Safety Specialist Family
Career series with 2 positions across 2 levels
New Jersey classifies Safety Specialist as a 2-level family, 2 titles in all, built for step-by-step advancement.
Entry is typically through Safety Specialist 1 Mvc, advancing through the ladder toward Safety Specialist 2, Mvc. Pay across the family spans $50,059 to $83,211, around the 18th percentile of all civil service job families by top pay. State payroll records show 179 people across the family's titles, most concentrated at Motor Vehicle Commission.
Safety Specialist commonly advances into Program Specialist and Health Systems Specialist.
Specializations
Positions in This Family
- SAFETY SPECIALIST 1 MVC (56444) $50,059 - $72,550/year
- SAFETY SPECIALIST 2, MVC (56445) $57,158 - $83,211/year
What the Safety Specialist family covers
Safety 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.
Inspectors and examiners are the operating arm of New Jersey's regulatory statutes, and the title usually tracks the law it enforces rather than a profession. That is why these families are narrow and numerous: weights and measures, construction code, environmental compliance, child care, insurance and market conduct each get their own series. Many require a state credential issued by another agency before you can hold the title at all, so the license, not the exam, is the real bottleneck. Local health and code enforcement offices hire the same titles as the state.
The ladder, ordered by pay
The Safety Specialist 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.
- Safety Specialist 2, Mvc — $57,158 to $83,211 (2 years of experience)
- Safety Specialist 1 Mvc — $50,059 to $72,550 (1 year of experience)
The distance from the bottom of Safety Specialist 1 Mvc to the top of Safety Specialist 2, Mvc is $33,152, an increase of about 66% 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.
- Safety Specialist 1 Mvc: Under the limited supervision of a supervisor in the Motor Vehicles Commission, examines driver testing applicants for licenses to operate motor vehicles…
- Safety Specialist 2, Mvc: Under the general supervision of a supervisor in the Motor Vehicles Commission, as a lead worker, examines driver testing applicants for licenses to operate…
Requirements across the family
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 2 at the highest, which is the main thing separating one level from the next.
Every title here carries a license or certification requirement, so the credential matters more than the exam score. 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
179 people appear on the state payroll under 2 of these titles, at 1 agency. Motor Vehicle Commission alone accounts for about 100% of them.
- Motor Vehicle Commission — 179 employees
Median actual pay varies across the family, from $52,712 for Safety Specialist 1 Mvc up to $70,328 for Safety Specialist 2, Mvc. 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 C-I-O salary schedule. See every step in that schedule. Bargaining is handled by IFPTE. 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.
Related titles elsewhere in the plan
Other classifications built on the same terms as Safety Specialist. Worth checking if this family has no current opening.
- Highway Safety Specialist ($60,876 to $88,743, state jurisdiction)
- Safety Specialist Trainee Mvc ($47,916 to $47,916, state jurisdiction)
- Senior Highway Safety Specialist ($69,668 to $101,951, state jurisdiction)
- Principal Highway Safety Specialist ($79,844 to $117,228, state jurisdiction)
- Safety Inspector (local jurisdiction)
- Safety Inspector ($52,308 to $75,954, state jurisdiction)
Common questions about Safety Specialist jobs
How many separate Safety Specialist classifications does New Jersey have?
The Safety 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 Safety Specialist paid?
Published salary data for this family runs from $50,059 at the bottom of Safety Specialist 1 Mvc to $83,211 at the top of Safety Specialist 2, Mvc. 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 Safety Specialist?
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 are the requirements to become a Safety Specialist?
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 2 years is named where a requirement is stated. 2 of the titles require a license or certification.
Which agencies employ Safety Specialist staff?
State payroll records show 179 people in this family across 1 agency, with Motor Vehicle Commission the largest at 179. Local government employers are not covered by that extract.