Du Page County Prevailing Wage for March 2007

Trade Name           RG TYP C Base   FRMAN *M-F>8 OSA OSH H/W   Pensn  Vac  Trng  
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ASBESTOS ABT-GEN        ALL   31.550 32.300 1.5   1.5 2.0 7.460 4.840 0.000 0.170 
ASBESTOS ABT-MEC        BLD   23.300 24.800 1.5   1.5 2.0 7.860 4.910 0.000 0.000 
BOILERMAKER             BLD   38.540 42.000 2.0   2.0 2.0 6.720 7.440 0.000 0.300 
BRICK MASON             BLD   34.850 38.340 1.5   1.5 2.0 7.050 7.870 0.000 0.380 
CARPENTER               ALL   36.520 38.520 1.5   1.5 2.0 7.960 5.910 0.000 0.490 
CEMENT MASON            ALL   33.650 35.650 2.0   1.5 2.0 6.550 10.45 0.000 0.180 
CERAMIC TILE FNSHER     BLD   28.520  0.000 2.0   1.5 2.0 5.650 5.750 0.000 0.330 
COMMUNICATION TECH      BLD   29.200 31.300 1.5   1.5 2.0 7.000 9.790 0.000 0.440 
ELECTRIC PWR EQMT OP    ALL   27.920 35.880 1.5   1.5 2.0 4.750 7.820 0.000 0.210 
ELECTRIC PWR GRNDMAN    ALL   21.640 35.880 1.5   1.5 2.0 4.750 6.060 0.000 0.160 
ELECTRIC PWR LINEMAN    ALL   33.220 35.880 1.5   1.5 2.0 4.750 9.310 0.000 0.250 
ELECTRIC PWR TRK DRV    ALL   22.340 35.880 1.5   1.5 2.0 4.750 6.260 0.000 0.170 
ELECTRICIAN             BLD   32.750 36.030 1.5   1.5 2.0 8.300 12.15 3.600 0.490 
ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTOR    BLD   42.045 47.300 2.0   2.0 2.0 8.275 6.060 2.520 0.550 
FENCE ERECTOR        NE ALL   27.140 28.640 1.5   1.5 2.0 7.500 7.590 0.000 0.250 
FENCE ERECTOR        W  ALL   34.100 35.810 2.0   2.0 2.0 7.690 13.11 0.000 0.230 
GLAZIER                 BLD   31.400 32.400 1.5   2.0 2.0 6.490 9.050 0.000 0.500 
HT/FROST INSULATOR      BLD   33.300 35.050 1.5   1.5 2.0 7.860 8.610 0.000 0.310 
IRON WORKER          E  ALL   38.250 40.250 2.0   2.0 2.0 9.470 11.27 0.000 0.300 
IRON WORKER          W  ALL   34.100 35.810 2.0   2.0 2.0 7.690 13.11 0.000 0.230 
LABORER                 ALL   31.550 32.300 1.5   1.5 2.0 7.460 4.840 0.000 0.170 
LATHER                  BLD   36.520 38.520 1.5   1.5 2.0 7.960 5.910 0.000 0.490 
MACHINIST               BLD   36.890 38.890 2.0   2.0 2.0 4.380 5.650 2.550 0.000 
MARBLE FINISHERS        ALL   25.750  0.000 1.5   1.5 2.0 6.070 7.020 0.000 0.580 
MARBLE MASON            BLD   34.850 38.340 1.5   1.5 2.0 7.050 7.870 0.000 0.490 
MATERIAL TESTER 1       ALL   21.550  0.000 1.5   1.5 2.0 7.460 4.840 0.000 0.170 
MATERIALS TESTER II     ALL   26.550  0.000 1.5   1.5 2.0 7.460 4.840 0.000 0.170 
MILLWRIGHT              ALL   36.520 38.520 1.5   1.5 2.0 7.960 5.910 0.000 0.490 
OPERATING ENGINEER      BLD 1 41.550 45.550 2.0   2.0 2.0 6.850 5.600 1.900 0.700 
