Work Program Specialist Family
Career series with 1 positions across 1 levels
To land Work Program Specialist 1 in New Jersey you go through the competitive route: you sit an announced exam and the score puts you on the eligible list agencies hire from.
A master's degree is the listed credential, and extra years on the job can be traded for it. The FY2027 range lands between $72,896 and $106,798.
Work Program Specialist is a single-title classification family: Work Program Specialist 1 is the only position in it. Work Program Specialist commonly advances into Program Specialist and Health Systems Specialist.
Positions in This Family
- WORK PROGRAM SPECIALIST 1 (60200) $72,896 - $106,798/year
What the Work Program Specialist family covers
In New Jersey's classification plan, Work Program Specialist stands alone. The family holds one title code rather than a graded series. Its titles are common jurisdiction, meaning the same classification is used at the state level and by local civil service employers alike.
This family does not sit cleanly in one occupational group. New Jersey's classification plan carries a long tail of titles created for a specific program, a specific facility or a single consolidated local post, and they keep their own codes even when only one position exists. Reading the individual specifications below is the fastest way to see what the work actually is, since the family name alone will not tell you.
What each title does
The published specification opens with this definition of the work.
- Work Program Specialist 1: Under direction of a supervisory official in the Division of Family Development, Department of Human Services, has responsibility for managing a local field…
What it takes to qualify
Across the 1 title we have parsed, the education requirements read as a master'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.
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 common jurisdiction titles, which is the most flexible position to be in as an applicant: the same classification is used by state departments and by local civil service employers, so an eligible list built in one place still describes work you can do in the other. What common jurisdiction means.
Related titles elsewhere in the plan
These titles sit elsewhere in the classification plan but share vocabulary with Work Program Specialist, which usually means overlapping duties or a related eligible list.
- Social Work Specialist (local jurisdiction)
- Social Work Specialist (local jurisdiction)
- Program Specialist 2 ($69,668 to $101,951, state jurisdiction) — in the Program Specialist family
- Program Specialist Trainee ($53,282 to $55,691, state jurisdiction)
- Library Program Specialist 1 (local jurisdiction) — in the Library Program Specialist family
- Community Program Specialist ($60,876 to $88,743, state jurisdiction)
Common questions about Work Program Specialist jobs
How many separate Work Program Specialist classifications does New Jersey have?
The Work Program Specialist family holds 1 title code. Each code is a separate classification with its own published specification, requirements and salary treatment.
How much is a Work Program Specialist paid?
Work Program Specialist 1 is published at $72,896 to $106,798. Salary depends on the salary range assigned to the title and the step the employee has reached.
Is there a civil service test for Work Program Specialist?
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 Work Program Specialist?
The most common education requirement in this family is a master'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.