Healthcare & Social Services
Class Code 8868: School—Professional Employees & Clerical — Workers' Comp Insurance
Covers the teachers, administrators, and clerical staff of a school, as distinct from the custodial, cafeteria, and maintenance staff who are coded separately under a different school classification. It reflects the classroom- and office-based nature of teaching and school administration.
- Risk level:
- low
What code 8868 covers
Class 8868 applies to a school's professional and clerical staff, including teachers, principals, counselors, and administrative office employees, covering the classroom- and desk-based work involved in education and school administration. Schools typically carry a second classification alongside this one to cover non-teaching staff such as custodians, cafeteria workers, and grounds crew, whose physical duties present different exposure than classroom teaching. This split lets a school's payroll accurately reflect that a teacher's classroom risk differs meaningfully from a custodian's physical labor, even though both work at the same facility. Physical education, shop, science lab, and similar specialty instruction may involve activities that warrant a closer look depending on the specific equipment or supervision involved.
Included operations
- Classroom teaching and instructional duties
- School administration and counseling staff
- Front-office and clerical support for the school
- Coaching and extracurricular supervision performed by teaching staff
Businesses that typically carry 8868
- Public and private K-12 schools
- Charter schools
- Preschools with a licensed instructional program
- Specialty and vocational schools
- Outpatient and multi-specialty clinics
- Faith-based and community service organizations
- County and municipal social service agencies
- Multi-site healthcare and care organizations
Common misclassifications
Code 9101
Some schools code all staff under one classification instead of splitting teaching/clerical staff from custodial, cafeteria, and maintenance staff.
Code 8869
A school-affiliated child care or after-school program can blend with the K-12 classification instead of being evaluated as its own operation.
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What drives the cost of code 8868
- Total annual payroll for employees assigned to this classification
- Experience modification factor based on claims history
- State-specific base rates and loss costs filed for this class code
- Claims frequency and severity trends for the business
- Safety programs, training, and workplace controls in place
- Payroll mix across multiple classifications at the same location
What underwriters look for
- Types of patients, residents, or clients served and the level of care provided
- Staffing ratios and use of lift equipment or safe patient-handling protocols
- Prior claims history, especially strain, sprain, and needlestick injuries
- Licensing, accreditation, and staff credentials
State differences
This entry uses standard NCCI class code phraseology, which applies in most NCCI-governed states. Pennsylvania (PCRB), Delaware (DCRB), California (WCIRB), New Jersey (NJCRIB), Michigan, New York (NYCIRB), and Massachusetts maintain their own classification manuals, and code numbers or phraseology can differ there. Our agency confirms the correct classification for your state before quoting.
Where code 8868 fits
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Class code 8868 questions
Does this code cover the school's custodians and cafeteria staff?
No, that non-teaching staff is typically coded separately under 9101 (School—All Other Employees).
Are coaches and extracurricular supervisors included?
Yes, when that supervision is performed by teaching staff as part of their role at the school.
Does this apply to preschools?
It can, for a licensed instructional program; a general child care center without an educational component is typically coded under 8869 instead.
Why does a school need two different class codes?
Because teaching and clerical work carries different exposure than custodial, maintenance, and cafeteria work, splitting the codes gives a more accurate picture of the school's actual risk.
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