Mechanic Family
Career series with 1 positions
In New Jersey, Mechanic (hydraulics) is filled through the competitive process: candidates take a civil service exam and are hired off a ranked list, not picked at will.
Qualifying turns on 2 years of relevant experience.
Mechanic is a single-title classification family: Mechanic (hydraulics) is the only position in it.
Specializations
Positions in This Family
- MECHANIC (HYDRAULICS) (02444)
What the Mechanic family covers
In New Jersey's classification plan, Mechanic stands alone. The family holds one title code rather than a graded series. Every title in it is a local title, used by the counties, municipalities, authorities and boards that have adopted civil service under Title 11A rather than by state departments.
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.
What each title does
The published specification opens with this definition of the work.
- Mechanic (hydraulics): Under direction, performs a variety of skilled mechanical tasks involved in the maintenance and repair of hydraulic systems used in motor vehicles and/or automotive…
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. Experience requirements sit at 2 years wherever they are stated.
On how the jobs are filled: 1 is competitive, filled from an eligible list after an open competitive or promotional examination.
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
Nothing in this family is hired by a state department. These are local codes, which means the employer is a county, municipality, authority, library, fire district or school district that chose to come under Title 11A. Roughly a quarter of New Jersey's municipalities did. In the rest, the same job exists but the hiring is done outside the civil service system entirely, so the title code will never appear in a posting. Check a specific employer before you plan around one of these titles, or read how local civil service works.
Related titles elsewhere in the plan
Nearby in the plan, ranked by how distinctive the shared terms are rather than by how many words happen to match.
- Mechanic (local jurisdiction)
- Mechanic Ufd (local jurisdiction)
- Mechanic Diesel (local jurisdiction)
- Senior Mechanic (local jurisdiction)
- Mechanic/Welder (local jurisdiction)
- Marine Mechanic ($54,673 to $79,523, state jurisdiction)
Common questions about Mechanic jobs
How many separate Mechanic classifications does New Jersey have?
The Mechanic family holds 1 title code. Each code is a separate classification with its own published specification, requirements and salary treatment.
How much is a Mechanic paid?
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.
Is there a civil service test for Mechanic?
Yes for most of the family. 1 of the 1 title 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 Mechanic?
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 years is named where a requirement is stated.