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Area Wage Survey Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, Metropolitan Area, October 1976 Bulletin 1900-63 j L 3 3. U.S. Department of Labor -4 3 Bureau of Labor Statistics Digitized for FRASER http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

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Area Wage Survey Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, Metropolitan Area, October 1976Bulletin 1900-63 jL 3 ■ 3.U.S. Department of Labor -4 3Bureau of Labor Statistics

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PrefaceT h is bu lle tin p r o v id e s re su lts o f an O cto b e r 1976 su rv e y

o f o ccu p a t io n a l ea rn in g s in the D a llas—F o r t W orth , T e x a s , S tan ­da rd M e tro p o lita n S ta tis t ica l A re a (C o llin , D a lla s , D enton, E l l is , H ood , Johnson, K aufm an , P a rk e r , R o ck w a ll, T a rra n t, and W ise C ou n ties , T e x .) , T he s u rv e y w as m ad e as p a rt o f the B ureau o f L a b o r S ta t is t ic s ' annual a re a w age su rv e y p r o g r a m , w hich is d es ig n ed to y ie ld data f o r in d iv id u a l m e tro p o lita n a re a s as w e ll as n ation a l and re g io n a l e s t im a te s fo r a ll Standard M etrop o lita n S ta ­t is t ic a l A r e a s in the U nited S ta tes , exclu d in g A la sk a and H aw aii.

A m a jo r c o n s id e r a t io n in the a re a w age s u rv e y p r o g r a m is the n eed to d e s c r ib e the le v e l and m ov em en t o f w ages in a v a r ie ty o f la b o r m a rk e ts , th rou gh the a n a ly sis o f ( 1) the le v e l and d is tr ib u t io n o f w a ges b y o ccu p a tion , and (2 ) the m ov em en t o f w a g es b y o ccu p a t io n a l c a te g o r y and sk ill le v e l . The p r o g r a m d e v e lo p s in fo rm a tio n that m a y be u sed fo r m an y p u r p o s e s , in ­c lu d in g w age and s a la r y a d m in is tra tion , c o l le c t iv e ba rga in in g , and a s s is ta n c e in d eterm in in g plant lo c a t io n . S u rv ey re su lts a ls o a re u sed b y the U .S. D ep artm en t o f L a b o r to m ake w age d e t e r ­m in a tion s u n der the S e r v ic e C on tra ct A c t o f 1965.

C u rre n t ly , 84 a re a s a re in clu d ed in the p r o g r a m . (See l i s t o f a re a s on in s id e b a ck c o v e r . ) In each a re a , o ccu p a tion a l ea rn in g s data a re c o l le c t e d annually . In fo rm a tion on e s ta b lis h ­m en t p r a c t ic e s and su p p lem en ta ry w age b en e fits is obta ined e v e r y th ird y e a r .

E a ch y ea r a fte r a ll in d iv id u a l a rea w age su rv e y s have been co m p le te d , two su m m a ry bu lle tin s a re is s u e d . The f i r s t

b r in g s to g e th e r data f o r ea ch m e tro p o lita n a re a su rv ey ed ; the s e co n d p r e se n ts n ation a l and re g io n a l e s t im a te s , p r o je c t e d fr o m in d iv id u a l m e tro p o lita n a re a data.

The D a lla s—F o r t W orth s u rv e y w as con d u cted b y the B u rea u 's re g io n a l o f f ic e in D a lla s , T e x ., u n der the g e n e ra l d i r e c ­tion o f B oyd B . O 'N e a l, A s s is ta n t R e g io n a l C o m m is s io n e r fo r O p e ra t io n s . The s u rv e y cou ld not have been a c c o m p lis h e d without the co o p e r a t io n o f the m an y f ir m s w h ose w age and s a la ry data p ro v id e d the b a s is fo r the s ta t is t ic a l in fo rm a tio n in th is bu lletin . The B ureau w ish e s to e x p r e s s s in c e r e a p p re c ia tio n fo r the c o ­op e ra t io n r e c e iv e d .

Note:R e p o r ts on o ccu p a t io n a l ea rn in g s and su p p lem en ta ry wage

p r o v is io n s in the D a llas—F o r t W orth a re a a re a v a ila b le fo r the w o m e n 's and m i s s e s ' d r e s s e s (A ugust 1974), m a ch in e ry (Janu­a r y 1975), e le c t r ic a l a p p lia n ce re p a ir (N o v e m b e r 1975), h osp ita ls (A ugu st 1975); and on o ccu p a t io n a l ea rn in g s o n ly f o r the m ov ing and s to ra g e (O cto b e r 1976), and la u n d ry and d r y c lea n in g (O c to ­b e r 1976) in d u s tr ie s . A ls o a v a ila b le fo r the D a lla s—F o r t W orth a re a a re lis t in g s o f union w age ra tes fo r bu ild in g tr a d e s , printing tr a d e s , lo c a l - t r a n s it op era tin g e m p lo y e e s , lo c a l t r u c k d r iv e r s and h e lp e r s , and g r o c e r y s to re e m p lo y e e s . F r e e c o p ie s o f th ese are a v a ila b le f r o m the B u rea u 's r e g io n a l o f f i c e s . (See b a ck c o v e r fo r a d d r e s s e s .)

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Bulletin 1900-63 January 1977Area Wage Survey: D a lla s -F o rt W o rth , Texas, M etropo litan Area October 1976

U.S. D E P A R T M E N T OF L A B O R , W. J. Usery, J r., Secretary B U R E A U O F L A B O R S T A T IS T IC S , Ju liu s S h isk in , Com m issioner

Contents Page

In troduction ________________________________________ 2

T a b les :

A . E arn ings:A - l . W eek ly earn ings o f o f f ic e

•w orkers______________________________ 3A - l a . W eek ly earn ings o f o f f ic e

w o rk e rs —la rg e e sta b lish m en ts____ 7A -2 . W eek ly earn ings o f p r o fe s s io n a l

and te ch n ica l w o r k e r s --------------------- 10A -2 a . W eek ly earn ings o f p r o fe s s io n a l

and te ch n ica l w o rk e rs —la rg ee s ta b lis h m e n ts ______________________ 12

A -3 . A v e ra g e w eek ly earn ings o f o f f ic e , p r o fe s s io n a l , and te ch n ica lw o r k e r s , by s e x ____________________ 14

A -3 a . A v e ra g e w eek ly earn ings o f o f f ic e , p r o fe s s io n a l , and te ch n ica l w o r k e r s , by sex—la rg ee s ta b lis h m e n ts ______________________ 16

A -4 . H ourly earn ings o f m ain ten ance, t o o lr o o m , and pow erp lantw o r k e r s ______________________________ 18

A -4 a . H ourly earn ings o f m ain ten ance , t o o lr o o m , and pow erplantw o rk e rs —la rg e esta b lish m en ts____19

A -5 . H ourly earn ings o f m a ter ia l m ovem en t and cu stod ia l w o r k e r s _______________________________20

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T able s— Continued

A. E arn ings— ContinuedA -5 a . H ourly earn ings o f m a te r ia l

m ovem ent and cu stod ia l w o rk e rs—la rg ee s ta b lish m e n ts_____________________ 22

A - 6. A v e ra g e h ou rly earn ings o f m a in ten ance , t o o lr o o m , pow erp lan t, m a ter ia l m ov em en t, and cu stod ia lw o r k e r s , by s e x ___________________ 24

A - 6a. A v era g e h ourly earn ings o f m a in ten an ce , to o lr o o m , p o w e r p l a n t , m a t e r i a l

m ov em en t, and cu stod ia l w o r k e r s , by sex—la rg ee s ta b lish m e n ts_____________________ 26

A -7 . P ercen t in cre a s e s in avera ge h ou rly earn ings fo r se le c te d o ccu p a tion a l g ro u p s , adjusted fo r em ploym ent sh ifts_____________ 27

A ppendix A . Scope and m ethod o f s u r v e y ------- 28A ppendix B. O ccu pation a l d e s c r ip t io n s -------------- 31

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Introduction

T his a re a is 1 o f 84 in w h ich the U.S. D ep a rtm en t o f L a b o r 's B u reau o f L a b o r S ta tis tic s con d u cts su rv e y s o f o ccu p a t io n a l ea rn in g s and r e ­la ted b e n e fits . In th is a re a , data w e r e ob ta in ed by a com b in a tion of p e r s o n a l v is it , m a il q u e s t io n n a ire , and te lep h on e in te rv ie w . R e p re se n ta t iv e e s ta b lis h ­m en ts w ith in s ix b ro a d in d u stry d iv is io n s w e r e c o n ­ta cte d : M a n u fa ctu rin g ; tra n sp orta tion , c o m m u n ic a ­tion , and o th er p u b lic u til it ie s ; w h o le sa le tra d e ; r e ta i l tr a d e ; f in a n ce , in su ra n c e , and re a l e s ta te ; and s e r v ic e s . M a jo r in d u stry grou ps e x c lu d e d f r o m th e se s tu d ies a re g ov ern m en t op e ra t io n s and the c o n s tr u c t io n and e x tr a c t iv e in d u str ie s . E s ta b lis h ­m en ts having fe w e r than a p r e s c r ib e d n u m ber of w o r k e r s a r e om itted b e ca u s e o f in su ffic ie n t e m p lo y ­m en t i n the o c c u p a t i o n s s t u d i e d . S e p a r a t e t a b u l a ­

tion s a r e p r o v id e d f o r ea ch of the b r o a d in d u stry d iv is io n s w h ich m e e t p u b lica tio n c r it e r ia .

A - s e r i e s ta b les

T a b le s A - 1 th rou gh A -6 p r o v id e e s tim a te s o f s tr a ig h t -t im e w eek ly o r h o u r ly earn in gs fo r w o r k ­e r s in o ccu p a tio n s co m m o n to a v a r ie ty o f m anu­fa c tu r in g and n on m an u factu rin g in d u str ie s . O ccu p a ­tion s w e r e s e le c t e d f r o m the fo llo w in g c a t e g o r ie s : (a) O ffic e c le r i c a l , (b) p r o fe s s io n a l and te c h n ica l,

(c ) m a in ten a n ce , t o o lr o o m , and p o w e rp la n t, and (d) m a te r ia l m o v e m e n t and cu sto d ia l. In the 31 la r g e s t s u rv e y a r e a s , ta b les A - l a th rou gh A -6 a p r o v id e s im ila r data fo r e s ta b lish m e n ts e m p lo y in g 500 w o r k ­e r s o r m o r e .

T a b le A -7 p r o v id e s p e r c e n t ch anges in a v ­e r a g e h ou rly e a rn in g s o f o f f ic e c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s , e le c t r o n ic data p r o c e s s i n g w o r k e r s , in d u str ia l n u rs e s , s k ille d m a in ten a n ce tra d e s w o r k e r s , and u n sk ille d p lant w o r k e r s . W h ere p o s s ib le , data are p r e se n te d f o r a ll in d u s tr ie s , m a n u fa ctu rin g , and n on m an u fa ctu rin g . This tab le p r o v id e s a m e a s u re o f w age tren d s a fte r e lim in a t io n o f ch a n ges in a v e ra g e ea rn in g s ca u se d by em p loy m en t sh ifts am on g e s ta b ­lish m e n ts as w e ll a s tu rn o v e r of e s ta b lish m e n ts in ­c lu d e d in s u rv e y s a m p le s . F o r fu r th e r d e ta ils , see app en d ix A .

A p p en d ix es

A p p en d ix A d e s c r ib e s the m ethod s and c o n ­ce p ts u se d in the a re a w age s u rv e y p r o g r a m and p r o v id e s in fo rm a tio n on the s c o p e o f the su rv e y .

A p p en d ix B p r o v id e s jo b d e s c r ip t io n s u sed b y B u reau f ie ld e c o n o m is ts to c la s s i fy w o r k e r s by o ccu p a tio n .

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A. EarningsTable A-1. W eekly earn ings o f o ffice w o rke rs in Dallas—Fort W orth, Tex., October 1976

N um ber o f w o rk e rs r e ce iv in g stra igh t-tim e w eek ly earnings o f—

O c c u p a t i o n a n d i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o nNumber

ofworkers

Averagew eeklyhouis1

(standard' M ean ^ M edian 2 M iddle range *

S8 0

a n du n d e r

9 0

S9 0

1 0 0

s1 0 0

n o

Sn o

1 2 0

S1 2 0

1 3 0

S1 3 0

1 4 0

S1 4 0

1 5 0

S1 5 0

1 6 0

S1 6 0

1 7 0

S1 7 0

1 8 0

S1 8 0

1 9 Q

$1 9 0

2 0 0

12 0 0

2 1 0

S2 1 0

2 2 0

S2 2 0

2 3 0

S2 3 0

2 4 0

S2 4 0

2 5 0

s2 5 0

- 2 6 0

■s—2 6 0

2 8 0

S2 8 0

3 0 0

1 -------3 0 0

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ALL WORKERS

$ $ $ $SECRETARIES ---------------- -------------------------------------------------- 7 , 6 8 3 3 9 . 5 1 8 3 . 5 0 1 7 3 . 5 0 1 5 5 . 5 0 - 2 0 5 . 0 0 - — 4 9 1 1 6 2 4 3 4 6 5 6 7 7 7 4 4 1 0 0 2 9 7 7 7 4 7 4 8 2 4 6 0 3 3 4 2 2 4 3 0 6 1 9 6 2 4 6 1 7 8 1 2 7 n o

m a n u f a c t u r i n g -------- ------------------------------------------- 2 , 5 7 5 4 0 . 0 1 9 0 . 5 6 1 8 2 . 0 0 1 6 2 . 0 0 - 2 1 5 . 0 0 - - - 2 0 3 5 9 5 1 6 2 2 6 4 3 7 4 2 9 5 2 7 4 1 7 7 1 8 5 1 0 4 7 7 1 3 5 9 6 1 5 7 8 6 1 0 2 9n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g --------------— -------------------- -- 5 , 1 0 8 3 9 . 5 1 8 0 . 0 0 1 7 2 . 5 0 1 5 0 . 0 0 - 2 0 0 . 5 0 • - 4 9 9 6 2 0 8 3 7 0 5 1 5 4 8 0 6 2 8 6 8 2 4 7 3 3 0 5 2 7 5 2 3 0 1 4 7 1 7 1 1 0 0 8 9 9 2 1 1 7 8 1

PUBLIC UTILITIES -------------------------------------- 6 9 9 4 0 . 0 2 1 7 . 5 0 2 1 8 . 0 0 1 7 7 . 5 0 - 2 5 3 . 0 0 - - — 1 2 1 6 1 0 1 4 3 1 5 3 4 7 5 5 3 1 5 6 3 7 2 3 7 4 5 2 4 9 3 8 7 0 3 1WHOLESALE TRADE ----------------------------------------- 8 1 3 4 0 . 0 2 0 2 . 0 0 1 9 8 . 5 0 1 6 6 . 0 0 - 2 2 5 . 5 0 - - — 6 1 1 2 0 6 5 6 7 3 6 1 0 7 5 2 3 9 8 7 9 5 3 3 3 3 2 1 3 0 2 8 3 6 4 1RETAIL TRADE ------------------------------------------------- 5 8 0 4 0 . 0 1 7 5 . 5 0 1 7 2 . 0 0 1 5 0 . 0 0 - 1 9 4 . 5 0 • — 4 1 6 1 9 3 7 5 4 6 9 7 5 6 5 6 2 5 8 3 4 2 1 2 0 1 4 1 6 5 9 2FINANCE 1 , 9 0 9 3 9 . 5 1 6 3 . 5 0 1 6 1 . 0 0 1 4 4 . 0 0 - 1 8 0 . 0 0 - - 4 2 4 2 1 3 5 2 1 7 2 0 2 2 1 9 3 0 3 2 6 5 1 8 4 1 3 4 5 4 4 3 3 4 7 8 4 1 2 2 2SERVICES ------------------------------------------------------------- 1 , 1 0 7 3 9 . 5 1 7 1 . 5 0 1 6 7 . 0 0 1 4 9 . 5 0 - 1 8 4 . 0 0 - - 3 2 0 2 7 8 6 1 7 6 9 4 1 5 9 1 9 8 1 2 0 4 3 4 4 3 4 3 7 4 3 3 1 5 7 7

SECRETARIES, CLASS A ------------------------ ---------- 4 8 8 3 9 . 5 2 1 2 . 5 0 2 0 7 . 0 0 1 7 6 . 5 0 - 2 3 5 . 0 0 4 4 2 5 1 5 3 1 5 1 5 3 2 5 5 1 2 8 4 0 6 2 2 8 8 1 6 1 6 3 1m a n u f a c t u r i n g ----------------------------------------------------- 1 5 9 4 0 . 0 2 0 7 . 5 0 2 0 5 . 0 0 1 7 1 . 0 0 - 2 3 5 . 0 0 - - - - 2 • 1 0 1 5 1 1 1 6 1 9 - 22 3 1 2 2 8 4 1 1 1 5n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g ------------------------------------- — 3 2 9 3 9 . 5 2 1 4 . 5 0 2 1 1 . 5 0 1 8 4 . 0 0 - 2 3 7 . 0 0 - - — — 2 4 1 6 - 2 0 3 5 3 4 2 5 2 9 2 5 2 8 3 4 2 4 8 1 5 1 5 1 6

WHOLESALE TRADE ---------------------------------------- 5 7 3 9 . 5 2 1 7 . 5 0 2 0 7 . 0 0 1 7 7 . 0 0 - 2 3 7 . 0 0 - - — - - - 6 - — 1 0 1 - i2 1 0 - 6 3 • . 4 5RETAIL TRADE ------------------------------------------------- 6 6 4 0 . 0 2 0 1 . 0 0 2 0 3 . 5 0 1 6 2 . 0 0 - 2 3 2 . 0 0 - • — - 2 2 - - 1 7 5 2 3 4 4 7 7 7 1 4 1 —FINANCE -----------------------------------------------------------— 8 5 3 9 . 0 2 0 3 . 0 0 1 9 5 . 5 0 1 8 4 . 0 0 - 2 1 3 . 0 0 - - - •• - 2 3 - 2 8 1 8 2 2 2 9 5 2 5 2 1 2 2SERVICES ------------------------------------------------------------- 8 2 3 9 . 5 2 2 1 . 0 0 2 2 4 . 5 0 1 8 2 . 5 0 - 2 3 0 . 0 0 - - - - - - 6 - 1 1 2 7 - 9 2 1 6 1 5 - 2 5 7

SECRETARIES, CLASS B ----------------------------------- 1 , 9 3 8 3 9 . S 1 9 1 . 0 0 1 8 4 . 0 0 1 6 7 . 0 0 - 2 0 7 . 0 0 .. . .. 2 0 4 0 7 1 9 7 1 2 4 1 7 7 3 1 4 2 7 5 1 6 5 1 8 7 1 2 6 6 3 6 3 3 8 2 9 7 9 3 4 3 6m a n u f a c t u r i n g ----------------------------------------------------- 7 2 2 4 0 . 0 1 9 5 . 0 0 1 8 9 . 5 0 1 7 2 . 5 0 - 2 0 6 . 5 0 — — — 2 0 5 2 2 2 9 3 6 4 1 9 9 1 2 7 7 1 9 7 4 8 1 5 8 1 7 1 1 6 1 4 1 1n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g -------------------------------------------- 1 , 2 1 6 3 9 . 5 1 8 9 . 0 0 1 8 0 . 5 0 1 6 6 . 0 0 - 2 0 7 . 0 0 - - — — 3 5 4 9 6 8 8 8 1 3 6 2 1 5 1 4 8 9 4 9 0 7 8 4 8 55 2 1 1 8 1 8 3 0 2 5

PUBLIC u t i l i t i e s -------------------------------------- 1 6 2 4 0 . 0 2 3 0 . 0 0 2 3 1 . 0 0 1 8 4 . 0 0 - 2 8 3 . 5 0 - — - - - • 4 - 1 2 1 3 1 8 6 1 7 4 5 1 8 1 4 3 7 2 6 15w h o l e s a l e t r a d e ----------------------------------------- 1 7 1 4 0 . 0 2 1 1 . 0 0 2 0 6 . 0 0 1 8 2 . 0 0 - 2 2 5 . 5 0 — - - - - - 7 2 1 6 1 6 1 8 1 2 2 7 3 4 1 2 3 2 1 1 4 3 1 0RETAIL TRADE -------------------------------------------------- 1 5 6 4 0 . 0 1 8 6 . 0 0 1 8 2 . 0 0 1 6 6 . 5 0 - 2 0 0 . 0 0 - - — - - 2 9 1 6 1 8 2 8 1 7 2 4 1 9 8 7 2 2 2 2 1F I N A N C E ---------------------------------------------------- ----------- 5 3 1 3 9 . 0 1 7 1 . 0 0 1 7 1 . 0 0 1 5 2 . 0 0 - 1 8 7 , 0 0 - - - - 3 5 4 4 4 3 5 4 8 1 1 0 6 5 1 4 1 2 1 1 8 2 4 5 3 2 3 ..SERVICES ------------------------------------------------------------- 1 9 6 3 9 . 5 1 8 7 . 0 0 1 8 0 . 5 0 1 7 2 . 5 0 - 1 9 7 . 0 0 - - - — - 3 5 1 7 1 5 5 2 4 4 1 1 6 1 4 - 2 7 - 2 - -

SECRETARIES, CLASS C ----------------------------------- 2 , 5 7 2 3 9 . 5 1 8 5 . 5 0 1 7 7 . 0 0 1 6 0 . 0 0 - 2 0 5 . 0 0 • • 8 2 7 5 6 1 0 9 2 1 0 2 3 5 3 9 9 3 1 9 2 8 9 2 2 0 1 3 5 8 9 7 0 8 6 6 0 1 2 8 5 3 5 7 . 2 2MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------------------------- 9 7 6 4 0 . 0 1 8 9 . 5 0 1 7 7 . 0 0 1 6 3 . 5 0 - 2 0 9 . 5 0 - - — - 7 1 6 3 4 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 3 8 9 5 7 2 4 0 2 5 1 9 3 8 2 7 1 0 4 2 2 3 3NONMANUFACTURING ----------------- 1 , 5 9 6 3 9 . 5 1 8 3 . 5 0 1 7 7 . 5 0 1 5 4 . 0 0 - 2 0 2 . 5 0 - — 8 2 7 4 9 9 3 1 7 6 1 2 3 1 7 8 1 8 1 1 9 4 1 4 8 9 5 6 4 5 1 4 8 3 3 2 4 3 1 5 4 1 9

PUBLIC UTILITIES --------------- 2 5 9 4 0 . 0 2 3 2 . 5 0 2 3 4 . 0 0 2 0 7 . 0 0 - 2 5 8 . 5 0 - - - - - - - 4 1 5 9 1 1 1 5 2 1 2 9 1 6 4 4 1 9 1 1 1 6 4 1 8WHOLESALE TRADE ---------------- 2 2 3 4 0 . 0 1 9 9 . 5 0 1 8 5 . 0 0 1 7 2 . 5 0 - 2 1 1 . 0 0 - - — — — • 2 4 2 1 5 4 8 2 8 2 6 2 3 5 1 0 2 4 1 1 3 1 1 1 1RETAIL T R A D E ------------------- 1 6 5 4 0 . 0 1 6 1 . 5 0 1 5 4 . 5 0 1 3 5 . 0 0 - 1 8 0 . 0 0 - - 4 1 4 1 3 1 9 1 7 2 0 1 8 8 2 2 1 5 2 • - 2 7 1 3 •FINANCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- 6 8 5 3 9 . 0 1 6 6 . 5 0 1 6 2 . 5 0 1 4 9 . 5 0 - 1 8 4 . 0 0 - - 4 1 1 33 6 5 8 2 8 5 1 0 8 8 0 9 4 6 7 2 7 1 6 5 - 8 -SERVICES ------------------------------------------------------------- 2 6 4 4 0 . 0 1 7 8 . 0 0 1 7 2 . 5 0 1 5 0 . 0 0 - 1 9 7 . 5 0 - - - 2 3 9 S3 1 2 2 2 3 6 3 9 2 5 2 2 1 4 2 0 - 3 1 1 2 -

SECRETARIES, CLASS D ----------------------------------- 2 , 5 1 3 3 9 . 5 1 6 8 . 5 0 1 6 1 . 0 0 1 4 4 , 0 0 - 1 8 1 . 5 0 4 1 6 8 1 4 0 2 7 8 3 3 6 3 5 4 3 7 2 2 6 9 1 1 1 5 8 7 9 8 8 4 7 9 2 5 6 8 1 1 0 1 2 2 1MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------— -------- 7 1 2 4 0 . 0 1 8 2 . 5 0 1 6 8 . 0 0 1 5 0 . 0 0 - 2 2 1 . 0 0 • -■ - — 2 1 5 7 8 9 lol 1 0 1 4 2 3 3 3 4 2 6 2 8 3 1 6 1 4 6 4 2NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------------------------- 1 , 8 0 1 3 9 . 5 1 6 3 . 0 0 1 5 7 . 5 0 1 4 0 . 0 0 - 1 7 2 . 5 0 - - 4 1 6 8 1 1 9 2 2 1 2 4 7 2 5 3 2 7 1 2 2 7 7 8 2 4 5 3 6 0 1 6 3 1 1 0 3 9 1 0 1 2 2 1

PUBLIC UTILITIES -------------------------------------- 2 2 1 4 0 . 0 1 8 9 . 0 0 1 7 8 . 5 0 1 5 0 . 0 0 - 2 3 8 . 0 0 - - - 1 2 1 6 1 0 1 0 2 3 1 9 2 2 1 7 9 1 6 4 2 8 1 0 3 0 7 6WHOLESALE TRADE ---------------------------------------- 3 2 6 4 0 . 0 1 8 9 . 0 0 1 7 6 . 0 0 1 5 0 , 0 0 - 2 1 8 . 5 0 - - - 6 1 1 2 0 3 2 6 3 1 3 3 3 5 1 2 5 4 6 1 1 2 2 8 3 1 2 1 5RETAIL T R A D E ---------------------------------------- -------- 8 1 3 9 . 5 1 6 1 . 0 0 1 5 0 . 0 0 1 4 4 . 0 0 - 1 7 0 . 0 0 - • — 1 1 1 1 1 9 2 2 6 3 5 3 1 6 2 • 1 •FINANCE — — — — — — — — —

5 6 5 3 9 . 0 1 5 5 . 5 0 1 5 6 . 0 0 1 4 4 . 0 0 - 1 7 0 . 0 0 - -JD

3 1 8 2 4 7 4 1 1 2 6 5 1 2 1 9 8 3 0 7 7 4 1 1 - - - - -

STENOGRAPHERS, GENERAL ---- --------- 1 , 4 0 9 4 0 . 0 1 6 2 . 0 0 1 5 7 . 5 0 1 4 0 . 0 0 - 1 8 0 . 5 0 1 2 5 0 8 5 1 9 2 2 1 8 1 7 4 1 6 3 1 5 8 1 0 8 7 2 5 6 7 0 3 3 1 5 3 mMANUFACTURING --------------------- 4 9 4 4 0 . 0 1 7 7 . 0 0 1 7 2 . 0 0 1 5 5 . 0 0 - 1 9 8 . 5 0 - • - - 4 2 2 4 3 7 3 9 6 5 6 4 2 3 9 4 9 3 2 2 9 9 • • —NONMANUFACTURING---------- ------- 9 1 5 3 9 . 5 1 5 4 . 5 0 1 4 9 . 5 0 1 3 5 . 0 0 - 1 7 2 . 5 0 - - 1 2 5 0 8 1 1 7 0 1 7 5 1 0 1 6 ? 1 0 2 6 6 3 3 7 3 8 4 6 . 3 • • .

PUBLIC UTILITIES --------------- 1 8 9 4 0 . 0 1 6 9 . 5 0 1 7 0 . 5 0 1 4 9 . 5 0 - 1 8 3 . 5 0 - - - 2 6 1 3 2 7 3 0 1 6 2 4 4 4 7 4 9 4 _ 3 • •

WHOLESALE TRADE ---------------- 3 2 4 4 0 . 0 1 5 9 . 0 0 1 5 6 . 5 0 1 4 0 . 0 0 - 1 7 2 . 5 0 - - 1 2 2 8 1 9 2 1 5 3 4 0 2 9 6 4 • 2 3 1 2 8 • 6 • • • •RETAIL TRADE — — — — — 5 4 3

gSERVICES ------------------------ 6 0 4 0 . 0 1 5 8 . 0 0 1 4 9 . 5 0 1 4 6 . 5 0 - 1 8 0 . 5 0 - - - 6 9 1 9 3 2 5 1 3 2 1 - - - - - - -

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Table A-1. W eekly earnings of office workers in Dallas—Fort W orth , Tex., October 1976— ContinuedN um ber o f w o rk e rs re ce iv in g stra igh t-tim e w eek ly earn ings o f—

O c c u p a t i o n a nd i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o nNumber

ofwoikeis

Averageweeklyhours1

(standard] Mean * M edian * M iddle ranged

S80

andunder

s90

s100

s110

S120

$130

S140

$150

S160

*170

s180

s190

s200

S210

S220

s230

S240

S250

S260

s280

1 ---300

and

90 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 " 180 190 200 210 220 230 240 250 260 280 300 over

ALL WORKERS— CONTINUED

$ L . $ $204.50239.00J J V

cp _ 1

214.50 1212

25 11 8 11Cl

86 14 9 i

323 27* *

127.00

I I ■ X w V O w v L 3 W x . b 0 "

828 39.5 139.50 130.00 120.00- 149.50139.00- 209.50

8 69 138 170 154 101 32 26 22 12 75n u n n u n u r a l i u k i n o • • • • • • • • • * • • • • • 7 * * * * * ■*'

39.0 61 12* *

n o

NONMANUFACTURING — — ~ — — 272 194 25 12£

N U I ̂ X 1 U t ■ ■ ■

885

140.50134.00

112.00- 179.50112.00- 150.00

1010

1640

31 30

134

752

39.5 128.00

120.50

u107

*

110.50 102.50-125.50 117 246 131 65 28 81

10 1 15* *

* * "XCv . 5>U

196.00128.00

1031

* 1

101.00*133.50 30* '*

487I c o . t i O109.00

3 * *

98.00 92.50-106.00121

1.22115654

990

10 688 *

NONMANUFACTURING----------------- 39.5100.00*108.00

1618

*145.50

98.00 10

1 239.5

112.50132.00

99.00-128.50 111 19 *468

3339.5 17

14 •115.00 1

O114.00103.00121.00

108.00-135.0096.00- 115.0098.00- 1 ^ . 0 0

1 1 * * * "1* * * * m120.50 * * * * * m

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Table A-1. W eekly earnings of office workers in Dallas—Fort W orth, Tex., October 1976— ContinuedN um ber o f w o rk e rs re ce iv in g stra igh t-tim e w eekly earnings o f—

Numberof

Avcn~ • 1 ---- S s s S 1 ----1 ----i — 1 ----■$---- % S s s S s S t %---- $Occupation and industry division weekly

hours 1 (standard)

80 90 100 n o 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 200 210 220 230 240 250 260 280 300workeis Mean i M edian * M iddle range1 and

under and

90 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 200 210 220 230 240 250 260 280 300 over

■ALL WORKERS—— CONTINUED

$ $129.00143.00124.00172.00

$ $106.00- 150.00138.00- 163.50

a jo«oy1

& J Jl • j U145.50-183.50 1 10 -

122.00115.00

* _A X» 1Kp Uw *1 *VV

SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR-RECEPTIONISTS- 1,172 39.5 139.00 132.00 116.00-156.00 - 32 149 139 228 170 i l l 99 114 53 13 4 28 1 3 - 1 - 4 23 -

842 133.00 116.00-158.50 82 78 1 231*h .00*«-o r *30

J 1nt 1 nXU 1 FIPUC m m

SERVICES1£3.DU138.00

140*00DO 58

ftw 1 W Iti 1 IWUC ®

JoJ

252 88 7316

177.00 158.00-216.50Kt 1 AIL 1 K^Ut 130*00*167*00

139.00 134.00 124.00-149.50 102 381* j

-J13

116.00*3#

nt"l n X 1 KMUC862 39.0 123.00

103.00*135.00 109.50-133.50 175 181 90 23 IS

29815 39.0 127.00 107.00-141.50 121 76 44 66

BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATORS?