OPERATING ENGINEER      BLD 2 40.250 45.550 2.0   2.0 2.0 6.850 5.600 1.900 0.700 
OPERATING ENGINEER      BLD 3 37.700 45.550 2.0   2.0 2.0 6.850 5.600 1.900 0.700 
OPERATING ENGINEER      BLD 4 35.950 45.550 2.0   2.0 2.0 6.850 5.600 1.900 0.700 
OPERATING ENGINEER      HWY 1 39.750 43.750 1.5   1.5 2.0 6.850 5.600 1.900 0.700 
OPERATING ENGINEER      HWY 2 39.200 43.750 1.5   1.5 2.0 6.850 5.600 1.900 0.700 
OPERATING ENGINEER      HWY 3 37.150 43.750 1.5   1.5 2.0 6.850 5.600 1.900 0.700 
OPERATING ENGINEER      HWY 4 35.750 43.750 1.5   1.5 2.0 6.850 5.600 1.900 0.700 
OPERATING ENGINEER      HWY 5 34.550 43.750 1.5   1.5 2.0 6.850 5.600 1.900 0.700 
ORNAMNTL IRON WORKER E  ALL   35.600 37.600 2.0   2.0 2.0 7.500 10.84 0.000 0.750 
ORNAMNTL IRON WORKER W  ALL   34.100 35.810 2.0   2.0 2.0 7.690 13.11 0.000 0.230 
PAINTER                 ALL   34.380 35.380 1.5   1.5 1.5 5.650 5.750 0.000 0.350 
PAINTER SIGNS           BLD   28.970 32.520 1.5   1.5 1.5 2.600 2.310 0.000 0.000 
PILEDRIVER              ALL   36.520 38.520 1.5   1.5 2.0 7.960 5.910 0.000 0.490 
PIPEFITTER              BLD   36.010 38.010 1.5   1.5 2.0 8.450 8.690 0.000 0.950 
PLASTERER               BLD   32.000 33.500 1.5   1.5 2.0 6.450 6.770 0.000 0.570 
PLUMBER                 BLD   36.010 38.010 1.5   1.5 2.0 8.450 8.690 0.000 0.950 
ROOFER                  BLD   33.650 35.650 1.5   1.5 2.0 6.460 3.310 0.000 0.330 
SHEETMETAL WORKER       BLD   36.510 38.510 1.5   1.5 2.0 6.890 8.020 0.000 0.640 
SPRINKLER FITTER        BLD   38.500 40.500 1.5   1.5 2.0 8.250 6.100 0.000 0.500 
STEEL ERECTOR        E  ALL   36.250 37.750 2.0   2.0 2.0 8.970 10.77 0.000 0.300 
STEEL ERECTOR        W  ALL   34.100 35.810 2.0   2.0 2.0 7.690 13.11 0.000 0.230 
STONE MASON             BLD   33.250 36.580 1.5   1.5 2.0 6.450 7.020 0.000 0.440 
TERRAZZO FINISHER       BLD   29.290  0.000 1.5   1.5 2.0 5.650 6.940 0.000 0.270 
TERRAZZO MASON          BLD   33.650 36.650 1.5   1.5 2.0 5.650 8.610 0.000 0.300 
TILE MASON              BLD   34.600 38.600 2.0   1.5 2.0 5.650 7.000 0.000 0.460 
TRAFFIC SAFETY WRKR     HWY   22.800 24.400 1.5   1.5 2.0 3.078 1.875 0.000 0.000 
TRUCK DRIVER            ALL 1 29.700 30.250 1.5   1.5 2.0 6.500 3.450 0.000 0.000 
TRUCK DRIVER            ALL 2 29.850 30.250 1.5   1.5 2.0 6.500 3.450 0.000 0.000 
TRUCK DRIVER            ALL 3 30.050 30.250 1.5   1.5 2.0 6.500 3.450 0.000 0.000 
TRUCK DRIVER            ALL 4 30.250 30.250 1.5   1.5 2.0 6.500 3.450 0.000 0.000 
TUCKPOINTER             BLD   34.500 35.500 1.5   1.5 2.0 4.710 6.340 0.000 0.400 

