The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-09
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CLERICAL
CLASS
Desire to BE Rated As Pro
fessionals Is Ignored by
Board.

.eral employees doing statistical
work in the field service have
been completed by the Personnel
Classification Board.
Virtually all Of the statisticians
are included in the clerical and
administrative class rather than
the professional class. 1t is this
grouping which has caused a
good deal of controversy among
various types of workers who
think they should be given a
rating In the latter class.
Statistical Specifications.
As all the statisticlans and
statistical clerks are classified under
the new specifications, it will be diff
ncult to make any estimate of how
many have had their salaries in
creased under the new compensa-
ton rates and how many salaries
have been maintained at stationary
point, or perhaps lowered. In the
field service the work of classifying
employes-in accordance with the
specifications already has begun.
The following are the statistical
pecifications:
Under Statistical Clerk, Grade /.
Duties and responsibilities
der Immediate supervision to do
simple and routine statistical cIeri.
zeal work in which there are few
responsibilities and to perform
other work as assigned.
Typical tasks-To make copies
Ct records, reports, and tables.
To make additions and other sim
pie computations from numbers ar
ranged in tables and columns.
To make separations of time
cards, schedules, and other sheets
containing data, according to in
structions.
To make alphabetical or numeri-
cal lists OF material used in taDu-
1ations.
To make simple arithmetical aver
ages from prepared data.
To make record of arrival and
designation Of schedules and re-
ports. D.
eummations.
To transcribe data for compute.
tons or reports.
To keep records OF progress made
an production or payments.
To keep bookkeeping records OF
costs and receipts.
To check vouchers and stubs.
To post cost and other records
and reports.
Standard annual rates-S1, 140
1920. $1,000. $500, $3.50, s1.44o
$500.
JuniOt tatisticaI Clerk.
Duties and Observation-Disclosures
Immediate or general supervision
10 do assigned statistical clerica
work which requires limited exper
fence, but not the exercise OF indie
pendent judgment, excepting as Il
methods; and to perform othel
work as assigned.
Typical tasks.-To make HAND
tabulation OF data from schedules.
To make simple graphs and dia
grams illustrating material IL
tables.
To construct tables from rough
draft.
To make time progress reports
from, schedules.
To check computations made bS
other statistical clerks.
To compile and classify statistics
Of diseases.
To edit schedules as they come In
from field officers.
To compute rates, averages, and
other simple statistical results.
To use computing machines Mon
roe. Marchant, Mercedes, adding
machines, and slide rulesl.
To prepare form reports and
records.
To transcribe data from routin'
records and tabulate the same.
To prepare administrative reports
Of attendance. leave, or sickness.
To make consolidated report.
from schedules.
To make financial reports from
stubs and vouchers.
To make computations from
elementary formula.
To check work done by tabulators
coolers, and punchers.
Standard annual rates.-$1, 32O
$3.50, $1,440, $500, 1850, $3.50
81 $50.
Assistant Statistical Clerk, Grade :
Duties and ResponsibiIities-Ur
der general supervision, to carry o
statistical clerical work requirin
some knowledge of specialized sui
1octs and and exercise of indepenC
ent judgment; to instruct begir
ners; In some cases. to supervise
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