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Occupational Wage Survey

DALLAS, TEXASNOVEMBER 1961

1303-20

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Arthur J. Goldberg, Secretary

BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS Ewan Clague, Commissioner

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Occupational Wage Survey

DALLAS, TEXAS

NOVEMBER 1961

Bulletin No. 1303-20February 1962

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Arthur J. Goldberg, Secretary

BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS Ewan Clogue, Commissioner

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Preface

The Labor Market Occupational Wage Survey Program

The Bureau of Labor Statistics annually conducts occupational wage surveys in 82 labor markets. The studies provide data on occupational earnings and related supplementary benefits. A preliminary report furnishing trend data and average earnings is released within a month of the completion of each study. This bulletin provides additional data not included in the preliminary report.

Two bulletins, bringing together the results of all of the area surveys, are issued after completion of the final area bulletin in the current round of surveys. The first of these bulletins will be available late in 1962 and the other early in 1963. During the survey year, summary releases presenting areawide occupational earnings data for 25 to 30 labor markets, are issued as data become available.

This bulletin was prepared in the Bureau*s regional office in Atlanta, Ga. , by James D. Garland, under the direction of Donald M. Cruse. The study was under the general direction of Louis B. Woytych, Assistant Regional Director for Wages and Industrial Relations.

Contents

Page

Introduction --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1Wage trends for selected occupational groups ________________________ 3

Tables:

1. Establishments and workers within scope of survey __________ 22. Percents of increase in standard weekly salaries and straight-

time hourly earnings for selected occupational groups --------— 43. Indexes of standard weekly salaries and straight-time hourly

earnings for selected occupational groups, and percents of change for selected periods_________________________________ 4

A: Occupational earnings:*A -1. Office occupations—men and women ______________________ 5A -2. Professional and technical occupations—men

and women ______________________________________________ 9A -3. Office, professional, and technical

occupations—men and women combined ________________ 10A -4. Maintenance and powerplant occupations _________________ 12A -5. Custodial and material movement occupations _________ 13

Appendixes:A. Changes in occupational descriptions __________________________ 15B. Occupational descriptions ______________________________________ 17

* NOTE: Similar tabulations are available in the Dallas area reports for previous periods. Some of these reports also present data on establishment practices and supplementary wage provisions. Similar reports are available for other areas. A directory indicating the areas, dates of study, and prices of these reports is available upon request.

Current reports on occupational earnings, and establishment practices and supplementary wage provisions in the Dallas area are also available for the machinery industries (March 1961), contract cleaning services (June 1961), life insurance (May 1961), paints and varnishes (June 1961), and women* s and misses* dresses (August I960). Union scales, indicative of prevailing pay levels, are available for the following trades or industries: Building construction, printing, local-transit operating employees, and motortruck drivers and helpers.

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Occupational Wage Survey—Dallas, Tex.

Introduction

This area is 1 of 82 labor markets in which the U.S. Department of Labor*s Bureau of Labor Statistics conducts surveys of occupational earnings and related wage benefits on an area basis.

The bulletin presents current occupational employment and earnings information obtained largely by mail from the establishments visited by Bureau field economists in the last previous survey for occupations reported in that earlier study. Personal visits were made to nonrespondents and to those respondents reporting unusual changes since the previous survey.

In each area, data are obtained from representative establishments within six broad industry divisions: Manufacturing; transportation, communication, and other public utilities; wholesale trade; retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and services. Major industry groups excluded from these studies are government operations and the construction and extractive industries. Establishments having fewer than a prescribed number of workers are omitted also because they tend to furnish insufficient employment in the occupations studied to warrant inclusion. Separate tabulations are provided for each of the broad industry divisions which meet publication criteria.

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

Occupations and Earnings

The occupations selected for study are common to a variety of manufacturing and nonmanufacturing industries. Occupational classification is based on a uniform set of job descriptions designed to take account of interestablishment variation in duties within the same job. (See appendix for listing of these descriptions.) Earnings data

are presented (in the A-series tables) for the following types of occupations: (a) Office clerical; (b) professional and technical; (c) maintenance and powerplant; and (d) custodial and material movement.

Occupational employment and earnings data are shown for full-time workers, i . e . , those hired to work a regular weekly schedule in the given occupational classification. Earnings data exclude premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts. Nonproduction bonuses are excluded also, but cost-of- living bonuses and incentive earnings are included. Where weekly hours are reported, as for office clerical occupations, reference is to the work schedules (rounded to the nearest half hour) for which straight-time salaries are paid; average weekly earnings for these occupations have been rounded to the nearest half dollar.

Average earnings of men and women are presented separately for selected occupations in which both sexes are commonly employed. Differences in pay levels of men and women in these occupations are largely due to (1) differences in the distribution of the sexes among industries and establishments; (2) differences in specific duties performed, although the occupations are appropriately classified within the same survey job description; and (3) differences in length of service or merit review when individual salaries are adjusted on this basis. Longer average service of men would result in higher average pay when both sexes are employed within the same rate range. Job descriptions used in classifying employees in these surveys are usually more generalized than those used in individual establishments to allow for minor differences among establishments in specific duties pe rformed.

Occupational employment estimates represent the total in all establishments within the scope of the study and not the number actually surveyed. Because of differences in occupational structure among establishments, the estimates of occupational employment obtained from the sample of establishments studied serve only to indicate the relative importance of the jobs studied. These differences in occupational structure do not materially affect the accuracy of the earnings data.

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Table 1. Establishm ents and w ork ers within scop e o f survey and num ber studied in D allas, T e x . , 1 by m a jo r industry d iv ision , 2 N ovem ber 1961

N um ber o f establishm ents W ork ers in estab lishm ents

Industry d iv ision Within scope o f study 1 2 3 Studied Within scope

o f study Studied

A ll d iv ision s _______________________________________________________ 916 207 184, 500 100, 270

M anufacturing ______________________ ______ _____________________ 319 70 80, 300 45, 680N onm anufacturing _______ ___________ __ ________ _____ _____

T ransportation , com m unication , and other597 137 104, 200 54, 590

public u t ilit ie s 4 _____ ____ ________ ________________________ 80 32 27, 500 20, 120W holesale t r a d e 5 __________________ __ __ ____________________ 159 21 15. 900 3, 020R etail trade ____________________________________________________ 175 37 32, 600 19, 300Finance, in surance , and rea l estate _ _______________ ______ 118 31 20, 600 9, 890S erv ices (exclud ing h o te ls )5* 6 ____ ________ _____ __ ______ 65 16 7, 600 2, 260

1 The D allas Standard M etropolitan Statistical A rea con sists of C ollin , D allas, Denton, and E llis Counties. The "w ork ers w ithin scop e o f study" estim ates shown in this table prov ide a reasonably accu rate d escr ip tion o f the size and com position o f the labor fo r c e included in the survey . The estim ates are not intended, how ever, to serve as a basis of com p arison with other area em ploym ent indexes to m easu re em ploym ent trends or lev e ls s ince (1) planning of w age surveys requ ires the use o f establishm ent data com piled considerably in advance o f the p a y ro ll p er iod studied, and (2) sm all establishm ents are excluded from the scop e o f the survey.

2 The 1957 rev ised edition o f the Standard Industrial C la ss ifica tion Manual w as used in c la ssify in g establishm ents by industry d iv ision . M ajor changes from the e a r lie r edition (used in the B u reau 's labor m arket w age surveys conducted p r io r to July 1958) are the tra n sfe r o f m ilk p asteu rization plants and rea d y -m ixed con crete establishm ents from trade (w holesale o r retail) to manufacturing, and the tran sfer o f rad io and te le v is io n b roadcastin g fro m se rv ice s to the transportation , com m unication, and other public u tilities d iv ision .

3 Includes a ll establishm ents w ith total em ploym ent at or above the m in im u m -size lim itation (50 em ployees). A ll outlets (within the area) o f com panies in such industries as trade, finance, auto rep a ir se rv ice , and m otion -p ictu re theaters are con sidered as 1 establishm ent.

4 T axicabs and se rv ice s incidenta l to w ater transportation w ere excluded.5 This industry d iv ision is represented in estim ates fo r "a ll in d u str ies" and "nonm anufacturing" in the S eries A tab les . Separate presentation

o f data fo r this d iv ision is not m ade fo r one or m ore o f the follow ing rea son s : (1) Em ploym ent in the d iv ision is too sm all to p rov id e enough data to m er it separate study, (2) the sam ple was not designed in itia lly to p erm it separate presentation, (3) response w as in su ffic ien t o r inadequate to p erm it separate presentation , and (4) there is p oss ib ility o f d is c lo su re o f individual establishm ent data.

6 P erson a l s e rv ice s ; business s e rv ice s ; autom obile repair shops; m otion p ictu res ; nonprofit m em bersh ip organ ization s; and engineering and arch itectu ra l s e rv ice s .


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Wage Trends for Selected Occupational Groups

Presented in table 2 are percents of change in salaries of office clerical workers and industrial nurses, and in average earnings of selected plant worker groups.

For office clerical workers and industrial nurses, the percents of change relate to average weekly salaries for normal hours of work, that is, the standard work schedule for which straight-time salaries are paid. For plant worker groups, they measure changes in straight-time hourly earnings, excluding premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts. The percentages are based on data for selected key occupations and include most of the numerically important jobs within each group. The office clerical data are based on men and women in the following 19 jobs: Bookkeeping-machine operators, class B; clerks, accounting, class A and B; clerks, file, class A, B, and C; clerks, order; clerks, payroll; Comptometer operators; keypunch operators, class A and B; office boys and girls; secretaries; stenographers, general; stenographers, senior; switchboard operators; tabulating-machine operators, class B; and typists, class A and B. The industrial nurse data are based on men and women industrial nurses. Men in the following 8 skilled maintenance jobs and 2 unskilled jobs were included in the plant worker data: Skilled— carpenters; electricians; machinists; mechanics; mechanics, autqmotive; painters; pipefitters; and tool and die makers; unskilled— janitors, porters, and cleaners; and laborers, material handling.

Average weekly salaries or average hourly earnings were computed for each of the selected occupations. The average sal

aries or hourly earnings were then multiplied by the average employment in the job during the period surveyed in 1961. These weighted earnings for individual occupations were then totaled to obtain an aggregate for each occupational group. Finally, the ratio of these group aggregates for the one year to the aggregate for the other year was computed and the difference between the result and 100 is the percent of change from the one period to the other.

The percent of change measures, principally, the effects of (1) general salary and wage changes; (2) merit or other increases in pay received by individual workers while in the same job; and (3) changes in the labor force such as labor turnover, force expansions, force reductions, and changes in the proportions of workers employed by establishments with different pay levels. Changes in the labor force can cause increases or decreases in the occupational averages without actual wage changes. For example, a force expansion might increase the proportion of lower paid workers in a specific occupation and result in a drop in the average, whereas a reduction in the proportion of lower paid workers would have the opposite effect. The movement of a high-paying establishment out of an area could cause the average earnings to drop, even though no change in rates occurred in other area establishments.

