NUTRITION PROGRAM SPECIALIST 2 (P24)

Federal money pays for most public nutrition programmes and federal rules follow it. School meals, summer feeding, child and adult care food: each carries eligibility criteria, meal pattern requirements and record-keeping that the State has to enforce on the sponsors running them locally.

This position does that enforcement, reviewing sponsors, training them, and following up on what a review turns over.

What the official title list records

Class of service: Competitive
Work week: Non-Exempt
Salary code: P24

Related titles that do have a published specification

EDUCATION PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST 1 NUTRITION · 70339O
EDUCATION PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST 2 NUTRITION · 70341O
NUTRITION PROGRAM SPECIALIST 1 · 44795
NUTRITION PROGRAM SPECIALIST 2 · 44796
NUTRITION PROGRAM SPECIALIST 3 · 44797
NUTRITION PROGRAM SPECIALIST APPRENTICE · 44798

Code: 44799 State Competitive Range: P24 (FY 2027) Work week NE: FLSA covered Overtime table (4A:3, Appx. A)

Career Family: NUTRITION PROGRAM SPECIALIST

Salary: $76,286.63 - $111,856.03/year FY 2027 schedule (last updated 2026-07-27)

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Pay ladder: Nutrition Program Specialist series

Nutrition Program Specialist 1 — $66,592 – $97,354
Nutrition Program Specialist 2 — $76,287 – $111,856 (this title)
Nutrition Program Specialist 3 — $95,955 – $141,386

Promoting to Nutrition Program Specialist 3 raises the top of the band by about $18,554. Its top salary lands around the 59th percentile of all NJ civil service titles that publish a range.

Rungs are ordered by FY 2027 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

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