Data Processing Scheduler Family
Career series with 2 positions across 2 levels
New Jersey classifies Data Processing Scheduler as a 2-level family, 2 titles in all, built for step-by-step advancement.
Entry is typically through Data Processing Scheduler 2, advancing through the ladder toward Data Processing Scheduler 1. Pay across the family spans $63,663 to $111,856, around the 39th percentile of all civil service job families by top pay. State payroll records show 3 people across the family's titles, most concentrated at Office of Information Technology.
Data Processing Scheduler commonly advances into Health Data Specialist and Word Processing Specialist.
Positions in This Family
- DATA PROCESSING SCHEDULER 2 (53383) $63,663 - $92,953/year
- DATA PROCESSING SCHEDULER 1 (53384) $76,287 - $111,856/year
What the Data Processing Scheduler family covers
New Jersey classifies Data Processing Scheduler as a 2-level series holding 2 separate 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.
Technology classifications age badly, and New Jersey's show it. The plan still carries titles written around tape libraries, keypunch and input and output control, sitting alongside newer series for network administration, database work and software development. For an applicant that matters practically: an older title may describe duties nobody performs any more while the position itself has quietly become something else, so the specification is a weaker guide to the actual job here than it is in most families. Salaries also drift furthest from private-sector equivalents in this group, which is the reason the compendium allows advanced-step hiring for information processing titles.
The ladder, ordered by pay
Sorted by pay instead of by title number, the Data Processing Scheduler family stacks up as follows. 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 Scheduler 1 — $76,287 to $111,856 (4 years of experience)
- Data Processing Scheduler 2 — $63,663 to $92,953 (3 years of experience)
The distance from the bottom of Data Processing Scheduler 2 to the top of Data Processing Scheduler 1 is $48,193, an increase of about 76% over the entry minimum.
What each title does
The specifications themselves are the clearest guide to what separates these titles. Here is how each one opens.
- Data Processing Scheduler 2: DATA PROCESSING SCHEDULER 2 NOTE: This specification will be used for the general non-variant Data Processing Scheduler 2 and the following title variants for Data Processing Scheduler 2: Variant C…
- Data Processing Scheduler 1: DATA PROCESSING SCHEDULER 1 NOTE: This specification will be used for the general nonvariant Data Processing Scheduler 1 and the following title variant for Data Processing Scheduler 1: Variant C -…
Getting in: the stated requirements
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 3 years at the lowest rung to 4 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.
Who actually employs these titles
3 people appear on the state payroll under 1 of these title, at 1 agency. Office of Information Technology alone accounts for about 100% of them.
- Office of Information Technology — 3 employees
Median actual pay for Data Processing Scheduler 2 is $101,200, which is what people in the title are really paid rather than the published band.
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
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.
Related titles elsewhere in the plan
Nearby in the plan, ranked by how distinctive the shared terms are rather than by how many words happen to match.
- 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)
- Director of Data Processing (local jurisdiction) — in the Director family
- Project Manager Data Processing ($100,498 to $148,187, state jurisdiction)
Common questions about Data Processing Scheduler jobs
How many separate Data Processing Scheduler classifications does New Jersey have?
The Data Processing Scheduler 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 Data Processing Scheduler paid?
Published salary data for this family runs from $63,663 at the bottom of Data Processing Scheduler 2 to $111,856 at the top of Data Processing Scheduler 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 Data Processing Scheduler?
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 Data Processing Scheduler?
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 3 to 4 years is named where a requirement is stated.
Which agencies employ Data Processing Scheduler staff?
State payroll records show 3 people in this family across 1 agency, with Office of Information Technology the largest at 3. Local government employers are not covered by that extract.
Is Data Processing Scheduler 1 higher or lower than Data Processing Scheduler 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.