Computer Operations Manager 3 pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 01860
- Class code
- 01860
- Pay scale group
- ST 09
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- A3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Computer Operations Manager 3 is $78,925 to $119,844 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 01860.
- This is the range the plan authorises, not the salary of any individual employee.
Class specification
The Commonwealth job specification for this class is published by Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration. The passages below are quoted from it as published, not paraphrased, and cut to their opening sentences; the full specification is the authority on duties and qualifications. It was last revised 04/01/1990.
What the state says the job is
This is administrative computer operations work. An employee in this class is responsible for planning, directing, and coordinating the computer operations, data preparation and control, tape library, tabulating and scheduling functions at an EDP center with more than one third and/or fourth generation computer operating in multi-programming mode, or one third and/or fourth generation computer operating in multi-programming mode and more than one sequential processing computer. Work involves responsibility for expanded electronic data processing operations, and for developing and maintaining an operating schedule aimed at providing the most efficient utilization of personnel and equipment. Work includes supervising and participating in planning and research to develop improved data processing methods and techniques.
Examples of the work
Plans, directs, and schedules the activities of a technical staff engaged in data preparation and control, tape library, tabulating, and scheduling functions at an EDP center with one or more third and/fourth generation computer operating in multi-programming mode and one or more sequentially processing computer and its peripheral equipment. Develops and maintains the computer operations priorities, and performs intensive program analysis to schedule personnel and equipment to provide optimum machine utilization. Establishes broad electronic data processing operational goals and standards and outlines objectives that must be realized in reaching these goals.
Minimum qualifications
One year of experience as a Computer Operations Manager 2. or Five years of experience in operating computers, including three years in a progressively responsible supervisory capacity, and an associate degree with major course work in data processing. or Six years of experience in operating computers, including three years in a progressively responsible supervisory capacity; and graduation from high school, or equivalent certification or formal training. Formal training in electronic data processing may be substituted for non-supervisory experience at the rate of 25 hours for one month, to a maximum of 12 months.
Quoted from the Commonwealth job specification, read 2026-10-21.
Where this comes from
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration publishes this figure in Classification and Pay Plan (online, current annual salary ranges). Every number on this page is read from that document; nothing is estimated, modelled or averaged.
The Commonwealth also links this class code to its own job title and specification. That page is the official description of the classification; this page publishes its pay range.
The listed pay scale is available in the Commonwealth's current ST schedule.