Job Descriptions for Recognized Classes of Workmen
 

        Regarding job descriptions for public works projects, please take notice of the following:

1. Pursuant to NAC 338.0095(1)(a), "A workman employed on a public work must be paid based on the type of work that the workman actually performs on the public work and in accordance with the recognized class of the workman."

2. The work description for a particular class is not intended to be jurisdictional in scope nor to be construed as limiting or prohibiting any worker from performing the work of one or more classes.

3. Any person who believes that a type of work is not classified, or who otherwise needs clarification pertaining to the recognized classes or job descriptions, shall contact the Labor Commissioner, in writing,  for a determination of the applicable classification and pay rate for a particular type of work. 

4. The job descriptions set forth or referenced herein supercede any and all descriptions previously agreed upon by the Labor Commissioner in any settlement agreements or stipulations arising out of contested matters. 

5. The following specific provisions, where applicable, shall prevail over any general provisions of the job descriptions:

• Amendments to the prevailing wage determinations;

• Group Classifications and/or descriptions included with wage determinations for a particular type of work in a particular county.                    

AIR BALANCE TECHNICIAN, includes but is not limited to:
Inspecting, testing, programming, documenting, adjusting and balancing heating, cooling and ventilating systems using specialized tools and testing equipment to attain performance standards specified in the design of the systems.

ALARM INSTALLER, includes but is not limited to:

1. Installing or testing electrical protective signaling systems used to provide notification of fire, burglary or other irregularities on the premises of the subscriber of the system;
2. Installing of wiring and signaling units;
3. Repairing electrical protective signaling systems
4. Starting up, programming and documenting systems;

BOILERMAKER, includes but is not limited to:

1. Constructing, assembling, maintaining and repairing stationary steam boilers and boiler house auxiliaries;
2. Aligning structures or plate sections to assemble boiler frame tanks or vats;
3. Assisting in the testing of assembled vessels, directing cleaning of boilers and boiler furnaces;
4. Inspecting and repairing boiler fittings, including, without limitation, safety valves, regulators, automatic-control mechanisms, water columns and auxiliary machines.

BRICKLAYER, includes but is not limited to:

1. Laying materials, including without limitation, brick, structural tile and blocks of concrete, cinder, glass, gypsum and terra cotta, but not including stone, to construct or repair walls, partitions, arches, sewers, and other structures;
2. Laying and aligning bricks, blocks or tiles to build or repair structures for high temperature equipment, including, without limitation, cupola, kilns, ovens and furnaces; and
3. Fastening or fusing brick or other building materials to structures with wire clamps, anchor holes, torches or cement.

CARPENTER, includes but is not limited to:

1. Laying out, constructing, erecting, fabricating, installing and repairing structures and fixtures of wood, plywood, or alternative materials, doors and hardware and the fastening of the same, inclusive of garage or overhead door openers, cabinets, framework, floors, and acoustical ceiling systems using carpenter's hand tools and power tools;
2. Installing or erecting metal studs, drywall, lathing, wall partitions, prefabricated EFIS panels or any other system of panels that is attached to the interior or exterior of any building or structure, insulation and all types of ceilings;
3. Pre-cast concrete and concrete form work which includes but is not limited to: setting of templates, layout, fabrication, constructing, placing, erection, rigging and hoisting, stripping and removing of all forms which are to be reused;
4. Plywood decking, including, without limitation, stacking and installation of the plywood and the plywood decking;
5. Cutting, setting, removing of beam sides and soffits, bracing, and pads;
6. Constructing all wood panel forms and frame wall;
7. Building, erecting and disassembling self-supporting scaffolds that are more than 14 feet in height;
8. Laying out, cutting, joining, fitting of Foam Architectural Elements if same are attached mechanically; and
9. Shaping, cutting and planing by any means if done by hand or machine.

CEMENT MASON, includes but is not limited to:

1. Smoothing and finishing surfaces of poured concrete floors, walls, sidewalks and curbs to specified textures;
2. Patching holes with fresh concrete or an epoxy compound;
3. Molding expansion joints and edges through the use of edging tools, jointers and straightedges;
4. Setting of curb and gutter forms one board high;

ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION INSTALLER, includes but is not limited to:

1. Pulling cable and trimming devices on field circuits and loops;
2. Does not include energizing or performing work on any energized circuits, loops, or other equipment.

ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION TECHNICIAN, includes but is not limited to:

1. Pulling cable, installing and trimming devices, terminating loops, circuits, or other data gathering points;
2. Termination of main control panels, racks, or other head end equipment, as well as testing of all circuits from the field devices to the main control panels and/or equipment;
3. Utilizing test equipment for the purpose of troubleshooting and verifying the integrity of the circuits in question;
4. Using hand tools to assemble and install data communication lines and equipment computer systems, antennas and towers;
5. Disassembling equipment to adjust, repair or replace parts using hand tools;
6. Starting up, programming and documenting systems;
7. Measuring, cutting, splicing, connecting, soldering and installing wire and cable associated with communication systems

ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION SENIOR INSTALLER/TECHNICIAN, includes but is not limited to:

May include the duties of the Installer/Technician; working with, supervising, and coordinating the work of the Installer/Technician.

ELECTRICIAN LINEMAN, includes but is not limited to:

1. Erecting and repairing wood poles and prefabricated light duty metal towers, cable and related equipment to construct overhead transmission and distribution power lines used to conduct electrical energy between generating stations, substations and consumers;
2. Directing and assisting electrician ground men in attaching cross arms, insulators, lightning arresters, switches, wire conductors and auxiliary equipment to poles and towers in preparation of erecting the poles or towers;
3. Climbing erected poles or towers and installing equipment such as transformers
4. Strings wire conductors between erected poles with assistance of ground helpers and adjusts slack in conductors to compensate for contraction and elongation of conductors due to temperature variations, using winch.

ELECTRICIAN GROUNDMAN, includes but is not limited to:

1. Working under the direct supervision of linemen, including the operation of jackhammers and man hauls;
2. Loading and unloading of materials and equipment used by electrician lineman.
3. Does not include climbing poles, towers or other structures or working in the proximity of energized lines or equipment;

ELECTRICIAN-NEON SIGN, includes but is not limited to:

1. Installing, servicing and repairing plastic, neon and illuminated signs;
2. Ascending ladders or operating hydraulic or electric hoist to install, service, or examine sign to determine cause of malfunction;
3. Wiring, rewiring or removing defective parts and installing new parts using electrician's tools;
4. Removing sign or part of sign for repairs, such as structural fabrication, scroll repair, or transformer repair;

ELECTRICIAN WIREMAN, includes but is not limited to:

1. Laying out plans, installing, testing and repairing wiring, electrical fixtures, apparatus and control equipment;
2. Measuring, cutting, bending, threading, assembling and installing electrical conduit by using tools including, without limitation, a hacksaw, pipe threader, or conduit bender;
3. Pulling wiring through conduit;
4. Splicing wires;
5. Connecting wiring to lighting fixtures and power equipment;
6. Installing control and distribution apparatus, including, without limitation, switches, relays and circuit breakers, and fastening such apparatus into place;
7. Connecting power cables to equipment, including, without limitation, electric ranges and motors, and installing grounding leads;
8. Testing the continuity of a circuit to ensure electrical compatibility and safety of components using testing instruments, including, without limitation, an ohmmeter, a battery and buzzer, and an oscilloscope;
9. As necessary, cutting and welding steel structural members;

ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTOR, includes but is not limited to:

1. Assembling, installing, repairing and maintaining electric and hydraulic freight and passenger elevators, escalators and dumbwaiters;
2. Cutting pre-fabricated sections of framework, rails and other elevator components to specified dimensions, using acetylene torch, power saw, and disc grinder;
3. Installing cables, counterweights, pumps, motor foundations, escalator drives, guide rails, elevator cars, and control panels, using hand tools;

FENCE ERECTOR, includes but is not limited to:

1. Erecting or repairing chain link, wooden, tortoise, wire/wire mesh, or temporary fencing;
2. Mixing and pouring concrete around bases of posts and tamping soil into post hole to embed post;
3. Digging post holes with a spade, post hole digger or power driven auger;
4. Aligning posts through the use of lines or by sighting;
5. Verifying vertical alignment of posts with a plumb bob or spirit level;

FLAG PERSON, includes but is not limited to:

