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GUARD (Non-Competitive)

An old and unqualified title, covering static security at a State building or installation — controlling entry, watching alarms, patrolling a perimeter. Most of the work it once described now sits under more specific security and correctional titles.

The title is non-competitive, meaning qualification is checked against stated requirements rather than by ranked examination. No specification is published at this code.

What the official title list records

  • Class of service: Non-Competitive
  • Work week: 40
  • Salary code: I9

Related titles that do have a published specification

Code: 32322 State Non-Competitive Range: I9 (FY 2027) Work week 40: FLSA coveredOvertime table (4A:3, Appx. A)
Salary: $38,640.95 - $55,447.65/year FY 2027 schedule (last updated 2026-07-27)

How to apply

This title is not filled by examination — agencies appoint directly.

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Who employs this title

Guard appears on the State payroll at 3 departments, most of them at Department of Law & Public Safety.

State departments

Employer Employees
Department of Law & Public Safety 119
Department of Health 14
Department of Human Services 3

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State payroll and independent authority payroll are separate systems and are never merged. See data sources.

Who employs this title

State payroll records show 136 people working under this title. The median actual salary is $45,453. The agencies employing the most are:

  • Law and Public Safety (119)
  • Health and Senior Services (14)
  • Human Services (3)

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.

Definition

The Civil Service Commission lists this title code but publishes no job specification for it. The classification shown here comes from the official title list, which is the only record CSC publishes for this code.