Data Processing Analyst Family
Career series with 2 positions across 1 levels
Data Processing Analyst is a career-ladder family in New Jersey civil service, with 2 titles spanning 1 level.
The family is anchored by Data Processing Analyst 1 (variant Titles C & I). Pay across the family spans $100,498 to $148,187, around the 78th percentile of all civil service job families by top pay.
Data Processing Analyst commonly advances into Analyst and Health Data Specialist.
Specializations
Positions in This Family
- DATA PROCESSING ANALYST 1 (VARIANT TITLES C & I) (53245) $100,498 - $148,187/year
- DATA PROCESSING ANALYST 1 (53246)
What the Data Processing Analyst family covers
Data Processing Analyst is a rank rather than a single job. New Jersey applies it across 1 specialization, which together account for 2 title codes. 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.
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.
- Data Processing Analyst 1 (variant Titles C & I): DATA PROCESSING ANALYST 1 (VARIANT TITLES C & I) NOTE: This specification will be used for the general nonvariant Data Processing Analyst 1 and the following title variants for Data Processing…
- Data Processing Analyst 1: Under direction in one of the data centers listed above or in a subordinate computer center in a state or local government department, agency, institution, or…
What it takes to qualify
Across the 2 titles we have parsed, the education requirements read as a bachelor's degree on 1 of them and a master's degree on 1 of them. 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: 1 is 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
These titles sit elsewhere in the classification plan but share vocabulary with Data Processing Analyst, which usually means overlapping duties or a related eligible list.
- Data Processing Programmer/Systems Analyst (local jurisdiction)
- Data Processing Coordinator/ Senior Accounting Procedures Analyst (local jurisdiction)
- Data Processing Programmer (local jurisdiction)
- Data Processing Technician (local jurisdiction)
- Data Processing Coordinator (local jurisdiction)
- Director of Data Processing (local jurisdiction) — in the Director family
Common questions about Data Processing Analyst jobs
How many Data Processing Analyst titles are there in New Jersey civil service?
The Data Processing Analyst family holds 2 title codes. Each code is a separate classification with its own published specification, requirements and salary treatment.
What does a Data Processing Analyst earn in New Jersey?
Data Processing Analyst 1 (variant Titles C & I) is published at $100,498 to $148,187. Salary depends on the salary range assigned to the title and the step the employee has reached.
Do you need to take an exam to become a Data Processing Analyst?
Yes for most of the family. 1 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 Data Processing Analyst need?
The most common education requirement in this family is a bachelor's degree, named on 1 of the 2 titles. Stated experience ranges from 2 to 3 years depending on the rung. Read the individual specification for the exact wording, including any experience substitution.