m s n onroutin e and c o m p le x d raftin g a ssig n m en ts\nthat r e q u ir e the a p p lica tio n o f m o s t o f the sta n d a rd iz ed draw in g tech n iq u es\nd raw in gs o f s u b a s s e m b lie s with ir r e g u la r sh a p es, m u ltip le fu n c tio n s, and\np r e c is e p o s itio n a l re la tio n s h ip s b etw een c o m p o n e n ts; p r e p a r e s a r c h it e c t u r a l\nd raw in gs f o r c o n s tr u c tio n o f a bu ildin g in clu d in g d e ta il d ra w in g s o f fou n \nm a te r ia ls to be u se d , load c a p a c it ie s , stre n g th s, s t r e s s e s , e tc . R e c e iv e s\nin itia l in s tr u c tio n s , r e q u ir e m e n ts , and a d v ice fr o m s u p e r v is o r .\nw o rk is c h e c k e d fo r te c h n ic a l a d equ acy.\nC la s s C . P r e p a r e s d e ta il draw in gs o f sin g le units o r p a rts f o r\ne n g in e e r in g , c o n s tr u c tio n , m a n u fa ctu rin g , o r r e p a ir p u r p o s e s .\nd raw in gs p r e p a r e d in clu d e is o m e t r ic p r o je c t io n s (d ep ictin g th r e e d im e n s io n s\nand c o n v e y n eeded in fo rm a tio n .\ns o u r c e s and a d ju sts o r t r a n s p o s e s s c a le as r e q u ir e d .\na p p roa ch , a p p lic a b le p r e c e d e n ts , and a d v ice on s o u r c e m a te r ia ls a r e given\nw ith in itia l a s sig n m e n ts . In stru ction s a r e le s s c o m p le te when a ssig n m en ts\nW ork m a y be s p o t-c h e c k e d during p r o g r e s s .\nC la s s A . A p p lie s ad va n ced te c h n ic a l k n ow ledge to so lv e u nusually\nc o m p le x p r o b le m s ( i .e ., th o se that ty p ic a lly cannot be s o lv e d s o le ly by r e f e r \nen ce to m a n u fa c tu r e r s 1 m anu als o r s im ila r d ocu m en ts) in w ork in g on e l e c \nE x a m p les o f su ch p r o b le m s in clu d e loca tion and d en sity o f\nc ir c u it r y , e le c tr o m a g n e tic ra d ia tio n , is o la tin g m a lfu n ctio n s, and freq u en t\ne n g in e e rin g c h a n g e s.\nW ork in v o lv e s : A d eta iled understan din g o f the in t e r \nre la tio n s h ip s o f c ir c u it s ; e x e r c is in g independent ju dgm en t in p e r fo r m in g su ch\nsh ip s in sig n a l flo w ; and r e g u la r ly u sin g c o m p le x te s t in stru m en ts (e .g ., dual\nW ork m a y be r e v ie w e d by s u p e r v is o r (freq u en tly an e n g in eer o r\nd e s ig n e r ) fo r g e n e r a l c o m p lia n c e with a c c e p te d p r a c t ic e s . M ay p r o v id e\nC o p ie s plans and d raw in gs p r e p a r e d by o th e r s by p la cin g tr a c in g\nclo th o r p a p er o v e r d raw in gs and tr a c in g w ith pen o r p e n c il.\nin clu d e tr a c in g lim ite d to plans p r im a r ily c o n s is tin g o f stra ig h t lin e s and a\nla r g e s c a le not re q u irin g c lo s e d elin ea tion .)\nP r e p a r e s sim p le o r rep etitiv e draw in gs o f e a s ily v is u a liz e d it e m s .\nW ork is c lo s e ly s u p e r v is e d du ring p r o g r e s s .\np le x p r o b le m s ( i .e ., th ose that ty p ic a lly can be so lv e d s o le ly by p r o p e r ly\nin te r p r e tin g m a n u fa c tu r e r s ' m anu als o r s im ila r d ocu m en ts) in w ork in g on\nsh ips o f c ir c u it s ; and ju d g m en t in d e term in in g w ork seq u en ce and in se le ctin g\nto o ls and te s tin g in stru m e n ts , u su a lly le s s c o m p le x than th ose u sed b y the\nle v e l te c h n ic ia n , and w ork is r e v ie w e d fo r s p e c ific c o m p lia n ce w ith a c c e p te d\nW ork s on v a r io u s ty p es o f e le c tr o n ic equ ipm ent and r e la te d d e v ic e s\nr e p a ir in g , ov e rh a u lin g , tro u b le s h o o tin g , m od ify in g , c o n s tr u c tin g , and te s tin g .\nW ork r e q u ir e s p r a c t ic a l a p p lica tion o f te c h n ic a l kn ow led ge o f e le c t r o n ic s\nThe equ ipm ent— c o n s is tin g o f e ith e r m any d iffe r e n t kinds o f c ir c u it s\no r m u ltip le r e p e titio n o f the sam e kind o f c ir c u it — in c lu d e s , but is not lim ited\nto , the fo llo w in g : (a) E le c t r o n ic tra n sm ittin g and r e c e iv in g equ ipm ent (e .g .,\nr a d a r, r a d io , te le v is io n , telep h on e, so n a r, n a v iga tion a l a id s), (b) d ig ita l and\nanalog c o m p u te r s , and (c) in d u str ia l and m e d ic a l m e a su rin g and c o n tro llin g\nC la s s C . A p p lie s w ork in g te c h n ic a l kn ow led ge to p e r fo r m sim p le o r\nrou tin e ta sk s in w ork in g on e le c t r o n ic equ ipm en t, fo llo w in g d eta iled in s t r u c \ntion s w h ich c o v e r v ir tu a lly a ll p r o c e d u r e s .