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Top 200 Popular Jobs in New Jersey

What professions have the highest employment in New Jersey? In this article we show the top 200 jobs that employ the highest number of people in New Jersey. We note that the total employment in New Jersey is 4,109,390. The most popular job is the retail salesperson profession, which employs 104,660 people (2.55 percent of the total employment in New Jersey). The second most common job is the laborers and freight, stock, and material mover profession which employs 102,280 people (2.49 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in New Jersey is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 200 most popular jobs in New Jersey (2022 survey)

Job Description # of
Empl. i		 % of    
Empl. i		 Average
Salary i
1 All Occupations
4,109,390
100.00% $51,080
2 Retail Salespersons
104,660
2.55% $31,200
3 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers
102,280
2.49% $36,180
4 Home Health and Personal Care Aides
89,210
2.17% $32,080
5 Packers and Packagers
84,260
2.05% $36,760
6 Cashiers
83,960
2.04% $28,940
7 Stockers and Order Fillers
83,420
2.03% $34,060
8 Registered Nurses
78,340
1.91% $98,090
9 Fast Food and Counter Workers
69,710
1.70% $29,110
10 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
67,100
1.63% $35,670
11 Office Clerks, General
66,760
1.62% $43,150
12 Customer Service Representatives
62,490
1.52% $42,480
13 General and Operations Managers
56,290
1.37% $143,940
14 Software Developers
54,920
1.34% $127,900
15 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
54,360
1.32% $47,650
16 Waiters and Waitresses
52,040
1.27% $36,160
17 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary
50,470
1.23% $34,200
18 Receptionists and Information Clerks
49,790
1.21% $37,110
19 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
49,730
1.21% $58,450
20 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
47,130
1.15% $50,010
21 Accountants and Auditors
44,710
1.09% $95,770
22 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
44,710
1.09% $66,870
23 Other Business Operations Specialists
41,560
1.01% $81,790
24 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
41,200
1.00% $75,360
25 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
39,830
0.97% $76,000
26 Security Guards
37,940
0.92% $35,200
27 Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives
35,440
0.86% $74,590
28 Nursing Assistants
34,580
0.84% $37,980
29 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
34,240
0.83% $47,780
30 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
32,980
0.80% $77,960
31 Financial Managers
30,640
0.75% $172,650
32 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
27,720
0.67% $53,840
33 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
27,500
0.67% $77,310
34 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
26,780
0.65% $37,630
35 Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
25,250
0.61% $39,790
36 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
23,190
0.56% $33,750
37 Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers
23,020
0.56% $45,400
38 Lawyers
23,010
0.56% $138,630
39 First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
22,670
0.55% $61,270
40 Restaurant Cooks
22,590
0.55% $37,090
41 Computer and Information Systems Managers
22,520
0.55% $177,010
42 Driver/Sales Workers
21,710
0.53% $32,690
43 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
21,490
0.52% $79,810
44 Social and Human Service Assistants
21,030
0.51% $44,910
45 All Other Managers
20,700
0.50% $163,450
46 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
20,510
0.50% $88,100
47 Food Preparation Workers
20,500
0.50% $31,200
48 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
20,470
0.50% $43,830
49 Construction Laborers
20,120
0.49% $59,870
50 Medical Assistants
19,630
0.48% $40,380
51 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
19,370
0.47% $42,130
52 Project Management Specialists
19,300
0.47% $105,960
53 Management Analysts
18,880
0.46% $106,670
54 Human Resources Specialists
18,600
0.45% $78,990
55 Billing and Posting Clerks
17,780
0.43% $47,340
56 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
17,770
0.43% $32,880
57 Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
