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Occupational Wage Survey

PORTLAND, OREGONAPRIL 1956

BLS Bulletin No. 1188-16

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR James P. Mitchell, Secretary

BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS

Ew an Clagua, CommissionerDigitized for FRASER http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

Occupational wage surveys were conducted in 18 major labor markets during late 1955 and early 1956. Bulletins for the following areas are now available and may be purchased from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington 25, D. C., or from any of the regional sales offices listed below. As additional bulletins become available, they will be listed in subsequent issues.

BLS BulletinLabor Market Survey Period Number Price

Dallas, Tex. October 1955 1188-1 30 centsDetroit, Mich. October 1955 1188-2 25 centsMilwaukee, Wis. November 1955 1188-3 25 centsPhiladelphia, Pa. November 1955 1188-4 25 centsNew Orleans, La.Denver, Colo.San Francisco-Oakland, Calif.

November 1955 1188-5 25 centsDecember 1955 1188-6 25 centsJanuary 1956 1188-7 25 cents

Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn. December 1955 1188-8 25 centsSt. Louis, Mo. February 1956 1188-9 25 centsNewark-Jersey City, N. J. December 1955 1188-10 25 centsLawrence, Mass. February 1956 1188-11 25 centsMemphis, Tenn. February 1956 1188-12 25 cents

For the convenience of users of BLS data, copies of bulletins may also be purchased from the following sales offices.

U. S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics 18 Oliver Street Boston 10, Mass.

U. S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics 341 Ninth Avenue New York 1, N. Y.

U. S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics 50 Seventh Street, N. E. Atlanta 23, Ga.

L. S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics 105 West Adams Street Chicago 3, 111 .

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Occupational Wage Survey

PORTLAND, OREGON

APRIL 1956

Bulletin No. 1188-16

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR James P. Mitchell, Secretary

BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS

Ew an Clague, Commissioner

June 1956

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Contents

Page

Introduction_____________________________________________________________ 1Wage trends for selected occupational groups ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------ --------------------------------------------- 3

Tables:

1. Establishments and workers within scope of su rvey----------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------- 22. Indexes of standard weekly salaries for office clerical and average straight-time

hourly earnings for selected plant occupational groups, and percent of increasefor selected periods ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ 3

A: Occupational earnings * -A - 1: Office occupations ________________________________________________________________________________________________ 5A - 2: Professional and technical occupations _________________________________________________________________________ 7A - 3: Maintenance and powerplant occupations _________________________________________________ _______________________ 8A -4 : Custodial and material-movement occupations ________________________________________________________ 10

B: Establishment practices and supplementary wage provisions * -B -1 : Shift differential provisions _______________________________________________________________________________________ 11B -2 : Minijpnum entrance rates for women office workers ________________________________________ ;__________________ 12B -3 : Scheduled weekly hours _______________________________________________________________---------------------------------------- 13B -4 : Paid holidays ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ 13B -5 : Paid vacations ____________________________________________________________________ 14B -6 : Health, insurance, and pension plans _______________________________________________ ____________________________ 16

Appendix: Job descriptions __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 17

* NOTE: Similar tabulations for most of these items are available in the Portland area reports for June 1951, September 1952, September 1953, and April 1955. The 1953 report also provides tabulations of wage structure characteristics, labor-management agreements, and overtime pay provisions. The 1955 report also included data on frequency of wage payments, and pay provisions for holidays falling on nonworkdays. A directory indicating date of study and the price of the reports, as well as reports for other major areas, is available upon request.

Current reports on occupational earnings and supplementary wage practices in the Portland area are also available for machinery industries (February 1956), power laundries and dry cleaners (June 1955), and office building service (May 1955). Union scales, indicative of prevailing pay levels, are available for the following trades or industries: Building construction, printing, local-transit operating employees, and motortruck drivers.

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The Com m unity Wage Survey P rogram

The Bureau o f L abor Statistics regu larly conducts areaw ide wage surveys in a num ber of im portant industrial cen ters . The stu d ies, made fro m late fa ll to ea rly spring, relate to occupational earnings and related supplem entary benefits. A prelim in ary report is available on com pletion of the study in each area , usually in the month fo llow in g the payroll p eriod studied. This bulletin provides additional data not included in the e a r lie r rep ort. A consolidated analytical bulletin su m m arizing the resu lts o f all o f the y ea r ! s surveys is issued a fter c o m pletion o f the final area bulletin fo r the current round o f su rveys .

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Occupational Wage Survey - Portland, Oreg. *

Introduction

The P ortlan d a rea is one o f severa l im portant industrial cen ters in which the D epartm ent o f L a b o r f s Bureau o f L abor S tatistics has conducted su rveys o f occupational earnings and related wage ben efits on an areaw ide b a s is . In each area , data are obtained by person a l v is its o f B ureau fie ld agents to representative establishm ents within six b roa d industry d iv is ion s : M anufacturing; transportation (excludingra ilr o a d s ), com m u n ica tion , and other public u tilities; w holesa le trade; reta il trade; fin a n ce , in su ra n ce , and rea l estate; and s e r v ic e s . M ajor industry groups exclu ded fro m these studies, besides ra ilro a d s , are governm ent op era tion s and the construction and extractive in du stries . E stablishm ents having few er than a p rescr ib ed num ber o f w ork ers are om itted a lso b eca u se they furn ish insu fficien t em ploym ent in the o c c u pations studied to w arrant in c lu s io n .1 W herever p o ss ib le , separate tabulations are p rov id ed fo r each o f the broad industry d iv is ion s .

T hese su rveys are conducted on a sam ple basis becau se o f the u n n ecessa ry co s t in v o lv e d in surveying all estab lish m en ts, and to insure p rom pt publica tion o f r e su lts . To obtain appropriate a ccu ra cy at m in im um c o s t , a g rea ter p rop ortion o f large than of sm all establishm ents is studied . In com bin ing the data, how ever, all establishm ents are given their appropriate w eight. E stim ates based on the establishm ents studied are p resen ted , th e re fo re , as relating to all establishm ents in the industry grouping and a rea , 2 except fo r those below the m inim um s ize studied.O ccupations and E arnings

The occu pation s se le c te d fo r study are com m on to a variety o f m anufacturing and nonm anufacturing in d u stries . O ccupational c la s s i f i cation is based on a u n iform set o f job descrip tions designed to take account o f in terestab lish m en t variation in duties within the sam e job (see appendix fo r listin g o f these d escrip tion s). E arnings data are p resen ted (in the A -s e r ie s tables) fo r the follow ing types o f o ccu p a tions: (a) O ffice c le r ic a l ; (b) p ro fess ion a l and techn ical; (c) m aintenance and pow erplant; and (d) custod ial and m ateria l m ovem ent.

Data are shown fo r fu ll-t im e w ork ers , i . e . , those h ired to w ork a regu lar w eekly schedule in the given occupational c la ss ifica tio n . E arnings data exclude prem iu m pay fo r overtim e and fo r w ork on w eekends, h o lida ys , and late sh ifts . Nonproduction bonuses are e x cluded a lso , but c o s t -o f - l iv in g bonuses and incentive earnings are in clu ded . W here w eekly hours are reported , as fo r o ff ice c le r ic a l o c cu pation s, re fe re n ce is to the w ork schedules (rounded to the n earest half hour) fo r which stra igh t-tim e sa la ries are paid; average w eekly earnings fo r these occu pation s have been rounded to the n earest half d o lla r .

* This rep ort was p rep ared in the B ureau1 s reg ional o ff ice in San F r a n c is c o , C a li f . , by W illiam P . CPConnor, under the d irection o f John L . Dana, R egion a l Wage and Industrial R elations A nalyst.

1 See table 1 fo r m in im u m -s ize establishm ent co v e re d .2 The tabulation o f m inim um entrance rates fo r wom en o ffice

w ork ers re la tes on ly to p rov is ion s in establishm ents studied.

O ccupational em ploym ent estim ates rep resen t the total in all establishm ents within the scop e o f the study and not the num ber actually su rveyed . B ecause o f d iffe ren ces in occupational structure among e s tablishm ents, the estim ates o f occupational em ploym ent obtained from the sam ple o f establishm ents studied serv e only to indicate the relative im portance o f the job s studied. T hese d iffe ren ces in occupational structure do not m a teria lly a ffect the a ccu ra cy o f the earnings data.

E stablishm ent P ra c tice s and Supplem entary Wage P rov is ion s

In form ation is presen ted a lso (in the B -s e r ie s tables) on s e le cted establishm ent p ra c tice s and supplem entary benefits as they relate to o ff ice and plant w o rk e rs . The term "o f f ic e w o r k e r s ," as used in this bu lletin , includes all o ff ice c le r ic a l em ployees and excludes adm in istra tive , execu tive , p ro fe ss io n a l, and tech n ica l person nel. "P lant w o rk e rs " include w orking forem en and all n on su p erv isory w orkers (in cluding leadm en and tra inees) engaged in n onoffice functions. A dm in istra tive , execu tive , p ro fe ss io n a l, and techn ica l em p loyees , and f o r c e - account con stru ction em ployees who are u tilized as a separate w ork fo r c e are excluded . C a feteria w ork ers and routem en are excluded in m anufacturing in d u stries , but are included as plant w ork ers in nonm anufacturing in d u stries .

Shift d ifferen tia l data (table B - l ) are lim ited to manufacturing in du stries . This in form ation is p resented both in term s of (a) esta b lishm ent p o licy , 3 p resented in term s o f total plant w orker em ploym ent, and (b) e ffe ctiv e p ra c t ice , presen ted on the basis o f w orkers actually em ployed on the sp ecified shift at the tim e o f the survey. In estab lishm ents having varied d iffe ren tia ls , the amount applying to a m a jority was used o r , i f no amount applied to a m a jo r ity , the c la ss ifica tion "o th e r " was u sed .

M inim um entrance rates (table B -2 ) relate only to the estab lishm ents v is ite d . They are p resen ted on an establishm ent, rather than on an em ploym ent b a s is . Scheduled hours; paid holidays; paid vacations; and health , in su ran ce , and pension plans are treated sta tis t ica lly on the basis that these are applicable to all plant o r o ffice w ork ers i f a m a jor ity o f such w ork ers are e lig ib le o r m ay eventually qualify fo r the p ra ctice s l i s t e d .4 B ecause o f rounding, sums o f in d ividual item s in these tabulations do not n e ce ssa r ily equal tota ls.

