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Occupational Wage Survey

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTSOCTOBER 1959

1265-8

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Ja m e s P. Mitchell, Secretary

BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS Ewan Clagua, Commissionar

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Occupational Wage Survey

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS

O C T O B E R 1 9 5 9

B u l l e t i n N o . 1 2 6 5 - 8February 1960

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Ja m e s P. Mitchell, Secretary

BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS Ewan Clagua, Commissioner

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Preface

The C om m u n ity W age S u rvey P ro g ra m

The B ureau of L ab or S tatistic s re g u la r ly conducts areaw ide w age su rveys in a num ber of im p ortan t in d u strial c e n te rs . The stu d ie s , m ade fro m late fa ll to e a r ly sp rin g , re late to occupational earnings and re lated su p plem en tary b e n e fits . A p re lim in a r y rep ort is availab le on com p letion of the study in each a r e a , u su a lly in the m onth follow in g the p a y ro ll p eriod studied . This b u lletin p rovid es additional data not included in the e a r lie r re p o rt. A con solidated an alytical b u lletin su m m a riz in g the re su lts of a ll of the y e a r s su rveys is issu ed a fter com p letion of the fin al area b u lletin for the cu rren t round of s u r v e y s .

This rep ort w as p rep ared in the B u rea u s reg ion a l office in B o ston , M a s s . , by L eo E p stein , under the d irection of P aul V . M u lk ern , R egional W age and Indu stria l R elations A n a ly st .

ContentsPage

Introduction -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1W age trends fo r se le cted occupational groups -------------------------------------- 4

T a b le s :1. E stab lish m en ts and w ork ers within scope of su rvey ----------------- 32 . Indexes of standard w eek ly s a la r ie s and s tr a ig h t-t im e

h ou rly earnings for se le cted occupational grou p s,and p ercen ts of in c re a se for. se le c ted p eriod s -------------------------- 3

A : O ccupational e a rn in g s :*A - 1. O ffice occupations ----------------------------------------------------------------------A - 2 . P r o fe ss io n a l and tech n ical occupations -----------------------------A - 3 . M aintenance and pow erplant occupations -------------------------- 1A -4 . C u stod ial and m a te ria l m o vem en t occupations --------------- 11

B : E sta b lish m en t p ra c tic e s and su p plem en tary w agep ro v isio n s :*

B - 1 . Shift d ifferen tia ls ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 14B -2 . M inim un entrance s a la r ie s fo r w om en

office w orke rs _________________________________________________ 15B -3 . Scheduled w eek ly hours _______________________________________ 16B -4 . P aid holidays ____________________________________________________ 17B -5 . P aid vacations ___________________________________________________ 18B - 6. H ealth , in su ran ce , and pension plans _____________________ 20

Appendix: O ccupational d escrip tio n s ----------------------------------------------------------- 21

* N O T E : S im ila r tabulations are availab le in the B o ston area r e p orts fo r M arch 195 1 , A p r il 1952 , M a rc h 195 3 , M arch 1954, A p r il 1 9 5 5 , S ep tem b er 1 956 , S ep tem b er 195 7 , and O ctober 1 958 . M ost of the rep orts a ls o include data on these or re lated e stab lish m en t p ra c tic e s and su p plem en tary w age p ro v is io n s . A d ire c to ry in d ica ting date of study and the p ric e of the r e p o r ts , as w ell as rep orts fo r other m a jo r a r e a s , is availab le upon req u est.

A cu rrent re p o r t on occupational earn ings and su p p lem en ta ry wage p r a c t ic e s is a l so ava i la b le fo r lea ther tanning and f in i sh ing in the Boston a r e a (May 1959). Union s c a l e s , indicative of p r e va il in g pay le v e l s , a re ava i lab le fo r the following t ra d e s or in d u s tr ie s : Build ing construction , printing, lo ca l- tr a n s it operating em p lo y e es , and m o to r tru ck d r iv e r s and h e lp e r s .

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Occupational Wage SurveyBoston, Mass.

Introduction

T h is a re a is one of s e v e ra l im p ortan t in d u stria l ce n te rs in which the U .S . D epartm en t of L a b o r 's B u reau of L ab or S ta tistic s has conducted su rveys of occupational earn in gs and re la ted wage ben efits on an areaw ide b a s is . In this a re a , data w ere obtained by p erson al v is its of B u reau fie ld e co n o m ists 1 to rep resen tative estab lish m en ts within s ix broad industry d iv is io n s : M anufacturing ; tran sp orta tio n , 2com m u n ication , and oth er public u tilit ie s ; w h olesa le trad e ; re ta il tra d e ; fin an ce , in su ran ce , and re a l e s ta te ; and s e r v ic e s . M a jo r in d u stry groups excluded fr o m th ese studies are govern m en t operation s and the con stru ction and extractive in d u str ie s . E sta b lish m en ts having few er than a p re sc r ib e d num ber of w ork e rs are om itted a lso b ecau se they fu rn ish in su ffic ien t em p loym en t in the occupations studied to w a r rant in clu sio n . W h erev er p o ss ib le , sep arate tabulations are provided fo r each of the b road industry d iv is io n s .

T h ese su rveys are conducted on a sam p le b a s is b eca u se of the u n n e c e ssa ry c o s t in volved in su rveyin g a ll e s ta b lis h m e n ts . To obtain appropriate a c c u ra c y at m in im u m c o s t , a g re a te r p roportion of large than of s m a ll esta b lish m en ts is stu died . In com bining the data, how ever, a ll e sta b lish m en ts are given their appropriate w eigh t. E stim a te s b ased on the e sta b lish m en ts studied are p resen ted , th e r e fo r e , as r e lating to a ll esta b lish m en ts in the in du stry grouping and a r e a , e x cept for those below the m in im u m s iz e studied .

O ccupations and E arn in gs

The occupations se le c ted fo r study are co m m o n to a va riety of m anufacturing and nonm anufacturing in d u str ie s . O ccupational c l a s s ifica tio n is b a sed on a u n iform se t o f job d esc rip tio n s design ed to take account o f in teresta b lish m e n t va ria tio n in duties within the sam e jo b . (See appendix fo r listin g o f th ese d e s c r ip tio n s .) E arn in gs data are p resen ted (in the A -s e r i e s ta b les) fo r the follow ing types o f occu p ation s: (a) O ffice c le r ic a l ; (b) p ro fe ssio n a l and tech n ical; (c) m a in te nance and pow erplant; and (d) cu stod ia l and m a te ria l m o vem en t.

1 D ata w ere obtained by m a il fr o m som e o f the s m a lle r e s ta b lish m en ts fo r which v is its by B u reau fie ld e c o n o m ists in the la s t previou s su rvey indicated em p loym en t in re la tiv e ly few of the o c c u pations stu d ied . U nusual ch anges rep orted by m a il w ere v e r ifie d with e m p lo y e r s .

R a ilr o a d s , fo r m e r ly exclu ded fr o m the scope o f th ese stu d ie s , have been added in n e a r ly a ll o f the a re a s to be studied during the w inter o f 1 9 5 9 -6 0 ; ra ilro a d s w ill be added in the rem ain in g a re a s next y e a r . F o r scope o f su rv e y in this a r e a , see footnote to "tr a n s p o r ta tion , com m u n ication , and other public u t i li t ie s " in table 1.

O ccupational em p loym en t and earn in gs data are shown for fu ll -t im e w o rk e rs , i . e . , those h ired to w ork a reg u la r w eekly sch e d ule in the given occupational c la s s ific a tio n . E arn in gs data exclude p rem iu m pay fo r ov ertim e and fo r w ork on w eek en d s, h o lid a y s, and late s h ifts . N onproduction b on u ses are exclu ded a ls o , but c o s t -o f - living b on u ses and incentive earn in gs are in clu ded. W h ere w eekly hours are rep o rte d , as fo r o ffice c le r ic a l occu p ation s, re feren ce is to the w ork sch ed u les (rounded to the n e a r e st h alf hour) fo r which s tr a ig h t-t im e s a la r ie s are paid; average w eekly earn in gs for these occupations have been rounded to the n e a r e st h alf d o lla r .

A v e ra g e earn in gs of m en and w om en are p resen ted se p a ra te ly for se le c ted occupations in w hich both se x e s are co m m on ly e m p lo yed . D ifferen c es in pay le v e ls o f m en and w om en in these occupations are la r g e ly due to (1) d iffe re n ce s in the d istrib u tion of the se x e s am ong in d u stries and e sta b lish m e n ts ; (2) d iffe re n ce s in sp ec ific duties p e r fo rm e d , although the occupations are ap p ropriately c la s s i f ie d within the sam e su rvey job d esc rip tio n ; and (3) d iffe re n ce s in length o f s e r v ice or m e r it rev iew when individual s a la r ie s are ad justed on this b a sis . L on ger average s e rv ic e of m en would re su lt in higher average pay when both se x e s are em p loyed within the sam e rate ra n ge . Job d esc rip tio n s u sed in c la ss ify in g e m p lo y e es in these su rv e y s are u su a lly m o re ge n e ra lize d than those u sed in individual e sta b lish m en ts to allow fo r m in o r d iffe re n c e s am ong e sta b lish m en ts in sp ec ific duties p e rfo rm e d .

O ccupational em p lo ym en t e stim a te s re p re se n t the total in a ll e sta b lish m en ts within the scope of the study and not the num ber actu a lly su rv e y e d . B ecau se o f d iffe re n ce s in occupational stru ctu re am ong e sta b lish m e n ts , the e stim a te s of occupational em p loym en t obtained fro m the sam ple o f esta b lish m en ts studied se rv e only to indicate the re la tiv e im p ortan ce of the job s studied . T h ese d iffe re n ce s in o c c u pational stru ctu re do not m a te r ia lly a ffec t the ac cu ra cy of the e a rn ings data.

E sta b lish m en t P r a c tic e s and Su pplem en tary W age P ro v is io n s

In form ation is p resen ted a lso (in the B -s e r i e s ta b les) on s e lected e sta b lish m en t p ra c tic es and su p plem en tary b en efits as they r e late to o ffice and plant w o rk e rs . The te rm "o ffic e w o rk e rs , " as used in this b u lletin , includes w orking su p e r v iso rs and n on su p erv isory w ork ers p erfo rm in g c le r ic a l o r re lated fu n ction s, and exclu d es ad m in is tr a t iv e , ex e cu tiv e , and p ro fe ssio n a l p erso n n e l. "P la n t w o r k e r s " in clude w orking fo re m e n and a ll n on su p erv isory w ork ers (including le a d - m en and tra in e e s) engaged in non office fu n ctio n s. A d m in istra tiv e , exe cu tiv e , and p ro fe ssio n a l e m p lo y e e s , and fo r c e -a c c o u n t con stru ction e m p lo y e es who are u tilize d as a sep a ra te w ork fo rc e are exclu d ed . C a fe te r ia w ork ers and rou tem en are exclu ded in m anufacturing in d u str ie s , but are included as plant w ork ers in nonm anufacturing in d u stries.


2Shift d ifferen tia l data (table B - l ) are lim ited to m anufacturing in d u str ie s . T h is in form ation is p resen ted both in te rm s of (a) e s ta b lish m en t p o lic y , 3 p resen ted in te rm s o f total plant w ork er e m p lo y m en t, and (b) e ffectiv e p ra c tic e , p resen ted on the b a s is o f w ork ers actu ally em p loyed on the sp ec ifie d sh ift at the tim e of the su rv e y . In estab lish m en ts having v a ried d iffe re n tia ls , the am ount applying to a m a jo rity was u sed o r , if no am ount applied to a m a jo r ity , the c l a s s ifica tio n "o th e r " w as u se d . In e sta b lish m en ts in which som e la te 7 sh ift hou rs are paid at n orm a l ra te s , a d ifferen tia l was re co rd ed only if it applied to a m a jo rity o f the shift h o u rs .

M in im u m entrance ra tes (table B -2 ) re la te only to the e s ta b lish m en ts v is ite d . T h ey are p resen ted on an esta b lish m en t, ra th er than on an em p loym en t b a s is . P aid h o lid ay s; paid va ca tion s; and health , in su ran ce , and pension plans are treated s ta tis t ic a lly on the b a sis that these are applicable to a ll plant o r o ffice w ork ers if a m a jo r ity of such w ork ers are e lig ib le o r m a y even tu ally qualify fo r the p ra ctic es lis te d . Scheduled h ou rs are treated s ta tis t ic a lly on the b a s is that these are ap p licab le to a ll plant or o ffice w ork ers if a m a jo rity are co v e re d . 4 B e ca u se o f rounding, su m s of individual ite m s in these tabulations m ay not equal to ta ls .

The f ir s t part o f the paid holidays table p resen ts the n u m b e r of whole and half h olid ays actu a lly p rovid ed . The secon d p art co m b in es whole and h alf h olid ays to show total holiday t im e .

