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SUMMARY OF OPEN CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS
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ADMINISTRATION, ACCOUNTING AND FISCAL CONTROL

 
       
ANN. # JOB TITLE CLOSING DATE
2010-001    Accountants/Auditors/Examiners (Entry Level Professionals)   
2010-079    Accountants, Fiscal Officers, and Corporation Tax Officer 1 (State and Local Government)   
2009-008 Actuarial Associate 2
2012-013    Auditors  09-29-12 
2010-044    Budget Analysts   
2012-027    Budget Analysts 3 and 4  09-22-12 
2009-043 Correctional Industries Managers
2008-145 Director of Housing Management (Housing Authority)
2000-094 Executive Director and Deputy Executive Director (H.A.)
2009-110 Field Operations Coordinator, PMRS (PA Municipal Retirement System)
2009-164 Financial Institutions Examiners
2010-023    Fiscal Occupations   
2012-048    Human Resource Analyst 3 (General)  08-11-12 
2012-028   Human Resource Analysts (Specialties)  08-11-12
2010-014    Insurance Actuaries   
2008-095    Insurance Investigators   
2009-165    Investment Audit Specialists (SERS) (State Employees' Retirement System)   
2012-045    Mass Transit and Administrative Trainees  08-11-12 
2008-135 Medical Malpractice Claims Examiner and Supervisor
2012-025    Mine Subsidence Insurance Representative  08-15-12 
2010-170    Office Staff Positions in Housing Authorities   
2008-212 Operations and Training Officer (PEMA) (Local Government)
2011-125    Planners and Environmental Planners 
2012-032    PLCB Retail Operations Manager 1  06-11-12 
2010-136    Quality Assurance/Risk Management Personnel  
2010-124    Real Estate Appraisers   
2011-085    Real Estate Technician and Specialist   
2012-006    Retail Wine Specialist   
2010-174   Retirement Administrator   
2006-711 Retirement Benefits Specialist and Supervisor
2010-003 Retirement Technician Supervisor
2012-008    Right of Way Administrators  07-14-12
2006-715 SERS Retirement Counselor Trainee
2010-065   Statistical Assistant  
2011-010    Statisticians   
2012-041    Summer Meals Regional Assistant and Coordinator (Seasonal Positions)  08-25-12 
2010-169    Transportation Facility Administrators   
2007-897 Unemployment Compensation Tax Agent
2011-148    Workers' Compensation Accident and Illness Prevention Analyst   
       

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CLERICAL

       
       
ANN. # JOB TITLE CLOSING DATE
2005-568 Clerk Typist Positions (State and Local Government)
2006-820 Entry Level Clerical Positions (Local Government)
2005-545 Limited-Term Clerk
2005-540 Limited-Term Clerk Typist
2009-019 Liquor Store Clerks
   

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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

       
ANN. # JOB TITLE CLOSING DATE
2012-031   Information Technology Technician and Trainee  10-13-12
2010-006 Radio Telecommunications Specialists
2008-190    Telecommunications Specialists   

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EDUCATION & MUSEUM

 

       
ANN. # JOB TITLE CLOSING DATE
2009-034 Adult Basic and Literacy Education Advisors
2006-783 Alcohol Education Specialist
2010-185    Business Occupations Teacher - Correction Education (Full and Part-Time Positions)   
2010-077    Career and Technical Education Services Manager and Advisors   
2008-134 Corrections Activities Specialists and Managers
2011-076    Corrections School Principal   
2011-132    Curriculum Specialists   
2009-135 Early Childhood Education Advisors
2009-078 Education Administration Associate
2010-035    Education Administrators   
2009-069 Educational Assessment Specialist
2011-027    Educational Guidance Counselor, Correction Education   
2011-039    Educational Research Associates   
2009-117 Food and Nutrition Services Advisers
2010-028    Higher Education Associates and Manager   
2007-907 Library Development Advisor
2012-030    Museum Curator   
2007-004 Nursing Education Adviser
2002-278 Professional Librarians
2010-145    Rehabilitation Teacher of the Blind and Visually Impaired   
2010-030    Special Education Advisor  
2012-011    Special Education Teacher, Correction Education   
2009-032    Vocational Rehabilitation Instructors  
2010-125    Vocational Teachers, Correction Education   

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ENGINEERING & ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL

