ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT 2 (Code 37641)
Administrative assistants support a senior official directly: correspondence, scheduling, briefing material, and the coordination that keeps an office running. The levels rise with the seniority of the official supported.
At the levels listed here the work carries routine access to material an appointing authority needs to keep confidential, which is what places the position outside the classified service.
What the official title list records
- Class of service: Unclassified
- Work week: 40
Career Family: ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
How to apply
This title is not filled by examination — agencies appoint directly.
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Administrative Assistant 2 appears on the State payroll at 22 departments, most of them at Department of Law & Public Safety. It is also used at one independent authority, New Jersey Turnpike Authority.
State departments
Showing the largest 8 of 22 departments. All agencies.
Independent authorities
| Employer | Employees |
|---|---|
| New Jersey Turnpike Authority | 5 |
State payroll and independent authority payroll are separate systems and are never merged. See data sources.
Pay ladder: Administrative Assistant series
- Administrative Assistant 3 — $63,663 – $92,953
- Administrative Assistant 2 — $72,896 – $106,798 (this title)
- Administrative Assistant 1 — $83,582 – $122,832
Rungs are ordered by FY 2027 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 114 people working under this title. The median actual salary is $88,117. The agencies employing the most are:
- Law and Public Safety (23)
- Transportation (15)
- Labor (10)
- Environmental Protection (10)
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.