The su m m a ry of vacation plans is lim ited to fo rm a l a r ra n g e m e n ts , excluding in fo rm a l plans w h ereb y tim e off with pay is granted at the d isc retio n o f the e m p lo y e r . S eparate e stim a te s are provided accord in g to e m p lo y e r p ra ctice in com puting vacation p aym en ts, such as tim e p aym en ts, p ercen t of annual e a rn in g s, or f la t -s u m am ou n ts. H o w e v e r , in the tabulations o f vacation a llo w a n c es , paym ents not on a tim e b a s is w ere co n verted ; fo r exa m p le , a paym ent of 2 p ercen t o f annual earn in gs w as co n sid ered as the equivalent of 1 w ee k 1 s pay .

3 An e sta b lish m en t w as co n sid ered as having a p olicy if it m et eith er o f the follow in g con dition s: ( l ) O p erated late sh ifts at the tim e of the s u rv e y , or (2) had fo rm a l p ro visio n s co verin g late sh ifts .

4 Scheduled w eek ly hours fo r o ffice w ork ers (fir s t se ctio n o f table B -3 ) in su rveys m ade p rio r to late 1957 and e a r ly 1958 w ere p resen ted in te rm s o f the proportion of w om en office w ork ers e m ployed in o ffic e s with the indicated w eek ly hours fo r w om en w o r k e r s .

D ata are p resen ted fo r a ll h ealth , in su ra n ce , and pension plans fo r w hich at le a s t a p art o f the c o s t is borne by the e m p lo y e r , excep tin g only leg a l req u irem en ts such as w o r k m e n 's com p en sation and so c ia l s e c u r ity . Such plans include those u n derw ritten by a c o m m e r c ia l in su ran ce com pany and those provided through a union fund or paid d ire c tly by the e m p lo y e r out o f cu rre n t operatin g funds or fro m a fund se t aside fo r this p u rp o se . Death ben efits are included as a fo r m o f life in su ra n ce .

S ick n ess and accid en t in su ran ce is lim ited to that type of in su ran ce under which p red eterm in ed ca sh paym ents are m ade d ire c tly to the in su red on a w eekly or m onthly b a s is during il ln e s s or acciden t d isa b ility . In form ation is p resen ted fo r a ll such plans to which the e m p lo y e r c o n tr ib u te s . H o w ever, in N ew Y ork and N ew J e r s e y , which have enacted tem p orary d isa b ility in su ran ce law s which requ ire e m p lo yer co n trib u tio n s, 5 p lans are included only if the e m p lo yer ( l ) co n trib u tes m o re than is le g a lly req u ire d , or (2) pro'vides the em p loyee with b en efits w hich e xceed the req u irem en ts o f the law . Tabulations o f paid s ic k -le a v e plans are lim ited to form ed plans 5 which provide fu ll .pay or a p roportion of the w o rk e r 's pay during ab sence fro m w ork b eca u se o f i l ln e s s . S ep arate tabulations are provided accord in g to ( l ) plans w hich provide fu ll pay and no w aiting p eriod , and (2) plans providing e ith er p artia l pay o r a w aiting p eriod . In addition to the p resen tation o f the p roportion s o f w ork ers who are provided S ickn ess and accid en t in su ran ce o r paid s ick le a v e , an unduplicated total is shown of w ork ers who re c e iv e e ith er or both types of b e n e fits .

C atastroph e in su ra n ce , so m e tim e s re fe r r e d to as extended m e d ic a l in su ra n ce , in clu des those plans which are design ed to p ro tect e m p lo y e es in ca se of s ic k n e ss and in ju ry in volving exp en ses beyond the n o rm a l c o vera ge o f h osp ita liza tio n , m e d ic a l, and su rg ic a l p la n s. M ed ica l in su ran ce r e fe r s to plans providing fo r com p lete o r p artia l paym ent o f d o c to r s ' f e e s . Such plans m ay be u nderw ritten by c o m m e r c ia l in su ran ce com p an ies or non profit orga n ization s o r they m ay be s e lf -in s u r e d . T ab ulations of re tire m e n t pen sion plans are lim ite d to those plans that provide m onthly paym ents fo r the rem a in d er o f the w o r k e r 's l i fe .

5 The te m p o ra ry d isa b ility law s in C a lifo rn ia and Rhode Island do not req u ire e m p lo y e r co n trib u tio n s.

5 A n e sta b lish m en t w as c o n sid ered as having a fo rm a l plan if it esta b lish ed at le a s t the m in im u m num ber o f days o f s ic k leave that could be exp ected by each e m p lo y e e . Such a plan need not be w ritten , but in fo rm a l s ic k -le a v e a llo w a n c es , d eterm in ed on an individual b a s is , w ere exclu d ed .


3Table 1. E stab lish m en ts and w ork ers w ithin scop e of su rvey and number studied in B oston, M ass. , 1 by m ajor industry d ivision , 2 October 1959

M inimum em ploym ent in e s ta b lis h

m en ts in scope of study

Number of estab lish m en ts W orkers in estab lish m en ts

Industry d iv ision Within scop e of study 3

Within scope of study StudiedStudied

T o ta l4 O ffice Plant Total 4

A ll d iv isio n s __________________________________________ . 1, 227 255 419, 000 90, 6 0 0 253, 100 231, 190M an u factu rin g---------------------------------------------- 101 453 85 214, 500 28, 8 0 0 152, 000 111, 6 60N onm an u factu rin g_____________________________________

T ransportation, com m unication, and other" 7 74 170 204, 500 61, 8 00 101, 100 1 1 9 ,5 3 0

public u tilit ie s 5 -------------------------------------- 101 56 24 38, 300 7, 6 00 22, 700 30, 610W holesale trade ---------------------------------------- 51 203 40 22, 100 7, 300 8, 000 6, 9 40R etail trade -------------------------------------------- 101 123 32 61, 300 6, 4 0 0 49, 600 3 9 ,5 1 0Finance, in su ran ce, and re a l esta te ------ --------- 51 181 36 48, 8 0 0 33, 100 6 2, 400 2 8 ,7 1 0S erv ices 7 ------------------------------------------------ 51 211 38 34, 000 7, 400 1 8 ,4 0 0 13, 76 0

1 The B oston M etropolitan area (Suffolk County, 15 com m u n ities in E s se x County, 29 in M idd lesex County, 19 in N orfolk County, and 9 in Plym outh County). The "w orkers w ithin scopeof study" e s tim a tes shown in th is table p rovide a reason ab ly accu rate d escrip tion of the s iz e and com p osition of the labor fo rce included in th is survey. The e stim a tes a re not intended, how ever,to se r v e a s a b a sis of com p arison with other area em ploym ent in d exes to m easu re em ploym ent trends or le v e ls s in ce (1) planning of wage su rv ey s req u ires the u se of estab lish m en t data com piled con sid erab ly in advance of the pay p eriod studied, and (2) sm a ll esta b lish m en ts are excluded from the scop e of the survey.

2 The 1957 re v ised edition of the Standard Industrial C la ssifica tio n Manual w as used in cla ss ify in g estab lish m en ts by industry d ivision . Major changes from the e a r lie r edition (used in theB u reau 's labor m ark et w age su rv ey program p rior to the w inter of 195 8 - 5 9 ) a re the tran sfer of m ilk p asteu rization plants and ready-m ixed con crete esta b lish m en ts from trade (w h o le sa le or reta il) to m anufacturing, and the tra n sfer of radio and te le v is io n b road castin g from s e r v ic e s to the transportation, com m unication, and other public u tilit ie s d ivision .

3 Includes a ll estab lish m en ts with total em ploym ent at or above the m in im u m -size lim itation . A ll ou tlets (within the area) of com panies in such in d u stries as trade, finance, auto repairs e r v ic e , and m otion -p ictu re th eaters are con sid ered as 1 estab lish m en t.

4 Includes execu tive, p ro fessio n a l, and other w ork ers excluded from the sep arate office and plant ca teg o r ies.5 R ailroads w ere included; taxicabs and s e r v ic e s in cidental to w ater transportation w ere excluded. B oston 's tra n sit sy ste m is m u nicip ally operated and, th erefore, excluded by definition

from the scop e of the stu d ies.6 E stim a tes r e la te s to r e a l esta te estab lish m en ts only.7 Hotels; p erso n a l s erv ices; b u sin e ss s erv ices; autom obile repair shops; m otion p ictu res; nonprofit m em b ersh ip organizations; and en gin eerin g and arch itectu ra l s e r v ic e s .

Table 2. Indexes of standard w eek ly s a la r ie s and straigh t-tim e hourly earnings for se le c te d occupational groups in Boston, M ass. , October 1959 and O ctober 1958, and p ercen ts of in c r e a se for s e le cted p eriod s

Industry and occupational group

Indexes(M arch 1953 = 100) P e rcen t in c r e a s e s from

October1959

O ctober1958

October 1958 to

O ctober 1959

Septem ber 1957 to

October 1958

Septem ber 1956 to

Septem ber 1957

A pril 1955 to

Septem ber 1956

M arch 1954 to

A pril 1955

M arch 1953 to

M arch 1954

A ll in d u stries:O ffice c le r ic a l (wom en) _______________________________ 134. 7 130. 3 3. 4 5. 3 5. 7 8. 0 2. 9 5. 2Industrial n u r se s (wom en) __ ___ _ 136. 3 130. 6 4. 3 5. 9 4. 8 9. 0 1. 5 6. 5Skilled m aintenance (m en) __________________________ 134. 5 129. 1 4. 2 5. 4 5. 2 8. 5 1. 9 5. 3U nskilled plant (m en) ____ ___________________________ 133. 3 128. 2 4. 0 7. 1 4. 7 6. 3 2. 4 5. 1

Manuf a c tur in g :O ffice c le r ic a l (w om en )________________________________ 132. 4 127. 4 3. 9 4. 6 6. 1 7. 3 2. 3 4. 4Industrial n u r se s (w o m e n )____________________________ 135. 2 130. 4 3. 7 6. 5 4. 1 8. 9 . 7 7. 2Skilled m aintenance ( m e n ) ____________________________ 135. 6 130. 1 4. 2 5. 3 5. 4 8. 9 1. 9 5. 6U nskilled plant (m en) _________________________________ 133. 4 128. 8 3. 6 7 .9 4. 6 5. 0 3. 1 5. 5


4Wage Trends for Selected Occupational Groups

Presented in table 2 are indexes of salaries of office clerical workers and industrial nurses, and of average earnings of selected plant worker groups.

For office clerical workers and industrial nurses, the indexes relate to average weekly salaries for normal hours of work, that is, the standard work schedule for which straight-time salaries are paid. For plant worker groups, they measure changes in straight-time hourly earnings, excluding premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts. The* indexes are based on data for selected key occupations and include most of the numerically important jobs within each group. The office clerical data are based on women in the following 18 jobs: Billers, machine (billing machine); bookkeeping-machine operators, class A and B; Comptometer operators; clerks, file, class-A and B; clerks, order; clerks, payroll; keypunch operators; office girls; secretaries; stenographers, general; switchboard operators; switchboard operator-receptionists; tabulating-machine operators; transcribing-machine operators, general; and typists, class A and B. The industrial nurse data are based on women industrial nurses. Men in the following 10 skilled maintenance jobs and 3 unskilled jobs were included in the plant worker data: Skilledcarpenters; electricians;machinists; mechanics; mechanics, automotive; millwrights; painters; pipefitters; sheet-metal workers; and tool and die makers; unskilled janitors, porters, and cleaners; laborers, material handling; and watchmen.

Average weekly salaries or average hourly earnings were computed for each of the selected occupations. The average salaries or hourly earnings were then multiplied by the average of 1953 and 1954 employment in the job. These weighted earnings for individual occupations were then totaled to obtain an aggregate for each occupational group. Finally, the ratio of these group aggregates for a given year to the aggregate for the base period (survey month, winter 1952-53)

was computed and the result multiplied by the base year index (100) to get the index for the given year.

Adjustments have been made where necessary to maintain comparability. For example, in most of the areas surveyed, railroads were included in the coverage of the surveys for the first time this year. In computing the indexes, data relating to the railroad industry were excluded.

The indexes measure, principally, the effects of (l) general salary and wage changes; (2) merit or oth6r increases in pay received by individual workers while in the same job; and (3) changes in the labor force such as labor turnover, force expansions, force reductions, and changes in the proportion of workers employed by establishments with different pay levels. Changes in the labor force can cause increases or decreases in the occupational averages without actual wage changes. For example, a force expansion might increase the proportion of lower paid workers in a specific occupation and result in a drop in the average, whereas a reduction in the proportion of lower paid workers would have the opposite effect. The movement of a high-paying establishment out of an area could cause the average earnings to drop, even though no change in rates occurred in other area establishments.

