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PORTLAND, OREG.APRIL 1955

BLS Bulletin No. 1172-16

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR James P. Mitchell, Secretary

BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS Aryness Joy Wickens, Acting Commissioner

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Occupational Wage SurveyPORTLAND, OREG.

April 195 5

Bulletin No. 1172-16June 1955

UN ITED STATES D E PA R TM EN T O F LABORJames P. Mitchell, Secretary

BUREAU O F LABOR STA TISTIC S

Aryness Joy Wickens, Acting Commissioner

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CONTENTS

P a g e

INTRODUCTION _________________________________________________________________ 1

TABLES:

A : Occupational earnings * -A - 1: O ffice occupations _________________________________________ 3A - 2: P ro fess ion a l and technica l o c cu p a t io n s _________________ 5A - 3: Maintenance and powerplant o c cu p a t io n s_______________ 6A -4 : C ustodial and m ateria l m ovem ent o c cu p a t io n s________ 7

B: Establishm ent p ra ct ice s and supplem entarywage p rov is ion s -

B - l ; Shift d ifferentia l p rov is ion s * ____________________________ 9B-2:- M inimum entrance rates fo r w om en o ffice w o r k e r s ____ 10B -3 : Frequency of wage p a y m en t______________________________ 11B -4 ; Scheduled w eekly hours * _________________________________ 11B -5 : Paid holiday p r o v is io n s * _________________________________ 12B -6 : Paid v a c a t io n s * _____________________________________________ 13

APPEN D IX: Job d escrip tion s__________________________________________________ 15

* NOTE: Sim ilar tabulations (a lso coverin g health, insurance, and pension plans) a re available in the Portland area rep orts fo r June 1951, Septem ber 1952, and Septem ber 1953. The 1953 rep ort a lso p rov id es tabulations o f wage structure ch a ra cte r is tics , labor-m anagem ent agreem en ts, and overtim e pay p rov is ion s . A d ire cto ry indicating date o f study and the p r ice of the rep orts , as w ell as rep orts fo r other m a jor a rea s , is available upon request.

A current rep ort on occupational earnings and supplem entary wage p ra ct ice s is a lso available fo r the m achinery industries in the Portland area (D ecem ber 1954). Union sca les , indicative of p revailin g pay le v e ls , are available fo r the follow ing trades or industries: Building construction , printing, lo ca l transitoperating em p loyees, and m otortruck d r iv e rs .

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OCCUPATIONAL WAGE SURV

I n t r o d u c t i o n

The P ortla n d , Oregon area is one o f se v e ra l im portant in d u stria l ce n te rs in w hich the B ureau o f L abor S tatistics has con ducted su rv ey s o f occupational earnings and re la ted wage b en efits on an areaw id e b a s is . In each a re a , data a re obtained by p e rso n a l v is its o f Bureau fie ld agents to rep resen ta tive e s tab lish m en ts w ithin 6 broad industry d iv is ion s : M anufacturing;tran sp orta tion (exclud ing ra ilro a d s ), com m unication , and other pu b lic u tilit ie s ; w h olesa le trade ; reta il trade; finan ce, in su ran ce , and re a l esta te ; and s e r v ic e s . M ajor industry groups exclu ded fr o m these studies a re governm ent institutions and the co n s tru c tion and e x tra ctiv e in d u str ies . E stablishm ents having few er than a p r e s c r ib e d num ber o f w ork ers w ere a lso om itted sin ce they fu rn ish ed in su ffic ien t em ploym ent in the occu pation s studied to w arrant in c lu s io n .1 W h erever p oss ib le , separate tabulations a re p rov id ed fo r the individual broad industry d iv is ion s .

T hese su rv ey s are conducted on a sam ple b a s is becau se o f the u n n ecessa ry co s t involved in surveying a ll estab lish m en ts, and to en su re prom pt publication o f re su lts . To obtain a p p ro p ria te a c c u r a c y at m inim um co s t , a grea ter p rop ortion o f large than o f sm a ll estab lish m en ts is studied. In com bining the data, h ow ev er , a ll estab lish m en ts are given their appropria te w eight. E stim a tes a re p resen ted th ere fo re as relating to a ll e s ta b lish m ents in the industry grouping and area , but not to those below the m in im u m s ize s tu d ie d .2

O ccu pations and E arnings

O ccupational c la ss ifica tio n is based on a u n iform set o f jo b d e scr ip t io n s design ed to take account o f in terestab lishm ent v a ria tion in duties within the sam e job (see A ppendix fo r listing o f th ese d e s c r ip t io n s ) . Earnings data are p resen ted fo r the f o l low ing types o f occu p a tion s : (a) O ffice c le r ic a l ; (b) p ro fe ss io n a l and te ch n ica l; ( c ) m aintenance and pow erplant; and (d) cu stod ia l and m a te r ia l m ovem en t.

* This r e p o r t w as prep ared in the Bureau*s reg ion a l o ff ice in San F r a n c is c o , C a l i f . , by W illiam P . 0 !C onnor under the d ire c t io n o f John L . Dana, R egional Wage and Industrial R elations A n a lyst.

1 See fo llow in g table fo r m in im u m -s ize establishm ent c o v e re d by study.

2 An ex cep tion is m ade in the tabulation o f m inim um en tran ce ra tes fo r w om en o ff ice w ork ers which re la tes to p rov is ion s in e sta b lish m en ts actu a lly studied.

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Data are shown fo r fu ll-t im e w o rk e rs , i . e . , those h ired to w ork a fu ll-t im e schedule fo r the given occupational c la s s i f i ca tion . E arnings data exclude prem iu m pay fo r overtim e and fo r w ork on w eekends, h o lidays, and late sh ifts . N onproduction b o n uses a re a lso exclu ded , but c o s t -o f - l iv in g bonuses and incentive earn in gs a re in cluded . W here w eek ly hours a re rep orted , as fo r o f f ic e c le r ic a l o ccu p a tion s , re fe re n ce is to the w ork schedules (rounded to the n ea rest h a lf-h o u r )fo r w hich stra igh t-tim e sa la r ies are pa id ; average w eek ly earn ings fo r these occu pation s have been rounded to the n ea rest 50 cen ts .

O ccupational em ploym ent e stim a tes r e fe r to the total in a ll e stab lish m en ts within the scop e o f the study and not to the num ber actually su rveyed . B ecause o f d if fe re n ce s in occupational stru ctu re am ong estab lish m en ts , the estim ates o f occupational em ploym ent obtained fr o m the sam ple o f establishm ents studied se rv e on ly to indicate the re la tiv e im portan ce o f the job s studied. T hese d iffe re n ce s in occu p ation a l structure do not m a teria lly a ffe c t the a ccu ra cy o f the earn ings data.

E stab lishm ent P r a c t ic e s and Supplem entary W age P ro v is io n s

In form ation is a lso p resen ted on se le c te d establishm ent p r a c t ic e s and supplem entary ben efits as they re la te to o ff ic e and plant w o rk e rs . The te rm , o f f ic e w o r k e r s 11, as used in this bu lletin in cludes a ll o ff ic e c le r ic a l em p loyees and exclu des adm in istra tiv e , ex ecu tiv e , p ro fe ss io n a l, and tech n ica l p erson n el. P lant w o r k e r s include w orking fo rem en and a ll n on su p erv isory w o rk e rs (including leadm en and tra in ees ) engaged in n onoffice fu n ction s . A dm in istra tive , execu tive , p ro fe ss io n a l, and tech n ica l e m p lo y e e s , and fo r c e account con stru ction em p loyees who are u tilized as a separate w ork fo r c e a re exclu ded . C a feteria w ork ers and route m en a re exclu ded in m anufacturing in du stries but are in cluded as plant w ork ers in nonm anufacturing in d u stries .

S h ift-d iffe ren tia l data a re lim ited to m anufacturing in d u s tr ie s . This in form ation is p resen ted both in term s o f (a) estab lish m en t p o l i c y 3 and (b) e ffe ctiv e p rov is ion s fo r w ork ers

3 An establishm ent w as co n s id e re d as having a p o licy i f it m et e ither o f the fo llow in g con d itions: ( l ) O perated late shiftsat the tim e o f the su rvey , o r (2) had fo rm a l p rov is ion s coverin g late sh ifts .


2actually em ployed on extra shifts at the tim e o f the su rvey . Tabulations rela tin g to estab lish m en t p o licy a re p resen ted in te rm s o f total plant w ork er em ploym ent; e stim a tes in the secon d tabulation re la te only to th ose w ork ers actu a lly em p loyed on the sp ec ified sh ift.

Supplem entary p r a c t ic e s , other than m inim um entrance ra tes fo r w om en o ff ic e w o rk e rs , and shift d iffe re n tia ls , a re treated sta tis tica lly on the b a s is that these a re p rov id ed to a ll w ork ers em p loyed in o f f ic e s o r plant departm ents that ob se rv e the p ra ctice in q u e s t io n .4 B ecause o f varying e lig ib ility r e -

4 Scheduled w eek ly hours fo r o ff ic e w ork ers (f ir s t section o f table B -4 ) are p resen ted in te rm s o f the p rop ortion o f w om en o ff ic e w ork ers em ployed in o f f ic e s with the ind icated w eek ly hours fo r wom en w o rk e rs .

q u irem en ts , the p rop ortion actually re ce iv in g the s p e c if ic ben efits m ay be s m a lle r . M oreov er , a p ra ctice w as co n s id e re d as ap p lica b le to a ll o ff ic e or plant w ork ers in an estab lish m en t if it app lied to a m a jo r ity o f such w o rk e rs . B eca u se o f rounding, sum s o f individual item s in these tabulations do not n e c e s s a r ily equal to ta ls .

The sum m ary o f vacation plans is lim ite d to fo rm a l a rra n gem en ts , excluding in form al plans w h ereby tim e o f f with pay is granted at the d iscre tion o f the em p loy er o r the su p erv is o r . Separate estim ates are p rov id ed a cco rd in g to em p loyer p ra c t ice in com puting vacation paym ents, such as tim e paym ents, p e rcen t o f annual earn ings, o r fla t-su m am ounts. H ow ever, in the tabulations o f vacation a llow an ces by y e a rs o f s e r v ic e , p ay m ents not on a tim e basis w ere con verted ;1 fo r ex a m p le , a paym ent o f 2 p ercen t o f annual earnings was co n s id e re d as the equ ivalent o f 1 week*s pay.

E stablishm ents and W ork ers Within Scope of Survey and N um ber Studied in Portland, O reg . ,* by M ajor Industry D ivision, A p ril 1955

M inim um size N um ber of establishm ents W orkers in establishm en ts

Industry division e stablishm ent in scope of W ithin scope of study

StudiedWithin scope of study Studied

study 1 2 Total 3 4 Office Plant Total 3

A ll divisions _____________________ __ _____ __ __ __ __ __ __ 51 508 144 9 7 ,0 0 0 1 6 ,7 0 0 6 5 ,5 0 0 5 3 ,5 5 0

Manufacturing ______________________________________________________ 51 203 60 4 5 ,8 0 0 3, 500 3 7 ,4 0 0 2 3 ,5 8 0N onm anufacturing___________________________________________________

Transportation (excluding ra ilro a d s),51 305 84 5 1 ,2 0 0 1 3 ,1 0 0 2 8 ,2 0 0 2 9 ,9 7 0

com m unication, and other public u tilit ie s 4 _ 51 51 20 1 4 ,900 3 ,0 0 0 7 ,4 0 0 1 1 ,5 1 0W holesale trade ______ ______ 51 90 19 9 ,3 0 0 (5 ) (5 ) 3, lbORetail trade ______________________________________________________ 51 84 23 1 6 ,900 2 , 100 13,'100 1 0 ,7 4 0Finance, insurance, and real estate 51 37 9 5 ,6 0 0 (5 ) (?) 2 ,8 7 0S e rv ic e s6 ........... . . . . . . . . 51 43 13 4 ,5 0 0 (5 ) (5 ) 1 ,6 9 0

1 Portland M etropolitan A rea (C lack am as, M ultnom ah, and W ashington C ounties, O r e g .; and C lark County, Washington). The "w o rk ers within scope of study" estim ates shown in this table provide a reasonably accurate description of the size and com position o f the labor force included in the survey. The e stim a tes a re not intended, however, to serve as a basis of com parison with other area em ploym ent indices to m easure em ploym ent trends or levels since ( l ) planning of wage surveys req u ires the use ofestablishm ent data com piled considerably in advance of the pay period studied, and (2) sm all establishm ents are excluded from the scope of the su rv ey .