150.00 16 13 13

BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATORS.LCO•DU

JU

iJ f .DO

iiIJ f.DU 138*50

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Table A-1. W eekly earnings of office workers in Dallas—Fort W orth , Tex., October 1976— ContinuedW e e k ly earn in gs *

(s ta n d a rd )N um ber o f w ork ers rece iv in g stra igh t-tim e w eek ly earn ings o f—

O ccupation and industry d iv isionN u m b er

o fw o r k e n

w e e k ly hours 1

(s ta n d a rd ) M e a n * M e d ia n * M id d le ra n g e d

s80

andunder

S90

s100

sn o

S120

S130

s140

SISO

$160

$170

S180

S190

S200

$210

-s220

S230

S240

S250

s260

$280

1 -----300

and

90 100 . “ 0 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 200 210 220 230 240 = 2 5 0 260 280 300 ov er

-ALL WORKERS— CONTINUED

$ $_ $ $ 1 3 0 .0 0 -1 5 7 .5 01Jw t9«

1

A *JO .00"* AO A .0 0

c J i a 90 •3

1 6 4 .0 01 8 7 .5 01 7 0 .0 01 7 1 .5 01 8 2 .0 0

1 3 3 .5 0 -1 8 4 .0 01 3 8 .0 0 -1 7 3 .0 0

181

8n t 1 A XL. 1 > > M U L.1

J

1 S

9515

97 531 An1 6 7 .0 0 1 4 7 .0 0 -1 9 4 .0 0 52

288

146*001 3 7 .0 0 - 1 5 9 .0 01 3 6 .0 0 - 1 6 5 .0 0

67128

*3

751 1 5 6 .0 0 93 145 16 1

1 3 5 .5 0 1 3 0 .0 01 4 5 .5 0

1 2 0 .0 0 -1 4 5 .0 01 1 9 .5 0 - 1 4 9 .5 01 2 5 .5 0 - 1 5 9 .0 0

76 57194

251*699 . _ 343 6 1 38 19 27 53 10• 3 X 9

H L 1 A l l * 1 K w U L m 1 3 8 .5 01 3 0 .0 0 78 23

921 U “ # j U * 1 c 3 * U U

t a b u l a t in g - m achin e o p e r a t o r s*

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Table A-1a. W eekly earnings of office w orkers—large establishments in Dallas—Fort W orth , Tex., October 1976N um ber o f w ork ers rece iv in g stra igh t-tim e w eekly earnings o f—

O cc u p a t io n an d in d u s t r y d iv is io nNumber

of

Average weekly hours *

(standard) M ean 2 M edian 2 M iddle range2

S80

andu n d er

i90

s100

sn o

s120

s130

s140

$150

s160

s170

S180

s190

$20 0

$21 0

s2 20

s230

s240

s25 0

s260

1 -----------2 8 0

1 —30 0

and

90 100 n o 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 2 0 0 2 1 0 22 0 230 240 25 0 26 0 2 8 0 3 0 0 o v e r

ALL WORKERS$ $ $ $

1 8 9 .5 01 7 8 .5 0

1 6 6 .0 0 ~ 2 3 4 .5 01 5 6 .5 0 - 2 1 2 .5 0

3 J

1 # 9 8 9 11 8 197 2 3 6150

112106

3 c J J2 3 8 . 0 0 2 1 2 .5 0

tU 7 o 0 0 " ( i ,b j* 5 02 0 1 .0 0 - 2 5 4 .0 0 l 8 11 39 19 81 7

37 371 6 7 .0 0 1 3 I . 0 0 - 1 8 3 . 0 0

nJ L v i ' t 1 A n 1 L J f L L A o b A " m m6 2

<-OU . jvJ 10

4 0 . 0 2 3 8 .0 0 2 1 1 .5 0 - 2 5 4 .0 0 2 8 10 13 17 8 11

m a n u f a c t u r i n g ----------------------------------- -- -------------- 4 0 3 4 0 • 0 2 1 0 .5 0 1 9 7 .5 0 1 8 3 .5 0 - 2 4 0 .0 0 - - - - - 2 4 5 21108

51 70 52 76 7 8 3 17 11 61 4 n

2 4 0 .5 01 8 4 .0 0

1 f J .9 Q * C C 3 » j O2 3 2 . 0 0 - 2 8 6 .0 01 6 4 . 0 0 - 2 0 0 .0 0

120

121 17 i

1 8 2 .0 01 6 6 .0 0 - 2 3 1 .5 0

J O 166 80 3 31 30 w

17 45 5

2 3 4 .0 02 4 1 .0 01 5 4 .0 0

6 1 6i 38

1 A l w I I.W U L ® 1 J1 7 0 .0 0

1 A * ' 1L. v y A j j5 4 4 1 9 1 .5 0 1 8 5 .0 0

1 3 0 . 30~«- 1 £ . 3Q1 5 5 .0 0 - 2 3 3 .5 0 1 6 6 8 2

7061

i 10

5 63 7 9

3 9 . 54 0 . 0

1 6 6 .5 01 5 6 .5 0

1 5 8 .0 0 1 5 7 .5 0

1 7 2 .0 0

1 4 0 . 0 0 - 1 8 4 .5 01 4 4 . 0 0 - 1 6 9 .5 0

l 118

1r T tT X X» 1 ®i 663 3

1 6 9 .0 0l J ' . O v —1 “ 1 .3 0

2 890 1 4 8 .5 0 2 3

3 1 2 2 4 4 .0 0 2 5 0 .0 0 1 1160

2 3 9 I 1 12

1 3 9 .5 01 3 9 .0 0

81 3 4 .0 0

1 T r 1 j 1 J T V / L A i i A181 8 37

3 3 ■j

iPUBLIC UTILITIES ------------------------------------- 122 4 0 . 0 1 8 9 .5 0

• ou 2 0 9 .5 0 1 3 0 .0 0

1 6 3 .0 0 - 2 0 9 .5 01 2 5 .5 0 - 1 3 7 .0 0

12 14 3 31

10 2 741 3 0 * 0 0 -

* W o r k e r s w e r e d is t r ib u te d a s fo l lo w s : 7 at $ 300 to $ 320 ; 13 at $ 320 to $ 340 ; and 1 at $ 3 4 0 to $ 3 6 0 .* * W o r k e r s w e r e at $ 3 0 0 to $ 320.

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Table A-1a. W eekly earnings of office w orkers—large establishm ents in D allas—Fort W orth ., October 1976— Continued

O cc u p a t io n an d in d u s tr y d iv is io nNumberof

workers

Averageweeklyhours1

(standard)

Weekly earnings 1 (standard) N um ber o f w ork ers rece iv in g stra igh t-tim e w eek ly earnings o f----

Mean ̂ Median * Middle ranged

S80

andunder

90

S90

100

$ j100 110

110 120

120

130

130

140

1140

150

S150

160

S160

170

s170

180

S S 180 190

190 200

S200

210

S210

220

$220

230

230

240

s240

250

250

?6()

S260

280

S280

300

T300

and

ALL WORKERS—CONTINUED

$ $ $ $TYPISTS. CLASS 3 ------------------------------- 482 39.5 130.00 118.50 108.00-133.00 - 45 123 91 88 49 19 23 8 1 - - • - . - 29 6

MANUFACTURING ------------------------------- 90 40.0 120.50 118.00 100.00-135.00 - 15 25 7 12 12 7 8 4 - - - - - - . . - • • •NONMANUFACTURING --------------- 392 39.5 132.50 118.50 109.50-131.50 - 30 98 84 76 37 12 15 4 1 - - - - • • . • 29 6

PUBLIC UTILITIES ------------ 53 39.5 226.00 264.00 154.00-276.00 - - - 1 5 5 1 3 3 - - - - - - . • . 29 6 •RETAIL TRADE ----------------- 71 40.0 124.50 124.00 110.00-137.00 • 5 13 9 17 10 10 5 1 1 • - - - • • • * •FINANCE ------------------------ — 262 39.0 116.00 115.00 108.00-123.00 — 25 83 74 52 20 1 7 — * * - - - - - - - - - -

FILE CLERKS. CLASS A ------------- 70 39.5 169.00 147.50 132.50-226.00 - - - - 7 21 12 4 2 2 1 - - - 4 16 1 - - - -

FILE CLERKS, CLASS B ------------- ___ 249 39.5 139.00 123.00 114.00-141.00 - 4 35 68 50 24 18 8 4 4 10 2 1 3 _ 1 11 6NONMANUFACTURING --------------- 227 39.5 139.50 123.00 114.00-141.50 - 4 32 60 46 23 16 7 4 4 9 1 1 2 • • 1 11 6

PUBLIC UTILITIES ------------ 39 39.5 218.00 210.00 166.00-273.00 - - - • 4 - 3 2 1 4 3 1 1 2 • • 1 11 65J 1 2 5 2

FILE CLERKS, CLASS C ---------------------- 422 39.0 106.00 102.00 93.50-113.00 10 173 110 71 16 19 17 6NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------- 401 39.0 106.00 102.00 93.50-113.50 10 163 101 69 16 19 17 6 - - - - -

RETAIL TRADE ----------------------------- 54 39.0 104.00 98.00 92.00-105.50 10 21 11 1 2 1 8 - - - - - - - • •FINANCE ---------------------------------------- — 340 39.0 106.00 102.50 93.50-113.00 • 142 90 65 12 17 8 6 • * * - “ - - - - - - - -

MESSENGERS -------------------------------------------- ___ 232 40.0 118.50 110.00 101.00-126.00 . 46 68 40 34 11 4 2 6 9 4 5 3NONMANUFACTURING --------------- — 184 40.0 114.00 107.00 100.00-121.50 — 44 53 36 25 3 4 2 4 5 - 3 - • -

PUBLIC UTILITIES ------------ 25 40.0 116.00 111.50 110.00-127.50 - - 7 10 7 1 • - - • • • - _ • _39^5 m 13 36 17 15 2 3

SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS ------- ---- 304 40.0 148.50 139.00 122.50-161.50 20 21 19 45 50 44 26 15 10 9 m 11 5 4 9 4 9 3MANUFACTURING ------------------ 78 40.0 172.00 151.50 136.00-230.00 - - “ 2 11 13 12 8 7 1 -• 1 - 2 1 9 9 2NONMANUFACTURING -------------- 226 40.0 140.00 135.50 117.00-152.00 - 20 21 17 34 37 32 18 8 9 9 10 • 3 3 4 i -

PUBLIC UTILITIES ------- ---- — —— 43 40.0 172.50 172.00 142.00-183.50 - - — - 2 9 2 6 1 6 7 4 • _ 2 4 m39*5 123.50 20 12 12 22 13 14 6 5 2

SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR-RECEPTIONISTS- 115 40.0 152.50 139.00 120.00-170.50 4 u 14 15 14 13 4 11 6 5 4 1 1 3 1 4MANUFACTURING ----------------------- 55 40.0 152.50 144.50 127.00-166.50 - - 2 7 8 9 7 1 8 2 4 2 1 2 2NONMANUFACTURING -------------- 60 40.0 152.00 138.00 112.00-172.50 - 4 9 7 7 5 6 3 3 4 1 2 1 1 - 1 - 2 4 -

ORDER CLERKS ----------------------- 151 40.0 171.00 159.50 110.00-264.50 _ 20 17 17 3 10 4 9 5 3 15 4 1 4 36 xNONMANUFACTURING -------------- 121 40.0 169.50 139.50 104.00-266,50 - 20 17 17 2 5 4 8 2 1 3 2 1 • * 38 x

WHOLESALE TRADE ------------- 50 40.0 246.50 266.50 266.50-266.50 - - - 1 2 1 - - •' 1 3 2 1 - 38 xRETAIL TRAOE ----------------- 71 40.0 115.00 109.00 99.50-124.00 - 20 17 16 “ 4 4 8 2 ... * - - - - - - -

ACCOUNTING CLERKS, CLASS A ----- 1,241 39.5 187.50 174.50 153.00-222.50 - 2 7 31 50 85 106 129 150 109 98 69 49 42 28 28 76 47 95 37 3ma nu f ac t ur in g — — ------------- 440 40.0 183.50 173.00 158.50-194.00 - — - 2 • 19 41 67 80 37 68 38 17 8 3 1 16 4 17 21 iNONMANUFACTURING -------------- 801 39.5 189.50 177.00 146.00-238.SO - 2 7 29 50 66 65 62 70 72 30 31 32 34 25 27 60 43 78 16 2

PUBLIC UTILITIES ------------ 309 39.0 230.00 240.00 200.00-276.00 - - — — *• 1 7 8 8 28 12 13 23 18 13 18 49 30 67 12 2WHOLESALE TRADE ----------------- 79 40.0 206.00 217.50 173.00-242.50 - - — — 4 9 5 1 1 2 3 9 2 8 8 6 4 8 7 2RETAIL TRADE ----------------- 277 40.0 154.00 149.00 126.00-167.50 - 2 6 28 39 39 29 25 4 6 28 8 7 3 2 2 3 7 3 4 2FINANCE ----------------------- 129 39.5 162.00 158.00 145.00-174.50 - - 1 1 3 17 23 26 21 14 7 2 4 6 2 2 -

ACCOUNTING CLERKS, CLASS B -------- 1,935 40.0 138.50 130.00 110.00-154.50 2 178 278 202 288 293 153 96 83 47 40 70 113 32 15 34 10 1MANUFACTURING ------------------- -------- 302 39.5 146.00 133.00 128.00-151.50 - 2 4 23 78 79 38 13 14 5 8 5 1 11 7 8 6NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------- 1,633 40.0 137.50 128.00 107.50-155.00 2 176 274 179 210 214 115 83 69 42 32 65 112 21 8 26 4 1

p u b l i c u t i l i t i e s ------------------ 291 40.0 193.50 201.50 183.50-209.50 -■ - — - - 24 14 lo 8 12 9 59 112 21 22RETAIL TRADE -------------------------- 1,049 40.0 122.50 114.00 102.00-138.00 2 174 246 133 136 127 76 55 49 19 19 1 7 3 2 6B

242 39.5 133.00 129.50 121.00-140.50 2 20 35 65 58 22 15 i i 10

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Table A-1a. W eekly earnings of office w orkers—large establishments in Dallas—Fort W orth , Tex., October 1976— Continued

O ccu p a t io n an d in d u s t r y d iv is io n

ALL W O R K E R S — CONTINUED

PAYROLL CLERKS ---------------MANUFACTURING ---- --------NONMANUFACTURING ---------

PUBLIC UTILITIES ------RETAIL TRADE ------------

KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, CLASS AMANUFACTURING -------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------

PUBLIC UTILITIES ------FINANCE ------------------

KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, CLASS BMANUFACTURING --- ---------NONMANUFACTURINC- ---- -—

PUBLIC UTILITIES ------RETAIL TRADE -----------FINANCE -------- ---------

W eekly earnings 1 (standard)

N um ber o f w ork ers rece iv in g straight -tim e wee kly earnings of—

Number Avorsgf s S S S S s S S S $ $ $ 3 $ S s S s S s tweekly 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 200 210 220 23o 240 250 260 280 300

workers hours l (standard) M “ n 2

M edian * M iddle range* andunder and

90 100 n o 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 200 210 220 230 240 250 260 280 300 over

$ $ $ $214 39.5 177.00 172.50 144.00-207.50 - 6 3 5 14 16 24 20 15 13 13 14 35 8 7 5 1 - 11 4 —

60 40.0 185.00 170.50 147.50-204.50 - - — 2 1 2 11 9 5 3 2 5 9 - • • • • 11 •154 39.5 173.50 173.50 140.00-208.00 - 6 3 3 13 14 13 11 10 10 11 9 26 6 7 5 1 • 4 -45 38.0 208.00 209.50 192.00-229.50 - - - - - 3 1 2 1 2 4 17 3 2 5 1 - • 4 •71 40.0 165.00 167.00 146.50-199.00 - 6 2 2 3 4 7 6 8 5 6 2 9 4 5 - - - - - -

671 40.0 172.50 161.50 146.00-197.00 • • 5 34 70 103 108 84 45 31 33 51 23 2 44 34 3 1 m265 40.0 185.50 173.50 153.50-239.00 - - - 5 2 14 30 33 43 23 21 5 6 5 • 41 34 • 2 1 •406 40.0 164.00 155.50 144.00-187.50 - - - — 32 56 73 75 41 22 10 28 45 18 2 3 • 1 •93 40.0 201.00 204.50 197.00-209.00 - - — — • — - - 4 2 4 6 22 40 15 • • - - • ..163 40.0 152.50 152.00 146.00-160.00 - - - * 5 20 45 55 24 10 1 1 2

803 39.5 146.00 138.00 126.50-160.00 6 1 14 56 167 175 126 55 53 51 47 21 9 5 1 2 2 2 10143 40.0 140.00 138.50 121.50-151.00 - — 9 20 26 20 31 10 4 11 9 2 - - - 1 • - —

660 39.5 147.00 138.00 127.50-162.00 6 1 5 36 141 155 95 45 49 40 38 19 9 5 1 2 1 2 10 — -

56 39.5 159.00 150.50 146.50-176.00 - — - - 2 4 20 lo 3 4 8 4 1251 39.5 149.00 148.00 128.00-168.00 6 1 1 21 39 44 24 11 41 31 19 4 7 2 • • - • • • •

303 39.5 137.00 130.00 125.50-144.00 3 14 98 100 44 23 1 2 8 10

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Table A -2 . W eekly earnings of professional and technical workers in Dallas—Fort W orth, Tex., October 1976W eekly earnings 1

(standard)N um ber o f w ork e rs re ce iv in g stra igh t-tim e we ekly earning s o f—

O ccupation and industry d iv isionNumber

ofworkers

Averageweeklyhours1

(standard) Mean * M edian * M iddle ranged

s1 0 0

andunder

s1 1 0

s1 2 0

s1 3 0

s1 4 0

S1 5 0

S1 6 0

S1 7 0

s1 8 0

S2 0 0

S2 2 0

S2 4 0

S2 6 0

s2 8 0

S3 0 0

s3 2 0

s3 4 0

s3 6 0

s3 8 0

s4 0 0

1 --4 2 0

and

1 1 0 1 2 0 1 3 0 1 4 0 1 5 0 1 6 0 1 7 0 1 8 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 2 4 0 2 6 0 2 8 0 3 Q 0 3 2 0 3 4 (1 3 6 0 3 9 0 4 0 0 4 2 0 ov er

ALL WORKERS

COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS $ $_ $ $1 3 5 6 1 0 6 1 2 1 1 1 1 8 6 6 9 6 2

7 «S0N O N n A N w i A v 1U n l n u 1 J 8 3

1 6

COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS1 1 6

1

j f

3 0 3 . 5 0 - 3 5 7 . 0 0 2 6 8 . 0 0 - 3 1 6 . 5 02 6 6 . 5 0 - 3 0 7 . 0 02 8 0 . 5 0 - 3 1 3 . 5 0

1H ANU* M v 1 UK A INvJ3 0 6 4 0 . 0

4 0 . 04 0 . 0

2 9 5 . 0 02 9 7 . 0 0

2 9 5 . 0 02 9 5 . 5 02 9 9 . 5 0

3 8 5 5 6 5 6 8 3 1 1 8 1 2 3 1PUBLIC UTILITIES 2 6

1 37

3 17

3 5i

1 22 2 *• *•

COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS5 6 1 7

54 12 02 1

6 3

5b J

H A N U r A v I U N I N U " • • • • • • • • * ■ ■ ■6 1 2

1 3

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS (BUSINESS).5 2 2

7 8 2 8 4 . 5 03 0 8 . 5 0

2 6 9 . 0 0 - 3 1 4 . 5 02 8 0 . 0 0 - 3 3 2 . 5 0

1 0 e1 8

1 03 8

ii i

r lA N U r A v 1 UK 1 Iy O —3 1 0 . 5 0 3 0 7 0 2 2 1 2NONHANUFACTURING • • — " " " 3 9 • 5 2

8 7 3 9 . 53 9 . 0

3 1 3 . 0 03 0 5 . 0 0

3 1 0 . 5 03 0 7 . 0 0

2 8 4 . 0 0 - 3 3 3 . 0 02 9 3 . 5 0 - 3 2 9 . 5 0

2 3 1 3 1 11 0 3 5 1 1 85 5 *

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS (BUSINESS) »2 8 2 6 6 8

-L 31 1 7 1 2 7

3 44 0 * 0 2 6 2 . 0 02 3 6 . 5 0

2 5 3 . 5 0 2 2 9 . 5 0 - 3 0 1 . SO 2 0 7 . 0 0 - 2 6 4 . 5 0

2 5 1 4 1 9 2 4MANU* ACTURING5 5 6 2 a 2 6 5 5 1 0 0

69 3

9 9 * *4 1 2 7

*9 4 3

1 3 8 3 9 . 0 2 4 1 . 5 0 2 4 1 . 5 0 2 1 9 . 0 0 - 2 6 6 . 0 0— • 2 2 2 2 3 1

4 82 4 * * *

6 2 0

8

5 0

3 6

3 3* * *

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS (BUSINESS)»6 4 1 0

1 0

5 3 13

15s 9 7 * m

1 4 8 3 9 . 5 1 8 3 * 5 0 1 8 2 . 5 0 1 4 9 . 5 0 - 2 1 0 . 5 0 6 4

2

8 27 2 8 8

1 0 1 05

1 5 3 65

751 36 22 3 2 2

1 2 62 4

1 0 24

5 32 1

W n r U 11*' U r t K A 1 U n ^ f v l Aj j M "2 1 1 . 5 0 - 2 7 8 . 5 0

m2 1 0

82

5 1 51 1

4

3 12 6

2

3 215

8

3 8

r iu n n A N U ' AV» 1 U n l N v • • • • * * * * * "9 3 2 0 1 * 5 0 1 9 9 . 0 0 1 8 4 . 5 0 - 2 1 7 . 5 0 3 *

2 2 * m

5 32

4 91 53 4

7 41 46 04

1 0 52 9

9 22 7

1 3 12 65 1 8

6 "51 7 6 65 1 0 5

1 02 04

N U N H A liU r Av 1 UK iWvj “ T m44 3 9 . 5 2 0 3 * 0 0 1 9 0 . 0 0 1 6 7 . 0 0 - 2 4 5 . 5 0 1 0 1 2

1 21

2 1 21 3

3 06

227

15IS

428

2 1* 6 4 4 0 . 0 1 7 8 * 0 0 1 7 9 * 0 0 1 5 7 . 5 0 - 1 9 4 . 5 0 2 4 6

5 -2 9

92 1

71 61 5

1 61 4

1 2 3 5 3 9 41 3 7 4 0 . 0 1 8 7 . 5 0 1 7 8 . 5 0 1 6 1 . 0 0 - 2 0 5 . 0 0 2 4 3 0 9 4 1 5 1 0

*

* W o r k e r s w e r e d is t r ib u t e d a s fo l lo w s : 21 at $ 4 2 0 to $ 4 4 0 ; 17 at $ 4 4 0 to $ 4 6 0 ; 10 at $ 4 6 0 to $ 4 8 0 ; 3 at $ 4 8 0 to $ 5 0 0 ; and 1 at $ 5 2 0 to $ 5 4 0 .

See footn otes at end o f ta b les .

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Table A -2 . W eekly earnings of professional and technical workers in Dallas—Fort W orth , Tex., October 1976— Continued

O ccupation and in du stry d iv ision

W eekly earnings 1 N um ber o f w ork ers rece iv in g stra igh t-tim e we ekly earning s of—(standard)

Number Averageweekly

S100

s110

S120

S130

S140

s150

S160

i170

r180

S200

S220

S240

S260

S280

S300

s320

S340

S360

s380

S400

1 --------

420workere hours1

(standard) Mean * M edian * M iddle range £ andunder and

n o 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 200 220 240 260 280 300 320 340 360 380 400 420 over

$ $ $ $373 40.0 158,50 149.50 134.00-170.00 - 24 23 71 73 51 27 30 47 5 2 - 14 2 • • 4 «• • • ••10B 40.0 175.50 170.00 158.00-186.00 - — — 19 2 16 11 20 27 3 — - 10265 40.0 151.50 140.00 134.00-157.00 - 24 23 52 71 35 16 io 20 2 2 • 4 2 - • 4 - • • •72 39.5 149.50 149.50 121.00-173.00 - 18 2 11 9 9 4 3 12 2 2

122 40.0 141.00 140.00 134.50-149.50 - 5 13 27 53 13 9 2

881 40.0 269.50 268.00 241.50-293.00 • • - . . . . - 2 15 62 130 128 184 188 102 33 15 16 6 -

637 40.0 266.00 270.00 239.50-288.50 - - - - - - - - 5 49 108 83 134 162 87 6 3 - - - -

244 40.0 279.50 268.00 250.00-320.00 — - — - - -• 2 10 13 22 45 s o 26 15 27 12 16 6 - -

50 40.0 281.00 275.50 268.00-316.50 3 2 4 16 8 9 8 - - - - -

678 40.0 220.50 219.00 197.00-240.00 — • - — 5 3 17 48 107 164 157 98 53 10 15 1 • . .

506 40.0 220.00 221.50 201.50-240.00 - — — - 5 - 11 33 65 130 128 93 38 2 1 - • - - —

172 40.0 221.50 210.00 190.50-239.00 - - - — - 3 6 15 42 34 29 5 15 8 14 1 • - - - -68 40.0 213.50 197.50 189.50-229.00 - - - — - 2 2 5 26 4 16 3 9 - - 1 • • - - —76 40.0 234.00 212.50 187.50-287.50 - - - - * - 4 10 10 18 6 - 6 8 14 - - - - -

423 40.0 181.00 179.00 163.00-196.50 • . . . .. 13 25 27 69 84 113 72 12 8327 40.0 182.50 18Q.00 172.00-196.50 - - - 11 6 15 46 72 103 62 1296 40.0 175.00 165.50 155.50-184.50 - - - 2 19 12 23 12 10 10 - 847 40.0 167.00 165.50 159.50-174.50 - - - 2 4 9 1* 12 4 2

101 40.0 150.00 139.00 136.00-162.00 - — 20 36 5 10 12 9 4 2 399 40.0 150.00 139.00 136.00-162.00 - - 20 36 4 9 12 9 4 2 3 -

2,136 40.0 251.50 256.50 218.50-278.00 • — • — 3 3 22 23 176 321 286 273 521 276 94 103 351,549 40.0 244.50 242.00 214.00-278.00 - - — - — 3 12 17 168 296 254 242 193 228 79 47 10 • • - —

587 40.0 270.00 268.00 264.50-276.00 - - - * 3 - 10 6 8 25 32 31 328 48 15 56 25 - - - -

688 40.0 285.50 285.50 266.00-302.00 2 28 107 169 204 53 90 35 • . .

595 40.0 280.50 281.00 264.50-293.00 2 22 101 157 204 52 47 10 - • — —93 39.5 316.00 333.00 266.50-343.50 6 6 12 - 1 43 25 - - - -

1,025 40.0 250.50 253.50 225.50-268.00 • . - _ 3 • 2 1 18 136 221 166 352 72 41 13 m . . .

567 40.0 237.50 233.50 219.50-249.50 - - - « - 2 1 15 126 195 141 36 24 27 . m • 4» —458 40.0 267.00 268.00 264.50-268.00 - - - - 3 - * * 3 10 26 25 316 48 14 13 - - - - -

423 40.0 198.00 200.00 185.00-211.50 - - - - - 3 20 2 2 158 183 37

131 40.0 236.00 235.50 216.50-260.00 _ _ _ . 4 • 7 5 9 19 33 16 17 13 6 1 191 40.0 240.00 238.00 218.50-265.50 4 3 5 15 2 7 7 16 7 6 1

'

-ALL WORKERS—CONTINUED

COMPUTER OPERATORS. CLASS C -MANUFACTURING ----- --------NONMANUFACTURING----------

FINANCE ------------------SERVICES -----------------

DRAFTERS. CLASS A ------------MANUFACTURING ------NONMANUFACTURING ----------

PUBLIC UTILITIES -------

DRAFTERS. CLASS B —MANUFACTURING —NONMANUFACTURING —

PUBLIC UTILITIES SERVICES ---------

DRAFTERS. CLASS C MANUFACTURING —NONMANUFACTURING —

PUBLIC u t i l i t i e s

DRAFTER-TRACERS ---------------------MANUFACTURING-------------- -----

ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS ------------MANUFACTURING --------------------n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g ---- ------------

ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS. CLASS A-MANUFACTURING ------- ----- ------NONMANUFACTURING ----- — ----- ---

ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS. CLASS B-MANUFACTURING --------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------

e l e c t r o n i c s t e c h n i c i a n s , c l a s s c-

REGISTERED INDUSTRIAL NURSES ------MANUFACTURING------------------ —

See footnotes at end of tables.

