Housekeeping Supervisor Family
Career series with 3 positions across 3 levels
New Jersey classifies Housekeeping Supervisor as a 3-level family, 3 titles in all, built for step-by-step advancement.
Entry is typically through Housekeeping Supervisor 3, advancing through the ladder toward Housekeeping Supervisor 1. Pay across the family spans $55,691 to $101,951, around the 31st percentile of all civil service job families by top pay. State payroll records show 19 people across the family's titles, most concentrated at Human Services.
Housekeeping Supervisor is a common next step after Assistant Housekeeping Supervisor,.
Positions in This Family
- HOUSEKEEPING SUPERVISOR 3 (44254) $55,691 - $81,008/year
- HOUSEKEEPING SUPERVISOR 2 (44255) $60,876 - $88,743/year
- HOUSEKEEPING SUPERVISOR 1 (44256) $69,668 - $101,951/year
What the Housekeeping Supervisor family covers
New Jersey classifies Housekeeping Supervisor as a 3-level series holding 3 separate title codes. The family straddles jurisdictions: 2 state and 1 both state and local, so parts of it are hired by state departments and parts by local civil service employers.
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 Housekeeping Supervisor family stacks up as follows. 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.
- Housekeeping Supervisor 1 — $69,668 to $101,951 (4 years of experience)
- Housekeeping Supervisor 2 — $60,876 to $88,743 (3 years of experience)
- Housekeeping Supervisor 3 — $55,691 to $81,008 (2 years of experience)
The distance from the bottom of Housekeeping Supervisor 3 to the top of Housekeeping Supervisor 1 is $46,260, an increase of about 83% 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.
- Housekeeping Supervisor 3: Under direction, in the smaller state building complexes in a state department, institution, agency or college, organizes and supervises a complete houskeeping…
- Housekeeping Supervisor 2: Under direction in a medium size building complex in a state or local government department, agency, or college, organizes and supervises a complete…
- Housekeeping Supervisor 1: Under direction, in a large state building complex in a state department, agency or college, organizes and supervises a complete housekeeping program and assigns…
Getting in: the stated requirements
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 2 years at the lowest rung to 4 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
19 people appear on the state payroll under 3 of these titles, at 5 agencies. Human Services alone accounts for about 32% of them.
- Human Services — 6 employees
- Health and Senior Services — 6 employees
- Military and Veterans Affairs — 4 employees
- Juvenile Justice Commission — 2 employees
- Corrections — 1 employee
Median actual pay varies across the family, from $58,699 for Housekeeping Supervisor 3 up to $92,265 for Housekeeping Supervisor 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
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.
Common questions about Housekeeping Supervisor jobs
How many separate Housekeeping Supervisor classifications does New Jersey have?
The Housekeeping Supervisor 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 Housekeeping Supervisor paid?
Published salary data for this family runs from $55,691 at the bottom of Housekeeping Supervisor 3 to $101,951 at the top of Housekeeping Supervisor 1. 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 Housekeeping Supervisor?
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 are the requirements to become a Housekeeping Supervisor?
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 2 to 4 years is named where a requirement is stated.
Which agencies employ Housekeeping Supervisor staff?
State payroll records show 19 people in this family across 5 agencies, with Human Services the largest at 6. Local government employers are not covered by that extract.
Is Housekeeping Supervisor 1 higher or lower than Housekeeping 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.