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Area Wage Survey

The Little Rock—North Little Rock, Arkansas, Metropolitan Area

July 1969

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS

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The Little Rock—North Little Rock, Arkansas, Metropolitan Area

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Bulletin 1660-2

November 1969

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR George P. Shultz, Secretary

BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS Geoffrey H. Moore, Commissioner

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P a g e

The Bureau of Labor Statistics program of annual In tro d u c tio n ______1 occupational wage surveys in metropolitan areas is de W age tre n d s fo r s e le c te d o cc u p a tio n a l g ro u p s ______3 signed to provide data on occupational earnings, and estab lishment practices and supplementary wage provisions. It T a b le s : yields detailed data by selected industry division for each of the areas studied, for geographic regions, and for the 1. Establishments and workers within scope of survey and United States. A major consideration in the program is number studied______2 the need for greater insight into (l) the movement of wages 2. Indexes of standard weekly salaries and straight-time by occupational category and skill level, and (2) the struc hourly earnings for selected occupational groups, and ture and level of wages among areas and industry divisions. percents of increase for selected periods ______4

At the end of each survey, an individual area bul A. Occupational earnings; letin presents survey results for each area studied. After A -1. Office occupations—men and women______5 completion of all of the individual area bulletins for a round A -2. Professional and technical occupations—men______7 of surveys, two summary bulletins are issued. The first A-3. Office, professional, and technical occupations— brings data for each of the metropolitan areas studied into m e n and w o m e n c o m b in e d ______one bulletin. The second presents information which has A-4. Maintenance and powerplant occupations______

been projected from individual metropolitan area data to A-5. Custodial and m aterial movement occupations ______1 O 'O OO relate to geographic regions and the United States. Appendix. Occupational descriptions ______12 Ninety areas currently are included in the pro gram. In each area, information on occupational earnings is collected annually and on establishment practices and supplementary wage provisions biennially.

This bulletin presents results of the survey in Little Rock—North Little Rock, Ark., in July 1969. The Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the Bureau of the Budget through January 1968, consists of Pulaski and Saline Counties. This study was conducted by NOTE: Similar tabulations are available for other the Bureau's regional office in Dallas, Tex., under the areas. (See inside back cover.) general direction of Boyd B. O'Neal, Assistant Regional Director for Operations. Union scales, indicative of prevailing pay levels in the Little Rock area, are also available for building con struction; printing; local-transit operating employees; and motortruck drivers, helpers, and allied occupations.

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Introduction

This area is 1 of 90 in which the U.S. Department of Labor’s to merit presentation, or (2) there is possibility of disclosure of Bureau of Labor Statistics conducts surveys of occupational earnings individual establishment data. and related benefits on an areawide basis.1 Occupational employment and earnings data are shown for This bulletin presents current occupational employment and full-tim e workers, i.e., those hired to work a regular weekly schedule earnings information obtained largely by mail from the establishments in the given occupational classification. Earnings data exclude pre visited by Bureau field economists in the last previous survey for mium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late occupations reported in that earlier study. Personal visits were made shifts. Nonproduction bonuses are excluded, but cost-of-living allow to nonrespondents and to those respondents reporting unusual changes ances and incentive earnings are included. Where weekly hours are since the previous survey. reported, as for office clerical occupations, reference is to the stand ard workweek (rounded to the nearest half hour) for which employees In each area, data are obtained from representative estab receive their regular straight-time salaries (exclusive of pay for lishments within six broad industry divisions: Manufacturing; trans overtime at regular and/or premium rates). Average weekly earnings portation, communication, and other public utilities; wholesale trade; for these occupations have been rounded to the nearest half dollar. retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and services. Major industry groups excluded from these studies are government opera The averages presented reflect composite, areawide esti tions and the construction and extractive industries. Establishments mates. Industries and establishments differ in pay level and job having fewer than a prescribed number of workers are omitted because staffing and, thus, contribute differently to the estimates for each job. they tend to furnish insufficient employment in the occupations studied The pay relationship obtainable from the averages may fail to reflect to warrant inclusion. Separate tabulations are provided for each of accurately the wage spread or differential maintained among jobs in the broad industry divisions which meet publication criteria. individual establishments. Sim ilarly, differences in average pay levels for men and women in any of the selected occupations should not be These surveys are conducted on a sample basis because of assumed to reflect differences in pay treatment of the sexes within the unnecessary cost involved in surveying all establishments. To individual establishments. Other possible factors which may contrib obtain optimum accuracy at minimum cost, a greater proportion of ute to differences in pay for men and women include: Differences in large than of small establishments is studied. In combining the data, progression within established rate ranges, since only the actual rates however, all establishments are given their appropriate weight. Es paid incumbents are collected; and differences in specific duties per timates based on the establishments studied are presented, therefore, formed, although the workers are classified appropriately within the as relating to all establishments in the industry grouping and area, same survey job description. Job descriptions used in classifying em except for those below the minimum size studied. ployees in these surveys are usually more generalized than those used Occupations and Earnings in individual establishments and allow for minor differences among establishments in the specific duties performed. The occupations selected for study are common to a variety of manufacturing and nonmanufacturing industries, and are of the fol Occupational employment estimates represent the total in all lowing types: (1) Office clerical; (2) professional and technical; (3) establishments within the scope of the study and not the number actu maintenance and powerplant; and (4) custodial and m aterial movement. ally surveyed. Because of differences in occupational structure among Occupational classification is based on a uniform set of job descrip establishments, the estimates of occupational employment obtained from tions designed to take account of interestablishment variation in duties the sample of establishments studied serve only to indicate the relative within the same job. The occupations selected for study are listed importance of the jobs studied. These differences in occupational and described in the appendix. The earnings data following the job structure do not affect m aterially the accuracy of the earnings data. titles are for all industries combined. Earnings data for some of the Establishment Practices and Supplementary Wage Provisions occupations listed and described, or for some industry divisions within occupations, are not presented in the A-series tables because either Tabulations on selected establishment practices and supple (1) employment in the occupation is too small to provide enough data mentary wage provisions (B-series tables) are not presented in this bulletin. Information for these tabulations is collected biennially. 1 Included in the 90 areas are four studies conducted under contract with the New York State These tabulations on minimum entrance salaries for inexperienced Department of Labor. These areas are Binghamton (New York portion only); Rochester (office occu women office workers; shift differentials; scheduled weekly hours; paid pations only); Syracuse; and Utica—Rome. In addition, the Bureau conducts more lim ited area studies in 78 areas at die request of the Wage and Hour and Public Contracts Divisions of the U.S. De holidays; paid vacations; and health, insurance, and pension plans are partment of Labor. presented (in the B-series tables) in previous bulletins for this area.

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Table 1. Establishments and Workers Within Scope of Survey and Number Studied in Little Rock—North Little Rock, A rk.,1 by Major Industry D ivision,2 July 1969

Number of establishments M in im u m Workers in establishments employment Industry division in establish- Within scope of study4 ments in scope S tudied of study * S tudied of study N u m b e r P e rc e n t

All divisions ______237 99 4 7 ,0 3 7 100 32 ,5 4 1

Manufacturing ______50 85 42 2 4 ,4 8 3 52 19 ,2 0 3 Nonmanufacturing ______' 152 57 2 2 ,5 5 4 48 1 3,338 Transportation, communication, and other public utilities 5 __ ... 50 30 13 7 ,6 4 6 16 6, 242 Wholesale trade 6 . . __ . . . 50 34 9 2 ,8 4 5 6 8 04 Retail trade 6. ______50 37 15 5, 931 13 3, 234 Finance, insurance, and real estate6- ____ 50 29 10 3, 768 8 1 ,798 Services 6 7______50 22 10 2, 364 5 1 ,2 6 0

1 The Little Rock—North Little Rock Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the Bureau of the Budget through January 1968, consists of Pulaski and Saline Counties. The "workers within scope of study" estimates shown in this table provide a reasonably accurate description of the size and composition of the labor force included in the survey. The estimates are not intended, however, to serve as a basis of comparison with other employment indexes for the area to measure employment trends or levels since (1) planning of wage surveys requires the use of establishment data compiled considerably in advance of the payroll period studied, and (2) small establishments are excluded from the scope of the survey. 2 The 1967 edition of the Standard Industrial Classification Manual was used in classifying establishments by industry division. 3 Includes all establishments with total employment at or above the minimum limitation. All outlets (within the area) of companies in such industries as trade, finance, auto repair service, and motion picture theaters are considered as 1 establishment. 4 Includes all workers in all establishments with total employment (within the area) at or above the minimum limitation. 5 Taxicabs and services incidental to water transportation were excluded. 6 This industry division is represented in estimates for "all industries" and "nonmanufacturing" in the Series A tables. Separate presentation of data for this division is not made for one or more of the following reasons: (1) Employment in the division is too small to provide enough data to merit separate study, (2) the sample was not designed initially to permit separate presentation, (3) response was insufficient or inadequate to permit separate presentation, and (4) there is possibility of disclosure of individual establishment data. 7 Hotels and motels; laundries and other personal services; business services; automobile repair, rental, and parking; motion pictures; nonprofit membership organizations (excluding religious and charitable organizations); and engineering and architectural services.

One-half of the workers within scope of the survey in the Little Rock—North Little Rock area were employed in manufacturing firm s. The following presents the major in d u stry groups and specific industries as a percent of all manufacturing:

Industry groups Specific industries

Instruments and related Watches, clocks, and — 18 18 Chemicals and allied Industrial chemicals ______n p r o d u c t s ______14 Women's and m isses' Food and kindred products ____ 12 o u t e r w e a r ______6 Electrical equipment and Household furniture ------____5 s u p p lie s ______11 Apparel and other textile p r o d u c ts 7 Lumber and wood products.____ 7 Furniture and fixtures—______6 Printing and publishing ------6

This information is based on estimates of total employment derived from universe materials compiled prior to actual survey. Proportions in various industry divisions may differ from proportions based on the results of the survey as shown in table 1 above.