The use of constant employment weights eliminates the effects of changes in the proportion of workers represented in each job included in the data. Nor are the indexes influenced by changes in standard work schedules or in premium pay for overtime, since they are based on pay for straight-time hours.

Indexes for the period 1953 to 1959 for workers in 17 major labor markets appeared in BLS Bull. 1240-22, Wages and Related Benefits, 20 Labor Markets, Winter 1958-59.


A * O c c u p a t i o n a l E a r n i n g s 5

Table A -l. Office Occupations(Average straight-tim e w eekly hours and earnings for selected occupations studied on an area b asis

by industry division, Boston, M ass. , October 1959)

Avebaob NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY EARNINGS OFNumber $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

Sex, occupation, and industry division ofworkers(Standard)

Weekly earnings1

(Standard)35.00and

40.00 45.00 50. 00 55. 00 60. 00 65. 00 70.00 75.00 80.00 85.00 90. 00 95.00 1 0 0 . 0 0 105.00 1 1 0 . 0 0 115.00 1 2 0 - 0 0and

40.00 45. 00 50. 00 55. 00 60.00 65.00 70.00 75.00 80.00 _ 85 .00 9 0 . 0 0 95.00 1 0 0 . 0 0 105.00 n o . oo 115.00 1 2 0 . 0 0 over

Men

C lerk s, accounting, c la ss A --------------------------------- 811 38. 5 $94. 50 - - 1 3 5 15 62 64 46 60 43 50 8 8 143 87 68 33 43Manufacturing ------------------------------------------------- 140 38. 0 98. 50 - - - - - 4 9 1 5 4 n , Z1 38 b Z3 13 1Nonmanufacturing -------------------------------------------- 671 38.5 93. 50 - - 1 3 5 11 53 63 41 56 42 38 65 105 81 45 2 0 42

W holesale trade ------------------------------------------ 166 38. 5 1 0 0 . 0 0 - - - - - - 15 10 8 10 15 14 15 7 24 7 4 *37Retail trade ------------------------------------------------ 70 36. 5 76.00 - - - 1 2 7 2 0 6 4 17 4 - 2 - 2 4 - 1Finance 3 --------------------------------------------------- 127 37. 0 76.50 - - 1 1 3 2 16 43 2 0 9 22 5 1 2 2 - - -S erv ices ---------------------------------------------------- 71 38. 5 91.50 - - 1 " 2 2 2 9 12 1 13 9 7 1 12 -

C lerk s, accounting, c la ss B ---------------------------------- 434 38.0 72. 50 _ _ 12 38 53 78 77 32 41 11 1 6 9 2 _ 34 8 11 12M anufacturing ------------------------------------------------- "71 37 .5 71.00 - - - 4 2 12 1 6 11 9 - l5 1 1 - - - - -Nonmanufacturing -------------------------------------------- 363 38. 5 73. 00 - - 12 34 51 66 61 21 32 11 1 8 1 - 34 8 11 12

Public u tilities 4 ------------------------------------------ 43 39.0 67. 50 - - - - 8 8 12 2 12 1 - - - - - - - -187

472

39.0

39.5

84.00

8 9 . 0 0

15 5 2 6

43

36

28

7 18

50

7 7 1 34

31

8 11

10

12

42C lerk s, order ----------------------------------------------------- 1 5 48 55 41 31 39 23 24M an u factu rin g------------------------------------------------- 103 39. 0 79 50 - - - 1 5 25 2 1 ? 9 11 6 9 1 2 4 5 5 1Nonmanufacturing -------------------------------------------- 369 39.5 91.50 - - 1 - - 18 26 31 41 44 35 22 38 21 27 19 5 41

W holesale trade ------------------------------------------ 355 39. 5 9 2 . 00 - - - - 17 2 6 31 37 40 35 2 2 34 21 27 19 5 541

C lerk s, p a y r o l l --------------------------------------------------- 72 38. 5 84.00 - - - 2 5 1 13 8 2 5 - 13 11 6 3 1 - 2M anufacturing ------------------------------------------------- 3 "'3875 92.00 - - - 2---- - - - ----- j - - - 9 1 ----- j - - 1 - -N onm anufacturing-------------------------------------------- 49 39. 0 80. 00 _ 5 1 13 7 2 5 4 4 3 3 2

Office boys - - ..........- ................ ......................... 963 38.0 52.00 3 150 327 247 82 49 51 18 16 _ 8 7 5 - _ . _M an u factu rin g-------------------------------------------------

6Table A -l. Office Occupations-Continued

(Average straight-tim e weekly hours and earnings for selected occupations studied on an area b asis by industry division, Boston, M ass. , October 1959)

Sex, occupation, and industry divisionNumber

ofworkers

Average NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY EARNINGS OF

Weekly hours 1 (Standard)Weekly. earnings1 (Standard)

$35. 00 and

under 4Q.Q0

$40. 00

45 .00

$45. 00

50. 00

S50. 00

55. 00

$55. 00

60. 00

$60. 00

65.00

I s . 00

70.00

$70. 00

75.00

$75. 00

80.00

$80. 00

85. 00

$85.00

90. 00

$90.00

95. 00

$95.00

100.00

$100.00

105.00

$105.00

110.00

$110.00

115. 00

$115.00

120.00

$120.00

and over

Women

B ille r s , machine (billing m a c h in e )------------------------ 298 38. 5 $67. 50 - - 13 20 60 63 46 12 25 11 18 15 15 - _ _ _ _Manufacturing ------------------------------------------------ 110 38. 5 65. 00 - - - 3 2 0 30 3'5 11 5 2 4 - - - - - - -N onm anufacturing------------- -------------------- 188 38. 5 69.00 - - 13 17 40 33 11 1 20 9 14 15 15 - - - - -

Wholesale trade ----------------------------------------- 126 39.0 75.00 - - 2 18 30 10 1 20 5 10 15 15 " - - -

B il le r s , machine (bookkeeping machine) ----------- ---- 272 38. 5 55.00 - 20 61 89 41 17 1 23 - 10 10 - - - _ _ _ _Nonmanufacturing ------------------------------------------- --- 2TT~ 38 .5 52". W - 20 61 89 41 17 1 12 - - - - - - - - - -

Retail trade ----------------------------------------------- 202 38. 5 50.50 - 20 61 78 18 16 1 8 " - - - " - "

Bookkeeping-machine op erato rs, c la ss A ---------------- 258 38. 0 70.00 - - - 6 23 63 52 45 28 15 12 4 - 10 - _ - -Manufacturing ------------------------------------------------ 76 38. 5 75.'00'" - - - - - 7 19 14 b 14 12 4 - - - - - -Nonmanufacturing ------------------------------------------- 182 38. 0 68.00 - - - 6 23 56 33 31 22 1 - - - 10 - - - -

Finance 3 -------------------------------------------------- 91 37.0 64. 00 - " - 6 15 37 17 14 2 - " - - - -

Bookkeeping-machine op era to rs, c la ss B -------------- 1,228 38. 5 60. 50 - 56 88 218 238 249 154 100 67 35 7 15 - 1 - - - -Manufacturing --------------------------------------------- 323 3FT5- 6b. 00 - - ..... 3 29 54 45 73 47 4Z 23 b 1 - - - - - -Nonmanufacturing ------------------------------------------ 905 38. 0 58. 50 - 56 85 189 184 204 81 53 25 12 1 14 - 1 - - - -

W holesale trade ----------------------------------------- 284 39. 0 67. 00 - - - 10 25 113 45 40 23 12 1 14 - 1 - - - -Retail trade ----------------------------------------------- 58 38. 0 59.00 - - 12 9 9 4- 17 6 1 - - - - - - - - -Finance 3 -------------------------------------------------- 547 37. 5 54. 50 - 56 73 159 149 85 18 7 - " - - ~ -

C lerk s, accounting, c la ss A --------------------------------- 1,381 38 .0 75. 50 - 12 16 13 66 146 177 211 260 166 122 98 40 21 5 22 3 3Manufacturing ------------------------------------------------ 472 39.TJ- 77750 - - - 3 - 5o 75 75 m 5b 19 44 10 i7 1 9 - -Nonmanufacturing --------------- --------------------------- 909 37. 5 75.00 - 12 16 10 66 96 102 136 149 108 103 54 30 4 4 13 3 3

Public u tilities 4 ------------------------------------- 102 38. 5 85. 50 - - - - - - 2 17 7 26 18 9 15 2 2 4 - -W holesale trade ----------------------------------------- 102 38. 0 82. 00 - - 2 2 2 1 5 25 21 9 11 10 1 - 2 6 2 3R etail trade ----- ----------------------------------------- 147 37. 5 68.50 - - 8 2 8 20 37 27 22 21 2 - - - - - - -Finance 3 ----------------------------------- ------------- 357 37. 0 73.00 - - - 6 33 52 58 54 53 49 23 20 7 - - 1 1 -S erv ices --------------------------------------------------- 201 37. 0 74.00 12 6 - 23 23 - 13 46 3 49 15 7 2 - 2 ~ "

C lerk s, accounting, c la ss B --------------------------------- 1,999 38.0 62.00 - 20 123 388 455 339 301 112 98 91 39 23 4 2 4 - - -Manufacturing ------------------------------------------------ 4 72 39.0 66. 50 - - 5 48 7 7 96 108 45 30 25 26 13 1 - - - - -Nonmanufacturing ------------------------------------------- 1,527 38. 0 60. 50 - 20 118 340 378 243 193 67 68 68 13 10 3 2 4 - - -

Public u tilities 4 --- ----- -------------------- --------- 192 39.0 70. 50 - - 2 24 17 16 29 17 32 54 1 - - - - - - -Wholesale trade ----------------------------------------- 244 39.0 65. 00 - - 5 45 44 34 48 27 13 10 5 8 1 - 4 - - -Retail trade ----------------------------------------------- 312 38. 0 55. 00 - 19 50 83 74 59 16 5 1 - 4 1 - - - - - -Finance 3 ------------------------------------------------ 622 37.0 56. 50 - 1 55 180 228 109 42 5 2 - - - - - - - - -S erv ices ------------------------------- ------------------ 157 38. 0 66. 50 " 6 8 15 25 58 13 20 4 3 1 2 2 - -

C lerk s, file , c la ss A -----------------------------------*------ 489 38. 5 64.00 - 1 U 74 116 102 71 52 25 13 9 8 - 7 - - - -M anufacturing ----------------------------------------------- - 1 43- 39.5 67.00 - - - - 19.. 45 35 32 2 6 3 1 - - - - - -Nonmanufacturing ------------------------------------------ 346 38.0 62.50 - 1 11 74 97 57 36 20 23 7 6 7 - 7 - - - -

Finance 3 -------------------------------------------------- 2 76 37. 5 59. 50 _ 1 11 71 90 48 31 9 6 1 1 7 ' " ' '

C lerk s, file , c la ss B ------------------------------------------ 1,947 38.0 50. 50 23 278 729 497 214 ' l 34 46 14 10 2 _ - - . _ _ _ -Manufacturing ------------------ _--------------------------- - 322 3'975- 57. 00 - 6 38 124 49 43 42 10' 10 - - - - - - -Nonmanufacturing ------------------------------------------- 1,625 38. 0 49. 50 23 272 691 373 165 91 4 4 - 2 - - - - - - -

Public utilities 4 ----------------------------------------- 43 40 .0 53. 00 - - 18 12 7 4 - - - 2 - - - - - - - -W holesale trade -------------------------------------- 197 39. 0 52.00 - 10 56 58 54 15 1 3 - - - - - - - - - -Retail trade ---------------------------------------------- 171 38. 5 45. 50 23 62 48 13 12 13 - - - - - - - - - - - -Finance ^ 1,065 37. 5 49.00 - 199 525 225 69 45 2 - - - - - - - - - -S erv ices --------------------------------------------------- 149 38. 5 52.00 1 44 65 23 14 1 1

See footnotes at end of table.



