Worksource Specialist 1 pay range
State of Washington · class code 358E
- Class code
- 358E
- Salary range
- 39
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Worksource Specialist 1 is $42,780 to $56,952 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 358E.
- 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 39 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 | $42,780 | $43,836 | $44,856 | $45,924 | $47,004 | $48,048 | $49,296 | $50,412 | $51,600 | $52,872 | $54,204 | $55,596 | $56,952 |
| Monthly | $3,565 | $3,653 | $3,738 | $3,827 | $3,917 | $4,004 | $4,108 | $4,201 | $4,300 | $4,406 | $4,517 | $4,633 | $4,746 |
| Hourly | $20.49 | $20.99 | $21.48 | $21.99 | $22.51 | $23.01 | $23.61 | $24.14 | $24.71 | $25.32 | $25.96 | $26.63 | $27.28 |
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 para-professional level of the series. Performs paraprofessional support work. Performs routine duties in the delivery of employment and job training services to customers.
Examples of the work
Greet employers and job seekers entering WorkSource Center; Registers job seekers and enters services into multiple management information systems; Facilitates customer orientation to WorkSource system services; identifies customer needs and directs appropriately; assists customers in the resource room; Assists job seekers utilizing the Washington WorkSource website and other online resources; Provides directions for obtaining Unemployment Insurance information; Gathers feedback to ensure customer satisfaction; provides data sharing notification; Provides local labor market information to job seekers; Ensures nondiscrimination and equity in the delivery of services; Performs other duties as ...
Minimum qualifications
A Bachelor’s degree in social science, business administration or related field OR Four years of customer service or public contact work such as: providing assistance to clients and/or customers regarding inquiries, complaints, or problems OR A combination of education and/or relevant experience.
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.