Vocational Services Specialist 2 pay range
State of Washington · class code 353W
- Class code
- 353W
- Salary range
- 56
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Vocational Services Specialist 2 is $64,512 to $86,688 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 353W.
- 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 56 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 | $64,512 | $66,072 | $67,704 | $69,348 | $71,136 | $72,900 | $74,748 | $76,608 | $78,504 | $80,496 | $82,440 | $84,528 | $86,688 |
| Monthly | $5,376 | $5,506 | $5,642 | $5,779 | $5,928 | $6,075 | $6,229 | $6,384 | $6,542 | $6,708 | $6,870 | $7,044 | $7,224 |
| Hourly | $30.90 | $31.64 | $32.43 | $33.21 | $34.07 | $34.91 | $35.80 | $36.69 | $37.60 | $38.55 | $39.48 | $40.48 | $41.52 |
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
In the Department of Labor and Industries, provides professional level vocational return to work services or regulatory oversight of vocational services provided to injured workers, providers, employers, and claims management staff. Conducts evaluation and makes decisions regarding the services provided to injured workers in accordance with RCWs, WACs, and department policy and professional standards relating to vocational services.
Examples of the work
Determine whether injured worker is likely to benefit from re-training; Determine validity of work offers from employers of injury and others; Enforce 90-day limit for vocational plan development; approve/deny vocational plan; Determine “opt-out” eligibility and worker ability to access re-training fund; Designate “preferred worker” status; determines whether an employer qualifies for Preferred Worker program; Consult and educate workers, employers, and providers on the Department’s return to work incentives, such as the Preferred Worker Program, the Stay at Work program, or job modifications; determine if worker and/or employer will qualify for assistance through the Preferred Worker Progra ...
Minimum qualifications
A Master’s Degree AND a CRC, CDMS, or ABVE certification AND ONE year of full time industrial insurance, disability management, or related field experience; OR A Bachelor’s Degree AND a CRC or CDMS certification AND TWO years full time industrial insurance, disability management, or related experience. CRC = Certified Rehabilitation Counselor; CDMS = Certified Disability Management Specialist; ABVE = American Board of Vocational Experts.
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.