I t S 7SI O BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS REGIONAL OFFICES New England J oh n F K en n ed y F e d e r a l B u ild ii ig G o v e rn m e n t C en ter R o o m B B o s t o n M a s s T e l Mid Atlantic 341 Ninth A v e N ew Y o r k N Y 10001 T e l Southern 1371 P e a c h t r e e S t N E A tla n ta G a 30309 T e l North Central 219 South D e a r b o r n St C h ic a g o T e l Pacific 450 G o ld e n G a te A v e B o x 3 6017 San F r a n c i s c o C a li f T e l Mountain Plains F e d e r a l O f f i c e B u ild in g T h ir d F l o o r 91 1 W a ln u t St K a n s a s C i t y M o T e l Area Wage Survey The San Bernardino Riverside Ontario California Metropolitan Area August 1967 Bulletin No N ovem ber 1967 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Willard Wirtz Secretary BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS Arthur M Ross Commissioner For sale by the Superintendent of Documents U S Government Printing Office Washington D C Price 30 cents Contents Preface P age The B u rea u o f L a b o r S ta tistics p r o g r a m of annual o c c u p a tio n a l w a g e s u r v e y s in m e tro p o lita n a re a s is d e sign ed to p r o v id e data on o c cu p a tio n a l e a rn in g s and e s t a b lis h m e n t p r a c t ic e s and su p p le m e n ta ry w age p r o v is io n s It y ie ld s d e ta ile d data b y s e le c t e d in d u stry d iv is io n fo r ea ch o f the a r e a s stu d ied f o r g e o g r a p h ic r e g io n s and fo r the U nited S ta tes A m a jo r c o n s id e r a tio n in the p r o g r a m is the n eed fo r g r e a t e r in sig h t in to 1 the m ov em en t of w a g es b y o c c u p a tio n a l c a t e g o r y and s k ill le v e l and 2 the s t r u c tu re and le v e l o f w a g e s a m on g a r e a s and in d u stry d iv is io n s At the end o f e a c h s u r v e y an in d iv id u al a re a b u lle tin p r e s e n ts s u r v e y r e s u lt s fo r ea ch a r e a studied A fte r c o m p le t io n o f a ll o f the in d iv id u a l a r e a b u lletin s fo r a rou n d o f s u r v e y s a t w o p a r t su m m a ry b u lletin is is s u e d T h e f i r s t p a rt b r in g s data f o r ea ch o f the m e tro p o lita n a r e a s stu d ied in to one b u lle tin The secon d pa rt p r e s e n ts in fo r m a t io n w h ich has b e e n p r o je c t e d fr o m in dividu al m e t r o p o lit a n a r e a data to r e la t e to g e o g r a p h ic r e g io n s and the U nited S ta tes In trod u ction W age tr e n d s fo r s e le c t e d o ccu p a tio n a l g r o u p s T a b le s 1 E s ta b lis h m e n ts and w o r k e r s w ithin s c o p e o f s u r v e y and n u m ber stu d ied In d exes of stan dard w e e k ly s a la r ie s and s t r a ig h t tim e h o u r ly e a rn in g s fo r s e le c t e d o c cu p a tio n a l g ro u p s and p e r c e n ts o f change fo r s e le c t e d p e r i o d s A E i g h t y s ix a r e a s c u r r e n tly a r e in clu ded in the p r o g r a m In e a c h a r e a in fo r m a tio n on occu p a tion a l e a r n in g s is c o lle c t e d an n ually and on e sta b lis h m e n t p r a c t ic e s and su p p le m e n ta r y w age p r o v is io n s b ie n n ia lly T h is b u lle tin p r e s e n ts r e s u lts o f the su r v e y in San B e r n a r d in o iv e r sid e n ta rio C a lif in A ugust 1967 R O The S tandard M e tr o p o lita n S ta tistic a l A r e a as d efin ed by the B u reau o f the B udget th rou gh A p r il 1967 c o n s is t s o f R iv e r s id e and San B e r n a r d in o C ou n ties T h is study w as con d u cted in the B u r e a u s r e g io n a l o ffic e in San F r a n c is c o C a lif C h a r le s A R o u m a s s e t D ir e c t o r The study w as u nder the g e n e r a l d ir e c t io n o f A dolph O B e r g e r A s s is ta n t R e g io n a l D ir e c t o r o f O p e ra tio n s B O ccu p a tion a l e a r n in g s A l O ffic e o c cu p a tio n s o m e n w A l a O ffice o c cu p a tio n s d ju sted o m e n a w A 2 P r o fe s s io n a l and te c h n ic a l o c cu p a tio n s m en and w o m e n A 2 a P r o fe s s io n a l and te c h n ic a l o c cu p a tio n s d ju s t e d a m en and w o m e n A 3 O ffic e p r o fe s s io n a l and te c h n ic a l o c cu p a tio n s m en and w om en c o m b in e d A 3 a O ffic e p r o fe s s io n a l and te c h n ic a l o c cu p a tio n s a d ju sted en and w om en c o m b in e d m A 4 M ain ten an ce and p ow erp la n t o c c u p a t io n s A 4 a M ain ten an ce and p ow erp la n t o c cu p a tio n s d ju ste d a A 5 C u sto d ia l and m a te r ia l m o v e m e n t o c c u p a tio n s A 5 a C u sto d ia l and m a te r ia l m o v e m e n t o c cu p a tio n s a d ju s te d E s ta b lis h m e n t p r a c t ic e s and su p p lem en ta ry w age p r o v is io n s B l M in im u m e n tra n ce s a la r ie s fo r w om en o ffic e w o r k e r s B 2 Shift d iffe r e n t ia ls B 3 Sch eduled w e e k ly h o u r s B 4 P aid h o lid a y s B 5 P aid v a c a tio n s B 6 H ealth in s u r a n c e and p e n sio n p la n s B 7 P r e m iu m pay fo r o v e r t im e w o r k A pp en d ix O ccu p a tion a l d e s c r ip t i o n s N O T E O ccu p a tion a l ea rn in g s p r e s e n te d in ta b les A l and 5 in clu d e p a ym en ts u nder a p r o g r e s s s h a r i n g plan in 1 m a n u fa ctu rin g e sta b lis h m e n t S u p p lem en tary ta b le s A l a A 2 a A 3 a A 4 a and A 5 a p r e s e n t earn in g s e x clu d in g the p a ym en ts u nder th is plan T a b u la tion s o f o ccu p a tio n a l e a r n in g s and data on e sta b lish m en t p r a c t ic e s and su p p le m e n ta ry w age p r o v is io n s a r e a v a ila b le fo r oth er areas S ee in sid e b a ck c o v e r A c u r r e n t r e p o r t on ea rn in g s in the San B e r n a r d in o iv e r sid e n ta rio a r e a is a ls o a v a ila b le fo r R O fo o d s e r v ic e o ccu p a tio n s A ugust 1967 1 4 iii Area Wage Survey The San Bernardino Riverside Ontario Calif Metropolitan Area Introduction T h is a r e a is 1 o f 86 in w h ich the U S D ep artm en t o f L a b o r s B u reau o f L a b o r S t a tis tic s c o n d u cts su r v e y s o f o c cu p a tio n a l ea rn in g s and r e la te d b e n e fit s on an a r e a w id e b a s is In this a r e a data w e r e ob ta in e d b y p e r s o n a l v is it s o f B u reau fie ld e c o n o m is t s to r e p r e sen ta tiv e e s ta b lis h m e n ts w ith in six b r o a d in du stry d iv is io n s M an u fa c tu r in g tr a n s p o r t a tio n c o m m u n ic a tio n and oth er p u b lic u tilitie s w h o le s a le tr a d e r e t a il tr a d e fin a n ce in s u r a n ce and r e a l e sta te and s e r v ic e s M a jo r in d u stry g rou p s ex clu d e d fr o m th ese stu d ies a r e g o v e r n m e n t o p e r a t io n s and the c o n s tr u c tio n and e x tr a c tiv e in d u s tr ie s E s ta b lis h m e n ts h avin g fe w e r than a p r e s c r ib e d num ber o f w o r k e r s a r e o m itte d b e c a u s e they tend to fu rn ish in s u ffic ie n t em p lo y m e n t in the o c c u p a tio n s stu d ied to w a r r a n t in clu s io n Separate ta bu la tion s a r e p r o v id e d fo r e a c h o f the b r o a d in du stry d iv is io n s w h ich m e e t pu b lic a t io n c r i t e r i a a llo w a n ce s and in ce n tiv e e a r n in g s a re in clu d e d W h ere w e e k ly h ou rs a r e r e p o r t e d as fo r o ffic e c l e r i c a l o c c u p a t io n s r e fe r e n c e is to the stan dard w o rk w e e k rou n d ed to the n e a r e s t h a lf hour fo r w h ich e m p lo y e e s r e c e iv e th e ir r e g u la r s t r a ig h t tim e s a la r ie s e x c lu s iv e o f pay fo r o v e r t im e at r e g u la r a n d o r p r e m iu m r a t e s A v e r a g e w e e k ly e a r n in gs fo r th ese o c cu p a tio n s have b e e n rou n d ed to the n e a r e s t h alf d o lla r The a v e r a g e s p r e s e n te d r e f le c t c o m p o s it e a re a w id e e s t i m a te s In d u s tr ie s and e sta b lis h m e n ts d iffe r in p a y le v e l and jo b sta ffin g and th u s c o n trib u te d iffe r e n t ly to the e s tim a te s f o r ea ch jo b The pa y r e la tio n s h ip obta in a b le fr o m the a v e r a g e s m a y fa il to r e fle c t a c c u r a t e ly the w ag e sp re a d o r d iffe r e n t ia l m a in ta in ed am on g jo b s in in div idu al e s ta b lis h m e n ts S im ila r ly d iffe r e n c e s in a v era g e pay le v e ls fo r m en and w om en in any of the s e le c t e d o c cu p a tio n s should not be a s su m e d to r e f le c t d iffe r e n c e s in p a y tre a tm e n t of the se x e s w ith in in div id u al e s ta b lis h m e n ts O ther p o s s ib le fa c t o r s w h ich m a y con trib u te to d iffe r e n c e s in p a y fo r m en and w om en in clu d e D if f e r e n ce s in p r o g r e s s io n w ith in e s ta b lis h e d ra te r a n g e s s in c e only the actu al ra te s p a id in cu m b en ts a r e c o lle c t e d and d iffe r e n c e s in s p e c ific duties p e r fo r m e d although the w o r k e r s a r e c la s s ifi e d a p p ro p r ia te ly w ithin the sa m e s u r v e y jo b d e s c r ip tio n Job d e s c r ip tio n s u sed in c la s s ify in g e m p lo y e e s in th ese su r v e y s a r e u su a lly m o r e g e n e r a liz e d than th ose u se d in in d iv id u a l e sta b lis h m e n ts and allow fo r m in or d iffe r e n c e s a m on g e sta b lis h m e n ts in the s p e c ifi c du ties p e r fo r m e d T h e s e s u r v e y s a r e con d u cted on a sa m p le b a s is b e c a u s e o f the u n n e c e s s a r y c o s t in v o lv e d in su rv e y in g a ll e s ta b lis h m e n ts To o b ta in op tim u m a c c u r a c y at m in im u m c o s t a g re a te r p r o p o r t io n o f la r g e than o f s m a ll e s ta b lis h m e n ts is stud ied In co m b in in g the data h o w e v e r a ll e s ta b lis h m e n ts a r e given th eir a p p ro p ria te w eigh t E s tim a te s b a s e d on the e s ta b lis h m e n ts studied a r e p r e s e n te d t h e r e fo r e as r e la tin g to a ll e s ta b lis h m e n ts in the in du stry grou pin g and a r e a e x c e p t fo r th ose b e lo w the m in im u m s iz e studied O cc u p a tio n s and E a rn in g s O ccu p a tio n a l e m p lo y m e n t e s tim a te s r e p r e s e n t the total in all e sta b lis h m e n ts w ith in the s c o p e o f the study and not the num ber a c tu a lly su r v e y e d B e c a u s e o f d iffe r e n c e s in o c cu p a tio n a l stru ctu re am ong e s ta b lis h m e n ts the e s tim a te s o f o c cu p a tio n a l em p lo y m e n t o b tained fr o m the sa m p le o f e sta b lis h m e n ts stu d ied s e r v e on ly to in dicate the r e la t iv e im p o r ta n c e o f the jo b s stu d ied T h e se d iffe r e n c e s in o c cu p a tio n a l s tr u c tu r e do not a ffe c t m a t e r ia lly the a c c u r a c y o f the ea rn in g s data The o c c u p a t io n s s e le c t e d fo r study a r e c o m m o n to a v a r ie ty o f m a n u fa ctu rin g and n on m a n u fa ctu rin g in d u s tr ie s and a r e o f the fo llo w in g ty p e s 1 O ffic e c l e r i c a l 2 p r o fe s s io n a l and te c h n ic a l 3 m a in ten a n ce and p o w e rp la n t and 4 c u s to d ia l and m a te r ia l m o v e m en t O c c u p a tio n a l C la s s ific a t io n is b a se d on a u n ifo r m se t o f jo b d e s c r ip t io n s d e s ig n e d to take a c c o u n t o f in te r e s ta b lis h m e n t v a r ia tio n in du ties w ith in the sa m e jo b The o c cu p a tio n s s e le c t e d fo r study a r e lis te d and d e s c r ib e d in the appendix The ea rn in gs data fo llo w in g the jo b title s a r e f o r a ll in d u s tr ie s co m b in e d E a rn in gs data fo r s o m e o f the o c c u p a tio n s lis te d and d e s c r ib e d o r fo r som e in d u stry d iv is io n s w ith in o c c u p a t io n s a r e n ot p r e s e n te d in the A s e r i e s ta b le s b e c a u s e e ith e r 1 e m p lo y m e n t in the o c c u p a tio n is too s m a ll to p r o v id e enough data to m e r it p r e s e n ta tio n o r 2 th ere is p o s s ib ilit y o f d is c lo s u r e o f in d iv id u a l e s ta b lis h m e n t data E s ta b lis h m e n t P r a c t ic e s and S u p p lem en ta ry W age P r o v is io n s In fo rm a tio n is p r e s e n te d in the B s e r i e s ta b le s on s e le c te d e sta b lis h m e n t p r a c t ic e p and s u p p le m e n ta ry w age p r o v is io n s as they r e la te to plant and o ffic e w o r k e r s A d m in is tr a tiv e e x e c u tiv e and p r o fe s s io n a l e m p lo y e e s and c o n s tr u c tio n w o r k e r s who a re u tiliz e d as a se p a ra te w o r k f o r c e a re e x clu d e d P la n t w o r k e r s in clude w ork in g fo r e m e n and a ll n o n s u p e r v is o r y w o r k e r s in clu d in g le a d m en and tr a in e e s en ga ged in n o n o ffic e fu n c tio n s O ffic e w o r k e r s in clu de w o rk in g s u p e r v is o r s and n o n s u p e r v is o r y w o r k e r s p e r fo r m in g c le r i c a l or r e la t e d fu n ctio n s C a fe te r ia w o r k e r s and r ou tem en a re e x clu d e d in m a n u fa ctu rin g in d u s tr ie s but in clu d ed in n onm an ufacturin g in d u s t r ie s O c c u p a tio n a l e m p lo y m e n t and earn in g s data a r e show n fo r fu ll t im e w o r k e r s i e th o se h ir e d to w o rk a r e g u la r w e e k ly sch ed u le in the g iv en o c c u p a tio n a l c la s s ific a t io n E a rn in gs data e x clu d e p r e m iu m pay f o r o v e r t im e and fo r w o rk on w e e k e n d s h o lid a y s and late s h ifts N o n p ro d u ctio n b o n u se s a r e e x clu d e d but c o s t o f l i v i n g 1 2 M in im u m en tra n ce s a la r ie s fo r w o m e n o ffic e w o r k e r s table B l r e la te on ly to the e s ta b lis h m e n ts v is it e d B e c a u s e o f the op tim u m sa m p lin g te ch n iq u e s u s e d and the p r o b a b ilit y that la r g e e s t a b lis h m en ts a r e m o r e lik e ly to have fo r m a l e n tr a n ce r a te s fo r w o r k e r s ab ov e the s u b c le r ic a l le v e l than s m a ll e s t a b lis h m e n t s the ta ble is m o r e r e p r e s e n t a t i v e o f p o li c ie s i n m e d iu m and la r g e e s ta b lis h m e n ts Shift d iffe r e n t ia l data table B 2 a r e lim ite d to plant w o r k e r s in m a n u fa ctu rin g in d u s tr ie s T h is in fo r m a tio n is p r e s e n te d both in te r m s of 1 e s ta b lis h m e n t p o li c y 1 p r e s e n te d in t e r m s o f tota l plant w o r k e r e m p lo y m e n t and 2 e ffe c t iv e p r a c t ic e p r e s e n te d in te r m s o f w o r k e r s a ctu a lly e m p lo y e d on the s p e c ifie d sh ift at the tim e o f the su rvey In e s ta b lis h m e n ts h aving v a r ie d d iffe r e n t ia ls the am ount ap plyin g to a m a jo r it y w as u s e d o r if no am