Area Wage Survey, Area Wage Survey: The Newark and Jersey City, New Jersey, Metropolitan Area, February 1966 : Bulletin of the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, No. 1465-50 | FRASER | St. Louis Fed\nArea Wage Survey: The Newark and Jersey City, New Jersey, Metropolitan Area, February 1966 : Bulletin of the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, No. 1465-50\nArea Wage Survey The Newark and Jersey City New Jersey M etropolitan Area February 1966 B u lletin No A p ril 1966 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR W Willard Wirtz Secretary BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS Arthur M Ross Commissioner For sale by the Superintendent of Documents U S G overnm ent Printing O ffice W ashington D C Price 3 0 cents Preface Contents Page T h e B u r e a u o f L a b o r S t a t i s t i c s p r o g r a m o f annual o c c u p a t i o n a l w a g e s u r v e y s in m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a s is d e s i g n e d to p r o v i d e data on o c c u p a t i o n a l e a r n i n g s and e s t a b l i s h m 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f the m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a s stu d ie d into on e b u l l e ti n T h e s e c o n d p a r t p r e s e n t s i n f o r m a t i o n w h i c h has b e e n p r o j e c t e d f r o m i n d i v i d u a l m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a data to r e l a t e to e c o n o m i c r e g i o n s and the U n i t e d S tate s I n t r o d u c t i o n W a g e tr e n d s f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t i o n a l g r o u p s Tables 1 2 A B E i g h t y f i v e a r e a s c u r r e n t l y a r e i n c lu d e d in the p r o g r a m I n f o r m a t i o n on o c c u p a t i o n a l e a r n i n g s is c o l l e c t e d an n u ally in e a c h a r e a I n f o r m a t i o n on e s t a b l i s h m e n t p r a c t i c e s and s u p p l e m e n t a r y w a g e p r o v i s i o n s is ob ta in e d b i e n n i a l l y in m o s t o f the a r e a s T h i s b u l l e ti n p r e s e n t s r e s u l t s o f the s u r v e y in N e w a r k and J e r s e y C i t y N J in F e b r u a r y 1966 T h e Stand ard M e t r o p o l i t a n S t a t i s t i c a l A r e a s as d e fi n e d by the B u re a u o f the B u d g e t th ro ugh M a r c h 1965 c o n s i s t o f E s s e x Hudson M o r r i s and U n io n C o u n ti e s T h is study w a s con d u cted by the B u r e a u s r e g i o n a l o f f i c e in N e w Y o r k N Y H e r b e r t B i e n s t o c k D i r e c t o r b y P h i l i p G o l d s t e i n u n de r the d i r e c t i o n o f H a r o l d A B a r l e t t a T h e study w a s u n d e r the g e n e r a l d i r e c t i o n o f F r e d e r i c k W M u e l l e r A s s i s t a n t R e g i o n a l D i r e c t o r f o r W a g e s and I n d u s t r i a l R elation s 1 4 E s t a b l i s h m e n t s and w o r k e r s w i th i n s c o p e o f s u r v e y and n u m b e r s t u d i e d I n d e x e s o f s ta n d a rd w e e k l y s a l a r i e s and s t r a i g h t t i m e h o u r l y e a r n i n g s f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t i o n a l g r o u p s and p e r c e n t s o f i n c r e a s e f o r s e l e 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h a r i n g p l a n s A ppen dixes A C h a n g e s in o c c u p a t i o n a l d e s c r i p t i o n s B O c c u p a t i o n a l d e s c r i p t i o n s areas N O T E S i m i l a r ta b u la tio n s S e e i n s i d e b a c k c o v e r a r e a v a ila b le fo r other C u r r e n t r e p o r t s on o c c u p a t i o n a l e a r n i n g s and s u p p l e m e n t a r y w a g e p r o v i s i o n s in the N e w a r k and J e r s e y C i t y a r e a s a r e a l s o a v a i l a b l e f o r banking N o v e m b e r 1964 c o n t r a c t c l e a n i n g s e r v i c e s June 1965 flu id m i l k O c t o b e r th e m a c h i n e r y i n d u s t r i e s M a y 1965 n o n f e r r o u s f o u n d r i e s June 1965 p ain ts and v a r n i s h e s N o v e m b e r a n d p a p e r b o a r d b o x e s N o v e m b e r 1964 Unio n s c a le s in dicative o f p re v a ilin g pay le v e ls a r e a v a ila b le f o r b u il d in g c o n s t r u c t i o n p r i n t i n g l o c a l t r a n s i t o p e r a t i n g e m p 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t r i b u t e s H o w e v e r in N e w Y o r k and N e w J e r s e y w h ich h a ve e n a c te d t e m p o r a r y d i s a b i l i t y i n s u r a n c e l a w s w h ic h r e q u i r e e m p l o y e r c o n tr i b u t i o n s 3 plans a r e i n c lu d e d o n ly i f the e m p l o y e r l c o n 2 t r i b u te s m o r e than is l e g a l l y r e q u i r e d o r 2 p r o v i d e s the e m p l o y e e w ith b e n e f i t s w h ich e x c e e d the r e q u i r e m e n t s o f the la w T a b u la tio n s o f p aid s i c k l e a v e plans a r e l i m i t e d to f o r m a l p l a n s 3 w h ich p r o v i d e f u l l p a y o r a p r o p o r t i o n o f the w o r k e r s p ay d u r i n g a b s e n c e f r o m w o r k because of illn ess S e p a r a t e ta b u la tion s a r e p r e s e n t e d a c c o r d i n g to l p lans w h i c h p r o v i d e f u l l p a y and no w a i t i n g p e r i o d and 2 plans w h ic h p r o v i d e e i t h e r p a r t i a l pay o r a w a i t i n g p e r i o d In a d d itio 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i z a t i o n s o r th ey m a y be s e l f i n s u r e d T a b u la tio n s o f r e t i r e m e n t p e n s i o n p lans a r e l i m i t e d to th os e plans that p r o v i d e m o n t h l y p a y m e n t s f o r the r e m a i n d e r of the w o r k e r s l i f e P r o f i t s h a r i n g p lans t a b l e B 8 a r e l i m i t e d to f o r m a l plans w ith d e f i n i t e f o r m u l a s f o r c o m p u tin g p r o f i t s h a r e s to be d i s t r i b u t e d a m o n g e m p l o y e e s and w h o s e f o r m u l a s w e r e c o m m u n i c a t e d to e m p l o y e e s in a d v a n c e o f the d e t e r m i n a t i o n o f p r o f i t s D a ta a r e p r e s e n t e d a c c o r d i n g to p r o v i s i o n s f o r d i s t r i b u t i n g p r o f i t s h a r e s to e m p l o y e e s l C u r r e n t o r c a s h d i s t r i b u t i o n o f p r o f i t s h a r e s w ith in a s h o r t p e r i o d a f t e r d e t e r m i n a t i o n o f p r o f i t s 2 d e f e r r e d d i s t r i b u t i o n o f p r o f i t s h a r e s a f t e r a s p e c i f i e d n u m b e r o f y e a r s o r at r e t i r e m e n t 3 c o m b i n a t i o n c u r r e n t and d e f e r r e d p l a n s and 4 e l e c t i v e d i s t r i b u t i o n p lans un der w h i c h e a c h p a r t i c i p a n t is r e q u i r e d to s e l e c t w h e t h e r to take his s h a r e o f the c u r r e n t y e a r s p r o f i t in cas h h a ve it d e f e r r e d o r p a r t in c a s h and p a r t d e f e r r e d 2 Th e temporary disability laws in California and Rhode Island do not require em ployer contributions 3 A n establishment was considered as having a form al plan if it established at least the minimum number o f days o f sick lea ve available to each em ployee Such a plan need not be w ritten but informal sick lea ve allowances determ ined on an individual basis were excluded 3 T a b le 1 E s ta b lis h m e n ts and w o r k e r s w ith in s c o p e o f s u r v e y and n u m b er stu d ied in N e w a r k and J e r s e y C ity N J 1 b y m a jo r in d u s tr y d iv is io n 2 F e b r u a r y 1966 W o r k e r s in e s ta b lis h m e n ts N u m b e r o f e s ta b lis h m e n ts In d u s tr y d iv is io n M in im u m e m p lo y m e n t in e s t a b lis h m en ts in s c o p e o f stu d y W ith in s c o p e o f stu d y W ith in s c o p e o f s tu d y 3 Studied T o ta l4 Stu d ied P la n t N u m ber P ercen t T o ta l A l l d iv is io n s M a n u fa c tu r in g N o n m a n u fa c tu rin g T r a n s p o r t a t io n c o m m u n ic a tio n and o th e r p u b lic u t i l i t i e s W h o le s a le t r a d e R e t a i l t r a d e F in a n c e in s u ra n c e and r e a l e s t a t e S e r v ic e s O ffic e T h e N e w a r k and J e r s e y C it y S tan d ard M e t r o p o lit a n S t a t is t ic a l A r e a s as d e fin e d b y the B u re a u o f the B u d g et th ro u g h M a r c h 1965 c o n s is t o f E s s e x H u dson M o r r i s and U n ion C o u n tie s T h e w o r k e r s w ith in s c o p e o f s tu d y e s tim a te s show n in th is ta b le p r o v id e a r e a s o n a b ly a c c u r a t e d e s c r ip t io n o f th e s iz e and c o m p o s itio n o f th e la b o r f o r c e in c lu d e d in th e s u r v e y T h e e s tim a te s a r e n ot in ten d ed h o w e v e r to s e r v e a s a b a s is o f 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 fo r th e a r e a to m e a s u r e e m p lo y m e n t tr e n d s o r le v e ls s in c e 1 p la n n in g o f w a g e s u r v e y s r e q u ir e s the u s e o f e s ta b lis h m e n t d a ta c o m p ile d c o n s id e r a b ly in a d v a n c e o f the p a y r o ll p e r io d s tu d ie d and 2 s m a ll e s ta b lis h m e n ts a r e e x c lu d e d f r o m the s c o p e o f th e s u r v e y T h e 1957 r e v is e d e d itio n o f the S ta n d a rd In d u s tr ia l C la s s ific a t io n M a n u a l and th e 1963 S u p p lem en t w e r e u s e d in c l a s s if y in g e s ta b lis h m e n ts b y in d u s try d iv is io n In c lu d e s a l l e s ta b lis h m e n ts w ith to t a l e m p lo y m e n t a t o r a b o v e the m in im u m lim it a t io n A l l o u tle ts w ith in th e a r e a o f c o m p a n ie s in such in d u s tr ie s as t r a d e fin a n c e auto r e p a ir s e r v i c e and m o tio n p ic t u 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 In c lu d e s e x e c u t iv e p r o fe s s io n a l and o th e r w o r k e r s e x c lu d e d fr o m the s e p a r a te p la n t and o f f i c e c a t e g o r ie s T a x ic a b s and s e r v i c e s in c id e n ta l to w a t e r t r a n s p o r ta tio n w e r e exc lu d e d E s t im a t e r e la t e s to r e a l e s ta te e s ta b lis h m e n ts o n ly W o r k e r s fr o m the e n t ir e in d u s try d iv is io n a r e r e p r e s e n t e d in the S e r ie s A ta b le s but f r o m the r e a l e s ta te p o r tio n o n ly in a l l in d u s tr y e s t im a t e s in the S e r ie s B t a b le s H otels p e r s o n a l s e r v i c e s b u s in e s s s e r v i c e s a u to m o b ile r e p a ir sh ops m o tio n p ic t u r e s n o n p r o fit m e m b e r s h ip o r g a n iz a t io n s e x c lu d in g r e lig io u s and c h a r it a b le o r g a n iz a t io n s and e n g in e e r in g and a r c h it e c t u r a l s e r v i c e s O v e r o n e h a lf o f th e e m p lo y e e s w ith in s c o p e o f th e s u r v e y in the N e w a r k and J e r s e y C it y a r e a w e r e e m p lo y e d in m a n u fa c tu rin g f i r m s T h e fo llo w in g ta b le p r e s e n t s th e m a jo r in d u s tr y g r o u p s and s p e c ific in d u s tr ie s as a p e r c e n t o f a l l m a n u fa c tu rin g In d u s try g ro u p E l e c t r i c a l m a c h in e r y C h e m ic a ls F o o d p r o d u c ts M a c h in e r y e x c e p t e l e c t r i c a l 9 F a b r ic a t e d m e t a l p r o d u c t s T r a n s p o r t a t io n e q u ip m e n t S p e c ific in d u s tr ie s C o m m u n ic a tio n e q u ip m e n t D r u g s E l e c t r i c lig h tin g and w ir in g e q u ip m e n t E le c t r o n ic c o m p o n e n ts and a c c e s s o r i e s M o t o r v e h ic le s and e q u ip m e n t T h is in fo r m a tio n is b a s e d on e s t im a t e s o f to t a l e m p lo y m e n t d e r iv e d f r o m u n iv e r s e m a t e r ia ls c o m p ile d p r i o r to a c tu a l s u r v e y P r o p o r t io n s in v a r io u s in d u s tr y d iv is io n s m a y d i f f e r f r o m p r o p o r t io n s b a s e d on the r e s u lt s o f the s u r v e y as sh ow n in ta b le 1 a b o v e 4 Wage Trends for Selected Occupational Groups P r e s e n t e d in ta b le 2 a r e i n d e x e s and p e r c e n t a g e s of change in a v e r a g e s a l a r i e s of o f f i c e c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s and i n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s and in a v e r a g e e a r n i n g s of s e l e c t e d p la nt w o r k e r g ro u p s F o r o f f i c e c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s and i n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s the p e r c e n t a g e s of chrange r e l a t e to a v e r a g e w e e k l y s a l a r i e s f o r n o r m a l hours of w o r k that i s the s tan da rd w o r k s c h e d u le f o r wh ich s t r a i g h t t i m e s a l a r i e s a r e paid F o r pla nt w o r k e r g r o u p s th ey m e a s u r e c han ges in a v e r a g e s t r a i g h t t i m e h o u r l y e a r n i n g s e x c lu d in g p r e m i u m p a y f o r o v e r t i m e and f o r w o r k on w e e k e n d s h o l i d a y s and la te s h if ts The p e r c e n t a g e s a r e b a s e d on data f o r s e l e c t e d k e y o c c u p a tio n s and i n clude m o s t of the n u m e r i c a l l y i m p o r t a n t j o b s w ith in e ach group O ffice c lerica l m en and wom en Bookkeeping machine operators class B Clerks accounting classes A and B Clerks file classes A B and C Clerks order Cleiks payroll Com ptom eter operators Keypunch operators classes A and B O ffice boys and girls Stenographers general Stenographers senior Switchboard operators classes A and B Tabulating m achine operators class B Typists classes A and B Industrial nurses m en and women Nurses industrial registered Skilled maintenance m en Carpe nters Electricians Machinists Mechanics Mechanics autom otive Painters Pipefitters T o o l and die makers Unskilled plant m en Janitors porters and cleaners Laborers material handling NOTE Secretaries included in the list o f jobs in a ll previous years excluded because o f a change in the description this year are A v e r a g e w e e k ly s a la r ie s o r a v e r a g e h o u rly earnings w e r e c o m p u te d f o r eac h of the s e l e c t e d o c c u p a tio n s The a v e ra g e s a la r ie s o r h o u r l y e a r n i n g s w e r e then m u l t i p l i e d b y e m p l o y m e n t in each of T a ble 2 the jo b s d u r in g the p e r i o d s u r v e y e d in 1961 T h e s e w e i g h t e d e a r n i n g s f o r in d i v i d u a l oc c u p a tio n s w e r e then t o t a l e d to ob ta in an a g g r e g a t e f o r eac h o c c u p a ti o n a l g ro u p F i n a l l y the r a t i o e x p r e s s e d as a p e r c e n t a g e o f the g ro u p a g g r e g a t e f o r the one y e a r to the a g g r e g a t e f o r the ot h e r y e a r w a s c o m p u te d and the d i f f e r e n c e b e t w e e n the r e s u l t and 100 is the p e r c e n t a g e of c han ge f r o m the one p e r i o d to the oth e r The i n d e x e s w e r e c o m p u te d b y m u l t i p l y i n g the r a t i o s f o r each group a g g r e g a t e f o r e ach p e r i o d a f t e r the b a s e y e a r 1961 T h e i n d e x e s and p e r c e n t a g e s of c han ge m e a s u r e p r i n c i p a l l y the e f f e c t s of 1 g e n e r a l s a l a r y and w a g e c h a n g e s 2 m e r i t o r oth e r i n c r e a s e s