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
Parts Salespersons	$45,510	4,810	View salary detail
Anesthesiologist Assistants	$165,690	4,790	View salary detail
Physician Assistants	$165,690	4,790	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	$54,330	4,640	View salary detail
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$38,540	4,610	View salary detail
Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers	$180,640	4,540	View salary detail
Engineers, All Other	$132,450	4,540	View salary detail
Photonics Engineers	$132,450	4,540	View salary detail
Wind Energy Engineers	$132,450	4,540	View salary detail
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$180,640	4,540	View salary detail
Robotics Engineers	$132,450	4,540	View salary detail
Microsystems Engineers	$132,450	4,540	View salary detail
Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar	$132,450	4,540	View salary detail
Nanosystems Engineers	$132,450	4,540	View salary detail
Mechatronics Engineers	$132,450	4,540	View salary detail
Solar Energy Systems Engineers	$132,450	4,540	View salary detail
Helpers--Production Workers	$39,290	4,450	View salary detail
Medical Records Specialists	$50,240	4,450	View salary detail
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$54,630	4,330	View salary detail
Healthcare Social Workers	$82,690	4,310	View salary detail
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$60,750	4,290	View salary detail
Freight Forwarders	$60,210	4,280	View salary detail
Cargo and Freight Agents	$60,210	4,280	View salary detail
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	$74,520	4,190	View salary detail
Mechanical Engineers	$112,300	4,180	View salary detail
Printing Press Operators	$50,430	4,180	View salary detail
Automotive Engineers	$112,300	4,180	View salary detail
Fuel Cell Engineers	$112,300	4,180	View salary detail
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$47,380	4,170	View salary detail
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$63,080	4,160	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	$49,050	4,150	View salary detail
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$59,250	4,110	View salary detail
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$78,380	4,100	View salary detail
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$131,570	4,100	View salary detail
Marriage and Family Therapists	$92,150	4,040	View salary detail
Public Safety Telecommunicators	$59,240	4,010	View salary detail
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	$54,410	4,000	View salary detail
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	$49,920	3,970	View salary detail
Geothermal Technicians	$49,920	3,970	View salary detail
Computer Programmers	$104,940	3,930	View salary detail
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	$61,910	3,860	View salary detail
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$90,610	3,830	View salary detail
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	$36,290	3,780	View salary detail
Instructional Coordinators	$96,090	3,770	View salary detail
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$59,440	3,730	View salary detail
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	$62,400	3,720	View salary detail
Labor Relations Specialists	$118,370	3,700	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	$60,530	3,660	View salary detail
Food Batchmakers	$38,250	3,640	View salary detail
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	$58,760	3,620	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.