Conservation Police Officer Family
Career series with 4 positions across 3 levels
Conservation Police Officer groups 4 related titles into a 3-level career ladder.
Entry is typically through Conservation Police Officer 1, advancing through the ladder toward Conservation Police Officer 3 and, from there, into supervisory roles. Pay across the family spans $76,748 to $162,702, around the 91st percentile of all civil service job families by top pay. State payroll records show 38 people across the family's titles, most concentrated at Environmental Protection.
Conservation Police Officer commonly advances into Fire Officer and Regulatory Officer.
Positions in This Family
- SUPERVISING CONSERVATION POLICE OFFICER (03198) $105,676 - $162,702/year
- CONSERVATION POLICE OFFICER 1 (32081) $76,748 - $125,002/year
- CONSERVATION POLICE OFFICER 2 (32082) $82,514 - $131,464/year
- CONSERVATION POLICE OFFICER 3 (32083) $96,898 - $142,870/year
What the Conservation Police Officer family covers
Conservation Police Officer covers 4 title codes arranged into 3 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 Conservation Police Officer 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 Conservation Police Officer — $105,676 to $162,702 (a bachelor's degree and 4 years of experience)
- Conservation Police Officer 3 — $96,898 to $142,870 (a bachelor's degree and 3 years of experience)
- Conservation Police Officer 2 — $82,514 to $131,464 (a bachelor's degree and 2 years of experience)
- Conservation Police Officer 1 — $76,748 to $125,002 (a bachelor's degree)
The distance from the bottom of Conservation Police Officer 1 to the top of Supervising Conservation Police Officer is $85,954, an increase of about 112% 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.
- Supervising Conservation Police Officer: Under general direction of the Chief, Bureau of Law Enforcement, Division of Fish, Game, and Wildlife, Department of Environmental Protection…
- Conservation Police Officer 1: Under the direction of a Conservation Police Officer 3, or other supervisory official, as a sworn law enforcement officer, in the Division of Fish, Game…
- Conservation Police Officer 2: Under general supervision of a Conservation Police Officer 3, or other supervisory official, as a sworn law enforcement officer, in the Division of Fish…
- Conservation Police Officer 3: Under direction of a Supervising Conservation Police Officer, or other supervisory official in the Division of Fish, Game, and Wildlife, Department of…
Requirements across the family
Across the 4 titles we have parsed, the education requirements read as a bachelor's degree on 4 of them. Stated experience runs from 2 years at the lowest rung to 4 at the highest, which is the main thing separating one level from the next.
Every title here carries a license or certification requirement, so the credential matters more than the exam score. 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
State payroll records show 38 people working under 2 of this family's titles, spread across 1 agency. Environmental Protection alone accounts for about 100% of them.
- Environmental Protection — 38 employees
Median actual pay varies across the family, from $92,523 for Conservation Police Officer 1 up to $152,410 for Supervising Conservation Police Officer. 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 4 salary schedules (4A, FA, J, and K), 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: NJLECOA, NJLESA, NJSOLEA, and PBA-SLEU.
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 Conservation Police Officer. Worth checking if this family has no current opening.
- Police Officer (local jurisdiction)
- Police Officer (local jurisdiction)
- Police Officer (local jurisdiction)
- County Police Officer (local jurisdiction)
- County Police Officer (local jurisdiction)
- Campus Police Officer ($71,668 to $115,492, both state and local jurisdiction)
Common questions about Conservation Police Officer jobs
How many Conservation Police Officer titles are there in New Jersey civil service?
The Conservation Police Officer family holds 4 title codes arranged across 3 levels. Each code is a separate classification with its own published specification, requirements and salary treatment.
What does a Conservation Police Officer earn in New Jersey?
Published salary data for this family runs from $76,748 at the bottom of Conservation Police Officer 1 to $162,702 at the top of Supervising Conservation Police Officer. 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 Conservation Police Officer?
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 qualifications does a Conservation Police Officer need?
The most common education requirement in this family is a bachelor's degree, named on 4 of the 4 titles. Stated experience ranges from 2 to 4 years depending on the rung. 4 of the titles also require a license or certification. Read the individual specification for the exact wording, including any experience substitution.
Which agencies employ Conservation Police Officer staff?
State payroll records show 38 people in this family across 1 agency, with Environmental Protection the largest at 38. Local government employers are not covered by that extract.