Legend:  M-F>8 (Overtime is required for any hour greater than 8 worked
each day, Monday through Friday.
OSA  (Overtime is required for every hour worked on Saturday)
OSH  (Overtime is required for every hour worked on Sunday and Holidays)
H/W  (Health & Welfare Insurance)
Pensn (Pension)
Vac (Vacation)
Trng (Training)

        

Explanations

DUPAGE COUNTY

IRON WORKERS AND FENCE ERECTOR (WEST) - West of Route 53.

The following list is considered as those days for which holiday rates
of wages for work performed apply: New Years Day, Memorial/Decoration
Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day,
Christmas Day. Generally, any of these holidays which fall  on a
Sunday is celebrated on the following Monday.  This then makes work
performed on that Monday payable at the appropriate overtime rate for
holiday pay.   Common practice in a given local may alter certain days
of celebration such as the day after Thanksgiving for Veterans Day.
If in doubt, please check with IDOL.

EXPLANATION OF CLASSES

ASBESTOS - GENERAL - removal of asbestos material/mold and hazardous
materials from any place in a building, including mechanical systems
where those mechanical systems are to be removed.  This includes the
removal of asbestos materials/mold and hazardous materials from
ductwork or pipes in a building when the building is to be demolished
at the time or at some close future date.
ASBESTOS - MECHANICAL - removal of asbestos material from mechanical
systems, such as pipes, ducts, and boilers, where the mechanical
systems are to  remain.

TRAFFIC SAFETY - work associated with barricades, horses and drums
used to reduce lane usage on highway work, the installation and
removal of temporary  lane markings, and the installation and removal
of temporary road signs.

CERAMIC TILE FINISHER

The grouting, cleaning, and polishing of all classes of tile, whether
for interior or exterior purposes, all burned, glazed or unglazed
products; all composition materials, granite tiles, warning detectable
tiles, cement tiles, epoxy composite materials, pavers, glass,
mosaics, fiberglass, and all substitute materials, for tile made in
tile-like units; all mixtures in tile like form of cement, metals, and
other materials that are for and intended for use as a finished floor
surface, stair treads, promenade roofs, walks, walls, ceilings,
swimming pools, and all other places where tile is to form a finished
interior or exterior.  The mixing of all setting mortars including but
not limited to thin-set mortars, epoxies, wall mud, and any other
sand and cement mixtures or adhesives when used in the preparation,
installation, repair, or maintenance of tile and/or similar materials.
The handling and unloading of all sand, cement, lime, tile,
fixtures, equipment, adhesives, or any other materials to be used in
the preparation, installation, repair, or maintenance of tile and/or
similar materials.  Ceramic Tile Finishers shall fill all joints and
voids regardless of method on all tile work, particularly and
especially after installation of said tile work.  Application of any
and all protective coverings to all types of tile installations
including, but not be limited to, all soap compounds, paper products,
tapes, and all polyethylene coverings, plywood, masonite, cardboard,
and any new type of products that may be used to protect tile
installations, Blastrac equipment, and all floor scarifying equipment
used in preparing floors to receive tile.  The clean up and removal of
all waste and materials.  All demolition of existing tile floors and
walls to be re-tiled.

COMMUNICATIONS TECHNICIAN

Low voltage installation, maintenance and removal of telecommunication
facilities (voice, sound, data and video) including telephone and
data inside wire,  interconnect, terminal equipment, central offices,
PABX, fiber optic cable and equipment, micro waves, V-SAT, bypass,
CATV, WAN (wide area networks), LAN  (local area networks), and ISDN
(integrated system digital network), pulling of wire in raceways, but
not the installation of raceways.

MARBLE FINISHER

Loading and unloading trucks, distribution of all materials (all
stone, sand, etc.), stocking of floors with material, performing all
rigging for heavy work, the handling of all mateiral that may be
needed for the installation of such materials, building of
scaffolding, polishing if needed, patching, waxing of material if
damaged, pointing up, caulking, grouting and cleaning of marble,
holding water on diamond or Carborundum blade or saw for setters
cutting, use of tub saw or any other saw needed for preparation of
material, drilling of holes for wires that anchor material set by
setters, mixing up of molding plaster for installation of material,
mixing up thin set for the installation of material, mixing up of sand
to cement for the installatin of material and such other work as may
be required in helping a Marble Setter in the handling of all material
in the erection or installation of interior marble, slate,
travertine, art marble, serpentine, alberene stone, blue stone,
granite and other stones (meaning as to stone any foreign or domestic
materials as are specified and used in building interiors and
experiors and customarily known as stone in the trade), carrara,
sanionyx, vitrolite and similar opaque glass and the laying of all
marble tile, terrazzo tile, slate tile and precast tile, steps, risers
treads, base, or any other materials that may be used as substitutes
for any of the aforementioned materials and which are used on interior
and experior which sare installed in a similar manner.