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Table A -2a . W eekly earnings of professional and technical w orkers—large establishmentsin Dallas—Fort W orth , Tex., October 1976

N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a ig h t - t im e w e e k ly e a r n in g s o f—

O cc u p a t io n an d in d u s tr y d iv is io nNumber

ofworkers

Averageweeklyhours1

(standard) Mean * Median ̂ Middle ranged

S100

andu n d e r

s110

s120

$130

s140

s150

S160

s170

'S180

s200

s220

S240

s260

$280

S300

S320

s340

S360

S--------380

s400

3 —420

and

114 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 200 22,4 240 260 28o 300 320 J4Q 360 380 400 4 2 0 o v e r

ALL WORKERS

COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS363229

4o.o$3 7 6 .0 0 3 7 3 .0 0

3 9 1 .5 0

$ $3 4 4 .5 0 -4 0 3 .5 0 5 23 42 66

3828

63 60 *53lDUj 1N C / f vLAj j A —■“** ■■■■ Jts

35“OnHANUrAv1Uninu3 5 2 .0 0 3 2 5 .0 0 * 3 6 6 .0 0

FINANCE

COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS3 2 1 .0 03 3 2 .0 0

2 9 5 .0 0 -3 4 7 .5 0 11

88w UwIIi Cj j ' • LLAjo o " " "272

oci•uu1WAprU*Av1 UK1Nu JJJoOU J

COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS2 6 5 .5 0 10

101313

C J f *UO“JUA*UU * ”

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS (BUSINESS).vLAj j A tO3#0U*JJO• UU X J

61 3 1 0 .5 0 2 9 4 .0 0 -3 3 3 .5 0 1 1 20 6COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS (BUSINESS).

2 4 0 .0 0 -2 9 9 .0 0 38 41 43 3024

132 8 4 .0 0

• “

2 7 0 .5 0 2 4 4 .0 0 -2 9 2 .0 0 1 10*

3 * * *

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS (BUSINESS).

14 0 .0 2 5 2 .0 0 2 4 3 .5 0 2 2 4 .0 0 -2 9 1 .0 0“ANUr Av* 1 UKlNu

10052 4 0 .0 2 1 0 .0 0 2 1 2 .0 0 1 9 7 .5 0 -2 2 0 .5 0 1 1 14 21 11

197 .0 0 238 1 c

1riUNMANUr Av 1 UK llio " 12864

3 9 .54 0 .0

2 2 3 .5 01 7 8 .0 0

2 3 3 .5 0179 .0 0

1 9 6 .0 0 -2 5 1 .5 01 5 7 .5 0 -1 9 4 .5 0

O12

13 6 7 15 81

1 7 7 .0 0179 .0 083 4 0 .0 1 8 5 .5 0

lOCov0s loOoJV1 6 7 .0 0 -1 9 1 .0 0 4 2 n 20

827

I’lUNHAl'iUr Av 1 UK ANv m m m m m m M

2 8 2 .5 02 8 3 .0 0

2 6 8 .0 0

2 6 1 .5 0 - 2 9 7 .0 02 6 1 .5 0 - 2 9 7 .0 0

115 142 84 10UKAr 1 tKo f ULA j j A JJ * " * *

NONMANUFACTURING:1

6

** m *

* W o r k e r s w e r e d is t r ib u t e d as fo l lo w s : 22 at $ 4 2 0 to $ 4 4 0 ; 17 at $ 4 4 0 to $ 4 6 0 ; 10 at $ 4 6 0 to $ 4 8 0 ; 3 at $ 4 8 0 to $ 5 0 0 ; and 1 at $ 5 2 0 to $ 5 4 0 .

S ee fo o t n o t e s at en d o f t a b le s .

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Table A-2a. W eekly earnings of professional and technical w orkers—large establishmentsin Dallas—Fort W orth , Tex., October 1976— Continued

W eekly earnings 1 (standard)

N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a ig h t - t im e w e e k ly e a r n in g s o f—S s s S s S S S S $ S S $ $ $ s S S S t "5----

O ccu p a t io n an d in d u s t r y d iv is io n o f w eekly 100 110 120 130 1*0 150 160 170 180 2 0 0 2 2 0 2*0 260 2 80 300 32 0 3 * 0 36 0 3 80 * 0 0 *20workers

(standard] Mean * M edian * M iddle range* andu n d er

n o 120 130 1*0 150 160 170 180 2 0 0 22Q 2 * 0 260 280 3 00 32 0 3 * 0 360 380 * 0 0 * 2 0 o v e r

ALL WORKERS—CONTINUED

$ $ $ $DRAFTERS* CLASS B --------------------------- 3 67 * 0 . 0 2 2 8 .0 0 2 3 0 .0 0 2 1 2 . 0 0 - 2 * 8 . 0 0 ... • • -- •• 3 8 13 3 * 6 9 101 88 *7 2 1 1 - - • •

MANUFACTURING ----------------------------- 311 * 0 . 0 2 3 0 .0 0 2 3 * .S 0 2 1 3 . 0 0 - 2 * 7 . 5 0 - — — — •- • 6 8 20 6 5 88 83 38 2 1 - • • •NONMANUFACTURING--------- ---- --- 56 * 0 . 0 2 1 8 .0 0 2 1 7 .0 0 1 8 7 .0 0 - 2 5 2 .0 0 — — — - - 3 2 5 1 * * 13 5 9 - - 1 • • • - _

PUBLIC UTILITIES --------------- 5 2 * 0 . 0 2 1 7 .5 0 2 1 3 .0 0 1 8 7 .0 0 - 2 3 5 .5 0 - - - - — 2 2 5 1 * * 12 3 9 - - 1 - - - - -

1 8 5 .0 0

NONMANUFACTURING:

ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS------------ 1 .6 * 9 * 0 . 0 2 5 2 .0 0 2 6 0 .0 0 2 1 9 .5 0 - 2 7 8 .5 0 - - - 2 3 16 20 171 2 0 3 2 2 0 1 8 * *20 2 2 3 79 7 * 3 * . • -

ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS, CLASS A- 6 1 6 * 0 . 0 2 8 7 .0 0 2 8 5 .5 0 2 6 6 .5 0 - 3 0 2 .0 0 • • .. .. ... 2 22 71 1 6 * 1 99 5 2 7 * 3 * —,5 5 5 * 7 10 * —

ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS, CLASS B- 7 2 7 * 0 . 0 2 * 7 . 5 0 2 * 7 . 5 o 2 2 5 .5 0 - 2 6 8 .0 0 2 2 1 13 9 8 191 113 2 5 6 2 * 27MANUFACTURING------------ -------- * 5 7 * 0 . 0 2 * 0 . 5 0 2 3 7 .5 0 2 2 1 . 5 0 - 2 * 9 . 5 0 - — — — - 2 1 10 91 16 5 101 3 6 2 * 2 7 - - - - - —

REGISTERED INDUSTRIAL NURSES ------- 92 * 0 . 0 2 3 9 .0 0 2 3 9 .5 0 2 1 6 .5 0 - 2 6 6 .0 0 * • 5 9 9 2 3 10 17 7 6 1 1m a n u f a c t u r i n g ------------ ---- --- 6 9 * 0 . 0 2 * 3 . 5 0 2 * 3 . 0 0 2 2 0 .0 0 - 2 6 7 .5 0 * 3 5 5 17 5 16 7 6 1 * * *

See fo o tn o te s at en d o f t a b le s .

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Table A -3 . Average w eekly earnings of office, professional, and technical workers, by sex.in Dallas—Fort W orth , Tex., October 1976

Average(m ean2 )

Average(m ean2 )

Average(m ean2 )

Sex, 3 occu pation , and industry d iv isionNumber

ofworkers

W eekly hours 1

standard)

W eekly earnings1 (standard)

S e x ,3 occupation , and industry d iv isionNumber

o fwoikeis

W eekly hours 1

standard)

W eeklyearnings1(standard)

Sex, 3 occupation , and industry d iv isionNumber

ofworkers

W eekly hours 1

standard)

W eekly earnings 1 (standard^

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS - MEN$

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS - WOMEN— CONTINUED

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS - WOMEN— CONTINUED

$_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ r r - - r r . 1j l CRl T ARI Co 6 0NT1NUlO r I L L L L C n iV b f L L A o O L

$3 9 . 0 3 9 * 5 1 6 6 * 5 0

5 5 6 4 0 . 0 1 8 2 .5 0 n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g -----------------------------1 8 2 * 5 0

U K U L K L L u K i> b " " " "

4 0 . 0 1 8 9 .0 0n cl s a • i . s i »a u l .

FINANCE

811 8 9 * 0 01 6 1 * 0 0 3 9 .5 1 1 2 * 5 0.

K te 1 A 1 1 A A U L r lu b b t 'N V w K b * m

1 5 5 .5 0■«

4 0 . 0 1 6 2 .5 01 9 9 .0 0

146 3 9 . 5 1 6 2 .5 0 3 2 4 4 0 • 0 1 5 9 .0 0 NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------------------------- 6 1 4 4 0 . S 1 3 2 .0 0

1 5 8 .0 0 i ' C i A A1. 1 V t ̂ U t

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS - WOMEN 1 .1 3 2 4 0 . 0 2 0 3 .5 0 4 2 . 5 1 1 3 .5 0

7 6 7 0 4 0 . 04 0 . 0

2 0 9 .5 01 9 3 .0 02 601 6 5 * 5 0

J V « D 1 6 1 * 5 0

5 7 81 * 9 0 9

4 0 . 0 1 7 5 * 5 0 4 7 5 3 9 . 54 0 . 0

1 3 4 .5 0W C 1 A A t . IV. A U w

H 1 1 A X L 1 K A U t * *■

r 1 2 9 * 0 0

159 4 0 . 0c i c o b O2 0 7 .5 02 1 4 .5 0

1 .1 3 0 3 9 . 5 1 4 2 .0 0 51 0 4 0 . 0 1 4 8 .0 014 8 * 50

ft C 1 A A te IV. A U Cn L 1 A 1 K A U u ® *

c . *

1 .9 3 7 3 9 . 5 1 9 1 .0 0 m a n u f a c t u r i n g --------------— ----------- —1 2 0 * 0 0

v u L H L 1 A “ I t 5 f v L A o b □ " " " 1 1 3 2 * 0 0

1 .2 1 516 2 4 0 . 0 1 2 4 .5 0

n t 1 AIL 1H A U L " " " " " " " 3 0 04 5 9 1 5 9 * 5 0c j y • u u i' L 1 A 1 L 1 " r U C m

Wi i U L w j A L L 1 ■« AUC.IIA 1 A 1 U 1 K M UL * 1

l D J o b U

- » « r 1 2 8 * 0 01 A N I t b i LLAbj L " " " ■■■ ■ " mu

3 9 * 5 120 *50 WIIUteteOAtete 1 i 'A U LH L 1 A I L 1 n A U L

120 *5 0 r r n i J T ̂ sr f,C l J 2 1 3 * 0 0

n u 1 A I L 1 K AUC.

1 7 8 .0 0b u n V l V f t b

S ee fo o t n o t e s at en d o f t a b le s .

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Table A -3 . Average weekly earnings of office, professional, and technical workers, by sex,in D allas—Fort W orth, Tex., October 1976— Continued

Average(mean2 )

Average(m ean2 )

Average(m ean2 )

Sex, 3 occu pation , and industry d iv isionNumber

ofwoikers

W eekly hours 1

(standard)

W eekly earnings 1 (standard)

Sex, 3 occupation , and industry d iv isionNumber

of W eekly hours *

(standard)

W eekly earnings * (standard)

Sex, 3 occupation , and industry d iv isionNumber

ofworkers

Weekly hours 1

standard)

W eekly earnings 1 (standard)

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS - WOMEN— CONTINUED

BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATORSt

PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL OCCUPATIONS - MEN— CONTINUED

COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS

PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL OCCUPATIONS - MEN— CONTINUED

$180.50

127108

39.039.0

■t122.50120.50

12766

40.040.040.0

254.50276.50230.50

27277

40.040*0

182.00176.50

(BUSINESS)* CLASS C •NUNHANUr AU 1 UK1WV7

28 40.0 166.00, , rX J J

10880

128.00137.50

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS (BUSINESS)* 52 153,0039.5 291 39.5 308.00 50 40.6 153.00

6257

40.040.0

151.50153.50

2147385

39.539.5 39.0

316.50322.50313.50

2*097 40*0 252.50NONMANUrAC I UKiNu1*530 40.0 245.00

567 40*0 272.50^

» ATnUwL vLtK" j40.039.5

156.00 183.50233.00

ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS* CLASS 688595

40.0 285.50280.50316.00

40475

533 40.040.0

247.50268.00 9339* 0

ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS* CLASS B- 1*007558

40.040*0

251.50238.00

N L 1 AIL 1KAUL ■■■161.50170.00

J J

64 39.5 164 40.0 229.00 449 40.0 268.00otKV t vu J

ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS. CLASS o 402 40.0 198.00. _ _ , ̂

1.830114

PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL OCCUPATIONS - WOMEN

crDutrr?COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS

2 .0 0 2 39.540.0

137.00134.50

39.5 233.00 69 40.0 340.00334,50

188.00

40.0 155.50 39.5195.50186.50 71 40.0 298.00WnvLu^ALL 1 KAUl. ® *

WtiA X w IIC A U c.COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS (BUSINESS)*

39.0 119.50 176.00187.50

187 39.5 227.00117

39.040.0 157 39,5 225,50

. _ __PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL 208 40.0 151.00 172 40.0 177.50NONMANUFACTURING

100

837624

40.0

40.040.040.0

140.00

270.00 265.50282.00

94

1 18

177.50

161.5QCOMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS567 40.0

40.0368.50397.00

UK Ar (CKo 9 v L A b S A —61 169.005 7 39.5 154.66

40.040.0 39.5

351.00357.00 345.50356.00

56 215,5092

169DRAFTERS• CLASS B — — — — — 622 4Q.Q 220.50

473149

stRVICtS — — — — — — — —223.50

LUrri U 1 LK j T j 1 L™ j Am ALT j 1 j517250267

40.0 40.fr40.0

314.00 332.50297.00299.00

. - _MANUr A v 1Urlnu 242.50NONMANUr AvIUNlNu

See footn otes at end o f ta b les .

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Table A -3a . Average w eekly earnings of office, professional, and technical w orkers, by s e x -large establishm ents in D allas—Fort W orth, Tex., October 1976

Average(m ean2 )

Average(m ean2 )

Average(mean2 )

Sex, 3 occu pation , and industry d iv isionNumber

ofworicen

W eekly hours 1

(standard)

W eekly earnings1 (standard)

Sex, 3 occupation , and industry d iv isionNumber

ofworkers

W eekly hours *

(standard)

W eekly earnings * (standard)

Sex, 3 occu pation , and industry d iv isionNumber

ofworkers

W eekly hours 1

standard)

W eekly earnings1 (standard)

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS - HEN$

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS - WOMEN— CONTINUED

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS - WOMEN— CONtlNUED

59122*50 $

b 1 t N U u K A r n C K i j b L n i l UK

40 • 0

FINANCEL J /

A * 3 Un t 1 A 1 u 1 t.AUC.

39 • 5

FINANCE

40.0 151.001 T r i w l I t v L A 5 j A ■ ■ ■ ■ ■

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS - WOMEN 385 40.0 150.50 RETAIL TRADE -------- -------------------------------- 1.027 40.0 122.50

130.00236

I t 783 I t 984

40.0193*00198.50 126.5039 • 5

'p u b l i c "u t i l i t i e s --------------------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE -----------------------------------------

n A N U r A v 1U K i N y 120.50

160518884

224*50177*00

127.50212.5039*5

FINANCEKtL 1 A I L 1 K A U t * — ® ® ™ ® " 71

116.00 S A39*0

224*00NON MA NUr A C 1 U K i l i O m m m

- . - w 139.50139.50

r ILL uLAj j O219

39 • 5 39.5

403227*00

39*5

250.00 186.50193.00

105,50PlvH nArJU” A v 1 UK lliu " " ™ m m ■■■■

149161

40.039.5

• 1Ll LLLn" j f LLA j j L>

FINANCEJ»U K L I A l l . 1 n A U L

103*50105*50, , ni .

191.50195.00188.00232.50

J^*U,,,

723172

40.040.0

15340.040.0

109.00101.50

PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL OCCUPATIONS - MEN

n iu w w A N u r a v , i u k i h h j

RETAIL TRADE ------------------------------------ 154326

40.039.5

160.00170.50

40.040.0

149.00172.00 COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS

It 169 40.040.0

181.00191.50

n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g -------------------------------" Li i w a i . i i . w i/1.

SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR-RECEPTIONISTS-56

37939.540.0

166.50156.50

40.0 152.50 COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTSK c. 1 A X L. 1 K A UC ■■■■■■■■■■!! ■■■■■■

558 40.040.040.0

173.00 189.50160.00314

f i n a n c e

See footn otes at end o f tab les .

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Table A -3a . Average weekly earnings of office, p rofessional, and technical w orkers, by s e x -large e s ta b lish m e n ts in D a llas—Fort W o rth , T ex., O ctober 1976— C on tinued

Numberof

workers

Average(m ean2 )

Average(m ean2 )

Average(m ean2 )

Sex, 3 occu p ation , and industry d iv ision W eekly hours 1

(standard)

W eekly earnings1 (standard)

Sex, 3 occupation , and industry d iv isionNumber

ofworkers

W eekly hours 1

(standard]

W eekly earnings A (standard)

Sex, 3 occupation , and industry d iv isionNumber

ofworkers

Weekly hours 1

• standard)

W eekly earnings 1 (standard)

PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL OCCUPATIONS - MEN— CONTINUED

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS (BUSINESS)*319.50

PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL OCCUPATIONS - MEN— CONTINUED

$

PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL OCCUPATIONS - MEN— CONTINUED

ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS— CONTINUED103 40.0

248.5040.0316*50

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS (BUSINESS)• n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g :40.0 272.50

263.00261.0090

29

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS (BUSINESS). CLASj c

271#50n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g :

2 2 0 .0 060

40.040.0

236.00254.50

187 #00186.00

40.0 241*00

40.040.0

198.00204.00

tLCL (KUl'il 1 uLnMltl ANbv wLAbb 618

See footn otes at end o f ta b les .

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Table A -4 . Hourly earnings of m aintenance, toolroom, and pow erplant workers in D allas—Fort W orth , Tex., October 1976Hourly earnings 4 N um ber o f w ork ers rece iv in g straight -tim e h ourly earnings o f—

Numberof

------------- i ---------~5---------1 ---------1 --------- $ s S 5 * » T S S S s s s S "5--------- s ~s—O ccupation and industry d iv ision

M edian2

3.20 3.4Q 3.60 3.80 4.00 4.20 4.40 4.60 4,80 5.00 5.20 5 .40 5.60 5.80 6 .0 0 6 .2 0 6.40 6.80 7.20 7.60 8 .0 0 8.40workers M ean 2 M iddle range 2 j and and

3.20 u n d e r3.40 3.60 3.80 4.00 4.'20 4.40 4.60 4.80 5.00 5.20 5.40 5.60 5.80 6 .0 0 6 .2 0 6.40 6«80 7,?Q 7.«0 8 .0 0 8.40 o v er

ALL WORKERS$ $ $ $

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7

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MAINTENANCE MECHANICS (MACHINERY) - lt804 5.94 5.90 4.89- 7.02 - - - A 22 88 155 4044)

151151

241241

1 0 1 36 45

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8 2 36 158 158 220 62 118 87 -

7.07 7.07- 7.07 8 56 12NU NM AN Ur A w 1 UK 1

MAINTENANCE MECHANICS

172 9

70 8341.175 5.00- 7.97 12 14 17 25 176 1 0 8 54 14

6.78 1 14 45

107 5.65 6.09 1 1 8 16 2 11

23MACHINE-TOOL OPERATORS (TOOLROOM) - 333 6 . 1 2 6.31 5.27- 6 .8 6 - - 5 4 3333

31 29 5 4 1 1 38 35 96 3 10 6 -

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Table A -4a . Hourly earnings of m aintenance, toolroom , and powerplant w orkers—large establishm entsin Dallas—Fort W orth , Tex., October 1976

Hourly earnings 4 N um ber o f w ork ers rece iv in g stra igh t-tim e h ourly earnings of----

S 1 ------- 1 -------- s------- S S 1 1 S S s S S $ S i 'S S S S S S

Occupation and industry d iv isionNumber

of 3.00 3.20 3.40 3.60 3.80 4.00 4 .2 0 4,40 4.60 4.80 5.00 5.20 5.40 5.60 5.80 6 .0 0 6 .2 0 6.40 6.80 7.20 7.60 8 .0 0 8.40workers Mean 2 M edian2 M iddle range 2 and

under3.20 3 t4p 3.60 3.8o 4.00 4.20 4.40 4.60 4.80 5.00 5.20 5.40 5.60 5.80 -6.2 Q 6.4Q 6 .8 0 -7.20 7.6Q 8 .0 0 8.40 over

ALL WORKERS$ $ $ $

MAINTENANCE CARPENTERS ------------------ ------ 70 6.18 6.71 5.32- 6.95 * * - 2 1 ** 3 4 3 3 2 6 3 6 17 13 1 6 - -

MAINTENANC€ ELECTRICIANS ------— ------— 464 6.81 7.07 6.18- 7.60 . - _ 2 - 2 1 1 2 5 27 22 8 12 10 16 46 29 52 95 53 46 26MANUFACTURING------------ — — --- 370 6.80 7.17 6.03- 7.61 - - - - 2 -• - 8 2 4 27 20 5 1 1 10 15 44 2 1 17 59 53 46 26NONMANUFACTURING------------- --- 94 6.83 7.07 6.97- 7.32 * * * * * 2 3 * 1 * 2 3 1 - 1 2 8 35 36 - - -

MAINTENANCE PAINTERS ---------------- 90 6.23 6.52 5.88- 6.78 . . _ _ . 2 2 2 4 5 2 3 1 4 4 14 31

35

a 8MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------- 57 6.61 6.60 6.53- 6.78 * * * * * 2 1 1 * * 1 1 - 8 29 6 - 8 - -

MAINTENANCE MACHINISTS ------------------------- 117 6 .6 6 6.28 6.17- 7.24 . _ • _ _ - 2 - 1 - 5 - 1 8 19 29 6 29 8 9MANUFACTURING ---------- ------------ -------- ------ 1 1 1 6.64 6.28 6.17- 7.24 * * * * * * 2 1 5 * 1 8 19 29 - 1 28 8 9 -

MAINTENANCE MECHANICS (MACHINERY) - 902 6.34 6.30 5.14- 7.40 _ - • 4 2 1 1 20 40 50 125 24 36 19 22 31 138 22 10 0 59 1 1 2 87MANUFACTURING----------------- — 821 6.29 6.30 5.14- 7.50 * * 4 2 1 1 20 40 50 125 24 36 17 22 25 130 22 44 50 1 1 2 87 -

MAINTENANCE MECHANICS(MOTOR VEHICLES)------------------- 379 7.10 7.30 6.06- 7.97 - - - - — 12 2 4 10 10 4 8 5 4 37 4 2 1 57 37 95 29 *40

MANUFACTURING --------------------- 87 6.39 6.74 5.15- 7.13 - - - • — 10 1 * 6 6 1 6 - 1 1 3 10 20 1 2 1 • -NONMANUFACTURING ----------------- 292 7.31 7.45 6.45- 7.97 - - - - - 2 1 4 4 4 3 2 5 3 36 1 1 1 37 36 74 29 40

PUBLIC UTILITIES --------------- 246 7.43 7.68 6.89- 8.08 * * * * * 1 1 4 2 1 1 1 3 - 36 - 1 1 37 6 73 29 40

MAINTENANCE TRADES HELPERS --------- 128 4.89 4.89 4.44- 5.65 3 4 6 8 4 4 2 8 2 1 20 3 4 2 8 _ 31MANUFACTURING------------ ---- --- 77 5.20 5.65 4.64- 6.09 1 2 8 * — * 7 16 2 * 1 1 8 - 31 - - - - - - -

MACHINE-TOOL OPERATORS (TOOLROOM) - 271 6.18 6.31 5.43- 6 .8 6 4 18 16 29 23 5 4 1 1 38 15 96 2 10MANUFACTURING ------------ ------------------------- 271 6.18 6.31 5.43- 6 .8 6 4 18 16 29 23 5 4 1 1 38 15 96 2 10 - -

TOOL AND DIE MAKERS ------------------------------- 327 7.11 7.24 6.59- 7.69 . . . - . • 2 - ~ - - 63 2 53 38 69 48 51 1m anu facturing -------------------------------------- 327 7.11 7.24 6.59- 7.69 * * * — — " — 2 * * * - - 63 2 53 38 69 48 51 1

STATIONARY ENGINEERS ----------------------------- 2 10 6.35 6 .8 6 5.31- 7.03 _ _ . 4 7 6 16 5 5 5 13 5 9 1 19 9 64 1 19 22 mMANUFACTURING --------------------- 147 6.91 7.03 6.78- 7.66 - - “ - - — - 10 * • • 6 * - 4 - 16 6 64 19 22 mNONMANUFACTURING ----------------- 63 5.03 4.89 4.34- 5.55 4 7 6 6 5 5 5 7 5 5 1 3 3 1

* W ork ers w ere d istributed as fo llow s : 2 at $8 .4 0 to $ 8 .8 0 ; 30 at $8 .80 to $ 9 .2 0 ; and 8 at $9 -20 to $9 .6 0 .

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Table A -5 . Hourly earnings of m ateria l movement and custodial workers in D allas—Fort W orth , Tex., October 1976

H ou rly earn ings N um ber o f w ork ers re ce iv in g s tra ig h t-tim e h ou rly earnings o f—

O ccupation and industry d iv ision

ALL WORKERS

TRUCKDRIVERS------ — ---- ---MANUFACTURING----- -------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------

PUBLIC UTILITIES -------WHOLESALE TRADE --------RETAIL TRADE ------------SERVICES -----------------

TRUCKDRIVERS. LIGHT TRUCK ■NONMANUFACTURING ---------

WHOLESALE TRADE --------RETAIL TRADE — ---------SERVICES -----------------

TRUCKDRIVERS. MEDIUM TRUCKMANUFACTURING ---- --- -----NONMANUFACTURING ---------

PUBLIC UTILITIES -------WHOLESALE TRADE --------RETAIL TRADE ------------

TRUCKDRIVERS. HEAVY TRUCK(TRAILER) ----------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------

PUBLIC UTILITIES ------WHOLESALE TRADE -------RETAIL TRADE ------ -—

TRUCKDRIVERS. HEAVY TRUCK(OTHER THAN TRAILER) -----MANUFACTURING ----- — -----

SHIPPING CLERKS -------------MANUFACTURING -------------NONMANUFACTURING ----- ----

WHOLESALE TRADE ---- ----RETAIL TRADE ------------

RECEIVING CLERKS --------------MANUFACTURING------- -----NONMANUFACTURING ----------

WHOLESALE TRADE ---------RETAIL TRADE -------------

SHIPPING AND RECEIVING CLERKSMANUFACTURING----- ----- —NONMANUFACTURING ----------

WHOLESALE TRADE ---------

WAREHOUSEMEN ----------MANUFACTURING ------NONMANUFACTURING —

PUBLIC UTILITIES ■w h o l e s a l e t r a d e -RETAIL TRADE ----

s---- S I 1 t S S S ---- T S I S S T 1---- S ---- 1 --- 1 ---- S S J ---- J ---- SNumberof 2.20 2.40 2 .6 0 2. 80 3.00 3.20 3.40 3«60 3.80 4.00 4.20 4.40 4.60 4 .80 5.00 5.20 5.40 5.60 6.00 6.40 6.80 7.20 7,60

workers Mean 2 M edian2 M iddle range 2 andundera . 40 2.60 2.8Q 3.00 3.20 3.40 3.60 3.8? 4 .00 4.20 4,40 4.60 4.80 5.0Q 5.2Q 5.40 5.60 6.00 6.4Q 6.80 7,20 7.60 8tfl0

$ $ $ $6,468 5.49 5.35 3.75- 7.68 69 150 233 72 225 241 474 253 77 294 199 352 176 93 189 203 129 229 110 423 236 271 1770

962 4.91 4.57 4.20- 6.27 - 10 18 1 30 20 37 62 25 32 36 270 66 37 30 2 4 24 76 49 130 3 —5,506 5.59 5.61 3.70- 7.78 69 140 215 71 195 221 437 191 52 262 163 82 110 56 159 201 125 205 34 374 106 268 17702,564 7.11 7.78 7.45- 7.78 - 24 64 12 8 24 30 24 3 "8 22 1 42 17 - - 5 13 - 318 - 187 17622,208 4.15 3.75 3.35- 5.00 - 61 134 55 163 162 399 153 43 196 129 32 36 24 90 190 72 145 6 16 94 - 8

634 4.80 4.82 3.25- 6.00 69 38 17 - 12 28 5 9 6 37 5 49 32 15 45 11 48 47 28 40 12 81 -63 3.72 3.45 2.50- 5.00 * 17 - 4 5 5 3 5 * — — - - - 24 - - - - - - - -

1,107 3.53 3.43 3.10- 4.00 41 83 86 16 77 115 273 116 22 73 117 14 24 4 13 4 4 15 7 31,062 3.51 3.43 3.10- 3.85 41 83 76 16 73 n o 273 116 12 69 117 13 24 4 12 - 4 4 5 7 3 - —

89o 3.51 3.43 3.25- 3.85 - 45 68 12 60 102 268 111 12 69 117 13 13114 3.43 2.50 2.30- 4.75 41 21 8 - 8 l 2 - — - — — • 11 2 - - 1 4 5 7 3 - —51 3.42 3*08 2.50- 3.75 * 17 - 4 5 5 3 5 * * •* - - 12 - - - - - - - -

3,184 6.09 6.53 4.33- 7.78 28 43 63 18 126 92 99 83 17 192 36 68 77 31 52 143 26 68 49 331 132 95 1315342 5.17 5.60 3.60- 6.82 - 10 8 • 25 5 36 32 4 17 12 2 3 - 2 2 - 24 30 130 - —

2,842 6.20 6.53 4.55- 7.78 28 33 55 18 101 87 63 51 13 175 24 66 74 31 50 141 26 44 19 331 2 95 13151,781 7.44 7.78 7.45- 7.78 - - - - - — • 1 2 6 1 42 - - • - 1 - 318 • 95 1315

657 3.94 3.75 3.00- 4.75 • 16 48 18 90 60 60 42 6 115 6 19 14 24 - 132 • - 7 - • —361 4.46 4.54 3.75- 5.50 28 17 7 4 27 3 9 6 37 5 46 18 7 42 9 26 43 19 6 2 * *

1,421 6.28 7*03 5.00- 7.68 20 12 8 14 18 34 24 23 42 78 11 57 78 30 157 32 55 97 176 455270 4 .7 7 4.54 4.26- 5.05 • - - - - 10 - 30 10 11 24 77 2 36 26 - • — 22 19 • 3 -

l.lSl 6.64 7.30 5.75- 7.78 • - 20 12 8 4 18 4 14 12 18 1 9 21 52 - 30 157 10 36 97 173 -455622 7.23 7.68 7.45- 7.78 • • • - 8 4 18 4 2 6 12 • - 15 - - 2 12 - - - 92 447380 5.65 5.75 5.00- 7.03 - • 18 12 — — — — 12 6 6 — 9 - 52 - 7 145 6 9 90 - 8149 6.67 7.30 6.45- 7.30 * * 2 * * * * * * *' 1 * 6 * 21 • 4 27 7 81 *

582 4.07 4.54 3.29- 4.57 24 64 25 13 20 83 20 13 6 4 189 61 12 . 4 14 30 *

298 4.87 4.57 4.54- 4.60 - — - — — — — - — — * 189 61 * * * 4 - 14 30 * * *

496 4.39 3.84 3.50- 4.98 • 6 8 2 38 40 40 36 83 66 25 9 9 20 12 14 1 5 2 . 80 • .

