Water Treatment Plant Operator Trainee pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 97270
- Class code
- 97270
- Pay scale group
- ST 03
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- J1
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Water Treatment Plant Operator Trainee is $36,831 to $54,162 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 97270.
- 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 05/01/1977.
What the state says the job is
This is training level work in the operation and maintenance of a water treatment plant. Employees in this class participate in in-service, out-service and on-the-job training programs designed to provide basic water treatment plant operation knowledges, skills, and abilities. Assignments are designed to provide progressively responsible experience in operating and maintaining motors, pumps, water softeners, chemical feeders, chlorinators, filters, flow recorders, controllers and related equipment used in water treatment plants. Work is assigned in the form of oral or written instructions and is reviewed by a technical or administrative supervisor while in progress and on completion for quality, technical development and proper application of established principles and practices.
Examples of the work
Participates in in-service, out-service, and on- the-job training programs in water treatment plant operation principles. Assists in the operation of a water treatment plant. Assists in taking water samples and running chemical tests; assists in the testing of the distribution system for leakage and stoppage. Assists in the routine inspection and maintenance of plant equipment. Assists in preparing plant or pool operation, maintenance and testing records. Inspects and cleans well houses, spring houses, and water pumping stations. Participates in such training courses, seminars, and other programs as are necessary for Certification as a Waterworks Operator.
Minimum qualifications
Any combination of experience and/or training which provides the required knowledges and abilities.
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.