The use of constant employment weights eliminates the effects of changes in the proportion of workers represented in each job included in the data. Nor are the percents of change influenced by changes in standard work schedules or in premium pay for overtime, since they are based on pay for straight-time hours.

The above text represents the method used in computing a new trend series (table 2). This series initiated with the expansion of the labor market wage survey programs to 82 areas will replace the old series (1953 base) shown in table 3. Changes in the jobs surveyed and job descriptions since the start of the old series called for a reexamination of the jobs and job groupings for which trends were to be computed.

The new series covers the same job groupings as the earlier series with the following exceptions: The women clerical group is replaced by an office clerical group (men and women) and the industrial nurse category includes both men and women. Changes were also made in the jobs included within job groupings in order that an identical list could be employed in all areas.


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Table 2. P ercen ts o f in crea se in standard w eekly sa la r ies and stra igh t-tim e hourly earnings fo r se le cted occupational groups in D allas, Tex. , N ovem ber I960 to

N ovem ber 1961, and O ctober 1959 to N ovem ber I960

Industry and occupational groupN ovem ber I960

toN ovem ber 1961

O ctober 1959 to

N ovem ber 1960

A ll industries :O ffice c le r ic a l (m en and w om en) _______ ___________ __ 3. 3 2 .5Industrial nurses (men and w o m e n )_____________________ 3 .4 3 .5Skilled m aintenance (men) . . . . . . _ 4 .7 3. 0U nskilled plant ( m e n ) _____________________________________ 2 .7 2 .5

M anufacturing:O ffice c le r ic a l (m en and w om en )._____________ . . . _______ 2. 3 1 .5Industrial nurses (m en and w o m e n )______________ ___ 4 .6 1. 2Skilled m aintenance (m en) . . . . ___________________________ 4 .4 1. 0U nskilled plant ( m e n ) _____________________________________ 16. 7 2 .9

1 The amount o f this in crea se r e fle c ts changes in em ploym ent among establishm ents with d ifferen t pay lev e ls in addition to genera l wage changes.

Table 3. Indexes o f standard w eekly sa la r ies and stra igh t-tim e hourly earnings for se le cted occupational groups in D a llas, T e x . , N ovem ber 1961 and N ovem ber I960, and p ercen ts o f change fo r se le cted periods

Industry and occupational group

Indexes(August 1952 * 100)

P ercen t changes 1 fro m —

N ovem ber 1961 N ovem ber I960N ovem ber I960

toN ovem ber 1961

O ctober 1959 to

N ovem ber I960

O ctober 1958 to

O ctober 1959

O ctober 1957 to

O ctober 1958

O ctober 1956 to

O ctober 1957

O ctob er 1955 to

O ctob er 1956

S eptem ber 1954 to

O ctob er 1955

Septem ber 1953 to

Septem ber 1954

August 1952 to

Septem ber 1953

A ll industries :O ffice c le r ic a l (w om en)________ 143.6 139. 3 3. 1 2. 8 3. 0 3 .4 4. 3 5 .8 4. 0 5. 0 5 .6Industrial nurses (wom en) ___ _ 137. 1 132.6 3 .4 1 .7 2 .4 3 .7 4 .5 6 .9 2. 8 7 .6 2 - . 8Skilled m aintenance (men) . . . . . . 149.6 141.9 5 .4 3. 1 4 .4 6. 1 4 .4 3 .4 4 .6 3 .8 5 .9U nskilled plant (m en )___________ 142. 0 137.8 3. 1 2. 8 2 .7 5 .7 5 .9 4. 0 4. 7 3. 3 3 .6

M anufacturing:O ffice c le r ic a l (w om en)________ 137.7 134.7 2. 3 2 .5 3. 1 2. 5 4. 6 5. 5 3 .9 5. 0 3. 3Industrial nurses (w om en )_____ 133. 3 125.9 5 .9 2 -1 . 7 1 .8 3. 0 5. 1 7 .5 1. 4 9 .9 2 -3 . 0Skilled m aintenance (m e n )_____ 142.7 135.9 5 .0 . 7 4 . 3 4. 0 4 .4 4 .2 3 .5 3. 5 7 .0U nskilled plant (m e n )_________ _ 145 .4 136 .4 26. 6 2 .8 1.7 2 .8 4 .4 5 .7 1. 1 4. 0 9 .5

U nless otherw ise indicated , a ll are in c re a se s .These unusual in crea ses o r d ecrea ses la rg e ly r e fle c t changes in em ploym ent am ong establishm ents with d ifferent pay lev e ls .


A: Occupational Earnings

Table A -l. O ffice O ccupations-M en and W om en

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(Average straight-time weekly hours and earnings for selected occupations studied on an area basis by industry division, Dallas, Tex., November 1961)

Sex, occupation, and industry division Numberofworkers

Avkbagb NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY EARNINGS OF—

Weeklyhours1(Standard)Weekly earnings1

(Standard)

$40.00

andunder45.00

$45.00

50.00

$50.00

55.00

$55.00

60.00

$60.00

65.00

$65.00

70.00

$70.00

75.00

$75.00

80.00

$80.00

85.00

$85.00

90.00

$90.00

95.00

$95.00

100.00

$100.00

105.00

$105.00

110.00

$110.00

115.00

$115.00

120.00

$120.00

125.00

$125.00

andover

Men

C lerks, accounting, cla ss A ----------------------------------------- 529 39.5 $97.50 _ _ _ _ 8 8 17 55 52 35 46 63 49 74 60 18 8 36Nonmanufacturing -------- ------------------------------------------- 439 39.5 96.50 - - - - 8 8 16 43 51 32 43 43 41 52 55 17 6 24

Public utilities 2 --------------------------------------------------- 199 39.5 96.50 - - - - - 8 16 23 8 8 27 18 25 26 17 11 6 6Finance 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------- 99 39.0 97.00 - - - - 2 - - 20 7 5 14 10 6 10 12 3 - 10

C lerks, accounting, c la ss B ----------------------------------------- 362 40.0 84.00 _ 2 9 6 23 28 40 45 48 28 19 67 20 11 7 4 _ 5Manufacturing _______________________________________ 164 40.0 84.00 - _ 4 1 16 7 20 31 18 5 1 49 7 _ _ _ _ 5Nonmanufacturing ------------------------------------------------------ 198 40.0 84.00 - 2 5 5 7 21 20 14 30 23 18 18 13 11 7 4 - -

Public utilities 2 --------------------------------------------------- 93 40.0 87.00 - - - 2 2 1 15 7 22 7 6 16 5 2 4 4 _ _Finance 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------- 29 39.5 66.00 - 2 5 3 5 3 4 3 - 3 1 " - - - - - -

C lerks, o rd er ----------------------------------------------------------------- 359 40.0 80.00 _ _ _ 65 65 28 49 67 11 14 10 20 7 1 6 4 12Manufacturing _______________________________________ 69 40.0 83.00 - - - - 7 9 7 12 4 7 - 6 16 - 1 - - -No nmanufactur ing ___________________________________ 290 40.0 79.50 - _ - _ 58 56 21 37 63 4 14 4 4 7 _ 6 4 12

Public utilities 2 ____ — ________________________ 26 40.0 83.00 - - - - 2 " - 4 12 4 ~ 2 2 - - - -C lerks, payroll 44 39.5 84.00 _ _ 2 8 2 1 1 1 7 2 1 11 3 1 3 _ _ 1

Nonmanufacturing ___________________________________ 39 39.5 82.00 - - 2 8 2 1 1 1 5 2 1 9 3 1 3 - - -Public utilities 2 _________________________________ 26 39.0 89.50 - - 2 1 1 1 5 2 1 9 1 1 2 - -

O ffice boys ______________________________________________ 307 39.5 55.00 16 108 72 24 40 11 17 11 3 4 _ _ 1 _ _ _ _ _Manufacturing _______________________________________ 44 40.0 54.00 - 12 17 6 6 1 - 2 - - - - - - - - - -Nonmanufacturing ___________________________________ 263 39.5 55.00 16 96 55 18 34 10 17 9 3 4 - - 1 - - - - -

Public utilities 2 _________________________________ 47 40.0 57.00 1 19 9 6 1 3 2 - 3 2 - - 1 - - - - -F in a n ce3 ---------------------------------------------------------------- 173 39.5 54.50 - 72 34 11 32 7 12 5 - - - * - - - - -

Tabulating-m achine operators, c la ss A ______________ 112 40.0 100.50 _ _ _ _ _ _ 2 6 5 10 14 23 20 3 7 11 8 3Manufacturing _______________________________________ 30 40.0 100.00 - - - - - - - - 1 - 5 17 3 1 - 2 - 1Nonmanufacturing ___________________________________ 82 40.0 100.50 - - - - - - 2 6 4 10 9 6 17 2 7 9 8 2

Finance 3 __________________________________________ 37 39.5 92.50 - - - - " - 2 6 2 10 2 6 2 2 1 4

Tabulating-m achine operators, cla ss B ______________ 300 39.5 85.50 _ _ 4 11 13 26 20 29 37 51 25 27 26 18 7 6 _ _Manufacturing _______________________________________ 82 40.0 95.50 - - - - 1 - - 4 11 11 8 18 4 15 6 4 - -Nonmanufacturing -------- ------------------------------------------ 218 39.5 81.50 - - 4 11 12 26 20 25 26 40 17 9 22 3 1 2 - -

Public utilities 2 --------------------------------------------------- 60 39.0 91.50 - - - - - - 8 4 6 11 7 6 15 - 1 2 - -F in a n ce3 ---------------------------------------------------------------- 130 39.5 75.50 - - 4 11 12 20 12 21 14 25 9 2 - - - - - -

Tabulating-m achine operators, cla ss C ______________ 147 39.5 64.00 _ 9 35 17 29 10 11 21 7 6 _ 2 _ _ _ _ _ _Nonmanufacturing ------------------------------------------------------ 136 39.5 63.00 - 9 33 17 28 10 7 19 5 6 - 2 - - - - - -

Finance 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------- 117 39.5 62.00 “ 9 33 17 21 4 5 17 5 6 ■ " " “ " ■ " ■

Women

B illers , m achine (billing machine) ------------------------------- 123 39.5 69.50 _ 6 2 1 26 37 22 8 6 11 _ 2 2 _ _ _ _ _Manufacturing ------------------------------------------------------------ 59 40.0 69.50 - 1 2 1 8 16 22 3 - 6 - - - - - - - -Nonmanufacturing ------------------------------------------------------ 64 39.0 69.00 5 18 21 5 6 5 2 2

See footnotes at end of table.

NOTE: Data for all industries and nonmanufacturing do not include information for the hotel industry. Theremainder of the services division is appropriately represented.


