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State Specifications

University Staff Association members are considered Classified staff, which is a state designation based on title. The titles and related grades can be found in Appendix D of our contract. These can also be found on the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education page under the Massachusetts Department of Personnel Administration/Human Resources Division section.

The following are the titles and series job descriptions designated for USA employees:

  • AV Equipment Tech
  • Accommodations Clerk
  • Accountant Series
  • Administrative Assistant Series
  • AV Equipment Tech Series
  • Bacteriologist Series
  • Bookkeeper Series
  • Buyer Series
  • Clerk Series
  • Design Illustrator Series
  • EDP Control Clerk Series
  • EDP Entry Operator Series
  • EDP Programmer Series
  • Electronic Computer Operator Series
  • Electronic Technician Series
  • Farm Superintendent
  • Graphic Arts Technician Series
  • Housing Operations Asst Series
  • Laboratory Asst Series
  • Laboratory Technician Series
  • Librarian Series
  • Library Assistant Series
  • Mail Clerk Series
  • Nursing Asst Series
  • Nutrition Aide Series
  • Offset Duplicating Machine Operator Series
  • Pharmacist Series
  • Photo Technician Series
  • Program Coordinator
  • Receiving Teller Series
  • Reproduction Services Supervisor Series
  • Sales Clerk Series
  • Statistical Clerk Series
  • Statistical Machine Operator Series
  • Stenographer Series
  • Student Housing Officer Series
  • Technical Assistant Series
  • Technical Specialist Series
  • Telephone Operator Series
  • Typist Series

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