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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There are no open positions at this time.
There are no open positions at this time.
There are no open positions at this time.
Vocational Rehabilition Counselor 1
Issue Date: 2/7/2025
Closing Date: TBD
Main Office Trenton
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
Main Office Trenton
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
Main Office Trenton
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.
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.
There are no open positions at this time.
There are no open positions at this time.
There are no open positions at this time.
Analyst Trainee
Issue Date: 4/24/2025
Closing Date: 5/22/2025
Main Office Trenton
Responsibilities include:
- Receive training in identifying information, tools, and research methods required for project completion.
- Engage in monitoring activities with program areas, consistent with pertinent federal and state laws, rules, and regulations.
- Prepare clear, sound, accurate, and informative reports containing findings, conclusions, and recommendations for improvements.
Required qualifications:
- Four (4) years of professional experience relevant to the position
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.
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.
There are no open positions at this time.
There are no open positions at this time.
Vocational Rehabilition Counselor 1
Issue Date: 2/7/2025
Closing Date: TBD
Main Office Trenton
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
Main Office Trenton
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
Main Office Trenton
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.
Administrative Analyst 3, Information Systems
Issue Date: 3/28/2025
Closing Date: 4/11/2025
Main Office Trenton
Responsibilities include:
- Develop business and user requirements, leveraging various methodologies.
- Document existing (“as-is”) business processes and propose future-state (“to-be”) models for improved efficiency.
- Facilitate Joint Solution Design (JSD) and Joint Application Design (JAD) sessions with multiple divisions and stakeholder teams.
- Develop comprehensive documentation, including:
- Business/functional requirements traceability matrix
- Business or system use cases
- Reports and process flow diagrams
- Quality assurance techniques and workflow improvements
- Training guides for end-users
- Assist in planning, development, implementation, and maintenance of new or enhanced IT systems in alignment with guidelines set by the Department’s IT Project & Modernization Management Office.
- Conduct analysis and evaluation of internal operations, business practices, and methodologies to determine optimal IT solutions.
- Evaluate user needs and recommend appropriate IT solutions.
- Provide strategic recommendations supporting program area business needs and IT objectives.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
Required qualifications:
- Seven (7) 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.
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.
There are no open positions at this time.
Analyst Trainee
Issue Date: 4/24/2025
Closing Date: 5/22/2025
Main Office Trenton
Responsibilities include:
- Receive training in identifying information, tools, and research methods required for project completion.
- Engage in monitoring activities with program areas, consistent with pertinent federal and state laws, rules, and regulations.
- Prepare clear, sound, accurate, and informative reports containing findings, conclusions, and recommendations for improvements.
Required qualifications:
- Four (4) years of professional experience relevant to the position
There are no open positions at this time.
There are no open positions at this time.
There are no open positions at this time.
Principal Clerk Typist
Issue Date: 3/18/2025
Closing Date: 4/1/2025
Main Office Trenton
Responsibilities include:
- Import complaints from WHATS Web and verifying the information
- Issue summons complaints and SWO notices
- Set calendars for Wage Collection referees
- Answer phones
- Filing
Required qualifications:
- Two (2) years of experience in clerical work including typing.
There are no open positions at this time.
Contract Administrator 2
Issue Date: 4/17/2025
Closing Date: 5/1/2025
Main Office Trenton
Responsibilities include:
- Under the general supervision of a supervisory official, administer and exercise review and/or approval authority over various contracts and/or grants; provides technical assistance in contract and/or grant preparation, control, monitoring, amendment, and/or evaluation
- Exercise controllership and approval rights and responsibilities in the area of contract and/or grant administration; and/or processes contracts for multiple divisions, projects and/or programs, may be assigned to review the work of lower level contract administration and support staff
- Other related duties.
Required qualifications:
- Seven (7) years of professional experience involving contract/grant work, project financing, construction management, fiscal administration, social services administration, and/or budget and management operations of a government or business entity, at least one (1) year of which shall have involved responsibility for some aspect of contract/grant administration.
Employment Supervisor 2
Issue Date: 4/8/2025
Closing Date: 4/22/2025
Main Office Trenton
Responsibilities include:
- Under the direction of a Manager 1, or other higher level supervisory official, in a comprehensive One-Stop Career Center in the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, functions as the Deputy Manager, recommends goals for and supervises interviewing and counseling staff delivering multiple job search assistance and training programs tailored to Unemployment Insurance claimants, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families/General Assistance/Food Stamps recipients, military service veterans, ex-offenders, jobseekers with little previous workforce experience, and other population subgroups looking for employment;
- Monitors, evaluates, and reports outcomes for various programs and services;
- Schedules staff activities; plans goals for the office;
- Supervises Employment Supervisors 1, other lower-level staff and all work activities;
- Prepares and signs official performance evaluations for subordinate staff;
- Does related work as required.
Required qualifications:
- Eight (8) years of professional experience in the delivery of human resources services, in a public or private institution or agency concerned with employment placement and career selection, including two (2) years of experience involved in the coordination and application of the policies and procedural aspects of these programs, and one (1) year of which shall have been in a supervisory capacity.