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WEIGHTS AND MEASURES INSPECTOR 3

Code: 33083 State Competitive Range: K23 (FY2027)

Career Family: WEIGHTS AND MEASURES INSPECTOR

Salary: $90,446.93 - $144,398.25/year FY2027 schedule (last updated 2026-05-08)

Weights and Measures Inspector 3 sits in the competitive class of New Jersey's state civil service, so reaching it runs through testing and an eligible list instead of a straight hire.

This is the senior rung of the Weights and Measures Inspector series, the level you reach after Weights and Measures Inspector 2. The requirements come down to 5 years of relevant experience and a professional license. Pay on the FY2027 schedule runs $90,447 to $144,398.

How to apply

  • Exam

    This is an application to sit an exam and be placed on an eligible list for this title, not an application for a specific job. A $35 application fee applies to Non-Public-Safety announcements issued on or after 2026-02-01. There may be no current vacancy behind it, and the list it produces may not be certified for months or years.

  • Exam

    Open to permanent employees in the competitive division who hold a qualifying lower title in the same unit. A $35 application fee applies to Non-Public-Safety announcements issued on or after 2026-02-01. Like the open competitive exam, this places you on a list; it is not itself a job offer.

Pay ladder: Weights and Measures Inspector series

  1. Weights and Measures Inspector 1 — $71,668 – $115,492
  2. Weights and Measures Inspector 2 — $82,547 – $133,254
  3. Weights and Measures Inspector 3 — $90,447 – $144,398 (this title)

Its top salary lands around the 89th 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.

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

Under the direction of a supervisory official in the Department of Law and Public Safety, performs complex work and supervises the office and metrology laboratory work and field investigations within an assigned unit involving the enforcement of weights and measures statutes and regulations; supervises staff and work activities; prepares and signs official performance evaluations; does other related duties as required.

Examples of work

  • Supervises the work operations and/or functional programs and has responsibility for effectively recommending the hiring, firing, promoting, demoting, and/or disciplining of employees.
  • Supervises and performs the work involved in the examination of weights and measures testing methods and procedures, and investigation of alleged violations of statutes.
  • Supervises and performs the work involved in calibrations to verify and certify both official and primary industrial standards of weights and measures.
  • Supervises and performs the work involved in enforcing marking requirements, re-weighing, and re-measuring commodities in bulk and package form.
  • Supervises and performs the work involved in the re-weighing, re-measuring, or re-counting of special types of containers requiring advanced or specialized techniques.
  • Supervises and performs the work involved in the examination of specialized and automated packaging machines and may advise on the development and maintenance of quantity control systems.
  • Supervises and performs the work involved in the enforcement of licensing laws covering fuels, fuel dealers, weighmasters, equipment dealers, mechanics, poultry dealers and agents, lumber dealers, and soil amendment dealers.
  • Supervises and performs the work involved in the testing of electronic weighing and measuring systems, which may include both intra-state and inter-state billing systems, wholesale, and retail.
  • Coordinates and cooperates with the investigations of other criminal investigative agencies; acts in a supervisory capacity when county and municipal weights and measures investigations cross jurisdictional lines.
  • Provides explanations and interprets laws and regulations pertaining to weights and measures activities.
  • Supervises and performs the work involved in the prototype analysis of weights and measures and counting devices as to type, construction, and operation.
  • Trains weights and measures officers and other enforcement officers in the use of inspection and testing of weighing and measuring devices.
  • Compiles evidence of weights and measures violations; appears in court as an expert or technical witness in weights and measures investigations and in the verification of devices used by other enforcement agencies in the enforcement of their respective statutes.
  • Prepares reports and correspondence.
  • Maintains records and files.
  • Will be required to learn how to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.

Experience

Five (5) years of experience in the repair, design, calibration, testing, or operating of complex weighing or measuring devices and auxiliaries or in the inspection of weighing and measuring devices and auxiliaries.

License

Appointees will be required to possess a valid New Jersey driver's license.

Knowledge, skills and abilities

  • Knowledge of New Jersey laws and regulations, standards, policies, procedures, and specifications concerning weights and measure devices.
  • Knowledge of the calibration procedures recognized by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, including the mathematical and statistical processes required to determine the actual value of standards verified, and of the procedures, tables, and charts provided by the Institute for this purpose.
  • Knowledge of the design, construction, use, care, adjustment, testing, and inspection of weighing and measuring devices including scales, meters, equipment, tanks and compartments, and all accessory systems.
  • Knowledge of the Universal Product Code System or similar system.
  • Knowledge of quantity control methods used in the various industries to comply with weights and measures packaging requirements.
  • Knowledge of fraudulent practices used in weighing and measuring commodities being packaged, shipped, stored, delivered, or sold.
  • Ability to supervise assigned staff and plan, organize, and implement projects within the unit.
  • Ability to interpret and apply the laws, rules, standards, policies, procedures, and specifications governing weights and measures and ethical standards.
  • Ability to organize supervisory and fieldwork, analyze weights and measures enforcement activities, and develop work methods.
  • Ability to inspect the installation and to test the accuracy of heavy-duty scales involving the handling of weights up to one thousand pounds or more.
  • Ability to collect information and compile evidence to be used in cases of alleged violations of New Jersey weights and measures statutes, and to appear in court and divisional hearings as a complainant or expert technical witness.
  • Ability to coordinate operations among State, county, and municipal officials.
  • Ability to supervise and assist in office tests and inspections of equipment in surveys and studies, and in all types of re-weighing, re-measuring, and re-counting.
  • Ability to provide accurate technical information regarding weights and measures matters.
  • Ability to train personnel in weights and measures procedures and techniques.
  • Ability to distinguish lumber grade marks and to interpret lumber grading rules recognized by the State Superintendent.
  • Ability to supervise the preparation of reports and correspondence on weights and measures matters containing findings, conclusions, and recommendations.
  • Ability to operate a two-way police mobile radio.
  • Ability to maintain records and files.
  • Ability to learn how 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 if they can perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.
  • Code: 7/03/2021

Note

The examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only. A particular title may not perform all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties performed on the job may not be listed.

College level study in the field of engineering, physics, electronics, or mathematics may be substituted for the indicated experience on a year-for-year basis with thirty (30) semester hour credits being equal to one (1) year of experience.

Applicants must have successfully completed the Weights and Measures training program conducted by the State Office of Weights and Measures, Department of Law and Public Safety.

The responsibility for ensuring that employees possess the required motor vehicle license, commensurate with the class and type of vehicle they operate, rests with the Appointing Authority.