DATA PROCESSING SCHEDULER 2
Career Family: DATA PROCESSING SCHEDULER
New Jersey treats Data Processing Scheduler 2 as a competitive-class job, so the gate is an examination and the ranked list it produces rather than a direct offer.
This is where the Data Processing Scheduler ladder starts, one grade under Data Processing Scheduler 1, whose band tops out about $18,903 higher. Eligibility comes down to 3 years of relevant experience. The FY 2027 range lands between $63,663 and $92,953, and state payroll currently lists 3 people in the title, most of them at Office of Information Technology.
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Data Processing Scheduler 2 appears on the State payroll at one department, Office of Information Technology. It is also used at one independent authority, Higher Education Student Assistance Authority.
State departments
| Employer | Employees |
|---|---|
| Office of Information Technology | 3 |
Independent authorities
| Employer | Employees |
|---|---|
| Higher Education Student Assistance Authority | 1 |
State payroll and independent authority payroll are separate systems and are never merged. See data sources.
Pay ladder: Data Processing Scheduler series
- Data Processing Scheduler 2 — $63,663 – $92,953 (this title)
- Data Processing Scheduler 1 — $76,287 – $111,856
Promoting to Data Processing Scheduler 1 raises the top of the band by about $18,903. Its top salary lands around the 35th 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.
Who employs this title
State payroll records show 3 people working under this title. The median actual salary is $101,200. The agencies employing the most are:
- Office of Information Technology (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. Source: the official specification page at NJ CSC.
Definition
Under general supervision in a Data Centers or in a state department, agency, institution, or State college, develops and issues schedules for the allocation of machine resources to process the assigned work; monitors the production workflow through the information processing activities and records the status of the work; initiates problem reporting for scheduling emergencies and takes corrective actions as directed; maintains a scheduling resource configuration and work requirements data base; does other related duties as required.
Examples of work
- Prepares and issues for single stream, multistream and/or multiprocessor machine configurations which allocate equipment resource times according to predetermined work requirements.
- Prepares schedules for remote site processing to ensure efficient operation for local and remote users.
- Prepares and issues emergency schedules to re-allocate equipment resources in order to maintain timely production completion when problems impede regular schedule attainment.
- Prepares and issues machine schedules for program test time.
- Prepares and issues machine and production schedules for work re- runs.
- Monitors the progress of workflow against schedules, records inprocess status of work, and initiates problem reports in emergency situations.
- Gathers and coordinates work requirements and resource configuration data and maintains a scheduling data base.
- Gathers data to assist in the measurement of performance of scheduling activities.
- Works with Input/Output Control and Computer Operations personnel to investigate and solve process and procedural problems.
- Prepares reports and schedules.
- Maintains essential records and files.
- Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information system used by the agency, office, or related units.
Experience
Three (3) years of experience in data processing involving the analysis of work methods and processes, systems analysis and programming, the operation of multiprogram computer systems and/or the support areas of computer scheduling, input/output control, and magnetic data control in the data processing field, one (1) year of which shall have been in direct performance of computer scheduling, input/output control, and magnetic data control.
License
Appointees 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 the essential duties of the position.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
- Knowledge of the operation of computers, peripherals, and EAM equipment and of the concepts of information processing.
- Knowledge of single stream, multistream, and multiprocessing computer scheduling tools and techniques.
- Knowledge of teleprocessing commands and other software utilized in the data center.
- Knowledge of restart procedures used in the data center.
- Knowledge of computer operating techniques used in the data center.
- Knowledge of job control language and other machine control language functions used in the data center.
- Knowledge of scheduling methods and procedures.
- Ability to understand, interpret, and apply machine and human resource scheduling techniques used in the data center.
- Ability to work within input/output control, machine operating, and other work procedures, practices, and documentation as used in the data center.
- Ability to work cooperatively with input/output control, operating, and other scheduling personnel to solve process and procedure problems.
- Ability to assume the responsibilities of other scheduling personnel in the middle of a process cycle or during peak periods and bring the work to a successful completion.
- Ability to schedule multiple applications and systems utilizing a multicomputer and operating system resource. Ability to use office machinery as required to develop schedules.
- Ability to produce legible graphic and numeric schedules.
- Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and written, to all levels of employees.
- Ability to prepare clear and accurate, reports and schedules.
- 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.
- CODES: A20- CAH 12/5/98 - OTIS - Data Center - Higher Education (Which includes the individual State Colleges)
Note
This specification will be used for the general non-variant Data Processing Scheduler 2 and the following title variants for Data Processing Scheduler 2:
Variant C - Designates - OIT
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.
Examination Announcements will be used for the individual variant title: for example, Data Processing Scheduler 1, (Variant C OTIS) and candidates will be tested on the hardware, software operating system, languages and/or other pertinent aspects of each installation and must show proficiency in the areas tested. The eligible list from an examination will be used for the Data Center specified.