Includes all establishm ents with total em ploym ent at or above the m inim um size lim itation . A ll outlets (within the area) of com panies in such industries as trade,finance, auto repair se rv ice , and m otion-picture theaters are considered as one establishm en t.

4 Includes executive, technical, p ro fessio n al, and other w orkers excluded fro m the separate office and plant categ ories.A lso excludes taxicabs, and se rv ice s incidental to water transportation included in e a rlier studies.This industry division is represented in estim ates for "a l l in d u strie s" and "nonm anufacturing" in the S e rie s A and B tab les, although coverage was insufficient to justify

separate presentation of data.H otels; personal s e rv ic e s ; business se rv ic e s ; automobile repair shops; radio broadcasting and television ; m otion pictures; nonprofit m em bersh ip organizations; and engi

neering and architectural se r v ic e s .


A : Occupational Earnings

Table A-l: Office Occupations

(Average straight-time weekly hours and earnings1 for selected occupations studied on an area basisin Portland, Oreg. , by industry division, April 1935)

Sex, occupation, and industry divisionNumber

ofworkers

Weeklyhours

(Standard)

Weeklyearnings

(Standard)Under

i s . 00

NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY EARNINGS OF

$35. 00 and

under 37. 50

$50 ;40. 00 4 2 .5 0

50 |45. 00

1$145.00

$ !$ S |S47. 50 5 0 .00 52. 50 ;55 .0 0

5 0 .0 0 152. 50 55. 00 |57. 50

$ $ $ 5 7 .5 0 6 0 .0 0 62

6 0 .0 0

50

6 2 .5 0 jfe5.00

;$65 .00

1$ ! '67. 50 | ;72. 507 0 .00

67. 50 ;70. 00 !72. 50 |75. 00

|$ $7 5 .00 ;80. 00 |85.00

! 8 0 .0 0 185.00 190.00

90. 00 95. 00 and

95 .0 0 over

Men

C lerks, accounting, c lass A ---------------------M anufacturing------------------------------------------Nonm anufacturing------------- ---------------------

C lerks, accounting, class B ---------------------

C lerks, order ---------------------M anufacturing----------------N onm anufacturing---------

C lerks, p a y r o ll ------------------

Office boys ------------------------------------------------------Nonmanufacturing -----------------------------------

Taoulating machine o p e ra to rs-------------------N ^m anufacturing -----------------------------------

B ille rs , machine (billing machine) - Nonmanufacturing

Public utilities * ------------------------------------

B illers , machine (bookkeeping machine

Nonmanufacturing -------------------------------------

3ookkeeping-m achine operators,

Nonmanufacturing -----------------------------------

Bookkeeping-machine operators, class B

Manufacturing ------------------------------------------Nonmanufacturing

Retail trade ------------------------

C lerks, accounting, class A Manufacturing Nonmanufacturing -------------------------------------

C lerks, accounting, class B -----------------------Manufacturing Nonmanufacturing -----------------------------------

Public utilities * --------------------------------Retail trade -----------------------------------------

C lerks, file , class A N om n anuf ac tu r ing-----

C lerks, file , class B Manufacturing ----------Nonmanufacturing * *

100 4 0 .0$82. 50

1 i- _ !

i |i

- iI

- j 3 ! 13 i 2 ! 2 16!

28 ! 8 20 ! 846 4 0 .5 8 3 .50 - - - - - - - j - i - ' - 5 ; - j - 8 18 4 6 554 3 9 .5 8 1 .50 - - - - j - - | - - i -

3 ! -8 !

2 ! 2 8 10 | 4 14 3

.42 4 0 .0 71.00 . . _ _j _ _ i 1 1 | 3 10 1

5 4 j 1 ..i 1 4 i 12 ; _ _ _

236 4 0 .0 76. 50 - j 2 1 i i 2 i ! 15 5 j 20 8 :I

... 9 l 53 59 16 ! 11 j| 9 . 2444 4 0 .0 89. 0G _ _ _ - - _ - - j - _ j - ~ i - 4 ! 1 | - io ; 2 i 8 6 13

192 4 0 .0 73. 50 - '- - - 1 - 2 ; 1 ; 2 1 15 5 ! 20 4 8 ! 53 49 ; 14 ! 3 3 11

32 40. C 7 8 .0 0 _ - _ _ : _ _ i 10 i _ ! _ _ _ 11 1 4 4 2

76 4 0 .0 46. 50 3 14 5 8 11 9 2 13 9 1 i ! - i43 4 0 .0 4 7 .5 0 - 3 - 3 9 9 - i 8 -

1 | -

i | - _ ! - - - - j!

56 4 0 .0 8 0 .00 _ _ _I

2 2 _ 4 1 3 4 n 4 10 10 7 i 537 4 0 .0 82 .0 0 ;

I" i ~ * : j - 2 " 2 1 2

3 3 5 10 6 ; 3

102 4 0 .0 55. 50

j|

1i

5 3 1 16 !|

I 4 ,. 25 ; 4 1 | 4 | 8 ii 9 j 18 : 3 1 1j

81 4 0 .0 53 .50 _ | _ . 5 3 16 !! 2 25 4 1 j 8 i 5 i 10 2 - - ! - - - -32 4 0 .0 61 .00 - - - - j| !

2 41 i

8 ! 9 | ! 10 I

2i

" *1

68 4 0 .0 53 .00 6 1 3 12 !

|: 15 | 4 19

i1 1

Ii 2

1- i

I1

- jj ; 4

61 4 0 .0 52 .50 6 - - 1 3 - 12 15 4 12 ! 1 | * 2 1 - = -1 4 ;

50 4 0 .0 66. 50 12 3 4 4 11 1 2 3 10 ; 131 4 0 .0 66. 50 - - - - - - - - - 4 3 4 3 - j 11 - 1 5 - ! 1 ~

486 4 0 .0 52 .50 21 23 33 56 58 55 36 70 59 37 16 20 i 2 . . ! _ : .55 4 0 .0 59 .00 - - - - 1 - 3 12 17 17 3 1 1 - - - - ! . ! -

431 4 0 .0 5 1 .50 _ _ 21 23 33 56 57 55 33 58 42 20 13 19 ! 1 - - - i - i -26 4 0 .0 55 .00 - - - - - - 5 4 - 4 11 2 - i - - w

j ! - | -182 4 0 .0 72. 50 _ _ _ _ _ 1 8 3 2 13 _ _ _ 2 _ 13 1 24 30 2 39 17 l 1 20 1 -

57 4 0 .0 71 .00 _ _ - - - - - - 8 - - 3 5 - 10 i 3 2 15 10 - ; i 1 -125 4 0 .0 73.50 - - - - - - - 1 - 3 2 10 4 13 14 27 1 24 7 1 ! 19 j -499 4 0 .0 5 8 .00 1 8 1 5 33 24 7 63 54 69 j 33 54 36 33 13 23 1 6 3 33 _ ii __, _141 4 0 .0 57. 50 _ _ _ 4 2 2 1 26 13 28 ; 17 12 16 7 8 2 i 3 - - i 1 -358 4 0 .0 58. 50 1 8 1 1 31 22 6 37 41 41 16 42 20 26 5 21 ! 6 - j 33 - I - j -

46 3 9 .5 65 .5 0 _ _ . - - - - - 1 6 1 1 4 14 2 14 1 3 - i - i | -131 4 0 .0 54 .00 1 8 1 1 12 7 5 15 20 13 8 26 - 11 - - ! 3! - I - 1 - i -

41 3 9 .5 60 .00 . _ _ _ 1 1 8 11 1 6 3 8 _ L - i - 1 1 i_ _ i i _41 3 9 .5 6 0 .00 - - - - - - 1 1 8 11 1 6 3 " 8 - ! lj 1 i : -

243 3 9 .5 4 6 .5 0 _ 17 36 29 11 . 49 21 35 12 17 9 3 2 _ 2 ! _ > ! _ . .53 4 0 .0 5 2 .00 _ _ . _ _ 15 11 6 2 8 6 ' 2 1 - ! 2 - - - - - - -

190 3 9 .5 4 5 .0 0'

17 36 29 11 34 10 29 10 9 3 ! 1 1 | ii !

i

See footnote at end of table. Occupational Wage Survey, Portland, Oreg. , April 19 55* Transportation (excluding railroads), communication, and other public utilities. U .S . DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Bureau of IaBor Statistics


Table A-1: Office Occupations - Continued

(Average straight-time weekly hours and earnings 1 for selected occupations studied on an area basisin Portland, Oreg. , by industry division, April 1955)


ofworkers

Weeklyhours

(Standard)

Weeklyearnings

(Standard)

$ ! $ Under 135. 00 I 3 7. 50* j and j* ;under |35. 0 0 U 7 - 5 0 )4 0 .0 0

NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY EARNINGS OF

$ :$4 0 .0 0 1 4 2 .5 0

4 2 .5 0 )4 5 .0 0

45. 00

4 7 , 5 0

47. 50 50. 00 52. 50 | 55. 00

5 Q..QJQ. 52. 50 1 55. 00 I 57. 50 '.60. 00 ',02 . 50 65,00,

57. 50 60 .00 6 2 .50$ is |S is65. 0 0 '6 7 . 50 | 70. 00) 7 2 .50

;7 .5 0 7 0 .0 0 ;7 2 .5 0 7 5 .0 0

> is is75. 00 ; 80. 00 I 85. 00

8 0 .0 0 8 5 .0 0 ) 9 0 .00

s s9 0 .0 0 1 9 5 .0 0

1 and

9 5 .0 0 over

Women - Continued

C lerks, order -------------------------------------------------M anufacturing--------------------------------------------Nonmanufacturing -------------------------------------

C lerks, payroll------------ ~ ------ -----------------------Manufacturing --------------------------------------------Nonmanufacturing -------------------------------------

Public u tilitie s* -----------------------------------Retail trade ------------------------------------------

Comptometer operators -------------------------------M anufacturing--------------------------------------------Nonmanufacturing -------------------------------------

Retail trade ------------------------------------------

Duplicating-machine operators(mimeograph or ditto)---------------------------------

Nonmanufacturing-------------------------------------

Key-punch o p e ra to rs-------------------------------------M anufacturing--------------------------------------------Nonmanufacturing -------------------------------------

Office g ir ls -------------------------------------------------------Manufacturing --------------------------------------------Nonmanufacturing -------------------------------------

Manufacturing --------------------------------------------Nonmanufacturing -------------------------------------

