ARCHIVIST 2
Career Family: ARCHIVIST
To land Archivist 2 in New Jersey you go through the competitive route: you sit an announced exam and the score puts you on the eligible list agencies hire from.
On pay it sits at the foot of the Archivist ladder. One promotion up is Archivist 1, whose band tops out about $19,874 higher. To be eligible you bring a master's degree and 1 year of relevant experience. The FY 2027 range lands between $66,592 and $97,354, and state payroll currently lists 4 people in the title, most of them at State.
How to apply
This title is filled by competitive examination.
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Archivist 2 appears on the State payroll at 2 departments, most of them at Department of State.
State departments
| Employer | Employees |
|---|---|
| Department of State | 3 |
| Department of Law & Public Safety | 1 |
State payroll and independent authority payroll are separate systems and are never merged. See data sources.
Pay ladder: Archivist series
- Archivist 2 — $66,592 – $97,354 (this title)
- Archivist 1 — $79,844 – $117,228
Promoting to Archivist 1 raises the top of the band by about $19,874. Its top salary lands around the 40th 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 $82,173. The agencies employing the most are:
- State (3)
- Law and Public Safety (1)
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 direction of a supervisory official in the Department of State or in the Division of State Police, Department of Law and Public Safety, performs technical tasks related to the selection, arrangement, and description of archival materials; does related work as required.
Examples of work
- Assists the public directly or indirectly to obtain the services desired from the specialized subject collection of the Bureau of Archives and History.
- Trains, instructs, and reviews the work of the Librarian 3 and nonprofessional employees assigned to the Bureau of Archives and History.
- Assists bureau head in formulating plans, policies, procedures, and priorities for work assigned.
- Provides advice and assistance to staff on problems involving the specialized subject materials of the unit.
- Participates in the selection of library materials in the subject areas of New Jersey history, archival subjects, and genealogical and related materials.
- Compiles such reading lists, bibliographies, charts, statistical data, and specialized guides and indexes as required for use by library staff, state government, the library profession in New Jersey, and the public generally.
- Participates in the development of educational materials and in the arrangement and description of archival materials.
- Participates in meetings and conferences of both the library and the archival profession; gives talks before professional and lay groups as required.
- Prepares correspondence and memoranda as required and may maintain essential information database reference and technical cataloging services.
- Prepares accurate, technically sound, and detailed reports containing findings, conclusions, and recommendations.
- Assesses condition of materials and performs minor conservation and preservation techniques, as warranted, to help preserve and conserve documents, photographs, artifacts, and so forth, including but not limited to encapsulation, refoldering, preservation copying, and document/paper cleaning.
- Personally performs the more difficult work involved in archival reference and historical records management service.
- Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and computerized information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
Education
Graduation from an accredited college with a Bachelor's degree, supplemented by a Master's degree in Library Science or History.
Experience
One (1) year of experience in an archival or historical agency or historical library.
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 general principles, procedures, standards, and techniques of modern archival administration.
- Knowledge of modern library administration and library legislation.
- Ability to evaluate and select books and other library materials in a wide variety of subjects.
- Ability to process and organize materials into useable collections.
- Ability to recognize resources by bibliographical methods.
- Ability to locate and assemble ideas from scattered sources.
- Ability to organize assigned archives work, analyze the problems involved, and to develop appropriate work methods.
- Ability to give presentations before professional and lay groups and arouse interest in and support for library and archival services.
- Ability to prepare memoranda, correspondence, and statistical and other reports as required, and maintain the security and integrity of confidential records, files, and other related communications.
- Ability to utilize and instruct others in the usage of various types of video, photographic, audio and electronic and/or manual recordings, and information networking systems used by the agency.
- Ability to learn 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, or 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.
Note
The definition and 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.