(Average straigh t-tim e weekly hours and earnings for selected occupations studied on an area b a sis by industry division, Boston, M ass. , October 1959)

Sex, occupation, and industry division

Women Continued

C lerk s, order -----------Manufacturing -------Nonmanufacturing

Wholesale trade - Retail trade ------

C lerk s, payroll ---------Manufacturing -------Nonmanufacturing

Public utilities 4 - W holesale trade -Retail trade ------Finance 3 ----------Serv ices -----------

Comptom eter operatorsM an u factu rin g-------Nonmanufacturing

Wholesale trade -R etail trade --- -Finance 3 ----------

Duplicating-machine operators(Mimeograph or D it to )--------

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

Keypunch operators ------------Manufacturing -----------------Nonmanufacturing ------------

Public u tilities 4 ----------Wholesale trade ----------Retail trade ---------------Finance 3 -------------------

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

Retail trade ----------------Finance 3 --------------------

S ecre tarie s -------------------------M anufacturing -----------------Nonmanufacturing ------------

Public u t ilit ie s4 ----------Wholesale trade -----------Retail trade ----------------Finance 3 --------------------Serv ices ---------------------

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

Public u t ilit ie s4 ----------W holesale trade -----------Retail trade ----------------Finance 3 --------------S erv ices ---------------------

Average NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY EARNINGS OFNumber

ofworkers Weekly hours1

(Standard)Weekly earnings1

(Standard)

$35. 00 ana under 40. 00

lo . 00

45. 00

$45. 00

50. 00

$50. 00

55. 00

$55. 00

60. 00

$60. 00

65. 00

$65. 00

70. 00

^0. 00

75. 00

$75. 00

80. 00

$80. 00

85. 00

$85. 00

90. 00

$90.00

95. 00

$95. 00

100.00

$100.00

105.00

$105.00

110.00

$110.00

115.00

$115.00

120.00

$120.00

and over

485 39.0 $63.00 8 50 45 46 137 66 81 18 20 2 5 7T F T 39. 0 64. 00 - 1 13 19 23 76 42 23 r r 15 2 - - - - - - -258 39. 0 62. 50 - 7 37 26 23 61 24 58 5 5 - 5 7 - - - - -154 39.5 66. 50 - - 1 12 11 42 18 55 5 5 - 5 - _ _ _ _ _

81 38. 5 51.50 - 7 36 14 12 7 2 3 - - - - - - - - - -

970 39.0 69.00 - - 29 75 66 184 176 142 122 87 35 30 10 5 6 2 _ 1540 3 9 :0 ' 68. Oo - - 15 45 33 112 98 80 70 58 12 ----- 7 7 2 ----- j - - -430 38. 5 70. 00 - - 14 30 33 72 78 62 52 29 23 23 3 3 5 2 _ 1

58 39.0 75. 00 - - - - 3 16 5 2 12 3 13 3 - 1 - - - -59 39.0 76. 50 - - - - 4 12 - 21 4 4 4 2 - 1 5 1 - 1

146 37. 5 64. 50 - - 4 21 19 31 23 20 18 8 2 - - - - - _ -67 37. 5 66. 00 - - 10 6 6 4 16 8 11 2 1 3 - - - - _ -

100 39.0 75. 00 - 3 1 9 34 11 7 12 3 15 3 1 1 -

1,106 38. 0 65. 00 2 34 52 162 196 210 137 65 58 20 27 127 11 3 1 - _ 1T 6 T ~ 38. 5 63. 00 - - 17 57 92 90 75 32 26 4 3 5 5 3 - - - -697 38. 0 66.00 2 34 35 105 104 120 62 33 32 16 24 122 6 - 1 - - 1179 38. 5 66. 00 - - - 30 20 59 12 17 11 12 6 6 4 _ 1 _ _ 1270 37. 0 57. 00 2 26 25 44 68 46 31 14 10 4 _ _ - _ _ _ _ _

68 37. 5 54. 00 8 8 25 14 10 3 - " " - " - - " -

103 38. 5 56.00 _ _ 26 26 16 14 11 3 1 6 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _60 38. 0 55. 00 - - 13 19 6 10 9 ------ T~ - - - - - - - - - -43 39.5 57. 50 " - 13 7 10 4 2 - 1 6 - - - - - - -

1,579 38. 5 63. 50 1 6 99 220 283 331 243 131 139 58 25 36 4 2 1 - - -6 10 39. 0 65. 50 - - 13 46 82 1 60 116 "63 101 23 4 - 2 - - - - -969 38. 0 62. 50 1 6 86 174 201 171 127 68 38 35 21 36 2 2 1 - - -165 39 .5 73.00 - - 4 23 18 6 27 5 14 24 16 28 - - - - - -

77 38. 5 73. 50 - - - 5 19 2 7 5 10 11 5 8 2 2 1 - - -210 38. 0 57. 00 1 1 42 47 38 25 33 23 - - - - - - - - - -482 37. 0 58. 50 - 5 40 99 121 128 54 33 2 " - - - - - - -

491 38. 0 50. 50 - 37 231 118 55 29 18 3 - - - - - - - - - -76 39 . 0 56 .00 " - 3 30 6 7 10 17 3 - - - - - - - - - -

415 38. 0 49* 50 - 34 201 112 48 19 1 - - - - - - - - - - -58 38. 5 46. 50 - 25 15 17 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -

277 37.0 49. 50 " 9 161 53 40 13 1 - " " - " - - "

5, 731 38. 0 79. 00 - - 1 51 233 506 724 688 802 829 848 350 271 119 140 96 38 352,311 38: 5 80.'50 - - - 1 33 191 232 222 290 444 479 "T77 132 45 ib 12 9 83, 420 37. 5 78. 00 - - 1 50 200 315 492 466 512 385 369 173 139 74 104 84 29 27

301 38. 5 95. 00 - - - - - - 8 6 25 20 75 31 41 21 12 57 3 2506 39. 0 79. 50 - - - 1 8 53 113 70 63 46 45 13 17 5 42 8 13 9250 37. 5 76.00 - - 1 11 13 34 33 21 4 24 21 11 13 2 5 5 1 7

1,453 36. 5 74. 50 - - - 26 137 169 241 221 187 150 157 75 45 20 22 1 2 -910 37. 5 78. 50 - - - 12 42 59 97 148 189 145 71 43 23 26 23 13 10 9

3,262 38. 0 67. 00 - 12 139 297 393 643 558 298 575 88 94 57 50 33 13 6 4 21,231 39.0 70. 00 - 1 2 1 55 78 221 204 101 477 29 26 7 7 2 i - 1 -2, 031 37. 5 65. 50 - 11 118 242 315 422 354 197 98 59 68 50 43 31 12 6 3 2

234 38. 5 74. 50 - - 6 10 18 30 29 43 10 21 31 21 8 4 - - 2 1425 38. 5 75. 00 - - 1 20 55 58 87 30 8 29 35 20 35 27 12 6 1 1173 37. 5 59.00 - - 17 33 27 51 36 4 3 - - 2 - - - - - -938 37. 0 60. 00 - 11 94 160 180 242 122 79 34 8 1 7 - - - - - -261 39. 0

165. 50

1 1 " 19 35 41 80 41 43 1 1 - " ~

See footnotes at end of table,



(A v e ra g e s tr a ig h t - t i m e w e e k ly h o u r s a n d e a rn in g s fo r s e le c te d o c c u p a tio n s s tu d ie d on a n a r e a b a s is by in d u s t r y d iv is io n , B o s to n , M a s s . , O c to b e r 1 9 5 9 )

S e x , o c c u p a tio n , a n d i n d u s t r y d iv is io n

W o m en C o n tin u e d

S te n o g r a p h e r s , te c h n ic a l _____________M a n u f a c tu r i n g ______________________N o n m a n u fa c tu rin g __________________

F in a n c e 3 _________________________S e r v ic e s _________________________

S w itc h b o a rd o p e r a t o r s _______________M a n u f a c tu r i n g ____________________N o n m a n u f a c tu r in g ________________

P u b lic u t i l i t i e s 4 ________________W h o le s a le t r a d e _______________R e ta il t r a d e ____________________F in a n c e 3 _______________________S e r v ic e s _______________________

S w itc h b o a rd o p e r a t o r - r e c e p t i o n i s t sM a n u fa c tu r in g __________________N o n m a n u fa c tu rin g ______________

W h o le s a le t r a d e _____________R e ta il t r a d e __________________F in a n c e 3 ______________________S e r v ic e s ______________________

T a b u la t in g -m a c h in e o p e r a t o r s , c la s s A N o n m a n u f a c tu r in g ___________________

T a b u la t in g -m a c h in e o p e r a t o r s , c la s s BN o n m a n u fa c tu rin g ___________________

F i n a n c e 3 _________________________

T a b u la t in g -m a c h in e o p e r a t o r s , c l a s s CM a n u f a c tu r i n g ________________________N o n m a n u f a c tu r in g ____________________

F i n a n c e 3 _________________________

T r a n s c r ib i n g - m a c h in e o p e r a t o r s , g e n e r a lM a n u f a c tu r i n g ___________________________N o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g __________________ __

P u b lic u t i l i t i e s 4 _____________________W h o le s a le t r a d e _____________________F in a n c e 3 _____________________________

T y p i s ts , c l a s s A ____M a n u f a c t u r i n g ___N o n m a n u fa c tu r ing

W h o le s a le t r a d eF in a n c e 3 _______S e r v ic e s _______

T y p i s ts , c la s s B M a n u fa c tu r in gN o n m a n u fa c tu rin g _

W h o le s a le t r a d eR e ta il t r a d e ____F in a n c e 3 _______S e r v ic e s

Average NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY EARNINGS OFNumber $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ofworkers Weekly i hours Weekly i earnings 35.00and 40.00 45.00 50.00 55.00 6 0 .0 0 65.00 70.00 75.00 80.00 85.00 90.00 95.00 1 0 0 .0 0 105.00 1 1 0 .0 0 115.00 1 2 0 .0 0(Standard) (Standard) under ~ and

40.00 45.00 50.00 55.00 6 0 .0 0 65.00 70.00 75.00 80.00 85.00 90.00 95.00 1 0 0 .0 0 105.00 1 1 0 .0 0 115.00 1 2 0 .0 0 over

407 38.5 $71.50 1 11 20 69 87 90 65 28 13 10 3 5 4 1238 38.5 71.50 - - 2 2 35 58 71 51 9 4 4 _ _ 2 _ _ _169 38.5 71.50 - - 1 9 18 34 29 19 14 19 9 6 3 5 2 _ _ 163 38.5 63.50 - - 1 8 17 16 7 8 4 2 _ _ _ _ _

103 38.0 75.50 - - - 1 1 18 22 11 9 19 7 4 3 5 2 - - 1831 38.5 65.50 1 12 46 122 102 134 129 115 70 26 49 13 11 1 ' _ _ _

38.5 70.00 - - 12 - 7 42 29 28 75 11 18 3 3 _ _ _ _ _649 38.5 64.00 1 12 34 122 95 92 100 87 41 15 31 10 8 1 _ _ _ _121 39.5 78.00 - - - - - 2 10 47 16 12 26 2 6 _ _ _ _ _86 39. 0 66.50 - - - - 31 10 25 1 7 _ 2 7 2 1 _ _ _ _91 38.0 59.50 1 2 11 22 15 7 8 19 3 1 2 _ _ _ _ _ _ _

2 0 2 37.0 63.00 - - 3 23 41 60 49 17 6 2 1 _ _ . _ _ _ _149 39.5 54.00 - 10 20 77 8 13 8 3 9 - - 1 - - - - - -815 38.0 64.50 - 14 10 65 143 242 125 121 51 12 6 10 10 3 2 1 _ _351 39.0 65.50 - - - 21 50 101 68 74 28 6 - _ _ 3 _ _ _ _464 37.5 63.50 - 14 10 44 93 141 57 47 23 6 6 10 10 _ 2 1 _ _162 39.0 6 8 .0 0 - - - 10 56 16 31 7 13 5 3 10 10 _ _ 1 _ _63 38.0 57.00 - 8 10 4 5 23 - 13 _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ _96 36.0 6 1 .0 0 - - - 16 21 44 8 6 1 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

125 37.0 64.00 - 6 - 14 6 52 12 21 8 1 3 - - - 2 - - -55 38.0 83.50 - - - - - 4 2 - 5 27 7 2 2 6 - - _49 37.5 82.50 - - - - - 4 2 - 5 24 7 2 - 5 - - - -

308 38.0 65.00 - - 31 61 47 37 27 30 28 11 6 30 - - - _ _ _2 70 *7 .5 63.50 - - 31 61 44 32 21 21 _ 3 30 _ _ _ _ _ _112 37.0 6 6 .0 0 - - 3 2 21 26 22 16 21 - 1 - - - - - - -175 37.5 59.50 - - 15 40 51 23 28 2 4 5 2 5 - _ _ _ _ _55 39.5 61.50 - - 3 6 21 6 12 1 - 5 - 1 _ _ _ _ _ _

120 37.0 59.00- - - 12 34 30 17 16 1 4 _ 2 4 _ _ _ _ _ _85 36.5 56.50 - - 12 19 29 10 14 1 - - - - - - - - - -

1,031 38.0 6 2 .0 0 - 25 53 151 244 221 129 93 29 28 33 17 8 - _ _ _ _363 39.0 64.00 - 12 12 18 87 104 3i 38 10 16 32 2 - _ _ _ _ _668 37.5 6 1 .0 0 - 13 41 133 157 117 97 55 19 12 1 15 8 _ _ _ _ _25 40.0 84.00 - - - - - 2 - 2 4 3 - 14 - _ _ _ _ _95 39.0 6 8 .0 0 - - - 9 9 21 30 5 12 - _ 1 8 _ _ _ _

386 37.0 59.00 - 12 39 70 99 76 49 35 3 2 1 - - - - - - -1,454 38.5 65.50 - - 31 66 300 437 229 144 111 60 12 51 9 3 _ 1 _ _