in p a y r e c e i v e d b y i n d i v i d u a l w o r k e r s w h i l e in the s a m e job and 3 ch an ge s in a v e r a g e w a g e s due to c h a n g e s in the l a b o r f o r c e r e sulting f r o m l a b o r t u r n o v e r f o r c e e x p a n s i o n s f o r c e r e d u c ti o n s and ch an ge s in the p r o p o r t i o n s of w o r k e r s e m p l o y e d b y e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w ith d iffe re n t pay le v e ls C h an ge s in the l a b o r f o r c e can c a u s e i n c r e a s e s o r d e c r e a s e s in the o c c u p a t i o n a l a v e r a g e s w ith out a c tu a l w a g e chan ges F o r e x a m p l e a f o r c e e x p a n s io n m i g h t i n c r e a s e the p r o p o r t i o n o f l o w e r p aid w o r k e r s in a s p e c i f i c o c c u p a tio n and l o w e r the a v e r a g e w h e r e a s a r e d u c t i o n in the p r o p o r t i o n of l o w e r p aid w o r k e r s w o u ld h a v e the o p p o s i te e f f e c t S i m i l a r l y the m o v e m e n t of a h i g h p a y i n g e s t a b l i s h m e n t out o f an a r e a c ould c a u s e the a v e r a g e e a r n i n g s to d rop e v en though no change in r a t e s o c c u r r e d in o t h e r e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in the a r e a Data a r e a d ju s te d w h e r e n e c e s s a r y to r e m o v e f r o m the i n d e x e s and p e r c e n t a g e s of change any s i g n i f i c a n t e f f e c t c a u s e d b y chan ges in s c o p e of the s u r v e y T h e us e of c on stant e m p l o y m e n t w e i g h t s e l i m i n a t e s the e f f e c t o f c h a n g e s in the p r o p o r t i o n o f w o r k e r s r e p r e s e n t e d in eac h j o b i n c lu d e d in the data T h e p e r c e n t a g e s of change r e f l e c t o n ly c han ges in a v e r a g e p a y f o r s t r a i g h t t i m e h o u r s T h e y a r e not in f l u e n c e d b y ch an ge s in sta n d a rd w o r k s c h e d u l e s as such o r b y p r e m i u m p a y for o vertim e Indexes o f standard w eek ly salaries and straight tim e hourly earnings for selected occupational groups in Newark and Jersey C ity N J February 1966 and February 1965 and percents o f increase for selected periods Indexes February Industry and occupational group February 1966 February 1965 Percents o f increase February 1965 to February 1966 February 1964 to February 1965 February 1963 to February 1964 February 1962 to February 1963 February 1961 to February 1962 February 1960 to February 1961 A l l industries O ffic e clerica l m en and w o m e n Industrial nurses m en and w o m e n S killed maintenance m e n Unskilled plant m e n Manufacturing O ffic e c le ric a l m en and w o m e n Industrial nurses m en and w o m e n S killed maintenance m e n U nskilled plant m e n 5 A Occupational Earnings Table A l Office Occupations Men and Women A v e r a g e s tra ig h t tim e w e e k ly hours and earn in gs fo r s e le c te d occupations studied on an a r e a basis b y in d u stry d iv is io n N ew a rk and J e r s e y C ity N J F e b ru a ry 1966 N um ber o f w o rk e rs r e c e iv in g s tr a ig h t tim e w e e k ly earn in gs o f Sex occupation and indu stry d iv is io n t Average weekly of workers standard Under M ean Median Middle range S i 6C 65 7C s C 15C lfcC 17c and under and C 8C i G ie c over MEN 5C CLERKS ACCOUNTING CLASS A MANUFACTURING NONMANUFACTUR I N G PUBLIC U TI LI TIE S FINANCE SERVICES CLERKS ACCOUNTING CLASS B MANUFACTURING NONMANUFACTURING C e BILLERS MACHINE BILLING MACHINE U 3 7 U UC UC ICC CO u 1 0 1 C O C C G c C U O c C U O t c O t c i lc i ii CLASS B c CLERKS ORDER MANUFACTURING NONMANUFACTURING WHOLESALE TRADE S i o GC GO cO o o O 1 1 5 U o e 4 5 C 1 C 4 0 C PAYROLL u S 6 0 C 1 2 6 e e OFFICE BOYS MANUFACTURING NONMANUFACTUR I N G PUBL IC U TI L IT IE S WHOLESALE TRADE F INANCE SERVICES o 3 7 C CO 7 c iju U TABULATING MACHINE OPERATORS CLASS A MANUFACTURING NCNMANUFACTLRING F INANCE U t c c c c J 9 16 lc TAEULAT INC MACHINE OPERATORS CLASS MANUFACTURING NOFMANUFACTURING F INANCE J3 3 8 i l 3 n o 37 1 j O cc 3 7 U v C TAEULATING MACFINE OPERATORS CLASS C NONMANUFACTUR I N G u CLERKS CLERKS FILE JC J j 6 3 UG JC5 8 5C S 5 C 5 8 0C 7 4 uu OC lo o c i l i i S 5 C C o j e e 8 4 C o i i ii 1C 8 8 3C ii i i C C c U t 5 c c 84 5C G b tC C 9 i 8 J r o e i 2 i i 1 0 5 C C u C j J 1 2 2 U U E i i WOMEN BILLERS MACHINE 3ILLING MACHINE MANUFACTURING NONMANUFACTURING PU3L IC UT IL I T IE S3 See footn otes at end o f table j i 1 1 i i Table A l Office Occupations Men and W omen Continued A v e r a g e s tra ig h t tim e w e e k ly hours and earn in gs fo r s e le c te d occupations studied on an a r e a b asis by in d u stry d iv is io n N e w a rk and J e r s e y C ity N J F e b r u a r y 1966 Weekly earnings1 standard Number Sex occupation and in d u stry d iv is io n workers N u m b er o f w o rk e rs re c e iv in g s tr a ig h t tim e w e e k ly earn in g s o f S 55 weekly standard Mem Median 2 Middle range 2 U nder and 55 under 6C t t t I C C C CONTINUED SILLERS MACHINE BOOKKEEPING M AC H IN E MANUFACTUR I N G NONMANUFACTLRING RETAIL TRA DE U U CO OC7 6 GG 6 2 uO CL G Cu BOCKKEFP ING MACFINE OPERATORS CLASS A MANUFACTUR I N G NONMANUFACTURING WHOLESALE TRADE L OC 8 7 CC 8 9 OC 9 1 CO SC O u C6 9 7 5U BHOKKEEP ING MACHINE OPERATORS CLASS a m a n u f a c t u r i n g NONMANUFACTURING WHOLESALE TRADE F 1NANCE uo 8 2 ut OG uC C C C CLERKS ACCOUNTING CLASS A MANUFACTURING NONMANUFACTLRING F INANCE u 1u L lu C5 0U C OC 1 1 5 CU C 8 5 uO l c e o o 7 fc 5C 9 2 CO C i U ii i C 1C u a U 37 G 7 9 uO GO C 8 2 UC LC6 OU 6 7 5C 8 5 LL 6 6 G g v JC UO 6 5 cO 8G JU 6 3 Ci68 0C OU6 0 OC CLERKS FILE CLASS C MANUFACTUR I N G NUNMANUFACTURING PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S F INANCE B o Ou U 66 DC 6 5 UU g U L 6 i r o C 7 1 CC CLERKS ORDER MANUFACTUR I N G NUNMANUFACTURING WHOLFSALE TRADE L u OC 7 8 5g cC c C C UJ CLERKS PAYROLL MANUFACTURING NCNMANUFACTURING F INANCE SE RVI CE S u See footn otes at end o f tab le tt i J 72 5 c u l u l 5 i c 92 C J 9 1 Co o c J C 5 g J u v 7 7 t u CC 9 8 5u 7 6 5C 1 6 3 Uu i i i 5 2 3 CLERKS FILE CLASS B MANUFACTURING NONMANUFACTURING FINANCE SERVICES OC 8 9 CC C 6 5 5C CO L 7 3 uO C C 8 2 Ou r u CLERKS FILE CLASS A MANUFACTURING NCNMANUFACTURING FINANCE U ou 74 Cu UU OC oG a 37 J u CLERKS ACCOUNTING CLASS B MANUFACTUR I N G NONMANUFACTUR I N G WHOLESALE TRADE R ETA IL TRADE F INANCE SERVICES s 70 6u WOMEN i C i S J b lb C 2C C C C e U i i i i Table A l Office Occupations Men and Women Continued A v e r a g e s tra ig h t tim e w e e k ly hours and earn in gs fo r s e le c te d occupations studied on an a re a b asis by indu stry d iv is io n N ew a rk and J e r s e y C ity N J F e b ru a ry 1966 N u m ber o f w o rk e rs r e c e iv in g s tra ig h t tim e w e e k ly earn in gs o f Sex occupation and indu stry d iv is io n WOMEN Num ber of w orkers weekly standard Mean2 M edian 2 M iddle range C 14C 65 7C ICO C 75 6C i C It C ii ie n C 63 23 6G i ice t C C C e S 24 14C G t t 1C it i e i i a i Under and under 55 6C 15C 16C 1 7C sc over and 14C 15 CONTINUED 8 7 OG U C CC COMPTOMETER OPERATORS MANUFACTURING NUNMANUFACTURING RETAIL TRADE A KEYPUNCH OPERA TORS CLASS A MANUFACTURING NONMANUFACTURING PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S FINANCE SERVICES C CO 9 7 CC oO CO e9 0G 37 0 l o 8 50 1C7 50 1C3 CG 115 5C 84 0G C J C KEYPUNCH OPERATORS CLASS B MANUFACTUR I N G NONMANUFACTURING PUELIC U T I L I T I E S WHOLESALE TRADE F INANCE C OFFICE G I R L S NCNMANUFACTURING FINANCE SERVICES i u L 7 7 DC 8 1 OC 7 5 5C 8 1 OC OC C67 5C6 9 5C CC LC C C OC CO f t 5 9 CC5 6 5C6 7 5C C SECRETARIES MANUFACTURING NONMANUFACTURING PUBL IC UT IL IT IE S WHOLESALE TRADE RETAIL TRADE F INANCE SERV ICE S u SECRETARIES CLASS A MANUFACTUR I N G NONMANUFACTURING SERV ICE S Do C C5 5C 137 5C L7 5C 127 5G SECRETAR IES CLASS B MANUFACTURING NONMANUFACTURING PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S WHOLESALE TRADE FINANCE SE RV IC ES U fl C C4 C0 137 5C 105 5C 139 5C CO 117 0C 138 CC 125 0J CC 117 OC SECRETARIES CLASS C MANUFACTURING NONMANUFACTURING PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S WHOLESALE TRADE RETAIL TRADE F INANCE SE RVICES r See footn otes at end o f tab le 2 CC CC 123 5C l o 5 5 u L4 CC u C C 120 CC l l l O t OC C L C U Ou OC 1C3 C0 52 5C 12o 5C i a C C ii SO C i A C C i ICE K i i Table A l Office Occupations Men and Women Continued A v e r a g e s tra ig h t tim e w e e k ly hours and earn in gs fo r s e le c te d occupations studied on an a re a basis by in d u stry d iv is io n N ew a rk and J e r s e y C ity N J F e b ru a ry 1966 Weekly earnings1 standard Sex o c c u p a t io n WOMEN SEC ETAR IES and in d u s t ry d iv is io n Number of workers Average weekly hours1 standard N u m b e r of w o r k e r s re ce iv in g s t r a i g h t t i m e we e kl y earni ng Mean2 Median Middle range Under and under 55 6u S s of t J to G w ICO C 150 16C 17C n S i e C C ii ii b li C C 24 14 1C CONTINUED CONTINUED Co 1LU 5L 9 9 5j loC UL lo 0 5 c 9 8 5C l u 4 5 u 1 0 4 Ou C G 9 3 UU 9 2 5u l u 4 G G 9C UO 111 5C B 5G 112 5C 9 7 5J CC 1U 6 0L 8 2 0 C iO 2 U 0 S C l 85 5c 8 4 5G C 91 5c 69 5C 1L0 C C 7 8 J O J o CC 9 8 5U C U J lo C 6 5 C 8 2 C C U CC 1C4 CL CU L t 3b o Of 9 5 Of 9 1 5u B 5 U O 1 02 U C 6 6 3 d L 84 CC 1C0 0C SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS CLASS B8 MANUEACTUR I N G NCNMANUFACTURING P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S R E T A I L T R A D E F INANCE iC i 3o C 5 C OG 9 1 UO L 2 C oO C O C 1 0 6 UC l c 4 C t 1 C 2 u u 1 11 Ou CC 7 7 CC 77 5c u i i Sw i t c h e c a r c u p e r a t o r r e c e p t i c n i s t s M A N U F A C T U R I N G NONMANUFACTLRING P U B L IC UT IL I T I E S WHOLESALE TRADE S E R V I C E S i i e i TA B U L A INC MACHINE OPERATORS CLASS A T A BUL AT IN G M A C H IN E OPERATORS CLASS B MANUFACTUP I N G u CC 1C6 5C 8 9 00 lu 6 li T A E U L A T IN G M A C H IN F OPERATORS CLASS C MANUFACTUR I N G CO CG f C C 86 no 7 5 C O 8 8 UG TR A NS C R IB IN G MA C HI NE OPERATORS GENERAL MANUFACTUR I N G N O NM A N UF A C T UR IN G F INANCE C uu C C7 3 5C C C 12 SECRETAR I E S CLASS D MANUFACTURING NGNMANUFACTURING PU B L IC UT IL I T I E S WHOLESALE T R A D E F INAN CE SERV ICES E j STENOGRAPHERS GENERAL MANUEACTUR I N G NCNMANUFACTURING P UB LIC U T I L I T I E S WHOLESALE TRADE F INANCE L b r OG JO OU STENOGRAPHERS S E N I O R M A N U F A C T U R I N G NCNMANUFACTURING P UB LIC U T I L I T I E S FI N A N C E o 356 6U 2L8 SWIT CHBCARD OPERATO RS CLASS A8 M A N U F A C T U R I N G N O NM A N UF A C T UR IN G C 8 3 Cu 92 5c 9 5 OG 9 1 Go 8 6 OL f 9 0 CO Ou UC fc OO CG8 3 U J79 507 e C 9 2 Of 9 2 5C GO 9 2 CU i i ii n u C 8 4 5G n C b See footn otes at end o f tab le Table A l Office Occupations Men and Women Continued A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t t im e by w e e k ly h o u r s in d u s try and d iv is io n e a rn in g s N ew ark fo r s e le c t e d and J e rs e y C ity Weekly earnings1 standard o c c u p a t io n s N J s tu d ie d F e b ru a ry on an a re a b a s is 1966 N u m b e r of wo rke rs re ce ivi ng s t r a i g h t t i m e we ekly earning i t s WOMEN Mean standard 8c Ou c Uo C8 2 CC6 7 CC7 2 5C6 6 oC6 5 Co T Y P I S T S CLASS B MANUFACTURING NCNMANUFACTURING P U B LIC U T I L I T I E S 3 RPULESALE TRADE R E T A I L T R A D E F IN A N C E S E R V I C E S C4 244 15C t v Uo 76 5o 6 8 5C 79 Uu GO 65 OG o 6 7 Co Co CC69 0 0 6L C u CL C a 76 CG th e S tan d ard h ig h e r 3 h o u rs m ean rate 85 9C 95 ICC ec ICC 1C C 12 lo G o C3 46 i C 6 i i i i e8 5c CO 80 L0 7 6 5C 96 50 The v dl and unde CONTINUED 79 5 C u L Middle range c Median o c th e weekly T Y P I S T S CLASS A MANUFACTURING NCNMANUFACTURING P U B LIC U T I L I T I E S 3 RFCSL ESALE TRADE F INANCE SER VICES th a n of workers Sex occupation and i nd us try div ision is r e fle c t th e co m p u ted show n h a lf w o rk w e e k fo r re c e iv e each le s s fo r jo b by th a n th e w h ic h e m p lo y e e s t o t a lin g rate th e re c e iv e e a rn in g s show n The of t h e ir a ll m id d le r e g u la r w o rk e rs ra n g e is and s tr a ig h t t im e d iv id in g d e fin e d by Z by s a la rie s th e rates pay rate T ra n s p o rta tio n 4 F in a n c e 5 A ll 6 W o rk ers c o m m u n ic a t io n in s u r a n c e w o rk e rs w ere w ere 7 M ay 8 D e s c r ip tio n in c lu d e at w o rk e rs fo r and 50 re a l to d is trib u te d th is o th er and o th er p u b lic u t ilit ie s e s ta te as fo llo w s th a n o c c u p a t io n th o se has 8 at 45 to p resen ted been r e v is e d 50 and 8 at 50 to 55 s e p a r a t e ly s in c e th e la s t su rvey in t h is a re a See and num ber of a p p e n d ix A a of th e 3 e a rn in g s w o rk e rs fo u r th of th e co rresp on d The m e d ia n w o rk e rs 3 to th e se w e e k ly d e s ig n a te s earn le s s th a n h o u rs p o s it io n h a lf th e lo w e r of of th e th ese e m p lo y e e s rates and a su rv ey ed fo u r th re c e iv e earn m o re m o re th an 10 Table A 2 Professional and Technical Occupations Men and Women A v e r a g e s tr a i g h t ti m e we e kl y ho urs and earnings for selected occupations studied on an area basis by i nd u s try div is io n N e w a r k and J e r s e y C i t y N J F e b r u a r y 1966 N u m b e r of w o r k e r s re c e iv i n g s t r a i g h t t i m e w e e kl y earnin gs of S s s t of workers weekly S t t t standard M ean2 Median 2 Middle range 2 90 U n de r and under 9c 95 IC o 105 n o C Sex occupation and in d u s tr y div is io n ICC 105 lie c 1 90 2C DRAFTSMEN CLASS A3 MANUFACTUR I N G NONMANUFACTLRING P U E L IC U T I L I T I E S 4 SERV ICES CL C GO u 1 8 4 JO G C 176 LC 152 5C 17C CU l E o C 1 6 3 J O C C 178 5U ORAFTSMEN CL ASS B3 M A N U F A C T U R I N G NORMANUFACT URING 9 u U v CG 128 C C L 14G U C 157 uC CRAFTSMEN CLASS C3 MANUFACTURING NCNMANUFAC TL RIN G U 5C 3 9 0 l j8 0 C 3 8 v lu7 C U lv 4 0 J 1 2 C 5 J IC C U 3 5 C C u C U u e 00 1 C 5 C C C 129 C C GU C n n C WOMEN NURSES INCUSTRIAL REGISTERED MANUFACTURING NCNMANUFACTURING i Standard ho urs re fle ct the w o rk w e e k for w hi ch employ ees re ce ive th e ir r e g u l a r s t r a i g h t t i m e s a la ri es and the earnin gs co rr e s p o n d to these w e e kl y h o ur s F o r definition of t e r m s see footnote 2 table A l D e s c r i p t io n fo r this occupation has been re v i s e d since the last s u rv e y in this a re a See appendix A Tr a n s p o r t a t io n c o m m un ic a ti on and other public ut ili ti es Table A 3 Office Professional and Technical Occupations Men and Women Combined A v e r a g e s tr a ig h t tim e w e e k ly hours and earn in gs fo r s e le c te d occupations studied on an a re a b a sis by in d u stry d iv is io n N e w a rk and J e r s e y C ity N J F e b ru a ry 1966 Average O cc upa tio n and i n d u s t r y d iv i s i o n of workers Weekly earnings 1 standard standard Weekly Average Occ upa tio n and i n d u s tr y d iv i s i o n Weekly standard O FFICE OCCUPATIONS O FFICE OCCUPATIONS Number of Weekly earnings 1 standard O FFIC E OCCUPATIONS CONTINUED 86 GO 86 o C UU C CO 7 9 5G 8 7 CU CLERKS ORDER MANUFACTUR I N G NONMANUFACTURING