New Jersey Careers and Salaries

860 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in New Jersey for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported employment.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Cashiers	$34,590	107,680	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$39,540	97,230	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$39,540	97,230	View salary detail
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$34,150	93,730	View salary detail
Baristas	$34,150	93,730	View salary detail
Registered Nurses	$106,500	92,680	View salary detail
Critical Care Nurses	$106,500	92,680	View salary detail
Acute Care Nurses	$106,500	92,680	View salary detail
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$106,500	92,680	View salary detail
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$106,500	92,680	View salary detail
Retail Salespersons	$36,520	72,530	View salary detail
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$43,840	71,260	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$37,630	67,660	View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$50,260	65,960	View salary detail
Office Clerks, General	$48,570	65,130	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$37,250	64,070	View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives	$47,740	59,690	View salary detail
Waiters and Waitresses	$44,960	55,800	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$76,640	55,210	View salary detail
General and Operations Managers	$173,690	53,000	View salary detail
Software Developers	$135,940	51,570	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$63,570	47,980	View salary detail
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$79,200	44,980	View salary detail
Accountants and Auditors	$100,830	42,250	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$41,650	42,060	View salary detail
Security Guards	$38,880	41,540	View salary detail
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$78,200	40,300	View salary detail
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$82,200	38,140	View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$58,300	37,550	View salary detail
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$54,810	37,350	View salary detail
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$203,460	34,470	View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$79,410	34,360	View salary detail
Security Management Specialists	$91,060	34,210	View salary detail
Online Merchants	$91,060	34,210	View salary detail
Business Continuity Planners	$91,060	34,210	View salary detail
Sustainability Specialists	$91,060	34,210	View salary detail
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$91,060	34,210	View salary detail
Light Truck Drivers	$46,820	33,900	View salary detail
Investment Fund Managers	$199,110	32,510	View salary detail
Financial Managers	$199,110	32,510	View salary detail
Treasurers and Controllers	$199,110	32,510	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$46,830	32,400	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$57,320	31,160	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$41,360	30,470	View salary detail
Loss Prevention Managers	$161,510	30,270	View salary detail
Wind Energy Operations Managers	$161,510	30,270	View salary detail
Wind Energy Development Managers	$161,510	30,270	View salary detail
Compliance Managers	$161,510	30,270	View salary detail
Managers, All Other	$161,510	30,270	View salary detail
Regulatory Affairs Managers	$161,510	30,270	View salary detail

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Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.