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
Fire Inspectors and Investigators	$60,100	1,290	View salary detail
Robotics Technicians	$60,040	200	View salary detail
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians	$60,040	200	View salary detail
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	$59,870	11,350	View salary detail
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles	$59,840	700	View salary detail
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists	$59,830	500	View salary detail
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	$59,810	5,000	View salary detail
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers	$59,770	550	View salary detail
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	$59,480	780	View salary detail
Gem and Diamond Workers	$59,480	780	View salary detail
Designers, All Other	$59,470	550	View salary detail
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$59,440	3,730	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, School	$59,430	13,670	View salary detail
Motorcycle Mechanics	$59,430	260	View salary detail
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks	$59,400	600	View salary detail
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$59,250	4,110	View salary detail
Public Safety Telecommunicators	$59,240	4,010	View salary detail
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders	$59,170	—	View salary detail
Interpreters and Translators	$58,970	870	View salary detail
Judicial Law Clerks	$58,890	530	View salary detail
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	$58,760	3,620	View salary detail
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners	$58,730	200	View salary detail
Chemical Technicians	$58,580	2,730	View salary detail
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	$58,300	5,830	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technologists	$58,300	5,830	View salary detail
Patient Representatives	$58,300	5,830	View salary detail
Neurodiagnostic Technologists	$58,300	5,830	View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$58,300	37,550	View salary detail
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$58,240	2,890	View salary detail
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$58,140	930	View salary detail
Etchers and Engravers	$58,000	60	View salary detail
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	$57,920	310	View salary detail
Financial Clerks, All Other	$57,920	1,940	View salary detail
Farm and Home Management Educators	$57,810	—	View salary detail
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$57,810	2,050	View salary detail
Terrazzo Workers and Finishers	$57,550	100	View salary detail
Procurement Clerks	$57,460	2,370	View salary detail
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists	$57,380	140	View salary detail
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	$57,330	2,190	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$57,320	31,160	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	$57,240	270	View salary detail
New Accounts Clerks	$57,240	230	View salary detail
Credit Counselors	$57,180	530	View salary detail
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers	$57,000	480	View salary detail
Prepress Technicians and Workers	$56,840	880	View salary detail
Food Science Technicians	$56,730	590	View salary detail
Proofreaders and Copy Markers	$56,700	160	View salary detail
Fence Erectors	$56,690	910	View salary detail
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$56,610	17,640	View salary detail
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$56,500	8,560	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.