ount a p p lied to a m a jo r it y the c la s s ifi c a t io n o t h e r w as u sed In e s ta b lis h m e n ts in w h ich s o m e la t e s h ift h ou rs a r e paid at n o r m a l r a t e s a d iffe r e n t ia l w as r e c o r d e d on ly if it a p p lie d to a m a jo r it y o f the sh ift h o u r s T h e sc h e d u le d w e e k ly h ou rs ta ble B 3 o f a m a jo r it y o f the f i r s t s h i f t w o r k e r s in an e s ta b lis h m e n t a r e ta bu la ted as ap plyin g to a ll o f the plant or o ffic e w o r k e r s o f that e s ta b lis h m e n t S ch ed u led w e e k ly h ou rs a r e th o se w h ich fu ll t im e e m p lo y e e s w e r e e x p e c te d to w o r k w h eth er th ey w e r e p a id fo r at s t r a ig h t tim e or o v e r t im e r a te s P a id h o lid a y s paid v a c a tio n s h ealth in s u r a n c e and p e n sio n p la n s and p r e m iu m pay fo r o v e r t im e w o rk ta b les B 4 th rou gh B 7 a r e tr e a te d s t a t is t ic a lly on the b a s is that th ese a re a p p lic a b le to a ll plant o r o ffic e w o r k e r s if a m a jo r it y o f su ch w o r k e r s a r e e lig ib le or m a y ev en tu a lly q u a lify fo r the p r a c t ic e s lis te d Sum s o f in d iv id u al ite m s in ta b le s B 2 th rou gh B 7 m a y not equ al to ta ls b e c a u s e of rou n d in g D ata on pa id h o lid a y s table B 4 a r e lim ite d to data on h o li days g ra n ted annually on a fo r m a l b a s is i e 1 a r e p r o v id e d fo r in w ritte n fo r m o r 2 have b e e n e s t a b lis h e d b y c u s to m H olid a y s o r d in a r ily g ra n ted a re in clu d e d ev en though th ey m a y fa ll on a n on w o rk d a y and the w o r k e r is not g ra n ted a n oth er day o ff The f i r s t p a rt o f the paid h olid a y s ta ble p r e s e n ts the n u m ber o f w h ole and h alf h o lid a y s a ctu a lly gra n ted The s e c o n d p a rt c o m b in e s w h ole and h alf h o lid a y s to show tota l h o lid a y t i m e Data on h ealth in s u r a n c e and p e n s io n pla n s ta ble B 6 in clu d e th ose plans fo r w h ich the e m p lo y e r p a ys at le a s t a p a rt o f the c o s t Such plans in clu d e th ose u n d e r w ritte n b y a c o m m e r ic a l in s u r a n ce com p a n y and th ose p r o v id e d th rou g h a u n ion fund or pa id d ir e c t ly by the e m p lo y e r out o f c u r re n t o p e r a tin g funds o r fr o m a fund set a sid e fo r th is p u rp o s e An e s ta b lis h m e n t w as c o n s id e r e d to have a plan if the m a jo r ity of e m p lo y e e s w e r e e lig ib le to be c o v e r e d u nder the p la n ev en if le s s than a m a jo r it y e le c t e d to p a r t ic ip a te b e c a u s e e m p lo y e e s w e re r e q u ir e d to co n trib u te to w a r d the c o s t of the pla n L e g a lly r e q u ir e d p la n s su ch as w o r k m e n s c o m p e n s a tio n s o c ia l s e c u r ity and r a ilr o a d r e tir e m e n t w e r e e x c lu d e d S ick n ess and a c c id e n t in s u r a n c e is lim ite d to that type of in su ra n ce under w h ich p r e d e te r m in e d ca s h p a y m en ts a re m a de d ir e c t ly to the in su re d on a w e e k ly or m o n th ly b a s is d u rin g illn e s s or a c c id e n t d is a b ility In fo rm a tio n is p r e s e n te d fo r a ll su ch p la n s to w h ich the e m p lo y e r c o n trib u te s H o w e v e r in New Y o r k and New J e r s e y w h ich have en a cted te m p o r a r y d is a b ilit y in s u r a n ce la w s w h ich r e q u ir e e m p lo y e r c o n trib u tio n s 2 plans a r e in clu d e d on ly if the e m p lo y e r 1 c o n tr ib u te s m o r e than is le g a lly r e q u ir e d o r 2 p r o v id e s the e m p lo y e e w ith b en e fits w h ich e x c e e d the r e q u ir e m e n t s o f the la w T a b u la tion s o f paid s ic k le a v e plans a re lim it e d to fo r m a l p la n s 3 w h ich p r o v id e fu pa y or a p r o p o r t io n of the w o r k e r s pay d u rin g a b s e n c e fr o m w o rk b e c a u s e of illn e s s Sep arate ta b u la tion s a r e p r e s e n te d a c c o r d in g to 1 plans w h ich p r o v id e fu ll pa y and no w aitin g p e r io d and 2 plans w h ich p ro v id e e ith er p a rtia l pay o r a w a itin g p e r io d In a d d ition to the p r e se n ta tio n oi the p r o p o r t io n s o f w o r k e r s w ho a r e p r o v id e d s ic k n e s s and a c c id e n t in su r a n ce o r p a id s ic k le a v e an u n d u p lica ted total is show n of w o r k e r s w ho r e c e iv e e ith e r or both types o f b e n e fit s C a ta strop h e in s u r a n ce s o m e t im e s r e f e r r e d to as m a jo r m e d ic a l in su r a n ce in clu d e s th ose p la n s w h ich a r e d e s ig n e d to p r o t e c t e m p lo y e e s in c a se o f s ic k n e s s and in ju ry in v o lv in g e x p e n s e s bey on d the n o rm a l c o v e r a g e of h o s p it a liz a t io n m e d ic a l and s u r g ic a l p la n s M e d ic a l in su ra n ce r e f e r s to pla n s p r o v id in g fo r c o m p le te o r p a rtia l paym en t of d o c t o r s fe e s Such pla n s m a y be u n d erw ritten by c o m m e r c ia l in su ra n ce c o m p a n ie s o r n o n p r o fit o r g a n iz a tio n s or th ey m a y be paid fo r by the e m p lo y e r out o f a fund set a s id e fo r th is p u r p o s e T ab u lation s of r e tir e m e n t p e n s io n p la n s a r e lim ite d to th o se plans that p r o v id e re g u la r pa ym en ts f o r the r e m a in d e r o f the w o r k e r s life The su m m a r y o f v a c a tio n plan s ta ble B 5 is lim ite d to a s t a t is t ic a l m e a s u r e o f v a c a tio n p r o v is io n s It is not in ten ded as a m e a s u r e of the p r o p o r t io n o f w o r k e r s a c tu a lly r e c e iv in g s p e c if i c b e n e fit s P r o v is io n s o f an e s ta b lis h m e n t fo r a ll len gth s o f s e r v ic e w e r e ta bu la ted as ap plyin g to a ll plant or o ffic e w o r k e r s o f the e s t a b lis h m en t r e g a r d le s s o f len gth o f s e r v ic e P r o v is io n s fo r p a ym en t on oth er than a tim e b a s is w e r e c o n v e r te d to a tim e b a s is fo r e x a m p le a pa ym en t o f 2 p e r c e n t o f annual e a rn in g s w as c o n s id e r e d as the e q u iv alent o f 1 w e e k s pay E s tim a te s e x clu d e v a c a tio n s a v in g s plans and th ose w h ich o ffe r e x te n d e d o r s a b b a t ic a l b e n e fits bey on d b a s ic plan s to w o r k e r s w ith q u a lify in g len gth s o f s e r v ic e T y p ic a l o f su ch e x c lu s io n s a re plans in the s t e e l a lu m in u m and can in d u s tr ie s Data on o v e r tim e p r e m iu m pay ta ble B 7 the h ou rs a fter w h ich p r e m iu m pay is r e c e iv e d and the c o r r e s p o n d in g ra te o f p a y a re p r e s e n te d b y d a ily and w e e k ly p r o v i s io n s D a ily o v e r t im e r e f e r s to w o rk in e x c e s s of a s p e c ifie d n u m b er o f h o u rs a day r e g a r d le s s o f the n um ber of h ou rs w o rk e d on oth er days o f the pa y p e r io d W eek ly o v e r tim e r e fe r s to w o rk in e x c e s s of a s p e c ifie d n u m ber o f h ou rs p er w eek r e g a r d le s s of the day on w h ich it is p e r fo r m e d the n u m ber of h ou rs p er day or n um ber o f days w o r k e d An establishment was considered as having a policy if it met either of the following conditions 1 Operated late shifts at the time of the survey or 2 had formal provisions covering late shifts An establishment was considered as having formal provisions if it 1 had operated late shifts during the 12 months prior to the survey or 2 had provisions in written form for operating late shifts The temporary disability laws in California and Rhode Island do not require employer contributions An establishment was considered as having a formal plan if it established at least the minimum number o f days o f sick leave available to each em ployee Such a plan need not be written but informal sick leave allowances determined on an individual basis were excluded 3 T a b le 1 E s t a b l i s h m e n t s a n d w o r k e r s w it h in s c o p e o f s u r v e y a n d n u m b e r s t u d ie d in San B e r n a r d i n o i v e r s i d e O n t a r io R C a l i f 1 b y m a j o r in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n 2 A u g u s t 196 7 W o r k e r s in e s t a b l is h m e n t s N u m b e r o f e s t a b l is h m e n t s In d u s try d iv is io n M in im u m e m p lo y m e n t in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in s c o p e o f stu d y W it h in s c o p e o f s t u d y W ith in s c o p e o f stu d y S tu d ie d T o t a l4 S t u d ie d P la n t N u m ber A l l d i v i s i o n s P ercen t T o t a l M a n u fa c t u r in g N o n m a n u f a c t u r in g T r a n s p o r t a t io n c o m m u n ic a t io n an d o t h e r p u b l ic u t i l i t i e s W h o l e s a le t r a d e R e t a i l t r a d e F i n a n c e i n s u r a n c e a n d r e a l e s t a t e S e r v i c e s O ffic e to 6 1 T h e S a n B e r n a r d i n c r R i v e r s i d e O n t a r io S t a n d a r d M e t r o p o l it a n S t a t i s t i c a l A r e a a s d e f in e d b y the B u r e a u o f th e B u d g e t t h r o u g h A p r i l c o n s i s t s o f R i v e r s i d e a n d San B e r n a r d i n o C o u n t ie s T h e w o r k e r s w it h in s c o p e o f s t u d y e s t i m a t e s s h o w n in t h is t a b le p r o v id e a r e a s o n a b l y a c c u r a t e d e s c r i p t i o n o f th e s i z e a n d c o m p o s i t i o n o f th e l a b o r f o r c e in c lu d e d in th e s u r v e y T h e e s t i m a t e s a r e n o t in t e n d e d h o w e v e r t o s e r v e a s a b a s i s o f c o m p a r i s o n w it h o t h e r e m p l o y m e n t i n d e x e s f o r the a r e a t o m e a s u r e e m p l o y m e n t t r e n d s o r l e v e l s s i n c e 1 p la n n in g o f w a g e s u r v e y s r e q u i r e s th e u s e o f e s t a b l i s h m e n t d a ta c o m p i l e d c o n s i d e r a b l y in a d v a n c e o f the p a y r o l l p e r i o d s t u d ie d a n d 2 s m a l l e s t a b l is h m e n t s a r e e x c l u d e d f r o m th e s c o p e o f th e s u r v e y 2 T h e 196 7 e d i t i o n o f th e S t a n d a r d I n d u s t r ia l C l a s s i f i c a t i o n M a n u a l w a s u s e d in c l a s s i f y i n g e s t a b l is h m e n t s b y in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n 3 I n c l u d e s a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w it h t o t a l e m p l o y m e n t a t o r a b o v e the m in i m u m li m i t a t i o n A l l o u t le t s w ith in the a r e a o f c o m p a n i e s in s u c h i n d u s t r ie s a s t r a d e f i n a n c e a u to r e p a ir s e r v ic e a n d m o t i o n p i c t u r e t h e a t e r s a r e c o n s i d e r e d a s 1 e s t a b l is h m e n t 4 I n c l u d e s e x e c u t i v e p r o f e s s i o n a l a n d o t h e r w o r k e r s e x c l u d e d f r o m the s e p a r a t e p la n t a n d o f f i c e c a t e g o r i e s 5 T a x i c a b s a n d s e r v i c e s in c i d e n t a l t o w a t e r t r a n s p o r t a t io n w e r e e x c l u d e d 6 T h is in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n is r e p r e s e n t e d in e s t i m a t e s f o r a l l i n d u s t r i e s a n d n o n m a n u fa c t u r i n g in th e S e r i e s A t a b l e s a n d f o r a l l i n d u s t r i e s in th e S e r i e s B t a b l e s S e p a r a t e p r e s e n t a t io n o f d a t a f o r t h is d i v i s i o n is n o t m a d e f o r o n e o r m o r e o f the f o l lo w i n g r e a s o n s l E m p lo y m e n t in th e d i v i s i o n is t o o s m a l l t o p r o v i d e e n o u g h d a ta to m e r i t s e p a r a t e s t u d y 2 th e s a m p le w a s n ot d e s i g n e d i n i t i a l l y t o p e r m i t s e p a r a t e p r e s e n t a t i o n 3 r e s p o n s e w a s i n s u f f i c i e n t o r in a d e q u a t e to p e r m i t s e p a r a t e p r e s e n t a t i o n a n d 4 t h e r e is p o s s i b i l i t y o f d i s c l o s u r e o f in d iv id u a l e s t a b l is h m e n t d a ta 7 W o r k e r s f r o m t h is e n t ir e i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n a r e r e p r e s e n t e d in e s t i m a t e s f o r a l l i n d u s t r i e s a n d n o n m a n u fa c t u r i n g in th e S e r i e s A t a b l e s b u t f r o m th e r e a l e s t a t e p o r t io n o n ly in e s t i m a t e s f o r a l l i n d u s t r i e s in th e S e r i e s B t a b l e s S e p a r a t e p r e s e n t a t io n o f d a ta f o r t h is d i v i s i o n is n o t m a d e f o r o n e o r m o r e o f th e r e a s o n s g iv e n in fo o t n o t e 6 a b o v e 8 H o t e l s a n d m o t e l s la u n d r i e s a n d o t h e r p e r s o n a l s e r v i c e s b u s in e s s s e r v i c e s a u t o m o b i le r e p a i r r e n t a l a n d p a r k in g m o t i o n p i c t u r e s n o n p r o f i t m e m b e r s h i p o r g a n iz a t io n s e x c l u d i n g r e l i g i o u s and c h a r ita b le o r g a n iz a t io n s and e n g in e e r in g and a r c h it e c t u r a l s e r v ic e s A l m o s t o n e h a l f o f th e w o r k e r s w it h in s c o p e o f th e s u r v e y in th e San B e r n a r d i n c r R i v e r s id e O n t a r io a r e a w e r e e m p l o y e d in m a n u fa c t u r in g f i r m s T h e f o l l o w i n g t a b le p r e s e n t s the m a j o r in d u s t r y g r o u p s a n d s p e c i f i c in d u s t r ie s a s a p e r c e n t o f a l l m a n u fa c t u r i n g In d u stry g ro u p s S p e c i f i c i n d u s t r ie s P r i m a r y m e t a l s T r a n s p o r t a t i o n e q u ip m e n t E l e c t r i c a l m a c h i n e r y S t o n e c l a y a n d g la s s p r o d u c t s F o o d p r o d u c t s B la s t fu r n a c e s s t e e lw o r k s and r o l l i n g a n d fi n is h in g m i l l s A i r c r a f t a n d p a r t s E l e c t r ic t r a n s m is s io n and d i s t r i b u t i o n e q u ip m e n t R o l l i n g d r a w i n g a n d e x t r u d in g o f n o n f e r r o u s m e t a l s T h is in f o r m a t io n is b a s e d o n e s t i m a t e s o f t o t a l e m p l o y m e n t d e r i v e d f r o m u n i v e r s e m a t e r i a l s c o m p il e d p r i o r to a c t u a l s u r v e y P r o p o r t i o n s in v a r i o u s in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s m a y d i f f e r f r o m p r o p o r t io n s b a s e d o n the r e s u l t s o f the s u r v e y a s s h o w n in t a b le 1 a b o v e 4 Wage Trends for Selected Occupational Groups P r e s e n te d in ta b le 2 a r e in d e x e s and p e r c e n ta g e s o f change in a v e r a g e s a la r ie s o f o ffic e c le r i c a l w o r k e r s and in d u s tr ia l n u r s e s and in a v e r a g e e a rn in g s o f s e le c t e d plant w o r k e r g r