Public u tilitie s* -----------------------------------Retail trade ------------------------------------------

Stenographers, general -------------------------------M anufacturing--------- -------------------------------Nonmanufacturing------------------------------------

Public utilities * -----------------------------------Retail trade--------------------------------------------

Switchboard o p e ra to rs ----------------------------------Nonmanufacturing-------------------------------------

Public utilities * -----------------------------------Retail trade -----------------------------------------

Switchboard op era to rs-recep tio n ists--------Manufacturing ---------------------------------- -------Nonmanufacturing-------------------------------------

Retail t r a d e ------------------------------------------

Tabulating-machine operators -------------------Nonmanufacturing-------------------------------------

104 4 0 .0 o o - i - _ 1 4 2 ; 15 )

i

9i

36 j 10 4 i 3 _____2_J j 4| _ = i . . _

31 4 0 .0 5 7 .0 0 _ _ _-------= - ! _ | 8 ii 2 7 5 1 1 5 ! 3 , - ! - - ; - - i - i -

73 4 0 .0 5 7 .0 0 - 1 4 2 ! 7 | 7 29 5 * 3 i 9 ;i -2 i

i- ; 4 - 1

!~ i

j

283 4 0 .0 6 2 .5 0 2 , 1 5 i 10 22 ! 25 ! 13 21 , 43 i 27 j 18 42 |i

__ 3i __ i 8 9 ! 2 -------------1 2 1108 4 0 .0 6 3 .0 0 1 _ _ r i 5 3 | 4 i 4 15 27 | 16 l 8 10 3 1 5 7 1 - -175 4 0 .0 6 2 .0 0 _ 2 1 1 5 11 5 19 ! 21 9 6 16 1 i i ! 10 32 : 28 1 3 2 1 - 2 1

49 40. 0 67. 50 _ _ - - _ _ |i 1 1 2 1 1 1 i 3 4 27 ! 2 1 2 1 1 166 4 0 .0 56. 50 - - 2 1 1 5 j

j! 3 5 13 5 4 12 ! 6 j 3 5 ; 1 " " I * |

490 40. 0 57. 50 ! 1 4 40 Z9 1 18 j 50 j 50 J! 46 ! 29 .120 15 ! 34 ,.i_____2 _ ____8__ j 4 20 j 14 __

135 4 0 .0 58. 50 _ _ 2 !1 io ! ! 16 ! 19 1 20 13 10 1 15 | 5 j 5 !- 2 I 2 - -

355 4 0 .0 57 .0 0 _ 1 1 4 40 27 |! 3 34 ! 34 i 2 7 9 107 5 ! 19 ! 4 i 1 j 4 18 12 - | - . -129 4 0 .0 |56. 50 - 1 | 1 2 ii i4

6 ;; 3 j - 1 12 ! 7 11 !

;72

I5 1

5 ! i * ! - ! *' i

38 4 0 .0 5 1 .5 0 3 i 8 3 i 5 1 2 i 3 5 3 ! 3 1 1_ i

_______L_j 1 i 1 .. ' _ i _33 4 0 .0 5 0 .0 0 - - 3 ------ !! 81

3 i 5 2 !! 3 4 - 3 : 1 - j i1

l ' i

255 4 0 .0 5 7 .0 0 1 2 ! 6 7 !1 j

12 8 ! 16 : 10 38 36 21 ; 26 I 20 i 13 i 25 ! 1 j 6 7 - ;!------1---- j - -60 4 0 .0 5 7 .0 0 _ _

- j!-------- 2 i n 2 6 8 6 13 ; 5 i 4 1 i 1 -1 - I - -

195 4 0 .0 5 7 .0 0 1 2 6 7 12 6 !j 9 1 8 32 28 j1 5 ! 13 1

15 9 24 | - 6 6 ! i " "

135 39. 5 4 2 .0 0 6 16 21 39 28 5 2 ! 12 ! 3 1i 2; . ; _ j j - - - -

i- -

27 4 0 .0 4 5 .0 0 1 2 2 1 12 1 - 3 1 2 2 )i - i - I _ i - - - - ' ! - -108 3 9 .5 4 1 .0 0 5 14 19 38 16 4 2 9 - 1 i - j - | _ *

482 4 0 .0 72 .00 _ _ 4 4 8 7 1 9 - 55 1 41 39 | 45 50 41 76 33 22 1 24 14159 4 0 .0 72. 50 _ _ _ _ 4 1 3 2 6 12 ! 16 18 i 11 8 5 36 13 11 9 4323 39. 5 71 .50 _ _ _ _ _ 3 5 5 13 43 ! 25 21 ! 34 42 36 40 20 11 15 10

82 3 9 .5 8 0 .0 0 _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 - - 3 ii 2 4 ! 6 5 15 18 i 3 7 8 1058 4 0 .0 6 3 .5 0 - - - - - - - - - 5 8 18 i 7 3 ; 10 4 2 .1 "

896 4 0 .0 58 .5 0 5 8 41 37 46 97 .... 44 100 118 123 69 63 ! 55 45 18 22 5 _ _246 4 0 .0 6 0 .0 0 _ _ 9 5 34 1 32 50 29 20 14 i 25 10 9 8 - - - -650 39. 5 5 8 .0 0 _ 5 _ 8 41 28 41 63 43 68 68 94 49 49 j 30 35 9 14 5 - - -

99 4 0 .0 6 2 .0 0 - _ _ _ 1 - 1 13 8 19 13 12 8 7 14 1 - 2 - - -56 4 0 .0 5 0 .5 0 - 5 - 8 8 4 9 1 5 - - 7 6 2 1 ! -

183 4 0 .0 52. 50 22 15 8 18 41 24 15 6 13 5 5 4 6 1 - - - - -168 4 0 .0 5 2 .0 0 - 22 15 8 18 40 16 10 5 13 5 5 4 6 1 - - - - ;

38 3 9 .5 6 1 .5 0 - - - - - - 2 2 4 7 1 1 5 5 4 6 1 - - - - |26 4 0 .0 4 8 .0 0 - - - 1 9 2 4 5 4 - " 1 " ' j

252 4 0 .0 55 .0 0 6 2 13 12 29 26 26 .... 1 1 - 30 . l - 2 _ 13 25 21 4 5 ! 2 8 _ _98 4 0 .0 5 7 .0 0 _ 2 11 15 9 4 10- 12 2 9 14 4 4 2 - 1 - - - -

154 3 9 .5 5 3 .5 0 6 _ - 13 12 18 11 17 7 20 7 11 16 7 - 1 8 ~ - 42 4 0 .0 4 7 .0 0 6 - - - 5 11 1 17 - - 1 1 " ~

44 4 0 .0 5 8 .5 0 2 1 2 4 3 3 2 6 4 2 - 3 3 3 2 1 j ! 1 i27 4 0 .0 5 7 .0 0 2 1 2 4 3

'3 2

|

1 ! 3 2 1 i 1i

!!

1

____i

See footnote at end of table.* Transportation (excluding railroads), communication, and other public utilities.


Table A-l: Office Occupations - Continued(Average straight-time weekly hours and earnings 1 for selected occupations studied on an area basis

in Portland, Oreg, , by industry division, April 1955)

Sex, occupation, and industry division

Women - Continued

Transcribing-m achine operators,general ____________________________

M anufacturing___________________Nonm anufacturing______________

Typists, class A ___________________Manufacturing ___________________Nonm anufacturing______________

Typists, class B ___________________M anufacturing___________________Nonmanufacturing ______________

Public utilities * ____________Retail trade _________________

JJL.53

119

2 b 645

221

562126436

7995

Weeklyhours

(Standard)Under

15.00

4 0 .04 0 .03 9 .5

$55 .00

4 0 .03 9 .5

59.- 50 5 3 .50

57 .006 1 .5 05 6 .00

4 0 .0 5 0 .004 0 .0 53 .503 9 .5 4 8 .5 04 0 .0 54 .504 0 .0 4 5 .0 0

NUMBER OP WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY EARNINGS OF

35 .00 ; 3 7 .5 o j4 0 .0 0 j4 2 .5 0 14 5 .0 0 andand 1 nder j

37 .5 0 I 4 0 .0 0 1 4 2 .5 0 1 4 5 .0 0 1 4 7 .5 0

4 7 .5 0 ;5 0 .0 0 5 2 .5 0 1 5 5 .0 0

5 0 .0 0 5 2 .5 0 ;5 5 .0015 7 .5 0

$ S '$ !* ;$ ;$ 1$57.50 160.00 ,62.50 165.00 -t>7.50 70.00 ; 72.50

6 0 .0 0 62.50 j65. OqJ.67. 50 70.00 j72.50 [l5^00.

14 11__: 32

11- 1

14 iI12 I 10

32

4

29

1342

16

16

19

517

12

616

2 I23 |

28 : 36

19

82"IT71

121

325

137

10

59

1012

17 j 18 10116

729

30

356

13 j 40 ; U58 i 97 19

6 | 27 88 I 16 2

1812102

621

823

16152014

31334

144

621

2 i

41313

_ i 2 2

$ is7 5 .0 0 j8 0 .00 |85.00

- i - I -an on Is r , nn i9 0 .0 0

9 0 .0 0 95 .00and

95 .0 0 over

1 Hours reflect the workweek for which employees receive their regular straight-tim e salaries and the earnings correspond to these weekly hours. * Transportation (excluding railroads), communication, and other public utilities.

Table A-2: Professional and Technical Occupations(Average straight-tim e weekly hours and earnings1 for selected occupations studied on an area basis

in Portland, O reg. , by industry division, A pril 1955)


ofworkers

Average NUMBER OP WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY EARNINGS OP

Weeklyhours

(Standard)

Weeklyearnings

(Standard)

$5 5 .0 0

andunder57 .5 0

5 7 .5 0

6 0 .0 0

6 0 .0 0

6 2 .5 0

1 2 .5 0

6 5 ,0 0

$6 5 .0 0

6 7 .5 0

$6 7 .5 0

7 0 .0 0

$7 0 .0 0

7 2 .5 0

$7 2 .5 0

7 5 .0 0

7 5 .0 0

8 0 .0 0

8 0 .0 0

8 5 .0 0

8 5 .0 0

9 0 .0 0

9 0 .0 0

9 5 .0 0

s95.00

100.00

$ !* j?100.00 !105.00jl 10.00

105.00*110.00 115.00

Men

Draftsm en, senior 113

O0 $9 4 .5 0 1 2 14 14 33 15 22 7 5

M anufacturing____ _____ 104 4 0 .0 9 5 .0 0 - - - - - - - - 1 12 13 29 15 22 7 5

D raftsm en, junior 39 4 0 .0 7 6 .0 0 _ _ _ 2 3 1 3 7 12 9 2Manufacturing 29 4 0 .0 7 6 .5 0 -

||

2 1 1 - 7 11 5 2 - - -

Women l

N urses, industrial (r e g iste r e d )_____ __ 36 4 0 .0 7 0 .0 0 ! 8 1 4 5 5 2 5 1 4 1Manufacturing _ 29 4 0 .0 6 9 .5 0 8 3 4 4 2 3 1 3 1

' 'i1

i_______

Hours reflect the workweek for which employees receive their regular straight-tim e salaries and the earnings correspond to these weekly hours.

