OCCUPATIONAL WAGE SURVEY SIXTH ROUND 2008
REPORT ON TEXTILE INDUSTRY
TABLE 4.10.2
AVERAGE DAILY EARNINGS OF TIME-RATED WORKERS IN INDUSTRIES
BY OCCUPATION AND SEX AND AGE
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Sl. Industry/Occupation Average Daily Earnings (Rs.)
No. -----------------------------------------------
Men Women Adole- Children Overall
scents
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7
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I. Cotton Textiles 131.57 73.78 - - 121.50
1 Beltman/Mochi 140.10 - - - 140.10
2 Blacksmith 95.26 - - - 95.26
3 Boiler Attendant 155.91 - - - 155.91
4 Boiler Maker 96.00 - - - 96.00
5 Carpenter 151.76 - - - 151.76
6 Checker 136.39 105.92 - - 131.93
7 Compressor Operator 146.46 - - - 146.46
8 Coolie/Mazdoor 117.89 56.43 - - 108.63
9 Driver 129.99 - - - 129.99
10 Electrician 157.15 - - - 157.15
11 Fireman 124.01 - - - 124.01
12 Fitter 159.81 - - - 159.81
13 Mech./Elec. Foreman 299.84 - - - 299.84
14 Helper 125.09 80.36 - - 122.23
15 Loader/Unloader 129.09 - - - 129.09
16 Mistry/Kangani 150.96 54.85 - - 135.30
17 Mason 155.69 - - - 155.69
18 Mechanic(General) 202.73 - - - 202.73
19 Motor Mechanic 114.13 46.67 - - 78.75
20 Oilman/Greaser 153.40 60.00 - - 152.72
21 Packer 122.47 83.58 - - 118.12
22 Painter 113.17 - - - 113.17
23 Picker 227.78 - - - 227.78
24 Plumber 126.39 - - - 126.39
25 Pump Attendant 147.32 - - - 147.32
26 Supervisor 234.20 147.15 - - 232.40
27 Sweeper 114.81 76.92 - - 104.99
28 Switch Board Attendant 114.44 - - - 114.44
29 Turner 153.03 - - - 153.03
30 Watchman 109.65 88.53 - - 109.50
31 Welder 161.70 - - - 161.70
32 Wireman 164.42 - - - 164.42
33 Tool Maker 167.64 - - - 167.64
34 Generator Operator 138.89 - - - 138.89
35 Khalasi 111.09 - - - 111.09
36 Store Keeper 139.71 - - - 139.71
37 Apprentices/Trainees 91.48 66.97 - - 85.57
38 Back Sizer 135.55 78.24 - - 133.63
39 Bale Breaker 115.72 59.45 - - 105.75
40 Baler 130.52 84.28 - - 123.60
41 Bobbin Carrier 127.66 87.74 - - 122.80
42 Beam Carrier 133.98 - - - 133.98
43 Bleach/Line Operator 173.45 81.85 - - 171.74
44 Can Tenter 126.66 63.23 - - 119.63
45 Creeler/Creel Boy 132.76 - - - 132.76
46 Comber Tenter 145.90 65.14 - - 127.17
47 Color Man 122.26 78.34 - - 121.16
48 Doffing Boy/Doffer 115.66 78.89 - - 112.32
49 Drawer-In 161.43 50.20 - - 114.86
50 Drawing Frame Worker 124.75 87.66 - - 119.15
51 Dyer/Printer 126.02 81.67 - - 125.18
52 Examiner 152.63 89.75 - - 136.38
53 Finisher/Attendant 117.09 81.13 - - 111.54
54 Front Sizer 189.25 102.88 - - 184.34
55 Fog Machine Man 204.81 - - - 204.81
56 Godown Mixing Man 108.41 75.85 - - 96.53
57 Grinder/Flat Grinder 91.25 - - - 91.25
58 Head Jobber/Supervisor 235.12 141.14 - - 231.32
59 HTHP Machine Man 186.36 - - - 186.36
60 Heald/Reed Repairer 132.82 - - - 132.82
61 Inter Tenter 130.62 68.04 - - 113.98
62 Jobber 130.66 113.57 - - 130.09
63 Knotter 175.52 - - - 175.52
64 Lap/Can Carrier 132.18 61.00 - - 130.46
65 Mercer. Feeding Operator 95.16 98.07 - - 95.18
