N.J.S.A. 11A:3-4 State unclassified service

The State unclassified service shall not be subject to the provisions of this title unless otherwise specified and shall include the following: a. App… Implemented by a rule in N.J.A.C. Title 4A.

Title 11A · Chapter 3. Classification, Services and Compensation of Employees

In plain language

This is the section a State job specification points at when it says a title is unclassified. It lists twelve categories, running from appointments of the Governor through department heads, legislative branch employees, physicians and dentists, and one secretary and one confidential assistant to each department head. The last category is open-ended: any other title provided by law or determined by the Commission. Being unclassified means the title falls outside Title 11A unless a provision says otherwise, so the tenure protections, the examination requirement and the appeal rights that attach to the career service do not apply. The rule that allocates a specific title to this service is N.J.A.C. 4A:3-1.3.

Written by the NJ Civil Service Navigator editorial team from the text of this section. The statute itself is below, unabridged.

Current through the close of the 221st Legislature (L. 2025, c. 346). What that means

Enacted by L. 1986, c. 112, effective September 25, 1986. Last amended by L. 2008, c. 29, effective June 30, 2008.

A New Jersey statute changes only when the Legislature amends it, so a section untouched since its last amendment is settled rather than out of date.

Reviewed as of July 28, 2026. Official text: njleg.state.nj.us.

The State unclassified service shall not be subject to the provisions of this title unless otherwise specified and shall include the following:

a.Appointments of the Governor;#

b.Department heads and members of boards and commissions authorized by law;#

c.Employees in the legislative branch of State government;#

d.Heads of institutions;#

e.Superintendents, teachers and instructors in the public schools, the agricultural experiment station and State institutions, where certified teachers are employed under the supervision of and qualified by the State Department of Education, and other institutions maintained wholly or in part by the State;#

f.Physicians, surgeons and dentists;#

g.Assistant and Deputy Attorneys General and legal assistants appointed by the Attorney General;#

h.One secretary and one confidential assistant to each department head, board, principal executive officer and commission. Each certification and appointment hereunder shall be recorded in the minutes of the Civil Service Commission;#

i.Employees in the military or naval service of the State;#

j.Student assistants;#

k.Domestic employees in the Governor’s household; and#

l.All other titles as provided by law or as the Civil Service Commission may determine.#

The rules that implement this section

A statute sets the framework and the Civil Service Commission’s rules fill in the detail. Where a question turns on procedure, the rule usually governs; where it turns on who is covered or what the Commission may do, the statute does.

N.J.A.C. 4A:3-1.3 Unclassified service

Titles classified under this section

125 job specifications published by the Civil Service Commission cite this section as the authority for their classification. Grouped by the paragraph each one names.

Citing this section without naming a paragraph

ASSISTANT MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATOR (TOWNSHIP/VILL AGE )
ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS ADMINISTRATION State
ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS ADMINISTRATION State
ASSOCIATE HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATOR 1 State
ASSOCIATE HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATOR 1 State
ASSOCIATE HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATOR 2 State
ASSOCIATE HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATOR 2 State
CLINICAL DIRECTOR 1 State
CLINICAL DIRECTOR 1 State
GOVERNORS FELLOW State
LAW CLERK State
MANAGER, HEALTH BENEFITS POLICY, PLANNING, AND ADMINISTRATION State
OMBUDSPERSON HEALTH 1 State
OMBUDSPERSON HEALTH 2 State
STAFF ASSISTANT State

(d) Heads of institutions

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, CARE FACILITY State

(e) Superintendents, teachers and instructors in the public schools, the agricultural experiment station and State institutions, where…

ADMINISTRATIVE INSTRUCTOR, EDUCATION 10 MONTHS State
ADMINISTRATIVE INSTRUCTOR, EDUCATION 12 MONTHS State
ALL JURISDICTIONS C
ASSISTANT SUPERVISOR OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS State
ASSISTANT SUPERVISOR OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS State
INSTRUCTOR 1, EDUCATION - 10 MONTHS State
INSTUCTOR 2, EDUCATION - 10 MONTHS State
INSTUCTOR 2, EDUCATION - 12 MONTHS State
PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANT State
SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST (10 MONTH AND 12 MONTH) State
SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST (10 MONTH AND 12 MONTH) State
SPEECH CORRECTIONIST State
SUPERINTENDENT RESIDENTIAL GROUP CENTER State
SUPERINTENDENT RESIDENTIAL GROUP CENTER State
SUPERVISOR OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS 1 State
SUPERVISOR OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS 1 State
SUPERVISOR OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS 2 State
SUPERVISOR OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS 2 State
TEACHER 1, 12 MONTHS State
TEACHER 2, 10-MONTHS State
TEACHER 2, 12-MONTHS State
TEACHER 2, CHALLENGE YOUTH PROGRAM State
TEACHER 3, 12 MONTHS State

