One way...

=SUM(COUNTIFS(A2:A10,"ASAE",B2:B10,{"O*","W*"},C2: C10,"<"&DATE(2050,1,1)))

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Biff
Microsoft Excel MVP


"J. Hunter" wrote in message
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I have a spreadsheet with one column showing pay grade - O3, O4, W2,
W3.....
I have a formula which selects anything starting with O, but I need the
formula to also look for either O or W and count both of them together.
any
help?
The current formula is:
=countifs(I2:I120,"=ASAE",B2:B120,"=O?",L2:L120"<1/1/2050")