Occupational Wage Survey, Portland, O reg., April 1955U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Bureau of Labor StatisticsDigitized for FRASER http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

Table A-3: Maintenance and Powerplant Occupations

(Average hourly earnings 1 for men in selected occupations studied on an area basisin Portland, O reg., by industry division, April 1955)

NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME HOURLY EARNINGS OF

Occupation and industry divisionNumber

ofworkers

Averagehourly

earningsUnder$

$1.45and

$1. 55

$1. 60

$1. 65

$1 .70

$1 .75

$1. 80

$1 .85

$1 .90

$1.95

$2. 00

$2. 05

$2. 10

$2. 15

$2. 20

$2. 25

$2. 30

$2 .3 5

$2 .4 0

$2 .4 5

$2. 50

$2. 60

|i--------|2. 70

$2. 80

1 .45 under 1 and1. 50 1 .55 1 .60 1. 65 1 .7 0 1 .75 1. 80 1. 85 1 .90 1 .95 2. 00 2. 05 2. 10 2. 15 2. 20 2. 25 2 .3 0 2. 35 2. 40 2 .4 5 2. 50 2. 60 2 .7 0 12. 80 over

Carpenters, m aintenance_________________ 160$2. 38 1 10 8 6 2 24 18 16 14 1 4 8 i 2 6 22

114 2. 34 _ _ _ _ _ .. 1 _ _ 10 8 _ 4 _ 12 18 15 14 1 4 _ ' 8 193

_

Nonmanufacturing --------------------------------------- 46 2. 47 2 2 12 1 - 81 1 8

-Public utilities * _________________________ 25 2. 30 2 2 12 - 1 - - - 8 - -

Electricians, maintenance __________________ 283 2. 38 _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 _ 16 1 2 4 12 _ 7 47 52 76 1 5 12 26 21Manufacturing__________________________________ 257 2 .3 5 - - - - - - - - 1 - 16 1 1 4 8 - 7 47 52 76 - - 4 1 _ 26 14Nonmanufacturing______________________ 26 2. 61 " ~ " " " " 1 4 " " 1 1 | 12 * 7

Engineers, stationary ____________________ 254 2. 25 _ . 1 _ 2 _ 40 12 43 3 89 36 2 4 16 ! 6Manufacturing----------------------------------------- 200 2. z6 - - - - - - - - 1 - 2 - 40 - 12 9 3 69 36 - 2 4 - 16 6 -Nonmanufacturing______________________ 54 2. 21 34 - 20 - - - - - -

Firem en, stationary boiler ______________ 134 2. 03 9 _ _ 4 2 _ _ 2 5 8 29 34 18 10 _ 5 4 4 _ i _ _ _Manufacturing___________________________ 126 2. 02 - - 9 - - 4 2 - - - 5 8 28 34 18 10 - - 4 4 - | - - - - -

H elpers, trades, maintenance __________ 236 1. 94 _ . 8 2 10 12 7 34 70 25 27 9 2 13 17 _ _ _ _ . _Manufacturing 200 1.93 . _ 8 _ 2 10 12 7 34 70 _ 23 7 12 15 . _ _ _ _ _

Maohinfi-tnnl operators, toolroom _ . _ 43 2. 28 6 _ 19 6 12Manufacturing___________________________ 43 2. 28 6 - 19 6 12 - - - - - -

Machinists, maintenance _________________ 214 2 .3 5 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 _ _ _ 8 _ 12 10 3 23 67 48 6 _ 22 4 8 2Manufacturing_________________________ - 191 2 .3 6 - - - - - - - 1 - - - 8 " 9 - 3 23 6l 48 6 - 22 - 8 2

Mechanics, automotive (maintenance) 544 2. 23 _ _ _ _ _ 1 8 _ _ 10 _ 13 87 4 370 26 6 _ . 2 _ 10 _ _ -Manufacturing______________________ 105 2 .2 3 - - - - - - - - - 8 - - - - 5 - - 77 12 3 - - - -Nonmanufacturing---------------------------------- 439 2. 24 - - - - - - - 1 - - - - 10 - 8 87 4 293 14 3 - 9 10 - - -

Public utilities * ____________________ 347 2. 25 " ~ ~ 1 " " " 1 - 8 37 1 275 14 3 - 7 "

Mechanics, m aintenance__________________ 376 2. 26 8 2 40 6 9 12 19 4 24 97 24 84 2 36 2 7Manufacturing___________________________ 351 2. 27 - - - - - - - - 8 - 40 6 7 12 '8 4 24 97 18 84 - 36 7 -Nonmanufacturing______________________ 25 2. 20 2 - - 2 - 11 - - - 6 - - 2 - 2 - -

Millwrights _________________________________ 151 2. 29 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 18 _ 2 _ 10 59 62 _ _ _ _Manufacturing___________________________ 151 2. 29 18 - 2 - 10 59 62 - - - - - -

O ilers _ _ . 99 1. 93 4 6 _ _ _ _ 1 6 31 18 12 12 2 _ 7 _ _ _ _ _ j _Manufacturing___________________________ 91 1 .9 0 4 6 - - " - - 1 6 - 31 18 12 12 1 - - - - - - - - [

|- -

Painters, maintenance _ _ 108 2 .3 2 4 2 1 9 4 4 8 18 33 2 19!

3 1Manufacturing________ __________________ 76 2 .3 2 - - - - - - - - 4 - - - - 1 - 4 8 16 33 2 - 8 - - -Nonmanufacturing ____________________ 32 2. 33 - - - - - - - - - 2 - - - 9 4 - - 2 " ** - 11 3 1 -

Pipefitters, maintenance ____________________ 89 2. 29 4 4 2 19 37 23Manufacturing_________________________________ 83 2 .3 1 4 - - 19 37 23 - - - - - -

Tool and die makers ___________________________ 30 2. 50 6 _ _ _ 24 _ _Manufacturing_________________________________ 30 2. 50 6 24

1 Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts. Occupational Wage Survey, Portland, O reg., April 1955* Transportation (excluding railroads), communication, and other public utilities. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR


Table A-4: Custodial and Material Movement Occupations

(Average hourly earnings 1 for selected occupations 2 studied on an area basisin Portland, O reg., by industry division, April 1955)

NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME HOURLY EARNINGS OF

Occupation and industry division Numberofworkers

Averagehourly

earnings[ [*

Underjl. 00 !1 .0 5 $ i and ! -1 .0 0 ! under;______ I.LQ5.i 1 ,1 .0 -

T -------1. 10

L 15

31. 15

i .2 0 _

$1. 20

1.25

$1.25

1 .3 0

$1.30

1 ,35

$1.35

1- 40

$1 .40

1. 45

$1.45

1 .50

$1 .50 !

ii1. 55

$1. 55

1. 60

$1. 60

1.65

$1. 65

1 .7 0

$1 .70

1 .7 5

S 1 1 .75 !

1. 80

is1. 80

1. 85

1*1. 85

j 1- 90

$ |$ 1 .9 0 1 .95

- i 1. 95 !2. 00

$2 .0 0 j

2. 10

li-------- !2. 10

I

is ($ i 2 .2 0 ;2. 30

j

12.30 12.40

isi2. 40

and i over

Elevator operators, passenger (women) __________________________________ 128

$1. 09 41 18 32 1 10 2 14 8

i1 1 |

Norimanufacturing______________________ 128 1.09 ^41 18 32 1 10 2 14 - 8 - 1 - - 1 - - - - - - - _ i | -Retail trade __________________________ 71 1.04 28

32 - 1 10

Guards _______________________________________ 32 1.79 10 4 _ _ _ _ _ 14 4 _ _ _ i _

Janitors, porters, and cleaners (men) ------------------------------------------------------------ 1 ,043 1 .49 20 5 20 23 28 18 59 151 62 84 141 39 81 21 16 57 43 166 4 4 1

M anufacturing___________________ __ __ 474 1.62 - - - 12 - - 2 4 29 118 24 63 15 - 15 43 143 1 4 - 1 - _ _ _Nonm anufacturing______________________ 569 1.37 20 5 20 23 16 18 59 149 58 55 23 15 18 6 16 42 - 23 3 - - - - _ - -

Retail tr a d e __________________________ 206 1.33 6 6 " 16 15 28 54 17 38 8 6 5 5 2

Janitors, porters, and cleaners(women) ____________________________________ 135 1.30 6 - 1 7 2 28 39 17 2 16 6 _ - 6 1 4 _ _ _ j _ _ _ _

Nonm anufacturing______________________ 115 1.29 6 - 1 7 2 28 30 9 2 16 6 - - 6 - 2 -

L a borers, m aterial handling ____________ 1 ,097 1. 85 _ _ i 2 5 _ _ 4 14 5 25 9 18 22 41 60 237 207 100 22 168 64 38 54 1 _M anufacturing------ -------------------------------- 424 1. 84 - - - - - - - 4 - - 14 2 12 14 25 34 16 168 26 22 30 17 - 40 - _N onm anufacturing______________________ 673 1. 85 - - 1 2 5 - - I 14 5 11 7 6 8 16 26 221 39 74 - 138 47 38 14 1 -

Public utilities * _____________________ 237 1.96 1 _ _ _ _ _ _ 68 - 138 15 _ 14 1 -Retail trade ___________ _____________ 120 1. 64 - 2 5 - - - 14 5 - 6 6 8 16 5 38 9 6 - - - - - - -

Order fille rs __________ _____________________ 793 1. 85 1 1 1 2 2 20 10 6 1 14 236 254 34 38 76 62 11 24M anufacturing_________________________ 155 1. 94 6 - - - - 44 - 1 6 73 5 - 20 - -Nonm anufacturing--------- -------- ---------------- 638 1. 83 - - 1 1 1 - 2 - - 2 - 14 10 6 1 14 192 254 33 32 3 57 11 4 - -

Retail trade .................................. ............ 175 1. 83 - - 1 1 1 - 2 - - 2 - 4 - 6 1 14 - 69 24 21 3 24 - 2 - -

P ackers, shipping----------------------------------- --- 384 1. 77 _ 4 1 3 1 6 2 _ _ 12 3 3 _ _ 10 158 168 3 5 _ 5 _ _ _M anufacturing------------------------------------------ 78 1.71 - - - - - - 6 - - - 12 - 2 - - 10 34 4 - 5 - 5 - - - -Nonm anufacturing---------------------------------- 306 1 .78 " 4 1 3 1 - 2 - - - 3 1 - - - 124 164 3 - - - - - -

Receiving clerks ___________________________ 122 1.88 _ _ 3 3 1 3 1 4 2 6 2 2 27 39 2 15 4 7 1M anufacturing___________________________ 36 2. 02 2 - - - - 2 2 4 2 2 10 4 7 1 -N onm anufacturing______________________ 86 1. 83 - - - - | - 3 - 3 - 1 1 1 4 2 6 - - 23 37 - 5 - - - -

Retail tr a d e _______________ _________ 42 1.78 - - - - ! - - - - 3 - 1 1 1 4 2 6 - - 17 2 - 5 - - - -

Shipping clerks _____________________________ 141 1.93 18 _ _ 1 3 6 _ 27 33 16 5 15 2 15 _M anufacturing___________________________ 66 1.93 14 - - - - 6 - 5 4 16 3 5 - 13 _Nonmanufacturing -------------------------------- 75 1.93 I 4 " 1 3 22 29 " 2 10 2 2

Shipping and receiving clerks ..................... 148 1.95 i - -i| - 5 4 10 15 21 21 2 47 i 1

!j 8 ]

i i ! 14M anufacturing___________________________ 65 1.92 4 6 15 - 7 4 2 19 ! 1 m ! 2 _

