Farm Supervisor Family
Career series with 2 positions across 2 levels
Farm Supervisor groups 2 related titles into a 2-level career ladder.
Entry is typically through Farm Supervisor 2, advancing through the ladder toward Farm Supervisor 1. Pay across the family spans $66,592 to $106,798, around the 34th percentile of all civil service job families by top pay. State payroll records show 1 people across the family's titles, most concentrated at Corrections.
Positions in This Family
- FARM SUPERVISOR 2 (45335) $66,592 - $97,354/year
- FARM SUPERVISOR 1 (45336) $72,896 - $106,798/year
What the Farm Supervisor family covers
Farm Supervisor covers 2 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.
New Jersey splits environmental work across Environmental Protection, Agriculture, the county mosquito commissions and local utilities authorities, which is why families in this area often carry both state and local title codes. Field titles pair seasonal outdoor work with permitting and enforcement duties, so the same series can require a technical degree at one rung and a commercial driving or pesticide applicator credential at another. Water and sewer titles in particular are concentrated in municipal utilities authorities rather than in state service.
The ladder, ordered by pay
The Farm Supervisor 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.
- Farm Supervisor 1 — $72,896 to $106,798 (5 years of experience)
- Farm Supervisor 2 — $66,592 to $97,354 (4 years of experience)
The distance from the bottom of Farm Supervisor 2 to the top of Farm Supervisor 1 is $40,206, an increase of about 60% 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.
- Farm Supervisor 2: Under the direction of a supervisory official in the Department of Corrections, has charge of a designated AgriIndustries location(s) and/or satellite facility(s) and…
- Farm Supervisor 1: Under the direction of a supervisory official in the Department of Corrections, has charge of a designated AgriIndustries location(s) and/or satellite facility(s) and…
Requirements across the family
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 4 years at the lowest rung to 5 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
State payroll records show 1 people working under 1 of this family's title, spread across 1 agency. Corrections alone accounts for about 100% of them.
- Corrections — 1 employee
Median actual pay for Farm Supervisor 1 is $103,187, 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
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
Other classifications built on the same terms as Farm Supervisor. Worth checking if this family has no current opening.
- Superintendent of State Game Farm ($69,668 to $101,951, state jurisdiction)
- Institutional Trade Instructor 1 Farm Operations ($55,079 to $80,113, state jurisdiction) — in the Institutional Trade Instructor family
Common questions about Farm Supervisor jobs
How many Farm Supervisor titles are there in New Jersey civil service?
The Farm Supervisor 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 Farm Supervisor earn in New Jersey?
Published salary data for this family runs from $66,592 at the bottom of Farm Supervisor 2 to $106,798 at the top of Farm Supervisor 1. 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 Farm Supervisor?
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 Farm Supervisor 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 4 to 5 years is named where a requirement is stated.
Which agencies employ Farm Supervisor staff?
State payroll records show 1 people in this family across 1 agency, with Corrections the largest at 1. Local government employers are not covered by that extract.
Is Farm Supervisor 1 higher or lower than Farm Supervisor 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.