Program Planning & Development Specialist Family
Career series with 1 positions across 1 levels
Program Planning & Development Specialist 1, Voc Rehab Services 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.
You can qualify with a master's degree or, if you do not have one, by piling up more experience instead. Pay on the FY2027 schedule runs $87,507 to $128,719.
Program Planning & Development Specialist is a single-title classification family: Program Planning & Development Specialist 1, Voc Rehab Services is the only position in it. Program Planning & Development Specialist commonly advances into Program Specialist and Health Systems Specialist.
Specializations
Positions in This Family
- PROGRAM PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST 1, VOC REHAB SERVICES (65286D) $87,507 - $128,719/year
What the Program Planning & Development Specialist family covers
In New Jersey's classification plan, Program Planning & Development Specialist 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.
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
The published specification opens with this definition of the work.
- Program Planning & Development Specialist 1, Voc Rehab Services: Under the direction of a supervisory official, provides comprehensive technical consultation and services; provides…
What it takes to qualify
Across the 1 title we have parsed, the education requirements read as a master's degree on 1 of them. Experience requirements sit at 4 years wherever they are stated.
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
These titles sit elsewhere in the classification plan but share vocabulary with Program Planning & Development Specialist, which usually means overlapping duties or a related eligible list.
- Program Planning and Development Specialist 1, Deaf Language Specialist — in the Program Planning and Development Specialist family
- Program Planning and Development Specialist Vocational Rehabilitation Services ($87,507 to $128,719, state jurisdiction)
- Program Planning and Development Specialist Vocational Rehabilitation Services Deaf Language Specialist ($87,507 to $128,719, state jurisdiction)
- Program Specialist, Research and Planning ($87,507 to $128,719, state jurisdiction)
- Program Development Specialist Aging (local jurisdiction)
- Education Program Development Specialist 1 ($83,582 to $122,832, state jurisdiction) — in the Education Program Development Specialist family
Common questions about Program Planning & Development Specialist jobs
How many separate Program Planning & Development Specialist classifications does New Jersey have?
The Program Planning & Development Specialist family holds 1 title code. Each code is a separate classification with its own published specification, requirements and salary treatment.
How much is a Program Planning & Development Specialist paid?
Program Planning & Development Specialist 1, Voc Rehab Services is published at $87,507 to $128,719. Salary depends on the salary range assigned to the title and the step the employee has reached.
Is there a civil service test for Program Planning & Development Specialist?
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 Program Planning & Development Specialist?
The most common education requirement in this family is a master's degree, named on 1 of the 1 title. Stated experience ranges from 4 years depending on the rung. Read the individual specification for the exact wording, including any experience substitution.