o u p s The in d e x e s a r e a m e a s u r e o f w a g e s at a g iv en tim e e x p r e s s e d as a p e r c e n t o f w a g e s du ring the b a s e p e r io d date o f the a r e a su r v e y con d u cted b etw een July I960 and June 1961 S u b tra ctin g 100 fr o m the in dex y ie ld s the p e r ce n ta g e ch a n ge in w a g e s fr o m the b a s e p e r io d to the date o f the in d ex The p e r c e n ta g e s o f change o r in c r e a s e r e la te to w ag e ch a n ges b etw een the in d ica te d d a te s T h e s e e s tim a te s a r e m e a s u r e s o f change in a v e r a g e s fo r the a r e a th ey a r e not in ten ded to m e a s u r e a v e r a g e pay ch a n g es in the e sta b lis h m e n ts in the a r e a M eth od o f C om puting in the occu p a tion a l g rou p T h e s e co n s ta n t w e ig h ts r e f le c t b a s e y e a r em p loy m en ts w h e r e v e r p o s s ib le T h e a v e r a g e m ean ea r n in g s fo r ea ch occu p a tion w e re m u ltip lie d by the o c c u p a tio n a l w eigh t and the p r o d u c ts fo r all o c cu p a tio n s in the g rou p w e r e to ta le d T h e a g g r e g a te s fo r 2 c o n s e cu tiv e y e a r s w e r e r e la t e d by d iv id in g the a g g r e g a te fo r the la t e r y e a r by the a g g re g a te f o r the e a r l i e r y e a r T he resu lta n t r e la t iv e le s s 100 p e r c e n t sh ow s the p e r c e n ta g e ch a n g e The in d e x is the p ro d u ct o f m u ltip ly in g the b a s e y e a r r e la t iv e 100 b y the r e la t iv e fo r the next s u cce e d in g y e a r and con tin u in g to m u ltip ly com p ou n d each y e a r s r e la tiv e by the p r e v io u s y e a r s in d e x A v e r a g e e a rn in g s fo r the follow in g occu p a tio n s w e r e u se d in com p u tin g the w a g e tr e n d s E a ch o f the s e le c t e d k ey o c cu p a tio n s w ith in an o c cu p a tio n a l g rou p w as a s s ig n e d a w eigh t b a se d on its p r o p o r tio n a te em p loy m en t O ffice clerical men and women Bookkeeping machine operators class B Clerks accounting classes A and B Clerks file classes A B and C Clerks order Clerks payroll Comptometer operators Keypunch operators classes A and B Office boys and girls Table 2 O ffice clerical men and women Continued Secretaries Stenographers general Stenographers senior Switchboard operators classes A and B Tabulating machine operators class B Typists classes A and B Skilled maintenance men Carpenters Electricians Machinists Mechanics Mechanics automotive Painters Pipefitters T ool and die makers Unskilled plant men Janitors porters and cleaners Laborers material handling Industrial nurses men and women Nurses industrial registered Indexes of standard weekly salaries and straight time hourly earnings for selected occupational groups in San Bemardino Riverside Ontario Calif August 1967 and September 1966 and percents o f change1 for selected periods Indexes September Industry and occupational group August 1967 Percents of change 1 September 1966 September 1965 September 1964 September 1963 September 1962 September 1961 September 1960 November 1959 to to to to to to September 1966 to to Aueust 19672 3 September 19663 September 1965 3 September 19643September 196 33 September 1962 September 1961 September 1960 A ll industries Office clerical men and w o m en Industrial nurses men and w om en Skilled maintenance m en Unskilled plant m e n Manufacturing Office clerical men and w om en Industrial nurses men and w om en Skilled maintenance m en Unskilled plant m e n Unless otherwise indicated all changes are increases c Eliminating the effect of payments under a progress sharing plan in 1 manufacturing establishment would result in the following percents o f change between September 1966 and August 1967 A ll industries office clerical industrial nurses skilled maintenance and unskilled plant manufacturing office clerical industrial nurses skilled maintenance and unskilled plant Changes were affected by the inclusion of the progress sharing bonus mentioned in footnote 2 This decrease reflects a lower proportion of employment reported in high wage establishments rather than wage decreases 5 F o r o ffic e c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s and in d u stria l n u r s e s the w age tre n d s r e la te to r e g u la r w e e k ly s a la r ie s fo r the n o rm a l w o rk w e e k e x c lu s iv e of e a r n in g s fo r o v e r t im e F o r plant w o rk e r g r o u p s they m e a s u r e ch a n g es in a v e r a g e str a ig h t tim e h ou rly e a r n in g s ex clu d in g p r e m iu m pa y 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 s h ifts The p e r c e n ta g e s a re b a s e d on data fo r s e le c t e d k ey o c c u p a tion s and in clu d e m o s t o f the n u m e r ic a lly im p orta n t jo b s w ithin e a c h g rou p C hanges in the la b o r f o r c e can ca u se in c r e a s e s o r d e c r e a s e s in the o c cu p a tio n a l a v e r a g e s w ithout actu al w age ch a n g es It is c o n c e iv a b le that ev en though a ll e sta b lis h m e n ts in an a r e a gave w age in c r e a s e s a v e r a g e w a g es m a y have d e c lin e d b e c a u s e lo w e r p a y in g esta b lish m en ts e n te r e d the a r e a or expan ded th eir w o rk f o r c e s S im ila r ly w ages m a y have r e m a in e d r e la t iv e ly con sta n t y et the a v e r a g e s fo r an a re a m a y have r is e n c o n s id e r a b ly b e c a u s e h ig h e r p a y in g esta b lish m en ts e n te r e d the a r e a L im ita tio n s of D ata T h e in d e x e s and p e r c e n ta g e s of change as m e a s u r e s of change in a r e a a v e r a g e s a re in flu en ced by 1 g e n e r a l s a la r y and w age c h a n g e s 2 m e r it o r oth er in c r e a s e s in pay r e c e iv e d by in d i v id u a l w o r k e r s w h ile in the sam e jo b and 3 ch a n g es in a v e r a g e w a g e s due to ch a n g es in the la b o r fo r c e resu ltin g fr o m la b o r tu rn o v e r f o r c e e x p a n s io n s f o r c e r e d u c tio n s and changes in the p r o p o r tion s o f w o r k e r s e m p lo y e d b y e sta b lish m en ts w ith d iffe r e n t pay le v e ls The u se of con sta n t e m p lo y m e n t w eigh ts e lim in a te s the e ffe c t of ch a n ges in the p r o p o r t io n o f w o r k e r s r e p r e s e n t e d in ea ch jo b in clu d ed in the data The p e r c e n ta g e s o f change r e f le c t on ly changes in a v e r a g e pay fo r s t r a ig h t tim e h o u r s T h ey a re not in flu en ced by ch a n g es in stan dard w o rk s c h e d u le s as su ch or b y p rem iu m pay fo r o v e r t im e W h ere n e c e s s a r y data w e r e a d ju sted to re m o v e fr o m the in d ex es and p e r c e n ta g e s o f change any sig n ific a n t e ffe c t ca u sed b y ch a n ges in the s c o p e o f the su r v e y 6 A Occupational Earnings Table A l Office Occupations Women A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t t im e w e e k ly h o u r s and e a r n in g s f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t io n s stu d ied on an a r e a b a s is b y in d u s t r y d i v is i o n San B e r n a r d in o iv e r sid e O n t a r io C a lif A u g u st 1967 R Weekly earnings1 standard Number of workers O c c u p a tio n and in d u s t r y d iv is io n Average weekly hours1 standard N u m b er o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a ig h t t im e w e e k ly e a r n in g s o f Mean2 Median 2 Middle range BOOKKEEPING MACHINE OPERATORS CL o j A 1 5 A ALLl 1 MNbf LL A r t n n A 0 0 F IL E K f l r n nnii IL r r n v o f r A T H U t l UfllMlJr AL i V K l INU AMllC AOTlin IMO J n r AO 0 n 3 n 8 n AO O i 02 1n A n yl A3 i ru r U M H a r t r A T rn c r i ar r a Kc Tn iiA m Cl ii c p A ILK f t CLASS A u am ic a o mUe r Air piAnUrfll r lnlb Air a A fv Ur ALTl Umt l i v r u a in i r i r i f l t b JNL i c Y f t i iiN L H K r u r U a u J r tr r J i IT rK o I t n rH A L o r ri cc I L Aao o Z A3 n H AA c cL o c r nr ct T A A 1 c c A r r b u U AMIIC AO T l i n TA r i nflnIUrAL 1 Ur J f 1 Air f aj a am ar L t L rn ltV b a ar l a r iN AfNUr L I miQt l P U i n U d L Tb T 1 1 1T T l tC f C T c ooi o o 3S 69 AO S E C R E T A R IE S CLASS B M AMJFACTUfi ING Kir A A ANUr AL T 1IK llN u i I L I MAAll 1C Ar lU n T A r n e e r nKrtrT An rlc f cL Aaco r A K c bPb Ii b c L U Ai l IC A r 1 il fi T AiC r AMJr At T i 1 la U NlDA UAKllIC A rT IIB T k r i VUrvMANur L tUKll b r e r n r T A f t r e r bLA jro n r A c U jtb t 1 1C j U fl rUr A T 1 i n 1 1 n A l l l l C f T lUK TA B KlTMi AKII 1Cal Tluh if b C in uiv Arnjr AT i 1 7 A p n n tn n 2 n U O n nq nn i 2 i1 n n 1s i n 7 nn 1 3 A s n 1 Z in UU 1 1 nn 1 U o nn 1 c 1 UU See fo o t n o t e s at end o f t a b le A no i A 0 1A A0 1A over I g g L AO 19 21 1A j 1A AA 12 32 j j A9 27 22 A A AA 38 1A A g g 2 A A z u A 12 2 A A3 ca 70 f u i y n y t ni i c 1 U U n c 7 UU ll1 1 U Un n 7 1 n n 1 l A5 A A A A A A A l c at r n 1 t r n 1 7 U l i 7 U n nn 1 nn 1 u 1 UU 1 1 j u u q C UU lli UU 7 n n 1 1 i n n IQ q A A cn 1 1 0 iw u U 1 J7 nn 2 n n i pa nn i 7 nn a h 5 1 3 a 0 0 i 7A nn AO s i 2 6 nn 1 Z A 00 An 2n n q 7 n n q c n n oe u u u u 1 0 0 nn 1 nn 0 0 in j nn 0 c UU lle UU 0 2 n n 113 n n A AO O A 2 0 A A c i n q q n B 7 A n SWITCHBOARD CFERATGRS CLASS B NCN MANUF AC TUP ING i 7 nn nn 1 i Q UU 1 Jao UU AO O AO O AO O A7 1A 1 1 1 WC i c n 1 to UU L i v v U 1 j n n t 1 n a n n n n 1UO u u uu AU U SWITCHBOARD C FERATCPS CLASS A 13 13 in I n n n c U AO O r fc tK a i i b r l r n AL U AAiilCAO T I I B T A P lOA A aJN r AL UK liNU U Air a u AAhir A T i m r i r O INLI HAfNUrPLlUKl u LAS n c n n le D n n 1 v 5 UU 1 o c UU i n n n n i n o n iU U JU 1U7 Pv 1 1 7f r n 1t O n 11 3 U i a 3 U 2 n n n u 1 C u u O f u n 1y n n n n ie 1 u u nn UU 1 9 2 n 5 A0 C T C A i n r n A n ntK f o e t ILK r c r rn o l CINUbKAr u r n o KinKilJAKHlC APT f tNb ID a IN J A NU r AL 1UK l Air U w a 1 an CU 5 QA r rtiNA i bm a f t i t r n b t M b r K rh H r l ru n n 3 nn 8 n CLASS C and CO fn 1 40 CLERKS To 0 L l tM U b f and u n d er 60 B OOKKEEPING M CHINE OPERATORS CLAo i A i A 3 3 1A g Table A l Office Occupations W om en Continued A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t t im e w e e k ly h o u r s and e a r n in g s f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t io n s stu d ied on an a r e a b a s is b y in d u str y d iv is io n San B e r n a r d in o iv e r s id e n t a r io C a li f A u g u st 1967 R O N u m b er o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a ig h t t im e w e e k ly e a r n in g s o f O c c u p a t io n and in d u s t r y d i v is i o n Number of workers Average weekly hours1 fstandard S 55 Mean2 4 Median 2 Middle range t no and u n d er 155 and no SWITCHBOARD C F E R A TC R R E C F P TIO N IS T S M ANIJFACTUR I N G NCNMANUFACTUR I N G T Y P IS T S CLASS A manufacturing n c n m a n u f a c t u r in g t y p is t s class b m a n u f a c t u r in g ncnmanufacturing l over Sta n da rd h o u r s r e f l e c t the w o r k w e e k f o r w h ic h e m p lo y e e s r e c e iv e th e ir r e g u la r s t r a ig h t t im e s a la r i e s e x c l u s i v e o f pa y f o r o v e r t im e at r e g u la r a n d o r p r e m iu m r a t e s and the e a r n in g s c o r r e s p o n d to th e s e w e e k ly h o u r s 2 T he m e a n is c o m p u t e d f o r e a c h j o b b y tota lin g the e a rn in g s o f a ll w o r k e r s and d iv id in g b y the n u m b e r o f w o r k e r s T he m e d ia n d e s ig n a t e s p o s it io n h a lf o f the e m p lo y e e s s u r v e y e d r e c e iv e m o r e than the r a t e sh ow n h a lf r e c e i v e l e s s than the ra te show n T he m id d le ra n g e is d e fin e d b y 2 r a t e s o f p a y a fo u r t h o f the w o r k e r s e a r n le s s than the lo w e r o f th e s e r a t e s and a fo u r t h e a rn m o r e than the h ig h e r r a t e y M a y in c lu d e w o r k e r s o th e r than th o s e p r e s e n t e d s e p a r a t e ly 4 T r a n s p o r t a t io n c o m m u n ic a t io n and o th e r p u b lic u t ilit ie s 8 Table A la O ffice Occupations Adjusted W om en D a t a p r e s e n t e d a r e s i m i l a r t o th e p r e c e d i n g t a b l e e x c e p t th a t p a y m e n t s u n d e r a p r o g r e s s s h a r i n g p la n in 1 m a n u f a c t u r i n g e s t a b l i s h m e n t a r e e x c l u d e d O c c u p a t io n a n d i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n N u m ber of w ork ers W e e k l y e a r n i n g s 1 s t a n d a r d M ean 2 M e d ia n 2 M i d d le r a n g e 2 B o o k k e e p in g m a c h in e o p e r a t o r s c l a s s A B o o k k e e p in g m a c h in e o p e r a t o r s c l a s s B C l e r k s a c c o u n t i n g c l a s s A M a n u fa c t u r in g C l e r k s a c c o u n t i n g c l a s s B M a n u fa c t u r in g C le r k s file c l a s s C C l e r k s p a y r o l l M a n u fa c t u r in g K e y p u n c h o p e r a t o r s c l a s s A M a n u fa c t u r in g c l a s s B S e c r e t a r i e s M a n u fa c t u r in g S e c r e t a r i e s c l a s s B M a n u fa c t u r in g S e c r e t a r i e s c l a s s C M a n u fa c t u r in g S e c r e t a r i e s c l a s s D M a n u f a c tu r in g S t e n o g r a p h e r s g e n e r a l M a n u fa c t u r in g S ten og ra p h ers K eyp u n ch o p e r a t o r s s e n i o r S w it c h b o a r d o p e r a t o r s c l a s s A S w it c h b o a r d o p e r a t o r s c l a s s B S w it c h b o a r d o p e r a t o r r e c e p t i o n i s t s M a n u fa c t u r in g T y p i s t s c l a s s A M a n u fa c t u r in g T y p i s t s c l a s s B M a n u fa c t u r in g ra tes 2 3 E a rn in g s r e la te to r e g u la r s t r a ig h t t im e w e e k ly s a la r ie s e x c lu s iv e th a t a r e p a id f o r s t a n d a r d w o r k w e e k s F o r d e fin it io n s o f t e r m s s e e fo o tn o te 2 ta b le A l M a y i n c lu d e w o r k e r s o t h e r th a n t h o s e p r e s e n t e d s e p a r a t e l y of pay fo r o v e rtim e at r e g u la r a n d o r p r e m iu m 9 Table A 2 Professional and Technical Occupations Men and Wom en Average straight time weekly hours and earnings for selected occupations studied on an area basis by industry division San Bernardino River side Ontario Calif August 1967 Weekly earnings1 standard Average weekly hours1 standard N u m b er o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a ig h t t im e w e e k ly e a r n in g s of i I U n der and 1 00 u n d er Median S ex o c c u p a t io n and in d u s t r y d iv is io n IR Q l PEN DRAFTSMEN CLASS A MANUFACTURING DRAFTSM EN CLASS B MANUFACTURING DRAFTSMEN CLASS C fcCMEN NURSES IN D U S T R IA L R E G IS T E R E D MANUFACTURING S ta n da rd h o u r s r e f l e c t the w o rk w e e k f o r w h ich e m p lo y e e s the e a r n in g