(f) Physicians, surgeons and dentists

ASSISTANT MEDICAL EXAMINER C
ASSISTANT MEDICAL EXAMINER State
ASSOCIATE MEDICAL EXAMINER State
CLINICAL PSYCHIATRIST - BOARD CERTIFIED State
CLINICAL PSYCHIATRIST - BOARD ELIGIBLE State
CLINICAL PSYCHIATRIST - POST CERTIFIED State
MANAGING PHYSICIAN/PSYCHIATRIST State
MANAGING PHYSICIAN/PSYCHIATRIST State
MEDICAL CONSULTANT State
MEDICAL DIRECTOR State
MEDICAL DIRECTOR State
PEDIATRICIAN local

(g) Assistant and Deputy Attorneys General and legal assistants appointed by the Attorney General

(i) Employees in the military or naval service of the State

(j) Student assistants

COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES C

(l) All other titles as provided by law or as the Civil Service Commission may determine

ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER State
ASSISTANT OMBUDSMAN SECURED FACILITIES State
ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT 1 CORRECTIONS State
ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATOR, PRISON COMPLEX State
ASSOCIATE CHAPLAIN State
CHAPLAIN State
CHIEF OF STAFF C
COMMISSIONER State
CONSULTANT, CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION 1
CONSULTANT, CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION 2
COORDINATOR CHAPLAINCY SERVICES C
CORRECTIONS OMBUDSPERSON State
DEPUTY DIVISION DIRECTOR, HUMAN SERVICES/CHILDREN & FAMILIES
DEPUTY DIVISION DIRECTOR, HUMAN SERVICES/CHILDREN & FAMILIES State
DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR State
DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR State
DIRECTOR 1, EDUCATION State
DIRECTOR 1, EDUCATION State
DIRECTOR 2, EDUCATION State
DIRECTOR 2, EDUCATION State
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS State
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS
DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT State
DISABILITIES SERVICES SPECIALIST 1 State
DISABILITIES SERVICES SPECIALIST 2 State
DIVISION DIRECTOR, HUMAN SERVICES/CHILDREN & FAMILIES State
DIVISION DIRECTOR, HUMAN SERVICES/CHILDREN & FAMILIES State
EDUCATION PROGRAM SPECIALIST 1 State
EDUCATION: PROGRAM SPECIALIST 1 COUNCIL ON THE ARTS State
EDUCATION: PROGRAM SPECIALIST 2 State
EDUCATION: PROGRAM SPECIALIST 2 COUNCIL ON THE ARTS State
EDUCATION: PROGRAM SPECIALIST 3 State
EDUCATION: PROGRAM SPECIALIST 3 COUNCIL ON THE ARTS State
HEALTH CARE CONSULTANT State
HEALTH SCIENCE SPECIALIST State
INSPECTOR GENERAL State
LEGAL SPECIALIST State
LEGAL SPECIALIST 1 State
LEGAL SPECIALIST 2 State
LEGAL SPECIALIST 3 State
and 19 more

Legislative history

Session laws, newest first

L. 2008, c. 29, section 23Amended
effective June 30, 2008
L. 1986, c. 112Enacted
effective September 25, 1986

How this section has been applied

3 reported decisions cite this section. Citations only: the summaries in the source are the publisher's own writing, and where we describe a case we write it from the decision itself.

New Jersey Supreme Court 1

Orange v. Goldberg58 A.2d 211

Appellate Division 1

State Troopers Fraternal Asso. v. State115 N.J. Super. 503, 280 A.2d 235, 1971 N.J. Super. LEXIS 579

Superior Court 1

Weisel v. Hooks277 N.J. Super. 78, 648 A.2d 1166, 1994 N.J. Super. LEXIS 432

Effective-date provisions

Quoted from the session laws themselves.

Section 120 of L. 2008, c. 29 provides: “This act shall take effect immediately and any actions necessary to implement this act may be taken any time thereafter. General implementation shall be completed no later than 12 months following enactment.” Chapter 29, L. 2008, was approved on June 30, 2008.

Sections that refer to this one

N.J.S.A. 11A:4-13 Types of appointment