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Licensed science officer (geoscientist)

Last updated on March 20, 2024

The licensed science officer (LSO) job evaluation plan covers those positions whose duties and responsibilities require membership in one of the designated professional associations listed below:

  • BC Institute of Agrologists
  • Architectural Institute of BC
  • Association of BC Forest Professionals
  • Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of BC
  • Association of BC Land Surveyors

Employees in positions classified at the licensed science officer 2, 3, 4 or 5 levels must be fully registered/licensed with their professional association.

Employees in positions classified at the licensed science officer 1 level are considered under-implemented and are either pre-licensed employees or those registered as in-training with an association (e.g., forester-in-training).

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Licensed science officer (geoscientist) 1A

Applicable job codes

  PEA
Job code 701001
Salary plan PEA
Bargaining unit code 2

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Grid 1A

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Licensed science officer (geoscientist) 1B

Applicable job codes

  PEA
Job code 701021
Salary plan PEA
Bargaining unit code 2

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Grid 1B

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Licensed science officer (geoscientist) 1C

Applicable job codes

  PEA
Job code 701022
Salary plan PEA
Bargaining unit code 2

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Grid 1C

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Licensed science officer (geoscientist) 2

Applicable job codes

  PEA
Job code 701002
Salary plan PEA
Bargaining unit code 2

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Grid 2A

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Licensed science officer (geoscientist) 3

Applicable job codes

  PEA
Job code 701003
Salary plan PEA
Bargaining unit code 2

Salary

Grid 3A: 3% recruitment and retention adjustment

New RRA for this classification effective April 11, 2021

Rates effective April 7, 2024
Step Annual  Monthly Bi-weekly Bi-weekly RRA Hourly
1 77,718.46 6,476.54 2,978.94 89.37 42.5563
2 81,191.73 6,765.98 3,112.07 93.36 44.4581
3 84,822.31 7,068.53 3,251.23 97.54 46.4461
4 88,614.66 7,384.56 3,396.59 101.90 48.5227
5 92,579.19 7,714.93 3,548.55 106.46 50.6936
6 96,940.27 8,078.36 3,715.71 111.47 53.0816
7 99,452.15 8,287.68 3,811.99 114.36 54.4570

Previous pay rates

Rates effective April 9, 2023
Step Annual  Monthly Bi-weekly Bi-weekly RRA Hourly
1 75,454.69 6,287.89 2,892.17 86.77 41.3167
2 78,826.99 6,568.92 3,021.43 90.64 43.1633
3 82,351.66 6,862.64 3,156.53 94.70 45.0933
4 86,033.64 7,169.47 3,297.66 98.93 47.1094
5 89,882.60 7,490.22 3,445.19 103.36 49.2170
6 94,116.89 7,843.07 3,607.49 108.22 51.5356
7 96,020.36 8,001.70 3,680.45 110.41 52.5779

Rates effective April 10, 2022
Step Annual  Monthly Bi-weekly Bi-weekly RRA Hourly
1 70,683.48 5,890.29 2,709.29 81.28 38.7041
2 73,842.63 6,153.55 2,830.38 84.91 40.4340
3 77,144.49 6,428.71 2,956.94 88.71 42.2420
4 80,593.50 6,716.13 3,089.14 92.67 44.1306
5 84,199.04 7,016.59 3,227.34 96.82 46.1049
6 88,165.66 7,347.14 3,379.38 101.38 48.2769
7 89,678.84 7,473.24 3,437.38 103.12 49.1054

Rates effective April 11, 2021
Step Annual  Monthly Bi-weekly Bi-weekly RRA Hourly
1 68,008.54 5,667.38 2,606.76 78.20 37.2394
2 71,068.56 5,922.38 2,724.05 81.72 38.9150
3 74,266.84 6,188.90 2,846.64 85.40 40.6663
4 77,607.58 6,467.30 2,974.69 89.24 42.4956
5 81,100.15 6,758.35 3,108.56 93.26 44.4080
6 84,942.06 7,078.51 3,255.82 97.67 46.5117
7 85,592.73 7,132.73 3,280.76 98.42 46.8680

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Licensed science officer (geoscientist) 4

Applicable job codes

  PEA
Job code 701004
Salary plan PEA
Bargaining unit code 2

Salary

Grid 4A: 3% recruitment and retention adjustment

New RRA for this classification effective April 11, 2021

Rates effective April 7, 2024
Step Annual  Monthly Bi-weekly Bi-weekly RRA Hourly
1 83,247.83 6,937.32 3,190.88 95.73 45.5840
2 86,969.99 7,247.50 3,333.55 100.01 47.6221
3 90,859.90 7,571.66 3,482.65 104.48 49.7521
4 94,925.92 7,910.49 3,638.50 109.16 51.9786
5 99,173.52 8,264.46 3,801.31 114.04 54.3044
6 103,847.68 8,653.97 3,980.47 119.41 56.8639
7 106,359.81 8,863.32 4,076.76 122.30 58.2394

