LABOR MARKET ANALYST TRAINEE
New Jersey classifies Labor Market Analyst Trainee as non-competitive, which skips the exam-and-list step and turns on whether you meet the minimum requirements.
A bachelor's degree is the listed credential, and extra years on the job can be traded for it. The FY 2027 range lands between $55,691 and $58,222, and state payroll currently lists 2 people in the title, most of them at Labor.
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Labor Market Analyst Trainee appears on the State payroll at one department, Department of Labor.
State departments
| Employer | Employees |
|---|---|
| Department of Labor | 2 |
State payroll and independent authority payroll are separate systems and are never merged. See data sources.
Who employs this title
State payroll records show 2 people working under this title. The median actual salary is $53,807. The agencies employing the most are:
- Labor (2)
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 direct supervision of a supervisory official in the Department of Labor, assists in a trainee capacity performing routine tasks associated with the collection, generation, coding, analysis, and dissemination of labor market, economic, demographic, or labor-related program data; does other related duties as required.
Examples of work
Receives on-the-job training and assists in carrying out routine assignments of various types including: Conducts routine surveys or studies of labor, economic, demographic data relevant to statewide or area labor market or department programs such as unemployment insurance, employment service, temporary disability insurance, and worker's compensation. Performs quality control analyses to determine accuracy, completeness, and conformance to program definitions; such activities may require field visits and/or travel. Collects and analyzes data to determine trends, patterns, or program discrepancies for use in labor market intelligence gathering or improved program functioning. Prepares routine statistical estimates as well as draft narrative and statistical analysis of labor market, economic, demographic, or labor-related program data for memos, reports, publications, and press releases. Provides information or technical assistance to the public, agency staff, or other private or public individuals regarding routine labor market, economic, demographic, or program-related data or procedural questions. Reviews statistical reports to determine accuracy, completeness, and conformance with program definitions. Enlists or maintains cooperation and aid of employees or other groups, agency staff, and individuals in securing and transmitting data. Drafts procedures, manual sections, or technical materials in accord with specific program requirements. Prepares correspondence. Maintains records, reports, and files. Codes or reviews coding of specific data according to industry, occupation, demographic, geographic, worker safety, or other classification systems. Uses personal computer software and/or mainframe computer programs/packages and mainframe programming languages and/or personal computer software applications to compile, manipulate, analyze, or format statistical data. Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electric and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
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 statistical theory, procedures, practices, and devices and their application to specific projects. Knowledge of problems encountered in maintaining cooperative relationships with members of business and civic organizations, labor and trade organizations, municipal, county, and state officials, news media, and with others to obtain and transmit accurate, current, and reliable information. Knowledge of labor market, business, industrial, employment, demographic, and socioeconomic conditions within NJ and the US as a whole following a period of training. Ability to improve skills by participating in formal and on-the- job training. Ability to assist in the conduct of routine surveys, projects, quality control analyses, and study of labor market data relevant to the statewide or area labor market or unemployment insurance, employment service or temporary disability insurance, workers's compensation, or other department program operations; such activities may include the use of computers. Ability to learn to perform assigned statistical and analytical work of average difficulty involving independent judgment and response with prescribed time schedules. Ability to learn to provide statistical and narrative data in a form which is usable by administrators and staff and by other public and private planning and policy making agencies or individuals. Ability to assist in preparation of routine statistical estimates and analyses of statistical and narrative information to determine trends or patterns. Ability to communicate effectively with individuals to obtain and transmit information of a technical nature. Ability to analyze data and present results in draft narrative and statistical form that is comprehensible by the general public. Ability to maintain records and files. Ability to communicate with a technical and conversation competence sufficient to perform duties of the position including media and public contacts. Ability to learn to provide technical assistance in the preparation of basic records and statistical reports to ensure that statistical definitions, coding systems, concepts, and procedures are uniformly understood and properly applied. Ability to learn to prepare technical materials for the purpose of evaluating programs and providing guidance to administrators in planning future program emphasis. Ability to write in a concise, effective, well-organized manner in accord with college level English composition standards for reports and publications. Ability to learn computer skills, including operating a terminal or personal computer, and using computer software and data entry or editor systems. Ability to learn to use computer software, formalized computer programming language statements, or comparable machine instruction statements to perform statistical labor market analyses as well as to generate, assemble, retrieve from, manipulate, or format data bases for use in analysis or report generation. Ability to learn to assist in planning and statistical reporting activities, in training operating personnel, and the development of new statistical programs. 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. ADVANCEMENT Upon the successful completion of the twelve month training program, appointees will be eligible for advancement to the title Labor Market Analyst in accord with Department of Personnel procedures. The inability of an employee in this title to attain the level of performance warranting advancement to the title listed above shall be considered as cause for separation.
Note
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. Applicants must meet one of the following or a combination of both experience and education. Thirty (30) semester hour credits are equal to one (1) year of relevant experience. Four (4) years of professional experience in work that involved economics, mathematics, or statistics, including or supplemented by fifteen (15) semester hour credits in economics, mathematics, or statistics, at least three (3) credits of which must have been in statistics. OR Possession of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university, including or supplemented by fifteen (15) semester hour credits in economics, mathematics, or statistics, at least three (3) credits of which must have been in statistics. "Professional experience" refers to work that is analytical, evaluative, and interpretive; requires a range of basic knowledge of the profession's concepts and practices; and is performed with the authority to act and make accurate and informed decisions.