Signal Systems Technician Family
Career series with 2 positions across 2 levels
New Jersey classifies Signal Systems Technician as a 2-level family, 2 titles in all, built for step-by-step advancement.
Entry is typically through Signal Systems Technician 1, advancing through the ladder toward Signal Systems Technician 2.
Signal Systems Technician commonly advances into Health Systems Specialist and Geographic Information Systems Specialist.
Positions in This Family
- SIGNAL SYSTEMS TECHNICIAN 2 (03589)
- SIGNAL SYSTEMS TECHNICIAN 1 (03714)
What the Signal Systems Technician family covers
Signal Systems Technician covers 2 title codes arranged into 2 levels of responsibility. 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.
Skilled and semi-skilled labor is the part of the classification plan that never moved to a degree. Qualification rests on demonstrated ability, and for a great many of these titles the operative credential is a valid New Jersey driver's license of the right class rather than a diploma. The work is also the most physically specific in the plan, which is why the specifications read as lists of tasks and equipment instead of the general responsibility language used elsewhere. Because public works, water and sewer utilities, parks and school plants each run their own yards, near-identical jobs end up as separate title codes in separate places.
What each title does
Reading the definitions side by side is the quickest way to see what changes as you move through the family.
- Signal Systems Technician 2: SIGNAL SYSTEMS TECHNICIAN 2 JOB CATEGORY SUMMARY A position in this job category typically installs, tests, troubleshoots and repairs traffic signal equipment or systems, fire traffic signal…
- Signal Systems Technician 1: SIGNAL SYSTEMS TECHNICIAN 1 JOB CATEGORY SUMMARY A position in this job category typically installs, tests, troubleshoots and repairs traffic signal equipment or systems and fire traffic signal…
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.
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
Nothing in this family is hired by a state department. These are local codes, which means the employer is a county, municipality, authority, library, fire district or school district that chose to come under Title 11A. Roughly a quarter of New Jersey's municipalities did. In the rest, the same job exists but the hiring is done outside the civil service system entirely, so the title code will never appear in a posting. Check a specific employer before you plan around one of these titles, or read how local civil service works.
Related titles elsewhere in the plan
Other classifications built on the same terms as Signal Systems Technician. Worth checking if this family has no current opening.
- Police and Fire Signal Systems Technician 1 (local jurisdiction) — in the Police and Fire Signal Systems Technician family
- Signal Systems Maintenance Worker (local jurisdiction)
- Police and Fire Signal Systems Superintendent (local jurisdiction)
- Traffic Signal Technician 1 (local jurisdiction) — in the Traffic Signal Technician family
- Fire Signal System Technician 1 (local jurisdiction) — in the Fire Signal System Technician family
- Electronic Systems Technician 1 (local jurisdiction) — in the Electronic Systems Technician family
Common questions about Signal Systems Technician jobs
How many separate Signal Systems Technician classifications does New Jersey have?
The Signal Systems Technician 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 Signal Systems Technician paid?
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.
Is there a civil service test for Signal Systems Technician?
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 Signal Systems Technician?
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.