\nta sk s a s : A s s is tin g h igh er le v e l te c h n ic ia n s by p e r fo r m in g such a c tiv it ie s as\nr e p la c in g c o m p o n e n ts , w irin g c ir c u it s , and taking te s t re a d in g s; r e p a ir in g\ns im p le e le c t r o n ic equ ipm en t; and u sin g to o ls and co m m o n test in stru m en ts\n(e .g ., m u lt im e t e r s , audio sig n a l g e n e r a t o r s , tube t e s t e r s , o s c ill o s c o p e s ) .\nk n ow led g e, h o w e v e r , m a y be a c q u ir e d th rough a ssig n m en ts d esig n ed to\nin c r e a s e c o m p e te n c e (in clu d in g c la s s r o o m train in g ) so that w o r k e r can\nad vance to h ig h er le v e l te c h n ic ia n .\nW ork is t y p ic a lly spot c h e c k e d , but is given d eta iled re v ie w\nw hen n ew o r ad va n ced a s sig n m e n ts a re in v o lv e d .\nR E G IS T E R E D IN D U S TR IA L NURSE\nR E G IS T E R E D IN D U STR IA L NURSE— Continued\ns u ffe r an a c c id e n t on the p r e m is e s o f a fa c t o r y o r oth er e sta b lis h m e n t.\nD uties in v o lv e a co m b in a tio n o f the fo llo w in g ; G ivin g f ir s t aid to the i l l o r\nin ju r e d ; attending to su bsequ en t d r e s s in g o f e m p lo y e e s ' in ju r ie s ; keepin g\nr e c o r d s o f p a tien ts tr e a te d ; p r e p a r in g a c c id e n t r e p o r t s fo r c o m p e n sa tio n o r\noth e r p u r p o s e s ; a s s is tin g in p h y s ic a l ex a m in a tion s and health ev a lu a tion s o f\na p p lica n ts and e m p lo y e e s ; and planning and c a r r y in g out p r o g r a m s in v olv in g\noth e r a c tiv it ie s a ffe c tin g the health, w e lfa r e , and sa fety o f a ll p e r s o n n e l.\nN u rsin g s u p e r v is o r s o r head n u r s e s in e sta b lis h m e n ts em p loy in g m o r e than\nin g ood r e p a ir bu ild in g w o o d w o rk and equ ipm ent such as b in s , c r i b s , c o u n te r s ,\nb e n c h e s , p a r titio n s , d o o r s , f l o o r s , s t a ir s , c a s in g s , and tr im m ade o f w ood\nlayin g out o f w ork fr o m b lu e p r in ts , d ra w in g s, m o d e ls , o r v e r b a l in s tr u c tio n s ;\nu sin g a v a r ie ty o f c a r p e n t e r 's h a n d tools, p o rta b le p o w e r to o ls , and standard\nm e a s u rin g in stru m e n ts ; m akin g stan dard shop com p u ta tion s rela tin g to d im e n \nsio n s o f w o rk ; and s e le c t in g m a te r ia ls n e c e s s a r y f o r the w o rk . In g e n e r a l,\nthe w ork o f the m a in ten a n ce c a r p e n te r r e q u ir e s rou n ded tra in in g and e x p e r i\ne n ce u su a lly a c q u ir e d th rou gh a fo r m a l a p p re n tice s h ip o r eq u iv a len t tra in in g\nm e ta l p a rts o f m e c h a n ic a l equ ipm ent o p e r a te d in an e sta b lis h m e n t.\nin v o lv e s m o s t o f the fo llo w in g : In terp retin g w ritten in s tru ctio n s and s p e c i\nfic a t io n s ; planning and la yin g out o f w o rk ; u sin g a v a r ie ty o f m a c h in is t's\nh an dtools and p r e c is io n m e a s u rin g in stru m e n ts ; settin g up and o p e ra tin g\nstan dard m a ch in e t o o ls ; shaping o f m e ta l p a rts to c lo s e t o le r a n c e s ; m akin g\nstan dard shop com p u ta tion s rela tin g to d im e n s io n s o f w o rk , to o lin g , fe e d s ,\nand sp eed s o f m a ch in in g; k n ow led ge o f the w ork in g p r o p e r t ie s o f the c o m m o n\nm e t a ls ; s e le ctin g stan dard m a t e r ia ls , p a r t s , and equ ipm ent re q u ire d fo r this\np r a c t ic e u su a lly a c q u ir e d th rou gh a fo r m a l a p p re n tice s h ip o r eq u ivalen t\nM AIN TE N A N C E E L E C T R IC IA N\nR e p a ir s m a c h in e r y o r m e c h a n ic a l equ ipm en t o f an e sta b lis h m e n t.\nW ork in v o lv e s m o s t o f the fo llo w in g : E xam in in g m a ch in e s and m e c h a n ic a l\nequ ipm en t to d ia g n o se s o u r c e o f tr o u b le ; d ism a n tlin g o r p a rtly dism a n tlin g\nsc r a p in g and fittin g p a rts ; r e p la c in g b ro k e n o r d e fe c tiv e p a rts with ite m s\nobtain ed fr o m s to ck ; o r d e r in g the p r o d u c tio n o f a re p la c e m e n t part by a\nm a ch in e shop o r sending the m a ch in e to a m a ch in e shop fo r m a jo r r e p a ir s ;\np r e p a r in g w ritten s p e c ific a tio n s fo r m a jo r r e p a ir s o r fo r the p ro d u ctio n o f\nE x clu d ed fr o m th is c la s s ific a t io n a re w o r k e r s w h ose p r im a ry duties\nla tion , m a in ten a n ce, o r r e p a ir o f equ ipm ent fo r the g e n e r a tio n , d is tr ib u tio n ,\no r u tiliza tio n o f e le c t r ic e n e rg y in an esta b lis h m e n t.