Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in New Jersey

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

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	$64,890	120	View salary detail
Material Moving Workers, All Other	$64,870	390	View salary detail
Exercise Physiologists	$64,680	130	View salary detail
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	$64,650	220	View salary detail
Computer User Support Specialists	$64,470	18,200	View salary detail
Postal Service Clerks	$64,290	2,230	View salary detail
Traffic Technicians	$64,240	110	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers	$64,210	1,120	View salary detail
Construction Laborers	$64,060	23,590	View salary detail
Park Naturalists	$64,020	500	View salary detail
Range Managers	$64,020	500	View salary detail
Conservation Scientists	$64,020	500	View salary detail
Carpenters	$64,010	14,230	View salary detail
Dredge Operators	$63,810	30	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$63,570	47,980	View salary detail
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other	$63,250	130	View salary detail
Forensic Science Technicians	$63,220	60	View salary detail
Machinists	$63,190	3,210	View salary detail
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	$63,140	2,740	View salary detail
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$63,080	4,160	View salary detail
Meter Readers, Utilities	$63,030	870	View salary detail
Desktop Publishers	$63,020	100	View salary detail
Architectural and Civil Drafters	$62,960	2,280	View salary detail
Social Science Research Assistants	$62,760	370	View salary detail
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$62,710	9,410	View salary detail
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	$62,400	3,720	View salary detail
Tile and Stone Setters	$62,370	460	View salary detail
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	$62,300	260	View salary detail
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	$61,940	1,680	View salary detail
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	$61,930	550	View salary detail
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	$61,910	3,860	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	$61,590	2,200	View salary detail
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$61,410	2,390	View salary detail
Bioinformatics Technicians	$61,400	50	View salary detail
Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other	$61,400	50	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	$61,140	6,420	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$61,130	10,160	View salary detail
Travel Agents	$61,090	1,660	View salary detail
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers	$61,040	—	View salary detail
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians	$60,760	90	View salary detail
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$60,750	4,290	View salary detail
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers	$60,750	100	View salary detail
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$60,740	400	View salary detail
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	$60,720	750	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	$60,530	3,660	View salary detail
Models	$60,520	—	View salary detail
Recreational Therapists	$60,400	430	View salary detail
Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers	$60,290	40	View salary detail
Freight Forwarders	$60,210	4,280	View salary detail
Cargo and Freight Agents	$60,210	4,280	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.