The sum m ary o f vacation plans is lim ited to form al a rran gem en ts, excluding in form al plans w hereby tim e o ff with pay is granted at the d iscre tion o f the em p loyer . Separate estim ates are provided

3 An establishm ent was con s id ered as having a p o licy if it m et either o f the fo llow ing conditions: ( l ) O perated late shifts at the time o f the su rvey , o r (2) had fo rm a l p rov is ion s cov er in g late sh ifts .

4 Scheduled w eekly hours fo r o ff ice w orkers (firs t section of table B -3 ) are presen ted in term s o f the p rop ortion o f wom en o ffice w ork ers em ployed in o ff ic e s with the indicated w eekly hours fo r wom en w o r k e r s .

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2accord in g to em p loyer p ra ctice in com puting vacation paym ents, such as tim e paym ents, p ercen t o f annual earn in gs, o r fla t-su m am ounts. H ow ever, in the tabulations o f vacation allow ances by years o f s e rv ice , paym ents not on a tim e basis w ere con verted ; fo r exam ple, a paym ent o f 2 percen t o f annual earnings was con s id ered as the equivalent o f 1 w eek1 s pay.

Data are presen ted fo r all health, in su ran ce , and pension plans fo r which at lea st a part o f the co s t is borne by the em p loyer , excepting only lega l requ irem ents such as w orkm en 1 s com pensation and soc ia l secu rity . Such plans include those underw ritten by a co m m e rc ia l insurance com pany and those prov ided through a union fund o r paid d irectly by the em ployer out o f cu rren t operating funds o r fro m a fund set aside fo r this p u rp ose . Death benefits are included as a fo rm o f life insu ran ce .

S ickness and acciden t insurance is lim ited to that type o f in surance under which predeterm ined cash paym ents are m ade d irectly to the insured on a w eekly o r m onthly basis during illn ess o r accident d isability . In form ation is p resen ted fo r a ll such plans to which the em ployer con tribu tes. H ow ever, in New Y ork and New J e rse y , which have enacted tem porary d isab ility insurance laws which requ ire e m p loyer co n tr ib u tio n s ,5 plans are included only i f the em p loyer ( l ) con tributes m ore than is lega lly req u ired , o r (2) prov ides the em ployee

with benefits which exceed the requ irem en ts o f the law . Tabulations o f paid s ick -lea v e plans are lim ited to fo rm a l plans which prov id e fu ll pay or a proportion o f the w o rk e r1 s pay during absence fr o m w ork because of illn ess . Separate tabulations are p rov id ed accord in g to ( l ) plans which provide full pay and no waiting p e r io d , and (2) plans provid ing either partial pay o r a waiting p e r io d . In addition to the presentation o f the proportion s o f w ork ers who are p rov id ed sick n ess and accident insurance or paid s ick le a v e , an unduplicated total is shown o f w orkers who re ce iv e e ith er o r both types o f ben efit.

Catastrophe insu ran ce , som etim es r e fe r r e d to as extended m ed ica l insurance, includes those plans which are designed to p ro te ct em ployees in case o f sick n ess and in ju ry involving expenses beyond the norm al coverage of hosp ita liza tion , m e d ica l, and su rg ica l p lan s. M ed ica l insurance re fe rs to plans prov id in g fo r com plete or partia l paym ent o f doctors* fe e s . Such plans m ay be underw ritten by co m m e rc ia l in surance com panies or nonprofit organ izations o r they m ay be s e lf - in sured . Tabulations o f re tirem en t pension plans are lim ited to those plans that provide monthly paym ents fo r the rem ainder o f the w orker*s l i f e .

5 The tem porary d isab ility law s in C a lifo rn ia and Rhode Island do not requ ire em ployer con tribu tion s.

Table 1: Establishments and workers within scope of survey and number studied in Portland, Oreg. , 1 by major industry division, April 1956

Industry division

Minimum - size

establishment

in scope of study 2

Number of establishments Workers in establishments

Within scope of

studyStudied

Within scope of study Studied

Total3 Office Plant Total3

All divisions --------------------------------------------------------------------- 51 522 145 101,400 17,600 66,400 55,850

Manufacturing ------------------------------------------------------------------ 51 222 62 49,900 3,800 38,000 25,020Nonmanufacturing ----------------------------------------------------- ------ 51 300 83 51,500 13,800 28,400 30,830

Transportation (excluding railroads),communication, and other public utilities 4 -------- 51 51 20 15,100 3,300 7,900 11,890

Wholesale trade ------------------- ------------------------------------- 51 85 18 9,300 (5 ) (5 ) 3, 190Retail trade ----------------------------------------------------------------- 51 84 23 17, 100 2, 100 13,200 10,990Finance, insurance, and real estate ---------------------- 51 37 9 5,900 V (5 ) 3 ,080Services 6 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 51 43 13 4, 100 (5 ) (5 ) 1,680

1 Portland Metropolitan Area (Clackamas, Multnomah, and Washington Counties, O reg.; and Clark County, Washington). 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 area employment indexes to measure employment trends or levels since (l) planning of wage surveys requires the use of establishment data compiled considerably in advance of the pay period studied, and (2) small establishments are excluded from the scope of the survey.

2 Includes all establishments with total employment at or above the m inim um -size 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.

3 Includes executive, technical, professional, and other workers excluded from the separate office and plant categories.4 Also excludes taxicabs, and services incidental to water transportation.5 This industry division is represented in estimates for "a ll industries'" and "nonmanufacturing" in the Series A and B tables, although coverage was insufficient to

justify separate presentation of data.6 Hotels; personal services; business services; automobile repair shops; radio broadcasting and television; motion pictures; nonprofit membership organizations; and

engineering and architectural services.


3Wage T rends fo r S elected O ccupational Groups

Tabulated b e low are indexes o f sa la ries o f wom en o ff ice c l e r i ca l w o rk e rs , and o f average earnings of se lected plant w ork er grou ps.

F o r o ff ic e c le r ic a l w ork ers , the indexes relate to average w eekly sa la r ie s fo r n orm al hours o f w ork , that is , the standard w ork schedule fo r which stra ig h t-tim e sa la r ies are paid. F o r plant w orker g rou p s, the indexes m ea su re changes in stra ight-tim e hourly earn in gs, excluding p rem ium pay fo r ov ertim e and for w ork on w eekends, h o lidays, and late sh ifts . The indexes are based on data fo r se lected key occu pation s and include m ost of the num erica lly im portant jobs within each group . E ighteen job s w ere included in the o ff ice c le r ic a l index; 10 sk illed m aintenance jobs and 3 unskilled jobs w ere included in the plant w ork er in d exes . See footnotes to table 2.

The indexes m easu re p rin cip a lly the e ffects o f ( l ) ge lera l sa lary and wage changes; (2) m er it o r other in crea ses in pay r e ce ived by individual w ork ers while in the sam e job ; and (3) labor turnover o r fo r c e expansion or red u ction . A fo r c e expansion might in crea se the p rop ortion o f low er paid w ork ers in a sp ecific o c c u pation and resu lt in a drop in the index, w hereas a reduction in the p roportion o f low er paid w ork ers would have the opposite e ffe c t . The indexes are a lso a ffected by shifts in the p rop ortion o f w orkers em ployed by establishm ents with d ifferen t pay le v e ls . F or exam ple, the m ovem ent o f a h igh-paying establishm ent out o f an area could cause the index to drop , even though no change in rates o ccu rre d in other area estab lish m en ts.

A verage w eek ly sa la r ie s o r average hourly earnings w ere com puted fo r each o f the se le c te d occupations. The average sa la ries o r hourly earnings w ere then m ultip lied by the average o f Septem ber 1952 and S eptem ber 1953 em ploym ent in the job . These weighted earnings fo r individual occu pation s w ere then added to obtain an aggregate fo r each occu pation a l group . F in a lly , the ratio o f these group aggregates fo r a given yea r to the aggregate fo r the base p eriod (survey m onth, w inter 1952-53) was com puted and the resu lt m ultiplied by the base yea r index (100) to get the index fo r the given yea r.

The use o f constant em ploym ent weights elim inates the effects o f changes in the p rop ortion o f w ork ers rep resen ted in each job in cluded in the index. N or are the indexes in fluenced by changes in standard w ork schedules o r in prem ium pay fo r overtim e , since they are based on pay fo r stra igh t-tim e h ou rs .

Indexes fo r the p er iod 1952 to 1955 fo r w orkers in 17 m ajor labor m ark ets , appeared in BLS B ull. 1172, Wages and R elated B enefits , 17 L abor M ark ets , 1954-55.