\nequ ipm en t; w ork in g fr o m b lu e p r in ts , d ra w in g s , la y ou ts, o r oth er s p e c if i\nc a tio n s ; lo ca tin g and d ia g n osin g tr o u b le in the e le c t r ic a l sy ste m o r e q u ip \nm en t; w ork in g standard com p u ta tion s rela tin g to load re q u ire m e n ts o f w irin g\nm e a s u rin g and testin g in stru m e n ts . In g e n e r a l, the w o rk o f the m a in ten an ce\ne le c t r ic ia n r e q u ir e s rou n ded tra in in g and e x p e r ie n c e u su a lly a cq u ire d th rough\nM A IN TE N A N C E M ECH A N IC (M o to r V e h ic le s )\nM AIN TE N A N C E P A IN T E R\nlis h m e n t. W ork in v o lv e s m o s t o f the fo llo w in g ; E xam in in g a u tom otiv e eq u ip \nm en t to d ia g n ose s o u r c e o f tr o u b le ; d is a s s e m b lin g equ ipm ent and p e r fo r m in g\nr e p a ir s that in v o lv e the u se o f su ch h an d tools as w r e n c h e s , g a u g es, d r ills ,\no r s p e c ia liz e d equ ipm ent in d is a s s e m b lin g o r fittin g p a rts; r e p la c in g brok en\no r d e fe c tiv e p a rts fr o m sto ck ; grin d in g and adju sting v a lv e s ; r e a s s e m b lin g and\nm e n ts ; and align in g w h e e ls , ad ju sting b ra k e s and lig h ts, o r tigh ten in g body\nr e q u ir e s rou n ded 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 rough a fo r m a l\nP aints and r e d e c o r a t e s w a lls , w ood w ork , and fix tu re s o f an e s t a b \nW ork in v o lv e s the fo llo w in g ; K n ow ledge o f s u r fa c e p e c u lia r itie s\nand ty p es o f paint r e q u ire d fo r d iffe r e n t a p p lic a tio n s ; p re p a rin g s u r fa c e fo r\npainting by r e m o v in g old fin ish o r by p la cin g putty o r fill e r in n a il h o le s and\nin t e r s t ic e s ; and ap plying paint w ith sp ra y gun o r bru sh .\no ils , w hite lea d , and oth e r paint in g re d ie n ts to obtain p r o p e r c o lo r o r\nc o n s is t e n c y . In g e n e r a l, the w o rk o f the m a in ten an ce pa in ter r e q u ir e s rounded\ntra in in g and e x p e r ie n c e u su a lly a cq u ire d th rough a fo r m a l a p p re n tice s h ip o r\nS p e c ia liz e s in the o p e r a tio n o f one o r m o r e ty p e s o f m a ch in e t o o l s ,\nsu ch as jig b o r e r s , c y lin d r ic a l o r s u r fa c e g r in d e r s ; engine la th es; o r m illin g\nm a c h in e s , in the c o n s tr u c tio n o f m a c h in e -s h o p t o o l s , g a u g es, j i g s , fix tu r e s ,\nW ork in v o lv e s m o s t o f the fo llo w in g : Planning and p e r fo r m in g\nd iffic u lt m a ch in in g o p e r a t io n s ; p r o c e s s in g ite m s r e q u irin g c o m p lica te d setups\nm e n ts ; s e le c tin g fe e d s , s p e e d s , to o lin g , and o p e r a tio n seq u en ce; and m aking\nn e c e s s a r y a d ju stm en ts d u rin g o p e r a tio n to a ch iev e re q u isite t o le r a n c e s o r\nd im e n s io n s . M ay be r e q u ir e d to r e c o g n iz e when to o ls n eed d r e s s in g , to\nd r e s s t o o l s , and to s e le c t p r o p e r c o o la n ts and cutting and lu b rica tin g o ils .\nF o r c r o s s - in d u s t r y w age study p u r p o s e s , m a c h in e -to o l o p e r a t o r s (to o lr o o m )\nin t o o l and d ie job b in g sh ops a r e e x clu d ed fr o m th is c la s s ific a tio n .\nM AIN TE N A N C E P IP E F IT T E R\nIn sta lls o r r e p a ir s w a te r , stea m , g a s , o r oth er ty p e s o f pip e and\np ip efittin g s in an e sta b lis h m e n t. W ork in v o lv e s m o s t o f the fo llo w in g ; L ayin g\nout w o rk and m e a su rin g to lo c a te p o s itio n o f pipe fr o m d ra w in gs o r oth er\nw ritten s p e c ific a t io n s ; cuttin g v a r io u s s iz e s o f pipe to c o r r e c t len gths with\nc h is e l and h a m m er o r o x y a ce ty le n e t o r c h o r p ip e -c u ttin g m a ch in e s ; th readin g\npipe w ith s to ck s and d ie s ; bending pip e by h a n d -d riv e n o r p o w e r -d r iv e n\nm a ch in e s; a s s e m b lin g pip e w ith co u p lin g s and fasten in g pipe to h a n g e rs;\npipe r e q u ire d ; and m akin g stan dard te s ts to d e te rm in e w hether fin ish ed p ip e s\nm e e t s p e c ific a t io n s . In g e n e r a l, the w ork o f the m a in ten an ce p ip e fitte r\nen gaged in in sta llin g and r e p a ir in g bu ildin g sanitation o r heating sy s te m s\nF a b r ic a te s , in s t a lls , and m a in tain s in g ood r e p a ir the s h e e t-m e ta l\nequ ipm ent and fix tu r e s (su ch as m a ch in e g u a rd s , g r e a s e p a n s, s h e lv e s ,\nlo c k e r s , tanks, v e n t ila t o r s , c h u te s , d u cts, m e ta l r o o fin g ) o f an esta b lis h m e n t.