Scheduler Family
Career series with 1 positions across 1 levels
To land Scheduler 10 Months in New Jersey you go through the competitive route: you sit an announced exam and the score puts you on the eligible list agencies hire from.
An associate's degree is the listed credential, and extra years on the job can be traded for it. The FY2027 range lands between $44,750 and $64,522.
Scheduler is a single-title classification family: Scheduler 10 Months is the only position in it. Scheduler is a common next step after Data Processing Scheduler.
Specializations
Positions in This Family
- SCHEDULER 10 MONTHS (82280) $44,750 - $64,522/year
What the Scheduler family covers
Scheduler is a single-title family in the New Jersey civil service classification plan: one title code, with no numbered rungs above or below it. Every title in it is a state title, so the employer is a state department, commission or authority rather than a county or municipality.
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
The published specification opens with this definition of the work.
- Scheduler 10 Months: Under direction of a supervisory official, schedules facilities and the preparation and distribution of daily, monthly, and semester information bulletins; does other…
Requirements across the family
Across the 1 title we have parsed, the education requirements read as an associate's degree on 1 of them. Experience requirements sit at 1 year wherever they are stated.
On how the jobs are filled: 1 is competitive, filled from an eligible list after an open competitive or promotional examination.
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 Scheduler. Worth checking if this family has no current opening.
- Scheduler ($50,990 to $73,902, state jurisdiction)
- Data Processing Scheduler 2 ($63,663 to $92,953, state jurisdiction) — in the Data Processing Scheduler family
- Planner/Scheduler, Computerized Maintenance Management Program ($60,876 to $88,743, both state and local jurisdiction)
Common questions about Scheduler jobs
How many Scheduler titles are there in New Jersey civil service?
The Scheduler family holds 1 title code. Each code is a separate classification with its own published specification, requirements and salary treatment.
What does a Scheduler earn in New Jersey?
Scheduler 10 Months is published at $44,750 to $64,522. Salary depends on the salary range assigned to the title and the step the employee has reached.
Do you need to take an exam to become a Scheduler?
Yes for most of the family. 1 of the 1 title 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 Scheduler need?
The most common education requirement in this family is an associate's degree, named on 1 of the 1 title. Stated experience ranges from 1 year depending on the rung. Read the individual specification for the exact wording, including any experience substitution.