License Processor Family
Career series with 2 positions across 2 levels
In New Jersey civil service, License Processor names a 2-level progression covering 2 distinct titles.
Entry is typically through License Processor 2, advancing through the ladder toward License Processor 1. Pay across the family spans $42,866 to $67,528, around the 6th percentile of all civil service job families by top pay. State payroll records show 1 people across the family's titles, most concentrated at Law and Public Safety.
License Processor commonly advances into License Examiner.
Positions in This Family
- LICENSE PROCESSOR 2 (52471) $42,866 - $61,705/year
- LICENSE PROCESSOR 1 (52472) $46,727 - $67,528/year
What the License Processor family covers
License Processor 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.
The ladder, ordered by pay
Ordered by what they actually pay rather than by the number in the title, the License Processor rungs look like this. 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.
- License Processor 1 — $46,727 to $67,528 (3 years of experience)
- License Processor 2 — $42,866 to $61,705 (2 years of experience)
The distance from the bottom of License Processor 2 to the top of License Processor 1 is $24,662, an increase of about 58% over the entry minimum.
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.
- License Processor 2: Under supervision of a License Processor 1, or other supervisor in a licensing unit of a state department or agency, performs the routine work involved in the…
- License Processor 1: Under direction of Supervisor of License Processing or other supervisor in a state department or agency, has charge of subordinates involved in the clerical processing…
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. Stated experience runs from 2 years 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: 2 are competitive, filled from an eligible list after an open competitive or promotional examination.
Who actually employs these titles
1 people appear on the state payroll under 1 of these title, at 1 agency. Law and Public Safety alone accounts for about 100% of them.
- Law and Public Safety — 1 employee
Median actual pay for License Processor 2 is $55,978, which is what people in the title are really paid rather than the published band.
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
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
These titles sit elsewhere in the classification plan but share vocabulary with License Processor, which usually means overlapping duties or a related eligible list.
- Photography Processor and Developer (local jurisdiction)
- License Inspector (local jurisdiction)
- License Inspector (local jurisdiction)
- License Examiner 1 ($60,876 to $88,743, state jurisdiction) — in the License Examiner family
- Chief License Inspector (local jurisdiction) — in the Chief family
- Custodial Worker Low Pressure License (local jurisdiction)
Common questions about License Processor jobs
How many separate License Processor classifications does New Jersey have?
The License Processor family holds 2 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 License Processor paid?
Published salary data for this family runs from $42,866 at the bottom of License Processor 2 to $67,528 at the top of License Processor 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 License Processor?
Yes for most of the family. 2 of the 2 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 License Processor?
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 3 years is named where a requirement is stated.
Which agencies employ License Processor staff?
State payroll records show 1 people in this family across 1 agency, with Law and Public Safety the largest at 1. Local government employers are not covered by that extract.
Is License Processor 1 higher or lower than License Processor 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.