Current openings at the New Jersey Department of Labor
At NJDOL, we're committed to providing quality services that support New Jersey’s workforce and employers. Our staff is passionate about helping New Jerseyans thrive, and we are always looking for talent looking to join us in our mission. Click on the division names below to see what positions we currently have open to members of the public.
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Clerk
Issue Date: 12/15/2025
Closing Date: 12/29/25
Toms River
Responsibilities include:
- Routine, repetitive clerical work of a varied nature as a beginner at the entrance level of employment which includes a relatively small proportion of difficult tasks
- Other related duties as required
Required qualifications:
- Eligibility determinations will be based only upon information presented on the resume along with other supporting documents.
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor 1
Issue Date: 2/7/2025
Closing Date: TBD
Various Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services (DVRS) field offices throughout the State
Responsibilities include:
- Coordinates services for a caseload of clients with disabilities requiring varied rehabilitation, vocational training, and other related services.
- Interviews clients to obtain relevant information regarding medical history, work experience, educational background, interests, and socioeconomic history; disseminates information to clients regarding vocational rehabilitation policies and procedures and other available services.
- Obtains and evaluates relevant documentation for the determination of client eligibility for services according to established federal, state, and agency policies and guidelines.
Required qualifications:
- Graduation from an accredited college or university with a master's degree in Rehabilitation Counseling, Education, Social Work, Counseling, Special Education, School Guidance, or Psychology, and successful completion of one (1) graduate course in Theories and Techniques of Counseling.
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor 1 Bilingual
Issue Date: 2/7/2025
Closing Date: TBD
Various Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services (DVRS) field offices throughout the State
Responsibilities include:
- Coordinates services for a caseload of clients with disabilities requiring varied rehabilitation, vocational training, and other related services.
- Interviews clients to obtain relevant information regarding medical history, work experience, educational background, interests, and socioeconomic history; disseminates information to clients regarding vocational rehabilitation policies and procedures and other available services.
- Obtains and evaluates relevant documentation for the determination of client eligibility for services according to established federal, state, and agency policies and guidelines.
Required qualifications:
- Graduation from an accredited college or university with a master's degree in Rehabilitation Counseling, Education, Social Work, Counseling, Special Education, School Guidance, or Psychology, and successful completion of one (1) graduate course in Theories and Techniques of Counseling.
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor 1 Deaf Language Specialist
Issue Date: 2/7/2025
Closing Date: TBD
Various Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services (DVRS) field offices throughout the State
Responsibilities include:
- Coordinates services for a caseload of clients with disabilities requiring varied rehabilitation, vocational training, and other related services.
- Interviews clients to obtain relevant information regarding medical history, work experience, educational background, interests, and socioeconomic history; disseminates information to clients regarding vocational rehabilitation policies and procedures and other available services.
- Obtains and evaluates relevant documentation for the determination of client eligibility for services according to established federal, state, and agency policies and guidelines.
Required qualifications:
- Graduation from an accredited college or university with a master's degree in Rehabilitation Counseling, Education, Social Work, Counseling, Special Education, School Guidance, or Psychology, and successful completion of one (1) graduate course in Theories and Techniques of Counseling.
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Supervising Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor
Issue Date: 12/9/2025
Closing Date: 12/23/2025
Jersey City
Responsibilities include:
- Supervise the performance of professional and support staff engaged in providing counseling and rehabilitation services for the vocational rehabilitation of clients with disabilities requiring rehabilitative services over an extensive period of time
- Provide supervision to staff in assisting clients and employers in obtaining suitable employment or employees
- Other related duties.
Required qualifications:
- Graduation from an accredited college or university with a master’s degree in rehabilitation counseling, education, social work, counseling, special education, school guidance, sociology, or psychology.
Clerk
Issue Date: 12/15/2025
Closing Date: 12/29/25
Toms River
Responsibilities include:
- Routine, repetitive clerical work of a varied nature as a beginner at the entrance level of employment which includes a relatively small proportion of difficult tasks
- Other related duties as required
Required qualifications:
- Eligibility determinations will be based only upon information presented on the resume along with other supporting documents.
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor 1
Issue Date: 2/7/2025
Closing Date: TBD
Various Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services (DVRS) field offices throughout the State
Responsibilities include:
- Coordinates services for a caseload of clients with disabilities requiring varied rehabilitation, vocational training, and other related services.
- Interviews clients to obtain relevant information regarding medical history, work experience, educational background, interests, and socioeconomic history; disseminates information to clients regarding vocational rehabilitation policies and procedures and other available services.
