Forensic Photographer Family
Career series with 2 positions across 2 levels
Forensic Photographer is a career-ladder family in New Jersey civil service, with 2 titles spanning 2 levels.
Entry is typically through Forensic Photographer 1, advancing through the ladder toward Forensic Photographer 2. Pay across the family spans $48,807 to $77,371, around the 14th percentile of all civil service job families by top pay.
Forensic Photographer commonly advances into Forensic Scientist.
Positions in This Family
- FORENSIC PHOTOGRAPHER 1 (44923) $48,807 - $70,641/year
- FORENSIC PHOTOGRAPHER 2 (44924) $53,282 - $77,371/year
What the Forensic Photographer family covers
Forensic Photographer is a graded series in the New Jersey civil service classification plan, running 2 title codes across 2 levels. The family straddles jurisdictions: 1 state and 1 both state and local, so parts of it are hired by state departments and parts by local civil service employers.
Trades and maintenance titles are the most heavily local group in the whole classification plan. Public works yards, water and sewer utilities, parks departments and school district plants hire them, so the family often exists only with local codes and never appears on state payroll at all. Qualification usually rests on demonstrated skill and a driving credential rather than a degree, and several of these series are the ones New Jersey opens to applicants without any formal education requirement. At the state level the equivalent posts are represented by IFPTE rather than CWA.
The ladder, ordered by pay
Ordered by what they actually pay rather than by the number in the title, the Forensic Photographer rungs look like this. Here the numbering happens to agree with the pay order, which is not guaranteed elsewhere in New Jersey's plan.
- Forensic Photographer 2 — $53,282 to $77,371 (2 years of experience)
- Forensic Photographer 1 — $48,807 to $70,641 (1 year of experience)
The distance from the bottom of Forensic Photographer 1 to the top of Forensic Photographer 2 is $28,563, an increase of about 59% over the entry minimum.
What each title does
Each title in the family carries its own published definition. These are the opening lines of each one, which is usually where the difference between two neighboring rungs is actually stated.
- Forensic Photographer 1: Under close supervision of a higher level Forensic Photographer or other supervisory official in the Forensic Photography program, State Police Law and Public…
- Forensic Photographer 2: Under limited supervision of a supervisory official, in a state department, agency, institution, or a local jurisdiction, provides photographic services for use…
What it takes to qualify
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 1 year at the lowest rung to 2 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.
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
These titles sit elsewhere in the classification plan but share vocabulary with Forensic Photographer, which usually means overlapping duties or a related eligible list.
- Principal Photographer ($48,807 to $70,641, state jurisdiction)
- Supervising State Photographer
- Photographer / Printing Machine Operator 1 — in the Photographer / Printing Machine Operator family
- Forensic Chemist (local jurisdiction)
- Forensic Accountant ($69,668 to $101,951, state jurisdiction)
- Forensic Scientist 1 (local jurisdiction) — in the Forensic Scientist family
Common questions about Forensic Photographer jobs
How many Forensic Photographer titles are there in New Jersey civil service?
The Forensic Photographer 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 Forensic Photographer earn in New Jersey?
Published salary data for this family runs from $48,807 at the bottom of Forensic Photographer 1 to $77,371 at the top of Forensic Photographer 2. 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 Forensic Photographer?
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 Forensic Photographer 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 1 to 2 years is named where a requirement is stated.