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Table A-1. Office Occupation$-Men and Women—Continued

(Average straight-tim e weekly hours and earnings for selected occupations studied on an area basis by industry division, D allas, T e x ., November 1961)

Average NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY EARNINGS OF—

Sex, occupation, and industry division

Women— Continued

B illers , machine (bookkeeping m a ch in e )___Manufacturing ____________________________Nonmanufacturing ------------------------------------

Retail trade ___________________________

Bookkeeping-machine operators, class A ______

Nonmanufacturing --------------------------------------------Retail tr^ade ___________ _____________________

Bookkeeping-machine operators, class B __Manufacturing ____ _______________________Nonmanufacturing ________________________

Retail trade ___________________________Finance 3 ____ ___-______________________

Clerks, accounting, class A __—___________Manufacturing ___________ ________________Nonmanufacturing _______________________

Public utilities 2 ______________________Retail trade __________________________

Clerks, accounting, class B _____________ __Manufacturing ____________________________Nonmanufacturing ___ ____________________

Public utilities 2 _______________________Retail trade _________________________ __Finance 3 _______________________________

C lerks, file , class A 4 ___________Manufacturing _________________N onm anufacturing______ _______

F inan ce3 ____________________

C lerks, f ile , class B 4 ___________Manufacturing __________ ______Nonmanufacturing _____________

Public utilities 2 ____ _______F inan ce3 ____________________

C lerks, file , class C 4 ______Nonmanufacturing _______

Public utilities 2 ______ _F inan ce3 -----------------------

C lerk s, order ________Manufacturing -------Nonmanufacturing .

Retail trade ___

Number $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $of Weekly, Weekly, 40.00 45. 00 50.00 55.00 60.00 65.00 70.00 75.00 80.00 85. 00 90.00 95. 00 100.00 105.00 110.00 115. 00 120.00 125. 00workers hours 1 earnings and _ _ _ _ and(Standard) (Standard) under— — — 45. 00 50. 00 55.00 60.00 65.00 70.00 75.00 80.00 85.00 90.00 95. 00 100.00 105. 00 110.00 115.00 120.00 125.00 over

91 4 0 .0 $61 .0 0 11 28 11 16 11 1 5 1 3 j 129 39.5 74. 00 - - 1 3 10 5 1 1 1 - 3 1 1 - - 1 1 -62 40 .0 55.00 . 11 27 8 6 6 - 4 _ - - . _ _ - - - -52 40 .0 54. 50 11 23 8 2 4 - 4 - “ - - - - - “ "

242 40 .0 74. 50 _ _ 3 6 13 55 52 63 9 20 17 _ 4 _ _ _ _ _65 40 .0 80.00 - - - - 1 - 25 10 7 4 1 6 - 2 - - - - -

177 40 .0 72.00 - - 3 6 12 55 27 53 2 16 1 - 2 - - - - -28 40. 0 70.50 - - - 1 2 8 11 5 - 1 _ . - - - - - -35 40 .0 67.00 - 1 5 10 8 3 5 2 - 1 - - - ~ - - "

397 39.5 64. 50 _ 35 36 98 95 46 13 6 34 15 11 2 3 3 _ _ _57 39.0 76.00 - - 9 3 12 5 2 1 1 7 11 - - 3 3 - - -

340 40. 0 62. 50 - 35 27 95 83 41 11 5 33 8 _ - 2 - - - - -26 40 .0 66.00 _ - 6 1 5 8 - 1 5 _ - _ _ - - - - -

196 39.5 57. 50 " 35 21 72 50 14 4 " " “ - - - - " ” "

621 40 .0 83.00 _ _ 5 29 54 51 28 79 95 65 88 59 27 23 12 4 _ 2154 40 .0 89.00 - - - - - 4 6 21 30 21 39 13 7 7 - 4 -467 39. 5 81.00 - - 5 29 54 47 22 58 65 44 49 46 20 16 12 - - -113 40 .0 95. 50 - - - - - 2 6 2 7 6 32 25 13 12 8 - - -103 40. 5 76. 50 - - 4 6 16 6 9 20 10 13 10 7 2 - - - - -170 39.0 72. 50 - - 1 23 29 36 7 19 39 5 7 - - 4 " -

1,457 40 .0 66. 50 5 200 133 209 178 196 98 102 190 64 25 21 32 4 _ _ - -360“ 40. 0 71.00 - - 8 26 81 84 40 43 40 18 8 - 12 - - - - -

1,097 40. 0 65.00 5 200 125 183 97 112 58 59 150 46 17 21 20 4 - - - -248 4 0 .0 80. 50 _ 3 2 9 8 14 23 17 113 22 7 13 13 4 - - - -145 41 .0 62. 50 5 14 16 25 15 37 8 20 4 1 - - - - - - - -528 39.5 56.00 " 180 98 115 60 22 20 12 15 6 “ - - - - - -

291 39. 5 64. 50 _ 9 34 71 80 26 21 22 17 1 4 3 - 2 1 _ _ _25 39.5 68.00 - - 1 6 8 - 3 6 - - - - - - 1 - - -

266 39.5 64.00 - 9 33 65 72 26 18 16 17 1 4 3 - 2 _ - - -225 39.5 62. 50 " 9 24 59 68 26 10 16 13 - ~ “ - - - - - -

567 39.5 56.00 2 178 129 110 67 32 17 14 9 4 _ 1 3 1 . _ _ _26 4 0 .0 61. 50 - - 7 4 9 2 2 2 - - - - - - - - - -

541 39. 5 56.00 2 178 122 106 58 30 15 12 9 4 - 1 3 1 - - - -

42 39. 5 64.00 - 3 14 6 8 - - 4 2 - - 1 3 1 - - - -391 39.5 54.00 " 136 104 73 49 19 8 2 • " " “ “ " - - - -

607 39. 5 51.00 9 408 85 21 19 13 3 41 ! _ _ 3 4 _ _ _ _ _585" 39.5 51.00 9 "408 77 17 16 13 3 35 1 - - 3 4 - - - - -

28 40 .0 67. 50 - 9 4 3 1 - - 3 1 - - 3 4 - - - - -

473 39.5 48.00 - 383 56 14 15 5 - - ■ - - - - - - - “ -

299 39.5 66.00 9 n 16 45 54 81 19 30 21 2 8 1 2 _ _ _ _123 40 .0 70.00 - - 7 14 28 30 10 3 21 2 7 1 - - - - - -

176 39.5 63. 50 9 11 9 31 26 51 9 27 - - 1 - 2 - - _ - -

60 40 .0 58.50 9 11 9 5 2 12 9 2 1

See footnotes at end of table,


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Table A-1. Office Occupations-Men and Women—Continued

(Average straight-time weekly hours and earnings for selected occupations studied on an area basis by industry division, Dallas, Tex. , N ovember 1961)

Sex, occupation, and industry divisionNumber

ofworkers

Average NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY EARNINGS OF—

Weekly, hours 1

(Standard)Weekly.earnings1

(Standard)

$40.00and

under45.00

*45.00

50.00

*50.00

55.00

*55.00

60.00

*60.00

65.00

*65.00

70.00

*70.00

75.00

*75.00

80.00

*80.00

85.00

*85.00

90.00

*90.00

95.00

*95.00

100.00

1*00.00

105.00

1*05.00

110.00

1*10.00

115.00

1*15.00

120.00

1*20.00

125.00

1*25.00andover

Women— Continued

C lerks, payroll _______________ ________ ______________ 478 40.0 $75. 00 2 14 47 42 73 88 71 33 30 30 19 10 5 9 2 3Manufacturing ________________________ ______________ 158 40.0 74. 00 - _ 4 19 20 8 55 12 9 11 8 8 _ 3Nonmanufacturing ____ _ __ ____ _______ _________ 320 39.5 76.00 - 2 10 28 22 65 33 59 24 19 22 11 10 4 9 _ 2 .

Public utilities 2 _________________________________ 70 40.0 88. 00 - - _ 2 - 3 13 4 10 6 6 7 8 4 7 _ _ _Retail trade ____________ ____________________ ____ 46 40.0 66. 50 _ 2 7 5 4 9 2 13 1 3 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _F in an ce3 ---------------------------------------------------------------- 80 39.5 74. 50 - - 3 6 10 5 14 21 4 3 10 2 2 - - - - -

Com ptom eter operators ______________________ _____ __ 573 40. 0 68.50 _ 22 36 77 131 79 67 38 64 14 13 17 7 6 2Manufacturing ______________ ________ __ _ __ 107 40. 0 75. 50 - - _ 14 11 12 30 4 13 5 6 6 3 1 2 _ _ _Nonmanufacturing ___- ___ ___ __ ___________ __ 466 39.5 67.00 - 22 36 63 120 67 37 34 51 9 7 11 4 5 _ . _ _

Public utilities 2 _________________________________ 61 40 .0 80. 00 _ _ 1 4 9 1 3 6 23 _ 3 9 _ 2 _ . _Retail trade ----------------------------------------------------------- 220 39.5 67. 50 - 7 11 24 48 37 34 28 25 4 2 - - - - - -

Duplicating-machine operators(M im eograph or Ditto) ____ ______________________ __ 31 40.0 71. 00 _ 2 5 1 2 3 2 7 4 5 _ _ _ _ _ _ . _

Keypunch operators, c la ss A 4 ________________________ 509 39.5 72. 50 _ 6 13 48 75 104 54 95 45 20 26 17 2 2 2Manufacturing ____ ______________ 121 40. 0 78. 50 - - - - 1 24 21 44 6 - 13 8 2 2 _ . _ _Nonmanufacturing __________ __ __ __ 388 39.5 70. 50 - 6 13 48 74 80 33 51 39 20 13 9 _ _ 2 _ _ _

Public u tilit ie s2 ---------- ------ ------------------------------ 83 40. 0 81.00 - _ - 3 9 3 5 15 18 14 7 7 _ _ 2 _ . _F inan ce3 ___________ _ ___________ ______________ 246 39.5 66. 00 - 6 13 34 59 68 26 24 16 - - - - - - - - -

Keypunch operators, cla ss B 4 ________________________ 551 39.5 63. 50 _ 76 153 41 57 66 22 40 43 18 27 3 5 _Manufacturing ____________________________________ 105 40. 0 69. 00 - - 9 7 20 29 14 6 3 16 _ 1 _ _ _ _ _ _Nonmanufacturing --- ------------ -------------------------------- 446 39.5 62. 00 - 76 144 34 37 37 8 34 40 2 27 2 5 _ _ _ _ .

