Drill Operator Supervisor pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 92320
- Class code
- 92320
- Pay scale group
- ST 05
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- J2
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Drill Operator Supervisor is $54,162 to $70,592 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 92320.
- 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 03/01/2021.
What the state says the job is
This is supervisory and skilled work in the operation of drill equipment used for taking surface and sub-surface soils, pavement, and rock samples. An employee in this job operates complex drilling equipment used in surface and sub-surface exploration. Work involves operating core and combination auger-core boring equipment to obtain samples, ensuring samples are properly lifted and identified, and resolving any field problems encountered. Supervision is exercised over staff operating less complex drilling equipment or assisting with the operation of complex equipment. Work is assigned with general directions by a technical supervisor who resolves unusual problems and reviews work for results attained. DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS: • Work is differentiated from the lower level job based on the responsibility for supervising drill operators.
Examples of the work
• Supervises the operation of and operates heavy-duty core boring and combination auger-core boring equipment to obtain surface and sub-surface soils, pavement, and rock samples. • Determines drilling stations from preliminary plans, supervises and participates in assembling drill apparatus, and operates a large truck and trailer used in relocating equipment. • Operates drilling apparatus to obtain samples by advancing augers through overburden; performs wash boring; recovers undisturbed samples; and uses diamond core drill in bedrock using tube, double tube, or other core barrels and auger boring with conventional or hollow stem augers.
Minimum qualifications
• One year of experience as a Drill Operator (commonwealth title); or • Three years of experience in the operation of core and auger boring equipment; or • An equivalent combination of experience and training.
Special requirements
• All positions require, at time of hire, an active Pennsylvania Class A Commercial Driver’s License with the Air Brake Restriction (L) removed or equivalent.
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.