Technical Assistant Classification Family
Career series with 1 positions
Technical Assistant Classification, Department of Corrections is a state title in New Jersey's competitive civil service, which means the way in is an open exam rather than a direct appointment.
On paper it calls for an associate's degree, though the specification lets enough relevant experience stand in for the degree. Pay on the FY2027 schedule runs $55,691 to $81,008, and state payroll currently lists about 17 people in the title, most of them at Corrections.
Technical Assistant Classification is a single-title classification family: Technical Assistant Classification, Department of Corrections is the only position in it. Technical Assistant Classification supervises titles such as Technical Support Specialist and Classification Officer.
Specializations
Positions in This Family
- TECHNICAL ASSISTANT CLASSIFICATION, DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS (62243) $55,691 - $81,008/year
What the Technical Assistant Classification family covers
Technical Assistant Classification 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.
- Technical Assistant Classification, Department of Corrections: Under direction of a supervisory official in the Department of Corrections, performs technical support tasks involved in the…
What it takes to qualify
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.
Who actually employs these titles
State payroll records show 17 people working under 1 of this family's title, spread across 1 agency. Corrections alone accounts for about 100% of them.
- Corrections — 17 employees
Median actual pay for Technical Assistant Classification, Department of Corrections is $61,146, which is what people in the title are really paid rather than the published band.
State payroll only, deduplicated by payroll title; local employers file separately, so a family with local codes looks smaller here than it is. How this is counted.
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 Technical Assistant Classification, which usually means overlapping duties or a related eligible list.
- Technical Assistant, Classification ($55,691 to $81,008, state jurisdiction)
- Classification Officer 1 ($63,663 to $92,953, state jurisdiction) — in the Classification Officer family
- Classification Officer Apprentice ($60,876 to $88,743, both state and local jurisdiction)
- Classification Officer Apprentice, Department of Corrections ($60,876 to $88,743, state jurisdiction) — in the Classification Officer Apprentice family
- Supervising Classification Officer, Department of Corrections ($100,498 to $148,187, state jurisdiction) — in the Supervising Classification Officer family
- Technical Assistant ($44,750 to $64,522, both state and local jurisdiction)
Common questions about Technical Assistant Classification jobs
How many Technical Assistant Classification titles are there in New Jersey civil service?
The Technical Assistant Classification family holds 1 title code. Each code is a separate classification with its own published specification, requirements and salary treatment.
What does a Technical Assistant Classification earn in New Jersey?
Technical Assistant Classification, Department of Corrections is published at $55,691 to $81,008. 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 Technical Assistant Classification?
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 Technical Assistant Classification 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.
Which agencies employ Technical Assistant Classification staff?
State payroll records show 17 people in this family across 1 agency, with Corrections the largest at 17. Local government employers are not covered by that extract.