Johnson School
Cornell University

Pay Scale Guide For Temporary Employment

Link to Pay Band Minimums

Pay Band

Example - Titles

Skills Levels

A Band

Receptionist

Jobs requiring basic education and little or no developed skills or experience; immediate work orientation given; may involve use of simple equipment and machines for standardized work.

B Band
Secretary/Word Processing Operator/Office AssistantJobs requiring secondary (or equivalent) education and some developed basic skills which can be immediately applied to the job; may involve use of specialized equipment.
C Band
Administrative Aide/Technical TypistJobs requiring secondary (or equivalent) education and firmly developed skills and abilities which have been seasoned by previous work experience and which may involve the use of more complex, specialized equipment.  Also includes jobs requiring some specialized coursework and training beyond secondary education.
D Band
Programmer/Research Support Specialist/Editor/ Executive Staff Assistant/Teaching Support SpecialistJobs requiring advanced knowledge and abilities gained through special training or development and which require a grasp of either involved practices and precedents, or of scientific or administrative theory and practice, or both; some experience required.
E Band
Systems Analyst/Senior Research Support Specialist/Computer ConsultantsJobs requiring advanced technical research, or administrative knowledge and abilities applied to the more complex temporary work assignments needing a grasp of involved practices and precedents, and/or scientific theory and seasoned experience.

Last Modified: February 12, 2008