Inspection Supervisor Family
Career series with 2 positions across 2 levels
Inspection Supervisor is a career-ladder family in New Jersey civil service, with 2 titles spanning 2 levels.
Entry is typically through Inspection Supervisor 1, advancing through the ladder toward Inspection Supervisor 2.
Positions in This Family
- INSPECTION SUPERVISOR 2 (10174)
- INSPECTION SUPERVISOR 1 (10175)
What the Inspection Supervisor family covers
Inspection Supervisor is a graded series in the New Jersey civil service classification plan, running 2 title codes across 2 levels. Every title in it is a state title, so the employer is a state department, commission or authority rather than a county or municipality.
Inspectors and examiners are the operating arm of New Jersey's regulatory statutes, and the title usually tracks the law it enforces rather than a profession. That is why these families are narrow and numerous: weights and measures, construction code, environmental compliance, child care, insurance and market conduct each get their own series. Many require a state credential issued by another agency before you can hold the title at all, so the license, not the exam, is the real bottleneck. Local health and code enforcement offices hire the same titles as the state.
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.
- Inspection Supervisor 2: The Civil Service Commission lists this title code but publishes no job specification for it. The classification shown here comes from the official title list…
- Inspection Supervisor 1: The Civil Service Commission lists this title code but publishes no job specification for it. The classification shown here comes from the official title list…
What it takes to qualify
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. On how the jobs are filled: 2 are unclassified, which means appointment at the employer's discretion and salary set individually.
How the pay is set
No state salary schedule applies here, because these are local titles. Pay is set by each adopting county, municipality or authority under its own ordinance or negotiated agreement, so two employers using the same title code can pay very differently. How local civil service pay works.
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
These titles sit elsewhere in the classification plan but share vocabulary with Inspection Supervisor, which usually means overlapping duties or a related eligible list.
- Field Representative Housing Inspection (local jurisdiction)
- Field Representative, Housing Inspection (local jurisdiction)
- Chief Bureau of Inspection and Enforcement ($71,879 to $100,638, state jurisdiction) — in the Chief family
- Supervisor, Amusement Rides & Mechanical Inspection ($87,507 to $128,719, state jurisdiction) — in the Supervisor family
- Assistant Chief, Mechanical Inspection Bureau Boiler and Pressure Vessel Compliance ($95,955 to $141,386, state jurisdiction)
Common questions about Inspection Supervisor jobs
How many Inspection Supervisor titles are there in New Jersey civil service?
The Inspection Supervisor family holds 2 title codes arranged across 2 levels. Each code is a separate classification with its own published specification, requirements and salary treatment.
What does an Inspection Supervisor earn in New Jersey?
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.
Do you need to take an exam to become an Inspection Supervisor?
Mostly no. 2 of the 2 titles here are unclassified, so appointment is at the employer's discretion rather than from an eligible list, and salary is set individually rather than by a published step. That also makes cross-agency salary comparison less reliable for these titles.
What qualifications does an Inspection Supervisor need?
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.