\nW ork in v o lv e s m o s t o f the fo llo w in g : Planning and layin g out a ll ty p es o f\ns h e e t-m e ta l m a in ten an ce w ork fr o m b lu e p r in ts , m o d e ls , o r oth er s p e c ifi\nc a tio n s ; setting up and o p e ra tin 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 ork in g\nm a ch in e s; u sin g a v a r ie ty o f h an dtools in cu ttin g, ben din g, fo r m in g , shaping,\ng e n e r a l, the w ork o f the m a in ten an ce s h e e t-m e ta l w o r k e r r e q u ir e s roun ded\nIn sta lls new m a ch in e s o r h eavy equ ipm en t, and d is m a n tle s and\nin s t a lls m a ch in e s o r h eavy equ ipm ent w hen ch a n g es in the plant layout a re\nW ork in v o lv e s m o s t o f the fo llo w in g : Planning and layin g out\nw o rk ; in te r p r e tin g b lu ep rin ts o r oth e r s p e c ific a tio n s ; u sin g a v a r ie ty o f handto o ls and r ig g in g ; m akin g stan dard shop com p u ta tion s rela tin g to s t r e s s e s ,\nstren g th o f m a t e r ia ls , and c e n t e r s o f g ra v ity ; align in g and ba la n cin g eq u ip \nand m a in tain in g in g ood o r d e r p ow er tr a n s m is s io n equipm ent su ch as d r iv e s\nand sp eed r e d u c e r s . In g e n e r a l, the m illw r ig h t's w ork n o rm a lly r e q u ir e s a\nrou n ded tra in in g and e x p e r ie n c e in the tra d e a c q u ir e d th rou gh a fo r m a l\nA s s is t s one o r m o r e w o r k e r s in the s k ille d m a in ten an ce t r a d e s , by\np e r fo r m in g s p e c ific o r g e n e r a l d u ties o f le s s e r s k ill, such as k eepin g a\nw o r k e r su pplied w ith m a te r ia ls and t o o ls ; clea n in g w ork in g a r e a , m a ch in e ,\nand equ ipm en t; a s s is tin g jou rn ey m a n by h olding m a te r ia ls o r t o o ls ; and p e r \nfo r m in g oth e r u n sk illed ta sk s as d ir e c te d by jo u rn e y m a n . The kind o f w ork\nthe h e lp e r is p e rm itte d to p e r fo r m v a r ie s fr o m tra d e to t r a d e : In som e\ntr a d e s the h elp er is con fin ed to su pplyin g, liftin g , and holding m a te r ia ls and\nt o o l s , and clea n in g w ork in g a r e a s ; and in o th e r s he is p erm itted to p e r fo r m\ns p e c ia liz e d m a ch in e o p e r a tio n s , o r p a rts o f a tra d e that are a ls o p e r fo r m e d\nC 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 u g es, j i g s , fix tu r e s\no r d ie s f o r fo r g in g s , pu nch ing, and oth er m e t a l-fo r m in g w o rk .\nin v o lv e s m o s t o f the fo llo w in g : Planning and layin g out w ork a c c o r d in g to\nm o d e ls , b lu e p r in ts , d ra w in g s , o r oth e r o r a l and w ritten s p e c ific a t io n s ; u sin g\na v a r ie ty o f t o o l and d ie m a k e r 's h an dtools and p r e c is io n m e a su rin g in s t r u \nm e n ts ; u n derstan din g o f the w ork 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 llo y s ;\nsettin g up and o p e ra tin g o f m a ch in e to o ls and r e la te d equ ipm en t; m aking\nand to o lin g o f m a ch in e s ; h e a t-tre a tin g o f m e ta l p a rts du ring fa b r ic a tio n as\nw e ll as o f fin ish e d to o ls and d ie s to a ch ie v e r e q u ire d q u a litie s ; w ork in g to\nc lo s e t o le r a n c e s ; fittin g and a s s e m b lin g o f p a rts to p r e s c r ib e d to le r a n c e s\nand a llo w a n c e s ; and s e le c tin g a p p ro p ria te m a te r ia ls , t o o l s , and p r o c e s s e s .\nm a c h in e -s h o p and t o o lr o o m p r a c t ic e u su a lly a c q u ir e d through a fo r m a l\nF o r c r o s s - in d u s t r y w age study p u r p o s e s , t o o l and d ie m a k e rs in\nt o o l and d ie jo b b in g sh ops a r e ex clu d e d fr o m th is c la s s ific a t io n .\nS T A T IO N A R Y EN GIN EER\nO p era tes and m a in tain s and 'm a y a ls o s u p e r v is e the o p e r a tio n of\nsta tio n a ry en g in es and equ ipm ent (m e c h a n ica l o r e le c t r ic a l) to supply the\nesta b lis h m e n t in w h ich e m p lo y e d w ith p o w e r , heat, r e fr ig e r a t io n , o r a i r con d itio n in g .