225 3.94 3.84 3.75- 4.03 - -• - - - 10 25 18 9 80 40 10 - 6 19 3 1 - 2 2 - • - -271 4.77 4.15 3.50- 7.02 - 6 8 2 28 15 22 27 3 26 15 9 3 1 9 13 1 3 - — 80 - -

193 5.20 5.03 3.60- 7.02 - • 2 - 12 12 13 25 - 18 12 •- - - 6 13 - • • • 80 - -78 3.69 3.50 3.00- 4.36 - 6 6 2 16 3 9 2 3 8 3 9 3 1 3 - 1 3 - - - - -

931 4.67 4.40 3.40- 6 .0 6 1 36 50 23 40 73 43 41 34 86 34 50 32 26 57 22 23 18 52 34 156 .231 5.00 5.02 4.03- 6.08 - 5 - - 5 15 14 - IS 30 4 5 4 14 6 13 3 13 51 34 • - —700 4.56 4.20 3.29- 5.48 1 31 50 23 35 58 29 41 19 56 30 45 28 12 51 9 20 5 1 • 156 - —478 4.79 4.20 3.30- 7.02 - 12 32 18 25 49 13 38 12 37 14 41 - 6 - 6 15 4 - • 156 - —214 4.09 4.30 3.25- 5.03 1 17 18 3 10 9 16 3 7 16 16 4 28 6 51 3 5 1 - - - - -

326 4.58 4.30 3.80- 5.26 • 1 . 26 6 14 29 16 25 62 6 21 19 • 38 17 30 • - 16 -117 4.50 4.36 3.63- 5.70 - - 1 - 17 4 7 12 1 9 10 2 6 3 - 1 2 3 30 - - - - -209 4.62 4.30 4.11- 5.26 - - - - 9 2 7 17 15 16 52 4 15 16 - 26 14 • - • - 16 -146 4.69 4.22 3.88- 5.26 - - - - 6 - 6 12 13 16 30 4 12 5 - 26 - - - - - 16 *

1,831 4.66 4.75 3.79- 5.52 • 12 19 2 1 44 47 95 286 43 138 1 1 0 42 117 139 57 125 286 67 98 82 3 . •489 4.36 3.79 3.79- 5.20 - • • 4 1 1 18 41 184 2 1 27 20 6 16 14 - 30 • 38 59 • • - •

1,342 4.76 4.81 4.10- 5.52 - 12 19 17 33 29 54 10 2 22 1 1 1 90 36 1 0 1 125 57 95 286 29 39 82 3 - —320 5.26 4.75 4.40- 6.37 - - - - - - - - 1 71 S 16 94 - 2 - 2 23 26 80 - - -8 0 1 4.70 4.81 4.00- 5.52 - 6 13 14 15 14 38 74 16 20 79 - - 116 42 94 260 - - - - - -20 2 4.34 4.18 3.56- 5.00 6 6 3 10 13 16 28 5 18 6 17 3 9 13 1 24 6 13 2 3

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Table A -5 . Hourly earnings of m aterial movement and custodial workers in Dallas—Fort W orth , Tex., October 1976— Continued

Hourly earnings 4 Numbe r o f w ork er s rece iv in g stra igh t-tim e h ou rly earnings o f--

t s S S S S s * 1 S S S s S $ S S "5---- I---Occupation and industry d iv ision of 2 .2 0 2.40 2 .6 0 2 .8 0 3.00 3.20 3.40 3*60 3.80 4.00 4.20 4.40 4.60 4.80 5.00 5 .2 0 5.40 5.60 6 .0 0 6.40 6 .8 0 7.20 7 »6o

workers Mean 2 M edian2 M iddle range 2 andunder

2.40 2 .6 0 2 .8 0 3.00 3.20 3.40 3.60 4.00 4.20 4.40 4.60 4.80 5.00 5.20 5.40 5.60 6 .0 0 6.40 6 .8 0 7.20 7.60 8 .0 0

ALL WORKERS—CONTINUED

$ $ $ $ORDER FILLERS ------------------------ 3,434 4.60 4.00 3.00- 6.56 82 320 325 105 134 318 135 71 39 310 64 34 44 128 7 66 95 81 36 259 781 — —

MANUFACTURING----------- --- ----- 608 3.85 3.28 2.70- 4.97 2 125 81 2 1 27 163 42 30 16 -■ 4 9 31 127 7 13 3 77 - 30 - - —NONMANUFACTURING ----------------- 2,626 4.82 4.14 3.00- 7.02 80 195 244 84 107 155 93 41 23 310 60 25 13 1 - 53 92 4 36 229 781 - -

WHOLESALE TRADE ------ --- --- — 2,086 4.77 4.04 3.23- 7.02 64 145 138 67 99 151 85 41 15 276 54 25 13 1 - S3 92 4 • 229 536 - -RETAIL TRADE ---- --------------- 486 5.31 7.10 2.76- 7.10 a 50 64 15 8 4 8 - 8 34 6 — — ■ - - * - - 36 - 245 - -

SHIPPING PACKERS ----- --------------- 1,283 3.55 3.20 2.65- 4.00 114 155 194 74 1 0 1 108 70 77 63 82 13 3 4 53 50 - . 4 2 116 • - -MANUFACTURING ----- --------------- 618 3.75 3.36 2.85- 4.93 23 70 48 26 72 81 56 34 42 - — - 4 53 50 - - 4 2 53 - - —NONMANUFACTURING ------ ---------- 665 3.35 2.80 2.55- 3.90 91 85 146 48 29 27 14 43 2 1 82 13 3 - — - - - - - 63 - - -

WHOLESALE TRADE ---------------- 217 4.46 4.04 3.65- 6.58 - 8 26 — 6 6 — 24 18 60 6 — — - - - • • - 63 - - -

3 22Kfl A 1 KAUL

MATERIAL HANDLING LABORERS --------- 3,050 3.90 3.55 2.95- 4.40 1 2 1 267 161 215 154 252 521 220 36 162 172 78 34 53 61 51 32 1 1 0 76 144 130 - -

MANUFACTURING------------ -------- 1,288 3.73 3.47 3.15- 3.83 4 86 55 12 0 65 104 405 104 28 4 66 50 16 20 50 - 2 14 70 25 - - -NONMANUFACTURING ---- ------------ 1,762 4.02 3.70 2.90- 5.00 117 181 106 95 89 148 116 116 8 158 106 28 18 33 1 1 51 30 96 6 119 130 - -

PUBLIC UTILITIES --------------------------------------------- 200 4.52 4.64 3.30- 5.70 - 1 4 - 22 24 18 3 3 5 8 3 13 8 2 25 - 61 - - - - -

WHOLESALE TRADE ------------------------------------------------ 449 4.05 3.60 2.40- 6.45 48 84 24 18 12 20 12 12 - 72 4 - - 2 3 19 - - - 119 - • -

RETAIL TRADE ---------------------------------------------------------- 1,104 3.93 3.50 2.95- 4.38 69 96 75 77 55 98 86 1 0 1 5 8 1 94 25 5 23 6 7 30 35 6 - 130 * —

FORKLIFT OPERATORS ------------------------------------------------------- 2,218 4.86 4.77 3.65- 5.89 • 24 10 62 41 135 229 173 1 0 1 148 70 34 178 46 259 52 • 134 146 128 27 7 214MANUFACTURING ----- --------------- 1,394 4.87 4.77 3.65- 5.89 - - 4 1 1 1 1 89 139 155 38 94 57 10 127 42 2 2 2 34 - 35 1 1 2 94 • - 12 0NONMANUFACTURING ----------------- 824 4.85 4.40 3.55- 5.97 - 24 6 51 30 46 90 18 63 S4 13 24 51 4 37 18 - 99 34 34 27 7 94

PUBLIC UTILITIES --------------- 289 5.26 3.90 3.55- 7.78 • - - — 28 72 18 42 — — - — - - - - 28 - • • 7 94WHOLESALE TRADE ---------------- 414 4.26 4.15 3.00- 5.60 - 24 6 51 30 18 18 - 18 54 13 24 49 4 - - - 71 - 34 • - —RETAIL TRADE ------------------- 1 2 1 5.89 6.39 5.10- 6.39 * - - - - — — 3 * * - 2 - 37 18 - - 34 - 27 - -

POWER-TRUCK OPERATORS (OTHERTHAN F O R K L I F T ) --------------— ----- 184 6.49 6.80 6,39- 7.10 - — - — - 2 - — 2 • 2 5 — 1 - • • 24 48 m 10 0 m •-

MANUFACTURING------------ ----- — 184 6.49 6.60 6.39- 7.10 - - - - - 2 “ — 2 * 2 5 - 1 - - - 24 48 - 10 0 - -

GUAROS AND WATCHMEN ------------------------------- 3.407 3.01 2.50 2.35- 3.12 1061 917 438 56 12 0 97 54 12 0 113 52 23 20 49 4 35 5 3 28 91 48 73MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------- 432 5.32 5.71 3.92- 6.73 - 15 1 1 - 17 14 18 16 41 1 1 6 1 1 19 1 25 5 - 15 90 44 - 73 •NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------------- 2,975 2 .6 8 2.45 2.34- 2.70 1061 902 427 56 103 83 36 104 72 41 17 9 30 3 10 - 3 13 1 4 - - -

PUBLIC UTILITIES --------------- 28 4.00 4.62 2.54- 4.66 - 8 - • - - - - 1 - 1 • 18 - - - • • • • - • •RETAIL T R A O E ----- ---- --------- 154 3.59 3.37 2.81- 4.01 - 24 13 15 1 1 16 12 7 8 19 3 2 2 - 5 - 3 13 1 • - • •

447 2* 61 24 97 63 2 1 13 10

GUARDStMANUFACTURING--------------------- 329 5.77 6.13 4.74- 6.73 * 2 * — 3 5 18 4 2 1 1 1 4 1 1 19 1 20 - - 15 90 32 - 73 -

w a t c h m e n :m a n u f a c t u r i n g — ----- — — -------- 103 3.89 3.78 3.12- 3.92 * 13 11 - 14 9 * 1 2 20 * 2 - * - 5 5 - - - 1 2 - - -

JANITORS, PORTERS, ANQ CLEANERS — 8,149 2.93 2.50 2.30- 3.10 3390 1478 578 2 1 2 636 394 150 164 115 206 38 114 40 43 3 28 67 336 123 6 8 20 •MANUFACTURING ----- --------------- 1,589 4.23 3.92 3.25- 5.89 27 104 52 39 143 242 56 103 71 124 18 61 23 28 1 10 46 329 1 1 2 - - - •NONMANUFACTURING----- ----------- 6,560 2.61 2.35 2.30- 2 .6 8 3363 1374 526 173 493 152 94 61 44 82 20 53 17 15 2 18 2 1 7 11 6 8 20 —

p u b l i c u t i l i t i e s -------------------------------------- 276 4.48 4.19 3.52- 4.89 - • 7 18 24 9 25 2 13 41 10 34 15 15 - 1 2 1 7 - 6 8 20 —

WHOLESALE TRADE ----------------------------------------- 179 3.84 3.65 3.25- 4.25 - 13 - 18 7 28 17 18 14 16 4 18 - - - 15 - - 11 - - - -RETAIL TRADE ------------------------------------------------- 546 2.96 2.90 2.54- 3.25 105 48 82 64 63 71 32 30 17 23 6 1 2 - - 2 - • - • - - -

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Table A -5 a . Hourly earnings of m aterial m ovem ent and custodial w orkers—large establishm entsin Dallas—Fort W orth , Tex., October 1976

Hourly earnings N um ber o f w ork ers re ce iv in g stra igh t-tim e h ou rly earnings o f—T T s T - T " $ T T T ~ IT I ------- T T S S S S S S i ■J------- t 1 ------

O ccupation and industry d iv ision of 2 .2 0 2 .4 0 2 . 60 2 . 80 3 . 00 3 .2 0 3 .4 0 3 .6 0 3 . 80 4 . 00 4 .2 0 4 .4 0 4 .6 0 4 .8 0 5 .0 0 5 .2 0 5 .4 0 5 .6 0 6 .0 0 6 .4 0 6 .8 0 7 .2 0 7 .6 0workers Mean2 Median̂ Middle range * and

under2 .4 0 2 .6 0 2 . 80 3 . 00 3 .2 0 3.4Q 3 .6 0 3 . 8() 4 . 00 4 . 20 4 .4 0 4 ,8 0 4 .8 0 5 .0 0 5 .2 0 5 •40 5 .6 0 6 .0 0 6 .4 0 —6 .8 0 7.2Q 7 .6 0

I

ALL WORKERS$ $ $ $

TRUCKORIVERS ---------------------------------------------- 1 ,9 3 6 6 .4 3 6 .5 3 5 . 6 5 - 7 .6 8 8 14 10 1 17 8 11 16 22 31 11 38 21 54 107 13 64 217 6 6 377 12 271 549MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------- 216 5 .1 2 4 .9 8 4•34* 6•2 7 - - - 1 5 - 6 7 15 17 6 21 5 37 10 2 4 24 3 6 19 • 3 •NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------------- 1 .7 1 6 6 .6 0 6 .5 3 5 . 7 5 - 7 .6 8 8 14 10 - 12 8 5 9 7 14 5 17 16 17 97 11 60 193 28 358 12 268 549

PUBLIC UTILITIES --------------------------- 1 ,0 6 6 7 .2 9 7 .6 8 6 . 5 3 - 7 .6 8 - - • - - — - • I 2 - 1 - 2 - - 5 1 • 318 - 187 549RETAIL TRADE ------------------------------------ 437 5 .4 6 5 .5 5 4 . 7 5 - 6 .5 0 a 14 10 - 12 6 5 9 6 12 5 16 7 15 45 11 48 47 28 40 12 81 -

TRUCKDRIVERS, LIGHT TRUCK — — — 76 4 .0 3 3 .1 8 2 . 7 5 - 5 .5 8 8 10 8 • 12 3 2 4 1 4 1 _ 4 4 5 7 3 •NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------------- 66 4 .0 7 3 .1 3 2 .5 0 - 5 .7 8 8 10 8 - 8 3 2 - — • - — - 4 - - 4 4 5 7 3 - —

RETAIL TRADE ------------------------------------ 59 4 .0 0 3 .1 0 2 . 5 0 - 5 .9 8 8 10 8 - 8 1 2 - — * - - - 2 * * 1 4 5 7 3 - -

TRUCKDRIVERS* MEDIUM TRUCK ------------ 1 .0 8 3 6 .6 2 6 .5 3 6#10— 7 »68 . 4 . • 4 5 a 16 11 26 7 16 7 7 44 11 26 68 19 324 2 95 383MANUFACTURING------------------------------- ------ 63 4 .6 8 4 .5 3 4 . 0 1 - 5 .6 0 - - • - - - 5 7 4 12 2 2 3 - 2 2 - 24 - - - - -NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------- 1 ,0 2 0 6 .7 4 6 .5 3 6 . 5 3 - 7 .6 8 - 4 - - 4 5 3 9 7 14 5 14 4 7 42 9 26 44 19 324 2 95 383

PUBLIC UTILITIES --------------------------- 801 7 .2 0 7 .4 5 6 . 5 3 - 7 .7 8 i 2 - 1 - - - - 1 - 318 — 95 383RETAIL TRADE ------------------------------------ 219 5 .0 6 5 .1 5 4 . 5 5 - 5 .7 0 * 4 - - 4 5 3 9 6 12 5 13 4 7 42 9 26 43 19 6 2 - “

TRUCKDRIVERS. HEAVY TRUCK(TRAILER) ---------------------------------------------- 742 6 .4 5 6 .6 0 5 . 6 5 - 7 .4 5 - - 2 • - •• •— • 10 1 4 18 11 42 58 - 30 145 26 46 7 176 166MANUFACTURING ------------ — --------------------- 120 5 .3 8 4 .9 8 4 .5 9 - 6 .3 3 - - • - - - - • 10 1 4 17 2 36 6 - - 22 19 • 3 •NONMANUFACTURING ---------------- --------------- 622 6 .6 6 7 .3 0 5 . 7 5 - 7 .6 8 - - 2 - - — - - • — — 1 9 6 52 - 30 145 4 27 7 173 166

RETAIL TRADE ------------------------------------ 149 6 .6 7 7 .3 0 6 . 4 5 - 7 .3 0 * - 2 - - - * - — 1 -■ 6 - - 21 - 4 27 7 81 -

SHIPPING CLERKS ---------------------------------------- 89 4 .0 5 4 .2 5 3 . 0 0 - 4 .8 3 - 6 6 2 16 3 3 2 3 2 3 9 9 10 6 1 1 5 2 - - - -

RECEIVING CLERKS -------------------------------------- 320 4 ,7 0 4 .8 4 3 . 9 6 - 5 .5 5 1 17 18 3 4 9 10 3 17 14 22 5 32 10 52 12 17 8 42 24 . .MANUFACTURING-----------------------— ------— 107 5 .5 6 6 .0 8 4 . 7 3 - 6 .1 8 10 10 4 - 4 4 1 3 3 3 41 24 • •NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------- ------ 213 4 .2 7 4 .6 5 3 . 4 0 - 5 .1 5 1 17 18 3 4 9 10 3 7 4 18 5 28 6 51 9 14 5 1 •

RETAIL TRADE ------------------------------------ 190 4 .1 4 4 .5 0 3 . 2 5 - 5 .0 3 1 17 18 3 4 9 10 3 7 4 16 4 28 6 51 3 5 1 - - - -

SHIPPING AND RECEIVING CLERKS ---------- 75 4 .5 5 4 .7 8 3 . 9 6 - 5 .3 4 • • 1 8 4 3 2 1 4 10 2 6 3 12 15 4MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------- 59 4 .3 9 4 .3 6 3 . 7 1 - 5 .2 1 * - 1 - 7 4 2 2 1 4 1? 2 6 3 - 12 1 4 - - - - -

WAREHOUSEMEN ---------------------------------------------- 543 5 .0 4 5 .1 2 3 . 9 6 - 6 .1 0 . 6 6 7 18 23 22 47 17 36 13 19 17 23 34 1 4 67 98 82 3MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------- 206 4 .9 3 4 .9 3 3 . 9 8 - 6 .1 0 - - - 4 6 8 6 19 11 23 6 6 6 14 - 38 59NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------------- 337 5 .1 2 5 .1 2 3 . 7 5 - 6 .4 3 — 6 6 3 12 15 16 28 6 13 7 13 11 9 34 1 4 29 39 82 3

RETAIL TRADE ------------------------------------ 155 4 .1 2 3 .7 5 3 . 4 5 - 4 .6 6 * 6 6 3 10 13 16 28 5 11 6 10 3 9 2 1 2 6 13 2 3 - -

ORDER F IL L E R S ----------------------------------------— 1 ,0 7 0 5 .4 5 5 .6 0 4 . 1 8 - 6 .5 6 10 56 68 21 10 4 47 16 17 20 —16 16 34 3 7 42 95 81 36 226 245MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------- 194 4 .7 1 5 .1 5 3 . 5 8 - 5 .6 0 2 6 4 6 2 - 32 — 6 •• 4 9 21 2 7 13 3 77NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------------- 876 5 .6 1 6 .5 6 4 . 2 5 - 7 .1 0 8 50 64 15 8 4 15 16 a 20 12 7 13 1 • 29 92 4 36 226 245 . .

RETAIL TRAOE ------------------------------------ 462 5 .3 6 7 .1 0 2 . 7 5 - 7 .1 0 8 50 64 15 8 4 8 - 8 l 6 * - * - - - - 36 245 - -

SHIPPING PACKERS -------------------------------------- 483 3 .8 4 2 .9 9 2 . 5 0 - 5 .8 9 73 77 64 28 13 27 10 13 7 22 7 3 4 13 4 2 116m a n u f a c t u r i n g ----------------------------------------- 130 4 .7 1 4 .9 3 2 . 8 3 - 6 .4 3 8 14 10 6 2 8 2 • 4 - -• • 4 13 . • • 4 2 53 . . .

n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g ----------- ----------------------- 353 3 .5 3 2 .7 5 2 . 4 5 - 4 .0 5 65 63 54 22 11 19 8 13 3 22 7 '"3 - • • 63e 3 7

MATERIAL HANDLING LABORERS ----------------------- 1 ,8 6 5 4 .2 9 3 .7 8 3 . 3 5 - 5 .5 0 51 121 64 87 68 107 251 199 26 88 ISO 28 34 33 21 51 32 n o 76 138 130MANUFACTURING------------------------------------- — -------- 619 4 .0 0 3 .7 2 3 . 5 6 - 4 .3 6 4 80 15 16 13 14 159 95 1 8 2 66 - 16 - 10 2 14 70 25 • . .NONMANUFACTURING----------- -------------------- ----------- 1 ,2 4 6 4 .4 4 <♦.00 3 . 2 5 - 5 .7 0 47 41 49 71 55 93 92 104 a 86 84 28 18 33 11 51 30 96 6 113 130 - -

FORKLIFT OPERATORS — ---------------------------------------- 896 5 .6 8 5 .7 5 4 . 3 1 - 6 .6 1 - - 2 4 2 13 16 55 16 84 47 10 4 6 2 39 52 134 66 125 27 7 149MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------- 601 5 .4 7 5 .3 9 4 . 1 3 - 6 .6 1 - - 2 4 2 13 16 55 13 84 46 10 37 2 2 34 35 32 94 120NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------— — 295 6 .1 0 5 .9 7 5 . 6 0 - 6 .6 1 - - - - - - - - 3 - 1 - 9 - 37 18 • 99 34 31 27 7 29

PUBLIC UTILITIES --------------------------- 64 6 .9 2 7 .4 5 5 . 9 7 - 7 .6 4 - • — — — - — - - — — - - • - . 28 7 29RETAIL TRADE ------------------------- ---------- 121 5 .8 9 6 .3 9 5 . 1 0 - 6 .3 9 * - - - - - * - 3 * * - 2 - 37 18 - 34 - 27

S e e fo o t n o t e s at en d o f t a b le s .

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Table A -5a . Hourly earnings of m aterial m ovem ent and custodial w orkers—large establishm entsin Dallas—Fort W orth , Tex., October 1976— Continued

Hourly earnings N um ber o f w ork ers rece iv in g stra igh t-tim e h ou rly earnings o f—1 -------- S s 1 ------- 1 ------- S S 1 ------- 1 ------- S T -------T ------- S $ ~5------- 1 ------- t 1 ------- S -J------- 1 S s— '

O ccupation and industry d iv ision of 2 .2 0 2 .4 0 2 .6 0 2 .8 0 3 .0 0 3 .2 0 3*40 3 .6 0 3 .8 0 4 .0 0 4 .2 0 4*4 8 4 .6 0 4 .8 0 5 .0 0 5 .2 0 5 .4 0 5 .6 0 6 .0 0 6 .4 0 6 .8 0 7 .2 0 7*60workers Mean 2 M edian2 M iddle range 2 and

under2 .4 0 2 .6 0 2.8Q 3 .0 0 3.2Q 3 ,4 9 3 .6 0 3 ,8 0 4 .Q 0 4 .2 0 4 ,4 0 4 ,6 0

Oco• 5 .9 0 5 ,2 0 5 ,4 0 5 .6 0 6 .0 0 9 ,4 0 6 ,8 0 7 .2 0 7 .6 0 8 .0 0

ALL WORKERS—CONTINUED

$ $ $ $GUARDS AND WATCHMEN ------------------------------- 684 4 .7 6 4 .3 1 3 . 5 0 - 6 .1 3 - 34 16 18 42 4 8 26 31 65 51 16 19 49 4 22 — 3 28 91 48 — 73 —

MANUFACTURING ----------— -------- -------- ------ 364 5 .6 2 6 .1 3 4 . 1 3 - 6 .7 3 - 10 1 - 7 14 3 11 36 11 6 11 19 1 12 - - 15 90 44 - 73 -NONMANUFACTURING ----------— ---------------- 320 3 .7 8 3 .7 4 3 .1 0 - 4 .2 1 - 24 15 18 35 34 23 20 29 40 10 8 30 3 10 - 3 13 1 4 - - —

RETAIL TRADE ------------------------------------ 154 3 .5 9 3 .3 7 2 . 8 1 - 4 .0 1 - 24 13 15 11 16 12 7 8 19 3 2 2 - 5 - 3 13 1 - - -142 24 11 20 21 6

3GUARDS*

MANUFACTURING ---------------- — ----------------- 301 5 .9 3 6 .1 8 4 . 7 6 - 6 .7 3 * 2 - - 3 5 3 4 11 4 11 19 1 12 * - 15 90 32 - 73 *

watchmen :MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------- 63 4 .1 1 3 .9 2 3 . 3 0 - 3 .9 2 * 8 1 — 4 9 * 7 20 2 — - - * - - - 12 - * —

JANITORS. PORTERS. AND CLEANERS — 2 ,6 4 8 3 .4 6 3 .0 2 2 . 3 0 - 4 .1 2 945 83 147 114 179 139 84 123 99 123 28 56 30 33 1 28 64 253 113 6 • —MANUFACTURING-----------------------— ------— 979 4 .5 6 4 .0 9 3 . 4 1 - 5 .8 9 17 15 32 9 100 64 46 91 69 59 12 26 13 18 1 10 46 249 102 • - - —NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------------- 1 ,6 6 9 2 .8 2 2 .3 0 2 .3 0 - 3 .0 5 928 68 115 105 79 75 38 32 30 64 16 30 17 15 - 18 18 4 11 - 6 — -

PUBLIC UTILITIES --------------------------- 213 4 .2 0 4 .1 9 3 .4 0 - 4 .7 8 - - 7 18 20 9 5 2 13 4 i 10 29 IS 15 - 1 18 4 - - 6 - —RETAIL TRADE ------------------------------------ 495 2 .9 8 2 .9 0 2 .5 2 - 3 .3 0 94 48 70 58 52 60 32 30 17 23 6 1 2 - - 2 — - - - — * —

3

See footn otes at end o f tab les.

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T ab le A -6 . A verage hourly e a rn in g s o f m a in te n a n ce , toolroom ,p o w e rp ia n t, m a te r ia l m o ve m e n t, and c u s to d ia l w o rk e rs , by sex,in Dallas—Fort W orth , Tex., October 1976

Sex, 3 occu pation , and industry d iv isionNumber

o fworkers

A verage (m ean^ )

hourly earnings4

Sex, 3 occu pation , and industry d iv isionNumber

ofworkers

Average (m ea n ^ )

hourly earnings 4

m a i n t e n a n c e , t o o l r o o m , a n dPOWERPLANT OCCUPATIONS - MEN

$

MATERIAL MOVEMENT AND. CUSTODIAL OCCUPATIONS - MEN— CONTINUED

TRUCKDRIVERS - CONTINUEDi*i A A r*f 1 L N A H v w w n i 'l u * , 1 L K j

$

62 5 .3 7 1*Q19 3 .5 6R n U L L O A L u 1 K M U u 11 ™ 1 m m

I t l ' i A l ' i v t L L C v l K l. 1 H X l . 1 K M U LJ 1 V

74 „ ^ ,

FINANCEr-

64TRUCKDRIVERS, HEAVY TRUCK

I t 149

1*708

MAINTENANCE MECHANICS TRUCKDRIVERSt HEAVY TRUCK

265 I t 175

5 .6 7

4 .9 1j * J i

7 .0 0 7,. 00

j j iJ J f

105 4 .9 7 n g n m a n u f a c t u r i n g ----------------- -------------- ----------- 209 4 .6 24 .6 9

107 4 .0 0 1 ,7 8 6

MATERIAL MOVEMENT AND CUSTODIAL OCCUPATIONS - MEN J i I

801 4 .7 0li L. 1 A I L 1 K A U t m m

5 ,4 6 12 ,5 6 42 ,2 0 6

589

5 .6 27 .1 14 .1 54 .9 8

2 ,1 9 1 1 ,8 2 9

4 0 16j • 17

i t . i ' V I v L ̂ ■J*

S ee fo o t n o t e s at en d o f t a b le s .

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Table A -6 . Average hourly earnings of m aintenance, toolroom ,pow erplant, m ateria l m ovem ent, and custodial w orkers, by sex,in Dallas—Fort W orth , Tex., October 1976— Continued

Sex, 3 occu pation , and industry d iv isionNumber

ofworkers

Average (m ean2 )

hourly earnings4

Sex, 3 occu pation , and industry d iv isionNumber

ofworkers

Average (m ean2 )

hourly earnings 4

m a t e r i a l m o v e m e n t a n d c u s t o d i a lOCCUPATIONS - MEN— CONTINUED

725$4.05

MATERIAL MOVEMENT AND CUSTODIAL OCCUPATIONS - MEN— CONTINUED

5,709$3.10JAINi 1 UKb t 1 CKbt ANU LLwANCKJ

f'Ui W A » 1 " M U L. ® 1 f J 3* 87

MATERIAL HANDLING LABORERS -----------------------r<C. 9 A AL 1 nAUL

1.233NONnANUi Av 1 UK INb " " J'

MATERIAL MOVEMENT AND CUSTODIAL767

2,1791.356

823289414

n t 1 AIL 1 Km Ul

4.82 K L v u 1 V iNO L L k K A o

4.855.264.26

273435NUNMANUrAL1UKlNu J* 10

r» Lb 1 AIL 1 K A UL

184 6.49

425 5*323# 50

139432

2.096

3.633.382.47

238K L 1 AIL 1 KAUC

2,440 2.52

J t O

1,734HANUr A v 1 UK I No " " " "

See footn otes at end o f tab les .