MATERIAL TESTER I:  Hand coring and drilling for testing of materials;
field inspection of uncured concrete and asphalt.

MATERIAL TESTER II:  Field inspection of welds, structural steel,
fireproofing, masonry, soil, facade, reinforcing steel, formwork,
cured concrete, and concrete and asphalt batch plants; adjusting
proportions of bituminous mixtures.

TRUCK DRIVER - BUILDING, HEAVY AND HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION
Class 1.  Two or three Axle Trucks.  A-frame Truck when used for
transportation purposes; Air Compressors and Welding Machines,
including those pulled by  cars, pick-up trucks and tractors;
Ambulances; Batch Gate Lockers; Batch Hopperman; Car and Truck
Washers; Carry-alls; Fork Lifts and Hoisters; Helpers;  Mechanics
Helpers and Greasers; Oil Distributors 2-man operation; Pavement
Breakers; Pole Trailer, up to 40 feet; Power Mower Tractors;
Self-propelled Chip  Spreader; Skipman; Slurry Trucks, 2-man
operation; Slurry Truck Conveyor Operation, 2 or 3 man; Teamsters
Unskilled dumpman; and Truck Drivers hauling  warning lights,
barricades, and portable toilets on the job site.

Class 2.  Four axle trucks; Dump Crets and Adgetors under 7 yards;
Dumpsters, Track Trucks, Euclids, Hug Bottom Dump Turnapulls or
Turnatrailers when pulling  other than self-loading equipment or
similar equipment under 16 cubic yards; Mixer Trucks under 7 yeards;
Ready-mix Plant Hopper Operator, and Winch Trucks,  2 Axles.

Class 3.  Five axle trucks; Dump Crets and Adgetors 7 yards and over;
Dumpsters, Track Trucks, Euclids, Hug Bottom Dump Turnatrailers or
turnapulls when  pulling other than self-loading equipment or similar
equipment over 16 cubic yards; Explosives and/or Fission Material
Trucks; Mixer Trucks 7 yards or over;  Mobile Cranes while in transit;
Oil Distributors, 1-man operation; Pole Trailer, over 40 feet; Pole
and Expandable Trailers hauling material over 50 feet long; Slurry
trucks, 1-man operation; Winch trucks, 3 axles or more;
Mechanic--Truck Welder and Truck Painter.

Class 4.  Six axle trucks; Dual-purpose vehicles, such as mounted
crane trucks with hoist and accessories; Foreman; Master Mechanic;
Self-loading equipment  like P.B. and trucks with scoops on the front.


OPERATING ENGINEERS - BUILDING

Class 1.  Mechanic; Asphalt Plant; Asphalt Spreader; Autograde;
Backhoes with Caisson attachment; Batch Plant; Benoto; Boiler and
Throttle Valve; Caisson Rigs;  Central Redi-Mix Plant; Combination
Back Hoe Front End-loader Machine; Compressor and Throttle Valve;
Concrete Breaker (Truck Mounted); Concrete Conveyor;  Concrete Paver;
Concrete Placer; Concrete Placing Boom; Concrete Pump (Truck Mounted);
Concrete Tower; Cranes, All; Cranes, Hammerhead; Cranes, (GCI and
similar Type); Creter Crane; Crusher, Stone, etc.; Derricks, All;
Derricks, Traveling; Formless Curb and Gutter Machine; Grader,
Elevating; Grouting Machines;  Highlift Shovels or Front Endloader
2-1/4 yd. and over; Hoists, Elevators, outside type rack and pinion
and similar machines; Hoists, one, two and three Drum;  Hoists, Two
Tugger One Floor; Hydraulic Backhoes; Hydraulic Boom Trucks; Hydro Vac
(and similar equipment); Locomotives, All; Motor Patrol; Pile Drivers
and Skid  Rig; Post Hole Digger; Pre-Stress Machine; Pump Cretes Dual
Ram; Pump Cretes; Squeeze Cretes-screw Type Pumps; Raised and Blind
Hole Drill; Roto Mill Grinder;  Scoops - Tractor Drawn; Slip-form
Paver; Straddle Buggies; Tournapull; Tractor with Boom and Side Boom;
Trenching Machines.

