Radiation Physicist Family
Career series with 9 positions across 3 levels
In New Jersey civil service, Radiation Physicist names a 3-level progression covering 9 distinct titles.
Entry is typically through Radiation Physicist 1, advancing through the ladder toward Radiation Physicist 3 and, from there, into supervisory roles. Pay across the family spans $69,668 to $148,187, around the 78th percentile of all civil service job families by top pay. State payroll records show 32 people across the family's titles, most concentrated at Environmental Protection.
Specializations
Positions in This Family
- SUPERVISING RADIATION PHYSICIST (18085) $100,498 - $148,187/year
- RADIATION PHYSICIST 3 (18093)
- RADIATION PHYSICIST 2 (18094) $83,582 - $122,832/year
- RADIATION PHYSICIST 1 (18095) $95,955 - $141,386/year
- RADIATION PHYSICIST 3 (59980) $91,628 - $134,900/year
- RADIATION PHYSICIST 3 MAMMOGRAPHY UNIT (59980C)
- RADIATION PHYSICIST 2 (59981) $79,844 - $117,228/year
- RADIATION PHYSICIST 2 MAMMOGRAPHY UNIT (59981C) $79,844 - $117,228/year
- RADIATION PHYSICIST 1 (59982) $69,668 - $101,951/year
What the Radiation Physicist family covers
New Jersey classifies Radiation Physicist as a 3-level series holding 9 separate title codes. 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.
The ladder, ordered by pay
Sorted by pay instead of by title number, the Radiation Physicist 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.
- Supervising Radiation Physicist — $100,498 to $148,187 (a bachelor's degree and 2 years of experience)
- Radiation Physicist 1 — $95,955 to $141,386 (a bachelor's degree and 4 years of experience)
- Radiation Physicist 3 — $91,628 to $134,900 (a bachelor's degree and 4 years of experience)
- Radiation Physicist 2 — $83,582 to $122,832 (a bachelor's degree and 3 years of experience)
- Radiation Physicist 2 Mammography Unit — $79,844 to $117,228 (a bachelor's degree and 3 years of experience)
- Radiation Physicist 2 — $79,844 to $117,228 (a bachelor's degree and 3 years of experience)
- Radiation Physicist 1 — $69,668 to $101,951 (a bachelor's degree and 2 years of experience)
The distance from the bottom of Radiation Physicist 1 to the top of Supervising Radiation Physicist is $78,519, an increase of about 113% 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.
- Supervising Radiation Physicist: Under general direction of a manager or other higher level official in the Department of Environmental Protection, supervises, plans, organizes, and…
- Radiation Physicist 3: Under direction of a Radiation Physicist 1, or 2, Division of Environmental Quality, Department of Environmental Protection, performs radiological surveys and…
- Radiation Physicist 2: Under direction of a Radiation Physicist 1, or other supervisory official in the Department of Environmental Protection, conducts and supervises radiological surveys…
- Radiation Physicist 1: Under direction of the Chief, Bureau of Radiation, Division of Environmental Quality, Department of Environmental Protection, organizes and coordinates radiological…
- Radiation Physicist 3: Under general supervision of a higher level supervisor in the Department of Environmental Protection, supervises, organizes and coordinates radiological surveys and…
- Radiation Physicist 3 Mammography Unit: Under general supervision of a higher level supervisor in the Department of Environmental Protection, supervises, organizes and coordinates…
- Radiation Physicist 2: Under limited supervision of a Radiation Physicist 3 or other supervisory official in the Department of Environmental Protection, conducts and assigns radiological…
- Radiation Physicist 2 Mammography Unit: Under limited supervision of a Radiation Physicist 3 or other supervisory official in the Department of Environmental Protection, conducts…
Showing 8 of 9 published definitions in this family. The full list of titles is below.
Getting in: the stated requirements
Across the 9 titles we have parsed, the education requirements read as a bachelor's degree on 9 of them. Stated experience runs from 2 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 competitive, filled from an eligible list after an open competitive or promotional examination and 5 are non-competitive, appointed on proof of the stated qualifications rather than by examination.
Who actually employs these titles
32 people appear on the state payroll under 4 of these titles, at 1 agency. Environmental Protection alone accounts for about 100% of them.
- Environmental Protection — 32 employees
Median actual pay varies across the family, from $71,991 for Radiation Physicist 1 up to $117,796 for Radiation Physicist 3 Mammography Unit. 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
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.
Common questions about Radiation Physicist jobs
How many separate Radiation Physicist classifications does New Jersey have?
The Radiation Physicist family holds 9 title codes arranged across 3 levels. Each code is a separate classification with its own published specification, requirements and salary treatment.
How much is a Radiation Physicist paid?
Published salary data for this family runs from $69,668 at the bottom of Radiation Physicist 1 to $148,187 at the top of Supervising Radiation Physicist. 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 Radiation Physicist?
Not for the non-competitive titles in this family, of which there are 5. A non-competitive appointment is made on proof that you meet the stated requirements, without a competitive examination, though the position is still in the classified service with its own protections.
What are the requirements to become a Radiation Physicist?
The most common education requirement in this family is a bachelor's degree, named on 9 of the 9 titles. Stated experience ranges from 2 to 4 years depending on the rung. Read the individual specification for the exact wording, including any experience substitution.
Which agencies employ Radiation Physicist staff?
State payroll records show 32 people in this family across 1 agency, with Environmental Protection the largest at 32. Local government employers are not covered by that extract.
Is Radiation Physicist 1 higher or lower than Radiation Physicist 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.