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This is a Register of Wage Determinations under the Service Contract Act issued by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division for Mississippi counties (Hancock, Harrison, Jackson), effective as of December 3, 2025 (Wage Determination No. 2015-5147, Revision 28).

The document establishes prevailing wage rates for service contract employees across numerous occupation classifications organized by category codes. Wage rates range from $9.88 per hour for Waiter/Waitress positions to $50.52 per hour for Nuclear Medicine Technologist positions. Major occupational categories include: Administrative Support and Clerical (rates $14.79–$28.86); Automotive Service ($15.53–$23.66); Food Preparation and Service ($9.88–$15.21); Furniture Maintenance and Repair ($22.41–$29.42); General Services and Support ($12.50–$17.22); Health Occupations ($16.26–$50.52); Information and Arts ($11.86–$34.90); Information Technology ($18.02–$27.66); Instructional Occupations ($23.41–$46.78); Laundry and Dry-Cleaning ($11.69–$15.19); Machine Tool Operations ($27.37–$30.97); Materials Handling and Packing ($15.11–$28.86); Mechanics and Maintenance ($18.40–$39.68); Personal Needs ($10.73–$16.37); Plant and System Operations ($21.39–$27.15); Protective Service ($14.92–$25.96); Recreation ($11.39–$22.89); Stevedoring ($31.88–$34.45); Technical Occupations ($16.80–$46.07); and Transportation/Mobile Equipment ($11.90–$35.43).

All listed occupations receive fringe benefits of $5.55 per hour (or $222.00 weekly/$962.00 monthly) for health and welfare, with an alternative rate of $5.09 per hour applicable to SCA-covered contracts also covered by Executive Order 13706. Employees receive one week paid vacation after one year, two weeks after two years, three weeks after five years, and four weeks after fifteen years of service; eleven paid holidays annually; and hazardous duty differentials of 8 percent (high hazard) or 4 percent (low hazard) where applicable. Computer professionals, air traffic controllers, and weather observers have specific footnoted provisions. Conformance procedures require contractors to classify unlisted occupations using Standard Form 1444 for Department of Labor approval.