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Presented in table 2 are indexes and percentages of change For office clerical workers and industrial nurses, the wage in average salaries of office clerical workers and industrial nurses, trends relate to regular weekly salaries for the normal workweek, and in average earnings of selected plant worker groups. The indexes exclusive of earnings for overtime. For plant worker groups, they are a measure of wages at a given time, expressed as a percent of measure changes in average straight-time hourly earnings, excluding wages during the base period (date of the area survey conducted premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and between July I960 and June 1961). Subtracting 100 from the index late shifts. The percentages are based on data for selected key occu yields the percentage change in wages from the base period to the pations and include most of the numerically important jobs within date of the index. The percentages of change or increase relate to each group. wage changes between the indicated dates. These estimates are measures of change in averages for the area; they are not intended to measure average pay changes in the establishments in the area. Limitations of Data Method of Computing Each of the selected key occupations within an occupational The indexes and percentages of change, as measures of group was assigned a weight based on its proportionate employment change in area averages, are influenced by: (1) general salary and in the occupational group. These constant weights reflect base year wage changes, (2) merit or other increases in pay received by indi employments wherever possible. The average (mean) earnings for vidual workers while in the same job, and (3) changes in average each occupation were multiplied by the occupational weight, and the wages due to changes in the labor force resulting from labor turn products for all occupations in the group were totaled. The aggregates over, force expansions, force reductions, and changes in the propor for 2 consecutive years were related by dividing the aggregate for tions of workers employed by establishments with different pay levels. the later year by the aggregate for the earlier year. The resultant Changes in the labor force can cause increases or decreases in the relative, less 100 percent, shows the percentage change. The index occupational averages without actual wage changes. It is conceivable is the product of multiplying the base year relative (100) by the relative that even though all establishments in an area gave wage increases, for the next succeeding year and continuing multiply (compound) average wages may have declined because lower-paying establishments each year's relative by the previous year's index. Average earnings entered the area or expanded their work forces. Similarly, wages for the following occupations were used in computing the wage trends: may have remained relatively constant, yet the averages for an area may have risen considerably because higher-paying establishments Office clerical (men and women): Office clerical (men and women)— Skilled maintenance (men): entered the area. Bookkeeping-machine C ontinued Carpenters operators, class B Secretaries Electricians Cleiks, accounting, classes Stenographers, general M achinists A and B Stenographers, senior M ech anics The use of constant employment weights eliminates the effect Cleiks, file, classes Switchboard operators, classes Mechanics (automotive) of changes in the proportion of workers represented in each job in A, B, and C A and B Painters cluded in the data. The percentages of change reflect only changes Cleiks, order Tabulating-machine operators, Pipefitters in average pay for straight-time hours. They are not influenced by Clerics, payroll class B Tool and die make is changes in standard work schedules, as such, or by premium pay Comptometer operators Typists, classes A and B Keypunch operators, classes Unskilled plant (men): for overtime. Where necessary, data were adjusted to remove from A and B Industrial nurses (men and women): Janitors, porters, and cleaners the indexes and percentages of change any significant effect caused Office boys and girls Nurses, industrial (registered) Laborers, material handling by changes in the scope of the survey.

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Table 2. Indexes of Standard Weekly Salaries and Straight-Time Hourly Earnings for Selected Occupational Groups in Little Rock—North Little Rock, Ark, , and Percents of Increase for Selected Periods

A ll industries Manuf actur ing

O ffic e In d u s tria l S k ille d U n s k ille d O ffic e In d u s tria l S k ille d U n s k ille d P e rio d c le r ic a l n u rse s maintenance p la n t c le r ic a l n u rse s maintenance p la n t (m e n and (m e n and tra d e s w o rk e rs (m e n and (m e n and tra d e s w o rk e rs w om en) w om en) (m en) (m en) w om en) w om en) (m en) (m en)

Indexes (August 1960= 100)

J u ly 1 9 6 9 ------— ______143. 2 (M 148. 1 144. 8 144. 9 (M 145. 8 141. 3 J u ly 1 9 6 8 ...... 135. 9 143. 0 137. 2 n 137. 7 (*) 140. 9 136. 1

Percents of increase

July 1968 to July 1969 ______5. 3 (M 3. 6 5. 5 5. 3 ( l ) 3. 5 3. 8 July 1967 to July 1968 ______6. 1 ( l ) 9. 6 6. 6 6. 5 (M 10. 5 7. 4 A ugust 1966 to J u ly 1967______4 .9 (M 4. 7 7. 2 4 .7 (M 4. 5 6. 1 August 1965 to August 1966 ______3. 5 ( l ) 5. 8 1 .4 2 .9 n 7 .0 5. 5 August 1964 to August 1965 ______3. 2 (*) 4 .9 6. 3 2 .7 n 2. 5 2. 0 August 1963 to August 1964 ______3. 7 (*) 2. 4 1. 8 2. 6 (M 2. 8 1. 4 August 1962 to August 1963 ______2. 7 (*) 1 .8 3. 0 * 3. 7 (M 2. 1 3. 6 August 1961 to August 1962 ______4. 9 (*) 3 .4 3. 1 4. 5 (l) 2. 6 2. 4 August I960 to August 1961 ______2 .4 (M 4. 1 3. 0 5. 0 n 3. 3 3. 1

l Data do not meet publication criteria,

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A. Occupational Earnings

Table A-l. Office Occupations—Men and Women

(Average straight-time weekly hours and earnings for selected occupations studied on an area basis by industry division, Little Rock—North Little Rock, Ark. , July 1969)

Weekly earnings1 Number of workers receiving straight-time weekly earnings of— ( standard) $ $ * t t Number $ $ I $ $ $ I $ $ i $ $ r $ $ “ weekly 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 100 105 110 115 120 125 130 135 140 145 150 155 of Sex, occupation, and industry division hours1 workers [standard) M ean2 Median 2 Middle range 2 and under and 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 100 105 11Q 115 120 125 130 135 140 145 150 155 over

MEN

$ $ $ $ CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS A ------15 40.0 113.CO 105.00 101.50-120.00 ---- ~ - 2 - 6 - - 4 - 1 -- 1 - 1 -

CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS B ------18 40.0 89.50 89.00 77.50-102.00 --- 1 7 - 2 3 - 3 -- i -- 1 -----

CLERKS, ORDER ------58 40.0 100.00 94.50 90.50-112.00 __ - 7 -- 5 19 - 10 _ 8 _ 4 ___ 5 ___ NONMANUFACTURING ------43 40.0 94.00 93.00 89.00-103.50 - - ~ 7 5 17 - 6 - 5 - 3 --“-- “ ~ OFFICE BOYS ------• 32 39.0 69.00 66.50 63.00- 73.50 _ 14 8 4 2 3 1 NCNMANUFACTURING ------29 39.0 67.50 65.50 62.50- 70.50 - 14 8 4 2 i TABULATING-MACHINE OPERATORS, CLASS C ------15 38.0 92.50 92.50 88.00- 98.50 ~ _ i 5 4 3 i _ 1

WOMEN

BILLERS, MACHINE (BOOKKEEPING MACHINE) ------42 39.5 70.50 69.50 64.00- 74.00 - 14 8 13 - 2 5 NONMANUFACTURING ------40 39.5 70.00 69.00 63.50- 73.50 - 14 8 13 ~ ~ 5 BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATORS, CLASS A ------25 39.5 93.00 93.00 84.00-103.00 *- 1 4 - 2 1 9 - 4 2 - -- - 2 -- --- 00KKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATORS, CLASS B ——~■————————— ——————————— 72 39.5 79.00 79.50 72.00- 85.50 -- 10 22 5 16 12 3 _ i 3 MANUFACTURING ------20 40.0 86.50 85.50 81.00- 94.50 -- 2 2 - 6 4 2 ~ i 3 NONMANUFACTURING ------52 39.0 76.00 74.50 71.50- 83.50 8 20 5 10 8 1

CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS A ------88 39. 5 58.50 95.50 89.00-104.50 _--_ 8 3 14 17 21 4 2 2 7 _ 8 2 _____ MANUFACTURING ------16 40.0 1C3.00 99.00 95.00-114.50 -- - 2 2 6 - 1 2 1 - 1 1 ----- NONMANUFACTURING ------72 39.5 97.50 94.50 88.00-102.00 - 8 3 12 15 15 4 1 - 6 - 7 1 -“*-

CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS B ------304 39.5 e 3 .o c 82.00 72.50- 90.50 i 19 37 38 41 47 44 13 16 8 4 34 __ 2 ______MANUFACTURING ------69 40.0 87.50 87.00 81.00- 98.50 - 3 5 4 2 14 17 2 8 8 4 - - - 2 ------NCNMANUFACTURING ------235 39.0 82.00 79.50 71.50- 89.00 i 16 32 34 39 33 27 11 8 - 34 1 * * CLERKS, FILE, CLASS A ------20 38.5 77.0C 78.50 o o 0 CD V* o 3 3 1 - 5 4 - 1 2 i

CLERKS, FILE, CLASS B ------78 39.5 71.50 70.50 66.00- 77.50 4 10 24 14 14 9 2 --- 1 NONMANUFACTURING ------60 39.0 72.5C 73.00 66.50- 79.00 4 6 16 8 14 9 2 *- 1

CLERKS, FILE, CLASS C ------56 38.5 66.5C 65.00 62.50- 70.00 _ 30 13 11 2 NONMANUFACTURING ------54 38.5 66.50 64.50 62.50- 69.50 - 30 13 11

CLERKS, ORDER ------29 40.0 79.00 79.50 76.00- 84.50 -- 5 - 11 7 2 4

CLERKS, PAYROLL ------60 40.0 90.5C 90.00 82.50-100.00 ___ 1 9 10 11 7 8 9 _ 3 2 MANUFACTURING ------37 4C.0 92.00 92.00 81.50-102.00 --- 1 7 5 3 7 3 6 - 3 2 NONMANUFACTURING ------23 39.5 88.50 8 8 .0 0 84.00- 98.00 2 5 8 5 3

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

(Average straight-time weekly hours and earnings for selected occupations studied on an area basis by industry division, Little Rock—North Little Rock, Ark. , July 1969)

Weekly earnings1 (standard) Number of workers receiving straight -time weekly earnings of— $ $ S $ i % i $ s i S s $ $ $ $ $ S $ $ * Number Average of weekly 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 IOC 105 n o 115 120 125 130 135 140 145 150 155 Sex, occupation, and industry division hours1 workers (standard) Mean2 Median 2 Middle range 2 and under - and

60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 100 105 110 115 120 _ i 2 1 130 135 140 145 150 155 over

WOMEN - CONTINUED

$ $ $ $ COMPTOMETER OPERATORS ------AO 40.0 82.50 83.00 79.00- 86.50 -- 4 3 4 17 8 1 - 3 ---- ~ -- - NCNMANUFACTURING ------33 40.0 82.50 82.50 77.50- 87.00 * 4 3 3 13 6 1 ~ " 3 “ “ “ -

KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, CLASS A ------47 38.0 86.50 85.00 78.50- 90.CO ___ 4 11 9 12 4 1 2 2 1 1 -__ - - ___ NONMANUFACTURING ------35 37.5 82.50 82.00 77.50- 87.00 “ 3 11 9 1 1 ~ 1

KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, CLASS B — ---- 137 39.0 80.00 77.50 73.00- 85.00 _ 1 6 44 33 19 16 5 1 - 2 1C ------MANUFACTURING ------37 40.C 83.50 84.50 78.00- 89.00 -- 2 5 4 9 11 4 -- 2 NONMANUFACTURING ------100 39.0 79.00 76.00 72.50- 81.50 1 4 39 29 10 5 i 1 -- 10 - “ “ ~ “

OFFICE GIRLS ------15 38.5 70.00 69.50 66.50- 75.00 1 1 7 3 - 3

SECRETARIES3'------418 39.5 103.00 101.00 88.00-115.00 - -_ 10 22 48 39 48 29 54 37 26 34 18 10 13 9 6 9 2 4 MANUFACTURING ------131 40.0 1C6.50 105.00 92.00-117.00 --- 4 4 14 9 5 11 18 21 10 8 5 2 5 4 4 4 1 2 NONMANUFACTURING ------287 39.0 1C1.00 98.50 87.50-114.50 --- 6 18 34 30 43 18 36 16 16 26 13 8 8 5 2 5 1 2 PUBLIC UTILITIES4"------78 40.0 116.00 117.50 104.00-130.00 -- ~ 2 " 5 - 11 1 - 5 7 18 6 4 6 4 1 5 1 2

SECRETARIES, CLASS A ------29 39.0 120.00 119.00 103.00-139.00 _ - ___ 1 _ 1 _ 9 _ 1 4 5 - - 2 3 1 - 2 NONMANUFACTURING ------20 39.0 114.50 116.00 103.00-123.00 “ - 9 1 3 5 i i “

SECRETARIES, CLASS B ------102 38.5 1C1.00 98.50 90.50-109.00 ____ 4 15 5 19 13 15 8 3 7 6 i - 2 - 1 1 2 NONMANUFACTURING ------83 38.5ICO.00 97.50 90.50-107.00 4 10 5 19 8 14 8 3 5 3 ““ 1 1 " 2

SECRETARIES, CLASS C ------87 39.5 1C7.00 105.00 93.00-119.00 __ - 3 5 3 7 7 8 11 6 11 6 2 4 4 1 i 7 1 - MANUFACTURING ------22 40.0 117.50 113.00 105.00-133.00 ------i 5 3 4 i 2 - 2 1 - 3 -- NONMANUFACTURING ------65 39.5 103.50 101.00 89.00-116.50 - - 3 5 3 7 7 7 6 3 7 5 4 2 i 4 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES4 ------20 40.0 116.50 117.50 94.00-146.00 -“ 2 ~ 4 1 - - 1 5 1 i 4 1 SECRETARIES, CLASS D ------200 39.5 99.50 97.00 85.00-111.50 - -- 7 13 29 27 21 8 19 23 11 17 5 5 9 4 2 --- MANUFACTURING ------81 40.0 100.50 103.00 87.50-109.50 - ~ 4 4 8 9 4 5 12 18 6 4 ~ 1 3 i 2 --- NONMANUFACTURING ------119 39.5 98.50 92.50 84.50-116.00 -- 3 9 21 18 17 3 7 5 5 13 5 4 6 3 ---- PUBLIC UTILITIES4 ------52 40.0 113.00 116.50 106.00-125.00 -“ 5 “ 7 - 5 5 13 5 4 5 3 “

STENOGRAPHERS, GENERAL ------197 39.5 82.00 80.00 74.00- 87.00 _ 3 12 41 44 42 18 10 2 20 - 3 2 ------MANUFACTURING ------53 40.0 89.00 88.00 82.00-100.00 -- 2 3 2 16 7 9 1 10 - 1 2 ------NONMANUFACTURING ------144 39.0 79.00 77.50 73.00- 83.00 3 10 38 42 26 11 1 1 10 2 - - *- PUBLIC UTILITIES4------25 40.0 92.00 89.00 81.00-103.00 “ 2 “ 4 2 6 -- 9 2 ~ ~ “ “

STENOGRAPHERS, SENIOR ------64 39.5 107.00 104.00 93.50-118.00 - __ - 4 1 4 10 7 8 4 9 3 - i 8 1 4 --- MANUFACTURING ------17 40.0 115.50 115.00 102.50-134.00 ------3 3 2 i 2 - i 2 1 2 - -- NONMANUFACTURING ------47 39.5 104.00 101.00 91.50-114.00 ---- 4 1 4 10 4 5 2 8 1 - 6 2 - - PUBLIC UTILITIES4------27 40.0 111.50 112.00 100.00-131.50 * i 1 2 2 1 4 8 ~ 6 “ 2 ~ “

SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS, CLASS B ---- 51 39.5 77.00 73.00 66.00- 82.00 _ 12 5 15 4 7 -- 1 2 - - 4 - i ------NONMANUFACTURING ------47 39.5 75.50 72.50 65.00- 80.50 - 12 5 14 4 7 “ * - ~ 4 “ i “ ”" ““

SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR-RECEPTIONISTS- 93 39.5 78.00 74.50 70.50- 83.50 5 - 14 31 14 9 5 1 5 5 1 i i ---- 1 --- MANUFACTURING ------29 40.0 82.50 82.50 72.00- 95.50 -- 6 4 3 4 4 1 4 1 - i i ------NONMANUFACTURING ------64 39.0 76.00 73.50 70.50- 79.00 5 “ 8 27 11 5 i 1 4 1 — — 1 ' ""' TRANSCRIBING-MACHINE OPERATORS, 53 38.5 78.00 78.50 72.50- 87.50 _ 3 22 3 1 24 NONMANUFACTURING ------52 3 8 .5 77.50 77.50 72.50- 87.50 3 22 3 24

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

(Average straight-tim e weekly hours and earnings for selected occupations studied on an area basis by industry division, Little Rock—North Little Rock, Ark. , July 1969)

Weekly earnings1 ( standard) Number of workers receiving straight-time weekly earnings of— Average t * $ $ weekly 75 80 85 90 95 100 105 110 115 120 125 130 135 140 145 150 155 Sex, occupation, and industry division (standard) Median 2 Middle range 2 and ------and u n d e r 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 100 105 110 115 120 125 130 135 140 145 150 155 o v er

WOMEN - CONTINUED

$ $ $ $ TYPISTS, CLASS A ------58 4 0 .0 9 1 .0 0 86.00 82.00- 95.50 2 5 20 15 2 2 - 4 6 2 MANUFACTURING ------38 4 0 .C 88.50 84.00 81.50- 89.50 - 4 - 19 7 11- 6 NONMANUFACTURING ------20 39.5 9 5 .5 0 89.00 86. 00- 112.00 2 1 1 8 11- 4 2

TYPISTS, CLASS B — 210 3 8 .5 7 3.00 7 2 .5 0 6 8 .CO- 7 7.50 1 22 54 61 38 20 8 3 1 MANUFACTURING — 52 4 0 .0 7 7 .0 0 76.50 70.50- 80.00 3 9 9 19 5 4 1 NONMANUFACTURING 158 3 8 .0 71.50 71.50 67.00- 75.50 1 19 45 52 19 15 4 3

1 Standard hours reflect the workweek for which employees receive their regular straight-time salaries (exclusive of pay for overtime at regular and/or premium rates), and the earnings correspond to these weekly hours. 2 The mean is computed for each job by totaling the earnings of all workers and dividing by the number of workers. The median designates position—half of the employees surveyed receive more than the rate shown; half receive less than the rate shown. The middle range is defined by 2 rates of pay; a fourth of the workers earn less than the lower of these rates and a fourth earn more than the higher rate. 2 May include workers other than those presented separately. 4 Transportation, communication, and other public utilities.

Table A-2. Professional and Technical Occupations—Men

(Average straight-tim e weekly hours and earnings for selected occupations studied on an area basis by industry division, Little Rock—North Little Rock, A rk., July 1969)

Weekly earnings1 (standard) N u m b er of worke rs receiving straight-time we ekly earnings of— $ $ t $ $ $ * * $ i % s $ 1 $ t $ $ $ t Number Average j 75 80 85 90 95 100 105 110 115 120 125 130 135 140 145 150 155 160 165 170 175 of Occupation and industry division hour*1 woikers M ean2 Median 2 Middle range 2 and ( standard) and under

80 85 90 95 100 105 110 115 120 125 13Q 135 140 145 150 1 5 ? 160 165 170 175 over

$ $ $ $ ORAFTSMEN, CLASS A 30 4 0 .0 1 4 5 .0 0 142.50 129.50-149.50 2 2 4 6 3 7 -- 1 1 4 MANUFACTURING 24 4 0 .0 144.0C 139 .0 0 128.00-157.50 2 2 4 6 2 2 -- 1 1 4

ORAFTSMEN, CLASS B 45 40.0 128.00 125.00 106.00-151.50 - - 5 2 4 3 - 4 5 2 _ 3 3 12 - 1 1 - - MANUFACTURING — 37 4 0 .0 130.50 143.50 104.50-152.50 4 2 4 2 - i 4 - - 3 3 12 - 1 1 - -

DRAFTSMEN, CLASS C ------33 40.0 101.50 102.50 93.50-112.00 2 3 - 5 1 13 _ 4 i 1 2 1 MANUFACTURING ------32 40.0 101.50 1 0 2 .5 0 94.00-112.00 2 3 - 4 1 13 4 i 1 2 1

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(Average straight-tim e weekly hours and earnings for selected occupations studied on an area basis by industry division, Little Rock—North Little Rock, Ark. , July 1969)

Average Average Average Number Number Number Occupation and industry division of Weekly Weekly Occupation and industry division of Weekly Weekly Occupation and industry division of Weekly Weekly hours 1 earnings 1 workers hours 1 earnings 1 workers hours 1 earnings 1 (standard! (standard) (standard' (standard) (standard) (standard)

