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

OccupationMedian annual wageEmploymentSalary page
Remote Sensing Technicians$55,9802,140View salary detail
Quality Control Analysts$55,9802,140View salary detail
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other$55,9802,140View salary detail
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers$55,9002,250View salary detail
Information and Record Clerks, All Other$55,8303,150View salary detail
Community Health Workers$55,7901,330View salary detail
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters$55,6501,540View salary detail
Home Appliance Repairers$55,4501,200View salary detail
Foundry Mold and Coremakers$55,210330View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$55,1705,600View salary detail
Retail Loss Prevention Specialists$54,9503,520View salary detail
Protective Service Workers, All Other$54,9503,520View salary detail
Barbers$54,850—View salary detail
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$54,81037,350View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other$54,720860View salary detail
Private Detectives and Investigators$54,710410View salary detail
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$54,6304,330View salary detail
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$54,5906,420View salary detail
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$54,550750View salary detail
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$54,4104,000View salary detail
Agricultural Technicians$54,370—View salary detail
Precision Agriculture Technicians$54,370—View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$54,3304,640View salary detail
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$54,2603,390View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$54,1001,770View salary detail
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators$54,080680View salary detail
Psychiatric Technicians$54,0402,520View salary detail
Helpers--Extraction Workers$53,820—View salary detail
Self-Enrichment Teachers$53,78013,380View salary detail
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$53,7005,710View salary detail
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$53,680510View salary detail
Emergency Medical Technicians$53,6106,120View salary detail
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary$53,25080View salary detail
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall$52,750820View salary detail
Bill and Account Collectors$52,5103,310View salary detail
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders$52,440300View salary detail
Medical Appliance Technicians$52,400310View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$52,3603,530View salary detail
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health$52,190830View salary detail
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers$52,16090View salary detail
Animal Control Workers$52,050260View salary detail
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics$52,000660View salary detail
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$51,760790View salary detail
Billing and Posting Clerks$51,75014,910View salary detail
Highway Maintenance Workers$51,7204,850View salary detail
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders$51,460100View salary detail
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$51,380920View salary detail
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$51,180750View salary detail
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$51,1202,760View salary detail
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers$50,910140View 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.