L I4TV Industry Wage Survey S o u t h e r n S a w m ills a n d P la n in g M ills O cto b e r 1969 Bulletin 1694 U S DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Bureau of Labor Statistics 1971 D a y ton M o n tg o m e ry C o P u b l i c L ib r a r y MAY D O C U M E N T COLLECTIO N Industry Wage Survey S o u th e r n S a w m ills a n d P la n in g M ills O cto b e r 1969 Bulletin 1694 U S DEPARTM ENT OF LABOR J D Hodgson Secretary B U R E A U OF LA BO R S T A T I S T I C S G e o ffr e y H M oore C o m m is s io n e r 1971 F o r sa le b y th e S u p e r in t e n d e n t o f D o c u m e n t s U S G o v e r n m e n t P r in t in g O ffic e W a s h in g t o n D C P r ic e 50 c e n t s Preface This bulletin summarizes the results of a Bureau o f Labor Statistics survey of wages and supplementary benefits in the southern sawmills and planing mills industry in October 1969 Separate releases for the following States were issued earlier Alabama Arkansas Florida Georgia Kentucky Louisiana Mississippi North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee Texas Virginia and West Virginia Copies o f these releases are available from the Bureau o f Labor Statistics Washington D C 20212 or from any of its regional offices The study was conducted in the Bureau s Office o f Wages and Industrial Relations The analysis in this bulletin was prepared by Arthur I Rose in the Division o f Occupa tional Wage Structures Field work for the survey was directed by the Bureau s Assistant Regional Directors for Operations Other reports available from the Bureau s program o f industry wage studies as well as the addresses o f the Bureau s regional offices are listed at the end of this bulletin Contents Page S u m m a r y Industry characteristics E m p loym en t Type o f m ill L o c a t io n Establishment s i z e Type o f wood O c c u p a tio n s U n ion izatio n Method o f wage payment Average hourly e a rn in g s Occupational earnings Establishment practices and supplementary wage provisions Scheduled weekly hours and shift practices Paid h o l i d a y s Paid v a c a tio n s Health insurance and retirement p l a n s Tables 1 Average hourly earnings Byselected characteristics Earnings distribution 2 All mills All mills by extent o f logging o p e r a tio n s Occupational averages 4 All mills All mills by size o f m ill All mills by type o f w o o d All mills by type o f o p e r a tio n General sawmills and planing mills and hardwood dimension and flooring m ills General sawmills by type o f sa w m ill Occupational earnings 10 A labam a Arkansas F l o r i d a G e o r g ia K e n tu c k y L o u is ia n a Mississippi North C a r o lin a South C a r o lin a v Contents Continued Page Tables Continued Occupational earnings Continued 19 T en n essee T e x a s V ir g in ia West V ir g in ia Establishment practices and supplementary wage provisions 23 Scheduled weekly hours Paid holidays Paid vacations Health insurance andretirement plans Appendixes A Scope and method o f s u r v e y B Occupational descriptions v i Southern Sawmills and Planing Mills October 1969 Paid holidays and paid vacations were provided by mills employing slightly fewer than one half o f the production workers Only one fourth o f the workers were granted 5 paid holidays or more Among mills providing paid vacations the most frequently reported provisions were for at least 1 week s pay after 1 year o f service or more Approximately one half o f the workers were provided life hospitalization and surgical insurance benefits Other benefits such as medical insurance and retirement pension plans were less prevalent in the industry Summary Straight time hourly earnings o f production and related workers in southern sawmills and planing mills averaged 1 86 in October 1969 1 an increase o f 47 cents since October 1965 when a similar survey was conducted by the Bureau o f Labor Statistics Much o f the increase appears to be the result o f advances in the Federal minimum wage law during the 4 year period In October 1965 the minimum wage for workers in manufacturing establishments engaged in interstate commerce was 1 25 an hour at the time o f the current survey it was 1 60 As during the earlier period hourly earn ings o f a substantial proportion o f the workers were at or within a few cents o f the Federal minimum wage This concentration however was not as pro nounced in October 1969 as it was in the earlier period In October 1965 earnings o f one half o f the workers were within a 5 cent range o f 1 25 but less than 1 30 in October 1969 only slightly more than one fourth o f the workers had earnings that fell with in such a narrow range about the Federal minimum wage The relatively large proportion o f workers who earned at or near the Federal minimum wage during both time periods reflects the occupational structure o f the industry Large numbers o f workers are in jobs which require little or no prior training or ex perience and relatively few workers are in jobs which demand lengthy experience or formal training Among the occupations selected for separate study averages in the South ranged from 1 67 an hour for watch men to 3 33 for head saw operators band saws Average hourly earnings for most other jobs were between 1 70 and 2 Workers in the Southeast nearly three fifths o f the industry s employment averaged 1 84 an hour com pared with 1 86 in the total South 1 88 in the Southwest and 1 93 in the Border States Within these regions earnings levels varied by State size and type o f mill and type of wood processed Industry characteristics E m p lo y m en t The 14 States included in the South for the Bureau s survey were estimated to account for nearly one half o f the 227 000 employees in the Nation s sawmills and planing mills in October 1969 The 2 757 mills within scope o f the survey those having eight workers or more employed 85 998 production and related workers virtually all men in October 1969 Employment has declined 14 per cent since a similar Bureau survey in October 1965 2 During the 4 year period employment dropped 9 per cent in the Border States 13 percent in the South east and 20 percent in the Southwest Most o f the decline resulted from employment decreases in gen eral sawmills particularly small portable mills T ype o f mill General sawmills those primarily engaged in sawing rough lumber and timber from logs and bolts or resawing cants and flitches into lumber employed seven tenths o f the production workers covered by the survey Many larger mills also had planing operations Portable sawmills that move from area to area as timber tracts are cut ac counted for about 5 percent o f the employment in general sawmills Portable mills are typically small See appendix A for scope and method of survey Earn ings data exclude premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends holidays and late shifts 2 For an account of the earlier survey see In du stry Wage Survey Southern Saw m ills and Planing Mills O ctob er 1965 BLS Bulletin since they frequently transport both labor and equip ment have no seasoning or planing facilities and pro duce rough green lumber Stationary mills employed 84 percent o f the general sawmill workers in the Border States and more than nine tenths in the South east and Southwest Mills primarily engaged in producing hardwood dimension and flooring lumber accounted for onefifth o f the production workers and separate planing mills for slightly less than one tenth The remaining workers about 2 percent were in special products sawmills primarily engaged in making such products as shingles and cooperage stock Hardwood dimension and flooring mills employed slightly more than oneeighth o f the workers in the Southwest and nearly one fourth o f those in the Border States and South east L o ca tio n Nearly three fifths o f the production workers within scope o f the survey were in seven southeastern States The four southwestern States accounted for one fourth o f the workers and the three Border States for one sixth Employment in the 14 States ranged from about 1 000 in Oklahoma to ap proximately 10 000 in Alabama Arkansas and North Carolina Other States with at least 5 000 workers in the industry included Georgia Louisiana Mississippi Tennessee Texas and Virginia Nearly seven eighths o f the industry s employment was located in non metropolitan areas outside o f Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas as defined by the U S Office of Management and Budget E sta blish m en t size The industry in the South is dominated by small mills Those employing fewer than eight workers and excluded from the the survey are estimated to account for somewhat less than onetenth o f the industry s total southern work force Approximately one half o f the mills covered by the survey employed fewer than 20 workers and only 6 percent employed as many as 100 workers These larger mills however employed about one third of the production workers The average number of production workers employed varied by type of mill 17 for separate planing mills 30 for general products sawmills and 60 for hardwood dimension and floor ing mills T ype o f w ood Workers in the South were about equally distributed between mills primarily processing hardwood and those processing softwood 3 The pro portions o f workers in softwood mills were two thirds in the Southwest and nearly three fifths in the South east compared with slightly more than one sixth in the Border States Hardwood mills employed over ninetenths o f the workers in Kentucky Tennessee and West Virginia two thirds in Virginia about half in Mississippi and North Carolina approximately twofifths in Arkansas and Louisiana and one third or less in the other States O ccupation s The occupational makeup o f a typi cal sawmill includes relatively few jobs The headsaw operator cuts planks from logs a log deckman arranges the logs for easy accessibility to the headsaw carriage the edgerman cuts planks to proper width the cutoff saw operator cuts planks to speci fied length off bearers receive the wood as it comes from the saws and place it for stacking lumber stackers stack the lumber for drying and truckdrivers haul the lumber to market Planing mills and planing departments o f sawmills have additional jobs includ ing planer operators and graders Mills having logging operations accounting for about one third o f the pro duction workers require such jobs as fallers and buckers who cut trees cat drivers who operate tractors to pull logs out o f the woods and truckdrivers who haul logs out o f the forest O f the jobs selected for separ ate study skill requirements were greatest for headsaw operators planer operators who set up their own machines millwrights and saw filers U nionization Mills which have collective bargaining agreements covering a majority of their production workers accounted for one sixth o f the workers in the survey The proportions amounted to nearly onefourth in the Southwest approximately one sixth in the Southeast less than one tenth in the Border States and varied by State as indicated by the follow ing percentages o f production workers in mills with collective bargaining agreements Tennessee Arkansas Louisiana Mississippi Texas Alabama Georgia Kentucky West Virginia North C a ro lin a Florida 1 Oklahoma 1 South Carolina 1 Virginia Less than 5 None of the establishments visited had collective bargain ing agreements The major unions in the industry are the Interna tional Woodworkers o f America and the United Brotherhood o f Carpenters and Joiners both AFLCIO affiliates 3 See appendix A for definition of types of wood used in this survey 2 M e th o d o f wage paym ent Nearly all production workers in the industry were paid time rates usually under informal arrangements whereby rates were determined according to qualifications o f individual employees Formal rate structures providing either a single rate or range o f rates for specific jobs applied to one sixth of the workers in the Border States about one fourth in the Southeast and almost one half in the Southwest The proportions amounted to seven tenths in Oklahoma nearly three fifths in Arkansas almost one half in Tennessee and Texas and to one third or less in the other States Incentive wage systems applied to one eighth o f the workers in Kentucky and Tennessee one tenth in Florida and to less than 5 percent in the other States Federal minimum wage at time of BLS survey Survey period March April October Decem ber April April June October October Average hourly earnings Straight time earnings o f production and related workers in southern sawmills and planing mills within scope o f the survey averaged 1 86 an hour in Octo ber 1969 See table 1 This increase was 34 per cent above the average recorded in the Bureau s October 1965 survey Part o f the increase during the 4 year period was due to upward adjust ments in the Federal minimum wage for manufactur ing establishments The minimum was 1 25 an hour in October 1965 was raised to 1 40 on February and went to 1 60 a year later Based on Bureau studies o f the industry since 1950 the rela tionship has been close between the wage levels in southern sawmills and planing mills and the Federal minimum wage The cluster of