s c o r r e s p o n d to t h e s e w e e k ly h o u r s 2 F o r d e fin it io n o f t e r m s s e e fo o tn o te 2 ta b le A l Table A 2a r e c e i v e t h e ir r e g u la r s t r a ig h t t im e s a la r i e s e x c l u s i v e o f p a y f o r o v e r t im e at r e g u la r a n d o r p r e m iu m r a t e s Professional and Technical Occupations Adjusted Men and Women D a ta p r e s e n t e d a r e s i m il a r to the p r e c e d in g ta b le e x c e p t that p a y m e n ts u n d er a p r o g r e s s s h a r i n g plan in 1 m a n u fa ctu rin g e s t a b lis h m e n t a r e e x clu d e d S ex o c c u p a t io n and in d u s tr y d iv is io n N u m b er of w ork ers W e e k ly e a r n in g s 1 s ta n d a rd M ea n 2 M ed ia n 2 M id d le ra n g e 2 M en D r a ft s m e n c l a s s A M a n u fa ctu r in g D r a ft s m e n c l a s s B M a n u fa ctu r in g D r a ft s m e n c l a s s C W om en N u r s e s in d u s t r ia l r e g i s t e r e d M a n u fa ctu r in g E a rn in g s r e la t e to r e g u la r s t r a ig h t t im e w e e k ly s a la r i e s e x c l u s i v e o f p a y f o r r a t e s that a r e paid f o r sta nda rd w o r k w e e k s 2 F o r d e fin it io n o f t e r m s s e e fo o t n o t e 2 ta b le A l o v e r t im e at r e g u la r a n d o r p r e m iu m and 10 Table A 3 Office Professional and Technical Occupations Men and Women Combined A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t t im e w e e k ly h o u r s and e a rn in g s fo r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ied on an a r e a b a s is b y in d u s tr y d iv is io n San B e r n a r d in o iv e r s id e n t a r io C a lif A u gu st 1967 R O Average O cc u p a tio n and in d u s tr y d iv is io n OFFICE Number of workers Weekly Weekly hours 1 earnings 1 standard standard OFFICE OCCUPATIONS BCCKKEEPING MACHINF OPERATORS CLASS A NCNMANUFACTURING M A N U F A C T U R I N G O F F I C E OCCUPATIONS SECRETARIES CLASS B MANUFACTURING NCNMANUFACTURING SECRETARIES CLASS C MANUFACTURING NCNMANUFACTURING SECRETARIES CLASS C MANUFACTURING NONMANUFACTUPING CLERKS ACCOUNTING CLASS MANUFACTURING NCNMANUFACTURING AO 1 A o o CLERKS PAYRCLL MANUFACTURING STENOGRAPHERS SFNIGR NCNMANUF ACTLR I N G SWI TCH8DARD CFERATCRS CLASS A SWITCHBOARD CFERATCRS CLASS B NCNMANUFACTURING KEYPUNCH OPERATCR CLASS B 53 A S ta n d a rd h o u r s r e f l e c t the w o r k w e e k f o r w h ic h e m p lo y e e s r e c e i v e t h e ir r e g u la r c o r r e s p o n d to t h e se w e e k ly h o u r s 2 M a y in clu d e w o r k e r s oth e r than th o se p r e s e n t e d s e p a r a t e ly 3 T r a n s p o r t a t io n c o m m u n ic a t io n and o th er p u b lic u t ilit ie s s t r a ig h t t im e Weekly hours 1 standard Weekly earnings 1 standard CONTINUED SWITCHBOARD CFFPATCR RECEPTION IS T S MANUFACTURING NCNMANUFACTURING TABULATING MAChINE OPERATORS CLASS B MANUFACTURING NCNMANUFACTURING T Y P IST S CLASS B MANUFACTURING NCNMANUFACTURING DRAFTSMEN CLASS A MANUFACTURING DRAFTSMEN CLASS B MANUFACTURING CLASS C NURSES INDUSTRIAL REGISTERED MANUFACTURING t y p is t s class a PROFESSIONAL AND TE CHNICAL OCCUPATIONS o o KEYPUNCH OPERATORS CLASS A MANUFACTURING NCNMANUFACTURING Number of workers DRAFTSMEN CLERKS ORDER NONMANUFACTURING S TFNCGRAPHE R S GENERAL MANUFACTURING NCNMANUFACTUR I N G vf 32 O c c u p a tio n and in d u s t r y d i v is i o n CLASS CONTINUED F IL E SECRETARIES MANUFACTURING NCNMANUFACTURI NG PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S CLERKS ACCOUNTING CLASS A MANUFACTURING NCNMANUFACTURING CLERKS OCCUPATIONS Average Weekly earnings 1 standard Weekly hours 1 standard o o BOOKKEEPING MACHINE CFERATCRS CLASS Average Number of workers O c c u p a t io n and in d u s tr y d iv is io n s a la r i e s e x c lu s iv e o f p a y fo r o v e r t im e at r e g u la r a n d o r p r e m iu m r a t e s and the e a r n in g s 11 Table A 3a Office Professional and Technical Occupations Adjusted Men and Women Combined D ata p r e s e n t e d a r e s i m il a r to the p r e c e d in g ta b le e x c e p t that p a y m e n ts u n d er a p r o g r e s s s h a r i n g pla n in 1 m a n u fa ctu rin g e s t a b lis h m e n t a r e e x clu d e d O c c u p a t io n and in d u s t r y d i v is i o n N u m b er of w ork ers A v era g e w e e k ly e a rn in g s 1 sta n d a rd O cc u p a tio n and in d u s tr y d iv is io n N u m b er of w ork ers A vera ge w e e k ly e a r n in g s 1 s ta n d a r d T a b u la t in g m a c h in e o p e r a t o r s c l a s s B S e c r e t a r ie s 2 M a n u fa ctu rin g N u m b er of w ork ers A vera ge w e e k ly e a rn in g s 1 sta n d a rd O ffic e o c c u p a t io n s C on tin u ed O ffic e o c c u p a t io n s C on tin u ed O ffi c e o c c u p a t io n s O cc u p a tio n and in d u s t r y d iv is io n B o o k k e e p in g m a c h in e o p e r a t o r s c l a s s A B o o k k e e p in g m a c h in e o p e r a t o r s c l a s s B C l e r k s a c c o u n tin g c l a s s A M a n u fa c t u r in g S e c r e t a r ie s c l a s s C M a n u fa ctu r in g C l e r k s a c c o u n tin g c l a s s B M a n u fa c t u r in g S e c r e t a r ie s c l a s s D M a n u fa ctu r in g C l e r k s f i l e c l a s s C S t e n o g r a p h e r s g e n e r a l M a n u fa ctu r in g C l e r k s o r d e r S t e n o g r a p h e r s s e n i o r S w itc h b o a rd o p e r a t o r s c l a s s A S w itc h b o a r d o p e r a t o r s c l a s s B D r a fts m e n c l a s s C S w itc h b o a rd o p e r a t o r r e c e p t i o n is t s M a n u fa ctu r in g N u r s e s in d u s t r ia l r e g i s t e r e d M a n u fa ctu r in g C l e r k s p a y r o l l M a n u fa c t u r in g K e y p u n ch o p e r a t o r s c l a s s A M a n u fa c t u r in g K e y p u n ch o p e r a t o r s 1 2 c l a s s B S e c r e t a r ie s c l a s s B M a n u fa ctu r in g E a r n in g s r e la t e to r e g u l a r s t r a ig h t t im e w e e k ly s a la r ie s e x c l u s i v e o f pay f o r o v e r t im e at r e g u la r a n d o r p r e m iu m M a y in clu d e w o r k e r s o t h e r than t h o s e p r e s e n t e d s e p a r a t e ly T y p is t s c l a s s A M a n u fa ctu rin g T y p is t s c l a s s B M a n u fa ctu rin g D r a ft s m e n c l a s s A M a n u fa ctu r in g D r a ft s m e n c l a s s B M a n u fa ctu r in g P r o f e s s io n a l and t e c h n ic a l o c c u p a t io n s r a t e s that a r e pa id f o r s ta n d a rd w o r k w e e k s 12 Table A 4 Maintenance and Powerplant Occupations Average straight time hourly earnings for men in selected occupations studied on an area basis by industry division San Bernardino River side Ontario Calif August 1967 N u m b er o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a ig h t t im e h o u r ly e a r n in g s o f Hourly earnings O cc u p a tio n and in d u s tr y d iv is io n M ean 2 Median 2 Middle range S and u n d er E L E C T R IC IA N S MAINTENANCE MANUFACTURING over C ARPENTERS MAINTENANCE MANUFACTURING and E N G IN E ER S STATIO N ARY M A C H IN IS T S MAINTENANCE MANUFACTURING MECHANICS AUTOMOTIVE M A IN TE N A N C E MANUFACTURING NONMANUFACTURINC P U B LIC U T I L I T I E S MECHANICS MAINTENANCE MANUFACTURING OILFRS MANUFACTURING P A IN T E R S MAINTENANCE MANUFACTURING P IP E F IT T E R S MAINTENANCE MANUFACTURING TOOL AND O IF MAKERS MANUFACTURING E x c lu d e s p r e m iu m p a y fo r o v e r t im e and f o r w o r k on w e e k e n d s h o lid a y s and la te sh ifts F o r d e fin it io n o f t e r m s s e e fo o tn o te 2 ta ble A l T r a n s p o r t a t io n c o m m u n ic a t io n and o th er p u b lic u t ilit ie s Table A 4a Maintenance and Powerplant Occupations Adjusted Data presented are sim ilar to the preceding table except that payments under a p r o g r e s s s h a r in g plan in 1 manufacturing establishm ent are excluded Hourly earnings 1 Number of workers Mean 2 Median 2 C arpen ters maintenance Manufacturing E lec tricia n s m aintenance Manufacturing En gineers stationary M achinists m aintenance Manufacturing M echanics automotive m aintenance Manufacturing M echanics maintenance Manufacturing O ilers Manufacturing Painte r s maintenanc e Manufacturing P ip efitters maintenance Manufacturing Tool and die m a k e r s Manufacturing Occupation and industry division 1 Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends holidays 2 For definition of term s see footnote 2 table A l and late shifts Middle range 2 14 Table A 5 Custodial and Material Movement Occupations Average straight time hourly earnings for selected occupations studied on an area basis by industry division San Bernardino Riverside Ontario Calif August 19 7 Number of workers receiving straight time hourly earnings of Hourly earnings O c c u p a t io n 1 and in d u s tr y d iv is io n 2 Number of workers Mean3 Median Middle range U n der and 1 20 u n d er 1 3 0 GUARDS AND WATCHMEN GUARDS MANUFACTURING JA M T C R S PORTERS AND CLEANERS MANUFACTURING NCNMANUFACTURING j i JANITO RS PORTERS AND CLEANERS WOMEN LABORERS MATERIAL HANDLING MANUFACTURING NCNMANUFAC TU R I N G FILLERS RECEIVING CLERKS NCNMANUFACTURING SHIPPING CLERKS SHIPPING ANC RECEIVING CLERKS MANUFACTURING TRUCKCRIVERS MANUFACTURING NCNMANUFACTURING TRUCKDRIVFPS LIGHT UNDER 1 1 2 T O N S MANUFACTURING NONMANUFACTURING l TRUCKDRIVERS MEDIUM l l i 2 TO AND INCLUDING A TONS MANUFACTURING NCNMANUFACTURING TRUCKDRIVERS HEAVY OVER 4 TONS TRAILER TYPE MANUFACTURING NCNMANUFACTURING TRUCKDRIVERS HEAVY OVER A TONS OTHER THAN TRAILER TYPE MANUFACTURING ORDER TRUCKERS POWER FO RK LIFT MANUFACTURING TRUCKERS POWER CTHER THAN FORKLIFT Data limited to men workers except where otherwise indicated Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends holidays and late shifts For definition of terms see footnote 2 table A l Includes all drivers as defined regardless of size and type of truck operated Table A 5a Custodial and Material M ovement Occupations Adjusted D a t a p r e s e n t e d a r e s i m i l a r t o th e p r e c e d i n g t a b le e x c e p t th a t p a y m e n t s u n d e r a p r o g r e s s s h a r i n g p la n in 1 m a n u fa c t u r i n g e s t a b l i s h m e n t a r e e x c l u d e d Hourly earnings 2 Number of w orkers Mean 3 Median Guards Manufacturing Janitors p o rte rs and cleaners Manufacturing Janitors p o rte rs and cleaners women L a b orers m aterial handling Manufacturing Order f i l l e r s Receiving c le r k s Shipping c le r k s Shipping and receiving c le r k s Manufacturing Truckdrivers Manufacturing T ru ckd rivers light under 1 lh tons Manufacturing Tru ckd rivers medium 1 V to and including 2 4 tons Manufacturing T ru ck d rivers heavy over 4 tons trailer typ e Manufacturing T ru ck d rivers heavy over 4 tons other than trailer type Manufacturing T ru ck ers power fork lift Manufacturing T ru ck ers power other than forklift Occupation1 and industry division Guards and watchmen Manufacturing D a ta l i m i t e d t o m e n w o r k e r s e x c e p t w h e r e o t h e r w i s e in d i c a t e d 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 F o r d e f i n i t i o n o f t e r m s s e e fo o t n o t e 2 t a b l e A 1 I n c l u d e s a ll d r i v e r s a s d e f in e d r e g a r d l e s s o f s i z e a n d t y p e o f t r u c k o p e r a t e d s h ifts Middle range 3 16 B Establishment Practices and Supplementary Wage Provisions Table B l Minimum Entrance Salaries for Women Office Workers D i s t r i b u t i o n o f e s t a b l i s h m e n t s s t u d ie d in a l l in d u s t r ie s an d in in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s b y m in im u m e n t r a n c e s a l a r y f o r s e l e c t e d c a t e g o r i e s o f i n e x p e r i e n c e d w o m e n o f f i c e w o r k e r s San B e r n a r d i n o R i v e r s i d e n t a r i o C a l i f A u g u s t 1967 O In e x p e r ie n c e d ty p is ts Manufacturing Minimum weekly straight tim e sa la ry 1 O th er in e x p e r ie n c e d c l e r i c a l Nonmanufacturing All industries Based on standard weekly hours 3 of All industries All schedules 40 All schedules Based on standard weekly h o u rs3 of A ll schedule s 40 w orkers 2 Nonmanufacturing Manufacturing 40 All schedule s 40 Establishments studied XXX 69 XXX XXX 69 XXX Establishments having a specified minim um Under and under and under and under and under and under and under and under and under and under and under and under and under and under and under and under and under and under and under and o v e r Establishments having no specified m inim um XXX Establishments which did not employ workers in this category XXX I XXX 15 6 XXX 9 XXX 40 XXX XXX 29 XXX T h e s e s a l a r i e s r e l a t e to f o r m a l l y e s t a b l is h e d m in i m u m s t a r t i n g h i r i n g r e g u l a r s t r a i g h t t i m e s a l a r i e s that a r e p a id f o r E x c l u d e s w o r k e r s in s u b c l e r i c a l j o b s s u c h a s m e s s e n g e r o r o f f i c e g i r l D ata a r e p r e s e n t e d f o r a l l s t a n d a r d w o r k w e e k s c o m b i n e d and f o r the m o s t c o m m o n s t a n d a r d w o r k w e e k r e p o r t e d 1 st a n d a r d w o r k w e e k s 17 Table B 2 Shift Differentials S h ift d i f f e r e n t i a l s o f m a n u f a c t u r i n g p la n t w o r k e r s b y t y p e a n d a m o u n t o f d i f f e r e n t i a l S a n B e r n a r d i n c r R i v e r s i d e O n t a r io C a l i f A u g u s t Percent of manufacturing plant w orkers In e s t a b l i s h m e n t s h a v in g f o r m a l p r o v is io n s 1 fo r S h ift d i f f e r e n t i a l S e c o n d s h i ft w ork W it h s h i f t p a y d i f f e r e n t i a l T h ir d o r o th e r s h i ft w o r k A c t u a lly w o rk in g on S e c o n d s h i ft T h ir d o r o th e r s h ift U n i f o r m c e n t s p e r h o u r c e n t s c e n t s V2 c e n t s c e n t s c e n t s c e n t s I 2 V2 c e n t s c e n t s r e n t s I 4 V2 c e n t s c e n t s c e n t s c e n t s c e n t s c e n t s c e n t s U n i f o r m p e r c e n t a g e p e r c e n t p e r c e n t F u l l d a y s p a y f o r r e d u c e d h o u r s F u l l d a y s p a y f o r r e d u c e d h o u r s p lu s c e n t s d i f f e r e n t i a l F u l l d a y s p a y f o r r e d u c e d h o u r s p lu s p e r c e n t d i f f e r e n t i a l W it h n o s h i ft p a y d i f f e r e n t i a l even 1 I n c l u d e s e s t a b l i s h m e n t s c u r r e n t l y o p e r a t i n g la t e s h i f t s t h o u g h t h e y w e r e n o t c u r r e n t l y o p e r a t i n g la t e s h i f t s 2 L e s s th a n 0 0 6 p e r c e n t a n d e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w it h f o r m a l p r o v i s i o n s co v e r in g la t e s h i ft s 18 Table B 3 Scheduled W e ek ly Hours P e r c e n t d i s t r i b u t i o n o f p la n t an d o f