66 Piece Carrier 153.43 - - - 153.43
67 Reacher 194.82 - - - 194.82
68 Reeler 117.43 74.95 - - 90.25
69 Ring Doffer 136.21 80.28 - - 132.84
70 Frame Tenter 131.93 80.53 - - 122.92
71 Roller Coverer 142.47 85.41 - - 138.90
72 Simplex Tenter 111.80 61.77 - - 96.99
73 Spinner 137.09 61.36 - - 109.25
74 Stripper 141.49 54.31 - - 127.06
75 SBM Machine Man 146.74 - - - 146.74
76 Silver/Ribbon Tenter 132.29 80.21 - - 118.80
77 Speed Frame Tenter 147.14 52.26 - - 127.43
78 Stitcher 132.58 76.67 - - 117.51
79 Warper 158.84 89.02 - - 155.43
80 Weaver 159.59 74.19 - - 152.16
81 Winder 127.98 81.89 - - 113.08
82 Empty Can Carrier 156.50 31.90 - - 153.04
83 Miscellaneous 137.49 90.15 - - 128.71
II. Woollen Textiles 177.40 115.97 - - 176.57
1 Boiler Attendant 202.46 - - - 202.46
2 Coolie/Mazdoor 138.41 89.90 - - 138.24
3 Driver 161.00 - - - 161.00
4 Electrician 154.37 - - - 154.37
5 Fireman 135.01 - - - 135.01
6 Fitter 232.81 - - - 232.81
7 Mech./Elec. Foreman 180.50 - - - 180.50
8 Helper 177.52 87.53 - - 176.43
9 Mistry/Kangani 205.38 - - - 205.38
10 Mason 156.20 - - - 156.20
11 Mechanic(General) 154.15 - - - 154.15
12 Oilman/Greaser 151.27 - - - 151.27
13 Packer 174.77 - - - 174.77
14 Sorter - 82.00 - - 82.00
15 Supervisor 277.29 - - - 277.29
16 Sweeper 157.79 81.33 - - 153.60
17 Turner 155.51 - - - 155.51
18 Watchman 109.13 - - - 109.13
19 Welder 168.15 - - - 168.15
20 Wireman 154.26 - - - 154.26
21 Af. Treat. Plant 148.42 - - - 148.42
Operator
22 Generator Operator 152.25 - - - 152.25
23 Store Keeper 137.01 - - - 137.01
24 Apprentices/Trainees 24.92 - - - 24.92
25 Blendman 220.70 162.45 - - 219.98
26 Bobbin Setter 109.22 - - - 109.22
27 Card/Hopper Feeder 130.52 - - - 130.52
28 Cleaver 104.71 - - - 104.71
29 Condenser Man 118.94 - - - 118.94
30 Darner/Cloth Minder 235.17 270.00 - - 240.90
31 Doffer/Fly Frame 108.81 - - - 108.81
32 Drawing Man 160.21 253.33 - - 161.85
33 Felter 215.91 - - - 215.91
34 Gill Box Man 137.23 - - - 137.23
35 Line Mistry 232.70 - - - 232.70
36 Milling Machine Man 163.03 - - - 163.03
37 Mule Minder/Spinner 203.14 - - - 203.14
38 Clipper Percher 226.76 137.05 - - 182.89
39 Picker/Ring Spinner 153.93 83.81 - - 152.19
40 Rag Cutting Mach 164.73 - - - 164.73
Operator
41 Reeler/Knotter 158.32 72.05 - - 112.59
42 Roving Machine Man 184.24 - - - 184.24
43 Scouring Machine Man 147.85 - - - 147.85
44 Twister/Doubler 150.05 - - - 150.05
45 Warper 205.02 - - - 205.02
46 Weaver 154.17 - - - 154.17
47 Weaver-Power Loom 93.92 - - - 93.92
48 Winder 209.15 84.00 - - 207.49
49 Wool Dyer 194.41 - - - 194.41
50 Miscellaneous 153.26 160.42 - - 154.06
III. Silk Textiles 140.01 97.72 - - 138.76
1 Boiler Attendant 146.45 - - - 146.45
2 Carpenter 170.56 - - - 170.56
3 Coolie/Mazdoor 142.16 - - - 142.16
4 Driver 114.53 - - - 114.53
5 Electrician 169.62 - - - 169.62
6 Fireman 101.38 - - - 101.38
7 Fitter 151.92 - - - 151.92
8 Helper 125.01 97.44 - - 124.68
9 Mistry/Kangani 97.96 - - - 97.96
10 Mechanic(General) 230.83 - - - 230.83
