ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST 3, PUBLIC HEALTH
Public Health
Career Family: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST
New Jersey treats Environmental Scientist 3, Public Health as a competitive-class job, so the gate is an examination and the ranked list it produces rather than a direct offer.
The minimum is a master's degree and 3 years of relevant experience. The FY2027 range lands between $91,628 and $134,900, and state payroll currently lists about 12 people in the title, led by Environmental Protection.
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Environmental Scientist 3, Public Health appears on the State payroll at 3 departments, most of them at Department of Environmental Protection.
State departments
| Employer | Employees |
|---|---|
| Department of Environmental Protection | 7 |
| Department of Health | 4 |
| Department of Education | 1 |
State payroll and independent authority payroll are separate systems and are never merged. See data sources.
Pay ladder: Environmental Scientist series
- Environmental Scientist 2 — $91,628 – $134,900
- Environmental Scientist 3 — $91,628 – $134,900
- Environmental Scientist 4 — $100,498 – $148,187
- Environmental Scientist 1 — $105,267 – $155,359
Its top salary lands around the 80th percentile of all NJ civil service titles that publish a range.
Rungs are ordered by FY2027 pay. NJ level numbers are not always sequential, so ordering follows salary rather than the title number.
Who employs this title
State payroll records show 12 people working under this title. The median actual salary is $126,158. The agencies employing the most are:
- Environmental Protection (7)
- Health and Senior Services (4)
- Education (1)
Counts from NJ YourMoney agency payroll. See statewide workforce analytics.
Official job specification
The text below is the official specification published by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission. The plain-language summary and analysis above are derived from it by NJ Civil Service Navigator. Source: the official specification page at NJ CSC.
Examples of work
- Assists in developing, organizing, and coordinating environmental health programs within Occupational and Environmental Health Services and other inter - and intradepartmental programs.
- May function as a lead worker where required.
- Provides the Environmental Scientist 4 with recommendations on environmental questions.
- Assists in evaluating potential health hazards resulting from environmental pollutants.
- Prepares reports of incidences of hazardous substances as listed in the Toxic Substance Control Act and prepares appropriate recommendations.
- Assists in preparing materials of scientific nature for use in court actions.
- Plans and conducts investigations of substances which may have carcinogenic, teratogenic, mutagenic, or other toxic effects in the general population.
- Aids in the development of broad-based environmental surveillance systems to be implemented by the unit.
- Assist in providing information to the supervisors and management on scientific matters related to veterinary public health, occupational health, epidemiological, and other toxicological related programs.
- Formulates risk benefit analysis of environmentally induced health related problems.
- Reviews and evaluates probable effect of proposed legislation dealing with the environment.
- Assist in developing computer assisted analyses.
- Prepares technical correspondence.
- Represents the Environmental Health Hazard Evaluation Program at meetings and conferences dealing with environmental problems.
- Maintains essential records and files.
- Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
Education
Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Master's degree in Biology, Biochemistry, Ecology, Industrial Hygiene, Epidemiology, Toxicology, Physics, Public Health, Occupational Health, Environmental Management, Health Science or other related science.
Experience
Three (3) years of experience in work involving evaluating health effects resulting from exposure to environmental or occupational substances.
License
Appointee will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform essential duties of the position.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
- Knowledge of basic principles, practices, procedures, and technology of the scientific field concerned and with those of environmental health services.
- Knowledge of ecological and toxicological effects of air and water pollution and their interaction.
- Knowledge of laws and regulations pertaining to health effects of environmental pollutants and specific policy standards and procedures used in carrying out provisions contained therein.
- Knowledge of uses and potentialities of instrumentation and computer technology.
- Ability to understand and interpret laws and regulations of New Jersey pertaining to the health effects of environmental pollutants and specific policy standards and procedures used in carrying out provisions contained therein.
- Ability to apply local, state, and federal policies on environmental health issues.
- Ability to organize and perform technical and scientific work for the protection of the health of the general population from environmental pollutants.
- Ability to perform and assist in the analysis of epidemiological, analytical, and toxicological data on environmental health topics such as air pollution, food additives, heavy metals, pesticides, trace organics in water, carcinogens, mutagens, and teratogens.
- Ability to learn the organizational structure and functions of local government in New Jersey.
- Ability to organize work programs and see them through to them accomplishment.
- Ability to analyze and interpret technical reports and scientific documents related to the environment and to ecosystems within the environment.
- Ability to analyze, interpret, and apply basic law and regulations.
- Ability to work cooperatively as one of a group.
- Ability to prepare scientifically accurate proposals and papers.
- Ability to prepare technical correspondence.
- Ability to prepare informative and accurate scientific reports.
- Ability to maintain essential records and files.
- Ability to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
- Ability to read, write, speak, understand, and communicate in English sufficiently to perform the duties of this position. American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication.
- Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they can perform the essential functions of the job after reasonable accommodation is made to their known limitations. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.
Note
The examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties performed on the job may not be listed.