workers earning at or near the Federal minimum was substantially smaller in October 1969 than in earlier periods as shown in a comparison between the Federal minimum wage and straight time hourly earnings o f productions workers in southern sawmills and planing mills for selected dates See tabulation at top of page Workers in the Southeast region averaged 1 84 an hour in October 1969 compared with 1 88 in the Southwest and 1 93 in the Border States Logging workers averaged more than mill workers in each region by 3 percent in the Southeast 5 percent in the Border States and 7 percent in the Southwest Aveiage hourly earnings for production workers in the 13 States studied separately ranged from 1 80 in Georgia Mississippi and South Carolina to 1 96 in Kentucky The ranges were for the seven southeastern States for the three southwestern States and for the three Border States See tables 10 22 Production worker averages varied slightly by selected establishment characteristics The average for general sawmills was 1 86 an hour 3 cents less than for hardwood dimension and flooring mills Averages by mill employment size grouping were to 19 workers to 49 workers Production workers covered by BLS survey Percent with earn ings at or near Average Federal hourly minimum Effective date Amount earnings1 wage Jan Jan Jan 1950 Mar 1956 Mar 1956 Sept 1961 Sept 1963 Feb Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on week ends holidays and late shifts 2 Includes workers earning the Federal minimum wage and those earning as much as 4 9 cents more 3 Includes separate planing mills hardwood dimension and flooring mills and special products sawmills not included in pre vious surveys to 99 workers and workers or more Workers in mills predominantly processing hardwoods averaged 1 89 compared with 1 84 for those in softwood mills Averages were 1 89 in integrated mills those with logging workers and 1 85 in independent mills with no logging workers Averages by establishment characteristics also varied by only a few cents an hour in each o f the three southern regions Approximately one fourth o f the 85 998 produc tion workers covered by the survey had earnings of 1 60 to 1 65 an hour The proportions amounted to about one eighth in the Border States nearly onefifth in the Southwest and one third in the South east See table 2 Although logging workers in mills employing fewer than nine such workers are exempt from provisions o f the Federal minimum wage law only about 1 percent o f these workers earned less than 1 60 an hour in October 1969 See table 3 Occupational earnings The occupations selected for separate study made up nearly three fifths o f the production workers in the industry and represent the various activities per formed by workers in southern sawmills and planing mills Average hourly earnings for the jobs studied 4 Op cit BLS Bulletin separately in the South ranged from 1 67 for watch men to 3 33 for head saw operators band saws Averages above 2 50 an hour were also recorded for saw filers sawmilling operations mill wrights and head saw operators circular saws Averages for most other occupations were between 1 70 and 2 an hour See table 4 Occupational wage relationships in the industry have changed somewhat since the Bureau s 1962 survey o f the industry As indicated below indexes of average hourly earnings using the average for watch men as 100 in each survey period show a mixed pattern The index for head saw operators band saw for example increased from 194 in 1962 to 213 in 1965 then declined to 199 in 1969 Con versely the index for lumber graders green chain dropped from 125 to 117 between 1962 and 1965 then returned to about the 1962 level in 1969 Head saw operators band saw Head saw operators circular saw Graders lumber green c h a in Fallers and buckers power Edgermen Cutoff saw operators Lumber stackers air drying or storage Off bearers m achine Information was also obtained for production work ers on certain establishment practices including shift differentials and work schedules and selected supple mentary benefits such as paid holidays paid vaca tions and health insurance and retirement plans S ch e d u le d w eekly hours and s h ift practices A work schedule o f 40 hours a week was in effect in mills employing slightly more than four fifths o f the pro duction workers See table 23 Nearly all remaining workers had schedules o f 45 hours or more a week About 6 percent o f the production workers were employed on late shifts at the time o f the survey These workers typically did not receive extra pay for work on late shifts Paid holidays Paid holidays ranging from Vi day to 8 days a year were provided by mills employing nearly half o f the production workers See table 24 Only one fourth o f the workers however were in mills granting 5 days or more a year Provisions were more liberal in the Southwest than in the other two regions Paid vacations Paid vacations after qualifying periods o f service were provided by mills accounting for nearly half o f the industry s work force See table 25 Most frequently reported provisions among mills granting paid vacations were at least 1 week s pay after 1 year o f service or more Paid vacation provisions o f 2 weeks after 5 years o f service and 3 weeks after 15 years were more prevalent in the Southwest than in the Border States and Southeast October October Occupational averages in October 1969 were usually highest in the Border States and lowest in the Southeast There were a number o f exceptions however to this general pattern The relative difference in regional pay levels varied by occupation Power truckers forklift in the Border States for example averaged 8 percent more than those in the Southeast whereas the corresponding spread was 14 percent for truckdrivers and 1 percent for machine off bearers Occupational averages were tabulated by size of mill type o f wood processed and type o f operation as well as for general sawmills and hardwood dimen sion and flooring mills and portable and stationary sawmills See tables 5 9 See tables 10 22 Individual earnings o f head saw operators band saw in Alabama for example were within a range o f 1 70 to 4 20 an hour whereas the range for lumber stackers air drying or storage was from 1 60 to 2 10 Three fourths o f the workers in the latter job earned between 1 60 and 1 65 an hour Establishment practices and supplementary wage provisions Indexes average hourly earnings for watchmen in each year 100 June 1962 The degree o f earnings dispersion for individuals in the same job and State was usually greater for higherpaid occupations than for those requiring less skill H ealth insurance and retirem en t plans Approx imately one half o f the workers were provided life hospitalization and surgical insurance benefits See table 26 Other health and insurance benefits such as accidental death and dismemberment sickness and accident and medical insurance were less prevalent in the industry Proportions o f workers provided various health and insurance benefits were nearly always 4 workers The proportions o f production workers with such benefits amounted to three tenths in the Southwest slightly more than one eighth in the greater in the Southwest than in the Border States and Southeast Retirement pension benefits in addition to Fed eral social security benefits were provided by estab lishments employing one eighth o f the production Border States and less than one tenth in the Southeast 5 Table 1 Average hourly earnings By selected characteristics N u m ber and a v e r a g e s tr a ig h t tim e h ou rly ea rn in gs 1 o f p ro d u c tio n w o r k e r s in sa w m ills and planing m il ls by s e le c t e d c h a r a c t e r is t i c s South and r e g io n s O cto b e r 1969 South Item B o r d e r S tates N u m b er of w ork ers Southeast Southw est A vera g e h o u r ly e a rn in g s N u m ber of w ork ers A v e ra g e h ou rly ea rn in g s V l N um ber of w ork ers A v e ra g e h ou rly ea rn in g s A ll p ro d u c tio n w o r k e r s M ill w o r k e r s L ogg in g w o r k e r s S iz e o f e sta b lis h m e n t 8 1 9 w o r k e r s w o r k e r s w o r k e r s w o r k e r s o r m o r e P red om in a n t ty p e o f w ood H a rd w ood S oftw ood T yp e o f o p e r a tio n 3 Independent In tegra ted T y p e o f m ill P o rta b le S ta tion a ry N u m b er of w ork ers A v e ra g e h ou rly ea rn in gs A ll m i l l s G e n e ra l s a w m ills 4 A l l p ro d u c tio n w o r k e r s H a rd w ood d im e n sio n and flo o r in g m ills A ll p r o d u c tio n w o r k e r s E x clu d e s p re m iu m pay fo r o v e rtim e and fo r w o rk on w eek en d s h o lid a y s and late sh ifts In clu d e s data fo r sep arate planing m ills and s p e c ia l prod u ct sa w m ills in a d d ition to g e n e r a l s a w m ills m il ls show n se p a r a te ly A n in te g r a te d esta b lish m en t in clu d es logging o p e r a tio n s an indepen dent esta b lis h m e n t d o e s no lo g g in g E x clu d e s sep a ra te planing m il ls G en era l s a w m ills with planing o p e r a t io n s w e re in clu d ed NOTE D a sh es in d icate no data r e p o rte d o r data that do not m eet p u b lica tion c r it e r ia and h a rd w ood d im e n sio n and flo o r in g Table 2 Earnings distribution All m ills P e r c e n t d istr ib u tio n o f p rod u ction w o r k e r s in sa w m ills and planing m il ls b y a v e r a g e s t r a ig h t t im e h o u r ly e a r n in g s 1 South and r e g io n s O cto b e r 1969 South A v e r a g e h o u r ly ea rn in g s 1 U nder and u nd er and u nd er and u nd er and and and and and u nd er unde r under und er u nd er and and and and and und er und er und er und er und er and and and and and u n d er u nd er u nd er u nd er u n d er A ll prod u ction w ork ers M ill w ork ers B o r d e r Sta tes L ogg in g w ork ers i and o v e r T o t a l N u m b er o f w o r k e r s A v e r a g e h o u r ly e a rn in g s 1 E x clu d e s NOTE L ogg in g w ork ers M ill w ork ers S outheast A ll p r o d u c tio n w ork ers A ll p rod u ction w ork ers L og g in g w ork ers M ill w ork ers L ogg in g w orkers M ill w ork ers Southw est A ll p ro d u c tio n w ork ers 1 p re m iu m pay fo r o v e rtim e and fo r w o rk on w e e k e n d s h o lid a y s and la te sh ifts B e c a u s e o f rou n din g su m s o f individual ite m s m a y not eq ual T a b le 3 E arn in g s d istr ib u tio n A l l m ills b y e x te n t o f lo g g in g o p e r a tio n s P e r c e n t d istr ib u tio n o f p r o d u c tio n w o rk e r s in sa w m ills and planing m ills by a v e r a g e s tr a ig h t t im e h o u r ly e a r n i n g s 1 South O cto b e r 1969 In teg ra ted m ills 2 A verage h o u r ly In d e p e n d e n t m ills e a r n in g s 1 U nder a n d u n d e r a n d u n d e r a n d u n d e r and and and and and under u nder u nder under under A ll w ork ers W ith m o r e T ota l W ith 8 l o g g i n g w o r k e r s T o ta l M ill w o r k e r s or le s s L o g g in g w ork ers and and and and and u nder u nder u nder under u nder and and and and and u nder under under u nder under a n d o v e r L o g g in g w ork ers th an 8 l o g g i n g w o r k e r s M ill w o r k e r s T o t a l N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s A v e r a g e h o u r l y e a r n i n g s 1 2 E x c l u d e s p r e m i u m p a y f o r o v e r t i m e an d f o r w o r k o n w e e k e n d s h o l i d a y s a n d la t e s h i f t s A n in t e g r a t e d e s t a b l i s h m e n t i n c l u d e s l o g g in g o p e r a t i o n s a n in d e p e n d e n t e s t a b l i s h m e n t d o e s NOTE B ecau se of r o u n d in g su m s o f in d iv id u a l it e m s m a y n o t e q u a l 1 00 n o lo g g i n g T a b le 4 O c c u p a tio n a l a verag es A l l m ills N u m b e r a n d a v e r a g e s t r a i g h t t i m e h o u r ly e a r n i n g s 1 o f p r o d u c t i o n w o r k e r s in s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t i o n s in s a w m i l l s a n d p la n in g m i l l s S o u th a n d r e g i o n s O c t o b e r S o u th O c c u p a t io n N um ber of w ork ers B o r d e r S ta tes A verag e h o u r ly e a r n in g s N um ber of w orkers A verag e h o u r ly e a r n in g s S ou th ea st N um ber of w ork ers S ou th w est A verage h o u r ly e a r n in g s N um ber of w ork ers A verage h o u r ly e a r n in g s S a w m i l l s a n d p la n in g m i l l s B l o c k s e t t e r s C a r r i e r d r i v e r s C u t o f f s a w o p e r a t o r s D e b a r k i n g m a c h i n e o p e r a t o r s E d g e r m e n E n d m a t c h e r s h a r d w o o d f l o o r i n g F in is h k n o t s a w y e r s h a rd w o o d f l o o r i n g F i r e m e n s t a t io n a r y b o i l e r G r a d e r s l u m b e r g r e e n c h a i n G r a d e r s p la n e d l u m b e r H e a d s a w o p e r a t o r s b a n d s a w H e a d sa w o p e r a t o r s c ir c u la r s a w J a n i t o r s L o a d e r s c a r a n d t r u c k L o g d e c k m e n L u m b e r s t a c k e r s a i r d r y in g o r s t o r a g e L u m b e r s t a c k e r s k iln d r y i n g M i l l w r i g h t s O f f b e a r e r s m a c h in e S a w m ill in g o p e r a t i o n s P la n i n g m i l l o p e r a t i o n s P la n e r o p e r a t o r s f e e d o n ly P l a n e