3. SCA WD - Sunshade Insp.pdf

This is a Register of Wage Determinations under the Service Contract Act (SCA) issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment Standards Administration, Wage and Hour Division. The document is Wage Determination No. 2015-5233, Revision 32, effective December 3, 2025, and applies to service contracts in Texas counties including Austin, Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Liberty, Montgomery, and Waller.

The wage determination establishes mandatory prevailing wage rates for 99 occupation classifications across multiple service categories including administrative support, automotive service, food preparation, furniture maintenance, general services, health occupations, information technology, instructional occupations, laundry and dry cleaning, machine tool operation, materials handling, mechanics and maintenance, personal needs, plant operations, protective services, recreation, stevedoring, technical occupations, and transportation. Wage rates range from $10.97 per hour (Chore Aide) to $56.37 per hour (Registered Nurse IV), with fringe benefits of $5.55 per hour standard or $5.09 per hour under Executive Order 13706. All covered employees receive 2 weeks paid vacation after 1 year of service, 3 weeks after 5 years, and 4 weeks after 15 years, plus 11 paid holidays annually. Computer professionals, air traffic controllers, and weather observers have specific wage determination exclusions or additional pay requirements. The determination includes provisions for uniform allowances, hazardous duty pay differentials (4% to 8%), and conformance procedures for unlisted occupations requiring SF-1444 submission to the Department of Labor for approval.