Safety Specialist Trainee pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 11300
- Class code
- 11300
- Pay scale group
- ST 05
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- A3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Safety Specialist Trainee is $46,827 to $70,592 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 11300.
- 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 04/12/2021.
What the state says the job is
This is specialized trainee work in the analysis, development, coordination, and implementation of transportation, workplace, or employee related safety programs. An employee in this job participates in formal and on-the-job training to develop the knowledge, skills, and experience to analyze, evaluate, coordinate, and implement agency safety programs. Assignments provide progressively responsible experience in developing safety related guidance documentation; organizing, monitoring, and conducting safety training; providing administrative assistance to agency, district, and county personnel; and coordinating, implementing, and assisting with the development and management of policies and procedures required to maintain effective safety programs. Work includes conducting field investigations and performing administrative duties to support the overall safety program.
Examples of the work
• Participates in formal and on-the-job training to learn to develop, plan, and implement a department safety program. • Aids and participates in coordinating and administering all phases of highway maintenance, construction, and garage safety programs which involves observing, assisting with inspecting, and providing recommendations on the safe and proper way to perform duties in field locations, stockpiles, and garages. • Participates in the review and evaluation of safety programs to identify needs and makes recommendations to address needs in support of the program. • Participates in organizing and presenting training programs in response to identified needs.
Minimum qualifications
• Four years of technical experience in conducting safety inspections, safety investigations, or safety training, or performing technical highway maintenance or highway construction work; or • A bachelor’s degree in Safety Management, Occupational Safety and Health Management, Industrial Hygiene, or a closely related field; or • An equivalent combination of experience and training.
Special requirements
• Certain positions must obtain an active Advanced Safety Certificate issued by the National Safety Council’s Safety Training Institute within two years of starting in this job.
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.