Corrections Carpentry Trade Instructor pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 98820
- Class code
- 98820
- Pay scale group
- CO 37
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- H1
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Corrections Carpentry Trade Instructor is $53,036 to $107,095 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 98820.
- 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 11/02/2018.
What the state says the job is
This is journey level carpentry trades work in the vocational training of inmates at a state correctional facility. An employee in this job provides structured on-the-job training and shop instruction for the vocational training of inmates in the carpentry trade to promote employability upon reintegration to the community. Work involves the close supervision and instruction of inmates during classroom and on-the-job training and work assignments. Employees are responsible for the care, custody, and control of inmates during training and work assignments. Work is received in the form of work orders which may be accompanied by diagrams, drawings, sketches, or blueprints. Employees independently determine procedures, tools, equipment, and materials to be used by inmates during vocational training and assignments.
Examples of the work
• Instructs inmates in the practices, methods, and procedures of the carpentry trade using appropriate lesson plans and training materials. • Uses and explains diagrams, drawings, sketches, and blueprints. • Demonstrates, explains, and instructs on the methods, procedures, materials, and tools used in the installation, construction, repair, inspection, and maintenance of wooden structures, fixtures, and items. • Plans and assigns work to inmates receiving carpentry training and reviews and inspects work in progress and upon completion for adherence to carpentry trade standards.
Minimum qualifications
• Five years of experience in general construction or finish carpentry; or • Completion of an approved apprenticeship in the carpentry trade; or • An equivalent combination of experience and training which includes one year of journey level work in the carpentry trade.
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 CO schedule.