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Average wage and salary rates for selected occupations in certain cities across Canada, October 1, 1965

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Average wage and salary rates for selected occupations in certain cities across Canada, October 1, 1965
	Winnipeg, Man.	Regina, Sask.	Saskatoon, Sask.	Calgary, Alta.	Edmonton, Alta.	Vancouver, B.C.
	$ per hour
Construction (building and structures only)
Bricklayer and mason	3.05	2.90	2.75	3.25	3.15	3.51
Carpenter and joiner	2.80	2.51	2.70	3.10	3.05	3.49
Electrician	3.00	2.80	2.65	3.20	3.30	3.97
Painter and glazier	2.50	2.20	2.29	2.50	2.50	3.36
Plasterer	2.90	2.80	2.70	3.00	3.20	3.25
Plumber and steamfitter	3.25	2.80	2.80	3.20	3.20	3.59
Sheet metal worker	2.75	2.67	2.70	2.95	3.05	3.37
Labourer	1.95	1.83	1.79	2.15	2.15	2.67
Truck driver	2.05	1.85	1.79	2.15	2.15	2.81
Manufacturing and other industries¹
General labourer, male	1.77	1.80	1.81	1.85	1.81	2.24
Maintenance trades
Carpenter	2.44	2.30	2.32	2.48	2.50	2.88
Electrician	2.54	2.77	2.66	2.75	2.83	3.05
Machinist	2.51	2.67	2.71	2.66	2.78	2.84
Mechanic	2.38	2.47	2.49	2.54	2.50	2.87
Millwright	2.57	2.65	2.38	2.64	2.72	3.04
Pipefitter	2.51	2.47	2.64	2.71	2.85	2.80
Tool and die maker	2.33	-	-	2.60	-	2.98
Welder	2.48	2.54	2.29	2.60	2.62	2.86
Service Occupations
Truck driver, light and heavy	1.72	1.80	1.90	2.03	1.94	2.55
Tracker, power	2.02	1.92	1.67	2.17	1.97	2.58
	$ per week
Office occupations, male
Bookkeeper, senior	97	104	107	108	114	119
Clerk, intermediate	76	76	77	88	86	88
Clerk, senior	98	102	97	113	112	117
Order clerk	76	79	74	81	83	93
Draughtsman, intermediate	91	90	83	99	96	114
Draughtsman, senior	113	108	108	120	116	136
Office occupations, female
Clerk, intermediate	59	63	64	69	70	72
Machine operator
Bookkeeping	58	60	59	61	60	64
Calculating	61	62	56	62	60	69
Payroll clerk	63	73	67	72	67	73
Secretary, senior	79	83	75	88	80	85
Stenographer, junior	54	60	58	62	58	60
Stenographer, senior	67	72	68	72	68	72
Switchboard operator and receptionist	54	57	56	61	56	63
Typist, junior	50	52	52	54	53	55
Typist, senior	59	56	69	64	63	66
1. "Other Industries" consists of logging, mining, transportation (all sectors including air transportation), storage and communication (including radio and TV), public utilities, trade, finance, and government and personal service.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canada Year Book, 1967.