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Occupational Wage Survey

MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE

JANUARY 1963

Bulletin No. 1345-36

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR W. Willard Wirtz, Secretary

BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS Ewan Clogue, Commissioner

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Occupational Wage Survey

MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE

JANUARY 1963

Bulletin No. 1345-36April 1963

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR W. Willard Wirtz, Secretary

BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS Ewan Clague, Commissioner

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Preface

The Labor M arket Occupational Wage Survey Program

Eighty-tw o labor m arkets currently are included in the Bureau of Labor Statistics program of annual o c cupational wage surveys in m ajor labor m arkets. These studies provide data on occupational earnings and related supplem entary benefits. Information on related supplem entary benefits is obtained biennially in m ost of the labor m arkets.

A p relim in ary report which presents earnings trends for selected occupational groups and average earnings in selected jobs is released within a month after the com pletion of the study in each area. This bulletin p ro vides additional data not included in the prelim inary report.

A tw o-p art sum m ary bulletin is issued after the com pletion of all of the area bulletins for a round of su r veys (for the current round of surveys, the first part of this bulletin w ill be available late in 1963 and the second part early in 1964). The first part presents individual labor m arket data. The second part presents data r e lating to all m etropolitan areas in the United States.

This bulletin was prepared in the Bureau's r e gional office in Atlanta, Ga. , by James D. Garland, under the direction of Donald M . C ruse. The study was under the general direction of Louis B. Woytych, A ssistant R egional D irector for W ages and Industrial Relations.

ContentsPage

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

Tables :

1. Establishm ents and w orkers within scope of survey ------------------- 22. Percents of in crease in standard weekly sa laries and

straigh t-tim e hourly earnings for selectedoccupational groups, for selected periods _______________________ 4

3. Indexes of standard weekly sa laries and straigh t-tim ehourly earnings for selected occupational groups ______________ 4

A : Occupational e a rn in g s :*A - 1. Office occupations—men and women --------------------------------------- 5A -2 . P rofession al and technical occupations^m en

and women ___________________________________________ 7A - 3. O ffice, p rofession al, and technical occupations—

m en and women combined ___________________________________ 8A -4 . Maintenance and powerplant occupations ----------------------------- 9A - 5. Custodial and m aterial m ovem ent occupations ------------------ 10

Appendix: Occupational descriptions ________________________________________ 13

* N O TE : Sim ilar tabulations are available for otherm ajor a re a s . (See inside back cov er.)

Union sca les , indicative of prevailing pay le v e ls , are also available for the following trades or industries: Building construction, printing, lo ca l-tra n sit operating em ployees, and m otortruck d rivers and h elpers.

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Occupational Wage Survey—Memphis, Tenn.

Introduction

This area is 1 of 82 labor m arkets in which the U.S. D epartm ent of L a b o r 's Bureau of Labor Statistics conducts surveys of occupational earnings and related wage benefits on an areawide b asis .

This bulletin presents current occupational em ploym ent and earnings inform ation obtained largely by m ail from the establishm ents visited by Bureau field econom ists in the last previous survey for occupations reported in that earlier study. Personal visits were made to nonrespondents and to those respondents reporting unusual changes since the previous survey.

In each area, data are obtained from representative establishm ents within six broad industry divisions: Manufacturing; tra n sportation, com m unication, and other public utilities; w holesale trade; retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and serv ices . Major industry groups excluded from these studies are government operations and the construction and extractive industries. Establishm ents having few er than a prescribed number of workers are omitted because they tend to furnish insufficient employm ent in the occupations studied to w arrant inclusion. Separate tabulations are provided for each of the broad industry divisions which m eet publication criteria .

These surveys are conducted on a sample basis because of the u nnecessary cost involved in surveying all establishm ents. To obtain optimum accuracy at m inim um cost, a greater proportion of large than of sm all establishm ents is studied. In combining the data, how ever, all establishm ents are given their appropriate weight. E s tim ates based on the establishm ents studied are presented, therefore, as relating to all establishm ents in the industry grouping and area, except for those below the m inim um size studied.

Occupations and Earnings

The occupations selected for study are com m on to a variety of m anufacturing and nonmanufacturing industries, and are of the follow ing types: (a) Office c lerical; (b) professional and technical;(c) m aintenance and powerplant; and (d) custodial and m aterial m ov ement. Occupational classification is based on a uniform set of job descriptions designed to take account of inter establishm ent variation in duties within the sam e job. The occupations selected for study are listed and described in the appendix. Earnings data for som e of the occupations listed and described are not presented in the A -s e r ie s tables because either (1) em ploym ent in the occupation is too sm all to provide enough data to m erit presentation, or (2) there is p o ss ibility of d isc losu re of individual establishm ent data.

Occupational em ploym ent and earnings data are shown for fu ll-tim e w orkers, i .e . , those hired to work a regular weekly schedule in the given occupational classification . Earnings data exclude p rem ium pay for overtim e and for work on weekends, holidays, and late sh ifts. Nonproduction bonuses are excluded, but c o s t -o f - living bonuses and incentive earnings are included. Where weekly hours are reported, as for office c lerical occupations, reference is to the work schedules (rounded to the nearest half hour) for which straigh t-tim e sa laries are paid; average weekly earnings for these occupations have been rounded to the nearest half dollar.

D ifferences in pay levels for selected occupations in which both m en and wom en are com m only employed are largely due to (1) differences in the distribution of the sexes among industries and establishm ents; (2) differences in specific duties perform ed, although the occupations are appropriately classified within the same survey job description; and (3) differences in length of service or m erit review when individual sa laries are adjusted on this basis. Longer average service of m en would result in higher average pay when both sexes are em ployed within the same rate range. Job d escrip tions used in classifying em ployees in these surveys are usually m ore generalized than those used in individual establishm ents to allow for m inor differences among establishm ents in specific duties perform ed.

Occupational em ploym ent estim ates represent the total in all establishm ents within the scope of the study and not the number actually surveyed. Because of differences in occupational structure among establishm ents, the estim ates of occupational employment obtained from the sam ple of establishm ents studied serve only to indicate the relative im portance of the jobs studied. These differences in occupational structure do not m aterially affect the accuracy of the earnings data.

Establishm ent P ractices and Supplementary Wage Provisions

Tabulations on selected establishm ent practices and supplem entary wage provisions (B -s e r ie s tables) are not presented in this bulletin. Inform ation for these tabulations is collected biennially in this area. These tabulations on m inim um entrance salaries for inexperienced women office w orkers; shift d ifferentials; scheduled weekly hours; paid holidays; paid vacations; and health, insurance, and pension plans are presented (in the B -s e r ie s tables) in previous bulletins for this area.

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T able 1. E sta blish m en ts and w ork ers within scope of su rvey and num ber studied in M em phis, Tenn, by m ajor industry d iv ision , 2 January 1963

Num ber of establish m en ts W ork ers in estab lish m en ts

Industry division W ithin scope of stu d y1 2 3 4 Studied Within scope

of study * Studied

A ll d ivisions ________________________________________________________ 440 151 84, 900 51, 380

M3 rtn i-i ng _ . 168 58 38, 700 46 , 200

24, 490Nnnmamifa rtn ri ng ___________ 272 93 26, 890

Tran sportation , com m u nication , and nth^f pilhlir nt.ilitipis 5 6 ......... 50 24 10, 800 8, 140

Wl'ir>l psalp trarlp ̂ . __ 77 20 8, 700 2, 940R ptai 1 traHp ̂ ......... 76 21 15, 400 9, 290Finanr'*1 inpiyrqnrPj anri rpal pstatp 33 12 5, 200 3, 090

r*p p 7 . . . . . . 36 16 6, 100 3, 430

1 The M em phis Standard M etropolitan Statistical A re a co n sists of Shelby County. The "w o rk ers within scope of stu d y " estim a te s shown in this table provide a reason ably accu rate description of the size and com p osition of the labor force included in the su rv e y . The estim a tes are not intended, how ever, to serv e as a b a sis of com p arison with other em ploym ent indexes for the area to m easu re em ploym ent trends or le v e ls since (1) planning of wage su rveys req u ires the use of estab lish m en t data com piled con sid erably in advance of the payroll period studied, and (2) sm a ll establish m en ts are excluded fro m the scope of the su rvey.

