Human Resource Consultant Family
Career series with 5 positions across 5 levels
In New Jersey civil service, Human Resource Consultant names a 5-level progression covering 5 distinct titles.
Entry is typically through Human Resource Consultant 1, advancing through the ladder toward Human Resource Consultant 5. 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 104 people across the family's titles, most concentrated at Civil Service Commission.
Human Resource Consultant is a common next step after Agricultural Resource Specialist and Occupational Health Consultant.
Positions in This Family
- Human Resource Consultant 1 (40445)
- HUMAN RESOURCE CONSULTANT 2 (40446) $69,668 - $101,951/year
- HUMAN RESOURCE CONSULTANT 3 (40447) $79,844 - $117,228/year
- HUMAN RESOURCE CONSULTANT 5 (40448) $95,955 - $141,386/year
- HUMAN RESOURCE CONSULTANT 4 (40449) $87,507 - $128,719/year
What the Human Resource Consultant family covers
Human Resource Consultant covers 5 title codes arranged into 5 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.
Personnel titles administer the system this site documents: they run the exams, maintain the eligible lists, classify positions and handle the layoff and grievance machinery. That gives them an unusual footprint, since every department needs the function and the Civil Service Commission sets the rules for all of them. Training, affirmative action and equal employment titles sit in the same neighborhood. Local jurisdictions that have adopted Title 11A hire their own versions, which is why several of these families carry local as well as state codes.
The ladder, ordered by pay
The Human Resource Consultant rungs, listed from the best paid down. Here the numbering happens to agree with the pay order, which is not guaranteed elsewhere in New Jersey's plan.
- Human Resource Consultant 5 — $95,955 to $141,386 (a master's degree and 3 years of experience)
- Human Resource Consultant 4 — $87,507 to $128,719 (a master's degree and 3 years of experience)
- Human Resource Consultant 3 — $79,844 to $117,228 (a master's degree and 2 years of experience)
- Human Resource Consultant 2 — $69,668 to $101,951 (a master's degree and 1 year of experience)
The distance from the bottom of Human Resource Consultant 2 to the top of Human Resource Consultant 5 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.
- Human Resource Consultant 1: Under the close supervision of a Human Resource Consultant 5 or other supervisory official in the Civil Service Commission, conducts routine title…
- Human Resource Consultant 2: Under the limited supervision of a Human Resource Consultant 5 or other supervisory official in the Civil Service Commission, conducts more complex title…
- Human Resource Consultant 3: Under the general supervision of a Human Resource Consultant 5 or other supervisory official in the Civil Service Commission, conducts complex title…
- Human Resource Consultant 5: Under the direction of a manager or higher-level supervisory official in the Civil Service Commission, supervises the conduct of title classification and…
- Human Resource Consultant 4: Under the general supervision of a Human Resource Consultant 5 or other supervisory official in the Civil Service Commission, functions as a project leader…
Requirements across the family
Across the 5 titles we have parsed, the education requirements read as a master's degree on 5 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: 4 are competitive, filled from an eligible list after an open competitive or promotional examination.
Who actually employs these titles
104 people appear on the state payroll under 5 of these titles, at 1 agency. Civil Service Commission alone accounts for about 100% of them.
- Civil Service Commission — 104 employees
Median actual pay varies across the family, from $61,510 for Human Resource Consultant 1 up to $127,826 for Human Resource Consultant 5. 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
The family is split across 2 salary schedules (A-P-R-S and V-W-Y), so two titles that look adjacent can be paid from different tables with different step structures.
Where these jobs exist
Hiring for this family runs through state service. Departments, commissions and boards fill these titles from eligible lists built by the Civil Service Commission, so the route in is an announcement and a filing deadline rather than a posting you apply to directly. What state jurisdiction means, and a breakdown of who employs what.
Related titles elsewhere in the plan
Other classifications built on the same terms as Human Resource Consultant. Worth checking if this family has no current opening.
- Human Resource Consultant Trainee ($55,691 to $58,222, state jurisdiction)
- Human Resource Coordinator (local jurisdiction)
- Human Resource Manager State Commission of Investigation (state jurisdiction)
- Agricultural Resource Specialist 3 ($58,222 to $84,763, both state and local jurisdiction) — in the Agricultural Resource Specialist family
- Resource Interpretive Specialist 3 ($79,844 to $117,228, state jurisdiction) — in the Resource Interpretive Specialist family
- Resource Interpretive Specialist 1, ($63,663 to $92,953, both state and local jurisdiction)
Common questions about Human Resource Consultant jobs
How many separate Human Resource Consultant classifications does New Jersey have?
The Human Resource Consultant family holds 5 title codes arranged across 5 levels. Each code is a separate classification with its own published specification, requirements and salary treatment.
How much is a Human Resource Consultant paid?
Published salary data for this family runs from $69,668 at the bottom of Human Resource Consultant 2 to $141,386 at the top of Human Resource Consultant 5. 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 Human Resource Consultant?
Yes for most of the family. 4 of the 5 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 Human Resource Consultant?
The most common education requirement in this family is a master's degree, named on 5 of the 5 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 Human Resource Consultant staff?
State payroll records show 104 people in this family across 1 agency, with Civil Service Commission the largest at 104. Local government employers are not covered by that extract.