Class 2.  Boilers; Broom, All Power Propelled; Bulldozers; Concrete
Mixer (Two Bag and Over); Conveyor, Portable; Fortlist  Trucks;
Greaser Engineer; Highlift Shovels or Front Endloaders under 2-1/4
yd.; Hoists, Automatic; Hoists, inside Freight Elevators; Hoists,
Sewer Dragging  Machine; Hoists, Tugger Single Drum; Laser Screed;
Rock Drill (self-propelled); Rock Drill (truck mounted); Rollers, All;
Steam Generators; Tractors, All; Tractor  Drawn Vibratory Roller;
Winch Trucks with "A" Frame.

Class 3.  Air Compressor; Combination - Small Equipment Operator;
Generators; Heaters, Mechanical; Hoists, Inside Elevators - (Rheostat
Manual Controlled);  Hydraulic Power Units (Pile Driving, Extracting,
and Drilling); Pumps, over 3" (1 to 3 not to exceed a total  of 300
ft.); Pumps, Well Points; Welding Machines (2  through 5); Winches, 4
small Electric Drill Winches; Bobcat (up to and including 3/4 cu.
yd.).
Class 4.  Bobcats and/or other Skid Steer Loaders; Oilers; and Brick
Forklift.


OPERATING ENGINEERS - HEAVY AND HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION
Class 1.  Craft Foreman; Asphalt Plant; Asphalt Heater and Planer
Combination; Asphalt Heater Scarfire; Asphalt Spreader;
Autograder/GOMACO or other similar  type machines; ABG Paver; Backhoes
with Caisson attachment; Ballast Regulator; Belt Loader; Caisson
Rigs; Car Dumper; Central Redi-Mix Plant; Combination  Backhoe Front
Endloader Machine, (1 cu. yd. Backhoe Bucket or over or with
attachments); Concrete Breaker (Truck Mounted): Concrete Conveyor;
Concrete  Paver over 27E cu. ft.; Concrete Placer; Concrete Tube
Float; Cranes, all attachments; Cranes, Hammerhead, Linden, Peco &
Machines of a like nature; Crete Crane;  Crusher, Stone, etc.;
Derricks, All; Derrick Boats; Derricks, Traveling; Dowell machine with
Air Compressor; Dredges; Field Mechanic-Welder; Formless Curb and
Gutter Machine; Gradall and Machines of a like nature; Grader,
Elevating; Grader, Motor Grader, Motor Patrol, Auto Patrol, Form
Grader, Pull Grader, Subgrader;  Guard Rail Post Driver Mounted;
Hoists, One, Two and Three Drum; Hydraulic Backhoes; Backhoes with
shear attachments; Mucking Machine; Pile Drivers and Skid  Rig;
Pre-Stress Machine; Pump Cretes Dual Ram; Rock Drill - Crawler or Skid
Rig; Rock Drill - Truck Mounted; Roto Mill Grinder; Slip-Form Paver;
Soil Test Drill Rig  (Truck Mounted); Straddle Buggies; Hydraulic
Telescoping Form (Tunnel); Tractor Drawn Belt Loader (with attached
pusher - two engineers); Tractor with Boom;  Tractaire with
Attachments; Trenching Machine; Truck Mounted Concrete Pump with Boom;
Raised or Blind Hole; Drills (Tunnel Shaft); Underground Boring
and/or  Mining Machines; Wheel Excavator; Widener (APSCO).