1. Directing movement of vehicular traffic through construction projects;
2. Distributing traffic control signs and markers along site in designated pattern;
3. Informing drivers of detour routes through construction sites;

FLOOR COVERER, includes but is not limited to:

1. Applying blocks, strips or sheets of shock-absorbing, sound-deadening or decorative covering to floors and walls, including carpets or rugs;
2. Measuring and cutting covering materials, such as rubber, linoleum, astro-turf, or cork tile and foundation material such as felt, using rule, straightedge, linoleum knife and snips;
3. Spreading adhesive cement over floor to cement foundation material to floor for sound-deadening, and to prevent covering from wearing at the board joints;
4. Rolling finished floors to smooth the floor and press cement into base and covering;
5. Fitting of devices for the attachment of carpet, linoleum, rubber and all resilient floor coverings and the fitting of metal edges, corners and caps used in the installation of the foregoing materials and all other preparatory work;

GLAZIER, includes but is not limited to:

1. Installing, setting, cutting, preparing, or removal of glass, or materials used in lieu thereof, including, without limitation, in windows, doorways, showers, bathtubs, skylights and display cases;
2. Installing glass on surfaces, including, without limitation, fronts of buildings, interior walls and ceilings;
3. Installing pre-assembled framework for windows and doors designed to be fitted with glass panels, including stained glass windows by using hand tools;
4. Loading and arranging glass, or materials used in lieu thereof, on trucks at the site of the public work;

HIGHWAY STRIPER, includes but is not limited to:

1. Painting highways, streets and parking surfaces by using manually propelled or mechanically propelled machines, brushes, rollers or spray guns;
2. Installing any device or application of any material used in lieu of paint for traffic direction, including, without limitation, buttons, tapes, plastics, rumble bars and other similar materials;

HOD CARRIER-BRICK MASON, includes but is not limited to:

1. Tending to or assisting brick masons, bricklayers and stonemasons;
2. Mixing, packing, wheeling and tempering mortar and fire clay;
3. Mixing, supplying and holding materials or tools;
4. Mixing, handling and conveying all other materials used by brick masons, bricklayers and stone masons;
5. Building scaffolds, trestles, boxes and swinging staging used exclusively by bricklayers and stone masons;
6. Hanging cables and placing putlogs;
7. Carrying bricks and mortar in a hod;
8. Cleaning work area and equipment of bricklayers and stone masons.

HOD CARRIER-PLASTERER TENDER, includes but is not limited to:

1. Serving Plasterers in any capacity;
2. Handling materials after the materials are delivered as used by a Plasterer;
3. Building and handling all necessary trestle, scaffolding and planking of scaffolding for the exclusive use of Plasterers;
4. Building mortar boxes, mortar boards and stands.

IRONWORKER, includes but is not limited to:

1. Performing duties, as part of a crew, to raise, place and unite girders, columns and other structural steel members to form completed structures or structure frameworks;
2. Setting up hoisting equipment for raising and placing structural steel members;
3. Fastening steel members to cable of hoist, using chains, cable or rope;
4. Forcing steel members into final position using turnbuckles, crowbars, jacks, hand tools;
5. Aligning rivet holes in steel members with corresponding holes in previously placed steel members by driving drift pins to handle of wrench through holes;
6. Bolting aligned steel members to keep them in position until the steel members can be permanently riveted, bolted or welded into place;
7. Cutting and welding steel members;
8. Installing and repairing gates, iron doors, flagpoles, iron fences and roof decking;
9. Installing corrugated sheets when attached to steel frames;
10. Stud welding of all iron, steel and metal to structural steel;
11. Handling and setting of steel and metal joists;
12. Loading, unloading, hoisting, handling, signaling, placing and erecting of pre-stressed and pre-cast materials;
13. Handling, racking, sorting, cutting, bending, hoisting, placing, burning, welding and tying all material used to reinforce concrete construction;

LABORER, includes but is not limited to:

Performs general construction tasks not otherwise classified or referenced herein; tends to or assist other skilled craftsmen; digs, spreads, and levels dirt and gravel, using pick and shovel; lifts, carries, and holds building materials, tools and supplies; cleans tools, equipment, materials, and work areas; mixes, pours, and spreads concrete, asphalt, gravel, and other materials; stripping and removal of forms to be discarded; clean up of debris, grounds, and buildings;