\nW ork in v o lv e s : O peratin g and m ain taining equipm ent such as\nstea m e n g in e s, a ir c o m p r e s s o r s , g e n e r a t o r s , m o t o r s , tu r b in e s, v en tilatin g\nand r e fr ig e r a tin g equ ipm en t, steam b o i le r s and b o i le r - f e d w a ter pu m ps;\nm akin g equ ipm ent r e p a ir s ; and keep in g a r e c o r d o f o p e r a tio n o f m a c h in e r y ,\nte m p e r a tu r e , and fu e l co n s u m p tio n . M ay a ls o s u p e r v is e th ese o p e r a tio n s .\nHead o r c h ie f e n g in e e r s in e sta b lis h m e n ts e m p loy in g m o r e than one en g in e e r\na r e e x clu d e d .\ne m p lo y e d w ith h eat, p o w e r , o r steam .\no p e r a t e s a m e c h a n ic a l s to k e r , g a s, o r o il b u r n e r ; and c h e c k s w a ter and\nM ay c le a n , o il, o r a s s is t in r e p a ir in g b o ile r r o o m equ ipm ent.\nD riv e s a tr u c k 'w ith in a c ity o r in d u str ia l a r e a to tr a n s p o rt m a te \nlish m en ts such a s :\nM an ufacturin g p la n ts, fr e ig h t d e p o ts, w a r e h o u s e s , w h o le \nsa le and re ta il e sta b lis h m e n ts , o r betw een r e t a i l e sta b lish m en ts and\nc u s t o m e r s ' h ou ses o r p la c e s of b u sin e s s. M ay a ls o loa d or unload tru ck with\nS a le s -r o u te and o v e r - t h e - r o a d d r iv e r s are e x c lu d e d .\n(s e e O rd e r F il le r ), or op era tin g p ow er tru ck s (s e e P o w e r -T r u c k O p e r a to r ).\nF o r w age study p u r p o s e s , tr u c k d r iv e r s are c la s s ifie d by s iz e and\n( T r a c t o r -t r a i l e r should be rated on the b a sis\nlight tru ck (u nder IV 2 ton s)\nh eavy tru ck (tr a ile r ) (o v e r 4 ton s)\nSHIPPING AND RE CEIVIN G C LE R K\nin v o lv e s : A k n ow ledge o f shipping p r o c e d u r e s , p r a c t ic e s , r o u te s , a v a ila b le\nsh ipp ed, m aking up b ills o f la din g, postin g w eight and shipping c h a r g e s , and\nM ay d ir e c t o r a s s is t in p re p a rin g the\no th e rs in v e rify in g the c o r r e c t n e s s o f sh ipm ents against b ills of ladin g,\nF ills shipping o r tr a n s fe r o r d e r s fo r fin ish ed good s fr o m s to re d\nm e r c h a n d is e in a c c o r d a n c e w ith s p e c ific a tio n s on s a le s s lip s , c u s t o m e r s '\nca tin g ite m s fille d o r o m itte d , keep r e c o r d s o f ou tgoing o r d e r s , r e q u is itio n\nP r e p a r e s fin ish ed p r o d u cts fo r shipm ent o r s to ra g e by p la cin g them\nin shipping c o n t a in e r s , the s p e c ific o p e r a tio n s p e r fo r m e d bein g depen den t upon\nthe ty pe, s iz e , and n u m ber o f units to be p a ck ed , the type o f c o n ta in e r\ne m p lo y e d , and m eth od o f sh ipm en t.\nshipping c o n ta in e rs and m ay in v olv e one o r m o r e o f the fo llo w in g : K now ledge\ntype and s iz e o f co n ta in e r; in s e r tin g e n c lo s u r e s in c o n ta in e r; using e x c e ls io r\nta in e r; and applying la b e ls o r en terin g id en tifyin g data on co n ta in e r.\nwho a lso m ake w ooden b o x e s o r c r a t e s a r e ex clu d ed .\nM A T E R IA L HANDLING L A B O R E R\noth e r esta b lis h m e n t w h ose du ties in v o lv e one o r m o r e o f the fo llo w in g :\nLoading and unloading v a r io u s m a te r ia ls and m e r c h a n d is e on o r fr o m fr e ig h t\nc a r s , tr u c k s , o r oth er tra n sp o rtin g d e v ic e s ; u n pa ckin g, sh elv in g, o r pla cin g\nw o r k e r s , who loa d and unload sh ip s, a r e e x c lu d e d .\nan understan din g o f the e s ta b lis h m e n t's stora g e pla n . W ork in v o lv e s m o s t\no f the fo llo w in g : V erify in g m a te r ia ls (o r m e r c h a n d is e ) against r e ce iv in g\nd o cu m e n ts, noting and re p o rtin g d is c r e p a n c ie s and ob v iou s d a m a g e s; routing\nm a te r ia ls to p r e s c r ib e d s to ra g e lo c a tio n s ; sto rin g , stack in g, o r p a lletizin g\nm a te r ia ls in a c c o r d a n c e with p r e s c r ib e d stora g e m eth od s; re a rra n g in g and\nt a k i n g in v en tory o f sto re d m a te r ia ls ; exam inin g stored m a te r ia ls and\nr e p o rtin g d e te r io r a tio n and d a m a g e; rem o v in g m a te r ia l fr o m s to ra g e and\np rep a rin g it for shipm ent.\nM ay op era te hand o r p ow er tru ck s in p e r fo rm in g\nO p era tes a m a n u ally c o n tr o lle d g a s o lin e - o r e le c t r ic -p o w e r e d tru ck\no r tr a c t o r to tr a n sp o rt g ood s and m a te r ia ls o f a ll kinds about a w a re h o u se ,\nm a n u factu rin g plant, o r oth er e sta b lish m en t.