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS OFFICE OCCUPATIONS - CONTINUED OFFICE OCCUPATIONS - CONTINUED

BILLERS* MACHINE (BOOKKEEPING $ KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, CLASS A ------47 3 8 .0 8 6 .5 0 SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS, CLASS B ------51 3 9 .5 7 7 . CC MACHINE) ------47 3 9 .5 7 1 .5 0 NONMANUFACTURING ------35 3 7 .5 8 2 .5 0 NONMANUFACTURING ------47 3 9 .5 7 5 .5 0 NONMANUFACTURING ------43 3 9 .5 6 9 .5 0 KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, CLASS 8 ------139 3 9 .0 8 0 .0 0 SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR-RECEPTIONISTS- 93 3 9 .5 7 8 .0 0 BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATORS, MANUFACTURING ------39 4 0 .0 8 3 .5 0 MANUFACTURING ------29 4 0 .0 8 2 .5 0 CLASS A ------26 3 9 .5 9 2 .5 0 NONMANUFACTURING ------100 3 9 .0 7 9 .0 0 NONMANUFACTURING ------64 3 9 .0 7 6 .0 0 NONMANUFACTURING ------15 3 9 .5 8 4 .5 0 OFFICE BOYS AND GIRLS------47 3 9 .0 6 9 .0 0 TABULATING-MACHINE OPERATORS, BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATORS, NONMANUFACTURING ------43 3 9 .0 6 8 .0 0 CLASS C ------24 3 8 .5 9 0 .0 0 CLASS B ------74 3 9 .5 7 9 .5 0 NONMANUFACTURING ------19 3 8 .0 8 8 .0 0 MANUFACTURING ------22 4 0 .0 87.50 SECRETARIES2------422 3 9 .5 1C 3.50 NONMANUFACTURING ------52 3 9 .0 7 6 .0 0 MANUFACTURING ------131 4 0 .0 1 0 6 .5 0 TRANSCRIBING-NACHINE OPERATORS, NONMANUFACTURING ------291 3 9 .0 1C 2.00 GENERAL ------53 3 8 .5 7 8 .0 0 CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS A ------103 3 9 .5 1C0.5C PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S 3------82 4 0 .0 1 1 8 .5 0 NONMANUFACTURING ------52 3 8 .5 7 7 .5 0 MANUFACTURING ------25 4 0 .0 1 1 0 .0 0 NONMANUFACTURING ------78 3 9 .5 9 7 . 5C SECRETARIES, CLASS A ------29 3 9 .0 1 2 0 .0 0 TYPISTS, CLASS A ------58 4 0 .0 9 1 .0 0 NONMANUFACTURING ------20 3 9 .0 1 1 4 .5 0 MANUFACTURING ------38 4 0 .0 8 8 .5 0 CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS B ------322 3 9 .5 83. 5C NONMANUFACTURING ------20 3 9 .5 9 5 .5 0 MANUFACTURING ------77 4 0 .0 8 9.00 SECRETARIES, CLASS B ------102 3 8 .5 1 0 1 .0 0 NONMANUFACTURING ------245 3 9 .0 8 2 .0 0 NONMANUFACTURING ------83 38.5 100.00 TYPISTS, CLASS B ------21C 3 8 .5 7 3 .0 0 MANUFACTURING ------52 4 0 .0 7 7 .0 0 CLERKS, F IL E , CLASS A 21 3 8 .5 8 0 .5 0 SECRETARIES, CLASS C ------88 3 9 .5 1 0 8 .0 0 NONMANUFACTURING ------158 38.0 71.50 NONMANUFACTURING — 17 3 8 .5 8 1 .0 0 MANUFACTURING ------22 4 0 .0 1 1 7 .5 0 NONMANUFACTURING ------66 3 9 .5 1 0 5 .0 0 CLERKS, F IL E , CLASS 79 3 9 .5 7 2 .0 0 PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S 3------21 4 0 .0 1 1 9 .5 0 NONMANUFACTURING 61 3 9 .0 7 3 .5 0 PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL SECRETARIES, CLASS 0 ------203 39.5 100.50 OCCUPATIONS CLERKS, F IL E , CLASS 57 3 9 .0 6 6 . 5C MANUFACTURING ------81 40.C 100.50 NONMANUFACTURING 55 3 8 .5 6 6 .5 0 NONMANUFACTURING ------122 3 9 .5 1 0 0 .0 0 PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S 3------55 40.0 116.00 DRAFTSMEN, CLASS A ------30 4 0 .0 1 4 5 .0 0 CLERKS, ORDER ------87 4 0 .0 9 3 .0 0 MANUFACTURING ------24 4 0 .0 1 4 4 .0 0 MANUFACTURING — 29 4 0 .0 9 9 .0 0 STENOGRAPHERS, GENERAL ------197 3 9 .5 8 2 .0 0 NONMANUFACTURING 58 4 0 .0 9 0 .0 0 MANUFACTURING ------53 4 0 .0 8 9 .0 0 DRAFTSMEN, CLASS B ------46 4 0 .0 1 2 8 .0 0 NONMANUFACTURING ------144 3 9 .0 7 9 .0 0 MANUFACTURING ------37 4 0 .0 1 3 0 .5 0 CLERKS, PAYROLL ------65 4 0 .0 9 1 .5 0 PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S 3------25 4 0 .0 9 2 .0 0 MANUFACTURING ------40 4 0 .0 9 2 .5 0 DRAFTSMEN, CLASS C ------34 4 0 .0 1 0 2 .0 0 NONMANUFACTURING ------25 3 9 .5 9 0 .5 0 STENOGRAPHERS, SENIOR ------64 3 9 .5 1 0 7 .0 0 MANUFACTURING ------33 4 0 .0 1 0 2 .0 0 MANUFACTURING ------17 4 0 .0 1 1 5 .5 0 COMPTOMETER OPERATORS ------40 4 0 .0 8 2 .5 0 NONMANUFACTURING ------47 3 9 .5 1 0 4 .0 0 NQNMANUFACTURIN9 ------33 4 0 .0 8 2 .5 0 PUBLIC UTILITIES3------27 4 0 .0 1 1 1 .5 0

1 Standard hours reflect the workweek for which employees receive their regular straight-time salaries (exclusive of pay for overtime at regular and/or premium rates) , and the earnings correspond to these weekly hours. 2 May include workers other than those presented separately. 3 Transportation, communication, and other public utilities.

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Table A-4. Maintenance and Powerplant Occupations

(Average straight-tim e hourly earnings for men in selected occupations studieu on an area basis by industry division, Little Rock—North Little Rock, Ark., July 1969)

Hourly eamings 1 Number of workers receiving straight-time hourly earnings of— % $ $ *S t S s * $ t s s S t $ s * i s $ $ Number 1.60 1.70 1.80 1 .9 0 2 .0 0 2. 10 2 .2 0 2 .3 0 2 .4 0 2.50 2.60 2.70 2.80 2 .9 0 3.0C 3 .1 0 3 .2 0 3.40 3.60 3.80 4.00 4.20 4.40 Occupation and industry division of workers M ean2 Median 2 Middle range 2 and and under

1 .7 0 1 .80 1.90 2.00 2.10 2 . 20 2 .3 0 2 .4 0 2 .5 0 2 .6 0 2 .7 0 2 .8 0 2 .9 0 3.00 3.10 3.20 3 .4 0 3 .6 0 3 .8 0 4 .0 0 4.20 4.40 over

$ $ $ $ CARPENTERS, MAINTENANCE ------36 3.21 3.33 2.83- 3.39 ---- 2 2 -- 2 - 3 - 3 -- 17 1 - - 5 - i (Vi o * 0 1

MANUFACTURING ------17 3 .0 0 2 .7 9 2 2 2 3 3 5

______ELECTRICIANS, MAINTENANCE ------1C3 3.91 4.31 3.51- 4.36 2 5 1 3 8 6 11 4 3 58 2 MANUFACTURING ------89 3 .9 7 4 .3 2 3 . 3 9 - 4 .3 6 1 - 4 1 3 8 6 - 4 3 58 1

ENGINEERS, STATIONARY ------34 3. 64 3 .7 5 3 . 1 0 - 4 .1 2 1 2 6 2 1 2 5 1 14 __ MANUFACTURING------27 3 .7 2 4 .0 3 3 . 0 9 - 4 .1 4 1 2 4 1 - 5 - 14 “ -

FIREMEN, STATIONARY BOILER ------36 2 .4 9 2.41 1.77- 2.69 - 14 - - 3 - _ 1 8 - 2 ------4 - 4 _ MANUFACTURING ------36 2 .4 9 2.41 1.77- 2.69 14 “ 3 - 1 8 2 - * ~ - 4 - 4 - -

HELPERS, MAINTENANCE TRADES ------52 2 .5 2 2.55 1.93- 3.22 5 2 6 - 2 5 4 -- 5 1 -- 3 2 2 15 _____ MANUFACTURING ------42 2.48 2.40 1.90- 3.24 5 - 6 ~ 2 4 4 - - 5 1 - -- - 15 ------

MACHINISTS, MAINTENANCE ------133 3.74 3.59 3 . 5 2 - 4 .3 2 - - __ - 2 - 2 1 1 -- - 3 7 3 55 20 __ 37 2 MANUFACTURING ------79 3 .8 2 3 .8 0 3 . 4 5 - 4 .3 5 ~ ~ ~ 2 ~ 2 1 1 “ 3 7 3 2 20 “ 37 1

MECHANICS, AUTOMOTIVE ______. (MAINTENANCE) ------227 3.71 4. 12 3 . 0 1 - 4 .1 7 2 3 10 19 1 21 13 2 8 6 117 25 MANUFACTURING ------56 3 .2 0 3 .0 4 2 . 7 3 - 4 .1 3 - 2 --- 10 - 8 - 3 13 2 --- - 18 -- NONMANUFACTURING ------171 3.87 4.14 3.89- 4.18 ------3 -- 11 1 18 - - - 8 6 99 25 - PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S 3------158 3 .9 1 4.15 4.11- 4.19 11 1 18 - - - 4 99 25 -

MECHANICS, MAINTENANCE ------317 3 .5 1 3.38 3.03- 4.14 -- - - 4 _ 5 _ 10 3 8 2 7 34 19 6 69 12 4 6 126 1 1 MANUFACTURING ------313 3.51 3.38 3 . 0 3 - 4 .1 4 ” 4 5 10 3 8 2 7 34 19 4 69 10 4 6 126 1 1

OILERS ------30 3 .1 2 3 .2 7 3 .2 1 - 3 .3 3 2 ~ 2 2 “* ~ 24 -- MANUFACTURING ------30 3 .1 2 3 .2 7 3 . 2 1 - 3 .3 3 2 :- ::: 2 2 : : 24 ::: 1

PIPEFITTERS, MAINTENANCE ------92 4.02 4.14 4.12- 4.17 6 4 82

TOOL AND DIE MAKERS ------89 3.79 3.84 3.52- 4.10 2 4 11 14 12 9 32 4 1 MANUFACTURING ------80 3 .8 3 3 .9 4 3 . 5 7 - 4 .1 2 2 2 9 i i 11 8 32 4 1

Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts, For definition of term s, see footnote 2, table A - l . Transportation, communication, and other public utilities.

