In the unskilled occupations (laborers, stevedores, janitors, etc.), wages range from about $3 to $5.50 per day.
Pay on Entrance and Afterwards
When a man starts in the head of his department causes such tests to be made as he deems necessary to determine his status in his trade or occupation, and rates him provisionally as to pay. The final rating as to pay is made within two weeks from the date of appointment. All mechanics who are rated as first-class are carried at the maximum rate of pay.
The following list gives the more important trades and occupations for which men are employed in navy yards (except office occupations), and also gives the maximum rates of pay according to the latest information:
Daily Wage Schedules
Schedules of daily wages for navy yards and naval stations effective first pay period practicable after receipt.
| East coast. | West coast. | |
|---|---|---|
| GROUP I. | ||
| Attendants, battery | $4.64 | ... |
| Attendants, powder factory | 5.36 | ... |
| Hodcarriers | ... | $4.40 |
| North Atlantic and Great Lakes | 3.92 | ... |
| Charleston, Pensacola, Key West and New Orleans | 3.12 | ... |
| Janitors | ... | 4.16 |
| North Atlantic and Great Lakes | 3.68 | ... |
| Charleston, Pensacola, Key West and New Orleans | 2.88 | ... |
| Laborers, common | ... | 4.16 |
| North Atlantic and Great Lakes | 3.68 | ... |
| Charleston, Pensacola, Key West and New Orleans | 2.88 | ... |
| Stable keepers | ... | 4.16 |
| North Atlantic and Great Lakes | 3.68 | ... |
| Charleston, Pensacola, Key West and New Orleans | 2.88 | ... |
| Stevedores | 4.32 | 4.64 |
| GROUP II. | ||
| Apprentices: | ||
| First class | 4.32 | 4.32 |
| Second class | 3.84 | 3.84 |
| Third class | 3.36 | 3.36 |
| Fourth class | 2.88 | 2.88 |
| Sewers, first class | 2.40 | 2.40 |
| Sewers, second class | 2.08 | 2.08 |
| Sewers, third class | 1.76 | 1.76 |
| Sewers, fourth class | 1.44 | 1.44 |
| Boys or girls | 2.32 | 2.32 |
| Hammer runners: | ||
| Heavy | 5.12 | 5.12 |
| Others | 4.64 | 4.64 |
| Helpers: | ||
| Blacksmiths’, heavy fires | 5.12 | 5.12 |
| Blacksmiths’, other fires | 4.32 | 4.64 |
| Boilermakers’ | 4.32 | 4.64 |
| Coppersmiths’ | 4.32 | 4.64 |
| Electricians’ | 4.32 | 4.64 |
| Flange turners’ | 5.12 | 5.12 |
| Forgers’, heavy | 5.12 | 5.12 |
| General | 4.32 | 4.64 |
| Laboratory | 4.32 | 4.64 |
| Machinists’ | 4.32 | 4.64 |
| Molders’ | 4.32 | 4.64 |
| Ordnance | 4.32 | 4.64 |
| Painters’ | 4.32 | 4.64 |
| Pipefitters’ | 4.32 | 4.64 |
| Riggers’ | 4.32 | 4.64 |
| Ropemakers’ | 4.32 | ... |
| Sheet-metal workers’ | 4.32 | 4.64 |
| Shipfitters’ | 4.32 | 4.64 |
| Shipsmiths’, heavy fires | 5.12 | 5.12 |
| Shipsmiths’, other fires | 4.32 | 4.64 |
| Woodworkers’ | 4.32 | 4.64 |
| Holders on | 4.80 | 5.12 |
| Oilers | 4.64 | 4.96 |
| Primer workers | 3.68 | ... |
| Rivet heaters | 4.00 | 4.48 |
| GROUP III. | ||
| Angle smiths: | ||
| Heavy fires | 7.68 | 7.68 |
| Other fires | 6.40 | 6.40 |
| Armature winders | 6.40 | 6.40 |
| Blacksmiths: | ||
| Heavy fires | 7.68 | 7.68 |
| Other fires | 6.40 | 6.40 |
| Boatbuilders | 6.40 | 6.88 |
| Boilermakers | 6.40 | 6.40 |
| Bolters | 4.64 | 4.64 |
| Boxmakers | 4.80 | 4.80 |
| Brakemen | 4.96 | 5.28 |
| Butchers | 4.48 | 4.48 |
| Cable splicers | 6.40 | 6.40 |
| Calkers, wood | 6.40 | 7.52 |
| Calkers and chippers, iron | 6.40 | 6.40 |
| Canvas workers | 6.08 | 6.08 |
| Carpenters, house | 6.40 | 6.88 |
| Casting cleaners | 4.64 | 4.64 |
| Cementers | 4.80 | 4.80 |
| Chainmakers | 7.04 | ... |
| Chauffeurs | 4.40 | 4.40 |
| Coopers | 5.60 | 5.60 |
| Coppersmiths | 6.88 | 6.88 |
| Cranemen, electric | 6.40 | 6.40 |
| Cupola tenders | 6.40 | 6.40 |
| Die sinkers | 7.04 | 7.04 |
| Divers | 12.00 | 12.00 |
| Drillers, pneumatic | 5.44 | 5.44 |
| Drillers, Press | 5.12 | 5.12 |
| Electricians | 6.40 | 6.40 |