WHOLESALE TRADE R E T A IL T R A D E L B u 3 9 u 7 4 5U DC 64 50 CLERKS P A Y R O L L MANUFACTUR I N G NCNMANUFACTURING PUBL IC UT I L I T I E S F INANCE SERV ICES U J uu UU J6 5 1o4 IJU OC 38 0 BOCK KE EPIN G MA CHI NE OPERATORS CLASS A M A N U F A C T U R I N G NONMANUFACTURING WHOLESALE T R A D E i On COMPTOMETER OPERATORS MANUFACTUR I N G NCNMANUFACTURING R E T A I L TRAOE U 37 o 8 7 DC CO 8 5 5c BOCK KE EPIN G MA CHI NE OPERATORS CLASS e MANUFACTUR I N G NCNMANUFACTURING InHOLE SALE T R A D E F INANCE UG 8 4 oU CO DUPL ICAT INC M A C HI N E CPERATCRS IMIMECGRAPK OR D I T T O C LER KS AC CO UN TIN G CLASS A MANUFACTUR I N G NCNMANUFACTURING P UB LIC U T I L I T I E S WHOLESALE T R A D E F INANCE S E R V I C E S DC a lu b KEYPUNCH OPE RATORS CLASS A MANUFACTUR I N G NONMANUFACTURING PUBL I C UT IL I T I E S F INANCE S E R V I C E S j8 5 u 84 UU 8 2 5C C LER KS A C CO UN TI N G CLASS B M A N U F A C T U R I N G NCNMANUFACTURING P U B L IC U1 IL I T I E S WHOLESALE T R A D E R E T A I L TRADE F INANCE SER VI CES t C 8 4 5u C G 73 50 KEYPUNCH O P E R A TO R S C L A S S B M A N U F A C T U R I N G NCNMANUFACTURING PUEL IC UT I L I T I E S H OL E SAL E T R A D E F IN AN C E i 38 t 3 7 v 7 7 OC 81 uC 7 5 5U 8 1 OC Uu O F F I C E BOYS AND G IR L S MANUFACTUR I N G NJNMANUFAC T U R I N G P U B LI C UT I L I T I E S WHOLESALE TRADE F INANC E SERVICES U i 3 8 U b 6 1 5U 6 1 5u 68 00 C LER KS F I L E CLASS A MANUFACTUR I N G NCNMANUFACTURING F I N A N C E c OL CL ER K S F I L E CLASS B M A N U F A C T U R I N G NCNMANUFACTURING P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S WHOLESALE T R A D E F I N A N C E SER VI CES u CL ER K S F I L E CLASS C MANUFACTURING NONMANUFACTURING P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S F I N A N C E C v L 37 C 6 5 5u 66 Uu Ov B I L L E R S MACHINE B I L L I N G MACHINE MANUFACTURING NCNMANUFACTURING PUBL IC UT IL I T I E S B I L L E R S MACHINE BOOKKEEPING MA CH INE MANUFACTURING NONMANUFACTURING R E T A I L TRADE See footn otes at end o f table 1U9 5C 1 lo 5u C SECR ETAR I E S MANUFACTUR I N G NCNMANUFACTURING P U B LI C U T I L I T I E S WHOLESALE T R A O E R E T A I L T R A D E F IN ANC E S E R V I C E S C u J u U o Weekly SECRETARIES4 5 Weekly earnings 1 standard CONTINUED CONTINU ED SECRETAR I E S CLASS MANUFACTUR I N G NQNMANUFACTURING PU B LI C U T I L I T I E S WHOLESALE TRADE F I NAN CE SER V IC ES OC 1 1 9 OU u Ou S E C R E T A R I E S CLASS C MANUFACTUR I N G NCNMANUFACTURING P U B L I C UT IL I T I E S WHOLESALE TRADE R E T A I L T R A D E F I N A N C E S E R V I C E S C U C 1C 6 Go llc 5 u S E C R E T A R I E S CLASS D M A N U F A C T U R I N G N CNMANUF ACT URI NG PUBL I C U T IL I T I E S WHOLESALE TRADE F IN A N C E SER V IC ES IU 50 1u u O f l O u 5u u 104 OU STENOGRAPHERS GENERAL M A N U F A C T U R I N G NONMANUFACTURING PUBL I C UT I L I T I E S WHOLESALE T R A D E F I N A N C E C S T EN OGR AP HE RS S E N I O R MANUFACTUR I N G NONMANUFACT URI NG PUBL IC UT IL I T I E S F IN A N C E v 3 9 U 37 J Ou SWITCHBOARD OPERATO RS CLASS A MANUFACTUR I N G NCNMANUFACTURING u o OU 9 5 OU SWITCHEOARC OPERATORS CLASS B MANUFACTUR I N G NONMANUFACTURING P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S R E T A I L TRADE F IN ANC E U u lo S W IT C H 80 ARC O P E R A T O R R E C E P T I C N I S T S MANUFACTUR I N G NONMANUFACTURING P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S WHOLESALE TRADE S E R V I C E S j OC u SECRETAR I E S CLASS A MANUFACTUR I N G NCNMANUFACTURING PU B L IC U T I L I T I E S SER V IC ES Number of standard Oc c up a tio n and i n d u s tr y d iv i s i o n 12 Table A 3 Office Professional and Technical Occupations Men and Women Combined Continued A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t t im e w e e k ly h ou rs and e a rn in g s fo r s e le c t e d o c cu p a tio n s stu d ied on an a r e a b a s is by in d u s try d iv is io n N e w a r k and J e r s e y C it y N J F e b r u a r y 1966 Average Average Number of workers O c c u p a t io n and i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n OFFICE OC C U P A TI O N S W eekly W eekly hours 1 earnings 1 standard standard O c c u p a tio n C O N T IN U E D OFFICE T A E U L A T I N G M A C H I N E OP E R A T O R S CLASS A MA NUF AC TU RIN G NO NMANUFACTURING F I N A N C E S tan d ard h o u rs 2 T ra n s p o rta tio n 3 F in a n c e 4 M a y 5 D e s c r ip tio n r e fle c t in c lu d e and w o rk e rs fo r th e w o rk w e e k c o m m u n ic a t io n in s u ra n c e th is re a l o th e r fo r an d w h ic h o th e r J L C OC 8 4 5C 73 O S L 70 5 C r re c e iv e t h e ir re g u la r Weekly hours 1 standard W eekly earnings 1 standard PR O F ES S IO N A L AND T E C H N I C A L O C C UP A T IO N S OC 7 6 5L 75 50 e m p lo y e e s Number of workers O c c u p a t io n and i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n C O N TI N U ED T Y P I S T S CL ASS B MANU FA CT URI NG NCNMA NUF AC TU RING P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S WHOLESALE TRADE R E T A I L TRADE F IN ANCE S E R V IC E S OC p u b lic OC C U P A T IO N S d iv is io n T Y P I S T S CLASS A MA NU FA CT U RI NG NONMANLFAC T U R I N G P U B L I C UT I L I T I E S WHOLESALE TRADE F I N A N C E S E R V IC E S ICO CO U 3 7 t 9 9 5C T A E U L A T I N G M A C H I N E O PE R AT O R S CLASS C M A NUF AC TUR ING NCNMAN UFAC TURIN G F I N A N C E in d u s t ry Average Weekly Weekly hours 1 earnings 1 standard standard T R A N S C R I B I N G M A C H I N E OPE R AT O RS GENERAL M A NUF AC TU RIN G NCNMAN UFACTU RING F I N A N C E L 39 J 1 11 5C OC T A E U L A T I N G M A C H I N E O PE R AT O R S CLAS S B MA NU FA CT UR IN G NO NMANUFACTURING F I N A N C E and Num ber of w orkers s t r a ig h t t im e s a la r ie s and th e e a rn in g s D RA FTS ME N C L A S S A MA NU F A C TU RI NG NO NMANUFACTURING P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S S E R V IC E S C DR AFT SM EN C L A S S B M ANUFACTUR I N G NCNMA NUF AC TU RING UO D RA FTS ME N CL AS S C MA NUF AC TU RIN G NONMAN UFA CT URIN G P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S S E R V IC E S u N U RS E S I N C U S T R I A L R E G I S T E R E D MA NU FA CT UR IN G NO NMANUFACTURING C co rre sp o n d to th ese w e e k ly h o u rs u t ilit ie s estate th an o c c u p a t io n th o se h as p resen ted been r e v is e d s e p a ra t e ly s in c e th e la s t su rv e y in th is a re a See a p p e n d ix A Table A 4 Maintenance and Powerplant Occupations A v e ra g e s t r a ig h t t im e by h o u r ly in d u s try e a rn in g s d iv is io n fo r N e w a rk m en in and s e le c t e d J e rse y and in d u s try C 2 3 C M ea n 2 Median s tu d ie d F e b ru a ry on an a re a b a s is S t 2 6C 2 7C t t t CO C 4 6C C 2 7C 2 EC 2 9 C C C C 4 8 G 5 CC 5 2C over i C 3 22u 210 10 d iv is io n workers N J u m b e r of w o r k e r s r e c e i v i n g s t r a i g h t t i m e h o u r l y e a r n i n g s of Hourly earnings 1 Number O c c u p a tio n o c c u p a t io n s C ity Middle range 2 2 2 c e E L E C T R I C I A N S MAINTENA NC E MA NU F A C TU RI NG NONMAN UFAC TUR ING P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S L c and 2 3 L 2 4L and u nd e r C A R P E N T E R S MA IN TEN A N C E M A NUF AC TUR ING NQ NMA NUFACTURING P U B L I C UT I L I T I E S S See fo o tn o t e s at end o f t a b le i l i e ii i Table A 4 Maintenance and Powerplant Occupations Continued A v e r a g e s tra ig h t tim e h ou rly earn in gs fo r m en in s e le c te d occupations studied on an a re a b asis by in d u stry d iv is io n N e w a rk and J e r s e y C ity N J F e b ru a ry 1966 Hourly eamings N um be r of w o r k e r s re ce iv in g s t r a i g h t t i m e h o u r l y earnings of 1 O c c u p a tio n and in d u s t ry t Number d iv is io n workers M ean23 Median 4 Middle range U n de r and 2 I t under 2 2 C S 2 5 L C C 4 6 C C C 2 6 C ec 2 9C 3 CO C e c 5 C C 5 2 C ov er C C i ENGINEERS STA TIO NA RY MANUFACTUR I N G N ON MA N UF A C TU RI N G P UB LIC U T I L I T I E S S FIREME N STA TIO NA RY BOILE R MANUFACTURING NONMANUFACTURING PU B L IC U T I L I T I E S C HEL PE RS MAINTENANCE TRADES MANUFACTUR I N G NONMANUFACTURING C MA CH INE TOOL OPERATORS TOCLROCM MANUFACTUR I N G u M A C H I N I S T S M A I N T E N A N C E MANUFACTURING NONMANUFACTURING MECHANICS AUTOMOTIVE M A IN T E N A N C E M A N U F A C T U R IN G N ON MA N UF A C TU R IN G P UB LIC U T I L I T I E S WHOLESALE TRAOE C MECHANICS M A I N T E N A N C E M A N U F A C T U R IN G U M I L L W R I G H T S M A N U F A C T U R IN G C O I L E R S M A N U F A C T U R IN G C u 16 14 P A IN T E R S MAINTENANCE M A N U F A C T U R IN G NONMANUFACTURING P U B LIC U T I L I T I E S U C C S P I P E F I T T E R S MAINTENANCE MANUFACTUR I N G ess PLUMBERS MAINTENANCE NONMANUFACTURING PU B LI C U T I L I T I E S S H E E T M E TA L WORKERS MAINTENANCE M A N U F A C T U R IN G i s 2 ec 2 9 C TOOL ANC C I E MAKERS M A N U F A C T U R IN G NONMANUFACTURING S E R V I C E S C E x c lu d e s 2 F o r W o rk ers p re m iu m 4 T ra n s p o rta tio n d e fin itio n w ere of pay fo r term s d is tr ib u t e d o v e r t im e see fo o tn o te as fo llo w s c o m m u n ic a t io n and and 2 8 fo r w o rk t a b le at o th er on w eek en d s p u b lic to u t ilit ie s IC C C C 4C e e i 3 r U i i in e lu l i ii ii i ii n iO i i i 14 1C C 1G and to la t e at s h ifts and h o lid a y s at A to C i i Table A 5 Custodial and Material Movement Occupations A v e r a g e s tra ig h t tim e h ou rly earn in gs fo r s e le c te d occupations studied on an a re a b asis by in d u stry d iv is io n N e w a rk and J e r s e y C ity N J F e b ru a ry 1966 N u m b e r of w o r k e r s re ce iv in g s t r a i g h t t i m e h o u r l y earn in gs of Hourly earnings Number O c c u p a t io n 1 and in d u s tr y div is io n workers Mean3 Median3 Middle range G t 2 4 0 t C C 1 8C 1 5C 2 GO 2 ID C C ov e r C 2 fci I E GUARDS ANC WA TC HM EN MANUEACTUR I N G N O N M A N U FA C TU R IN G J C 420 GUARDS M A N U F A C T U R I N G C u u n C ice i WATCHMEN M A N U F A C T U R I N G U J A N I T O R S PO RT ER S AND CLFANERS MANUFACTUP I N G N ON M A N U FA C TU R IN G P U E L IC U T I L I T I E S WHOLESALE TRADE R E T A I L TRADE F INANCE SERV ICES G32 4ul c u g t u lu l 19 82 1C s U C i C J A M TO R S PO RT ER S AND CLEANERS WOMEN M A N U F A C T U R I N G NCNMANUFACTUPING SERV ICES u G u tS 9 20G 162 1C in 5 1C U i LAEOP ERS MAT ERIA L H A N D L I N G MANUFACTUR I N G NONMANUFACTURING P U E L IC UT I L I T I E S WHOLESALE T R A D E R E T A I L TRAOE U C 3 C u i e 2 1 9 U C 10U 40 5C ORDER F I L L E R S M A N U F A C T U R I N G NCNMANUFACTURING WHOLESALE TRADE R E T A I L TRADE J u U C e C i PACKEPS S H I P P I N G M A N U F A C T U R I N G NONMANUFACTURING U PACKERS SH IP P IN G W O M E N M A N U F A C T U R I N G e L R EC IV INC C L E R K S M ANUFACTUR I N G N O M A N U F A C T U R I N G WHOLESALE T R A D E R E T A I L TRADF it i e S HI P P IN G C L F R K S M ANUFACTUR I N G N O N M A N U FA C TU R IN G See footn otes at end o f tab le and 1 4 C ELEVATOR OPE RATORS PASSENGER WOMEN NONMANUFACTURING R E T A I L TRACE t and under t t 1 6C 1 7C 1 ec U G e j C E 3 5 i C Table A 5 Custodial and Material Movement Occupations Continued A v e r a g e s tra ig h t tim e hourly earn in gs fo r s e le c te d occupations studied on an a re a b asis b y in du stry d iv is io n N e w a rk and J e r s e y C ity N J F e b ru a ry 1966 N u m b e r of w o r k e r s re ce iv in g s t r a i g h t t i m e h o u rl y earnin gs of Hourly earnings 2 O c c u p a t io n 1 and i nd u st ry div is ion Number of workers s Mean3 Median3 Middle range3 U n d e r 1 20 and 1 2 0 under 1 3 0 S H IP P IN G ANC R E C E IV IN G C L E R K S MANUFACTURING NONMANUFACTURING U C C U e C C 6 S s s 1 6G 1 7C 1 EC 1 9 C s s S s 2 Si S C J l 4 CL TR UC KC R IV ER S L IG H T I UNDER TON S MANUFACTUR I N G NCNMANUFACTUR I N G WHOLESALE TRADE C TR UC KC R IV ER S MEDIUM TC ANC INCLUDING 4 TONS MANUFACTUR I N G NCNMANUFACTURING PU BLI C U T I L I T I E S WHOLESALE TRADE R E T A I L TRADE E 3 2U T RUC KCR IV ERS HEAVY CVER 4 TCN T R A IL ER T Y P E M A N U F A C T U R IN G NO NM A N UF A C TU RI N G P UB LIC U T I L I T I E S WHOLESALE T R A D E TRUCKDR IV E R S HEAVY OVER 4 TCN OTHER THAN TRA ILER T Y P E MANUFACTURING NCNMANUFACTURING P U B LIC U T I L I T I E S C TR LC KE R S POWER F O R K L I F T MANUFACTUR I N G NCNMANUFACTUR I N G PU B LIC U T I L I T I E S R E T A IL TRADE TR L C KE RS PCWER CTH ER THAN FORKL I FT M A N U F A C T U R IN G r u SC 1 6 C 1 7 C 1 EC CU C JO C 3 6u 3 e t J over u e C C C C 1C u e b i J I at 5 to U Data li m it e d to m e n w o r k e r s except w he re ot her w ise indicated Ex clu d es p r e m i u m pay fo r o v e rt i m e and for w o r k on weekends holidays and late shifts F o r definition of t e r m s see footnote 2 table A 1 T r a n s p o rt a ti o n co m m un ic a ti on and other public ut ili ti es Fin a n ce i ns ur an ce and re al estate Includes all d r i v e r s re g a rd l e s s of size and type of t r u c k operated W o r k e r s we re dis tribute d as follows 108 at to at to at to W o r k e rs we re dist ribu te d as follows 531 at to at 5 to and 28 at and o v e r A l l w o r k e r s we re at 5 to s 4 2 C and 1 4 L TRUCK CRIVfcRS MANUFACTUR I N G NQNMANUFACTLRING PUBL IC U T I L I T I E S WHOLESALE T R A D E R E T A I L T R A D E SER VI CES C and 28 at and ov e r 751 6 J C C 2 E l 151 18c 1 E S lu 124 7 7a7 23 ie EC i eo i i i i s5eC 56C 1C 107 l o C B Establishment Practices and Supplementary Wage Provisions Table B l Minimum Entrance Salaries for Women Office Workers D i s t r i b u t i o n of e s t a b l i s h m e n t s stu di e d i n a l l i n d u s t r i e s and i n i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s b y m i n i m u m e n t r a n c e s a l a r y f o r s e le c t e d c a t e g o r i e s of i n e x p e r i e n c e d w o m e n of fi ce w o r k e r s N e w a r k and J e r s e y C i t y N J F e b r u a r y 1966 Other inexperienced cle ric a l w o rk e rs 1 Inex pe rie nced typists Manufacturing M in im u m w eekly s tra ig h t tim e sa la ry 1 Nonmanufacturing Manufacturing B a s e d on s t a n d a r d w e e k l y h o u r s 3 of industries ind u stries A ll s ch e d u l e s E s t a b l i s h m e n t s st u d i e d E s t a b l i s h m e n t s h a v i n g a s p e c if ie d m i n i m u m A ll s c he d ul es XXX XXX XXX XXX E s t a b l i s h m e n t s h a v i n g no s p e c if ie d m i n i m u m E s t a b l i s h m e n t s w h i c h did not e m p l o y w o r k e r s i n t h i s c a t e g o r y and and and and a nd a nd and and and and and and and and and and and and and under under under under under under under under under under under under under under under under under under under 35 A ll sc h e d u l e s 37 V XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 31 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 54 XXX XXX XXX XXX i T h e s e s a l a r i e s r e l a t e to f o r m a l l y e s t a b l is h e d m i n i m u m s ta r t i n g h i r i n g r e g u l a r s t r a i g h t t i m e s a l a r i e s th a t a r e p a i d f o r E x c l u d e s w o r k e r s i n s u b c l e r i c a l j o b s s u c h as