Deputy Chief Investigator Family
Career series with 1 positions
Deputy Chief Investigator, Department of Corrections is a state title in New Jersey's competitive civil service, which means the way in is an open exam rather than a direct appointment.
On paper it calls for a bachelor's degree, though the specification lets enough relevant experience stand in for the degree, and a valid NJ driver's license is required on top of that. This title is paid a single fixed rate of $163,602, and state payroll currently lists 3 people in the title, most of them at Corrections.
Deputy Chief Investigator is a single-title classification family: Deputy Chief Investigator, Department of Corrections is the only position in it. Deputy Chief Investigator supervises titles such as Investigator and Deputy Registrar of Vital Statistics/Keyboarding Clerk.
Specializations
Positions in This Family
- DEPUTY CHIEF INVESTIGATOR, DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS (32664) $163,602 - $163,602/year
What the Deputy Chief Investigator family covers
Deputy Chief Investigator is a single-title family in the New Jersey civil service classification plan: one title code, with no numbered rungs above or below it. Every title in it is a state title, so the employer is a state department, commission or authority rather than a county or municipality.
Sworn and investigative titles sit apart from the rest of civil service. They carry their own salary schedules, their own unions and, in most cases, an academy requirement and a medical and psychological screen on top of the exam. Rank is handled by moving between titles rather than by moving up a range, so the ladder here is a sequence of separate classifications. New Jersey also runs a large civilian investigative service alongside the sworn forces, and those titles follow ordinary competitive rules even though the work overlaps.
What each title does
The published specification opens with this definition of the work.
- Deputy Chief Investigator, Department of Corrections: Under direction of the Chief Investigator in the Special Investigations Division, assists in the development and management of the…
Getting in: the stated requirements
Across the 1 title we have parsed, the education requirements read as a bachelor's degree on 1 of them. Experience requirements sit at 5 years wherever they are stated.
Every title here carries a license or certification requirement, so the credential matters more than the exam score. On how the jobs are filled: 1 is competitive, filled from an eligible list after an open competitive or promotional examination.
Who actually employs these titles
State payroll records show 3 people working under 1 of this family's title, spread across 1 agency. Corrections alone accounts for about 100% of them.
- Corrections — 3 employees
Median actual pay for Deputy Chief Investigator, Department of Corrections is $158,069, 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 M salary schedule. See every step in that schedule. 1 title is paid a single fixed rate rather than a step ladder, so there is no annual step movement to climb.
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
Nearby in the plan, ranked by how distinctive the shared terms are rather than by how many words happen to match.
- Investigator 3 ($79,844 to $117,228, both state and local jurisdiction) — in the Investigator family
- Fire Investigator ($83,582 to $122,832, state jurisdiction)
- Claims Investigator (local jurisdiction)
- Traffic Investigator (local jurisdiction)
- Welfare Investigator (local jurisdiction)
- Welfare Investigator (local jurisdiction)
Common questions about Deputy Chief Investigator jobs
How many Deputy Chief Investigator titles are there in New Jersey civil service?
The Deputy Chief Investigator family holds 1 title code. Each code is a separate classification with its own published specification, requirements and salary treatment.
What does a Deputy Chief Investigator earn in New Jersey?
Deputy Chief Investigator, Department of Corrections is published at $163,602 to $163,602. 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 Deputy Chief Investigator?
Yes for most of the family. 1 of the 1 title 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 Deputy Chief Investigator need?
The most common education requirement in this family is a bachelor's degree, named on 1 of the 1 title. Stated experience ranges from 5 years depending on the rung. 1 of the titles also require a license or certification. Read the individual specification for the exact wording, including any experience substitution.
Which agencies employ Deputy Chief Investigator staff?
State payroll records show 3 people in this family across 1 agency, with Corrections the largest at 3. Local government employers are not covered by that extract.