Forms Analyst Family
Career series with 3 positions across 3 levels
New Jersey classifies Forms Analyst as a 3-level family, 3 titles in all, built for step-by-step advancement.
Entry is typically through Forms Analyst 1, advancing through the ladder toward Forms Analyst 3. State payroll records show 7 people across the family's titles, most concentrated at Law and Public Safety.
Forms Analyst is a common next step after Analyst.
Positions in This Family
- FORMS ANALYST 1 (74227)
- FORMS ANALYST 2 (74228)
- FORMS ANALYST 3 (74229)
What the Forms Analyst family covers
Forms Analyst is a graded series in the New Jersey civil service classification plan, running 3 title codes across 3 levels.
Analyst and planner titles are where New Jersey puts the work of deciding rather than delivering: land use, capital programming, rate setting, program evaluation and policy research. Many exist at the local level because municipal and county planning boards were early adopters of civil service, so the family may hold only local codes even when the same work happens at the state under a different name. The qualification pattern is consistent, a bachelor's degree at entry with experience substituting upward, and the ladders are usually clean numbered progressions.
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.
- Forms Analyst 1: FORMS ANALYST 1 JOB CATEGORY SUMMARY: A position in this job category typically designs layouts of graphic or printed materials; composes mechanicals; determines format, size, and arrangement of…
- Forms Analyst 2: FORMS ANALYST 2 JOB CATEGORY SUMMARY: A position in this job category typically leads a team or other group of nonsubordinates in assigned tasks; determines format, size, and arrangement of forms…
- Forms Analyst 3: FORMS ANALYST 3 JOB CATEGORY SUMMARY: A position in this job category typically supervises the work of other employees; designs forms for printer capability; writes narrative letters or reports…
What it takes to qualify
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.
Who actually employs these titles
7 people appear on the state payroll under 3 of these titles, at 4 agencies. Law and Public Safety alone accounts for about 57% of them.
- Law and Public Safety — 4 employees
- Labor — 1 employee
- Treasury — 1 employee
- Civil Service Commission — 1 employee
Median actual pay varies across the family, from $79,333 for Forms Analyst 1 up to $108,073 for Forms Analyst 3. 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.
Related titles elsewhere in the plan
These titles sit elsewhere in the classification plan but share vocabulary with Forms Analyst, which usually means overlapping duties or a related eligible list.
- Forms Design Technician 1 — in the Forms Design Technician family
- Supervisor, Records and Forms Analysis ($83,582 to $122,832, state jurisdiction) — in the Supervisor family
- Seed Analyst ($58,222 to $84,763, state jurisdiction)
- Legal Analyst (local jurisdiction)
- Fiscal Analyst (local jurisdiction)
- Fiscal Analyst ($58,222 to $84,763, state jurisdiction)
Common questions about Forms Analyst jobs
How many separate Forms Analyst classifications does New Jersey have?
The Forms Analyst family holds 3 title codes arranged across 3 levels. Each code is a separate classification with its own published specification, requirements and salary treatment.
How much is a Forms Analyst paid?
No state salary schedule figure is published for the titles in this family, which is normal for local classifications. Local civil service employers set their own pay by ordinance or negotiated agreement, so the rate depends on which county, municipality or authority is hiring.
What are the requirements to become a Forms Analyst?
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. Read the individual specification for the exact wording, including any experience substitution.
Which agencies employ Forms Analyst staff?
State payroll records show 7 people in this family across 4 agencies, with Law and Public Safety the largest at 4. Local government employers are not covered by that extract.