Program Technician III Lead Technical Coder
This position may be eligible for a hybrid work schedule. The amount of telework is at the discretion of the department and is subject to change as business needs arise. Do you like researching? Do you like being kept busy? Would you like to become part of a team that administers a federal program collecting employer information? This might be the job for you!
The Employment and Payroll Group has an opening in the Bureau of Labor Statistics Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) Program for a Program Technician III Lead Technical Coder. The lead technical coder serves as a team leader for six to eight Program Technicians who assign six-digit industry codes using the federal North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), county codes, Metropolitan Statistical Area location codes, and private or government ownership type codes through the initial registration (DE1) or annual re-certification processes known as the Annual Refile Survey (ARS). The Program Technician III ensures that staff follows and upholds federal laws and procedures governing coding assignments set by the Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The incumbent provides extensive hands-on training to staff on the federal rules to coding industry data as well as updating program changes and maintaining procedures for all journey level coders. Position located at 9323 Tech Center Dr, STE. 1000, Sacramento, CA, 95826. Position exists in Sacramento County.
Effective July 1, 2025, specific Bargaining Units and associated Excluded State employees are subject to a salary reduction between 2% - 4.62% in exchange for hours in the Personal Leave Program 2025 (PLP 2025) per month. For more details, please visit the California Department of Human Resources (CalHR) website.
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