2 The 1957 rev ise d edition of the Standard Industrial C la ssific a tio n M anual was used in c lassify in g estab lish m en ts by in du stry d iv ision .3 Includes a ll estab lish m en ts with total em ploym ent at or above the m in im u m lim itation (50 em ployees). A ll outlets (within the area) of

com panies in such in du stries as trade, finance, auto rep air se r v ic e , and m otion picture theaters are considered as 1 estab lish m en t.4 Includes a ll w ork ers in a ll estab lish m en ts with total em ploym ent (within the area) at or above the m in im u m lim itation (50 e m p lo y ee s).5 T axicabs and se rv ic e s incidental to water transportation w ere excluded. M em phis' e lec tr ic , gas, and tra n sit sy ste m s a re m u n icipally

operated and are excluded by definition fro m the scope of the study.6 This industry division is rep resen ted in estim ates for "a l l in d u str ie s " and "n onm anu facturin g" in the S eries A ta b le s . Separate p r e se n

tation of data for this d ivision is not m ade for one or m ore of the follow ing reason s: (1) Em ploym ent in the division is too sm a ll to provide enough data to m e rit separate study, (2) the sam ple was not designed in itia lly to perm it separate presentation , (3) resp on se w as in su fficien t or inadequate to p erm it separate presen tation , and (4) there is p o ssib ility of d isc lo su re of individual establish m en t data.

' H otels; p erson al se r v ic e s ; bu sin ess s e r v ic e s ; autom obile rep air shops; m otion pictures; nonprofit m em b ersh ip organ ization s; and engineering and arch itectu ral s e r v ic e s .


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Wage Trends for Selected Occupational Groups

P resented in table 2 are percentages of change in average salaries of office c le rica l workers and industrial n u rses, and in av erage earnings of selected plant worker groups.

For office c le ric a l w orkers and industrial n u rses , the p e r centages of change relate to average weekly salaries for norm al hours of work, that is , the standard work schedule for which straigh t-tim e sa laries are paid. For plant worker groups, they m easure changes in average stra igh t-tim e hourly earnings, excluding prem ium pay for overtim e and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts. The percentages are based on data for selected key occupations and in clude m ost of the num erically important jobs within each group. The office c le rica l data are based on men and women in the following 19 job s: Bookkeeping-m achine operators, class B; c lerk s, accounting, class A and B; c le rk s , file , c lass A , B, and C; c lerk s, order; c lerk s, payroll; Com ptom eter operators; keypunch operators, c lass A and B; office boys and g ir ls ; secreta ries ; stenographers, general; stenograp h ers, senior; switchboard operators; tabulating-m achine operators, cla ss B; and typ ists, c la ss A and B. The industrial nurse data are based on m en and wom en industrial nurses. Men in the following 8 skilled maintenance jobs and 2 unskilled jobs are included in the plant worker data: Skilled— carpenters; electricians; m achinists; m e chanics; m ech an ics, automotive; painters; pipefitters; and tool and die m ak ers; unskilled— ja n ito rs, porters, and cleaners; and la b o rers , m aterial handling.

A verage weekly sa laries or average hourly earnings were computed for each of the selected occupations. The average s a l

aries or hourly earnings were then m ultiplied by employment in each of the jobs during the period surveyed in 1961. These weighted earnings for individual occupations were then totaled to obtain an aggregate for each occupational group. Finally, the ratio (expressed as a p e r centage) of the group aggregate for the one year to the aggregate for the other year was computed and the difference between the result and 100 is the percentage of change from the one period to the other.

The percentages of change m easu re , principally, the effects of (1) general sa lary and wage changes; (2) m erit or other increases in pay received by individual w orkers while in the same job; and (3) changes in average wages due to changes in the labor force resulting from labor turnover, force expansions, force reductions, and changes in the proportions of w orkers em ployed by establishm ents with different pay le v e ls . Changes in the labor force can cause in creases or decreases in the occupational averages without actual wage changes. For exam ple, a force expansion might increase the proportion of lower paid w orkers in a specific occupation and lower the average, whereas a reduction in the proportion of lower paid w orkers would have the opposite effect. S im ilarly , the movement of a high-paying establishm ent out of an area could cause the average earnings to drop, even though no change in rates occurred in other establishm ents in the area.

The use of constant em ploym ent weights elim inates the e ffect of changes in the proportion of w orkers represented in each job included in the data. The percentages of change are not influenced by changes in standard work schedules or in prem ium pay for overtim e, since they are based on pay for straight-tim e hours.

The above text represents the method used in computing a new trend series (table 2). This series, initiated with the expansion of the labor m arket wage survey program to 80 Standard Metropolitan Statistical A re a s , will replace the old series (1953 base) shown in table 3. Changes in the jobs surveyed and job descriptions since the start of the old series called for a reexam ination of the jobs and job groupings for which trends were to be computed.

The new series covers the sam e job groupings as the earlier series with ihe following exceptions: The c le rica l and industrial nurse groups, form erlyrestricted to women, now include both m en and wom en. Changes were also made in the jobs included within job groupings in order that an identical list could be employed in all a reas.


T able 2 . P e rc e n ts of in c re a se in standard w eekly sa la r ie s and stra ig h t-t im e h ourly earn ings fo r se le c te d occu pation al groups in M em ph is, Tenn. ,

for se le c te d p eriod s

Industry and occu pation al groupJanuary 1962

toJanuary 1963

January 1961 to

January 1962

Janu ary I9 60 to

Janu ary 1961

A ll in d u strie s :O ffice c le r ic a l (m en and w o m e n )-------------------------------------------- 2 . 3 5 .7 4 . 7In d u strial n u rses (m en and w om en) -------------------------------------- 3 .9 2. 3 4 . 2Skilled m ain tenan ce (m en) -------------------------------------------------------- 3. 5 4 .9 4 . 2U n sk illed plant (m en) ------------------------------------------------------------------ 3. 0 7 . 3 2. 0

M an ufactu ring:O ffic e c le r ic a l (m en and w o m e n )-------------------------------------------- 1. 7 7. 4 3 .9In dustrial n u rses (m en and w om en) -------------------------------------- C ) (M (MSkilled m ain tenan ce (m en) -------------------------------------------------------- 3. 5 4 . 0 5 . 0U n sk illed plant (m en) ----------------------------------------- ----------------------- 2 . 5 4 .6 3. 7

1 Data do not m e e t publication c r ite r ia .

T able 3. Indexes of standard w eekly sa la r ie s and stra ig h t-tim e hourly earn ings for se lec te d occu pation al grou ps in M em p h is, Tenn. ,

January 196 3 and January 1962

(January 1953=100)

Industry and occu pation al group January 1963 January 1962

A ll in d u strie s :O ffice c le r ic a l (w o m e n )_________________________________________ 142. 6 138. 5In d u strial n u rse s (wom en) ------------------------------------------------------- 1 5 5 .4 149. 6Skilled m ain tenan ce (m en) -------------------------------------------------------- 153. 4 148. 6U n sk illed plant (men) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1 5 5 .6 149. 2

M an ufactu ring:O ffice c le r ic a l (w o m e n )-------------------------------------------------------------- 142. 5 141. 3In d u stria l n u rses (w om en) -------------------------------------------------------- (M (MSkilled m ain tenan ce (m en) _____________________________________ 146. 1 141. 5U n sk illed plant (m en) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 144. 4 140. 8

D ata do not m e e t publication c r ite r ia .


A: Occupational EarningsTabic A-l. Office Occupations—Men and Women

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(Average straight-time weekly hours and earnings for selected occupations studied on an area basisby industry division, Memphis, Tenn., January 1963)

Sex, occupation, and industry division

Men

C lerks, accounting, class A ____________Manufacturing __________________________Nonmanufacturing _____________________

C lerks, accounting, class B ____________Manufacturing __________________________Nonmanufacturing _____________________

Clerks, order _________________Nonmanufacturing _________

Office boys _________________________________Manufacturing __________________________Nonmanufacturing _____________________

Tabulating-machine operators, class A _________________________

Tabulating-machine operators,class B ____________________________________

Nonmanufacturing _____________________

Women

B ille rs , machine (billing m a c h in e )_____Manufacturing __________________________Nonmanufacturing _____________________

B ille rs , machine (bookkeeping

Nonmanufacturing _____________________

Bookkeeping-machine operators,

Bookkeeping-machine operators,class B -------------------------------------------------------

Manufacturing __________________________Nonmanufacturing _____________________

C lerks, accounting, c lass A ____________Manufacturing __________________________Nonmanufacturing _____________________

Clerks, accounting, class B ____________Manufacturing __________________________Nonmanufacturing _____________________

C lerks, file , c lass B _____________________Nonmanufacturing _____________________

Clerks, file , c lass C _____________________Nonmanufacturing _____________________

Clerks, order ______________________________Manufacturing __________________________Nonmanufacturing _____________________

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

Number of • Weekly

(Standard)

Weekly earnings 1

(Standard)

