Test Development Specialist Family
Career series with 4 positions across 4 levels
In New Jersey civil service, Test Development Specialist names a 4-level progression covering 4 distinct titles.
Entry is typically through Test Development Specialist 1, advancing through the ladder toward Test Development Specialist 4. Pay across the family spans $60,876 to $141,386, around the 70th percentile of all civil service job families by top pay. State payroll records show 23 people across the family's titles, most concentrated at Civil Service Commission.
Test Development Specialist is a common next step after Physician Specialist and Health Systems Specialist.
Positions in This Family
- TEST DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST 1 (63221) $60,876 - $88,743/year
- TEST DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST 2 (63222) $69,668 - $101,951/year
- TEST DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST 3 (63223) $79,844 - $117,228/year
- TEST DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST 4 (63224) $95,955 - $141,386/year
What the Test Development Specialist family covers
Test Development Specialist covers 4 title codes arranged into 4 levels of responsibility. Every title in it is a state title, so the employer is a state department, commission or authority rather than a county or municipality.
Personnel titles administer the system this site documents: they run the exams, maintain the eligible lists, classify positions and handle the layoff and grievance machinery. That gives them an unusual footprint, since every department needs the function and the Civil Service Commission sets the rules for all of them. Training, affirmative action and equal employment titles sit in the same neighborhood. Local jurisdictions that have adopted Title 11A hire their own versions, which is why several of these families carry local as well as state codes.
The ladder, ordered by pay
The Test Development Specialist rungs, listed from the best paid down. Here the numbering happens to agree with the pay order, which is not guaranteed elsewhere in New Jersey's plan.
- Test Development Specialist 4 — $95,955 to $141,386 (a master's degree and 3 years of experience)
- Test Development Specialist 3 — $79,844 to $117,228 (a master's degree and 2 years of experience)
- Test Development Specialist 2 — $69,668 to $101,951 (a master's degree and 1 year of experience)
- Test Development Specialist 1 — $60,876 to $88,743 (a master's degree and 1 year of experience)
The distance from the bottom of Test Development Specialist 1 to the top of Test Development Specialist 4 is $80,510, an increase of about 132% over the entry minimum.
What each title does
Reading the definitions side by side is the quickest way to see what changes as you move through the family.
- Test Development Specialist 1: Under the close supervision of a Test Development Specialist 4 or other supervisory official in the Division of Test Development and Analytics, in the Civil…
- Test Development Specialist 2: Under the limited supervision of a Test Development Specialist 4 or other supervisory official in the Division of Test Development and Analytics in the…
- Test Development Specialist 3: Under the general supervision of a Test Development Specialist 4 or other supervisory official in the Division of Test Development and Analytics in the…
- Test Development Specialist 4: Under the general direction of a higher-level supervisory official in the Division of Test Development and Analytics in the Civil Service Commission, is…
Requirements across the family
Across the 4 titles we have parsed, the education requirements read as a master's degree on 4 of them. 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: 4 are competitive, filled from an eligible list after an open competitive or promotional examination.
Who actually employs these titles
23 people appear on the state payroll under 4 of these titles, at 1 agency. Civil Service Commission alone accounts for about 100% of them.
- Civil Service Commission — 23 employees
Median actual pay varies across the family, from $61,510 for Test Development Specialist 1 up to $116,853 for Test Development Specialist 4. Those are medians of what people are really paid, not schedule minimums and maximums.
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 V-W-Y salary schedule. See every step in that schedule.
Where these jobs exist
Hiring for this family runs through state service. Departments, commissions and boards fill these titles from eligible lists built by the Civil Service Commission, so the route in is an announcement and a filing deadline rather than a posting you apply to directly. What state jurisdiction means, and a breakdown of who employs what.
Related titles elsewhere in the plan
Other classifications built on the same terms as Test Development Specialist. Worth checking if this family has no current opening.
- Test Development Specialist Trainee ($55,691 to $58,222, state jurisdiction)
- Employment Test Monitor ($39,358 to $56,481, both state and local jurisdiction)
- Software Development Specialist 3 ($95,955 to $141,386, state jurisdiction) — in the Software Development Specialist family
- Aquacultural Development Specialist ($69,668 to $101,951, state jurisdiction)
- Program Development Specialist Aging (local jurisdiction)
- Software Development Specialist Assistant ($55,691 to $81,008, state jurisdiction)
Common questions about Test Development Specialist jobs
How many separate Test Development Specialist classifications does New Jersey have?
The Test Development Specialist family holds 4 title codes arranged across 4 levels. Each code is a separate classification with its own published specification, requirements and salary treatment.
How much is a Test Development Specialist paid?
Published salary data for this family runs from $60,876 at the bottom of Test Development Specialist 1 to $141,386 at the top of Test Development Specialist 4. Those are schedule figures. Where the title appears on the state payroll, actual median pay is listed on the page above.
Is there a civil service test for Test Development Specialist?
Yes for most of the family. 4 of the 4 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 Test Development Specialist?
The most common education requirement in this family is a master's degree, named on 4 of the 4 titles. Stated experience ranges from 1 to 3 years depending on the rung. Read the individual specification for the exact wording, including any experience substitution.
Which agencies employ Test Development Specialist staff?
State payroll records show 23 people in this family across 1 agency, with Civil Service Commission the largest at 23. Local government employers are not covered by that extract.