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Table A -6a . Average hourly earnings of m aintenance, toolroom , powerplant, m ateria l m ovem ent,and custodial workers, by sex—large establishm ents in Dallas—Fort W orth, Tex., October 1976

Sex, 3 occu pation , and industry d iv isionNumber

ofworkers

Average (mean2 )

hourly earnings4

Sex, 3 occupation , and industry d iv isionNumber

ofwoikers

Average (m e an2 )

hourly earnings4

Sex, 3 occupation , and industry d iv isionNumber

ofwoikers

Average (m ean2 )

hourly earnings4

MAINTENANCE, TOOLROOM, AND POWERPLANT OCCUPATIONS - MEN

| 18

MATERIAL MOVEMENT AND CUSTODIAL OCCUPATIONS - MEN— CONTINUED

MATERIAL MOVEMENT AND- CUSTODIAL OCCUPATIONS - MEN— CONTINUED

$4>

• U “ i>L 1 * 1 v i L K A 1 U K i J "563

370 6.80N O N W A N U r A L 1 U K i l i b

*083 6.62T R U C f tU K IV fc K b * M t U IU M T K U u l \ H L 1 A 1 L 1n A U L J

» V i.-* r- - ~ 90 6.23MAINTENANCE PAINTERS *

117 6.66K t" l A I L 1 H A U L * * ®

MAINTENANCE MACHINISTSTRUCKDRIVERS, HEAVY TRUCK

H L * A X L 1 n A U L *

1 1 n A l L L i ' /GUARDS IH A 1 N T t N A l i v L n t C n A r i i L - b t M A v n l l ' i t i ' T / "

821 6.29H A N U r A v 1U “ IN w " " " " " “

MAINTENANCE MECHANICS379

H L 1 A I L 1 K A U Lw a t c h m e n :

62

1,0884. 33n u 1 A I L 1 n A U L

M"C 1 A X L 1 f , A U L

N l 1 A I L 1 nA U C . " " "

147t . j 3

, .

MATERIAL MOVEMENT AND CUSTODIAL n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g :

1*924 6.45K tr l A I L 1 K A U l m

n A N U r A v 1 U K l lN v " " " "1,706 6.62

n A 1 u n 1 A L n A IN U L l l r b L - A o U N t K o —

H L 1 A 1 L 1 N A U l " " " " " " X L 1 "I A U L

See footn otes at end o f tab les.

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Table A-7. Percent increase** in average hourly earnings for selectedoccupational groups, adjusted for em ploym ent shifts, in Dallas—Fort W orth, Tex., for selected periods

Industry and occupational group (m en and w om en com bined)

O ctober 1974 to

O ctober 1975

O ctober 1975 to

O ctober 1976

A ll industries:O ffice c le r i c a l . . . . . . _____ _____ „ . . . . 8.2 6.8E lectron ic data p r o c e s s in g __________ __ _____ __ 9.2 6.6Industrial n u r s e s _______ „ _______ _____ _____ 9.3 9.0Skilled m aintenance trades * ________ _____ __ ___ 8.8 7.6U nskilled plant w o r k e r s * _____ __ _____ ___ __ 8.9 9.6

M anufacturing:O ffice c le r i c a l______________ ___________________ __ 7.4 7.1E lectron ic data p r o c e s s in g __________ _____________ 8.6 7.0Industrial n u r s e s ________________________________ ___ 9.6 9.1Skilled m aintenance trades * ________________________ 8.6 7.9U nskilled plant w o rk e rs * 7.5 8.5

N onm anufacturing:O ffice c le r i c a l________________________________________ 8.6 6.7E lectron ic data p ro ce ss in g _____ __ __ _____ __ 9.2 6.5Industrial n u r s e s ____ ____________ _____ __ _____ ** **Skilled m aintenance trades * ____________ __ __ ** **U nskilled plant w o r k e r s * ________ __ _______ __ 9.7 10.2

* P ercen t in crea ses f o r period s ending p r io r to 1976 re la te to m en only. ** Data do not m eet pub lication cr ite r ia .

Footnotes1 Standard hours re fle ct the w orkw eek fo r which em ployees r e ce iv e their regu lar stra igh t-tim e sa la r ies (ex c lu s iv e o f pay fo r overtim e at regu lar a n d /o r prem iu m ra tes ), and the earnings corresp on d

to these w eekly hours.2 The m ean is com puted for each jo b by totaling the earnings o f a ll w ork ers and dividing by the num ber o f w o rk e rs . The m edian designates position— half o f the em p loyees surveyed rece iv e m ore

and half r e ce iv e le s s than the rate shown. The m iddle range is defined by 2 rates o f pay; a fourth o f the w ork ers earn le s s than the low er o f these rates and a fourth earn m ore than the higher rate.Earnings data re la te only to w ork ers w hose sex identification was prov ided by the establishm ent.E xcludes prem ium pay fo r overtim e and for w ork on w eekends, holidays, and late sh ifts.

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Appendix AA r e a w age and re la te d b e n e fits data a re obta in ed by p e r s o n a l v is it s

o f B u reau fie ld re p re se n ta t iv e s at 3 -y e a r in te rv a ls . 1 In ea ch o f the in te r ­ven ing y e a r s , in fo rm a tio n on em p loy m en t and occu p a tion a l ea rn in g s is c o l ­le c te d by a com bin a tion o f p e r so n a l v is it , m a il q u e stio n n a ire , and te lep h on e in terv iew fr o m e s ta b lish m e n ts p a rtic ip a tin g in the p re v io u s su rv e y .

In each o f the 84 1 2 a re a s c u r r e n t ly su rv e y e d , data are ob ta in ed fr o m re p re se n ta t iv e e s ta b lish m en ts w ith in s ix b ro a d in d u stry d iv is io n s : M an u fac­tu rin g ; tra n sp o rta tio n , co m m u n ica t io n , and oth er pu b lic u til it ie s ; w h o lesa le tr a d e ; r e ta i l tr a d e ; f in a n ce , in su ra n c e , and r e a l e s ta te ; and s e r v ic e s . M a jor in d u stry g rou p s e x c lu d ed fr o m th ese stu d ies a re govern m en t op e ra t io n s and the co n stru c tio n and e x tra c t iv e in d u s tr ie s . E sta b lish m en ts having fe w e r than a p r e s c r ib e d n u m ber o f w o r k e r s a re om itted b e ca u s e o f in su ffic ie n t e m p lo y ­m en t in the o ccu p a t io n s stu d ied . S ep arate tabu la tion s a re p ro v id e d f o r each o f the b ro a d in d u stry d iv is io n s w h ich m e e t p u b lica tion c r it e r ia .

T h ese su rv e y s a re con d u cted on a sa m p le b a s is . The sam p ling p r o c e d u r e s in v o lv e d e ta iled s tra t ifica tio n o f a ll e s ta b lish m en ts w ithin the s co p e o f an in d iv id u a l a re a su rv e y by in d u stry and n u m ber o f e m p lo y e e s . F r o m th is s tra t ifie d u n iv e rs e a p r o b a b ility sam p le is s e le c te d , w ith ea ch es ta b lish m en t having a p re d e te r m in e d ch a n ce o f s e le c t io n . T o obta in optim u m a c c u r a c y at m in im u m c o s t , a g r e a te r p ro p o r t io n o f la rg e than sm a ll e s ta b ­lish m en ts is s e le c te d . W hen data a re co m b in e d , each es ta b lish m en t is w eigh ted a c c o r d in g to its p r o b a b ility o f s e le c t io n , so that u nbiased es t im a te s a re g en era ted . F o r e x a m p le , i f one out o f fou r e s ta b lish m en ts is s e le c te d , it is g iven a w eight o f fou r to r e p re se n t i t s e l f p lus th ree o th e rs . An a ltern ate o f the sam e o r ig in a l p r o b a b ility is ch o se n in the sam e in d u s t r y -s iz e c la s s i ­fica tio n i f data are not a va ila b le fr o m the o r ig in a l sam p le m e m b e r . If no su itab le substitu te is a v a ila b le , ad d ition a l w eigh t is a ss ig n ed to a sam p le m e m b e r that is s im ila r to the m is s in g unit.O ccu p a tion s and e a rn ings

O ccu p a tion s s e le c te d fo r study a re co m m o n to a v a r ie ty o f m a n u fa c­tu rin g and n onm an ufacturin g in d u s tr ie s , and a re o f the fo llo w in g ty p es : (1) O ffic e c le r i c a l ; (2) p r o fe s s io n a l and te c h n ica l; (3) m a in ten a n ce , to o lr o o m , and p ow erp la n t; and (4) m a te r ia l m ov em en t and cu sto d ia l. O ccu p a tion a l c la s s i f i c a t io n is b a sed on a u n ifo rm set o f jo b d e s cr ip t io n s d es ig n ed to take a ccou n t o f in te re s ta b lish m e n t v a r ia t io n in d u ties w ith in the sam e jo b . O c c u ­pations s e le c te d fo r study a re lis te d and d e s c r ib e d in append ix B . U n less o th e rw ise in d ica te d , the ea rn in g s data fo llo w in g the jo b t i t le s a re fo r a ll in d u str ie s co m b in e d . E a rn in gs data fo r som e o f the o ccu p a tion s lis te d and

1 Personal visits were on a 2-year cycle before July 1972.2 Included in the 84 areas are 14 studies conducted by the Bureau under contract. These areas are

Akron, Ohio; Austin, Tex.; Binghamton, N .Y. —Pa.; Birmingham, A la.; Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood and West Palm Beach—Boca Raton, Fla.; Lexington—Fayette, K y .; Melbourne—Titusville—Cocoa, Fla.; Norfolk—Virginia Beach—Portsmouth and Newport News—Hampton, Va. —N. C .; Poughkeepsie-Kingston—Newburgh, N .Y .; Raleigh- Durham, N .C .; Stamford, Conn.; Syracuse, N. Y . ; Utica—Rome, N .Y .; and Westchester County, N.Y. In addition, the Bureau conducts more limited area studies in approximately 100 areas at the request of the Employment Standards Administration of the U. S. Department of Labor.

d e s c r ib e d , o r fo r som e in d u stry d iv is io n s w ith in the s co p e o f the su rv e y , a re not p re se n te d in the A - s e r i e s ta b le s , b e ca u s e e ith er (1) em p loym en t in the o ccu p a t io n is too s m a ll to p r o v id e enough data to m e r it p resen ta tion , o r (2) th ere is p o s s ib il it y o f d is c lo s u r e o f in d iv id u a l es ta b lish m en t data. S epa­ra te m e n 's and w o m e n 's ea rn in g s data a re not p re se n te d when the n u m ber o f w o r k e r s not id e n tifie d by se x is 20 p e r ce n t o r m o r e o f the m en o r w om en id e n tifie d in an o ccu p a tio n . E a rn in gs data not show n s e p a ra te ly fo r in d u stry d iv is io n s a re in clu d ed in data fo r a ll in d u str ie s com bin ed . L ik e w ise , data a re in clu d ed in the o v e r a ll c la s s i f i c a t io n when a s u b c la s s if ic a t io n o f e le c t r o n ic s te c h n ic ia n s , s e c r e t a r ie s , o r t r u c k d r iv e r s is not shown o r in fo r ­m a tion to s u b c la s s ify is not a v a ila b le .

O ccu p a tion a l em p loy m en t and ea rn in g s data a re show n fo r fu ll - t im e w o r k e r s , i . e . , th ose h ired to w ork a re g u la r w eek ly s ch e d u le . E a rn in gs data e x c lu d e p re m iu m pay fo r o v e r t im e and fo r w ork on w eek en d s , h o lid a y s , and la te sh ifts . N on prod u ction b on u ses a re e x c lu d e d , but c o s t - o f - l iv in g a llow a n ces and in cen tiv e b on u ses a re in c lu d e d . W eek ly h ou rs fo r o f f ic e c l e r i c a l and p r o fe s s io n a l and te c h n ica l o ccu p a t io n s r e fe r to the standard w ork w eek (rou n ded to the n e a r e st h a lf hour) fo r w hich e m p lo y e e s r e c e iv e re g u la r s tra ig h t -t im e s a la r ie s (e x c lu s iv e o f pay fo r o v e r t im e at re g u la r a n d /o r p re m iu m r a te s ) . A v e ra g e w eek ly ea rn in g s fo r th ese o ccu p a t io n s a re rounded to the n e a r e s t h a lf d o lla r .

T h ese su rv e y s m e a s u re the le v e l o f o ccu p a t io n a l ea rn in gs in an a rea at a p a r t icu la r t im e . C o m p a r is o n s o f in d iv id u a l o ccu p a t io n a l a v e ra g e s o v e r tim e m ay not r e f le c t e x p e cte d w age ch a n g e s . The a v e ra g e s fo r in d iv id u a l jo b s a re a ffe c te d by ch an ges in w a g es and em p loy m en t p a tte rn s . F o r ex a m p le , p r o p o r t io n s o f w o r k e r s e m p loy ed by h ig h - o r lo w -w a g e f ir m s m ay ch a n ge , o r h ig h -w a g e w o r k e r s m a y advan ce to b e tte r jo b s and be re p la c e d by new w o r k e r s at lo w e r r a te s . Such sh ifts in em p loy m en t co u ld d e c r e a s e an o c c u ­p a tion a l a v e ra g e even though m o s t e s ta b lish m e n ts in an a re a in c r e a s e w ages du rin g the y e a r . C hanges in ea rn in g s o f o ccu p a t io n a l g ro u p s , shown in table A -7 , a re b e tte r in d ica to rs o f w age tren d s than are ea rn in g s ch an ges fo r in d iv id u a l jo b s w ith in the g ro u p s .

A v e ra g e ea rn in g s r e f le c t c o m p o s ite , a rea w id e e s t im a te s . In d u stries and e s ta b lish m e n ts d if fe r in pay le v e l and jo b s ta ffin g , and thus con trib u te d if fe re n t ly to the e s t im a te s fo r ea ch jo b . P a y a v e ra g e s m a y fa i l to r e f le c t a c c u r a te ly the w age d if fe re n t ia l am ong jo b s in in d iv id u a l e s ta b lish m e n ts .

A v e ra g e pay le v e ls fo r m en and w om en in s e le c te d o ccu p a tio n s should n ot be a ssu m ed to r e f le c t d if fe r e n c e s in pay o f the se x e s w ithin in d iv id u a l e s ta b lish m e n ts . F a c t o r s w h ich m ay con tr ib u te to d if fe r e n c e s in clud e p r o ­g r e s s io n w ith in e s ta b lish e d ra te ra n g es (on ly the ra te s paid in cum bents a re c o l le c t e d ) and p e r fo r m a n c e o f s p e c if ic du ties w ith in the g e n e ra l su rv e y jo b d e s c r ip t io n s . Job d e s c r ip t io n s u sed to c la s s i fy e m p lo y e e s in th ese su rv e y s u su a lly a re m o r e g e n e ra liz e d than th ose u sed in in d iv id u a l es ta b lish m en ts and a llow fo r m in o r d if fe r e n c e s am ong e s ta b lish m e n ts in s p e c if ic d u ties p e r fo r m e d .

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O ccu p a tion a l em p loy m en t e s t im a te s r e p r e s e n t the to ta l in a ll e s ta b ­lish m en ts w ith in the s co p e o f the study and not the n u m ber a ctu a lly su rv e y e d . B e ca u se o c cu p a t io n a l s tru c tu re s am ong e s ta b lish m e n ts d i f fe r , e s t im a te s o f o ccu p a t io n a l e m p loy m en t obta in ed fr o m the sa m p le o f e s ta b lish m e n ts studied s e rv e on ly to in d ica te the re la t iv e im p o rta n ce o f the jo b s studied . T h ese d if fe r e n c e s in o ccu p a t io n a l s tru ctu re do not a ffe c t m a te r ia lly the a c c u r a c y o f the ea rn in g s data.

W age tre n d s fo r s e le c te d o ccu p a t io n a l g rou p s

The p e r ce n t in c r e a s e s p resen ted in tab le A -7 are b a se d on ch an ges in a v e ra g e h o u r ly ea rn in g s fo r e s ta b lish m e n ts re p o rtin g the tren d jo b s in both the cu r r e n t and p r e v io u s y e a r (m atched e s ta b lish m e n ts ). The data are a d ju sted to r e m o v e the e f fe c t s on a v era g e ea rn in g s o f em p loym en t sh ifts am on g es ta b lish m e n ts and tu rn ov er o f e s ta b lish m en ts in clu d ed in su rv ey s a m p le s . T he p e r ce n t in c r e a s e s , h ow ev er , a re s t i l l a ffe c te d by fa c to r s o th er than w age in c r e a s e s . H ir in g s , la y o f fs , and tu rn o v e r m a y a ffe c t an e s ta b lish m e n t a v e ra g e f o r an occu p a tion when w o r k e r s a re paid u nder plans p ro v id in g a ran ge o f w age ra te s fo r in d iv id u a l jo b s . In p e r io d s o f in c r e a s e d h ir in g , fo r e x a m p le , new e m p lo y e e s en ter at the bottom o f the ra n ge , d e p r e s s in g the a v e ra g e w ithout a change in w age ra te s .

The p e r ce n t ch an ges re la te to w age ch an ges betw een the in d ica ted d a te s . W hen the tim e span betw een su rv ey s is o th er than 12 m on th s, annual ra te s a re show n. (It i s a ssu m ed that w a ges in c r e a s e at a con stant rate b etw een s u rv e y s .)

O ccu p a tion s u sed to com p u te w age tren d s a r e :

O ffice c l e r i c a l (m en and w o m e n ) :

S e c r e ta r ie sS te n o g ra p h e rs , g e n e ra l S te n o g ra p h e rs , se n io r T y p is ts , c la s s e s A and B F ile c le r k s , c la s s e s A ,

B , and C M e s s e n g e r s S w itch b oa rd o p e r a to r s O rd e r c le r k s

O ffice c l e r i c a l (m en and w o m e n )— Continued

A ccou n tin g c le r k s , c la s s e s A and B

B o ok k eep in g -m a ch in e o p e r a t o r s , c la s s B

P a y r o ll c le r k s K eypunch o p e r a t o r s ,

c la s s e s A and B T abulating - m ac hine

o p e r a t o r s , c la s s B

E le c t r o n ic data p r o c e s s in g (m en and w o m e n ):

S k illed m ain ten ance (m en and w o m e n ):

C om p u ter sy s te m s a n a ly sts , c la s s e s A , B , and C

C om p u ter p r o g r a m m e r s , c la s s e s A , B , and C

C om p u ter o p e r a t o r s , c la s s e s A , B , and C

In d u str ia l n u rse s (m en and w o m e n ):

R e g is te r e d in d u str ia l n u rse s

P e r ce n t ch an ges fo r indiv: as fo l lo w s :

C a rp e n te rsE le c t r ic ia n sP a in te rsM a ch in istsM e ch a n ics (m a ch in ery )M e ch a n ics (m otor v e h ic le )P ip e fit te rsT o o l and die m a k ersU n sk illed plant (m en and

w o m e n ):J a n ito rs , p o r te r s , and

c le a n e r sM a te r ia l handling la b o r e r s

a re a s in the p r o g ra m a re com pu ted

1. E ach o ccu p a tion is a ss ig n e d a w eight b a sed on its p r o ­p ortion a te em p loy m en t in- the o ccu p a t io n a l grou p in the b a se y e a r .

2 . T h ese w e igh ts a re u sed to com pu te grou p a v e ra g e s .E ach o c c u p a t io n 's a v era g e (m ean) ea rn in gs is m u ltip lied by its w eigh t. The p rod u cts a re to ta led to obtain a grou p a v e ra g e .

3. The ra tio o f g rou p a v e ra g e s fo r 2 co n se c u t iv e y e a rs is com p u ted by d iv id in g the a v era g e fo r the cu rre n t y ea r by the a v e ra g e fo r the e a r l ie r y e a r . The resu lt— e x p r e s s e d as a p e r ce n t— le s s 100 is the p e rce n t ch ange.

F o r a m o r e d e ta iled d e s c r ip t io n o f the m ethod u sed to com pu te th ese w age tr e n d s , se e "Im p ro v in g A re a W age Survey In d ex es , " M onthly L a b or R e v ie w , January 1973, pp . 5 2 -5 7 .E sta b lish m en t p r a c t ic e s and su p p lem en ta ry w age p r o v is io n s

T a b u la tion s on s e le c te d es ta b lish m en t p r a c t ic e s and su p p lem en tary w age p r o v is io n s (B -s e r ie s ta b le s ) a re not p re se n te d in th is b u lle tin . In fo r ­m ation f o r th ese tabu la tion s is c o l le c t e d at 3 -y e a r in te rv a ls . 1 T h ese tabu ­la tion s on m in im u m en tra n ce s a la r ie s f o r in e x p e r ie n ce d o f f ic e w o r k e r s ; shift d if fe r e n t ia ls ; sch ed u led w eek ly h ou rs and d a y s ; paid h o lid a y s ; paid v a ca t io n s ; and health , in su ra n c e , and p en sion plans a re p re se n te d (in the B - s e r i e s ta b les ) in p r e v io u s b u lle tin s fo r th is a rea .

* Personal visits were on a 2-year cycle before July 1972.

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Appendix table 1. Establishments and workers w ith in scope of survey and number studied in Dallas—Fort W orth, T e x .,1 October 1976

M inim um N um ber of establishm ents W orkers in establishm ents

Industry d iv ision 2em ploym ent in es ta b lish - Within scope

o f study 3

Within scop e o f study 4m ents in scope

of studyStudied

N um ber P ercen tStudied

ALL ESTABLISHMENTS

ALL DIVISIONS - ■ ■ . r_____ ■ ■--------------- • 1.681 340 486.856 10 0 259.359

10 0 ♦171.264

89367186296326

89 183*226303*630

56.274

3862

1210

103.235156.124

43.639

MANUr AC TURINC251

TRANSPORTATION, c o m m u n i c a t i o n * a n d37

50 S3 46.858WHOLESALE TKAUL10 0 43 100.776 2 1KET A IL f •'AUt

4969

52*35847.364

1 110

FINANCE* INSURANCE* AND REAL CSTATC50 15.126

LARGE ESTABLISHMENTS

ALL DIVIS I O N S ----------------------------------------------------------- . 156 114 245.974 10 0 214*748

500 59 3975

187

105*002140*972

435 7

91.252NONMANUFACTURING — — — — — — — -------------- --------

TRANSPORTATION. COMMUNICATION* AND2 o

2 5*9044 4 28

175

71*61818.4964.855

298t

57.62617.3283.739

197

FINANCE.* INSURANCE* ANU KC.AE tal Alt500

1 The D allas—F ort W orth Standard M etropolitan Statistical A re a , as defined by the O ffice o f M anagem ent and Budget through F eb ru ary 1974, co n s is ts o f C ollin , D a llas, D enton, E l l is , H ood , Johnson, Kaufman, P a rk e r , R ock w all, T a rran t, and W ise Counties. The "w o rk e rs within scop e o f study" estim ates shown in this table p rov id e a reason ab ly a ccu rate d escr ip tion o f the s ize and com position o f the la b or fo r c e included in the su rvey . E stim ates are not intended, h ow ever , fo r com p a rison w ith other em ploym ent indexes to m ea su re em ploym ent trends o r le v e ls s in ce (1) planning o f w age su rveys req u ires establishm ent data com p iled con s id era b ly in advance o f the p a y ro ll p er iod studied, and (2) sm all estab lishm ents are excluded fro m the scop e o f the survey.

2 The 1967 edition o f the Standard Industrial C la ss ifica tion Manual w as used in c la ss ify in g estab lishm ents by industry d iv ision .3 Includes all estab lishm ents with tota l em ploym ent at o r above the m in im um lim itation . A ll outlets (within the area) o f com panies in industries such as tra d e ,

fin a n ce , auto rep a ir s e r v ic e , and m otion p ictu re theaters are co n s id ered as 1 establishm ent.4 Includes all w ork e rs in a ll estab lishm ents with total em ploym ent (within the area) at o r above the m in im um lim itation .5 A bbrev ia ted to "pu b lic u t ilit ie s ” in the A -s e r ie s ta b les . T ax icabs and s e rv ice s incidental to w ater tran sporta tion a re excluded . The D allas tran sit system is

m unicipa lly operated and is excluded by defin ition fro m the scope o f the survey.6 A bbrev ia ted to " fin a n ce " in the A -s e r ie s tab les .7 H otels and m ote ls ; laundries and other person a l s e rv ice s ; b u sin ess s e r v ic e s ; autom obile r e p a ir , renta l, and parking; m otion p ictu res ; nonprofit m em bersh ip

organ ization s (exclud ing "relig ious and ch arita b le organ iza tion s); and engineering and arch itectu ra l s e r v ic e s .

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Appendix B. Occupational Descriptions

The p r im a ry p u rp ose o f p rep a rin g jo b d e s c r ip t io n s fo r the B u re a u 's w age su rv e y s is to a s s is t its f ie ld s ta ff in c la s s ify in g into a p p rop ria te o ccu p a t io n s w o r k e r s who a re e m p lo y e d under a v a r ie ty o f p a y r o ll t it le s and d iffe re n t w ork a rra n g em en ts fr o m es ta b lish m en t to e s ta b lish m en t and fro m a rea to a re a . T h is p e rm its the grou p in g o f o ccu p a t io n a l w age ra tes re p re se n tin g c o m p a ra b le jo b con ten t. B eca u se o f th is em p h a sis on in te re s ta b lish m e n t and in te ra re a co m p a ra b ility o f o ccu p a t io n a l con ten t, the B u re a u 's jo b d e s c r ip t io n s m a y d if fe r s ig n ifica n tly fr o m th ose in u se in in d iv id u a l e s ta b lish m e n ts o r th ose p r e p a re d fo r oth er p u r p o s e s . In applying th ese jo b d e s c r ip t io n s , the B u re a u 's f ie ld e co n o m is ts a re in stru cte d to exclu d e w ork in g s u p e r v is o r s ; a p p re n t ice s ; le a r n e r s ; b e g in n e rs ; tr a in e e s ; and h an dicap ped , p a r t -t im e , te m p o ra ry , and p ro b a t io n a ry w o r k e r s .

OFFICES E C R E T A R Y S E C R E T A R Y— C ontinued

A s s ig n e d as p e r so n a l s e c r e t a r y , n o rm a lly to one in d iv id u a l. M ain ­ta in s a c lo s e and h igh ly r e s p o n s iv e re la tion sh ip to the d a y -t o -d a y w ork o f the s u p e rv is o r . W ork s fa ir ly in depen den tly r e c e iv in g a m in im u m o f d eta iled su p e rv is io n and g u id an ce . P e r fo r m s v a r ie d c l e r i c a l and s e c r e t a r ia l d u ties , u su a lly in clu d in g m o s t o f the fo llo w in g ;

a. R e c e iv e s te lep h on e c a l ls , p e r so n a l c a l le r s , and in co m in g m a il , a n sw ers rou tin e in q u ir ie s , and rou tes te c h n ica l in q u ir ie s to the p r o p e r p e r so n s ;

b. E s ta b lis h e s , m a in ta in s , and r e v is e s the s u p e r v is o r 's f i le s ;

c . M aintains the s u p e r v is o r 's ca le n d a r and m a k es app oin tm en ts as in s tru cte d ;

d . R e la y s m e s s a g e s fr o m s u p e r v is o r to su b ord in a tes ;e . R e v ie w s c o r r e s p o n d e n c e , m em ora n d u m s, and r e p o r ts p re p a re d by

o th e rs fo r the s u p e r v is o r 's s ign atu re to a s su re p r o c e d u r a l and ty p og ra p h ic a c c u r a c y ;

f. P e r fo r m s sten og ra p h ic and typing w o rk .

M ay a ls o p e r fo r m oth er c l e r i c a l and s e c r e t a r ia l ta sk s o f co m p a ra b le n ature and d if f icu lty . The w ork ty p ica lly r e q u ir e s k n ow led ge o f o f f ic e rou tin e and understand ing o f the o rg a n iz a tio n , p r o g r a m s , and p r o c e d u r e s re la ted to the w ork o f the s u p e r v is o r .

E x c lu s io n s

Not a ll p o s it io n s that a re titled " s e c r e t a r y " p o s s e s s the above c h a r ­a c t e r is t i c s . E x a m p les o f p o s it io n s w hich a re ex clu d ed fr o m the d e fin ition a re as fo l lo w s :

a . P o s it io n s w h ich do not m e e t the "p e r s o n a l" s e c r e t a r y co n ce p t d e s c r ib e d a b ove ;

b . S ten og rap h ers not fu lly tra in ed in s e c r e t a r ia l-t y p e d u ties ;c . S ten og rap h ers se rv in g as o f f ic e a ss is ta n ts to a group o f p r o fe s ­

s io n a l, te c h n ica l, o r m a n a g e r ia l p e r s o n s ;d . S e c r e ta r y p o s it io n s in w h ich the d u ties a re e ith er su bstan tia lly

m o r e rou tin e o r su b stan tia lly m o r e c o m p le x and r e s p o n s ib le than th ose c h a r ­a c te r iz e d in the d e fin ition ;

B eginning w ith ca len d a r y ea r 1976 s u r v e y s , the B u reau has grou p ed o ccu p a t io n s stu d ied in its a rea w age su rv e y s in to jo b fa m ilie s in o r d e r to p re se n t in fo rm a tio n on re la te d o ccu p a t io n s in seq u en ce . Job fa m ilie s have not been t it le d , h o w e v e r , s in ce do in g so m ight have added ex tra n eou s e le m e n ts to the jo b m atch in g p r o c e s s .

The B u reau has a lso re v is e d s e v e r a l o ccu p a t io n a l t i t le s . The t i t le s m o r e n e a r ly r e f le c t usual w o rd o r d e r and are m o r e d e s c r ip t iv e o f the su rv ey jo b s .

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SECRETARY— Continued

E x c lu s io n s — C ontinued

e . A s s is ta n t -ty p e p o s it io n s w hich in v o lv e m o r e d iff icu lt o r m o r e re s p o n s ib le te c h n ica l, a d m in is tra tiv e , s u p e r v is o r y , o r s p e c ia liz e d c le r i c a l d u ties w hich a re not ty p ic a l o f s e c r e t a r ia l w ork .

N O T E : The te r m "c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r , " u sed in the le v e l d e fin ition sfo llo w in g , r e fe r s to th ose o f f ic ia ls who have a s ig n ifican t c o rp o ra te w id e p o licy m a k in g r o le w ith re g a rd to m a jo r com p a n y a c t iv it ie s . The tit le "v ic e p r e s id e n t , " though n o r m a lly in d ica tiv e o f th is r o le , d oes not in a ll c a s e s id en tify such p o s it io n s . V ice p r e s id e n ts w h ose p r im a ry r e s p o n s ib ility is to a ct p e r so n a lly on in d iv id u a l c a s e s o r tr a n sa ctio n s [e .g . , a p p rove o r deny in d iv id u a l loan o r c r e d it a c t io n s ; a d m in is te r in d iv id u a l tru st a cco u n ts ; d ir e c t ly su p e rv ise a c l e r i c a l sta ff) a re not c o n s id e r e d to be " c o r p o r a te o f f i c e r s " fo r p u rp o se s o f applying the fo llow in g le v e l d e f in it io n s .

C la ss A

1. S e c r e ta r y to the ch a irm a n o f the b oa rd o r p re s id e n t o f a com p a n y that e m p lo y s , in a ll, o v e r 100 but fe w e r than 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r

2. S e cre ta ry to a c o r p o r a te o f f i c e r (o th er than the ch a irm a n o f the b oa rd o r p re s id e n t) o f a com p a n y that e m p lo y s , in a ll, o v e r 5, 000 but fe w e r than 2 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r

3. S e c r e ta r y to the head , im m e d ia te ly b e low the c o r p o r a te o f f i c e r le v e l , o f a m a jo r segm en t o r s u b s id ia r y o f a com p a n y that e m p lo y s , in a ll, o v e r 2 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s .

