UCareer Introduction
Ucareer FAQs
UCareer is a five-year (2023–2028) campus-wide classification reindexing initiative for staff. It introduces updated compensation structures, career tracks, and progressions designed to create clear career pathways for current and future employees. UCareer aligns staff roles with external labor market standards, resulting in job re-indexing and more diverse, accurate job descriptions. Ultimately, all campus staff will transition to new job codes.
UCareer applies to main campus staff, including University of Utah Health Academics. Please note that the project does not apply to faculty or employees of University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics.
The UCareer Job Library was shared with the UCareer Alliance (a group of about 400 department leaders and key administrators) in November 2023. Since then, they have worked closely with central HR to ensure the job library meets the needs of our workforce. The UCareer project will launch to the broader campus community in 2025, starting with a UCareer Job Library public preview on January 15th.
For a timeline draft, please refer to the downloadable graphic.
Departments will have a four-month window, from January to April 2025, to assign employees to their new job codes. Effective dates for these placements will range between February and May 2025.
No. UCareer is a re-indexing project, meaning it focuses on aligning job codes and descriptions without adding new duties or responsibilities. As a result, pay rates will remain unchanged. However, the new compensation structure will introduce updated grades and pay ranges, which departments can use for future budget planning.
All UCareer resources will be available at the project launch in early 2025. We appreciate your patience as central HR and UCareer Alliance members finalize the project details. No additional preparation is needed from staff at this time. However, a UCareer Alliance member or your supervisor may contact you to clarify your current duties and responsibilities as part of the process.
UCAREER FOR ADMINISTRATORS LAUNCHED IN THE FALL 2023!
This initial launch will be available to leadership and key administrators of each VP Area/School/College. In the next year, they will conduct a strategic review of the UCareer job library and formulate departmental compensation strategies. UCareer main launch will take place in January 2025 and will be available to all campus staff, including UUHA staff. Faculty and Hospitals and Clinics are not included in the scope of the UCareer project. Job re-indexing and employee placements into new job codes will begin in January 2025.
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