30.00 and

under35.00

35.00

40.00

*40.00

45.00

*45.00

50.00

*50.00

55.00

*55.00

60.00

*60.00

65.00

*65.00

70.00

*70.00

75.00

*75.00

80.00

*80.00

85.00

*85.00

90.00

*90.00

95.00

* 95.00

iocloo

foaoo

105t00

105.00

11CL00

i i a o o

115.00

11500

120.00

*120100

125.00

*12500

130LOO

*3aoo

1 3 5 lOO

135.00

14GL00

140100andover

156 40.0 $106.50 2 11 2 16 9 15 5 10 10 14 10 10 24 6 7 596 40.0 110.50 7 - 7 3 7 4 6 6 12 10 6 17 3 3 560 40.5 100.50 - - - - - - 2 - 4 2 9 6 8 1 4 4 2 " 4 7 3 4 -

69 40.0 88.00 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 11 5 2 12 10 12 4 4 _ 5 2 1 1 _ _ _31 40.0 90.00 - - - - - - _ 3 2 2 7 _ 8 2 2 _ 2 1 1 1 _ _ _38 40.0 86.50 - - - - - - - 8 3 - 5 10 4 2 2 - 3 1 - - - - -

108 40.0 87.00 _ _ _ _ _ 7 12 2 4 10 11 7 13 12 18 _ 11 1 _ _ _ _ _85 40.0 88.50 - - - - - 5 7 2 2 9 10 6 7 11 17 - 8 1 - - - -

54 39.5 56.00 _ _ 4 18 13 8 4 _ _ _ _ 5 228 40.0 53.00 - _ _ 10 8 8 1 _ - _ - 126 39.0 59.00 - 4 8 5 - 3 " " - 4 2

33 40.0 104.00 . . . . 1 4 1 1 1 5 1 3 1 8 5 2

41 39.0 84.50 2 6 4 12 6 1 4 2 2 1 131 39.0 82.00 “ - _ _ 2 6 “ 2 11 5 - 1 1 2 1 “ “ "

87 40.0 61.00 11 22 34 16 1 1 1 136 40.0 50750" - - - - - 8 24 451 40.0 61.50 - 11 14 10 12 1 - 1 - - 1 1 - - -

62 39.5 59.00 4 . 8 6 9 9 1 5 14 1 2 359 39.5 57.50 4 " 8 6 9 9 1 5 14 1 2

38 39.5 75.50 _ 4 3 13 12 1 1 . 4

313 40.0 60.00 6 24 75 76 62 21 18 9 10 9 353 40.0 58700" - - - - 7 11 2 11 6 6 4 3 3

260 40.0 58.50 - - 6 24 68 65 60 10 12 3 6 6

179 40.0 87.00 _ _ _ _ 6 1 18 15 11 10 27 19 18 8 5 10 14 5 1 6 4 1 _53 40.0 95.00 - - - - - 1 _ 2 1 5 5 9 3 7 5 5 2 4 1 2 1 _ _

126 40.0 83.50 - - - - 6 - 18 13 10 5 22 10 15 1 - 5 12 1 - 4 3 1 -

626 39.5 63.50 _ 4 _ 69 114 119 94 79 44 34 26 10 4 4 9 12 2 2 _ _ _ _ _134 40.0 57750" - - - - 12 29 20 28 12 14 5 7 3 - 3 1 _ - _ _ _ _ _492 39.5 62.50 - 4 - 69 102 90 74 51 32 20 21 3 1 4 6 11 2 2 - - - - -

153 39.5 61.50 _ _ 16 13 35 25 14 12 5 12 7 4 4 2 2 2 _ _ _ _ _ _ _140 39.5 62.00 - - 16 13 33 20 11 9 5 12 7 4 4 2 2 2 - - - - -

122 39.5 47.50 4 2 24 33 56 1 1 1102 39.5 47.50 4 2 24 22 47 1 1 1

171 40.0 66.50 _ _ _ 2 22 35 17 30 39 14 1 2 1 _ 3 1 _ 4 _ _ _ _ _44 39.5 71.00 - - - 2 - 6 9 4 7 9 1 1 1 _ 3 1 _ - - - _ _ _

127 40.0 65.00 " 22 29 8 26 32 5 - 1 - " “ 4 ~ " - “ -

See footnote at end of table.


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Table A-l. Office Occupations—Men and W om en----- Continued

(Average straight-tim e weekly hours and earnings for selected occupations studied on an area basis by industry division, Memphis, Tenn., January 1963)

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

Sex, occupation, and industry divisionNumber

of Weekly j$30.00 35.00 40.00

J45.00 50.00 55.00 60.00

$65.00

S70.00 *75.00 80.00

s85.00 90.00 *95.00 100.00 1*05.00 *10.00

s115.00 1*20.00

S125.00

$130.00

s135.00

S140.00

hours 1 earnings and(Standard) (Standard)35.00 40.00 45.00 50.00 55.00 60.00 65.00 70.00 75.00 80.00 85,00 90.00 95,00 100.00 1Q5JIQ 110.00 115 JO1 2QJ.Q 13 (LOU135.00 1AQJQ over

Women— Continued

195 39.5 $72.00 _ 4 2 5 32 12 16 14 21 27 13 12 13 14 3 4 1 - i 1 - - -

100 39.5 75.50 _ _ _ _ 18 3 6 11 10 15 3 9 10 10 2 2 - - i - - - -

95 40.0 68.50 _ 4 2 5 14 9 10 3 11 12 10 3 3 4 1 2 1 _ _ 1 - - -

184 39.5 66.00 _ _ 11 11 14 14 52 27 18 4 6 10 3 8 2 4 - - - - - - -

Nonmanufacturing ____________________________ 165 40.0 64.00 11 11 14 13 47 27 17 4 5 6 2 6 2 " - - - - - ~ -

Keypunch operators, class A ------------------------ 64 39.5 72.00 _ _ _ _ _ 1 20 18 8 2 5 5 3 2Nonmanufacturing ____________________________ 43 39.5 68.50 - - - - 1 15 17 6 - 2 1 - 1

Keypunch operators, class B ____________ 170 39.0 61.50 _ _ 18 11 34 32 24 15 15 _ 2 2 7 7 3 - - - - - - - -32 40.0 69.00 _ _ _ _ 5 3 10 1 _ _ _ 3 4

Nonmanufacturing ______________________ 138 39.0 59.50 - 18 11 29 26 21 5 14 - 2 2 4 3 3 - - - - - - - -

71 40.0 55.50 _ _ _ 19 18 5 23 3 3Nonmanufacturing ______________________ 65 40.0 56.00 - - 17 14 5 23 3 3

558 39.5 79.50 _ _ 1 7 28 37 44 50 67 69 68 40 29 28 31 22 21 9 2 2 - 3 -

Manufacturing _________________________________ 178 40.0 84.50 - - - - - 9 12 19 21 19 24 16 7 6 15 11 5 8 2 2 - 2 -Nonmanufacturing ___________________________ 380 39.0 77.00 - - 1 7 28 28 32 31 46 50 44 24 22 22 16 11 16 1 - - - 1 -

Public u tilities2 ... . 43 40.0 94.00 _ _ _ - - - - 1 - 4 4 7 7 4 9 5 2 - - - - - -

Stenographers, general __________________ 486 39.0 68.00 4 19 50 75 78 75 43 50 38 21 3 10 1 13 6 _ _ _ _ _ -

Manufacturing __________________________ 171 39.5 68.50 - - - 2 17 13 36 32 16 21 20 10 3 1 - - - - - - - - -Nonmanufacturing ______________________ 315 38.5 68.00 - - 4 17 33 62 42 43 27 29 18 11 - 9 1 13 6 - - - - - -

Public utilities 2 _________________________ 43 39.5 94.00 - - - - 1 1 - 3 3 - 6 1 8 1 13 6 - “ - " -Stenographers, senior --------------------------------------- 102 39.5 91.50 _ _ _ _ 2 _ - 4 5 7 9 19 17 11 11 10 4 2 1 - - - -

Manufacturing _________________________________ 39 39.5 94.00 - - - - 2 - - - 1 1 2 2 12 10 4 3 1 11

- - - - -Nonmanufacturing ___________________________ 63 39.5 89.50 - - - - - 4 4 6 7 17 5 1 7 7 3 1 " " “ "

Switchboard operators ____________________ 133 41.5 50.50 22 18 26 16 9 6 6 5 8 3 6 1 6 - - - 1 - - - - - -Nonmanufacturing ______________________ 115 41.5 48.00 22 18 26 14 5 6 5 4 5 2 1 " 6 - “ " 1 - ~ _

Switchboard operator-receptionists ____ 174 40.0 66.00 _ _ _ 15 32 22 24 35 7 15 2 3 6 - 3 10 - - - - - - -Manufacturing __________________________ 60 39.5 66.00 - - - 4 7 9 10 14 3 7 1 - 4 - 1 - - - - - - - -Nonmanufacturing ______________________ 114 40.0 66.00 - " 11 25 13 14 21 4 8 1 3 2 " 2 10 " - ' - "

