Parks And Wildlife Maintenance Specialist Family
Career series with 4 positions across 4 levels
In New Jersey civil service, Parks and Wildlife Maintenance Specialist names a 4-level progression covering 4 distinct titles.
Entry is typically through Parks and Wildlife Maintenance Specialist 1, advancing through the ladder toward Parks and Wildlife Maintenance Specialist 4. Pay across the family spans $47,916 to $97,354, around the 27th percentile of all civil service job families by top pay.
Parks and Wildlife Maintenance Specialist reports to supervising titles such as Senior Traffic Maintenance Worker/Sign Maker and Supervising Program Development Specialist.
Positions in This Family
- PARKS AND WILDLIFE MAINTENANCE SPECIALIST 1 (43040) $47,916 - $69,346/year
- PARKS AND WILDLIFE MAINTENANCE SPECIALIST 2 (43041) $52,308 - $75,954/year
- PARKS AND WILDLIFE MAINTENANCE SPECIALIST 3 (43044) $60,876 - $88,743/year
- PARKS AND WILDLIFE MAINTENANCE SPECIALIST 4 (43047) $66,592 - $97,354/year
What the Parks and Wildlife Maintenance Specialist family covers
Parks and Wildlife Maintenance Specialist is a graded series in the New Jersey civil service classification plan, running 4 title codes across 4 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.
New Jersey splits environmental work across Environmental Protection, Agriculture, the county mosquito commissions and local utilities authorities, which is why families in this area often carry both state and local title codes. Field titles pair seasonal outdoor work with permitting and enforcement duties, so the same series can require a technical degree at one rung and a commercial driving or pesticide applicator credential at another. Water and sewer titles in particular are concentrated in municipal utilities authorities rather than in state service.
The ladder, ordered by pay
Ordered by what they actually pay rather than by the number in the title, the Parks and Wildlife Maintenance Specialist rungs look like this. Here the numbering happens to agree with the pay order, which is not guaranteed elsewhere in New Jersey's plan.
- Parks and Wildlife Maintenance Specialist 4 — $66,592 to $97,354 (5 years of experience)
- Parks and Wildlife Maintenance Specialist 3 — $60,876 to $88,743 (4 years of experience)
- Parks and Wildlife Maintenance Specialist 2 — $52,308 to $75,954 (3 years of experience)
- Parks and Wildlife Maintenance Specialist 1 — $47,916 to $69,346 (2 years of experience)
The distance from the bottom of Parks and Wildlife Maintenance Specialist 1 to the top of Parks and Wildlife Maintenance Specialist 4 is $49,438, an increase of about 103% 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.
- Parks and Wildlife Maintenance Specialist 1: Under the close supervision of a supervisory official in the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), assists and performs various…
- Parks and Wildlife Maintenance Specialist 2: Under the limited supervision of a supervisory official in the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), independently performs various…
- Parks and Wildlife Maintenance Specialist 3: Under the general supervision of a supervisory official in the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), takes the lead in…
- Parks and Wildlife Maintenance Specialist 4: Under the direction of a higher-level supervisory official in the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), supervises staff and performs…
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 5 at the highest, which is the main thing separating one level from the next.
On how the jobs are filled: 4 are competitive, filled from an eligible list after an open competitive or promotional examination.
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
These titles sit elsewhere in the classification plan but share vocabulary with Parks and Wildlife Maintenance Specialist, which usually means overlapping duties or a related eligible list.
- Parks and Wildlife Maintenance Apprentice ($43,934 to $63,341, state jurisdiction)
- Parks Maintenance Supervisor 1 ($66,592 to $97,354, state jurisdiction) — in the Parks Maintenance Supervisor family
- Forest Fire Equipment Maintenance Specialist 2 ($50,059 to $72,550, state jurisdiction) — in the Forest Fire Equipment Maintenance Specialist family
- General Supervisor, Parks
- Manager Parks and Grounds (local jurisdiction)
- Chief of Police State Parks ($72,201 to $101,089, state jurisdiction) — in the Chief family
Common questions about Parks and Wildlife Maintenance Specialist jobs
How many separate Parks and Wildlife Maintenance Specialist classifications does New Jersey have?
The Parks and Wildlife Maintenance Specialist family holds 4 title codes arranged across 4 levels. Each code is a separate classification with its own published specification, requirements and salary treatment.
How much is a Parks and Wildlife Maintenance Specialist paid?
Published salary data for this family runs from $47,916 at the bottom of Parks and Wildlife Maintenance Specialist 1 to $97,354 at the top of Parks and Wildlife Maintenance Specialist 4. 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 Parks and Wildlife Maintenance Specialist?
Yes for most of the family. 4 of the 4 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 Parks and Wildlife Maintenance Specialist?
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 5 years is named where a requirement is stated.