m e s s e n g e r o r of fi ce g i r l D a t a a r e p r e s e n t e d f o r a l l s t a n d a r d w o r k w e e k s c o m b i n e d and f o r the m o s t c o m m o n s t a n d a r d w o r k w e e k s r e p o r t e d Nonm anufacturing B a s e d o n s t a n d a r d w e e k l y h o u r s 3 of Vz XXX XXX XXX XXX V XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XX X XXX XXX XXX XX X XXX XXX standard w o rkw e e ks A ll schedules XXX XXX XXX XXX 34 XXX XXX XXX XXX T able B 2 Shift D ifferentials S hift d iffe re n tia ls o f m anufacturing plant w o r k e r s by type and amount o f d iffe re n tia l N e w a rk and J e r s e y C ity N J F e b ru a ry 1966 P e r c e n t o f m anufacturing plant w o r k e r s In e s t a b lis h m e n ts h a v in g f o r m a l p r o v is io n s 1 f o r S h ift d i f f e r e n t i a l A c t u a lly w o r k in g on S e c o n d s h ift w ork T o t a l T h ir d o r o th e r s h ift w o r k S e c o n d s h ift T h ir d o r o t h e r s h ift p e r c e n t p e r c e n t p e r c e n t p e r c e n t p e r c e n t p e r c e n t p e r c e n t p e r c e n t O th e r f o r m a l p a y d i f f e r e n t i a l W ith s h ift p a y d i f f e r e n t i a l U n ifo r m c e n ts p e r h o u r U n d e r 5 c e n t s c e n t s c e n t s c e n t s V2 c e n t s c e n t s c e n t s c e n t s c e n t s c e n t s I 2 V2 c e n t s c e n t s c e n t s c e n t s c e n t s c e n t s V2 c e n t s c e n ts c e n t s c e n ts and o v e r U n ifo r m p e r c e n t a g e W ith no s h ift p a y d i f f e r e n t i a l Inclu des esta b lish m en ts cu rre n tly o p era tin g la te sh ifts and esta b lish m en ts w ith fo r m a l p ro v is io n s c o v e r in g late shifts even though they w e re not c u rr e n tly op era tin g la te sh ifts 2 L e s s than 0 0 5 p ercen t 18 T able B 3 Scheduled W eekly H ours P e r c e n t d is t r ib u t io n o f p la n t and o f f i c e w o r k e r s in a l l in d u s tr ie s and in in d u s tr y d iv is io n s b y s c h e d u le d w e e k ly h o u rs o f f i r s t s h i f t w o r k e r s N e w a r k and J e r s e y C it y N J F e b r u a r y 1966 P la n t w o r k e r s W e e k ly h o u rs A l l w o r k e r s U n d e r 35 h o u r s h o u rs h o u r s V h o u r s O v e r 3 6 V4 and u n d er 37V2 h o u r s V2 h o u r s O v e r 37V2 and u n d e r 383 h o u r s h o u r s O v e r 383 4 and u n d er 40 h o u r s h o u r s O v e r 40 and u n d er 48 h o u r s h o u r s O v e r 48 h o u r s All industries Manufacturing Public 2 utilities In c lu d e s d a ta f o r r e a l e s t a t e in a d d itio n to th o s e in d u s tr y d iv is io n s 2 T r a n s p o r t a t io n c o m m u n ic a tio n and o t h e r p u b lic u t ilit ie s 3 F in a n c e in s u r a n c e and r e a l e s t a t e 4 L e s s th an 0 5 p e r c e n t O f f ic e w o r k e r s Wholesale trade Retail trade Services sh ow n s e p a r a t e ly All industries Manufacturing Public utilities1 2 Wholesale trade Retail trade Finance Services Table B 4 Paid Holidays P e r c e n t d is t r ib u t io n o f p la n t and o f f ic e w o r k e r s in a ll in d u s tr ie s and in in d u s tr y d iv is io n s b y n u m b e r o f p a id h o lid a y s p r o v id e d an n u a lly N e w a r k and J e r s e y C ity N J F e b r u a r y 1966 P la n t v o rk e rs O f f ic e w o r k e r s Ite m All 1 industries A l l w o r k e r s W o r k e r s in e s ta b lis h m e n ts p r o v id in g p a id h o lid a y s W o r k e r s in e s ta b lis h m e n ts p r o v id in g no p a id h o lid a y s Manufacturing Public 2 utilities Wholesale trade Retail trade Services All industries Manufacturing Public utilities2 Wholesale trade Retail trade Finance 3 Services N u m b e r o f d ays L e s s than 6 h o lid a y s h o lid a y s h o lid a y s plu s 1 h a lf d a y h o lid a y s plu s 2 o r 4 h a lf d a y s h o lid a y s h o lid a y s plus 1 h a lf d a y h o lid a y s plu s 2 o r 5 h a lf d a y s h o lid a y s h o lid a y s plus 1 h a lf d a y h o lid a y s plus 2 h a lf d a y s h o lid a y s plus 3 5 o r 6 h a lf d a y s h o lid a y s h o lid a y s plu s 1 h a lf d a y h o lid a y s plus 2 3 o r 5 h a lf d a y s h o lid a y s h o lid a y s plu s 1 h a lf d a y h o lid a y s plus 2 h a lf d a y s h o lid a y s h o lid a y s plu s 1 h a lf d a y h o lid a y s plu s 2 o r 3 h a lf d a y s h o lid a y s h o lid a y s plu s 2 o r 3 h a lf d a y s h o lid a y s h o lid a y s plus 2 h a lf d a y s h o lid a y s T o t a l h o lid a y t im e 5 14 Hay m o r e o r e m o r e o r e m o r e o r e IOV 2 d a y s o r m o r e d a y s o r m o r e V2 d a y s o r m o r e d a y s o r m o r e l z d a y s o r m o r e d a y s o r m o r e V2 d a y s o r m o r e d a ys o r m o r e V2 d a y s o r m o r e d a y s o r m o r e d a y s o r m o r e d a y s o r m o r e I 3 V2 d a y s o r 13 days o r m 1 2 V2 d a y s o r 12 days o r m 1 1 V2 d a y s o r 1 1 days o r m no h alf Includes data fo r re a l estate in addition to those indu stry d ivision s shown sep ara tely T ran sporta tion com m unication and oth er public u tilitie s Finance insurance and re a l estate L e s s than 0 5 percen t A ll com binations o f fu ll and h alf days that add to the sam e amount a re com bined fo r exam ple the proportion o f w ork ers re c e iv in g a total o f 7 days includes those with 7 fu ll days and days 6 fu ll days and 2 h alf days 5 fu ll days and 4 h alf days and so on P ro p o rtio n s w ere then cumulated 20 T ab le B 5 Paid V a c a tio n s1 P e r c e n t d is t r ib u t io n o f p la n t and o f f ic e w o r k e r s in a ll in d u s tr ie s and in in d u s tr y d iv is io n s b y v a c a tio n p a y p r o v is io n s N e w a r k and J e r s e y C it y N J F e b r u a r y 1966 P la n t w o r k e r s V a c a tio n p o lic y A l l w o r k e r s O f f ic e w o r k e r s Manufacturing Public 3 utilities Wholesale trade Retail trade All industries c Manufacturing Public utilities 3 Wholesale trade Retail trade Services AU industries Finance Services M eth o d o f p a y m e n t W o r k e r s in e s ta b lis h m e n ts p r o v id in g paid v a c a t io n s L e n g t h o f t im e p a y m e n t P e r c e n t a g e p a y m e n t F la t s u m p a y m e n t O t h e r W o r k e r s in e s ta b lis h m e n ts p r o v id in g no paid v a c a t io n s A m o u n t o f v a c a tio n p a y 6 A f t e r 6 m on th s o f s e r v i c e U n d e r 1 w e e k w e e k O v e r 1 and u n d er 2 w e e k s w e e k s A fte r 1 y e a r o f s e r v ic e 1 w e e k O v e r 1 and u n d er 2 w e e k s w e e k s O v e r 2 and u n d er 3 w e e k s w e e k s O v e r 3 and u n d er 4 w e e k s w e e k s A fte r 2 y e a rs o f s e r v ic e 1 w e e k O v e r 1 and u n d er 2 w e e k s w e e k s O v e r 2 and u n d er 3 w e e k s w e e k s w e e k s O v e r 4 w e e k s A ft e r 3 y e a rs o f s e r v ic e 1 w e e k O v e r 1 and u n d er 2 w e e k s w e e k s O v e r 2 and u n d er 3 w e e k s w e e k s w e e k s O v e r 4 w e e k s S e e fo o tn o te s at end o f ta b le i T able B 5 Paid V a c a tio n s1 Continued P e r c e n t d is t r ib u t io n o f plan t and o f f i c e w o r k e r s in a ll in d u s tr ie s and in in d u s tr y d iv is io n s b y v a c a tio n p a y p r o v is io n s N e w a r k and J e r s e y C it y N J F e b r u a r y 1966 P lan t w o rk e rs V a catio n p o lic y A ll industries 2 Manufacturing Public 3 utilities W holesale trade O ffice w o r k e r s Retail trade Services All industries Manufacturing Public utilities3 W holesale trade Retail trade Finance4 Services Am ount of v ac atio n pay 6 C ontinued A fte r 4 y e a r s of s e r v ic e 1 w e e k O ver 1 and under 2 w e e k s w e e k s O ver 2 and un der 3 w e e k s w e e k s w e e k s O ver 4 w e e k s i i A fter 5 y e a r s of s e r v ic e 1 w eek O ver 1 and under 2 w e e k s w e e k s O ver 2 and under 3 w eek s w e e k s w e e k s O ver 4 w e e k s A fter 10 y e a r s of s e r v ic e 1 w eek O ver 1 and under 2 w e e k s w e e k s O ver 2 and under 3 w e e k s w e e k s O ver 3 and under 4 w e e k s w e e k s O ver 4 w e e k s A fter 12 y e a r s of s e r v ic e 1 w eek O ver 1 and under 2 w e e k s w e e k s O ver 2 and under 3 w e e k s w e e k s O v er 3 and un der 4 w e e k s w e e k s O ver 4 w e e k s A fte r 15 y e a r s of s e r v ic e j w eek w e e k s O ver 2 and un der 3 w e e k s w e e k s O ver 3 and under 4 w e e k s w e e k s O ver 4 w e e k s S e e fo o tn o te s at end o f ta b le T ab le B 5 Paid V a c a tio n s1 Continued P e r c e n t d is t r ib u t io n o f p lan t and o f f i c e w o r k e r s in a ll in d u s tr ie s and in in d u s tr y d iv is io n s b y v a c a tio n p a y p r o v is io n s N e w a r k and J e r s e y C it y N J F e b r u a r y 1966 P la n t w o r k e r s V a c a tio n p o lic y AU industries c Manufacturing Public 3 utilities Wholesale trade O f f ic e w o r k e r s Retail trade Services AU industries Manufacturing Public utUities 3 Wholesale trade Retail trade Finance4 Servioes A m o u n t o f v a c a tio n p ay 6 C o n tin u ed A f t e r 20 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e 1 w e e k w e e k s O v e r 2 and u n d er 3 w e e k s w e e k s O v e r 3 and u n d er 4 w e e k s w e e k s O v e r 4 w e e k s n i ii i i A f t e r 25 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e 1 w e e k w e e k s O v e r 2 and u n d er 3 w e e k s w e e k s O v e r 3 and u n d er 4 w e e k s w e e k s O ver 4 w eeks i i A f t e r 30 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e 1 w e e k w e e k s O v e r 2 and u n d er 3 w e e k s w e e k s O v e r 3 and u n d er 4 w e e k s w eeks O v e r 4 w e e k s In clu des b a s ic p lan s only E x c lu d e s p lan s su ch a s v a c a tio n sa v in g s and th o se p lan s w hich o ffe r e x te n d e d o r s a b b a t ic a l b e n e fits beyond b a s ic p lan s to w o r k e r s w ith q u alifyin g len gth s of s e r v ic e T y p ic a l of su ch e x c lu sio n s a r e p lan s in the s t e e l alu m in u m and can in d u str ie s 2 In c lu d es d ata fo r r e a l e sta te in add ition to th o se in d u stry d iv isio n s shown se p a r a t e ly 3 T r a n sp o rta tio n co m m u n icatio n and oth er public u t ilit ie s 4 F in a n c e in su ra n c e and r e a l e sta te 5 L e s s than 0 5 p ercen t 6 In clu d es p ay m en ts oth er than len g th of t i m e su ch a s p e rc e n ta g e of annual e a rn in g s o r fla t s u m p ay m e n ts co n v erted to an eq u iv alen t tim e b a s i s fo r e x a m p le a p aym ent of 2 p e rce n t of annual e a rn in g s w as co n sid e re d a s 1 w e e k s pay P e r io d s of s e r v ic e w ere a r b it r a r ily ch o sen and do not n e c e s s a r ily r e fle c t the in d iv id u al p r o v isio n s fo r p r o g r e s s io n s F o r e x a m p le the ch an g es in p ro p o rtio n s in d icated at 10 y e a r s s e r v ic e in clu de ch an ges in p r o v isio n s o c c u r r in g betw een 5 and 10 y e a r s E s t im a te s a r e cu m u lativ e T h u s the p ro p o rtio n re c e iv in g 3 w e e k s pay o r m o re a fte r 5 y e a r s in c lu d es th o se who re c e iv e 3 w e e k s pay o r m o re a fte r few er y e a r s of s e r v ic e 23 Table B 6 Health Insurance and Pension Plans P e rc e n t of plant and o ffic e w o rk e rs in a ll in d u str ie s and in in d u stry d iv isio n s em ployed in e sta b lis h m e n ts p rovidin g h ealth in su r a n c e or p en sion b e n e fits 1 N ew ark and J e r s e y C ity N J F e b r u a r y P lan t w o rk e rs Type of ben efit O ffice w o rk e rs Manufacturing Public utilities 3 Wholesale trade Retail trade Finance 4 Services Services Manufacturing L ife in s u r a n c e A c cid en tal death and d ism e m b e rm e n t in su r a n c e S ic k n e ss and ac cid en t in su ra n c e or sic k le a v e o r b o th S ic k n e ss and ac cid en t in su r a n c e S ic k le a v e fu ll pay and no w aiting p e rio d S ick le a v e p a r t ia l pay or w aiting p eriod H o sp ita liz a tio n in su r a n c e S u r g ic a l in su r a n c e M ed ica l in su ra n c e C a ta stro p h e in su r a n c e R e tire m e n t p en sion No h e alth in su ra n c e or p en sion p lan A ll w o r k e r s All industries All industries c Wholesale trade Retail trade Public utilities W o rk ers in e sta b lish m e n ts p rovidin g 1 In clu des th o se p lan s fo r which at le a s t a p a rt of the c o s t is bo rn e by the e m p lo y e r ex cep t th o se le g a lly r e q u ir e d su ch a s w o rk m e n s co m p en satio n s o c ia l s e c u r ity and r a ilr o a d re tire m e n t 2 In clu des d ata fo r r e a l e sta te in add ition to th ose in d u stry d iv isio n s shown se p a r a t e ly 3 T ra n sp o rta tio n com m u n ication and oth er p ublic u tilitie s 4 F in a n c e in su ra n c e and r e a l e sta te 5 U nduplicated to tal of w o rk e rs re c e iv in g sic k le a v e o r s ic k n e s s and ac cid en t in su r a n c e shown s e p a r a t e ly below S ic k le a v e p lan s a r e lim ite d to th o se which d efin itely e sta b lis h at le a s t the m in im um n um ber of d a y s pay that can be ex p ected by each em ploy ee In fo rm al sic k le a v e allo w an c es d e term in ed on an in d iv id u al b a s i s a r e exclu d ed 6 L e s s than 0 5 p ercen t 24 T ab le B 7 H ealth Insurance Benefits P rovided Em ployees and T h eir D ependents P e r c e n t o f p la n t and o f f i c e w o r k e r s in a ll in d u s tr ie s and in in d u s tr y d iv is io n s e m p lo y e d in e s ta b lis h m e n ts p r o v id in g h e a lth in s u r a n c e b e n e fits c o v e r in g e m p lo y e e s and t h e ir d e p e n d e n ts N e w a r k and J e r s e y C it y N J F e b r u a r y 1966 P lan t w o r k e r s Type of b e n e fit c o v e r a g e and fin an cin g 1 2 A ll w o r k e r s W o rk ers in e sta b lis h m e n ts p rovidin g H o sp ita liz a tio n in su r a n c e C o v erin g em p lo y e e s o n ly E m p lo y er fin an c e d Jo in tly fin a n c e d C o v e rin g e m p lo y e e s and th eir d e p e n d e n ts E m p lo y e r fin an c e d Jo in tly fin an c e d E m p lo y e r fin an ced fo r e m p lo y e e s jo in tly fin an ced fo r d e p e n d e n ts AU industries 2 Manufacturing Public utilities 3 O ffice w o r k e r s Wholesale trade Retail trade Services All industries Manufacturing Public Wholesale trade Retail trade Finance4 Services utilities S u r g ic a l in su r a n c e C o v e rin g e m p lo y e e s o n ly E m p lo y e r fin an c e d Jo in tly fin an c e d C o v e rin g e m p lo y e e s and th eir d e p e n d e n ts E m p lo y e r fin an c e d Jo in tly fin an c e d E m p lo y e r fin an ced fo r e m p lo y e e s jo in tly fin an ced fo r d e p en d en ts M ed ica l in s u r a n c e C o v erin g e m p lo y e e s o n ly E m p lo y e r fin an c e d Jo in tly fin an c e d C o v e rin g e m p lo y e e s and th eir d e p e n d e n ts E m p loy er fin an c e d Jo in tly fin a n c e d E m p lo y er fin an ced fo r e m p lo y e e s jo in tly fin an ced fo r d e p en d en ts C a ta stro p h e in su r a n c e C o v erin g em p lo y e e s o n ly E m p lo y er fin a n c e d Jo in tly fin an c e d C o v erin g e m p lo y e e s and th eir d e p e n d e n ts E m p lo y er fin an c ed Jo in tly fin an c e d E m p lo y e r fin an ced