Nonm anufacturing______________________ 83 1 .98 - - j - ji - - - 5 - - - - - - 4 - - 14 17 - 28 - i 3 |! 12 -Retail t r a d e ____________ _____ ________ 35 1. 88 - - | - - - - - - 5 7 11 - 12 ! _ - 1 - -

Truckdrivers, light (under IV 2 to n s )___ 112 1 .88 _ | - ! . _ 4 _ _ _ 5 _ _ _ 6 _ _ 6 6 18 12 25 23 i 7 _ M anufacturing___________________________ 83 1.90 - ! _ _ _ _ _ 5 _ _ _ _ 6 _ _ 6 2 18 - 24 16 6 ;Nonmanufacturing ................................. 29 1. 85

i

4 4 12 1 7 1 j

iI

See footnotes at end of table. Occupational Wage Survey, Portland, Oreg., April 1955* Transportation (excluding railroads), communication, and other public utilities. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR


Table A-4: Custodial and Material Movement Occupations - Continued

(Average hourly earnings 1 for selected occupations 2 studied on an area basis in Portland, Or e g . , by industry division, April 1955) 1 2 3 4

NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME HOURLY EARNINGS OF$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ S $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ |$ s $

Occupation and industry division ofworkershourly

earningsUnder$1 00

1 .0 0and

1 .0 5 1. 10 _

1 . 15 1 .2 0 1 .2 5 1 .3 0 1 .3 5 1 .4 0 1 .4 5 1. 50 1. 55 1 .6 0 1 .6 5 1 .7 0 1 .7 5 1 . 80 1 .8 5 1 .9 0 1 .9 5 2 . 00 2 . 10 j 2 . 20 2 . 3 0 2 . 4 0

under and1 .0 5 J ^ I Q 1 .1 5 1 .2 0 1 .2 5 1 .3 0 1 .3 5 1 .4 0 1 -4 5 1 .5 0 1 .5 5 1. 60 1. 65 1 .7 0 1 .7 5 T . 80 1 . 85 1 .9 0 1 .9 5 2 . 00 2 . 10 2 . 20 1 2 -3 0 j 2 . 4 0 over

Truckdrivers, medium (lV a to and $

j

including 4 tons) ________________________ 1 .2 8 6 2 . 00 - 10 12 _ 74 51 7 7 6 2 3 4 30 - 99 _Manufacturing___________________________ 198 2 . 15 i - 1 2 23 27 57 21 - 68 -Nonmanufacturing______________________ 1, 0 8 8 1 .9 8 ! 10 12 - 72 28 7 4 9 177 9 - 31 -

Public utilities * ____________________ 8 0 8 1 .9 6 7 2 28 699 - 9 - - -Retail trade _ . _ 142 2 . 01 50 9 2 _ _

Truckdrivers, heavy (over 4 tons,trailer type) ______________________________ 4 5 9 2 . 18 24 3 2 12 30 i 178 88 7 2 23

Manufacturing___________________________ 2 4 0 2 . 20 24 14 9 2 82 5 4 23Nonma nufac tur ing ____________________ 21 9 2 . 15 1 ' 3 2 12 16 86

6 67 -

Truckdrivers, heavy (over 4 tons,other than trailer ty p e )______ _________ 38 5 2 . 04 - _ 1 _ _ - - - _ - - 1 - - - 3 _ _ - 2 _ 2 2 6 99 10 28 16

Manufacturing___________ _____________ 82 2 . 17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - - 4 6 - 10 8 4 16Nonmanufacturing ____________________ 303 2 . 00 - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - 3 - - - - !! 2 2 6 53 - - 20 -

Public utilities * ____________________ 231 1 .9 6 - - - " - - - - - 1 - - 3 - - - - 223 4 4 - -

Truckers, power (forklift) _______________ 3 0 8 1 .9 4 18 8 7 _ 24 12 70 60 80 29 _ _ _Manufacturing___________________________ 21 0 1 .9 3 18 8 - - 4 - 24 - 27 35 80 14 - - -Nonmanufacturing ____________________ 98 1 .9 5 - - " - ~ " - 3 - 12 43 25 - 15 - - "

Watchmen ___________________________________ 2 4 7 1. 59 1 7 6 _ 1 13 35 5 14 15 11 23 1 1 6 31 37 3 34 _ 3 _ _ _M a n u fa c tu r in g . _ ......... 182 1. 63 _ _ _ _ _ _ 12 27 4 5 9 11 23 _ 1 6 10 37 3 34 _ _ _ _ _Nonmanufacturing______________________ 65 1. 47 1 7 - 6 - 1 1 8 1 9 6 - 1 21 - - - 3 - - - -

R e t a i l t r a d e 26 1 .3 0 _ 7 _ _ _ 1 8 _ 7 - - 1 _ - 2 _ - - _ _ _ _

1 Excludes premium pay for overtim e and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts.2 Data limited to men w orkers except where otherwise indicated.3 Workers were distributed as follows: 8 at $ 0. 80 to $ 0. 85; 6 at $ 0. 85 to $ 0. 90; 11 at $ 0. 90 to $ 0. 95; 16 at $ 0. 95 to $ 1.4 All workers were at $ 2 . 50 to $ 2 . 60.* Transportation (excluding railroads), communication, and other public utilities.


96: Establishment Practices and Supplementary Wage Provisions

Table B-l: Sh ift D iffe rentia l Provisions 1

P ercen t o f m anufacturing plant w ork ers

Shift d ifferential

( a )In establishm ents having form a l prov is ion s fo r

(b)A ctually working on

Second shift w ork

Third or other shift w ork Second shift

Third or other shift

T o t a l ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8 9 .4 00 cn 1 7 .4 9 .0

With shift pay d iffe re n t ia l------------------------------------------------------- 81. 1 83 .2 15 .0 8 .5

U niform cents (per h o u r )---------------------------------------------------- 55. 7 4 7 .4 12. 1 7.1

3 c e n t s -------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- 2 .5 _ .5 _4 c e n t s --------------------- ----------------- ------------------------------------- . 7G 7 L.

.3Q

-

6 c e n t s -----------------------------------------------------------------------------O* f

20. 5 o

16 .8 7

4. 7 2 . 87 c e n t s ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- . 1.2 . -l l! z c e n t s ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 .0 3 .3

1 -21. 1 .4

59 cents ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- .5

, J 6 .6 . 1 l ! 3

10 ce n ts ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13. 1 4 .4 2 .4 .3O ver 10 and under 15 c e n ts ----------------------------------------- - 2. 7 - 1.0 -15 c e n t s --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 .0 12.3 1.1 1 .8

U niform percentage ----------------------------------------------------------- 4 .3 4 .9 .5 . 1

10 p ercen t ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 .3 3 .4 .5 . 115 p ercen t ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 .5 ~ ~

F ull day s pay fo r reduced h o u r s -------------------------------------- 2 . 2 5 .9 .2 . 6F ull day!s pay fo r reduced hours plus cents

d if f e r ential ------------------------------------------------------ 15 .4 19.2 1. 7 .3Other ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 .5 5 .9 .5 .4

No sh ift pay d ifferentia l ---------------------------------------------------------- 8 .3 2 .5 2 .4 . 5

1 Shift d ifferentia l data are presented in term s o f (a) establishm ent p o licy , and (b) w orkers actually em ployed on late shifts at the tim e o f the survey. An establishm ent was con sid ered as having a p o licy if it m et either of the follow ing con d itions: ( l ) O perated late shifts at the tim e o f the su rvey , or (2) had form al prov is ion s coverin g late sh ifts .

Occupational W age Survey, P ortland, Or eg. , A p ril 1955U .S . DEPARTM ENT OF LABOR

Bureau o f L abor Statistics


10

Table B-2: Minimum Entrance Rates fo r Women Office Workers 1

Minimum rate (weekly salary) All

industries

Manufacturing Nonmanufacturing Manufacturing Nonmanufacturing

Based on standard weekly hours 2 of All Based on standard weekly hours 2 of

Allschedules 40

Allschedules 40

industriesAll

schedules 40All

schedules 40

144 60 X X X 84 X X X 144 60 X X X 84 X X X

Number of establishments with specified minimum hiring rate in Number of establishments with specified minimum hiring rate in

Establishments studied .

FOR INEXPERIENCED TYPISTS FOR OTHER INEXPERIENCED CLERICAL WORKERS

Establishments having a specified m inim um _________ 61 21 21 40 33 58 20 20 38 34

$32. 50 and under $35. 00 ___________________________ 4 _ 4 3 5 1 1 4 3$ 35. 00 and under $ 37. 50 ___________________________ 2 - - 2 2 3 - - 3 3$37. 50 and under $40. 00 ___________________________ 3 - - 3 3 6 - - 6 6$40. 00 and under $42. 50 ___________________________ 20 8 8 12 9 10 3 3 7 4$42. 50 and under $45. 00 ___________________________ 9 5 5 4 3 10 6 6 4 4$45. 00 and under $47. 50 ___________________________ 8 3 3 5 4 6 2 2 4 4$47. 50 and under $50. 00 ___________________________ 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1$50. 00 and under $52. 50 ___________________________ 6 2 2 4 3 10 3 3 7 7$52. 50 and under $55. 00 ___________________________ 4 - - 4 4 2 1 1 1 1$55. 00 and under $57. 50 ___________________________ 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1$57. 50 and under $60. 00 ___________________________ 1 1 1 - - 2 2 2 - -

Establishments having no specified minimum _______ 40 15 X X X 25 X X X 39 14 X X X 25 X X X

Establishments which did not employ workersin this category ______________________________________ 42 24 X X X 18 X X X 46 26 X X X 20 X X X

Data not available _______________________________________ 1 X X X 1 X X X 1 X X X 1 X X X

1 Lowest salary rate formally established for hiring inexperienced workers for typing or other clerical jobs.2 Hours reflect the workweek for which employees receive their regular straight-time salaries. Data are presented for all workweeks combined, and for the most common workweeks.

Occupational Wage Survey, Portland, Oreg. , April 1955 U .S . DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Bureau of Labor Statistics


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Table B-3^ Frequency of Wage Payment

Frequency of paymentPERCENT OF OFFICE WORKERS EMPLOYED IN PERCENT OF PLANT WORKERS EMPLOYED IN

Allindustries 1 Manufacturing

Public utilities * Retail trade Finance

All 2 industries Manufacturing

Public utilities * Retail trade

All w o rk e rs________ ________ __ ____________ __ 100 100 100 100 1 100 100 100 100

WAAkly 17 36 15 40 43 53 15 38B iw eekly_____ __ _____ __ __ __ __ __ __ ___ 13 13 40 3 26 31 39 3Sem im onthly___________________________________ ___ 59 41 42 54 29 11 47 59M o n th ly________________________________________ ___ 12 10 3 3 3 5 - -Other intervals ___________________________________ A A A A

1 Includes data for wholesale trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and services in addition to those industry divisions shown separately.2 Includes data for wholesale trade, real estate, and services in addition to those industry divisions shown separately.A Less than 2 .5 percent.* Transportation (excluding railroads), communication, and other public utilities.