f i c e w o r k e r s in a ll i n d u s t r i e s a n d in in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s b y s c h e d u l e d w e e k l y h o u r s 1 o f f i r s t s h i f t w o r k e r s San B e r n a r d i n o R i v e r s i d e O n t a r io C a l i f A u g u s t 1967 P la n t w o r k e r s O ffic e w o r k e r s W e e k ly h o u r s A ll in d u s tr ie s 2 M a n u fa c t u r in g A ll w o r k e r s U n d e r 3772 h o u r s V2 h o u r s O v e r 3772 a n d u n d e r 4 0 h o u r s h o u r s O v e r 40 a n d u n d e r 4 8 h o u r s h o u r s a n d o v e r P u b l ic u t i l i t i e s 3 A ll i n d u s t r i e s M a n u fa c t u r in g S c h e d u le d h o u r s a r e th e w e e k l y h o u r s w h ic h a m a j o r i t y o f th e f u l l t i m e w o r k e r s w e r e e x p e c t e d to w o r k w h e t h e r t h e y w e r e p a id f o r at s t r a i g h t t i m e o r o v e r t i m e I n c lu d e s d a ta f o r w h o l e s a l e t r a d e r e t a i l t r a d e r e a l e s t a t e a n d s e r v i c e s in a d d it io n t o t h o s e i n d u s t r y d i v is i o n s sh o w n s e p a r a t e l y T r a n s p o r t a t i o n c o m m u n i c a t i o n and o t h e r p u b l ic u t i l i t i e s I n c lu d e s d a ta f o r w h o l e s a l e t r a d e r e t a i l t r a d e fi n a n c e in s u r a n c e a n d r e a l e s t a t e and s e r v i c e s in a d d it io n to t h o s e in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s s h o w n s e p a r a t e l y L e s s th a n 0 5 p e r c e n t P u b l ic u t i l i t i e s 3 ra tes 19 Table B 4 Paid Holidays Percent distribution of plant and office workers in all industries and in industry divisions by number of paid holidays provided annually San Bernardino River side Ontario C alif August 1967 O ffic e w o r k e r s P la n t w o r k e r s Item A ll i n d u s t r ie s 1 A l l w o r k e r s W o r k e r s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s p r o v id i n g p a id h o l i d a y s W o r k e r s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s p r o v i d i n g n o p a id h o l i d a y s M a n u fa c t u r in g P u b l ic u t i l i t i e s 2 A l l in d u s t r i e s 3 M a n u fa c t u r in g P u b l ic u t il it i e s N u m ber of days L e s s th a n 5 h o l i d a y s 5 h o lid a y s h o l i d a y s h o l i d a y s h o l i d a y s h o l i d a y s p lu s 1 h a l f d a y h o l i d a y s h o l i d a y s T o t a l h o l i d a y t im e 10 d a y s m o r e o r m o r e m o r e m o r e m o r e d a y s o r m o r e d a y s o r m o r e d a y s o r m o r e d a y s o r m o r e days or 8x days h 8 days or 7 days or 6 days or Includes data for wholesale trade retail trade real estate and services in addition to those industry divisions shown separately Transportation communication and other public utilities Includes data for wholesale trade retail trade finance insurance and real estate and services in addition to those industry divisions shown separately Less than 0 5 percent Table B 5 Paid Vacations1 Percent distribution of plant and office workers in all industries and in industry divisions by vacation pay provisions San Bernardincr River side Ontario Calif August 1967 O ffic e w o r k e r s P la n t w o r k e r s V a c a tio n p o lic y A l l in d u s t r i e s 2 A l l w o r k e r s M a n u fa c t u r in g P u b l ic u t i l i t i e s 3 A ll i n d u s t r ie s 4 M a n u fa c t u r in g P u b l ic u t i l i t i e s M eth od o f p a y m en t W o r k e r s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s p r o v id i n g p a id v a c a t i o n s L e n g t h o f t i m e p a y m e n t P e r c e n t a g e p a y m e n t O t h e r W o r k e r s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s p r o v id i n g n o p a id v a c a t i o n s A m ou n t o f v a c a tio n p a y 6 A fte r 6 m o n th s o f s e r v i c e U n d e r 1 w e e k w e e k w e e k s A fte r 1 y e a r o f s e r v ic e 1 w e e k O v e r 1 a n d u n d e r 2 w e e k s w e e k s O v e r 2 a n d u n d e r 3 w e e k s A fte r 2 y e a r s of s e r v ic e 1 w e e k O v e r 1 a n d u n d e r 2 w e e k s w eeks O v e r 2 a n d u n d e r 3 w e e k s A fte r 3 y e a r s of s e r v ic e 1 w e e k O v e r 1 a n d u n d e r 2 w e e k s w e e k s O v e r 2 a n d u n d e r 3 w e e k s w e e k s A fte r 4 y e a r s of s e r v ic e 1 w e e k O v e r 1 a n d u n d e r 2 w e e k s w e e k s O v e r 2 a n d u n d e r 3 w e e k s w e e k s A fte r 5 y e a r s of s e r v ic e 1 w e e k w e e k s O ver 2 and u n d er 3 w eek s w e e k s w e e k s See footnotes at end of table Table B 5 Paid Vacations1 Continued Percent distribution of plant and office workers in all industries and in industry divisions by vacation pay provisions San Bernardino River side Ontario C alif August 1967 O ffic e w o r k e r s P la n t w o r k e r s V a c a t io n p o lic y A ll i n d u s t r i e s 2 M a n u fa c t u r in g P u b l ic u t i l i t i e s 3 A ll in d u s t r i e s 4 M a n u fa c t u r in g P u b l ic u t i l i t i e s 3 A m o u n t o f v a c a t i o n p a y 6 C o n t in u e d A f t e r 10 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e 1 w e e k w e e k s O v e r 2 a n d u n d e r 3 w e e k s w e e k s O v e r 3 a n d u n d e r 4 w e e k s w e e k s O v e r 4 a n d u n d e r 5 w e e k s H H A f t e r 12 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e 1 w e e k w e e k s O v e r 2 a n d u n d e r 3 w e e k s w e e k s O v e r 3 a n d u n d e r 4 w e e k s w e e k s O v e r 4 a n d u n d e r 5 w e e k s A f t e r 15 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e 2 w e e k s w r O v e r 3 a n d u n d e r 4 w e e k s w e e k s O v e r 4 a n d u n d e r 5 w e e k s A f t e r 20 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e 1 w e e k w e e k s w e e k s O v e r 3 a n d u n d e r 4 w e e k s wflfilcfi O v e r 4 a n d u n d e r 5 w e e k s w e e k s w e e k s A f t e r 25 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e 1 w e e k w e e k s w e e k s O v e r 3 a n d u n d e r 4 w e e k s w e e k s O v e r 4 a n d u n d e r 5 w e e k s w e e k s w e e k s See footnotes at end of table Table B 5 Paid Vacations1 Continued Percent distribution of plant and office workers in all industries and in industry divisions by vacation pay provisions San Bernardino Riverside Ontario Calif August 1967 P lant w o rk ers O ffic e w o r k e r s V a c a tio n p o lic y A ll in d u str ie s 1 2 M an ufactu ring P ublic u t ilit ie s 3 A ll in d u strie s 4 M an ufactu ring P ublic u t i li t i e s 3 A m ou nt of vacatio n pay 6 Continued A fte r 30 y e a r s of se r v ic e 1 w eek w e e k s w eeks O ver 3 and under 4 w eeks w e e k s Over 4 and under 5 w e e k s w eeks w eeks M a x im u m vacatio n availa b le 1 w eek w e e k s w eeks O ver 3 and under 4 w e e k s w e e k s O ver 4 and under 5 w e e k s w e e k s w e e k s O ver 6 w e e k s I n c l u d e s b a s i c p la n s o n ly E x c l u d e s p la n s s u c h a s v a c a t i o n s a v i n g s a n d t h o s e p la n s w h ic h o f f e r e x t e n d e d o r s a b b a t i c a l b e n e f it s b e y o n d b a s i c p la n s to w o r k e r s w it h q u a l if y i n g le n g t h s of s e r v ic e T y p i c a l o f s u c h e x c l u s i o n s a r e p la n s in the s t e e l a lu m in u m and c a n in d u s t r i e s 2 I n c lu d e s d a ta f o r w h o l e s a l e t r a d e r e t a i l t r a d e r e a l e s t a t e a n d s e r v i c e s in a d d i t io n to t h o s e in d u s t r y d i v is i o n s s h o w n s e p a r a t e l y 3 T r a n s p o r t a t i o n c o m m u n i c a t io n a n d o t h e r p u b l ic u t i l i t i e s 4 I n c l u d e s d a ta f o r w h o l e s a l e t r a d e r e t a i l t r a d e fi n a n c e i n s u r a n c e a n d r e a l e s t a t e a n d s e r v i c e s in a d d it io n to t h o s e in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s s h o w n s e p a r a t e l y 5 L e s s th a n 0 5 p e r c e n t 6 I n c l u d e s p a y m e n t s o t h e r than l e n g t h o f t i m e s u c h a s p e r c e n t a g e o f a n n u a l e a r n i n g s o r f l a t s u m p a y m e n t s c o n v e r t e d t o an e q u iv a le n t t im e b a s i s f o r e x a m p l e a p a y m e n t o f 2 p e r c e n t o f a n n u a l e a r n i n g s w a s c o n s i d e r e d a s 1 w e e k s p a y P e r i o d s o f s e r v i c e w e r e c h o s e n a r b i t r a r i l y a n d d o n ot n e c e s s a r i l y r e f l e c t the in d iv id u a l p r o v i s i o n s f o r p r o g r e s s i o n F o r e x a m p l e the c h a n g e s in p r o p o r t i o n s in d ic a t e d at 10 y e a r s s e r v i c e in c lu d e c h a n g e s in p r o v i s i o n s o c c u r r i n g b e t w e e n 5 a n d 10 y e a r s E s tim a te s a re c u m u la tiv e T h u s th e p r o p o r t i o n e l i g i b l e f o r 3 w e e k s p a y o r m o r e a f t e r 10 y e a r s in c lu d e s t h o s e e l i g i b l e f o r 3 w e e k s p a y o r m o r e a f t e r f e w e r y e a r s o f s e r v i c e 23 Table B 6 Health Insurance and Pension Plans P e r c e n t o f p la n t a n d o f f i c e w o r k e r s in a ll in d u s t r ie s a n d in in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s e m p l o y e d in e s t a b l is h m e n t s p r o v id i n g h e a lt h i n s u r a n c e o r p e n s io n b e n e f it s 1 Sa n B e r n a r d i n o R i v e r s i d e O n t a r io C a l i f A u g u s t 1 967 P la n t w o r k e r s O ffice w o r k e r s T y p e o f b e n e f it A l l i n d u s t r ie s 2 A l l w o r k e r s M a n u fa c t u r in g P u b l ic u t i l i t i e s 3 A l l in d u s t r i e s 4 M a n u fa c t u r in g P u b l ic u t i l i t i e s S ic k n e s s a n d a c c i d e n t i n s u r a n c e S i c k l e a v e f u ll p a y a n d n o w a it in g p e r i o d S ic k le a v e p a r t ia l pa y o r w a it in g p e r i o d H o s p i t a l i z a t i o n i n s u r a n c e S u r g i c a l i n s u r a n c e M e d i c a l i n s u r a n c e C a t a s t r o p h e i n s u r a n c e R e t i r e m e n t p e n s i o n N o h e a lt h i n s u r a n c e o r p e n s i o n p la n W o r k e r s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s p r o v i d i n g L i f e i n s u r a n c e A c c id e n t a l d e a th and d is m e m b e r m e n t i n s u r a n c e S ic k n e s s a n d a c c i d e n t in s u r a n c e o r s i c k le a v e o r b o t h I n c l u d e s t h o s e p la n s f o r w h ic h at le a s t a p a r t o f th e c o s t is b o r n e b y th e e m p l o y e r e x c e p t t h o s e l e g a l l y r e q u i r e d s u c h a s w o r k m e n s c o m p e n s a t i o n s o c i a l s e c u r i t y an d r a i l r o a d r e t i r e m e n t 2 I n c l u d e s d a ta f o r w h o l e s a l e t r a d e r e t a i l t r a d e r e a l e s t a t e a n d s e r v i c e s in a d d it io n to t h o s e i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s s h o w n s e p a r a t e l y 3 T r a n s p o r t a t i o n c o m m u n i c a t i o n an d o t h e r p u b lic u t i l i t i e s 4 I n c l u d e s d a ta f o r w h o l e s a l e t r a d e r e t a i l t r a d e fi n a n c e in s u r a n c e an d r e a l e s t a t e a n d s e r v i c e s in a d d i t io n t o t h o s e in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s s h o w n s e p a r a t e l y 5 U n d u p lic a t e d t o t a l o f w o r k e r s r e c e i v i n g s i c k l e a v e o r s i c k n e s s an d a c c i d e n t in s u r a n c e s h o w n s e p a r a t e l y b e l o w S i c k l e a v e p la n s a r e l i m i t e d to t h o s e w h ic h d e f i n i t e l y e s t a b l i s h at le a s t the m in i m u m n u m b e r o f d a y s p a y th a t c a n b e e x p e c t e d b y e a c h e m p l o y e e I n f o r m a l s i c k le a v e a l l o w a n c e s d e t e r m i n e d o n an in d iv i d u a l b a s i s a r e e x c l u d e d 24 Table B 7 Premium Pay for Overtime Work Percent distribution of plant and office workers in all industries and in industry divisions by overtime prem ium pay provisions San Bernardino Riverside Ontario C a lif August 1967 Plant w o rk ers O ffic e w o r k e r s P r e m iu m pay p olicy A ll in d u str ie s 1 A ll w o r k e r s M an ufactu ring P ublic u t ilit ie s A ll in d u s tr ie s 3 M an ufactu ring P ublic u t ilit ie s D a ily o v e rtim e at p r em iu m rates W o r k e r s in esta b lish m e n ts having p r o v isio n s for d aily o v e rtim e p a y 4 at p r e m iu m r a t e s T im e and o n e h a lf E ffe c tiv e a fte r L e s s than l l z h o u r s V2 h o u r s O ver l l z and under 8 h o u r s h o u r s W o r k e r s in e sta b lish m e n ts having no p r o v isio n s for d aily o v e rtim e pay at p r em iu m rates s W eek ly o v e rtim e at p r e m iu m rates W o r k e r s in esta b lish m e n ts having p r o v isio n s for w eekly o v e rtim e pay 4 at p r e m iu m r a t e s T im e and o n e h a lf E ffe c tiv e a fte r 35 h o u r s O v e r 35 and under 40 h o u r s h o u r s h o u r s h o u r s W o r k e r s in esta b lish m e n ts having no p r o v isio n s for w eekly o v e rtim e pay at p r e m iu m ra tes Includes data for w h o lesa le tra d e r e ta il tra d e r e a l e s t a t e and s e r v i c e s in addition to those in du stry d ivision s shown se p a r a te ly 2 T r a n sp o r ta tio n c o m m u n ic a tio n and other public u tilit ie s 3 Includes data for w h o lesa le tra d e r e ta il tra d e fin a n c e in su r a n c e and r e a l e sta te and s e r v i c e s in addition to those in du stry d iv isio n s shown se p a r a t e ly 4 Includes w o rk ers in e sta b lish m e n ts c overe d by le g is la tiv e req u ir e m e n ts regard in g p r em iu m pay for o v e r t im e even though such w o r k e r s a c tu a lly do not w ork o v e r t im e G rad uated p r o v isio n s for p rem iu m pay are c la s s ifie d under the f ir s t e ffe ctiv e p r e m iu m r a te F o r e x a m p le a plan callin g for tim e and o n e h a lf a fter 8 and double tim e a fte r 10 h ou rs would be c o n sid e r e d as tim e and o n e h a lf a fter 8 h o u r s S im ila r ly a plan callin g for no pay or pay at a r eg u la r rate a fter 35 h ours and time and o n e h a lf a fter 40 h ou rs w ould be c o n sid e r e d as tim e and o n e h a lf after 40 h o u r s 5 L e s s than 0 5 p erc en t 6 Includes w o r k e r s in esta b lish m e n ts ex em p t fr o m le g is la tiv e r e q u ir e m e n ts r egard in g p rem iu m pay fo r ov e rtim e and w h e r e as a m a tte r o f p o lic y o v e r tim e is not w ork ed Appendix Occupational Descriptions The prim ary purpose o f preparing jo b descriptions for the Bureau s w age surveys is to assist its fie ld staff in classifyin g into appropriate occu pation s workers who are e m p lo y e d under a variety o f payroll titles and d ifferen t work arrangements from