       
ANN. # JOB TITLE CLOSING DATE
2008-118 Air Quality Engineer and Engineering Specialist
2007-956 Air Quality Engineering Trainee
2009-087 Aquatic Resources Program Specialist
2005-624 Architects
2011-160    Architectural Designers  06-30-12
2011-087    Bridge and Structural Designers   
2009-016 Chemists
2008-111 Civil Engineer (General)
2012-012    Civil Engineer Consultant and Manager (Hydraulic)   
2007-923 Civil Engineer Manager and Consultant (Bridges)
2007-970 Civil Engineer Manager and Consultant (General)
2010-062    Civil Engineer Manager and Consultant (Transportation)   
2007-946 Civil Engineers (Bridge)
2007-043 Civil Engineers (Hydraulic)
2006-789 Civil Engineer Trainee
2008-087 Civil Engineer (Transportation)
2011-117    District Utility Administrator   
2010-034    Ecological Program Specialist and Services Manager   
2007-054 Electrical Engineers
2011-058    Engineering Intern (Civil)   
1997-824 Engineering Technician
2010-141    Environmental Education Specialist   
2007-011 Environmental Engineering Trainee
2007-034 Environmental Engineers
2011-133   Environmental Interpretive Technician  06-09-12
2003-319 Environmental Projects Construction Inspectors and Supervisors
2009-023 Environmental Trainee
2010-190   Fixed Utility Valuation Engineer Trainee   
2010-195    Fixed Utility Valuation Engineer 1  
2010-182    Forest Assistant Manager and Program Specialist   
2011-028   Forester  
2012-026    Forest Technician   
2010-043 Geologic Scientists, DCNR
2010-134    Geologic Specialist   
2010-101    Geologic Trainee   
2010-050    Licensed Professional Geologist   
2006-686 Materials Technician 1
2009-012 Mechanical Engineers
2011-070    Mining Engineer Consultant   
2007-951 Mining Engineering Specialist
2007-948 Mining Engineering Trainee
2012-023    Mining Permit and Compliance Specialist  
2010-150   Natural Resource Intern   
2009-031 Natural Resource Specialists and Supervisor
2009-048 Nuclear Safety Specialist
2010-160    Park Managers   
2011-103    Park Ranger 1 (Seasonal Positions)   
2011-034    Photogrammetry Technicians   
2012-016    Plant Industry Laboratory Technician  10-13-12 
2010-107    Radiation Health Physicists   
2002-234 Roadway Programs Manager 1
1999-989 Roadway Programs Technicians 06-13-12
2011-035    Senior Civil Engineer (General)   
2008-091 Senior Civil Engineers (Transportation)
2007-992 Surveyors
2008-074 Survey Technicians
2011-121    Technical Assistant  06-16-12 
2004-399 Traffic Control Specialist
2007-005 Traffic Control Technician
2008-141 Transportation Construction Inspector & Supervisor
(Seasonal & Permanent)
2011-069    Transportation Construction Managers   
2007-922 UCC Elevator Plans Examiner Variances Reviewer
2000-123    Utility Relocation Inspector and Technician  
2010-173    Wildlife Biologists   
2010-154    Wildlife Biometrician   
   

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LAW ENFORCEMENT, INVESTIGATION, & SAFETY