fo r e m p lo y e e s jo in tly fin an ced fo r d ep en d en ts i In c lu d e s p la n s f o r w h ic h at le a s t a p a r t o f the c o s t is b o rn e b y th e e m p lo y e r S e e fo o tn o te 1 ta b le B 6 A n e s ta b lis h m e n t w a s c o n s id e r e d as p r o v id in g b e n e fits to e m p lo y e e s f o r th e ir d e p e n d e n ts i f such c o v e r a g e w a s a v a ila b le to at le a s t a m a j o r i t y o f th o s e e m p lo y e e s o n e w o u ld u s u a lly e x p e c t to h a v e d e p e n d e n ts e g m a r r ie d m e n e v e n though th e y w e r e l e s s than a m a jo r it y o f a ll p la n t o r o f f i c e w o r k e r s T h e e m p lo y e r b e a r s th e e n t ir e c o s t o f e m p l o y e r fin a n c e d p la n s T h e e m p lo y e r and e m p lo y e e s h a r e th e c o s t o f j o i n t l y fin a n c e d p la n s 2 In c lu d e s d a ta f o r r e a l e s ta te in a d d itio n to th o s e in d u s tr y d iv is io n s sh ow n s e p a r a t e ly 3 T r a n s p o r t a t io n c o m m u n ic a tio n and o th e r p u b lic u t ilit ie s 4 F in a n c e in s u r a n c e and r e a l e s ta te 5 L e s s than 0 5 p e r c e n t 25 T able B 8 Profit Sharing Plans P e r c e n t o f p lan t and o f f i c e w o r k e r s in a ll in d u s tr ie s and in in d u s tr y d iv is io n s e m p lo y e d in e s ta b lis h m e n ts p r o v id in g p r o f it s h a r in g p la n s 1 b y ty p e o f p lan N e w a r k and J e r s e y C it y N J F e b r u a r y 1966 P la n t w o r k e r s O ffic e w o r k e r s T y p e o f plan All 2 industries A l l w o r k e r s W o r k e r s in e s ta b lis h m e n ts p r o v id in g p r o fit s h a r in g p la n s Manufacturing Public 3 utilities Wholesale Retail trade Services All industries Manufacturing Public utilities 3 Wholesale trade Retail trade Finance4 Services P la n s p r o v id in g f o r c u r r e n t d is t r ib u t io n P la n s p r o v id in g f o r d e f e r r e d d is t r ib u t io n P la n s p r o v id in g f o r both c u r r e n t and d e f e r r e d d is t r ib u t io n P la n s p r o v id in g f o r e m p lo y e e s c h o ic e o f m e th o d o f d is t r ib u t io n W o r k e r s in e s ta b lis h m e n ts p r o v id in g no p r o fit s h a r in g p la n s T h e s tu d y w a s li m it e d to f o r m a l p la n s 1 h a v in g e s ta b lis h e d f o r m u la s f o r the a llo c a t io n o f p r o f i t s h a re s a m o n g e m p lo y e e s 2 w h o s e f o r m u la s w e r e c o m m u n ic a te d to the e m p lo y e e s in a d v a n c e of the d e t e r m i n a t i o n o f p r o f i t s 3 th a t r e p r e s e n t a c o m m i t m e n t b y the c o m p a n y to m a k e p e r i o d i c c o n t r ib u t io n s b a s e d on p r o f it s and 4 in w h ic h e l i g i b i l i t y e x te n d s to a m a j o r i t y of the p la n t o r o f fic e w o r k e r s 2 Includes data fo r re a l estate in addition to those indu stry d ivis ion s shown sep ara tely 3 4 5 T r a n s p o r t a t io n c o m m u n ic a t io n and o t h e r p u b lic u t il i t i e s F in a n c e in s u r a n c e and r e a l e s ta te L e s s th a n 0 5 p e r c e n t Appendix A Changes in Occupational Descriptions o f a s in g le c a t e g o r y c la r ify in g th e c r it e r ia o f ty p es o f c a lls h an d le d an d ty p e s o f in fo rm a tio n p r o v id e d T h e c o m b in a tio n o f c la ss A an d c la ss B d a ta w here both are p u b lish e d is c o m p a r a b le to the s in g le d e sig n a tio n i f p r e v io u sly p u b lish e d S in c e th e B u re au s la s t su rv e y o c c u p a tio n a l d e sc rip tio n s for d r a fts m a n s e c r e ta r y an d sw itc h b o a rd o p e ra to r w ere r e v is e d in ord er to o b ta in s a la r y in fo r m a tio n for m o re s p e c i f i c c a te g o r ie s S e c re ta ry T h e r e v is e d d e sc rip tio n s for s e c r e ta r y c la s s e s A B C an d D c la s s ify th e se w ork ers a c c o r d in g to le v e ls o f r e s p o n sib ility T h e size o f th e o r g a n iz a tio n an d th e s c o p e o f the su p e rv iso r s p o sitio n are c o n s id e r e d in d istin g u ish in g th e se l e v e ls D a ta p u b lish e d u n der th e c o m p o site t it le o f s e c r e ta r y are not c o m p a r a b le to d a ta p re v io u sly p u b lish e d S w itc h b o a rd o p e r a to r T h e r e v is e d d e sc rip tio n for sw itc h b o a rd o p e r a to r arra n g e s th e se w orkers in to tw o d e fin e d c la s s e s A an d B in ste a d 27 D ra ftsm a n T h e r e v is e d d e sc rip tio n s for d ra ftsm a n c la s s e s A B a n d C an d d r a fts m a n t r a c e r r e p la c e the p re v io u s d e sig n a tio n s for d rafts m a n le a d e r se n io r an d ju n io r an d t r a c e r an d e m p h asize the d istin c tio n b e tw e e n d ra ftin g a n d d e sig n s k ills T h e re fo re d a ta p re se n te d for any o f th e se o c c u p a tio n s are n ot c o m p a r a b le to d a ta p re v io u sly p u b lish e d T h e r e v is e d o c c u p a tio n a l d e sc rip tio n s are in c lu d e d in a p p e n d ix B Appendix B Occupational Descriptions T h e p r im a ry p u rpose o f p r e p a r in g jo b d e sc rip tio n s fo r the B u re a u s w a g e su rv ey s is to a s s is t its f ie ld s t a f f in c la s s ify in g in to a p p ro p ria te o c c u p a tio n s w ork ers w ho are e m p lo y e d u n d er a v a r ie ty o f p a y r o ll t it le s an d d iffe r e n t w ork a r ra n g e m e n ts from e s ta b lis h m e n t to e s ta b lis h m e n t an d from a r e a to a r e a T h is p e r m its the g ro u p in g o f o c c u p a tio n a l w a g e ra te s re p re se n tin g c o m p a r a b le jo b c o n te n t B e c a u se o f th is e m p h a sis on in te r e s ta b lis h m e n t an d in te r a r e a c o m p a r a b ility o f o c c u p a tio n a l c o n te n t the B u re a u s jo b d e sc rip tio n s m a y d iffe r s ig n ific a n t ly from those in use in in d iv id u a l e s ta b lis h m e n ts or th ose p r e p a r e d fo r o th e r p u rp o se s In a p p ly in g th ese jo b d e sc rip tio n s the B u r e a u s f ie l d e c o n o m is ts are in stru c te d to e x c lu d e w o rk in g su p e rv iso rs 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 h a n d ic a p p e d p a r t t i m e te m p o ra ry an d p ro b a tio n a ry w ork ers OFFICE B IL L ER M A C H IN E B O O K K E EP IN G M A C H IN E O P E R A T O R P re p a re s s ta te m e n t s b i ll s an d in v o ic e s on a m a c h in e o th e r th an an o rd in a ry or e l e c t r o m a t ic ty p e w rite r M a y a ls o k e e p re c o rd s a s to b illin g s o r sh ip p in g c h a r g e s or p e rfo rm o th e r c l e r i c a l w ork in c id e n t a l to b i ll i n g o p e r a tio n s F o r w a g e stud y p u rp o se s b ille r s m a c h in e are c l a s s i f i e d b y ty p e o f m a c h in e as fo llo w s O p e ra te s a b o o k k e e p in g m a c h in e R e m in g to n R a n d E llio t t F ish e r Su n d stra n d Burrou gh s N a t io n a l C ash R e g is te r w ith o r w ith o u t a ty p e w rite r k e y b o a r d to k e e p a re c o r d o f b u sin e ss tra n sa c tio n s C la s s A K e e p s a s e t o f re c o rd s re q u irin g a k n o w le d g e o f an d e x p e r ie n c e in b a s ic b o o k k e e p in g p r in c ip le s an d f a m ilia r it y w ith the stru ctu re o f the p a r t ic u la r a c c o u n tin g sy ste m u se d D e te rm in e s p ro p e r re c o rd s an d d istrib u tio n o f d e b it an d c r e d it ite m s to be u se d in e a c h p h ase o f the w ork M a y p r e p a re c o n s o lid a te d re p o rts b a la n c e sh e e ts an d o th e r re c o rd s b y h an d B ille r m a c h in e b illin g m a c h in e U se s a s p e c ia l b ill i n g m a ch in e M o o n H o p k in s E llio t t F ish e r B urrough s e t c w h ic h are c o m b in a tio n ty p in g an d a d d in g m a c h in e s to p re p a re b ills an d in v o ic e s fro m c u sto m e rs p u rc h a se o rd e rs in te rn a lly p r e p a r e d o rd e rs sh ip p in g m em o ran d u m s e tc U s u a lly in v o lv e s a p p lic a t io n o f p r e d e te r m in e d d isc o u n ts an d sh ip p in g c h a r g e s an d en try o f n e c e ssa ry e x te n s io n s w h ich m a y or m a y n ot be c o m p u te d on the b illin g m a c h in e an d t o ta ls w h ich are a u t o m a t ic a lly a c c u m u la t e d by m a c h in e T h e o p e r a tio n u s u a lly in v o lv e s a la r g e n u m b e r o f c a rb o n c o p ie s o f the b ill b e in g p r e p a r e d an d is o fte n done on a fa n fo ld m a c h in e C la s s B K e e p s a re c o rd o f on e or m o re p h ase s or se c tio n s o f a s e t o f re c o rd s u s u a lly re q u irin g l it t le k n o w le d g e o f b a s ic b o o k k e e p in g P h a se s o r s e c tio n s in c lu d e a c c o u n ts p a y a b le p a y r o ll c u s to m e rs a c c o u n ts n o t in c lu d in g a sim p le typ e o f b illin g d e sc rib e d u n d er b i ll e r m a c h in e c o s t d istrib u tio n e x p e n se d istrib u tio n in v e n to ry c o n tr o l e t c M a y c h e c k or a ssist in p r e p a r a tio n o f tr ia l b a la n c e s an d p re p a re c o n tro l sh e e ts fo r the a c c o u n tin g d e p a rtm e n t B ille r m a c h in e b o o k k e e p in g m a c h in e U se s a b o o k k e e p in g m a c h in e S u n d stra n d E llio t t F ish e r R e m in g to n R a n d e t c w h ich m a y or m a y n o t h a v e ty p e w rite r k e y b o a r d to p re p a re c u sto m e rs b i ll s as p a r t o f th e a c c o u n ts r e c e iv a b le o p e r a tio n G e n e r a lly in v o lv e s the sim u lta n e o u s e n try o f fig u re s on c u sto m e rs le d g e r re c o r d T h e m a ch in e a u t o m a t i c a l l y a c c u m u la t e s fig u re s on a n u m b e r o f v e r t i c a l c o lu m n s an d c o m p u te s an d u s u a lly p rin ts a u t o m a t ic a lly the d e b it or c r e d it b a l a n c e s D o e s n ot in v o lv e a k n o w le d g e o f b o o k k e e p in g W orks fro m u n ifo rm an d sta n d ard ty p e s o f s a le s an d c r e d it slip s C L E R K A C C O U N T IN G C la s s A U n d e r g e n e r a l d ir e c tio n o f a b o o k k e e p e r or a c c o u n ta n t h a s re s p o n s ib ility fo r k e e p in g one or m ore se c tio n s o f a c o m p le te se t o f b o o k s or re c o rd s r e la tin g to one p h ase o f an e s ta b lis h m e n t s b u s i n ess tra n s a c tio n s W ork in v o lv e s p o stin g an d b a la n c in g su b sid ia ry 29 30 C LER K A C C O U N T IN G C ontinued l e d g e r o r le d g e r s su ch a s a c c o u n ts r e c e iv a b le or a c c o u n ts p a y a b le e x a m in in g an d c o d in g in v o ic e s or v o u c h e rs w ith p ro p e r a c c o u n tin g d istr ib u tio n a n d re q u ir e s ju d g m e n t an d e x p e r ie n c e in m a k in g p ro p e r a ss ig n a tio n s an d a l l o c a t io n s M a y a s s is t in p r e p a r in g a d ju s t in g an d c lo s in g jo u rn a l e n tr ie s an d m a y d ir e c t c la s s B a c c o u n tin g c le r k s C la s s B U n d e r su p e r v isio n p e rfo rm s one or m o re ro u tin e a c c o u n tin g o p e r a tio n s su ch as p o stin g s im p le jo u rn a l v o u c h e rs o r a c c o u n ts p a y a b le v o u c h e rs e n te r in g v o u c h e rs in v o u c h e r re g is te rs r e c o n c ilin g b an k a c c o u n ts an d p o stin g su b sid ia ry le d g e r s c o n tr o lle d b y g e n e r a l le d g e r s or p o stin g sim p le c o s t a c c o u n tin g d a ta T h is jo b d o e s n ot re q u ire a k n o w le d g e o f a c c o u n tin g an d b o o k k e e p in g p r in c ip le s b u t is fou n d in o f f ic e s in w h ich the m o re ro u tin e a c c o u n tin g w ork is s u b d iv id e d on a fu n c tio n a l b a s is a m o n g s e v e r a l w o rk e rs C L E R K FILE C la s s A In an e s ta b lis h e d f ilin g sy ste m c o n ta in in g a n u m b e r o f v a r ie d s u b je c t m a t t e r f il e s c l a s s i f i e s an d in d e x e s f ile m a t e r i a l su ch as c o r r e s p o n d e n c e re p o rts t e c h n ic a l d o c u m e n ts e t c M ay a ls o f il e th is m a t e r i a l M a y k e e p re c o rd s o f v a rio u s ty p e s in c o n ju n c tio n w ith the f i l e s M a y l e a d a s m a ll group o f lo w e r l e v e l f ile c le r k s C la s s B S o r ts c o d e s an d f il e s u n c la s s ifie d m a t e r i a l by sim p le s u b je c t m a tt e r h e a d in g s or p a rtly c l a s s i f i e d m a t e r i a l b y fin e r su b h e a d in g s P r e p a r e s s im p le r e la t e d in d e x an d c r o s s r e fe r e n c e a id s A s r e q u e ste d l o c a t e s c l e a r ly id e n tif ie d m a t e r ia l in f il e s an d forw ard s m a te r ia l M a y p e rfo rm r e la t e d c l e r i c a l ta sk s re q u ire d to m a in t a in a n d s e r v ic e f i l e s C la s s C P e rfo rm s ro u tin e f ilin g o f m a t e r i a l th a t h a s a lr e a d y b e e n c l a s s i f i e d o r w h ic h is e a s i l y c l a s s i f i e d in a s im p le s e r ia l c l a s s i f ic a t i o n sy ste m e g a l p h a b e t i c a l c h r o n o lo g ic a l or n u m e r ic a l A s r e q u e st e d l o c a t e s r e a d ily a v a i l a b l e m a t e r ia l in f il e s an d forw ard s m a t e r i a l an d m a y f i l l o u t w ith d ra w a l c h a r g e P e rfo rm s s im p le c l e r i c a l a n d m a n u a l ta sk s re q u ire d to m a in t a in an d se r v ic e f il e s C LER K O RDER C ontinued to m a k e u p the o rd e r c h e c k in g p r ic e s an d q u a n titie s o f ite m s on ord er sh e e t a n d d istr ib u tin g o rd e r sh e e ts to r e s p e c t iv e d e p a rtm e n ts to b e f il l e d M a y c h e c k w ith c r e d it d e p a r tm e n t to d e te r m in e c r e d it ra tin g o f c u sto m e r a c k n o w le d g e r e c e ip t o f o rd e rs fro m c u s to m e rs fo llo w up ord ers to see t h a t th e y h a v e b e e n f i l l e d k e e p f il e o f o rd ers r e c e iv e d an d c h e c k sh ip p in g in v o ic e s w ith o r ig in a l o rd e rs C LER K PA YRO LL C o m p u te s w a g e s o f c o m p a n y e m p lo y e e s an d e n te rs the n e c e s s a ry d a ta on the p a y r o ll s h e e ts D u tie s in v o lv e C a l c u l a t i n g w ork ers e a r n in g s b a s e d on t im e or p r o d u c tio n re c o rd s an d p o stin g c a l c u l a t e d d a ta o n p a y r o ll sh e e t sh o w in g in fo r m a tio n su ch a s w o rk e r s n a m e w o rk in g d a y s t im e r a t e d e d u c tio n s fo r in su ra n c e an d t o ta l w a g e s d u e M a y m a k e o u t p a y c h e c k s an d a s s is t p a y m a s t e r in m a k in g up an d d istrib u tin g p a y e n v e lo p e s M a y use a c a l c u l a t i n g m a c h in e CO M PTO M ETER O PERATO R m a tic a l t i c a l or t o m e te r o f o th e r P r im a r y d u ty is to o p e r a te a C o m p to m e t e r to p e rfo rm m a t h e c o m p u ta tio n s T h is jo b is n o t to b e c o n fu se d w ith th a t o f s t a t is o th e r ty p e o f c le r k w h ich m a y in v o lv e fre q u e n t use o f a C o m p b u t in w h ic h use o f th is m a c h in e is in c id e n t a l to p e r fo r m a n c e d u tie s D U P L IC A T IN G M A C H IN E O P E R A T O R M IM