Tabulating-machine operators,10class B ____________________________________ 36 38.5 75.50 - - - - - 4 1 7 4 3 4 - - - 3 - - - - - - -

Nnnmannfarfnring 30 38.5 75.00 _ _ _ - 4 1 3 4 10 3 3 - - - 2 - - - - - - -

Tabulating-machine operators,10class C ____________________________________ 29 39.0 68.50 - - - - - 3 12 1 3

Nonmanufacturing ______________________ 28 39.0 68.50 - - - - - 3 12 1 2 10

Transcribing-m achine operators,1general ____________________________________ 203 40.0 62.50 _ _ - 9 33 29 54 45 15 13 - 1 1 - 2 - - - - - - -

Manufacturing 42 40.0 59.00 _ _ _ 3 11 9 11 3 3 1 _ _ 1 _ - - - - - - - - -1Nonmanufacturing ______________________ 161 40.0 63.50 - - - 6 22 20 43 42 12 12 1 ~ “ 2 “ “ " “ - _

Typists, class A __________________________ 162 39.5 65.50 _ _ _ 15 27 18 37 18 16 5 11 - 4 5 6 - - - - - - - -Manufacturing 35 40.0 79.50 _ _ _ _ 3 _ 3 6 3 5 2 _ 4 5 4 - - - - - - - -

Nonmanufacturing ______________________ 127 39.5 62.00 - - - 15 24 18 34 12 13 - 9 - - - 2 - - - - - -

Typists, class B __________________________ 412 40.0 54.00 _ 6 18 86 120 114 47 10 10 - 1Mannfarturing 109 40.0 56.50 _ _ _ 16 30 31 21 3 8Nnnmannfarturing .... 303 39.5 53.00 _ 6 18 70 90 83 26 7 2 _ 1

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


Table A-2. Professional and Technical Occupations—Men and Women

(Average straight-time weekly hours and earnings for selected occupations studied on an area basis by industry division, Memphis, Tenn. , January 1963)

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

Sex, occupation, and industry divisionNumber $ $ $ $ $ % $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ % $ $ $ $

of Weekly Weekly 60. 00 65. 00 70. 00 75. 00 80. 00 85. 00 90. 00 95.00 100.00 105.00 110.00 115.00 120.00 125.00 130.00 135.00 140.00 145.00 150.00 155.00workers earnings1(Standard) (Standard) ~ ■ - - - - - - - - - “ ~ ~ - - - - and

65. 00 7 0 .00 7 5 .0 0 80. 00 85. 00 90. 00 95. 00 100.00 105.00 110.00 115.00 120.00 125.00 130.00 135.00 140.00 145.00 150.00 155.00 over

Men

Draftsm en, senior ________________________ 43 40. 0 $123.00 . _ . 2 2 1 . 6 6 6 4 1 _ 5 1 1 2 8Manufacturing --------------------------------------- 34 40. 0 128. 00 “ " " “ - 1 " 4 6 6 4 - 5 - - 8

Draftsm en, junior ___________________ ___ 31 40. 5 85. 50 6 _ _ 8 5 3 2 1 _ _ . 4 1 1 .Manufacturing ------------------------------- ----- 28 40. 5 87. 00 4 " “ 8 4 3 2 1 " " • 4 1 1 “ - - - -

Women

N urses, industrial (registered) ________ 29 39 .5 92. 50 . 3 1 . 7 2 2 3 3 6 _ 2 . . _ .

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1 Standard hours reflect the workweek for which employees receive their regular straight-tim e salaries and the earnings correspond to these weekly hours.2 W orkers were distributed as follows: 7 at $ 175 to $ 180; and 1 at $ 180 to $ 185.


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Table A-3. Office, Professional, and Technical Occupations—Men and W om en Combined

(Average straight-tim e weekly earnings for selected occupations studied on an area basis by industry division, Memphis, Tenn. , January 1963)

Occupation and industry divisionNumber

ofworkers

weekly j (Standard)

Occupation and industry division Numberof earnings 1

(Standard)Occupation and industry division

Numberof earnings 1

(Standard)

Office occupations Office occupations— Continued Office occupations— Continued

94 $ 63 .50 184 $6 6. 00 Switchboard operator-receptionists ---------------- 174 $6 6 . 00k? 50 165 64. 00 Manufacturing --------------------------------- 60 66. 00

Nonmanufacturing ---------------------------- 53 64. 00 Nonmanufacturing ------------------------------ 114 66. 00

62 59. 00 64 72. 00 Tabulating-machine operators, class A ----------- 36 102.5059 57. 50 43 68. 50

Tabulating-machine operators, c lass B ----------- 77 80. 50• , . ̂ ̂ A 44 78. 00 Keypunch operators, class B _________________________ 173 61. 50 Nonmanufacturing ------------------------------ 61 78. 5026 81. 50 Manufacturing _______________________________________ 32 69 .00u c u g

Nnnmanufa ctu ring 141 59. 50 Tabulating-machine operators, class C ----------- 33 67. 50Bookkeeping-machine operators, class B -------- 319 60. 50 Nonmanufacturing ------------------------------ 30 68. 00

Manufacturing ------------------------------- 59260

68. 50 58. 50 Office boys and girls __________ ______________________ 125 55. 50 Transcribing-machine operators, general --------- 203 62. 50

8 Manufacturing ------------------------------- 34 52. 50 Manufacturing --------------------------------- 42 59. 00335 96. 00 Nonmanufacturing . . . . . . . . . . . . -.... 91 56. 50 Nonmanufacturing ------------------------------ 161 63. 50C/igi*ks , accounting, class a --—-— -—

Manufacturing _______________________________________ 149 105.00186 89. 00 Typists, class A __________________________________________ 168 67. 00iNonmanuiacturing —-------- —------- —........... CJpr rataripa .... .... __ 565 80. 00 Manufacturing --------------------------------- 41 ’ 82. 00695 66. 00 Ivlanufacturing - ___ 180 85. 00 Nonmanufacturing ------------------------------ 127 62. 00Clerks, accounting, class o --- ----------- -—165 71. 50 Nonmanufacturing ________ _________ 385 77. 50Ma u ctu g530 64. 00 Public utilities 2 . .. 48 96. 50 Typists, class B ---------------------------------- 441 56. 00JNonmanulacturmg

Manufacturing --------------------------------- 122 57. 50Clerks, file, class B _________________ 153 61. 50 Nonmanufacturing ------------------------------ 319 55. 50

140 62. 00 t gpnpr al _______ ... 489 68. 50 Public utilities 2 ---------------------------- 31 82. 00Nonmanufacturing ---- . . . . . . . . . —Manufacturing ------------------------------- 171 68. 50

file C*. 124 48. 50 Nonmanufacturing ___________________________________ 318 68. 00N^nmanufacturing 104 48. 50 Public utilities 2 _________________________________ 46 95. 00 Professional and technical occupations

279 74. 50 Stenographers, senior ______ _______ 107 92. 00 Draftsmen, senior -------------------------------- 47 125. 0067 75. 00 Ivlanufacturing ... . - - ______ 40 94. 00 Manufacturing --------------------------------- 38 130.00Manufacturing ........ ............ ............

Nonmanufacturing ---------------------------- 212 74. 50 Nonmanufacturing ---------------------------- 67 90. 50Draftsmen, ju n io r_______________ _ 31 85. 50

206 73. 50 Manufacturing --------------------------------- 28 87. 00Manufacturing To? 77. 00 Switchboard operators ____ ___________ 133 50. 50Nonmanufacturing ---------------------------- 100 69. 50 115 48. 00 Nurses, industrial (registered) ------------------- 29 92. 50Nonxrianu.factu.ring

Earnings relate to regular straight-tim e weekly salaries that are paid for standard workweeks. Transportation, communication, and other public utilities.


