Transportation Equipment Operator A pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 91380
- Class code
- 91380
- Pay scale group
- ST 03
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- J1
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Transportation Equipment Operator A is $45,888 to $54,162 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 91380.
- 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 10/17/2019.
What the state says the job is
This is skilled work in the operation of trucks used for construction and maintenance work in the Department of Transportation. Employees also perform manual work when not operating equipment. An employee in this job is expected to receive additional training and become a proficient operator of equipment, as required by the assigned work organization. Work involves some equipment maintenance duties and the performance of related work of an unskilled nature. Work is assigned with instructions clearly outlining the scope of each project and few instructions are received on the techniques of operating the equipment or the methods used in obtaining the specified results, unless difficult problems arise.
Examples of the work
• Operates trucks and loaders and additional equipment as required. • Performs manual work such as unloading trucks, cleaning culverts, erecting signs, repairing guiderails or barriers, cutting grass and brush, and digging ditches. • Performs traffic control duties on worksites, which includes serving as a flagger. • Performs minor repairs and preventive maintenance work on equipment which includes cleaning and servicing equipment. • Assists mechanics in making major repairs to equipment. • Maintains equipment records. • Demonstrates the operation of assigned equipment to other employees. • Performs related work as required.
Minimum qualifications
• Successful completion of the Transportation Equipment Operator Trainee Program; or • Graduation from a Commercial Driver’s License Training School; or • An equivalent combination of experience and training.
Special requirements
• All seasonal employees must obtain an active certification issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation in the operation of heavy trucks and loaders within the probationary period.
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.