UCC Building Plans Examiner Trainee pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 12040
- Class code
- 12040
- Pay scale group
- ST 05
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- G1
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for UCC Building Plans Examiner Trainee is $46,827 to $70,592 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 12040.
- 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 03/28/2008.
What the state says the job is
This is work of a training nature in the examination and approval of architectural plans and specifications for public and private buildings and facilities for compliance with the Uniform Construction Code (UCC) and other applicable state laws and regulations. An employee in this job receives classroom and on-the-job training designed to develop competency and skill in examining architectural plans and specifications pertaining to the construction, alteration and use of industrial, commercial, assembly, educational, health care, institutional and other public and private buildings and facilities in order to determine compliance with building, accessibility, fire safety, energy conservation, electrical, mechanical, plumbing and other codes required under the UCC.
Examples of the work
Participates in classroom and on-the-job training. Assists in the examination and approval of architectural plans and specifications to determine compliance with building, accessibility, fire safety, energy conservation, electrical, mechanical, plumbing and other codes required under the UCC. Reviews architectural plans and specifications for minor construction or reconstruction projects. Prepares draft reports of findings for review by a higher-level examiner. Provides assistance in recommending modifications to applicant plans to achieve compliance with building and safety standards.
Minimum qualifications
Two years of experience in commercial, industrial or other public use building construction, design or inspection work which involved the application of state building code laws and regulations. POST EMPLOYMENT REQUIRMENT: Valid certification issued by the Department of Labor and Industry, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, as an Accessibility Inspector/Plans Examiner 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.