MARBLE MASON, includes but is not limited to:

1. Cutting, tooling, and setting marble slabs in floors and walls of buildings and renovating and polishing marble slabs previously set in buildings;
2. Trimming, facing and cutting marble to a specific size using a power saw, cutting and facing equipment, and hand tools
3. Drilling holes in marble slabs and attaching brackets;
4. Spreading mortar on the bottom and sides of a marble slab and on the side of adjacent marble slabs;
5. Setting blocks in positions, tamping a marble slab into place and anchoring bracket attachments with wire;
6. Filling joints between marble slabs with grout and removing excess grout with a sponge;
7. Cleaning and beveling cracks and chips on marble slabs using hand tools and power tools;
8. Heating cracked or chipped areas of a marble slab with a blowtorch and filling the defect with a composition mastic that matches the grain of the marble slab; and
9. Polishing marble slabs and other ornamental stone to a high luster by using hand tools and power tools.

MECHANICAL INSULATOR, includes but is not limited to:

1. Covering and lining structures with cork, canvas, tar paper, magnesia and related materials;
2. Installing blown-on insulation on pipe and machinery;
3. Lining of mechanical room surfaces and air handling shafts;
4. Filling and damming of fire stops and penetrations including, but not limited to, electrical and mechanical systems;
5. Foam applications for the purpose of thermal, acoustical, or fire protective purposes, including RTV foams or equivalents, applied to mechanical or electrical systems;
6. Duct lining and duct wrapping, direct application and installation of fire protection of grease ducts, exhaust systems, or any other ductwork for acoustical or thermal purposes;
7. Insulation of field joints on pre-insulated underground piping and the pouring of Gilsilite or its equivalent;
8. The application of material, including metal and PVC jacketing, on piping, fittings, valves, flanges, boilers, ducts, plenums, flues, tanks, vats, equipment and any other hot or cold surface for the purpose of thermal control;

MILLWRIGHT, includes but is not limited to:

1. Installing machinery and equipment according to layout plans, blueprints and other drawings in industrial establishments by using hoists, lift trucks, hand tools and power tools;
2. Dismantling machines by using hammers, wrenches, crowbars and other hand tools;
3. Assembling and installing equipment, including, without limitation, shafting, conveyors, monorails and tram rails, by using hand tools and power tools;
4. Constructing foundations for machines by using hand tools and building materials, including, without limitation, wood, cement and steel;
5. Assembling machines and bolting, welding, riveting or otherwise fastening them to a foundation or other structure by using hand tools and power tools; and
6. Repairing and lubricating machines and equipment (at the site of the public work) assembled and used by millwrights.

OPERATING ENGINEER, includes but is not limited to:

1. Operating several types of power construction equipment, including, without limitation, hoists, derricks, cranes, shovels, tractors, boom trucks, scrapers and motor graders, to excavate, move or grade earth, erect structures or pour concrete or other hard surface pavement;
2. Repairing and maintaining equipment (at the site of the public work) used by an operating engineer in the performance of his duties;

PAINTER, includes but is not limited to:

1. All painting of walls, equipment, buildings, bridges and other structural surfaces by using brushes, rollers and spray guns;
2. Application of wall coverings/wall paper;
3. Removing old paint to prepare surfaces before painting the surface;
4. Mixing colors or oils to obtain desired color or consistency;
5. Sanding surfaces between coats and polishing final coat to a specified finish;
6. Cutting stencils and brushing and spraying lettering and decorations on surfaces;
7. Washing and treating surfaces with oil, turpentine, mildew remover or other preparations;
8. Filling cracks, holes and joints with caulk, putty, plaster or other filler by using caulking gun or putty knife;

PILEDRIVER, includes but is not limited to:

1. Operating pile drivers mounted on skids, barge, crawler, treads or locomotive crane to drive piling as foundations for structures including, without limitation, buildings, bridges and piers;
2. Barking, shoeing, splicing, form building, heading, centering, placing, driving, staying, framing, fastening, automatic pile threading, pulling and/or cutting off of piling;
3. Fabricating, forming, handling and setting of all such pre-cast, pre-stressed and post-stressed shapes that are an integral part of docks, piers, wharves, bulkheads, jetties, and similar structures;

