Road Repairer Family
Career series with 4 positions across 3 levels
Road Repairer is a career-ladder family in New Jersey civil service, with 4 titles spanning 3 levels.
Entry is typically through Road Repairer 1, advancing through the ladder toward Road Repairer 3.
Road Repairer reports to supervising titles such as Senior Sewage Plant Operator / Sewer Repairer and Senior Water Meter Repairer/Water Repairer.
Specializations
Positions in This Family
- ROAD REPAIRER 1 (03090)
- ROAD REPAIRER 2 (03567)
- ROAD REPAIRER 3 (06655)
- ROAD REPAIRER 2 / SIGN MAKER 2 (07393)
What the Road Repairer family covers
Road Repairer is a graded series in the New Jersey civil service classification plan, running 4 title codes across 3 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.
Trades and maintenance titles are the most heavily local group in the whole classification plan. Public works yards, water and sewer utilities, parks departments and school district plants hire them, so the family often exists only with local codes and never appears on state payroll at all. Qualification usually rests on demonstrated skill and a driving credential rather than a degree, and several of these series are the ones New Jersey opens to applicants without any formal education requirement. At the state level the equivalent posts are represented by IFPTE rather than CWA.
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.
- Road Repairer 1: Under supervision, performs varied types of work involved in the maintenance, repair, resurfacing, and/or construction of roads within a jurisdiction and/or assists in…
- Road Repairer 2: Under direction, performs the more difficult and responsible work involving the maintenance, repair, resurfacing, and/or construction of roads within a jurisdiction…
- Road Repairer 3: Under direction, takes the lead over and works with a group of employees performing tasks involving the maintenance, repair, resurfacing, and/or construction of roads…
- Road Repairer 2 / Sign Maker 2: Under direction, performs the more difficult and responsible work involving the maintenance, repair, resurfacing, and/or construction of…
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: 3 are competitive, filled from an eligible list after an open competitive or promotional 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 Road Repairer, which usually means overlapping duties or a related eligible list.
- Mechanic/Road Repairer 1 — in the Mechanic/Road Repairer family
- Truck Driver Heavy/Road Repairer 1 (local jurisdiction) — in the Truck Driver Heavy/Road Repairer family
- Sewer Repairer Supervisor/Road Repair Supervisor (local jurisdiction)
- Supervising Bridge Repairer/Road Repair Supervisor (local jurisdiction)
- Road Inspector (local jurisdiction)
- Senior Road Inspector (local jurisdiction)
Common questions about Road Repairer jobs
How many Road Repairer titles are there in New Jersey civil service?
The Road Repairer family holds 4 title codes arranged across 3 levels. Each code is a separate classification with its own published specification, requirements and salary treatment.
What does a Road Repairer 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 Road Repairer?
Yes for most of the family. 3 of the 4 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 Road Repairer 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.