Show Record Increases Record increases in straight time earnings were received by area workers from November 1970 to November ELLIOTT A. regional director of the Labor Department's Bureau of Labor said results of their annual survey show pay hikes averaging percent were received by skilled maintenance tradesmen in Salt Lake City over the twelve-month Wages for unskilled plant workers increased percent and office i clerical workers percent over the same These pay are the highest annual increases recorded in the Salt Lake City area since the Bureau began their studies in THE LEVEL of prices by consumers for goods and services directly affects the potential buying power provided by higher Browar noted that the Bureau's national Consumer Price Index advanced percent from November 1970 to November the least amount in four Subtracting this figure from the percent increases in wages gives an approximation of the increase in purchasing power provided by the wage IN THE last four years compounding of annual increases has resulted in an overall rise in Salt Lake City wage levels of percent for percent for unskilled plant and percent for skilled maintenance The national Consumer Price Index has climbed percent over the same four-year numerically the most important clerical job earned an average of per week in November Salary increases over the 12 months brought their November 1971 average weekly pay to RATES FOR senior and general stenographers averaged and Class B copy typists averaged per week in November 1971 compared to a year The most recent salary average for Class B keypunch operators is a THE November 1971 average weekly salaries for computer operators ranged from for Class C up to for Class A. These based on responsibility level of the show computer programmers ranging from for Class C to a week for Class A. Averages for the three classifications of draftsmen included in the study are a week for Class for Class and for Class A. Electronic technicians earned an average of a HOURLY rate increases for maintenance and power-plant occupations ranged from 40 to 65 cents over the Auto mechanics maintaining company at an received the highest average hourly pay of this and all earned from to per AMONG custodial and material movement as a received an average of an hour in November 1971 up 28 cents from last Material handling laborers earned an average of and men janitors per THE SALT Lake City survey is part of the Bureau of Labor Statistics program that currently included 90 metropolitan areas selected to represent all such areas in the U. S. The first of these annual studies in the Salt Lake City area was conducted in December This release is based on information provided by more than areas firms employed over The firms were selected to represent establishments with THE SURVEY was limited to firms with 50 or more employees in Davis and Salt Lake The wage information relates to a November 1970 payroll Full survey detail is presented in a Copies should be ordered from the Bureau's Regional The November 1971 Salt Lake City wage survey bulletin number is and it sells for |