John L. Fulmer
ABSTRACT
The materials for this paper are based on the CAREERS FOR YOUTH SURVEY, GEORGIA, 1971-76, which was prepared under contract with the Georgia State Department of Education and published in October 1972.(1) The data were obtained by mailed questionnaires,(2) representing a probability sample of the state's 38,185 employers, varying in size from three workers to some multi-unit operations with 15,000 or more employees. The response to the mailed questionnaire was 1,893 firms which filed usable replies to the questionnaire, representing a 5% response ratio to the universe. In terms of the state's total employment of 1,429,997 employees in September 1970, the sample base period for the study, the response ratio was 27%, which reflected a relatively higher rate of returns from the larger firms, many of which fell in the multi-unit category.
Estimated employment for each of the four jobs is as follows:
Key-punch operator 4,695
Verifier operator 669
Digital computer operator 1,856
Programmer 2,554
Total 9,554
It is noted that the key-punch operator which is a clerical type job outstripped the other three jobs by a wide margin and accounted for 49% of total employment for the four jobs.
- 1.Fulmer, John L. Careers for Youth Survey, Georgia, 1971-76: Survey of Employment Opportunities, Career Ladders and Training Requirements for Basic Jobs in the Vocational Job Clusters, 1971-76, on Contract for the Georgia State Department of Education, published by Industrial Management Center, Georgia Institute of Technology, October 1972, pp. 69-79 and Appendix A. Five Brochures will be published to illustrate and give pertinent data about 48 Career Ladders.Google Scholar
- 2.Materials for the brochures were obtained through personal interviews, supplemented by specialized types of questionnaires.Google Scholar
- 3.From the catalogue of the Area Vocational-Technical Schools of Georgia, 1970, p. 25.Google Scholar
- 4.Non-profit is higher, but the size of total employment does not support its significance.Google Scholar
- 5.It should be noted, however, that in large data processing organizations and also in some large corporate organizations with strong emphasis on data processing, the Career Ladder for key-punch operator would generally involve several grade levels for key punching work, based on higher levels of skills and experience with comparable pay ranges for each grade level.Google Scholar
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- Analysis of careers for Georgia youth in computer occupations, 1971-76
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