establishm ent to establishm ent and from area to area This permits the grouping o f occu p a tion a l w age rates representing com pa ra ble jo b content Because o f this emphasis on interestablishm ent and interarea com p a ra b ility o f o ccu p a tion a l content the Bureau s jo b descriptions m ay d iffer sign ifican tly from those in use in individual establishm ents or those prepared for other purposes In applying these jo b descriptions the Bureau s fie ld econom ists are instructed to ex clu d e w oikin g supervisors apprentices learners beginners trainees and han dicapped p a rt tim e tem porary and probationary workers OFFICE BILLER MACHINE BILLER MACHINE Continued Prepares statem ents b ills and in voices on a m ach in e other than an ordinary or e le c tr o m a tic typewriter M ay also k eep records as to b illin g s or shipping charges or perform other cle rica l work in cidental to b illin g operations For w age study purposes billers m a ch in e are c la s sified by type o f m a ch in e as follow s colum ns and com pu tes and usually prints a u tom atica lly the debit or cred it balances D oes not in volve a kn ow ledge o f bookkeeping Works from u niform and standard types o f sales and credit slips BOOKKEEPING MACHINE OPERATOR Operates a b ook k eepin g m achine R em in gton Rand Elliott Fisher Sundstrand Burroughs N ational Cash Register with or without a type writer keyboard to k eep a record o f business transactions B iller m a ch in e b illin g m a ch in e Uses a sp ecia l b illin g m a ch in e M o o n H opkins E lliott Fisher Burroughs etc w hich are c o m b in a tio n typin g and adding m achines to prepare bills and in v o ice s fro m custom ers purchase orders internally prepared orders shipping m em orandum s e tc Usually involves a p p lica tion o f pre determ in ed discounts and shipping charges and entry o f necessary extensions w hich m ay or m ay not be com pu ted on the b illin g m a c h in e and totals w h ich are au tom atica lly a ccu m u la ted by m ach in e T h e op eration usually in volves a large num ber o f carbon cop ies o f the b ill b e in g prepared and is often done on a fan fold m achine Class A K eeps a set o f records requiring a know ledge o f and experien ce in ba sic bookkeepin g prin ciples and fam ilia rity with the structure o f the particular accoun tin g system used Determ ines proper records and distribution o f debit and credit item s to be used in each phase o f the work M ay prepare con solidated reports balance sheets and other records by hand Class B K eeps a record o f one or m ore phases or sections o f a set o f records usually requiring little kn ow ledge o f basic book keepin g Phases or sections include accounts pa ya ble payroll cus tom ers accoun ts n ot in cluding a sim ple type o f b illin g described under b ille r m a ch in e cost distribution expense distribution in ventory con trol e tc May ch e ck or assist in preparation o f trial balances and prepare con trol sheets for the accou n tin g department B iller m a ch in e b ook k eep in g m a ch in e Uses a b ook k eepin g m a ch in e Sundstrand E lliott Fisher Rem ington Rand e t c w hich m a y or m ay n ot h ave typew riter keyboard to prepare custom ers bills as part o f the accoun ts re ce iv a b le operation G enerally in volves the sim ultaneous entry o f figures on custom ers ledger record The m a ch in e a u to m a tica lly a ccu m u la tes figures on a num ber o f v e rtica l N ote Since 1he last survey in this area the Bureau has discontinued c o lle c tin g data for d u p licatin gm a ch in e operators and elev ator operators CLERK ACCOUNTING Class A Under general direction of a bookkeeper or accountant has responsibility for keeping one or more sections of a complete set of books or records relating to one phase of an establishment s busi ness transactions Work involves posting and balancing subsidiary ledger or ledgers such as accounts receivable or accounts payable examining and coding invoices or vouchers with proper accounting distribution and requires judgment and experience in making proper assignations and allocations May assist in preparing adjusting and closing journal entries and may direct class B accounting clerks Class B Under supervision performs one or more routine ac counting operations such as posting simple journal vouchers or accounts payable vouchers entering vouchers in voucher registers reconciling bank accounts and posting subsidiary ledgers controlled by general ledgers or posting simple cost accounting data This job does not require a knowledge of accounting and bookkeeping principles but is found in offices in which the more routine accounting work is subdivided on a functional basis among several workers CLERK FILE Class A In an established filing system containing a number of varied subject matter files classifies and indexes file material such as correspondence reports technical documents etc May also file this material May keep records of various types in con junction with the files May lead a small group of lower level file clerks Class B Sorts codes and files unclassified material by simple subject matter headings or partly classified material by finer sub headings Prepares simple related index and cross reference aids As requested locates clearly identified material in files and forwards material May perform related clerical tasks required to maintain and service files CLERK ORDER Receives customers orders for material or merchandise by mail phone or personally Duties involve any combination of the following Quoting prices to customers making out an order sheet listing the items to make up the order checking prices and quantities of items on order sheet and distributing order sheets to respective departments to be filled May check with credit department to determine credit rating of customer acknowledge receipt of orders from customers follow up orders to see that they have been filled keep file of orders received and check shipping invoices with original orders CLERK PAYROLL Computes wages of company employees and enters the necessary data on the payroll sheets Duties involve Calculating workers earnings based on time or production records and posting calculated data on payroll sheet showing information such as worker s name working days time rate deductions for insurance and total wages due May make out paychecks and assist paymaster in making up and distributing pay envelopes May use a calculating machine COMPTOMETER OPERATOR Primary duty is to operate a Comptometer to perform mathe matical computations This job is not to be confused with that of statis tical or other type of clerk which may involve frequent use of a Comp tometer but in which use of this machine is incidental to performance of other duties KEYPUNCH OPERATOR Class C Performs routine filing of material that has already been classified or which is easily classified in a simple serial classi fication system e g alphabetical chronological or numerical As requested locates readily available material in files and forwards material and may fill out withdrawal charge Performs simple clerical and manual tasks required to maintain and service files Class A Operates a numerical and or alphabetical or combina tion keypunch machine to transcribe data from various source docu ments to keypunch tabulating cards Performs same tasks as lower level keypunch operator but in addition work requires application 27 KEYPUNCH OPERATOR Continued of coding skills and the making of some determinations for example locates on the source document the items to be punched extracts information from several documents and searches for and interprets information on the document to determine information to be punched May train inexperienced operators Class B Under close supervision or following specific procedures or instructions transcribes data from source documents to punched cards Operates a numerical and or alphabetical or combination keypunch machine to keypunch tabulating cards May verify cards Working from various standardized source documents follows specified sequences which have been coded or prescribed in detail and require little or no selecting coding or interpreting of data to be punched Problems arising from erroneous items or codes missing information etc are referred to supervisor OFFICE BOY OR GIRL Performs various routine duties such as running errands operating minor office machines such as sealers or mailers opening and distributing m ail and other minor clerical work SECRETARY Assigned as personal secretary normally to one individual Main tains a close and highly responsive relationship to the day to day work activities of the supervisor Works fairly independently receiving a mini mum of detailed supervision and guidance Performs varied clerical and secretarial duties usually including most of the following a Receives telephone calls personal callers and incoming mail answers routine inquiries and routes the technical inquiries to the proper persons b establishes maintains and revises the supervisor s files c maintains the supervisor s calendar and makes appointments as instructed d relays messages from supervisor to subordinates e reviews correspondence m em oranda and reports prepared by others for the supervisor s signature to assure procedural and typographic accuracy and f performs stenographic and typing work May also perform other clerical and secretarial tasks of com parable nature and difficulty The work typically requires knowledge of office routine and understanding of the organization programs and pro cedures related to the work of the supervisor SECRETARY Continued Exclusions Not all positions that are titled secretary possess the above characteristics Examples of positions which are excluded from the def inition are as follows a Positions which do not meet the personal secretary concept described above b stenographers not fully trained in secretarial type duties c stenographers serving as office assistants to a group of professional technical or managerial persons d secretary posi tions in which the duties are either substantially more routine or substan tially more complex and responsible than those characterized in the def inition and e assistant type positions which involve more difficult or more responsible technical administrative supervisory or specialized clerical duties which are not typical of secretarial work NOTE The term corporate officer used in the level definitions following refers to those officials who have a significant corporate wide policymaking role with regard to major company activities The title v ice president though normally indicative of this role does notin all cases identify such positions Vice presidents whose primary responsibility is to act personally on individual cases or transactions e g approve or deny individual loan or credit actions administer individual trust accounts directly supervise a clerical staff are not considered to be corporate officers for purposes of applying the following level definitions Class A a Secretary to the chairman of the board or president of a company that employs in all over 100 but fewer than 5 000 persons or b Secretary to a corporate officer other than the chairman of the board or president of a company that employs in all over but fewer than persons or c Secretary to the head immediately below the corporate officer level of a major segment or subsidiary of a company that employs in all over persons Class B a Secretary to the chairman of the board or president of a company that employs in all fewer than 100 persons or b Secretary to a corporate officer other than chairman of the board or president of a company that employs in all over 100 but fewer than persons or 28 SECRETA RY Continued STENOGRAPHER GENERAL Continued c Secretary to the head immediately below the officer level over either a major corporate wi de functional activity e g marketing research operations industrial relations e tc or a major geographic or organizational segment e g a regional headquarters a major division of a company that employs in all over but fewer than employees or May maintain files keep simple records or perform other relatively rou tine clerical tasks May operate from a stenographic pool Does not include transcribing machine work See transcribing machine operator d Secretary to the head of an individual plant factory etc or other equivalent level of official that employs in all over persons or STENOGRAPHER SENIOR Primary duty is to take dictation involving a varied technical or specialized vocabulary such as in legal briefs or reports on scientific re search from one or more persons either in shorthand or by Stenotype or similar machine and transcribe dictation May also type from written copy May also set up and maintain files keep records etc OR e Secretary to the head of a large and important organizational Performs stenographic duties requiring significantly greater inde segment e g a middle management supervisor of an organizational seg pendence and responsibility than stenographers general as evidenced ment often involving as many as several hundred persons of a company by the following Work requires high degree of stenographic speed and that employs in all over persons accuracy and a thorough working knowledge of general business and Class C office procedures and of the specific business operations organization policies procedures files workflow etc Uses this knowledge in per a Secretary to an executive or managerial person whose respon forming stenographic duties and responsible clerical tasks such as main sibility is not equivalent to one of the specific level situations in the def taining followup files assembling material for reports memorandums inition for class B but whose subordinate staff normally numbers at least letters e t c composing simple letters from general instructions reading several dozen employees and is usually divided into organizational segments and routing incoming mail and answering routine questions etc Does which are often in turn further subdivided In some companies this level not include transcribing machine work includes a wide range of organizational echelons in others only one or two or SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR b Secretary to the head of an individual plant factory etc or other equivalent level of official that employs in all fewer than persons Class A Operates a single or multiple position telephone switchboard handling incoming outgoing intraplant or office calls Per forms full telephone information service or handles complex calls such as conference collect overseas or similar calls either in addition