Table B-4: Scheduled Weekly Hours

PERCENT OF OFFICE WORKERS EMPLOYED IN PERCENT OF PLANT WORKERS EMPLOYED IN

Weekly hoursAU

industries ManufacturingPublic utilities * Retail trade Finance

AU - industries 3 Manufacturing

Public utilities * Retail trade

All workers _ _ ___ . _ 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100

Under 3 7 V2 hours 4 73 7 V? hours ... _ 9 A 5 A AOver 3 7 V2 and under 40 hours __ 6 A 3 A A40 hours ____________________________________________ 84 96 95 94 94 92 100 ! 95Over 40 hours _ ........ ... ..... . A A 4 i A _ ; 4j A

i------------------------------------- i-------------------------------------

A

Data relate to women workers only.Includes data for wholesale trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and services in addition to those industry divisions shown separately.Includes data for wholesale trade, real estate, and services in addition to those industry divisions shown separately.Less than 2 .5 percent.Transportation (excluding railroads), communication, and other public utilities. Occupational Wage Survey, Portland, O re g ., April 1955

U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Bureau of Labor Statistics


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Table B-5: Paid Holiday Provisions 1


Item All 2 industries Manufacturing Public utilities * Retail trade FinanceAll 3

industries ManufacturingPublic utilities * Retail trade

All workers __ _ __ __ __ ____ _____ _ 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100

Number of paid holidays

Workers in establishments providing paidholidays__ ___ __ __ __ _____ ________ __ 99 100 99 98 85 83 85 92

2 days ________ ________________________________ - - - - A - - 83 days - - - - A 3 - -5 days _________________________________________ A A - - A A - -6 days _ __________ _____ __ ________ ______ 51 72 32 98 54 48 31 847 days _____ __ __ __ _____ __ _____ __ 34 25 38 - 23 30 33 -8 days ______ 14 A 29 - 4 A 21 -10 days _ __ _____ __ _____ _ _____ __ A - - - - - - -

Workers in establishments providing no paid -holidays _________ _ ___________________ ______ A A A 15 17 15 8

Provisions for holidays occurringon nonworkdays4

With provisions for holidays falling onSaturday _____ _ ________ ____________ __ 40 31 72 59 58 56 73 59

Another day off with pay __ _ 25 22 38 43 25 20 33 39Extra day s p a y _____ __ ________________ 11 9 27 16 32 36 36 20Option of another day off or extra

day s p a y ___________________________________ 3 - 7 - A - 4 -Provisions differ for various holidays_____ - - - - - - - -Other provisions __ _____ __ __ _ --------- - - - - - - - -

Saturday is a scheduled workday for allworkers _____ _____ __ _____ ______________ 3 A A 6 3 - - 15

No provisions (or no pay) for holidaysfalling on Saturday___________ __ _____ 57 67 27 32 24 27 12 17

With provisions for holidays falling onSunday _ _____ __________________ ______ 99 99 99 98 82 81 85 84

Another day off with pay ____________________ 99 99 97 98 68 62 67 78Extra day s p a y __ _______________ _________ A - 3 - 13 19 15 5Option of another day off or extra ,1

dav s pay _______ __ ________ __ _ ______ - - - - 1! A - 4 -Provisions differ for various holidays_____ - | - -Other provisions________ _____ __ __ - - j

Sunday is a scheduled workday for all 1workers ________________________________________ - - - i A ANo provisions (or no pay) for holidaysfalling on Sunday _ _ A A - ! a 8

With provisions for holidays failingduring vacation ____ _ _______________ __ 77 78 95 74 75 79 85 61

Another day off with pay _ _ __ 66 69 69 43 43 41 i; 52 39Extra day's p a y _____ ________________________ 4 7 9 7 25 34 |! 21 16Option of another day off or extra

day's pay ___________ __ __ ________ 7 3 17 25 8 5 12 6Provisions differ for various holidays _____ - - - - - - - -Other provisions _____________________________ - - - - - - - -

No provisions (or no pay) for holidaysfalling during vacation __ __ _____ _ __ __ 22 22 5 23 9 3 '

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1 Estimates include only full-day holidays provided annually.2 Includes data for wholesale trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and services in addition to those industry divisions shown, separately.3 Includes data for wholesale trade; real estate, and services in addition to those industry divisions shown separately.4 Limited to provisions in establishments having a formal policy applying when holidays occur on nonworkdays; some of the estimates would be slightly higher if practices determined informally

as the situation occurs were included.A Less than 2 .5 percent. Occupational Wage Survey, Portland, O r e g ., April 1955* Transportation (excluding railroads), communication, and other public utilities. U .S . DEPARTMENT OF LABOR



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Table B-6: Paid Vacations

Vacation policy

A ll workers

METHOD OF PAYMENT

Workers in establishments providingpaid vacations -------------------------------------------------------

Length-of-tim e payment ---------------------------------Percentage payment ---------------- ------------------------

Workers in establishments providing no paid vacations---------------------------------------------------

AMOUNT OF VACATION PAY

After 1 year of service

Less than 1 w e e k --------------------------------1 w e e k --------------------------------------------------Over 1 and under 2 w eek s-----------------2 weeks -------------------------------------------------

Over 3 and under 4 w eek s-----------------

After 2 years of service

1 week --------------------------------------------------Over 1 and under 2 w eek s-----------------2 w eek s-------------------------------------------------Over 2 and under 3 w eek s-----------------3 w eek s-------------------------------------------------Over 3 and under 4 w eek s-----------------


Over 1 and under 2 w eek s-------------------------------------2 weeks-----------------------------------------------------------------------Over 2 and under 3 w eek s-------------------------------------3 weeks ----------------------------------------------------------------------Over 3 and under 4 w eek s-------------------------------------


1 w e e k --------------------------------2 weeks -------------------------------Over 2 and under 3 weeks3 weeks -------------------------------Over 3 and under 4 weeks


Allindustries Manufacturing

Publicutilities* * Retail trade Finance

All 2 industries Manufacturing

Publicutilities* Retail trade

100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100

100 100 100 100 99 99 100 1001 0 0 100 1 00 100 95 91 100 100

- 5

A

9

A

A 3 A A37 29 60 82 85 86 68 98

- _ _ - A A - -to 58 36 18 12 8 32 AA 10 - - A 3 - -A 4

' -

13 8 18 12 47 54 28 304 6 A - 14 24 - -

79 75 77 88 37 19 72 70A _ - - - - - -A 10 - - A 3 - -A 4 ~

A A 13 17A 4 - - 17 29 - -

94 84 96 100 68 50 100 100A _ - - - - - -A 10 - - A 3 - -A 4 ~ ~ -

A A96 90 96 100 96 94 100 100A _ - - A A - -A 10 - - A 3 - -A 4

See footnotes at end of table. Occupational Wage Survey, Portland, O reg ., April 19*5* Transportation (excluding railroads), communication, and other public utilities. U .S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR


NOTE: In the tabulations by years of service, payments other than "length of tim e", such as percentage of annual earnings or flat-sum payments, were converted to an equivalent time basis; for example, a payment of 2 percent of annual earnings was considered as 1 week's pay.


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Table B-6: Paid Vacations - Continued

PERCENT OF OFFICE WORKERS EMPLOYED I N - PERCENT OF PLANT WORKERS EMPLOYED IN

Vacation policy

All workers,

AMOUNT OF VACATION PAY - Continued


2 weeks --------------------------------------------------Over 2 and under 3 w eeks------------------

Over 3 and under 4 w eeks------------------


1 w eek ---------------------------------------------------------------------2 weeks -------------------------------------------------------------------Over 2 and under 3 w eeks------------------------------------

Over 3 and under 4 w eeks------------------------------------4 weeks and over-------------------------------------------------


1 w eek --------------------------------------

Over 2 and under 3 w eeks-----3 weeks -------------------------------------Over 3 and under 4 w eeks-----4 weeks and over --------------------


2 weeks ---------------------------------------Over 2 and under 3 weeks -----3 w eeks----------------------------------------Over 3 and under 4 w eeks--------4 weeks and over -----------------------

Allindustries1 Manufacturing

Public utilities * Retail trade Finance

All , industries Manufacturing

Publicutilities* Retail trade

100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100

A A8 4A

82 63 100 9 0A

9 0A

69 10014 1 8 33 - 8 7 31 _A " 4 " " " ~ -

A A3 8 4 7 2 4 5 7 59 59 33 72A 3 - - A A - _

60 51 72 43 38 37 6 7 2 8A - 4 - - - - -A

'

A A3 0 3 7 2 4 57 56 52 33 72A 3 - - A A ! -66 56 72 4 3 42 4 4 6 7 ? 8A - 4 - - - - -3 5 ~ *

A A30 3 7 2 4 57 56 52 33 72_ _ _ A A _ ~54 5 7 72 12 37 4 3 6 7 9A _ 4 _ ! - - | -

15 7i: s o !

iA

i_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ i

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1 Includes data for wholesale trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and services in addition to those industry divisions shown separately.Includes data for wholesale trade, real estate, and services in addition to those industry divisions shown separately.

A Less than 2 .5 percent.* Transportation (excluding railroads), communication, and other public utilities.


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APPENDIX: JOB DESCRIPTIONS

The p rim ary purpose o f p reparing job d escrip tion s fo r the B ureau s wage surveys is to a ss is t its fie ld staff in c la ss ify in g into appropriate occupations w ork ers who are em ployed under a variety of payroll titles and d ifferen t w ork arrangem ents from establishm ent to establishm ent and from area to a rea . This is essen tia l in ord er to p erm it the grouping o f occupational wage rates representing com parab le job content. B ecause o f this em phasis on inter establishm ent and in terarea com parability of occupational content, the B ureau s job d escrip tion s m ay d iffer s ig n ificantly from those in use in individual establishm ents or those prepared fo r other p u rp oses . In applying these job d escr ip tion s , the B ureau s fie ld represen tatives are instructed to exclude w ork ing su p erv iso rs , apprentices , le a rn e rs , beg in n ers, tra in ees , handicapped w ork ers , p a rt-t im e , tem porary , and probationary w ork ers .

O f f i c e

BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATOR - ContinuedB IL L E R , MACHINE

P re p a re s statem ents, b ills , and in voices on a m achine other than an ord in ary o r e iectrom a tic typew riter. M ay a lso keep re co rd s as to b illings or shipping charges or p erform other c le r ic a l w ork in cidental to b illing operations. F or wage study p u rp oses , b il le r s , m ach in e , a re c la s s if ie d by type of m achine, as fo llow s :

B ille r , m achine (billing m achine) - U ses a sp ec ia l b illing m ach ine (M oon H opkins, E lliott F ish er, B urroughs, e t c . , which a re com bination typing and adding m achines) to p rep are b ills and in v o ices from cu s to m e rs purchase o rd e rs , in ternally p repared o r d e r s , shipping m em oranda, etc. Usually involves application o f p red eterm in ed discounts and shipping charges and entry of n e ce s s a ry exten sion s, which m ay or m ay not be com puted on the b illing m ach in e , and totals which are autom atica lly accum ulated by m ach in e . The operation usually involves a large num ber of carbon cop ies o f the b ill being prepared and is often done on a fan fold m ach in e .

B ille r , m ach ine (bookkeeping m ach ine) - U ses a bookkeeping m ach ine (Sundstrand, E lliott F ish er , Rem ington Rand, e tc . , which m ay o r m ay not have typew riter keyboard) to p rep are cu s to m e rs b ills as part o f the accounts rece ivab le operation . G enerally in volves the sim ultaneous entry of figures on custom ers'* led ger r e c o r d . The m achine autom atically accum ulates figures on a num ber o f v e r t ica l colum ns and com putes and usually prints autom a tica lly the debit o r cred it ba lances. D oes not involve a know ledge o f bookkeeping. W orks from uniform and standard types of sa les and cre d it s lip s .

BOOKKEEPING-M ACHINE OPERATOR

O perates a bookkeeping m achine (Rem ington Rand, E lliott F ish e r , Sundstrand, B urroughs, National Cash R eg is ter , with o r w ithout a typew riter keyboard ) to keep a record o f business tran sactions .

