Code Writer Family
Career series with 2 positions across 2 levels
Code Writer is a career-ladder family in New Jersey civil service, with 2 titles spanning 2 levels.
Entry is typically through Code Writer 2 Code Section, advancing through the ladder toward Code Writer 1 Code Section. Pay across the family spans $76,287 to $128,719, around the 54th percentile of all civil service job families by top pay.
Code Writer is closely related to Construction Code Inspector and Fire Code Assistance Representative.
Specializations
Positions in This Family
- CODE WRITER 2 CODE SECTION (17282) $76,287 - $111,856/year
- CODE WRITER 1 CODE SECTION (17283) $87,507 - $128,719/year
What the Code Writer family covers
Code Writer 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.
New Jersey's technology titles carry the sediment of several eras at once. Newer families cover software development, network administration and database work, while older ones still name data processing, automated typewriters and input and output control. The Office of Information Technology holds most of the modern posts, but agencies keep their own analysts. Information processing titles are the second group in the compendium eligible for advanced-step hiring, which is the state's standing acknowledgement that it cannot fill them at step one.
The ladder, ordered by pay
The Code Writer 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.
- Code Writer 1 Code Section — $87,507 to $128,719 (a bachelor's degree and 6 years of experience)
- Code Writer 2 Code Section — $76,287 to $111,856 (a bachelor's degree and 3 years of experience)
The distance from the bottom of Code Writer 2 Code Section to the top of Code Writer 1 Code Section is $52,432, an increase of about 69% 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.
- Code Writer 2 Code Section: Under the direction of the Assistant Director, Office of Standards and Appeals, Division of Workplace Standards, Department of Labor, assists in the…
- Code Writer 1 Code Section: Under the direction of the Assistant Director, Office of Standards and Appeals, Division of Workplace Standards, Department of Labor, drafts codes, rules and…
Requirements across the family
Across the 2 titles we have parsed, the education requirements read as a bachelor's degree on 2 of them. Stated experience runs from 3 years at the lowest rung to 6 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
These are state titles, hired by New Jersey departments, commissions and boards through the Civil Service Commission's announcement and eligible list process rather than by an ordinary job posting. How state hiring works, and which agencies employ what.
Related titles elsewhere in the plan
Other classifications built on the same terms as Code Writer. Worth checking if this family has no current opening.
- Automotive Service Writer (local jurisdiction)
- Automotive Services Writer ($55,691 to $81,008, state jurisdiction)
- Specification Writer Purchasing (local jurisdiction)
- Writer-Media Relations Coordinator, State Commission of Investigation (state jurisdiction)
- Sub-Code Official ($83,582 to $122,832, state jurisdiction)
- Sub-Code Official ($79,844 to $117,228, state jurisdiction)
Common questions about Code Writer jobs
How many Code Writer titles are there in New Jersey civil service?
The Code Writer family holds 2 title codes arranged across 2 levels. Each code is a separate classification with its own published specification, requirements and salary treatment.
What does a Code Writer earn in New Jersey?
Published salary data for this family runs from $76,287 at the bottom of Code Writer 2 Code Section to $128,719 at the top of Code Writer 1 Code Section. Those are schedule figures. Where the title appears on the state payroll, actual median pay is listed on the page above.
Do you need to take an exam to become a Code Writer?
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 qualifications does a Code Writer need?
The most common education requirement in this family is a bachelor's degree, named on 2 of the 2 titles. Stated experience ranges from 3 to 6 years depending on the rung. Read the individual specification for the exact wording, including any experience substitution.
Is Code Writer 1 higher or lower than Code Writer 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.