r o p e r a t o r s s e t u p and o p e r a t e P o n d m e n R i p s a w o p e r a t o r s h a r d w o o d f l o o r i n g R o u g h k n o t s a w y e r s h a r d w o o d f l o o r i n g S aw f i l e r s s a w m illin g o p e r a t i o n s B a n d s a w s C i r c u l a r s a w s S c a l e r s l o g s S o r t e r s g r e e n c h a in T r i m m e r m e n T r u c k d r iv e r s T r u c k e r s p o w e r fo r k lift W a t c h m e n L o g g in g C a t d r i v e r s s k id d in g C h o k e r m e n F a lle r s and b u c k e r s p ow er G rou n d lo a d e rs T e a m s t e r s l o g g in g T r u c k d r i v e r s lo g g in g 1 2 E x c l u d e s p r e m iu m p a y f o r o v e r t i m e a n d f o r w o r k o n w e e k e n d s h o l i d a y s a n d la t e s h i f t s I n c lu d e s d a ta f o r w o r k e r s in o t h e r o p e r a t i o n s in a d d i t io n t o t h o s e s h o w n s e p a r a t e l y NOTE D a s h e s in d ic a t e n o d a ta r e p o r t e d o r d a ta th a t d o n o t m e e t p u b l i c a t i o n c r i t e r i a T a b le 5 O c c u p a t io n a l averag es A l l m ills b y size o f m ill N u m ber and a v e r a g e s t r a ig h t t im e h o u r ly ea rn in g s 1 o f p rod u ction w o r k e r s in s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n s in sa w m ills and planing m il ls South and r e g io n s O cto b e r 1969 South B o r d e r States M ills w ith O c c u p a t io n 8 1 9 w o rk e rs N um ber of w ork ers w o r k e r s A verage h o u r ly e a r n in g s N um ber of w orkers A verage h o u r ly e a r n in g s w o r k e r s N um ber of w orker s A verage h o u r ly e a r n in g s 100 w o r k e r s or m ore N um ber of w orkers A verage h o u r ly e a r n in g s 8 1 9 w o r k e r s N um ber of w ork ers A verage h o u r ly e a r n in g s w o r k e r s N um ber of w ork ers A verag e h o u r ly e a r n in g s w o r k e r s N um ber of w orkers A verage h o u r ly e a r n in g s 100 w o r k e r s or m ore N um ber of w orkers A verag e h o u r ly e a r n in g s S a w m i l l s a n d p la n in g m i l l s B l o c k s e t t e r s C a r r i e r d r i v e r s C u t o f f s a w o p e r a t o r s D e b a r k i n g m a c h i n e o p e r a t o r s E d g e r m e n F ir e m e n s ta tio n a r y b o il e r G r a d e r s l u m b e r g r e e n c h a i n G r a d e r s p la n e d l u m b e r H e a d s a w o p e r a t o r s b a n d s a w H e a d sa w o p e r a t o r s c ir c u la r s a w J a n ito r s L o a d e r s c a r a n d t r u c k L o g d e c k m e n L u m b e r s t a c k e r s a ir d r y in g o r s t o r a g e L u m b e r s t a c k e r s k i ln d r y i n g M illw r ig h ts O f f b e a r e r s m a c h i n e S a w m ill in g o p e r a t i o n s P la n i n g m i l l o p e r a t i o n s P l a n e r o p e r a t o r s f e e d o n l y P l a n e r o p e r a t o r s s e t u p an d op era te Saw f il e r s 3 s a w m illin g o p e r a t o r s B and saw s S c a le r s lo g s S o r t e r s g r e e n c h a in T r im m e r m e n T r u c k d r iv e r s T r u c k e r s p o w e r fo r k lift W a t c h m e n L o g g in g C a t d r i v e r s s k id d in g C h ok erm en F a lle r s and b u c k e r s p ow er G r o u n d l o a d e r s T r u c k d r i v e r s l o g g i n g See fo o tn o te s at end o f ta ble T a b le 5 O c c u p a t io n a l a v e r a g e s A l l m ills b y size o f m ill C o n t i n u e d N u m b er and a v e r a g e s t r a ig h t t im e h ou rly ea rn in gs 1 o f p rodu ction w o r k e r s in s e le c t e d o cc u p a tio n s in s a w m ills and planing m il ls South and r e g io n s O cto b e r 1969 Southeast Southw est M ills w ith O c c u p a t io n 8 1 9 w o r k e r s N um ber of w ork ers A verage h o u r ly e a r n in g s w o r k e r s N um ber of w ork ers A verage h o u r ly e a r n in g s N um ber of w orkers vork ers A verag e h o u r ly e a r n in g s 100 w o r k e r s or m ore N um ber of w orkers A verag e h o u r ly e a r n in g s 8 1 9 w o r k e r s N um ber of w orkers A verag e h o u r ly e a r n in g s N um ber of w orkers vork ers A verage h o u r ly e a r n in g s w o r k e r s N um ber of w orkers A verage h o u r ly e a r n in g s 100 w o r k e r s or m ore N um ber of w orkers A verage h o u r ly e a r n in g s S a w m i l l s a n d p la n in g m i l l s B l o c k s e t t e r s C a r r i e r d r i v e r s C u to ff s a w o p e r a to r s D e b a r k i n g m a c h i n e o p e r a t o r s E d g e r m e n F i r e m e n s t a t i o n a r y b o i l e r G r a d e r s lu m b e r g r e e n c h a in G r a d e r s p la n e d l u m b e r H e a d s a w o p e r a t o r s b a n d s a w H e a d sa w o p e r a t o r s c ir c u la r s a w J a n i t o r s L o a d e r s c a r a n d t r u c k L o g d e c k m e n L u m b e r s t a c k e r s a ir d r y in g o r s t o r a g e L u m b e r s t a c k e r s k iln d r y i n g M i l l w r i g h t s O f f b e a r e r s m a c h i n e S a w m ill in g o p e r a t i o n s P la n i n g m i l l o p e r a t i o n s P l a n e r o p e r a t o r s f e e d o n l y P la n e r o p e r a t o r s s e t up and o p e r a t e Saw f i l e r s 3 s a w m illin g o p e r a t i o n s B a n d s a w s S c a l e r s l o g s S o r t e r s g r e e n c h a in T r i m m e r m e n T r u c k d r i v e r s T r u c k e r s p o w e r f o r k l i f t W a t c h m e n in L o g g in g C a t d r i v e r s s k id d in g C h o k e r m e n F a l l e r s a n d b u c k e r s p o w e r G r o u n d l o a d e r s T r u c k d r i v e r s l o g g i n g E x clu d e s p r e m iu m pay fo r o v e r t im e and fo r w ork on w eek en d s h o lid a y s and late sh ifts 2 In clu d e s data fo r w o r k e r s in oth er op e ra tio n s in addition to th ose shown se p a r a te ly 3 In clu d es data fo r w o r k e r s in addition to those show n se p a r a te ly NOTE D ash es in d ica te no data re p o rte d o r data that do not m e e t p u b lica tion c r it e r ia T a b le 6 O c c u p a t io n a l averages A l l m il k b y type o f w o o d N u m b e r a n d 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 in g s 1 o f p r o d u c t i o n w o r k e r s in s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t i o n s in s a w m i l l s an d p la n in g m i l l s B o r d e r S ta tes S ou th S ou th a n d r e g i o n s O c t o b e r 1969 S ou th ea st S o u th w e st S o ft w o o d O c c u p a t io n N um ber of w orkers A verage h o u r ly e a r n in g s N um ber of w ork ers A verage h o u r ly e a r n in g s N um ber of w orkers A verage h o u r ly e a r n in g s N um ber of w ork ers A verage h o u r ly e a r n in g s N um ber of w ork er s A verage h o u r ly e a r n in g s N um ber of w ork ers A verag e h o u r ly e a r n in g s N um ber of w orkers A verage h o u r ly e a r n in g s N um ber of w orkers A verage h o u r ly e a r n in g s S a w m i l l s a n d p la n in g m i l l s B l o c k s e t t e r s C a r r i e r d r i v e r s C u t o f f s a w o p e r a t o r s D e b a r k i n g m a c h i n e o p e r a t o r s E d g e r m e n F i r e m e n s t a t io n a r y b o i l e r G r a d e r s l u m b e r g r e e n c h a i n G r a d e r s p la n e d l u m b e r H e a d s a w o p e r a t o r s b a n d s a w H e a d sa w o p e r a t o r s c ir c u la r s a w J a n i t o r s L o a d e r s c a r a n d t r u c k L o g d e c k m e n L u m b e r s t a c k e r s a ir d r y in g o r s t o r a g e L u m b e r s t a c k e r s k i ln d r y i n g M illw r ig h ts O f f b e a r e r s m a c h i n e S a w m ill in g o p e r a t i o n s P la n in g m i l l o p e r a t i o n s P l a n e r o p e r a t o r s f e e d o n l y P la n e r o p e r a t o r s s e t up and o p e r a t e Saw f i l e r s 3 s a w m illin g o p e r a t i o n s B a n d s a w s S c a l e r s lo g s S o r t e r s g r e e n c h a in T r im m e r m e n T r u c k d r iv e r s T r u c k e r s p o w e r f o r k l i f t W a tch m en L e g g in g C a t d r i v e r s s k id d in g C h ok erm en F a l l e r s a n d b u c k e r s p o w e r G rou n d lo a d e rs T r u c k d r i v e r s l o g g i n g E x c l u d e s p r e m i u m p a y f o r o v e r t i m e a n d f o r w o r k o n w e e k e n d s h o l i d a y s a n d la t e s h i f t s 2 I n c lu d e s I n c lu d e s NOTE d a ta f o r d a ta f o r D ashes w ork ers w orkers in d i c a t e in o t h e r o p e r a t i o n s in a d d i t io n to th o s e in a d d i t io n to t h o s e s h o w n s e p a r a t e l y n o d a ta rep orted o r d a ta th at d o n o t sh ow n s e p a ra te ly it p u b lic a t i o n c r i t e r i a T a b ic 7 O c c u p a t io n a l a verag es A l l m ills b y type o f o p e r a tio n N u m ber and a v e r a g e s tr a ig h t t im e h ou rly ea rn in g s 1 o f p rodu ction w o r k e r s in s e le c t e d o cc u p a tio n s in s a w m ills and planing m il ls South and r e g io n s O cto b e r 1969 S ou th O c c u p a t io n N um ber of w ork ers B o r d e r S ta tes In te g ra te d In d ep en d en t A verag e h o u r ly e a r n in g s N um ber of w orkers A verage h o u r ly e a r n in g s In d ep en d en t N um ber of w orkers A verage h o u r ly e a r n in g s S ou th ea st In te g ra te d N um ber of w orkers In d ep en d en t A verage h o u r ly e a r n in g s N um ber of w orkers A verage h o u r ly e a r n in g s S o u th w e st In teg ra ted N um ber of w ork ers In depen den t A verag e h o u r ly e a r n in g s N um ber of w ork ers A verage h o u r ly e a r n in g s In te g ra te d N um ber of w ork ers A verage h o u r ly e a r n in g s S a w m i l l s a n d p la n in g m i l l s B l o c k s e t t e r s C a r r i e r d r i v e r s C u t o f f s a w o p e r a t o r s D e b a r k i n g m a c h i n e o p e r a t o r s E d g e r m e n F i r e m e n s t a t i o n a r y b o i l e r G r a d e r s l u m b e r g r e e n c h a i n G r a d e r s p la n e d l u m b e r H e a d s a w o p e r a t o r s b a n d s a w H e a d sa w o p e r a t o r s c ir c u la r J a n i t o r s L o a d e r s c a r a n d t r u c k L o g d e c k m e n L u m b e r s t a c k e r s a ir d r y in g o r s t o r a g e L u m b e r s t a c k e r s k i ln d r y i n g M i l l w r i g h t s O f f b e a r e r s m a c h i n e S a w m ill in g o p e r a t i o n s P la n i n g m i l l o p e r a t i o n s P l a n e r o p e r a t o r s f e e d o n l y P la n e r o p e r a t o r s s e t u p and o p e r a t e S aw f i l e r s 3 s a w m i l l i n g o p e r a tio n s B a n d s a w s S c a l e r s lo g s S o r t e r s g r e e n c h a in T r i m m e r m e n T r u c k d r iv e r s T r u c k e r s p o w e r f o r k l i f t W a tch m en L o g g in g C a t d r i v e r s s k id d in g C h o k e r m e n F a l l e r s a n d b u c k e r s p o w e r G r o u n d l o a d e r s T r u c k d r i v e r s l o g g i n g E x clu d e s p re m iu m pay fo r o v e rtim e and fo r w ork on w eek en d s h o lid a y s and late s h ifts 2 In clu d es data fo r w o r k e r s in oth er o p era tion s in addition to th ose show n s e p a r a te ly 3 In clu d e s data fo r w o r k e r s in addition to those shown se p a r a te ly NOTE D a sh es in d ic a te no data re p o rte d o r data that do not m e e t p u b lica tion c r it e r ia T a b le 8 O c c u p a t io n a l a v e r a g e s G e n e r a l sa w m ills and p la n in g m ills and h a r d w o o d d im e n s io n and fl o o r i n g m ills N u m b e r a n d 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 1 o f p r o d u c t i o n w o r k e r s in s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t i o n s S o u th a n d r e g i o n s O c t o b e r S ou th G e n e r a l s a w m ill s a n d p la n in g m i l l s N um ber A verag e of h o u r ly w ork ers e a r n in g s O c c u p a t io n B o r d e r S ta tes H a r d w o o d d im e n s io n G e n e r a l s a w m i l l s and flo o r in g m ills a n d p la n in g m i l l s N um ber A verage N um ber A verage of h o u r ly of h o u r ly w ork ers e a r n in g s w o r k e r s e a r n in g s S ou th ea st H a r d w o o d d im e n s io n and flo o r in g m ills N um ber A verag e of h o u r ly w orkers e a r n in g s G e n e r a l s a w m ills a n d p la n in g m i l l s N um ber A verage of h o u r ly w orkers e a r n in g s S o u th w e st H a rd w o o d d im e n s io n and flo o r in g m ills N um ber A verag e of h o u r ly w orkers e a r n in g s G e n e r a l s a w m ills a n d p la n in g m i l l s N um ber A verage of h o u r ly w ork ers e a r n in g s H a r d w o o d d im e n s io n and flo o r in g m ills N um ber A verage of h o u r ly w orkers e a r n in g s S a w m i l l s a n d p la n in g m i l l s B l o c k s e t t e r s C a r r ie r d r iv e r s C u t o f f s a w o p e r a t o r s D e b a r k in g m a c h in e o p e r a t o r s E d g e r m e n E nd m a t c h e r s h a r d w o o d flo o r in g F in is h k n o t s a w y e r s h a r d w o o d flo o r in g F i r e m e n s t a t io n a r y b o i l e r G r a d e r s l u m b e r g r e e n c h a i n G r a d e r s p la n e d l u m b e r H e a d s a w o p e r a t o r s band s a w H e a d sa w o p e r a t o r s c ir c u la r s a w J a n i t o r s L o a d e r s c a r a n d t r u c k L o g d e c k m e n L u m b e r s t a c k e r s a ir d r y in g o r s t o r a g e L u m b e r s t a c k e r s k iln d r y in g M i l l w r i g h t s O f f b e a r e r s m a c h i n e S a w m ill in g o p e r a t i o n s P la n i n g m i l l o p e r a t i