       
ANN. # JOB TITLE CLOSING DATE
2009-068 Agricultural Commodity Inspector
2011-042    Agriculture Products Inspection Technician   
2011-031    Agronomic Products Inspector   
2005-591 Anthracite Underground Mine Electrical Inspector
2005-558    Anthracite Underground Mine Inspector  
2010-184    Aviation Specialist  
2010-122    Bituminous Underground Mine Electrical Inspector   
2010-116    Bituminous Underground Mine Inspector   
2007-024 Capitol Police Officer
2008-183 Commissioned Boiler Inspector and Supervisor
2008-177 Commissioned Boiler Inspector Trainee
2011-145    Community Corrections Center Director  
2012-042    Corrections Officer 4 06-13-12
2011-099   Corrections Officer Trainee   
2011-159    Court Liaison Program Specialist  
2011-063    Criminal Justice System Planners   
2010-137   DCNR Ranger  
2010-132   DCNR Ranger Trainee  
2008-174 Domestic Animal Health Inspector
2008-164 Driver License Center Positions (Temporary & Permanent Positions)
2007-037 Emergency Mgmt. Watch Officer & Emergency Mgmt. Specialist
2010-117    Fire and Safety Marshal   
2011-073    Food Sanitarians   
2011-044    Forensic Scientist Trainees   
2011-081    Forest Patrolman (Seasonal Positions Only)   
2009-070 Industrial Minerals Underground Mine Inspector
2008-182 Institutional Parole Assistant
2011-088    Institutional Safety Manager   
2011-150    Installation Police Officer, DMVA  11-28-12 
2012-055    Juvenile Justice Training and Research Director  06-13-12 
2010-031    Laboratory System Quality Specialist   
2011-119 LCB Licensing Analyst 1 and LCB Licensing Analyst Supervisor
2005-665 LCB Licensing Technicians
2012-020   Lifeguards and Supervisors (Seasonal Positions)  09-29-12
2010-027    Milk Sanitarian   
2009-179 Mine Safety Emergency Response and Training Specialist
2002-311 Mortuary Inspector
2009-066 Oil and Gas Inspector
2002-223 Operations Center Monitor
2012-007    Parole Agent 1   
2011-060    Parole Staff Technicians   
2007-052 Plant Industry Field Technician & Inspector
2011-106    Professional Conduct Investigators  07-14-12
2011-143    Professional Conduct Investigator Supervisor and Regional Director,  
    Bureau of Enforcement and Investigation  
2010-153    Regional Traffic Management Center Operator and Supervisor
2011-105    Regulatory Enforcement Inspector and Supervisor  
2008-169 Securities Investigator 1
2005-667 Security Officer 1
2007-064 Seed Analyst 1
2009-039 Specialized Law Enforcement Instructor (Permanent, Part-Time
Employment)
2010-129   Surface Mine Conservation Inspectors  
2008-153 UCC Building Plans Examiner
2008-181 UCC Building Plans Examiner Trainee
2011-118    UCC Elevator Inspector and Supervisor   
2012-034    Waterways Conservation Officer Trainee  06-23-12 
2009-159    Workers' Compensation Health and Safety Training Specialist   

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MEDICAL & HEALTH SERVICES

     
ANN. # JOB TITLE CLOSING DATE
2007-866 Video | Text Aide Trainee
2011-111    Assistant Director of Laboratories, Health    
2010-099   Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner   
2007-978 Clinical Dietitian
2010-055    Community Health Nurses (State and Local Government)   
1997-843 Dental Hygienists
2006-710    Dentists  (Full-Time and Part-Time Positions)   
2008-157 Director of Dietetic Services 2
2009-052 Disability Physician Specialist 2
2007-947 Drug Program Specialist 1
2010-097    Emergency Medical Services Program Specialist   
2010-167    Epidemiologists   
2011-018   Epidemiology Program Specialist   
2008-107 Epidemiology Research Associate
2011-023    Health Facility Quality Examiner Supervisor   
2011-041    Health Insurance Premium Payment (HIPP) Operations Specialist   
2010-072    Laboratory Technologist   
2009-137 Licensed Practical Nurses
2000-084 Medical Assistance Program Technicians
2012-040    Medical Facility and Records Examiner and Supervisor   
2005-622 Medical Records Assistant
2011-074    Medical Records Supervisor and Director   
2008-163 Microbiologists 1 & 2
2007-021 Nurse Managers and Nursing Director
2000-115 Nursing Practice Adviser
2007-017 Nursing Services Consultant
2007-917 Occupational Therapists
2011-155    Pharmacists   
2010-040    Pharmacy Assistant   
2007-936 Physical Therapists
2007-944 Psychiatric Clinical Nurse Specialist
2007-963 Psychiatrists
2010-123   Public Health Nutrition Consultant   
2009-060 Public Health Physician
2011-083    Public Health Program Administrators and Program Manager   
2008-148 Registered Nurse Instructor
2009-038 Video | Text Registered Nurses and Supervisors (State and Local Government)
2007-935 Registered Physical Therapist Assistant
2009-182 Video | Text Registered PRN Nurse
2002-268 Registry Technician and Registry Specialist
2006-823 Restoration Aide
2010-102    Speech, Language and Hearing Specialist   
2009-156 Staff and Management Physicians (Full-Time & Part-Time Physicians)
2007-934 Veterinary Laboratory Diagnostician
2009-161  Veterinary Medical Field Officer
     

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SOCIAL & EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