Table 2: Indexes of standard weekly salaries for office c leric a l1 and average straight-time hourly earnings for selected plant occupational groups 2 in Portland, Oregon, April 1955 and April 1956, and percent of increase for selected periods

Industry and occupational group

Indexes(September 1952 s 100) Percent increases from

April1956

April1955

April 1955 to

April 1956

September 1953 to

April 1955

September 1952 to

September 1953

June 1951 to

September 1952

June 1951 to

April 1956

All industries:Office clerical (women) _ __ __ _____ __ 116.0 110.3 5 .2 5 .4 4. 7 4 .6 21 .3Skilled maintenance (men) _ __ __ __ 115.0 109. 6 4 .9 3 .9 5 .5 6 .8 22 .8Unskilled plant (men) _ __ __ __ __ __ __ _ 113.9 110. 3 .0 5 .4 4 .9 7 .7 22. 6

Manufacturing:Office clerical (wom en)__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ _ 114. 6 110.0 4 .0 5. 6 4 .3 5 .0 2 0 .4Skilled maintenance (men) _ _ _ ____ ____ 115. 1 109. 6 5. 1 4. 7 4 .6 7 .4 23. 7Unskilled plant (men) __ __ __ __ _____ __ __ __ _ 116.0 112.5 3. 1 6. 7 5. 5 4 .9 2 1 .6

1 Based on data for the following jobs:

Office clerical (women):B illers, machine (billing machine) Bookkeeping-machine operators,

class A and B Comptometer operators C lerks, file, class A and B Clerks, order Clerks, payroll Key-punch operators Office girls

SecretariesStenographers, general Switchboard operators Switchboard operator-

receptionistsTabulating-machine operators Transcribing-machine operators,

generalTypists, class A and B

2 Based on data for the following jobs:

Skilled maintenance (men): Carpenters Electricians Machinists MechanicsMechanics, automotiveMillwrightsPaintersPipefittersSheet-metal workersTool and die makers

Unskilled plant (men):Janitors, porters, and cleaners Laborers, material handling Watchmen


A: Occupational Earnings

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(Average straight-time weekly hours and earnings 1 for selected occupations studied on an area basis in Portland, Oreg. , by industry division, April 1956)

Table A-l: Office Occupations

Sex, occupation, and industry division

Men

Clerks, accounting, class A -----Manufacturing---------------------------Nonmanufacturing--------------------

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

Clerks, accounting, class B -------Nonmanufacturing--------------------

Clerks, order --------------------------------Manufacturing---------------------------Nonmanufacturing--------------------

Clerks, payroll ----------------------------

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

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

Women

B illers, machine (billing machine) ---------------------------------Manufacturing-----------------------------------------------------------------

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

B illers, machine (bookkeeping m ach in e)-----------------------Nonmanufacturing------------------------------------------- ;--------------

Bookkeeping-machine operators, class A ---------------------Manufacturing------------------------------------------------------------------Nonmanufacturing----------------------------------------------------------

Bookkeeping-machine operators, class B ----------------------Manufacturing------------------------------------------------------------------Nonmanufacturing ----------------------------------------------------------

Retail tr a d e ---------------------------------------------------------------

Clerks, accounting, class A -------------------------------------------Manufacturing-----------------------------------------------------------------Nonmanufacturing----------------------------------------------------------

Retail tr a d e ---------------------------------------------------------------

Clerks, accounting, class B ---------------------------------------------Manufacturing-----------------------------------------------------------------Nonmanufacturing----------------------------------------------------------

Public utilities * -------------------------------------------------------Retail tr a d e ---------------------------------------------------------------

Clerks, file, class A ---------------------------------------------------------Nonmanufacturing ----------------------------------------------------------

Avebaqe NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY EARNINGS OFNumber $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ofworkers Weeklyhours Weeklyearnings

30. 00 35. 00 40 .00 45 .00 50.00 55.00 60 .00 65.00 70.00 75.00 80 .00 85 .00 9 0 .00 95 .0 0 100.00 105.00 110.00 115.00(Standard) (Standard) under " " "

35. 00 40. 00 45. 00 50.00 55.00 60 .00 65 .00 70.00 75 .00 80.00 85 .00 90 .00 95 .0 0 100 .00 105.00 110.00 115.00 120.00

137 39 .5$86.00 5 10 28 23 23 15 24 7 2

48 40. 0 86. 00 - - - - - - - - - 12 11 12 6 r 1 6 _ _89 3 9 .5 86.00 - - _ _ - - - 5 10 16 12 11 9 23 1 2 _ _35 40 .0 86.50 - - - - - - 1 2 6 5 10 6 3 - 2 - -

57 40 .0 67.00 _ - _ 7 4 6 4 9 15 4 5 _ 3 _ _ _ _ _44 40. 0 66.00 " 7 - 6 4 8

lQ 4 5 - - " - -

285 40 .0 80.50 _ 1 - 5 1 23 25 18 73 37 36 32 4 22 6 2 _65 40 .0 91 .00 - - - - - - - - 4 7 9 11 17 ---------p 8 6 2 _

220 4 0 .0 77. 50 " * 1 - 5 1 23 25 14 66 28 25 15 3 14 - - -

35 40 .0 79. 50 - _ - _ _ 1 5 6 7 6 _ 2 1 4 _ 3 _86 40 .0 49. 50 _ _ 36 17 4 8 20 . 1 _ _ _ _ _ . . .39 40 .0 44. 50 - - 29 3 2 4 1 - - - - - - - - - - _47 40 .0 53. 50 - - 7 14 2 4 19 - 1 - - - - - - - - -

68 40 .0 85. 50 - . - _ _ - _ 2 9 6 15 16 11 2 4 3 _ _49 40. 0 86.00 2 8 5 7 10 9 2 3 3

124 40 .0 58. 50 9 11 35 19 18 16 5 1126 4 0 .0 6 l. 50 - - 2 - - 5 11 3 5 - - - - ~ - - - -98 4 0 .0 57. 50 _ _ 7 11 35 14 7 13 - 11 - - _ _ - - - .35 40 .0 60.00 - - - 4 8 3 7 13 - - - - - - - - -

60 4 0 .0 52. 50 - - _ 26 13 15 5 - 1 _ _ > _ . - _ _ _51 40. 0 52. 60 - - 26 13 6 5 ~ 1 - - - - - - " - -64 4 0 .0 69. 50 _ _ _ - 10 21 9 5 3 10 1 5 _ _ _ _ _32 40. 0 68.00 - - - - - 10 4 6 3 2 5 1 1 - - - - -32 40 .0 70. 50 - - - - - 17 3 2 1 5 - 4 - - - -

439 40 .0 55. 50 _ _ 26 88 60 160 60 32 13 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _57 40. 0 60. 50 - - - - 1 24 21 10 1 - - - - - - - - -

382 40 .0 54. 50 - - 26 88 59 136 39 22 12 - - - - - - - - -34 4 0 .0 54. 50 - - - 8 4 18 3 1 - - - - - - - - - -

214 40 .0 74.00 _ _ _ 3 12 17 37 31 65 27 7 2 13 _ _ _ _89 4 0 .0 73.00 - - _ - - 10 8 11 13 20 20 6 1 - - - - -

125 4 0 .0 74. 50 - _ _ - 3 2 9 26 18 45 7 1 1 13 - - - .34 4 0 .0 69.00 - - - - 2 3 13 8 8 - - - - - - -

523 4 0 .0 60. 50 _ _ 23 53 108 95 78 90 27 18 7 21 3 - _ _ _138 4 0 .0 59.50 - - - 14 ----- TT~ 40 35 24 5 1 4 - - - - - * * -385 4 0 .0 60. 50 _ - 23 39 93 55 43 66 22 17 3 21 3 - - - _ -

59 40 .0 67. 50 - - _ - - 3 3 40 6 7 - - - - - - - -147 4 0 .0 56.00 - - 6 36 36 29 17 20 - : *3 - - - - - - -

43 39. 5 61.50 _ _ _ 1 5 17 6 5 7 - 1 1 - - - _ _ -38 39 .5 61.00 1 3 17 ------- 5 ~ 4 5 1 1

See footnote at end of table. Occupational Wage Survey, Portland, Oreg. , April 1956* Transportation (excluding railroads), communication, and other public utilities. U .S . DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Bureau of Labor Statistics


6(Average straight-time weekly hours and earnings 1 for selected occupations studied on an area basis in Portland, Oreg. , by industry division, April 1956)

Table A-1: Office Occupations - Continued

Sex, occupation, and industry division

Women - Continued

Clerks, file, class B ---------------------------------------------------------

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

Clerks, order -----------------------------------------------------------------------Manufacturing -----------------------------------------------------------------Nonmanufacturing -----------------------------------------------------------

Manufacturing -----------------------------------------------------------------

Public utilities * ------------------- -------------------------------------Retail tr a d e ----------------------------------------------------------------

Comptometer operators -----------------------------------------------------Manufacturing-----------------------------------------------------------------Nonmanufacturing -----------------------------------------------------------

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

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

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

Key-punch operators -----------------------------------------------------------Manufacturing -----------------------------------------------------------------Nonmanufacturing -----------------------------------------------------------

Public utilities * ----------------------------------------------------------Retail tr a d e ----------------------------------------------------------------

Office g ir ls ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

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

Secretaries --------------------------------------------------------------------- ------Manufacturing ----------------------------------------------------------------Nonmanufacturing -----------------------------------------------------------

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

Stenographers, general-------------------------------------------------------Manufacturing ------------------------------------------------------------------Nonmanufacturing------------------------------------------------------------

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

Switchboard operators --------------------------------------------------------Nonmanufacturing -----------------------------------------------------------

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

Switchboard operator-receptionists --------------------------------Manufacturing ----------------------------------------------------- .-----------Nonmanufacturing -----------------------------------------------------------

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

Average NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY EARNINGS OF ,Number $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ %ofworkers Weeklyhours

(Standard)Weeklyearnings

(Standard)30.00 , and

under35. 00 40.00 45 .00 50.00 55.00 60.00 65. 00 70.00 75. 00 80.00 85 .00 90. 00 9 5 .0 0 100. 00 105.00 110.00 115.00

35. 00 40. 0C 45.00 50. 00 55.00 60.00 65.00 70.00 75.00 80.00 85.00 90 .00 95. 00 100.00 105.00 110.00 11 5.00 120. 00

245 3 9 .5$48 .00 6 94 61 38 27 14 2 3

49 40. 0 - - 4 15 11 7 -------7 2 3 - - - . _ - _ - -196 39. 5 47 .00 - 6 90 46 27 20 7 - - - - - - _ - - - -27 4 0 .0 55. 50 - - - 3 9 9 6 - - - - - - - - - -

105 40 .0 59.00 - 2 12 18 23 31 10 3 4 . . _ _ 2 _ _ _ .25 40 .0 63.00 - - - - 7 7 1 5 - 3 - - - - - 2 - - -80 4 0 .0 58. 00 - - 2 12 11 16 30 5 4 - - - - - - - -

278 4 0 .0 64 .00 _ _ 3 5 34 17 99 52 43 15 ? 1 1 1 _ _116 40. 0 65.00 - - - - 12 5 - 49- 28 1 7 6 - 1 _ - - - _162 4 0 .0 63. 50 - - 3 5 21 12 50 24 36 8 1 1 - 1 _ - . _44 4 0 .0 69. 50 - - - - 2 3 3 8 21 5 1 1 - _ - - - -59 4 0 .0 57.00 - - 3 5 18 3 22 6 1 1 - - - - - - - -

