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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
Butchers and Meat Cutters$38,5404,610View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant$38,46028,800View salary detail
Food Batchmakers$38,2503,640View salary detail
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers$38,2005,120View salary detail
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$38,1105,000View salary detail
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$37,98018,360View salary detail
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials$37,920870View salary detail
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products$37,880—View salary detail
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers$37,850340View salary detail
Concierges$37,7402,650View salary detail
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse$37,7102,430View salary detail
Entertainment Attendants and Related Workers, All Other$37,690280View salary detail
Furniture Finishers$37,690260View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$37,63067,660View salary detail
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other$37,410590View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers$37,25064,070View salary detail
Funeral Attendants$37,240540View salary detail
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders$37,180430View salary detail
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders$37,140630View salary detail
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$37,0909,930View salary detail
Bakers$36,9608,110View salary detail
Recreation Workers$36,8807,550View salary detail
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$36,85060View salary detail
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants$36,650300View salary detail
Pharmacy Aides$36,5901,020View salary detail
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders$36,570140View salary detail
Retail Salespersons$36,52072,530View salary detail
Demonstrators and Product Promoters$36,4201,550View salary detail
Sewers, Hand$36,40040View salary detail
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$36,39011,400View salary detail
Nannies$36,39025,070View salary detail
Childcare Workers$36,39025,070View salary detail
Manicurists and Pedicurists$36,37011,520View salary detail
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other$36,2903,780View salary detail
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians$36,170170View salary detail
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$36,15015,500View salary detail
Sewing Machine Operators$36,1302,750View salary detail
School Bus Monitors$36,1006,100View salary detail
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$36,0506,110View salary detail
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers$35,9903,030View salary detail
Dishwashers$35,9007,450View salary detail
Animal Caretakers$35,8505,890View salary detail
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$35,630—View salary detail
Food Preparation Workers$35,54024,730View salary detail
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants$35,35011,050View salary detail
Parking Attendants$35,1005,110View salary detail
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers$34,930—View salary detail
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers$34,7605,460View salary detail
Food Processing Workers, All Other$34,670940View salary detail
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand$34,600380View 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.