Table A -4. Maintenance and Powerplant Occupations

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(Average straight-time hourly earnings for men in selected occupations studied on an area basisby industry division, Memphis, Tenn. , January 1963)

NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME HOURLY EARNINGS OF—

Occupation and industry division Numberof

workers

Average hourly j

earningsUnder$1. 10

$1. 10 and

under 1. 20

$1. 20

1. 30

$1. 30

1.40

$1.40

1. 50

$1. 50

1. 60

$1. 60

1. 70

$1. 70

1. 80

$1. 80

1. 90

$1. 90

2. 00

$2. 00

2. 10

$2. 10

2. 20

$2. 20

2. 30

$2. 30

2 .4 0

2 .4 0

2. 50

$2. 50

2. 60

$2. 60

2. 70

$2. 70

2. 80

$2. 80

2. 90

$2. 90

3. 00

$3. 00

3. 10

$3. 10

3. 20

%3. 20

3. 30

$3. 30

3.40

$3.40

3. 50

$3. 50 and

over

Carpenters, maintenance 83 $ 2 .40 15 10 2 4 3 1 7 1 3 10 3 5 6 1 4 2 6Manufacturing .. 40 2. 26 - - - - - - 10 7 1 - - 1 4 1 - 7 - - - 1 - 5 1 - ----- 2 -Nonmanufacturing ....... .. 43 2. 52 - - - - - - 5 3 1 4 3 - 3 - 3 3 - 3 4 - 1 “ 4 ■ 2 6

E lectrician s, maintenance _______________ 161 2.97 5 12 - 3 5 1 1 2 4 9 2 6 11 61 17 _ _ 3 22Manufacturing 153 2799“ 5 10 - 3 '4~ 1 1 2 4 9 T ~ 4 8 61 17 - - 22

Engineers, stationary _ _ 129 2 .6 2 2 - - 4 3 11 - _ 4 5 1 4 5 5 4 9 15 15 5 10 8 _ 3 _ 16Manufacturing 84 2 .7 5 - - - - - 11 - - 4 - - - - ----- 3 5 - 4 15 7 4 9 7 - - - 4 15Nonmanufacturing 45 2. 37 2 ~ 4 3 - - - - 5 1 - 4 2 - 4 5 - 8 1 1 1 - 3 - 1

F irem en, stationary boiler ______________ 160 1. 59 - 56 6 33 5 6 - 6 6 15 _ 3 . 6 _ _ 4 7 7 _ _ _ _ _ _ _Manufacturing __________________________ 138 1. 55 " 52 6 33 5 5 ~ ~ 4 12 3 “ ~ _ ■ -----i ~ 7 7 - - “ “ - -

H elpers, maintenance trades ___________ 118 1. 83 4 10 17 2 _ 3 23 13 1 4 _ _ _ 4 23 6 _ 8Manufacturing 72 1.73 - 10 5 2 ^ - - 23 13 1 4 - - - 4 10Nonmarmfartnring 46 1. 98 4 12 3 13 6 8

'Public litilities ® 39 2. 13 12 13 g g

M achinists, maintenance _________________ 127 2.8 8 3 . 5 8 1 14 13 1 9 4 2 31 25 11Manufacturing __________________________ 127 2. 88 " ' ' ' " " “ “ 5 8 1 14 13 1 9 4 2 31 25 " - 11

Mechanics, automotive(maintenance) _____________________________ 384 2. 76 - - - - - - 1 3 17 36 7 15 9 5 4 3 2 7 37 33 160 17 25 3 - -

Manufacturing __________________________ 91 2. 37 - - - - - - - 1 - 30 6 15 2 4 3 T ~ - 4 5 - - 9 10 - - -Nonmanufacturing 293 2.8 8 - - - - - - 1 2 17 6 1 - 7 1 1 1 2 3 32 33 160 8 15 3 - -

Public utilities 5 ___________________ 257 2. 97 - - - - 1 - 4 1 3 1 1 1 2 2 30 25 160 8 15 3 - -

M echanics, maintenance 664 2 .6 9 - - - - 4 - - 17 17 50 22 18 33 30 13 77 34 28 40 59 17 151 34 _ 20 _Manufacturing 646 2.7 0 " ' ‘ ~ - “ f2 16 50 22 18 33 30 ...T3 77 34 40 — 55“ ' 15 T 4 9 34 " 20 ■

Millwrights _________________________________ 127 2. 90 _ _ _ _ _ _ 2 _ _ 7 1 2 8 1 4 3 21 8 3 . . 30 4 33Manufacturing __________________________ 127 2. 90 "l ” ~ “ ~ ~ 2 ~ “ 7 1 2 8 1 4 3 21 8 3 - ~ 30 4 33

O ilers _________________________________________________ 71 2. 28 2 4 7 _ _ _ 4 6 2 _ 1 _ _ _ _ 13 3 16 _ 13 . _ .Manufacturing ________________________________ 69 2. 32 4 7 - - - 4 6 2 - 1 - - - - 13 3 16 - 13 - - - - -

Painters, maintenance ________________________ 73 2. 37 - 4 2 4 - - 6 5 2 1 2 6 - - 1 15 1 - - - 4 14 1 _ 5 _Manufacturing 44 2. 57 - - - - - - 2 - 2 1 2 6 - - 1 15 - - - - 1 13 1 - - -Nonmanufacturing . ... . 29 2. 07 - 4 2 4 - - 4 5 - - - - - - - - 1 - - - 3 1 - 5

Pipefitters, maintenance 99 3. 02 - - - - - _ _ - 1 _ - 1 _ _ 1 _ 33 _ 1 _ 1 42 2 1 16 _

Manufacturing 99 3. 02 “ “ “ - " 1 - “ 1 " ~ 1 ~ 33 _ 1 - 1 42 2 1 16

Tool and die makers 69 3. 13 9 . 8 7 7 7 4 6 27Manufacturing 69 " i i r 9 8 7 7 7 4 27

1 Excludes premium pay for overtim e and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts.2 W orkers were distributed as follows: 5 at $ 3. 60 to $ 3. 70; and 1 at $ 3. 70 to $ 3. 80.3 A ll workers were at $ 3. 50 to $ 3. 60.4 W orkers were distributed as follows: 10 at $ 3. 50 to $ 3. 60; 1 at $ 3. 70 to $ 3. 80; 2 at $ 3. 80 to $ 3. 90; and 2 at $ 4 . 10 to $ 4 . 20.5 Transportation, communication, and other public utilities.6 A ll workers were at $ 3. 60 to $ 3. 70.


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Table A-5. Custodial and Material Movement Occupations

(Average straight-time hourly earnings for selected occupations studied on an area basisby industry division, Memphis, Tenn., January 1963)


Occupation1 and industry divisionNumber

ofworkers

Average hourly

earnings 2

$0.30and

under.40

$0.40

.50

$0.50

.60

$0.60

.70

$0.70

.80

$0.80

.90

$0.90

1.00

$1.00

1.10

$1.10

1.20

$1.20

1.30

$1.30

1.40

$1.40

1.50

$1.50

1.60

$ 1.60

1.70

$1.70

1.80

$ 1.80

1.90

$ 1.90

2.00

$ 2.00

2.10

$ 2.10

2.20

$ 2.20

2.30

$2.30

2.40

$2.40

2.50

$2.50

2.60

$ 2.60

2.80

$ 2.80

3.00

$ 3.00and

over

Elevator operators, passenger(men) __________________________ _____ — 41 $0 .80 - 19 - 12 - - - 1 - - 2 - - - - 5 2

Nonmanufacturing _____________________ 41 .80 19 " 12 - - 1 - 2 - - - 5 2

Elevator operators, passenger(women) ___________________________________ 111 .78 30 2 - - - 40 4 20 14 1

Nonmanufacturing _____________________ 111 .78 30 2 - - 40 4 20 14 1

Guards and watchmen __ ------- -------------- 316 1.52 . 8 8 . 3 2 7 6 128 31 8 12 1 6 8 1 25 _ _ 11 _ _ 4 25 22 _Manufacturing ----- -------- ------------- — 156 1.80 - - - - - - - - 53 23 - 10 - 4 7 - - - - 11 - - 4 22 22 -

Guards _____ ________________________ 71 2.49 4 - 1 7 - - - - 11 - - 4 22 22 -Watchmen ___________________________ 85 1.22 - - - - - - - - 53 23 - 6 - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - -

Nonmanufacturing _____________________ 160 1.24 - 8 8 - 3 2 7 6 75 8 8 2 1 2 1 1 25 " 3 "

Janitors, porters, and cleaners(men) _______________________ _____________ 1, 027 1.37 - 15 13 12 24 30 8 132 190 193 26 20 74 88 51 19 19 1 40 18 31 5 15 3 - -

Manufacturing _________________ ______ 418 1.58 _ _ _ _ _ _ - _ 60 117 10 9 31 70 22 4 19 - 22 11 28 - 15 - - -Nonmanufacturing _____________________ 609 1.21 - 15 13 12 24 30 8 132 130 76 16 11 43 18 29 15 - 1 18 7 3 5 - 3 - -

Public utilities 3 ___________________ 75 1.67 - " 17 7 “ 24 1 - “ 1 16 5 1 - ■ 3 ~

Janitors, porters, and cleaners(women) ___________________ _____________ 338 1.05 - 17 83 3 - - - 29 96 58 29 2 - 2 3 - 2 - 4 - 9 - 1 - - -

Manufacturing _____________________ — 79 1.41 - - - - - - - - 9 49 7 1 - - - - 2 - 1 - 9 - 1 - - -Nonmanufacturing _____________________ 259 .94 - 17 83 3 - - - 29 87 9 22 1 - 2 3 - - - 3 - - - - - - -