496 40 .0 61.00 - 5 14 51 103 93 63 59 38 31 9 30 _ _ _ _127 40. 0 61.50 - - - 4 10 30 33 II H 15 5 2 2 - - - - - .369 4 0 .0 60. 50 - 5 14 47 84 63 30 46 19 26 7 28 _ _ _ _ _ .107 40. 0 54.50 5 11 33 9 7 21 13 8 - - - - - - - -

40 4 0 .0 55.00 _ 3 12 6 7 7 3 1 _ 1 _ _ _ _ _ _33 4b. 0 53. 00 3 12 6 4 4 3 - 1 - - - - -

254 40 .0 62.00 1 1 4 15 37 54 60 35 20 16 6 5 _ _ _ _64 40. 0 60. 00 - - - 3 14 11 h n 15 1 1 - - - - - - - -

190 40 .0 62.50 1 1 4 12 23 43 41 20 19 15 6 5 - - - _ _ _94 40 .0 61.50 - - - - 22 28 15 10 13 6 _ - - - - - _ -32 40 .0 52. 50 1 1 4 10 9 7 - - - - - - - - - - -

133 40 .0 45. 50 4 1 72 28 9 13 6 _ - . _ - - . . _27 40 .0 50.50 - - 6 8 5 2 6 - - - - - - - - - - -

106 39 .5 44 .50 4 1 66 20 4 11 - - - - - - - - - - - -518 40 .0 75.00 _ _ _ 1 16 29 70 96 56 95 61 33 11 24 14 4 3 5187 4 0 .0 73.50 - - - - 7 11 34 38 14 29 T 4 " 17 3 ~b - - - 4331 39. 5 75.50 - _ - 1 9 18 36 58 42 66 37 16 8 18 14 4 3 1

99 39. 5 83.00 - - _ - - - 3 7 18 23 12 10 7 8 3 4 3 163 4 0 .0 63.50 - - - - 7 12 23 7 9 3 1 - 1 - - - -

928 4 0 .0 63.00 _ _ 11 50 113 171 219 171 92 69 22 10 _ _ _ . _246 40. 0 63. 50 - - - 14 25 3 1 ' 6? 60 24 19 - - - - - . -682 39 .5 63 .00 - - 11 36 88 138 152 111 68 50 18 10 - - . - - -

96 40 .0 64. 50 - - - 1 1 13 41 21 19 - - - - - _ _ _ _58 4 0 .0 52. 50 - - 11 21 6 3 10 5 2 - - - - - - - - -

153 40 .0 53. 50 _ 27 29 29 35 16 12 5 _ _ - - _ _ _ _ _140 40. 0 53. 50 - - 27 20 25 27 l5 12 5 - - - - - - - - -

37 39 .5 63. 50 - - - - 1 14 5 12 5 - - - - - - - _ -31 40. 0 49. 00 - 6 11 13 - 1 - - - - - - - - * - -

275 4 0 .0 58. 50 - 7 6 31 73 56 28 32 19 15 7 1 - - _ _ _111 4 0 .0 60. 00 - - - 10 29 22 13 17 18 2 - - - - - - - _164 39 .5 57. 50 - 7 6 21 44 34 15 15 1 13 7 1 - - - - _ _

36 40. 0 49 .00 7 5 4 16 2 1*

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


7Table 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 1956)

Average NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY EARNINGS OF

Number $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $S e x , o c c u p a t io n , and in d u s t r y d iv is io n ofworkers Weekly Weekly 3 0 . 00 3 5 . 0 0 4 0 . 0 0 4 5 . 0 0 5 0 . 0 0 5 5 . 0 0 6 0 . 0 0 6 5 . 0 0 7 0 . 0 0 7 5 . 0 0 8 0 . 0 0 8 5 . 00 9 0 . 0 0 9 5 . 0 0 1 0 0 . 0 0 1 0 5 . 0 0 1 1 0 . 0 0 1 1 5 . 0 0

(Standard) (Standard) und er * - - -3 5 . 00 4 0 . 0 0 4 5 . 0 0 5 0 . 0 0 5 5 . 0 0 6 0 . 0 0 6 5 . 0 0 7 0 . 0 0 7 5 . 0 0 8 0 . 0 0 8 5 . 0 0 9 0 . 0 0 9 5 . 0 0 1 0 0 . 0 0 1 0 5 , 0 0 1 1 0 . 0 0 1 1 5 . 0 0 1 2 0 . 0 0

W o m e n - C on tin u e d

T a b u la t in g -m a c h in e o p e r a t o r s ---------------------------------------------------- 35 4 0 . 0 6 9 . 0 0 _ _ 4 4 - - 5 6 2 5 5 1 - 2 1 - - -N o n m a n u fa c tu r in g ------------------------------------------------------------------------

-------4 0 . 0 6 8 . oo - 4 4 - - 5 * 1 2 5 1 2 1

T r a n s c r ib in g -m a c h in e o p e r a t o r s , g e n e r a l ------------------------- 20 1 4 0 . 0 5 8 . 0 0 _ _ 15 13 2 8 51 6 4 2 3 4 3 - - - _ - - - -M a n u fa c t u r in g -------- --------------------- --------------------------------------- w ~ " 4 0 . 0 6 1 . 50 - - - 4 6 ------T T ~ 23 6 4 3 - - - - - - - -N o n m a n u fa c t u r in g ----------------------------------------------------------------- 142 3 9 . 5 5 6 . 50 - - 15 9 22 38 41 17 ~ - - - - "

T y p is t s , c la s s A ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 3 0 4 0 . 0 6 0 . 0 0 _ _ 5 2 0 53 84 85 59 12 7 3 2 - - - - - -M a n u fa c t u r in g ------------------------------------------------------------------------ W ~ ' 4 0 . 0 6 4 . 0 0 - - - - 4 13 41 30 6 3 1 - - - - - - -N o n m a n u fa c t u r in g ----------------------------------------------------------------- 2 3 2 4 0 . 0 5 8 . 5 0 - - 5 2 0 4 9 71 4 4 2 9 6 4 2 2 - - - - - -

P u b l i c u t i l i t ie s * -------------------------------------------------------------- 52 4 0 . 0 61.00 - - - - 15 13 10 4 6 4 " " -

T y p is t s , c la s s B ------------------------------------------------------- ----------------- 57 0 3 9 . 5 5 1 . 0 0 6 11 80 163 16 6 75 2 6 43 . - - - - - - - - -M a n u fa c t u r in g ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 0 .0 3 T . 5 0 " - - 13 ' 3 5 .... 4 5 36 15 12 - - - - - - - - - -N o n m a n u fa c t u r in g ----------------------------------------------------------------- 4 1 4 3 9 . 5 5 0 . 0 0 6 11 67 1 2 8 121 39 11 31 - - - - - - - - - -

P u b li c u t i l i t ie s * -------------------------------------------------------------- 90 4 0 . 0 5 7 . 50 - - - 15 18 2 3 3 31 - - - - - - - - - -R e t a i l t r a d e ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 8 4 0 . 0 4 5 . 0 0 6 11 17 8 21 3 2 " ~ "

1 Hours reflect the workweek for which employees receive their regular straight-time 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-time weekly hours and earnings 1 for selected occupations studied on an area basis in Portland, Oreg. , by industry division, April 1956)

Average N U M B E R O F W O R K E R S R E C E I V I N G S T R A I G H T -T I M E W E E K L Y E A R N IN G S O F

Sex, occupation, and industry divisionN u m b er

ofw orkers

W eek lyhours

(Standard)

W e e k lyearn ings

(S ta n da rd )

$55.00and

under

$60 .00

$65.00

$70.00

$75.00

$80.00

$85 .00

$90 .00

$95 .0 0

$100.00

$105.00

$110.00

$115 .00

$120.00

%125.00

$130.00

$135.00

and6.Q-. ,-Q.Q. 65 .00 70.00 75. 00 8 0 .00 85. 00 ..9 CL.. 00 95 .00 100.00 105.00 110.00 1 1 5.00 120.00 125. 00 130.00 135. 00 nvpr

Men$

26 40 .0P118.00 10 7 8 1

Draftsmen, senior --------------------------------------------------------------- 115 40 .0 97. 50 _ _ _ _ 1 17 36 19 24 9 3 2 3 xManufacturing------------------------------------------------------------------ 98 40 .0 97. 00 - " 1 14 32 l3 24 8 2 3 - 1 -

Draftsmen, junior --------------:-------------------------------------------------- 44 40 .0 79. 50 - - 5 1 16 14 8 . _ - _ _ _ .28 40. 0 79. 66 5 1 10 8 4 - - - - - - - -

Women

40 40 .0 73. 00 1 10 4 6 8 cD uManufacturing ----------------------------------------------------------------- 33 40. 0 73. 00 10 3 4 8 3

4 l * ~ "

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

Occupational Wage Survey, Portland, Oreg. , April 1956U .S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR



8Table A-3: Maintenance and Powerplant Occupations

(Average hourly earnings 1 for men in selected occupations studied on an area basis in Portland, O reg ., by industry division, April 1956)

O ccupation and industry d iv isionNumberofworkers

Averagehourly

earnings

NUMBER OF WORKEBS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME HOURLY EARNINGS OF

Under$1. 50

*1. 50and

under 1. 60

*1.60

1 .70

^ .7 0

1 .80

$1.80

1.90

*1.90

2 .00

*2 .00

2.10

$2.10

2.20

*2.20

2.30

*2.30

2 .40

*2.40

2 .50

$2 .5 0

2 .60

*2 .6 0

2 .7 0

*2.70

2 .8 0

1 .8 0

2 .9 0

1 .9 0

3 .0 0

^ .0 0

3 .1 0

^ .1 0

3 .2 0

C arp enters, m aintenance - - 127$2 .49 11 18 23 15 9 10 8 32 1

M anufacturing __ __ ____ _ 76 2 .4 i - - - - - -------- j - 14 9 15 ------- T ~ - ------- T ~ ------ 14-1 - - -

N onm anufacturing.... ...... _ .................. 51 2 .59 - - - - - - - - 4 14 - - 10 4 18 1 - -Public utilities * _ ........... _ __ . _ 28 2 .4 2 - - - - - - - - 4 14 - - 10 - - - "

