Model Maker Family
Career series with 3 positions across 3 levels
New Jersey classifies Model Maker as a 3-level family, 3 titles in all, built for step-by-step advancement.
Entry is typically through Model Maker 1, advancing through the ladder toward Model Maker 3. State payroll records show 3 people across the family's titles, most concentrated at State.
Model Maker reports to supervising titles such as Senior Traffic Maintenance Worker/Sign Maker.
Positions in This Family
- MODEL MAKER 1 (41142)
- MODEL MAKER 2 (41143)
- MODEL MAKER 3 (41144)
What the Model Maker family covers
New Jersey classifies Model Maker as a 3-level series holding 3 separate title codes.
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 specifications themselves are the clearest guide to what separates these titles. Here is how each one opens.
- Model Maker 1: MODEL MAKER 1 JOB CATEGORY SUMMARY A position in this job category typically constructs models for exhibits or projects; makes replicas of the contours of terrain and topographic features; operates…
- Model Maker 2: MODEL MAKER 2 JOB CATEGORY SUMMARY A position in this job category typically designs and constructs models for various exhibits or projects; makes replicas of the contours of terrain and topographic…
- Model Maker 3: MODEL MAKER 3 JOB CATEGORY SUMMARY A position in this job category typically supervises the work of other employees; designs and constructs models for various exhibits or projects; makes replicas of…
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. 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.
Who actually employs these titles
3 people appear on the state payroll under 2 of these titles, at 1 agency. State alone accounts for about 100% of them.
- State — 3 employees
Median actual pay varies across the family, from $68,816 for Model Maker 1 up to $84,171 for Model Maker 2. 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.
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.
- Sign Maker 3 (local jurisdiction) — in the Sign Maker family
- Sign Maker Wood and Metal (local jurisdiction)
- Road Repairer 2 / Sign Maker 2 — in the Road Repairer family
- Senior Traffic Maintenance Worker/Sign Maker 2 — in the Senior Traffic Maintenance Worker/Sign Maker family
Common questions about Model Maker jobs
How many separate Model Maker classifications does New Jersey have?
The Model Maker family holds 3 title codes arranged across 3 levels. Each code is a separate classification with its own published specification, requirements and salary treatment.
How much is a Model Maker 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.
What are the requirements to become a Model Maker?
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 3 years is named where a requirement is stated.
Which agencies employ Model Maker staff?
State payroll records show 3 people in this family across 1 agency, with State the largest at 3. Local government employers are not covered by that extract.