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Table A-5. Custodial and Material Movement Occupations

(Average straight-tim e hourly earnings for selected occupations studied on an area basis by industry division, Little Rock—North Little Rock, Ark., July 1969)

Hourly earnings 2 Num ber of w orkers receiving straight-time hourly earnings of— $ $ $ % * %% * * s $ * $ $ S N La $ $ s $ ' i i 1 ------1.50 1.60 1.70 1.80 1.90 2.00 2 .1 0 2 .2 0 2 .3 0 2 .4 0 2.50 2.60 2.70 2 .8 0 2 .9 0 3 .0 0 3 .1 0 3 .2 0 3.30 3 .4 0 Occupation1 and industry division of Under 3 .6 0 3 .8 0 workers Mean3 Median3 Middle range3 * and 1 .5 0 under - o o 1 .7 0 rvj 1 .6 0 1 .8 0 JL.9 0 2 .1 0 2 .20 ?.30 2.40 2 .5 0 2 .6 0 2 .7 g 2 .8 0 2 .9 0 3 .0 0 3 .1 0 3 t?0 3 .3 0 3 .4 0

$ $ $ $ GUARDS AND WATCHMEN ------149 2 .0 0 1.77 1.72- 2.05 20 77 7 6 5 - - 10 4 1 - 2 1 8 8 - 10 4 MANUFACTURING ------70 2 .2 5 1.85 1.72- 2.73 “ “ 13 22 3 “ 1 “ - 1 8 8 - - -

GUARDS: 4 4 MANUFACTURING ------28 2 .9 2 3 .2 3 2 . 4 3 - 3 .3 2 " 2 1 * - 1 8 8 - --

WATCHMEN: MANUFACTURING ------42 1 .8 0 1.74 1.68- 1.80 “ 13 20 3 ““ 6 “ “ ------

JANITORS, PORTERS, ANO CLEANERS ------422 1 .8 8 1 .7 7 1 . 6 7 - 2 .0 2 8 10 123 99 60 11 29 18 1 24 10 1 -- 4 20 2 2 _ _ MANUFACTURING ------205 2 .0 0 1.86 1.75- 2.17 - 26 52 41 5 18 17 24 2 - 20 ----_ NONMANUFACTURING ------217 1 .7 7 1.69 1.64- 1.81 8 10 97 47 19 6 11 1 1 - 8 1 “ 4 - 2 2 --- - _ 4 PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S 4 ------66 1.96 1.83 1.74- 2.08 “ 8 22 14 4 3 1 “ 8 “ 2 ~ -- - -

JANITORS, PORTERS, ANO CLEANERS

71 1 72 PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S 4 ------17 1 .8 9 1 .7 9 1 . 7 5 - 1 .9 9 - 10 4 - 3 ------

- - - _ LABORERS, MATERIAL HANDLING ------1 ,0 2 3 1.97 1.95 1.75- 2.17 - 179 141 89 212 81 95 166 11 6 - 7 1 20 4 10 _ 1 __ MANUFACTURING ------657 1 .9 2 1 .8 9 1 .7 2 - 2 .0 5 - - 137 127 71 135 44 50 54 9 3 - 7 - - 20 - ---_- _ NONMANUFACTURING ------366 2 .0 6 2 .0 9 1 . 9 2 - 2 .2 4 ~ 42 14 18 77 37 45 112 2 3 ““ 1 - - 4 10 -- 1 -

ORDER FILLERS ------217 2 .3 1 2.07 1.82- 2.77 - - 36 10 42 10 16 11 12 8 3 6 2 11 -- - __ 50 __ _ 8 9 9 7 7 3 NONMANUFACTURING ------158 2.34 1.97 1.81- 3.32 ““ 36 37 “ ~ ~ ~ - 50 - - -

17 10 12 8

RECEIVING CLERKS ------65 2 .5 1 2.34 2.12- 3.10 .. 5 3 7 8 5 13 2 2 2 2 _ 16 5 7 5 12 2 NONMANUFACTURING ------53 2.57 2.34 2.15- 3.42 - “ 5 ~ 1 ” - ~ 16 - -

SHIPPING CLERKS ------24 2 .5 0 2.45 2.13- 2.70 -- --- 2 2 7 1 -- - 7 1 - - - i -- 3 --

SHIPPING AND RECEIVING CLERKS ------40 2 .5 0 2 .4 4 2 . 2 8 - 2 .6 9 ---- 1 -- 1 11 3 11 - 4 5 - - - i - 3 -_ 4 5 MANUFACTURING ------18 2 .6 7 2.69 2.39- 2.79 “ “““““ 1 1 3 1 i - 2 - - -

TRUCKDRIVERS5 ------767 3 .0 7 3 .5 1 2 . 1 7 - 3 .9 4 - - 35 61 36 17 15 39 14 50 5 27 2 5 43 - - i 24 _ 25 36 332 MANUFACTURING ------244 2.34 2.20 1 .8 3 - 2 .8 3 - - 25 31 16 7 9 34 12 6 - 26 2 4 43 - - - 24 - 5 -- NONMANUFACTURING ------523 3 .4 1 3.92 2.48- 3.96 “ 10 30 20 10 6 5 2 44 5 1 ~ 1 “ “ i “ - 20 36 332

TRUCKDRIVERS, LIGHT (UNDER 1-1/2 TONS) ------113 2.08 1.88 1.77- 2.15 - 10 27 25 10 i i 5 - 2 5 4 --- 10 - 4 —- MANUFACTURING ------33 2 .4 1 2.09 1.83- 3.23 -- 7 5 - 5 -- 2 - 4 - 10 - -- - 20 20 10 6 5 5 NONMANUFACTURING ------80 1.94 1.85 1.75- 2.01 ~ “ 10 “ ~ ~ ~ ~ 4 ~ -

TRUCKDRIVERS, MEDIUM ( 1 - 1 / 2 TO AND INCLUDING 4 TONS! ------371 3 .1 8 3 .9 1 2 . 2 8 - 3 .9 6 -- - 26 11 7 4 34 13 48 - 3 2 1 - i 14 - -- 207 MANUFACTURING ------114 2 .1 8 2 .1 3 1 .8 4 - 2 .2 5 ~ ~ 24 11 7 4 34 12 4 2 2 * 14 ---

TRUCKDRIVERS, HEAVY (OVER 4 TONS, TRAILER TYPEI ------235 3 .4 0 3 .9 1 3 . 4 3 - 3 .9 5 -- 25 8 * - 1 ~ “ 24 - “-- - 16 36 125 NONMANUFACTURING ------186 3 .7 4 3.93 3.66- 3.96 8 1 16 36 125

See footnotes at end of table,

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

(Average straight-time hourly earnings for selected occupations studied on an area basis by industry division, Little Rockr-North Little Rock, Ark., July 1969)

1 Data limited to men workers except where otherwise indicated. 2 Excludes prem iu m pay for overtim e and for w ork on weekends, holidays, and late shifts. 3 F o r definition of te rm s , see footnote 2, table A - l . 4 Transportation, communication, and other public utilities. 5 Includes all d riv e rs , as defined, regardless of size and type of truck operated.

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The prim ary 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 permits 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; and handicapped, part-time, temporary, and probationary workers.

OFFICE

BILLER, MACHINE CLERK, FILE

Prepares statements, bills, and invoices on a machine other than an ordinary or electro- Class A. In an established filing system containing a number of varied subject m atter matic typewriter. May also keep records as to billings or shipping charges or perform other files, classifies and indexes file m aterial such as correspondence, reports, technical docu clerical work incidental to billing operations. For wage study purposes, billers, machine, are ments, etc. May also file this m aterial. May keep records of various types in conjunction classified by type of machine, as follows: with the files. May lead a small group of lower level file clerks.

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 Class B. Sorts, codes, and files unclassified m aterial by simple (subject matter) head and invoices from custom ers' purchase orders, internally prepared orders, shipping memo ing s~or~"partly classified m aterial by finer subheadings. Prepares simple related index and randums, etc. Usually involves application of predetermined discounts and shipping charges, cross-reference aids. As requested, locates clearly identified m aterial in files and forwards and entry of necessary extensions, which may or may not be computed on the billing machine, material. May perform related clerical tasks required to maintain and service files. 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 m a c h in e . Class C. Performs routine filing of m aterial that has already been classified or which is easily classified in a simple serial classification system (e.g., alphabetical, chronological, Biller, machine (bookkeeping machine). Uses a bookkeeping machine (Sundstrand, Elliott or numerical). As requested, locates readily available m aterial in files and forwards ma Fisher, Remington Rand, etc., which may or may not have typewriter keyboard) to prepare terial; and may fill out withdrawal charge. Performs simple clerical and manual tasks re custom ers' bills as part of the accounts receivable operation. Generally involves t;he sim ulta quired to maintain and service files. neous entry of figures on custom ers' 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 CLERK, ORDER and standard types of sales and credit slips. Receives custom ers' orders for m aterial or merchandise by mail, phone, or personally. Duties involve any combination of the following: Quoting prices to custom ers; making out an order BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATOR 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 Operates a bookkeeping machine (Remington Rand, Elliott Fisher, Sundstrand, Burroughs, department to determine credit rating of custom er, acknowledge receipt of orders from custom ers, National Cash Register, with or without a typewriter keyboard) to keep a record of business follow up orders to see that they have been filled, keep file of orders received, and check shipping transactions. invoices with original orders.

Class A. Keeps a set of records requiring a knowledge of and experience in basic bookkeeping principles, and fam iliarity with the structure of the particular accounting system CLERK, PAYROLL 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 Computes wages of company employees and enters the necessary data on the payroll b y h a n d . 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 Class B. Keeps a record of one or more phases or sections of a set of records usually days, time, rate, deductions for insurance, and total wages due. May make out paychecks and requiring little knowledge of basic bookkeeping. Phases or sections include accounts payable, assist paymaster in making up and distributing pay envelopes. May use a calculating machine. payroll, custom ers' 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. COMPTOMETER OPERATOR

CLERK, ACCOUNTING Prim ary duty is to operate a Comptometer to perform mathematical computations. This job is not tp be confused with that of statistical or other type of clerk, which may involve fre Class A. Under general direction of a bookkeeper or accountant, has responsibility for quent use of a Comptometer but, in which, use of this machine is incidental to performance of keeping one or more sections of a complete set of books or records relating to one phase other duties. of an establishm ent's business transactions. Work involves posting and balancing subsidiary ledger or ledgers such as accounts receivable or accounts payable; examining and coding invoices or vouchers with proper accounting distribution; and requires judgment and experi KEYPUNCH OPERATOR ence in making proper assignations and allocations. May assist in preparing, adjusting, and closing journal entries; and may direct class B accounting clerks. Class A. Operates a numerical and/or alphabetical or combination keypunch machine to Class B. Under supervision, performs one or more routine accounting operations such transcribe data from various source documents to keypunch tabulating cards. Perform s same as posting simple journal vouchers or accounts payable vouchers, entering vouchers in tasks as lower level keypunch operator but, in addition, work requires application of coding voucher registers; reconciling bank accounts; and posting subsidiary ledgers controlled by skills and the making of some determinations, for example, locates on the source document general ledgers, or posting simple cost accounting data. This job does not require a knowl the items to be punched; extracts information from several documents; and searches for and edge of accounting and bookkeeping principles but is found in offices in which the m ore routine interprets information on the document to determine information to be punched. May train accounting work is subdivided on a functional basis among several workers. inexperienced operators.

