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Sewer Repairer Family

Career series with 7 positions across 3 levels

Sewer Repairer groups 7 related titles into a 3-level career ladder.

Entry is typically through Sewer Repairer 1 / Street Repairer, advancing through the ladder toward Sewer Repairer 3.

Sewer Repairer reports to supervising titles such as Senior Sewage Plant Operator / Sewer Repairer and Senior Water Meter Repairer/Water Repairer.

7
Positions
3
Career Levels
5
Specializations
Salary Range: Varies/year

Specializations

/ Street Repairer / Water Repairer 1 / Water Repairer 1 / Water Treatment Plant Operator / Water Repairer 2 / Water Repairer 3

Positions in This Family

What the Sewer Repairer family covers

Sewer Repairer is a graded series in the New Jersey civil service classification plan, running 7 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.

  • Sewer Repairer 2: Under direction, performs the more difficult tasks involved in the maintenance and repair of sewers and sewer equipment, and in clearing stoppages in main line and home…
  • Sewer Repairer 2 / Water Repairer 2: Under direction, performs the more difficult tasks involved in the maintenance and repair of sewers and sewer equipment, and in…
  • Sewer Repairer 1 / Street Repairer: Under supervision, performs varied tasks involved in maintenance and repair of sewers and clearing stoppages in main line and home…
  • Sewer Repairer 1 / Water Repairer 1: Under supervision, performs varied tasks involved in maintenance and repair of sewers and clearing stoppages in main line and home…
  • Sewer Repairer 2 / Water Repairer 3: Under direction, performs the more difficult tasks involved in the maintenance and repair of sewers and sewer equipment, and in…
  • Sewer Repairer 1 / Water Repairer 1 / Water Treatment Plant Operator: Under supervision, performs varied tasks involved in maintenance and repair of sewers and work…
  • Sewer Repairer 3: Under direction, performs complex work involved in the maintenance and repair of sewers and sewer equipment, and in clearing stoppages in main line and home sewer…

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: 2 are competitive, filled from an eligible list after an open competitive or promotional examination and 3 are non-competitive, appointed on proof of the stated qualifications rather than by 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 Sewer Repairer, which usually means overlapping duties or a related eligible list.

Families next to this one

New Jersey's classification plan links families by shared terminology and by the routes people actually take between them. These sit closest to Sewer Repairer.

Common questions about Sewer Repairer jobs

How many Sewer Repairer titles are there in New Jersey civil service?

The Sewer Repairer family holds 7 title codes arranged across 3 levels. Each code is a separate classification with its own published specification, requirements and salary treatment.

What does a Sewer 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 Sewer Repairer?

Not for the non-competitive titles in this family, of which there are 3. A non-competitive appointment is made on proof that you meet the stated requirements, without a competitive examination, though the position is still in the classified service with its own protections.

What qualifications does a Sewer 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.