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New Jersey Jobs

The estimated total employment in New Jersey is 3,986,310 people with an average annual salary of 48,690.

Since 2001, the number of jobs in New Jersey has increaded by 4%. The nominal average pay for those jobs has increaded by 25%.

Employment Statistics

Size


Jobs by YearAnnual Change
20013,848,330N/A
20023,856,6400.22%
20033,870,5000.36%
20043,881,4400.28%
20053,980,0802.48%
20063,957,500-0.57%
20073,980,0800.57%
20083,986,3100.16%
Vs. National Change Rate
 
    
    
    
    
    
    
    

Pay


Salary by YearAnnual Change
2001$38,990N/A
2002$40,5203.78%
2003$41,0201.22%
2004$42,2402.89%
2005$47,10010.32%
2006$45,450-3.5%
2007$47,1003.63%
2008$48,6903.38%
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Recent Job Data

Major Occupations


OccupationEmployeesAnnual Pay
Office and administrative support occupations742,900$35,060
Sales and related occupations431,460$43,270
Transportation and material moving occupations311,260$32,290
Education, training, and library occupations279,110$52,490
Food preparation and serving related occupations272,410$23,060
Production occupations207,500$33,970
Business and financial operations occupations206,610$71,250
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations198,770$78,450
Management occupations198,140$120,260
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations146,110$45,380
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations136,670$27,260
Computer and mathematical science occupations135,050$83,120
Construction and extraction occupations134,820$52,790
Personal care and service occupations118,640$29,450
Healthcare support occupations116,810$28,490
Protective service occupations108,280$50,940
Community and social services occupations60,170$49,430
Architecture and engineering occupations59,240$76,770
Life, physical, and social science occupations44,370$74,470
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations42,230$53,630
Legal occupations31,950$98,450
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations3,810$23,220

Top Paying Occupations (more than 1,000 employed)


OccupationEmployeesAnnual Pay
Chief executives1,690$193,980
Internists, general2,100$173,460
Physicians and surgeons, all other9,430$166,800
Natural sciences managers3,060$164,880
Family and general practitioners2,550$158,010
Pediatricians, general1,240$156,100
General and operations managers38,520$152,390
Dentists, general3,390$149,760
Marketing managers7,190$137,730
Computer and information systems managers13,410$134,850