524 39.0 65.50 - - 2 7 l 68 156 103 63 67 20 - 3 - - _ _ _ _930 38.0 65.50 - - 29 59 197 281 126 81 44 40 12 48 9 3 _ 1 _ _80 39.0 70.50 - - - 2 19 23 3 2 6 4 9 1 9 2 _ _ _

467 37.0 62.00 - - 21 45 109 168 66 24 13 21 - - - _ _ _ _ _290 38.0 65.50 - - - - 69 81 54 50 21 10 1 2 - 1 - 1 - -

3,781 38.0 55.50 - 82 943 1028 761 -432 287 133 78 32 5 - - - - - _ _965 39.0 60.50 - 19 55 222 181 132 87 71 io - - _ _ _ _ _ _

2,816 37.5 53.50 _ 63 888 840 539 251 155 46 7 22 5 _ _ _ _ _ _ _248 38.5 60.00 _ 10 9 50 74 41 30 11 _ 20 3 _ _ _ _ _ _ _263 38.5 53.00 - 11 61 95 46 41 8 1 - - - - _ _ _ _ _ _

1,804 37.0 52.50 38 617 617 343 123 48 18 - - - - - - - _ _ _329 39.5 56.00 4 88 66 61 33 62 6 5 2 2 - - - "

S ta n d a r d h o u r s r e f l e c t th e w o rk w e e k f o r w h ic h e m p lo y e e s r e c e i v e t h e i r r e g u l a r s t r a i g h t - t i m e s a l a r i e s a n d th e e a r n in g s c o r r e s p o n d to th e s e w e e k ly h o u r s . W o r k e r s w e r e d i s t r ib u t e d a s fo llow s: 18 a t $ 1 2 0 to $ 1 3 0 ; 10 a t $ 1 3 0 to $ 1 4 0 ; 9 a t $ 1 4 0 a n d o v e r .F in a n c e , i n s u r a n c e , a n d r e a l e s t a t e .T r a n s p o r t a t i o n , c o m m u n ic a tio n , a n d o th e r p u b lic u t i l i t i e s .W o r k e r s w e r e d i s t r ib u t e d a s fo llo w s: 2 0 a t $ 1 2 0 to $ 1 3 0 ; 11 a t $ 1 3 0 to $ 1 4 0 ; 10 a t $ 1 4 0 to $ 1 5 0 .


Table A-2. Professional and Technical Occupations

9

(Average straigh t-tim e weekly hours and earnings for selected occupations studied on an area b asis by industry division, Boston, M ass . , October 1959)

S e x , o c c u p a tio n , a n d i n d u s t r y d iv is io nNumber

otworkers

Avnuoi NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY EARNINGS OF

Weekly.hours

(Standard)

Weekly . earnings 4

(Standard)

U n d e r

$5 0 . 0 0

$5 0 . 0 0

a n du n d e r5 5 . 0 0

*5 5 . 0 0

6 0 . 0 0

$6 0 . 0 0

6 5 . 0 0

56 5 . 0 0

7 0 . 0 0

$7 0 . 0 0

7 5 . 0 0

7 5 . 0 0

8 0 . 0 0

98 0 . 0 0

8 5 . 0 0

$8 5 . 0 0

9 0 . 0 0

S9 0 . 0 0

9 5 . 0 0

99 5 . 0 0

100.001

91 0 0 .0 0

'1 0 5 .0 0

$1 0 5 .0 0

1 1 0 .0 0

91 1 0 .0 0

1 1 5 .0 0

$1 1 5 .0 0

1 2 0 .0 0

91 2 0 .0 0

1 2 5 .0 0

91 2 5 .0 0

1 3 0 .0 0

91 3 0 .0 0

1 3 5 .0 0

S1 3 5 .0 0

1 4 0 .0 0

s1 4 0 .0 0

1 4 5 .0 0

1 4 5 .0 0

1 5 0 .0 0

1 5 0 .0 0 1 a n d

| o v e r

M p i$

D r a f ts m e n , l e a d e r 6 7 0 3 9 . 0 1 5 4 .0 0 _ _ _ _ . _ _ - 1 _ _ 8 15 2 4 35 16 10 2 6 8 53 36 4 3 8M a n u fa c tu r in g 2 1 3 3 9 . 5 1 4 7 .5 0 - - - - - - - - - - 8 1 * 22 32 14 6 18 ------- 5 - - * 9 3N o n m a n u fa c tu rin g _ _ 4 5 7 3 9 . 0 1 5 7 .5 0 - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - 2 3 2 4 8 3 53 36 3 3 45

S e r v i c e s ----------------------------- ------ 4 3 8 3 9 . 0 1 5 8 .0 0 - - - - - " - " - - - 1 2 3 7 - 53 31 341

D r a f ts m e n , s e n io r _ 2 ,9 0 4 3 9 . 5 1 1 9 .5 0 _ _ _ . _ _ 29 49 8 5 99 190 3 28 3 53 1 64 187 2 1 8 3 2 6 1 73 2 4 7 1 34 112 2 1 0M a n u fa c tu r in g 1 ,5 8 5 4 0 . 0 1 1 9 .0 0 - - - - - - 29 4 8 7 5 6 l 108 2 3 8 2 5 4 58 7 8 30 138 17 126 2 4 9 3 * 2 0 8N o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g ___ 1 ,3 1 9 3 9 . 5 1 2 1 .0 0 - - - - - - - 1 10 38 8 2 9 0 99 106 109 188 188 156 121 110 19 2

S e r v ic e s ---------------------------------------- 1 ,2 3 8 3 9 . 5 1 2 1 .5 0 - " - - - - 10 36 78 8 2 59 106 107 188 171 154 119 109 19

D r a f ts m e n , ju n io r _ ___ 1 ,1 2 3 3 9 . 5 9 0 . 5 0 8 _ 2 37 78 127 9 0 71 9 4 1 53 8 3 123 9 6 14 116 2 3 5 3 _ _ _ _M a n u fa c tu r in g _ 7 30 3 9 . 5 9 0 . 0 0 - - - 29 59 96 7 3 4 7 57 9 0 4 8 41 6 4 6 108 6 3 3 - - - -N o n m a n u fa c tu rin g _ _ _ __ 3 93 3 9 . 5 9 1 . 5 0 8 - 2 8 19 31 17 2 4 37 6 3 35 82 32 8 8 17 2 - - - - -

S e r v ic e s __ _ _ _ 3 33 4 0 . 0 9 2 . 5 0 8 - 1 16 30 14 13 17 62 30 78 32 8 8 16 - - - - - -

T r a c e r s ... - 1 35 3 9 . 5 6 6 . 5 0 5 12 9 21 38 13 _ 1 2 6 _ 14 1 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .N o n m a n u fa c tu rin g _ _ 8 3 3 9 . 5 6 9 . 5 0 12 5 8 10 9 - - 2 4 - 14 1 - - - - - - - - - - -

S e r v ic e s _ _ __ ___ __ 6 4 4 0 . 0 7 3 . 5 0'

2 7 10 9 2 4 12ij

W om en

N u r s e s , i n d u s t r ia l ( r e g i s t e r e d ) __________ 2 4 9 3 9 . 0 8 4 . 5 0 _ 4 _ 9 6 20 40 51 4 7 36 17 8 5 6 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _M a n u f a c tu r in g __ __ ____ WS~ * 9 . 5 6 4 . * 0 - - - 9 6 8 23 37 41 2 5 i i 1 3 4 - - - - - - -N O n m a n u fa c tu rin g __ _ 81 3 8 . 5 8 4 . 0 0 4 12 17 14 6 11 6 7 2 2

1 Standard hours reflect the workweek for which em ployees receive their regu lar straigh t-tim e sa la r ie s and the earnings correspond to these weekly hours.a W orkers w ere distributed a s follows: 3 at $150 to $160; 20 at $160 to $170; 20 at $180 to $190; 26 at $190 to $200; 24 at $200 to $210.3 W orkers w ere distributed a s follows: 172 at $150 to $160; 108 at $160 to $170; 25 at $170 to $180; 33 at $180 to $190; 7 at $190 to $200.4 W orkers w ere distributed a s follows: 112 at $150 to $160; 52 at $160 to $170; 44 at $170 to $180.5 All w orkers were at $45 to $50.

NOTE: See note on p. 5, relating to the inclusion of ra ilro ad s


1 0

Table A-3. Maintenance and Powerplant Occupations

(Average straigh t-tim e hourly earnings for men in selected occupations studied on an a re a b a s is by industry division, Boston, M ass. , October 1959)

NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME HOURLY EARNINGS OF

O c c u p a tio n a n d in d u s t r y d iv is io nNumber

ofworkers

Average hourly 1

earningsU n d e r

1. 50

$ 1. 50 a n d

u n d e r 1. 6 0

$1. 60

1. 70

$ 1. 7 0

1 .8 0

$ 1 .8 0

1. 9 0

* 1 . 9 0

2. 0 0

* 2 . 00

2. 10

* 2 . 10

2. 2 0

$ 2. 20

2. 3 0

$ 2. 30

2. 4 0

$ 2. 4 0

2. 5 0

$2. 50

2. 6 0

$2. 6 0

2. 7 0

$2. 7 0

2. 8 0

$2. 8 0

2. 9 0

$2. 9 0

3. 00

$ 3. 00

3. 10

$ 3. 10

a nd

o v e r

C a r p e n te r s , m a i n t e n a n c e ------------------------------------ 6 3 0 $ 2. 56 7 8 9 19 4 18 35 3 2 9 5 58 8 3 8 2 20 81 2 15 6 2M a n u fa c tu r in g ______________________________ 4 1 3 2. 51 - - - - 13 3 13 23 21 7 5 5 0 5 5 66 13 7 3 - 4 4N o n m a n u f a c tu r in g ____________________________ 2 1 7 2. 6 6 - 7 8 9 6 1 5 12 11 20 8 28 16 7 8 2 11 2 58

P u b lic u t i l i t ie s 3 __________________________ 32 2. 52 - - - - - - - 4 - 2 - 19 5 - 1 - 1 _R e ta il t r a d e _______________________________ 1 13 2. 99 - 8 1 - - 4 3 10 2 5 3 4 4 2 9 58

E l e c t r ic i a n s , m a in te n a n c e --------------------------------- 1, 0 8 4 2. 69 4 11 1 2 6 5 17 4 0 7 2 7 3 1 02 1 86 8 6 221 2 0 8 5 45M a n u fa c tu r in g _______________________________ 8 9 5 2. 7 2 - - - - - - 4 16 3 4 59 56 8 8 1 4 2 58 1 9 0 2 0 4 1 43N o n m a n u f a c tu r in g ------------------------------------------- 189 2. 53 - 4 11 1 2 6 1 1 6 13 17 14 4 4 28 31 4 4 2

P u b lic u t i l i t ie s 3 ----------------------------------------- 89 2. 7 0 " - - ~ - " - 2 4 3 33 2 2 23 1 1 -

E n g in e e r s , s ta t io n a r y ___ _______________________ 3 8 2 2. 59 2 _ _ 13 1 5 26 26 3 35 23 50 7 0 33 12 31 19 33M a n u fa c tu r in g _______________________________ 2 4 0 2. 73 - - - - - - 3 2 0 - 20 9 30 6 0 13 5 31 16 33N o n m a n u fa c tu rin g ------------------------------------------ 1 42 2. 3 4 2 - - 13 1 5 23 6 3 15 14 20 10 20 7 - 3 -

P u b lic u t i l i t ie s 3 ---------------------------------------- 38 2. 6 2 " - - " - - 1 - - - 5 12 - 20 - - "

F i r e m e n , s ta t io n a r y b o i le r ____________i ________ 5 0 5 2. 18 3 0 3 1 4 18 4 0 8 8 18 59 37 3 2 38 47 61 8 12 _ _ _M a n u fa c tu r in g ------------------------------------------------ 2 9 4 2. 23 - 3 - 3 21 79 11 28 2 4 25 31 18 35 8 8 - - -N o n m a n u fa c tu rin g ------------------------------------------ 211 2. 10 4 3 0 - 1 4 15 19 9 7 31 13 7 7 29 26 - 4 - - -

P u b lic u t i l i t ie s 3 ----------------------------------------- 8 5 2. 4 3 - - - - - - - 26 9 - 4 26 20 - - - - -S e r v ic e s ----------------------------------------------------- 50 1. 8 9 - 14 - 19 5 6 1 2 3 - - - - " - - -

H e lp e r s , t r a d e s , m a in te n a n c e _________________ 7 5 3 2. 0 5 19 30 55 5 2 9 3 6 0 8 9 57 1 43 9 8 4 3 7 _ 6 _ 1 _ _M a n u fa c tu r in g _____________________________ _ 5 6 6 2. 0 5 15 2 4 27 4 2 8 5 4 5 69 4 4 1 27 5 4 28 - - 6 - - - -N o n m a n u f a c tu r in g ____________________________ 1 8 7 2. 08 4 6 28 10 8 15 2 0 13 16 4 4 15 7 - - - 1 - -

