APPENDIX III

Employees of Railroads, December
1917, Grouped by Monthly Rates
of Pay

This statement is compiled from the returns of Class 1 Railroads and certain Switching and Terminal Companies, made to the Commission in response to its request. The rates of pay are for the standard month discharged of all compensation for overtime or extra service, and constitute a table of wages, not of earnings, for the month named. The railroads included in this summary will be found listed in Appendix 1X. For comparative purposes the returns are separately presented for each

District, and for the United States as a whole.

Statement of the Number of Employes of All Class 1 Switching and Terminal Railroads in the United States, graded according to their Monthly Rates of Pay. For Comparative Purposes this Statement Shows Separately the number of Employes in Each Grade, in Each District, and in

the United States as a Whole.

93.23

95.39

97.07

97.91

98.62

APPENDIX IV

Average Monthly Earnings
For 1915, 1916, and 1917
By Occupational Classes

The tables next attached show the average earnings per month of employees in each occupational class, in each district, and for the United States as a whole, separately presented for each of the years 1915, 1916 and 1917. This data was compiled as to 1915 and 1916 from the reports of carriers to the Interstate Commerce Commission and for 1917 from reports of carriers

to this Commission.

by Districts and for ended Dec. 31, 1916

Occupations

General officers, $3,000 p. a. and upwar 2 General officers, below $3,000 per ann 3 Division officers, $3,000 p. a. and upwar 4 Division officers, below $3,000 per ann 5 Clerks, $900 pa and upwards (except A

6 Clerks, below $900 pa (except No.37)

7 Messengers and attendants.

8 Assistant engineers and draftsmen.

9 MW&S foremen (excluding Nos. 10 and 10 Section foremen.

General foremen - M. E. department.

12 Gang and other foremen - M. E. departme

13 Machinists.

14 Boiler makers.

15 Blacksmiths.

16 Masons and bricklayers.

17 Structural ironworkers.

18 Carpenters.

19 Painters and upholsterers

20 Electricians.

21 Air-brake men.

22 Car inspectors

23 Car repairers.

24 Other skilled laborers.

25 Mechanics' helpers and apprentices.

26 Section men.

27 Other unskilled laborers.

28 Foremen of const gangs and work trai

29 Other men in const gangs and work tra

30 Traveling agents and solicitors.

31 Employees in outside agencies

32 Other traffic employees.

33 Train dispatchers and directors.

34 Telegraphers, telephoners, and block

35 Telegraphers and telephoners operating

36 Levermen (nontelegraphers).

37 Telegrapher-clerks.

38 Agent-telegraphers.

39 Station agents (non telegraphers).

40 Station masters and assistants.

41 Station service employees (except Nos. 5,6,

42 Yardmasters.

43 Yardmaster's assistants (not yard clerk

44 Yard engineers and motormen.

45 Yard firemen and helpers.

46 Yard conductors (or foremen).

47 Yard brakemen (switchmen or helpers

48 Yard switch tenders.

49 Other yard employees.

50 Hostlers.

51 Enginehouse-men

52 Road freight engineers and motormen.

53 Road freight firemen and helpers.

54 Road freight conductors.

55 Road freight brake men and flagme

56 Road passenger engineers and mot

57 Road passenger firemen and helpers

58 Road passenger conductors.

59 Road passenger baggagemen.

60 Road passenger brakemen and flagm

6/ Other road train employees.

62 Crossing flagmen and gatemen.

63 Drawbridge operators.

64 Floating equipment employees.

65 Express service employees.

66 Policemen and watchmen.

67 Other transportation employees. 68 All other employees.