PCHA will certify Section 3 program participants who meet the income eligibility requirements and who are seeking preference in training and employment. All interested residents must complete the Resident Employment Opportunity Data Eligibility for Preference application and provide adequate proof of Section 3 eligibility, as required. Click here to download the application.
Resident Employment and Training Preference
Residents of PCHA communities may receive employment and training preferences in PCHA-funded projects. To qualify for this preference, a person must be a PCHA public housing resident, or one who resides within the jurisdictional boundary of the PCHA, whose income meets the guidelines for low-income or very low income persons. Residents who qualify are known as “Section 3 residents”. The Section 3 resident preferences for hiring and training in Section 3 projects are as follows:
Category 1 – Residents of a PCHA public housing community or communities for which the contract shall be expended.
Category 2 – Residents of another public housing community owned by PCHA.
Category 3 – Participants of local Youthbuild programs being carried out in
Category 4 – All other residents of
Types of jobs that may be available include:
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Administrative/Management |
Services |
Construction |
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accounting, payroll, research, bookkeeping, purchasing, word processing |
appliance repair, florists, marketing, carpet installation, janitorial, photography, catering, landscaping, printing, computer/information, manufacturing, transportation |
architecture, bricklaying, carpentry, cement/masonry, demolition, drywall, electrical elevator, construction, engineering, fencing, heating, iron works, machine operation, painting, plastering, plumbing, surveying |
