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
Word Processors and Typists	$49,520	3,560	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	$52,360	3,530	View salary detail
Protective Service Workers, All Other	$54,950	3,520	View salary detail
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$78,180	3,520	View salary detail
Retail Loss Prevention Specialists	$54,950	3,520	View salary detail
Cooks, Fast Food	$32,220	3,440	View salary detail
Purchasing Managers	$174,520	3,430	View salary detail
Aerospace Engineers	$126,430	3,400	View salary detail
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	$54,260	3,390	View salary detail
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$103,150	3,370	View salary detail
Computer Network Support Specialists	$87,440	3,370	View salary detail
Respiratory Therapists	$100,810	3,350	View salary detail
Bill and Account Collectors	$52,510	3,310	View salary detail
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	$80,100	3,300	View salary detail
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$46,160	3,270	View salary detail
Brokerage Clerks	$74,830	3,260	View salary detail
Tax Preparers	$43,420	3,220	View salary detail
Machinists	$63,190	3,210	View salary detail
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$45,950	3,210	View salary detail
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	$85,250	3,190	View salary detail
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	$55,830	3,150	View salary detail
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	$85,040	3,150	View salary detail
Insurance Underwriters	$96,220	3,150	View salary detail
Industrial Ecologists	$79,210	3,150	View salary detail
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	$79,210	3,150	View salary detail
Environmental Restoration Planners	$79,210	3,150	View salary detail
Climate Change Policy Analysts	$79,210	3,150	View salary detail
Library Assistants, Clerical	$39,780	3,120	View salary detail
Data Warehousing Specialists	$120,790	3,090	View salary detail
Database Architects	$120,790	3,090	View salary detail
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$41,390	3,090	View salary detail
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$116,300	3,080	View salary detail
Intelligence Analysts	$116,300	3,080	View salary detail
Police Identification and Records Officers	$116,300	3,080	View salary detail
Family Medicine Physicians	$292,170	3,050	View salary detail
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$41,230	3,050	View salary detail
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers	$35,990	3,030	View salary detail
Gambling Dealers	$33,000	3,030	View salary detail
Dentists, General	$171,330	2,980	View salary detail
Media Programming Directors	$119,840	2,970	View salary detail
Media Technical Directors/Managers	$119,840	2,970	View salary detail
Producers and Directors	$119,840	2,970	View salary detail
Talent Directors	$119,840	2,970	View salary detail
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$96,630	2,960	View salary detail
Electrical Engineers	$125,370	2,940	View salary detail
General Internal Medicine Physicians	$89,990	2,920	View salary detail
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	$49,050	2,910	View salary detail
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	$78,770	2,900	View salary detail
Massage Therapists	$50,150	2,890	View salary detail
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$58,240	2,890	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.