Research Data Analyst Family
Career series with 2 positions across 2 levels
Research Data Analyst is a career-ladder family in New Jersey civil service, with 2 titles spanning 2 levels.
Entry is typically through Research Data Analyst 1, advancing through the ladder toward Research Data Analyst 2. Pay across the family spans $69,668 to $122,832, around the 48th percentile of all civil service job families by top pay. State payroll records show 16 people across the family's titles, most concentrated at Law and Public Safety.
Research Data Analyst commonly advances into Health Data Specialist and Health Economics Research Specialist.
Positions in This Family
- RESEARCH DATA ANALYST 1 (53051) $69,668 - $101,951/year
- RESEARCH DATA ANALYST 2 (53052) $83,582 - $122,832/year
What the Research Data Analyst family covers
Research Data Analyst 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.
New Jersey's technology titles carry the sediment of several eras at once. Newer families cover software development, network administration and database work, while older ones still name data processing, automated typewriters and input and output control. The Office of Information Technology holds most of the modern posts, but agencies keep their own analysts. Information processing titles are the second group in the compendium eligible for advanced-step hiring, which is the state's standing acknowledgement that it cannot fill them at step one.
The ladder, ordered by pay
The Research Data Analyst rungs, listed from the best paid down. Here the numbering happens to agree with the pay order, which is not guaranteed elsewhere in New Jersey's plan.
- Research Data Analyst 2 — $83,582 to $122,832 (a doctoral degree and 1 year of experience)
- Research Data Analyst 1 — $69,668 to $101,951 (a doctoral degree and 1 year of experience)
The distance from the bottom of Research Data Analyst 1 to the top of Research Data Analyst 2 is $53,164, an increase of about 76% 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.
- Research Data Analyst 1: Under the close supervision of a Research Data Supervisor or other supervisory official in the Department of Law and Public Safety (DL&PS) Office of Justice…
- Research Data Analyst 2: Under the limited supervision of a Research Data Supervisor or other supervisory official in the Department of Law and Public Safety (DL&PS) Office of Justice…
Requirements across the family
Across the 2 titles we have parsed, the education requirements read as a doctoral degree on 2 of them. Experience requirements sit at 1 year wherever they are stated.
On how the jobs are filled: 2 are competitive, filled from an eligible list after an open competitive or promotional examination.
Who actually employs these titles
State payroll records show 16 people working under 2 of this family's titles, spread across 2 agencies. Law and Public Safety alone accounts for about 50% of them.
- Law and Public Safety — 8 employees
- Juvenile Justice Commission — 8 employees
Median actual pay varies across the family, from $70,431 for Research Data Analyst 1 up to $84,548 for Research Data Analyst 2. 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
These are state titles, hired by New Jersey departments, commissions and boards through the Civil Service Commission's announcement and eligible list process rather than by an ordinary job posting. How state hiring works, and which agencies employ what.
Related titles elsewhere in the plan
Other classifications built on the same terms as Research Data Analyst. Worth checking if this family has no current opening.
- Research Data Manager ($71,879 to $100,638, state jurisdiction)
- Research Data Manager ($110,276 to $162,870, state jurisdiction)
- Research Data Supervisor ($95,955 to $141,386, state jurisdiction)
- Research Analyst 1 ($58,222 to $84,763, state jurisdiction) — in the Research Analyst family
- Right of Way Research Analyst ($83,582 to $122,832, state jurisdiction)
- Right of Way Research Analyst ($87,507 to $128,719, state jurisdiction)
Common questions about Research Data Analyst jobs
How many Research Data Analyst titles are there in New Jersey civil service?
The Research Data Analyst family holds 2 title codes arranged across 2 levels. Each code is a separate classification with its own published specification, requirements and salary treatment.
What does a Research Data Analyst earn in New Jersey?
Published salary data for this family runs from $69,668 at the bottom of Research Data Analyst 1 to $122,832 at the top of Research Data Analyst 2. Those are schedule figures. Where the title appears on the state payroll, actual median pay is listed on the page above.
Do you need to take an exam to become a Research Data Analyst?
Yes for most of the family. 2 of the 2 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 Research Data Analyst need?
The most common education requirement in this family is a doctoral degree, named on 2 of the 2 titles. Stated experience ranges from 1 year depending on the rung. Read the individual specification for the exact wording, including any experience substitution.
Which agencies employ Research Data Analyst staff?
State payroll records show 16 people in this family across 2 agencies, with Law and Public Safety the largest at 8. Local government employers are not covered by that extract.