E lec tr ic ia n s , m aintenance 300 2 .49 _ _ _ _ _ _ 23 1 12 54 118 33 3 1 14 33 1 7M anufacturing ............................ . _ .......... 275 - - - - - - 22 - 9 53 117 33 3 - 4 53 1 -N onmanufacturing .... . .... 25 2 .73 - - " - - " 1 1 3 1 1 - - 1 10 - 7

E n gin eers, stationary ----- _ ~ 246 2 .3 4 _ _ _ _ _ _ 59 34 69 69 5 2 8 _ _ _M anufacturing _ _ _ _ _ _ PR------ 2 .3 4 - - - - - - - 59 2 55 65 4 2 6 - - - -Nonm anufacturing _ _ . . 51 2 .3 2 - - - - - - - 32 14 4 1 - - - - - -

F irem en , stationary b o ile r 127 2.10 _ 3 _ 4 8 26 28 30 4 4 20 _ _ _ _ _ _ _M anufacturing Tog 2 .6 5 - 3 - 4 6 26 28 29 4 4 4 - - - - - - -

H elp ers , tra d es , m aintenance 192 1.97 _ _ 20 14 46 63 3 13 10 23 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _M anufacturing .............. . "1 6 9 1.96 - - 20 14 46 52 2 8 6 21 - - - - - - - -

M ach in e-tool op e ra to rs , too lroom 47 2.36 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 14 12 14 7 _ _ _ _ _ _M anufacturing... _ . . . . . . 47 2 .36 " - - - - - - 14 12 14 7 - - - -

M achinists, m aintenance 224 2 .44 . _ _ _ _ _ 2 22 14 45 81 24 _ 22 12 2 _ _M an u factu rin g__________________________________ 195 2 .45 - - - - - - 2 12 11 ----- 33 81 24 - 22 8 2 - _

Public u tilities *_____________________________ 29 2 .3 2 - - - - - - - 10 3 12 - - - - 4 - - -

M ech an ics , autom otive (m aintenance)__________ 546 2 .3 2 _ _ _ _ _ 10 _ 35 99 348 30 5 12 7 _ _ _ _M anufacturing . . 114 2 .29 - - - - - 10 - - 32 55 15 2 - - - - - -N onmanufacturing 432 2 .3 2 - - - - - - - 35 67 293 15 3 12 7 - - - -

Public u t i l i t ie s * ____________________________ 323 2.33 - - - - - - - 35 11 252 15 3 _ 7 - _ _ _Retail t r a d e _________________________________ 68 2.27 - - - - - - - - 48 20 - - - - - - -

M echanics , m aintenance __ 384 2.40 _ _ _ _ _ 10 35 15 33 39 146 63 2 30 11 _ _ _M anufacturin g__________________________________ 369 2 .40 - - 10 35 15 29 39 139 65 - 30 9 - - -

M illw rights 185 2 .43 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 7 13 165 _ _ _ _ _ _M anufacturing 185 2.43 " - - - - - - 7 13 165 - - - - - - -

O ilers ..... ... .. ___ 90 1.96 2 10 _ - 2 14 54 7 1 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _M anufacturing ......... .... _ 89 1.95 2 10 - - 2 14 54 7 - - - - - - - - -

P a in ters, m aintenance 87 2.53 _ _ _ _ _ _ 2 2 4 2 37 9 13 12 6 _ _ _M anufacturing . . . _ _ _ 61 2. 56 - - - - - - - - 3 2 35 9 ------ 13 4 - _ _N onmanufacturing -------------------------------------------- 26 2.60 - - - - " 2 2 1 - 2 - 5 8 6 " - *

P ip e fitters , m aintenance 80 2 .42 _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ 6 4 62 8 _ _ _ _ _ _M anufacturing __ ___ 78 2 .42 - - " - - - 4 4 62 8 - - - - - -

S h e e t-m eta lw ork ers , m aintenance__ 28 2 .4 6 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2 _ _ 21 _ 2 _ 3 _ .Tool and die m a k e r s __ 20 2.66 _ _ _ . . . . _ _ _ 10 . 5 5

M anufacturing _ 20 2.66 10 5 5

1 Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts. Occupational Wage Survey, Portland, O reg ., April 1956* Transportation (excluding railroads), communication, and other public utilities. U .S . DEPARTMENT OF LABOR



9Table A-4: Custodial and M aterial Movement Occupations

(Average hourly earnings 1 for selected occupations 2 studied on an area basis in Portland, O reg ., by industry division, April 1956)

NUMBER OF WORKEES RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME HOURLY EARNINGS OFNumber Average $ $ $ _ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

O ccupation and industry d iv ision ofworkershourly

earnings Under$1.00 and

1.10 1.20 1 .30 1.40 1 .50 1.60 1 .70 1.80 1.90 2 .00 2.10 2 .20 2 .30 2.40 2 .50 2.60

1.00 under1.10 1.20 i . m 1.40 1 .50 1.60 1.70 1.80 1 .90 2 .00 2 .10 2.20 2 .3 0 2 .4 0 2 .50 2 .60 2 .70

E levator o p e ra to rs , p a ssen ger (m e n )__ ______ 25$1 .32 1 2 6 9 6 1

N on m an u factu rin g______ ______________________ 2*5 1.32 1 2 6 9 6 1 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ _ "

E levator o p e ra to rs , p a ssen ger (w om en) 125 1.15 10 44 37 9 16 8 _ _ 1 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _125 1.15 1 - - - - - - - 5------ - 4 6 4 6 8 7 1 - -N onm anufacturing _ .......... . 106 1.83 - 3 3 1 - 6 13 3 3 1 56 17 - - - - - -

R eta il trade _ ____ _______ 51 1.76 1 - 6 13 3 3 1 17 7 " -

Shipping c le rk s _ r . 144 2.05 1 6 11 63 13 20 12 8 6 4M anufacturing __ -------5 ! 2.10 - - - - - - - - 2

-----9------- ------ 5----- 11 20 2 ------5------ 3------- -----4------ -N onm anufacturing ..... _ .. ____ 83 2.02 1 4 2 58 2 10 3 3

See footnotes at end of table. Occupational Wage Survey, Portland, O reg ., April 1956* Transportation (excluding railroads), communication, and other public utilities. U .S . DEPARTMENT OF LABOR



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

(Average hourly earnings 1 for selected occupations 2 studied on an area basis in Portland, O reg ., by industry division, April 1956)

NUMBER OF WORKEB8 RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME HOURLY EARNINGS OFNumber Average $ $ $ $ $ $ $ , $ % $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ ^O ccupation and industry d iv ision ofworkers hourlyearnings Under$

1.00

1.00and

under

1.10 1 .20 1.30 1 .40 1.50 1.60 1.70 1.80 1.90 2 .00 2 .1 0 2 .2 0 2 .30 2 .4 0 2 .5 0 2 .6 0- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

1 .10 1.20 1.30 1.40 1 .50 1.60 1.70 1.80 1.90 2 .0 0 2 .10 2 .2 0 2 .3 0 2 .4 0 2 .5 0 2 .6 0 2 .7 0

Shipping and rece iv in g c le rk s _ ____ __ __ 189$2. 03 5 14 4 75 29 37 16 9

--------7T~ 2. 05 - _ _ _ 10 4 12 18 14 _ 15 - _116 2 .03 _ _ _ _ 5 _ _ _ 4 _ 63 11 23 _ 1 9 _ _

Retail trade ______________________ ____ 45 1.95 ~ " 5 - 28 12 "

T ru ck d rivers 3 ____________________________________ 2 ,5 3 4 2 .1 0 _ . 4 _ _ 6 . 10 14 57 117 1,327 654 54 117 114 36 246o9 2 .1 4 * _ 6 _ _ l l 41 44 158 153 46 67 39 24

Nonm anufacturing __ __ ________ 1,925 2 .09 - - 4 - - - 10 3 16 73 1 ,169 501 8 30 75 36Public utilities * ___ _______ __ ___ 1,296 2 .0 5 - - - - - - - - 3 3 73 1,011 195 5 6 - - -

285 2 .1 3 _ _ 4 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 64 191 2 24 _ _ _

T ru ck d rivers , light (under l 1/* tons)________ 76 1 .92 4 6 7 2 14 9 33 143 "1785 ' - _ _ 6 _ _ 7 1 1 6 4 14 1 _ _ _ _

Nonm anufacturing 33 1 .97 _ _ 4 _ _ _ _ _ 1 4 5 19 _ _ _ _

T ru ck d riv ers , m edium (lV z to andincluding 4 t o n s ) ----- --------------------------- ----- 1 ,410 2 .05 - - - - - - - 10 4 52 70 1 ,054 141 21 - 58 - -

Mann far tilling ____ . . . w z r 2"."09' " _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4 40 2 124 33 15 _ 34 _ -N onmanufacturing 1, 158 2 .05 _ _ _ _ _ 10 12 68 930 108 6 _ 24 _ _

Public u tilities * ____ . _ ................ 887 2 .0 4 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 68 810 4 5 _ _ _ _Retail trade ... 134 2 .0 9 _ _ _ 59 75 _ _ _ _

T ru ck d riv ers , heavy (over 4 tons,tra ile r type) _ _TT_ ...... _ 672 2 .2 2 - - - - - - - - - - 30 46 374 19 115 36 36 16

M anufacturing _ _ _ 243 2723 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ TO 10 80 17 65 5 _ 16N onm anufacturing__________________________ 429 2 .2 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 36 294 2 30 31 36 -

Public utilities *_________________________ 185 2.11 " ~ * ~ " 36 143 ~ 6 ~

T ru ck d riv ers , heavy (over 4 tons,other than tra ile r t y p e )_________ _______ 370 2.11 - - - - - - - - 3 3 3 218 106 7 2 20 - 8

M anufacturing _ ___ 65 2 .1 8 - - _ _ _ _ _ 2 20 26 7 2 ----- g------N onm anufacturing__________________________ 305 2 .09 - - - - - - - - 3 3 1 198 80 20

Public utilities * . 208 2 .06 . - - 3 3 1 161 40 _

T ru ck ers , pow er ( fo r k l i f t )______________________ 375 1.99 15 14 45 88 179 12 16 6M anufacturing _______ ___ 262 1 .98 _ _ _ _ - _ i 14 . 40 15 155 12 n -N onmanufacturing _____ __ ________ _ 113 2.01 - - - - " - - - 5 73 24 5 6 " - -

T ru ck ers , pow er (other than fork lift) ________ 46 2 .1 0 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 22 6 _ 18 _ _ .M anufacturing _ __ 46 2 .16 - - - - - - - - - - 22 6 - 18 - - - -

Watchmen _ .......... 279 1.65 _ 7 6 12 10 60 n 45 22 60 34 9 3 - _ _ _ _M anufacturing __ _______ -----2T5 1755 - - - 12 8 43 5 45 . 20 40 34 9 - - - - -N onmanufacturing 63 1.53 - 7 6 - 2 17 6 2 20 - 3 -

R etail trade _ 26 1.33 7 17 2

1 Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts.2 Data limited to men workers except where otherwise indicated.3 Includes all drivers regardless of size ar 1 type of truck operated.* Transportation (excluding railroads), communication, and other public utilities.


