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Department of Human Services

6,433 employees · NJ state government agency

Department of Human Services anchors a workforce of 6,433 employees, one of the biggest payrolls in state government.

The most common title is Cottage Training Technician (7% of staff), followed by Human Services Assistant and Quality Assurance Specialist, Health Services. Median pay is $72,427, about 14% below the statewide median.

Median tenure is 15.0 years, longer than the statewide median of 9.7 years. CWA represents the largest share of its unionized workforce (about 58%).