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RESOURCE INTERPRETIVE SPECIALIST 1

Interprets a park, historic site or natural area for the people visiting it — programmes, exhibits, guided walks, and the material that explains why the place matters.

The levels rise with programme development responsibility rather than with the size of the site.

What the official title list records

  • Class of service: Competitive
  • Work week: Non-Exempt
  • Salary code: P20

Related titles that do have a published specification

Code: 54406 State Competitive Range: P20 (FY 2027) Work week NE: FLSA coveredOvertime table (4A:3, Appx. A)

Career Family: RESOURCE INTERPRETIVE SPECIALIST

Salary: $63,662.98 - $92,953.28/year FY 2027 schedule (last updated 2026-07-27)

How to apply

This title is filled by competitive examination.

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Who employs this title

Resource Interpretive Specialist 1 appears on the State payroll at one department, Department of Environmental Protection.

State departments

Employer Employees
Department of Environmental Protection 4

All agencies.

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Pay ladder: Resource Interpretive Specialist series

  1. Resource Interpretive Specialist 1 — $63,663 – $92,953 (this title)
  2. Resource Interpretive Specialist 2 — $69,668 – $101,951
  3. Resource Interpretive Specialist 3 — $79,844 – $117,228
  4. Resource Interpretive Specialist 4 — $91,628 – $134,900

Promoting to Resource Interpretive Specialist 2 raises the top of the band by about $8,998. 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 4 people working under this title. The median actual salary is $71,415. The agencies employing the most are:

  • Environmental Protection (4)

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.

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