Records Support Technician Family
Career series with 5 positions across 4 levels
Records Support Technician is a career-ladder family in New Jersey civil service, with 5 titles spanning 4 levels.
Entry is typically through Records Support Technician 1, advancing through the ladder toward Records Support Technician 4.
Records Support Technician reports to supervising titles such as Senior Laboratory Technician and Principal Laboratory Technician.
Positions in This Family
- RECORDS SUPPORT TECHNICIAN 2 (08006)
- RECORDS SUPPORT TECHNICIAN 1 (56562)
- RECORDS SUPPORT TECHNICIAN 2 (56563)
- RECORDS SUPPORT TECHNICIAN 3 (56564)
- RECORDS SUPPORT TECHNICIAN 4 (56565)
What the Records Support Technician family covers
Records Support Technician is a graded series in the New Jersey civil service classification plan, running 5 title codes across 4 levels. Every title in it is a local title, used by the counties, municipalities, authorities and boards that have adopted civil service under Title 11A rather than by state departments.
Clerical series are the entry door to New Jersey civil service and the largest group by headcount. They are also the most duplicated: nearly every one exists in both a state and a local version, and the local versions are what municipal clerks, county offices and boards of education hire against. Most require a high school diploma and nothing more, which makes them the practical route in for applicants without a degree. Advancement runs by responsibility, from clerk to senior to principal to head, with the specialised transcription and stenography variants branching off partway up.
What each title does
Each title in the family carries its own published definition. These are the opening lines of each one, which is usually where the difference between two neighboring rungs is actually stated.
- Records Support Technician 2: Under limited supervision, performs moderately complex and non-routine clerical work involving the processing and filing of records; may provide guidance and…
- Records Support Technician 1: Under close supervision, performs varied clerical work involving the processing and filing of records; does other duties as required. NOTE: Incumbents may be…
- Records Support Technician 3: Under direction, performs varied, complex clerical work involving the processing and filing of records; takes the lead and/or performs the more difficult and…
- Records Support Technician 4: Under direction, supervises, plans and coordinates the activities of one (1) or more clerical unit(s) involved in the processing and filing of records…
What it takes to qualify
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. Stated experience runs from 1 year at the lowest rung to 3 at the highest, which is the main thing separating one level from the next.
On how the jobs are filled: 4 are competitive, filled from an eligible list after an open competitive or promotional examination and 1 is non-competitive, appointed on proof of the stated qualifications rather than by examination.
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
These are local titles, so the hiring employers are New Jersey's counties, municipalities, authorities, library boards, school districts and fire districts that have adopted civil service under Title 11A. Not every New Jersey employer has. A town that never adopted the system hires however it chooses and never posts against these codes at all, which is why checking the employer before checking the title saves time. Look up whether an employer is a civil service jurisdiction, or read how local civil service differs from state.
Related titles elsewhere in the plan
These titles sit elsewhere in the classification plan but share vocabulary with Records Support Technician, which usually means overlapping duties or a related eligible list.
- Senior Payroll Clerk/Records Support Technician 3 (both state and local jurisdiction) — in the Senior Payroll Clerk/Records Support Technician family
- Public Safety Telecommunicator/Records Support Technician 3 (local jurisdiction) — in the Public Safety Telecommunicator/Records Support Technician family
- Medical Records Technician ($53,282 to $77,371, both state and local jurisdiction)
- Records Technician 3, Motor Vehicles ($46,727 to $67,528, state jurisdiction) — in the Records Technician family
- Behavior Support Technician ($60,876 to $88,743, state jurisdiction)
- Supply Support Technician 3 ($38,641 to $55,448, state jurisdiction) — in the Supply Support Technician family
Common questions about Records Support Technician jobs
How many Records Support Technician titles are there in New Jersey civil service?
The Records Support Technician family holds 5 title codes arranged across 4 levels. Each code is a separate classification with its own published specification, requirements and salary treatment.
What does a Records Support Technician earn in New Jersey?
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.
Do you need to take an exam to become a Records Support Technician?
Yes for most of the family. 4 of the 5 titles are in the competitive division, which means appointment comes from an eligible list built by an open competitive or promotional examination.
What qualifications does a Records Support Technician need?
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. Experience of 1 to 3 years is named where a requirement is stated.