PIPEFITTER, includes but is not limited to:

Assembling, installing, modifying and maintaining pipe systems, pipe supports and pneumatic equipment and related machines and equipment components for steam, hot water, heating, cooling, lubricating, sprinkling and industrial and processing systems which may require:

1. Cutting, threading and hammering pipe to specifications using tools, including, without limitation, saws, cutting torches and pipe threaders and benders;
2. Attaching pipes to walls, structures and fixtures, including without limitation, radiators or tanks, using brackets, clamps, tools, or welding equipment;
3. Coating non-ferrous piping materials by dipping in mixture of molten tin and lead to prevent erosion, or galvanic and electrolytic action;

PLASTERER, includes but is not limited to:

1. Applying coats of plaster onto interior or exterior walls, ceilings, or partitions of buildings to produce a finished surface according to blueprints, architects' drawings and oral instruction;
2. Creating decorative textures in finish coat by using sand, pebbles or stones;
3. Installing guide wires on exterior surfaces of buildings to indicate thickness of plaster or stucco;
4. Applying weatherproof, decorative covering to exterior surfaces of a building;
5. Molding and installing ornamental plaster pieces, panels and trim;
6. Directing workers to mix plaster to a desired consistency;
7. Assembly of EFIS panels;
8. Laying out, cutting, joining, fitting and installation of Architectural Foam Elements which are trowel applied or adhesive set;
9. Applying, shaping, cutting, and planing in preparation for netting done by hand or machine;
10. All plaster or synthetic finishes applied to Foam Architectural Elements

PLUMBER, includes but is not limited to:

Assembling, installing and repairing pipes, fittings and fixtures for heating, water and drainage systems inside of buildings and to a point 5 feet outside of buildings which may therein require:

1. Repairing and maintaining plumbing by replacing defective washers, repairing or mending broken pipes, and opening clogged drains;
2. Assembling pipe sections, tubing and fittings by using screws, bolts, solder, plastic solvent and caulking;
3. Installing pipe assemblies, fittings, valves and fixtures, including, without limitation, sinks, toilets and tubs, by using hand tools and power tools;
4. Cutting openings in structures, excluding concrete, to accommodate pipe and pipe fittings by using hand tools and power tools;
5. Filling pipes and plumbing fixtures with water or air and observing pressure gauges to detect and locate leaks.

REFRIGERATION MECHANIC, includes but is not limited to:

1. Installing and repairing industrial and commercial refrigeration systems;
2. Mounting compressors, condensers and other refrigeration components to the frame of a refrigerator by using hand tools and acetylene welding equipment;
3. Assembling structural and functional components needed for refrigeration, including, without limitation, controls, switches, gauges, wiring harnesses, valves, pumps, compressors, condensers, cores and pipes;
4. Installing expansion and control valves by using hand tools and acetylene welding equipment;
5. Cutting, bending, threading and connecting pipe from functional components to water, power or refrigeration systems;
6. Fabricating and assembling components and structural portions of a refrigeration system;

ROOFER, includes but is not limited to:

1. Installing and covering roofs and structures with slate, asphalt, wood and other related materials, other than sheet metal, by using brushes, knives, punches, hammers and other tools;
2. Spraying roofs, sidings and walls with material to bind, seal, insulate or soundproof sections of a structure;
3. Installation of all plastic, slate, slag, gravel, asphalt and composition roofing, and rock asphalt mastic when used for damp and waterproofing;
4. Installation of all damp resisting preparations when applied on roofs with mop, three-knot brush, roller, swab or spray system;
5. All types of preformed panels used in waterproofing;
6. Handling, hoisting and storing of all roofing, damp and waterproofing materials;
7. The tear-off and/or removal of roofing and roofing materials;

SHEET METAL WORKER, includes but is not limited to:

