Disease Intervention Specialist Trainee pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 39220
- Class code
- 39220
- Pay scale group
- ST 06
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- P4
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Disease Intervention Specialist Trainee is $53,008 to $80,646 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 39220.
- 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 01/27/2017.
What the state says the job is
This is specialized trainee level public health work in the control and prevention of communicable diseases. An employee in this job participates in training assignments designed to develop competency in investigating disease cases and counseling individuals diagnosed with or at risk for communicable diseases. Work involves participating in identifying disease cases and locating infected individuals (clients) and any contacts who may have been exposed; observing and participating in interviewing and counseling clients and contacts in order to learn and become familiar with interviewing and counseling techniques; and participating in documenting completed investigations. Work also involves participating in various activities to support the control and prevention of communicable diseases, and collecting and shipping biological specimens for testing.
Examples of the work
• Participates in utilizing electronic disease surveillance systems and other sources to determine incidence of and exposure to communicable diseases, such as HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and sexually transmitted diseases. • Participates in conducting sensitive interviews to gather health information from clients and contacts, some of whom may have behavioral problems, addictions, or hostility to testing, counseling, and follow-up. • Participates in counseling clients and contacts to explain the benefits of risk reduction methods and to encourage behaviors that promote public health. • Refers clients and contacts to health treatment sources.
Minimum qualifications
• Four years of paraprofessional experience which includes two years of paraprofessional social services, human services, health services, or public health experience; or • A bachelor’s degree in health sciences, behavioral sciences, or a related field; or • An equivalent combination of experience and training.
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.