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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Ocean City, NJ

What professions have the highest employment in Ocean City, NJ? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Ocean City, NJ. We note that the total employment in Ocean City, NJ is 39,890. The most popular job is the cashier profession, which employs 1,740 people (4.36 percent of the total employment in Ocean City, NJ). The second most common job is the waiters and waitresses profession which employs 1,720 people (4.31 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Ocean City, NJ is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Ocean City, NJ (2022 survey)

Job Description # of
Empl. i
% of    
Empl. i
Average
Salary i
1 All Occupations
39,890
100.00% $38,520
2 Cashiers
1,740
4.36% $27,870
3 Waiters and Waitresses
1,720
4.31% $30,060
4 Retail Salespersons
1,490
3.74% $29,870
5 Fast Food and Counter Workers
1,150
2.88% $28,760
6 Home Health and Personal Care Aides
880
2.21% $30,090
7 Stockers and Order Fillers
870
2.18% $31,700
8 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
840
2.11% $30,590
9 Restaurant Cooks
800
2.01% $36,950
10 Office Clerks, General
730
1.83% $38,210
11 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
710
1.78% $36,380
12 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
690
1.73% $34,060
13 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
680
1.70% $37,930
14 Registered Nurses
650
1.63% $85,490
15 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
640
1.60% $44,520
16 Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
600
1.50% $29,700
17 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
500
1.25% $44,580
18 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary
490
1.23% $29,990
19 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
480
1.20% $43,680
20 Bartenders
480
1.20% $30,910
21 General and Operations Managers
460
1.15% $100,980
22 Food Preparation Workers
460
1.15% $29,080
23 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
450
1.13% $48,810
24 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
410
1.03% $57,280
25 Receptionists and Information Clerks
410
1.03% $34,680
26 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
390
0.98% $75,420
27 Amusement and Recreation Attendants
390
0.98% $28,120
28 Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
360
0.90% $28,180
29 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
350
0.88% $80,660
30 Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
330
0.83% $28,440
31 Carpenters
330
0.83% $56,560
32 Construction Laborers
330
0.83% $44,820
33 Nursing Assistants
320
0.80% $35,400
34 Driver/Sales Workers
300
0.75% $28,140
35 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
290
0.73% $72,610
36 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
280
0.70% $49,470
37 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
260
0.65% $60,760
38 Customer Service Representatives
250
0.63% $35,550
39 Security Guards
240
0.60% $30,840
40 Other Business Operations Specialists
220
0.55% $72,620
41 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
220
0.55% $75,360
42 Recreation Workers
220
0.55% $30,080
43 Dishwashers
210
0.53% $30,280
44 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
210
0.53% $37,120
45 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers
210
0.53% $33,170
46 Tellers
200
0.50% $36,310
47 First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
200
0.50% $50,600
48 Food Service Managers
190
0.48% $75,260
49 Accountants and Auditors
190
0.48% $83,510
50 Fast Food Cooks
190
0.48% $28,040
51 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
180
0.45% $60,100
52 Highway Maintenance Workers
180
0.45% $35,750
53 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
180
0.45% $59,410
54 All Other Managers
170
0.43% $135,300
55 Postal Service Mail Carriers
170
0.43% $49,920
56 Word Processors and Typists
170
0.43% $51,310
57 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
170
0.43% $74,860
58 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
170
0.43% $67,340
59 Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants
170
0.43% $28,040
60 Counter and Rental Clerks
160
0.40% $31,740
61 Social and Human Service Assistants
150
0.38% $38,620
62 Short-Term Substitute Teachers
140
0.35% $31,010
63 First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers
140
0.35% $61,830
64 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
140
0.35% $61,680
65 Medical and Health Services Managers
130
0.33% $100,560
66 Medical Assistants
130
0.33% $38,880
67 Short Order Cooks
130
0.33% $35,460
68 Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives
130
0.33% $74,080
69 Electricians
130
0.33% $59,560
70 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
130
0.33% $47,110
71 Lawyers
120
0.30% $110,610
72 Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers
120
0.30% $65,410
73 Chefs and Head Cooks
120
0.30% $71,740
74 Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other
120
0.30% $29,360
75 Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
120
0.30% $37,730
76 Painters, Construction and Maintenance
120
0.30% $45,330
77 Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers
120
0.30% $36,120
78 Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
120
0.30% $51,770
79 Lodging Managers
110
0.28% $78,020
80 Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
110
0.28% $52,410
81 Emergency Medical Technicians
110
0.28% $36,300
82 Pharmacy Technicians
110
0.28% $34,470
83 Firefighters
110
0.28% $61,900
84 Billing and Posting Clerks
110
0.28% $40,880
85 Order Clerks
110
0.28% $29,640
86 Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
110
0.28% $63,810
87 Packers and Packagers
110
0.28% $29,610
88 Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators
100
0.25% $132,370
89 Protective Service Workers, All Other
100
0.25% $27,540
90 First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers
100
0.25% $45,090
91 Nonfarm Animal Caretakers
100
0.25% $31,410
92 Library Assistants, Clerical
100
0.25% $39,890
93 Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
100
0.25% $59,560
94 Other Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers
100
0.25% $44,770
95 Construction Managers
90
0.23% $127,260
96 Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
90
0.23% $27,530
97 First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services
90
0.23% $52,000
98 Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
90
0.23% $53,400
99 Butchers and Meat Cutters
90
0.23% $35,360
100 Administrative Services Managers
80
0.20% $124,800

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