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
Plant and System Operators, All Other	$69,970	290	View salary detail
Biofuels Processing Technicians	$69,970	290	View salary detail
Sound Engineering Technicians	$115,190	290	View salary detail
Epidemiologists	$109,760	290	View salary detail
Entertainment Attendants and Related Workers, All Other	$37,690	280	View salary detail
Environmental Economists	$167,550	280	View salary detail
Economists	$167,550	280	View salary detail
Cooks, All Other	$46,080	280	View salary detail
Boilermakers	$82,410	280	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	$57,240	270	View salary detail
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$131,930	270	View salary detail
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	$66,930	270	View salary detail
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators	$48,620	270	View salary detail
Podiatrists	$160,300	260	View salary detail
Signal and Track Switch Repairers	$82,990	260	View salary detail
Materials Engineers	$106,920	260	View salary detail
Motorcycle Mechanics	$59,430	260	View salary detail
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$65,180	260	View salary detail
Avionics Technicians	$100,250	260	View salary detail
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	$62,300	260	View salary detail
Furniture Finishers	$37,690	260	View salary detail
Animal Control Workers	$52,050	260	View salary detail
Automotive Engineering Technicians	$65,180	260	View salary detail
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$46,980	250	View salary detail
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	$71,880	250	View salary detail
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	$38,960	250	View salary detail
Orthotists and Prosthetists	$118,950	240	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Drafters	$77,600	240	View salary detail
Acupuncturists	$125,260	240	View salary detail
Genetic Counselors	$117,750	240	View salary detail
Bicycle Repairers	$49,260	240	View salary detail
Physicians, Pathologists	$355,970	230	View salary detail
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers	$46,790	230	View salary detail
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators	$66,540	230	View salary detail
New Accounts Clerks	$57,240	230	View salary detail
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	$64,650	220	View salary detail
Set and Exhibit Designers	$76,380	220	View salary detail
Audiologists	$119,230	210	View salary detail
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	$50,750	210	View salary detail
Music Directors and Composers	$122,750	210	View salary detail
Riggers	$82,130	200	View salary detail
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians	$60,040	200	View salary detail
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$48,330	200	View salary detail
Robotics Technicians	$60,040	200	View salary detail
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners	$58,730	200	View salary detail
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys	$70,800	190	View salary detail
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$48,180	190	View salary detail
Air Traffic Controllers	$132,230	190	View salary detail
Gas Plant Operators	$110,900	190	View salary detail
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary	$82,910	190	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.