Human Services Technician

Operate, maintain, and repair equipment or facilities, performing skilled hands-on work.

611 employees hold this title in Veterans Affairs Department. Median total compensation for the role is $42,479, below the department median of $55,734.

Employees: 611
Total payroll: $25.2M
Role median: $42,479
Agency median: $55,734
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$97$120,369+

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How total compensation varies among the 611 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

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This role across Minnesota

Human Services Technician is held in 5 Minnesota departments. In Veterans Affairs Department, the median of $42,479 ranks #2 of 5.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Direct Care and Treatment Department

$55,922 · 330

Human Services Department

$42,138 · 489

MN State Academies

$30,102 · 48

Corrections Department

$23,417 · 4

Median total compensation for the Human Services Technician role in other Minnesotadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Arpana Chaudhary

Human Services Technician/Veterans Affairs Department

2025 total comp

$42,448

Sub-department: Mpls 21 Nurse Staff A
Base pay: $33,786
Overtime: $6,005
Other pay: $2,657
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $42,448
Hire date: 2024-09-18
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 26
Union / bargaining unit: Health Care Non Professional
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Hennepin

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: No
Agency Number: H75
Bargaining Unit Number: 204
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Arpana Chaudhary holds the role of Human Services Technician at Veterans Affairs Department within Mpls 21 Nurse Staff A. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $42,448. They are represented by Health Care Non Professional.

Rebeca Gaalema

Human Services Technician/Veterans Affairs Department

2025 total comp

$42,424

Sub-department: Mpls 22 Nurse Staff C
Base pay: $36,275
Overtime: $3,858
Other pay: $2,290
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $42,424
Hire date: 2017-09-11
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 26
Union / bargaining unit: Health Care Non Professional
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.8
Work county: Hennepin

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: No
Agency Number: H75
Bargaining Unit Number: 204
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Rebeca Gaalema is a Human Services Technician at Veterans Affairs Department within Mpls 22 Nurse Staff C. They have served since 2017 (about 8 years), working part-time, 0.8 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $42,424. They are represented by Health Care Non Professional.