11 Motor Mechanic 146.88 - - - 146.88
12 Packer 112.12 88.14 - - 108.33
13 Plumber 127.30 - - - 127.30
14 Supervisor 171.10 - - - 171.10
15 Sweeper 132.87 73.09 - - 118.47
16 Turner 194.06 - - - 194.06
17 Watchman 124.26 - - - 124.26
18 Welder 164.84 - - - 164.84
19 Wireman 105.99 - - - 105.99
20 Generator Operator 127.30 - - - 127.30
21 Store Keeper 153.26 - - - 153.26
22 Colour Mixer 117.16 - - - 117.16
23 Cooker 143.27 - - - 143.27
24 Creeler/Creel Boy 88.20 - - - 88.20
25 Cloth Checker 155.78 119.18 - - 154.03
26 Card Tenter 142.98 41.67 - - 142.44
27 Combing Machine Operator 92.42 - - - 92.42
28 Doubler 144.37 77.31 - - 135.99
29 Drawer-In 155.83 118.38 - - 154.11
30 Finishman 183.07 129.16 - - 181.29
31 Fleyer/Ring Frame 122.65 112.53 - - 120.27
Operator
32 Hand Jobber 143.58 113.94 - - 141.11
33 Head Jobber 248.07 93.33 - - 246.25
34 Jiggerman 129.56 - - - 129.56
35 Jobber 163.81 103.41 - - 162.78
36 Knotter 145.74 - - - 145.74
37 Operator 140.20 - - - 140.20
38 Printer-Machine/Hand 139.25 123.43 - - 138.96
39 Reeler 125.16 67.13 - - 99.88
40 Silk Cleaner 87.24 - - - 87.24
41 Sorter 176.82 - - - 176.82
42 Stentering Mach Man 112.03 - - - 112.03
43 Twister 133.48 71.67 - - 132.53
44 Warper 155.62 50.00 - - 154.84
45 Washer 137.89 - - - 137.89
46 Weaver-Auto Loom 154.52 58.50 - - 152.80
47 Weaver-Ordinary 175.13 - - - 175.13
48 Winder 121.77 107.56 - - 120.15
49 Miscellaneous 129.49 98.89 - - 123.82
IV. Synthetic Textiles 139.47 87.53 - - 137.72
1 Boiler Attendant 208.98 - - - 208.98
2 Boiler Maker 89.18 - - - 89.18
3 Carpenter 257.36 - - - 257.36
4 Checker - 190.56 - - 190.56
5 Coolie/Mazdoor 96.20 92.04 - - 96.07
6 Driver 122.21 - - - 122.21
7 Electrician 184.64 - - - 184.64
8 Fireman 111.23 - - - 111.23
9 Fitter 197.41 - - - 197.41
10 Mech./Elec. Foreman 183.59 - - - 183.59
11 Helper 95.98 100.00 - - 95.99
12 Loader/Unloader 197.04 - - - 197.04
13 Mistry/Kangani 186.78 - - - 186.78
14 Marker 116.56 - - - 116.56
15 Mason 148.90 - - - 148.90
16 Mechanic(General) 212.89 - - - 212.89
17 Oilman/Greaser 94.94 - - - 94.94
18 Packer 105.99 123.04 - - 108.34
19 Plater 114.46 - - - 114.46
20 Plumber 139.64 - - - 139.64
21 Press Man 94.50 - - - 94.50
22 Sign Maker 116.57 - - - 116.57
23 Supervisor 260.69 - - - 260.69
24 Sweeper 94.29 73.64 - - 89.45
25 Tailor 198.66 - - - 198.66
26 Turner 210.29 - - - 210.29
27 Watchman 117.97 - - - 117.97
28 Welder 215.06 - - - 215.06
29 Wireman 158.14 - - - 158.14
30 Generator Operator 245.15 - - - 245.15
31 Khalasi 93.21 - - - 93.21
32 Store Keeper 182.71 - - - 182.71
33 Apprentices/Trainees 77.47 60.00 - - 75.71
34 Blender/Bale Breaker 89.85 72.85 - - 88.18
35 Bobbin Carrier 86.96 70.00 - - 86.36
36 Beam Dying Machine 214.43 - - - 214.43
Operator
37 Card Tenter/Stripper 100.18 65.00 - - 99.99
38 Checker 137.52 58.15 - - 136.01
39 Creeler/Creel Boy 109.40 - - - 109.40
40 Cutting Machine Man 132.46 - - - 132.46
41 Darner/Looker Clip 145.62 86.06 - - 132.67
