Vocational Services Specialist 4 pay range
State of Washington · class code 353Z
- Class code
- 353Z
- Salary range
- 61
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Vocational Services Specialist 4 is $72,900 to $98,064 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 353Z.
- 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 61 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 | $72,900 | $74,748 | $76,608 | $78,504 | $80,496 | $82,440 | $84,528 | $86,688 | $88,788 | $91,104 | $93,288 | $95,676 | $98,064 |
| Monthly | $6,075 | $6,229 | $6,384 | $6,542 | $6,708 | $6,870 | $7,044 | $7,224 | $7,399 | $7,592 | $7,774 | $7,973 | $8,172 |
| Hourly | $34.91 | $35.80 | $36.69 | $37.60 | $38.55 | $39.48 | $40.48 | $41.52 | $42.52 | $43.63 | $44.68 | $45.82 | $46.97 |
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
This is the supervisor level of the series. In the Department of Labor and Industries, supervises unit(s) of vocational services specialists and/or vocational services specialist trainees who supports the provisions of vocational services under Washington State Workers’ Compensation Laws.
Examples of the work
Plans, develops, prioritizes, assigns and evaluates the work of staff to ensure appropriate, vocational services are provided to injured workers and employers; evaluate and ensure staff decisions regarding services provided to injured workers are in accordance with RCW, WAC, department policy, procedures, and professional standards relating to vocational services; Provides general supervision to employees, with guidance provided for new, complex or unusual situations; hires staff; conducts employee performance reviews; provides guidance to staff; takes corrective action when necessary; makes recommendations for discipline as appropriate; develop, modify, and monitor trainees’ in-training pla ...
Minimum qualifications
A Master’s Degree AND a CRC, CDMS, or ABVE certification AND THREE years of full time industrial insurance, disability management, or consultative field experience; OR A Bachelor’s Degree AND a CRC or CDMS certification AND FOUR years full time industrial insurance, disability management, or consultative experience; OR Two years of experience as a Vocational Services Specialist 2 and/or 3.
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.