11

B: Establishment Practices and Supplementary Wage Provisions

Table B-l: Shift Differential Provisions 1

Percent of manufacturing plant workers

Shift differential

(a)In establishments having formal provisions for

(b)Actually working on

Second shift work

Third or other shift work Second shift

Third or other shift

T o ta l__ __ _ __ ___________ _____ __ __ __ __ 90 .0 84 .6 16.9 8 .4

With shift pay differential _ __ __ _______ _ _ 83 .9 8 4 .6 15.3 8 .4

Uniform cents (per hour). ____ __________ __________ 56.0 4 6 .0 11.6 6 .4

3 cents _____ _____ __ _ ______ __ _ _________ 2 .5 .54 cents __ ___________ _____ __ _____ _____ _____ 1.5 - - -5 cents _ ________________ ____________ _____ ___ 6 .7 .9 .3 .2b c6ntS' - - T i - ^ 6 .4 1 .5 1 .6 .37 cents . . ________ ----- 14.8 15.3 3 .4 2 .57 l/z cents . __ _____ ________ _____ _____ 4 .4 3 .8 1.2 .48 cents _ __ ________ __ __ _____ _ __ __ - .3 - . 19 cents _____ __ __ __ . . ---------------------- --------- .5 6 .9 . 1 1.210 cents __ _____ ______ __ ------- __ ------------ __ 13.1 2 .6 2 .6 . 1Over 10 and under 15 cents _ __ _____ __ _ __ 2 .9 .7 1.0 . 115 ce n ts__ . . . . . . _____ . . . . ._ __________ 3 .2 13.9 .9 1.520 c e n ts_____ . __ _ . . . _ . . ------ .

". 1

Uniform percentage _____ _. ____ __ . . ._ ___ 3.5 2 .6 .9 . 1

10 percent __ ________ ________ ______________________ 3 .5 1.9 .9 . 115 percent ._ ________ ________ ._ ___________ ______ .7

Full dayrs pay for reduced hours ._ ____ __ _______ ___ 1.1 5 .2 . 1 1.0

Full day*s pay for reduced hours plus centsdifferential-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20 .7 23 .6 2 .1 . 6

No shift pay differential_______________ _____ . . ___ __ ._

2 .6

6 .1

7 .2 .6

1.6

.3

1 Shift differential data are presented in terms of (a) establishment policy, and (b) workers actually employed on late shifts at the time of the survey. An establishment was considered as having a policy if it met either of the following conditions: (1) Operated late shifts at the time of the survey, or (2) had formal provisions covering late shifts.

Occupational Wage Survey, Portland, O re g ., April 1956U .S . DEPARTMENT OF LABOR



12

Table B-2: Minimum Entrance Rates for Women Office Workers1

Minimum rate (weekly salary)

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

All

Manufacturing Nonmanufacturing

Allindustries

Manufacturing Nonmanufacturing

Based on standard weekly hours2 of- Based on standard weekly hours2 of

Allschedules 40

Ailschedules 40

Ailschedules 40

Allschedules 40

Establishments studied _ __ ________ _____ _____ _ 145 62 XXX 83 XXX 145 62 XXX 83 XXX

FOR INEXPERIENCED TYPISTS FOR OTHER INEXPERIENCED CLERICAL WORKERS

Establishments having a specified m inim um ______ 61 22 22 39 33 64 22 22 42 36

$32.50 and under $ 35 .00 _________________________ 1 1 1 1 1$35.00 and under $37 .50 2 _ _ 2 2 2 - _ 2 2$37.50 and under $ 40 .00 _________________________ 1 - - 1 1 1 - - 1 1$40.00 and under $42 .50 _________________________ 9 1 1 8 7 11 - - 11 9$42.50 and under $45 .00 ________________________ 12 4 4 8 5 13 6 6 7 4$45.00 and under $ 47 .50 _________________________ 8 4 4 4 3 9 4 4 5 4$47.50 and under $50 .00 2 _ - 2 2 3 - _ 3 3$50.00 and under $ 52 .50 .... _____ ..... . 6 3 3 3 2 6 4 4 2 2$52.50 and under $55..00 _________________________ 6 1 1 5 5 7 - - 7 7$55.00 and under $ 57 .50 . . . . . . 10 6 6 4 4 8 6 6 2 2$57.50 and under $ 60 .00 . . .... ______ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _$60.00 and under $ 62 .50 . 1 1 1 - - 2 2 2 - _$62 .50 and under $65 .0 0 _________________________ 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - 1 1$65.00 and under $67 .50 _ . ._ ___ . _ 1 1 1 - - - - -

Establishments having no specified minimum _____ 49 23 XXX 26 XXX 45 19 XXX 26 XXX

Establishments which did not employ workersin this category _ ________ __ __ ______________ 34 17 XXX 17 XXX 35 21 XXX 14 XXX

Data not available_____________________________________ 1 XXX 1 XXX 1 XXX 1 XXX

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 workweek reported.

Occupational Wage Survey, Portland, O reg ., April 1956 U .S . DEPARTMENT OF LABOR



13

Table B-3: Scheduled Weekly Hours

P E R C E N T O P O F F I C E W O R K E R S E M P L O Y E D I N P E R C E N T O F P L A N T W O R K E R S E M P L O Y E D I N

Weekly hoursA ll ,

industries * M an u fa ctu r in gP u b lic

u tilities * R e ta il trad eF in a n ce A ll , in d u stries 3 M an u fa ctu r in g

P u b licu t ili t ie s * R eta il trad e

All workers __ _____ __ __ __ __ _____ 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100

U n d e r 371/?, h o u r s ___ ^ 3 637*/a h o u r s . . _ 8 t 4 _ t t - _Over 37V 2 and under 40 h o u r s __________________ 6 t - 3 t - t40 hours __________________________________________ 84 97 96 94 93 91 100 94Over 40 hours __________________ __ t t _ 3 3 t - 4

1 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,

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

Table M : Paid Holidays1 1 * 3

Item

P E R C E N T O F O F F I C E W O R K E R S E M P L O Y E D I N P E R C E N T O F P L A N T W O R K E R S E M P L O Y E D I N

A ll 2 industries M an u fa ctu r in g

P u b lic utilities * R e ta il trad e F in a n ce

A ll . industries M an u fa ctu r in g

P u b licu t ilit ie s* R e ta il trad e

All workers 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100

Workers in establishments providingpaid holidays . r ___ .... 99 100 99 98 89 89 88 92

Less than 6 holidays__________________________ t t _ _ 3 t 46 holidays 49 64 31 98 55 47 33 887 holidays______ _ _ ,_.r ____ ___ 36 32 41 _ 28 39 348 holidays _ _ . 10 t 27 _ 4 t 21

Full days only * T 6 t 27 _ 4 t 21-Plus 1 half day _ _ 4 _ _ _

9 holidays 4 - _ _ _ _ _10 holidays _ t - _ _ _ _ _

Workers in establishments providingno paid holidays _ . . t t t 11 11 12 8

1 Estimates relate to full-day holidays provided annually, as in earlier studies. These are further divided between workers who receive merely the indicated number of full-day holidays, and those who receive 1 or more half holidays in addition.

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, t Less than 2 .5 percent.* Transportation (excluding railroads), communication, and other public utilities. Occupational Wage Survey, Portland, O reg., April 1956

U .S . DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Bureau of Labor Statistics


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Table B-5: Paid Vacations


Vacation policyA ll .

in d u s tr ie s1P u b lic

utilities *A ll 2

industriesM a n u fa ctu r in g R eta il trad e F ina n ce M a n u fa ctu r in g P u b lic . u tilities * R eta il trad e

All workers ------------------------ ----------------------------------------- ---------- 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100

METHOD OF PAYMENT

Workers in establishments providingpaid vacations _____________ _________________________ 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100

Length-of-time payment _________________________ 100 100 100 100 96 93 100 100Percentage payment ____________________________________ - - ~ 4 7

AMOUNT OF VACATION PAY

After 1 year of service

Less than 1 week ______________________________ t t _ t r _ .l week __________________________________________ 35 25 60 81 84 87 64 94Over 1 and under 2 weeks ___________________ - - - - t t - -2 weeks _______________________________________________________________ 62 64 36 19 13 8 36 63 weeks _______________________________________________________________ t 9 - - t 3 - -Over 3 and under 4 weeks __________________ ____________ t - 4 - ~ ~ " -

After 2 years of service

1 week ___ _____________________________________ 11 7 16 12 49 56 26 36Over 1 and under 2 weeks -------------------------- _ 4 4 t - 15 26 - -2 weeks __ __ ________________________________ 82 81 79 88 34 16 74 64Over 2 and under 3 weeks __________________ t - - - - - - -3 weeks ________________________________________ t 9 - t 3 -Over 3 and under 4 weeks ------------------------------ t 4 "


1 week __________________________________________ t t - - 12 18 - -Over 1 and under 2 weeks ____________________ t 5 t - 20 34 ~2 weeks ________________________________________ 95 85 96 100 67 45 100 100Over 2 and under 3 weeks ------------------------------ t - - - 3 weeks _______________________________________________________________ t 9 - - t 3 Over 3 and under 4 weeks ---------- ---------------------------------- t " 4 '