Public utilities 2 ___________ -_____________________ 74 39.5 79. 00 - 2 6 5 6 5 _ 5 17 - 23 _ 5 _ _ _ _ _F inan ce3 ---------------------------------------------------------------- 305 39.5 55. 50 - 71 126 29 30 26 7 8 8 - - - - - - - - -

O ffice g irls ______________________________ 230 39.5 53. 50 1 117 43 17 15 23 7 6 .Manufacturing ______________ _____________________ _ 31 40 . 0 59. 50 _ _ 12 3 7 7 _ 2 _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ _ _Nonmanufacturing _____ ____ __ ________ __ ____ 199 39.5 52. 50 1 117 31 14 8 16 1 5 6 _ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Public utilities 2 _________________________________ 30 40.0 62. 00 1 10 1 3 1 5 _ 3 6 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _F inan ce3 _____ ____ __ __ __ __ 147 39.5 49. 50 - 106 23 10 2 6 - - - - - - - - - - - -

Secretaries ____________________________________ _________ 2. 309 39.5 87. 50 _ 5 12 43 94 165 194 217 246 289 396 200 119 115 54 68 39 53Manufacturing ---------------------------------------------------- --- --- 748 40. 0 90. 50 - - - 1 9 30 58 27 90 119 203 81 41 32 20 4 18 15Nonmanufacturing ____ _________________________ _____ 1, 561 39.5 86. 50 - 5 12 42 85 135 136 190 156 170 193 119 78 83 34 64 21 38

Public utilities 2 __________________________________ 338 40. 0 95. 50 - - - - 4 9 26 19 24 22 45 73 46 23 18 7 6 16Retail trade __________ __________________ ____ 215 40.0 77. 00 - 5 _ _ 32 32 23 44 15 17 23 8 11 1 2 _ 2F inan ce3 __________________________ ___ _________ 637 39.5 82. 50 - - 12 42 27 63 53 85 82 104 65 30 6 10 - 43 5 10

Stenographers, gen era l4 _______________________________ 1,630 40.0 70. 50 _ 20 82 180 281 225 293 205 212 69 31 21 7 4Manufacturing _____ ______________________ ____ 584 40. 0 76. 00 - - 5 14 49 66 148 115 113 31 25 7 7 4 _ _ _Nonmanufacturing _______________ ____________________ 1, 046 40.0 67. 00 - 20 77 166 232 159 145 90 99 38 6 14 _ _ _ _ _ _

Public utilities 2 _ __ _ ________________ _______ 302 39.5 71. 00 - _ 21 17 69 50 30 33 59 7 2 14 _ _ _Retail trade ____________________________ ______ _ 77 41. 5 69.50 _ 1 _ 14 10 9 23 6 6 4 4 _ _ _ _ _F inan ce3 _______ __ ___ ____ _________ ____ 261 39.5 61. 00 - 19 35 73 49 37 37 11 - - - - - - - - - -

Stenographers, senior 4 _____________________________ _ 607 40. 0 85. 50 . _ _ _ 15 30 45 87 131 78 133 34 21 13 5 11 4Manufacturing __________________________ _____________ 260 40.0 87.00 - - - - 8 7 14 28 67 23 83 4 4 4 5 11 2 _Nonmanufacturing _____ __ _____________ __ __ 347 40.0 85. 00 - - - - 7 23 31 59 64 55 50 30 17 9 _ _ 2

Public utilities 2 _________________________________ 143 40.0 87. 50 - _ _ - _ _ 9 17 35 34 16 24 3 5 _ _ _F inan ce3 __ ________ __ ____ __ ___ 89 40.0 76. 50 7 11 14 32 15 9 1

'

See footnotes at end of table,


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Table A-l. Office Occupations-Men and Women—Continued

(Average straight-tim e weekly hours and earnings for selected occupations studied on an area basis by industry division, Dallas, Tex., November 1961) 1 2 3 4

Average NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY EARNINGS OF—Number $ $ $ $ * $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

Sex, occupation, and industry division ofworkers WeeklyhoursWeekly . earnings

40.00 45.00 50.00 55.00 60.00 65.00 70.00 75.00 80.00 85.00 90.00 95.00 100.00 105.00 110.00 115.00 120.00 125.00(Standard) (Standard) under ” ■ ~ “ “ ~ “ “ ” - - ” - ' “ “ and

45.00 50.00 55.00 60.00 65.00 70.00 75.00 80.00 85.00 90.00 95.00 100.00 105.00 110.00 115.00 120.00 125.00 over

Women— Continued

Switchboard operators _________________________________ 315 40.0 $66.00 10 23 41 53 43 28 17 40 26 15 13 2 3 jManufacturing _ _ _ ______ _ 62 40.0 77.00 - - - 7 3 5 11 13 9 7 3 - - 3 - 1 - -Nonmanufacturing ___________________________________ 253 40.0 63.00 10 23 41 46 40 23 6 27 17 8 10 - 2 - - - - -

Public utilities 2 _________________________________ 49 40.0 72.50 - 5 - 5 4 5 3 13 1 8 5 - - - - - - -Retail trade __________________________ _________ 94 40.5 53.00 10 18 20 37 4 1 2 1 1 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ -Finance 3 --------------------------------------------------------------- 63 39.5 66.50 - " 8 4 23 8 1

13 3 - 3 - " - - “ ~

Switchboard operator-reception ists ------------------------------- 437 39.5 69.00 5 43 68 56 92 61 47 15 12 24 3 2 2 5 2Manufacturing _______________________________________ 158 40.0 68.00 - - 7 27 13 42 39 18 - 10 - 2 - - - - - -Nonmanufacturing ___________________________________ 279 39.5 69.00 - 5 36 41 43 50 22 29 15 2 24 1 2 2 5 - 2 _

Public utilities 2 _________________________________ 50 39.5 83.00 - - 1 2 4 4 9 7 2 - 9 1 2 2 5 - 2 _Retail trade ______________________________________ 34 41.0 63.00 - 5 7 - 5 5 1 11 _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ _Finance 3 _________________________________________ 75 38.5 70.00 - - 5 13 1 26 12 8 2 - 8 - - " - - -

Tabulating-machine operators, class B ______________ 62 40.0 85.50 _ . . ! 2 . 6 3 23 5 14 3 5Nonmanufacturing ___________________________________ 50 40.0 84.50 ■ " ~ 1 2 " 6 3 21 5 7 - 5 " * " -

Tabulating-machine operators, class C ---------------------- 38 40.0 69.50 . 5 1 9 4 . . 5 8 2 4Nonmanufacturing __________________________________ 38 40.0 69.50 - 5 1 9 4 " “ 5 8 2 4 - - - - - - “

Transcribing-m achine operators, general ____________ 546 39.5 62.50 57 87 97 77 100 50 57 14 2 3 2Manufacturing _______________________________________ 30 40.0 66.50 - - - 2 15 5 5 2 - - 1 - - - - - - -Nonmanufacturing ___________________________________ 516 39.5 62.50 - 57 87 95 62 95 45 55 14 2 2 - 2 - - - - -

Finance 3 _________________________________________ 443 39.0 61.50 - 57 77 84 57 68 43 48 9 • ~ - ~ - -

Typists, class A ________________________________________ 725 39.5 67.50 _ 8 46 119 149 119 129 80 51 14 i 4 2 2Manufacturing _______________ __ __________________ 82 40.0 74.50 - - - - 6 24 23 13 10 - 1 2 - 2 1 - - -Nonmanufacturing ___________________________________ 643 39.5 66.50 - 8 46 119 143 95 106 67 41 14 - 2 2 - - - - _

Public utilities 2 _________________________________Finance 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------

166 40.0 71.50 - - - 10 39 8 36 48 25 - - - - - - - - _361 39.5 63.00 ■ 3 46 97 98 43 42 17 15 - - " " -

Typists, class B ________________________________________ 1. 602 39.5 56.50 5 384 442 240 268 154 47 45 n 2 3Manufacturing ______ ______________________________ _ 204 40.0 62.00 - 2 38 32 57 40 25 8 2 - - _ - _ _ _Nonmanufacturing ___________________________________ 1, 398 39.5 55.50 5 382 404 208 211 114 22 37 9 2 - 1 3 - - > _ _

Public utilities 2 _________________________________ 140 40.0 58.50 - 34 37 15 17 25 6 - - 2 - 1 3 - _ _ _ _Retail trade ______________________________________ 37 40.0 61.00 5 2 4 4 1 16 5 - - - - _ - - _ _ > _Finance 3 _________________________________________ 949 39.5 54.00 298 316 152 113 52 6 12

1 Standard hours re flect the workweek for which em ployees receive their regular straight-tim e salaries and the earnings correspond to these w eekly hours.2 Transportation, communication, and other public utilities.3 Finance, insurance, and real estate.4 D escription for this job has been revised since the last survey in this area. See appendix A.


Table A-2. Professional and Technical Occupations-Men and Women9

(Average straight-time weekly hours and earnings for selected occupations studied on an area basis by industry division, D allas, Tex., N ovember 1961)

Sex, occupation, and industry divisionNumber

ofworkers

Average NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY EARNINGS OF-

Weekly,hours1

(Standard)Weekly , earnings1

(Standard)*60.00

andunder65.00

*65.00

...70,&0

*70.00

75.00

*75.00

80.00

*80.00

85.00

*85.00

90.00

*90.00

95.00

*95.00

100.00,

too . 00

JLQfLflQ

i05.00

JL1ILJQ0

! 10.00

iiLLsn

f 15.00

liQ xM

f 20.00

125. QO

^25.00

130^00

130.00

135.00

\ 35.00

140.00

^40.00

145.00

^45.00

150.00

*150.00

155.00

155.00

16.0.00

160.00andover

Men

D raftsm en, leader --------------------------------- 109 39.5 $ 121.00 n 2 15 8 7 20 21 17 1 2 2 2Manufacturing ------------------------------------ 94 39.5 119.00 - - " “ 11 1 15 8 6 14 20 17 - 1 “ 1

D raftsm en, senior ______________________ 366 40.0 105.50 6 8 16 17 27 42 82 40 24 50 12 19 5 10 6 2 . .Manufacturing _______________________ 278 40.0 103.00 - - 6 8 16 13 21 36 74 24 16 31 11 16 - 2 3 1 - - -Nonmanufacturing ------------------------------ 88 40.0 113.50 - - - - - 4 6 6 8 16 8 19 1 3 5 8 3 1 - - -

Public utilities 2 ---------------------------- 36 40.0 111.00 - " “ ■ ■ 4 6 5 2 4 2 1 1 ~ 3 4 3 1 ■ "

D raftsm en, junior _______________________ 270 40.0 81.00 32 19 31 26 70 29 43 3 6 11Manufacturing ------------------------------------ 195 40.0 81.00 12 14 29 22 54 25 28 3 6 2 - - - - - - - - - - -Nonmanufacturing ------------------------------ 75 40.0 80.50 20 5 2 4 16 4 15 - - 9 - - - - - - - - - - -

35 40.0 70.00 17 5 2 4 1 5r'UOiic u u iitics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Women

N urses, industrial (reg istered) ________ 65 40.0 91.00 . 8 2 7 18 8 8 5 2 3 ! 2 1 . . _ . _ . .Manufacturing ------------------------------------ 45 40.0 90.00 8 5 15 6 2 3 1 1 1 2 1

1 Standard hours reflect the workweek for which em ployees receive their regular straight-tim e salaries and the earnings correspond to these weekly hours.2 Transportation, communication, and other public utilities.

NOTE: Data for all industries and nonmanufacturing do not include inform ation for the hotel industry. Theremainder o f the services division is appropriately represented.