to doing routine work as described for switchboard operator class B or as a full time assignment Full telephone information service occurs when the establishment has varied functions that are not readily understandable for telephone information purposes e g because of overlapping or interrelated functions and consequently present frequent problems as to which exten sions are appropriate for ca lls Class D a Secretary to the supervisor or head of a small organizational unit e g fewer than about 25 or 30 persons or b Secretary to a nonsupervisory staff specialist professional employee administrative officer or assistant skilled technician or expert NOTE Many companies assign stenographers rather than secretaries as described above to this level of supervisory or nonsupervisory worker STENOGRAPHER GENERAL Primary duty is to take dictation involving a normal routine vo cabulary from one or more persons either in shorthand or by Stenotype or similar machine and transcribe dictation May also type from writ ten copy Class B Operates a single r or multiple position telephone switchboard handling incoming outgoing intraplant or office calls May handle routine long distance calls and record tolls May perform limited telephone information service Limited telephone information service occurs if the functions of the establishment serviced are readily understand able for telephone information purposes or if the requests are routine e g giving extension numbers when specific names are furnished or if complex calls are referred to another operator 29 SW ITCHBOARD OPERATOR RECEPTIONIST In addition to performing duties of operator on a single position or monitor type switchboard acts as receptionist and may also type or perform routine clerical work as part of regular duties This typing or clerical work may take the major part of this worker s time while at switchboard TABULA TING M ACHINE OPERATOR Continued some filing woik The woik typically involves portions of a woik unit for example individual sorting or collating runs or repetitive operations TRANSCRIBING MACHINE OPERATOR GENERAL TABULATING MA CHINE OPERATOR Class A Operates a variety of tabulating or electrical account ing machines typically including such machines as the tabulator calculator interpreter collator and others Performs complete reporting assignments without close supervision and performs difficult wiring as required The complete reporting and tabulating assign ments typically involve a variety of long and complex reports which often are of irregular or nonrecurring type requiring some planning and sequencing of steps to be taken As a more experienced operator is typically involved in training new operators in machine operations or partially trained operators in wiring from diagrams and operating sequences of long and complex reports Does not include working supervisors performing tabulating machine operations and day to day supervision of the work and production of a group of tabulating machine operators Class B Operates more difficult tabulating or electrical account ing machines such as the tabulator and calculator in addition to the sorter reproducer and collator This work is performed under specific instructions and may include the performance of some wiring from diagrams The work typically involves for example tabulations involving a repetitive accounting exercise a complete but small tabulating study or parts of a longer and more complex report Such reports and studies are usually of a recurring nature where the pro cedures are well established May also include the training of new employees in the basic operation of the machine Class C Operates simple tabulating or electrical accounting machines such as the sorter reproducing punch collator etc with specific instructions May include simple wiring from diagrams and Primary duty is to transcribe dictation involving a normal routine vocabulary from transcribing machine records May also type from written copy and do simple clerical work Workers transcribing dictation involving a varied technical or specialized vocabulary such as legal briefs or reports on scientific research are not included A worker who takes dictation in shorthand or by Stenotype or similar machine is classified as a stenog rapher general TYPIST Uses a typewriter to make copies of various material or to make out bills after calculations have been made by another person May in clude typing of stencils mats or similar materials for use in duplicating processes May do clerical woik involving little special training such as keeping simple records filing records and reports or sorting and dis tributing incoming mail Class A Performs one or more of the following Typing ma terial in final form when it involves combining material from several sources or responsibility for correct spelling syllabication punctu ation etc of technical or unusual words or foreign language ma terial and planning layout and typing of complicated statistical tables to maintain uniformity and balance in spacing May type routine form letters varying details to suit circumstances Class B Performs one or more of the following Copy typing from rough or clear drafts routine typing of forms insurance policies e t c and setting up simple standard tabulations or copying more complex tables already setup and spaced properly 30 PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL DRAFTSMAN Continue d DRAFTSMAN Class A Plans the graphic presentation of complex items having distinctive design features that differ significantly from established drafting precedents Works in close support with the design originator and may recommend minor design changes Analyzes the effect of each change on the details of form function and positional relation ships of components and parts Works with a minimum of supervisory assistance Completed work is reviewed by design originator for con sistency with prior engineering determinations May either prepare drawings or direct their preparation by lower level draftsmen Class B Performs nonroutine and complex drafting assignments that require the application of most of the standardized drawing tech niques regularly used Duties typically involve such work as Prepares working drawings of subassemblies with irregular shapes multiple functions and precise positional relationships between components prepares architectural drawings for construction of a building including detail drawings of foundations wall sections floor plans and roof Uses accepted formulas and manuals in making necessary computations to determine quantities of materials to be used load capacities strengths stresses etc Receives initial instructions requirements and advice from supervisor Completed work is checked for technical adequacy Class C Prepares detail drawings of single units or parts for engineering construction manufacturing or repair purposes Types of drawings prepared include isometric projections depicting three dimensions in accurate scale and sectional views to clarify positioning of components and convey needed information Consolidates details from a number of sources and adjusts or transposes scale as required MAINTENANCE Suggested methods of approach applicable precedents and advice on source materials are given with initial assignments Instructions are less complete when assignments recur Work may be spot checked during progress DRAFTSMAN TRACER Copies plans and drawings prepared by others by placing tracing cloth or paper over drawings and tracing with pen or pencil Does not include tracing limited to plans primarily consisting of straight lines and a large scale not requiring close delineation and or Prepares simple or repetitive drawings of easily visualized items is closely supervised during progress Work NURSE INDUSTRIAL REGISTERED A registered nurse who gives nursing service under general medi cal direction to ill or injured employees or other persons who become ill or suffer an accident on the premises of a factory or other establishment Duties involve a combination of the following Giving first aid to the ill or injured attending to subsequent dressing of employees injuries keeping records of patients treated preparing accident reports for compensation or other purposes assisting in physical examinations and health evaluations of applicants and employees and planning and carrying out programs involving health education accident prevention evaluation of plant en vironment or other activities affecting the health welfare and safety of all personnel AND POWERPLANT CARPENTER MAINTENANCE CARPENTER MAINTENANCE Continued Performs the carpentry duties necessary to construct and maintain in good repair building woodwoik and equipment such as bins cribs counters benches partitions doors floors stairs casings and trim made of wood in an establishment Work involves most of the following Plan ning and laying out of work from blueprints drawings models or verbal instructions using a variety of carpenter s handtools portable power tools and standard measuring instruments making standard shop computations relating to dimensions of work and selecting materials necessary for the work In general the work of the maintenance carpenter requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through a formal ap prenticeship or equivalent training and experience 31 ELECTRICIAN M AINTENANCE HELPER MAINTENANCE TRADES Continued Performs a variety of electrical trade functions such as the in stallation maintenance or repair of equipment for the generation dis tribution or utilization of electric energy in an establishment Work involves most of the following Installing or repairing any of a variety of electrical equipment such as generators transformers switchboards con trollers circuit breakers motors heating units conduit systems or other transmission equipment working from blueprints drawings layouts or other specifications locating and diagnosing trouble in the electrical system or equipment working standard computations relating to load requirements of wiring or electrical equipment and using a variety of electrician s handtools and measuring and testing instruments In general the work of the maintenance electrician requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience a worker supplied with materials and tools cleaning working area ma chine and equipment assisting journeyman by holding materials or tools and performing other unskilled tasks as directed by journeyman The kind of work the helper is permitted to perform varies from trade to trade In some trades the helper is confined to supplying lifting and holding ma terials and tools and cleaning working areas and in others he is permitted to perform specialized machine operations or parts of a trade that are also performed by workers on a full tim e basis ENGINEER STATIONARY Operates and maintains and may also supervise the operation of stationary engines and equipment mechanical or electrical to supply the establishment in which employed with power heat refrigeration or air conditioning Work involves Operating and maintaining equipment such as steam engines air compressors generators motors turbines ventilating and refrigerating equipment steam boilers and boiler fed water pumps making equipment repairs and keeping a record of operation of machinery temperature and fuel consumption May also supervise these operations Head or chief engineers in establishments employing more than one engineer are excluded FIREMAN STATIONARY BOILER Fires stationary boilers to furnish the establishment in which employed with heat power or steam Feeds fuels to fire by hand or operates a mechanical stoker or gas or oil burner and checks water and safety valves May clean oil or assist in repairing boilerroom equipment HELPER MAINTENANCE TRADES Assists one or more workers in the skilled maintenance trades by performing specific or general duties of lesser skill such as keeping MACHINE TOOL OPERATOR TOOLROOM Specializes in the operation of one or more types of machine tools such as jig borers cylindrical or surface grinders engine lathes or milling machines in the construction of machine shop tools gages jigs fixtures or dies Work involves most of the following Planning and performing difficult machining operations processing items requiring complicated setups or a high degree of accuracy using a variety of pre cision measuring instruments selecting feeds speeds tooling and oper ation sequence and making necessary adjustments during operation to achieve requisite tolerances or dimensions May be required to recognize when tools need dressing to dress tools and to select proper coolants and cutting and lubricating oils For cross industry wage study purposes machine tool operators toolroom in tool and die jobbing shops are ex cluded from this classification MACHINIST MAINTENANCE Produces replacement parts and new parts in making repairs of metal parts of mechanical equipment operated in an establishment Work involves most of the following Interpreting written instructions and speci fications planning and laying out of work using a variety of machinist s handtools and precision measuring instruments setting up and operating standard machine tools shaping of metal parts to close tolerances making standard shop computations relating to dimensions of work tooling feeds and speeds of machining knowledge of the working properties of the common metals selecting standard materials parts and equipment re quired for his work and fitting and assembling parts into mechanical equipment In general the machinist s work normally requires a rounded training in machine shop practice usually acquired through a formal ap prenticeship or equivalent training and experience 32 MECHANIC AUTOMOTIVE MAINTENANCE OILER Repairs automobiles buses motortrucks and tractors of an es tablishment Work involves most of the following Examining automotive equipment to diagnose source of trouble disassembling equipment and performing repairs that involve the use of such handtools as wrenches gages drills or specialized equipment in disassembling or fitting parts replacing broken or defective parts from stock grinding and adjusting valves reassembling and installing the various assemblies in the vehicle and making necessary adjustments and alining wheels adjusting brakes and lights or tightening body bolts In general the work of the auto motive mechanic requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience Lubricates with oil or grease the moving parts or wearing sur faces of mechanical equipment of an establishment MECHANIC MAINTENANCE Repairs machinery or mechanical equipment of an establishment Work involves most of the following Examining