Covered and Non-Covered Agencies

Covered Agencies

Division of Personnel (DOP) covered agencies include State agencies and affiliated local health departments that have employees covered by the DOP merit system. The DOP provides services for classified and classified-exempt positions in covered agencies.

Classified positions are subject to the standards of the DOP merit system. Classified‑exempt positions, by contrast, are not covered by merit system standards. As a result, certain provisions in the DOP’s legislative rules and policies apply only to classified positions and do not apply to classified‑exempt positions. Policies, regulations, and benefits applicable to each type of position may be found in Classified vs. Classified-Exempt Service within the DOP Merit System.

 

Non-covered Agencies

Agencies not covered by the DOP are sometimes also referred to as "exempt agencies." These agencies aren’t required to use DOP services or follow its merit system; however, they do, from time to time, request applicant referrals and other services from the Division of Personnel. Individuals interested in jobs within exempt agencies should contact each agency or office directly.

Local government agencies (County and municipal agencies such as Police and Fire, etc.) and some State agencies may conduct personnel administration in accordance with "civil service" or merit systems, which are not affiliated with or under the jurisdiction of the DOP.

 

COVERED AGENCIESNON-COVERED AGENCIES
This list is not all-inclusive. Individual offices within the identified covered department or agency are not included. This list is not all-inclusive. Many smaller boards, commissions, and offices within classified-exempt departments or agencies are not included.

Administration, Department of

  • Finance Division
  • Fleet Management, Division of
  • General Services, Division of
  • Personnel, Division of
  • Public Employees Insurance Agency
  • Purchasing Division
  • Real Estate Division
  • Surplus Property
  • Technology, Office of
  • Travel Management, Office of

 

Commerce, Department of

  • Economic Development, Department of
  • Forestry, Division of
  • Labor, Division of
  • Miner’s Heath, Safety, and Training, Office of
  • Natural Resources, Division of (NRPO Only)
  • Rehabilitation Services, Division of
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Environmental Protection, Department of

Financial Institutions, Division of

Health, Department of

  • Chief Medical Examiner, Office of the
  • Emergency Medical Services, Office of
  • Health Care Authority
  • Human Rights Commission
  • Inspector General, Office of
  • Public Health, Bureau for
  • Threat Preparedness, Center for


Human Services, Department of

  • Behavioral Health, Bureau for
  • Child Support Enforcement, Bureau for
  • Family Assistance, Bureau for
  • Medical Cannabis, Office of
  • Medical Services, Bureau for

  • Social Services, Bureau for

     

Affiliated Local Health Departments

 

Homeland Security, Department of

  • Administrative Services, Division of
  • Corrections and Rehabilitation, Division of
  • State Fire Marshal, Office of

 

Public Service Commission

  • ​Consumer Advocate Division

 

Revenue, Department of

  • Alcohol Beverage Control Administration
  • Insurance Commissioner, Offices of the
  • Lottery Commission
  • State Budget Office
  • Tax Appeals, Office of
  • Tax Division

 

Senior Services, Bureau of
 

Tourism, Department of

  • Cultural Center
  • Tourism Office

 

Transportation, Department of​

  • Administrative Hearings, Office of
  • ​Highways, Division of 
  • Motor Vehicles, Division of 
  • Multimodal Transportation Facilities, Division of

 

Veterans Assistance, Department of

  • Veterans Home
  • Veterans Nursing Facility

Offices of State Elected Officials:​

  • Agriculture, Department of
  • Attorney General, Office of the
  • Governor, Office of the
  • Legislature and related offices
  • Secretary of State, Office of the
  • State Auditor's Office
  • State Treasurer's Office
     

Adjutant General’s Office


Aeronautics Commission


Air Quality Division


Consolidated Public Retirement Board


Court of Claims


Education, Department of


Educational Broadcasting Commission


Emergency Management, Division of


Ethics Commission​


Geological & Economic Survey

 

Health Facilities, Department of

  • Mildred Mitchell-Bateman Hospital
  • Welch Community Hospital
  • William R. Sharpe Jr. Hospital 

 

Higher Education Policy Commission

  • Bluefield State University
  • Concord University
  • Erma Byrd Higher Education Center
  • Fairmont State University
  • Glenville State University
  • Marshall University
  • Potomac State College
  • Shepherd University
  • West Liberty University
  • West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine
  • West Virginia State University
  • West Virginia University
  • West Virginia University Institute of Technology

 

Housing Development Fund


Investments, WV State Board of

 

Unaffiliated Local Health Departments

  • Barbour
  • Cabell-Huntington
  • Fayette
  • Grafton-Taylor
  • Lincoln
  • Marion
  • Mingo
  • Nicholas

 

Municipal Bond Commission


Oil & Gas Conservation Commission


Parkways Authority


Probation and Parole, Board of


Prosecuting Attorneys Institute


Protective Services, Division of


Public Defender Services


Public Employees Grievance Board


Public Port Authority


Racing Commission 
 

Risk and Insurance Management, Board of


School Building Authority


Solid Waste Management Board


Special Investigations, Commission on


State Bar


State Colleges and Universities


State Police 


Supreme Court of Appeals

  • ​​Intermediate Court of Appeals​​
     

Water Development Authority


Water Development Authority Board

 

During the 2025 and 2026 Regular Sessions of the legislature, several measures were enacted that modified state employment configuration, processes, and the applicability of DOP law, rules, and policies. —see 87th W. Va. Reg. Leg. Sess. H.B. 2008, 2009, & 2013 (eff. July 1, 2025), along with —see 87th W. Va. Reg. Leg. Sess. H.B. 2025 & 5441 (effective July 1, 2026).

​Effective July 1, 2025, and July 1, 2026, most newly hired individuals, as well as current employees who voluntarily transfer or accept new positions, enter employment in positions in the classified‑exempt service that are statutorily excluded from the DOP merit system (formerly Civil Service) and shall be exempt from the state grievance procedures.

 

Last Updated: August 2026

The Division of Personnel does not process applications for the United States Postal Service or for jobs with the Federal government. For jobs with West Virginia private businesses and organizations, refer to the WorkForce​ West Virginia website.​​