Agricultural Products Agent Family
Career series with 3 positions across 2 levels
In New Jersey civil service, Agricultural Products Agent names a 2-level progression covering 3 distinct titles.
Entry is typically through Agricultural Products Agent 1, advancing through the ladder toward Agricultural Products Agent 2 and, from there, into supervisory roles. Pay across the family spans $52,308 to $101,951, around the 31st percentile of all civil service job families by top pay. State payroll records show 17 people across the family's titles, most concentrated at Agriculture.
Agricultural Products Agent is a common next step after Agricultural Products Age:nt.
Positions in This Family
- AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AGENT 1 (33892) $52,308 - $75,954/year
- AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AGENT 2 (33893) $59,763 - $87,117/year
- SUPERVISING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AGENT (33894) $69,668 - $101,951/year
What the Agricultural Products Agent family covers
Agricultural Products Agent covers 3 title codes arranged into 2 levels of responsibility. 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
The Agricultural Products Agent rungs, listed from the best paid down. Here the numbering happens to agree with the pay order, which is not guaranteed elsewhere in New Jersey's plan.
- Supervising Agricultural Products Agent — $69,668 to $101,951 (5 years of experience)
- Agricultural Products Agent 2 — $59,763 to $87,117 (3 years of experience)
- Agricultural Products Agent 1 — $52,308 to $75,954 (1 year of experience)
The distance from the bottom of Agricultural Products Agent 1 to the top of Supervising Agricultural Products Agent is $49,643, an increase of about 95% over the entry minimum.
What each title does
Reading the definitions side by side is the quickest way to see what changes as you move through the family.
- Agricultural Products Agent 1: Under limited supervision in the New Jersey Department of Agriculture, inspects, certifies, and grades designated agricultural products; collects official…
- Agricultural Products Agent 2: Under general supervision of a supervisor in the New Jersey Department of Agriculture, inspects, certifies, and grades a variety of agricultural products…
- Supervising Agricultural Products Agent: Under the direction of a supervisory officer in the New Jersey Department of Agriculture, supervises the work force assigned to regulatory service…
Requirements across the family
None of the specifications in this family names a degree requirement, which places these titles among the New Jersey positions open to applicants without formal higher education. Stated experience runs from 1 year at the lowest rung to 5 at the highest, which is the main thing separating one level from the next.
2 of the 3 titles carry a license or certification requirement. On how the jobs are filled: 3 are competitive, filled from an eligible list after an open competitive or promotional examination.
Who actually employs these titles
17 people appear on the state payroll under 3 of these titles, at 1 agency. Agriculture alone accounts for about 100% of them.
- Agriculture — 17 employees
Median actual pay varies across the family, from $51,682 for Agricultural Products Agent 1 up to $90,706 for Supervising Agricultural Products Agent. Those are medians of what people are really paid, not schedule minimums and maximums.
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
The family is split across 2 salary schedules (A-P-R-S and C-I-O), so two titles that look adjacent can be paid from different tables with different step structures. More than one union has members in this family: CWA and IFPTE.
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
Other classifications built on the same terms as Agricultural Products Agent. Worth checking if this family has no current opening.
- Agricultural Products Agent Trainee ($50,059 to $50,059, state jurisdiction)
- Agricultural Products Age:nt 1 ($59,763 to $87,117, state jurisdiction) — in the Agricultural Products Age:nt family
- Agricultural Resource Specialist 3 ($58,222 to $84,763, both state and local jurisdiction) — in the Agricultural Resource Specialist family
- Agricultural Marketing Specialist 4 ($58,222 to $84,763, state jurisdiction) — in the Agricultural Marketing Specialist family
- Agricultural Marketing Specialist I ($87,507 to $128,719, state jurisdiction)
- Agricultural Marketing Specialist Ii ($76,287 to $111,856, state jurisdiction)
Common questions about Agricultural Products Agent jobs
How many separate Agricultural Products Agent classifications does New Jersey have?
The Agricultural Products Agent family holds 3 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 Products Agent paid?
Published salary data for this family runs from $52,308 at the bottom of Agricultural Products Agent 1 to $101,951 at the top of Supervising Agricultural Products Agent. 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 Products Agent?
Yes for most of the family. 3 of the 3 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 Products Agent?
No degree requirement is parsed from the specifications in this family, which puts these titles among the New Jersey civil service jobs reachable without formal higher education. Experience of 1 to 5 years is named where a requirement is stated. 2 of the titles require a license or certification.
Which agencies employ Agricultural Products Agent staff?
State payroll records show 17 people in this family across 1 agency, with Agriculture the largest at 17. Local government employers are not covered by that extract.