machines and mechanical equipment to diagnose source of trouble dismantling or partly dismantling machines and performing repairs that mainly involve the use of handtools in scraping and fitting parts replacing broken or defective parts with items obtained from stock ordering the production of a replacement part by a machine shop or sending of the machine to a machine shop for major repairs preparing written specifications for major repairs or for the pro duction of parts ordered from machine shop reassembling machines and making all necessary adjustments for operation In general the work of a maintenance mechanic requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and ex perience Excluded from this classification are workers whose primary duties involve setting up or adjusting machines MILLWRIGHT Installs new machines or heavy equipment and dismantles and installs machines or heavy equipment when changes in the plant layout are required Work involves most of the following Planning and laying out of the work interpreting blueprints or other specifications using a variety of handtools and rigging making standard shop computations re lating to stresses strength of materials and centers of gravity alining and balancing of equipment selecting standard tools equipment and parts to be used and installing and maintaining in good order power transmission equipment such as drives and speed reducers In general the millwrights work normally requires a rounded training and experience in the trade acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent train ing and experience PAINTER MAINTENANCE Paints and redecorates walls woodwork and fixtures of an es tablishment Work involves the following Knowledge of surface peculi arities and types of paint required for different applications preparing surface for painting by removing old finish or by placing putty or filler in nail holes and interstices and applying paint with spray gun or bmsh May mix colors oils white lead and other paint ingredients to obtain proper color or consistency In general the work of the maintenance painter requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience PIPEFITTER MAINTENANCE Installs or repairs water steam gas or other types of pipe and pipefittings in an establishment Work involves most of the following Laying out of work and measuring to locate position of pipe from drawings or other written specifications cutting various sizes of pipe to correct lengths with chisel and hammer or oxyacetylene torch or pipe cutting machine threading pipe with stocks and dies bending pipe by hand driven or power driven machines assembling pipe with couplings and fastening pipe to hangers making standard shop computations relating to pressures flow and size of pipe required and making standard tests to determine whether finished pipes meet specifications In general the work of the maintenance pipefitter requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and ex perience Workers primarily engaged in installing and repairing building sanitation or heating systems are excluded PLUMBER MAINTENANCE Keeps the plumbing system of an establishment in good order Work involves Knowledge of sanitary codes regarding installation of vents and traps in plumbing system installing or repairing pipes and fixtures and opening clogged drains with a plunger or plumber s snake In general the work of the maintenance plumber requires rounded training and ex perience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience 33 SH EET M ETAL W O RKER MAINTENANCE TOOL AN D DIE MAKER Continued Fabricates installs and maintains in good repair the sheet metal equipment and fixtures such as machine guards grease pans shelves lockers tanks ventilators chutes ducts metal roofing of an establish ment Work involves most of the following Planning and laying out all types of sheet m etal maintenance work from blueprints models or other specifications setting up and operating all available types of sheet metal working machines using a variety of handtools in cutting bending form ing shaping fitting and assembling and installing sheet metal articles as required In general the work of the maintenance sheet metal worker requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience TOOL AND DIE MAKER Die maker jig maker tool maker fixture maker volves most of the following Planning and laying out of work from models blueprints drawings or other oral and written specifications using a variety of tool and die maker s handtools and precision measuring instruments understanding of the working properties of common metals and alloys setting up and operating of machine tools and related equip ment making necessary shop computations relating to dimensions of work speeds feeds and tooling of machines heattreating of metal parts during fabrication as well as of finished tools and dies to achieve required qual ities working to close tolerances fitting and assembling of parts to pre scribed tolerances and allowances and selecting appropriate materials tools and processes In general the tool and die maker s work requires a rounded training in machine shop and toolroom practice usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience gage maker Constructs and repairs machine shop tools gages jigs fixtures or dies for forgings punching and other metal forming work Work in CUSTODIAL AND For cross industry wage study purposes tool and die makers in tool and die jobbing shops are excluded from this classification MATERIAL MOVEMENT GUARD AND WATCHMAN JANITOR PORTER OR CLEANER Continued Guard Performs routine police duties either at fixed post or on tour maintaining order using arms or force where necessary Includes gatemen who are stationed at gate and check on identity of employees and other persons entering trash and other refuse dusting equipment furniture or fixtures polishing metal fixtures or trimmings providing supplies and minor maintenance services and cleaning lavatories showers and restrooms Workers who specialize in window washing are excluded Watchman Makes rounds of premises periodically in protecting property against fire theft and illegal entry LABORER MATERIAL HANDLING Loader and unloader handler and stacker shelver trucker stockman or stock helper warehouseman or warehouse helper JANITOR PORTER OR CLEANER Sweeper charwoman janitress Cleans and keeps in an orderly condition factory working areas and washrooms or premises of an office apartment house or commerical or other establishment Duties involve a combination of the following Sweeping mopping or scrubbing and polishing floors removing chips A worker employed in a warehouse manufacturing plant store or other establishment whose duties involve one or more of the following Loading and unloading various materials and merchandise on or from freight cars trucks or other transporting devices unpacking shelving or placing materials or merchandise in proper storage location and trans porting materials or merchandise by handtruck car or wheelbarrow Longshoremen who load and unload ships are excluded 34 ORDER FILLER SHIPPING AN D RECEIVING CLERK Continued For wage study purposes workers are classified as follows Order picker stock selector warehouse stockman Fills shipping or transfer orders for finished goods from stored merchandise in accordance with specifications on sales slips customers orders or other instructions May in addition to filling orders and in dicating items filled or omitted keep records of outgoing orders requi sition additional stock or report short supplies to supervisor and perform other related duties PACKER SHIPPING Prepares finished products for shipment or storage by placing them in shipping containers the specific operations performed being dependent upon the type size and number of units to be packed the type of con tainer employed and method of shipment Work requires the placing of items in shipping containers and may involve one or more of the following Knowledge of various items of stock in order to verify content selection of appropriate type and size of container inserting enclosures in container using excelsior or other material to prevent breakage or damage closing and sealing container and applying labels or entering identifying data on container Packers who also make wooden boxes or crates are excluded SHIPPING AND RECEIVING CLERK Prepares merchandise for shipment or receives and is responsible for incoming shipments of merchandise or other materials Shipping work involves A knowledge of shipping procedures practices routes available means of transportation and rates and preparing records of the goods shipped making up bills of lading posting weight and shipping charges and keeping a file of shipping records May direct or assist in preparing the merchandise for shipment Receiving work involves Verifying or directing others in verifying the correctness of shipments against bills of lading invoices or other records checking for shortages and rejecting damaged goods routing merchandise or materials to proper departments and maintaining necessary records and files Receiving clerk Shipping clerk Shipping and receiving clerk TRUCKD RIVER Drives a truck within a city or industrial area to transport ma terials merchandise equipment or men between various types of es tablishments such as Manufacturing plants freight depots warehouses wholesale and retail establishments or between retail establishments and customers houses or places of business May also load or unload truck with or without helpers make minor mechanical repairs and keep truck in good working order Driver salesmen and over the road drivers are excluded For wage study purposes truckdrivers are classified by size and type of equipment as follows Tractor trailer should be rated on the basis of trailer capacity Truckdriver combination of sizes listed separately Truckdriver light under 1V 2 tons Truckdriver medium 1V 2 to and including 4 tons Truckdriver heavy over 4 tons trailer type Truckdriver heavy over 4 tons other than trailer type TRUCKER POWER Operates a manually controlled gasoline or electric powered truck or tractor to transport goods and materials of all kinds about a warehouse manufacturing plant or other establishment For wage study purposes workers are classified by type of truck as follows Trucker power forklift Trucker power other than forklift A v a i l a b l e O n R e q u e s t Th e seventh annual r e p o r t on s a l a r i e s f o r a c c o u n t a n t s a u d i t o r s attorneys chem ists engineers engineering technicians draftsmen t r a c e r s jo b a n a ly s ts d i r e c t o r s o f p e r s o n n e l m a n a g e r s o f o f f i c e s e r v i c e s b u y e r s f r e i g h t rate c l e r k s and c l e r i c a l e m p l o y e e s O r d e r as BBS Bulletin 1535 m i n i s t r a t i v e T e c h n i c a l and 50 cent s a c o p y National Clerical Survey of P r o fe s s io n a l A d P a y F e b r u a r y a r c h 19 6 M U S GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE Area Wage Surveys A lis t o f the latest available bulletins is presented below A d ir e c to ry indicating dates of e a r lie r studies and the p r ic e s o f the bulletins is available on requ est B ulletins may be purchased from the Superintendent of D ocu m en ts U S G overnm ent Printing O ffice W ashington D C o r fr o m any o f the BLS reg ion a l sales o ffic e s shown on the in side front c o v e r Bulletin num ber and p r ic e A rea 25 cents 25 cents 20 cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents B u ffalo N Y D ec Burlington V t M ar Canton Ohio A pr C h a rleston W V a A pr C h arlotte N C Apr Chattanooga T c n n G a Aug Chic ago III Apr Cincinnati Ohio y K Jnd M ar C leveland O hio Sept C olum bu s O hio O ct D a lla s T ex Nov cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents D a v en p ort R ock Island M oline Iowa O ct D ayton Ohio Jan D en v er C o lo D ec D es M oines Iowa F eb D etroit M ich Jan F ort W orth T e x Nov G reen Bay W is July G re e n v ille S C May H ouston T e x June Indianapolis In d D ec cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents Jackson M is s Feb Ja ck son v ille F la Jan Kansas C ity M o a n s Nov K Law rence averh ill M ass H N H June L ittle Rock North Little R ock A rk July Los A n geles Long B each and Anaheim Santa A n a G arden G ro v e C a lif M ar L o u isv ille Ky Ind Feb Lubbock T e x June M an ch ester N H July M em phis Tenn A rk Jan M iam i F la D ec Midland and O d essa T e x June cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents D a ta o n e s http fraser stlouisfed org t a b l i s h m e n t Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis p r a c tic e s am i s u p p le m e n ta r y aF p r o v is io n s are a ls o p re se n te d M ilwaukee W is A pr M inneapolis St Paul Minn Jan M uskegon uskegon H eights M ich May M Newark and J e r s e y C ity N J F eb New Haven Conn Jan New O rlea n s L a F eb New Y ork N Y A pr N orfolk Portsm outh and Newport News Hampton V a June Oklahoma C ity O k la July c e n t s 20 ce n ts Omaha N e b r I o w a O ct P aterson lifton a s s a ic N J May C P Philadelphia P a N J Nov Phoenix A ri z M ar P ittsburgh P a Jan P ortland M aine Nov Portland O reg W ash May P rovid en ce Pawtucket arw ick R I a s s W M c e n ts 25 c e n t s R aleigh N C Aug Richm ond V a Nov R ock ford 111 May St L ou is Mo O ct Salt Lake C ity Utah D ec San Antonio T e x June San B e r n a r d in o R iv e rs id e ntario C a lif O Aug San D iego C a lif Nov San F r a n c is c o Oakland C a lif Jan San J o s e C a lif Sept Savannah G a May Scranton P a July Seattle verett W ash O ct E Sioux F a lls S D ak O ct South Bend Ind M ar Spokane W ash June Tampa St P etersb u rg F la xAug T oled o O h io M ich F eb T renton N J D ec W ashington D C M d V a O ct W aterbury Conn M ar W aterloo Iowa Nov W ichita K a n s O ct W o r ce s te r M a ss June Y ork P a F eb Youngstown arren O hio Nov W cents cents cents cents cents cents cents 35 cents 20 cents 50 c e n t s 20 vents 25 c e n t s X Bulletin number and p rice e en A kron Ohio July A lban y S chen ectady r o y N Y Apr T A lbuquerque N M e x Apr Allentown Bethlehem Easton P a J N F eb Atlanta G a May B a ltim ore M d Nov Beaum ont ort A rth u r O ra n g e T ex May P B irm ingham A la Apr B oise C ity Idaho July B oston M a ss O ct A rea 25 e n t s 25 c e n t s 20 c e n t s 30 eels 25 e m s 25 cents M cents c ents i rnts ent s cents cents 20 cents 20 c e n t s r c ut s 25 e n ts 30 c e n t s 25 c e n t s 30 c e n t s 20 c e n t s 25 c e n ts 25 c e n ts 25 c e n t s 25 c e n t s 25 c e n t s\nUnited States. 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