o n s P la n e r o p e r a t o r s f e e d o n ly P l a n e r o p e r a t o r s s e t u p an d o p e r a t e R ip s a w o p e r a t o r s h a rd w o o d flo o r in g R o u g h k n o t s a w y e r h a r d w o o d f l o o r i n g Saw f il e r s 3 s a w m illin g o p e r a t i o n s B and saw S c a l e r s l o g s S o r t e r s g r e e n c h a in T r i m m e r m e n T r u c k d r i v e r s T r u c k e r s p o w e r fo r k lift W a t c h m e n L o g g in g C a t d r i v e r s s k i d d i n g C h ok erm en F a l l e r s a n d b u c k e r s p o w e r G rou n d lo a d e rs T r u c k d r i v e r s l o g g i n g E x c l u d e s p r e m i u m p a y f o r o v e r t i m e a n d f o r w o r k o n w e e k e n d s h o l i d a y s a n d la t e s h i f t s I n c lu d e s d a ta f o r w o r k e r s in o t h e r o p e r a t i o n s in a d d it io n to th o s e s h o w n s e p a r a t e l y I n c lu d e s d a ta f o r w o r k e r s in a d d i t io n to th o s e s h o w n s e p a r a t e l y NOTE D ashes in d i c a t e n o d a ta rep orted o r d a ta th a t d o n o t t p u b lic a t i o n c r i t e r i a Table 9 Occupational averages General sawmills by type o f sawmill N u m ber and a v e r a g e s tr a ig h t tim e h ou rly e a rn in g s 1 o f p ro d u c tio n w o r k e r s in s e le c t e d o cc u p a tio n s in g e n e ra l sa w m ills 2 South and r e g io n s O cto b e r 1969 B o r d e r States Southeast S ta tion a ry sa w m ills Sta tion a ry s a w m ills S ta tion a ry sa w m ills Sta tion a ry s a w m ills N u m ber of w orkers N u m ber of w orkers South P orta b le s a w m ills WLLUpaiiUll Southw est N um ber of w o rk e r s A v e ra g e h ou rly ea rn in g s N u m b er of w ork ers A vera ge h ou rly ea rn in g s N u m ber of w orkers A v e ra g e hou rly ea rn in g s A v e ra g e h ou rly ea rn in g s A v e ra g e h ou rly ea rn in g s S a w m ills and planing m ills B lo c k s e t t e r s C a r r ie r d r iv e r s C u t o ff s a w o p e r a t o r s D e b a rk in g m a ch in e o p e r a t o r s E d g e r m e n F ir e m e n sta tion a ry b o i l e r G r a d e r s lu m b er g re e n c h a in G r a d e r s planed lu m b e r H e a d s a w o p e r a t o r band s a w H e a d s a w o p e r a t o r c ir c u la r saw J a n ito rs L o a d e r s c a r and tru ck L og d eck m en L u m b er s t a c k e r s a ir drying or s t o r a g e L u m b e r s t a c k e r s kiln drying M illw rig h ts O f f b e a r e r s m a ch in e S a w m illin g o p e r a tio n s P la n in g m ill o p e r a tio n s P la n e r o p e r a t o r s fe e d o n l y P la n e r o p e r a t o r s s e t up and o p e r a te Saw f i l e r s 4 saw m illin g o p e r a t io n s Band saw S c a le r s l o g s S o r t e r s g reen chain T r im m e r m e n T r u c k d r i v e r s T r u c k e r s pow er fo r k lift W atchm en L oggin g Cat d r iv e r s skidding C h ok erm en F a l le r s and b u c k e r s pow er G rou n d l o a d e r s T r u c k d r iv e r s logging E x clu d es E x clu d es In clu d es In clu d es NOTE p rem iu m pay fo r o v e rtim e and fo r w o rk on w e e k e n d s h o lid a y s and late sh ifts sep a ra te planing m ills but in clu d e s g e n e ra l s a w m ills w hich have planing o p e r a tio n s data fo r w o rk e r s in oth er o p e r a tio n s in a ddition to th ose show n s e p a r a te ly data fo r w o rk e r s in a ddition to those show n se p a r a te ly D ashes in d icate no data r e p o rte d o r data that do not m e e t p u b lica tion c r it e r ia Table 10 Occupational earnings Alabama N u m ber and a v e r a g e s t r a ig h t t im e h o u r ly e a rn in g s 1 o f p ro d u c tio n w o r k e r s in s e le c t e d o cc u p a tio n s in s a w m ills and planing m il ls O cto b e r 1969 NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT TIME HOURLY EARNINGS OF O ccu p a tion Number of workers hourly and earnings and under o v e r A ll p r o d u c tio n w o r k e r s S aw m ill and planing m ill w o r k e r s L ogg in g w o r k e r s S e le c te d sa w m ill and planing m ill o cc u p a tio n s 2 E d g e r m e n F in ish k n o t sa w y er G r a d e r s planed lu m b e r H e a d sa w o p e r a t o r s band s a w H e a d sa w o p e r a t o r s c i r c u la r s a w J a n it o r s L og d e c k m e n L u m b er s t a c k e r s a ir dry in g o r s to r a g e M illw r ig h t s R ip s a w o p e r a t o r s h a rd w ood flo o r in g R ou g h k n ot sa w y e r s 10 Saw fi le r s s a w m illin g o p e r a t io n s Band sa w s C ir c u la r sa w s S c a le r s lo g s T r im m e r m e n T r u c k d r iv e r s P la n er o p e r a t o r s fe e d o n ly P la n e r o p e r a t o r s s e t up and o p e r a t e S e le c te d log g in g o cc u p a tio n s G round l o a d e r s E x clu d es V irtu a lly In clu d es W o rk e rs p r e m iu m pay fo r o v e r t im e and fo r w ork on w eek en d s h olid a y s and la te s h ifts V irtu a lly a ll o f the p r o d u c tio n w o r k e r s c o v e r e d by the study w e r e paid on a tim e b a s is a ll p r o d u c tio n w o r k e r s w e r e m en data fo r s e le cte d o ccu p a tion s w e r e lim ite d to m en data fo r w o r k e r s in o th e r o p e r a tio n s in addition to th ose shown s e p a r a te ly w e r e d istr ib u te d a s fo llo w s 2 at to at to 5 and 2 at 5 to Table 11 Occupational earnings Arkansas s e le c t e d o c c u p a t io n s in sa w m ills and planing m il ls N u m ber and a v e r a g e s t r a ig h t t im e h ou rly ea rn in gs 1 o f prod u ction w o r k e r s i O cto b e r 1969 NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT TIME HOURLY EARNINGS OF O ccu p a tion A ll production workers Sawmill and planing m ill workers Logging workers Number of Average hourly j and earning B and under over no S elected sawmill and planing m ill occupations C utoff saw o p e r a t o r s Debarking machine operators Edgermen End matchers hardwood fl o o r i n g Graders lumber green chain G raders planed lumber Head saw op e r a to r s band saw Head saw op e r a to r s c ir c u la r saw J a n i t o r s Loaders car and t r u c k Lumber s t a ck e r s a ir drying or storage Lumber sta ck e r s k iln drying M illw rights O ff b e a r e r s machine Sawmilling operation s Planing m ill operation s Planer opera tors feed on ly Planer op erators s e t up and o p e r a t e Rip saw operators hardw ood f l o o r i n g Rough knot sawyers hardwood f l o o r i n g S a w file rs saw m illing o p era tion s Band saws C ircu la r s a w s S a w file rs planing m ill o p era tion s S ca lers l o g S orters green chain Trimmermen Truckdrivers Truckers power f o r k l i f t Watchmen no Block s e t t e r s S elected logging occu pa tion s 2 Cat d r iv e r s s k id d in g Chokermen F a llers and buckers power Ground loaders T ru ckdrivers loggin g E x clu d e s p r e m iu m pay fo r o v e r t im e and w o rk on w eek en d s h o lid a y s and la te sh ifts V irtu a lly a ll o f the p r o d u c tio n w o r k e r s c o v e r e d by the study w e r e paid on a tim e b a s is V irtu a lly a ll p r o d u c tio n w o r k e r s w e re m en data fo r se le cte d o cc u p a tio n s w e re lim it e d to m en W o r k e r s w e r e d istr ib u te d as fo llo w s 9 at to at to and 4 at to In clu d e s data fo r w o r k e r s in oth er o p e r a tio n s in addition to th o s e show n s e p a r a t e ly W o r k e r s w e r e d istr ib u te d as fo llo w s 6 at 4 to at to and 1 at 5 to Table 12 Occupational earnings Florida N u m b er and a v e r a g e s t r a ig h t t im e h ou rly ea rn in g s 1 o f p rod u ction w o r k e r s in s e le c t e d o cc u p a tio n s in s a w m ills and planing m il ls O ccu pa tion Number of O ctob er 1969 NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT TIME HOURLY EARNINGS OF IT 775 ITTSo T t TEOT5 5 0 F 2 00 fZTTC 2 20 f z r r o Tt fir r o hourly j and earnings under n 4 4o wn and o v e r A ll p ro d u c tio n w o r k e r s S a w m ill and planing m ill w o r k e r s L ogg in g w o r k e r s S e le c te d sa w m ill and planing m ill o cc u p a tio n s 2 C u to ff s a w o p e r a t o r s T im e D e b a rk in g m a ch in e o p e r a t o r s a ll t im e w o r k e r s E d g e r m e n a ll t im e w o r k e r s F ir e m e n sta tion a ry b o ile r a ll t im e w o r k e r s G ra d e r s lu m b er g re e n chain G ra d e r s planed lu m b er a ll tim e w o r k e r s H e a d sa w o p e r a t o r s band saw a ll t im e w o r k e r s H e a d s a w o p e r a t o r s c i r c u la r saw J a n ito rs L o a d e r s c a r and t r u c k T im e L u m b er s t a c k e r s a ir d ry in g o r s t o r a g e T im e In cen tiv e L u m b er s ta ck e r s kiln d r y in g T im e O ff b e a r e r s m a ch in e T im e Sa w m illin g o p e r a tio n s a ll t im e w o r k e r s ii K T im e P la n e r o p e r a t o r s feed only P la n e r o p e r a t o r s s e t up and o p e r a t e T im e Saw f i le r s sa w m illin g o p e r a tio n s a ll t im e w o r k e r s Band sa w s C ir c u la r sa w s See fo o tn o te s at end o f ta ble S o r t e r s g re e n chain a ll T r im m e r m e n a ll t im e w o r k e r s Table 12 Occupational earnings Florida Continued 1 E x clu d e s p r e m iu m pay fo r o v e r t im e and fo r w ork on w eekend s h olid a y s and late s h ifts A p p r o x im a te ly 90 p e r ce n t o f the p r o d u c tio n 2 V irtu a lly a ll p r o d u c tio n w o r k e r s w ere m en data fo r se le cte d o cc u p a tio n s w e re lim ite d to m en In clu d es 6 w o r k e r s u nd er In su fficie n t data to w a rra n t p u b lica tion o f sep a ra te a v era g es by m ethod o f wage paym ent p r e d o m in a n tly t im e w o r k e r s In clu d es data f o r w o r k e r s in oth er o p e r a tio n s in addition to th ose show n se p a r a te ly 6 W o r k e r s w e re at 5 to w o r k e r s c o v e r e d by the study w e re paid on a tim e b a s is Table 13 Occupational earnings Georgia N u m ber and a v e r a g e s t r a ig h t t im e h ou rly e a r n i n g s 1 o f p rod u ction w o r k e r s in s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n s in s a w m ills and p laning m il ls O ctob er 1969 A ll p ro d u c tio n w o r k e r s S a w m ill and planing m ill w o r k e r s L ogg in g w o r k e r s and under rC o o hourly j earnings g j Number of workers t o NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT TIME HOURLY EARNINGS OF O ccu p a tion S e le c te d sa w m ill and planing m ill o cc u p a tio n s 2 R nrW all rm PM nrlfPrc C a r r ie r d r iv e r s a ll t im e w o r k e r s L u m b er s t a c k e r s kiln d r y in g T im e L O ff b e a r e r s m a ch in e T im e T im e D e b a rk in g m a ch in e o p e r a t o r s a ll t im e w o r k e r s E d g e r m e n T im e F ir e m e n sta tio n a ry b o ile r a ll t im e w o r k e r s G r a d e r s lu m b er g r e e n chain a ll t im e w o r k e r s G r a d e r s planed lu m b er a ll t im e w o r k e r s H e a d sa w o p e r a t o r s band saw a ll t im e w o r k e r s H e a d sa w o p e r a t o r s c i r c u la r s a w T i m e L o a d e r s c a r and tru ck T Vg rl rlrr 1 Y 1 r lr r L u m ber s t a c k e r s a ir d ry in g or T im e P laning m ill o p e r a tio n s P la n e r o p e r a t o r s fe e d only P la n e r o p e r a t o r s s e t up and o p e r a t e T im e Saw f i le r s s a w m illin g o p e r a tio n s a ll t im e w o r k e r s C ir c u la r sa w s S c a le r s lo g s a ll t im e w o r k e r s S o r t e r s g re e n ch a in a ll t im e w o r k e r s T r im m e r m e n a ll t im e w o r k e r s See fo o tn o te s at end o f ta ble Table 13 Occupational earnings Georgia Continued E x clu d e s V irtu a lly In clu d e s In clu d e s p r e m iu m pay fo r o v e rtim e and fo r w ork on w eek en d s h o lid a y s and late sh ifts A p p ro x im a te ly 95 p e r c e n t o f the p r o d u c tio n w o rk e r s c o v e r e d by the study w e re paid on a tim e b a s is a ll p r o d u c tio n w o r k e r s w e re m en data fo r s e le c te d o cc u p a tio n s w e re lim it e d to m en data fo r w o r k e r s in oth er o p era tion s in addition to th o se show n se p a r a te ly data fo r w o r k e r s in a ddition to those show n se p a r a te ly Table 14 Occupational earnings Kentucky N u m b e r and average s tr a ig h t tim e h o u r ly e a r n in g s 1 o f p r o d u c tio n w orkers in s e le c te d o c cu p a tio n s in s a w m ills and p la n in g m ills O cto b e r 1969 NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT TIME HOURLY EARNINGS OF Number of O c c u p a tio n hourly j earningu J i o and under and over o p e r a t o r s T i m e D e b a r k in g m a c h in e o p e r a t o r s a l l t i m e w o r k e r s E d g e r m e n a l l t i m e w o r k e r s M i l l w r i g h t s a l l t i m e w o r k e r s O f f b e a r e r s m a c h i n e T im e I n c e n tiv e T i m e T i m e P la n e r o p e r a t o r s fe e d o n ly f A l l p r o d u c t i o n w o r k e r s S a w m il l a n d p la n in g m i l l w o r k e r s L o g g i n g w o r k e r s S e l e c t e d s a w m ill a n d p la n in g m ill o c cu p a tio n s 2 R lr k a ll t im P w n r lfP r e C u to ff s a w G r a d e r s l u m b e r g r e e n c h a i n H e a d s a w o p e r a t o r s band sa w H e a d s a w o p e r a t o r s c i r c u l a r s a w J a n i t o r s L o a d e r s c a r and tru ck rlA lrrr r