| '01 | 01 | Core Operational and Support StaffUsually performs general tasks that are oriented and structured routine work that help maintain institutional infrastructure, may be physical or business process infrastructure. May assist those in their work unit with higher skill levels, provide primary and initial service levels, or be responsible for fulfilling designated routine service instructions. These employees are typically hourly and usually require direct supervision, but may serve as crew or team leaders.
For example, this category might include but not limited to, core operational and support staff positions like clerk, groundskeepers, custodians, secretaries, program assistants etc. | OPERATIONAL/TECHNICAL SUPPORT STAFF |
| '02 | 02 | Core Operational SupervisorUsually performs general, structured, and routine supervision of core support staff and may supervise specialized technical/ para professional. Exercises situational independent judgment and levels of tactical decision-making based on procedures in their specific areas of responsibility, and exercise of routine expertise. These employees are typically hourly and usually require task direction from higher level managers.
For example, this category might include but not limited to, core operational and support staff positions first-line supervisors of positions like clerk, groundskeepers, custodians, secretaries, program assistants etc. | OPERATIONAL/TECHNICAL SUPPORT STAFF |
| '03 | 03 | Specialized Technical/Para ProfessionalUsually performs generally structured routine, but specialized, work relating to technical, tactical and logistical tasks associated with institutional infrastructure- may be physical, safety, IT or business/financial process infrastructure. May perform frontline safety (police officers), specialized technical, trades, frontline healthcare assistance or clerical business/administrative tasks. These employees are typically hourly-high skilled, specialty task-oriented and usually require supervision with lower levels of independent judgment for institutional matters, but situationally may have greater levels of tactical decision-making based on procedures. - i.e. laws, codes, common practice or symptoms (e.g. safety officer, Police officer, trades, healthcare worker) typically supervision of core operational and support staff at the frontline may be performed by employees at this level.
For example, this category might include but not limited to, specialized technical/ para professional positions like Safety officer, Police officer, tradesperson, healthcare worker, science and research technician etc. | OPERATIONAL/TECHNICAL SUPPORT STAFF |
| '04 | 04 | Non-Faculty Supplementary PersonnelTypically temporary staff in positions that serve in a time limited support role (e.g. core operational, specialized, professional, administrative, etc.). Not associated with an assistantship while completing graduate education at the University as part of a qualified relationship with the institution. May be part time or fulltime. | OPERATIONAL/TECHNICAL SUPPORT STAFF |
| '05 | 05 | Temporary Instruction/Research PersonnelTypically supplementary non-tenured track contract teaching or research faculty positions on a temporary basis or time limited role (e.g. OPS Adjunct, part-time Post-Doctoral appointee/scholar) associated with a course or project. Typically student staff that serve in an academic or research support role (assistantship; work-study, departmental stipend only if a student) as part of a qualified relationship with the university (as part of being a student), usually while completing graduate education at the institution (e.g. teaching or research assistant in graduate school). | INSTRUCTIONAL/RESEARCH FACULTY |
| '06 | 06 | Full-Time Instruction/Research PersonnelTypically fully credentialed, full time teaching and research faculty positions. The effort in these positions must be primarily in a teaching, scholarship, and research at the college level, and engaging primarily with students and related academic instructional activities (including full-time Post-Doctoral appointee/scholar). These positions are not primarily involved with administration. This category should not include any full time professional (Category (09)) classifications that are performing professional work or faculty administrators as defined in Category (07).
For example, Librarians although normally counted as full-time I/R personnel, for the purposes of this typology they may be counted differently. Those Librarians who are teaching as professors in a program should be in this Category (06); Professional Librarians who are running libraries or library programs would be classified as professional, Category (09), or as "faculty administrators", Category (07), if administrator of an academic program (as academic support). Some Library Administrators might also be classified as Lower/Higher Managers (Categories (10) or (11)) depending on the position's responsibilities. | INSTRUCTIONAL/RESEARCH FACULTY |
| '07 | 07 | Faculty Administrators - ManagerialTypically tenure or fulltime faculty who perform primarily in managerial functions, serve as directors, or serve in lower executive functions within academic affairs, institutes, or research programs. This category should contain positions such as faculty Chairs, "Academic" Directors, Associate Directors and Assistant Directors etc. This category may include Deans if they do not serve in a function described in Categories (11) or (12). This category should not include faculty positions primarily in a full time teaching as described in Category (06) or any professionalized occupations or professional positions (see Categories (08) and (09)).
