Forms Layout Specialist 3 pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 96600
- Class code
- 96600
- Pay scale group
- ST 05
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- A2
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Forms Layout Specialist 3 is $46,827 to $70,592 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 96600.
- 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 10/01/1968.
What the state says the job is
This is specialized and supervisory work in the layout of forms and paste-ups for pamphlets and similar materials. An employee in this class is responsible for supervising an design unit in the preparation of the final layout of forms and paste-ups, for pamphlets and similar materials. Work involves supervising the design of format, measuring of layout, fitting and pasting-up of copy, and preparation of material for pamphlets and similar materials, laying out signs, posters, or flyers, or preparing graphs or charts from statistical figures. Employees meet with program personnel to discuss and determine project objectives, designate project methods, and assure desired results. Employees receive work from an administrative superior or program personnel in the form of rough drafts or verbal instructions.
Examples of the work
PERFORMED: Supervises and plans the work of technical and clerical personnel engaged in the preparation of the paste-up for pamphlets and similar materials, and the layouts for posters, signs, maps, graphic charts, letters, and reports. Confers with program personnel to discuss and determine project objectives, designate project methods, and assure desired results. Participates in training new employees in the proper methods to use for forms design and layout, and pamphlets and similar materials. Analyzes copy for effectiveness and prepares final layout of office forms for departmental use. Conducts research for information to be produced in chart or graphic form.
Minimum qualifications
Two years as a Forms Layout Specialist II, or six years of progressively responsible clerical experience including one year in a supervisory capacity and two years of forms layout and publication paste-up work; and graduation from high school or any 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.