1 week __________________________________________________________________2 weeks _________________________________________________________________ 96 91 9 6 100

t97

t95

t100 100

Over 2 and under 3 weeks ----------- ------------------------------------- T - - - t *3 weeks _________________________________________________________________ t 9 - - t 3Over 3 and under 4 weeks ________________________________ f 4

'

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

Occupational Wage Survey, Portland, O re g ., April 1956 U .S . DEPARTMENT OF LABOR


NOTE: In the tabulations of vacation allowances by years of service, payments other than "length of time, 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-5: Paid Vacations - Continued 1 2


Vacation policy A ll iindustries M an u fa ctu r in g

P u b lic u tilities * R e ta il trad e F ina n ce

All , industries M an u fa ctu rin g

P u b lic ^ utilities * R eta il trade

All workers ______________________________________ 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100

AMOUNT OF VACATION PAY - Continued


1 week __ ...2 weeks ___________________________1_____________ 83 83 66 93

t89

t89 71 94

Over 2 and under 3 weeks ____________________ t - - - t t - - -3 weeks _________________________________________ 15 17 30 7 10 9 29 6Over 3 and under 4 weeks ----------------------------- t 4


1 week __________________________________

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Table B4>: Health, Insurance, and Pension Plans

Type of plan


A ll . industries M a n u fa ctu r in g

P u b lic ^ utilities * R e ta il trad e F ina n ce

A ll 2 industries M a n u fa ctu r in g

P u b lic . u tilities v R eta il trad e

All workers ____________________________________ 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100

Workers in establishments providing:

Life insurance ______________________________ 85 86 83 35 70 83 71 38Accidental death and dismemberment

insurance ___ __ _________________________ 41 56 7 29 45 57 8 32Sickness and accident insurance or

sick leave or both3 ________________________ 70 75 96 30 71 72 100 42Sickness and accident insurance _______ 45 50 41 16 61 71 51 30Sick leave (full pay and no waiting

period) __________________________________ 38 47 56 11 6 t 17 10Sick leave (partial pay or waiting

period) ________________________________ 8 - 17 9 9 t 45 12Hospitalization insurance -------------------------------------------- 76 84 51 47 78 88 55 62Surgical insurance _________________________ 76 83 51 47 78 68 55 62Medical insurance _________________________ 69 74 38 44 71 81 45 52Catastrophe insurance ____________________ 9 4 4 9 3 - - 14Retirement pension ________________________ 74 60 80 23 49 44 96 30No health, insurance, or pension plan ------- 6 10 32 12 12 18

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.Unduplicated total of workers receiving sick leave or sickness and accident insurance shown separately below. Occupational Wage Survey, Portland, Oreg.Lea8 than 2. 5 percent.Transportation (excluding railroads), communication, and other public utilities.

April 1956 U .S . DEPARTMENT OF LABOR



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Appendix: Job Descriptions

The p rim a ry purpose of preparing job d escrip tion s fo r the B ureau 's wage surveys is to a s s is t its fie ld staff in c lass ify in g into appropria te occupations w ork ers who are em ployed under a variety o f payro ll titles and different w ork arrangem ents from establishm ent to establishm ent and from area to a rea . This is essentia l in o rd er to p erm it the grouping o f occupational wage rates representing com parable job content. B ecause o f this em phasis on in terestablishm ent and in terarea com parab ility 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 p repared fo r other p u rp oses . In applying these job descrip tion s , the B ureau 's fie ld represen ta tives a re instructed to exclude w ork ing su p e rv 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 pora ry , and probationary w ork ers .

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BOOKKEEPING-M ACHINE O PERATOR - ContinuedB ILL E R , MACHINE

P rep a res statem ents, b ills , and in voices on a m achine other than an ord in a ry o r e le c trom a tic typew riter. May a lso keep re co rd s as to b illings o r shipping ch arges or p erform other c le r ic a l w ork in cidental to b illing op era tion s . F or wage study p u rp oses , b il le r s , m ach ine, a re c la s s ifie d by type of m achine, as fo llow s:

B ille r , m ach ine (b illing m achine) - Uses 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 ach ines) to p repare b ills and in v o ices from c u s to m e rs ' purchase o rd e rs , internally 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, w hich m ay or m ay not be com puted on the b illing m ach in e , and totals which are autom atically accum ulated by m ach in e . The operation usually involves a large num ber o f ca rb on cop ies o f the b ill being prepared and is often done on a fan fold m ach ine.

B ille r , m ach ine (bookkeeping m ach ine) - Uses a bookkeeping m ach ine (Sundstrand, E lliott F ish er, Remington Rand, etc . , which m ay or m ay not have typew riter keyboard) to prepare cu sto m e rs ' b ills as part o f the accounts rece ivab le operation. G en era lly involves the sim ultaneous entry of figures on cu s to m e rs ' led ger r e c o r d . The m ach ine autom atically accum ulates figu res on a num ber o f v e r t ica l colum ns and com putes and usually prints au tom a tica lly the debit or cre d it ba lan ces. D oes not involve a know ledge of bookkeeping. W orks fro m uniform and standard types o f sa les and cre d it s lip s .

BOOKKEEPING-M ACHINE OPERATO R

O perates a bookkeeping m achine (Remington Rand, E lliott F ish e r , Sundstrand, B urrou gh s, National Cash R egister , with or w ithout a typew riter keyboard ) to keep a re co rd o f business tran sactions .

C lass A - Keeps a set o f re cord s requ iring a knowledge of and exp erien ce in b a s ic bookkeeping p rin cip les and fa m ilia rity with the structure of the p articu lar accounting system used. D eterm ines p rop er re co rd s and distribution o f debit and cred it item s to be used in each phase of the w ork . M ay prep are consolidated re p o r ts , balance sh eets, and other re co rd s by hand.

C lass B - Keeps a re co rd of one o r m o re phases or sections o f a set o f re co rd s usually requ iring little knowledge of b asic book keeping. P hases o r sections include accounts payable, payro ll, cu stom ers ' accounts (not including a sim ple type o f b illing d escribed under b il le r , m ach ine), co s t distribution , expense d istribution , in ventory con tro l, e tc . M ay ch eck or a ss is t in preparation o f tria l balances and p rep a re con tro l sheets fo r the accounting departm ent.

C LERK , ACCOUNTINGC lass A - Under general d irection of a bookkeeper or accou n t

ant, has resp on sib ility fo r keeping one or m ore sections o f a c o m plete set o f books or re co rd s relating to one phase o f an estab lish m en t's business tran sactions . W ork involves posting and balancing su bsid iary ledger o r ledgers such as accounts rece iva b le or a c counts payable; exam ining and coding in vo ices or vouchers with p rop er accounting distribution ; requ ires judgm ent and experience in m aking p rop er assignations and a llo ca tion s . May a ss is t in p reparin g , adjusting, and c los in g journal en tries ; m ay d irect c la ss B accounting c le rk s .

C lass B - Under su perv ision , p erfo rm s one or m ore routine accounting operations such as posting sim ple journal vou chers , accounts payable vou ch ers , entering vouchers in voucher re g is te rs ; re con cilin g bank accounts; posting su bsid iary ledgers con tro lled 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 ffice s in which the m ore routine accounting w ork is subdivided on a fu n ctional basis am ong severa l w ork ers .


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CLERK , FILE

C lass A - R espon sib le fo r m aintaining an established filin g system . C la ss ifie s and indexes co rresp on d en ce o r other m ateria l; m ay a lso file this m a ter ia l. M ay keep re co rd s of various types in con junction with file s o r su p erv ise others in filin g and locating m ateria l in the f i le s . M ay p er 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 a teria l that has a lread y been c la ss ifie d , or loca tes or a ss is ts in locating m a te r ia l in the f i le s . M ay p erfo rm incidental c le r ic a l duties.

CLERK , ORDER

R ece iv es cu s to m e rs 1 ord ers fo r m a teria l o r m erch an d ise by m ail, phone, o r p erson a lly . Duties involve any com bination of the fo llow in g : Quoting p r ice s to cu stom ers ; m aking out an ord er sheetlisting the item s to m ake up the o rd e r ; checking p r ice s and quantities o f item s on o rd er sheet; d istributing o rd er sheets to re sp ectiv e d e partm ents to be filled . M ay ch eck with cre d it departm ent to d e te r m ine cred it rating o f cu stom er, acknow ledge re ce ip t o f o rd e rs from cu stom ers , fo llow up o rd ers to see that they have been fille d , keep file of o rd ers re ce iv e d , and ch eck shipping in vo ices with orig ina l o r d e r s .

CLERK , PA Y R O L L

Com putes w ages of com pany em ployees and enters the n e c e s sary data on the p a yro ll sheets. Duties involve: C alculating w o r k e r s earnings based on tim e or production re co rd s ; posting ca lcu lated data on p ayro ll sheet, showing in form ation such as w o rk e r 's nam e, w orking days, tim e, rate, deductions fo r in surance, and total wages due. M ay make out paychecks and a ss is t paym aster in m aking up and d is tributing pay en velopes. May use a calcu lating m ach ine.

C O M PTO M ETER O PERATOR

P rim a ry duty is to operate a C om ptom eter to p erfo rm m athem atica l com putations. This job is not to be con fused with that of sta tistica l or other type o f c le rk , which m ay involve frequent use of a C om ptom eter but, in w hich, use o f this m achine is incidental to p erform a n ce o f other duties.

DUPLICATING-M ACHINE O PE RA TO R (MIMEOGRAPH OR DITTO)

Under general su perv ision and with no su p erv iso ry re sp o n s ib ilit ie s , reprodu ces m ultip le cop ies o f typew ritten or handwritten m atter, using a m im eograph or ditto m ach ine. M akes n e ce ssa ry a d justm ent such as fo r ink and paper feed counter and cy lin d er speed. Is not requ ired to p rep are sten cil or ditto m a ster . M ay keep file of used sten cils o r ditto m a ste rs . M ay so r t , co lla te , and staple c o m pleted m a teria l.


KEY-PUNCH OPERATOR

Under general su p erv ision and with no su p e rv iso ry r e s p o n s ib ilit ie s , re cord s accounting and s ta tis tica l data on tabulating cards by punching a se r ie s o f holes in the ca rd s in a sp ec ified sequ en ce , using an alphabetical o r a n u m erica l k ey-pu nch m ach in e , fo llow in g w ritten in form ation on r e c o r d s . M ay duplicate card s by using the duplicating dev ice attached to m ach in e . K eeps file s o f punch ca rd s . M ay v er ify own w ork or w ork o f o th ers .

