[or-roots] Stationery engineer

[Darlene]

Instructions for enumerators of the 1930 census:
"207. /Engineers/.-Distinguish carefully the different kinds of 
engineers by stating the full descriptive titles, as /civil engineer, 
electrical engineer, locomotive engineer, mechanical engineer, mining 
engineer, stationary engineer,/ etc" (note the spelling of stationary vs 
stationery).

 From Wikipedia:  "A *stationary engineer*, also called *operating 
engineer* or *power engineer*, is a tradesman 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tradesman> who operates heavy machinery 
and equipment that provide heat, light, climate control and power. 
Stationary engineers are trained in many areas, including mechanical, 
thermal, chemical, electrical, metallurgical, computer, and a wide range 
of safety skills. They typically work in factories 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factory>, offices, hospitals 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hospital>, warehouses 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warehouse>, power generation plants, 
industrial facilities, and residential and commercial buildings. 
Stationary engineering is not within the scope of Professional 
Engineering <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professional_Engineering>."

My Dad was listed as a Stationary Engineer on the 1930 census, and I 
knew he had worked as a mechanic and draftsman for a company that made 
machinery used in the manufacture of bricks.  Took me quite some time to 
reconcile the occupation shown on the census with what I had been told 
about his early employment.

Darlene


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