Our Mission: Keep Washington Safe and Working!
Our Values: Customer Focus, One L&I, Respect, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Learning and Growth, Reliability 

Please Note: This recruitment is being used to fill multiplepermanent positions. 

Please Note: This position requires in office training for the first 11 months. (Office location is Tumwater, WA)  

Join our Workers’ Compensation Adjudicator 2 Apprenticeship program! We have several opportunities for you to join our apprentice class starting August 16, 2024. Apply now! 

You have an opportunity to make a difference. Are you interested in being a part of something big? To help injured workers heal and return to work? Make workplaces safe? To help honest workers, businesses and providers by cracking down on the dishonest ones? Come be part of the team that works for the employer of choice!
   
  ¡Los trabajadores que hablan español necesitan su ayuda! Las posiciones español bilingüe ganan un 5% adicional de salario.

Your future career at Labor & Industries starts here:  

• 22-month apprenticeship program, which includes an initial intensive classroom training period 
• Options for Hybrid Telework after classroom training (around 11 months)
• A personal coach/mentor assigned to you. 
• Alignment with a team of experienced Claim Managers 
• Medical, legal and vocational professionals to assist you.
• Journey-level certification upon successful completion

Salary Information:

• $4,213.00 monthly beginning salary (87% of 49G for non-bilingual positions)
• $4,358.00 after six months (90% of 49G)
• $4,503.00 after ten months (93% of 49G)
• $4,842.00 after 22-months (100% of 49G Journey Level) 
• 5% Annual Periodic Increase after completion of apprenticeship program up to $5,615.00 

Additional Salary Information: 

• Spanish Bilingual jobs include a 5% salary increase for dual language responsibilities. 
• Permanent state employees who come into the program at or above 49G will be offered 100% 49G ($4,842).   
• Permanent state employees who come into the program between 87% and 99% of 49G will retain their current salary until they naturally progress in accordance with standards of apprenticeship. 
• All others will be placed at 87% of 49G, until they naturally progress in accordance with standards of apprenticeship.   

   ** If accepted into this apprenticeship program, you may qualify for an apprenticeship stipend through your GI bill 

If hired as bilingual, our top applicant will be required to pass an assessment of your ability to write and speak Spanish fluently. We do not use translating software. Employees with bilingual responsibilities receive a 5% increase in pay.