Transportation Equipment Operator Instructor pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 92131
- Class code
- 92131
- Pay scale group
- ST 05
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- J1
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Transportation Equipment Operator Instructor is $46,827 to $70,592 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 92131.
- 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 01/26/2018.
What the state says the job is
This is construction and maintenance equipment instruction of Transportation Equipment Operators at a regional training facility in the Department of Transportation. An employee in this job provides classroom and field training to Transportation Equipment Operators and performs lead work over temporary trainers assigned to a training site. Work involves instruction in the operation of powered construction and maintenance equipment to include standardized practices, methods, and procedures. Instruction is provided by explanation, demonstration, and close supervision during training and simulated work assignments. Work is received in the form of class outlines and training schedules. Employees use independent judgment concerning procedures, tools, equipment, and materials to be used by trainees in carrying out training assignments.
Examples of the work
• Instructs trainees in the standard practices, methods, and procedures of operating powered construction and maintenance equipment using such items as charts, diagrams, illustrations, shop manuals, and plans. • Explains and demonstrates the methods and procedures used in operating powered construction and maintenance equipment such as heavy trucks, graders, backhoes, front end loaders, and excavators. • Performs lead instructor duties by overseeing the work of part-time instructors at a regional training site. • Plans and assigns simulated work assignments to trainees receiving heavy equipment operator training.
Minimum qualifications
• One year of experience as a Transportation Equipment Operator B; or • Two years of experience in the operation of construction and maintenance equipment; or • An equivalent combination of experience and training.
Special requirements
• All positions require possession of an active Pennsylvania Class A or B Commercial Driver's License or equivalent with the L restriction removed. Certain positions may require that the E or O restriction is removed.
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.