Program Analyst & Operations Specialist Family
Career series with 2 positions across 2 levels
In New Jersey civil service, Program Analyst & Operations Specialist names a 2-level progression covering 2 distinct titles.
Entry is typically through Program Analyst & Operations Specialist 1, advancing through the ladder toward Program Analyst & Operations Specialist 2. State payroll records show 7 people across the family's titles, most concentrated at Casino Control Commission.
Program Analyst & Operations Specialist commonly advances into Program Specialist and Health Systems Specialist.
Positions in This Family
What the Program Analyst & Operations Specialist family covers
Program Analyst & Operations Specialist covers 2 title codes arranged into 2 levels of responsibility. Every title in it is a state title, so the employer is a state department, commission or authority rather than a county or municipality.
Analyst and planner titles are where New Jersey puts the work of deciding rather than delivering: land use, capital programming, rate setting, program evaluation and policy research. Many exist at the local level because municipal and county planning boards were early adopters of civil service, so the family may hold only local codes even when the same work happens at the state under a different name. The qualification pattern is consistent, a bachelor's degree at entry with experience substituting upward, and the ladders are usually clean numbered progressions.
What each title does
Reading the definitions side by side is the quickest way to see what changes as you move through the family.
- Program Analyst & Operations Specialist 1: The Civil Service Commission lists this title code but publishes no job specification for it. The classification shown here comes from the…
- Program Analyst & Operations Specialist 2: The Civil Service Commission lists this title code but publishes no job specification for it. The classification shown here comes from the…
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. On how the jobs are filled: 2 are unclassified, which means appointment at the employer's discretion and salary set individually.
Who actually employs these titles
7 people appear on the state payroll under 1 of these title, at 1 agency. Casino Control Commission alone accounts for about 100% of them.
- Casino Control Commission — 7 employees
Median actual pay for Program Analyst & Operations Specialist 2 is $82,371, which is what people in the title are really paid rather than the published band.
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
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
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 Program Analyst & Operations Specialist. Worth checking if this family has no current opening.
- Operations Analyst ($58,222 to $84,763, state jurisdiction)
- Senior Operations Analyst ($66,592 to $97,354, state jurisdiction)
- Principal Operations Analyst ($76,287 to $111,856, state jurisdiction)
- Management and Operations Analyst 3 ($60,876 to $88,743, state jurisdiction) — in the Management and Operations Analyst family
- Principal Field Operations Analyst, Developmental Disabilities ($83,582 to $122,832, state jurisdiction)
- Aeronautical Operations Specialist ($82,547 to $133,254, state jurisdiction)
Common questions about Program Analyst & Operations Specialist jobs
How many separate Program Analyst & Operations Specialist classifications does New Jersey have?
The Program Analyst & Operations Specialist family holds 2 title codes arranged across 2 levels. Each code is a separate classification with its own published specification, requirements and salary treatment.
How much is a Program Analyst & Operations Specialist 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 Program Analyst & Operations Specialist?
Mostly no. 2 of the 2 titles here are unclassified, so appointment is at the employer's discretion rather than from an eligible list, and salary is set individually rather than by a published step. That also makes cross-agency salary comparison less reliable for these titles.
What are the requirements to become a Program Analyst & Operations 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.
Which agencies employ Program Analyst & Operations Specialist staff?
State payroll records show 7 people in this family across 1 agency, with Casino Control Commission the largest at 7. Local government employers are not covered by that extract.