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Table A-3. Office, Professional, and Technical Occupations-Men and Women Combined

(Average straight-tim e weekly earnings for selected occupations studied on an area basis by industry division, D allas, T e x ., November 1961)

Occupation and industry division Numberofworkers

Average weekly , earnings 1 (Standard)

Occupation and industry division Numberof earnings 3 (Standard)

Occupation and industry divisionNumber

ofAverageweeklyearnings1(Standard)

O ffice occupations O ffice occupations— Continued O ffice occupations'— Continued

128 $70 . 50 636 $ 51.50 Secretaries ------------------------------ ---------------------------------- 2, 313 $87 . 5059 69. 50 Nonmanufacturing _______________________________ 615 51.00 Manufacturing _____________________________________ 748 90. 50

Nonmanufacturing _______________________________ 69 71. 50 Public u tilit ies3 ______________________________ 29 67. 50 Nonmanufacturing ____________________ _____ ____ 1, 565 86. 50501 48. 50 Public u tilit ie s3 ... _ ____ ___ 342 95. 50

105 61.00 Retail trade ___________ ____________ ____________ 215 77. 00-------30 73. 50 658 74. 00 Finance 2 ________________________________________ 637 82. 50

75 56. 00 Manufacturing _____ __ ______ ____ ____ ___ 192 75. 0052 54. 50 466 73. 50 Stenographers, genera l4 ___________________________ 1,630 70. 50

Public u tilit ies3 ______________________________ 36 80.00 Manufacturing --------------------------------------------------------- 584 76. 00263 74. 00 75 67.00 Nonmanufacturing ___________________ ___________ 1,046 67.00

78 78. 50 Public utilities 3 ____________ __________________ 302 71. 00185 72. 00 522 76. 00 Retail trade _ __ ________________ 77 69. 50

28 70. 50 163 74. 50 261 61.00V insnrp2 . . 41 67. 00 Nnnmanufacturing __ 359 76. 50

Public utilities 3 ______________________________ 96 88. 50 Stenographers, sen io r4 _____________________________ 613 86. 00Bookkeeping-machine operators, class B ________ 421 64. 00 Retail trade _ __ _______________________ 56 64. 50 rtnririjt 260 87. 00

annfartnriiijr 64 74. 00 Finanr.fi ̂ .... _ _ ___ 83 76. 00 Nonmanufacturing ___ ________ 353 85. 00Wnmn armfa rhirinjr 357 62. 00 I Public u tilit ie s3 ______________ __ 149 88. 00

Rptail tradp. ........... 31 65. 50 Comptometer operators _________ 578 69.00 1 Finance 2 -------------------------------------------------------------- 89 76. 50Finance 2 ---------------------------------------------------------- 208 57. 50 107 75. 50

Nonmanufacturing ------- ------- ------------ ------------ 471 67. 50Public u tilit ies3 ______________________________ 63 80. 50 Switchboard operators _______________________________ 316 66. 00

Clerks, accounting, class A ____________ _______ 1, 150 89. 50 Retail trade ___________ ___ ___ ~ ---------- 220 67. 50 I Manufacturing ________________________________ _____ 62 77. 00Manufacturing ___________________________________ 244 94. 50 Nonmanufacturing -------------------------------------------------- 254 63. 00Nonmanufacturing _______________________________ 906 88. 50 Public utilities 3 ________________________________ 50 73. 00

Public u tilit ies3 ______________________________ 312 96.00 Duplicating-machine operators Retail trade ____________________________________ 94 53. 00Retail trade __ , ■-■.■mr LI1 ...... . - - 125 78. 50 (Mimeograph or Ditto) ____________________________ 34 70. 50 |I Finance 2 ________________________________________ 63 66. 50Financft ̂ - __ __ . .... „__ ____ 269 81. 50 Nonmanufacturing ________ ______ __ _________ 26 71.00

Switchboard operator-reception ists _________________ 438 69. 00Clerks, accounting, class B — ——— — —— — —— — 1,819 70. 00 Keypunch operators, class A 4 511 72. 50 Manufacturing ____ _____________________ ____ - 158 68. 00

524 7 5. 50 'Manufacturing _____ 121 78. 50 Nonmanufacturing _ _ ________ ___ 280 69. 50jrapnffl rhi wg 1,295 68. 00 Nonmanufacturing _______________________________ 390 70. 50 Public u tilit ie s3 _ _______ __ ____ _______ 51 83. 00

iitilitipR ^ 341 82. 50 1 Public u tilit ies3 _ _ ______ __ 83 81. 00 Retail trade __ _______________________ __ 34 63.00164 64. 00 I Finanrfi 2 .. .. 248 66. 00 F inan ce2 _ ______________ 75 70. 00

F inan ce2 ------------ ----------------- ----------------------- 557 56. 50 IKeypunch operators, class B 4 ____ ____ ____ 554 63. 50n p rlrs , file , class A 4 __ ______ ___ 311 64. 50 Manufacturing ____ — __________ —________ 108 69.00 Tabulating-machine operators, class A __________ _ 117 99.50

30 68. 50 Nonmanufacturing , , „...... ... ._. . 446 62. 00 Manufacturing _ ______________ 30 100.00281 64. 00 Public u tilit ies3 74 79. 00 Nonmanufacturing ____________ 87 99. 50

Finanee ̂ _̂___̂ ________„„ 236 63. 00 F inan ce2 _ ____ ______ ____ __________ 305 55. 50 41 91.00

Clerks, file , class B 4 -------------------------------------------------------------- 590 56.00 O ffice boys and girls — ____ ________ ___________________ 537 54.00 ]ITabulating-machine operators, class B _________________ 362 85. 50Manufacturing ______________________ ____________ 27 n r i r i Manufacturing ______ ____ — — ------------------------- 75 56.50 I Manufacturing ----------------- -------- -------------------------------------- __ 94 95.00Nonmanufacturing ----------- ---------------------------------------------- 563 55. 50 N onm anufacturing----------------------------------------------------------------- 426 54. 00 Nonmanufacturing ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 268 82.00

nHlitiPR ̂ .... .... 55 61. 50 Public utilities 3 ______________________________________ 77 59. 00 Public u tilit ie s3 _______________________________________ __ 90 89.00TTinanPP ^ 400 54. 00 II F inan ce2 ..... __ 320 52.00 Finance 2 — __________ ______________________________________ 135 75.00

See footnotes at end of table.



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Table A-3. Office, Professional, and Technical Occupations-Men and Women Combined—Continued

(Average straight-time weekly earnings for selected occupations studied on an area basis by industry division, Dallas, Tex. , November 1961)

Occupation and industry division Numberof earning** I Occupation and industry division(Standard) |

Numberof

Average weekly , earnings1 2 (Standard)Occupation and industry division Numberof

Average weekly , earnings1 (Standard)

Office occupations— Continued II O ffice occupations— Continued P rofessional and technical occupations—1 Continued

Tabula ting-m achine ftp«rflt.nrs, cla ss O ___ _____ 185 $ 65. 00 Typists, class B ________________ ______________ - 1. 617 $56 .50 Draftsmen, senior ____________________________________ 376 $105. 50NnT)m?nn\v̂ 3r tiiiring 174 64. RO II 208 62. 00 Manufacturing _____________ ________ ___________ 280 103.00

F in an ^ ̂ -......... - 130 61.50 Nonmanufacturing _______________________________ 1,409 56. 00 Nonmanufacturing __ __ ____________________ 96 113.00II Public utilities 3 4 ---------------------------------------------- 151 61.00 Public u tilit ies3 _____________________ _ _ ____ 44 110.50

Transcribing-m achine operators, general ------------- 546 62. 50 | Retail trade ____________ - ----------------------- — 37 61.00nnfa rfnring 30 6b, 60 Finance * ____ ____ __________ ___ ___ 949 54.00

Nonmanufacturing _______________________ _______ 516 62. 50 Draftsmen, junior ___________________ -________________ 284 81.00TTi na nr a ^ 443 61.50 | Manufacturing _ _________________ ___ __ 200 81. 00

Public utilities 3 ___ __________________________84 80. 50

Typists, cla ss A _____________________________________ 738 67. 50 | Professional and technical occupations 38 70. 50Manufacturing _ _________________________________ 83 74.50 HNonmanufacturing ---------------- ---------- ----------------- 655 66.50 |

Public u tilit ies3 __-______ _____________ ____-_ 177 72. 00 | Draftsmen, leader _____________ _________________ 110 120.50 N urses, industrial (registered) —------------------------------- 68 92. 50Finanre ^ 361 63, 00 || Manufacturing 95 119.00 Manufacturing _____ _________________ _____ _ 48 91. 50

1 Earnings are for a regular workweek for which em ployees receive their straight-tim e weekly salaries, exclusive o f any prem ium pay.2 Finance, insurance, and real estate.3 Transportation, com munication, and other public utilities.4 D escription for this job has been rev ised since the last survey in this area. See appendix A.


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Table A-4. Maintenance and Powerplant Occupations

(Average straight-tim e hourly earnings for men in selected occupations studied on an area basis by industry division, Dallas, Tex., November 1961)

NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME HOURLY EARNINGS OF—

Occupation and industry divisionNumberofworkers

Average hourly . earnings 1 2 3Under$1.30

$1.30and

under1.40

$1.40

1.50

$1.50

1.60

$1.60

1.70

$1.70

1.80

$1.80

1.90

$1.90

2.00

$2.00

2.10

$2.10

2.20

$2.20

2.30

$2.30

2.40

$2.40

-2.50

$2.50

2.60

$2.60

2.70_

$2.70

2.80

$2.80

2.90

$2.90

3.00

$3.00

3.10

$3.10

3.20

$3.20

3.30

$3.30and

over

Carpenters, maintenance _____________________ 115 $2.67 1 7 7 4 2 6 20 27 13 10 1 5 1 11Manufacturing ______________________________ 75 2.51 - 1 - - - - - 7 - 6 4 2 5 12 22 10 3 - - 3 - -Nonmanufacturing --------------------------------------- 40 2.97 - - - - - - - - 1 - - 1 8 5 3 7 - 1 2 1 2 11

E lectricians, maintenance ------------------------------- 217 2.81 _ _ _ _ _ 5 _ 4 _ 4 _ 5 27 24 11 18 21 17 35 13 15 18Manufacturing ______________________________ 174 2.80 - - - _ _ - - 4 - 4 _ 4 27 23 10 14 18 17 8 13 15 17Nonmanufacturing __________________________ 43 2.82 - - - - - 5 - " - - - 1 - 1 1 4 3 - 27 - 1

Engineers, stationary _________________________ 266 2.46 _ _ _ _ 14 9 15 17 32 17 12 17 5 11 5 31 25 12 4 8 17 15Manufacturing ______________________________ 108 2.73 - - - - - - - 6 11 - 4 2 - 8 2 26 21 8 - 3 3 ^'14Nonmanufacturing __________________________ 158 2.27 - - - - 14 9 15 11 21 17 8 15 5 3 3 5 4 4 4 5 14 1

Public u tilit ies4 _________________________ 78 2.27 _ - _ - 10 6 10 1 15 6 1 3 3 1 1 1 1 3 2 _ 14 _Retail trade _____________________________ 41 2.31 _ _ _ - 4 2 5 4 2 1 6 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 5 _ 1F inance5 6 ________________________________ 30 2.23 - - - - - 1 6 4 2 1 10 1 1 1 2 1 - - - - “

