Public Employment Relations Specialist Family
Career series with 2 positions across 2 levels
In New Jersey civil service, Public Employment Relations Specialist names a 2-level progression covering 2 distinct titles.
Entry is typically through Public Employment Relations Specialist 3, advancing through the ladder toward Public Employment Relations Specialist 2. Pay across the family spans $95,955 to $155,359, around the 86th percentile of all civil service job families by top pay. State payroll records show 17 people across the family's titles, most concentrated at Labor.
Public Employment Relations Specialist commonly advances into Program Specialist and Hazardous Site Mitigation Specialist.
Positions in This Family
- PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS SPECIALIST 3 (65414) $95,955 - $141,386/year
- PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS SPECIALIST 2 (65415) $105,267 - $155,359/year
What the Public Employment Relations Specialist family covers
Public Employment Relations 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.
Personnel titles administer the system this site documents: they run the exams, maintain the eligible lists, classify positions and handle the layoff and grievance machinery. That gives them an unusual footprint, since every department needs the function and the Civil Service Commission sets the rules for all of them. Training, affirmative action and equal employment titles sit in the same neighborhood. Local jurisdictions that have adopted Title 11A hire their own versions, which is why several of these families carry local as well as state codes.
The ladder, ordered by pay
The Public Employment Relations Specialist rungs, listed from the best paid down. 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.
- Public Employment Relations Specialist 2 — $105,267 to $155,359 (a master's degree and 4 years of experience)
- Public Employment Relations Specialist 3 — $95,955 to $141,386 (a master's degree and 3 years of experience)
The distance from the bottom of Public Employment Relations Specialist 3 to the top of Public Employment Relations Specialist 2 is $59,404, an increase of about 62% over the entry minimum.
What each title does
Reading the definitions side by side is the quickest way to see what changes as you move through the family.
- Public Employment Relations Specialist 3: Under the general supervision of the Director in the Public Employment Relations Commission ("Commission"), represents the Commission in all…
- Public Employment Relations Specialist 2: Under the general supervision of the Director in the Public Employment Relations Commission ("Commission"), represents the Commission in all…
Requirements across the family
Across the 2 titles we have parsed, the education requirements read as a master's degree on 2 of them. Stated experience runs from 3 years 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: 2 are unclassified, which means appointment at the employer's discretion and salary set individually.
Who actually employs these titles
17 people appear on the state payroll under 2 of these titles, at 1 agency. Labor alone accounts for about 100% of them.
- Labor — 17 employees
Median actual pay varies across the family, from $125,906 for Public Employment Relations Specialist 2 up to $161,785 for Public Employment Relations Specialist 3. 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 V-W-Y salary schedule. See every step in that schedule.
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 Public Employment Relations Specialist. Worth checking if this family has no current opening.
- Chairman - Public Employment Relations Commission (state jurisdiction)
- Chief Mediator Public Employment Relations Commission ($126,854 to $187,691, state jurisdiction) — in the Chief family
- Hearings Examiner 1 Public Employment Relations Commission ($126,854 to $187,691, state jurisdiction) — in the Hearings Examiner family
- Employment Specialist (local jurisdiction)
- Senior Employment Specialist (local jurisdiction)
- Employment Services Specialist 3 ($58,222 to $84,763, state jurisdiction) — in the Employment Services Specialist family
Common questions about Public Employment Relations Specialist jobs
How many separate Public Employment Relations Specialist classifications does New Jersey have?
The Public Employment Relations 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 Public Employment Relations Specialist paid?
Published salary data for this family runs from $95,955 at the bottom of Public Employment Relations Specialist 3 to $155,359 at the top of Public Employment Relations Specialist 2. 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 Public Employment Relations 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 Public Employment Relations Specialist?
The most common education requirement in this family is a master's degree, named on 2 of the 2 titles. Stated experience ranges from 3 to 4 years depending on the rung. Read the individual specification for the exact wording, including any experience substitution.
Which agencies employ Public Employment Relations Specialist staff?
State payroll records show 17 people in this family across 1 agency, with Labor the largest at 17. Local government employers are not covered by that extract.
Is Public Employment Relations Specialist 1 higher or lower than Public Employment Relations Specialist 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.