Chapter 7: Transmittal Codes
Type Codes
List of Type Codes by System
All Systems | PERS | PSERS | SERS | TRS | LEOFF | WSPRS | JRF | JRS
PERS Codes*
- 01 - Employee of state government
- 02 - Employee of a county
- 03 - Employee of a city
- 04 - Employee of a port authority
- 05 - Employee of a public utility district
- 06 - Employee of the Washington Public Power Supply System
- 07 - Employee of a fire, conservation, irrigation, mosquito, sewer, water, or weed district
- 08 - Employee of a non-state government entity not covered by codes 02-07
Elected Officials
- 09 - Elected state official
- 10 - Elected county government official; including PERS non-JBM District Judge, Superior Court Judge, or Appeals Court Judge
- 11 - Elected city government official; including PERS non-JBM Municipal Judge
- 12 - Elected official of a port authority
- 13 - Elected official of a public utility district
- 14 - Elected official of the Washington Public Power Supply System
- 15 - Elected official of a fire, conservation, irrigation, mosquito, sewer, water, or weed district
- 16 - Elected official of a non-state government entity not covered by codes 10-15
- 59 - Elected PERS non-JBM Supreme Court Justice
Education Employees
- 17 - Employee of the State School for the Blind or the State School for the Deaf
- 18 - Employee of a school district working in a non-certificated, non-teaching position
- 19 - Employee of a community or technical college
- 20 - Employee of a 4-year college or university
- 21 - Educational Staff Associate with service credit in PERS Plan 1 prior to July 7, 1984 who chose not to transfer to TRS
- 22 - Valid code prior to March 31, 1991 for reporting an employee working at a community or technical college
- 23 - Valid code prior to March 31, 1991 for reporting an employee working at a 4-year college or university
Governor-Appointed Officials:
- 24 - State official appointed by the Governor (e.g., agency director)
- 25 - Official appointed by the Governor to a state board, commission or committee
Judges Benefit Multiplier Program:
- 26 - PERS-JBM Court of Appeals or Superior Court Judge
- 27 - PERS-JBM District Judge - Elected or appointed to a vacant elected position
- 28 - PERS-JBM Municipal Judge - Elected or appointed to a vacant elected position
- 29 - PERS-JBM Supreme Court Justice
- 54 - PERS-JBM District Judge - Appointed to a non-elected position
- 56 - PERS-JBM Municipal Judge - Appointed to a non-elected position
Retirees Returning to Work
- 97 - TRS Plan 1 Retirees working for educational employers
- 98 - Retirees working in eligible positions*
- 99 - Retirees working in ineligible positions*
*Retirees and substitutes have special reporting requirements. Refer to Reporting Charts to Assist Employers with Type Codes for the specific type code to use.