Public utilities 3 ___________________ 28 1.35 " " " “ “ “ “ 9 " 15 1 " “ “ ~ “ “ 3 ” “ ' ~ " “

Laborers, material handling ------------------ 1, 697 1.68 1 1 1 . _ 12 410 174 87 115 92 193 95 34 10 7 82 49 99 28 67 133 2 5Manufacturing _______ _____ _____ — 1, 016 1.61 - - - - - - - - 254 104 77 37 69 183 80 2 3 6 36 29 45 - 67 17 2 5Nonmanufacturing _____________________ 681 1.79 1 1 - - 1 - - 12 156 70 10 78 23 10 15 32 7 1 46 20 54 28 - 116 - -

Public utilities 3 ___________________ 265 2.37 " - - ~ “ _ 28 “ " “ 1 ~ 2 " “ “ 27 19 54 18 “ 116 ~ “

Order fillers __ ____________ — _________ 817 1.65 121 76 37 239 49 25 48 37 18 18 5 39 1 . 79 7 2 16Manufacturing _________________________ 119 1.83 - - - - - - - - 14 22 8 6 29 - 6 - 3 - - 8 1 - - 6 - 4 16Nonmanufacturing _____________________ 698 1.62 - - - - - 107 54 29 233 20 25 42 37 15 18 5 31 - 79 l 2 -

Packers, shipping (men) _________________ 391 1.89 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 33 23 19 94 24 8 54 7 14 _ - 1 - - 16 76 1 20Manufacturing _______ _________________ 108 2.05 - - - - - - - - 12 11 3 26 10 2 4 - - - - 1 - - 14 4 1 5 20Nonmanufacturing _____________________ 283 1.83 - - - - 1 21 12 16 68 14 6 50 7 14 - - - - 2 72 “ -

Packers, shipping (women) --------- --------- 120 1.39 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3 - 56 28 2 - 3 28Manufacturing _______ __ -------------------- 117 1.40 56 28 2 " 3 28

Receiving clerks ___________ _____________ 161 1.85 3 1 . 2 15 32 12 11 25 14 9 11 3 4 1 13 1 2 2Manufacturing _________________________ 45 1.93 2 13 2 2 7 4 - 6 - 1 1 5 1 - 1Nonmanufacturing _____________________ 116 1.82 - - - - - “ - 3 1 - 2 13 19 10 9 18 10 9 5 3 3 - 8 - 2 1

Shipping clerks ______ ________________ __ 135 1.98 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 _ - - 18 25 10 18 10 8 9 8 5 - 5 14 2 2Manufacturing _________________________ 56 2.22 6 3 8 - 8 7 1 5 - 2 14 - 2Nonmanufacturing __ _________________ 79 1.82 - - 1 - - - 18 19 7 10 10 - 2 7 ■ - 3 “ 2 "

Shipping and receiving clerks ___________ 70 2.08 _ _ _ - - - 3 - - - - 3 1 12 14 2 2 12 5 - 4 - 1 8 3Manufacturing _________________ ______ 51 2.10 3 1 3 14 2 2 12 5 1 7 1

See footnotes at end of table,


11Table A-5. Custodial and Material Movement Occupations— Continued

(Average straight-time hourly earnings for selected occupations studied on an area basisby industry division, Memphis, Tenn. , January 1963)


Occupation 1 2 3 4 5 and industry divisionNumber

ofAverage hourly ,

$0. 30

$0. 40

$0. 50

$0. 60

$0. 70

$0. 80

$0. 90

$1 .00

$1. 10

$1. 20

$1. 30 *1. 40

$1. 50

$1. 60

%1. 70

a1. 80

$1. 90

$2. 00

$2. 10

$2. 20

$2. 30

$2. 40

$2. 50

$2. 60

S2. 80

$3. 00

workers earnings andunder and

.40 . 50 .6 0 . 70 ■ 80 . 90 1. 00 1. 10 1. 20 1. 30 1. 40 1. 50 1.60 1. 70 1. 80 1. 90 2. 00 2. 10 2. 20 2. 30 2. 40 2. 50 2. 60 2. 80 3. 00 over

T ru ckdrivers6 -------------------------------------------- 2, 001 $ 2 . 15 12 32 216 140 52 136 16 21 278 33 17 4 6 9 56 68 105 800Manufacturing ---------------------------------------- 466 1. 63 - - - - - - - - 29 68 39 7 16 18 210 27 17 3 - 5 4 - 16 7 - -

1, 535 2. 30 12 32 187 72 13 129 3 68 6 1 1 5 56 52 98 800852 2. 86 1 l 50 800

Truckdrivers, light (under1 V2 tons) ---------------------------------------------- 312 1.49 - - - - - 12 - 21 71 76 12 2 4 5 68 6 - 4 - 2 - 1 - 3 25 -

Manufacturing ______________________ 48 1.45 - - - - - - - - 6 23 6 - 4 2 - - - 3 - 1 - - - 3 - -Nonmanufacturing __________________ 264 1. 50 “ " “ “ 12 21 65 53 6 2 ~ 3 68 6 " 1 " 1 1 “ 25

Truckdrivers, medium ( 1 V2 to andincluding 4 tons) -------------------------------- 754 2. 16 - - - - - - - 9 81 44 35 87 12 16 41 7 17 - - - 1 49 16 9 330 -

Manufacturing ---------------------------------- 190 1. 62 - - - - - - - - 23 25 28 2 12 16 41 7 17 - - - - - 16 3 - -Nonmanufacturing -------------------- — 564 2. 34 - - - - - - - 9 58 19 7 85 - - - - - - - - 1 49 - 6 330 -

*PiiKl i r> n f i 1i f i ag ^ 380 2. 83 \ 49 330XHJ. D ll C u.L.111 L lco

Truckdrivers, heavy (over 4 tons,trailer type) ---------------------------------------------------- 752 2. 48 - - - - - - - 2 64 20 5 47 - - 11 20 - - - 4 8 6 52 92 421 -

Manufacturing ------------------------------------------- 69 1. 64 20 5 5 - - 11 20 - - - 4 4 - - - - -Nonmanufacturing ---------------------------------- 683 2. 56 - - - - - - - 2 64 - - 42 - - - - - - - - 4 6 52 92 421 -

U nK l i r n f i 1 i t i a c ^ 421 2. 88 421

Truckdrivers, heavy (over 4 tons,other than trailer type) -------------------------- 183 1. 86 158 - - - - - - - - 1 24 -

Truckers, power (forklift) ----------------------------- 596 1. 82 40 152 24 54 7 31 25 14 43 10 12 29 14 3 24 78 32 4Manufacturing -------------------------------------------------- 362 1.95 , - - - - ■ - - - - 19 46 24 28 7 31 13 14 42 9 - 9 14 - 24 62 16 4Nonmanufacturing ___________________________ 234 1 . 62 - - - - - - - - 21 106 - 26 - - 12 - 1 1 12 20 - 3 - 16 16 -

137 1.43 13 103 2 3 16

Truckers, power (other thanforklift) ______________________ ____________ __________ 125 2. 50 - - - - - - - - 1 - 2 11 - - - - - - 7 1 31 - 3 37 23 9

Manufacturing ------ ---------------------------------------- 122 2. 53 2 9 7 1 31 3 37 23 9

1 Data lim ited to men workers except where otherwise indicated.2 Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts.3 Transportation, communication, and other public utilities.4 W orkers were distributed as follows : 3 at $ 3. 40 to $ 3. 50; and 13 at $ 3. 50 to $ 3. 60.5 W orkers were distributed as follow s: 6 at $ 3 .2 0 to $ 3 .3 0 ; and 14 at $ 3 .9 0 to $ 4 .6 Includes all drivers regardless of size and type of truck operated.


Appendix: Occupational Descriptions

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

OFFICE

BILLER, MACHINE

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

Biller, machine (billing machine)—Uses a special billing machine (Moon Hopkins, Elliott Fisher, Burroughs, etc., which are combination typing and adding machines) to prepare bills and invoices from customers’ purchase orders, internally prepared orders, shipping memorandums, etc. Usually involves application of predetermined discounts and shipping charges and entry of necessary extensions, which may or may not be computed on the billing machine, and totals which are automatically accumulated by machine. The operation usually involves a large number of carbon copies of the bill being prepared and is often done on a fanfold machine.

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

BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATOR

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

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

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

CLERK, ACCOUNTING

Class A—Under general direction of a bookkeeper or accountant, has responsibility for keeping one or more sections of a complete set of books or records relating to one phase of an establishment’s business transactions. Work involves posting and balancing subsidiary ledger or ledgers such as accounts receivable or accounts

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payable; examining and coding invoices or vouchers with proper accounting distribution; and requires judgment and experience in making proper assignations and allocations. May assist in preparing, adjusting and closing journal entries; and may direct class B accounting clerks.

