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Printing Machine Operator Family

Career series with 8 positions across 4 levels

New Jersey classifies Printing Machine Operator as a 4-level family, 8 titles in all, built for step-by-step advancement.

Entry is typically through Printing Machine Operator 1, advancing through the ladder toward Printing Machine Operator 4. Pay across the family spans $39,358 to $88,743, around the 21st percentile of all civil service job families by top pay. State payroll records show 6 people across the family's titles, most concentrated at Environmental Protection.

Printing Machine Operator is a common next step after Computer Operator and Photographer / Printing Machine Operator.

8
Positions
4
Career Levels
Salary Range: $39,358 - $88,743/year

Positions in This Family

What the Printing Machine Operator family covers

New Jersey classifies Printing Machine Operator as a 4-level series holding 8 separate title codes. Its titles are common jurisdiction, meaning the same classification is used at the state level and by local civil service employers alike.

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.

The ladder, ordered by pay

Sorted by pay instead of by title number, the Printing Machine Operator family stacks up as follows. 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.

The distance from the bottom of Printing Machine Operator 1 to the top of Printing Machine Operator 4 is $49,385, an increase of about 125% over the entry minimum.

What each title does

The specifications themselves are the clearest guide to what separates these titles. Here is how each one opens.

  • Printing Machine Operator 1: PRINTING MACHINE OPERATOR 1 DEFINITON: Under the close supervision of a Printing Machine Operator 4 or other supervisory official in a State department, agency, institution, or in a local…
  • Printing Machine Operator 2: Under the limited supervision of a Printing Machine Operator 4 or other supervisory official in a State department, agency, institution, or in a local…
  • Printing Machine Operator 3: Under the general supervision of a Printing Machine Operator 4 or other supervisory official in a State department, agency, institution, or in a local…
  • Printing Machine Operator 4: Under the direction of a supervisory official in a State department, agency, institution, or in a local jurisdiction, supervises the work of the unit and…

Getting in: the stated requirements

Across the 8 titles we have parsed, the education requirements read as a high school diploma on 8 of them. Stated experience runs from 1 year at the lowest rung to 4 at the highest, which is the main thing separating one level from the next.

On how the jobs are filled: 8 are competitive, filled from an eligible list after an open competitive or promotional examination. 1 title in this family is covered by the compendium's special incentive program, which lets an appointing authority hire a qualified candidate above the bottom step instead of starting them at step one. See the full list of incentive titles.

Who actually employs these titles

6 people appear on the state payroll under 3 of these titles, at 4 agencies. Environmental Protection alone accounts for about 33% of them.

  • Environmental Protection — 2 employees
  • Human Services — 2 employees
  • Treasury — 1 employee
  • Labor — 1 employee

Median actual pay varies across the family, from $45,472 for Printing Machine Operator 1 up to $78,268 for Printing Machine Operator 4. 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.

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

These are common jurisdiction titles, which is the most flexible position to be in as an applicant: the same classification is used by state departments and by local civil service employers, so an eligible list built in one place still describes work you can do in the other. What common jurisdiction means.

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.

Families next to this one

New Jersey's classification plan links families by shared terminology and by the routes people actually take between them. These sit closest to Printing Machine Operator.

Common questions about Printing Machine Operator jobs

How many separate Printing Machine Operator classifications does New Jersey have?

The Printing Machine Operator family holds 8 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 Printing Machine Operator paid?

Published salary data for this family runs from $39,358 at the bottom of Printing Machine Operator 1 to $88,743 at the top of Printing Machine Operator 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 Printing Machine Operator?

Yes for most of the family. 8 of the 8 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 Printing Machine Operator?

The most common education requirement in this family is a high school diploma, named on 8 of the 8 titles. Stated experience ranges from 1 to 4 years depending on the rung. Read the individual specification for the exact wording, including any experience substitution.

Which agencies employ Printing Machine Operator staff?

State payroll records show 6 people in this family across 4 agencies, with Environmental Protection the largest at 2. Local government employers are not covered by that extract.

Is Printing Machine Operator 1 higher or lower than Printing Machine Operator 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.