For example, this category might include but not limited to, faculty positions like Chairs, Asst. and Assoc. Chairs, "Academic" Directors, Associate Directors and Assistant Directors. etc. | INSTRUCTIONAL/RESEARCH FACULTY |
| '08 | 08 | Professionalized OccupationTypically performs in a specialized individual contributor role in lower to mid-level professional positions. (e.g. typical titles-coordinators, specialists, officers, etc.) These positions usually participate in an enterprise workflow involving business processes, bureaucracy, administration and governance in a variety of job families. As professional functional content specialists in their particular areas, they typically coordinate and/or facilitate a specified application of an administrative or business process, protocol, procedure, and practice associated with institutional policies, governing regulations, rules, statutes, and state and federal laws or business practice. Tasks based on credentials and specified administrative/business activity with a moderate level to high of independent judgment in their functional area, if part of a team or work unit may be managed or supervised. These positions are typically low to mid-level salaried, but on occasion position may be hourly positions that meet all "FLSA" exempt criteria for exempt sans salary requirement. At times may also serve as lead worker or provisional project manager of a small work group. This category should not include any full time teaching faculty classifications that are performing supplementary administrative work (e.g. as an overload).
For example, this category might include but not limited to, professionalized occupation positions like coordinators, academic advisors and counselors, specialists etc. | PROFESSIONALS |
| '09 | 09 | ProfessionalTypically salaried higher level professional positions that require professional credentials or specialized education obtained at a level of higher education. (e.g. practicing lawyers, general counsels, executive consultants, K-12 teachers and administrators, librarians [if not in cat. 7], doctors, certified healthcare experts, CPA's, Agricultural Extension agents, etc.) These positions primarily act as individual contributors. Usually apex content experts that use analysis, evaluation and problem solving based on high level expertise; their tasks based on credentials and specified professional activity; they typically exercise high to moderate level of independent judgment. Decision making may be limited to their specialized expertise. If part of a team or work unit may be managed or supervised. May also at times serve as lead worker or ad hoc project manager of other professionals; or supervise a small work group of core operational and support staff specialized technical or non/semi-professional administrative. May include non-tenure track faculty who do not teach or conduct independent scholarly research full time as part of the position but hold a faculty line and support primary academics and research (e.g. librarian; curator, research specialist). This category should not include any full time teaching faculty classifications that are performing supplementary professional work (e.g. as an overload).
For example, this category might include but not limited to, professional positions like practicing lawyers, general counsels, executive consultants, K-12 teachers and administrators, librarians [if not in Category (07)], doctors, certified healthcare experts, mental health professionals, CPA's, etc. | PROFESSIONALS |
| '10 | 10 | Lower level ManagerialTypically responsible for the operations of a team(s), unit(s), project(s) or program(s) and is involved in managerial planning, organizing, and decision-making discussions related to the team(s), unit(s), project(s) or program(s). These positions are not required to supervise other staff, but often these positions do supervise other staff in addition to their concurrent professional workload. These positions are responsible for ensuring that the team, unit, project or program operates in a manner consistent with strategic priorities and budgetary expectations. May act as an individual contributor frequently, but typically involved in managerial activities and limited directing. These positions typically act as liaisons between the team, unit, project or program and higher level management.
For example, this category might include but not limited to, lower level managerial positions like mid- level managers, assistant directors, associate directors etc.. | MANAGERIAL ADMINISTRATORS |
| '11 | 11 | Higher level ManagerialTypically responsible for the operations of a department, multiple team(s), unit(s), project(s) or program(s) that are part of a larger organizational division and usually requires supervision of operational and support staff, specialized non-professional administrative or professional; ensures that the team, unit, project or program remains within budget and putting into practice division goals and objectives (e.g. typical titles- director, higher level assistant/associate director, higher level manager etc.). Decision making at a higher level than lower level managers, administrative or professional categories; but not higher than executive. Typically act as liaisons between the team, unit, project or program and higher level management. Occasionally acts as an individual contributor but typically involved in managerial activities most of the time.
For example, this category might include but not limited to, higher level managerial positions like director, higher level assistant/associate director, higher level manager etc. | MANAGERIAL ADMINISTRATORS |
| '12 | 12 | Lower level ExecutiveTypically responsible for the overall operations of a department(s), multiple team(s), unit(s), project(s) or program(s) that and usually requires direct supervision over managerial, professional, or salaried administrative staff and indirect supervision of those who report to his/her direct reports. (e.g. typical titles- Higher level directors; Assistant and Associate VP, Deans [at times if not in Category (07)] etc.) May serve at times on the President's senior leadership team. Typically directs high level problem solving and decision making for multiple areas of responsibility and develops strategies, direction, goals, and objectives for division, program, office, college, or department. Typically acts in the absence of their higher level executive.
For example, this category might include but not limited to, lower level executive positions like Higher level directors; Assistant and Associate VP, Deans [at times if not in Category (07)] etc. | MANAGERIAL ADMINISTRATORS |
| '13 | 13 | Upper level ExecutiveTypically responsible for the overall multiple operations of major divisions or colleges and serves on the President's senior leadership team on an ongoing basis. Typically directs at the highest level: policies and procedures; problem solving; decision-making; developing highest level strategies, direction, goals, and objectives for divisions, programs, offices, colleges.
For example, this category might include but not limited to, higher level executive positions like President, Provost, Vice Presidents etc. | MANAGERIAL ADMINISTRATORS |