Laboratory Service Worker Family
Career series with 3 positions across 2 levels
New Jersey classifies Laboratory Service Worker as a 2-level family, 3 titles in all, built for step-by-step advancement.
Entry is typically through Laboratory Service Worker 1, advancing through the ladder toward Laboratory Service Worker 2 and, from there, into supervisory roles. Pay across the family spans $38,641 to $77,371, around the 14th percentile of all civil service job families by top pay.
Laboratory Service Worker commonly advances into Clinical Laboratory Evaluator and Food Service Worker (10 -.
Positions in This Family
- LABORATORY SERVICE WORKER 1 (01933) $38,641 - $55,448/year
- LABORATORY SERVICE WORKER 2 (01934) $42,866 - $61,705/year
- SUPERVISING LABORATORY SERVICE WORKER (01936) $53,282 - $77,371/year
What the Laboratory Service Worker family covers
Laboratory Service Worker covers 3 title codes arranged into 2 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.
The state runs working laboratories rather than research institutes, so scientific titles are tied to a statutory job: testing water and air, screening newborns, analysing evidence, monitoring pesticides, mapping geology. Degrees in a named field do the qualifying, and the exam is often an evaluation of education and experience rather than a written test. Because each laboratory is small, these families tend to be short ladders inside one agency instead of broad classifications spread across government.
The ladder, ordered by pay
The Laboratory Service Worker 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.
- Supervising Laboratory Service Worker — $53,282 to $77,371 (5 years of experience)
- Laboratory Service Worker 2 — $42,866 to $61,705 (3 years of experience)
- Laboratory Service Worker 1 — $38,641 to $55,448 (1 year of experience)
The distance from the bottom of Laboratory Service Worker 1 to the top of Supervising Laboratory Service Worker is $38,730, an increase of about 100% 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.
- Laboratory Service Worker 1: Under the direction of a supervisory official in a state department, institution or agency, performs tasks involved in operating, maintaining and cleaning…
- Laboratory Service Worker 2: Under the direction of a supervisory officer in a state department, institution, or agency, operates, maintains and cleans various types of complex laboratory…
- Supervising Laboratory Service Worker: Under the direction of a supervisory officer in the State Department, institution or agency, performs and supervises the operation, maintenance and…
Requirements across the family
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 1 year at the lowest rung to 5 at the highest, which is the main thing separating one level from the next.
On how the jobs are filled: 2 are competitive, filled from an eligible list after an open competitive or promotional examination and 1 is non-competitive, appointed on proof of the stated qualifications rather than by examination. 1 title in this family is covered by the compendium's special incentive program, which lets an appointing authority hire a qualified candidate above the bottom step instead of starting them at step one. See the full list of incentive titles.
How the pay is set
The family is split across 2 salary schedules (A-P-R-S and C-I-O), so two titles that look adjacent can be paid from different tables with different step structures. More than one union has members in this family: CWA and IFPTE.
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 Laboratory Service Worker. Worth checking if this family has no current opening.
- Compost Project Worker/Laboratory Technician Water Analysis/ Sewage Plant Operator Compost Project Worker (local jurisdiction)
- Service Director, Public Health Laboratory Services ($126,854 to $187,691, state jurisdiction)
- Service Director, Environmental and Chemical Laboratory Services ($126,854 to $187,691, state jurisdiction)
- Family Service Worker (local jurisdiction)
- Building Service Worker (local jurisdiction)
- Community Service Worker (local jurisdiction)
Common questions about Laboratory Service Worker jobs
How many separate Laboratory Service Worker classifications does New Jersey have?
The Laboratory Service Worker family holds 3 title codes arranged across 2 levels. Each code is a separate classification with its own published specification, requirements and salary treatment.
How much is a Laboratory Service Worker paid?
Published salary data for this family runs from $38,641 at the bottom of Laboratory Service Worker 1 to $77,371 at the top of Supervising Laboratory Service Worker. 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 Laboratory Service Worker?
Yes for most of the family. 2 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 Laboratory Service Worker?
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 1 to 5 years is named where a requirement is stated.