Agricultural Resource Specialist Family
Career series with 4 positions across 3 levels
In New Jersey civil service, Agricultural Resource Specialist names a 3-level progression covering 4 distinct titles.
Entry is typically through Agricultural Resource Specialist 3, advancing through the ladder toward Agricultural Resource Specialist 1 and, from there, into supervisory roles. Pay across the family spans $58,222 to $141,386, around the 70th percentile of all civil service job families by top pay. State payroll records show 12 people across the family's titles, most concentrated at Agriculture.
Agricultural Resource Specialist commonly advances into Program Specialist and Hazardous Site Mitigation Specialist.
Positions in This Family
- AGRICULTURAL RESOURCE SPECIALIST 3 (03065) $58,222 - $84,763/year
- AGRICULTURAL RESOURCE SPECIALIST 2 (03066) $66,592 - $97,354/year
- AGRICULTURAL RESOURCE SPECIALIST 1 (03067) $76,287 - $111,856/year
- SUPERVISING AGRICULTURAL RESOURCE SPECIALIST (10295) $95,955 - $141,386/year
What the Agricultural Resource Specialist family covers
Agricultural Resource Specialist is a graded series in the New Jersey civil service classification plan, running 4 title codes across 3 levels. The family straddles jurisdictions: 3 both state and local and 1 state, so parts of it are hired by state departments and parts by local civil service employers.
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 Resource 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.
- Supervising Agricultural Resource Specialist — $95,955 to $141,386 (a master's degree and 3 years of experience)
- Agricultural Resource Specialist 1 — $76,287 to $111,856 (a master's degree and 2 years of experience)
- Agricultural Resource Specialist 2 — $66,592 to $97,354 (a master's degree and 1 year of experience)
- Agricultural Resource Specialist 3 — $58,222 to $84,763 (a master's degree and 1 year of experience)
The distance from the bottom of Agricultural Resource Specialist 3 to the top of Supervising Agricultural Resource Specialist is $83,164, an increase of about 143% 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 Resource Specialist 3: Under general supervision of a coordinator, program manager, or other supervisor, is responsible for implementing and maintaining agricultural or…
- Agricultural Resource Specialist 2: Under direction of a coordinator, program manager, or other supervisor in the NJ Department of Agriculture or a local government jurisdiction, is…
- Agricultural Resource Specialist 1: Under direction of a coordinator, program manager, or other supervisor in the NJ Department of Agriculture or local government jurisdiction, is…
- Supervising Agricultural Resource Specialist: Under the direction of a program manager or other supervisor in the New Jersey Department of Agriculture or local government jurisdiction…
What it takes to qualify
Across the 4 titles we have parsed, the education requirements read as a master's degree on 4 of them. Stated experience runs from 1 year at the lowest rung to 3 at the highest, which is the main thing separating one level from the next.
On how the jobs are filled: 4 are competitive, filled from an eligible list after an open competitive or promotional examination.
Who actually employs these titles
12 people appear on the state payroll under 4 of these titles, at 1 agency. Agriculture alone accounts for about 100% of them.
- Agriculture — 12 employees
Median actual pay varies across the family, from $76,768 for Agricultural Resource Specialist 3 up to $123,437 for Supervising Agricultural Resource Specialist. 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
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
Because the family mixes jurisdictions, the answer to "who hires this" depends on the specific code. State codes run through the Civil Service Commission's announcement and eligible list process; local codes are hired by the counties, municipalities and authorities that adopted civil service under Title 11A. Check an employer's status before assuming a title is available where you live.
Related titles elsewhere in the plan
These titles sit elsewhere in the classification plan but share vocabulary with Agricultural Resource Specialist, which usually means overlapping duties or a related eligible list.
- 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)
- Resource Interpretive Specialist 3 ($79,844 to $117,228, state jurisdiction) — in the Resource Interpretive Specialist family
- Resource Interpretive Specialist 1, ($63,663 to $92,953, both state and local jurisdiction)
- Resource Interpretive Specialist Trainee ($58,222 to $60,876, state jurisdiction)
Common questions about Agricultural Resource Specialist jobs
How many separate Agricultural Resource Specialist classifications does New Jersey have?
The Agricultural Resource Specialist family holds 4 title codes arranged across 3 levels. Each code is a separate classification with its own published specification, requirements and salary treatment.
How much is an Agricultural Resource Specialist paid?
Published salary data for this family runs from $58,222 at the bottom of Agricultural Resource Specialist 3 to $141,386 at the top of Supervising Agricultural Resource Specialist. 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 Resource Specialist?
Yes for most of the family. 4 of the 4 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 Resource Specialist?
The most common education requirement in this family is a master's degree, named on 4 of the 4 titles. Stated experience ranges from 1 to 3 years depending on the rung. Read the individual specification for the exact wording, including any experience substitution.
Which agencies employ Agricultural Resource Specialist staff?
State payroll records show 12 people in this family across 1 agency, with Agriculture the largest at 12. Local government employers are not covered by that extract.
Is Agricultural Resource Specialist 1 higher or lower than Agricultural Resource 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.