| Chronograph | 6.72 | ... |
| Radio | 7.44 | 7.44 |
| Storage battery | 6.88 | 6.88 |
| Engineers | 6.40 | 6.40 |
| Locomotive | 5.76 | 5.76 |
| Nonhoisting donkeys and winches | 5.60 | 5.60 |
| Farriers | 5.44 | 5.44 |
| Firemen | 4.64 | 4.64 |
| Locomotives | 4.00 | 4.16 |
| Flange turners | 6.88 | 6.88 |
| Forgers: | ||
| Drop | 6.40 | 6.40 |
| Heavy | 11.84 | 11.84 |
| Foundry chippers | 4.64 | 4.64 |
| Frame benders | 7.20 | 7.20 |
| Furnacemen: | ||
| Angle work | 5.12 | 5.44 |
| Foundry | 5.12 | 5.44 |
| Heaters | 5.12 | 5.44 |
| Heavy forge | 6.08 | 6.08 |
| Other forge | 5.12 | 6.08 |
| Open hearth | 5.12 | 5.44 |
| Galvanizers | 5.04 | 5.04 |
| Gardeners | 4.16 | 4.16 |
| Glass molders, optical | 4.80 | ... |
| Glass workers, optical: | ||
| Fine | 4.32 | ... |
| Rough | 3.04 | ... |
| Handymen | 4.96 | ... |
| Instrument makers | 6.88 | 6.88 |
| Joiners | 6.40 | 6.88 |
| Ship | 6.40 | 6.88 |
| Ladlemen, foundry | 5.12 | 5.44 |
| Leather workers | 5.52 | 5.52 |
| Lens grinders, telescope | 6.40 | ... |
| Letterers and grainers | 6.16 | 6.16 |
| Levelers | 4.64 | 4.64 |
| Loftsmen | 7.20 | 7.20 |
| Machine operators | 4.96 | 4.96 |
| Machinists | 6.40 | 6.40 |
| All around | 6.40 | 6.40 |
| Electrical | 6.40 | 6.40 |
| Floor or vise hand | 6.40 | 6.40 |
| Masons: | ||
| Brick | 6.88 | 6.88 |
| Stone | 6.88 | 6.88 |
| Mattress makers | 4.88 | 4.88 |
| Melters | 5.52 | 5.52 |
| Electric | 8.56 | 8.56 |
| Open hearth | 8.56 | 8.56 |
| Metallic cartridge case makers | 5.76 | ... |
| Millmen | 6.40 | 6.88 |
| Modelmakers, wood | 6.40 | 6.40 |
| Model testers | 5.44 | 5.44 |
| Molders | 6.40 | 6.40 |
| Steel casting | 6.40 | 6.40 |
| Oakum spinners | 3.76 | 3.76 |
| Operators, gas torch | 6.08 | 6.08 |
| Ordnancemen | 5.60 | 5.60 |
| Painters | 5.92 | 5.92 |
| Applying bitumastic compositions | 6.40 | 6.88 |
| Patternmakers | 6.88 | 7.52 |
| Pavers | 5.76 | 5.76 |
| Pile drivers | 6.40 | 6.40 |
| Pipe coverers | 6.40 | 6.40 |
| Pipe fitters | 6.40 | 6.40 |
| Plasterers | 6.88 | 6.88 |
| Plumbers: | ||
| House | 6.40 | 6.40 |
| Ship | 6.40 | 6.40 |
| Polisher, buffers, and platers | 6.40 | 6.40 |
| Pressmen, armor plate | 8.56 | ... |
| Punchers and shearers | 5.12 | 5.44 |
| Railroad conductors | 5.12 | 5.44 |
| Riggers | 5.92 | 5.92 |
| Riveters | 6.40 | 6.40 |
| Rodmen | 4.40 | 4.40 |
| Ropemakers | 5.12 | ... |
| Sailmakers | 6.08 | 6.08 |
| Sandblasters | 4.96 | 4.96 |
| Saw filers | 6.40 | 6.40 |
| Sheet-metal workers | 6.40 | 6.88 |
| Shipfitters | 6.40 | 6.40 |
| Shipsmiths: | ||
| Heavy fires | 7.68 | 7.68 |
| Other fires | 6.40 | 6.40 |
| Shipwrights | 6.40 | 6.88 |
| Steelworkers | 6.40 | ... |
| Stonecutters | 5.76 | 5.76 |
| Switchmen | 4.96 | 5.28 |
| Tank testers | 6.88 | 6.88 |
| Toolmakers | 6.88 | 6.88 |
| Trackmen | 4.56 | 4.56 |
| Upholsterers | 5.44 | 5.44 |
| Water tenders | 4.64 | 4.96 |
| Welders: | ||
| Electric | 6.56 | 6.56 |
| Gas | 6.40 | 6.40 |
| Wharf builders | 5.76 | 5.76 |
| Wheelwrights | 5.28 | 5.28 |
| Wire workers | 5.04 | 5.04 |
Where Navy Yards and Naval Stations are Located
Navy yards are located as follows: The Portsmouth Navy Yard, at Portsmouth, N. H.; the Brooklyn Navy Yard, at Brooklyn, N. Y.; the Boston Navy Yard, at Charlestown (a part of the city of Boston, Mass.); the League Island Navy Yard, at Philadelphia, Pa.; the Washington Navy Yard or Naval Gun Factory, at Washington, D. C.; the Portsmouth Navy Yard, at Portsmouth, Va. (close to Norfolk); the Mare Island Navy Yard, at Vallejo, Cal. (on San Francisco Bay); the Charleston Navy Yard, at Charleston, S. C.; the Bremerton Navy Yard, on Puget Sound, Wash. (near Seattle), and the Pensacola Navy Yard, Pensacola, Fla. (aeronautic station at present).
Naval stations are located at Newport, R. I.; Key West, Fla.; and New Orleans, La.