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
Compensation and Benefits Managers	$168,370	950	View salary detail
Food Processing Workers, All Other	$34,670	940	View salary detail
Transportation Vehicle, Equipment and Systems Inspectors, Except Aviation	$49,250	930	View salary detail
Transportation Inspectors	$49,250	930	View salary detail
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$58,140	930	View salary detail
Aviation Inspectors	$49,250	930	View salary detail
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$204,160	920	View salary detail
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	$51,380	920	View salary detail
Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$72,890	920	View salary detail
Aircraft Service Attendants	$46,210	920	View salary detail
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$72,890	920	View salary detail
Fence Erectors	$56,690	910	View salary detail
Surveyors	$77,160	900	View salary detail
Geodetic Surveyors	$77,160	900	View salary detail
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary	$99,450	900	View salary detail
Athletic Trainers	$76,210	890	View salary detail
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	$87,450	880	View salary detail
Prepress Technicians and Workers	$56,840	880	View salary detail
Non-Destructive Testing Specialists	$87,450	880	View salary detail
Statisticians	$118,280	880	View salary detail
Photonics Technicians	$87,450	880	View salary detail
Biostatisticians	$118,280	880	View salary detail
Meter Readers, Utilities	$63,030	870	View salary detail
Interpreters and Translators	$58,970	870	View salary detail
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials	$37,920	870	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other	$54,720	860	View salary detail
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$44,450	860	View salary detail
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	$44,890	850	View salary detail
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,060	850	View salary detail
Cooks, Short Order	$40,720	850	View salary detail
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	$50,500	840	View salary detail
Budget Analysts	$96,250	840	View salary detail
Helpers--Carpenters	$44,040	840	View salary detail
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	$52,190	830	View salary detail
Locomotive Engineers	$86,550	830	View salary detail
Glaziers	$70,890	820	View salary detail
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	$52,750	820	View salary detail
Counselors, All Other	$73,360	810	View salary detail
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers	$137,920	800	View salary detail
Microbiologists	$96,020	790	View salary detail
Urban and Regional Planners	$86,280	790	View salary detail
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$51,760	790	View salary detail
Dental Laboratory Technicians	$47,270	780	View salary detail
Gem and Diamond Workers	$59,480	780	View salary detail
History Teachers, Postsecondary	$99,900	780	View salary detail
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	$59,480	780	View salary detail
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$44,360	760	View salary detail
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$70,650	760	View salary detail
Fundraising Managers	$140,500	750	View salary detail
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	$54,550	750	View salary detail

Metropolitan areas in this state

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.