C la ss B

1. S e c r e ta r y to the ch a irm a n o f the b oa rd o r p re s id e n t o f a com p a n y that e m p lo y s , in a ll, fe w e r than 100 p e r s o n s ; or

2. S e cre ta ry to a c o r p o r a te o f f i c e r (o th er than the ch a irm a n o f the b oa rd o r p resid en t) o f a com p a n y that e m p lo y s , in a ll, o v e r 100 but fe w e r than 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r

3. S e cre ta ry to the head , im m e d ia te ly b e lo w the o f f i c e r le v e l , o v e r e ith er a m a jo r c o rp o ra tio n w id e fu n ction a l a c tiv ity (e .g . , m a rk etin g , r e s e a r c h , o p e r a t io n s , in d u str ia l r e la t io n s , e tc .) o r a m a jo r g e og ra p h ic o r o rg a n iza tio n a l segm en t (e .g . , a r e g io n a l h e a d q u a rte rs ; a m a jo r d iv is io n ) o f a com p a n y that e m p lo y s , in a l l , o v e r 5 , 000 but fe w e r than 2 5 ,0 0 0 e m p lo y e e s ; o r

4 . S e c r e ta r y to the head o f an in d iv id u a l p lant, fa c to r y , e tc . (o r oth er equ iva len t le v e l o f o f f ic ia l ) that e m p lo y s , in a ll, o v e r 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; or

5. S e cre ta ry to the head o f a la rg e and im p ortan t o rg a n iza tio n a l segm en t (e .g . , a m id d le m a n agem en t s u p e r v is o r o f an o rg a n iza tio n a l segm en t o ften in vo lv in g as m an y as s e v e r a l hundred p e r so n s ) o r a com p a n y that e m p lo y s , in a ll , o v e r 25, 000 p e r s o n s .

SECRETARY— Continued

C la ss C

1. S e c r e ta r y to an e x e cu tiv e o r m a n a g e r ia l p e r so n w h ose r e s p o n ­s ib ility is not equ iva len t to one o f the s p e c if ic le v e l s itu ation s in the d e fin ition fo r c la s s B , but w h ose o rg a n iz a tio n a l unit n o r m a lly n u m bers at lea s t s e v e r a l d ozen e m p lo y e e s and is u su a lly d iv id ed in to o rg a n iz a tio n a l segm en ts w hich a re o fte n , in tu rn , fu rth er su bd iv id ed . In so m e c o m p a n ie s , th is le v e l in c lu d e s a w ide range o f o rg a n iz a tio n a l e ch e lo n s ; in o th e r s , on ly one o r tw o; cur

2 . S e c r e ta r y to the head o f an in d iv id u a l p lant, fa c to r y , e tc . (o r o th er equ iva len t le v e l o f o f f ic ia l ) that e m p lo y s , in a ll, few er than 5, 000 p e r s o n s .

C la ss D1. S e c r e ta r y to the s u p e r v is o r o r head o f a sm a ll o rg a n iza tion a l unit

(e .g . , fe w e r than about 25 o r 30 p e r s o n s ) ; cnr2. S e c r e ta r y to a n o n s u p e rv is o ry s t a f f s p e c ia lis t , p r o fe s s io n a l

e m p lo y e e , a d m in is tra tiv e o f f i c e r , o r a ss is ta n t , sk ille d tech n icia n , o r ex p ert. (N O T E : M any co m p a n ie s a ss ig n s te n o g ra p h e rs , ra th er than s e c r e t a r ie s asd e s c r ib e d a b o v e , to th is le v e l o f s u p e r v is o r y o r n o n s u p e rv is o ry w o r k e r .)

ST E N O G R A P H E R

P r im a r y duty is to take d ic ta tion u sin g sh orth an d , and to t r a n s c r ib e the d ic ta tion . M ay a ls o type fr o m w ritten co p y . M ay op e ra te fr o m a s te n o ­g ra p h ic p o o l. M ay o c c a s io n a l ly t r a n s c r ib e fr o m v o ic e r e c o r d in g s ( if p r im a r y duty is t r a n s c r ib in g fr o m r e c o r d in g s , see T r a n s c r ib in g -M a ch in e T y p is t) .

N O T E : T h is jo b is d is t in g u ish ed fr o m that o f a s e c r e t a r y in that as e c r e t a r y n o r m a lly w o rk s in a co n fid e n t ia l r e la t io n sh ip w ith on ly one m a n a g er o r ex e cu tiv e and p e r fo r m s m o r e r e s p o n s ib le and d is c r e t io n a r y ta sk s as d e s c r ib e d in the s e c r e t a r y jo b d e fin ition .

S te n o g ra p h e r , G en era l

D ictation in v o lv e s a n o rm a l rou tin e v o c a b u la r y . M ay m ain tain f i le s , k eep s im p le r e c o r d s , o r p e r fo r m o th er r e la t iv e ly rou tin e c le r i c a l ta sk s .

S ten o g ra p h e r , S en ior

D icta tion in v o lv e s a v a r ie d te c h n ica l o r s p e c ia liz e d v o ca b u la ry such as in le g a l b r ie fs o r r e p o r ts on s c ie n t if ic r e s e a r c h . M ay a lso set up and m ain ta in f i l e s , k eep r e c o r d s , e tc .

ORP e r fo r m s s ten og ra p h ic du ties re q u ir in g s ig n ifica n tly g re a te r in d e ­

p en d en ce and r e s p o n s ib il ity than s te n o g ra p h e r , g e n e ra l, as e v id en ced by the fo llo w in g : W ork r e q u ir e s a high d e g re e o f s ten og ra p h ic speed and a c c u r a c y ;a th orou gh w ork in g kn ow led ge o f g e n e ra l b u s in e ss and o f f ic e p r o c e d u r e ; and o f the s p e c if ic b u s in e ss o p e r a t io n s , o rg a n iz a tio n , p o l i c ie s , p r o c e d u r e s , f i le s , w o rk flo w , e tc . U ses th is kn ow led ge in p e r fo r m in g sten og ra p h ic d u ties and r e s p o n s ib le c l e r i c a l ta sk s such as m a in ta in in g fo llo w u p f i le s ; a sse m b lin g m a t e r ia l fo r r e p o r t s , m e m o ra n d u m s , and le t te r s ; co m p o s in g s im p le le t te rs fr o m g e n e ra l in s tr u c t io n s ; rea d in g and rou tin g in co m in g m a il ; and a n sw erin g rou tin e q u e s t io n s , e tc .

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TRANSCRIBING-M ACHINE TYPIST

P r im a r y duty is to t r a n s c r ib e d icta tion in vo lv in g a n o rm a l routine v o ca b u la ry fro m tra n sc r ib in g -m a ch in e r e c o r d s . M ay a lso type fro m w ritten co p y and do s im p le c l e r i c a l w ork . W ork ers tr a n s c r ib in g d icta tion in volv in g a v a r ie d te c h n ic a l o r s p e c ia liz e d v o ca b u la ry such as leg a l b r ie fs o r re p o r ts on s c ie n t if ic r e s e a r c h a re not in clu d ed . A w o rk e r who tak es d ic ta tion in shorthand o r by Stenotype o r s im ila r m ach in e is c la s s i f i e d as a s ten og ra p h er .

T YPIST

U ses a ty p e w r ite r to m ake c o p ie s o f v a r io u s m a te r ia ls o r to m ake out b ills a fte r ca lcu la tio n s have been m ade by another p e r so n . M ay in clu d e typing o f s te n c ils , m a ts , o r s im ila r m a te r ia ls fo r use in du p licatin g p r o ­c e s s e s . M ay do c le r i c a l w ork in vo lv in g little s p e c ia l tra in in g , such as keeping s im p le r e c o r d s , filin g r e c o r d s and r e p o r ts , o r sortin g and d istr ib u tin g in com in g m a il.

C la ss A . P e r fo r m s one o r m o r e o f the fo llo w in g : Typing m a te r ia lin fin a l fo r m when it in v o lv e s com bin in g m a te r ia l fr o m s e v e r a l s o u r c e s ; o r r e s p o n s ib ility fo r c o r r e c t sp e llin g , sy lla b ica tio n , punctuation , e t c . , o f te c h ­n ica l o r unusual w o rd s o r fo re ig n language m a te r ia l; o r planning layout and typing o f co m p lica te d s ta t is t ica l ta b les to m ain tain u n ifo rm ity and ba lance in sp a cin g . M ay type routine fo rm le t te r s , va ry in g d e ta ils to suit c ir c u m s t a n c e s .

C la ss B . P e r fo r m s one o r m o r e o f the fo llo w in g : C opy typing fr o mrough o r c le a r d r a fts ; o r rou tine typing o f fo r m s , in su ra n ce p o l i c ie s , e t c . ; o r setting up s im p le standard ta bu la tion s ; o r cop y in g m o r e co m p le x ta b les a lrea d y set up and sp a ced p r o p e r ly .

F IL E C LE R KF ile s , c la s s i f i e s , and r e t r ie v e s m a te r ia l in an e s ta b lish e d filin g

sy s te m . M ay p e r fo r m c le r ic a l and m anual task s re q u ire d to m ain ta in f i le s . P o s it io n s a re c la s s i f ie d into le v e ls on the b a s is o f the fo llow in g d e fin ition s .

C la ss A . C la s s if ie s and in d ex es f i le m a te r ia l such as c o r r e s p o n d ­e n ce , r e p o r ts , te c h n ica l d ocu m en ts , e tc ., in an e s ta b lish e d f ilin g sy stem con ta in in g a n um ber o f va r ied su b je ct m a tter f i le s . M ay a lso f ile th is m a te r ia l. M ay k eep r e c o r d s o f v a r io u s types in con ju n ction w ith the f i le s . M ay lead a sm a ll g rou p o f low er le v e l f ile c le r k s .

C la ss B . S o rts , c o d e s , and f i le s u n c la s s ifie d m a te r ia l by s im p le (su b je c t m a tter ) head ings o r pa rtly c la s s if ie d m a te r ia l by fin er subh eadin gs. P r e p a r e s s im p le re la ted index and c r o s s - r e fe r e n c e a id s . A s req u ested , lo c a te s c le a r ly id en tified m a te r ia l in f i le s and fo rw a rd s m a te r ia l. M ay p e r fo r m re la ted c le r i c a l task s req u ired to m ain tain and s e r v ic e f i le s .

C la ss C . P e r fo r m s routine filin g o f m a te r ia l that has a lre a d y been c la s s if ie d o r w hich is e a s ily c la s s if ie d in a s im p le s e r ia l c la s s if ic a t io n sy s tem (e .g . , a lp h a b etica l, ch r o n o lo g ic a l, o r n u m e r ica l). A s re q u e ste d , lo c a te s re a d ily a va ila b le m a te r ia l in f i le s and fo rw a rd s m a te r ia l; and m ay f i l l out w ith d raw al ch a rg e . M ay p e r fo r m s im p le c le r i c a l and m anual task s re q u ire d to m ain ta in and s e r v ic e f i le s .

M ESSENGER

P e r fo r m s v a r io u s rou tine du ties such as running e r ra n d s , op era tin g m in o r o f f ic e m a ch in es such as s e a le r s o r m a ile r s , open ing and d istr ib u tin g m a il , and o th er m in o r c le r ic a l w ork . E xclu d e p o s it io n s that re q u ire op era tion o f a m o to r v e h ic le as a s ig n ifican t duty.

SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR

O p era tes a te lep h on e sw itch b oa rd o r co n so le used with a p r iva te b ra n ch exch an ge (P B X ) s y s te m to r e la y in co m in g , ou tgoin g , and in tra sy s te m c a l ls . M ay p ro v id e in fo rm a tio n to c a l le r s , r e c o r d and tra n sm it m e s s a g e s , k eep r e c o r d o f c a lls p la ced and to l l c h a r g e s . B e s id e s op era tin g a te lep h on e sw itch b oa rd o r c o n s o le , m ay a lso type o r p e r fo r m routine c le r i c a l w ork (typ ing o r rou tin e c l e r i c a l w ork m a y o c cu p y the m a jo r p ortion o f the w o r k e r 's t im e , and is u su a lly p e r fo r m e d w h ile at the sw itch b oa rd o r c o n s o le ) . C h ie f o r lead o p e r a to r s in e s ta b lish m en ts em p loy in g m o r e than one o p e r a to r are e x c lu d e d . F o r an o p e r a to r w ho a ls o a cts as a re c e p t io n is t , see S w itchboard O p e r a to r -R e c e p t io n is t .

SW ITC H B O A R D O P E R A T O R -R E C E P T IO N IS TAt a s in g le -p o s it io n te lep h on e sw itch b oa rd o r c o n s o le , a cts both as

an o p e r a to r— see S w itch board O p era tor— and as a r e c e p t io n is t . R e c e p t io n is t 's w ork in v o lv e s such du ties as g re e t in g v is it o r s ; d e term in in g nature o f v i s i t o r 's b u s in e ss and p rov id in g a p p rop ria te in fo rm a tio n ; r e fe r r in g v is ito r to a p p ro ­p r ia te p e r so n in the o rg a n iza tion o r con ta ctin g that p e r so n by telephon e and a rra n g in g an appointm ent; k eep in g a log o f v is i t o r s .

O RD ER C L E R KR e c e iv e s c u s t o m e r s ' o r d e r s fo r m a te r ia l o r m e rch a n d ise by m a il ,

ph one, o r p e r s o n a lly . D uties in v o lv e any com bin a tion o f the fo llo w in g : Q uoting p r ic e s to c u s t o m e r s ; m aking out an o r d e r sheet lis tin g the item s to m ake up the o r d e r ; ch eck in g p r ic e s and quantities o f ite m s on o r d e r sheet; and d istr ib u tin g o r d e r sh eets to re s p e c t iv e d ep artm en ts to be f i l le d . M ay ch e ck with c r e d it dep artm en t to d e te rm in e c r e d it rating o f c u s to m e r , a ck n ow l­edge r e c e ip t o f o r d e r s fr o m c u s t o m e r s , fo llo w up o r d e r s to see that they have been f i l le d , k eep f i le o f o r d e r s r e c e iv e d , and ch eck shipping in v o ic e s w ith o r ig in a l o r d e r s .

ACCO U N TIN G C L E R KP e r fo r m s one o r m o r e a ccou n tin g c le r i c a l ta sk s such as p osting to

r e g is t e r s and le d g e r s ; r e c o n c ilin g bank a ccou n ts ; v er ify in g the internaJ. c o n ­s is te n c y , c o m p le te n e s s , and m a th e m a tica l a c c u r a c y o f a ccou nting d ocu m en ts ; a ss ig n in g p r e s c r ib e d accou n tin g d is tr ib u tio n c o d e s ; exam in in g and v e r ify in g fo r c l e r i c a l a c c u r a c y v a r io u s ty p es o f r e p o r ts , l is t s , ca lcu la tio n s , p ostin g , e t c . ; o r p re p a rin g s im p le o r a s s is t in g in 'p re p a r in g m o r e co m p lica te d jo u rn a l v o u c h e r s . M ay w ork in e ith er a m anual o r autom ated accou nting sy s te m .

The w ork re q u ir e s a k n ow led ge o f c l e r i c a l m eth od s and o f f ic e p r a c ­t i c e s and p r o c e d u r e s w hich re la te s to the c le r i c a l p r o c e s s in g and re co rd in g o f tra n sa ctio n s and a ccou n tin g in fo rm a tio n . With e x p e r ie n c e , the w o rk e r ty p ica lly b e c o m e s fa m ilia r w ith the book k eep in g and accou nting te r m s and p r o c e d u r e s u sed in the a ss ig n e d w ork , but is not re q u ire d to have a know ledge o f the fo r m a l p r in c ip le s o f book k eep in g and a ccou n tin g .

P o s it io n s a re c la s s i f ie d in to le v e ls on the b a s is o f the fo llow in g d e f in it io n s .

C la s s A . U nder g e n e ra l s u p e rv is io n , p e r fo r m s accou nting c le r ic a l o p e ra t io n s w hich re q u ire the a p p lica tion o f e x p e r ie n ce and ju dgm en t, fo r e x a m p le , c l e r i c a l ly p r o c e s s in g c o m p lica te d o r n on rep etit iv e accou nting tr a n s ­a ction s , s e le c t in g am ong a su bstan tia l v a r ie ty o f p r e s c r ib e d accounting co d e s and c la s s i f i c a t io n s , o r tra c in g tra n sa ctio n s through p rev iou s accou nting a ction s to d e te rm in e s o u r c e o f d is c r e p a n c ie s . M ay be a ss is ted by one o r m o r e c la s s B accou nting c le r k s .

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ACCOUNTING CLERK— Continued

C la ss B . U nder c lo s e s u p e rv is io n , fo llo w in g d e ta iled in s tru ctio n s and sta n d a rd ized p r o c e d u r e s , p e r fo r m s one o r m o r e rou tine accou n tin g c l e r ­i c a l o p e r a t io n s , such as p ostin g to le d g e r s , c a r d s , o r w ork sh e e ts w h ere id e n tifica t io n o f ite m s and lo ca t io n s o f p ostin g s a re c le a r ly in d ica ted ; ch eck in g a c c u r a c y and c o m p le te n e s s o f sta n d a rd ized and re p e tit iv e r e c o r d s o r a ccou n tin g d ocu m en ts ; and c o d i n g docu m en ts using a few p r e s c r ib e d accou n tin g c o d e s .B O O K K E E P IN G -M A C H IN E O P E R A T O R

O p era tes a b ook k eep in g m a ch in e (w ith o r w ithout a ty p e w rite r k e y ­b oa rd ) to keep a r e c o r d o f b u s in e ss tr a n s a c t io n s .

C la s s A . K eep s a set o f r e c o r d s re q u ir in g a kn ow led ge o f and e x p e r ie n c e in b a s ic b ook k eep in g p r in c ip le s , and fa m ilia r ity w ith the s tru ctu re o f the p a r t icu la r a ccou n tin g sy s tem u sed . D e te rm in e s p r o p e r r e c o r d s and d is tr ib u tio n o f d eb it and c r e d it ite m s to be u sed in each ph ase o f the w ork . M ay p r e p a re co n so lid a te d r e p o r ts , ba la n ce s h e e ts , and oth er r e c o r d s by hand.

C la ss B . K eep s a r e c o r d o f one o r m o r e ph ases o r s e c t io n s o f a set o f r e c o r d s u su a lly re q u ir in g little k n ow led ge o f b a s ic b ook k eep in g . P h a ses o r s e c t io n s in clu d e a cco u n ts p a ya b le , p a y r o ll , c u s t o m e r s ' a ccou n ts (not in clu d in g a s im p le type o f b illin g d e s c r ib e d under m a ch in e b i l le r ) , c o s t d i s ­tr ib u t io n , ex p en se d is tr ib u t io n , in v e n to ry c o n tr o l , e tc . M ay ch eck o r a s s is t in p re p a ra tio n o f t r ia l b a la n ce s and p r e p a re c o n tr o l sh eets fo r the accou n tin g d ep a rtm en t.M ACH IN E B IL L E R

P r e p a r e s sta tem en ts , b i l ls , and in v o ic e s on a m a ch in e oth er than an o rd in a ry o r e le c t r o m a t ic ty p e w r ite r . M ay a ls o k eep r e c o r d s as to b illin g s o r sh ipping ch a rg e s o r p e r fo r m o th er c l e r i c a l w ork in c id en ta l to b illin g o p e r a t io n s . F o r w age study p u r p o s e s , m ach in e b i l le r s a re c la s s i f ie d by type o f m a ch in e , as fo l lo w s :

B illin g -m a ch in e b i l l e r . U ses a s p e c ia l b illin g m ach in e (com b in a tion typing and adding m a ch in e ) to p r e p a re b ills and in v o ic e s fr o m c u s t o m e r s ' p u rch a se o r d e r s , in te rn a lly p r e p a re d o r d e r s , sh ipping m e m o ra n d u m s , e tc . U sually in v o lv e s a p p lica tion o f p re d e te r m in e d d iscou n ts and shipping ch a rg e s and en try o f n e c e s s a r y e x te n s io n s , w h ich m a y o r m a y not be com p u ted on the b illin g m a ch in e , and to ta ls w h ich are a u tom a tica lly a ccu m u la ted by m a ch in e . The o p e ra t io n u su a lly in v o lv e s a la rg e n um ber o f ca rb o n co p ie s o f the b il l be ing p r e p a re d and is o ften done on a fan fo ld m a ch in e .

B o o k k e e p in g -m a ch in e b i l l e r . U ses a book k eep in g m a ch in e (w ith o r w ithout a ty p e w r ite r k ey b oa rd ) to p r e p a re c u s t o m e r s ' b i l ls as part o f the a ccou n ts r e c e iv a b le o p e ra t io n . G en e ra lly in v o lv e s the sim u ltan eous en try o f f ig u r e s on c u s t o m e r s ' le d g e r r e c o r d . The m a ch in e a u tom a tica lly a ccu m u la tes f ig u r e s on a n u m ber o f v e r t ic a l co lu m n s and com p u tes and u su a lly p r in ts au to­m a t ic a lly the d eb it o r c r e d it b a la n ce s . D oes n ot in v o lv e a k n ow led ge o f b o o k ­k eep in g . W ork s fr o m u n ifo rm and standard ty p es o f sa les and c r e d it s lip s .

P A Y R O L L C L E R KC om p u tes w a ges o f com p a n y e m p lo y e e s and en ters the n e c e s s a r y

data on the p a y r o ll sh e e ts . D uties in v o lv e : C a lcu la tin g w o r k e r s ' ea rn in gsb a se d on tim e o r p rod u ction r e c o r d s ; and p ostin g ca lcu la ted data on p a y r o ll sh eet, show ing in fo rm a tio n such as w o r k e r 's n am e, w ork in g d a y s , t im e , ra te , d ed u ction s fo r in su ra n c e , and to ta l w ages due. M ay m ake out p a y ch e ck s and a s s is t p a y m a ster in m aking up and d istr ib u tin g pay e n v e lo p e s . M ay use a ca lcu la tin g m a ch in e .

KEYPUNCH OPERATOR

O p era tes a keypunch m a ch in e to r e c o r d o r v e r ify a lph abetic a n d /o r n u m e ric data on tabu lating c a rd s o r on tap e .

P o s it io n s a re c la s s i f ie d in to le v e ls on the b a s is o f the fo llo w in g d e fin it io n s .

C la s s A . W ork r e q u ir e s the a p p lica tion o f e x p e r ie n ce and ju dgm en t in s e le c t in g p r o c e d u r e s to be fo llo w e d and in se a rch in g f o r , in te rp re tin g , s e le c t in g , o r cod in g ite m s to be k eypun ched fr o m a v a r ie ty o f s o u r c e d o c u ­m e n ts . On o c c a s io n m a y a lso p e r fo r m so m e rou tin e keypunch w ork . M ay tra in in e x p e r ie n ce d keypunch o p e r a to r s .

C la s s B . W ork is rou tin e and r e p e t it iv e . U nder c lo s e su p e rv is io n o r fo llo w in g s p e c i f ic p r o c e d u r e s o r in s t r u c t io n s , w o rk s fro m v a r io u s stan ­d a rd iz e d s o u r c e d ocu m en ts w h ich have been c o d e d , and fo llo w s s p e c if ie d p r o c e d u r e s w hich have b een p r e s c r ib e d in d e ta il and re q u ire litt le o r no s e le c t in g , co d in g , o r in te rp re tin g o f data to be r e c o r d e d . R e fe r s to s u p e rv is o r p r o b le m s a r is in g fr o m e r r o n e o u s ite m s o r c o d e s o r m iss in g in fo rm a tio n .

T A B U L A T IN G -M A C H IN E O P E R A T O R

O p era tes one o r a v a r ie ty o f m a ch in e s such as the ta b u la tor , c a lc u ­la to r , c o l la t o r , in te r p r e te r , s o r t e r , r e p ro d u c in g punch , e tc . E xclu d ed fr o m th is d e fin ition a re w ork in g s u p e r v is o r s . A ls o e x c lu d e d a re o p e r a to r s o f e le c t r o n ic d ig ita l c o m p u te r s , even though th ey m a y a lso o p era te e le c t r ic a ccou n tin g m a ch in e equ ipm en t.

P o s it io n s a re c la s s i f ie d in to le v e ls on the b a s is o f the fo llo w in g d e fin it io n s .

C la s s A . P e r fo r m s co m p le te re p o r tin g and tabu lating a ssig n m en ts in clu d in g d e v is in g d if f icu lt c o n tr o l p an el w ir in g u nder g e n e ra l su p e rv is io n . A ss ig n m e n ts ty p ic a lly in v o lv e a v a r ie ty o f lon g and c o m p le x r e p o r ts w hich o ften a re ir r e g u la r o r n o n r e c u r r in g , r e q u ir in g som e planning o f the nature and seq u en cin g o f o p e r a t io n s , and the u se o f a v a r ie ty o f m a ch in e s . Is ty p ic a lly in v o lv e d in tra in in g new o p e r a to r s in m a ch in e op e ra t io n s o r tra in in g lo w e r le v e l o p e r a to r s in w ir in g fr o m d ia g ra m s and in the op era tin g seq u en ces o f long and c o m p le x r e p o r ts . D oes not in clu d e p o s it io n s in w hich w irin g r e s p o n s ib ility is lim ite d to s e le c t io n and in se r t io n o f p r e w ire d b o a rd s .

C la s s B . P e r fo r m s w ork a cco r d in g to e s ta b lish e d p r o ce d u re s and u nder s p e c i f ic in s t r u c t io n s . A ss ig n m e n ts ty p ic a lly in v o lv e co m p le te but ro u ­tine and r e c u r r in g r e p o r ts o r p a rts o f la r g e r and m o r e co m p le x r e p o r ts . O p era tes m o r e d if f icu lt tabu latin g o r e le c t r i c a l a ccou n tin g m a ch in es such as the ta b u la tor and c a lc u la to r , in add ition to the s im p le r m a ch in es u sed by c la s s C o p e r a t o r s . M ay be re q u ire d to do s o m e w ir in g fro m d ia g ra m s .

C la s s C . Under s p e c if ic in s tr u c t io n s , o p e r a te s s im p le tabu lating o r e le c t r ic a l a ccou n tin g m a ch in es such as the s o r t e r , in te r p r e te r , re p ro d u c in g punch, c o l la t o r , e tc . A ss ig n m e n ts ty p ic a lly in v o lv e p o r tio n s o f a w ork unit, fo r e x a m p le , in d iv id u a l so r t in g o r co lla t in g ru n s , o r re p e tit iv e o p e r a t io n s . M ay p e r fo r m s im p le w ir in g fr o m d ia g r a m s , and do som e filin g w ork .

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A n a ly ze s b u s in ess p r o b le m s to fo rm u la te p r o c e d u r e s f o r so lv in g them by use o f e le c t r o n ic data p r o c e s s in g equ ip m en t. D ev e lop s a co m p le te d e s cr ip t io n o f a ll sp e c if ic a t io n s n eeded to en ab le p r o g r a m m e r s to p r e p a re re q u ire d d ig ita l co m p u te r p r o g r a m s . W ork in v o lv e s m o s t o f the fo llo w in g : A n a ly ze s s u b je c t -m a tte r op e ra t io n s to be autom ated and id e n tifie s con d ition s and c r i t e r ia re q u ire d to a ch iev e s a t is fa c to r y r e s u lts ; s p e c if ie s n u m ber and ty p es o f r e c o r d s , f i l e s , and docu m en ts to be u sed ; ou tlin es a ctio n s to be p e r fo r m e d by p e r so n n e l and co m p u te rs in su ffic ie n t d eta il f o r p resen ta tion to m a n agem en t and fo r p ro g ra m m in g (ty p ica lly th is in v o lv e s p re p a ra tio n o f w ork and data f low c h a r ts ) ; co o rd in a te s the d ev e lop m en t o f te s t p r o b le m s and p a r t ic ip a te s in t r ia l runs o f new and r e v is e d s y s te m s ; and re co m m e n d s eq u ip ­m ent ch a n ges to obta in m o r e e f fe c t iv e o v e r a l l o p e r a t io n s . (N O T E : W ork ersp e r fo rm in g both s y s te m s a n a ly sis and p ro g ra m m in g should be c la s s i f ie d as sy s te m s an a ly sts i f th is is the s k ill u sed to d e te rm in e th e ir pay.)

D oes not in clu d e e m p lo y e e s p r im a r ily r e s p o n s ib le fo r the m a n a g e ­m en t o r su p e rv is io n o f o th er e le c t r o n ic data p r o c e s s in g e m p lo y e e s , o r s y s ­te m s a n a ly sts p r im a r ily co n ce rn e d with s c ie n t if ic o r en g in eer in g p r o b le m s .

F o r w age study p u r p o s e s , sy s te m s an a ly sts a re c la s s if ie d as fo l lo w s :C la ss A . W ork s independently o r under on ly g e n e ra l d ir e c t io n on

co m p le x p r o b le m s in volv in g a ll p h ases o f sy s te m a n a ly s is . P r o b le m s are co m p le x b e ca u se o f d iv e r s e s o u r c e s o f input data and m u lt ip le -u s e r e q u ir e ­m en ts o f output data. (F o r exa m p le , d ev e lop s an in teg ra ted p rod u ction s ch e d ­u lin g , in v en tory c o n tr o l , c o s t a n a ly s is , and s a le s a n a ly sis r e c o r d in w hich e v e r y item o f each type is a u tom a tica lly p r o c e s s e d through the fu ll sy stem o f r e c o r d s and a p p rop ria te fo llow u p a ction s a re in itia ted by the co m p u te r .) C o n fe rs w ith p e r so n s co n ce rn e d to d e term in e the data p r o c e s s in g p ro b le m s and a d v ise s s u b je c t -m a tte r p e r so n n e l on the im p lica t io n s o f new o r r e v is e d s y s te m s o f data p r o c e s s in g o p e r a t io n s . M akes re co m m e n d a tio n s , i f n eed ed , fo r a p p ro v a l o f m a jo r sy s te m s in sta lla tion s o r ch an ges and fo r obta in ing equ ip m en t.

M ay p r o v id e fu n ction a l d ir e c t io n to loW er le v e l sy s te m s an a lysts who a re a ss ig n e d to a s s is t .