\nF o r w age study p u r p o s e s , w o r k e r s are c la s s ifie d by type o f p o w e r as fo llo w s :\nGUARD AN D W ATCH M A N\nG u a rd . P e r fo r m s routine p o lic e d u tie s , eith e r at fix e d p o s t o r on\nto u r , m a in tain in g o r d e r , u sin g a r m s o r f o r c e w h ere n e c e s s a r y . In clu d es\ng u a rds w ho a r e station ed at gate and ch e c k on iden tity o f e m p lo y e e s and\nC lea n s and k e e p s in an o r d e r ly con d ition fa c to r y w ork in g a r e a s and\nw 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 , ap artm en t h ou se, o r c o m m e r c ia l\no r oth er e sta b lis h m e n t.\nSw eeping, m op p in g o r s c r u b b in g , and p olish in g f lo o r s ; rem ov in g c h ip s , tr a s h ,\nand oth e r r e fu s e ; du sting equ ipm en t, fu rn itu re , o r fix tu re s ; p olish in g m e ta l\nfix tu r e s o r tr im m in g s ; p r o v id in g su p p lies and m in o r m ain ten an ce s e r v ic e s ;\nW o rk e rs who s p e c ia liz e\nin w indow w ashin g a re e x c lu d e d .\nW atchm an. M akes rou n ds o f p r e m is e s\np r o p e r t y against f i r e , th eft, and ille g a l e n try .\nTh e fo llo w in g a r e a s a r e su r v e y e d p e r io d ic a lly f o r u s e in a d m in is te r in g the S e r v ic e C o n tra ct\nav a ila b le at no c o s t f r o m any o f the B L S r e g io n a l o f fi c e s show n on the b a c k c o v e r .\nA lp e n a , S tan d ish , and T a w as C ity , M ich .\nB eaum ont—P o r t A rth u r^ -O ran ge, T e x .\nB u rlin g to n , Vt.—N. Y.\nC ham paign—U rbana— antoul, 111.\nC la r k s v ille —H o p k in s v ille , T en n.—\nC o lu m b u s , Ga.— la .\nE l P a s o , T e x ., and A la m o g o r d o —Las C r u c e s , N. M ex.\nEugene— p r in g fie ld , O re g .\nG rand Island— a stin gs, N e b r.\nHuntington— sh la n d , W. V a.— y.— hio\nL ittle R o c k — orth L ittle R o c k , A rk .\nL o ra in —E ly r ia , O hio\nM cA lle n —P h a r r — d inburg and B r o w n s v ille —\nM e d fo rd — lam ath F a lls — ra nts P a s s , O re g .\nM id d le s e x , M onm outh, and O cea n C o s ., N .J.\nN ew London—N o rw ich , C on n.— .I.\nP a r k e r s b u r g — a rie tta , W. V a.— hio\nP o r ts m o u th , N .H .—M aine—M a s s .\nR iv e r sid e—San B e r n a rd in o — n ta rio, C a lif.\nS alinas—S e a sid e —M o n te r e y , C a lif.\nS iou x F a lls , S. Dak.\nS p r in g fie ld -C h ic o p e e —H o ly o k e, M a s s .— onn.\nAn annual r e p o r t on s a la r ie s f o r a c c o u n ta n ts , a u d it o r s , c h ie f a c c o u n ta n ts , a tto r n e y s , jo b a n a ly s t s , d i r e c t o r s o f p e r s o n n e l, b u y e r s , c h e m is t s , e n g in e e r s , e n g in e e r in g te c h n ic ia n s , d r a f t e r s , and\nO r d e r as B L S B u lletin 1891, N ational S u rv e y o f P r o f e s s io n a l. A d m in is t r a tiv e , T e c h n ic a l, and C l e r i c a l P a y , M a r c h 197 5. $ 1 .4 0 a c o p y , fr o m any o f the BLS r e g io n a l sa le s\no f fi c e s shown on the b a ck c o v e r , o r fr o m the Superintenden t o f D o cu m e n ts , U.S. G o v e rn m e n t P rin tin g O ffic e , W ashington, D .C . 20402.\nA l is t of the la te s t a v a ila b le b u lle tin s o r b u lle tin supplem en ts is p r e s e n te d b e lo w .\nA d ir e c t o r y o f a r e a w age stu dies in clu d in g m o r e lim ite d stu d ies con d u cted at the requ est of the E m ploym en t\nStandards A d m in is tra tio n o f the D epartm en t of L a b o r is a v a ila b le on re q u e st.\nB u lle tin s m a y be p u r c h a s e d fr o m any o f the BLS r e g io n a l o f fi c e s show n on the b a ck c o v e r .\nB u lletin su p p lem en ts m ay be\nobtained w ithout c o s t, w h e re in d ica te d , f r o m BLS r e g io n a l o f fic e s .\nA k ron , O hio, D ec. 1975__________________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 -8 0 , 45 cents\nA lban y— ch en ectad y—T r o y , N .Y ., Sept. 1975 *_________________________________________ 18 5 0 -6 3 , $ 1 .2 0\nSanta Ana— arden G ro v e , C a lif., O ct. 1 9 7 5 * ----------------------------------------------- 1 8 5 0 -7 5 , 85 ce n ts\nA tlanta, G a., M ay 1976__________________________________________________________________ 1 9 0 0 -3 0 , 85 cen ts\nA u stin ,\nT e x ., D e c. 1 9 7 5 * ________________________________________________________________ '1 8 5 0 -8 3 , 75 cen ts\nB a ltim o re , M d., A ug. 1975 * _____________________________________________________________ 1 85 0-6 2, $ 1 .3 0\nB illin g s , M on t., July 197 5__________________________________________________\n1 85 0-4 6,\nB ingham ton, N .Y .