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KEYPUNCH OPERATOR— Continued SECRE T ARY— Continued

Class B. Under close supervision or following specific procedures or instructions, d. Secretary to the head of an individual plant, factory, etc. (or other equivalent level transcribes data from source documents to punched cards. Operates a numerical and/or of official) that employs, in all, over 5, 000 persons; or alphabetical or combination keypunch machine to keypunch tabulating cards. May verify cards. Working from various standardized source documents, follows specified sequences which have e. Secretary to the head of a large and important organizational segment (e.g., a middle been coded or prescribed in detail and require little or no selecting, coding, or interpreting management supervisor of an organizational segment often involving as many as several of data to be punched. Problems arising from erroneous items or codes, missing information, hundred persons) of a company that employs, in all, over 25,000 persons. etc., are referred to supervisor. C l a s s C

OFFICE BOY OR GIRL a. Secretary to an executive or m anagerial person whose responsibility is not equivalent to one of the specific level situations in the definition for class B, but whose subordinate staff Performs various routine duties such as running errands, operating minor office ma normally numbers at least several dozen employees and is usually divided into organizational chines such as sealers or m ailers, opening and distributing mail, and other minor clerical work. segments which are often, in turn, further subdivided. In some companies, this level includes a wide range of organizational echelons; in others, only one or two; o£

SECRETARY b. Secretary to the head of an individual plant, factory, etc. (or other equivalent level of official) that employs, in all, fewer than 5, 000 persons. Assigned as personal secretary, normally to one individual. Maintains a close and highly responsive relationship to the day-to-day work activities of the supervisor. Works fairly inde C la s s D pendently receiving a minimum of detailed supervision and guidance. Performs varied clerical and secretarial duties, usually including most of the following: (a) Receives telephone calls, a. Secretary to the supervisor or head of a small organizational unit (e.g., fewer than personal callers, and incoming m ail, answers routine inquiries, and routes the technical inquiries about 25 or 30 persons); m: to the proper persons; (b) establishes, m aintains, and revises the supervisor's files; (c) maintains the supervisor's calendar and makes appointments as instructed; (d) relays m essages from super b. Secretary to a nonsupervisory staff specialist, professional employee, administra visor to subordinates; (e) reviews correspondence, memoranda, and reports prepared by others tive officer, or assistant, skilled technician or expert. (NOTE: Many companies assign for the supervisor's signature to assure procedural and typographic accuracy; and (f) performs stenographers, rather than secretaries as described above, to this level of supervisory or stenographic and typing work. nonsupervisory worker.)

May also perform other clerical and secretarial tasks of comparable nature and difficulty. The work typically requires knowledge of office routine and understanding of the organization, STENOGRAPHER, GENERAL programs, and procedures related to the work of the supervisor. Prim ary duty is to take dictation involving a normal routine vocabulary from one or more E x c lu s io n s persons either in shorthand or by Stenotype or similar machine; and transcribe dictation. May also type from written copy. May maintain files, keep simple records, or perform other relatively Jlot all positions that are titled "secretary" possess the above characteristics. Examples routine clerical tasks. May operate from a stenographic pool. Does not include transcribing - of positions which are excluded from the definition are as follows: (a) Positions which do not meet machine work. (See transcribing-machine operator.) the "personal" secretary concept described above; (b) stenographers not fully trained in secretarial type duties: (c) stenographers serving as office assistants to a group of professional, technical, or managerial persons; (d) secretary positions in which the duties are either substantially more STENOGRAPHER, SENIOR routine or substantially more complex and responsible than those characterized in the definition; and (e) assistant type positions which involve more difficult or more responsible technical, admin Prim ary duty is to take dictation involving a varied technical or specialized vocabulary istrative, supervisory, or specialized clerical duties which are not typical of secretarial work. such as in legal briefs or reports on scientific research from one or more persons either in short hand or by Stenotype or similar machine; and transcribe dictation. May also type from written NOTE: The term "corporate officer," used in the level definitions following, refers to copy. May also set up and maintain files, keep records, etc. those officials who have a significant corporate-wide policymaking role with regard to major company activities. The title "vice president," though normally indicative of this role, does not OR in all cases identify such positions. Vice presidents whose prim ary responsibility is to act per sonally on individual cases or transactions (e.g., approve or deny individual loan or credit actions; Perform s stenographic duties requiring significantly greater independence and responsi administer individual trust accounts; directly supervise a clerical staff) are not considered to be bility than stenographers, general as evidenced by the following: Work requires high degree of "corporate officers" for purposes of applying the following level definitions. stenographic speed and accuracy; and a thorough working knowledge of general business and office procedures and of the specific business operations, organization, policies, procedures, files, C la s s A workflow, etc. Uses this knowledge in performing stenographic duties and responsible clerical tasks such as, maintaining followup files; assembling m aterial for reports, memorandums, letters, a. Secretary to the chairman of the board or president of a company that employs, in etc.; composing simple letters from general instructions; reading and routing incoming mail; and all, over 100 but fewer than 5,000 persons; or answering routine questions, etc. Does not include transcribing-m achine work. b. Secretary to a corporate officer (other than the chairman of the board or president) of a company that employs, in all, over 5, 000 but fewer than 25, 000 persons; or SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR c. Secretary to the head (immediately below the corporate officer level) of a major segment or subsidiary of a company that employs, in all, over 25, 000 persons. Class A. Operates a single- or multiple-position telephone switchboard handling incoming, outgoing, intraplant or office calls. Perform s full telephone information service or handles C l a s s B complex calls, such as conference, collect, overseas, or sim ilar calls, either in addition to doing routine work as described for switchboard operator, class B, or as a full-time a. Secretary to the chairman of the board or president of a company that employs, in assignment. ("Full" telephone information service occurs when the establishment has varied all, fewer than 100 persons; or functions that are not readily understandable for telephone information purposes, e.g., because of overlapping or interrelated functions, and consequently present frequent problems as to b. Secretary to a corporate officer (other than the chairman of the board or president) which extensions are appropriate for calls.) of a company that employs, in all, over 100 but fewer than 5,000 persons; or Class B. Operates a single- or multiple-position telephone switchboard handling incoming, c. Secretary to the head (immediately below the officer level) over either a major outgoing, intraplant or office calls. May handle routine long ___lance calls and record tolls. corporate-wide functional activity (e.g., marketing, research, operations, industrial rela- May perform lim ited telephone information service. ("Limited" telephone information service tions. etc.) or a major geographic or organizational segment (e.g., a regional headquarters; occurs if the functions of the establishm ent serviced are readily understandable for telephone a major division) of a company that employs, in all, over 5,000 but fewer than 25,000 information purposes, or if the requests are routine, e.g., giving extension numbers when employees; or specific names are furnished, or if complex calls are referred to another operator.)

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SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR-RECEPTIONIST TABULATING-MACHINE OPERATOR— Continued

In addition to performing duties of operator on a single-position or monitor-type switch Class C. Operates simple tabulating or electrical accounting machines such as the board, acts as receptionist and may also type or perform routine clerical work as part of regular sorter, reproducing punch, collator, etc., with specific instructions. May include simple duties. This typing or clerical work may take the major part of this worker's time while at wiring from diagrams and some filing work. The work typically involves portions of a work switchboard. unit, for example, individual sorting or collating runs or repetitive operations.

TRANSCRIBING-MACHINE OPERATOR. GENERAL TABU LA TING-MACHINE OPERATOR Prim ary 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. Class A. Operates a variety of tabulating or electrical accounting machines, typically W orkers transcribing dictation involving a varied technical or specialized vocabulary such as legal including such machines as the tabulator, calculator, interpreter, collator, and others. briefs or reports on scientific research are not included. A worker who takes dictation in short Perform s complete reporting assignments without close supervision, and performs difficult hand or by Stenotype or sim ilar machine is classified as a stenographer, general. 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 re TYPIST quiring 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 Uses a typewriter to make copies of various m aterial or to make out bills after calcula operators in wiring from diagrams and operating sequences of long and complex reports. tions have been made by another person. May include typing of stencils, mats, or sim ilar m ate Does not include working supervisors performing tabulating-machine operations and day-to- rials for use in duplicating processes. May do clerical work involving little special training, such day supervision of the work and production of a group of tabulating-machine operators. as keeping simple records, filing records and reports, or sorting and distributing incoming mail.

Class A. Perform s one or more of the following: Typing m aterial in final form when it Class B. Operates more difficult tabulating or electrical accounting machines such as the involves combining material from several sources or responsibility for correct spelling, tabulator and calculator, in addition to the sorter, reproducer, and collator. This work is syllabication, punctuation, etc., of technical or unusual words or foreign language m aterial; performed under specific instructions and may include the performance of some wiring from and planning layout and typing of complicated statistical tables to maintain uniformity and diagrams. The work typically involves, for example, tabulations involving a repetitive balance in spacing. May type routine form letters varying details to suit circumstances. accounting exercise, a complete but small tabulating study, or parts of a longer and more complex report. Such reports and studies are usually of a recurring nature where the pro Class B. Perform s one or more of the following: Copy typing from rough or clear drafts; cedures are well established. May also include the training of new employees in the basic routine typing of form s, insurance policies, etc.; and setting up simple standard tabulations, operation of the machine. or copying m ore complex tables already setup and spaced properly.