C la ss B . W ork s in depen den tly o r under on ly g e n e ra l d ir e c t io n on p r o b le m s that a re r e la t iv e ly u n com p lica ted to a n a ly ze , p lan , p r o g r a m , and o p e r a te . P r o b le m s a re o f lim ite d co m p le x ity b e ca u se s o u rc e s o f input data a re h om og en eou s and the output data are c lo s e ly re la te d . (F o r e x a m p le , d e v e lo p s s y s te m s fo r m ain ta in ing d e p o s ito r a ccou n ts in a bank, m ain tain ing a ccou n ts r e c e iv a b le in a r e ta i l e s ta b lish m e n t, o r m ain tain ing in v en tory a cco u n ts in a m an u factu rin g o r w h o lesa le e s ta b lish m e n t.) C o n fe rs w ith p e r ­son s c o n c e r n e d to d e term in e the data p r o c e s s in g p r o b le m s and a d v ise s s u b je c t -m a tte r p e r so n n e l on the im p lica t io n s o f the data p r o c e s s in g sy s te m s to be a p p lied .

ORW ork s on a segm en t o f a co m p le x data p r o c e s s in g sch em e o r sy s te m ,

as d e s c r ib e d fo r c la s s A . W orks in depen den tly on rou tin e a ssig n m en ts and r e c e iv e s in s tru c tio n and gu idan ce on c o m p le x a ss ig n m e n ts . W ork is re v iew ed fo r a c c u r a c y o f ju d g m en t, c o m p lia n ce w ith in s tru c t io n s , and to in su re p r o p e r a lignm ent w ith the o v e r a ll sy s te m .

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C la s s C . W ork s under im m ed ia te s u p e rv is io n , ca rry in g out an a ly ­s e s as a ss ig n e d , u su a lly o f a s in g le a c t iv ity . A ss ig n m e n ts a re d es ig n ed to d e v e lo p and expand p r a c t ic a l e x p e r ie n c e in the a p p lica tion o f p r o c e d u r e s and s k ills re q u ire d fo r sy s te m s a n a ly s is w ork . F o r e x a m p le , m ay a s s is t a h igh er le v e l sy s te m s ana lyst by p re p a r in g the d e ta iled sp e c if ica t io n s re q u ire d by p r o g r a m m e r s fro m in fo rm a tio n d e v e lo p e d by the h igh er le v e l a na lyst.

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C o n v e rts sta tem en ts o f b u s in e ss p r o b le m s , ty p ica lly p re p a re d by a sy s te m s a n a ly st, in to a seq u en ce o f d e ta iled in s tru ctio n s w hich a re re q u ire d to s o lv e the p r o b le m s by autom atic data p r o c e s s in g equ ip m en t. W orking fr o m ch a rts o r d ia g ra m s , the p r o g r a m m e r d e v e lo p s the p r e c is e in stru ction s w hich , w hen en tered in to the co m p u te r sy s tem in co d e d language, ca u se the m an ip u ­la tion o f data to a ch iev e d e s ir e d r e s u lts . W ork in v o lv e s m o s t o f the fo llo w in g : A p p lie s kn ow led ge o f co m p u te r c a p a b ilit ie s , m a th e m a tics , lo g ic em p loy ed by c o m p u te r s , and p a r t icu la r su b je ct m a tter in v o lv e d to analyze ch a rts and d ia g ra m s o f the p r o b le m to be p r o g ra m m e d ; d e v e lo p s sequen ce o f p r o g ra m s te p s ; w r ite s d eta iled flo w ch a rts to show o r d e r in w hich data w ill be p r o c e s s e d ; c o n v e r ts th ese ch a rts to cod ed in s tru ctio n s fo r m ach in e to fo llo w ; te s ts and c o r r e c t s p r o g r a m s ; p r e p a r e s in s tru ctio n s fo r op era tin g p e r so n n e l d u rin g p rod u ction run; a n a ly z e s , r e v ie w s , and a lte rs p r o g ra m s to in c r e a s e op e ra tin g e f f ic ie n c y o r adapt to new r e q u ire m e n ts ; m ain ta in s r e c o r d s o f p r o g ra m d ev e lop m en t and r e v is io n s . (N O T E : W o rk e rs p e r fo rm in g bothsy s te m s a n a ly s is and p r o g ra m m in g shou ld be c la s s i f ie d as sy s tem s an a lysts If th is is the sk ill u sed to d e te rm in e th e ir pay.)

D oes not in clu d e e m p lo y e e s p r im a r ily re s p o n s ib le fo r the m a n a g e ­m en t o r su p e rv is io n o f o th er e le c t r o n ic data p r o c e s s in g e m p lo y e e s , o r p r o ­g r a m m e r s p r im a r ily co n ce rn e d w ith s c ie n t if ic a n d /o r en g in eerin g p r o b le m s .

F o r w age study p u r p o s e s , p r o g r a m m e r s a re c la s s i f ie d as fo l lo w s :

C la s s A . W ork s in depen den tly o r under on ly g e n e ra l d ir e c t io n on c o m p le x p r o b le m s w hich r e q u ire co m p e te n ce in a ll p h a ses o f p ro g ra m m in g co n ce p ts and p r a c t ic e s . W ork ing fr o m d ia g ra m s and ch a rts w hich id en tify the nature o f d e s ir e d r e s u lts , m a jo r p r o c e s s in g s tep s to be a c co m p lis h e d , and the re la t io n sh ip s betw een v a r io u s step s o f the p r o b le m so lv in g rou tin e ; p lans the fu ll range o f p r o g ra m m in g a ction s n eed ed to e f fic ie n t ly u tiliz e the co m p u te r sy s tem in a ch iev in g d e s ir e d end p r o d u c ts .

A t th is le v e l , p r o g ra m m in g is d iff icu lt b e ca u se com p u ter equ ipm en t m u st be o rg a n iz e d to p rod u ce s e v e r a l in te r r e la te d but d iv e r s e p rod u cts fr o m n u m erou s and d iv e r s e data e le m e n ts . A w ide v a r ie ty and ex ten s iv e n um ber o f in tern a l p r o c e s s in g a ctio n s m u st o c c u r . T h is re q u ir e s such a ction s as d ev e lop m en t o f c o m m o n o p e ra t io n s w h ich can be re u se d , es ta b lish m en t of linkage p oin ts betw een o p e r a t io n s , a d ju stm en ts to data w hen p r o g ra m r e q u ir e ­m en ts e x ce e d co m p u te r s to ra g e ca p a c ity , and substan tia l m an ipu lation and re se q u e n c in g o f data e le m e n ts to fo r m a h igh ly in teg ra ted p r o g ra m .

M ay p r o v id e fu n ction a l d ir e c t io n to lo w e r le v e l p r o g r a m m e r s who are a ss ig n e d to a s s is t .

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C la s s B . W ork s in depen den tly o r under on ly g e n e ra l d ir e c t io n on r e la t iv e ly s im p le p r o g r a m s , o r on s im p le segm en ts o f c o m p le x p r o g r a m s . P r o g r a m s (o r seg m en ts ) u su a lly p r o c e s s in fo rm a tio n to p rod u ce data in two o r th re e v a r ie d seq u en ces o r fo r m a ts . R e p o r ts and lis tin g s a re p ro d u ce d by re fin in g , adapting, a r ra y in g , o r m ak ing m in o r add ition s to o r d e le t ion s fro m input data w h ich a re r e a d ily a v a ila b le . W hile n u m erou s r e c o r d s m ay be p r o c e s s e d , the data have been re fin e d in p r io r a ction s so that the a c c u r a c y and seq u en cin g o f data can be te s te d by using a few rou tin e c h e c k s . T y p ic a lly , the p r o g ra m d ea ls w ith rou tin e r e c o rd k e e p in g o p e r a t io n s .

OR

W ork s on c o m p le x p r o g r a m s (as d e s c r ib e d fo r c la s s A) under c lo s e d ir e c t io n o f a h igh er le v e l p r o g r a m m e r o r s u p e r v is o r . M ay a s s is t h igh er le v e l p r o g r a m m e r by in depen den tly p e r fo r m in g le s s d iff icu lt ta sk s a ss ig n e d , and p e r fo r m in g m o r e d iff icu lt ta sk s under fa ir ly c lo s e d ir e c t io n .

M ay gu ide o r in stru ct lo w e r le v e l p r o g r a m m e r s .

C la s s C . M akes p r a c t ic a l a p p lica tion s o f p ro g ra m m in g p r a c t ic e s and co n ce p ts u su a lly le a rn e d in fo r m a l tra in in g c o u r s e s . A ss ig n m e n ts a re d e s ig n e d to d e v e lo p c o m p e te n ce in the a p p lica tion o f standard p r o c e d u r e s to rou tin e p r o b le m s . R e c e iv e s c lo s e su p e rv is io n on new a sp e cts o f a ss ig n m en ts ; and w ork is re v ie w e d to v e r ify its a c c u r a c y and co n fo rm a n ce w ith re q u ire d p r o c e d u r e s .

C O M P U T E R O P E R A T O R

M o n ito rs and o p e r a te s the c o n tr o l c o n s o le o f a d ig ita l com p u ter to p r o c e s s data a cco rd in g to o p era tin g in s tru c t io n s , u su a lly p r e p a re d by a p r o ­g r a m m e r . W ork in clu d es m o s t o f the fo l lo w in g : Studies in s tru ctio n s tod e te rm in e equ ip m en t setup and o p e r a t io n s ; loa d s equ ipm ent w ith re q u ire d ite m s (tape r e e ls , c a r d s , e t c .) ; sw itch es n e c e s s a r y a u x ilia ry equ ipm en t in to c ir c u it , and sta rts and o p e r a te s co m p u te r ; m a k es ad ju stm en ts to co m p u te r to c o r r e c t o p era tin g p r o b le m s and m e e t s p e c ia l con d it io n s ; re v ie w s e r r o r s m ade du rin g op e ra t io n and d e te rm in e s ca u se o r r e fe r s p r o b le m to s u p e r v is o r o r p r o g r a m m e r ; and m ain ta in s op era tin g r e c o r d s . M ay te s t and a s s is t in c o r r e c t in g p r o g r a m .

F o r w age study p u r p o s e s , co m p u te r o p e r a to r s a re c la s s i f ie d asfo l lo w s :

C la s s A . O p era tes in depen den tly , o r under on ly g e n e ra l d ir e c t io n , a co m p u te r running p r o g r a m s with m o s t o f the fo llo w in g c h a r a c te r is t ic s : N ew p r o g r a m s a re freq u en tly te s te d and in tro d u ce d ; sched u ling re q u ire m e n ts a re o f c r i t i c a l im p o rta n ce to m in im iz e dow n tim e; the p r o g ra m s a re o f c o m p le x d es ig n so that id e n tifica t io n o f e r r o r s o u rc e often r e q u ir e s a w ork in g kn ow led ge o f the to ta l p r o g r a m , and a ltern ate p r o g r a m s m ay not be a v a ila b le . M ay g ive d ir e c t io n and gu idan ce to lo w e r le v e l o p e r a to r s .

C la s s B . O p era tes in d ep en d en tly , o r under on ly g e n e ra l d ir e c t io n , a co m p u te r running p r o g ra m s with m o s t o f the fo llo w in g c h a r a c t e r is t ic s : M ost o f the p r o g r a m s a re e s ta b lish e d p rod u ction ru ns, ty p ica lly run on a re g u la r ly r e c u r r in g b a s is ; th e re is little o r no testin g o f new p r o g ra m s re q u ire d ; a ltern a te p r o g r a m s a re p ro v id e d in c a s e o r ig in a l p r o g ra m n eed s

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m a jo r change o r cannot be c o r r e c t e d w ith in a re a so n a b ly sh ort t im e . In co m m o n e r r o r s itu a tion s , d ia g n o se s ca u se and ta k es c o r r e c t iv e a c t io n . T h is u su a lly in v o lv e s app ly in g p r e v io u s ly p r o g ra m m e d c o r r e c t iv e s te p s , o r usin g standard c o r r e c t io n te ch n iq u e s .

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O p era tes under d ir e c t su p e rv is io n a co m p u te r running p r o g r a m s o r seg m en ts o f p r o g r a m s with the c h a r a c t e r is t ic s d e s c r ib e d fo r c la s s A . M ay a s s is t a h igh er le v e l o p e r a to r by in depen den tly p e r fo r m in g le s s d iff icu lt ta sk s a s s ig n e d , and p e r fo r m in g d iff icu lt ta sk s fo llo w in g d eta iled in stru ctio n s and with freq u en t r e v ie w o f o p e ra t io n s p e r fo r m e d .

C la ss C . W ork s on rou tin e p r o g r a m s under c lo s e su p e rv is io n . Is e x p e cte d to d e v e lo p w ork in g k n ow led ge o f the co m p u te r equipm ent u sed and a b ility to d e te c t p r o b le m s in v o lv e d in running rou tin e p r o g r a m s . U sually has r e c e iv e d som e fo r m a l tra in in g in co m p u te r o p e r a t io n . M ay a s s is t h igh er le v e l o p e r a to r on c o m p le x p r o g r a m s .

D R A F T E R

C la s s A . P lan s the g ra p h ic p re se n ta t io n o f c o m p le x ite m s having d is t in c tiv e d es ig n fe a tu re s that d if fe r s ig n ific a n tly f r o m e s ta b lish e d d ra ftin g p r e c e d e n ts . W ork s in c lo s e sup port w ith the d e s ig n o r ig in a to r , and m ay re co m m e n d m in o r d es ig n ch a n g e s . A n a ly ze s the e f fe c t o f ea ch change on the d e ta ils o f fo r m , fu n ction , and p o s it io n a l r e la t io n s h ip s o f com p on en ts and p a r ts . W ork s w ith a m in im u m o f s u p e r v is o r y a s s is t a n c e . C om p le ted w ork is r e v ie w e d by d es ig n o r ig in a to r f o r c o n s is te n c y w ith p r io r en g in eer in g d e t e r ­m in a tion s . M ay e ith e r p r e p a re d raw in g s o r d ir e c t th e ir p re p a ra tio n by lo w e r le v e l d r a fte r s .

C la ss B . P e r fo r m s n on rou tin e and c o m p le x d ra ftin g a ssig n m en ts that re q u ire the a p p lica tio n o f m o s t o f the s ta n d a rd ized draw in g tech n iq u es r e g u la r ly u se d . D uties ty p ic a lly in v o lv e such w o rk a s : P r e p a re s w ork in gd raw in gs o f s u b a s s e m b lie s w ith i r r e g u la r sh a p es , m u ltip le fu n ction s , and p r e c is e p o s it io n a l re la t io n sh ip s betw een co m p o n e n ts ; p r e p a r e s a r ch ite c tu r a l d raw in gs fo r c o n s tru c t io n o f a bu ild in g in clu d in g d e ta il draw in gs o f fou n ­d a tion s , w a ll s e c t io n s , f lo o r p lan s, and r o o f . U ses a cce p te d fo rm u la s and m an uals in m a k i n g n e c e s s a r y com p u ta tion s to d e te rm in e quan tities o f m a te r ia ls to be u se d , load c a p a c it ie s , s tre n g th s , s t r e s s e s , e tc . R e c e iv e s in it ia l in s tr u c t io n s , r e q u ire m e n ts , and a d v ice fr o m s u p e r v is o r . C om p leted w ork is ch eck ed f o r te c h n ica l ad eq u acy .

C la ss C . P r e p a r e s d e ta il d raw in g s o f s in g le units o r parts fo r e n g in e e r in g , c o n s tru c t io n , m a n u fa ctu rin g , o r r e p a ir p u rp o s e s . T y p es o f d raw in gs p r e p a re d in clu d e is o m e t r ic p r o je c t io n s (d ep ic tin g th ree d im en s ion s in a c cu ra te s c a le ) and se c t io n a l v iew s to c la r i fy p o s it io n in g o f com p on en ts and co n v e y n eed ed in fo rm a tio n . C o n so lid a te s d e ta ils fr o m a n u m ber o f s o u r c e s and a d ju sts o r tr a n s p o s e s s c a le as re q u ir e d . S uggested m eth od s o f a p p ro a ch , a p p lica b le p r e c e d e n ts , and a d v ice on s o u r c e m a te r ia ls a re g iven w ith in it ia l a ss ig n m e n ts . In stru ction s a re le s s c o m p le te when a ssig n m en ts r e c u r . W ork m a y be s p o t -c h e c k e d du rin g p r o g r e s s .

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C o p ie s p lans and d raw in gs p r e p a re d by o th e rs by p la c in g tr a c in g c lo th o r p a p er o v e r d raw in gs and tr a c in g w ith pen o r p e n c il . (D oes not in clu d e tr a c in g lim ite d to p lans p r im a r ily co n s is t in g o f stra ig h t lin e s and a la rg e s ca le not re q u ir in g c lo s e d e lin ea tion .)

A N D /O R

P r e p a r e s s im p le o r re p e tit iv e d raw in gs o f e a s ily v is u a liz e d it e m s . W ork is c lo s e ly su p e rv is e d du rin g p r o g r e s s .

E L E C T R O N IC S TEC H N ICIA N

W ork s on v a r io u s ty p es o f e le c t r o n ic equ ip m en t and re la te d d e v ic e s by p e r fo r m in g one o r a com b in a tion o f the fo llo w in g : In sta llin g , m a in ta in in g ,r e p a ir in g , ov e rh a u lin g , tr o u b le sh o o t in g , m o d ify in g , c o n stru ctin g , and tes t in g . W ork r e q u ir e s p r a c t ic a l a p p lica tion o f te c h n ica l k n ow led ge o f e le c t r o n ic s p r in c ip le s , a b ility to d e te rm in e m a lfu n ct io n s , and s k ill to put equ ipm en t in re q u ire d o p era tin g con d it ion .

The equ ipm en t— co n s is t in g o f e ith er m an y d iffe re n t k inds o f c ir c u it s o r m u ltip le re p e tit ion o f the sam e kind o f c ir c u it— in c lu d e s , but is not lim ite d to , the fo llo w in g : (a) E le c t r o n ic tran sm ittin g and re c e iv in g equ ip m en t ( e .g . ,ra d a r , r a d io , te le v is io n , te lep h on e , so n a r , n av ig a tion a l a id s ) , (b) d ig ita l and analog co m p u te r s , and (c ) in d u str ia l and m e d ica l m ea su rin g and co n tro llin g equ ip m en t.

T h is c la s s if i c a t io n ex c lu d e s r e p a ir e r s o f such standard e le c t r o n ic equ ipm en t as co m m o n o f f ic e m a ch in es and h ou seh old ra d io and te le v is io n s e ts ; p rod u ction a s s e m b le r s and te s t e r s ; w o r k e r s w hose p r im a r y duty is s e r v ic in g e le c t r o n ic te s t in stru m en ts ; te ch n ic ia n s who have a d m in is tra tiv e o r s u p e r v is o r y r e s p o n s ib ility ; and d r a fte r s , d e s ig n e r s , and p r o fe s s io n a l e n g in e e rs .

P o s it io n s a re c la s s i f ie d in to le v e ls on the b a s is o f the fo llo w in g d e fin it io n s .

C la s s A . A p p lie s advan ced te c h n ica l kn ow led ge to s o lv e unusually c o m p le x p r o b le m s ( i .e . , th ose that ty p ica lly cannot be so lv ed s o le ly by r e f e r ­en ce to m a n u fa c tu r e r s ' m an uals o r s im ila r d ocu m en ts) in w ork in g on e l e c ­t r o n ic equ ip m en t. E x a m p les o f such p r o b le m s in clu d e lo ca t io n and d e n s ity o f c ir c u i t r y , e le c t r o m a g n e t ic ra d ia tion , is o la tin g m a lfu n ct io n s , and freq u en t e n g in eer in g ch a n g es . W ork in v o lv e s : A d e ta iled understand ing o f the in te r ­re la t io n sh ip s o f c i r c u i t s ; e x e r c is in g independent ju dgm en t in p e r fo r m in g such ta sk s as m aking c ir c u it a n a ly se s , ca lcu la tin g w ave fo r m s , tr a c in g r e la t io n ­sh ips in s ig n a l f lo w ; and r e g u la r ly using co m p le x te s t in stru m en ts ( e .g . , dual t r a c e o s c i l l o s c o p e s , Q -m e t e r s , d ev ia tion m e t e r s , p u lse g e n e r a to r s ) .

D R AFTER -TR A CE R

W ork m a y be re v ie w e d by su p e r v is o r (freq u en tly an en g in eer o r d e s ig n e r ) fo r g e n e ra l co m p lia n ce w ith a cce p te d p r a c t ic e s . M ay p rov id e te c h n ic a l gu idan ce to lo w e r le v e l te c h n ic ia n s .

C la s s B . A p p lie s c o m p re h e n s iv e te c h n ica l kn ow ledge to so lv e c o m ­p le x p r o b le m s ( i .e . , th o se that ty p ic a lly can be so lv e d s o le ly by p r o p e r ly in te rp re tin g m a n u fa c tu re rs ' m an uals o r s im ila r d ocu m en ts) in w ork in g on e le c t r o n ic equ ip m en t. W ork in v o lv e s : A fa m ilia r ity w ith the in te r r e la t io n ­sh ip s o f c i r c u i t s ; and ju dgm en t in d eterm in in g w ork seq u en ce and in se le c t in g to o ls and test in g in s tru m e n ts , u su a lly le s s c o m p le x than th ose u sed by the c la s s A te ch n ic ia n .

R e c e iv e s te c h n ic a l g u id a n ce , as re q u ire d , fr o m su p e r v is o r o r h igher le v e l te c h n ic ia n , and w ork is re v ie w e d f o r s p e c if ic c o m p lia n ce w ith a cce p te d p r a c t ic e s and w ork a ss ig n m e n ts . M ay p r o v id e te c h n ic a l gu idance to lo w e r le v e l te c h n ic ia n s .

C la s s C . A p p lie s w ork in g te c h n ica l kn ow led ge to p e r fo r m s im p le o r rou tin e ta sk s in w ork in g on e le c t r o n ic equ ip m en t, fo llo w in g d eta iled in s t r u c ­t ion s w h ich c o v e r v ir tu a lly a ll p r o c e d u r e s . W ork ty p ica lly in v o lv e s such ta sk s a s : A s s is t in g h igh er le v e l te ch n ic ia n s by p e r fo r m in g such a c t iv it ie s asr e p la c in g co m p o n e n ts , w ir in g c ir c u i t s , and taking te s t rea d in g s ; re p a ir in g s im p le e le c t r o n ic equ ip m en t; and u sin g to o ls and co m m o n tes t in stru m en ts ( e .g . , m u lt im e te r s , audio s ig n a l g e n e r a to r s , tube t e s t e r s , o s c i l lo s c o p e s ) . Is not r e q u ir e d to be fa m ilia r w ith the in te r re la t io n s h ip s o f c ir c u it s . T h is k n ow led g e , h o w e v e r , m ay be a cq u ire d through a ssign m en ts d es ig n ed to in c r e a s e c o m p e te n ce (in clu d in g c la s s r o o m tra in in g) so that w o rk e r can advan ce to h ig h er le v e l te ch n ic ia n .

R e c e iv e s te c h n ic a l gu id a n ce , as re q u ir e d , fr o m s u p e rv is o r o r h igh er le v e l te c h n ic ia n . W ork is ty p ic a lly spot ch e ck e d , but is g iven deta iled re v ie w w hen n ew o r advan ced a ssig n m en ts a re in v o lv ed .R E G IS T E R E D IN D U ST R IA L NURSE

A r e g is t e r e d n u rse w ho g iv e s n u rs in g s e r v ic e under g en era l m e d ic a l d ir e c t io n to i l l o r in ju red e m p lo y e e s o r o th er p e r so n s w ho b ecom e- i l l o r s u ffe r an a cc id e n t on the p r e m is e s o f a fa c to r y o r oth er esta b lish m en t. D uties in v o lv e a com b in a tion o f the fo l lo w in g : G iving f ir s t aid to the i l l o rin ju re d ; attending to subsequen t d r e s s in g o f e m p lo y e e s ' in ju r ie s ; keeping r e c o r d s o f patien ts tr e a te d ; p re p a r in g a cc id e n t r e p o r ts fo r com p en sa tion o r o th er p u r p o s e s ; a s s is t in g in p h y s ic a l ex a m in a tion s and health eva lu ation s o f a p p lica n ts and e m p lo y e e s ; and planning and c a r r y in g out p r o g ra m s in vo lv in g health ed u ca tion , a cc id e n t p re v e n tio n , eva lu ation o f plant en v iron m en t, o r o th er a c t iv it ie s a ffe ct in g the h ealth , w e lfa r e , and sa fe ty o f a ll p e r so n n e l. N u rsing s u p e r v is o r s o r head n u rs e s in e s ta b lish m e n ts em p loy in g m o r e than one n u rse a re ex c lu d ed .

ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN— Continued

MAINTENANCE, TOOLROOM, AND POWERPLANT

m a i n t e n a n c e c a r p e n t e r

P e r fo r m s the ca rp e n try d u ties n e c e s s a r y to c o n s tru c t and m ain ta in in good re p a ir bu ild in g w ood w ork and equipm ent such as b in s , c r ib s , c o u n te r s , b e n ch e s , p a r t it io n s , d o o r s , f l o o r s , s ta ir s , c a s in g s , and t r im m ad e o f w ood in an es ta b lish m e n t. W ork in v o lv e s m o s t o f the fo llo w in g : P lanning andlaying out o f w ork fr o m b lu e p rin ts , d ra w in g s , m o d e ls , o r v e rb a l in s tru c tio n s ;

M A IN T E N A N C E C A R P E N T E R — C ontinued

u sin g a v a r ie ty o f c a r p e n t e r 's h a n d too ls , p o r ta b le p o w e r to o ls , and standard m e a s u r in g in stru m e n ts ; m ak in g stan dard shop com p u ta tion s re la tin g to d im e n ­s io n s o f w o rk ; and s e le c t in g m a te r ia ls n e c e s s a r y fo r the w ork . In g e n e ra l, the w ork o f the m a in ten an ce ca rp e n te r r e q u ir e s rounded tra in in g and e x p e r i ­en ce u su a lly a cq u ir e d through a fo r m a l a p p re n tice sh ip o r equ iva len t tra in in g and e x p e r ie n c e .

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P e r fo r m s a v a r ie ty o f e le c t r ic a l tra d e fun ction s such as the in s ta l­la tion , m a in ten a n ce , o r r e p a ir o f equ ipm ent fo r the g en era tion , d is tr ib u tion , o r u tiliza tion o f e le c t r ic e n e rg y in an es ta b lish m e n t. W ork in v o lv e s m ost o f the fo l lo w in g : In sta llin g o r re p a ir in g any o f a v a r ie ty o f e le c t r ic a l eq u ip ­m en t such as g e n e r a to r s , t r a n s fo r m e r s , s w itch b o a rd s , c o n t r o l le r s , c ir c u it b r e a k e r s , m o t o r s , heating u n its, con du it s y s te m s , o r o th er tr a n s m is s io n equ ip m en t; w ork in g fr o m b lu e p r in ts , d ra w in g s , la you ts , o r oth er s p e c i f i ­ca tio n s ; lo ca tin g and d ia g n os in g tro u b le in the e le c t r ic a l sy s tem o r eq u ip ­m en t; w ork in g standard com p u ta tion s re la tin g to load re q u ire m e n ts o f w irin g o r e le c t r ic a l equ ip m en t; and usin g a v a r ie ty o f e le c t r ic ia n 's han dtools and m e a su r in g and tes t in g in stru m en ts . In g e n e ra l, the w ork o f the m ain ten ance e le c t r ic ia n r e q u ir e s rounded tra in in g and e x p e r ie n c e u su a lly a cq u ire d through a fo r m a l a p p re n tice sh ip o r equ iva len t tra in in g and e x p e r ie n c e .M A IN T E N A N C E P A IN T E R

P ain ts and r e d e c o r a te s w a lls , w ood w ork , and fix tu re s o f an e s ta b ­lish m en t. W ork in v o lv e s the fo l lo w in g : K now ledge o f su r fa ce p e c u lia r it ie sand ty p es o f paint re q u ire d fo r d iffe re n t a p p lica tio n s ; p rep a rin g su r fa ce fo r painting by re m o v in g o ld fin ish o r by p la cin g putty o r f i l le r in n a il h o les and in te r s t ic e s ; and app lyin g paint w ith sp ra y gun o r b ru sh . M ay m ix c o l o r s , o i l s , w hite lea d , and o th er paint in g red ien ts to obtain p r o p e r c o lo r or c o n s is te n c y . In g e n e ra l, the w ork o f the m ain ten ance pa in ter re q u ir e s rounded tra in in g and e x p e r ie n c e u su a lly a cq u ire d th rou gh a fo r m a l a p p ren ticesh ip o r equ iva len t tra in in g and e x p e r ie n c e .

M A IN T E N A N C E M ACHINISTP r o d u c e s re p la ce m e n t p a rts and new p a rts in m aking re p a ir s o f

m e ta l p a rts o f m e c h a n ic a l equ ip m en t op era ted in an es ta b lish m e n t. W ork in v o lv e s m o s t o f the fo l lo w in g ; In terp retin g w ritten in s tru ctio n s and s p e c i ­f ic a t io n s ; p lanning and lay in g out o f w ork ; u sing a v a r ie ty o f m a ch in is t 's h an dtools and p r e c is io n m e a su r in g in stru m en ts ; setting up and op era tin g standard m a ch in e t o o ls ; shaping o f m e ta l p a rts to c lo s e to le r a n c e s ; m aking standard shop com p u ta tion s re la tin g to d im e n s io n s o f w ork , to o l in g , fe e d s , and sp eed s o f m a ch in in g ; kn ow led ge o f the w ork in g p r o p e r t ie s o f the com m on m e ta ls ; s e le c t in g standard m a te r ia ls , p a r ts , and equipm ent re q u ire d fo r th is w ork ; and fitting and a sse m b lin g p a rts in to m e c h a n ica l equ ipm en t. In g e n e ra l, the m a c h in is t 's w ork n o rm a lly r e q u ir e s a rou nd ed tra in in g in m a ch in e -s h o p p r a c t ic e u su a lly a cq u ire d th rou gh a fo r m a l a p p ren ticesh ip o r equ iva lent tra in in g and e x p e r ie n c e .

M A IN TE N A N C E M ECH AN IC (M a ch in ery )R e p a ir s m a ch in e ry o r m e c h a n ica l equ ipm ent o f an es ta b lish m en t.