1. Fabricating, assembling, dismantling, installing or repairing:
   • Sheet metal roofs, including #30 felt roofing paper installed to form a metal roofing system;
   • Sheet metal parts or equipment, including, without limitation, duct work, metal lockers and kitchen equipment;
   • Air-veyor and air-handling systems, regardless of materials used;
2. Setting up and operating fabrication machines to cut, bend and straighten sheet metal;
3. Shaping metal over anvils, blocks or forms using a hammer;
4. Operating soldering and welding equipment to join sheet metal parts;
5. Inspecting, assembling and smoothing seams and joints of burred surfaces;
6. Welding, soldering, bolting, riveting, screwing, clipping, caulking or bonding component parts to assemble products by using hand tools, power tools and devices for lifting and handling;

SPRINKLER FITTER, includes but is not limited to:

Installing, dismantling, maintaining, repairing, adjusting and correcting all fire protection and fire control systems, including the installation of piping or tubing, appurtenances and equipment pertaining thereto, including both overhead and underground water mains, fire hydrants, hydrant mains, standpipes and hose connection to sprinkler systems, sprinkler tank heaters, air lines and thermal systems used in connection with sprinkler and alarm systems.

SURVEYOR, includes but is not limited to:

1. Planning ground surveys designed to establish base lines, elevation and other geodetic measurements;
2. Compiling data relevant to the shape, contour, gravitation, location, elevation and dimension of land and land features on or near the surface of the Earth for engineering, map making, mining, land evaluation, construction and other purposes;
3. Surveying bodies of water to determine navigable channels and to secure data for construction of breakwaters, piers and other marine structures;
4. Computing data necessary for driving and connecting underground passages, underground storage and volume of underground deposits.

TAPER, includes but is not limited to:

1. Sealing joints between plasterboard or other wallboards to prepare a wall surface for painting or papering;
2. Mixing sealing compound by hand or with a portable electric mixer and spreading the compound over the joints between boards using a trowel, broad knife, or spatula;
3. Filling cracks and holes in walls and ceilings with sealing compound ;
4. Applying texturing compound and primer to walls and ceiling to prepare a surface for a final finish by using brushes, rollers and spray guns;
5. Coating of joint compound or taping mud;

TERRAZZO WORKER, includes but is not limited to:

1. Applying cement, sand, pigment and marble chips to floors and stairways to attain durable and decorative surfacing according to specifications or drawings;
2. Spreading mixtures of sand, cement and water over surface with a trowel to form terrazzo;
3. Cutting metal division strips and pressing the metal division strips into a terrazzo base so that top edges form a desired design or pattern and define level of finished floor surface;
4. Spreading mixtures of marble chips, cement, pigment and water over a terrazzo base to form a finished surface by using a float and trowel;
5. Pre-casting terrazzo blocks in wooden forms.

TILE SETTER, includes but is not limited to:

1. Applying tile and materials made for tile in tile-like units to walls, floors, ceilings and promenade roof decks following design specification;
2. Applying glazed, unglazed, mosaic and other ceramic tiles, which are used as a surface on floors, walls, ceilings, and other surfaces and which must be set to specific grade;
3. Applying and floating all setting beds into which glazed, unglazed, mosaic, or other ceramic tiles are set;
4. Leveling and plumbing tiles to a specified grade.

TILE, TERRAZZO AND MARBLE FINISHER, includes but is not limited to:

1. Supplying and mixing construction materials for a tile setter, terrazzo worker or marble setter;
2. Applying grout and finishing the surface of installed tile, terrazzo and marble;
3. Cleaning installed tile, terrazzo and tile surfaces;
4. Renovation and filling chipped, cracked and broken pieces of tile, terrazzo and marble;
5. Grinding and polishing tile, terrazzo and marble;
6. Assisting a tile setter, terrazzo worker or marble setter;

TRAFFIC BARRIER ERECTOR, includes but is not limited to:

Erects or places instruments to provide directional assistance to traffic on or near the public works construction project.

TRUCK DRIVER, includes but is not limited to:

Driving a tractor trailer combination or a truck to transport goods or materials at the site of a public work or between sites of a public work.

WELL DRILLER, includes but is not limited to:

1. Setting, operating or tending to portable drilling rig machinery and related equipment to drill wells;
2. Extending stabilizing jackscrews to support and level a drilling rig;
3. Installing water well pumps;
4. Drillings wells for industrial water supplies, irrigation water supplies or water supplies for any other purpose; dewatering or other similar purposes; exploration; hole drilling for geologic and hydrologic information; and core drilling for geologic information.

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Revised 10/01/03

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