PROFESSIONAL TECHNICAL

DRAFTSMAN DRAFTSMAN— Continued

Class A. Plans the graphic presentation of complex items having distinctive design components and convey needed information. Consolidates details from a number of sources features that differ significantly from established drafting precedents. Works in close sup and adjusts or transposes scale as required. Suggested methods of approach, applicable port with the design originator, and may recommend minor design changes. Analyzes the precedents, and advice on source m aterials are given with initial assignments. Instructions effect of each change on the details of form, function, and positional relationships of com are less complete when assignments recur. Work may be spot-checked during progress. ponents and parts. Works with a minimum of supervisory assistance. Completed work is reviewed by design originator for consistency with prior engineering determinations. May D R A F T S M A N - T R A C E R either prepare drawings, or direct their preparation by lower level draftsmen. Copies plans and drawings prepared by others by placing tracing cloth or paper over drawings and tracing with pen or pencil. (Does not include tracing limited to plans prim arily consisting of straight lines and a large scale not requiring close delineation.) Class B. Performs nonroutine and complex drafting assignments that require the appli cation of most of the standardized drawing techniques regularly used. Duties typically in a n d /o r volve such work as: Prepares working drawings of subassemblies with irregular shapes, Prepares simple or repetitive drawings of easily visualized items. Work is closely supervised multiple functions, and precise positional relationships between components; prepares archi during progress. tectural drawings for construction of a building including detail drawings of foundations, wall sections, floor plans, and roof. Uses accepted formulas and manuals in making necessary NURSE, INDUSTRIAL (REGISTERED) computations to determine quantities of m aterials to be used, load capacities, strengths, stresses, etc. Receives initial instructions, requirements, and advice from supervisor. A registered nurse who gives nursing service under general medical direction to ill or Completed work is checked for technical adequacy. injured employees or other persons who become ill or suffer an accident on the prem ises of a factory or other establishment. Duties involve a combination of the following; Giving first aid to the ill or injured; attending to subsequent dressing of employees' injuries; keeping records of patients treated; preparing accident reports for compensation or other purposes; assisting in Class C. Prepares detail drawings of single units or parts for engineering, construction, physical examinations and health evaluations of applicants and employees; and planning and carry manufacturing, or repair purposes. Types of drawings prepared include isom etric projections ing out program s involving health education, accident prevention, evaluation of plant environment, (depicting three dimensions in accurate scale) and sectional views to clarify positioning of or other activities affecting the health, welfare, and safety of all personnel.

MAINTENANCE AND POWERPLANT

CARPENTER, MAINTENANCE CARPENTER, MAINTENANCE— Continued

Perform s the carpentry duties necessary to construct and maintain in goqd repair building woodwork and equipment such as bins, cribs, counters, benches, partitions, doors, floors, stairs, making standard shop computations relating to dimensions of work; and selecting m aterials neces casings, and trim made of wood in aji establishment. Work involves most of the following: Plan sary for the work. In general, the work of the maintenance carpenter requires rounded train ning and laying out of work from blueprints, drawings, models, or verbal instructions using a ing and experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and variety of carpenter*s handtools, portable power tools, and standard measuring instruments; experience.

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ELECTRICIAN, MAINTENANCE MECHANIC, AUTOMOTIVE (MAINTENANCE)— Continued

Performs a variety of electrical trade functions such as the installation, maintenance, the various assemblies in the vehicle and making necessary adjustments; and alining wheels, or repair of equipment for the generation, distribution, or utilization of electric energy in an adjusting brakes and lights, or tightening body bolts. In general, the work of the automotive establishment. Work involves most of the following; Installing or repairing any of a variety of mechanic requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through a formal appren electrical equipment such as generators, transform ers, switchboards, controllers, circuit break ticeship or equivalent training and experience. ers, motors, heating units, conduit systems, or other transmission equipment; working from blueprints, drawings, layouts, or other specifications; locating and diagnosing trouble in the MECHANIC, MAINTENANCE 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 Repairs machinery or mechanical equipment of an establishment. Work involves most testing instruments. In general, the work of the maintenance electrician requires rounded train of the following: Examining machines and mechanical equipment to diagnose source of trouble; ing and experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and dismantling or partly dismantling machines and performing repairs that mainly involve the use experience. of handtools in scraping and fitting parts; replacing broken or defective parts with items obtained from stock; ordering the production of a replacement part by a machine shop or sending of the ENGINEER, STATIONARY 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 Operates and maintains and may also supervise the operation of stationary engines .and all necessary adjustments for operation. In general, the work of a maintenance mechanic re equipment (mechanical or electrical) to supply the establishment in which employed with power, quires rounded training and experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or heat, refrigeration, or air-conditioning. Work involves: Operating and maintaining equipment equivalent training and experience. Excluded from this classification are workers whose primary such as steam engines, air compressors, generators, motors, turbines, ventilating and refrig duties involve setting up or adjusting machines. erating 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 su MILLWRIGHT pervise these operations. Head or chief engineers in establishments employing more than one engineer are excluded. 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 fol FIREMAN, STATIONARY BOILER lowing: 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, Fires stationary boilers to furnish the establishment in which employed with heat, power, strength of m aterials, and centers of gravity; alining and balancing of equipment; selecting stand or steam. Feeds fuels to fire by hand or operates a mechanical stoker, or gas or oil burner; ard tools, equipment, and parts to be used; and installing and maintaining in good order power and checks water and safety valves. May clean, oil, or assist in repairing boilerroom equipment. 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 HELPER, MAINTENANCE TRADES apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience.

A ssists one or more workers in the skilled maintenance trades, by performing specific OILER or general duties of lesser skill, such as keeping a worker supplied with materials and tools; cleaning .working area, machine, and equipment; assisting journeyman by holding materials or Lubricates, with oil or grease, the moving parts or wearing surfaces of mechanical tools; and performing other unskilled tasks as directed by journeyman. The kind of work the equipment of an establishment. helper is permitted to perform varies from trade to trade: In some trades the helper is con fined to supplying, lifting, and holding materials and tools and cleaning working areas; and in PAINTER, MAINTENANCE others he is permitted to perform specialized machine operations, or parts of a trade that are Paints and redecorates walls, woodwork, and fixtures of an establishment. Work in also performed by workers on a full-time basis. volves 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 MACHINE-TOOL OPERATOR, TOOLROOM 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 Specializes in the operation of one or more types of machine tools, such as jig borers, work of the maintenance painter requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through cylindrical or surface grinders, engine lathes, or milling machines, in the construction of a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience. machine-shop tools, gages, jigs, fixtures, or dies. Work involves most of the following: Plan ning and performing difficult machining operations; processing item s requiring complicated setups PIPEFITTER, MAINTENANCE 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 Installs or repairs water, steam, gas, or other types of pipe and pipefittings in an achieve requisite tolerances or dimensions. May be required to recognize when tools need dress establishment. Work involves most of the following: Laying out of work and measuring to lo ing, to dress tools, and to select proper coolants and cutting and lubricating oils. For cross cate position of pipe from drawings or other written specifications; cutting various sizes of pipe industry wage study purposes, machine-tool operators, toolroom, in tool and die jobbing shops to correct lengths with chisel and hammer or oxyacetylene torch or pipe-cutting machine; thread are excluded from this classification. ing pipe with stocks and dies; bending pipe by hand-driven or power-driven machines; assembling pipe with couplings and fastening pipe to hangers; making standard shop computations relating MACHINIST, MAINTENANCE 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 Produces replacement parts and new parts in making repairs of metal parts of mechan rounded training and experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent ical equipment operated in an establishment. Work involves most of the following: Interpreting training and experience. Workers primarily engaged in installing and repairing building sanita written instructions and specifications; planning and laying out of work; using a variety of ma tion or heating systems are excluded. chinist'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 PLUMBER, MAINTENANCE dimensions of work, tooling, feeds, and speeds of machining; knowledge of the working properties of the common metals; selecting standard m aterials, parts, and equipment required for his work; Keeps the plumbing system of an establishment in good order. Work involves: Knowledge and fitting and assembling parts into mechanical equipment. In general, the machinist's work of sanitary codes regarding installation of vents and traps in plumbing system; installing or re normally requires a rounded training in machine-shop practice usually acquired through a formal pairing pipes and fixtures; and opening clogged drains with a plunger or plumber's snake. In apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience. general, the work of the maintenance plumber requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience. MECHANIC, AUTOMOTIVE (MAINTENANCE) SHEET-METAL WORKER, MAINTENANCE Repairs automobiles, buses, motortrucks, and tractors of an establishment. Work in Fabricates, installs, and maintains in good repair the sheet-metal equipment and fix volves most of the following: Examining automotive equipment to diagnose source of trouble; tures (such as machine guards, grease pans, shelves, lockers, tanks, ventilators, chutes, ducts, disassembling equipment and performing repairs that involve the use of such handtools as metal roofing) of an establishment. Work involves most of the following: Planning and laying wrenches, gages, drills, or specialized equipment in disassembling or fitting parts; replacing out all types of sheet-metal maintenance work from blueprints, models, oj other specifications; broken or defective parts from stock; grinding and adjusting valves; reassembling and installing setting up and operating all available types of sheet-metal working machines; using a variety of

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SHEET-METAL WORKER, MAINTENANCE— Continued TOOL AND DIE MAKER— Continued

handtools in cutting, bending, forming, shaping, fitting, and assembling; and installing sheet- using a variety of tool and die maker's handtools and precision measuring instruments; under metal articles as required. In general, the work of the maintenance sheet-metal worker requires standing of the working properties of common metals and alloys; setting up and operating of rounded training and experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent machine tools and related equipment; making necessary shop computations relating to dimensions training and experience. of work, speeds, feeds, and tooling of machines; heat-treating of metal parts during fabrication as well as of finished tools and dies to achieve required qualities; working to close tolerances; TOOL AND DIE MAKER 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 (Die maker; jig maker; tool maker; fixture maker; gage maker) training in machine-shop and toolroom practice usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience. 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 For cross-industry wage study purposes, tool and die makers in tool and die jobbing laying out of work from models, blueprints, drawings, or other oral and written specifications; shops are excluded from this classification.

CUSTODIAL AND MATERIAL MOVEMENT

GUARD AND WATCHMAN SHIPPING AND RECEIVING CLERK

Guard. Performs routine police duties, either at fixed post or on tour, maintaining Prepares merchandise for shipment, or receives and is responsible for incoming ship order, using arms or force where necessary. Includes gatemen who are stationed at gate ments of merchandise or other materials. Shipping work involves; A knowledge of shipping and check on identity of employees and other persons entering. procedures, practices, routes, available means of transportation, and rate; and preparing rec ords of the goods shipped, making up bills of lading, posting weight and shipping charges, and Watchman. Makes rounds of premises periodically in protecting property against fire, keeping a file of shipping records. May direct or assist in preparing the merchandise for ship theft, and illegal entry. ment. 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 JANITOR, PORTER, OR CLEANER damaged goods; routing merchandise or materials to proper departments; and maintaining neces sary records and files. (Sweeper; charwoman; janitress) For wage study purposes, workers are classified as follows: 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 Receiving clerk chips, trash, and other refuse; dusting equipment, furniture, or fixtures; polishing metal fixtures Shipping clerk or trimmings; providing supplies and minor maintenance services; and cleaning lavatories, show Shipping and receiving clerk ers, and restrooms. Workers who specialize in window washing are excluded.

