Senior Clerk Stenographer - Family
Career series with 1 positions across 1 levels
New Jersey treats Senior Clerk Stenographer - 10 Months as a competitive-class job, so the gate is an examination and the ranked list it produces rather than a direct offer.
Eligibility comes down to 1 year of relevant experience. The FY2027 range lands between $39,358 and $56,481.
Senior Clerk Stenographer - is a single-title classification family: Senior Clerk Stenographer - 10 Months is the only position in it. Senior Clerk Stenographer - is a common next step after Principal Payroll Clerk / Clerk.
Specializations
Positions in This Family
- SENIOR CLERK STENOGRAPHER - 10 MONTHS (23331) $39,358 - $56,481/year
What the Senior Clerk Stenographer family covers
Senior Clerk Stenographer 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.
- Senior Clerk Stenographer - 10 Months: Under supervision, performs stenographic and other clerical work varied in nature but requiring a knowledge of rules, policies, and…
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. 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. 1 title in this family is covered by the compendium's special incentive program, which lets an appointing authority hire a qualified candidate above the bottom step instead of starting them at step one. See the full list of incentive titles.
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
These titles sit elsewhere in the classification plan but share vocabulary with Senior Clerk Stenographer, which usually means overlapping duties or a related eligible list.
- Clerk Stenographer 1 (local jurisdiction) — in the Clerk Stenographer family
- Clerk Stenographer a ($39,358 to $56,481, state jurisdiction)
- Clerk 1/Clerk Stenographer 3 (local jurisdiction) — in the Clerk 1/Clerk Stenographer family
- Clerk Stenographer 3/Registrar of Vital Statistics
- Legal Stenographer (local jurisdiction)
- Senior Legal Stenographer (local jurisdiction)
Common questions about Senior Clerk Stenographer jobs
How many Senior Clerk Stenographer titles are there in New Jersey civil service?
The Senior Clerk Stenographer family holds 1 title code. Each code is a separate classification with its own published specification, requirements and salary treatment.
What does a Senior Clerk Stenographer earn in New Jersey?
Senior Clerk Stenographer - 10 Months is published at $39,358 to $56,481. 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 Senior Clerk Stenographer?
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 Senior Clerk Stenographer 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 year is named where a requirement is stated.