Firem en, stationary boiler ___________________ 27 2.08 64 4 _ _ _ 2 2 _ 8 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 3 _ 3Manufacturing ______________________________ 27 2.08 4 4 - - - 2 2 - 8 “ - - - - - - - 1 3 - 3

Helpers, maintenance trades _________________ 367 1.73 17 21 53 49 42 45 45 6 27 22 14 17 9 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Manufacturing ______________________________ 250 1.77 10 9 24 35 38 26 39 3 15 22 14 15 _ _ _ > _ _ _ _ _ _Nonmanufacturing __________________________ 117 1.67 7 12 29 14 4 19 6 3 12 _ _ 2 9 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

Public utilities 4 _________________________ 97 1.65 7 12 25 13 4 9 5 1 10 - - 2 9 - - - - - - - - -M achinists, maintenance _____________________ 174 2.58 _ _ 4 _ 1 1 17 7 7 _ _ 1 17 29 16 21 7 2 11 24 4 5

Manufacturing ______________________________ 150 2.66 - - 4 “ 1 - - 7 7 - - 1 17 29 14 21 7 2 7 24 4 5

M echanics, automotive (maintenance) ________ 780 2.60 _ _ _ _ 21 12 67 34 26 18 7 63 16 44 29 141 21 54 192 20 15 _Manufacturing ______________________________ 141 2.20 - - - - 18 8 - 32 1 16 2 22 6 11 8 _ - 17 - - _ _Nonmanufacturing __________________________ 639 2.69 _ _ _ _ 3 4 67 2 25 2 5 41 10 33 21 141 21 37 192 20 15 _

Public u tilit ies4 _________________________ 588 2.71 _ _ _ - 1 2 63 _ 23 2 4 35 10 29 20 129 10 37 188 20 15 _Retail trade _____________________________ 45 2.52 - - - 2 2 2 2 2 - 1 2 - 4 1 12 11 - 4 - - -

M echanics, maintenance ______________________ 663 2.55 _ _ _ 4 _ 5 13 43 30 25 57 77 96 43 44 32 39 30 48 19 40 18Manufacturing ______________________________ 560 2.51 - - - 4 - - 3 38 28 23 57 75 94 43 44 28 36 25 11 3 40 8Nonmanufacturing __________________________ 103 2.78 _ _ - _ _ 5 10 5 2 2 _ 2 2 _ _ 4 3 5 37 16 _ 10

Public u tilit ies4 _________________________ 71 2.81 - - - - - 5 5 2 2 - 2 - - - 4 - - 37 14 - -O ilers __________________________________________ 77 2.15 _ _ 1 7 j _ 7 3 4 18 19 11 _ . 6 .

Manufacturing ______________________________ 75 2.15 " - 1 7 1 - 7 3 4 18 17 11 " - " 6 - - - - - -

Painters, maintenance ________________________ 123 2.48 . . _ . . . . 4 52 5 2 25 13 6 4 3 2 4 2Manufacturing ______________________________ 52 2.64 - - - - - 4 2 2 24 9 - 2 3 2 - 4 -

Tool and die makers __________________________ 243 2.93 _ . _ _ _ _ _ _ . _ 3 _ 16 21 12 14 19 32 45 59 17 5Manufacturing ______________________________ 243 2.93 3 16 21 12 14 19 32 45 59 17 5

1 Excludes premium pay for overtim e and for w ork on weekends, holidays, and late shifts.2 W orkers w ere distributed as follow s: 7 at $3.50 to $3.60; 4 at $3.80 to $3.90.3 W orkers w ere distributed as follow s: 7 at $ 3.40 to $ 3.50; 7 at $ 3.50 to $ 3.60.4 Transportation, communication, and other public utilities.5 Finance, insurance, and real estate.6 A ll w orkers w ere at $1.20 to $1.30.



Table A -5. Custodial and Material Movement Occupations

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(Average straight-time hourly earnings for selected occupations studied on an area basis by industry division, Dallas, T ex., November 1961)

Occupation 1 and industry divisionNumber

ofworkersAverage hourly , earnings2

NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME HOURLY EARNINGS OF-

Under

D.80

$0.80and

under.90

$0.90

1.00

s1.00

1.10

s1.10

1.20

$1.20

1.30

$1.30

1.40

s1.40

1.50

$1.50

1.60

$1.60

1.70

$1.70

1.80

S1.80

1.90

$1.90

2.00

$2.00

2.10

S2.10

2.20

s2.20

2.30

V2.30

2.40

$2.40

2.50

$2.50

2.60

2.60

2.70

$2.70

2.80

s2.80

2.90

S2.90

3.00

$3.00and

over

Elevator operators, passenger(men) ----------------------------------------------------- 40 $ 1.28 - - - 20 5 2 - - 3 1 6 1 - 2 - - - - - - - - - -

Nonmanufacturing ___________________ 28 1.11 - - 20 4 2 - - - - " - 2

Elevator operators, passenger(women) _______________________________ 30 1.12 - - - 20 5 1 1 1 - - 2

Nonmanufacturing ----------------------------- 30 1.12 ■ " 20 5 1 l 1 ~ ~ 2

Guards ----------------------------------------------------- 280 2.00 _ _ . _ 7 _ 8 34 8 44 20 11 18 25 _ _ 51 6 12 4 18 14 _ _Manufacturing ___________________ — 183 2.18 - - - - 7 - - 10 - 24 12 - 15 10 - - 51 6 12 4 18 14 - -

97 1.67 8 24 g 20 8 11 3 1583 1.67 g 24 g g g 11 3 15

Janitors, p orters, and cleaners(men) __________________________________ 3,400 1.35 - 83 130 564 943 212 261 154 249 217 226 73 29 24 123 29 36 22 20 3 2 - - -

Manufacturing _______________________ 1, 103 1.64 - - - 28 108 82 69 59 193 157 123 54 9 15 112 15 33 21 20 3 2 - - -Nonmanufacturing ___________________ 2, 297 1.21 - 83 130 536 835 130 192 95 56 60 103 19 20 9 11 14 3 1 - - - - - -

Public utilities 4 _________________ 303 1.58 - - - - 10 24 42 41 29 49 83 7 8 6 2 1 - 1 - - - - - -Retail trade ______________________ 598 1.16 _ 11 34 190 186 57 47 36 2 _ 7 12 12 3 - 1Finanra^ 441 1.07 72 96 100 82 15 34 9 25 g

Janitors, p orters, and cleaners(women) _______________________________ 993 1.10 11 4 16 546 297 39 18 - 2 47 1 3 5 - 2 1 - 1 - - - - - -

Manufacturing ----------------------------------- 36 1.58 - - - - 3 9 - - - 19 1 - - - 2 1 - 1 - - - - - -Nonmanufacturing ___________________ 957 1.08 11 4 16 546 294 30 18 - 2 28 - 3 5

Public utilities 4 _________________ 73 1.42 - - - - 2 27 16 - - 23 - 3 2117 1.02 11 76 20 3 2 2 3

TTinarirA ^ 68 1.07 4 16 13 33 2

L a borers, m aterial handling ---------------- 3, 035 1.73 160 267 289 217 276 171 141 307 225 47 19 143 439 59 28 6 118 119 4Manufacturing _______________________ 1, 291 1.71 - - - 123 39 107 95 42 39 103 216 211 47 18 19 109 38 26 6 40 9 4 - -Nonmanufacturing ----------------------------- 1, 744 1.74 - - - 37 228 182 122 234 132 38 91 14 - 1 124 330 21 2 - 78 110 - - -

Public utilities 4 -------------------------- 950 1.99 - - - - - - 42 148 126 36 85 - - 1 121 182 21 - - 78 110 - - -Ppfsil fra/^o 361 1.68 37 50 55 27 13 g 2 g 14 3 148

O rder f ille rs ____________________________ 1,481 1.78 4 259 167 104 103 108 91 81 , 39 54 4 141 180 115 20 11Manufacturing ----------------------------------- 470 2.00 - - - 4 - 9 8 1 30 46 67 53 14 24 3 131 22 39 14 5 - - - -Nonmanufacturing ___________________ 1, 011 1.68 - - - - - 250 159 103 73 62 24 28 25 30 1 10 158 76 6 6 - - - -

Retail trade ______________________ 329 1.87 - " - 56 20 18 18 36 5 14 18 2 1 141 - " - - - -P a ck ers, shipping (men) ---------------------- 457 1.62 _ _ _ 1 38 117 69 45 33 15 21 16 1 l 8 _ 21 6 65 _ _ _ _ _

Manufacturing ___________________ — 148 1.60 - - - - 33 2 30 10 22 14 - - - 1 8 - 21 - 7 - - - - -Nonmanufacturing ----------------------------- 309 1.63 - - - 1 5 115 39 35 11 1 21 16 1 - - - - 6 58 - - - - -

Retail trade ______________________ 68 1.34 - - 1 5 28 19 5 5 1 3 - 1Receiving c lerk s _______________________ 336 1.96 _ _ _ _ _ 15 39 33 31 11 10 28 10 34 12 9 25 14 22 6 19 _ 4 14

Manufacturing _______________________ ISO- 2.21 - - - - - 5 10 - 4 - 2 16 2 32 11 7 16 3 20 4 19 - 4 5Nonmanufacturing ___________________ 176 1.73 - - - - - 10 29 33 27 11 8 12 8 2 1 2 9 11 2 2 - - - 9

Retail trade ______________________ 79 1.74 4 29 5 5 3 2 5 1 2 1 2 6 11 1 2

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14Table A -5. Custodial and Material Movement Occupations—Continued

(Average straight-tim e hourly earnings for selected occupations studied on an area basis by industry division, Dallas, Tex. , November 1961)

NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME HOURLY EARNINGS OF—

Occupation1 and industry division NumberofworkersAverage hourly 2 earnings

Under$

*0. 80 and

s0.90 *1.00 bi. 10

$1.20 *1. 30 Vl . 40 *1. 50 S1.60 ° 1.7 0 " l . 80 s Is 1.901 2.00

32. 10\"'Z. 201 i*2. 30

i' 2. 40

$2. 50 S 2. 60

- 1*2. 70 5 2. 80

s2. 90

S3. 00 and

0. 80 under 1 !2. 70!,._20 1.00 1. 10 1. 20 1.30 1.40 1. 50 1.60 OiM 1. 80 1.90 2. 00! 2. 10 2. 20!„._2._301 2.40 2. 50 2. 60 2. 80 2..90 3. 00 over

Shipping clerks ---------------------------------------- 296 $ 2. 05 14 13 51 25 12|! 9

i I

I 51 j 26 • 3j

1 „i

7 26 Ji

3 9Manufacturing ------------------------------------ 137 2. 25 - - - - - - - 6 7 4 1 1 9 34 1 7 j 2 1------4 ~ i 27 5 Z4 j - - 7Nonmanufacturing ------------------------------ 159 1.88 - - - - |j 14 7 44 21 11 - 17 1| 19 i 1 ! - 16 2 2 I 2 2

