diff --git a/lib/galaxy/jobs/runners/util/cli/job/__init__.py b/lib/galaxy/jobs/runners/util/cli/job/__init__.py
index 2556df5d2aec..278d5c9834b8 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/jobs/runners/util/cli/job/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/jobs/runners/util/cli/job/__init__.py
@@ -64,13 +64,13 @@ def get_single_status(self, job_id):
         """
 
     @abstractmethod
-    def parse_status(self, status: str, job_ids: List[str]) -> Dict[str, str]:
+    def parse_status(self, status: str, job_ids: List[str]) -> Dict[str, job_states]:
         """
         Parse the statuses of output from get_status command.
         """
 
     @abstractmethod
-    def parse_single_status(self, status, job_id):
+    def parse_single_status(self, status: str, job_id: str) -> job_states:
         """
         Parse the status of output from get_single_status command.
         """
diff --git a/lib/galaxy/jobs/runners/util/cli/job/torque.py b/lib/galaxy/jobs/runners/util/cli/job/torque.py
index 1e7bad382789..ef6168d7ad4c 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/jobs/runners/util/cli/job/torque.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/jobs/runners/util/cli/job/torque.py
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ def parse_single_status(self, status, job_id):
         # no state found, job has exited
         return job_states.OK
 
-    def _get_job_state(self, state: str) -> str:
+    def _get_job_state(self, state: str) -> job_states:
         try:
             return {"E": job_states.RUNNING, "R": job_states.RUNNING, "Q": job_states.QUEUED, "C": job_states.OK}[state]
         except KeyError:
diff --git a/lib/galaxy/model/__init__.py b/lib/galaxy/model/__init__.py
index 34af7c1d5e81..a9e27f2cae8c 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/model/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/model/__init__.py
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@
 from typing_extensions import (
     Literal,
     Protocol,
+    TypeAlias,
     TypedDict,
 )
 
@@ -1380,7 +1381,7 @@ class Job(Base, JobLike, UsesCreateAndUpdateTime, Dictifiable, Serializable):
     _numeric_metric = JobMetricNumeric
     _text_metric = JobMetricText
 
-    states = JobState
+    states: TypeAlias = JobState
 
     # states that are not expected to change, except through admin action or re-scheduling
     terminal_states = [states.OK, states.ERROR, states.DELETED]