Transportation Equipment Operator Trainee pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 91360
- Class code
- 91360
- Pay scale group
- ST 02
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- J1
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Transportation Equipment Operator Trainee is $42,347 to $47,863 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 91360.
- 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 trainee work in the operation of highway construction and maintenance equipment along with the performance of manual and unskilled work. An employee in this job participates in a formal six-month training program to become proficient in the operation of various pieces of construction and maintenance equipment. Work also involves the performance of general laboring duties including the use of hand and power tools on highway maintenance and construction projects when equipment operation training is not being conducted during the six-month period. Training assignments are closely monitored to ensure the employee can be developed into a proficient and safe equipment operator.
Examples of the work
• Receives on-the-job training in the operation and maintenance of construction and maintenance equipment to become a proficient and safe operator of at least two pieces of equipment, usually a truck and loader. • Receives training in making minor adjustments and repairs to equipment, cleaning and servicing equipment, and maintaining equipment operation records. • Drives an automobile or light truck to obtain, transport, and deliver equipment parts, equipment, or personnel to the garage area or construction site. • Drives a light truck at the construction site to tow portable equipment and transport personnel, equipment parts, and equipment including sign boards.
Special requirements
• Possession of an active Pennsylvania non-commercial Class C Driver's License or equivalent. • All employees must possess an active Pennsylvania Class A or B Commercial Driver Learner's Permit on the first day of work.
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.