Circulation Assistant Family
Career series with 2 positions across 2 levels
In New Jersey civil service, Circulation Assistant names a 2-level progression covering 2 distinct titles.
Entry is typically through Circulation Assistant 2, advancing through the ladder toward Circulation Assistant 1. Pay across the family spans $44,750 to $70,641, around the 8th percentile of all civil service job families by top pay.
Positions in This Family
- CIRCULATION ASSISTANT 2 (70321) $44,750 - $64,522/year
- CIRCULATION ASSISTANT 1 (70323) $48,807 - $70,641/year
What the Circulation Assistant family covers
Circulation Assistant covers 2 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.
Public school teachers in New Jersey are not civil service, so the education titles in this system are the ones that sit outside a classroom: instructors in correctional and developmental facilities, curriculum and program development staff, and the education specialists at the Department of Education. Library titles are different again. County and municipal libraries are among the local employers that adopted civil service in their own right, which is why librarian and library assistant series carry local codes and appear in the local jurisdiction directory.
The ladder, ordered by pay
The Circulation Assistant rungs, listed from the best paid down. 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.
- Circulation Assistant 1 — $48,807 to $70,641 (3 years of experience)
- Circulation Assistant 2 — $44,750 to $64,522 (2 years of experience)
The distance from the bottom of Circulation Assistant 2 to the top of Circulation Assistant 1 is $25,891, an increase of about 58% 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.
- Circulation Assistant 2: Under direction of a supervising staff member in the Department of Education, performs detailed clerical duties of client services related to instruction material…
- Circulation Assistant 1: Under direction of a supervising professional staff member in the Department of Education, performs the more responsible detailed clerical duties of client…
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 2 years 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: 2 are competitive, filled from an eligible list after an open competitive or promotional examination.
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.
Common questions about Circulation Assistant jobs
How many separate Circulation Assistant classifications does New Jersey have?
The Circulation Assistant 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 a Circulation Assistant paid?
Published salary data for this family runs from $44,750 at the bottom of Circulation Assistant 2 to $70,641 at the top of Circulation Assistant 1. 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 Circulation Assistant?
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 a Circulation Assistant?
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 2 to 3 years is named where a requirement is stated.
Is Circulation Assistant 1 higher or lower than Circulation Assistant 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.