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Workers' Comp Class Code 8868: Schools — Professional Employees & Clerical

What it covers

Teachers and school clerical staff. Custodial, cafeteria and bus staff belong in the 'all other' school code at several times the rate.

Illustrative rate range

$0.30 – $0.90 per $100 of payroll

National illustrative range — varies by state and carrier.

Worked example: on $50,000 of annual payroll, this code alone would cost roughly $150 to $450 a year.

Commonly confused with

Signs you may be misclassified

  • Some of the actual work looks more like Schools — All Other Employees (code 9101) than Schools — Professional Employees & Clerical.
  • Nobody has re-checked this code since your job duties, work location, or equipment changed.
  • The code on your policy is whatever your agent guessed at signup, not something based on actual duties.

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