Health Economics Research Specialist Family
Career series with 3 positions across 3 levels
Health Economics Research Specialist is a career-ladder family in New Jersey civil service, with 3 titles spanning 3 levels.
Entry is typically through Health Economics Research Specialist 3, advancing through the ladder toward Health Economics Research Specialist 1. Pay across the family spans $69,668 to $141,386, around the 70th percentile of all civil service job families by top pay. State payroll records show 3 people across the family's titles, most concentrated at Human Services.
Health Economics Research Specialist commonly advances into Program Specialist and Occupational Health Consultant.
Positions in This Family
- HEALTH ECONOMICS RESEARCH SPECIALIST 3 (00381) $69,668 - $101,951/year
- HEALTH ECONOMICS RESEARCH SPECIALIST 2 (00382) $83,582 - $122,832/year
- HEALTH ECONOMICS RESEARCH SPECIALIST 1 (00383) $95,955 - $141,386/year
What the Health Economics Research Specialist family covers
Health Economics Research Specialist covers 3 title codes arranged into 3 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.
Money titles are among the most portable in New Jersey government. The accounting, audit, budget and revenue series run in near-identical form at the state, in county finance offices and inside local civil service jurisdictions, which is why the same family often appears with both state and local codes. Requirements usually lean on a degree with accounting coursework rather than a license, and the CPA sits above the entry bar rather than at it. Promotion tends to follow the ledger: staff work first, then review of other people's work, then responsibility for a whole fund or program.
The ladder, ordered by pay
The Health Economics Research Specialist 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.
- Health Economics Research Specialist 1 — $95,955 to $141,386 (a doctoral degree and 1 year of experience)
- Health Economics Research Specialist 2 — $83,582 to $122,832 (a doctoral degree and 2 years of experience)
- Health Economics Research Specialist 3 — $69,668 to $101,951 (a master's degree and 1 year of experience)
The distance from the bottom of Health Economics Research Specialist 3 to the top of Health Economics Research Specialist 1 is $71,718, an increase of about 103% 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.
- Health Economics Research Specialist 3: Under the direction of a Health Economics Research Specialist I, or other supervisory officer in a state Department performs independent research…
- Health Economics Research Specialist 2: Under direction and general supervision of a Health Economics Research Specialist 1 or other supervisory official in a state department, performs…
- Health Economics Research Specialist 1: Under the direction of a supervisory officer in a state the Department performs independent research and planning tasks of substantial technical…
Requirements across the family
Across the 3 titles we have parsed, the education requirements read as a doctoral degree on 2 of them and a master's degree on 1 of them. 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: 3 are competitive, filled from an eligible list after an open competitive or promotional examination.
Who actually employs these titles
State payroll records show 3 people working under 2 of this family's titles, spread across 1 agency. Human Services alone accounts for about 100% of them.
- Human Services — 3 employees
Median actual pay varies across the family, from $118,678 for Health Economics Research Specialist 3 up to $127,826 for Health Economics Research Specialist 1. 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 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 Health Economics Research Specialist. Worth checking if this family has no current opening.
- Program Specialist, Research and Planning ($87,507 to $128,719, state jurisdiction)
- Health Data Specialist 1 ($69,668 to $101,951, state jurisdiction) — in the Health Data Specialist family
- Health Science Specialist (state jurisdiction)
- Health Systems Specialist 3 ($79,844 to $117,228, state jurisdiction) — in the Health Systems Specialist family
- Environmental Health Specialist (local jurisdiction)
- Health Data Specialist Apprentice ($63,663 to $92,953, state jurisdiction)
Common questions about Health Economics Research Specialist jobs
How many Health Economics Research Specialist titles are there in New Jersey civil service?
The Health Economics Research Specialist family holds 3 title codes arranged across 3 levels. Each code is a separate classification with its own published specification, requirements and salary treatment.
What does a Health Economics Research Specialist earn in New Jersey?
Published salary data for this family runs from $69,668 at the bottom of Health Economics Research Specialist 3 to $141,386 at the top of Health Economics Research Specialist 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 Health Economics Research Specialist?
Yes for most of the family. 3 of the 3 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 Health Economics Research Specialist need?
The most common education requirement in this family is a doctoral degree, named on 2 of the 3 titles. Stated experience ranges from 1 to 2 years depending on the rung. Read the individual specification for the exact wording, including any experience substitution.
Which agencies employ Health Economics Research Specialist staff?
State payroll records show 3 people in this family across 1 agency, with Human Services the largest at 3. Local government employers are not covered by that extract.
Is Health Economics Research Specialist 1 higher or lower than Health Economics Research Specialist 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.