E O G R A P H O R D IT T O U n d e r g e n e r a l su p e r v isio n an d w ith no su p e rv iso ry r e s p o n s ib ilitie s re p ro d u c e s m u lt ip le c o p ie s o f ty p e w ritte n or h an d w ritte n m a tt e r u sin g a M im e o g r a p h or D it to m a c h in e M a k e s n e c e ssa ry a d ju s tm e n t such as for ink an d p a p e r f e e d c o u n te r an d c y lin d e r s p e e d Is n o t re q u ir e d to p re p are s te n c il or D itto m a s t e r M a y k e e p f ile o f u se d s te n c ils or D itto m a ste r s M a y so rt c o l l a t e an d s ta p le c o m p le t e d m a t e r i a l KEYPU NCH O PERA TO R CLERK ORDER R e c e i v e s c u sto m e rs o rd ers fo r m a t e r ia l or m e rc h a n d ise b y m a i l p h o n e or p e r s o n a lly D u tie s in v o lv e an y c o m b in a tio n o f the fo llo w in g Q u o tin g p r ic e s to c u sto m e rs m a k in g o u t an o rd e r s h e e t lis tin g the ite m s C la s s A O p e ra te s a n u m e r ic a l a n d o r a lp h a b e t ic a l or c o m b in a tio n k e y p u n c h m a c h in e to tra n sc rib e d a ta fro m v a rio u s so u rce d o c u m e n ts to k e y p u n c h ta b u la t in g c a r d s P e rfo rm s sa m e task s a s lo w e r l e v e l k e y p u n c h o p e r a to r b u t in a d d itio n w ork re q u ire s a p p lic a t io n 31 KEYPUNCH OPERATOR Continued o f c o d in g s k ills an d the m a k in g o f s o m e d e te r m in a tio n s for e x a m p l e lo c a t e s on th e so u rc e d o c u m e n t th e ite m s to be p u n c h e d e x tr a c ts in fo r m a tio n fro m s e v e r a l d o c u m e n ts an d se a r c h e s for an d in te rp re ts in fo r m a tio n on th e d o c u m e n t to d e te r m in e in fo rm a tio n to b e pu n ch ed M a y tra in in e x p e r ie n c e d o p e rato rs C lass B U n der c lo se su p e r v isio n or fo llo w in g s p e c i f i c p ro c e d u re s or in stru c tio n s tra n sc rib e s d a ta from so u rce d o c u m e n ts to p u n c h e d c ard s O p e ra te s a n u m e r ic a l a n d o r a lp h a b e t ic a l or c o m b in a tio n k e y p u n c h m a c h in e to k e y p u n c h t a b u la t in g card s M ay v e rify c ard s W orkin g from v a rio u s sta n d a r d iz e d so u rce d o c u m e n ts follow s s p e c if ie d s e q u e n c e s w h ic h h av e b e e n c o d e d or p r e sc r ib e d in d e ta il an d re q u ire l i t t l e or no s e le c t in g c o d in g or in te rp re tin g o f d a ta to be p u n ch e d P ro b le m s a r isin g from erron eou s ite m s or c o d e s m issin g in fo rm a tio n e tc are re fe rr e d to su p e rv iso r O FFIC E BO Y O R G IR L P erfo rm s v a rio u s ro u tin e d u tie s su ch as ru nn in g e rran d s o p e r a tin g m in o r o f f ic e m a c h in e s su ch as s e a le r s or m a ile r s o p e n in g an d d istrib u tin g m a il an d o th er m in o r c l e r i c a l w ork SEC R ET A R Y A ssig n e d as p e rso n a l s e c r e ta r y n o rm a lly to on e in d iv id u a l M a in tain s a c lo se an d h ig h ly re sp o n siv e re la tio n sh ip to the d a y t o d a y w ork a c t iv it ie s o f the su p e rv iso r Works fa irly in d e p e n d e n tly r e c e iv in g a m in i m u m o f d e t a i l e d su p e rv isio n an d g u id a n c e Perform s v a rie d c l e r i c a l an d s e c r e t a r ia l d u tie s u su a lly in c lu d in g m ost o f the fo llo w in g a R e c e iv e s te le p h o n e c a lls p e rso n a l c a lle r s an d in c o m in g m a il answ ers ro u tin e in q u irie s an d ro u tes the t e c h n ic a l in q u irie s to the proper p e rso n s b e s ta b lis h e s m a in t a in s an d re v ise s the su p e rv iso r s file s c m a in ta in s the su p e r v iso r s c a le n d a r an d m a k e s a p p o in tm e n ts as in stru c te d d r e la y s m e s s a g e s from su p e rv iso r to su b o rd in a te s e re v ie w s c o rre sp o n d e n c e m e m o r a n d a an d rep orts p re p a r e d by oth ers for the su p e rv iso r s s ig n a tu re to assu re p r o c e d u ra l an d ty p o g r a p h ic a c c u r a c y an d f p e rfo rm s ste n o g ra p h ic an d ty p in g w ork M ay a ls o p e rfo rm o th er c l e r i c a l an d s e c r e t a r ia l task s o f c o m p a r a b le n ature a n d d iffic u lt y T h e w ork t y p ic a lly re q u ire s k n o w le d g e o f o f f ic e ro u tin e an d u n d e rstan d in g o f the o r g a n iz a tio n p r o g r a m s an d p ro c e d u re s r e la te d to the w ork o f the su p e rv iso r S E C R E T A R Y C o n tin u e d E x c lu sio n s N ot a ll p o sitio n s th a t are t it l e d s e c r e t a r y p ossess th e ab o v e c h a r a c te r is t ic s E x a m p le s o f p o sitio n s w h ich are e x c lu d e d from the d e f in itio n are as fo llo w s a P o sition s w h ich do not m e e t the p e r s o n a l s e c r e ta r y c o n c e p t d e s c r ib e d a b o v e b ste n o g ra p h e rs not fu lly tra in e d in s e c r e t a r ia l ty p e d u tie s c ste n o g ra p h e rs se rv in g as o f f ic e assista n ts to a group o f p r o fe s s io n a l t e c h n i c a l or m a n a g e r ia l p erso n s d s e c r e ta r y p o si tio n s in w h ich th e d u ties are e ith e r s u b s ta n tia lly m o re ro u tin e or su b sta n t ia l l y m o re c o m p le x an d re sp o n sib le th an th ose c h a r a c te r iz e d in the d e f in itio n a n d e a ssista n t ty p e p o sitio n s w h ich in v o lv e m o re d if fic u lt or m o re re sp o n sib le t e c h n ic a l a d m in is t r a t iv e su p e rv iso ry or s p e c ia liz e d c l e r i c a l d u tie s w h ic h are not t y p ic a l o f s e c r e t a r ia l w ork N O T E T h e te rm c o r p o r a te o f f ic e r u sed in th e le v e l d e fin itio n s fo llo w in g re fe rs to th o se o f f ic i a l s w ho h av e a s ig n ific a n t c o rp o ra te w id e p o lic y m a k in g ro le w ith r e g a r d to m a jo r c o m p a n y a c t i v i t i e s The t it le v i c e p r e sid e n t th ou gh n o rm a lly in d ic a tiv e o f this r o le does not in a ll c a s e s id e n tify su c h p o sitio n s V ic e p re sid e n ts w hose p rim a ry re sp o n sib ility is to a c t p e r so n a lly on in d iv id u a l c a se s or tra n sa c tio n s e g ap p ro v e or den y in d iv id u a l lo a n or c r e d it a c tio n s a d m in iste r in d iv id u a l trust a c c o u n ts d ir e c tly su p e r v ise a c l e r i c a l s t a ff are not c o n sid e re d to b e c o r p o r a te o f f ic e r s for p u rp oses o f a p p ly in g the fo llo w in g l e v e l d e fin itio n s C la ss A a S e c r e t a r y to th e c h a irm a n o f c o m p a n y th a t e m p lo y e s in a l l o v e r 100 but the b o ard or p re sid e n t o f a few er than p e rso n s or b S e c r e t a r y to a c o rp o ra te o ffic e r oth er th an the c h a irm a n o f th e b o ard or p re sid e n t o f a c o m p a n y th a t e m p lo y s in a l l o v e r but few er th an p e rso n s or c S e c r e ta r y to th e h e a d im m e d ia t e ly b e lo w th e co rp o ra te o f f ic e r le v e l o f a m a jo r s e g m e n t or su b sid ia ry o f a c o m p a n y th a t e m p lo y s in a l l o v e r p e rso n s C lass B a S e c r e ta r y to th e c h a irm a n o f the b o ard or p re sid e n t o f a c o m p a n y th a t e m p lo y s in a l l few er th an 100 p erso n s or b S e c r e t a r y to a c o rp o ra te o f f ic e r oth er th an c h a irm a n o f the b o a rd or p r e sid e n t o f a c o m p a n y th a t e m p lo y s in a l l o v e r 100 but few er th a n p e rso n s or 32 S E C R E T A R Y C o n tin u e d ST E N O G R A P H E R GENERAL C o n tin u e d c S e c r e t a r y to th e h e a d im m e d ia t e ly b e lo w the o f f ic e r le v e l o v e r e ith e r a m a jo r c o r p o r a te w id e fu n c tio n a l a c t iv ity e g m a r k e t in g r e s e a r c h o p e r a tio n s in d u str ia l r e la tio n s e tc or a m a jo r g e o g r a p h ic or o r g a n iz a tio n a l s e g m e n 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 isio n o f a c o m p a n y th a t e m p lo y s in a l l o v e r but fe w e r th a n e m p lo y e e s or M ay m a in t a in f il e s k e e p s im p le re c o r d s or p e rfo rm oth er r e la t iv e ly ro u tin e c l e r i c a l ta sk s M a y o p e r a te from a s te n o g ra p h ic p o o l D oes not in c lu d e t r a n s c r ib in g m a c h in e w ork S e e tr a n s c r ib in g m a c h in e o p e ra to r d S e c r e t a r y to th e h e a d o f a n in d iv id u a l p la n t fa c to r y e tc or o th er e q u iv a le n t le v e l o f o f f i c i a l th a t e m p lo y s in a l l o v e r p e rso n s or e S e c r e ta r y to the h e a d o f a la r g e an d im p o rta n t o r g a n iz a tio n a l s e g m e n t e g a m id d le m a n a g e m e n t su p e rv iso r o f a n o r g a n iz a tio n a l s e g m e n t o fte n in v o lv in g as m a n y as s e v e r a l h un dred perso n s o f a c o m p a n y th a t e m p lo y s in a l l o v e r p e rso n s C lass C a S e c r e t a r y to a n e x e c u tiv e or m a n a g e r ia l p erso n w h ose re sp o n s ib ilit y is n ot e q u iv a le n t to o n e o f th e s p e c i f i c l e v e l situ a tio n s in th e d e f in itio n for c la s s B b u t w h ose su b o rd in a te s t a f f n o rm a lly n u m b ers a t le a s t s e v e r a l d ozen e m p lo y e e s an d is u su a lly d iv id e d in to o r g a n iz a tio n a l se g m e n ts w h ic h are o fte n in tu rn fu rth er su b d iv id e d In so m e c o m p a n ie s th is l e v e l in c lu d e s a w id e ra n g e o f o r g a n iz a tio n a l e c h e lo n s in o th e rs o n ly o n e or tw o or b S e c r e t a r y to th e h e a d o f a n in d iv id u a l p la n t fa c to r y e tc or o th e r e q u iv a le n t l e v e l o f o f f i c i a l th a t e m p lo y s in a l l fe w e r th a n p e rso n s C lass D a S e c r e t a r y to th e su p e rv iso r or h e a d o f a s m a l l o r g a n iz a tio n a l u n it e g fe w e r th a n a b o u t 25 or 3 0 p e rso n s or b S e c r e t a r y to a n on su p erv iso ry s t a f f s p e c i a l i s t p r o fe ssio n a l e m p lo y e e a d m in is t r a t iv e o f f ic e r or a s s is ta n t s k ille d t e c h n ic ia n or e x p e r t N O T E M an y c o m p a n ie s a s s ig n ste n o g ra p h e rs ra th e r th a n s e c r e t a r ie s as d e s c r ib e d a b o v e to th is le v e l o f su p e rv iso ry or n on su perv isory w o rk er STEN O G RA PH ER G EN ERA L P rim ary duty is to t a k e d ic ta tio n in v o lv in g a n o rm a l ro u tin e v o c a b u la ry from o n e or m o re person s e ith e r in sh o rth an d o r b y S te n o ty p e or s im ila r m a c h in e a n d tra n sc rib e d ic ta tio n M ay a lso ty p e from w ritte n c o p y ST E N O G R A P H E R SE N IO R P rim ary duty is to t a k e d ic ta tio n in v o lv in g a v a rie d t e c h n ic a l or s p e c ia liz e d v o c a b u la r y su c h as in l e g a l b riefc or rep o rts on s c ie n t if i c r e s e a r c h fro m o n e or m o re person s e ith e r in sh o rth an d or by S te n o ty p e or s i m i la r m a c h in e an d tra n sc rib e d ic ta tio n M ay a ls o ty p e from w ritte n c o p y M a y a ls o s e t u p a n d m a in t a in f ile s k e e p re c o r d s e tc OR P erfo rm s ste n o g r a p h ic d u tie s re q u ir in g s ig n ific a n t ly g r e a te r in d e p e n d e n c e an d r e s p o n s ib ility th a n ste n o g ra p h e r s g e n e r a l as e v id e n c e d b y the fo llo w in g W ork re q u ir e s h igh d e g r e e o f ste n o g r a p h ic s p e e d an d a c c u r a c y an d a th o ro u gh w o rk in g k n o w le d g e o f g e n e r a l b u sin e ss an d o f f ic e p ro c e d u re s an d o f th e s p e c i f i c b u sin e ss o p e r a t io n s o r g a n iz a tio n p o lic ie s p ro c e d u re s f ile s w o rk flo w e tc U ses th is k n o w le d g e in p e r fo r m in g s te n o g ra p h ic d u ties a n d r e sp o n sib le c l e r i c a l task s su c h a s m a in t a in in g fo llo w u p file s a s s e m b lin g m a t e r i a l for re p o rts m e m o r a n d u m s le tt e r s e tc c o m p o sin g s im p le le tte rs from g e n e r a l in stru c tio n s r e a d in g a n d ro u tin g in c o m in g m a i l an d an sw e rin g ro u tin e q u e stio n s e t c D oes n ot in c lu d e tr a n s c r ib in g m a c h in e w ork SW IT C H B O A R D O P E R A T O R C la ss A O p e ra te s a s i n g l e or m u lt ip le p o s it io n te le p h o n e sw itc h b o a rd h a n d lin g in c o m in g o u tg o in g in tr a p la n t or o f f ic e c a l l s P erfo rm s fu ll te le p h o n e in fo r m a tio n s e r v ic e or h a n d le s c o m p le x c a l l s su c h as c o n fe r e n c e c o l l e c t o v e r se a s or s i m i la r c a l l s e ith e r in a d d itio n to d o in g ro u tin e w ork as d e s c r ib e d for sw itc h b o a rd o p e r a to r c la s s B or as a f u l l t i m e a ssig n m e n t F u l l t e le p h o n e in fo rm a tio n s e r v ic e o c c u rs w h en th e e sta b lish m e n t has v a r ie d fu n c tio n s th a t a r e not r e a d ily u n d e rsta n d a b le for te le p h o n e in fo r m a tio n p u rp o se s e g b e c a u s e o f o v e r la p p in g or in te r r e la t e d fu n c tio n s an d c o n se q u e n tly p re se n t fre q u e n t p r o b le m s as to w h ich e x te n sio n s are a p p ro p r ia te for c a l l s C la ss B C perates a s i n g l e or m u lt ip le p o s it io n te le p h o n e sw itc h b o a r d h a n d lin g in c o m in g o u tg o in g in tr a p la n t or o f f ic e c a l l s M a y h a n d le ro u tin e lo n g d is ta n c e c a l l s a n d r e c o r d t o lls M a y p e rfo rm lim it e d te le p h o n e in fo rm a tio n s e r v ic e L i m i t e d te le p h o n e in fo rm a tio n s e r v ic e o c c u rs i f the fu n c tio n s o f th e e s ta b lis h m e n t s e r v ic e d are r e a d ily u n d e rsta n d a b le for t e l e ph on e in fo r m a tio n p u rp o se s or i f th e re q u e sts a r e ro u tin e e g g iv in g e x te n sio n n u m b ers w h en s p e c i f i c n a m e s are fu rn ish e d or i f c o m p le x c a lls are r e fe r r e d to an o th e r o p e r a to r 33 SW ITCHBOARD O PERA TO R R EC EPTIO N IST In a d d itio n to p e r fo r m in g d u tie s o f o p e r a to r on a sin g le p o sitio n or m o n ito r ty p e sw itc h b o a rd a c t s as r e c e p t io n is t an d m a y a ls o ty p e or p e rfo rm ro u tin e c l e r i c a l w ork as p a rt o f r e g u la r d u tie s T h is ty p in g or c l e r i c a l w ork m a y ta k e the m a jo r p a r t o f th is w o rk e r s tim e w h ile a t sw itc h b o a rd TA BU LATIN G M ACH IN E OPERATOR C ontinued s p e c i f i c in stru c tio n s M a y in c lu d e sim p le w irin g fro m d ia g ra m s an d so m e f ilin g w ork T h e w ork t y p ic a lly in v o lv e s p o rtio n s o f a w ork u n it fo r e x a m p l e in d iv id u a l so rtin g or c o l l a t i n g runs or r e p e titiv e o p e r a tio n s T R A N S C R IB IN G M A C H IN E O P E R A T O R G EN ERA L T A B U L A T IN G M A C H IN E O P E R A T O R C la s s A O p e ra te s a v a r ie ty o f ta b u la tin g or e l e c t r i c a l a c c o u n t in g m a c h in e s t y p ic a l ly in c lu d in g such m a c h in e s as the t a b u la t o r c a lc u la t o r in te rp re te r c o lla t o r an d o th e rs