Definition for 29 County Heavy Equipment Operators
Tioga, Bradford, Lycoming, Sullivan, Union, Montour, Columbia, Snyder, Northumberland, Juniata, Perry, Dauphin, Cumberland, Lebanon, York, Lancaster, Adams, Schuylkill, Berks, Lehigh, Northampton, Carbon, Susquehanna, Wayne, Wyoming, Lackawanna, Pike, Luzerne, & Monroe
Operators Class 1
| Machines Doing Hook Work | Cableways |
| Any Machine Handling Machinery | Drag Lines |
| Cable Spinning Machines | Derricks |
| Helicopters | High Rail/Burro Crane |
| All Types of Cranes * | Rail Loader (Winch Boom Type) |
Machines Similar to above including remote control equipment
* On all machines with booms, jibs, masts and leads 100 feet from ground up, fifty ($0.50) cents per hour additional will be paid for each increment of 25 feet over 100 feet. On cranes with booms (including jibs, masts and leads, etc.), 200 feet and over, two (2) operators shall be required, no oilers will be required, with seventy-five ($0.75) cents in increments of 25 feet.
Operators Class 1a
| Machines Doing Hook Work | High Rail/Burro Crane 15 Ton and Over (Factory Rating) |
| Machines Handling Machinery | Rail Loader, Winch Boom Type, 15 Ton and Over (Factory Rating) |
| All Types of Cranes 15 Ton and Over (Factory Rating) | Equipment in this wage group that does not require an oiler |
Operators Class 2
Keystones | |
| All Types of Shovels | Drills, Self-Contained Rotary Drills |
| All Types of Backhoes | Concrete Pumps |
| Trench Shovels | Fork Lifts (20 Feet & Over) |
| Trenching Machines | Grease Truck |
| Hoists With Two Towers | Scrapers & Tournapulls |
| All Pavers (Blacktop & Concrete) | Side Boom |
| All Types of Overhead Cranes | Spreaders |
| Building Hoists (Double Drum) | Bobcat Type (All Attachments) |
| Concrete Breaking Machines | Bulldozers & Tractors |
| Gradalls | Vermeer Saw |
| All Autograde & Concrete Finishing Machines | Boring Machines Including Directional Boring Machines |
| Mucking Machines in Tunnel | Tree Spade |
| All Front-End Loaders | Hydro Ax |
| Bundle Puller Extractors (Tubular) | Chipper with Boom |
| Tandem Scrapers | Production Switch Tamper |
| Pippin Type Backhoes | Ballast Regulators |
| Rollers (High Grade Finishing) | Tie Replacer |
| Boat Captains | Rail/Road Loader |
| Mechanic-Welder | Power Jack Liner |
| Batch Plant Operators (Concrete) | |
| Motor Patrols | |
Machines Similar to above including remote control equipment
Operators Class 2a
| Crawler Backhoes Over One Cubic Yard | Equipment 15 Ton and Over |
| Crawler Gradalls Over One Cubic Yard | Concrete Pumps 92 feet of Boom Length (150 yd. pour or less) |
| Hydraulic Backhoes Over One Cubic Yard | Equipment in this wage group that does not require an oiler |
Operators Class 3
| Conveyors | Fork Lift Trucks (Under 20 Feet Lift) |
| Building Hoists (Single Drum) | Second Class Driller |
| High Or Low Pressure Boilers | Self Contained Rotary Drills |
| Well Drillers | Fine Grade Machines |
| Asphalt Plant Engineers | Stump Grinder |
| Ditch Witch Type Trenchers | Tireman (For Power Equipment) |
| Core Drill Operator | |
Machines Similar to above including remote control equipment
Operators Class 4
| Welding Machines | Concrete Breaking Machines (Guillotine Type) |
| Well Points | Rollers |
| Compressors | Seaman Pulverizing Mixer |
| Pumps | Power Broom |
| Heaters | Miscellaneous Equipment Operator |
| Farm Tractors | Seeding Spreader |
| Form Line Graders | |
| Road Finishing Machines | |
Machines Similar to above including remote control equipment
Operators Class 5
Fireman
Machines Similar to above including remote control equipment
Operators Class 6
Oilers & Deck Hands (Personnel Boats) | Core Drill Helper 2
nd Class |
Machines Similar to above including remote control equipment
Operators Class 7 (A) (Toxic/Hazardous Waste Removal)
| Machines Doing Hook Work | Drag Lines |
| Any Machine Handling Machinery | Derricks |
| Cable Spinning Machines | High Rail/Burro Crane |
| Helicopters | Rail Loader (Winch Boom Type) |
| All Types of Cranes | |
| Cableways | |
Machines Similar to above including remote control equipment
Operators Class 7 (B) (Toxic/Hazardous Waste Removal)
| Keystones | Bundle Puller Extractors (Tubular Type)> |
| All Types of Shovels | Scrapers & Tournapulls |
| All Types of Backhoes | Spreaders |
| Trench Shovels | Tree Spade |
| Trenching Machines | Bulldozers & Tractors |
| Hoists With Two Towers | Side Boom |
| All Pavers (Blacktop Concrete) | Rollers (High Grade Finishing) |
| All Types of Overhead Cranes | Vermeer Saw |
| Building Hoists (Double Drum) | Mechanic – Welders |
| Gradalls | Chipper With Boom |
| Mucking Machines in Tunnel | Motor Patrols |
| All Front-End Loaders | Concrete Breaking Machines |
| Tandem Scrapers | Concrete Pumps |
| Boring Machines Including
Directional Boring Machines | Grease Trucks |
| Pippin Type Backhoes | Bobcat Type (All Attachments) |
| Hydro Ax | Production Switch Tamper |
| Boat Captains | Ballast Regulators |
| All Autograde & Concrete Finishing Machines (Excluding Trowel Machines) | Tie Replacer |
| Batch Plant Operators (Concrete) | Rail/Road Loader |
| Drills, Self-Contained Rotary Drills | Power Jack Liner |
| Fork Lifts (20 Feet & Over) | |
Machines Similar to above including remote control equipment