—P a ., July 1975 _______________________________________________________ 18 5 0 -5 0 , 65 cents\nB irm in gh a m , A la ., M ar. 1976 1___________________________ ______________________________ 1 9 0 0 -1 1 , 95 cents\nB oston, M a s s ., A ug. 1975 *______________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 -5 8 , $ 1 .5 0\nB u ffalo, N .Y ., O ct. 1 9 7 5 * ________________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 -6 9 , 95 cen ts\nCanton, O hio, M ay 1 9 7 6 _________________________________________________________________ 1 9 0 0 -2 8 , 55 cen ts\nC hattanooga, Tenn.—G a., Sept. 1 97 5*___________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 -6 7 , 85 cents\nC h ica g o, 111., M ay 1975 __________________________________________________________________ 1 85 0-3 3, 85 cents\nC in cin n ati, O h io -K y .— d ., M a r. 1 9 7 6 __________________________________________________ 1 9 0 0 -7 , 75 cents\nC levela n d , O hio, Sept. 197 5________________________________________________________\n185 0 -6 4 ,\nC olu m bu s. O hio, O ct. 1975*_____________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 -7 8 , 95 cents\nC orp u s C h ris ti, T e x ., July 197 5________________________________________________________ 185 0 -3 7 , 65 cents\nD a lla s - F o r t W orth , T e x ., O ct. 1 9 7 5 '__________________________________________________ 185 0 -5 9 , $ 1 .5 0\n111., F eb . 1 9 7 6 ________________________________ 1 9 0 0 -2 5 , 55 ce n ts\nD ayton, O hio, D ec. 1975---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 8 5 0 -7 3 , 45 ce n ts\nD aytona B ea ch , F la ., A u g. 1975--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 8 5 0 -4 7 , 65 ce n ts\nD en ver—B o u ld e r , C o lo ., D e c. 197 5 _____________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 -8 2 , 75 cents\n___ _______ -— —--------- ------------—______ ____ ____ — — - — 1 9 0 0 -1 5 , $ 1,25\nD e tr o it, M ic h ., M a r . 1976 1\nF o r t L a u d erd a le—H ollyw ood and W est P a lm Beach—\nB oca Raton, F la ., A p r. 1976__________________________________________________________ 1 9 0 0 -2 0 , 55 cen ts\nF r e s n o , C a lif., June 1976_______________________________________________________________ 1 9 0 0 -2 9 , 45 cen ts\nG a in e s v ille , F la ., Sept. 1975 ____________________________________________________________ 185 0 -5 7 , $ 1 .1 0\nG reen Bay, W is ., July 1975 * ____:_______________________________________________________ 185 0 -4 4 , 80 cents\nHigh P oint, N .C ., A ug. 197 5____________________________ 185 0 -4 9 , 65 cen ts\nG r e e n v ille — pa rtan bu rg, S .C ., June 1975 ______________________________________________ 1 85 0-4 2, 65 cents\nH a rtford , Con n., M a r. 1976_____________________________________________________________ 1 9 0 0 -1 4 , 55 cents\nH ouston, T e x ., A p r. 19 7 6 _______________________________________________________________ 1 9 0 0 -2 6 , 85 cen ts\nH u n tsville, A la ., F eb . 1976 _____________________________________________________________ 1 9 0 0 -1 7 , 55 cen ts\nIn d ia n a p olis, Ind., O ct. i 975 1 ___________________________________________________________ 1 85 0-6 6, 95 cents\nJ a ck s o n , M is s ., F e b . 1976_______________________________________________________________(1 9 0 0 -8 ,\nJ a c k s o n v ille , F la ., D e c. 1975___________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 -8 1 , 45 cents\nK ansas C ity, M o.— an s., Sept. 197 5 ____________________________________________________ 1 85 0-5 5, 80 cents\nL exin gton — a y ette, K y., N ov. 1 9 7 5 * ___________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 -8 4 , 75 cen ts\nL os A n g e le s —Lon g B ea ch , C a lif., O ct. 1 9 7 5 1___________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 -8 6 , $ 1 .1 5\nL o u is v ille , Ky.—Ind., N ov. 1 97 5_________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 -7 9 , 45 ce n ts\nM elb ou rn e—T itu s v ille —C o c o a , F la ., A ug. 1 97 5_________________________________________ 18 5 0 -5 4 , 65 cents\nM em p h is, T enn.— r k .—M is s ., N ov. 1975_______________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 -8 5 , 45 ce n ts\nPrices are determ in ed by the G overnm ent Printing O ffice and are su bject to chan ge.