Retail trade ______________________ 49 2. 04 14 1 2 1 1 12 1 1 16 - _ ij

1| -

Shipping and receiving clerks ---------------- 268 1.97 _ _ _ _ - _ _ 16 18 39 30I

41 ! 13 33 7 1 9 : 5 2 35 3 ! 171 _

Manufacturing ------------------------------------ 143 1.93 - - - - - - - 7 13 14 25 17 1 9 19 5 ! 7 2 2 22 1 j - - ! -Nonmanufacturing ------------------------------ 125 2. 02 " ■ ■ - - " ■ 9 5 25 5 24 j 4 14 2 2 3 | 13

12 i 17 “ ' “

T ru ck d rivers5 ---------------------------------------- 3,432 2. 27 19 161 152 191 131 181 103 58 !: 72 29 1 94 104 ' 164 1 105 611i 62 ! 116 1223 350 4 52

Manufacturing _______________________ 509 1.91 - - - - r_r r r i r 30~ 41 47 18 29 i 28 9 i t s - 49 20 35 33 1 16 56 3 - - -Nonmanufacturing ___________________ 2, 923 2. 33 - - - 19 130 123 i 161 90 134 85 !! 29 44 20 i 69 55 144 ! 70 28 46 60 1220 350 4 52

Public utilities 4 --------------------------- 1, 834 2. 69 - - - - - - 1 22 36 13 3 28 8 j 22 15 11 56 15 _ 60 1202 342 - -Retail trade ______________________ 309 1.81 - - - 19 27 19 29 18 20 10 5 8 1 25 40 17 12 13 46 - - - - -

Truckdrivers, light (under 11 /̂2 tons) 571 1. 56 _ _ _ 19 60 135 91 44 7 27 | 22 5 j 6 28 21 85 7 11 _ 2 1 - . -

Manufacturing ____________________ 146 1. 52 - - - 1 31 19 21 29 - 9 I 7 I 2 3 2 12 5 3 - 2 1 - - -Nonmanufacturing ________________ 425 1.58 - - 19 29 116 70 15 7 18 1I 15 5 4 25 19 73 2 8 - - - - - -

Retail trade ___________________

Truckdrivers, medium (lV z to and including 4 tons) ___________________

134 1. 58 ! 19!

17 14 21 4 6 5 1 16 18 5 2 6

2. 384 2.42 - - - i 101 17 99 79 112 15 ; 31 40 22 66 64 70 72 18 5 112 1119 342 - -Manufacturing ____________________ 246 1.99 - - - - 10 9 12 41 7 ! 18 7 6 32 35 7 4 - 5 52 1 - - -Nonmanufacturing ________________ 2, 138 2.47 - - - - 101 7 90 67 71 8 !1 13 :: 33 16 34 29 63 68 18 - 60 1118 342 - -

Public utilities 4 ---------------------- 1, 695 2.71 - - - - - - - 20 10 - j - | 28 8 21 14 5 56 13 - 60 1118 342 - -Retail trade ----------------------------- 108 1.76 - - - - 10 5 8 14 20 - i “ j 1

1 9 15 10 10 5 - - - - - -

Truckdrivers, heavy (over 4 tons,trailer type) ________________________ 430 2.31 - - - - - - 1 8 62 £6 : 5 21 1 - 18 6 23 16 46 - 103 8 4 6 52

Manufacturing ____________________ 84 2. 11 - - - - - - - - 6 <ri 4 21 1 - 11 1 23 14 - - 1 - - -Nonmanufacturing ________________ 346 2.36 - - - - - - 1 8 56 54 1 - - - 7 5 - 2 46 - 102 8 4 52

Public utilities 4 ---------------------- 119 2. 44 “ “ - - - - 1 2 26 2 1 - - - - 3 - - - 84 - -

T ruckers, power (forklift) _____________ 714 1.91 _ _ _ 1 “ . 29 j! 14 22 73 126 38 72 44 49 106 6 81 1 23 26 _ 4 . _Manufacturing _______________________ 375 1.93 - - - ; 29 ! 14 5 12 53 7 57 38 39 30 6 51 - 11 23 - - - -Nonmanufacturing ------------------------------ 339 1.88 - - - - !i ■ i - 17 61 73 31 15 6 10 76 - 30 1 12 3 - 4 - -

Public utilities 4 _________________ 222 1. 81 - - - - 1 1 • - 5 55 55 24 15 - - 64 - - - - - “ 4 - -

Truckers, power (other thanfo rklift) __________ _____________________ 72 2. 24 - - - - !1 - 10 - - 10 - - 4 - - - - 8 7 - 15 1 17 _ _

Manufacturing ------------------------------------ 69 2. 23 ■ ■ ■ - 10 | 10 " ' 4 " “ " ~ 6 6 " 151 17 - -

Watchmen ________________________________ 289 1.51 1 23 4 31 52 19 9|i 26 28 21 1 3 9 4 2 32 7 _ 11 _ 6

Manufacturing ------------------------------------ 145 1.63 - - - 11 ! 28 16 2 i 16 10 18 - - - - 1 28 7 - 2 - 6 - - -Nonmanufacturing ------------------------------ 144 1.39 1 23 4 20 ! 24 3 !: 7 1 10 18 3 1 3 9 4 1 4 - - 9 - - - - -

Retail trade _______________________ 90 1. 28 23

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20! 4i1 ______ i

1 2

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18 2 6 4 1

1 Data lim ited to men w orkers except where otherwise indicated.2 Excludes premium pay for overtim e and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts.3 Finance, insurance, and real estate.4 Transportation, communication, and other public utilities.5 Includes all drivers regardless of size and type o f truck operated.6 W orkers w ere distributed as follow s: 18 at $ 3 to $ 3. 10; 2 at $ 3. 10 to $ 3. 20; 32 at $ 3. 20 to $ 3. 30.


Appendix A: Changes in Occupational Descriptions

Since the Bureau's last survey in this area, occupational descriptions for three office jobs were revised in order to obtain salary information for more specific categories. Therefore, data presented for these jobs in table A-l are not comparable to data presented in last year's bulletin.

Revisions were made in the descriptions for file clerks, keypunch operators, and stenographers. The revised description for file clerk groups these workers into three levels (class A, B, and C) in

stead of two (class A and B). The revised description for keypunch operator groups these workers into two defined classes (A and B) instead of a single category. Previously data were presented separately for general stenographers and technical stenographers. The revision combines general stenographers, with more responsible duties, and technical stenographers to form a new senior stenographer category; other general stenographers are maintained in that classification.

The revised occupational descriptions used this year are included in appendix B.

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Appendix B: Occupational Descriptions

The primary purpose of preparing job descriptions for the Bureau’ s wage surveys is to assist its field staff in classifying into appropriate occupations workers who are employed under a variety of payroll titles and different work arrangements from establishment to establishment and from area to area. This is essential in order to permit the grouping of occupational wage rates representing comparable job content. Because of this emphasis on interestablishment and interarea comparability of occupational content, the Bureau’ s job descriptions may differ significantly from those in use in individual establishments or those prepared for other purposes. In applying these job descriptions, the Bureau’ s field economists are instructed to exclude working supervisors, apprentices, learners, beginners, trainees, handicapped, part-time, temporary, and probationary workers.

OFFICE

BILLER, MACHINE

Prepares statements, bills, and invoices on a machine other than an ordinary or electromatic typewriter. May also keep records as to billings or shipping charges or perform other clerical work incidental to billing operations. For wage study purposes, billers, machine, are classified by type of machine, as follows:

Biller, machine (billing machine)—Uses a special billing machine (Moon Hopkins, Elliott Fisher, Burroughs, etc., which are combination typing and adding machines) to prepare bills and invoices from customers’ purchase orders, internally prepared orders, shipping memorandums, etc. Usually involves application of prede-

BOOKKEEPING-MACHIN E OPERATOR

Operates a bookkeeping machine (Remington Rand, Elliott Fisher, Sundstrand, Burroughs, National Cash Register, with or without a typewriter keyboard) to keep a record of business transactions.

Class A—Keeps a set of records requiring a knowledge of and experience in basic bookkeeping principles and familiarity with the structure of the particular accounting system used. Determines proper records and distribution of debit and credit items to be used in each phase of the work. May prepare consolidated reports, balance sheets, and other records by hand.

termined discounts and shipping charges and entry of necessary extensions, which may or may not be computed on the billing machine, and totals which are automatically accumulated by machine. The operation usually involves a large number of carbon copies of the bill being prepared and is often done on a fanfold machine.

Biller, machine (bookkeeping machine)—Uses a* bookkeeping machine (Sundstrand, Elliott Fisher, Remington Rand, etc., which may or may not have typewriter keyboard) to prepare customers’ bills as part of the accounts receivable operation. Generally involves the simultaneous entry of figures on customers’ ledger record. The machine automatically accumulates figures on a number of vertical columns and computes and usually prints automatically the debit or credit balances. Does not involve a knowledge of bookkeeping. Works from uniform and standard types of sales and credit slips.

Class B— Keeps a record of one or more phases or sections of a set of records usually requiring little knowledge of basic bookkeeping. Phases or sections include accounts payable, payroll, customers’ accounts (not including a simple type of billing described under biller, machine), cost distribution, expense distribution, inventory control, etc. May check or assist in preparation of trial balances and prepare control sheets for the accounting department.

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 business transactions. Work involves posting and balancing subsidiary ledger or ledgers such as accounts receivable or accounts

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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 accounting 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.

C L E R K , A CCO U N TIN G —Continued

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 conjunction 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 subheadings. 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.

Class C— Performs routine filing of material that has already been classified or which is easily classified in a simple serial classification 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.

C L E R K , O R D ER

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 o f 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 mathematical computations. This job is not to be confused with that o f statistical or other type of clerk, which may involve frequent use of a Comptometer but, in which, use of this machine is incidental to performance of other duties.

DUPLICATING-MACHINE OPERATOR (MIMEOGRAPH OR DITTO)

Under general supervision and with no supervisory responsibilities, reproduces multiple copies of typewritten or handwritten matter, using a Mimeograph or Ditto machine. Makes necessary adjustment such as for ink and paper feed counter and cylinder speed. Is not required to prepare stencil or Ditto master. May keep file of used stencils or Ditto masters. May sort, collate, and staple completed material.


KEYPUNCH OPERATOR

Class A—Operates a numerical and/or alphabetical or combination keypunch machine to transcribe data from various source documents to keypunch tabulating cards. Performs same tasks as lower level keypunch operator but in addition, work requires application 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 fi—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 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 mail, and other minor clerical work.

SECRETARY

Performs secretarial and clerical duties for a superior in an administrative or executive position. Duties include making appointments for superior; receiving people coming into office; answering and

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making phone calls; handling personal and important or confidential mail, and writing routine correspondence on own initiative; and taking dictation (where transcribing machine is not used) either in shorthand or by Stenotype or similar machine, and transcribing dictation or the recorded information reproduced on a transcribing machine. May prepare special reports or memorandums for information of superior.