P e rfo rm s c o m p le t e re p o rtin g a ssig n m e n ts w ith o u t c lo s e su p e rv isio n an d p e rfo rm s d if fic u lt w irin g as re q u ir e d T h e c o m p le t e re p o rtin g an d ta b u la t in g a s s ig n m e n ts t y p ic a lly in v o lv e a v a r ie ty o f lo n g an d c o m p le x rep o rts w h ich o fte n are o f ir r e g u la r or n o n re cu rrin g ty p e re q u ir in g so m e p la n n in g an d s e q u e n c in g o f ste p s to be ta k e n A s a m o re e x p e r ie n c e d o p e r a to r is t y p ic a l ly in v o lv e d in tra in in g new o p e r a to rs in m a c h in e o p e r a tio n s or p a r t ia lly tra in e d o p e rato rs in w irin g fro m d ia g r a m s an d o p e r a tin g se q u e n c e s o f lo n g a n d c o m p le x re p o rts D o e s n ot in c lu d e w o rk in g su p e rv iso rs p e r fo r m in g ta b u la t in g m a c h in e o p e r a tio n s an d d a y t o d a y su p e rv isio n o f the w ork an d p ro d u c tio n o f a group o f t a b u la t in g m a c h in e o p e r a to rs C la s s B O p e ra te s m ore d if fic u lt t a b u la t in g o r e l e c t r i c a l a c c o u n t in g m a c h in e s such as the ta b u la t o r an d c a l c u la t o r in a d d itio n to the so rte r re p ro d u c e r an d c o lla t o r T h is w ork is p e r fo r m e d u n d er s p e c if ic in stru ctio n s an d m a y in c lu d e the p e r fo r m a n c e o f so m e w irin g fro m d ia g r a m s T h e w ork t y p ic a lly in v o lv e s fo r e x a m p l e ta b u la tio n s in v o lv in g a r e p e titiv e a c c o u n tin g e x e r c is e a c o m p le t e b u t s m a ll t a b u la t in g stu d y or p a rts o f a lo n g e r an d m o re c o m p le x re p o rt S u c h re p o rts an d stu d ie s are u s u a lly o f a re c u rrin g n atu re w here the p r o c e d u re s are w e ll e s ta b lis h e d M a y a ls o in c lu d e the tra in in g o f new e m p lo y e e s in the b a s ic o p e r a tio n o f the m a c h in e C la s s C O p e ra te s s im p le t a b u la t in g o r e l e c t r i c a l a c c o u n tin g m a c h in e s such a s the so rte r re p ro d u c in g p u n c h c o lla t o r e t c w ith P rim a ry duty is to tra n sc rib e d ic ta tio n in v o lv in g a n o rm a l routin e v o c a b u la r y fro m t r a n s c r ib in g m a c h in e re c o rd s M a y a lso ty p e fro m w ritte n c o p y an d do sim p le c l e r i c a l w ork W orkers tra n sc rib in g d ic ta tio n in v o lv in g a v a r ie d t e 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 such as l e g a l b rie fs or rep orts on s c ie n t if ic re se a r c h are n o t in c lu d e d A w ork er w ho t a k e s d ic ta tio n in sh o rth an d o r b y S te n o ty p e or s i m i la r m a c h in e is c l a s s i f i e d a s a ste n o g ra p h e r g e n e r a l T Y P IS T U se s a ty p e w rite r to m a k e c o p ie s o f v a rio u s m a t e r ia l o r to m a k e o u t b i ll s a f t e r c a lc u la t io n s h a v e b e e n m a d e b y a n o th er p e rso n M a y in c lu d e ty p in g o f s te n c ils m a ts o r s im ila r m a t e r ia ls fo r use in d u p lic a tin g p r o c e ss e s M a y do c l e r i c a l w ork in v o lv in g l it t le s p e c ia l tr a in in g such a s k e e p in g s im p le re c o r d s f il i n g re c o rd s an d re p o rts or so rtin g an d d is trib u tin g in c o m in g m a i l C la s s A P e rfo rm s on e or m o re o f the fo llo w in g T y p in g m a t e r i a l in f in a l fo rm w h en it in v o lv e s c o m b in in g m a t e r ia l fro m s e v e ra l so u r c e s or r e sp o n sib ility fo r c o r r e c t s p e llin g s y lla b ic a t io n p u n c tu a tio n e t c o f t e c h n ic a l o r u n u su a l w ords or fo r e ig n la n g u a g e m a t e r i a l an d p la n n in g la y o u t an d ty p in g o f c o m p lic a t e d s t a t i s t i c a l ta b le s to m a in t a in u n ifo rm ity an d b a la n c e in s p a c in g M a y ty p e ro u tin e fo rm le tte r s v a ry in g d e t a ils to s u it c ir c u m s t a n c e s C la s s B P e rfo rm s on e or m o re o f the fo llo w in g C o p y ty p in g fro m ro ugh or c l e a r d rafts ro u tin e ty p in g o f fo rm s in su ran c e p o l i c i e s e t c an d se ttin g up sim p le sta n d a rd t a b u la tio n s or c o p y in g m ore c o m p le x t a b le s a lr e a d y se tu p an d s p a c e d p ro p e rly 34 PROFESSIONAL ND TECHNICAL D R A FT SM A N D R A FTSM A N C la s s A P la n s the g r a p h ic p r e se n ta tio n o f c o m p le x ite m s h a v in g d is tin c tiv e d e sig n fe a tu r e s t h a t d iffe r s ig n ific a n t ly fro m e s ta b lis h e d d r a ftin g p r e c e d e n ts W orks in c lo s e supp ort w ith the d e sig n o r ig in a to r an d m a y r e c o m m e n d m in o r d e sig n c h a n g e s A n a ly z e s the e f f e c t o f e a c h c h a n g e on the d e t a ils o f fo rm fu n c tio n an d p o s itio n a l r e la t io n sh ip s o f c o m p o n e n ts an d p a rts W orks w ith a m in im u m o f su p e rv iso ry a s s is ta n c e C o m p le t e d w ork is re v ie w e d by d e sig n o r ig in a to r fo r c o n siste n c y w ith p rio r e n g in e e r in g d e te r m in a tio n s M a y e ith e r p re p are d ra w in g s or d ir e c t th e ir p r e p a r a tio n by lo w e r le v e l d r a ftsm e n C la s s B P e rfo rm s n on ro u tin e an d c o m p le x d r a ftin g a ssig n m e n ts th a t re q u ire the a p p lic a t io n o f m o st o f the sta n d ard ize d d raw in g t e c h n iq u e s r e g u la r ly u se d D u tie s t y p ic a l ly in v o lv e su ch w ork a s P re p a re s w o rk in g d raw in g s o f s u b a s s e m b lie s w ith irr e g u la r s h a p e s m u ltip le fu n c tio n s an d p r e c is e p o s itio n a l re la tio n sh ip s b e tw e e n 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 d raw in g s fo r c o n stru c tio n o f a b u ild in g in c lu d in g d e t a i l d raw in g s o f fo u n d a tio n s w a ll s e c tio n s flo o r p la n s an d ro o f U se s a c c e p t e d fo r m u la s an d m a n u a ls in m a k in g n e c e ssa ry c o m p u ta tio n s to d e te r m in e q u a n tit ie s o f m a t e r ia ls to be u se d lo a d c a p a c i t i e s stre n g th s s tr e sse s e t c R e c e iv e s i n it ia l in stru c tio n s r e q u ir e m e n ts an d a d v ic e fro m su p e rv iso r C o m p le t e d w ork is c h e c k e d fo r t e c h n ic a l ad eq u acy C la s s C P r e p a r e s d e t a il d raw in g s o f s in g le u n its or p a rts fo r e n g in e e r in g c o n str u c tio n m a n u fa c tu r in g or r e p a ir p u rp o se s T y p e s o f d raw in g s p r e p a r e d in c lu d e is o m e tr ic p r o je c tio n s d e p ic t in g th ree d im e n sio n s in a c c u r a t e s c a l e an d s e c tio n a l v ie w s to c la r if y p o s itio n in g o f c o m p o n e n ts a n d c o n v e y n e e d e d in fo rm a tio n C o n s o lid a te s d e t a ils fro m a n u m b e r o f so u r c e s an d a d ju sts o r tran sp o se s s c a le as re q u ire d MAINTENANCE C o n tin u e d S u g g e s te d m e th o d s o f a p p r o a c h a p p lic a b le p r e c e d e n ts an d a d v ic e on so u rce m a t e r i a ls are g iv e n w ith in it ia l a ssig n m e n ts In stru ctio n s are le s s c o m p le t e w h en a ssig n m e n ts re c u r Work m a y be s p o t c h e c k e d d u rin g p r o g r e ss D R A F T SM A N T R A C E R C o p ie s p la n s an d d raw in g s p r e p a r e d by o th ers by p la c in g tra c in g c lo th o r p a p e r o v e r d raw in g s a n d t r a c in g w ith p e n or p e n c il D o e s n ot in c lu d e tr a c in g l i m i t e d to p la n s p r im a r ily c o n sistin g o f s tr a ig h t lin e s an d a la r g e s c a le n o t re q u ir in g c lo s e d e l i n e a t i o n a n d o r P re p a re s s im p le or r e p e t itiv e d raw in g s o f e a s ily v is u a liz e d ite m s is c lo s e ly su p e r v ise d d u rin g p ro g re ss N U R SE W ork IN D U S T R IA L R E G IS T E R E D A r e g is t e r e d nurse w ho g iv e s n u rsin g s e r v ic e u n d e r g e n e r a l m e d i c a l d ir e c t io n to i l l o r in ju re d e m p lo y e e s or o th e r p e rso n s w ho b e c o m e i l l or su ffe r a n a c c id e n t on the p r e m is e s o f a fa c to r y or o th e r e s ta b lis h m e n t D u tie s in v o lv e a c o m b in a tio n o f the fo llo w in g G iv in g fir st a id to the i l l o r in ju r e d a tte n d in g to su b se q u e n t d ressin g o f e m p lo y e e s in ju r ie s k e e p in g re c o rd s o f p a tie n ts t r e a t e d p r e p a r in g a c c i d e n t re p o rts for c o m p e n s a tio n or o th e r p u rp o se s a s s is tin g in p h y s ic a l e x a m in a tio n s an d h e a lth e v a lu a tio n s o f a p p lic a n ts an d e m p lo y e e s an d p la n n in g an d c a rry in g o u t p r o g r a m s in v o lv in g h e a lth e d u c a t io n a c c id e n t p r e v e n tio n e v a lu a tio n o f p la n t e n v iro n m e n t o r o th e r a c t i v i t i e s a f f e c t in g th e h e a lth w e lf a r e an d s a fe ty o f a l l p e r so n n e l AND POWERPLANT C A R P E N T E R M A IN T E N A N C E CARPENTER P e rfo rm s the c a r p e n tr y d u tie s n e c e ssa ry to c o n str u c t an d m a in t a in in g o o d r e p a ir b u ild in g w oodw ork an d e q u ip m e n t such a s b in s c rib s c o u n te r s b e n c h e s p a r t it io n s d oo rs flo o rs s ta ir s c a s in g s an d trim m a d e o f w o o d in a n e s ta b lis h m e n t Work in v o lv e s m o st o f the f o llo w in g P la n n in g an d la y in g o u t o f w ork fro m b lu e p rin ts d raw in g s m o d e ls o r v e r b a l in stru c tio n s u sin g a v a r ie ty o f c a r p e n te r s h a n d to o ls p o r ta b le p o w e r t o o ls an d sta n d a rd m e a s u r in g in stru m e n ts m a k in g sta n d a rd shop c o m p u ta tio n s r e la t in g to d im e n sio n s o f w ork an d s e le c t in g m a t e r ia ls n e c e ssa ry fo r the w o rk In g e n e r a l the w ork o f the m a in te n a n c e c a r p e n te r re q u ire s ro u n d e d tr a in in g a n d e x p e r ie n c e u s u a lly a c q u ir e d through a fo r m a l a p p r e n tic e s h ip or e q u iv a le n t tr a in in g an d e x p e r ie n c e M A IN T E N A N C E C o n tin u e d 35 ELEC TR IC IA N M AINTENANCE HELPER M AINTENANCE TRA DES C ontinued Performs a variety of electrical trade functions such as the in stallation maintenance or repair of equipment for the generation dis tribution or utilization of electric energy in an establishment Work involves most of the following Installing or repairing any of a variety of electrical equipment such as generators transformers switchboards con trollers circuit breakers motors heating units conduit systems or other transmission equipment working from blueprints drawings layouts or other specifications locating and diagnosing trouble in the electrical system or equipment working standard computations relating to load requirements of wiring or electrical equipment and using a variety of electrician s handtools and measuring and testing instruments In general the work of the maintenance electrician requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience a worker supplied with materials and tools cleaning working area ma chine and equipment assisting journeyman by holding materials or tools and performing other unskilled tasks as directed by journeyman The kind of work the helper is permitted to perform varies from trade to trade In some trades the helper is confined to supplying lifting and holding ma terials and tools and cleaning working areas and in others he is permitted to perform specialized machine operations or parts of a trade that are also performed by workers on a full time basis ENGINEER STATIONARY Operates and maintains and may also supervise the operation of stationary engines and equipment mechanical or electrical to supply the establishment in which employed with power heat refrigeration or air conditioning Work involves Operating and maintaining equipment such as steam engines air compressors generators motors turbines ventilating and refrigerating equipment steam boilers and boiler fed water pumps making equipment repairs and keeping a record of operation of machinery temperature and fuel consumption May also supervise these operations Head or chief engineers in establishments employing more than one engineer are excluded MACHINE TOOL OPERATOR TOOLROOM Specializes in the operation of one or more types of machine tools such as jig borers cylindrical or surface grinders engine lathes or milling machines in the construction of machine shop tools gages jigs fixtures or dies Work involves most of the following Planning and performing difficult machining operations processing items requiring complicated setups or a high degree of accuracy using a variety of pre cision measuring instruments selecting feeds speeds tooling and oper ation sequence and making necessary adjustments during operation to achieve requisite tolerances or dimensions May be required to recognize when tools need dressing to dress tools and to select proper coolants and cutting and lubricating oils For cross industry wage study purposes machine tool operators toolroom in tool and die jobbing shops are ex cluded from this classification MACHINIST MAINTENANCE FIREMAN STATIONARY BOILER Fires stationary boilers to furnish the establishment in which employed with heat power or steam Feeds fuels to fire by hand or operates a mechanical stoker or gas or oil burner and checks water and safety valves May clean oil or assist in repairing boilerroom equipment HELPER MAINTENANCE TRADES Assists one or more workers in the skilled maintenance trades by performing specific or general duties of lesser skill such as keeping Produces replacement parts and new parts in making repairs of metal parts of mechanical equipment operated in an establishment Work involves most of the following Interpreting written instructions and speci fications planning and laying out of work using a variety of machinist s handtools and precision measuring instruments setting up and operating standard machine tools shaping of metal parts to close tolerances making standard shop computations relating to dimensions of work tooling feeds and speeds of machining knowledge of the working properties of the common metals selecting standard materials parts and equipment re quired for his work and fitting and assembling parts into mechanical equipment In general the machinist s work normally requires a rounded training in machine shop practice usually acquired through a formal ap prenticeship or equivalent training and experience 36 MECHANIC AUTOMOTIVE MAINTENANCE OILER Repairs automobiles buses motortrucks and tractors of an es tablishment Work involves most of the following Examining automotive equipment to diagnose source of trouble disassembling equipment and performing repairs that involve the use of such handtools as wrenches gages drills or specialized equipment in disassembling or fitting parts replacing broken or defective parts from stock grinding and adjusting valves reassembling and installing the various assemblies in the vehicle and making necessary adjustments and alining wheels