Geoscience Trainee pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 14900
- Class code
- 14900
- Pay scale group
- ST 06
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- B4
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Geoscience Trainee is $59,149 to $80,646 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 14900.
- 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 04/30/2023.
What the state says the job is
This is specialized trainee work in the field of geology. An employee in this job participates in formal and on-the-job training to develop the necessary skills and experience to perform geologic work. Work is focused on developing technical skills in the study, charting, preservation, utilization, development, or protection of geologic features or mineral resources such as groundwater, natural gas, coal, and oil. Assignments are designed to provide experience in the practical application of the theories and principles of geology. Assignments are initially limited in scope and complexity but become increasingly difficult as technical proficiency is attained. Work is reviewed by a professional supervisor for completeness, accuracy, quality, application of accepted geologic principles and standards, and professional development.
Examples of the work
• Participates in the performance of geologic field mapping, engineering geology investigations, mineral resource investigations, groundwater studies, or oil and gas studies. • Collects data on problems concerning mineral resources or environmental protection. • Assists in the collection, compilation, and interpretation of geologic data in conjunction with site examinations relative to the development, conservation, or utilization of mineral deposits. • Assists with preparing geologic maps and subsurface geologic structure maps, isopach maps, stratigraphic sections, and descriptions of surface and subsurface rocks.
Minimum qualifications
• A bachelor's degree in geology, geophysics, geochemistry, engineering geology, or a closely related field including or supplemented by 30 college credits in geologic coursework; or • Possession of an active Geologist-in-Training certificate issued by or acceptable to the Pennsylvania State Registration Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists; or • An equivalent combination of experience and training that includes 30 college credits in geologic coursework.
Special requirements
• All positions require possession and maintenance of an active Pennsylvania non-commercial Class C driver's license 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.