C lass A - Keeps a set of re co rd s requiring a knowledge of and experien ce in b a sic bookkeeping prin cip les and fam iliarity with the structure o f the p articu lar accounting system used. D eterm ines p rop er re co rd s and distribution of debit and cred it item s to be used in each phase of the w ork . May prepare consolidated re p o rts , balance sheets, and other re cord s by hand.

C lass B - K eeps a re co rd of one or m ore phases or sections o f a set o f re co rd s usually requ iring little knowledge of basic book keeping. P hases o r sections include accounts payable, payroll, c u s to m e rs accounts (not including a sim ple type o f billing d escribed under b il le r , m ach ine), co s t distribution , expense distribution, in ventory con tro l, e tc . M ay check or a ss is t in preparation o f tria l balances and prep are con tro l sheets fo r the accounting departm ent.

CLERK , ACCOUNTINGC lass A - Under general d irection of a bookkeeper or a ccou nt

ant, has resp on sib ility fo r keeping one or m ore sections of a c o m plete set o f books or re co rd s relating to one phase of an establish m en t s business tran sactions . W ork involves posting and balancing su bsid iary ledger or ledgers such as accounts rece ivab le or a c counts payable; exam ining and cod ing invoices or vouchers with p rop er accounting d istribution ; requ ires judgment and experience in m aking p rop er assignations and a lloca tion s. May a ss is t in preparin g , adjusting, and c los in g journal entries; may d irect c la ss B accounting c le rk s .

C lass B - Under su perv ision , p erfo rm s one o r m ore routine accounting operations such as posting sim ple journal vou chers, accounts payable vou ch ers , entering vouchers in voucher reg is ters ; recon cilin g bank accounts; posting subsid iary ledgers con trolled by general le d g e rs . This job does not requ ire a knowledge of accounting and bookkeeping p rin cip les but is found in o ffices in which the m ore routine accounting w ork is subdivided on a functional basis am ong sev era l w ork ers .


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CLERK , FILE

C lass A - R espon sib le fo r m aintaining an established filing system . C la ss ifie s and indexes corresp on d en ce or other m ateria l; may a lso file this m a ter ia l. M ay keep re co rd s o f various types in conjunction with file s or su perv ise others in filing and locating m ateria l in the f i le s . M ay p e r fo rm incidental c le r ic a l duties.

C lass B - P e r fo rm s routine filin g , usually o f m ateria l that has a lready been c la ss ifie d , or loca tes or a ss is ts in locating m a teria l in the fi le s . M ay p er fo rm incidental c le r ic a l duties.

CLERK , ORDER

R ece ives cu stom ers* o rd ers fo r m ateria l o r m erch an dise by m a il, phone, o r p erson a lly . Duties involve any com bination o f the fo llow ing: Quoting p r ic e s to cu stom ers ; making out an ord er sheetlisting the item s to m ake up the o rd e r ; checking p r ic e s and quantities o f item s on ord er sheet; distributing ord er sheets to resp ectiv e de partm ents to be filled . M ay check with cred it departm ent to d e te rm ine cred it rating o f cu stom er, acknow ledge rece ip t o f o rd ers from cu stom ers , fo llow up o rd e rs to see that they have been fille d , keep file o f ord ers re ce iv e d , and check shipping in vo ices with orig inal o rd ers .

CLERK , PAY RO LL

Computes w ages o f com pany em ployees and enters the n e ce s sary data on the p a yro ll sheets. Duties involve: Calculating w ork ers*earnings based on tim e or production re co rd s ; posting ca lcu lated data on payroll sheet, showing in form ation such as w o r k e r s nam e, w orking days, tim e, rate , deductions f o r in su ran ce , and total w ages due. M ay make out pay checks and a ss is t paym aster in making up and d is tributing pay en velopes. M ay use a calculating m ach ine.

COM PTOM ETER OPERATOR

P rim a ry duty is to operate a C om ptom eter to p erfo rm m athem atical com putations. This job is not to be confused with that o f statistical or other type o f c le rk , which m ay involve frequent use o f a C om ptom eter but, in w hich, use o f this m achine is incidental to perform an ce o f other duties.

DUPLICATING-MACHINE OPERATOR (MIMEOGRAPH OR D ITTO )

Under general su perv ision and with no su p erv isory resp on s ib ilit ie s , reprodu ces m ultip le cop ies o f typew ritten o r handwriting m atter, using a m im eograph or ditto m ach ine. M akes n e ce ssa ry adjustm ent such as fo r ink and paper feed counter and cy linder speed . Is not requ ired to prepare sten cil o r ditto m a ster . May keep file o f used stencils or ditto m a sters . M ay so r t , co lla te , and staple c o m pleted m ateria l.


KEY-PU N CH OPERATOR

Under general supervision and with no su p erv iso ry re s p o n s ib ilit ie s , re co rd s accounting and sta tistica l data on tabulating cards by punching a se r ie s o f holes in the ca rd s in a sp e c ifie d sequ en ce, using an alphabetical or a n um erica l key-punch m ach in e , follow ing written in form ation on r e co rd s . M ay duplicate ca rd s by using the duplicating dev ice attached to m ach ine. Keeps fi le s o f punch ca rd s . M ay v e r ify own w ork or w ork o f o th ers .

OFFICE BOY OR GIRLP e r fo rm s various routine duties such as running erra n d s ,

operating m inor o ffice m achines such as se a le rs or m a ile r s , opening and distributing m ail, and other m in or c le r ic a l w ork .

SECRETARYP e r fo rm s secre ta r ia l and c le r ic a l duties fo r a su p erior in an

adm inistrative or executive position . Duties include m aking appointm ents fo r su perior; rece iv ing people com ing into o ff ic e ; answ ering and m aking phone ca lls ; handling p erson a l and im portant or co n fidential m a il, and w riting routine co rresp on d en ce on own in itiative; taking d ictation (where transcrib ing m achine is not used) e ither in shorthand or by stenotype or s im ilar m ach in e , and tra n scrib in g d icta tion o r the re cord ed in form ation reprodu ced on a tra n scrib in g m ach ine. M ay p repare specia l reports or m em oranda fo r in form ation o f su p erio r .

STENOGRAPHER, GENERAL

P rim a ry duty is to take d ictation from one o r m ore p e rso n s , either in shorthand or by stenotype o r s im ila r m ach in e , involving a norm al routine vocabu lary , and to tra n scr ib e this d ictation on a typew rite r . M ay a lso type from written cop y . M ay a lso set up and keep file s in o r d e r , keep sim ple r e c o r d s , e tc . D oes not include tran scrib in g -m a ch in e w ork (see tra n scrib in g -m a ch in e o p era tor ).

STENOGRAPHER, TECHNICAL

P rim a ry duty is to take d ictation from one o r m ore p e rso n s , either in shorthand or by stenotype o r s im ila r m ach in e , involving a va ried tech n ica l or sp ecia lized vocabu lary such as in lega l b r ie fs o r rep orts on scien tific resea rch and to tra n scr ib e this dictation on a typ ew riter. M ay alsd type from w ritten copy . M ay a lso set up and keep file s in o rd er , keep sim ple r e c o r d s , e tc . D oes not include tran scrib in g -m ach in e w ork .

SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR

O perates a s in g le - o r m u ltip le -p os ition telephone sw itchboard . Duties involve handling incom ing, outgoing, and intraplant or o ffice c a lls . M ay re co rd toll ca lls and take m e s s a g e s . M ay give in fo r m ation to p erson s who ca ll in , or o cca s io n a lly take telephone o r d e r s . F or w ork ers who a lso act as recep tion ists see sw itchboard o p e ra to r - recep tion ist.


SW ITCHBOARD O PERATO R-RECEPTIO N IST

In addition to perform in g duties of op era to r , on a single p o s ition o r m on ito r -ty p e sw itchboard, acts as recep tion ist and m ay a lso type o r p e r fo rm routine c le r ica l w ork as part o f regu lar duties. This typing or c le r ic a l w ork m ay take the m a jor part o f this w ork er *s tim e w hile at sw itchboard.

TA B U LA TIN G -M A CHINE OPERATOR

O perates m achine that autom atically analyzes and translates in form ation punched in groups o f tabulating cards and prints tra n slated data on fo rm s or accounting re co rd s ; sets or adjusts m achine; does sim ple w iring o f plugboards accord ing to established p ra ctice o r d iagram s; p la ces cards to be tabulated in feed m agazine and starts m ach ine. M ay file ca rds after they are tabulated. M ay, in addition , operate au x ilia ry m ach in es.

TRANSCRIBING-M ACHINE OPERATOR, GENERAL

P rim a ry duty is to tran scribe dictation involving a norm al routine vocabu lary from transcrib ing m achine re co rd s . May a lso type from w ritten cop y and do sim ple c le r ica l w ork . W orkers tran scr ib in g d ictation involving a varied techn ical o r sp ec ia lized vocabu la ry such as lega l b r ie fs or reports on scien tific re sea rch are not

P r o f e s s i o n a l

D RAFTSM AN , JUNIOR

(A ssistant draftsm an)

D raw s to sca le units or parts o f drawings p repared by d ra fts m an or others fo r engineering, construction , o r m anufacturing p u rp o s e s . U ses variou s types o f drafting too ls as requ ired . M ay p r e pare draw ings fro m sim ple plans or sketches, o r p e r fo rm other duties under d ire ct ion o f a draftsm an.

D RAFTSM AN , LEADER

Plans and d ire cts activ ities o f one or m ore draftsm en in preparation o f w orking plans and detail drawings from rough or p r e lim in ary sketches fo r engineering, con stru ction , or m anufacturing p u rp oses . Duties involve a com bination o f the follow ing: Interpretingb lu ep rin ts , sk etch es , and w ritten o r verbal o rd e rs ; determ ining w ork p ro ce d u re s ; assign ing duties to subordinates and inspecting their w ork ; p erform in g m o re d ifficu lt p rob lem s. May a ss is t subordinates during


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TRANSCRIBING-M ACHINE O P E R A T O R , GENERAL - Continued

included. A w orker who take', d ictation in shorthand or by stenotype or s im ila r m achine is ctassi l i d as a stenographer, general.

TYPIST

U ses a typew riter to make cop ies of various m ateria l or to m ake out b ills a fter calcu lations have been made by another person . M ay do c le r ic a l w ork involving little sp ec ia l training, such as keeping sim ple r e c o r d s , filing re co rd s and rep orts or sorting and d is tributing incom ing m ail.

C lass A - P e r fo rm s one or m ore o f the fo llowing: Typingm ateria l in final form from v ery rough and involved draft; copy ing from plain or c o r r e c te d copy in which there is a frequent and varied use o f tech n ica l and unusual w ords or from fore ign - language copy; com bining m ateria l from severa l sou rces , or planning layout o f com plica ted sta tistica l tables to maintain uniform ity and balance in spacing; typing tables from rou^h draft in final fo rm . May type routine form le tte rs , varying details to suit c ircu m sta n ces .

C lass 3 - P e r fo rm s one or m ore o f the fo llow ing: Typingfrom re la tive ly c lea r or typed drafts; routine typing of form s, insurance p o l i c ie s , e t c . ; setting up sim ple standard tabulations, or copying m ore com plex tables a lready set up and spaced p roperly .

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DRAFTSM AN , LEADER - Continued

em erg en cies or as a regu lar assignm ent, o r p erform related duties o f a su p erv isory or adm inistrative nature.