P u b lic u t i l i t ie s 3 ----------------------------------------- 71 2. 29 - - - - _ 4 2 10 13 41 _ 1 _ - - _ - _W h o le s a le t r a d e __________________________ 51 2. 09 - 5 5 5 1 4 12 - - 12 6 - - - 1 - -

M a c h in e - to o l o p e r a t o r s , to o lr o o m _____________ 331 2. 57 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 7 3 0 61 18 4 3 6 3 35 7 4 _ _ _M a n u f a c tu r i n g ________________________________ 331 2. 57 " - - 7 30 61 18 43 63 35 7 4 " "

M a c h in is ts , m a in te n a n c e _______________________ 1, 0 4 6 2. 7 4 _ _ _ _ _ 2 4 8 4 6 1 18 59 59 9 6 1 06 8 3 1 06 2 87 5 4M a n u fa c tu r in g ------------------------------------------------ 9 9 9 2. 7 4 - - - - - - 2 4 8 4 6 1 10 55 58 81 1 05 7 2 1 0 3 2 87 50N o n m a n u fa c tu rin g ___________________________ 4 7 2. 68 - - - - - - - - 8 4 1 15 1 11 3 - 4

P u b lic u t i l i t ie s 3 --------------------------- ------- _ 4 0 2. 6 7 - - ~ - - - 8 4 - 13 ~ 11 " - 4

M e c h a n ic s , a u to m o tiv e (m a in t e n a n c e )__________ 6 9 4 2. 37 _ _ 5 2 0 6 3 0 6 4 4 4 9 2 8 3 191 4 5 22 26 14 27 24 1M a n u fa c tu r in g _____________________________ _ 1 45 2. 50 - - - - - - 4 12 7 36 28 21 12 - 2 15 8 -N o n m a n u fa c tu rin g ------------------------------------------ 5 4 9 2. 33 - - 5 2 0 6 3 0 6 0 3 2 8 5 47 1 63 2 4 10 26 12 12 16 1

P u b lic u t i l i t ie s 3 __________________________ 4 0 5 2. 35 - - - _ _ 10 51 18 73 47 1 46 23 7 26 - 1 3 -W h o le s a le t r a d e _________________________ 1 2 6 2. 29 " - 5 20 5 2 0 7 1 4 6 - 9 - 3 12 11 13 1

M e c h a n ic s , m a in te n a n c e ------------------------------------ 1, 4 8 4 2. 4 3 _ _ 1 4 7 38 1 08 1 33 1 9 5 75 76 1 76 1 09 1 7 4 6 4 1 35 1 58 8 14M a n u f a c tu r i n g ________________________________ 1, 2 2 7 2. 4 0 - - - 6 38 108 1 26 1 93 55 68 1 1 4 8 5 1 45 53 77 1 45 8 6N o n m a n u fa c tu rin g ___________________________ 2 5 7 2. 57 - - 14 1 - - 7 2 2 0 8 6 2 2 4 29 11 58 13 - 8

W h o le s a le t r a d e ___________________________ 5 4 2. 81 _ - - - - - x5 _ 5 - 5 - - - 18 13 - 8R e ta il t r a d e _______________________________ 8 7 2. 4 7 " - - ~ 2 1 3 3 53 19 - 6 " " - -

M illw r ig h ts ----------------------------------------------------------- 2 89 2. 5 4 _ _ _ _ _ _ 2 28 13 18 4 0 46 99 35 5 _ 3 _M a n u fa c tu r in g ______________________________ 2 8 3 2. 5 4 - - - - - _ 2 28 12 17 37 46 9 8 35 5 - 3 -N o n m a n u fa c tu rin g ___________________________ 6 2. 4 2 - - " - - 1 1 3 - 1 - " -

O i l e r s ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 4 3 2. 0 4 ! 3 10 59 14 11 28 6 0 5 19 29 4 _ _ .. _ _M a n u fa c tu r in g _______________________________ 2 1 5 2. 0 4 1 - 9 59 13 10 28 38 5 19 29 4 - - - - - -N o n m a n u fa c tu rin g ___________________________ 28 2. 08 - 3 1 1 1 - 22 - - - - " ~



11

Table A-3. Maintenance and Powerplant Occupations-Continued

(Average straight-time hourly earnings for men in selected occupations studied on an area basis by industry division, Boston, Mass. , October 1959)

Occupation and industry division Numberofworker*

Average hourly I

earning*

NUMBER OF WORKER8 RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME HOURLY EARNINGS OF

Under$1. 50

*1. 50and under 1. 60

*1.60

1. 70

*1. 70

1.80

$1. 80

1.90

V 90

2. 00

$2. 00

2. 10

*2.10

2. 20

*2.20

2. 30

*2. 30

2. 40

*2. 40

2. 50

*2.50

2. 60

*2. 60

2. 70

*2. 70

2. 80

$2. 80

2.90

*2. 90

3. 00

$3. 00

3. 10

$3. 10 and over

Painters, maintenance --------------------------- 413 $2. 27 5 21 7 4 43 16 26 23 20 27 29 50 33 54 34 16 9 _ 1Manufacturing---------------------------- 219 2. 47 - - - - 6 9 9 18 20 15 30 15 51 24 12 9 - 1Nonmanufacturing------------------------------ 194 2. 05 21 7 4 43 10 17 14 2 7 14 20 18 3 10 4 - - -

Public utilities 3 ---------------------------- 38 2. 53 - - - - - 1 _ - - 6 7 15 2 7 - - - -Services ____________________________ 98 1. 75 21 7 4 43 7 7 1 2 4 - 1 - 1 - - "

Pipefitters, maintenance --------------------- 532 2. 66 _ _ _ _ _ 8 3 10 16 22 75 79 106 44 36 I l l 17 5Manufacturing________________________ 509 2. 66 - - - - - 8 3 10 12 22 75 77 101 44 33 102 17 5Nonmanufacturing--------------------------- 23 2. 70 - - - - - - - 4 - - 2 5 - 3 9 -

Plumbers, maintenance ------------------------ 64 2. 60 _ _ _ _ 1 _ 1 1 5 7 6 35 6 1 _ 1Nonmanufacturing ----------------------------- 24 2. 49 - - - - - 1 - 1 1 5 3 5 5 3 - - - -

Sheet-metal workers, maintenance -------- 163 2. 64 _ _ _ . _ 3 5 2 24 24 65 9 12 17 _ 2Manufacturing__________________________ 157 2. 64 - - - - - - - 3 5 2 24 22 63 7 12 17 - 2Nonmanufacturing ------------------------ 6 2. 62 - - - - - - - - - - 2 2 2 " - " "

Tool and die makers --------------------------- 1,083 2. 86 - _ _ _ _ _ 2 - 26 107 115 115 123 95 170 31 299Manufacturing ---------------------------------- i , 6 i i 2. 86 - - - - - - - - - 26 107 115 111 99 95 170 31 299Nonmanufacturing ----------------------------- 30 2. 71 " " 2 4 24 "

Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts.2 Workers were distributed as follows: 40 at $3. 40 to $3. 50; 10 at $3. 50 to $3. 60; 8 at $3. 60 and over.

Transportation, communication, and other public utilities.4 Workers were distributed as follows: 11 at $1. 30 to $1. 40; 19 at $1. 40 to $1. 50.5 All workers were at $1. 40 to $1. 50.4 Workers were distributed as follows: 72 at $3. 10 to $3. 20; 223 at $3. 20 to $3. 30; 4 at $3. 30 and over.

NOTE: See note on p. 5, relating to the inclusion of railroads.

Table A-4. Custodial and Material Movement Occupations(Average straight-time hourly earnings for selected occupations studied on an area basis

t>y industry division, Boston, Mass. , October 1959)


Occupation 1 and industry division Numberofworker*

Average hourly 2 earning*

$0. 80 and

under .90

$0.90

1. 00

$1. 00

1. 10

$1. 10

1. 20

$1. 20

1. 30

$1. 30

1. 40

f. 40

1. 50

54

I. 50

J . _60_

5

60

1. 70

25

! . 70

1.80

6

*1. 801 '

1.90

5

$1.90

2 . oo

8

$2. 00

2. 10

2

1. 10

2. 20

4

1. 20

2. 30

1. 30

2. 40

40

2._50_

*Z. 50

2. 60

60

_2. 79

$2. 70

2. 8(L

h . 80

2. 90

$2. 90 and over

Elevator operators, passenger (m en)-------- 457 $1. 33 24 6 75 39 204 .Nonmanufacturing ----------------------------- 451 1. 32 - 24 6 75 39 204 54 5 25 4 5 8 2 - - - - - - - - -

Public utilities 3 ---------------------------- 26 1.64 - - - - 10 - - 1 - 2 5 6 2 - - - - - - -Finance4 ---------------------------------- 303 1. 36 - - 6 - 18 204 46 3 25 1 - - ~ " -

Elevator operators, passenger(women) 425 1. 21 8 102 101 99 68 31 6 _ 4 5 1 _ - - - - - -Nonmanufacturing -------------------------- 416 1. 21 - 8 102 101 99 66 30 - - - 4 5 1 - - - - - - - - -

Retail tra d e ---------------------------------- 216 1. 12 - 8 77 84 47 Finance4 ----- -------------- ------------ 132 1. 31 12 28 62 30



1 2

Table A-4. Custodial and Material Movement Occupatbns-Continued

(Average straight-time hourly earnings for selected occupations studied on an area basis by industry division, Boston, M a ss., October 1959)


Occupation1 and industry division Numberofworker*Avengehourly _ earning**

$0.80and

under.90

$0 . 9 0

1 . 00

$1. 00

1. 10

$1 . 10

1 . 20

$1 . 20

1. 30

*1. 30

1. 40

1.40

1. 50

! . 50

1. 60

1 . 60

1. 70

! . 70

1.80

! . 80

1.90

^.90

2 . 00

*2 . 00

2 . 10

*2 . 1 0

2 . 20

h . 20

2. 30

h . 30

2. 40

V 40

2. 50

$2. 50

2 . 60

$2 . 60

2. 70

*2. 70

2.80

*2 . 80

2 . 90

*2 . 9 0 andover

Guards ------------------------------------ 991 $ 2 . 00 15 19 31 23 36 344 138 37 54 192 44 1 23 30 4Manufacturing ______________________ 605 2. 03 - - - - - 12 1 ---- ^ - 15 304 27 10 23 119 39 1 18 30 - - -Nonmanufacturing ______________________ 386 1.95 - - - - - 3 18 25 23 21 40 111 27 31 73 5 - 5 - - 4 -

Finance4 ---------------------------- 2 2 6 1.84 - - - - - 1 18 23 17 19 38 65 17 11 12 5 " - - -

Janitors, porters, and cleaners (men)______ 4, 250 1 .6 6 11 61 77 291 229 464 417 321 434 394 297 436 228 262 2 9 0 18 20 _ _ _Manufacturing _______________________ 1,863 1.81 - - - 38 57 55 106 191 265 274 99 315 127 111 2 0 0 10 15 - - - - -Nonmanufacturing ---- --------- ---- 2, 387 1. 55 11 61 77 253 172 409 311 130 169 120 198 121 101 151 90 8 5 - - - - -

Public utilities 3 ----------------------- 630 1.91 - - - - 4 2 - 14 79 57 151 110 62 118 26 6 1 - - - - -Wholesale trade ---------------------- ---- 109 1.80 _ - _ . 7 1 25 - 18 5 15 - 14 - 18 2 4 - - - - -Retail tra d e ---------------------------------- 490 1. 41 . 28 29 90 56 152 38 11 11 4 - - 5 20 46 - - - - - - -Finance 4 ____________________________ 720 1. 47 _ _ 26 . 43 237 180 60 53 54 30 4 20 13 - - - - - - - -Services __ ---------------------------------- 438 1. 25 11 33 22 163 62 17 68 45 8 - 2 7

Janitors, porters, and cleaners (women)____ 1,871 1. 34 _ 56 132 155 173 1052 97 61 32 14 61 28 - 6 4 - - - - - - -Manufacturing________________________ 235 1. 64 - - - 11 21 8 26 49 21 7 57 25 - 6 4 - - - - - -Nonmanufacturing ______________________ 1, 636 1. 30 - 56 132 144 152 1044 71 12 11 7 4 3 - - - - - - - - - -

Retail trade ----------------------------- 132 1. 12 - 23 33 63 2 1 3 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Finance4 __________________________ 1, 119 1. 34 - - 50 34 19 945 66 3 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - -Services ___________________________ 234 1. 19 - 33 49 35 14 97 2 2 - - - 2 - - - - - - -

