Principal Occupational Therapist Family
Career series with 1 positions across 1 levels
Principal Occupational Therapist 10 Month is a competitive state title, the kind you test for: the exam result, not a hiring manager's pick, decides where you land in line.
It expects 3 years of relevant experience and a professional license. Pay on the FY2027 schedule runs $69,668 to $101,951.
Principal Occupational Therapist is a single-title classification family: Principal Occupational Therapist 10 Month is the only position in it. Principal Occupational Therapist is closely related to Occupational Therapy Assistant.
Specializations
Positions in This Family
- PRINCIPAL OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST 10 MONTH (09059) $69,668 - $101,951/year
What the Principal Occupational Therapist family covers
In New Jersey's classification plan, Principal Occupational Therapist stands alone. The family holds one title code rather than a graded series. 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 is a direct care employer at scale, running psychiatric hospitals, developmental centers and veterans homes around the clock. That shapes the classifications: shift work, unusual work weeks and institution-specific variants are normal here rather than exceptional, and the same clinical title can exist several times over for different facilities. Professional licensure carries the qualification weight, so movement between the public and private sector is easier in this group than almost anywhere else in civil service. Counties run their own health departments and hire parallel titles under local jurisdiction.
What each title does
The published specification opens with this definition of the work.
- Principal Occupational Therapist 10 Month: Under the direction of a supervisory officer in an institution or agency, provides program leadership, development, coordination and supervision…
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. Experience requirements sit at 3 years wherever they are stated.
Every title here carries a license or certification requirement, so the credential matters more than the exam score. 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
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
Other classifications built on the same terms as Principal Occupational Therapist. Worth checking if this family has no current opening.
- Occupational Therapist (local jurisdiction)
- Senior Occupational Therapist ($60,876 to $88,743, state jurisdiction) — in the Occupational Therapist family
- Occupational Therapist All Jurisdictions ($63,663 to $92,953, state jurisdiction)
- Senior Occupational Therapist All Jurisdictions ($72,896 to $106,798, state jurisdiction)
- Art Therapist (local jurisdiction)
- Therapist, Art ($60,876 to $88,743, state jurisdiction)
Common questions about Principal Occupational Therapist jobs
How many separate Principal Occupational Therapist classifications does New Jersey have?
The Principal Occupational Therapist family holds 1 title code. Each code is a separate classification with its own published specification, requirements and salary treatment.
How much is a Principal Occupational Therapist paid?
Principal Occupational Therapist 10 Month is published at $69,668 to $101,951. Salary depends on the salary range assigned to the title and the step the employee has reached.
Is there a civil service test for Principal Occupational Therapist?
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 Principal Occupational Therapist?
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 3 years is named where a requirement is stated. 1 of the titles require a license or certification.