Previous pay rates

Rates effective April 9, 2023
Step Annual  Monthly Bi-weekly Bi-weekly RRA Hourly
1 80,823.09 6,735.26 3,097.94 92.94 44.2563
2 84,436.98 7,036.42 3,236.46 97.09 46.2351
3 88,213.40 7,351.12 3,381.21 101.44 48.3030
4 92,160.97 7,680.08 3,532.52 105.98 50.4646
5 96,284.91 8,023.74 3,690.59 110.72 52.7227
6 100,822.88 8,401.91 3,864.53 115.94 55.2076
7 102,726.88 8,560.57 3,937.51 118.13 56.2501

Rates effective April 10, 2022
Step Annual  Monthly Bi-weekly Bi-weekly RRA Hourly
1 75,712.45 6,309.37 2,902.05 87.06 41.4579
2 79,097.80 6,591.48 3,031.81 90.95 43.3116
3 82,635.51 6,886.29 3,167.41 95.02 45.2487
4 86,333.41 7,194.45 3,309.15 99.27 47.2736
5 90,196.71 7,516.39 3,457.23 103.72 49.3890
6 94,447.70 7,870.64 3,620.17 108.61 51.7167
7 95,961.14 7,996.76 3,678.18 110.35 52.5454

Rates effective April 11, 2021
Step Annual  Monthly Bi-weekly Bi-weekly RRA Hourly
1 72,879.68 6,073.31 2,793.47 83.80 39.9067
2 76,158.84 6,346.57 2,919.16 87.57 41.7023
3 79,585.67 6,632.14 3,050.51 91.52 43.5787
4 83,167.47 6,930.62 3,187.80 95.63 45.5400
5 86,909.46 7,242.46 3,331.23 99.94 47.5890
6 91,027.13 7,585.59 3,489.06 104.67 49.8437
7 91,678.06 7,639.84 3,514.01 105.42 50.2001

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Licensed science officer (geoscientist) 5

Applicable job codes

  PEA
Job  code 701005
Salary plan PEA
Bargaining unit code 2

Salary

Grid 5A: 3% recruitment and retention adjustment

New RRA for this classification effective April 11, 2021

Rates effective April 7, 2024
Step Annual  Monthly Bi-weekly Bi-weekly RRA Hourly
1 92,055.05 7,671.25 3,528.46 105.85 50.4066
2 96,173.25 8,014.44 3,686.31 110.59 52.6616
3 100,477.20 8,373.10 3,851.28 115.54 55.0183
4 104,975.78 8,747.98 4,023.71 120.71 57.4816
5 109,674.72 9,139.56 4,203.82 126.11 60.0546
6 114,847.71 9,570.64 4,402.10 132.06 62.8871
7 117,359.32 9,779.94 4,498.37 134.95 64.2624

Previous pay rates

Rates effective April 9, 2023
Step Annual  Monthly Bi-weekly Bi-weekly RRA Hourly
1 89,373.85 7,447.82 3,425.69 102.77 48.9384
2 93,372.04 7,781.00 3,578.94 107.37 51.1277
3 97,550.76 8,129.23 3,739.11 112.17 53.4159
4 101,918.11 8,493.18 3,906.51 117.20 55.8073
5 106,480.35 8,873.36 4,081.38 122.44 58.3054
6 111,502.54 9,291.88 4,273.88 128.22 61.0554
7 113,406.01 9,450.50 4,346.84 130.41 62.0977

Rates effective April 10, 2022
Step Annual  Monthly Bi-weekly Bi-weekly RRA Hourly
1 83,722.65 6,976.89 3,209.08 96.27 45.8440
2 87,468.03 7,289.00 3,352.64 100.58 47.8949
3 91,382.47 7,615.21 3,502.68 105.08 50.0383
4 95,473.53 7,956.13 3,659.49 109.78 52.2784
5 99,747.48 8,312.29 3,823.31 114.70 54.6187
6 104,451.90 8,704.33 4,003.63 120.11 57.1947
7 105,965.08 8,830.42 4,061.63 121.85 58.0233

Rates effective April 11, 2021
Step Annual  Monthly Bi-weekly Bi-weekly RRA Hourly
1 80,638.63 6,719.89 3,090.87 92.73 44.1553
2 84,266.35 7,022.20 3,229.92 96.90 46.1417
3 88,057.91 7,338.16 3,375.25 101.26 48.2179
4 92,020.61 7,668.38 3,527.14 105.81 50.3877
5 96,160.46 8,013.37 3,685.82 110.57 52.6546
6 100,717.22 8,393.10 3,860.48 115.81 55.1497
7 101,367.89 8,447.32 3,885.42 116.56 55.5060

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