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
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$43,700	2,210	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	$133,210	2,210	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	$61,590	2,200	View salary detail
Financial Examiners	$106,410	2,190	View salary detail
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	$57,330	2,190	View salary detail
Video Game Designers	$95,310	2,170	View salary detail
Web and Digital Interface Designers	$95,310	2,170	View salary detail
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	$72,780	2,160	View salary detail
Remote Sensing Technicians	$55,980	2,140	View salary detail
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	$55,980	2,140	View salary detail
Quality Control Analysts	$55,980	2,140	View salary detail
School Psychologists	$95,160	2,130	View salary detail
Editors	$81,680	2,120	View salary detail
Advertising Sales Agents	$69,620	2,110	View salary detail
Couriers and Messengers	$40,870	2,100	View salary detail
Psychiatric Aides	$45,780	2,060	View salary detail
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$57,810	2,050	View salary detail
Opticians, Dispensing	$72,460	2,010	View salary detail
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$76,980	2,000	View salary detail
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$78,760	1,950	View salary detail
Fundraisers	$77,170	1,950	View salary detail
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$45,680	1,950	View salary detail
Financial Clerks, All Other	$57,920	1,940	View salary detail
Veterinarians	$160,140	1,910	View salary detail
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	$105,370	1,900	View salary detail
Solar Photovoltaic Installers	$78,950	1,880	View salary detail
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$47,080	1,880	View salary detail
Roofers	$76,600	1,860	View salary detail
Art Directors	$129,200	1,840	View salary detail
Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists	$158,730	1,820	View salary detail
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	$158,730	1,820	View salary detail
Database Administrators	$125,860	1,810	View salary detail
Physical Therapist Assistants	$78,440	1,810	View salary detail
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	$50,680	1,790	View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$54,100	1,770	View salary detail
Sales Engineers	$139,010	1,760	View salary detail
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	$73,590	1,720	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	$92,060	1,720	View salary detail
Medical Transcriptionists	$39,020	1,710	View salary detail
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	$61,940	1,680	View salary detail
Helpers--Electricians	$44,550	1,670	View salary detail
Interior Designers	$74,020	1,670	View salary detail
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$80,660	1,660	View salary detail
Travel Agents	$61,090	1,660	View salary detail
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	$46,600	1,640	View salary detail
Residential Advisors	$43,880	1,630	View salary detail
Rehabilitation Counselors	$49,730	1,630	View salary detail
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	$80,790	1,630	View salary detail
Computer and Information Research Scientists	$140,840	1,580	View salary detail
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	$39,360	1,570	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.