42 Doffing Boy/Doffer 100.62 78.83 - - 99.66
43 Drawer-In 117.39 - - - 117.39
44 Drawing Frame Tenter 101.52 128.40 - - 106.06
45 Doubler 94.41 64.01 - - 91.50
46 Finisher/Line Boy 119.29 - - - 119.29
47 Front Sizer/Sizer 266.67 - - - 266.67
48 Grinder-Carding Machine 160.27 - - - 160.27
Operator
49 Head Jobber 283.06 66.68 - - 282.74
50 Jobber/Fancy Jobber 188.02 - - - 188.02
51 Lot Maker/Preparer 153.48 - - - 153.48
52 Machine Folder 198.55 - - - 198.55
53 Machine Operator/Jig 186.35 63.99 - - 181.31
54 Packer/Yarn Packer 144.57 103.41 - - 141.60
55 Printing Machine 224.51 106.00 - - 223.19
Operator
56 Reacher 217.39 - - - 217.39
57 Reeler 104.61 72.84 - - 87.38
58 Ring Doffer 80.95 - - - 80.95
59 Ring Piecer/Frame Tenter 84.84 62.76 - - 84.14
60 Roller Coverer 147.01 - - - 147.01
61 Simplex Tenter 105.70 65.75 - - 105.29
62 Stenter Operator 218.64 - - - 218.64
63 Spinner 125.92 112.68 - - 123.96
64 Tape Man 68.46 - - - 68.46
65 Sider/Two Forone Ten 139.30 154.77 - - 140.65
66 Twister-Thrower 146.07 - - - 146.07
67 Warper-All Types 167.39 - - - 167.39
68 Weaver-Power Loom 125.54 - - - 125.54
69 Weaver-High Speed 133.12 - - - 133.12
70 Weft Distributor 72.36 - - - 72.36
71 Winder 106.52 70.76 - - 100.23
72 Draw Texturising Machine129.23 - - - 129.23
Operator
73 Draw Twisting Machine 115.16 - - - 115.16
Operator
74 Jet Dyeing Machine 193.41 - - - 193.41
Operator
75 Miscellaneous 155.21 202.93 - - 157.68
V. Jute Textiles 181.41 80.41 - - 180.19
1 Beltman/Mochi 165.50 - - - 165.50
2 Blacksmith 170.35 - - - 170.35
3 Carpenter 166.38 - - - 166.38
4 Coolie/Mazdoor 163.79 60.00 - - 161.42
5 Driver 312.64 - - - 312.64
6 Electrician 329.16 - - - 329.16
7 Fitter 165.67 - - - 165.67
8 Helper 156.63 50.00 - - 150.21
9 Mechanic(General) 100.00 - - - 100.00
10 Oilman/Greaser 162.91 - - - 162.91
11 Supervisor 150.01 - - - 150.01
12 Sweeper 214.37 211.96 - - 214.29
13 Turner 169.74 - - - 169.74
14 Watchman 196.21 - - - 196.21
15 Welder 165.12 - - - 165.12
16 Beamer 162.35 58.33 - - 160.38
17 Breaker Feeder 161.18 53.33 - - 160.61
18 Breaker Receiver 46.67 40.00 - - 43.34
19 Calander Feeder - 33.33 - - 33.33
20 Cop Winder 163.87 - - - 163.87
21 First Pressman 26.67 - - - 26.67
22 Hand Sewer 176.15 - - - 176.15
23 Head Mistry 127.79 - - - 127.79
24 Head Sirdar 226.70 - - - 226.70
25 Hessian Warp Spinner 162.02 - - - 162.02
26 Heamming Machine 166.33 49.35 - - 143.29
Operator
27 Pin Boy/Bar Boy 162.62 - - - 162.62
28 Root Cutter 168.05 - - - 168.05
29 S H Loom Weaver 164.41 - - - 164.41
30 Selector 150.47 - - - 150.47
31 Sewing Machine Operator 178.81 - - - 178.81
32 Softner Feeder 134.64 - - - 134.64
33 Softner Receiver 162.18 - - - 162.18
34 Spi Shifter/Bobbin 88.24 - - - 88.24
Carrier
35 Twister/Doubler 132.04 - - - 132.04
36 Warp Winder 159.09 - - - 159.09
37 Miscellaneous 100.00 70.00 - - 88.00
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All Textiles Industries 139.08 74.95 - - 131.10
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