       
ANN. # JOB TITLE CLOSING DATE
2006-837 Aging Care Managers (Local Government)
2006-747 Aging Care Manager 3
2010-017    Aging Case Aides (Local Government)  
2012-043    Aging Program Assessor (Local Government) and Aging Care Management Supervisors (Local Government)   
2009-003 Certified Peer Specialists
2011-012    Corrections Employment and Vocational Assistant   
2010-168    County Care Management Manager  
2006-713 Video | Text County Caseworkers (Local Government)
2010-139    County Caseworker 3 (Local Government)   
1994-533 County Casework Managers (Local Government)
1993-444 County Casework Supervisor
2011-131   County Social Casework Intern (Local Government)  
1995-574 County Social Services Aides
2003-349 Deputy Administrator in Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs)
2012-051    Disability Claims Adjudicator Trainee  07-21-12
1994-596 Drug and Alcohol Case Management Specialists
2010-110   Drug and Alcohol Prevention Program Specialist (Local Government)   
2009-106    Drug and Alcohol Prevention Specialist (Local Government)   
2007-958 Drug and Alcohol Treatment Specialists & Supervisor
2011-162    Employment Interviewer  06-30-12
2012-053    Energy Assistance Worker (Seasonal Positions Only)  07-25-12 
2011-089    Human Services Program Representatives   
2006-743 Video | Text Income Maintenance Caseworker
2007-886 Income Maintenance Casework Supervisor
2012-005    Juvenile Justice Directors   
2011-032   Licensed Psychologists  
2008-125 Meal Transporters and Van Drivers (Local Government)
2011-062    Mental Retardation Unit Manager  09-15-12 
2010-016    Orientation and Mobility Instructor   
2012-035    Psychological Services Associates   
2011-029    Recovery Support Specialist (Local Government)   
2000-069 Resident Initiatives Coordinator (Local Government)
2010-071    Residential Program Directors (Local Government)   
2010-070    Residential Program Supervisor (Local Government)   
2008-122 Residential Program Trainees and Workers (Local Government)
2010-012    Senior Center Managers (Local Government)   
2009-139 Single County Authority (SCA) Drug & Alcohol Program Rep. (Local Gov.)
2011-156    Social Workers 1   
2011-166    Social Workers, Supervisors, and Manager   
2010-187   Therapeutic Activities Aide (Local Government)   
2003-374 UC Claims Examiner
2007-867 UC Claims Supervisor
2010-074    Veterans Employment Representatives  
2010-011 Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor Intern
2005-660 Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors
2012-019    Workforce Development Analysts  08-11-12 
2011-128    Youth Development Aide Trainee, Youth Development Aide and Youth Development Aide Supervisor   
2011-080    Youth Development Counselor   
2012-017    Youth Development Counselor Supervisor  09-22-12 

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TRADES & MAINTENANCE

       
ANN. # JOB TITLE CLOSING DATE
2006-805 Automotive & Diesel Mechanic, Supervisor & Equipment Foreman
2007-873 Boiler Plant Operators
2008-205 Bridge Inspection Crane Technician and Supervisor
2010-081    Carpenter   
2011-142    Cook 1   
2006-868 Corrections Barber Instructor and Manager
2010-135    Corrections Industry Foremen and Supervisors   
2011-100    Custodial Supervisor and Manager   
2011-095    Electricians   
2010-142   Equipment Operators  
2006-689 Facility Maintenance Managers
2011-036   Food Service Supervisor   
2011-005    Highway Equipment Managers   
2005-615 Highway Maintenance Managers
2009-063 Housing Inspector
2005-636 Lithographic Press Operator 2
2011-053    Maintenance Superintendents and Director of Capital Improvements (Housing Authorities)   
2010-083    Mason   
2007-890 Mechanical Construction Inspector
2010-088    Painter   
2010-084    Plasterer   
2010-085    Plumbers   
2012-037    Refrigeration/HVAC Mechanic  08-25-12 
2010-082    Roofer-Tinsmith   
2011-040    Semi-Skilled Laborers  
2010-086    Steamfitter   
2010-041    Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator Trainee   
2011-079    Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators   
2011-078    Water Treatment Plant Operators   
2009-186    Wildlife Maintenance Propagator   
       

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THE FOLLOWING ANNOUNCEMENTS WILL BE ISSUED MAY 30, 2012
DO NOT SUBMIT AN APPLICATION BEFORE THE ISSUE DATE

 
ANN. # JOB TITLE CLOSING DATE
2011-151

Bridge and Structural Drafter                                                

2012-050    Disability Adjudication Supervisor 06-20-12 
2012-049    U.C. Claims Intermittent Intake Interviewer (Intermittent Positions Only)   
   
     
 

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