a l l t i m p w o r l f p r a T L u m b e r s ta c k e r s a ir d ry in g o r s t o r a g e T i m e i L u m b e r s t a c k e r s k iln d r y in g P la n e r o p e r a to r s s e t up and o p e r a t e T i m e S a w f ile r s s a w m illin g o p e r a tio n s a l l t i m e w o r k e r s S o r t e r s g r e e n c h a i n T i m e T r i m m e r m e n T i m e T r u c k d r i v e r s T r u c k e r s p o w e r f o r k l i f t T i m e W a t c h m e n See fo o tn o te s at end of ta b le Table 14 Occupational earnings Kentucky Continued N u m b e r and average s tr a ig h t tim e h o u r ly e a r n in g s 1 o f p r o d u c tio n w orkers in s e le c te d o c cu p a tio n s in s a w m ills and p la n in g b a s is V ir t u a lly a l l p r o d u c t io n w o r k e r s w e r e m e n d ata fo r s e le c t e d o c c u p a t io n s w e r e lim it e d to m e n I n s u f f ic ie n t d a ta to w a r r a n t p u b lic a tio n o f s e p a r a t e a v e r a g e s b y m e th o d o f w a g e p a y m e n t p r e d o m in a n t ly t im e w o r k e r s I n c l u d e s d a t a f o r w o r k e r s in o t h e r o p e r a t i o n s in a d d i t io n t o t h o s e s h o w n s e p a r a t e l y 5 W o r k e r s w e r e a t 4 t o m ills O ctob er Table 15 Occupational earnings N u m b e r and average Louisiana s t r a ig h t t im e h o u r ly e a r n i n g s 1 o f p r o d u c t io n w o r k e r s in s e le c te d o c cu p a tio n s in s a w m ills and p la n in g m ills O ctob er 1969 NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT TIME HOURLY EARNINGS OF Number of workers O c c u p a tio n Average hourly an d earnings 1 u n der li s t a t i o n a r y b o i l e r lu m b e r g r e e n c h a i n G r a d e r s p l a n e d lu m b e r H e a d s a w o p e r a t o r s b a n d sa w H e a d s a w o p e r a t o r s c i r c u l a r sa w and w orkers w orkers p r o d u c tio n L o g g in g A ll S e l e c t e d s a w m ill an d p l a n i n g m ill o ccu p a tio n s 2 B lo c k s e t t e r s C a r r i e r d r i v e r s C u t o f f s a w o p e r a t o r s D e b a r k i n g m a c h i n e o p e r a t o r s E d g erm en F ire m e n G raders L oa d ers car a n d t r u c k L o g d e ck m e n Lum ber s t a c k e r s a i r d r y i n g o r s t o r a g e Lum ber s t a c k e r s k i l n d r y i n g M i l l w r i g h t s O f f b e a r e r s m a c h in e S a w m i l l i n g o p e r a t i o n s P l a n i n g m i l l o p e r a t i o n s P l a n e r o p e r a t o r s f e e d o n l y P la n e r o p e r a t o r s s e t up an d o p e r a t e Saw f i l e r s s a w m i l l i n g o p e r a t i o n s B and saw C i r c u l a r saw S c a le r s lo g s S o r t e r s g r e e n c h a i n Trim m erm en T r u c k d r iv e r s T r u c k e r s pow er f o r k l i f t W atchm en S e le cte d C at d r i v e r s lo g g in g s k id d in g o ccu p a tio n s C h o k e rm e n G r o u n d l o a d e r s T r u c k d r iv e r s lo g g in g E x c lu d e s p r e m iu m pay fo r o v e r t im e and fo r w ork on w eek en ds h o lid a y s and la te s h ifts V ir t u a lly a ll p r o d u c tio n w o r k e r s w e r e m e n d ata fo r s e le c t e d o c cu p a tio n s w e r e lim it e d I n c l u d e s d a t a f o r w o r k e r s in o t h e r o p e r a t i o n s in a d d i t i o n t o t h o s e s h o w n s e p a r a t e l y to V ir t u a lly m en a ll th e p r o d u c tio n w orke co v e re d by th e stu d y w ere p a id a tim e b a s is Table 16 Occupational earnings N u m b e r and average s tr a ig h t tim e Mississippi h o u r ly e a r n i n g s 1 o f p r o d u c t i o n w o r k e r s in s e le c te d o c cu p a tio n s in s a w m ills and p la n in g m ills O cto b e r 1969 NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT TIME HOURLY EARNINGS OF Number of workers O c c u p a tio n Average hourly and earn inga 1 and under A l l p r o d u c t i o n w o r k e r s S a w m i l l a n d p l a n i n g m i l l w o r k e r s L o g g i n g w o r k e r s S e le cte d pi V ft s a w m i l l an d p la n in g m i l l o c cu p a tio n s 2 r a ll f r c C a r r i e r d r i v e r s a l l t i m e w o r k e r s C u to ff s a w o p e r a t o r s T i m e D e b a r k in g m a c h in e o p e r a t o r s a l l t i m e w o r k e r s E d g e r m e n E n d m a tc h e r s h a r d w o o d flo o r in g a l l t i m e w o r k e r s F ir e m e n s ta tio n a r y b o i le r a l l t i m e w o r k e r s G r a d e r s lu m b e r g r e e n c h a in a l l t i m e w o r k e r s G r a d e r s p la n e d lu m b e r a l l t i m e w o r k e r s H e a d s a w o p e r a t o r s ba n d sa w a l l t i m e w o r k e r s H e a d s a w o p e r a t o r s c i r c u l a r s a w M illw r ig h t a ll H m P w n r V p r c O ff b e a r e r s L u m b e r s t a c k e r s a ir d ry in g o r s t o r a g e T i m e L u m b e r s t a c k e r s k iln d r y in g T im e J a n i t o r s a l l t i m e w o r k e r s L o a d e r s c a r and tr u c k a ll t im e w o r k e r s m a c h in e 99 V ll P la n in g m fl 1 o p e r a t io n P la n e r o p e r a t o r s fe e d o n ly a l l t i m e w o r k e r s P la n e r o p e r a t o r s s e t u p and o p e r a t e R ip s a w o p e r a t o r s h a r d w o o d flo o r in g R o u g h k n o t s a w y e r s h a r d w o o d flo o r in g 42 Saw f ile r s s a w m illin g o p e r a tio n s a l l t i m e w o r k e r s B a n d s a w s C i r c u l a r s a w s S c a l e r s l o g s a l l t i m e w o r k e r s See footn otes at end of t a b le Table 16 Occupational earnings Mississippi Continued E x c lu d e s p r e m iu m p a y f o r o v e r t im e a n d f o r w o r k o n w e e k e n d s h o lid a y s a n d la t e s h if t s A p p r o x im a t e ly 95 p e r c e n t o f th e p r o d u c t io n w o r k e r s c o v e r e d b y th e V ir t u a lly a ll p r o d u c t io n w o r k e r s w e r e m e n d a ta f o r s e le c t e d o c c u p a t io n s w e r e lim it e d t o m e n I n s u f f ic ie n t d a ta to w a r r a n t p u b lic a t io n o f s e p a r a t e a v e r a g e s b y m e th o d o f w a g e p a y m e n t p r e d o m in a n tly t im e w o r k e r s I n c l u d e s d a t a f o r w o r k e r s in o t h e r o p e r a t i o n s in a d d it io n t o t h o s e s h o w n s e p a r a t e l y stu d y w e r e p a id o n a t im e b a s is Table 17 Occupational earnings North Carolina N u m b e r and average s tr a ig h t tim e h o u r ly e a r n i n g s 1 o f p r o d u c t i o n w o r k e r s in s e le c te d o c cu p a tio n s in s a w m ills and p la n in g m ills O ctob er 1969 NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT TIME HOURLY EARNINGS OF Number of O c cu p a tio n hourly 1 earn ingB S e le cte d C rri over s a w m ill a n d p la n n in g m il l o c cu p a tio n s 2 2 s5 r d i r iito ff and A l l p r o d u c t i o n w o r k e r s S a w m i l l a n d p l a n i n g m i l l w o r k e r s L o g g i n g w o r k e r s and under sa D e b a r k in g m a c h in e o p e r a t o r s 15 10 p r m p n f a l l t i m l u n r l p r s F i re m n c t a t in n a r y Un W or 311 F in is h k n o t s a w y e r s G raders h a rd w o o d flo o r in g lu m b e r g r e e n c h a i n T i m e G r a d e r s p l a n e d l u m b e r T i m e H e a d s a w o p e r a t o r s c i r c u l a r s a w T i m e Z2 214 L u m ber sta ck ers T i m e a ir d ry in g o r M i l l w r i g h t s a l l t i m e w o r k e r s fr P l a n e r o p e r a t o r s f e e d o n l y P la n e r o p e r a t o r s s e t up and o p e r a t e T i m e R ip s a w i o p e r a to r s h a r d w o o d flo o r in g Saw file r s s a w m i l l i n g o p e r a t i o n s C ir c u la r s a w s a l l t i m e w o r k e r s S e e f o o t n o t e s at en d o f ta b le Table 17 Occupational earnings North Carolina Continued N u m b e r and average s tr a ig h t tim e h o u r ly e a r n i n g s 1 o f p r o d u c t i o n w o r k e r s in s e le c te d o c cu p a tio n s in s a w m ills and p la n in g m ills O ctob er 1969 NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT TIME HOURLY EARNINGS OF O c c u p a tio n Number of Average hourly i earnings and under and over S e l e c t e d s a w m ills a n d p la n in g m i l l o c c u p a t i o n s C o n tin u e d u T r i m m r T im kd ri T im T ru ck ers p o w e r fo r k lift T i m e W a t c h m e n a l l t i m e w o r k e r s T r S e le c t e d lo g g in g o c c u p a t io n s 2 C at d riv e rs s k id d in g 32 C h o k r m n a U t i m e w r k e r p F a l l e r s a n d b u c k e r s p o w e r G r o u n d l o a d e r s a l l t i m e w o r k e r s T r u c k d r iv e r s lo g g in g stu d y w ere 30 E x c lu d e s p r e m iu m p a y f o r o v e r t im e a n d f o r w o r k on w e e k e n d s h o lid a y s a n d la te s h ift s A p p r o x im a te ly 9 5 p e r c e n t V ir t u a lly a ll p ro d u c tio n w o r k e r s w e r e m e n d ata fo r s e le c te d o c cu p a tio n s w e re lim it e d to m e n I n s u ffic ie n t d a ta to w a r r a n t p u b lic a t io n o f s e p a r a t e a v e r a g e s b y m e th o d o f w a g e p a y m e n t p r e d o m in a n tly t im e w o r k e r s W o r k e r s w e r e d is t r ib u t e d a s f o llo w s 2 a t to at to an d 4 at a n d o v e r I n c l u d e s d a t a f o r w o r k e r s in o t h e r o p e r a t i o n s in a d d i t io n t o t h o s e s h o w n s e p a r a t e l y of th e p r o d u c t io n w orkers covered by th e p a id on a tim e b a s is Table 18 Occupational earnings N u m b er and a v e r a g e South Carolina s t r a ig h t t im e h ou rly e a r n in g s 1 o f p rod u ction w o r k e r s in s e le c t e d o c c u p a t io n s in s a w m ills and p laning m il ls O c t o b e r l9 6 9 NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT TIME HOURLY EARNINGS OF O ccu p a tion N ber um f r hourly and earnings 1 under and o v e r i B lo ck s e t t e r s C u to ff s a w o p e r a t o r s D e b a rk in g m a ch in e o p e r a t o r s E d g e r m e n F ir e m e n sta tio n a ry b o i l e r G r a d e r s lu m b e r g r e e n c h a in G r a d e r s planed lu m b e r H e a d sa w o p e r a t o r s c i r c u la r s a w J a n ito rs L o a d e r s c a r and t r u c k L og d e c k m e n L u m b er s t a c k e r s a ir d ry in g o r s t o r a g e L u m ber s t a c k e r s kiln d r y in g M illw r ig h t s O ff b e a r e r s m a c h in e Sa w m illin g o p e r a t i o n s P laning m ill o p e r a t i o n s P la n er o p e r a t o r s fe e d o n ly P la n er o p e r a t o r s s e t up and o p e r a te Saw f i le r s s a w m illin g o p e r a t io n s Band sa w s C ir c u la r sa w s S c a le r s lo g s S o r t e r s g re e n chain T r im m e r m e n T r u c k d r iv e r s T r u c k e r s p ow er fo r k lift W a tch m en A ll p ro d u c tio n w o r k e r s S aw m ill and planing m ill w o r k e r s L ogg in g w o r k e r s S e le c te d s a w m ill and planing m ill o cc u p a tio n s L S e le c te d log g in g o cc u p a tio n s 2 Cat d r iv e r s sk id d in g C h ok erm en F a lle r s and b u c k e r s p o w e r G round l o a d e r s T r u c k d r iv e r s lo g g in g E x clu d e s p r e m iu m pay fo r o v e r t im e and fo r w ork on w eek en d s h o lid a y s and la te sh ifts V irtu a lly a ll o f the p r o d u c tio n w o r k e r s c o v e r e d by the study w e r e pa id on a tim e b a s is 2 V irtu a lly a ll p r o d u c tio n w o r k e r s w e re m en data fo r s e le cte d o cc u p a tio n s w e r e lim it e d to m en 3 W o r k e r s w e r e at 5 to Table 19 Occupational earnings Tennessee N u m ber and a v e r a g e s t r a ig h t t im e h o u r ly e a r n in g s 1 o f p rod u ction w o r k e r s in se le cte d o cc u p a tio n s in sa w m ills and planing m il ls See fo o tn o te s at end o f ta ble O ctob er Table 19 Occupational earnings Tennessee Continued N u m ber and a v e r a g e s tr a ig h t t im e hou rly ea rn in gs 1 o f p rod u ction w o rk e r s in s e le c t e d o cc u p a tio n s s a w m ills and planing m il ls O c t o b e r 1969 E x clu d e s p re m iu m pay fo r o v e r t im e and fo r w ork on w eekends h o lid a y s and late sh ifts A p p ro x im a te ly 85 p e r ce n t o f the p r o d u c tio n V irtu a lly a ll p r o d u c tio n w o r k e r s w ere m en data fo r se le cte d o c c u p a tio n s w e re lim ite d to m en In su fficien t data to w a rra n t p u b lica tion o f sep a ra te a v e r a g e s by m eth od o f w age paym ent p red om in a n tly t im e w o r k e r s In clu d es data fo r w o r k e r s in oth er op e ra tio n s in addition to th ose show n se p a r a te ly In clu des data fo r w o r k e r s in a ddition to those shown sep a ra tely w o r k e r s c o v e r e d by the study w e re paid on a tim e b a s is Table 20 O ccupational earnings Texas N u m b er and a v e r a g e s tr a ig h t t im e h ou rly e a r n in g s 1 o f prod u ction w o rk e r s in s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n s in s a w m ills and planing m il ls O ctob er 1969 NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT TIME HOURLY EARNINGS OF O ccu p a tion N ber um of Average Under hourly and earnings 1 under SI 70 S I 75 All production workers Sawmill and planing m ill workers Logging workers ar d S U S P s i 85 SI 90 S I S S2 30 S2 40 S2 50 S2 60 S2 70 S S elected sawmill and planing m ill occupations 2 C arrier d r i v e r s C utoff saw operators Debarking machine o p e r a t o r s Edgermen