SECRETARY— Continued

STENOGRAPHER, GENERAL

Primary duty is to take dictation from one or more persons either in shorthand or by Stenotype or similar machine, involving a normal routine vocabulary; and transcribe dictation. May also type from written copy. May maintain files, keep simple records, or perform other relatively routine clerical tasks. May operate from a stenographic pool. Does not include transcribing-machine work. (See transcribing-machine operator.)

STENOGRAPHER, SENIOR

Primary duty is to take dictation from one or more persons, either in shorthand or by Stenotype or similar machine, involving a varied technical or specialized vocabulary such as in legal briefs or reports on scientific research and transcribe dictation. May also type from written copy. May also set up and maintain files, keep records, etc.

OR

Performs stenographic duties requiring significantly greater independence and responsibility than stenographers, general as evidenced by the following: Work requires high degree of stenographerspeed and accuracy; and a thorough working knowledge of general business and office procedures and of the specific business operations, organization, policies, procedures, files, workflow, etc. Uses this knowledge in performing stenographic duties and responsible clerical tasks such as, maintaining followup files; assembling material for reports, memorandums, letters, etc.; composing simple letters from general instructions; reading and routing incoming mail; and answering routine questions, etc. Does not include transcribing-machine work.


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SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR

Operates a single- or multiple-position telephone switchboard. Duties involve handling incoming, outgoing, and intraplant or office calls. May record toll calls and take messages. May give information to persons who call in, or occasionally take telephone orders. For workers who also act as receptionists see switchboard operator- receptionist.

SWITCHBOARD 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.

TABULATING-MACHINE OPERATOR

Class A—Operates a variety of tabulating or electrical accounting 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 assignments 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 accounting 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 procedures are well established. May also include the training of new employees in the basic operation of the machine.

TABULATING-MACHINE OPERATOR-Continued

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 some filing work. The work typically involves portions of a work unit, for example, individual sorting or collating runs or repetitive operations.

TRANSCRIBING-MACHINE OPERATOR, GENERAL

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 stenographer, general.

TYPIST

Uses a typewriter to make copies o f various material or to make out bills after calculations have been made by another person. May include typing of stencils, mats, or similar materials for use in duplicating processes. May do clerical work involving little special training, such as keeping simple records, filing records and reports, or sorting and distributing incoming mail.

Class A—performs one or more o f the following: Typing material in final form when it involves combining material from several sources or responsibility for correct spelling, syllabication, punctuation, etc., of technical or unusual words or foreign language material; 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 o f the following: Copy typing from rough or clear drafts; routine typing of forms, insurance policies, etc.; and setting up simple standard tabulations, or copying more complex tables already set up and spaced properly.


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PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICALDRAFTSMAN, JUNIOR

(Assistant draftsman)Draws to scale units or parts of drawings prepared by drafts*

man or others for engineering, construction, or manufacturing purposes. Uses various types of drafting tools as required. May prepare drawings from simple plans or sketches, or perform other duties under direction of a draftsman.

DRAFTSMAN, LEADER

Plans and directs activities of one or more draftsmen in preparation of working plans and detail drawings from rough or preliminary sketches for engineering, construction, or manufacturing purposes. Duties involve a combination of the following: Interpreting blueprints, sketches, and written or verbal orders; determining work procedures; assigning duties to subordinates and inspecting their work; and performing more difficult problems. May assist subordinates during emergencies or as a regular assignment, or perform related duties of a supervisory or administrative nature.

DRAFTSMAN, SENIOR

Prepares working plans and detail drawings from notes, rough or detailed sketches for engineering, construction, or manufacturing purposes. Duties involve a combination of the following: Preparing working plans, detail drawings, maps, cross-sections, etc., to scale by use of drafting instruments; making engineering computations such as those involved in strength of materials, beams and trusses; verifying

DRAFTSMAN, SENIOR-Continued

completed work, checking dimensions, materials to be used, and quantities; writing specifications; and making adjustments or changes in drawings or specifications. May ink in lines and letters on pencil drawings, prepare detail units of complete drawings, or trace drawings. Work is frequently in a specialized field such as architectural, electrical, mechanical, or structural drafting.

NURSE, INDUSTRIAL (REGISTERED)

A registered nurse who gives nursing service 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; conducting physical examinations and health evaluations of applicants and employees; and planning and carrying out programs involving health education, accident prevention, evaluation of plant environment, or other activities affecting the health, welfare, and safety of all personnel.

TRACER

Copies plans and drawings prepared by others, by placing tracing cloth or paper over drawing and tracing with pen or pencil. Uses T-square, compass, and other drafting tools. May prepare simple drawings and do simple lettering.

MAINTENANCE AND POWERPLANT

CARPENTER, MAINTENANCE

Performs the carpentry duties necessary to construct and maintain in good repair building woodwork 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: Planning and laying out of work from blueprints, drawings, models, or verbal instructions; using a variety of carpenter’ s handtools, portable

CARPENTER, MAINTENANCE—Continued

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 required rounded training and experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience.


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ELECTRICIAN, MAINTENANCE

Performs a variety of electrical trade functions such as the installation, maintenance, or repair of equipment for the generating, distribution, 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, controllers, circuit breakers, motors, heating units, conduit systems, or other transmission equipment; working from blueprints, drawings, layout, 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 elctricians requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience.

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 maintainingequipment 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

Fire 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, gas, or oil burner; and checks water and safety valve. 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 a worker supplied with materials and tools; cleaning working area, machine, and equipment; assisting worker 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 materials and tools and cleaning working areas; and in others he is permitted to perform specialized machine operations, or parts of a trade that are also performed by workers on a full-time basis.

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 o f the following: Planning and performing difficult machiningoperations; processing items requiring complicated setups or a high degree of accuracy; using a variety of precision measuring instruments; selecting feeds, speeds, tooling and operation 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 excluded 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 andspecifications; 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 o f machining; knowledge of the working


MACHINIST, MAINTENANCE—Continued

properties of the common metals; selecting standard materials, parts, and equipment required 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 apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience.

MECHANIC, AUTOMOTIVE (MAINTENANCE)

Repairs automobiles, buses, motortrucks, and tractors of an establishment. Work involves most o f 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 automotive mechanic requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience.

MECHANIC, MAINTENANCE

Repairs machinery of 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 production 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 experience. Excluded from this classification are workers whose primary duties involve setting up or adjusting machines.

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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 o f 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 relating to stresses, strength of materials, and centers of gravity; alining and balancing of equipment; selecting standard tools, equipment and parts to be used; and installing and maintaining in good order power transmission equipment such as drives and speed reducers. In general, the millwright’ s work normally requires a rounded training and experience in the trade acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience.

OILER

MILLWRIGHT

Lubricates* with oil or grease, the moving parts or wearing surfaces of mechanical equipment of an establishment.

PAINTER, MAINTENANCE

Paints and redecorates walls, woodwork, and fixtures of an establishment. Work involves the following: Knowledge of surface peculiarities and types of paint required for different applications; preparing surface for painting by removing old finish or by placing putty or filler in nail holes and interstices; and applying paint with spray gun or brush. May mix colors, oils, white lead, and other paint ingredients to obtain proper color or consistency. In general, the work of the maintenance painter requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience.

PIPEFITTER, MAINTENANCE

Installs or repairs water, steam, gas, or other types of pipe and pipefittings in an establishment. Work involves most of the following: Laying out of work and measuring to locate position of pipe from drawings or other written specifications; cutting various sizes of pipe to correct lengths with chisel and hammer or oxyacetylene torch or pipecutting machine; threading pipe with stocks and dies; bending pipe by hand-driven or power-driven machines; assembling pipe with couplings


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PIPEFITTER, MAINTENANCE—Continued

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 experience. Workers primarily engaged in installing and repairing building sanitation or beating 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 experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience.

SHEET-METAL WORKER, MAINTENANCE

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 establishment. Work involves most of the following: Planning and laying out all types of sheet-metal maintenance work from blueprints, models, or other specifications; setting up and operating all available

SHEET-METAL WORKER, MAINTENANCE-Continuedtypes of sheet-metal-working machines; using a variety of handtools in cutting, bending, forming, shaping, fitting, and assembling; and installing sheet-metal articles as required. In general, the work o f 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; gage maker)

Constructs and repairs machine-shop tools, gages, jigs, fixtures or dies for forgings, punching, and other metal-forming work. Work involves 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 equipment; 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 qualities; working to close tolerances; fitting and assembling of parts to prescribed tolerances and allowances; and selecting appropriate materials, tools, and processes. In general, the tool and die maker’ s work requires a rounded training in machine-shop and toolroom practice usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience.

For cross-industry wage study purposes, tool and die makers in tool and die jobbing shops are excluded from this classification.

CUSTODIAL AND MATERIAL MOVEMENT

ELEVATOR OPERATOR, PASSENGER

Transports passengers between floors of an office building apartment house, department store, hotel, or similar establishment. Workers who operate elevators in conjunction with other duties such as those of starters and janitors are excluded.

GUARD

Performs routine police duties, either at fixed post or on tour, maintaining order, using arms or force where necessary. Includes gate- men who are stationed at gate and check on identity o f employees and other persons entering.


JANITOR, PORTER, OR CLEANER

(Sweeper; charwomen; janitress)

Cleans and keeps in an orderly condition factory working areas and washrooms, or premises of an office, apartment house, or commercial or other establishment. Duties involve a combination of the following: Sweeping, mopping or scrubbing, and polishing floors; removing chips, trash, and other refuse; dusting equipment, furniture, or fixtures; polishing metal fixtures or trimmings; providing supplies and minor maintenance services; and cleaning lavatories, showers, and restrooms. Workers who specialize in window washing are excluded.

LABORER, MATERIAL HANDLING

(Loader and unloader; handler and stacker; shelver; trucker; stockman or stock helper; warehouseman or warehouse helper)

A worker employed in a warehouse, manufacturing plant, store, or other establishment whose duties involve one or more o f the following: Loading and unloading various materials and merchandise on orfrom freight cars, trucks, or other transporting devices;unpacking, shelving, or placing materials or merchandise in proper storage location; and transporting materials or merchandise by hand truck, car, or wheelbarrow. Longshoremen, who load and unload ships are excluded.

ORDER FILLER

(Order picker; stock selector; warehouse stockman)

Fills shipping or transfer orders for finished goods from stored merchandise in accordance with specifications on sales slips, customers’ orders, or other instructions. May, in addition to filling orders and indicating items filled or omitted, keep records of outgoing orders requisition additional stock, or report short supplies to supervisor, and perform dther related duties.

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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 container 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.

For wage study purposes, workers are classified as follows:

Receiving clerk Shipping clerkShipping and receiving clerk


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TRUCKDRIVER

Drives a truck within a city or industrial area to transport materials, merchandise, equipment, or men between various types of establishments 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 onthe basis of trailer capacity.)

Truckdriver (combination of sizes listed separately) Truckdriver, light (under 1% tons)Truckdriver, medium (V/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)

WATCHMAN

Makes rounds of premises periodically in protecting property against fire, theft, and illegal entry.

☆ U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING O FFIC E : 1962 O — 628161


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