Examiner Family
Career series with 6 positions across 4 levels
Examiner groups 6 related titles into a 4-level career ladder.
Entry is typically through Examiner 1 Credentials, advancing through the ladder toward Examiner 4 Credentials. Pay across the family spans $60,876 to $134,900, around the 64th percentile of all civil service job families by top pay. State payroll records show 12 people across the family's titles, most concentrated at Education.
Examiner is a common next step after License Examiner and Insurance Examiner.
Specializations
Positions in This Family
- EXAMINER 1 CREDENTIALS (01776)
- EXAMINER 1 CREDENTIALS (70131) $60,876 - $88,743/year
- EXAMINER 2 CREDENTIALS (70132) $69,668 - $101,951/year
- EXAMINER 3 CREDENTIALS (70134) $79,844 - $117,228/year
- EXAMINER 4 CREDENTIALS (70135) $91,628 - $134,900/year
- EXAMINER 4 CREDENTIALS (99805)
What the Examiner family covers
Examiner covers 6 title codes arranged into 4 levels of responsibility. The family straddles jurisdictions: 5 state and 1 local, so parts of it are hired by state departments and parts by local civil service employers.
Inspectors and examiners are the operating arm of New Jersey's regulatory statutes, and the title usually tracks the law it enforces rather than a profession. That is why these families are narrow and numerous: weights and measures, construction code, environmental compliance, child care, insurance and market conduct each get their own series. Many require a state credential issued by another agency before you can hold the title at all, so the license, not the exam, is the real bottleneck. Local health and code enforcement offices hire the same titles as the state.
The ladder, ordered by pay
The Examiner rungs, listed from the best paid down. Here the numbering happens to agree with the pay order, which is not guaranteed elsewhere in New Jersey's plan.
- Examiner 4 Credentials — $91,628 to $134,900 (a bachelor's degree and 4 years of experience)
- Examiner 3 Credentials — $79,844 to $117,228 (a bachelor's degree and 3 years of experience)
- Examiner 2 Credentials — $69,668 to $101,951 (a bachelor's degree and 2 years of experience)
- Examiner 1 Credentials — $60,876 to $88,743 (a bachelor's degree and 1 year of experience)
The distance from the bottom of Examiner 1 Credentials to the top of Examiner 4 Credentials is $74,024, an increase of about 122% 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.
- Examiner 1 Credentials: Under direction, assists in reviewing and evaluating credentials of applicants and reviews, evaluates and interprets the requirements necessary for the various…
- Examiner 1 Credentials: Under close supervision of an Examiner 3 Credentials or other higher level supervisory official in the Department of Education or Cannabis Regulatory Commission…
- Examiner 2 Credentials: Under limited supervision of an Examiner 3 Credentials or other higher level supervisory official in the Department of Education or Cannabis Regulatory Commission…
- Examiner 3 Credentials: Under the general direction of an Examiner Credentials level 4 or other supervisory official the Department of Education, performs complex work involved in the…
- Examiner 4 Credentials: Under direction of a managerial official in the Department of Education, supervises staff and activities involved in the examination of credentials for the…
- Examiner 4 Credentials: EXAMINER 4 CREDENTIALS is an unclassified position in New Jersey State government. This position is typically used for management or specialized roles that do not…
Requirements across the family
Across the 6 titles we have parsed, the education requirements read as a bachelor's degree on 5 of them. Stated experience runs from 1 year 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: 6 are competitive, filled from an eligible list after an open competitive or promotional examination.
Who actually employs these titles
State payroll records show 12 people working under 3 of this family's titles, spread across 1 agency. Education alone accounts for about 100% of them.
- Education — 12 employees
Median actual pay varies across the family, from $62,856 for Examiner 1 Credentials up to $106,040 for Examiner 3 Credentials. 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
Because the family mixes jurisdictions, the answer to "who hires this" depends on the specific code. State codes run through the Civil Service Commission's announcement and eligible list process; local codes are hired by the counties, municipalities and authorities that adopted civil service under Title 11A. Check an employer's status before assuming a title is available where you live.
Related titles elsewhere in the plan
Other classifications built on the same terms as Examiner. Worth checking if this family has no current opening.
- Chief Examiner ($83,210 to $116,477, state jurisdiction) — in the Chief family
- Title Examiner ($58,222 to $84,763, state jurisdiction)
- Title Examiner ($60,876 to $88,743, state jurisdiction)
- Budget Examiner (local jurisdiction)
- Report Examiner ($58,222 to $84,763, state jurisdiction)
- Managing Examiner ($71,879 to $100,638, state jurisdiction)
Common questions about Examiner jobs
How many Examiner titles are there in New Jersey civil service?
The Examiner family holds 6 title codes arranged across 4 levels. Each code is a separate classification with its own published specification, requirements and salary treatment.
What does an Examiner earn in New Jersey?
Published salary data for this family runs from $60,876 at the bottom of Examiner 1 Credentials to $134,900 at the top of Examiner 4 Credentials. 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 an Examiner?
Yes for most of the family. 6 of the 6 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 an Examiner need?
The most common education requirement in this family is a bachelor's degree, named on 5 of the 6 titles. Stated experience ranges from 1 to 4 years depending on the rung. Read the individual specification for the exact wording, including any experience substitution.
Which agencies employ Examiner staff?
State payroll records show 12 people in this family across 1 agency, with Education the largest at 12. Local government employers are not covered by that extract.