Class 2.  Batch Plant; Bituminous Mixer; Boiler and Throttle Valve;
Bulldozers; Car Loader Trailing Conveyors; Combination Backhoe Front
Endloader Machine (less  than 1 cu. yd. Backhoe Bucket or over or with
attachments); Compressor and Throttle Valve; Compressor, Common
Receiver (3); Concrete Breaker or Hydro  Hammer; Concrete Grinding
Machine; Concrete Mixer or Paver 7S Series to and including 27 cu.
ft.; Concrete Spreader; Concrete Curing Machine, Burlap Machine,
Belting Machine and Sealing Machine; Concrete Wheel Saw; Conveyor Muck
Cars (Haglund or Similar Type); Drills, All; Finishing Machine -
Concrete; Greaser  Engineer; Highlift Shovels or Front Endloader;
Hoist - Sewer Dragging Machine; Hydraulic Boom Trucks (All
Attachments); Hydro-Blaster; All Locomotives, Dinky;  Pump Cretes;
Squeeze Cretes-Screw Type Pumps, Gypsum Bulker and Pump; Roller,
Asphalt; Rotory Snow Plows; Rototiller, Seaman, etc., self-propelled;
Scoops -  Tractor Drawn; Self-Propelled Compactor; Spreader - Chip -
Stone, etc.; Scraper; Scraper - Prime Mover in Tandem (Regardless of
Size); Tank Car Heater;  Tractors, Push, Pulling Sheeps Foot, Disc,
Compactor, etc.; Tug Boats.

Class 3.  Boilers; Brooms, All Power Propelled; Cement Supply Tender;
Compressor, Common Receiver (2); Concrete Mixer (Two Bag and Over);
Conveyor, Portable;  Farm-Type Tractors Used for Mowing, Seeding,
etc.; Fireman on Boilers; Forklift Trucks; Grouting Machine; Hoists,
Automatic; Hoists, All Elevators; Hoists, Tugger  Single Drum; Jeep
Diggers;  Pipe Jacking Machines; Post-Hole Digger; Power Saw, Concrete
Power Driven; Pug Mills; Rollers, other than asphalt; Seed and Straw
Blower; Steam Generators; Stump Machine; Winch Trucks with "A" Frame;
Work Boats; Tamper - Form-Motor Driven.

Class 4.  Air Compressor; Combination - Small Equipment Operator;
Directional Boring Machine; Generators; Heaters, Mechanical; Hydraulic
Power Unit (Pile  Driving, Extracting, or Drilling); Hydro-Blaster;
Light Plants, All (1 through 5); Pumps, over 3" (1 to 3 not to exceed
a total of 300 ft.); Pumps, Well Points; Tractaire;  Welding Machines
(2 through 5); Winches, 4 Small Electric Drill Winches.

Class 5.  Bobcats (all); Brick Forklifts, Oilers.

TERRAZZO FINISHER

The handling of sand, cement, marble chips, and all other materials
that may be used by the Mosaic Terrazzo Mechanic, and the mixing,
grinding, grouting, cleaning and sealing of all Marble, Mosaic, and
Terrazzo work, floors, base, stairs, and wainscoting by hand or
machine, and in addition, assisting and aiding Marble, Masonic, and
Terrazzo Mechanics.

Other Classifications of Work:

For definitions of classifications not otherwise set out, the
Department generally has on file such definitions which are available.
If a task to be performed is not subject to one of the
classifications of pay set out, the Department will  upon being
contacted state which neighboring county has such a classification and
provide such rate, such rate being deemed to exist by reference in
this  document.  If no neighboring county rate applies to the task,
the Department shall undertake a special determination, such special
determination  being then deemed to have existed under this
determination.  If a project requires these, or any classification not
listed, please contact IDOL at 618/993-7271 for  wage rates or
clarifications.

LANDSCAPING

Landscaping work falls under the existing classifications for laborer,
operating engineer and truck driver.  The work performed by landscape
plantsman and  landscape laborer is covered by the existing
classification of laborer.  The work performed by landscape operators
(regardless of equipment used or its size) is  covered by the
classifications of operating engineer.  The work performed by
landscape truck drivers (regardless of size of truck driven) is
covered by the  classifications of truck driver.