Supervisor Of Laboratories Family
Career series with 1 positions
New Jersey treats Supervisor of Laboratories (clinical and Water Analysis) as a competitive-class job, so the gate is an examination and the ranked list it produces rather than a direct offer.
The spec names a master's degree, but it leaves the door open to substitute experience for the degree.
Supervisor of Laboratories is a single-title classification family: Supervisor of Laboratories (clinical and Water Analysis) is the only position in it.
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What the Supervisor of Laboratories family covers
In New Jersey's classification plan, Supervisor of Laboratories stands alone. The family holds one title code rather than a graded series. 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.
The state runs working laboratories rather than research institutes, so scientific titles are tied to a statutory job: testing water and air, screening newborns, analysing evidence, monitoring pesticides, mapping geology. Degrees in a named field do the qualifying, and the exam is often an evaluation of education and experience rather than a written test. Because each laboratory is small, these families tend to be short ladders inside one agency instead of broad classifications spread across government.
What each title does
The published specification opens with this definition of the work.
- Supervisor of Laboratories (clinical and Water Analysis): Under direction supervises work performed by technical and other personnel involved in conducting complex tests and analyses in…
Getting in: the stated requirements
Across the 1 title we have parsed, the education requirements read as a master's degree on 1 of them. Experience requirements sit at 6 years 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
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.
Common questions about Supervisor of Laboratories jobs
How many separate Supervisor of Laboratories classifications does New Jersey have?
The Supervisor of Laboratories family holds 1 title code. Each code is a separate classification with its own published specification, requirements and salary treatment.
How much is a Supervisor of Laboratories 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 Supervisor of Laboratories?
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 are the requirements to become a Supervisor of Laboratories?
The most common education requirement in this family is a master's degree, named on 1 of the 1 title. Stated experience ranges from 6 years depending on the rung. Read the individual specification for the exact wording, including any experience substitution.