Class B—Under supervision, performs one or more routine accounting operations such as posting simple journal vouchers or accounts payable vouchers, entering vouchers in voucher registers; reconciling bank accounts; and posting subsidiary ledgers controlled by general ledgers, or posting simple cost accounting data. This job does not require a knowledge of accounting and bookkeeping principles but is found in offices in which the more routine accounting work is subdivided on a functional basis among several workers.

C L E R K , A C C O U N T IN G -C o n tin u e d

CLERK, FILE

Class A—In an established filing system containing a number of varied subject matter files, classifies and indexes file material such as correspondence, reports, technical documents, etc. May also file this material. May keep records of various types in conjunction with the files. May lead a small group of lower level file clerks.

Class B — Sorts, codes, and files unclassified material by simple (subject matter) headings or partly classified material by finer subheadings. Prepares simple related index and cross-reference aids. As requested locates clearly identified material in files and forwards material. May perform related clerical tasks required to maintain and service files.

Class C—Performs routine filing of material that has already been classified or which is easily classified in a simple serial classification system (e.g., alphabetical, chronological, or numerical). As requested, locates readily available material in files and forwards material; and may fill out withdrawal charge. Performs simple clerical and manual tasks required to maintain and service files.

C L E R K , O R D E R

Receives customers'orders for material or merchandise by mail, phone, or personally. Duties involve any combination of the following: Quoting prices to customers; making out an order sheet listing the items to make up the order; checking prices and quantities of items on order sheet; and distributing order sheets to respective departments to be filled. May check with credit department to determine credit rating of customer, acknowledge receipt of orders from customers, follow up orders to see that they have been filled, keep file of orders received, and check shipping invoices with original orders.

CLERK, PAYROLL

Computes wages of company employees and enters the necessary data on the payroll sheets. Duties involve: Calculating workers' earnings based on time or production records; and posting calculated data on payroll sheet, showing information such as worker's name, working days, time, rate, deductions for insurance, and total wages due. May make out paychecks and assist paymaster in making up and distributing pay envelopes. May use a calculating machine.

COMPTOMETER OPERATOR

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

DUPLICATING-MACHINE OPERATOR (MIMEOGRAPH OR DITTO)

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


KEYPUNCH OPERATOR

Class yl—Operates a numerical and/or alphabetical or combination keypunch machine to transcribe data from various source documents to keypunch tabulating cards. Performs same tasks as lower level keypunch operator but in addition, work requires application of coding skills and the making of some determinations, for example, locates on the source document the items to be punched; extracts information from several documents; and searches for and interprets information on the document to determine information to be punched. May train inexperienced operators.

Class B—Under close supervision or following specific procedures or instructions, transcribes data from source documents to punched cards. Operates a numerical and/or alphabetical or combination keypunch machine to keypunch tabulating cards. May verify cards. Working from various standardized source documents, follows specified sequences which have been coded or prescribed in detail and require little or no selecting, coding, or interpreting data to be punched. Problems arising from erroneous items or codes, missing information, etc., are referred to supervisor.

OFFICE BOY OR GIRL

Performs various routine duties such as running errands, operating minor office machines such as sealers or mailers, opening and distributing mail, and other minor clerical work.

SECRETARY

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

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SECRETARY— Continued

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

STENOGRAPHER, GENERAL

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

STENOGRAPHER, SENIOR

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

OR

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


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SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR

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

SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR-RECEPTIONIST

In addition to performing duties of operator, on a single position or monitor-type switchboard, acts as receptionist and may also type or perform routine clerical work as part of regular duties. This typing or clerical work may take the major part of this worker’ s time while at switchboard.

TABULA TING-MACHINE OPERATOR

Class A—Operates a variety of tabulating or electrical accounting machines, typically including such machines as the tabulator, calculator, interpreter, collator, and others. Performs complete reporting assignments without close supervision, and performs difficult wiring as required. The complete reporting and tabulating assignments typically involve a variety of long and complex reports which often are of irregular or nonrecurring type requiring some planning and sequencing of steps to be taken. As a more experienced operator, is typically involved in training new operators in machine operations, or partially trained operators in wiring from diagrams and operating sequences of long and complex reports, Does not include working supervisors performing tabulating-machine operations and day-to-day supervision of the work and production of a group of tabulating-machine operators.

Class B— Operates more difficult tabulating or electrical accounting machines such as the tabulator and calculator, in addition to the sorter, reproducer, and collator. This work is performed under specific instructions and may include the performance of some wiring from diagrams. The work typically involves, for example, tabulations involving a repetitive accounting exercise, a complete but small tabulating study, or parts of a longer and more complex report. Such reports and studies are usually of a recurring nature where the procedures are well established. May also include the training of new employees in the basic operation of the machine.

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Class C— Operates simple tabulating or electrical accounting machines such as the sorter, reproducing punch, collator, etc., with specific instructions. May include simple wiring from diagrams and some filing work. The work typically involves portions of a work unit, for example, individual sorting or collating runs or repetitive operations.

TRANSCRIBING-MACHINE OPERATOR, GENERAL

Primary duty is to transcribe dictation involving a normal routine vocabulary from transcribing-machine records. May also type from written copy and do simple clerical work. Workers transcribing dictation involving a varied technical or specialized vocabulary such as legal briefs or reports on scientific research are not included. A worker who takes dictation in shorthand or by Stenotype or similar machine is classified as a stenographer, general.

TYPIST

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

Class A—Performs one or more of the following: Typing material in final form when it involves combining material from several sources err responsibility for correct spelling, syllabication, punctuation, etc., of technical or unusual words or foreign language material; and planning layout and typing of complicated statistical tables to maintain uniformity and balance in spacing. May type routine form letters varying details to suit circumstances.

Class B— Performs one or more of the following: Copy typing from rough or clear drafts; routine typing of forms, insurance policies, etc.; and setting up simple standard tabulations, or copying more complex tables already set up and spaced properly.


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PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICALDRAFTSMAN, JUNIOR

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

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

DRAFTSMAN, LEADER

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

DRAFTSMAN, SENIOR

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

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

NURSE, INDUSTRIAL (REGISTERED)

A registered nurse who gives nursing service to ill or injured employees or other persons who become ill or suffer an accident on the premises of a factory or other establishment. Duties involve a combination of the following: Giving first aid to the ill or injured; attending to subsequent dressing of employees’ injuries; keeping records of patients treated; preparing accident reports for compensation or other purposes; conducting physical examinations and health evaluations of applicants and employees; and planning and carrying out programs involving health education, accident prevention, evaluation of plant environment, or other activities affecting the health, welfare, and safety of all personnel.

TRACER

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

MAINTENANCE AND POWERPLANT

CARPENTER, MAINTENANCE

Performs the carpentry duties necessary to construct and maintain in goodrepair building woodwork and equipment such as bins, cribs, counters, benches, partitions, doors, floors, stairs, casings, and trim made of wood in an establishment. Work involves most of the following: Planning and laying out of work from blueprints, drawings, models, or verbal instructions; using a variety of carpenter’s handtools, portable

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power tools, and standard measuring instruments; making standard shop computations relating to dimensions of work; and selecting materials necessary for the work. In general, the work of the maintenance carpenter requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience.


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ELECTRICIAN, MAINTENANCE

Performs a variety of electrical trade functions such as the installation, maintenance, or repair of equipment for the generating, distribution, or utilization of electric energy in an establishment. Work involves most of the following: Installing or repairing any of a variety of electrical equipment such as generators, transformers, switchboards, controllers, circuit breakers, motors, heating units, conduit systems, or other transmission equipment; working from blueprints, drawings, iay- out, or other specifications; locating and diagnosing trouble in the electrical system or equipment; working standard computations relating to load requirements of wiring or electrical equipment; and using a variety of electrician’ s handtools and measuring and testing instruments. In general, the work of the maintenance electrician requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience.

ENGINEER, STATIONARY

Operates and maintains and may also supervise the operation of stationary engines and equipment (mechanical or electrical) to supply the establishment in which employed with power, heat, refrigeration, or air-conditioning. Work involves: Operating and maintainingequipment such as steam engines, air compressors, generators, motors, turbines, ventilating and refrigerating equipment, steam boilers and boiler-fed water pumps; making equipment repairs; and keeping a record of operation of machinery, temperature, and fuel consumption. May also supervise these operations. Head or chief engineers in establishments employing more than one engineer are excluded.

FIREMAN, STATIONARY BOILER

Fire stationary boilers to furnish the establishment in which employed with heat, power, or steam. Feeds fuels to fire by hand or operates a mechanical stoker, gas, or oil burner; and checks water and safety valve. May clean, oil, or assist in repairing boilerroom equipment.

