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State Work Program Trainee pay range

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 49070

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

Published per year range, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Class code
49070
Pay scale group
ST 01
Pay unit
Year
Bargaining unit
N1
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 11/01/1972.

What the state says the job is

This is unskilled work of a training nature in a variety of service occupations. An employee in this class participates in in-service training programs designed to develop sub-professional skills necessary to perform a variety of tasks in clinical and productive service areas in institutions and in community programs providing service to mentally, physically, and economically disabled. Trainees are selected for their interest and aptitude for the particular service field and are placed in a formal training program approved by the Commonwealth. Emphasis in training is upon the development of sub- professional skills and methods necessary to perform the particular tasks. Training may be conducted by a state department or departments or by a contract or community agency.

Examples of the work

PERFORMED: Participates in in-service training programs concerned with developing sub-professional skills necessary to perform the particular tasks. Learns basic work habits and methods required for acceptable performance in the function. Attends formal training seminars. Assists higher-level personnel in the performance of their duties. Performs related work as required.

Minimum qualifications

No previous training or experience required.

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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