Vocational Education Program Specialist pay range
State of Washington · class code 253X
- Class code
- 253X
- Salary range
- 60
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Vocational Education Program Specialist is $71,136 to $95,676 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 253X.
- This is the range the plan authorises, not the salary of any individual employee.
Step progression
Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) assigns this class to salary range 60 in the General Service Salary Schedule. The range pays 13 steps; a step is normally earned on a periodic increment date, not negotiated.
| Basis | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $71,136 | $72,900 | $74,748 | $76,608 | $78,504 | $80,496 | $82,440 | $84,528 | $86,688 | $88,788 | $91,104 | $93,288 | $95,676 |
| Monthly | $5,928 | $6,075 | $6,229 | $6,384 | $6,542 | $6,708 | $6,870 | $7,044 | $7,224 | $7,399 | $7,592 | $7,774 | $7,973 |
| Hourly | $34.07 | $34.91 | $35.80 | $36.69 | $37.60 | $38.55 | $39.48 | $40.48 | $41.52 | $42.52 | $43.63 | $44.68 | $45.82 |
Steps as published. The monthly and hourly rows are the state's own, not conversions of the annual row.
Class specification
The OFM classified job specification for this class is published by Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM). 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.
What the state says the job is
Within the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction or the Washington State Board for Vocation Education, provides support, technical and/or review for program compliance services in a consultative capacity. Vocational education consultative services are provided for local, secondary and adult education administrators, public or private agencies or other organizations involved in the delivery of vocational education. Consultative services provided involve the following or related program areas: curriculum development; vocational education specialty programs; compliance audits; site and facility inspections; contract review; program workshop conduction or training.
Examples of the work
Within the Washington State Board for Vocational Education Plans, coordinates, develops, and distributes the Washington State Plan for Vocational Education (Planning and Auditing Unit), or provides input for the development of the State Plan for Vocational Education relative to the assigned area of responsibility (other units within SBVE); Conducts compliance audits of programs and services offered under the Washington State Plan for Vocational Education for the purpose of verifying reports and to determine compliance with appropriate Federal and State vocational education policies, procedures, and regulations, or provides input for such audits; Inspects, monitors and approves schools and/or ...
Minimum qualifications
For Washington State Board for Vocational Education A Bachelor's degree with emphasis in vocational education and three years of experience as a vocational supervisor or administrator, vocational instructor or vocational counselor in a public or private school or industry; or a Bachelor's degree with emphasis in vocational education and three years of experience in an occupation specialty beyond the training/learning period; and thirty (30) quarter credits or 300 clock hours of approved vocational-technical education training including a course in supervisory and administration of vocational education, or equivalent experience as evaluated by the Executive Director of the Washington State Bo ...
Quoted from the OFM classified job specification, read 2026-10-21.
Where this comes from
Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) publishes this figure in Classified Job Listing joined to the OFM salary schedules effective July 1, 2026. Every number on this page is read from that document; nothing is estimated, modelled or averaged.
The dollar figures come from the salary schedule the listing assigns this range to.