- Obtains and evaluates relevant documentation for the determination of client eligibility for services according to established federal, state, and agency policies and guidelines.
Required qualifications:
- Graduation from an accredited college or university with a master's degree in Rehabilitation Counseling, Education, Social Work, Counseling, Special Education, School Guidance, or Psychology, and successful completion of one (1) graduate course in Theories and Techniques of Counseling.
Vocational Rehabilition Counselor 1 Bilingual
Issue Date: 2/7/2025
Closing Date: TBD
Various Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services (DVRS) field offices throughout the State
Responsibilities include:
- Coordinates services for a caseload of clients with disabilities requiring varied rehabilitation, vocational training, and other related services.
- Interviews clients to obtain relevant information regarding medical history, work experience, educational background, interests, and socioeconomic history; disseminates information to clients regarding vocational rehabilitation policies and procedures and other available services.
- Obtains and evaluates relevant documentation for the determination of client eligibility for services according to established federal, state, and agency policies and guidelines.
Required qualifications:
- Graduation from an accredited college or university with a master's degree in Rehabilitation Counseling, Education, Social Work, Counseling, Special Education, School Guidance, or Psychology, and successful completion of one (1) graduate course in Theories and Techniques of Counseling.
Vocational Rehabilition Counselor 1 Deaf Language Specialist
Issue Date: 2/7/2025
Closing Date: TBD
Various Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services (DVRS) field offices throughout the State
Responsibilities include:
- Coordinates services for a caseload of clients with disabilities requiring varied rehabilitation, vocational training, and other related services.
- Interviews clients to obtain relevant information regarding medical history, work experience, educational background, interests, and socioeconomic history; disseminates information to clients regarding vocational rehabilitation policies and procedures and other available services.
- Obtains and evaluates relevant documentation for the determination of client eligibility for services according to established federal, state, and agency policies and guidelines.
Required qualifications:
- Graduation from an accredited college or university with a master's degree in Rehabilitation Counseling, Education, Social Work, Counseling, Special Education, School Guidance, or Psychology, and successful completion of one (1) graduate course in Theories and Techniques of Counseling.
There are no open positions at this time.
There are no open positions at this time.
There are no open positions at this time.
There are no open positions at this time.
Executive Secretarial Assistant
Issue Date: 12/5/2025
Closing Date: 12/19/2025
Trenton
Responsibilities include:
- Screen all inbound telephone calls and takes messages, offers assistance or transfers call to appropriate staff within the division;
- Type, draft and/or review all correspondence prepared for the Director's signature;
- Ensure paperwork is filed by the assigned deadline;
- Maintain the calendar, schedule appointments, coordinate logistics for meetings and ensuring the Director has all pertinent materials needed for meetings;
- Provide prompt courteous and accurate information to both internal and external customers;
- Prepare personnel packages for the hiring of new unit personnel or promotional opportunities;
- Maintain a current, accurate and easily accessible filing system;
- Provide assistance and support in sensitive and confidential matters;
- Review, sort and route incoming correspondence. Maintain mailing lists and make the required revisions thereto.
- Maintain the Labor Relations tracking system and logs
Required qualifications:
Six (6) years of experience in secretarial and administrative clerical work.
Administrative Analyst 4, Information Systems
Issue Date: 12/12/2025
Closing Date: 12/26/2025
Trenton
Responsibilities include:
- Supervise day-to-day Help Desk operations and ensure timely resolution of incidents.
- Supervise Help Desk staff, including assigning work, providing guidance, and completing performance evaluations.
- Monitor ticket queues, service levels, and performance metrics; prepare reports as needed.
- Serve as the escalation point for complex or high-priority technical issues.
- Oversee user access management, including onboarding, offboarding, and system permissions.
- Maintain Help Desk procedures, documentation, SOPs, and knowledgebase materials.
- Coordinate with Infrastructure, Network, Security, and Application Support teams to resolve issues efficiently.
- Identify opportunities for service improvement and recommend tools, processes, or training to enhance support operations.
- Lead and coordinate IT Customer Support projects, including technology deployments, process improvements, and support-related enhancements.
- Develop project timelines, track progress, and provide updates to management.
- Perform other related duties as required.
Required qualifications:
- Eight (8) years of professional experience in work involving the review, analysis, and evaluation of the administrative, business, and/or operational policies, procedures, practices, and processes and/or the technological requirements of an organization for the purpose of revising/enhancing existing information systems and/or developing/acquiring and implementing new IT solutions and services.