Laborers, m aterial handling -------------------- 4. 899 1.89 _ _ 51 108 183 236 2 1 0 178 643 308 450 364 478 308 716 473 105 13 15 _ 56 4Manufacturing ----------------------- ------ 2, 743 1 .8 6 . . 6 18 48 156 168 105 492 197 261 270 186 282 411 53 84 - 6 - - -Nonmanufacturing--------------------------- _ 2, 156 1.93 - - 45 90 135 80 42 73 151 111 189 94 292 26 305 420 21 13 9 - 56 4

Public utilities 3 ____________________ 628 2. 23 - - - - - - - - - 2 - 3 156 22 208 235 - 2 - - - -Wholesale t r a d e __ ____ _________ 6 8 8 1.93 - - - 26 65 22 14 32 41 30 69 89 115 2 13 78 14 9 9 - 56 4Retail trade -------------------------------- 788 1.74 - - 33 64 54 42 27 40 106 79 118 2 21 2 84 107 7 2 - - - -

Order fillers ---------------------------------- 2 , 0 1 0 1.93 _ _ 40 25 36 1 22 98 117 87 156 265 203 191 110 38 404 27 30 14 31 6 10Manufacturing-------------------------------- _ 675 2 . 01 . _ _ . 1 3 3 --- 3S 40 143^ 163 82 110 -----3 ---- I T 16 27 7 21 3 -Nonmanufacturing______________________ 1, 335 1. 89 - - 40 25 35 119 95 116 51 116 122 40 109 - 35 388 11 3 7 10 3 10

Wholesale trade -------------------------- 882 1.83 - - - 17 27 64 77 109 47 90 122 40 101 - 35 109 11 3 7 10 3 10Retail trade -------------------------------- 453 1.99 - - 40 8 8 55 18 7 4 26 - - 8 - - 279 - -

Packers, shipping (men) ---------------------- 1,910 1. 76 _ 38 24 90 173 89 85 285 388 142 1 00 178 38 105 26 131 12 6 _ _Manufacturing ------------ ----------------- 1, 253 1. 74 - - 6 6 8 114 63 47 268 331 84 49 146 14 76 22 1 12 6 - - -Nonmanufacturing ______________________ 657 1. 78 - - 32 18 82 59 26 38 17 57 58 51 32 24 29 4 130 - - - - -

Wholesale trade ---------------------------- 432 1.99 - - - - 20 22 5 26 15 37 46 51 32 24 20 4 130 - - - - -Retail trade --------------------------------- 191 1. 34 - - 24 18 6 2 33 21 12 2 9 1 - - - 9 - - - - - - -

Packers, shipping (women) ---------------------- 473 1. 44 - _ 18 60 5? 63 101 46 58 - 13 52 - 3 - - - - - _ - -Manufacturing _________________________ 295 1.49 - - 18 30 6 55 74 24 20 - 13 52 - 3 - - - - - - - -Nonmanufacturing ---------------------------- 178 1. 37 - - - 30 53 8 27 22 38 - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Retail tra d e ______________________ 84 1. 45 - - - 5 18 6 16 16 23 - - - - - - - - - -

Receiving clerks ------------------------------ _ 757 1.91 _ _ 10 14 26 28 50 36 29 93 86 44 74 103 41 40 45 14 5 3 2 14Manufacturing ----------------------------- 356 2 . 01 - _ - - - 13 31 6 8 20 49 17 62 62 28 28 12 6 - - - 14Nonmanufacturing _______________ ______ 401 1.83 . - 10 14 26 15 19 30 21 73 37 27 12 41 13 12 33 8 5 3 2 -

Wholesale trade __________ ___ 1 90 1.89 - - - 5 10 2 9 12. 12 42 5 26 5 15 13 8 15 4 5 - 2 -Retail trade ___ ____ _____ ____ 169 1.82 - - 3 2 16 9 6 17 9 31 21 1 5 20 - 4 18 4 - 3 - -

Shipping clerks _______ _______________ 699 2. 05 _ _ 1 4 3 12 40 40 31 50 59 59 81 109 57 53 4 25 8 20 40 3Manufacturing ___________ _ _________ 338 2. 14 - - - - . _ 31 ------S' 12 13 20 20 52 6 2 29 32 4 19 6 20 22 1Nonmanufacturing ____________________ 361 1 .9 6 - - 1 4 3 12 9 35 19 37 39 39 29 57 28 21 - 6 2 - 18 2

Wholesale trade ------------- -------- 230 2 . 08 - - - - - 10 - 15 - 25 20 27 7 57 23 20 - 6 2 - 18 -Retail t ra d e ---------------------------------- 85 1. 72 - - 1 4 2 2 9 8 19 12 7 1 12 - 5 1 - - - - - 2

Shipping and receiving clerks ______________ 477 2. 00 _ _ _ 15 15 17 4 42 33 93 78 89 37 22 6 6 6 _ 4 10Manufacturing_______________________ 231 2. 11 - - - - - - - - - 19 13 61 73 37 16 6 6 - - - -Nonmanufacturing______________________ 246 1.90 - - - - 15 15 17 . 4 23 20 93 17 16 - 6 - - 6 - 4 10

Wholesale trade __________________ 65 2. 07 - - - - - - 10 - - 10 17 2 - 10 - - - - 2 - 4. 10



13

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

(A vera ge s tra ig h t-tim e hourly earnings fo r se lec ted occupations studied on an a r e a b a s is by in dustry d iv ision, Boston, M ass. , O ctober 1959)

Occupation 1 and in dustry d iv isio nNumber

atworkers

Avenge hourly 2

earnings


$0.80arid

under.90

$0.90

1. 00

$1. 00

1. 10

$1. 10

1. 20

$1. 20

1. 30

$1. 30

1. 40

$1. 40

1. 50

$1. 50

1. 60

$1 .6 0

1. 70

$1. 70

1.80

$1.8 0

1. 90

$1. 90

2. 00

$2. 00

2. 10

$2. 10

2. 20

$2. 20

2. 30

$2. 30

2. 40

$2. 40

2. 50

$2. 50

2. 60

$2. 60

2. 70

$2. 70

2. 80

$2. 80

2. 90

$2. 90 and over

T ru c k d riv e r s 5 ------------------------------------------ 3, 836 $2. 29 _ _ 8 8 30 44 38 63 65 99 168 123 185 298 135 1479 257 209 117 4 506M anufacturing ---------------------------------------- 1,0 56 2. 34 - - - - 13 12 13 - 2 20 106 30 64 48 73 193 89 179 14 _ 200 _Nonm anufacturing ----------------------------------- 2, 780 2. 27 - - 8 8 17 32 25 63 63 79 62 93 121 250 62 1286 168 30 103 4 306 _

P u b lic u tilit ie s 3 ------------------------------- 1, 341 2. 35 - - - - - - - - _ _ 1 . 4 7 8 1141 168 12 - _ _ _W holesale trad e ------------------------------- 770 2. 34 . - - _ 10 5 5 22 15 42 30 22 83 103 20 89 _ 18 _ _ 306 _R eta il trad e -------------------------------------- 532 2. 13 - - 8 8 - 4 8 22 12 37 2 69 32 138 29 56 _ _ 103 4 _ >S e rv ic e s __________________________ 127 1. 61 - - - - 7 21 12 18 35 - 28 _ j 1 2 3 - - - - - -

T ru c k d riv e rs , lig h t (under 1 l/g tons) ------- 472 1.9 6 - _ _ _ 30 22 38 39 25 39 87 8 20 6 12 40 35 15 _ _ 56 _M a n u factu rin g_____________________ 229 2. 25 - - - _ 13 - 13 - 2 6 35 6 i! 15 5 6 37 35 _ _ _ 56 _N onm anufacturing ------------------------- 243 1. 70 - - - - 17 22 25 39 23 33 52 2 ii 5 1 6 3 _ 15 _ - _ _W holesale trad e ----------------------------- 92 1. 79 - - - - 10 - 5 12 15 5 30 _ _ _ - _ 15 _ _ _ _

S e rv ic e s ------------------ ----------- ------ 88 1. 55 - - - - 7 21 12 18 7 - 21 - jS 1 1 - - - - - - - -

T ru c k d riv e rs , m edium ( 1 V2 to andincluding 4 to n s ) ------------------------------- _ 1, 162 V 2. 18 - - 8 8 _ 22 - 24 40 25 47 96 ! 139 270 i 93 131 35 118 13 _ 93 _

M anufacturing ---------------------------------- 494 ^ 2. 36 - - - - - 12 - - - 14 45 17 ! 26 24 r - 42^ 64 35 116 T> - 93 -Nonm anufacturing ------------------------------ 668 2. 04 - - 8 8 - 10 - 24 40 11 2 79 1 113 ! 246 51 67 - 2 7 - _ -

W holesale trade --------------------------- 233 2. 07 - - - _ _ 5 _ i 10 _ 2 _ 10 1 80 1 102 20 2 _ 2 _ _ _ _R etail trade -------------------------------- 335 2. 00 - - 8 8 - 4 - 14 12 9 1 69 ; 32 136 28 7 - - 7 - -

T ru c k d riv e rs , heavy (over 4 tons,t r a ile r type) --------------------------------------- 1, 312 2. 43 _ _ . _ . . _ _ _ 33 _ 1 4 4 922 17 39 64 _ 228 _

M anufacturing ------------------------------------ 174 2. 32 - - - - - - - - - - f t " - 1 3 4 84 17 39 - _ - -N onm anufacturing ------------------------------ 1, 138 2. 45 - - - - - - - - - - 7 - - 1 - 838 - - 64 - 228 -

P u blic u tilit ie s 3 ----------------------- 758 2. 34 - - i - _ - - ; _ _ _ . _ _ _ 758 _ _ _ _ - _W holesale trad e --------------------------- 292 2. 70 - - j - - - - 1l - -

I - - 1 - 63 - - - - 228T ru c k d riv e rs , heavy (over 4 tons, other

I |

than t r a ile r type) ---------------------------- 565 2. 33 . _ - _ _ _ _ _ 35 13 19 16 2 386 _ 34 28 32 _M anufacturing _____________________ 72 2. 32 - - - - - - - - - - - 1 16 16 2 8 - 21 8 - - -N onm anufacturing __________________ 493 2. 34 - - - - - - - - - 35 - 12 3 - - 378 - 13 20 - 32 -

PnKlir iitilitioa ^ 334 2. 35 322 12W holesale trad e ----------------------------- 107 2. 23 - - - - - - - - - 35 - 12 3 - - 24 - 1 - - 32 -

T ru c k e rs , pow er ( fo rk lift)______________ 824 2. 14 _ _ _ _ _ 1 _ 16 7 95 51 107 64 78 116 104 145 31 9 _ _ _M anufacturing _______________________ 55? 2. 11 - - - - - 1 - 16 5 95 50 65 41 40 100 70 63 31 9 - - -N onm anufacturing ____________________ 238 2. 22 - - - - - - - - 2 - 1 42 23 38 16 34 82 - - - - -

P u blic u tilit iie s 3 -------------------------------- 35 2. 26 - _ - _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ . _ 10 4 21 _ _ _ - -W holesale trad e ------------------------------- 85 2. 08 . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 24 20 26 10 _ 5 - _ _ _ _R etail trade ___ __ _ 109 2. 33 - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 17 - - - 13 77 - - - - -

T ru c k e rs , pow er (other than fo r k l i f t ) _____ 144 2. 14 _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ 12 12 6 7 17 32 17 17 8 9 - 7 _ -M anufacturing ---------------------------------------- 140 2. 13 - - - - - - - - 12 12 6 7 17 32 13 17 8 9 - 7 - -Nftnma nnfa rtn 'ring 4 2. 27 4

W atchm en _____________________________ 967 1. 66 _ 38 17 33 173 47 184 48 53 138 76 49 74 22 7 2 4 2 _ _M anufacturing ----------- ------------------------ 613 1. 75 - - - _ n r 71 4 162 35 ----- I T 122 55 37 70 12 4 - - 2 - - -N onm anufacturing _ ________________ 354 1. 50 - - 38 17 20 102 43 22 13 27 16 21 12 4 10 3 2 4 - - - -

P u b lic u tilit ie s 3 - ________________ 33 2. 05 - - - - _ - _ _ _ _ 5 12 1 4 8 3 - - - - - -R etail t r a d e _______________________ 110 1. 41 - - 16 8 11 29 23 5 1 _ 5 10 _ 2 _ _ - _ - - -F in a n c e 4 -------------------------------------- 161 1. 49 " " 6 2 73 20 5 12 27 11 4 1

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1 D ata lim ited to men w o rk ers excep t w here oth erw ise indicated.2 E xclu d es prem ium pay fo r o vertim e and fo r w o rk on w eekends, holid ays, and late sh ifts .3 T ran spo rtation , com m unication, and other public utilities*4 F in an ce, in su rance, and re a l e sta te .5 Includes a ll d r iv e rs re g a rd le s s of s ize and type of tru ck operated.N OTE: See note on p. 5, re latin g to the in clusion of ra ilro ad s,


