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Graphic Artist Family

Career series with 4 positions across 3 levels

In New Jersey civil service, Graphic Artist names a 3-level progression covering 4 distinct titles.

Entry is typically through Graphic Artist 1, advancing through the ladder toward Graphic Artist 3. Pay across the family spans $50,990 to $92,953, around the 23rd percentile of all civil service job families by top pay. State payroll records show 9 people across the family's titles, most concentrated at Law and Public Safety.

Graphic Artist reports to supervising titles such as Supervising Graphic Artist.

4
Positions
3
Career Levels
1
Specializations
Salary Range: $50,990 - $92,953/year

Specializations

/ Public Information Officer

Positions in This Family

What the Graphic Artist family covers

New Jersey classifies Graphic Artist as a 3-level series holding 4 separate title codes. Its titles are common jurisdiction, meaning the same classification is used at the state level and by local civil service employers alike.

Skilled and semi-skilled labor is the part of the classification plan that never moved to a degree. Qualification rests on demonstrated ability, and for a great many of these titles the operative credential is a valid New Jersey driver's license of the right class rather than a diploma. The work is also the most physically specific in the plan, which is why the specifications read as lists of tasks and equipment instead of the general responsibility language used elsewhere. Because public works, water and sewer utilities, parks and school plants each run their own yards, near-identical jobs end up as separate title codes in separate places.

The ladder, ordered by pay

Sorted by pay instead of by title number, the Graphic Artist family stacks up as follows. Here the numbering happens to agree with the pay order, which is not guaranteed elsewhere in New Jersey's plan.

  • Graphic Artist 3 — $63,663 to $92,953 (an associate's degree and 3 years of experience)
  • Graphic Artist 2 — $55,691 to $81,008 (an associate's degree and 2 years of experience)
  • Graphic Artist 1 — $50,990 to $73,902 (an associate's degree and 1 year of experience)

The distance from the bottom of Graphic Artist 1 to the top of Graphic Artist 3 is $41,963, an increase of about 82% over the entry minimum.

What each title does

The specifications themselves are the clearest guide to what separates these titles. Here is how each one opens.

  • Graphic Artist 1 / Public Information Officer: Under the close supervision of a supervisor , designs layouts of simple graphic or printed material including brochures…
  • Graphic Artist 1: Under the close supervision of a supervisor , designs layouts of simple graphic or printed material including brochures, newsletters, forms, reports, leaflets or books…
  • Graphic Artist 3: Under the direction of a supervisor in a State department or agency, as a lead worker designs layouts of graphic or printed material; designs layout for brochures…
  • Graphic Artist 2: Under the limited supervision of a supervisor , independently designs complex and evolved layouts of graphic or printed material including brochures, newsletters, forms…

Getting in: the stated requirements

Across the 4 titles we have parsed, the education requirements read as an associate's degree on 4 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.

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

9 people appear on the state payroll under 3 of these titles, at 6 agencies. Law and Public Safety alone accounts for about 33% of them.

  • Law and Public Safety — 3 employees
  • Environmental Protection — 2 employees
  • Human Services — 1 employee
  • Motor Vehicle Commission — 1 employee
  • Children and Families — 1 employee
  • Education — 1 employee

Median actual pay varies across the family, from $58,121 for Graphic Artist 1 up to $86,615 for Graphic Artist 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.

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 common jurisdiction titles, which is the most flexible position to be in as an applicant: the same classification is used by state departments and by local civil service employers, so an eligible list built in one place still describes work you can do in the other. What common jurisdiction means.

Related titles elsewhere in the plan

Nearby in the plan, ranked by how distinctive the shared terms are rather than by how many words happen to match.

Families next to this one

New Jersey's classification plan links families by shared terminology and by the routes people actually take between them. These sit closest to Graphic Artist.

Common questions about Graphic Artist jobs

How many separate Graphic Artist classifications does New Jersey have?

The Graphic Artist family holds 4 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 Graphic Artist paid?

Published salary data for this family runs from $50,990 at the bottom of Graphic Artist 1 to $92,953 at the top of Graphic Artist 3. 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 Graphic Artist?

Yes for most of the family. 3 of the 4 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 a Graphic Artist?

The most common education requirement in this family is an associate's degree, named on 4 of the 4 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 Graphic Artist staff?

State payroll records show 9 people in this family across 6 agencies, with Law and Public Safety the largest at 3. Local government employers are not covered by that extract.