OFFICE BOY OR GIRLP erfo rm s various routine duties such as running e rra n d s,

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

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

adm inistrative or executive p os it ion . Duties include m aking appointm ents fo r su p erior ; rece iv in g p eop le com ing into o ff ic e ; answ ering and making phone ca lls ; handling p erson a l and im portant o r c o n fidential m ail, and w riting routine co rre sp o n d e n ce on own in itiative; taking dictation (where tra n scr ib in g m ach ine is not used) e ither in shorthand or by stenotype or s im ila r m ach in e , and tra n scr ib in g d ic ta tion o r the record ed in form ation rep rod u ced on a tra n scrib in g m ach in e . M ay prepare sp ecia l reports o r m em oranda fo r in form ation of su p e r io r .

STENOGRAPHER, GENERAL

P rim ary duty is to take d icta tion from one or 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 typ ew rite r . May a lso type from w ritten cop y . 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 tra n - scrib in g -m ach in e w ork (see tra n scr ib in g -m a ch in e o p e ra to r ).

STENOGRAPHER, TECHNICAL

P rim a ry duty is to take d ictation from one or m ore p e rso n s , either in shorthand or by stenotype o r s im ila r m ach ine, involving a varied techn ical or sp ec ia lized voca b u la ry such as in lega l b r ie fs or reports on scien tific re se a rch and to tra n scr ib e this d ictation on a typew riter. M ay a lso type fro m w ritten cop y . M ay a lso set up and keep files in o rd e r , keep sim p le 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

Operates a s in g le - o r m u lt ip le -p os ition telephone sw itch board . Duties involve handling in com in g, outgoing, and intraplant o r o ff ice ca lls . May 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 person s who ca ll in, o r o cca s io n a lly take telephone o r d e r s . F or w orkers who a lso act as recep tion is ts see sw itchboard o p e ra to r - recep tion ist.


SW ITCHBOARD O PE RA TO R -RE CE PTIO N IST

In addition to p erform in g duties of operator, on a single p o s i tion o r m on itor -ty p e sw itchboard , acts as recep tion ist and m ay a lso type or p e r fo rm routine c le r ic a l w ork as part of regu lar duties. This typing o r c le r i c a l w ork m ay take the m a jor part o f this w o r k e r s tim e w hile at sw itch board .

TABU LATIN G -M ACH IN E OPERATO R

O perates m ach ine that autom atically analyzes and translates in form ation punched in groups of tabulating cards and prints tra n slated data on fo rm s or accounting re co rd s ; sets or adjusts m achine; does s im p le w irin g of p lugboards accord in g to established p ra ctice or d iagram s; p la ces card s to be tabulated in feed m agazine and starts m ach in e . M ay f ile ca rd s a fter they are tabulated. M ay, in addition, operate a u x ilia ry m ach in es.

TRANSCRIBING-M ACHINE O PERATO R, GENERAL

P rim a ry duty is to tra n scrib e dictation involving a n orm al routine voca b u la ry from tran scrib in g m achine re c o r d s . M ay a lso type fro m w ritten cop y and do sim ple c le r ic a l w ork. W orkers tran scr ib in g dictation involving a varied techn ical or sp ec ia lized vocabu la ry such as lega l b r ie fs o r reports on scien tific re se a rch are not

P r o f e s s i o n a 1

DRAFTSM AN , JUNIOR

(A ssistant draftsm an)

Draw s to s ca le units o r parts of drawings p repared by d ra fts man or others fo r en gineering , construction , or m anufacturing p u r p o s e s . U ses variou s types o f drafting tools as requ ired . M ay p r e pare draw ings from sim p le plans or sketches, or p erform other duties under d irect ion o f a draftsm an.

D RAFTSM AN , LEA D E R

Plans and d ire cts a ctiv ities of one or m ore draftsm en in p rep ara tion o f w orking plans and detail drawings from rough or p r e lim in a ry sketches fo r engineering, con stru ction , o r m anufacturing p u rp oses . Duties involve a com bination of the fo llow in g : Interpreting b lu eprin ts , sk etch es , and w ritten or verbal o rd ers ; determ in ing w ork p ro ce d u re s ; assign ing duties to subordinates and inspecting their w ork ; p erfo rm in g m o re d ifficu lt p ro b le m s . May a ss is t subordinates during


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TRANSCRIBING-M ACHINE O PERATOR, GEN ERAL - Continued

included. A w ork er who takes dictation in shorthand or by stenotype or s im ila r m achine is c la ss ifie d as a stenographer, general.

TYPIST

U ses a typew riter to mahae cop ies o f various m ateria l or to m ake out b ills a fter ca lcu lations have been m ade by another p erson . May do c le r ic a l w ork involving little sp ecia l training, such as keep ing sim ple r e c o r d s , filin g re co rd s and rep orts or sorting and d is tributing incom ing m a il. *

C lass A - P e r fo rm s one or m ore of the fo llow in g : Typingm ateria l in final fo rm from v ery rough and involved draft; co p y ing from plain o r co r re 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 fo re ig n - language copy ; com bining m ateria l from sev era l s ou rces , or planning layout of com p lica ted sta tistica l tables to maintain unifo rm ity and balance in spacing; typing tables from rough draft in final fo rm . M ay type routine form le tte rs , varying details to suit c ircu m sta n ce s .

C lass B - P e r fo rm s one or m ore o f the fo llow in g : Typingfrom re la tiv e ly c le a r or typed drafts; routine typing of fo rm s , insurance p o lic ie s , e t c . ; setting up sim ple standard tabulations, or copying m ore com p lex tables a lready set up and spaced p rop erly .

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DRAFTSM AN , LE A D E R - Continued

em ergen cies or as a regu lar assignm ent, o r p erfo rm related duties o f a su p erv iso ry o r adm in istrative nature.

DRAFTSM AN , SENIOR

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


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NURSE, INDUSTRIAL (REG ISTERED)

A reg is te red nurse who g ives nursing se rv ice to ill or in jured em ployees or other person s who b ecom e ill or su ffer an acciden t on the p rem ises of a fa ctory or other establishm ent. Duties involve a com bination o f the fo llow in g : Giving f ir s t aid to the ill or in jured ;attending to subsequent d ressin g o f e m p lo y e e s 1 in ju ries ; keeping re co rd s o f patients treated; preparing accident rep orts fo r com pensation or other p u rp oses; conducting ph ysica l exam inations and health evaluations o f applicants and em p loyees ; and planning and ca rry in g out p rogram s involving health education, acciden t preven tion , evaluation o f plant

M a i n t e n a n c e

C AR PE N TE R , MAINTENANCE

P e r fo rm s the carpen try duties n e ce ssa ry to con stru ct and m aintain in good repair building w oodw ork and equipm ent such as b in s, c r ib s , cou n ters , ben ch es , p artition s, d o o rs , f lo o r s , s ta irs , ca s in g s , and trim m ade o f w ood in an establishm ent. W ork involves m ost o f the fo llow in g : Planning and laying out o f w ork from b lu eprin ts, draw in gs, m o d e ls , or verba l in stru ction s; using a variety o f ca rp e n te r s handtools, portable pow er to o ls , 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 of 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 .

E LE CTR ICIA N , MAINTENANCE

P e r fo rm s a variety o f e le c t r ic a l trade functions such as the installation , m aintenance, or rep a ir o f equipm ent fo r the generating, d istribu tion , 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 o f e le c tr ica l equipm ent such as g en era tors , tra n s fo rm e rs , sw itch boards, c o n tro lle r s , c ircu it b re a k e rs , m o to rs , heating units, conduit sy stem s, or other tra n sm ission equipm ent; w orking from b lu ep rin ts , draw ings, layout, or other sp ec ifica tion s ; locating and d iag nosing trouble in the e le c t r ica l system or equipm ent; w orking standard com putations relating to load requ irem en ts o f w iring or e le c t r ica l equipm ent; 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 le c tr ic ia n req u ires rounded training and exp erien ce usually a c quired through a form al apprenticesh ip or equivalent training and ex p erien ce .


NURSE, INDUSTRIAL (R EG ISTE R ED ) - Continued

environm ent, or other a ctiv ities a ffecting the health , w e lfa re , and safety o f all person nel.

TRACER

C opies plans and draw ings 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 p a ss , and other drafting to o ls . M ay p rep a re sim ple drawings and do sim ple l et ter .

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ENGINEER, STATIONARY

O perates and m aintains and m ay a lso su p erv ise the operation o f stationary engines and equipm ent (m echan ica l or e le c t r ic a l) to supply the establishm ent in which em ployed with p ow er , heat, r e fr ig e r a tion , or air conditioning. W ork in vo lves : Operating and m aintaining equipm ent such as steam en g in es, a ir c d m p r e s s o r s , g e n e ra to rs , m o to r s , turb ines, ventilating and re fr ig era tin g equipm ent, steam b o ile r s and b o ile r -fe d water pum ps; m aking equipm ent rep a irs ; keeping a r e c o r d o f operation of m a ch in ery , tem p era tu re , and fuel con su m p tion. May a lso supervise these op era tion s . Head or ch ie f en gin eers in establishm ents em ploying m o re than one engineer are exclu ded .

FIREM AN, STATIONARY BOILER

F ires stationary b o ile r s to furnish the establishm ent in w hich em ployed with heat, pow er, or steam . F eeds fuels to fire by hand or operates a m echanical s tok er , gas , o r o il bu rn er; checks w ater and safety va lves. May c lea n , o il , o r a ss is t in repa iring b o ile r - room equipm ent.

H E LPE R , TRADES, MAINTENANCE

A ssists one or m ore w ork ers in the sk illed m aintenance tra d es , by perform ing sp ec ific or gen era l duties o f le s s e r sk ill, such as keeping a w orker supplied with m a ter ia ls and to o ls ; cleaning w ork ing a rea , m ach ine, and equipm ent; a ss istin g w ork er by holding m a ter ia 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 h e lp er is p erm itted to p e r fo rm v a rie s from trade to trade: In

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