17,230
0.42% $68,140
58 Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
16,930
0.41% $36,740
59 Sales Managers
16,560
0.40% $173,150
60 Medical and Health Services Managers
16,490
0.40% $127,760
61 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
16,220
0.39% $61,460
62 Electricians
15,820
0.38% $70,410
63 Computer User Support Specialists
15,590
0.38% $62,500
64 Bartenders
15,220
0.37% $35,640
65 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
15,070
0.37% $37,760
66 Carpenters
15,050
0.37% $63,790
67 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
14,720
0.36% $75,690
68 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
14,590
0.36% $54,080
69 First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers
14,350
0.35% $104,930
70 Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
13,800
0.34% $80,330
71 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
13,790
0.34% $83,200
72 Childcare Workers
12,480
0.30% $29,690
73 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
12,400
0.30% $44,250
74 Computer Systems Analysts
12,260
0.30% $116,680
75 Buyers and Purchasing Agents
12,240
0.30% $85,600
76 Computer Occupations, All Other
12,160
0.30% $84,050
77 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
12,140
0.30% $80,670
78 Pharmacy Technicians
11,890
0.29% $37,590
79 Marketing Managers
11,830
0.29% $170,980
80 Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors
11,790
0.29% $59,290
81 Financial Analysts
11,650
0.28% $100,730
82 Self-Enrichment Education Teachers
11,600
0.28% $59,080
83 Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
11,500
0.28% $36,820
84 Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators
11,160
0.27% $131,170
85 Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers
11,160
0.27% $69,720
86 Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
11,100
0.27% $33,280
87 Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
10,710
0.26% $32,780
88 Tellers
10,630
0.26% $37,650
89 Manicurists and Pedicurists
10,560
0.26% $30,340
90 Construction Managers
10,450
0.25% $138,300
91 All Other Physicians
10,440
0.25% n/a
92 Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
10,270
0.25% $29,420
93 Industrial Machinery Mechanics
10,220
0.25% $63,530
94 Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
10,210
0.25% $53,850
95 Administrative Services Managers
10,180
0.25% $130,230
96 Compliance Officers
10,160
0.25% $90,510
97 Network and Computer Systems Administrators
10,110
0.25% $103,490
98 School Bus Drivers
10,090
0.25% $46,300
99 Insurance Sales Agents
10,060
0.24% $73,690
100 Postal Service Mail Carriers
9,990
0.24% $55,640
101 Fast Food Cooks
9,920
0.24% $29,790
102 Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants
9,820
0.24% $28,380
103 Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists
9,810
0.24% $61,250
104 Paralegals and Legal Assistants
9,580
0.23% $61,040
105 Dental Assistants
9,500
0.23% $46,290
106 Pharmacists
9,360
0.23% $130,660
107 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
9,300
0.23% $69,260
108 Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
8,910
0.22% $47,210
109 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
8,760
0.21% $75,540
110 Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
8,670
0.21% $33,200
111 Correctional Officers and Jailers
8,610
0.21% $74,120
112 Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
8,540
0.21% $81,810
113 Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other
8,530
0.21% $29,320
114 Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians
8,450
0.21% $67,820
115 Natural Sciences Managers
8,390
0.20% $184,710
116 Sales and Related Workers, All Other
8,350
0.20% $65,520
117 Personal Financial Advisors
8,160
0.20% $129,790
118 Short-Term Substitute Teachers
8,160
0.20% $30,950
119 Medical Secretaries
8,150
0.20% $45,650
120 Dishwashers
8,090
0.20% $30,760
121 Counter and Rental Clerks
8,040
0.20% $32,510
122 Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs
8,040
0.20% $36,540
123 Recreation Workers
8,020
0.20% $31,740
124 Amusement and Recreation Attendants
7,960
0.19% $29,330
125 Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
7,760
0.19% $106,000
126 Civil Engineers
7,620
0.19% $96,710
127 Physical Therapists
7,420
0.18% $103,050
