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Employment First Worker pay range

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 09050

$28,988 to $42,347 per year$28,988$42,347MINIMUM · MIDPOINT $35,668 · MAXIMUM

Published per year range, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Class code
09050
Pay scale group
ST 01
Pay unit
Year
Bargaining unit
A1
State
Pennsylvania

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 05/19/2021.

What the state says the job is

This is customized work designed to provide practical experience to individuals in a variety of commonwealth occupations. An employee in this job is responsible for performing tasks in a variety of commonwealth work settings. Work assignments are customized to the skills and abilities of the employee and provide increasingly responsible practical work experience. Work is performed under the close supervision of higher-level staff and is reviewed while in progress and upon completion.

Examples of the work

• Participates in formal classroom, computer-based, and on-the-job training. • Completes a variety of assignments designed to broaden experience in commonwealth organizations and programs. • Assists higher-level staff in the completion of work assignments. • Performs related work as required. ENTRY LEVEL KNOWLEDGES, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES: • Ability to follow instructions. • Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships. • Ability to communicate effectively.

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.

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