Firemen sta tion a ry b o ile r G raders lumber green chain G raders planed lumber Head saw op e r a to r s band saw Head saw o p era tors c ir c u la r saw Loaders car and truck Log deckmen Lumber sta ck e rs a ir drying or s t o r a g e Lumber sta ck e rs k iln d r y i n g M illw righ ts O ff b e a r e r s machine Sawmilling op eration s Planer op erators feed o n ly Planer op erators s e t up and operate Saw f i l e r s saw m illing o p era tion s Band s a w s Saw f i l e r s planing m ill op era tion s S ca le r s log s S o rte rs green c h a i n Trimmermen Truckdrivers T ruckers power f o r k l i f t Watchmen S elected logging occu pa tion s 2 Cat d r iv e r s s k id d in g F a llers and bucker power Truckdrivers l o g g i n g E x clu d e s p r e m iu m pay f o r o v e r t im e and fo r w ork on w eek en d s h o lid a y s and la te s h ift s V irtu a lly a ll the p r o d u c tio n w o r k e r s c o v e r e d by the study w e r e paid on a tim e b a s is V irtu a lly a ll p r o d u c tio n w o r k e r s w e r e m en data fo r s e le c t e d o cc u p a tio n s w e r e lim ite d to m en A ll w o r k e r s w e r e at W o r k e r s w e r e d istr ib u te d as fo llo w s 6 at to at 4 to at to and 1 at to In clu d e s data fo r w o r k e r s in o th e r o p e r a tio n s in a ddition to those shown se p a r a te ly Tabic 21 Occupational earnings Virginia N u m b er and a v e r a g e s tr a ig h t t im e h ou rly e a r n in g s 1 o f p rod u ction w o r k e r s in s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n s in s a w m ills and planing m il ls O ctob er 1969 NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT TIME HOURLY EARNINGS OF W 7 T HBern f r a r I H c 3 6 c 3 8c 1 00 Occupation Sawmill and p la n in g m ill workers earnm gs 7 39 i under c 1 0C i l l ll i o 37 3 i 3 i l l 8 li l SELECTED SAWMILL AN D PLANING MILL OCCUPATIONS Debarking machine o p era tors l li i 5 F inish K not sawyers hardwood 61 Firemen sta tio n a ry b o i l e r G raders lumber green ch a in Graders planed lumber I Sawm illing o p era tion s P laning m ill op e ra tio n s P laner o p era tors fe e d o n ly P laner o p era tors s e t up and op erate Rip saw o p era tors hardwood f l o o r i n g Rough Knot sawyers hardwood fl o o r i n g Saw f i l e r s p la n in g m ill op e ra tio n s Saw f i l e r s saw m illin g o p e r a tio n s S c a le r s lo g s i l l 0 ll ll 46 n l i i 3 i ll li l a ll TH mmrTmg i H T ruckers power f o r k l i f t nyy trUCk Lumber s t a ck e r s a ir drying or stora g e Lumber s t a ck e r s k iln d r y i n g M illw righ ts i i SELECTED LOGGING OCCUPATIONS2 Cat d r iv e r s sk idd ing Team sters lo g g in g T ru ck d rlv ers l o g g i n g l i E x clu d e s p r e m iu m pay fo r o v e r t im e and fo r w o rk on w e e k e n d s h o lid a y s and la te sh ifts V irtu a lly a ll o f the p r o d u c tio n w o r k e r s c o v e r e d by the study w e re paid on a tim e b a s is 2 V irtu a lly a ll p r o d u c tio n w o r k e r s w e re m en data fo r s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n s w e r e lim it e d to m en 3 In clu d es data fo r w o r k e r s in o th er o p e r a tio n s in a ddition to th o se show n se p a r a te ly Table 22 Occupational earnings West Virginia N u m ber and a v e r a g e s t r a ig h t t im e h ou rly ea rn in g s 1 o f p rod u ction w o r k e r s in s e le c te d o c c u p a tio n s in sa w m ills and planing m il ls O cto b e r 1969 NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT TIME HOURLY EARNINGS OF A ll p ro d u c tio n w o r k e r s S a w m ill and planing m il l w o r k e r s L ogg in g w o r k e r s of workers hourly i and earnings under Number O ccu p a tion 1 75 Average and 3 30 over S e le c t e d s a w m ill and planing m ill o c c u p a tio n s 2 C u to ff s a w o p e r a t o r s D e b a rk in g m a ch in e o p e r a t o r s E d g erm en G r a d e r s lu m b er g re e n chain H ea d sa w o p e r a t o r s band saw H e a d sa w o p e r a t o r s c i r c u la r s a w L og d eck m en L u m b er s t a c k e r s a ir d ry in g o r s t o r a g e M illw rig h ts O ff b e a r e r s m a ch in e S a w m illin g o p e r a tio n s P laning m ill o p e r a tio n s Saw f i l e r s s a w m illin g o p e r a tio n s Band s a w s C ir c u la r sa w s S c a le r s l o g s S o r t e r s g re e n chain T r i m m e r m e n T r u c k d r i v e r s T r u c k e r s p ow er fo r k lift W atchm en i i S e le c te d loggin g o c c u p a tio n s 2 Cat d r iv e r s s k id d in g C h o k e rm e n F a l le r s and b u c k e r s p o w e r G round lo a d e r s T r u c k d r iv e r s log g in g E x clu d e s p re m iu m pay fo r o v e r t im e and fo r w ork on w eek en d s h o lid a y s and late sh ifts A ll p r o d u c tio n w o r k e r s c o v e r e d by the study w e re paid on a tim e b a s is V irtu a lly a ll p r o d u c tio n w o r k e r s w e r e m en data fo r s e le c t e d o cc u p a tio n s w e re lim ite d to m en W o r k e r s w e r e d is tr ib u te d a s fo llo w s 5 at to at to at 4 to and 1at to In clu d es data fo r w o r k e r s in oth er o p e r a t io n s in addition to th ose shown s e p a r a te ly W o r k e r s w e r e d istr ib u te d as fo llo w s 1 at to at to at to and 1 at 3 70 to Tabic 23 Scheduled weekly hours Table 25 Paid vacations P e r c e n t o f p r o d u c tio n w o r k e r s by sch ed u led w eekly h ou rs 1 in s a w m ills and planing m i l l s South and r e g io n s O cto b e r 1969 P e r c e n t o f p r o d u c tio n w o r k e r s in sa w m ills and planing m il ls with fo r m a l p r o v is io n s fo r paid v a c a tio n s a fte r s e le c t e d p e r io d s o f s e r v i c e South and r e g io n s O cto b e r 1969 W eekly h ou rs A ll w ork ers U nder 40 h o u r s h ou rs 44 h ou rs ho u r s h 45 h ou rs O v er 45 h ou rs B order States South Data r e la te to the predom in an t w o r k e r s in ea ch e sta b lis h m e n t 2 L e s s than 0 5 p e r ce n t w o rk South ea st 100 r S outh w est i sch ed u le fo r V a ca tio n p o lic y A ll w o r k e r s South B order S tates S outh east South w est X x ix M eth od o f paym ent W o r k e r s in e sta b lis h m e n ts p rov id in g paid v a c a t i o 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 ta g e pa y m en t F la t s u m W o r k e r s in e sta b lis h m e n ts p r o v id in g no paid v a c a tio n s f u l l t im e d a y s h ift A m ount of v a c a tio n pay 1 A fte r 1 y e a r o f s e r v ic e NOTE B e ca u s e o f roun din g su m s of in dividual ite m s m a y not eq u al to t a ls U nder 1 w e e k w eek w e e k s A fte r 3 y e a r s o f s e r v ic e U nder 1 w e e k w eek O ver 1 and u n d er 2 w e e k s w e e k s O ver 2 and u n d er 3 w e e k s Table 24 Paid holidays A fte r 5 y e a r s o f s e r v ic e P e r c e n t o f p ro d u c tio n w o r k e r s in sa w m ills and planing m ills w hich have f o r m a l p r o v is io n s fo r paid h o lid a y s South and re g io n s O cto b e r 1969 N u m b er o f paid h olid a y s South B order States S outh ea st S outh w est U nder 1 w e e k w eek O ver 1 and und er 2 w eek s w e e k s O ver 2 and und er 3 w e e k s A fte r 10 y e a r s o f s e r v ic e A ll w o r k e r s W o r k e r s in e sta b lis h m e n ts p r o v id in g paid h o lid a y s h a lf day d a y d a y s d a y s days d a y s d a y s plus 1 h a lf day d a y s d a y s d a y s plus 1 h a lf day d a y s W o r k e r s in esta b lis h m e n ts p rov id n g no paid h o lid a y s M U nder 1 w e e k w e e k O ver 1 and und er 2 w e e k s w e e k s O ver 2 and u n d er 3 w eek s w e e k s U nder 1 w e e k w eek O ver 1 and u nd er 2 w e e k s w e e k s O ver 2 and u nd er 3 w e e k s w e e k s w e e k s L e s s than 0 5 p e r ce n t NOTE B e c a u s e o f roun din g sum s o f in dividual ite m s m a y not eq u a l to ta ls A fte r 15 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e V a ca tio n pa y m en ts such a s p e r ce n t o f annual e a rn in g s w e r e co n v e r te d to eq u iv a len t tim e b a s is P e r io d s o f s e r v i c e w e re a r b it r a r ily ch o s e n and do not n e c e s s a r i ly r e f le c t the in d iv id u a l e sta b lis h m e n t p r o v is io n s fo r p r o g r e s s io n F o r e x a m p le ch a n g es in p r o p o r t io n s in d ica ted at 10 y e a r s m a y in clu d e ch a n g es o c c u r r in g b etw een 5 and 10 y e a r s 2 L e s s than 0 5 p e r c e n t 3 V a ca tio n p r o v is io n s w e re v ir t u a lly the sa m e a fte r lo n g e r p e r io d s o f s e r v i c e NOTE B e c a u s e o f rou n d in g su m s o f in d iv id u a l it e m s m a y not eq u al to t a ls Table 26 Health insurance and retirement plans P e r c e n t o f p ro d u c tio n w o rk e r s in s a w m ills and planing m il ls with s p e c ifie d h ea lth in s u r a n c e re tire m e n t p la n s South and r e g io n s O cto b e r 1969 T ype o f plan 1 A ll w o r k e r s W o rk e rs in esta b lish m en ts p rov id in g L ife in su ra n ce N on con trib u tory p la n s A c cid e n ta l death and d ism e m b e rm e n t in su ra n ce N on con trib u tory plans S ick n ess and a ccid e n t in su ra n ce o r s ic k lea v e o r b oth S ick n ess and a ccid e n t in s u r a n c e N on con trib u tory plans Sick lea v e fu ll pa y no w aiting p e r i o d S ick le a v e p a r tia l pay o r w aiting p e r i o d H osp ita liza tion in su ra n ce N on con trib u tory plans S u rg ica l in su ra n ce N on con trib u tory plans M e d ic a l in s u r a n c e N on con trib u tory plans M a jo r m e d ic a l in s u r a n c e N on con trib u tory p la n s R etirem en t plans P en sion N on con trib u tory plans S e v e ra n ce pay No p la n s In clu des only those plans fo r w hich at ex clu d es le g a lly r e q u ire d plans such as w o rk m e n p la n s in clu de only those plans e n tir e ly fin a n ced 2 U nduplicated total o f w o r k e r s re c e iv in g se p a r a te ly 3 L e s s than 0 5 percen t South B order States South east and South w est le a s t pa rt o f the c o s t is b o rn e b y the e m p lo y e r and s c o m p e n s a tio n and s o c ia l s e c u r it y N o n c o n trib u to r y by the e m p lo y e r s ic k le a v e o r s ic k n e s s and a c c id e n t in su ra n ce show n A p p e n d ix A S c o p e and M e th o d o f S u rvey Scope of survey The survey included establishments primarily engaged in 1 Sawing rough lumber and timber from logs and bolts or resawing cants and flitches into lumber including box lumber and softwood cut stock plan ing mills and logging camps combined with sawmills and separately operated planing mills which are engaged primarily in producing surfaced lumber and standard workings or patterns o f lumber industry manufacturing hardwood dimension lumber and workings therefrom and other hardwood dimen sion semifabricated or ready for assembly and hard wood flooring industry 2426 and 3 manufacturing excelsior wood shingles and cooperage stock and in sawing special products not elsewhere classified in dustry 2429 These three industries comprise the entire industry group 242 as defined in the 1967 Standard Industrial Classification Manual prepared by the U S Office o f Management and Budget Separate auxiliary units such as central offices were excluded The establishments studied were selected from those employing eight workers or more at the time of ref erence o f the data used in compiling the universe lists The number o f establishments and workers actually studied by the Bureau as well as the number estimated to be in the industry during the payroll period studied is shown in table A l Table A 1 Estimated number of establishments and workers within scope of survey and number studied southern sawmills and planing mills October 1969 Number of establishments1 Region and State Within scope of survey Workers in establishments Within scope of survey Studied Studied Total2 Production workers Total2 South Border States Kentucky Virginia West Virginia Southeast Alabama Florida Georgia Mississippi North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee Southwest Arkansas Louisiana Texas Includes only establishments with 8 workers or more at the time of reference of the universe data 2 Includes executive professional office and other workers excluded from the production worker category shown separately J Includes data for Oklahoma in addition to Arkansas Louisiana and Texas 37 Method o f study Wage data Data were obtained by personal visits o f the Bureau s field staff The survey was conducted on a sample basis To obtain appropriate accuracy at minimum cost a greater proportion o f large than o f small establish ments was studied In combining the data however all establishments were given their appropriate weight All estimates are presented therefore as relating to all establishments in the industry excluding only those below the minimum size at the time o f refer ence o f the universe data Information on wages relates to straight time hourly earnings excluding premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends holidays and late shifts Incentive payments such as those resulting from piecework or production bonus systems and cost of living bonuses were included as part o f the worker s regular pay but nonproduction bonus payments such