Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor, Deaf and Hard of Hearing pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 44829
- Class code
- 44829
- Pay scale group
- ST 07
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- F4
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor, Deaf and Hard of Hearing is $66,074 to $92,010 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 44829.
- 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 03/26/2026.
What the state says the job is
This is specialized professional work providing vocational rehabilitation services to individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing. An employee in this job provides vocational rehabilitation services to individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing. Work involves identifying barriers to employment caused by deafness or hearing loss; conducting comprehensive assessments of individual strengths, priorities, concerns, abilities, interests, and aptitudes to develop and implement individualized employment plans; providing career counseling and training; and delivering job placement services. Work includes approving associated expenditures for diagnostic and plan service costs. Work may also include developing and coordinating outreach efforts with employers to facilitate the employment of individuals with disabilities.
Examples of the work
• Communicates with deaf and hard of hearing individuals using American Sign Language and other forms of sign and manual communication, or through assistive technology. • Conducts comprehensive assessments of individuals with disabilities to determine eligibility for services, rehabilitation needs, strengths, interests, abilities, and aptitudes. • Develops Individualized Plans for Employment (IPE) with appropriate vocational goals, services, and providers based on assessment findings. • Approves assessment and services expenditures associated with individualized employment plans based on individual needs, and forwards expenditure information for the appropriate budgetary approvals.
Minimum qualifications
• Successful completion of the Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor Intern program or the Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor Trainee, Deaf and Hard of Hearing program (Commonwealth titles); or • A master’s degree in vocational rehabilitation, deaf education, mental health, special education, social work, human services, psychology, or a closely related field; or • Possession of an active Certified Rehabilitation Counselor certificate issued by the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification; or • Proof of approval to sit for the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification (CRCC) Certified Rehabilitation Counselor certification examination, provided by the CRCC, and completi ...
Special requirements
• All employees must be able to communicate at the intermediate sign communication level, or at the equivalent of intermediate sign communication level, as determined by a sign language proficiency evaluation approved by the Pennsylvania Office of Vocational Rehabilitation.
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.