Agricultural Marketing Specialist Family
Career series with 2 positions across 2 levels
New Jersey classifies Agricultural Marketing Specialist as a 2-level family, 2 titles in all, built for step-by-step advancement.
Entry is typically through Agricultural Marketing Specialist 4, advancing through the ladder toward Agricultural Marketing Specialist 3. Pay across the family spans $58,222 to $97,354, around the 27th percentile of all civil service job families by top pay. State payroll records show 1 people across the family's titles, most concentrated at Agriculture.
Agricultural Marketing Specialist is a common next step after Physician Specialist and Health Systems Specialist.
Positions in This Family
- AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SPECIALIST 4 (54723) $58,222 - $84,763/year
- AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SPECIALIST 3 (54724) $66,592 - $97,354/year
What the Agricultural Marketing Specialist family covers
Agricultural Marketing Specialist is a graded series in the New Jersey civil service classification plan, running 2 title codes across 2 levels. Every title in it is a state title, so the employer is a state department, commission or authority rather than a county or municipality.
New Jersey splits environmental work across Environmental Protection, Agriculture, the county mosquito commissions and local utilities authorities, which is why families in this area often carry both state and local title codes. Field titles pair seasonal outdoor work with permitting and enforcement duties, so the same series can require a technical degree at one rung and a commercial driving or pesticide applicator credential at another. Water and sewer titles in particular are concentrated in municipal utilities authorities rather than in state service.
The ladder, ordered by pay
Ordered by what they actually pay rather than by the number in the title, the Agricultural Marketing Specialist rungs look like this. Note that the numbers in these titles do not run in pay order. In this family a lower number sits higher on the ladder, which is a New Jersey convention that catches people out when they read a title list top to bottom.
- Agricultural Marketing Specialist 3 — $66,592 to $97,354 (a bachelor's degree and 2 years of experience)
- Agricultural Marketing Specialist 4 — $58,222 to $84,763 (a bachelor's degree and 1 year of experience)
The distance from the bottom of Agricultural Marketing Specialist 4 to the top of Agricultural Marketing Specialist 3 is $39,132, an increase of about 67% over the entry minimum.
What each title does
Each title in the family carries its own published definition. These are the opening lines of each one, which is usually where the difference between two neighboring rungs is actually stated.
- Agricultural Marketing Specialist 4: Under supervision, in the Division of Marketing and Development, New Jersey Department of Agriculture, provides professional marketing advice and…
- Agricultural Marketing Specialist 3: Under the supervision of the Chief, Bureau of Market Development and Promotions or other supervisory officer, Division of Markets, New Jersey…
What it takes to qualify
Across the 2 titles we have parsed, the education requirements read as a bachelor's degree on 2 of them. Stated experience runs from 1 year at the lowest rung to 2 at the highest, which is the main thing separating one level from the next.
On how the jobs are filled: 2 are competitive, filled from an eligible list after an open competitive or promotional examination.
Who actually employs these titles
1 people appear on the state payroll under 1 of these title, at 1 agency. Agriculture alone accounts for about 100% of them.
- Agriculture — 1 employee
Median actual pay for Agricultural Marketing Specialist 4 is $63,946, which is what people in the title are really paid rather than the published band.
State payroll only, deduplicated by payroll title; local employers file separately, so a family with local codes looks smaller here than it is. How this is counted.
How the pay is set
Titles in this family are paid on the A-P-R-S salary schedule. See every step in that schedule. Bargaining is handled by CWA. Union contracts and rights are collected here.
Where these jobs exist
Hiring for this family runs through state service. Departments, commissions and boards fill these titles from eligible lists built by the Civil Service Commission, so the route in is an announcement and a filing deadline rather than a posting you apply to directly. What state jurisdiction means, and a breakdown of who employs what.
Related titles elsewhere in the plan
These titles sit elsewhere in the classification plan but share vocabulary with Agricultural Marketing Specialist, which usually means overlapping duties or a related eligible list.
- Agricultural Marketing Specialist I ($87,507 to $128,719, state jurisdiction)
- Agricultural Marketing Specialist Ii ($76,287 to $111,856, state jurisdiction)
- Fish and Seafood Marketing Specialist ($76,287 to $111,856, state jurisdiction)
- Agricultural Resource Specialist 3 ($58,222 to $84,763, both state and local jurisdiction) — in the Agricultural Resource Specialist family
- Economic Development Representative 3 Tourism Marketing ($76,287 to $111,856, state jurisdiction) — in the Economic Development Representative family
- Agricultural Products Agent 1 ($52,308 to $75,954, state jurisdiction) — in the Agricultural Products Agent family
Common questions about Agricultural Marketing Specialist jobs
How many separate Agricultural Marketing Specialist classifications does New Jersey have?
The Agricultural Marketing Specialist family holds 2 title codes arranged across 2 levels. Each code is a separate classification with its own published specification, requirements and salary treatment.
How much is an Agricultural Marketing Specialist paid?
Published salary data for this family runs from $58,222 at the bottom of Agricultural Marketing Specialist 4 to $97,354 at the top of Agricultural Marketing Specialist 3. Those are schedule figures. Where the title appears on the state payroll, actual median pay is listed on the page above.
Is there a civil service test for Agricultural Marketing Specialist?
Yes for most of the family. 2 of the 2 titles are in the competitive division, which means appointment comes from an eligible list built by an open competitive or promotional examination.
What are the requirements to become an Agricultural Marketing Specialist?
The most common education requirement in this family is a bachelor's degree, named on 2 of the 2 titles. Stated experience ranges from 1 to 2 years depending on the rung. Read the individual specification for the exact wording, including any experience substitution.
Which agencies employ Agricultural Marketing Specialist staff?
State payroll records show 1 people in this family across 1 agency, with Agriculture the largest at 1. Local government employers are not covered by that extract.
Is Agricultural Marketing Specialist 1 higher or lower than Agricultural Marketing Specialist 3?
In this family the lower number is the more senior title. New Jersey's level numbering does not run in pay order, and reading the titles by number alone will give you the ladder upside down. The list above is sorted by what each title actually pays.