adjusting brakes and lights or tightening body bolts In general the work of the auto motive mechanic requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience Lubricates with oil or grease the moving parts or wearing sur faces of mechanical equipment of an establishment MECHANIC MAINTENANCE Repairs machinery or mechanical equipment of an establishment Work involves most of the following Examining machines and mechanical equipment to diagnose source of trouble dismantling or partly dismantling machines and performing repairs that mainly involve the use of handtools in scraping and fitting parts replacing broken or defective parts with items obtained from stock ordering the production of a replacement part by a machine shop or sending of the machine to a machine shop for major repairs preparing written specifications for major repairs or for the pro duction of parts ordered from machine shop reassembling machines and making all necessary adjustments for operation In general the work of a maintenance mechanic requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and ex perience Excluded from this classification are workers whose primary duties involve setting up or adjusting machines MILLWRIGHT Installs new machines or heavy equipment and dismantles and installs machines or heavy equipment when changes in the plant layout are required Work involves most of the following Planning and laying out of the work interpreting blueprints or other specifications using a variety of handtools and rigging making standard shop computations re lating to stresses strength of materials and centers of gravity alining and balancing of equipment selecting standard tools equipment and parts to be used and installing and maintaining in good order power transmission equipment such as drives and speed reducers In general the millwright s work normally requires a rounded training and experience in the trade acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent train ing and experience PAINTER MAINTENANCE Paints and redecorates walls woodwork and fixtures of an es tablishment Work involves the following Knowledge of surface peculi arities and types of paint required for different applications preparing surface for painting by removing old finish or by placing putty or filler in nail holes and interstices and applying paint with spray gun or brush May mix colors oils white lead and other paint ingredients to obtain proper color or consistency In general the work of the maintenance painter requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience PIPEFITTER MAINTENANCE Installs or repairs water steam gas or other types of pipe and pipefittings in an establishment Work involves most of the following Laying out of work and measuring to locate position of pipe from drawings or other written specifications cutting various sizes of pipe to correct lengths with chisel and hammer or oxyacetylene torch or pipe cutting machine threading pipe with stocks and dies bending pipe by hand driven or power driven machines assembling pipe with couplings and fastening pipe to hangers making standard shop computations relating to pressures flow and size of pipe required and making standard tests to determine whether finished pipes meet specifications In general the work of the maintenance pipefitter requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and ex perience Workers primarily engaged in installing and repairing building sanitation or heating systems are excluded PLUMBER MAINTENANCE Keeps the plumbing system of an establishment in good order Work involves Knowledge of sanitary codes regarding installation of vents and traps in plumbing system installing or repairing pipes and fixtures and opening clogged drains with a plunger or plumber s snake In general the work of the maintenance plumber requires rounded training and ex perience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience 37 TOOL AND DIE M A K ER C ontinued SH EET M ETA L W ORKER M AINTENANCE Fabricates installs and maintains in good repair the sheet metal equipment and fixtures such as machine guards grease pans shelves lockers tanks ventilators chutes ducts metal roofing of an establish ment Work involves most of the following Planning and laying out all types of sheet metal maintenance work from blueprints models or other specifications setting up and operating all available types of sheet metal working machines using a variety of handtools in cutting bending form ing shaping fitting and assembling and installing sheet metal articles as required In general the work of the maintenance sheet metal worker requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience TOOL AND DIE MAKER volves most of the following Planning and laying out of work from models blueprints drawings or other oral and written specifications using a variety of tool and die maker s handtools and precision measuring instru ments understanding of the working properties of common metals and alloys setting up and operating of machine tools and related equipment making necessary shop computations relating to dimensions of work speeds feeds and tooling of machines heattreating of metal parts during fabri cation as well as of finished tools and dies to achieve required qualities working to close tolerances fitting and assembling of parts to prescribed tolerances and allowances and selecting appropriate materials tools and processes In general the tool and die maker s work requires a rounded training in machine shop and toolroom practice usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience Die maker jig maker tool maker fixture maker gage maker Constructs and repairs machine shop tools gages jigs fixtures or dies for forgings punching and other metal forming work Work in CUSTODIAL AND For cross industry wage study purposes tool and die makers in tool and die jobbing shops are excluded from this classification MATERIAL MOVE ME NT ELEVATOR OPERATOR PASSENGER JANITOR PORTER OR CLEANER Continued Transports passengers between floors of an office building apart ment house department store hotel or similar establishment Workers who operate elevators in conjunction with other duties such as those of starters and janitors are excluded or other establishment Duties involve a combination of the following Sweeping mopping or scrubbing and polishing floors removing chips trash and other refuse dusting equipment furniture or fixtures polishing metal fixtures or trimmings providing supplies and minor maintenance services and cleaning lavatories showers and restrooms Workers who specialize in window washing are excluded GUARD Performs routine police duties either at fixed post or on tour maintaining order using arms or force where necessary Includes gatemen who are stationed at gate and check on identity of employees and other persons entering JANITOR PORTER OR CLEANER Sweeper charwoman janitress Cleans and keeps in an orderly condition factory working areas and washrooms or premises of an office apartment house or commercial LABORER MATERIAL HANDLING Loader and unloader handler and stacker shelver trucker stockman or stock helper warehouseman or warehouse helper A worker employed in a warehouse manufacturing plant store or other establishment whose duties involve one or more of the following Loading and unloading various materials and merchandise on or from freight cars trucks or other transporting devices unpacking shelving or placing materials or merchandise in proper storage location and transporting ma terials or merchandise by handtruck car or wheelbarrow Longshoremen who load and unload ships are excluded 38 ORDER FILLER Order picker stock selector warehouse stockman Fills shipping or transfer orders for finished goods from stored merchandise in accordance with specifications on sales slips customers orders or other instructions May in addition to filling orders and in dicating items filled or omitted keep records of outgoing orders requi sition additional stock or report short supplies to supervisor and perform other related duties PACKER SHIPPING Prepares finished products for shipment or storage by placing them in shipping containers the specific operations performed being dependent upon the type size and number of units to be packed the type of con tainer employed and method of shipment Work requires the placing of items in shipping containers and may involve one or more of the following Knowledge of various items of stock in order to verify content selection of appropriate type and size of container inserting enclosures in container using excelsior or other material to prevent breakage or damage closing and sealing container and applying labels or entering identifying data on container Packers who also make wooden boxes or crates are excluded TRUCKD RIVER Drives a truck within a city or industrial area to transport ma terials merchandise equipment or men between various types of es tablishments such as Manufacturing plants freight depots warehouses wholesale and retail establishments or between retail establishments and customers houses or places of business May also load or unload truck with or without helpers make minor mechanical repairs and keep truck in good working order Driver salesmen and over the road drivers are excluded For wage study purposes truckdrivers are classified by size and type of equipment as follows Tractor trailer should be rated on the basis of trailer capacity Truckdriver combination of sizes listed separately Tmckdriver light under 1V2 tons Tmckdriver medium lVz to and including 4 tons Truckdriver heavy over 4 tons trailer type Tmckdriver heavy over 4 tons other than trailer type SHIPPING AND RECEIVING CLERK TRUCKER POWER Prepares merchandise for shipment or receives and is responsible for incoming shipments of merchandise or other materials Shipping work involves A knowledge of shipping procedures practices routes available means of transportation and rates and preparing records of the goods shipped making up bills of lading posting weight and shipping charges and keeping a file of shipping records May direct or assist in preparing the merchandise for shipment Receiving work involves Verifying or directing others in verifying the correctness of shipments against bills of lading invoices or other records checking for shortages and rejecting damaged goods routing merchandise or materials to proper departments and maintaining necessary records and files Operates a manually controlled gasoline or electric powered truck or tractor to transport goods and materials of all kinds about a warehouse manufacturing plant or other establishment For wage study purposes workers are classified by type of truck as follows Trucker power forklift Trucker power other than forklift For wage study purposes workers are classified as follows WATCHMAN Receiving clerk Shipping clerk Shipping and receiving clerk Makes rounds of premises periodically in protecting property against fire theft and illegal entry Available On Request The sixth annual report on s a l a r i e s e n g in e e rs en g in e e rin g person n el managers of o ffic e s e r v i c e s and c le r i c a l em p lo y ees Order a s B L S n ic a l B u lle t i n tech n ic ia n s for accountants auditors attorneys c h em ists draftsmen tracers job a n a ly s t s directors of 1469 N a t io n a l Survey of P r o f e s s i o n a l A d m in istra tiv e T e c h and C l e r i c a l P a y F e b r u a r y March cents a copy Area Wage Surveys A lis t o f the la te s t a v a ila b le b u lletin s is p re s e n te d b elow A d ir e c to r y in d icatin g dates o f e a r lie r studies and the p r ic e s o f the b u lletins is a v a ila b le on req u est B u lletin s m a y b e purch ased fr o m the Superintendent o f Docum ents U S G overn m en t P rin tin g O ffic e W ashington D C o r fr o m any o f the B LS re g io n a l s ales o ffic e s shown on the in sid e fro n t c o v e r B u lletin num ber and p ric e A rea A rea B u lletin number and p ric e A k ron Ohio June Albany Schenectady T r o y N Y A p r Albuqu erqu e N M ex A p r A llen tow n eth leh em aston P a J F eb B E N Atlanta Ga M ay B a ltim o re Md N ov Beaum ont P o r t A rth u r T e x M ay B irm in gh am A l a A p r B o is e C ity Idaho July Boston M a s s O ct cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents M ilw au k ee W is A p r M in n ea polis St P aul M in n Jan M uskegon M uskegon H eigh ts M ich M ay N ew a rk and J e r s e y C ity N J F eb N ew Haven C on n Jan N ew O rlea n s L a F eb N ew Y o rk N Y A p r N o r fo lk P ortsm o u th and N ew p o rt N ew s Hampton V a June O klahom a C ity Okla Aug cents 25cents 20cents 30cents 25cents 20cents 40cents cents 20cents B u ffa lo N Y D ec B u rlin gton V t M a r Canton Ohio A p r C h a rle sto n W V a A p r C h a rlo tte N C A p r Chattanooga Tenn Ga Sept C h icago 111 A p r C in cin n ati Ohio y M a r K C lev e la n d Ohio Sept Colum bus Ohio O ct D a lla s T e x N ov cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents 25cents 35cents 20cents 25cents 25cents 25cents D aven p ort ock Island M olin e Iow a R 111 O ct Dayton Ohio Jan D e n v e r C o lo D ec Des M oin es Iowa F eb D e tro it M ic h Jan F o r t W orth T e x N ov G ree n B ay W is Aug G r e e n v ille S C M ay Houston T e x June Indian apolis Ind D ec Omaha N e b r Iow a O ct P a te rs o n lifto n r P a s s a ic N J M ay C P h ilad elp h ia P a J N ov N Phoen ix A r iz M a r P ittsb u rgh P a Jan P o rtla n d M ain e N ov P o rtla n d O re g Wash M ay P ro v id e n c e Paw tu cket R I M a s s M ay R a le igh N C Sept R ichm ond V a N ov R o c k fo rd M ay cents 25cents 30cents 20cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents St L o u is M o Oct Salt Lak e C ity Utah D ec San Antonio T e x June San B ern a rd in o R iv e r s id e n tario C a lif O Sept San D iego C a lif N ov San F r a n c is c o Oakland C a lif Jan San Jose C a l i f Sept Savannah Ga M ay Scranton P a Aug S eattle E v e r e tt W a sh Oct cents 20cents 25cents cents 20cents 30cents 25cents 20cents 25cents 30cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents Sioux F a lls S D a k O ct South Bend In d M a r Spokane W a sh June T o le d o Ohio ic h Feb M T ren ton N J D ec W ashington D C M d a Oct V W a terb u ry C on n M a r W a te rlo o Iow a N ov W ich ita K ans Oct W o r c e s te r M a s s June Y o rk P a F eb Youngstown W a rre n Ohio N ov cents 20cents 25cents 20cents 20cents 25cents 20cents 20cents 20cents 25cents 25cents 25cents Jackson M is s F eb J a c k s o n v ille F l a Jan K ansas C ity M o K a n s N ov L a w re n c e H a v e rh ill M a s s H June N L it t le Rock orth L it t le Rock A rk Aug N L o s A n g e le s L on g B each C a lif M a r L o u is v ille K y Ind F eb Lubbock T e x June M an ch ester N H Aug M em p h is Tenn r k Jan A M ia m i F l a D ec M idland and O dessa T c x N o t previously surveyed I 1 Data on establishment practices and supplementary wage provisions are also presented Bulletins dated before July 1965 were entitled Occupational Wage Surveys\nShow Document (12.68 MB)\nUnited States. 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