Employment Verification

Verifying Employment and Salary

PPS employment and salary verification is provided by The Work Number, a service of TALX Corporation. The Work Number provides automated employment and salary verifications 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. It's safe, fast and easy to use.

Employee instructions

You are asked to provide proof of employment and/or salary when you apply for a mortgage, rent an apartment, purchase or lease a car or apply for a new job. With The Work Number you don't have to wait until the next working day to get that process started.

Follow the directions below to use The Work Number. Click here for a printable Quick Reference Guide (pdf).

Proof of Employment

Give the person needing proof of your employment (the verifier):

• The Work Number Access Options:
  
  1. www.theworknumber.com/verifier
  2. 1-800-367-5690
  3. 1-900-555-9675
• Portland Public Schools Employer Code: 10999
• Your Social Security Number: _ _ _ - _ _ - _ _ _ _

Proof of Employment plus Income

1. Visit www.theworknumber.com/employee or call 1-800-367-2884
2. Enter the following information:
   
   • Employer Code Portland Public Schools: 10999
   • Your Social Security Number
   • Your PIN # (last 4 digits of Social Security Number and 4 digit year of birth)
3. Select to obtain a Salary Key - Write down the salary key given to you
4. Give the person needing proof of your employment and income:
   
   • Your Social Security Number: _ _ _ - _ _ - _ _ _ _
   • Portland Public Schools Employer Code: 10999
   • Your Salary Key (from Step 3 above): ≅≅≅≅≅≅
   • The Work Number Access Options:
     
     1. www.theworknumber.com/verifier
     2. 1-800-367-5690
     3. 1-900-555-9675

Questions?

If you have questions or want to change your PIN number, call The Work Number Client Service line at 1-800-996-7566 (TTY 1-800-424-0253) Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., Central Standard Time.