Vocational: related work experience to be calculated from the time he/she received his/her journeyman’s license.
One increment will be granted for each year of related work experience up to three (3) years, thereafter one (1) increment will be granted for each two (2) years of related experience up to a maximum of three (3) increments - to a maximum of six (6) increments for nine (9) years of related work experience. Total number of increments shall not be greater than the required number of increments needed to get a maximum salary. In areas of employment in which a journeyman’s certificate is not issued, related work experience shall be calculated from the time the person became qualified in the area of employment. However, only those years of employment in the particular areas shall be counted as a related work experience.