\nData on establishm ent p ra ctices and supplem entary w a g e provisions are also presented.\nT o b e surveyed.\nM ia m i, F la ., O ct. 1975___________________________________________________________________\nM ilw au kee, W is., A p r. 1976_______________ -_____________________________________________\nSt. Paul, M inn.—W is ., Jan. 1976-_________________________________________\nN assau— u ffolk , N .Y ., June 1975 *______________________________________________________\nN ew ark, N .J., Jan. 1976__________________________________________________________________\nNew O rle a n s , L a ., Jan. 1976_____________________________________________________________\nNewcentsk , N .Y .-N .J ., M ay 1975 1 _______________________________________________________\n65 Y o r\nN orfolk —V ir g in ia B ea ch — o rts m o u th , V a.—N .C ., M ay 19 7 6 *_________________________\nN orfolk —V ir g in ia B ea ch — o r ts m o u th and N ew port N ews—\nH am pton, Va.—N .C ., M ay 1975 _________________________________________________________\nN o rth e a st P e n n sy lv a n ia , A ug. 1975 _____________________________________________________\nO klahom a C ity, O k la ., A u g. 1 9 7 5 ________________________________________________________\nIow a, O ct. 197 5__________________________________________________________\nP a t e r s o n - C lift o n - P a s s a ic , N .J., June 1975 1___________________________________________\nP h ila d e lp h ia , P a.—N .J., Nov. 1975 ___________________ __________________________________\nP ittsb u rg h , P a ., Jan. 1 9 7 6 * ______________________________________________________________\nP o rtla n d , M aine, N ov. 1975_______________________________________________________________\nP o rtla n d , O re g .— ash ., M ay 1975 ______________________________________________________\nP o u g h k e e p s ie , N .Y ., June 1 9 7 5 * _________________________________________________________\nP o u g h k e e p s ie — in gsto n -N e w b u rg h , N .Y ., June 1 9 7 5 * ________________________________\nP r o v id e n c e — arw ick —Paw tucket, |R.I.— a s s ., June 1976____ ________________________\nR a le ig h — urham , N .C ., F eb . 1 9 7 6 ______________________________________________________\nR ich m on d , V a ., June 1 97 5_______________________________________________________________\n111., M ar. 1976 1__________________________________________________________\nS a cra m e n to , C a lif., D e c. 1975___________________________________________________________\nSaginaw, M ic h ., Nov. 1975________________________________________________________________\nSalt Lake City—O gden, Utah, Nov. 1 9 7 5 1_______________________________________________\nSan A n to n io , T e x ., M ay 1976 ____________________________________________________________\nSan D ie g o , C a lif., Nov. 1975_____________________________________________________________\nSan F r a n c is c o -O a k la n d , C a lif., M ar. 1976_____________________________________________\nSan J o s e , C a lif., M ar. 1976______________________________________________________________\nSeattle— v e re tt, W ash ., Jan. 1976_______________________________________________________\nSouth B en d, In d ., M a r. 1976____ __________________________________________________________\nS ta m ford , Conn. 1 2 _______________________________________________________________________\nS y r a c u s e , N .Y ., July 197 5________________________________________________________________\nT o le d o , O hio— ic h ., M ay 1976__________________________________________________________\nT re n to n , N .J., Sept. 1 9 7 5 1 ________ ______________________________________________________\nU tica—R o m e , N .Y ., July 1975 * __________________________________________________________\nW ashington, D .C -—Md.—V a ., M a r. 1976__________________________________________________\nW e s tch e s te r County, N .Y ., M ay 1975 *__________________________________________________\nW ich ita, K an s., A p r. |l976________________________________________________________________\nW o r c e s t e r , M a s s ., A p r. 1976____________________________________________________________\nY o rk , P a ., F e b . 1976______________________________________________________________________\n18 5 0 -3 9 ,\n18 5 0 -4 5 ,\n185 0 -5 6 ,\n1 85 0-4 0,\n185 0 -4 1 ,\n1900-19.1 8 5 0 -8 7 ,\n190 0-2 3,\n6 5 cen ts\n185 0 -4 3 ,\n185 0 -6 0 ,\n185 0 -4 8 ,\n1 9 0 0 -2 1 .\n$5 c e n t*\n55 cen t#\nP.O, Box 13309\nPhone: 971-5405 (Area Code 212) Phone: 597-1154 (Area Cade 215)