Bulletin

Front Cover
U.S. Government Printing Office, 1940 - Women

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Contents

Character of office occupations 9
7
Personal policiesContinued
8
Education and experience of office workers 17
17
Maximum education of employees by type of officeLos Angeles
18
Earnings in 1940 23
23
Average monthly salary and percents of employees at certain
24
Average monthly salary rates of men and women regular employees
31
Hours of work 35
35
Average monthly salary according to length of service with present
40
Age of workers 45
45
Percent distribution of employees according to age by type
47
Percent distribution of employees according to annual earnings
54
Personnel policies 57
57
CHART
Number of weeks women worked in 1937 by industry
3
Personnel policiesContinued
7
Average monthly salary rate according to overall time since first office
8
42
13
9334
21
Average monthly salary rates of men and women regular employees
30
Average monthly salary rates of men and women regular employees
36
47
47
Average monthly salary of employees with overall years of experience
50
Average monthly salary according to length of service with present
56
Percent distribution of employees according to annual earnings
64
CONTENTS
Character of office occupations 15
15
Earnings in 1940__ 24
24
Percent distribution of men and women regular employees in offices
29
Other clerks 33
33
Hours of work 40
40
Average monthly salary according to length of service with present
46
Average monthly salary of employees in the various age groups by type
57
Annual earnings 52
57
Percent distribution of employees according to annual earnings
57
Richmonds school facilities for training office workers 60
60
CHARTS
66
Distribution of women and of men according to monthly salary
59
Richmond___ Facing 1
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