HELPER, MAINTENANCE TRADES

Assists one or more workers in the skilled maintenance trades, by performing specific or general duties of lesser skill, such as keeping a worker supplied with materials and tools; cleaning working area, machine, and equipment; assisting worker by holding materials or tools; and performing other unskilled tasks as directed by journeyman. The kind of work the helper is permitted to perform varies from trade to trade: In some trades the helper is confined to supplying, lifting, and holding materials and tools and cleaning working areas; and in others he is permitted to perform specialized machine operations, or parts of a trade that are also performed by workers on a full-time basis.

MACHINE-TOOL OPERATOR, TOOLROOM

Specializes in the operation of one or more types of machine tools, such as jig borers, cylindrical or surface grinders, engine lathes, or milling machines in the construction of machine-shop tools, gages, jigs, fixtures, or dies. Work involves most of the following: Planning and performing difficult machining operations; processing items requiring complicated setups or a high degree of accuracy; using a variety of precision measuring instruments; selecting feeds, speeds, tooling and operation sequence; and making necessary adjustments during operation to achieve requisite tolerances or dimensions. May be required to recognize when tools need dressing, to dress tools, and to select proper coolants and cutting and lubricating oils. For cross-industry wage study purposes, machine-tool operators, toolroom, in tool and die jobbing shops are excluded from this classification.

MACHINIST, MAINTENANCE

Produces replacement parts and new parts in making repairs of metal parts of mechanical equipment operated in an establishment. Work involves most of the following: Interpreting written instructions andspecifications; planning and laying out of work; using a variety of machinist’s handtools and precision measuring instruments; setting up and operating standard machine tools; shaping of metal parts to close tolerances; making standard shop computations relating to dimensions of work, tooling, feeds and speeds of machining; knowledge of the working


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properties of the common metals; selecting standard materials, parts, and equipment required for his work; and fitting and assembling parts into mechanical equipment. In general, the machinist’ s work normally requires a rounded training in machine-shop practice usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience.

MECHANIC, AUTOMOTIVE (MAINTENANCE)

Repairs automobiles, buses, motortrucks, and tractors of an establishment. Work involves most of the following: Examining automotive equipment to diagnose source of trouble; disassembling equipment and performing repairs that involve the use of such handtools as wrenches, gages, drills, or specialized equipment in disassembling or fitting parts; replacing broken or defective parts from stock; grinding and adjusting valves; reassembling and installing the various assemblies in the vehicle and making necessary adjustments; and alining wheels, adjusting brakes and lights, or tightening body bolts. In general, the work of the automotive mechanic requires rounded training and- experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience.

MECHANIC, MAINTENANCE

Repairs machinery or mechanical equipment of an establishment. Work involves most of the following: Examining machines and mechanical equipment to diagnose source of trouble; dismantling or partly dismantling machines and performing repairs that mainly involve the use of handtools in scraping and fitting parts; replacing broken or defective parts with items obtained from stock; ordering the production of a re- placementpart by a machine shop or sending of the machine to a machine shop for major repairs; preparing written specifications for major repairs or for the production of parts ordered from machine shop; reassembling machines; and making all necessary adjustments for operation. In general, the work of a maintenance mechanic requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience. Excluded from this classification are workers whose primary duties invQlve setting up or adjusting machines.

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Installs new machines or heavy equipment and dismantles and installs machines or heavy equipment when changes in the plant layout are required. Work involves most of the following: Planning and laying out of the work; interpreting blueprints or other specifications; using a variety of handtools and rigging; making standard shop computations relating to stresses, strength of materials, and centers of gravity; alining and balancing of equipment; selecting standard tools, equipment and parts to be used; and installing and maintaining in good order power transmission equipment such as drives and speed reducers. In general, the millwright’ s work normally requires a rounded training and experience in the trade acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience.

OILER

M IL L W R IG H T

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

PAINTER, MAINTENANCE

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

PIPEFITTER, MAINTENANCE

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


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and fastening pipe to hangers; making standard shop computations relating to pressures, flow, and size of pipe required; and making standard tests to determine whether finished pipes meet specifications. In general the work of the maintenance pipefitter requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience. Workers primarily engaged in installing and repairing building sanitation or heating systems are excluded.

PLUMBER, MAINTENANCE

Keeps the plumbing system of an establishment in good order. Work involves: Knowledge of sanitary codes regarding installation ofvents and traps in plumbing system; installing or repairing pipes and fixtures; and opening clogged drains with a plunger or plumber’ s snake. In general, the work of the maintenance plumber requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience.

SHEET-METAL WORKER, MAINTENANCE

Fabricates, installs, and maintains in good repair the sheet- metal equipment and fixtures (such as machine guards, grease pans, shelves, lockers, tanks, ventilators, chutes, ducts, metal roofing) of an establishment. Work involves most of the following: Planning and laying out all types of sheet-metal maintenance work from blueprints, models, or other specifications; setting up and operating all available

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types of sheet-metal-working machines; using a variety of handtools in cutting, bending, forming, shaping, fitting, and assembling; and installing sheet-metal articles as required. In general, the work of the maintenance sheet-metal worker requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience.

TOOL AND DIE MAKER

(Die maker; jig maker; tool maker; fixture maker; g&ge maker)

Constructs and repairs machine-shop tools, gages, jigs, fixtures or dies for forgings, punching, and other metal-forming work. Work involves most of the following: Planning and laying out of work frommodels, blueprints, drawings, or other oral and written specifications; using a variety of tool and die maker’ s handtools and precision measuring instruments, understanding of the working properties of common metals and alloys; setting up and operating of machine tools and related equipment; making necessary shop computations relating to dimensions of work, speeds, feeds, and tooling of machines; heattreating of metal parts during fabrication as well as of finished tools and dies to achieve required qualities; working to close tolerances; fitting and assembling of parts to prescribed tolerances and allowances; and selecting appropriate materials, tools, and processes. In general, the tool and die maker’ s work requires a rounded training in machine-shop and toolroom practice usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience.

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

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CUSTODIAL AND MATERIAL MOVEMENT

ELEVATOR OPERATOR, PASSENGER

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

GUARD

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


JANITOR, PORTER, OR CLEANER

(Sweeper; charwomen; janitress)

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

LABORER, MATERIAL HANDLING

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

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

ORDER FILLER

(Order picker; stock selector; warehouse stockman)

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

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PACKER, SHIPPING

Prepares finished products for shipment or storage by placing them in shipping containers, the specific operations performed being dependent upon the type, size, and number of units to be packed, the type of container employed, and method of shipment. Work requires the placing of items in shipping containers and may involve one or more of the following: Knowledge of various items of stock in order to verifycontent; selection of appropriate type and size of container; inserting enclosures in container; using excelsior or other material to prevent breakage or damage; closing and sealing container; and applying labels or entering identifying data on container. Packers who also make wooden boxes or crates are excluded.

SHIPPING AND RECEIVING CLERK

Prepares merchandise for shipment, or receives and is responsible for incoming shipments of merchandise or other materials. Shipping work involves: A knowledge of shipping procedures, practices,routes, available means of transportation and rates; and preparing records of the goods shipped, making up bills of lading, posting weight and shipping charges, and keeping a file of shipping records. May direct or assist in preparing the merchandise for shipment. Receiving work involves: Verifying or directing others in verifying the correctness of shipments against bills of lading, invoices, or other records; checking for shortages and rejecting damaged goods; routing merchandise or materials to proper departments; and maintaining necessary records and files.

For wage study purposes, workers are classified as follows:

Receiving clerk Shipping clerkShipping and receiving clerk


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TRUCKDRIVER

Drives a truck within a city or industrial area to transport materials, merchandise, equipment, or men between various types of establishments such as: Manufacturing plants, freight depots, warehouses, wholesale and retail establishments, or between retail establishments and customers* houses or places of business. May also load or unload truck with or without helpers, make minor mechanical repairs, and keep truck in good working order. Driver-salesmen and over-the-road drivers are excluded.

For wage study purposes, truckdrivers are classified by size and type of equipment, as follows: (Tractor-trailer should be rated onthe basis of trailer capacity.)

Truckdriver (combination of sizes listed separately) Truckdriver, light (under iy2 tons)Truckdriver, medium (ll/2 to and including 4 tons)Truckdriver, heavy (over 4 tons, trailer type)Truckdriver, heavy (over 4 tons, other than trailer type)

TRUCKER, POWER

Operates a manually controlled gasoline- or electric-powered truck or tractor to transport goods and materials of all kinds about a warehouse, manufacturing plant, or other establishment.

For wage study purposes, workers are classified by type of truck, as follows:

Trucker, power (forklift)Trucker, power (other than forklift)

WATCHMAN

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