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WANTED

FOR THE 
ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT
OF THE ARMY
TO SERVE IN THE UNITED STATES

THOUSANDS of workers are urgently needed in the prosecution of 
the war. The actual fighting forces would be powerless without 
an efficient civilian army behind them.

IT IS YOUR DUTY TO SERVE THE GOVERNMENT, AND AT ONCE 

 
CLERICAL POSITIONS
2,000 stenographers and typewriters, men and women, 
$1,100 to $1,200 a year.
2,000 typewriter operators, men and women, $1,100 
to $1,200 a year.
2,000 general clerks, men and women, $1,100 a 
year.
500 index and catalogue clerks, men and women, 
$1,100 to $1,200 a year.
200 clerks qualified in business administration, 
$1,200 to $1,500 a year.
300 schedule clerks, men and women, $1,400 to 
$1,600 a year.
300 production clerks, not more than $1,500 a year.
200 clerks qualified in statistics or accounting, $1,100 
to $1,800 a year.
100 statisticians, $1,800 a year.
100 multigraph operators, men and women, $1,000 
to $1,200 a year.

TESTING POSITIONS
200 engineers of tests of ordnance material, $1,500 
to $2,400 a year.
200 assistant engineers of tests of ordnance material, 
$1,000 to $1,500 a year.

MECHANICAL TRADES POSITIONS
2,500 machinists, $4.00 a day.
500 machine operators, $2.75 a day.
200 drop forgers, $5.75 a day (piecework).
300 tool makers, $4.50 a day.
Large numbers in practically all other trades.

DRAFTING POSITIONS
500 mechanical draftsmen, $800 to $1,800 a year.
50 gauge designers, $2,000 to $3,000 a year.
100 apprentice draftsmen, $480 a year.

INSPECTION POSITIONS
300 inspectors of small-arms ammunition, $1,500 
to $2,400 a year.
100 inspectors of artillery ammunition (high-
explosive shell loading), $1,500 to $2,400 a year.
100 inspectors of artillery ammunition (forgings),
$1,500 to $2,400 a year.
100 inspectors of artillery ammunition (ballistics), 
$1,500 to $2,400 a year.
300 inspectors of field artillery ammunition steel, 
$1,500 to $2,400 a year.
300 assistant inspectors of field artillery ammunition 
steel, $3.50 to $5.00 a day.
500 inspectors of small arms $1,500 to $2,400 a year.
100 inspectors of material for small arms, $1,000 
to $1,800 a year.
100 assistant inspectors of cannon forgings, $1,500 
to $2,400 a year.
100 assistant inspectors of finished machine parts,
1,500 to $2,400 a year.
100 assistant inspectors of gunfire control instruments, 
$1,200 to $1,500 a year.
50 assistant inspectors of steel helmets, $1,000 to 
$1,800 a year.
50 assistant inspectors of cleaning and preserving 
materials, $1,000 to $1,800 a year.
400 inspectors and assistant inspectors of powder 
and explosives, $1,400 to $2,400 a year. 

 
Salaries named are the usual salaries at entrance. Higher or lower initial salaries may be paid in 
exceptional cases. Positions paying salaries higher than those named are usually filled through promotion.
Men only, unless otherwise specified.
For further information apply to the representative of the United States Civil Service Commission at the 
post office or customhouse in any city, or to the Civil Service Commission in Washington, D. C. Except for 
the positions of stenographer and typewriter, typewriter operator, multigraph operator, and general clerk, applicants 
are not assembled for a written examination, but are rated principally upon their education, training, and 
experience, as shown by their applications and corroborative evidence.

JOHN A. McILHENNY,
President, U. S. Civil Service Commission, 
Washington, D.C.
Form 2206. Dec., 1917.
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