There are five pay levels covering all student jobs. The Student Employment Office or the Library Human Resources Office assigns individual positions to the pay levels. The level definitions are as follows:

Level 1	Positions include routine, often repetitive, job duties normally requiring little or no particular skills or prior experience. Duties are assigned on a daily or task basis within specific guidelines and procedures.
Level 2	Positions include routine and some non-routine duties requiring basic office and business skills and limited experience. Duties are performed within defined guidelines.
Level 3	Positions include non-routine, specific duties integral to the operation of a unit requiring specialized office and business skills and specific experience. Duties are assigned within general guidelines requiring setting priorities and the exercise of judgment.
Level 4	Positions include non-routine duties and some project responsibility requiring the interpretation of information and the application of previously acquired skills and experience. Duties are assigned within broad guidelines requiring independent action and the exercise of judgment.
Level 5	Positions include highly specialized duties and project responsibility requiring the ongoing interpretation of guidelines, the exercise of independent judgment and the application of skills that are often highly technical in nature. Duties are assigned on a project basis within broad guidelines requiring ongoing independence and exercise of judgment.