128 Operations Research Analysts
7,280
0.18% $96,210
129 Nonfarm Animal Caretakers
7,240
0.18% $30,290
130 Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors
7,230
0.18% $63,400
131 Middle School Special Education Teachers
7,140
0.17% $76,900
132 Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors
7,110
0.17% $74,960
133 Training and Development Specialists
7,100
0.17% $80,370
134 Loan Officers
7,060
0.17% $80,790
135 Industrial Engineers
7,020
0.17% $98,380
136 Computer Programmers
6,770
0.16% $98,390
137 Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
6,730
0.16% $48,290
138 Chefs and Head Cooks
6,660
0.16% $64,990
139 Nurse Practitioners
6,640
0.16% $136,480
140 Chemists
6,590
0.16% $82,920
141 Crossing Guards
6,570
0.16% $36,220
142 Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping
6,500
0.16% $48,450
143 Emergency Medical Technicians
6,490
0.16% $45,080
144 Computer Network Architects
6,440
0.16% $140,920
145 Order Clerks
6,330
0.15% $33,050
146 Phlebotomists
6,320
0.15% $42,990
147 Firefighters
6,310
0.15% $77,020
148 Dental Hygienists
6,250
0.15% $95,420
149 Food Service Managers
6,200
0.15% $75,400
150 Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
6,190
0.15% $49,110
151 Logisticians
6,180
0.15% $90,530
152 Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers
6,180
0.15% $39,810
153 Bakers
6,130
0.15% $35,360
154 File Clerks
6,120
0.15% $35,900
155 Architectural and Engineering Managers
6,080
0.15% $168,730
156 Secondary School Special Education Teachers
6,080
0.15% $78,780
157 Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
6,050
0.15% $77,780
158 Institution and Cafeteria Cooks
6,040
0.15% $37,640
159 Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
5,970
0.15% $131,420
160 Other Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers
5,930
0.14% $46,800
161 Graphic Designers
5,920
0.14% $65,970
162 Information Security Analysts
5,900
0.14% $130,210
163 Tutors
5,810
0.14% $40,100
164 Radiologic Technologists
5,770
0.14% $79,140
165 Industrial Production Managers
5,760
0.14% $137,060
166 Child, Family, and School Social Workers
5,750
0.14% $74,730
167 Loan Interviewers and Clerks
5,750
0.14% $48,900
168 Other Financial Specialists
5,690
0.14% $83,350
169 Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers
5,650
0.14% $129,070
170 Other Healthcare Support Workers
5,540
0.13% $41,170
171 Other Production Workers
5,540
0.13% $32,430
172 First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives
5,520
0.13% $132,390
173 Other Community and Social Service Specialists
5,380
0.13% $51,210
174 Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks
5,370
0.13% $50,760
175 Public Relations Specialists
5,330
0.13% $76,810
176 Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan
5,290
0.13% $39,350
177 Cost Estimators
5,280
0.13% $77,450
178 Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education
5,240
0.13% $65,820
179 Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity
5,240
0.13% $62,170
180 Social and Community Service Managers
5,200
0.13% $84,500
181 Speech-Language Pathologists
5,190
0.13% $98,150
182 Data Entry Keyers
5,190
0.13% $39,140
183 First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers
5,160
0.13% $51,670
184 Property, Real Estate Managers
5,150
0.13% $79,610
185 Construction and Building Inspectors
5,140
0.13% $79,750
186 Coaches and Scouts
5,110
0.12% $61,580
187 Parts Salespersons
5,060
0.12% $41,200
188 Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators
5,040
0.12% $52,170
189 Labor Relations Specialists
4,990
0.12% $101,350
190 Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatchers
4,990
0.12% $51,550
191 Legal Secretaries
4,890
0.12% $60,640
192 Mechanical Engineers
4,830
0.12% $98,260
193 Painters, Construction and Maintenance
4,810
0.12% $56,840
194 Parking Lot Attendants
4,790
0.12% $29,490
195 Computer Network Support Specialists
4,690
0.11% $83,850
196 Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
4,690
0.11% $55,960
197 Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives
4,670
0.11% $156,630
198 Physician Assistants
4,660
0.11% $128,960
199 Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
4,660
0.11% $30,520
200 Human Resources Managers
4,630
0.11% $167,890

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