DRAFTSM AN , SENIOR

P rep a res working plans and detail drawings from notes, rough or detailed sketches fo r engineering, construction , or manufacturing p u rposes. Duties involve a com bination o f the fo llow ing : P reparin g working plans, detail d raw ings, m aps, c r o s s -s e c t io n s , etc. , to sca le by use o f drafting instrum ents; making engineering com putations such as those involved in strength o f m a ter ia ls , beam s and tru sses ; verify ing com pleted w ork , checking dim ensions, m ateria ls to be u sed , and quantities; w riting sp ecifica tion s ; making adjustm ents or changes in drawings or sp ec ifica tion s . M ay ink in lines and letters on pen cil draw ings, p repare detail units o f com plete draw ings, or tra ce draw ings. W ork is frequently in a sp ecia lized fie ld such as a rch itectu ra l, e le c t r ic a l, m ech an ica l, o r structural drafting.


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NURSE, INDUSTRIAL (REG ISTERED)

A reg is tered nurse who g ives nursing se rv ice to il l or in jured em ployees or other p erson s who b ecom e ill or su ffer an accident on the p rem ises o f a fa ctory or other establishm ent. Duties involve a com bination o f the fo llow in g : Giving fir s t aid to the ill o r in jured;attending to subsequent dressin g o f em ployees* in ju ries ; keeping re co rd s o f patients treated; preparing accident rep orts fo r com pensation or other pu rposes; conducting p h ysica l exam inations and health evaluations o f applicants and em p loyees ; and planning and carry in g out p rogra m s involving health education , acciden t prevention , evaluation o f plant

M a i n t e n a n c e

CARPEN TER, MAINTENANCE

P erfo rm s the carpen try duties n e ce ssa ry to con stru ct and maintain in good repa ir building w oodw ork and equipm ent such as bins, c r ib s , counters, b en ch es , partition s, d o o rs , f lo o r s , s ta irs , ca s in g s , and trim made o f w ood in an establishm ent. W ork involves m ost o f the fo llow ing: Planning and laying out o f w ork from b lu eprin ts, draw ings, m od e ls , or verba l in stru ction s; using a variety o f carpenter*s handtools, portable pow er t o o l s , and standard m easuring instrum ents; making standard shop com putations relating to d im ensions o f w ork; selecting m ateria ls n e ce ssa ry for the w ork . In gen era l, the w ork o f the m aintenance carpen ter requ ires rounded training and experien ce usually acqu ired through a form al apprenticesh ip or equivalent tra in ing and exp erien ce .

ELECTRICIAN, MAINTENANCE

P e rfo rm s a va riety o f e le c tr ica l trade functions such as the installation , m aintenance, or rep a ir o f equipment fo r the generating, d istribution , or utilization of e le c t r ic energy in an establishm ent. W ork involves m ost o f the fo llow in g : Installing or repairing any o fa variety of e le c tr ica l equipm ent such as gen era tors , tra n s fo rm e rs , sw itchboards, co n tro lle r s , c ircu it b re a k e rs , m o to rs , heating units, c c iduit system s, or other tran sm ission equipm ent; w orking from b lu e prin ts , draw ings, layout, or other sp ecifica tion s ; locating and d iagnosing trouble in the e le c t r ica l system or equipm ent; w orking standard com putations relating to load requ irem ents o f w iring or e le c t r ica l equipment; using a variety o f e le c t r ic ia n * s handtools and m easuring and testing instrum ents. In gen era l, the w ork o f the m aintenance e lectr ic ia n requ ires rounded training and experien ce usually a c quired through a form a l apprenticesh ip or equivalent training and experien ce .


NURSE, INDUSTRIAL (REGISTERED) - Continued

environm ent, or other activ ities a ffecting the health , w e lfa re , and safety of a ll personnel.

TRACER

C opies plans and drawings p rep a red by o th ers , by p lacing tracing cloth or paper over drawing and tracin g with pen or p en cil. U ses T -sq u a re , com pass, and other drafting to o ls . M ay p repare sim ple drawings and do sim ple lettering.

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ENGINEER, STATIONARY

O perates and maintains and m ay a lso su p erv ise the operation o f stationary engines and equipment (m echan ica l o r e le c t r ic a l) to supply the establishm ent in which em ployed with p o w e r , heat, r e fr ig e r a tion , o r a ir-con d ition in g . W ork in volves: Operating and m aintainingequipm ent such as steam engines, a ir c o m p r e s s o r s , g en era tors , m o to r s , tu rb in es, ventilating and re fr igera tin g equipm ent, steam b o ile rs and b o ile r - fe d water pumps; making equipm ent re p a irs ; keeping a r e co rd o f operation o f m ach inery , tem pera tu re , and fuel con su m ption. M ay a lso supervise these operations. Head or ch ie f engineers in establishm ents em ploying m ore than one engineer are exclu ded .

FIREM AN, STATIONARY DOILER

F ire s stationary b o ile rs to furnish the establishm ent in which em ployed with heat, pow er, or steam . F eeds fuels to fire by hand or operates a m echanical stoker, gas , or o il bu rner; checks w ater and safety va lves . May clean , o il , or a ss is t in repairing b o i le r - room equipm ent.

H E LPE R , TRADES, MAINTENANCE

Ass i s t* one or m ore w ork ers in the sk illed m aintenance tra d es , by perform in g sp ecific or general duties o f le s s e r sk ill, such as keeping a w orker supplied with m a teria ls and to o ls ; cleaning w ork ing a rea , m achine, and equipment; ass istin g w ork er by holding m a teria ls or too ls ; perform ing other unskilled tasks as d irected by jo u r neym an. The kind o f w ork the helper is p erm itted to p e r fo rm v a rie s from trade to trade: In som e trades the h elper is con fined to supp lying, lifting , and holding m ateria ls and too ls and cleaning w orking a rea s ; and in others he is perm itted to p e r fo rm sp ecia lized m achine opera tion s, or parts o f a trade that a re a lso p e r fo rm e d by w ork ers on a fu ll-tim e basis .


M A CH IN E-TO O L O PE RA TO R , TOOLROOM

S p ecia lizes in the operation o f one or m ore types o f m achine to o ls , such as jig b o r e r s , cy lin drica l or surface g r in d ers , engine la thes, or m illin g m ach ines in the construction of m ach in e-sh op tools, gauges, j ig s , fix tu re s , or d ies. Work involves m ost o f the fo llow in g : Planning and p erform in g d ifficu lt machining operations; p rocess in g item s requ iring com p lica ted setups or a high degree o f a ccu ra cy ; using a variety o f p re c is io n m easuring instrum ents; selecting feed s , sp eed s , tooling and operation sequence; making n e ce ssa ry ad justm ents during operation to achieve requisite to leran ces or d im ensions. M ay be requ ired to recogn ize when tools need d ress in g , to d ress to o ls , and to se le c t p ro p e r coolants and cutting and lubricating o ils . F or c ro s s -in d u s try wage study p u rp o se s , m ach in e-too l operators , to o lroom , in too l and die jobbing shops are excluded from this c la ss ifica tion .

MACHINIST, MAINTENANCE

P rod u ces rep lacem ent parts and new parts in making rep a irs o f m eta l parts o f m ech an ica l equipment operated in an establishm ent. W ork involves m ost o f the fo llow ing: Interpreting w ritten in stru ctions and sp ecifica tion s ; planning and laying out o f w ork ; using a v a rie ty o f m a ch in is ts handtools and p rec is ion m easuring instrum ents; setting up and operating standard m achine to o ls ; shaping o f m etal parts to c lo s e to le ra n ce s ; making standard shop com putations re la ting to d im ensions o f w ork , tooling , feeds and speeds o f m achining; know ledge o f the w orking prop erties of the com m on m eta ls; selecting standard m a te r ia ls , p a rts , and equipment requ ired fo r his w ork ; fitting and assem blin g parts into m echanical equipment. In gen era l, the m a ch in is ts w ork n orm ally requ ires a rounded training in m ach in e- shop p ra ctice usually acqu ired through a form al apprenticesh ip or equivalent training and exp erien ce .

M ECHANIC, AUTOM OTIVE (MAINTENANCE)

R epa irs a u tom ob iles , b u sses , m otortru ck s , and tra cto rs o f an establishm ent. W ork involves m ost of the fo llow in g : Exam iningautom otive equipm ent to diagnose source o f trouble ; d isassem bling equipm ent and p erform in g rep a irs that involve the use o f such hand- too ls as w ren ch es , gauges, d r ills , or sp ecia lized equipm ent in d is assem blin g or fitting parts ; replacing broken or defective parts fr o m stock ; grinding and adjusting va lves; reassem bling and installing the variou s a ssem b lie s in the veh icle and making n ecessa ry adjustm ents; alining w h ee ls , adjusting brakes and lights, or tightening body b o lts . In gen era l, the w ork o f the autom otive m echanic req u ires rounded training and exp erien ce usually acqu ired through a form al ap p ren tice ship or equivalent training and experien ce .


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MECHANIC, MAINTENANCE

R epairs m ach inery or m ech an ica l equipment o f an estab lish m ent. W ork involves m ost o f the fo llow in g : Examining m achinesand m ech an ica l equipment to diagnose sou rce o f trouble; dismantling or partly dism antling m achines and perform in g repairs that m ainly involve the use of handtools in scraping and fitting parts; replacing broken or defective parts with item s obtained from stock; ordering the production o f a rep lacem ent part by a m achine shop or sending o f the m achine to a m achine shop for m a jo r rep a irs ; preparing written sp ecifica tion s for m a jor rep a irs or fo r the production o f parts ordered from m achine shop; reassem blin g m ach ines; and making all n ecessa ry adjustm ents for operation. In gen era l, the w ork of a m aintenance m echanic requ ires rounded training and experien ce usually acquired through a form al apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience. E xcluded from this c la ss ifica tion are w ork ers whose p rim ary duties involve setting up or adjusting m ach ines.

M ILLW RIGHT

Installs new m achines or heavy equipm ent and dism antles and installs m ach ines or heavy equipm ent when changes in the plant la y out are requ ired . W ork involves m ost o f the fo llow in g : Planning andlaying out o f the w ork ; interpreting blueprints or other specifica tion s; using a va riety of handtools and rigging; making standard shop co m putations relating to s t resses , strength o f m a ter ia ls , and centers o f gravity ; alining and balancing o f equipm ent; selecting standard t o o ls , equipm ent, and parts to be u.-ed; installing and maintaining in good ord er pow er tran sm ission equipment such as drives and speed r e d u cers . In gen era l, the m illw right *s w ork norm ally requ ires a rounded training and experien ce in the trade acqu ired through a form al apprenticesh ip or equivalent training and exp erien ce .

OILER

L u b rica tes , with o il or g re a se , the m oving parts or wearing su rfaces o f m echan ica l equipment of an establishm ent.

PAIN TER , MAINTENANCE

Paints and red ecora tes w a lls , w oodw ork , and fixtures of an establishm ent. W ork involves the follow ing: Knowledge of surfacep ecu lia r ities and types o f paint requ ired for d ifferent applications; preparing surface fo r painting by rem oving old finish or by placing putty or f i l le r in nail holes and in te rst ice s ; applying paint with spray gun or brush . May m ix c o lo r s , o ils , white lead , and other paint ingredients to obtain p rop er c o lo r or con sisten cy . In gen era l, the w ork o f the m aintenance painter requ ires rounded training and exp er ien ce usually acqu ired through a form al apprenticeship or equivalent training and exp erien ce .


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