as Christmas or yearend bonuses were excluded Average mean hourly rates or earnings for each occupation or other group o f workers such as pro duction workers were calculated by weighting each rate or hourly earnings by the number o f workers receiving the rate totaling and dividing by the number o f individuals The hourly earnings o f salaried workers were obtained by dividing their straight time salary by normal rather than actual hours Establishment definition An establishment for purposes o f this study is defined as a single physical location where industrial operations are performed An establishment is not necessarily identical with the company which may consist o f one establishment or more Employment Type of operation Estimates o f the number o f workers within scope of the study are intended as a general guide to the size and composition o f the labor force included in the survey The advance planning necessary to make a wage survey requires the use o f the lists o f establish ments assembled considerably in advance o f the pay roll period studied The term integrated mill as used in this bulletin refers to sawmills which have their own logging opera tions while independent mill refers to sawmills which do no logging o f their own Type of wood Production workers The term production workers as used in this bul letin includes working foremen and all nonsupervisory workers engaged in nonoffice functions Administra tive executive professional and technical personnel and force account construction employees who were utilized as a separate work force on the firm s own properties were excluded Scheduled weekly hours Data on weekly hours refer to the predominant work schedule for full time production workers employed on the day shift regardless o f sex Occupations selected for study Occupational classification was based on a uniform set o f job descriptions designed to take account of interestablishment and interarea variations in duties within the same job See appendix B for these de scriptions The occupations were chosen for their numerical importance their usefulness in collective bargaining or their representativeness o f the entire job scale in the industry Working supervisors ap prentices learners beginners trainees and handi capped part time temporary and probationary work ers were not reported in the data for selected oc cupations but were included in the data for all production workers For this study hardw oods include Alder ash bass wood beech birch chestnut cottonwood elm gum red tupelo hickory mahogany maple oak poplar yellow white sycamore and walnut so ftw o o d s include Cedar cypress fir balsam white hemlock larch pine white yellow and spruce Shift practices Shift practices relate to workers employed on late shifts at the time o f the survey Supplementary wage provisions Supplementary benefits were treated statistically on the basis that if formal provisions were applicable to half or more o f the production workers in an estab lishment the benefits were considered applicable to all such workers Similarly if fewer than half o f the 38 workers were covered the benefit was considered non existent in the establishment Because o f length ofservice and other eligibility requirements the propor tion o f workers receiving the benefits may be smaller than estimated P aid holidays Paid holiday provisions relate to fullday and half day holidays provided annually Paid vacations The summary o f vacation plans is limited to formal arrangements excluding informal plans whereby time o ff with pay is granted at the discretion o f the employer or supervisor Payments not on a time basis were converted for example 2 percent o f annual earnings was considered the equivalent o f 1 week s pay The periods o f service for which data are presented represent the most com mon practices but they do not necessarily reflect in dividual establishment provisions for progression For example the changes in proportions indicated at 10 years o f service may include changes which occurred between 5 and 10 years H ealth insurance and retirem ent plans Data are presented for health insurance pension and retire ment severance plans for which all or part o f the cost is borne by the employer excluding programs required by law such as workmen s compensation and social security Among the plans included are those under written by a commercial insurance company and those paid directly by the employer from his current operating funds or from a fund set aside for this purpose Death benefits are included as a form o f life insur ance Sickness and accident insurance is limited to that type o f insurance under which predetermined cash payments are made directly to the insured on a 39 weekly or monthly basis during illness or accident dis ability Information is presented for all such plans to which the employer contributes at least a part o f the cost Tabulations o f paid sick leave plans are limited to formal plans which provide full pay or a proportion o f the worker s pay during absence from work be cause o f illness informal arrangements have been omitted Separate tabulations are provided according to 1 plans which provide full pay and no waiting period and 2 plans providing either partial pay or a waiting period Medical insurance refers to plans providing for com plete or partial payment o f doctors fees These plans may be underwritten by a commercial insurance com pany or a nonprofit organization or they may be a form o f self insurance Catastrophe insurance sometimes referred to as ex tended medical insurance includes the plans designed to cover employees for sickness or injury involving an expense which exceeds the normal coverage of hospitalization medical and surgical plans Tabulations o f retirement pensions are limited to plans which provide regular payment for the remainder o f the retiree s life Data are presented separately for retirement severance pay one payment or several over a specified period o f time made to employees on re tirement Establishments providing both retirement severance pay and retirement pensions to employees were considered as having both retirement pension and retirement severance plans Establishments having optional plans providing employees a choice o f either retirement severance pay or pensions were considered as having only retirement pension benefits Appendix B Occupational Descriptions SAWMILL AND PLANING OPERATIONS Block Setter Edgerman B lo c k placer ratch et setter setter Edging m achine operator Rides on log carriage o f head saw and on signal by head sawyer moves lever to adjust position o f log on carriage so that planks o f desired thickness are cut o ff as carriage passes saw pulls lever which moves carriage blocks toward center o f carriage to make room for log and moves lever to advance log toward edge o f carriage to cutting position and advances log after each return o f carriage Adjusts spacing o f the several saws o f an edging machine in order to obtain the maximum number o f standard width quality boards from each plank feeds the planks into the feed rollers that grasp and carry it through machine and raises or lowers by handwheel the feed rollers to accommodate planks o f different thicknesses This classification e x clu d e s work ers engaged in cutting standard width boards in hard wood flooring mills See Rip Saw Operator Hard wood Flooring Carrier Driver Operates a special truck which is used to lift trans port and deposit piles o f lumber from one place to another within the plant Drives truck into position moves levers which hook under and lift piles o f lumber drives carrier to designated location with lumber slung underneath and releases levers lowering lumber to the ground End Matcher Hardwood Flooring Feeds lengths o f hardwood flooring stock into ma chines that cut tongues and grooves on stock This operation usually involves two machines and opera tors one cuts the tongues on the stock and the other cuts the grooves Cutoff Saw Operator Finish Knot Sawyer Hardwood Flooring Cuts out defects to improve the grade o f hardwood flooring strips after they have passed through side matching operation Removes defects in a manner that will produce the maximum amount o f best grade stock in longest standard lengths C utoff saw operator treadle operated sw inging c u to ffsaw operator Operates a swinging or treadle operated cutoff saw to cut wooden stock to desired lengths grades and cuts stock to best advantage eliminating knots and other defects This classification ex clu d es workers engaged in rough and finish knot sawing in hardwood flooring mills See Rough Knot Sawyer and Finish Knot Sawyer Firemen Stationary Boiler Fires stationary boilers to furnish the establishment in which employed with heat power or steam Feeds fuel to fire by hand or operates a mechanical stoker gas or oil burner and checks water and safety valves May clean oil or assist in repairing boilerroom equip ment Debarking Machine Operator P ole p eeler p o le shaver pole p eeling m achin e operator Operates machine to peel bark from logs Work involves m o st o f th e fo llo w in g Moving levers to raise or lower rollers o f feed mechanism that moves logs under cutter head o f machine starting machine and moving levers or turning handwheel to lower knife blades against surface o f logs and remove bark and applying pressure to cutting head o f machine accord ing to size and shape o f logs using handtools May also sharpen and change cutting blades o f machine This classification ex clu d es debarking machine operator helpers Grader Lumber Examines and sorts milled or rough sawed lumber according to designated standards as milled lumber passes on conveyor belt or is placed on table ex amines it on all sides for defects such as knots faulty edges stains and unsatisfactory machine work routes faulty pieces to workers who dispose o f them removes satisfactory pieces and places them in proper bin or truck and sorts them into classes which are 41 determined by the presence o f blemishes such as worm holes small knots or off coloring May scale board footage in each piece and record results In some establishments the grader marks each satisfactory piece with a number that indicates its grade and sends it to the sorter who places it in proper bin For wage study purposes lumber graders are classified as follows Grader lumber green chain Grader lumber planed lumber order for accessibility to carriage o f head saw rolls logs from conveyor tram car or motortruck into position using a cant hook or guides loads o f logs being moved by crane or derrick and releases lash ings from logs after they are lowered to the deck using a cant hook to roll logs into position May operate mechanical equipment used in pulling logs up an incline from the log pond May remove stones or nails embedded in the bark o f the logs with pick or axe Head Saw Operator Lumber Stacker Band head saw operator circular head saw operator Piler stacker kiln loader kiln p usher h ead sawyer sawyer h ead rig Piles rough sawed or planed lumber in large stacks for airdrying or loads kiln cars and pushes them into steam heated kilns for seasoning Stacks lumber man ually or with the aid o f mechanical equipment separat ing layers with stickers to increase air circulation and expedite drying Usually works in a team This classification includes groundmen or boosters who work on the ground and topmen or jackers who work on top o f the pile For wage study purposes lumber stackers are classified as follows Lumber stacker airdrying or storage Lumber stacker kiln drying Supervises and directs activities o f the entire head rig crew while operating a band head saw or a cir cular head saw which cuts logs into rough lumber is responsible for maintaining efficient work perform ance high rates o f production and for keeping waste to a minimum For wage study purposes head saw operators are classified by type o f saw operated as follows Head saw operator band saw Head saw operator circular saw Janitor D ay p orter sw eeper charw om an janitress Cleans and keeps in an orderly condition factory working areas and washrooms o r premises o f an office Duties involve a co m b in ation o f th e follow in g Sweeping mopping and or scrubbing and polishing floors removing chips trash and other refuse dusting equipment furniture or fixtures polishing metal fix tures or trimmings providing supplies and minor maintenance services and cleaning lavatories showers and restrooms Workers who specialize in window washing are excluded Millwright Installs moves and repairs such equipment as wood working machines power line shafting and belting Inspects the operation o f machinery to anticipate and plan for major repairs thereby minimizing interruptions in the production schedules o f machines Off Bearer Machine Catcher lu m b er toiler m achine toiler toiler Stationed at the discharge end o f a saw or ma chine to receive wooden parts as they come o ff the machine and piles products or loads materials on a conveyor for transfer elsewhere For wage study purposes machine off bearers are classified according to type o f operation as follows Off bearers machine sawmilling operations Off bearers machine planing mill operations Off