Corrections Plant Mechanic pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 47290
- Class code
- 47290
- Pay scale group
- CO 35
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- H1
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Corrections Plant Mechanic is $49,010 to $98,728 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 47290.
- 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 06/10/1996.
What the state says the job is
This is skilled work involving the care, custody and control of inmates in the repair of high pressure boilers and related steam and mechanical equipment in a boiler plant operation which generates stem and/or electric supplies; or receives steam and/or electric supplies from outside vendors at a State Correctional Institution or Facility. An employee in this class performs and leads inmates in the performance of a wide variety of skilled mechanical tasks in the maintenance and repair of high pressure steam boilers, stationary steam engines and related steam and/or electric and heating equipment. Duties include responsibility and accountability for the care, custody and control of inmates assigned to the employee during a work shift.
Examples of the work
Performs and leads inmates in the performance of a wide variety of skilled mechanical tasks in the maintenance and repair of high pressure steam boilers, stationary steam engines and related steam and/or electric and heating equipment. Discusses inmate performance with the supervisor and prepares inmate progress reports. Maintains inmate attendance records. Maintains care, custody and control over assigned inmates workers. Searches inmate work areas for contraband and insures the security of the work area.
Minimum qualifications
One year of experience in performing skilled mechanical repair work involving heavy machines; and such training as may have been gained through graduation from high school; or Any equivalent combination of experience and training that affords the applicant with the required knowledges, skills, and abilities.
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.