14

Table B-1. Shift Differentials

(P e rc e n t of m a n u fa ctu rin g p lan t w o r k e r s in e s ta b lis h m e n ts h av in g fo r m a l p ro v is io n s fo r s h ift w o rk , and in e s ta b lis h m e n ts a c tu a lly o p e ra tin g la te s h ifts b y typ e and am ount of d if fe r e n t ia l , B o sto n , M a s s . , O cto b er 1959)

S h ift d if fe r e n t ia l

In e s ta b lis h m e n ts h av in g fo r m a l p ro v is io n s 1 fo r

In e s ta b lis h m e n ts a c tu a lly o p e ra tin g

Second sh ift w o rk

T h ird o r oth er s h ift w o rk S econd sh ift

T h ird o r o th er sh ift

T o t a l ------------------------------------------------------- ---- 8 1 .0 7 4 .0 9 .8 2 . 2

W ith sh ift p a y d if fe r e n t ia l --------------------------- 80.0 74 .0 9. 7 2 . 2

U n iform cen ts (per h o u r ) ------ --------------- 36. 0 3 1 .0 4. 6 1 . 25 cen ts --------------------------------------- ---- 7 .4 . 6 . 8 -6 ce n ts ----------------------------------------------- 1 . 7 - . 3 -7 cen ts ----------------------------------------------- 1 .3 .9 . 1 (*)7Va cen ts ------------------------------------------- 1 .4 4 .2 (*)8 cen ts ----------------------------------------------- 2 . 6 1 . 0 . 1 9 cen ts ----------------------------------------------- 1 .4 . 6 . 2 (*)10 cen ts --------------------------------------------- 10. 7 1 0 .4 1 . 5 .311 Vs cen ts ----------------------------------------- - . 8 - )12 ce n ts --------------------------------------------- . 7 2 . 1 - (*)1 2 Va c e n t s ----------------------------------------- 1 . 7 2 . 2 (*) . 113 cen ts ------------------- --------------------- 1 . 1 - . 6 -14 ce n ts --------------------------------------------- - 1 . 2 - . 115 cen ts --------------------------------------------- 2 .4 2 .9 . 3 . 116 c e nt s ----------------- ---------------- ----- ---- 1 . 5 .9 . 4 (a )1 7 cen ts -------------------------- --------------- . 7 - . 1 -19 c e n t s --------------------------------------------- - 1 . 1 - . 2O v e r 19 cen ts ------------------------------------ 1 .4 2 . 1 1 (a )

U n ifo rm p e rc e n ta g e ------------------------------- 42. 7 4 3 .0 5. 1 1 . 15 p e r c e n t ------------------------------------------- 2 .9 1 .3 .4 . 17 p e r c e n t ------------------------------------------- 4 .4 5 .3 . 6 (a )77a p e rc e n t --------------------------------------- . 7 - . 1 -10 p e r c e n t ---------------------------------------- 3 1 .7 2 0 .3 3. 8 . 51 2 Va p e rc e n t ------------------------------------- 3 .0 2 .5 .3 (a )1 5 p e r c e n t ---------------------------------------- 13 . 5 " . 5

F u ll d a y 's p a y fo r red u ced h o u r s ---------- 1 .3 - . 1 -

No s h ift p ay d if fe r e n t ia l ----------------------------- 1 . 0' 1

1 In clu d es e s ta b lis h m e n ts c u r r e n t ly o p e ra tin g la te s h ifts , and e s ta b lis h m e n ts w ith fo r m a l p ro v is io n s c o v e r in g la te s h ifts e v en though th e y w e r e not c u r r e n t ly o p e ra tin g la te s h ifts .

1 L e s s than 0 .0 5 p e rc e n t .


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Table B-2. Minimum Entrance Salaries for W o m e n O ffice W o rk e rs

(D istr ib u tio n o f e s ta b lis h m e n ts stu d ied in a l l in d u s tr ie s and in in d u stry d iv is io n s by m in im u m en tra n ce s a la r y fo r s e le c te d c a te g o r ie s o f in e x p e r ie n c e d w o m en o ffic e w o rk e r s , B o sto n , M a s s . , O cto b er 1959)

In e x p e rie n c e d ty p is ts O th er in e x p e r ie n c e d c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s 2

M in im um w e e k ly s a la r y 1 A llin d u str ie s

M a n u factu rin g N o n m an u factu rin g

A llin d u s-t r ie s

M a n u factu rin g N on m an ufactur ing

B a s e d on sta n d a rd \v e e k ly h o u rs 3 of--- B a s e d on sta n d ard w e e k ly h o u rs 3 of

A lls c h e d

u le s35 37 >/a 383/4 40

A l ls c h e d

u le s35 36 /4 37 V2 40

A lls c h e d

u le s35 37Vz 383/4 40

A llsc h e d

u le s35 36 V4 37/a 40

E s ta b lis h m e n ts stu d ied ____________ 255 85 XXX XXX XXX XXX 170 XXX XXX XXX XXX 255 85 XXX XXX XXX XXX 170 XXX XXX XXX XXX

E s ta b lis h m e n ts h avin g a s p e c if ie dm in im u m ________________ ____ 134 49 4 13 5 25 85 6 11 18 33 139 47 4 14 5 23 92 7 10 20 35

$ 35.0 0 and under $ 3 7 .5 0 _____ 1 _ _ _ _ _ 1 1 _ _ _ 2 _ _ _ _ _ 2 1 _ _ _$ 3 7 . 50 and under $40.00 ____ _ 2 - - - - - 2 - - - - 3 - - - - - 3 - - - -$40.00 and under $ 4 2 .5 0 13 3 1 1 - 1 10 - 1 - 6 13 4 1 3 - - 9 - 1 1 5$ 4 2 .5 0 and under $45.0 0 ____ __ 5 - - - - - 5 - 1 3 1 8 - - - - - 8 - 1 2 4$45.0 0 and under $ 4 7 .5 0 _______ 39 13 2 5 2 4 26 3 5 6 4 43 14 2 5 2 5 29 4 5 9 1$ 4 7 .5 0 and under $ 5 0 .0 0 ________ 17 6 - 2 - 4 11 - - 5 2 13 3 - 1 - 2 10 1 - 4 3$50.00 and under $ 5 2 .5 0 __ 24 14 - 5 2 6 10 1 _ 2 7 28 17 _ 5 2 10 11 1 _ 2 7$ 5 2 .5 0 and under $ 5 5.0 0 ____ ___ 11 5 - - 1 3 6 1 2 - 3 9 3 1 - 1 _ 6 _ 2 1 3$ 5 5.0 0 and under $ 5 7 .5 0 ________ 7 2 1 - - 1 5 - 1 1 3 6 1 _ - _ 1 5 _ _ 1 4$ 5 7 .5 0 and under $60.00 ________ 2 - - - - - 2 - - 1 1 2 - _ - - _ 2 _ _ _ 2$60.00 and under $ 6 2 .5 0 ________ 4 2 - - - 2 2 - 1 - 1 2 1 - - - 1 1 - 1 - -$ 6 2 .5 0 and undfr $6 5.00 _ 1 1 - - - 1 - - - - - 2 1 _ _ _ 1 1 _ _ _ 1$ 6 5.0 0 and under $ 6 7 .5 0 ________ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -$6 7. 50 and under $ 70 .0 0 ___ __ 3 3 - - - 3 - - - - - 2 2 - - _ 2 - _ _ - -$ 70 .0 0 and under $ 7 2 .5 0 ____ 1 - - - - - 1 - - - 1 2 1 - - _ 1 1 - - _ 1$ 7 2 .5 0 and o v e r _ _ _ ______ 4 - - - - - 4 - - - 4 4 ' - - - - 4 - - - 4

E s ta b lis h m e n ts h avin g no s p e c if ie dm in im u m ___ _ ___ 70 30 XXX XXX XXX XXX 40 XXX XXX XXX XXX 79 31 XXX XXX XXX XXX 48 XXX XXX XXX XXX

E s ta b lis h m e n ts w h ich did note m p lo y w o r k e r s in th is c a t e g o r y __ 51 6 XXX XXX XXX XXX 45 XXX XXX XXX XXX 37 7 XXX XXX XXX XXX 30 XXX XXX XXX XXX

1 L o w e st s a la r y ra te fo r m a lly e s ta b lis h e d fo r h ir in g in e x p e r ie n c e d w o r k e r s for typ ing or other c l e r ic a l jo b s .2 R a te s a p p lic a b le to m e s s e n g e r s , o ff ic e g i r l s , or s im ila r s u b c le r ic a l jo b s a r e not co n s id e re d .3 H ou rs r e f l e c t the w o rk w e e k fo r w h ich e m p lo y e e s r e c e iv e th e ir r e g u la r s tr a ig h t- t im e s a l a r ie s . D ata a r e p re s e n te d fo r a l l w o rk w e e k s co m b in ed , and fo r the m o st com m on w o rk w e e k s re p o r te d .

N O TE: S ee note on p. 16 , r e la tin g to the in c lu s io n o f r a i lr o a d s .


16Table B-3. Scheduled W e e k ly Hours

(P e rc e n t d is tr ib u tio n o f o ffic e and plant w o r k e r s in a l l in d u s tr ie s and in in d u s try d iv is io n s by sch e d u le d w e e k ly h o u rs o f f i r s t - s h i f t w o r k e r s , B o sto n , M a s s . , O cto b er 1959)

W e e k ly hour sOFFICE WORKERS PLANT WORKERS

Allindustries Manufacturing

Public . utilities *

Wholesaletrade Retail trade Finance 2 Services


Public utilities 1

Wholesaletrade Retail trade Services

A ll w o r k e r s . . . 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100

U nder 35 h o u rs --- . .... . 1 3 ( 4) 135 h o u rs 10 8 2 - 14 14 11 1 1 _ _ 3 2O v e r 35 and under 36V4 h o u rs ----- , ----- 2 _ _ - - 4 _ _ _ _ _36 V* h o u rs 8 2 - 7 4 15 7 1 1 _ _ _ 1O v e r 36V4 and under 37Vz h o u r s ____________ 2 l 4 ) - - 11 4 - ( 4) _ _ _ 23 7 1/? h o u rs . _ _ . .................. 25 17 47 27 12 32 15 7 4 _ 2 20 3O v e r 3 7 V2 and under 383/4 h o u rs 7 1 - 4 10 12 12 2 _ _ 2 11383/4 h o u rs 6 7 - 6 6 8 - - _ _ _ _O v e r 383/4 and under 40 h o u r s ______________ 1 - - - 20 - I 4 ) 1 _ _ _ 440 h o u rs _ _ _ 38 64 51 54 23 7 54 80 88 96 79 49 85O v e r 40 and under 44 h o u rs - - - - - - - 1 _ _ 4 544 and under 48 h o u r s _____________________ ( 4 ) 1 - 1 ( 4 ) - - 3 3 2 6 848 hour s _ - - - - - - - 3 2 2 8 6O v e r 48 hour s ( 4) 1

1 T ra n s p o rta tio n , co m m u n ica tio n , and o th er pu b lic u t i l i t ie s . a F in a n c e , in s u r a n c e , and r e a l e s ta te .3 In clu d es d ata fo r r e a l e s ta te in ad d itio n to th o se in d u s try d iv is io n s show n s e p a r a te ly .4 L e s s than 0 .5 p e rc e n t .

N O T E : E s t im a te s fo r a l l in d u s tr ie s and public u t i lit ie s in c lu d e data fo r r a i lr o a d s (SIC 40), o m itted fro m thes co p e o f a l l la b o r m a rk e t w a g e s u r v e y s m ade b e fo re the w in te r of 195 9 -6 0 . W h ere s ig n ific a n t , the e ffe c t o f the in c lu s io n o f r a i lr o a d s is g r e a te s t on the data show n s e p a r a te ly fo r the public u t i li t ie s d iv is io n .


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Table B-4. Paid H olidays

(P e rc e n t d is tr ib u tio n of o ffic e and plant w o r k e r s in a l l in d u s tr ie s and in in d u s try d iv is io n s by n um ber o f paid h o lid a y sp ro v id ed a n n u a lly , B o sto n , M a s s . , O cto b er 1959)

Item

OFFICE WORKERS PLANT WORKERS


Public . utilities 1

Wholesaletrade Retail trade Finance 2 Services

Allindustries 3 Manufacturing

Public utilities 1

Wholesaletrade Retail trade Services

A ll w o r k e r s ______ _ __ __ _ _ ____ 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100

W o rk e rs in e s ta b lis h m e n ts p rov id in gpaid h o l i d a y s ____________________________ 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 98 100 99 100 95 87

W o rk e rs in e s ta b lis h m e n ts p rov id in gno paid h o lid

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