bearers machine other operations including veneer and box departments o f sawmills Loader Car and Truck Car storer car stow er carman freight car loader train loader v eh icle loader Loads railway car or motortruck with lumber pro ducts using handtrucks skids bars chutes hand hoists jacks or similar equipment and places product so as to form a compact load which will not shift or be damaged in transit and so to permit unloading in desired order May secure load with ropes metal straps or other fastenings May also unload incoming shipments Planer Operator F acer operator planer surface operator w oodp lan er operator Log Deckman D eckm an log handler rampman saw m ill deck laborer Arranges logs on sawmill log deck in convenient 42 Operates a single or double surface planer to level o ff irregularities and cut a smooth surface on rough stock reducing it to specified thickness Planer Sawmilling operations Band saws Circular saws operators may be classified on the basis o f whether they O perate o n ly by feeding stock into the machine or set up and o p era te by adjusting table for depth o f cut and thickness o f stock adjusting pressure bar inserting guiding and checking stock and changing dull blades Includes matcher and sizer operations For wage study purposes planer operators are classified as follows Planer operator feed only Planer operator set up and operate Planing mill operations Band saws Circular saws Scaler Logs Estimates marketable lumber content o f logs Work involves m o st o f th e fo llo w in g Measuring logs using scale stick weighing scales or other measuring devices estimating loss o f board footage caused by sawing waste and defects and rejecting logs containing an excessive amount o f unsound lumber May also grade and mark logs Pondman B oatm an b o o m man hoister log chain fee d er log Sorter Green Chain rider p oler p o n d m o n key sinker man sin ker puller G reen chain tailer green chainm an swingman Removes newly sawed lumber from conveyor handtruck etc and stacks it in piles according to size and grade marked on each piece by grader Performs any o f the following duties connected with the storage o f logs in a pond and their selection and delivery to log chute for sawing Selects logs and drives them to log chute working from catwalk flatboat raft or from floating logs guides logs with pike pole onto log chain that carries them up to log deck working from bank near foot o f log chute raises sunken logs and operates a powered winch on pond bank to haul cable with which sunken or jammed logs are raised or released Includes workers employed at operations that have either a log pond or log yard who perform operations connected with the storage o f logs and the delivery o f logs to the log deck Trimmerman D ouble end trim m er operator equalizer m achine operator trim sawyer trim m ing m achine operator m ultisaw trim m er operator Operates a machine equipped with two or more cutoff saws i mounted on a common horizontal shaft to cut wooden stock to desired lengths The saws may be adjustable and are spaced by handwheel to obtain desired lengths o f stock Stock is fed to the saws either by placing individual lengths on a conveyor belt or chain that feeds stock into the saws or on a movable table that is pushed past the saws This type o f saw is used in a sawmill to square stock ends to cut stock to standard lengths and to trim out defects Rip Saw Operator Hardwood Flooring Adjusts spacing o f several rip saws on edging ma chine to cut maximum number o f standard width quality boards for hardwood flooring Feeds planks into feed rollers that grasp and carry it through machine Truckdriver Drives a truck within a city or industrial area to trans port materials merchandise equipment or men between various types o f establishments such as Manufacturing plants freight depots warehouses wholesale and retail establishments or between retail establishments and customers houses or places o f business May also load or unload truck with or without helpers make minor me chanical repairs and keep truck in good working order Driver salesmen and over the road drivers are excluded Rough Knot Sawyer Hardwood Flooring Cuts out obvious defects from hardwood flooring stock such as knots and splits that would tend to jam in side matching machine This operation is normally performed with a stationary rather than swinging cut off saw and operator is not concerned with cutting boards to standard lengths Trucker Power Forklift Saw Filer Operates a manually controlled gasoline or electricpowered truck or tractor to transport goods and materials o f all kinds about a warehouse manufacturing plant or other establishment Sharpens adjusts and maintains in good state o f repair saws used in sawmills or planing mill opera tions This involves correcting tension filing grind ing and setting teeth o f saws For wage study pur poses saw filers are to be classified by type o f mill operation and predominant type o f saw filed as follows Watchman Makes rounds o f premises periodically in protecting property against fire theft and illegal entry 43 LOGGING OPERATIONS Cat Driver Skidding Ground Loader Operates a gasoline or diesel powered tractor to pull logs out o f the woods to a loading platform p u ller S o u th ern area H ooker tongs h o o k e r A p palachian area tongs Chokerman C h o k e setter ch o ker ch o ker h o o kin g Maneuvers logs into skidding position with peavey and fastens choker noose o f wire rope cable or chain about each log by which the log is dragged to the loading platform May level butt end o f log with an axe to make it skid more easily Faller and Bucker Power Stationed on the ground and assists in loading logs upon railway cars trucks or other vehicles or assists in rolling logs onto a log deck The work o f the loader involves Maneuvering log into position with a peavey and fastening tongs chains or other devices about the log by which the log is loaded or guiding log with peavey as the log is pulled up skids and onto log deck sled truck or other vehicle Includes ground loader employed on mechanical loading opera tions and workers who load logs manually B ucker chopp er cross cutter cu tter faller feller log cutter log m aker tim ber cu tter tim ber faller tree fa ller Teamster Logging Working with partner uses power saw equipment to fell trees may saw the felled trees into log lengths This classification includes workers who perform the falling and bucking operations It does not how ever include workers who sp ecia lize in 1 selecting trees to be felHed and notching or undercutting the side o f trees in the direction o f fall 2 sawing and chopping limbs from felled trees to prepare them for cutting into logs and skidding 3 peeling bark from the under side o f logs and smoothing slight crooks in the logs to facilitate dragging the log over the ground and 4 peeling bark from pulp wood logs Those operations may be performed by fallers and buckers Drives one or more horses or mules to haul logs out o f the woods to a loading platform Workers who furnish their own teams are to be ex clu d ed 44 Truckdriver Logging A trailer truckdriver who hauls logs on a log truck a two wheeled trailer with long tongue and regular truck from forest over highways to a landing or log pond Aids in loading and unloading logs and fastens chains around logs on truck Includes drivers o f all types o f trucking equipment used in hauling logs Industry Wage Studies The most recent reports for industries included in the Bureau s program o f industry wage surveys since January 1950 are listed below Those for which a price is shown are available from the Superintendent o f Docu ments U S Government Printing Office Washington D C or any o f its regional sales offices Those for which a price is not shown may be obtained free as long as a supply is available from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Washington D C or from any o f the regional offices shown on the inside back cover I Occupational Wage Studies M anufacturing Price Basic Iron and Steel 1967 BLS Bulletin Candy and Other Confectionery Products 1965 BLS Bulletin Canning and Freezing 1957 BLS Report Free Cigar Manufacturing 1967 BLS Bulletin Cigarette Manufacturing 1965 BLS Bulletin Cotton and Man Made Fiber Textiles 1968 BLS Bulletin Distilled Liquors 1952 Series 2 No Free Fabricated Structural Steel 1964 BLS Bulletin Fertilizer Manufacturing 1966 BLS Bulletin Flour and Other Grain Mill Products 1967 BLS Bulletin Fluid Milk Industry 1964 BLS Bulletin Footwear 1968 BLS Bulletin Hosiery 1967 BLS Bulletin Industrial Chemicals 1965 BLS Bulletin Iron and Steel Foundries 1967 BLS Bulletin Leather Tanning and Finishing 1968 BLS Bulletin Machinery Manufacturing 1968 BLS Bulletin Meat Products 1969 BLS Bulletin Men s and Boys Shirts Except Work Shirts and Nightwear 1968 BLS Bulletin Men s and Boys Suits and Coats 1967 BLS Bulletin Miscellaneous Plastics Products 1964 BLS Bulletin Miscellaneous Textiles 1953 BLS Report Free Motor Vehicles and Parts 1969 BLS Bulletin Nonferrous Foundries 1965 BLS Bulletin Paints and Varnishes 1965 BLS Bulletin Paperboard Containers and Boxes 1964 BLS Bulletin Petroleum Refining 1965 BLS Bulletin Pressed or Blown Glass and Glassware 1964 BLS Bulletin Processed Waste 1957 BLS Report Free Pulp Paper and Paperboard Mills 1967 BLS Bulletin Radio Television and Related Products 1951 Series 2 No Free Railroad Cars 1952 Series 2 No Free Raw Sugar 1957 BLS Report Free Southern Sawmills and Planing Mills 1965 BLS Bulletin Structural Clay Products 1964 BLS Bulletin Synthetic Fibers 1966 BLS Bulletin Synthetic Textiles 1965 BLS Bulletin Studies of the effects of the 1 minimum wage I Occupational Wage Studies Continued M anufacturing C o n tin u ed Price Textile Dyeing and Finishing BLS Bulletin Tobacco Stemming and Redrying 1957 BLS Report p ree West Coast Sawmilling 1964 BLS Bulletin Women s and Misses Coats and Suits 1965 BLS Bulletin Women s and Misses Dresses 1968 BLS Bulletin Wood Household Furniture Except Upholstered 1968 BLS Bulletin Wooden Containers 1957 BLS Report p ree Wool Textiles 1966 BLS Bulletin Work Clothing 1968 BLS Bulletin N onm an ufacturing Auto Dealer Repair Shops 1964 BLS Bulletin Banking 1964 BLS Bulletin Bituminous Coal Mining 1967 BLS Bulletin Communications 1968 BLS Bulletin Contract Cleaning Services 1968 BLS Bulletin Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Production 1967 BLS Bulletin Department and Women s Ready to Wear Stores 1950 Series 2 No Eating and Drinking Places BLS Bulletin Educational Institutions Nonteaching Employees BLS Bulletin Electric and Gas Utilities 1967 BLS Bulletin Hospitals 1969 BLS Bulletin Hotels and Motels BLS Bulletin Laundry and Cleaning Services BLS Bulletin Life Insurance 1966 BLS Bulletin Motion Picture Theaters 1966 BLS Bulletin Nursing Homes and Related Facilities BLS Bulletin Free II Other Industry Wage Studies Factory Workers Earnings Distribution by Straight Time Hourly Earnings 1958 BLS Bulletin Factory Workers Earnings Selected Manufacturing Industries 1959 BLS Bulletin Employee Earnings and Hours in Nonmetropolitan Areas o f the South and North Central Regions 1965 BLS Bulletin Employee Earnings and Hours in Eight Metropolitan Areas o f the South 1965 BLS Bulletin Employee Earnings and Hours in Retail Trade June 1966 Retail Trade Overall Summary BLS Bulletin Building Materials Hardware and Farm Equipment Dealers BLS Bulletin General Merchandise Stores BLS Bulletin Food Stores BLS Bulletin Automotive Dealers and Gasoline Service Stations BLS Bulletin Apparel and Accessory Stores BLS Bulletin Furniture Home Furnishings and Household Appliance Stores BLS Bulletin Miscellaneous Retail Stores BLS Bulletin Studies of the effects of the 1 minimum wage U S G O V E R N M E N T P R IN T IN G O F F I C E 1971 O BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS REGIONAL OFFICES Region I 1603 A Federal Building Government Center Boston Mass 02203 Phone Area Code 617 Region V 219 South Dearborn St Chicago III 60604 Phone Area Code 312 Region II 341 Ninth Ave Rm 1025 New York N Y 10001 Phone Area Code 212 Region VI 1100 Commerce St Rm 6B7 Region III 406 Penn Square Building 1317 Filbert St Philadelphia Pa 19107 Phone Area Code 215 Regions V II and V III Federal Office Building 911 Walnut St 10th Floor Kansas City Mo 64106 Phone Area Code 816 Region IV Suite Peachtree St NE Atlanta Ga 30309 Phone Area Code 404 Regions IX and X 450 Golden Gate Ave Box 36017 San Francisco Calif 94102 Phone Area Code 415 Dallas Tex 75202 Phone Area Code 214 Regions V II and V III will be serviced by Kansas City Regions IX and X will be serviced by San Francisco U S DEPARTMENT OF LABOR BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS WASHINGTON D C O F F IC IA L BUSINESS P E N A L T Y F O R P R IV A T E U S E POSTAGE AND FEES PAID U S DEPARTMENT OF LABOR r L THIRD CLASS MAIL 1\nUnited States. Bureau of Labor Statistics.\t"Industry Wage Survey: Southern Sawmills and Planing Mills, October 1969 : Bulletin of the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, No. 1694," Industry Wage Survey: Southern Sawmills and Planing Mills (1971). https://fraser.stlouisfed.org/title/4632/item/498760, accessed on November 14, 2019.