W ork in v o lv e s m o s t o f the fo llo w in g : E xam in ing m a ch in es and m e c h a n ica lequ ipm en t to d ia g n ose s o u rc e o f tr o u b le ; d ism a n tlin g o r p a rtly d ism a n tlin g m a ch in es and p e r fo rm in g r e p a ir s that m a in ly in v o lv e the use o f han dtools in s cra p in g and fitting p a r ts ; re p la c in g b rok en o r d e fe c t iv e p a rts w ith item s obta in ed fr o m s to ck ; o rd e r in g the p rod u ction o f a re p la ce m e n t part by a m ach in e shop o r sending the m a ch in e to a m ach in e shop fo r m a jo r r e p a ir s ; p rep a rin g w ritten s p e c if ic a t io n s fo r m a jo r r e p a ir s o r fo r the p rod u ction o f p a rts o r d e r e d fr o m m a ch in e sh op s; re a s s e m b lin g m a ch in e s ; and m aking a ll n e c e s s a r y ad ju stm en ts fo r o p e ra t io n . In g e n e ra l, the w ork o f a m a ch in e ry m a in ten an ce m e ch a n ic re q u ir e s rounded tra in in g and e x p e r ie n c e u su a lly a cq u ire d th rou gh a fo r m a l a p p re n t ice sh ip o r equ iva len t tra in in g and e x p e r i ­e n ce . E xclu d ed fr o m th is c la s s if ic a t io n a re w o r k e r s w hose p r im a ry du ties in v o lv e setting up o r ad justing m a ch in e s .

MAINTENANCE ELECTRICIAN

R e p a ir s a u to m o b ile s , b u s e s , m o to r t r u c k s , and t r a c to r s of an e s ta b ­lish m en t. W ork in v o lv e s m o s t o f the fo l lo w in g : E xam ining a u tom otive e q u ip ­m en t to d ia g n ose s o u r c e o f tr o u b le ; d is a s s e m b lin g equipm ent and p e r fo rm in g r e p a ir s that in v o lv e the use o f such h an dtools as w re n ch e s , gau ges , d r i l l s , o r s p e c ia liz e d equ ipm en t in d is a s s e m b lin g o r fitting p a rts ; re p la c in g b rok en o r d e fe c t iv e p a rts fr o m stock ; g rin d in g and ad justing v a lv e s ; r e a s s e m b lin g and in sta llin g the v a r io u s a s s e m b lie s in the v e h ic le and m aking n e c e s s a r y a d ju s t­m e n ts ; and a lign ing w h e e ls , ad justing b ra k e s and lig h ts , o r tightening body b o lts . In g e n e ra l, the w ork o f the m o to r v e h ic le m ain ten ance m e ch a n ic r e q u ir e s rounded tra in in g and e x p e r ie n c e u su a lly a cq u ire d through a fo r m a l a p p re n t ice sh ip o r equ iva len t tra in in g and e x p e r ie n c e .

T h is c la s s if i c a t io n d o e s not in clu d e m e c h a n ics who re p a ir c u s t o m e r s ' v e h ic le s in a u tom ob ile re p a ir sh op s .M A IN T E N A N C E P IP E F IT T E R

In sta lls o r r e p a ir s w a te r , s tea m , g a s , o r o th er types o f p ipe and p ip e fitt in g s in an es ta b lish m en t. W ork in v o lv e s m o s t o f the fo llo w in g : L ayingout w o rk and m e a su r in g to lo ca te p o s it io n o f p ipe fr o m draw in gs o r oth er w ritten s p e c if ic a t io n s ; cutting v a r io u s s iz e s o f p ipe to c o r r e c t lengths w ith c h is e l and h a m m er o r ox y a ce ty le n e to r c h o r p ip e -cu tt in g m a ch in e s ; th read in g p ip e w ith s to ck s and d ie s ; bending p ip e by h a n d -d r iv e n o r p o w e r -d r iv e n m a ch in e s ; a s se m b lin g p ip e w ith cou p lin g s and fasten in g pipe to h a n g ers ; m ak in g standard shop com p u ta tion s re la tin g to p r e s s u r e s , f lo w , and s iz e o f p ipe re q u ire d ; and m aking standard te s ts to d e te rm in e w hether fin ish ed p ip es m e e t s p e c if ic a t io n s . In g e n e ra l, the w ork o f the m a in ten an ce p ip e fitte r r e q u ir e s rounded tra in in g and e x p e r ie n c e u su a lly a cq u ire d th rou gh a fo r m a l a p p re n t ice sh ip o r equ iva len t tra in in g and e x p e r ie n c e . W o rk e rs p r im a r ily - en gaged in in sta llin g and r e p a ir in g bu ild in g san itation o r heating sy s te m s a re e x c lu d e d .M A IN T E N A N C E S H E E T -M E T A L W ORKER

F a b r ic a t e s , in s ta lls , and m ain ta in s in good re p a ir the s h e e t -m e ta l equ ip m en t and fix tu re s (su ch as m a ch in e g u a rd s , g r e a s e pan s, sh e lv e s , lo c k e r s , tan k s, v e n t ila to r s , ch u te s , d u cts , m e ta l ro o fin g ) o f an es ta b lish m e n t. W ork in v o lv e s m o s t o f the fo l lo w in g : P lanning and lay in g out a ll ty p es o fs h e e t -m e ta l m a in ten a n ce w ork fr o m b lu e p r in ts , m o d e ls , o r o th er s p e c i f i ­c a t io n s ; setting up and op era tin g a ll a v a ila b le ty p es o f s h e e t -m e ta l w ork in g m a ch in e s ; u sin g a v a r ie ty o f h an dtools in cu ttin g , bend ing , fo rm in g , shaping, fitt in g , and a s se m b lin g ; and in sta llin g s h e e t -m e ta l a r t ic le s as r e q u ir e d . In g e n e ra l, the w ork o f the m a in ten an ce s h e e t -m e ta l w o rk e r re q u ire s rounded tra in in g and e x p e r ie n c e u su a lly a cq u ire d th rou gh a fo r m a l a p p re n tice sh ip o r equ iv a len t tra in in g and e x p e r ie n c e .

M IL LW R IG H TIn sta lls new m a ch in e s o r h eavy equ ip m en t, and d ism a n tles and

in s ta lls m a ch in e s o r heavy equ ip m en t when ch an ges in the plant layout a re re q u ire d . W ork in v o lv e s m o s t o f the fo l lo w in g ; P lanning and layin g out w o rk ; in te rp re tin g b lu ep rin ts o r o th er s p e c if ic a t io n s ; u sin g a v a r ie ty o f hand- t o o ls and r ig g in g ; m aking standard shop com p u ta tion s re la tin g to s t r e s s e s , stren gth o f m a t e r ia ls , and ce n te rs o f g ra v ity ; a lign ing and ba lancin g e q u ip ­m en t; s e le c t in g stan dard t o o l s , eq u ip m en t, and p a rts to be u sed ; and in sta llin g and m ain ta in in g in good o r d e r p ow er t r a n s m is s io n equ ip m en t such as d r iv e s and speed r e d u c e r s . In g e n e ra l, the m illw r ig h t 's w ork n o rm a lly re q u ir e s a rounded tra in in g and e x p e r ie n c e in the trad e a cq u ire d through a fo r m a l a p p re n t ice sh ip o r eq u iv a len t tra in in g and e x p e r ie n c e .

MAINTENANCE MECHANIC (Motor vehicle)

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MAINTENANCE TRADES HELPER TOOL AND DIE MAKER

A s s i s t s one o r m o r e w o r k e r s in the sk il led m ain ten ance t r a d e s , by p e r fo r m in g s p e c i f i c o r g e n e ra l duties o f l e s s e r sk il l , such as keeping a w o r k e r supplied with m a t e r ia ls and to o l s ; c lean ing w ork in g a re a , m a ch in e , and equipm ent; a s s is t in g jo u rn e y m a n by holding m a t e r ia ls o r t o o l s ; and p e r ­f o r m in g o th er u n sk il led tasks as d i r e c te d by jo u rn e y m a n . The kind o f w ork the h e lp e r is p e r m it te d to p e r fo r m v a r i e s f r o m trad e to t r a d e : In so m etrad es the h e lp e r i s con fin ed to supplying, li ft ing, and holding m a t e r ia ls and to o l s , and c lea n in g w ork in g a r e a s ; and in o th ers he is p e rm it ted to p e r fo r m s p e c ia l i z e d m a ch in e o p e r a t io n s , o r parts o f a trad e that are a ls o p e r fo r m e d by w o r k e r s on a f u l l - t i m e b a s is .

M A C H IN E -T O O L O P E R A T O R (T o o l r o o m )

S p e c ia l i z e s in operat in g one o r m o r e than one type o f m ach in e to o l ( e .g . , j i g b o r e r , gr inding m a c h in e , engine lathe, m i l l in g m a ch in e ) to m ach in e m e ta l f o r u se in m akin g o r m aintain ing j i g s , f ix tu r e s , cutting t o o l s , gau ges , o r m e t a l d ie s o r m o ld s used in shaping o r fo rm in g m e ta l o r n on m eta l l ic m a t e r ia l ( e .g . , p la s t i c , p la s t e r , ru b ber , g la s s ) . W ork ty p ica l ly in v o lv e s : Planning and p e r fo r m in g d if f icu l t m ach in ing op e r a t io n s w hich r e q u ire c o m ­p l i ca ted setups o r a high d e g r e e o f a c c u r a c y ; setting up m ach in e t o o l o r t o o l s ( e .g . , in sta l l cutting to o l s and adjust gu ides , s top s , w ork in g ta b les , and o th er c o n t r o ls to handle the s ize o f stock t o . b e m a ch in ed ; d e term in e p r o p e r fe e d s , s p e e d s , too l in g , and op era t ion sequ en ce o r s e le c t th ose p r e ­s c r ib e d in d r aw in g s , b lu ep r in ts , o r layou ts ) ; using a v a r ie ty o f p r e c i s i o n m e a s u r in g in stru m en ts ; m aking n e c e s s a r y ad justm ents during m a ch in ing o p era t ion to a ch ieve req u is i te d im en s ion s to v e r y c l o s e t o l e r a n c e s . M ay be req u ire d to s e le c t p r o p e r coo la n ts and cutting and lu br icatin g o i l s , to r e c o g n iz e when to o l s need d r e s s in g , and to d r e s s t o o l s . In gen e ra l , the w ork o f a m a c h in e - t o o l o p e r a t o r ( to o lr o o m ) at the sk i l l l e v e l c a l le d f o r in this c la s s i f i c a t i o n r e q u ir e s ex ten s ive knowledge o f m a c h in e -s h o p and t o o l r o o m p r a c t i c e usu ally a cq u ired through c o n s id e r a b le o n - t h e - j o b tra in in g a n d e x p e r ie n c e .

F o r c r o s s - i n d u s t r y wage study p u r p o s e s , this c la s s i f i c a t io n d o e s not in c lud e m a c h in e - t o o l o p e r a t o r s ( t o o lr o o m ) e m p lo y e d in to o l and die jobb in g s h o p s .

C o n stru c ts and r e p a ir s j i g s , f ix tu r e s , cutting to o l s , gau ges , o r m e ta l d ies o r m o ld s u sed in shaping o r fo r m in g m e t a l o r n on m eta l l ic m a t e r ia l (e .g . , p la s t i c , p la s t e r , ru b b e r , g la s s ) . W o rk ty p ica l ly in v o lv e s : Planning and layingout w o rk a c c o r d in g to m o d e l s , b lu ep r in ts , d raw in gs , o r o th er w ritten o r o r a l s p e c i f i c a t io n s ; u nderstanding the w ork in g p r o p e r t ie s o f c o m m o n m e ta ls and a l lo y s ; se le c t in g app rop r ia te m a t e r ia l s , t o o l s , and p r o c e s s e s req u ire d to c o m p le t e ta sk s ; m aking n e c e s s a r y shop com p u ta t ion s ; setting up and operat ing v a r io u s m a ch in e to o l s and re la ted equipm ent; using v a r iou s to o l and die m a k e r ' s h andtools and p r e c i s i o n m e a s u r in g in stru m en ts ; w ork ing to v e ry c l o s e t o l e r a n c e s ; h ea t -t rea t in g m e t a l parts and f in ish ed too ls and d ie s to a ch ie v e re q u ir e d q u a l it ie s ; fitting and a s se m b l in g parts to p r e s c r ib e d t o l e r ­a n c e s and a l lo w a n c e s . In g e n e ra l , the to o l and die m a k e r ' s w ork re q u ire s rou nded tra in in g in m a c h in e -s h o p and t o o l r o o m p r a c t i c e usually a cq u ired through f o r m a l ap p re n t ice sh ip o r equivalent tra in ing and e x p e r ie n c e .

F o r c r o s s - i n d u s t r y w age study p u r p o s e s , this c la s s i f i c a t io n d oes not in c lude t o o l and die m a k e r s who ( l ) are e m p lo y e d in to o l and die jobb in g shops o r (2) p r o d u c e f o rg in g d ie s (die s in k er s ) .

S T A T IO N A R Y ENGINEER

O p era tes and m ain ta in s and m a y a lso s u p e rv is e the o p er a t ion of s ta t ion ary en g ines and equ ipm en t (m e c h a n ic a l o r e le c t r i c a l ) to supply the e s ta b l ish m en t in w hich e m p lo y e d with p o w e r , heat, r e f r ig e r a t io n , o r a i r - con d it ion in g . W ork in v o lv e s : O perat ing and m aintain ing equipm ent such assteam en g in es , a ir c o m p r e s s o r s , g e n e r a to r s , m o t o r s , tu rb in es , ventilat ing and r e f r ig e r a t in g equ ip m en t, s team b o i l e r s and b o i l e r - f e d w ater pu m ps; m akin g equipm ent r e p a i r s ; and keepin g a r e c o r d o f op era t ion o f m a c h in e r y , t e m p e r a t u r e , and fu e l con su m p tion . May a lso s u p e rv ise these op e r a t io n s . Head o r c h ie f e n g in e e rs in e s ta b l ish m en ts e m p loy in g m o r e than one en g in eer are e x c lu d e d .

B O IL E R TE N D E R

F i r e s s ta t ion ary b o i l e r s to fu rn ish the estab l ish m en t in which e m p lo y e d with heat, p o w e r , o r s team . F e e d s fue ls to f i r e by hand or o p e r a t e s a m e c h a n ic a l s to k e r , ga s , o r o i l b u rn er ; and ch e ck s w a te r and sa fe ty v a lv e s . M ay c le a n , o i l , o r a s s i s t in re p a ir in g b o i l e r r o o m equipm ent.

MATERIAL MOVEMENT AND CUSTODIALTR U C K D RIVER

D r iv e s a t ru ck within a c ity o r in d u str ia l a re a to t r a n s p o r t m a t e ­r ia l s , m e r c h a n d is e , equipm ent, o r w o r k e r s betw een v a r iou s ty pes o f e s t a b ­l ish m en ts such a s : M anufacturing plants , f re ig h t d ep ots , w a r e h o u s e s , w h o le ­sa le and re ta i l e s ta b l ish m en ts , o r betw een r e t a i l e s tab l ish m en ts and c u s t o m e r s ' h o u se s o r p la c e s of b u s in e ss . M ay a ls o load o r unload tru ck with o r without h e lp e r s , m ak e m in o r m e c h a n ic a l r e p a i r s , and keep tru ck in good w o r k i n g o r d e r . S a le s - r o u t e and o v e r - t h e - r o a d d r iv e r s are e x c lu d e d .

F o r w age study p u r p o s e s , t r u c k d r iv e r s are c la s s i f i e d by s ize and type o f equ ipm en t, as f o l l o w s : ( T r a c t o r - t r a i l e r should be rated on the b a s iso f t r a i le r ca p a c ity . )

T R U C K D R IV E R — Continued

T r u c k d r iv e r , light t r u ck (under 1 l/z tons)T r u c k d r i v e r , m e d iu m tr u ck (IV2 to and includ ing 4 tons)

s' T r u c k d r i v e r , heavy tru ck ( tr a i le r ) ( o v e r 4 tons)T r u c k d r iv e r , heavy tr u ck (oth er than t r a i l e r ) (o v e r 4 tons)

SHIPPING A N D RECEIV ING C L E R K

P r e p a r e s m e r c h a n d is e f o r sh ipm ent, o r r e c e i v e s and is r e s p o n s ib le f o r in c o m in g shipm en ts o f m e r c h a n d is e o r o th er m a t e r ia ls . Shipping w ork i n v o l v e s : A k n ow ledge o f shipping p r o c e d u r e s , p r a c t i c e s , rou tes , ava ilab lem e a n s o f tr an sp o r ta t io n , and r a te s ; and p r e p a r in g r e c o r d s o f the good s

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SHIPPING AND RECEIVING CLERK— Continued

shipped , m aking up b i l ls o f lading, p ost ing weight and shipping c h a r g e s , and keepin g a f i le o f shipping r e c o r d s . M ay d ir e c t o r a s s i s t in p r e p a r in g the m e r c h a n d is e f o r sh ipm ent. R e c e iv in g w ork i n v o l v e s : V er i fy in g o r d ir e c t in go th ers in v e r i fy in g the c o r r e c t n e s s of sh ipm ents against b i l ls o f lading, in v o i c e s , o r o th er r e c o r d s ; ch eck in g fo r s h orta g es and r e je c t in g dam aged go o d s ; routing m e r c h a n d is e o r m a t e r ia ls to p r o p e r d ep a rtm en ts ; and m a in ­taining n e c e s s a r y r e c o r d s and f i l e s .

F o r w age study p u r p o s e s , w o r k e r s a re c la s s i f i e d as f o l l o w s :

Shipping c l e r kR e ce iv in g c le r kShipping and r e c e iv in g c l e r k

W AREHOUSEM AN

A s d ir e c t e d , p e r f o r m s a v a r ie ty o f w areh ou s in g duties w hich req u ire an u nderstanding o f the e s ta b l i s h m e n t 's s to ra g e p lan . W ork in v o lv e s m o s t o f the f o l l o w in g : V e r i fy in g m a t e r ia ls (or m e r c h a n d is e ) against re c e iv in gd o c u m e n ts , noting and r e p o r t in g d i s c r e p a n c i e s and obv iou s d a m a g e s ; routing m a t e r ia ls to p r e s c r i b e d s to ra g e lo c a t io n s ; s to r in g , stack ing, o r p a lle t iz in g m a t e r ia ls in a c c o r d a n c e with p r e s c r i b e d s to ra g e m eth od s ; r e a rra n g in g and t a k i n g in v en tory o f s to re d m a t e r ia ls ; exam in in g s to red m a t e r ia ls and re p o r t in g d e te r io r a t io n and d a m a g e ; r e m o v in g m a t e r ia l f r o m s tora g e and p r e p a r in g it f o r sh ipm ent. May op e r a te hand o r p ow er tru ck s in p e r fo r m in g w a reh ou s in g du ties .

E xclude w o r k e r s w h ose p r im a r y duties in volve shipping and r e c e i v ­ing w o rk (see Shipping and R e ce iv in g C lerk and Shipping P a c k e r ) , o r d e r f i l l ing (see O r d e r F i l l e r ) , o r op erat in g p o w e r t ru ck s (see P o w e r - T r u c k O p e ra to r ) .

ORDER F IL L E R

F i l l s shipping o r t r a n s fe r o r d e r s f o r f in ish ed good s f r o m stored m e r c h a n d is e in a c c o r d a n c e with s p e c i f i c a t io n s on sa les s l ip s , c u s t o m e r s ' o r d e r s , o r o th er in s t ru c t io n s . M ay, in addition to f i l l ing o r d e r s and in d i ­cating i t e m s f i l le d o r om itted , keep r e c o r d s o f outgoing o r d e r s , requ is i t ion additional s tock o r r e p o r t short supplies to s u p e r v is o r , and p e r f o r m other re la ted duties .

SHIPPING P A C K E R

P r e p a r e s f in ish ed p r o d u c ts f o r shipm ent o r s torage by p lac in g them in shipping c o n ta in e r s , the s p e c i f i c op e r a t io n s p e r fo r m e d being dependent upon the type , s i z e , and n u m ber o f units to be p acked , the type o f con ta in er e m p lo y e d , and m eth od o f sh ipm ent. W ork re q u ir e s the p la c in g o f i t e m s in

SHIPPING PACKER— Continued

shipping c o n ta in e rs and m a y in vo lve one o r m o r e o f the fo l lo w in g : K n ow ledgeo f v a r io u s i t e m s o f s to ck in o r d e r to v e r i f y content; s e le c t io n o f app rop r ia te type and s ize o f c o n ta in er ; in ser t in g e n c l o s u r e s in con ta in er ; using e x c e l s i o r o r o th er m a t e r ia l to preven t brea k a ge o r d a m a g e ; c lo s in g and sea ling c o n ­ta in er ; and applying labe ls o r en ter in g identi fy ing data on con ta in er . P a c k e r s who a lso m a k e w ooden b o x e s o r c r a t e s a re exc lu d ed .

M A T E R I A L HANDLING L A B O R E R

A w o r k e r e m p lo y e d in a w a r e h o u s e , m an ufactu r in g plant, s t o r e , o r o th er e s ta b l ish m e n t w h ose duties in v o lv e one o r m o r e o f the f o l l o w in g : L oad ing and unloading v a r io u s m a t e r ia ls and m e r c h a n d is e on o r f r o m fre ig h t c a r s , t r u c k s , o r o th er t ran sp ort in g d e v i c e s ; unpacking, shelv ing , o r p lac in g m a t e r ia ls o r m e r c h a n d is e in p r o p e r s to ra g e lo ca t io n ; and tran sp ort in g m a t e r ia ls o r m e r c h a n d is e by handtruck , c a r , o r w h e e lb a rr o w . L on g sh ore w o r k e r s , who load and unload sh ip s , a re exc lu d e d .

P O W E R -T R U C K O P E R A T O RO p era tes a m an ua lly co n tr o l le d g a s o l in e - o r e l e c t r i c - p o w e r e d tru ck

o r t r a c t o r to t r a n s p o r t g ood s and m a t e r ia l s o f a l l kinds about a w a r e h o u s e , m an u factu r in g plant, o r o th er e s ta b l ish m en t .

F o r w age study p u r p o s e s , w o r k e r s are c la s s i f i e d by type o f p o w e r - t r u ck , as f o l l o w s :

F o r k l i f t o p e r a t o rP o w e r - t r u c k o p e r a t o r (o th er than fo rk l i f t )

GU ARD AND W A T C H M A NG u a rd . P e r f o r m s routine p o l i c e du t ies , e i th er at f ix ed post o r on

to u r , m aintain ing o r d e r , using a r m s o r f o r c e w h e r e n e c e s s a r y . Includes gu ards who a re s tationed at gate and c h e c k on identity o f e m p lo y e e s and o th er p e r s o n s e n te r in g .

W atch m an . M akes rounds o f p r e m i s e s p e r i o d i c a l l y in p r o te c t in g p r o p e r t y against f i r e , theft, and i l l e g a l en try .

JAN ITO R, P O R T E R , OR C L E A N E RC lean s and k eep s in an o r d e r l y con d it ion f a c t o r y w ork in g a r e a s and

w a s h r o o m s , o r p r e m i s e s o f an o f f i c e , apartm en t h o u se , or c o m m e r c i a l o r o th er e s ta b l ish m en t . Duties in vo lve a com bin a t ion o f the f o l l o w in g : Sweeping, m op p in g o r s cru bb in g , and p o l ish in g f l o o r s ; re m o v in g ch ip s , trash , and o th er r e fu s e ; dusting equipm ent, fu rn itu re , o r f ix tu r e s ; polish in g m e ta l f ix tu re s o r t r im m in g s ; p r ov id in g sup p lies and m i n o r m ain ten ance s e r v i c e s ; and c lean in g la v a t o r ie s , s h o w e r s , and r e s t r o o m s . W o r k e r s who s p e c ia l i z e in w in dow w ashing are e x c lu d e d .

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Bulletin numberArea and pr ice*

Akron, Ohio, Dec. 1975___________________________________________ 1850-80, 45 centsAlbany—Schenectady—Troy, N.Y., Sept. 1976______________________ 1900-59, 55 centsAnaheim—Santa Ana-Garden Grove, Calif., Oct. 19751___________ 1850-75, 85 centsAtlanta, Ga., May 1976____________________________________________ 1900-30, 85 centsAustin, Tex., Dec. 19751 _________________________________ 1850-83, 75 centsBalt imore, Md., Aug. 1976________________________________________ 1900-52, 85 centsBillings, Mont., July 1976_________________________________________ 1900-39, 55 centsBinghamton, N .Y ^P a . , July 19761________________________________ 1900-49, 85 centsBirmingham, Ala., Mar. 19761____________________________________ 1900-11, 95 centsBoston, Mass., Aug. 1976__________________________________________ 1900-53, 85 centsBuffalo, N.Y., Oct. 19751__________________________________________ 1850-69, 95 centsCanton, Ohio, May 1976____________________________________________ 1900-28, 55 centsChattanooga, Tenn.—Ga., Sept. 1976_______________________________ 1900-57, 55 centsChicago, 111., May 1976____________________________________________ 1900-32, $1.05Cincinnati, Ohio—Ky.—Ind., Mar. 1976____________________________ 1900-7, 75 centsCleveland, Ohio, Sept. 1976_______________________________________ 1900-62, 95 centsColumbus, Ohio, Oct. 19751 ______________________________________ 1850-78, 95 centsCorpus Christi, Tex., July 1976__________________________________ 1900-41, 55 centsDallas—Fort Worth, Tex., Oct. 1976______________________________ 1900-63, 85 centsDavenport-Rock Island—Moline, Iowa—111., Feb. 1976____________ 1900-25, 55 centsDayton, Ohio, Dec. 1975___________________________________________ 1850-73, 45 centsDaytona Beach, Fla., Aug. 1976___________________________________ 1900-45, 45 centsDenver—Boulder, Colo., Dec. 1975________________________________ 1850-82, 75 centsDetroit, Mich., Mar. 19761________________________________________ 1900-15, $1.25Fort Lauderdale—Hollywood and West Palm Beach—

Boca Raton, Fla., Apr. 1976____________________ _______________ 1900-20, 55 centsFresno, Calif. , June 1976_________________________________________ 1900-29, 55 centsGainesville, Fla., Sept. 1976______________________________________ 1900-54, 45 centsGreen Bay, Wis., July 1976_______________________________________ 1900-37, 55 centsGreensboro-Winston-Salem—High Point, N.C., Aug. 1976_______ 1900-47, 65 centsGreenville—Spartanburg, S.C., June 1976 1_______________________ 1900-36, 85 centsHartford, Conn., Mar. 1976_______________________________________ 1900- 14, 55 centsHouston, Tex., Apr. 1976__________________________________________ 1900-26, 85 centsHuntsville, Ala., Feb. 1976 _______________________ _____________ 1900-17, 55 centsIndianapolis, Ind., Oct. 1976______________________________________ 1900-58, 75 centsJackson, M iss., Feb. 1976_________________________________________ 1900-8, 55 centsJacksonvil le , Fla., Dec. 1975______________________________________ 1850-81, 45 centsKansas City, Mo.—Kans., Sept. 1976 1_____________________________ 1900-60, $1.05Lexington—Fayette, Ky., Nov. 19751______________________________ 1850-84, 75 centsLos Angeles—Long Beach, Calif., Oct. 1975 1 ____________________ 1850-86, $1.15Louisville , Ky.—Ind., Nov. 1975___________________________________ 1850-79, 45 centsMelbourne—Titusville—Cocoa, Fla., Aug. 1975___________________ 1850-54, 65 centsMemphis, Tenn.—Ark«—Miss., Nov. 1975__________________________ 1850-85, 45 cents

Bulletin numberArea and pr ice*

Miami, Fla., Oct. 1975____________________________________________ 1850-76, 95 centsMilwaukee, Wis., Apr. 1976______________________________________ 1900-22, 85 centsMinneapolis—St. Paul, Minn.—W is ., Jan. 1976____________________ 1900-3, 95 centsNassau—Suffolk, N.Y., June 1976_________________________________ 1900-35, 85 centsNewark, N.J., Jan. 1976______________________________________ ____ 1900-10, 85 centsNew Orleans, La., Jan. 1976______________________________________ 1900-2, 75 centsNew York, N .Y^N .J ., May 1976__________________________________ 1900-48, $1.05Norfolk—Virginia Beach—Portsmouth, Va.—N.C., May 19761____ 1900-27, 85 centsNorfolk—Virginia Beach—Portsmouth and Newport News—

Hampton, Va.—N.C., May 19761 _____________ __________________ 1900-33, 85 centsNortheast Pennsylvania, Aug. 1976_______________________________ 1900-43, 65 centsOklahoma City, Okla., Aug. 1976_________________________________ 1900-42, 55 centsOmaha, Nebr.—Iowa, Oct. 1976___-________________________________ 1900-61, 55 centsPaterson—Clifton—Passaic , N.J., June 1976______________________ 1900-38, 55 centsPhiladelphia, Pa^-N.J., Nov. 1975________________________________ 1850-65, 85 centsPittsburgh, Pa., Jan. 19761 ______________________________________ 1900-1, $1.15Portland, Maine, Nov. 1975_______________________________________ 1850-72, 45 centsPortland, Oreg,—Wash., May 1976________________________________ 1900-51, 75 centsPoughkeepsie, N.Y., June 1976_________ ________ ______________ 1900-50, 45 centsPoughkeepsie—Kingston—Newburgh, N.Y., June 1976_____________ 1900-55, 55 centsProvidence—Warwick—Pawtucket, R .I^ M a ss . , June 1976________ 1900-31, 75 centsRaleigh—Durham, N.C., Feb. 1976________________________________ 1900-18, 55 centsRichmond, Va., June 1976_________________________________________ 1900-34, 65 centsSt. Louis, Mo.—111., Mar. 19761 __________________________________ 1900-19, $1.25Sacramento, Calif., Dec. 1975____________________________________ 1850-87, 45 centsSaginaw, Mich., Nov. 1975________________________________________ 1850-71, 35 centsSalt Lake City—Ogden, Utah, Nov. 19751_________________________ 1850-74, 75 centsSan Antonio, Tex., May 1976_____________________________________ 1900-23, 65 centsSan Diego, Calif., Nov. 1975______________________________________ 1850-77, 45 centsSan Francisco—Oakland, Calif., Mar. 1976______________________ 1900-9, 95 centsSan Jose, Calif., Mar. 1976_______________________________________ 1900-13, 75 centsSeattle-Everett, Wash., Jan. 1976________________________________ 1900-6, 65 centsSouth Bend, Ind., Mar. 1976______________________________________ 1900-5, 55 centsStamford, Conn., May 1 9761______________________________________ 1900-40, 85 centsSyracuse, N.Y., July 1976 ________________________________________ 1900-44, 55 centsToledo, Ohio—Mich., May 1976____________________________________ 1900-24, 55 centsTrenton, N.J., Sept. 1976__________________________________________ 1900-56, 55 centsUtica-Rom e, N.Y., July 19751____________________________________ 1850-48, 80 centsWashington, D.C,—Md,—Va., Mar. 1976___________________________ 1900- 12, 85 centsWestchester County, N.Y., May 1976____________________________ 1900-46, 55 centsWichita, Kans., Apr. 1976_________________________________________ 1900-21, 55 centsW orcester, Mass., Apr. 1976____________________________________ 1900- 16, 55 centsYork, Pa., Feb. 1976______________________________________________ 1900-4, 55 cents

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