There are no open positions at this time.
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There are no open positions at this time.
There are no open positions at this time.
Construction Code Inspector 1, BPVR
Issue Date: 12/5/2025
Closing Date: 12/19/2025
Trenton
Responsibilities include:
- Ensure that boilers, unfired pressure vessels, and refrigeration plants falling under the jurisdiction of the MIBB&PVC, are properly inspected with the intention of protecting life, health, and property
- Assure that boilers and refrigeration plants requiring licensed coverage, comply with the licensing requirements as specified under the New Jersey Administrative Code (N.J.A.C) 12:90-3.10 Duties of licensed operators, and N.J.A.C. 12:90-3.11 Duties of others involved
- Use adopted Codes and Standards as well as N.J.A.C. 12:90 to perform the needed quality inspection services that are required to ensure public safety and health, by ascertaining and verifying the mechanical integrity of boilers, pressure vessels and refrigeration plants
- Write and report violations on objects referencing the applicable Codes & Standards, and follow up corrected violations at the object’s location to ensure proper compliance
- Perform investigations of incidents/accidents that occur in the boiler, pressure vessel and refrigeration industry
Required qualifications:
- Six (6) years of experience as a stationary engineer in the maintenance and operation of high pressure boilers, or as a boiler maker, or as an inspector for an insurance company specializing in the inspection of boilers, and licensed to do business with the state.
There are no open positions at this time.
There are no open positions at this time.
There are no open positions at this time.
There are no open positions at this time.
Technical Assistant
Issue Date: 12/11/2025
Closing Date: 12/25/25
Trenton
Responsibilities include:
- Check Contractor Registration database to ensure accuracy of violation notices prior to issuance.
- Issue violation notices to contractors.
- Routinely review tickler files to keep track of notices that are pending appeal.
- Process incoming appeal notices to ensure timely assignment of appeal to Hearing Officer or other staff.
- Perform other associated tasks concerning Contractor Registration, as needed.
Required qualifications:
- Two (2) years of experience in reviewing, verifying, authorizing, and/or providing information and assistance of a technical or fiscal nature in a public or private organization.
Technical Assistant 2
Issue Date: 12/18/2025
Closing Date: 1/2/2025
Trenton
Responsibilities include:
- Assist in preparing research for reports, prepares reports that include statistical information, as well as make recommendations, and report conclusions and findings.
- Assist in coordinating, gathering, compiling, assembling, analyzing, and interpreting data required by the supervisory official and/or professional staff in completing assigned tasks.
- Independently consult with representatives of private entities, local government officials, members of the public, and other interested parties to exchange information, discuss unusual problems, and develop solutions.
- Review contractual, financial, or other documents for accuracy, appropriateness, and completeness, identifying and resolving claims and processing them in accordance with Wage and Hour laws.
- Assist in reviewing applications for registrations, permits, or licenses to determine eligibility.
- Answer inquiries from the public such as employers and constituents by various medium such as correspondence, telephone, e-mail, and/or fax.
Required qualifications:
- Two (2) years of experience in providing support to functions such as grant/contract compliance monitoring, program monitoring, or fiscal compliance and budgetary assistance and/or providing technical assistance to state and/or local communities or agencies, completing forms or applications, reviewing documents for accuracy and content, resolving complaints, or interpreting rules, regulations, policies, and procedures for the public, and/or others.
There are no open positions at this time.
Issue Date: 12/1/2025
Closing Date: 12/15/25
Hackensack, Jersey City (2), Phillipsburg One-Stop Career Centers
Responsibilities include:
- Under direction of a supervisory official in the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, as a trainee and productive worker in a local employment office, does work involved in interviewing and classifying job applicants for employment;
- Other related duties as required.
Required qualifications:
- Four (4) years of professional experience in an employment program involving the interviewing of applicants seeking employment, order taking, employer relations, referral, and placement activities.
Senior Clerk Typist
Issue Date: 12/2/2025
Closing Date: 12/16/25
Trenton
Responsibilities include:
- Under supervision, performs typing and other related clerical work requiring the exercise of independent judgment and a working knowledge of department rules, regulations, and policies, and/or has charge of the work of a small group of clerk typists, and/or has charge of the designated phase of the typing work of the department;
- Other related duties as required.
Required qualifications:
- One (1) year of experience in clerical work including typing.

