Entomologist Family
Career series with 3 positions across 2 levels
In New Jersey civil service, Entomologist names a 2-level progression covering 3 distinct titles.
Entry is typically through Entomologist 2, advancing through the ladder toward Entomologist 1 and, from there, into supervisory roles. Pay across the family spans $60,876 to $117,228, around the 43rd percentile of all civil service job families by top pay. State payroll records show 6 people across the family's titles, most concentrated at Agriculture.
Positions in This Family
- ENTOMOLOGIST 2 (02473) $60,876 - $88,743/year
- ENTOMOLOGIST 1 (02474) $69,668 - $101,951/year
- SUPERVISING ENTOMOLOGIST (02475) $79,844 - $117,228/year
What the Entomologist family covers
Entomologist covers 3 title codes arranged into 2 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.
The state runs working laboratories rather than research institutes, so scientific titles are tied to a statutory job: testing water and air, screening newborns, analysing evidence, monitoring pesticides, mapping geology. Degrees in a named field do the qualifying, and the exam is often an evaluation of education and experience rather than a written test. Because each laboratory is small, these families tend to be short ladders inside one agency instead of broad classifications spread across government.
The ladder, ordered by pay
The Entomologist rungs, listed from the best paid down. 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.
- Supervising Entomologist — $79,844 to $117,228 (a bachelor's degree and 3 years of experience)
- Entomologist 1 — $69,668 to $101,951 (a bachelor's degree and 2 years of experience)
- Entomologist 2 — $60,876 to $88,743 (a bachelor's degree and 1 year of experience)
The distance from the bottom of Entomologist 2 to the top of Supervising Entomologist is $56,352, an increase of about 93% 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.
- Entomologist 2: Under direction of the Director, or other supervisory official in the Division of Plant Industry, Department of Agriculture, plans and directs pest surveys to determine the…
- Entomologist 1: Under direction of the Director or other supervisory official in the Division of Plant Industry, Department of Agriculture, plans and directs pest surveys and control…
- Supervising Entomologist: Under the direction of the Chief, Bureau of Entomology, Division of Plant Industry, Department of Agriculture, implements and directs the programs and the…
Requirements across the family
Across the 3 titles we have parsed, the education requirements read as a bachelor's degree on 3 of them. Stated experience runs from 1 year at the lowest rung to 3 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: 3 are competitive, filled from an eligible list after an open competitive or promotional examination.
Who actually employs these titles
6 people appear on the state payroll under 3 of these titles, at 1 agency. Agriculture alone accounts for about 100% of them.
- Agriculture — 6 employees
Median actual pay varies across the family, from $64,203 for Entomologist 2 up to $98,503 for Entomologist 1. 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
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.
Common questions about Entomologist jobs
How many separate Entomologist classifications does New Jersey have?
The Entomologist family holds 3 title codes arranged across 2 levels. Each code is a separate classification with its own published specification, requirements and salary treatment.
How much is an Entomologist paid?
Published salary data for this family runs from $60,876 at the bottom of Entomologist 2 to $117,228 at the top of Supervising Entomologist. 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 Entomologist?
Yes for most of the family. 3 of the 3 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 an Entomologist?
The most common education requirement in this family is a bachelor's degree, named on 3 of the 3 titles. Stated experience ranges from 1 to 3 years depending on the rung. 3 of the titles also require a license or certification. Read the individual specification for the exact wording, including any experience substitution.
Which agencies employ Entomologist staff?
State payroll records show 6 people in this family across 1 agency, with Agriculture the largest at 6. Local government employers are not covered by that extract.
Is Entomologist 1 higher or lower than Entomologist 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.