Data Processing Librarian Family
Career series with 2 positions across 2 levels
Data Processing Librarian groups 2 related titles into a 2-level career ladder.
Entry is typically through Data Processing Librarian 2 (variant Title C), advancing through the ladder toward Data Processing Librarian 1 (variant Title C). Pay across the family spans $44,750 to $70,641, around the 8th percentile of all civil service job families by top pay.
Data Processing Librarian commonly advances into Health Data Specialist and Librarian.
Specializations
Positions in This Family
- DATA PROCESSING LIBRARIAN 2 (VARIANT TITLE C) (53362) $44,750 - $64,522/year
- DATA PROCESSING LIBRARIAN 1 (VARIANT TITLE C) (53363) $48,807 - $70,641/year
What the Data Processing Librarian family covers
Data Processing Librarian is a graded series in the New Jersey civil service classification plan, running 2 title codes across 2 levels. 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
Ordered by what they actually pay rather than by the number in the title, the Data Processing Librarian 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.
- Data Processing Librarian 1 (variant Title C) — $48,807 to $70,641 (3 years of experience)
- Data Processing Librarian 2 (variant Title C) — $44,750 to $64,522 (2 years of experience)
The distance from the bottom of Data Processing Librarian 2 (variant Title C) to the top of Data Processing Librarian 1 (variant Title C) is $25,891, an increase of about 58% 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.
- Data Processing Librarian 2 (variant Title C): DATA PROCESSING LIBRARIAN 2 (VARIANT TITLE C) NOTE: This specification will be used for the general nonvariant Data Processing Librarian 2 and the following title variant for Data Processing…
- Data Processing Librarian 1 (variant Title C): DATA PROCESSING LIBRARIAN 1 (VARIANT TITLE C) NOTE: This specification will be used for the general nonvariant Data Processing Librarian 1 and the following title variant for Data Processing…
What it takes to qualify
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
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 Librarian, which usually means overlapping duties or a related eligible list.
- Librarian 4/Data Processing Coordinator (local jurisdiction)
- Senior Librarian, Electronic Data Processing (local jurisdiction) — in the Librarian family
- Data Processing Analyst 1 — in the Data Processing Analyst family
- Data Processing Programmer (local jurisdiction)
- Data Processing Technician (local jurisdiction)
- Data Processing Coordinator (local jurisdiction)
Common questions about Data Processing Librarian jobs
How many Data Processing Librarian titles are there in New Jersey civil service?
The Data Processing Librarian 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 Data Processing Librarian earn in New Jersey?
Published salary data for this family runs from $44,750 at the bottom of Data Processing Librarian 2 (variant Title C) to $70,641 at the top of Data Processing Librarian 1 (variant Title C). 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 Data Processing Librarian?
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 Data Processing Librarian need?
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 Data Processing Librarian 1 higher or lower than Data Processing Librarian 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.