LABORER, MATERIAL HANDLING TRUCKDRIVER

(Loader and unloader; handler and stacker; shelver; trucker; stockman or stock helper; ware Drives a truck within a city or industrial area to transport materials, merchandise, houseman or warehouse helper) equipment, or men between various types of establishments such as: Manufacturing plants, freight depots, warehouses, wholesale and retail establishments, or between retail establishments and A worker employed in a warehouse, manufacturing plant, store, or other establishment customers* houses or places of business. May also load or unload truck with or without helpers, whose duties involve one or more of the following: Loading and unloading various materials and make minor mechanical repairs, and keep truck in good working order. Driver-salesmen and merchandise on or from freight cars, trucks, or other transporting devices; unpacking, shelving, over-the-road drivers are excluded. or placing materials or merchandise in proper storage location; and transporting materials or merchandise by handtruck, car, or wheelbarrow. Longshoremen, who load and unload ships are For wage study purposes, truckdrivers are classified by size and type of equipment, e x c lu d e d . as follows: (Tractor-trailer should be rated on the basis of trailer capacity.)

ORDER FILLER Truckdriver (combination of sizes listed separately) (Order picker; stock selector; warehouse stockman) Truckdriver, light (under IV2 tons) Truckdriver, medium (ll/2 to and including 4 tons) Fills shipping or transfer orders for finished goods from stored merchandise in accord Truckdriver, heavy (over 4 tons, trailer type) ance with specifications on sales slips, customers* orders, or other instructions. May, inaddition Truckdriver, heavy (over 4 tons, other than trailer type) to filling orders and indicating items filled or omitted, keep records of outgoing orders, requi sition additional stock or report short supplies to supervisor, and perform other related duties. TRUCKER, POWER PACKER, SHIPPING Operates a manually controlled gasoline- or electric-powered truck or tractor to Prepares finished products for shipment or storage by placing them in shipping con transport goods and materials of all kinds about a warehouse, manufacturing plant, or other tainers, the specific operations performed being dependent upon the type, size, and number of establishment. 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: Knowl edge of various items of stock in order to verify content; selection of appropriate type and size For wage study purposes, workers a;re classified by type of truck, as follows: 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 Trucker, power (forklift) data on container. Packers who also make wooden boxes or crates are excluded. Trucker, power (other than forklift)

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Akron, Ohio, July 1969 1______1 6 25-89, 35 cents Muskegon—Muskegon Heights, Mich., May 1969 ______1625-80, 30 cents Albany—Schenectady—Troy, N.Y., M ar. 1969 1______1625-56, 35 cents Newark and Jersey City, N.J., Jan. 1969______1625-46, 40 cents A lbuquerque, N . M e x ., A p r. 1 9 6 9 ------1 6 2 5-6 7 , 30 cents New Haven, Conn., Jan. 1969 ______1625-38, 30 cents Allentown—Bethlehem—Easton, Pa.—N.J., May 1969------1 6 2 5 -8 6 , 30 cents New Orleans, La., Feb. 1969 1 ------1625-51, 35 cents Atlanta, Ga., May 1969______1625-77, 35 cents New York, N.Y., Apr. 1969------1625-88, 60 cents Baltimore, Md., Sept. 1968 1______1 6 2 5 -8 , 50 cents Norfolk—Portsmouth and Newport News— Beaumont—Port Arthur—Orange, Tex., May 1969 1____ 1625-75, 35 cents H am pton, V a ., June 1968______1 5 7 5 -8 5 , 30 cents B ingham ton, N .Y ., Ju ly 1968 1______1 6 2 5 -3 , 35 cents Oklahoma City, Okla., July 1968______1625-9, 30 cents B irm in g h a m , A la ., A p r. 1969 1------1 6 2 5 -6 5 , 35 cents Omaha, Nebr.-Iowa, Oct. 19681 ______1625-26, 35 cents Boise C ity , Idaho, J u ly 1968 1 ______1 6 2 5 -6 , 35 cents Paterson—Clifton—Passaic, N.J., May 1969 ______1 6 25-87, 35 cents Boston, Mass., Sept. 19681 ______1625-15, 50 cents Philadelphia, Pa.—N.J., Nov. 1968______1625-48, 50 cents B u ffalo , N .Y ., Nov. 1 9 6 8 1 ______1 6 2 5 -3 5 , 50 cents Phoenix, Ariz., Mar. 1969______1625-60, 30 cents Burlington, Vt., Mar. 1969 1 ______1625-54, 35 cents P itts b u rg h , P a ., Jan. 1969______1 6 2 5-5 9 , 35 cents Canton, Ohio, May 1969 ______1625-73, 30 cents Portland, Maine, Nov. 1968______1625-20, 30 cents C h arle s to n , W. V a ., A p r. 1 9 6 9 ______1 6 2 5 -7 1 , 30 cents Portland, Oreg.—Wash., May 1969______1625-76, 30 cents C h a rlo tte , N .C ., M a r . 1969______1 6 2 5 -6 1 , 30 cents Providence—Pawtucket—Warwick, R.I.—Mass., Chattanooga, Tenn.-Ga., Sept. 19681______1625-14, 35 cents M a y 1969 1 ------1 6 2 5-7 4 , 35 cents Chicago, 111., Apr. 1969 1 ______1625-82, 65 cents R aleigh , N .C ., Aug. 1968 1------1 6 2 5-1 3 , 35 cents Cincinnati, Ohio—Ky.—Ind., M ar. 1969 1 ______1625-63, 45 cents Richmond, Va., Mar. 1969______1625-69, 30 cents Cleveland, Ohio, Sept. 19681 ______1625-19, 50 cents Rochester, N.Y. (office occupations only), Columbus, Ohio, Oct. 19681 ______1625-24, 35 cents J u ly 1968 1 ------1 6 2 5 -2 , 35 cents Dallas, Tex., Nov. 1968 1 ______1625-28, 50 cents Rockford, 111., May 1969______1625-72, 30 cents Davenport—Rock Island—Moline, Iowa—111., St. Louis, Mo.—111., M ar. 1969 1______1625-64, 50 cents O ct. 1 9 6 8 ______1 6 2 5-1 6 , 30 cents Salt Lake City, Utah, Dec. 1968______1625-36, 30 cents Dayton, Ohio, Jan. 1969 1 ______1625-42, 35 cents San Antonio, T e x ., June 1969 1 ______16 2 5-8 5 , 35 cents Denver, Colo., Dec. 1968 ______1625-39, 30 cents San Bernardino—Riverside—Ontario, Calif., Des Moines, Iowa, Mar. 1969______1625-62, 30 cents O ct. 1 9 6 8 1 ------1 6 2 5 -2 5 , 40 cents D e tro it, M ic h ., Jan. 1969 1 ______1 6 2 5 -5 8 , 50 cents San Diego, Calif., Nov. 1968______1625-32, 30 cents F o r t W o rth , T e x ., Nov. 1 9 6 8 1______1 6 2 5 -2 7 , 35 cents San Francisco—Oakland, Calif., Oct. 1968______1625-44, 35 cents Green Bay, W is., July 1968 1 ______1 6 2 5-7 , 35 cents San Jose, Calif., Sept. 1968 ______1625-21, 30 cents Greenville, S.C., May 1969 1______1625-70, 35 cents Savannah, Ga., May 1969______1625-68, 30 cents Houston, T e x ., M a y 1969 1______1 6 2 5 -8 3 , 45 cents Scranton, Pa., July 19681 ______1625-12, 35 cents In d ia n a p o lis , In d ., D ec. 1 9 6 8 1______1 6 2 5 -4 0 , 35 cents Seattle—Everett, Wash., Nov. 1968 1 ______1625-43, 35 cents Jackson,’ M iss., Feb. 1969 1______1625-45, 35 cents Sioux Falls, S. Dak., Oct. 19681______1625-23, 30 cents J a c k s o n v ille , F la ., Jan. 1969 1 ______1 6 2 5-3 7 , 35 cents South Bend, Ind., Mar. 1969______1625-55, 30 cents Kansas City, Mo.-Kans., Sept. 1968 1 ______1625-17, 45 cents Spokane, W ash., June 1 9 6 9 ______16 2 5-8 1 , 30 cents Lawrence—Haverhill, Mass.—N.H., June 1969 ______1625-79, 30 cents Syracuse, N.Y., July 1968 1 ______1625-5, 35 cents Little Rock—North Little Rock, Ark., July 1969------166 0-2 , 30 cents Tampa—St. Petersburg, Fla., Aug. 1968 ______1625-10, 30 cents Los Angeles—Long Beach and Anaheim—Santa Ana- Toledo, Ohio—Mich., Feb. 1969 1______1625-57, 35 cents Garden Grove, Calif., Mar. 1969 1 ______1625-78, 50 cents T re n to n , N .J ., O ct. 1 9 6 8 1 ______1 6 2 5-1 8 , 35 cents Louisville, Ky.—Ind., Nov. 1968 ______1625-33, 30 cents Utica—Rome, N.Y., July 1969______166 0-1 , 30 cents Lubbock, T e x ., M a r . 1 9 6 9 ______1 6 2 5 -5 3 , 30 cents W ashington, D .C .—Md.—V a ., Sept. 1968______1 6 2 5-2 2 , 35 cents M a n c h e s te r, N .H ., J u ly 1968 1______1 6 2 5 -4 , 35 cents Waterbury, Conn., Mar. 1969______1625-50, 30 cents Memphis, Tenn.—Ark., Nov. 1968______1625-30, 30 cents Waterloo, Iowa, Nov. 19681______1625-31, 35 cents Miami, Fla., Dec. 19681______1625-29, 35 cents W ic h ita , K a n s ., Dec. 1 9 6 8 ______1 6 2 5-4 1 , 30 cents Midland and Odessa, Tex., Mar. 1969______1625-49, 25 cents Worcester, Mass., May 1969------1625-84, 30 cents Milwaukee, Wis., Apr. 1969______1625-66, 35 cents York, Pa., Feb. 1969______1625-52, 30 cents Minneapolis—St. Paul, Minn., Jan. 1969______1625-47, 35 cents Youngstown—Warren, Ohio, Nov. 1968______1625-34, 30 cents

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