New Jersey was 4.0% above the U.S. median for Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers. It ranked 22 of 52 state areas with a published annual median. Neither comparison adjusts for cost of living, benefits, experience, employer mix, or hours.
Price-level context
What the local median may buy
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for New Jersey was 108.8, or 8.8% above the national price level. Its housing index was 134.3.
National-price-dollar proxy
$37,893
WageScope divides the published Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers median by the BEA all-items index. This is a price-level comparison, not take-home pay, a personal budget, or a quality-of-life score.
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers in New Jersey: wage guide
Use the local pay range, same-source bench marks, job scale, price level, and survey care marks as separate facts. This guide stays tied to SOC 49-9098 and BLS area 34.
Questions, answered
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers pay in New Jersey: common questions
What is the median wage for Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers in New Jersey?
The May 2025 BLS OEWS release published a median of $41,230 per year for Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers in New Jersey. This describes an occupation-area estimate, not a promised offer or an individual's pay.
Is Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers pay higher in New Jersey than nationally?
New Jersey's published median was 4.0% above the U.S. median for the same occupation and release.
Does the wage estimate adjust for cost of living in New Jersey?
No. The BLS wage is nominal. WageScope separately shows BEA's 2024 all-items Regional Price Parity of 108.8 and a transparent national-price-dollar proxy.
How many Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers jobs does BLS estimate in New Jersey?
From market data to your evidence
Tailor for a real Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers job, not a generic wage number.
Pick an eligible listing, then MeritLog can help you prepare from experience you have confirmed. WageScope never turns a BLS estimate into a qualification or résumé claim.
What the Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers median says in New Jersey
The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers median in New Jersey at $41,230 per year. Median means the middle of the published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. It is not a job offer. The row is tied to SOC 49-9098 and BLS area 34.
BLS lists 3,050 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate. It is not a count of open posts. The local mean is $43,210 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.
New Jersey's Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers median is 4.0% above the U.S. Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers median of $39,630 on the same published median. The comparison uses the same SOC code and source period. It does not add price levels, taxes, benefits, hours, or a person's work history.
This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 49-9098 and area 34. SOC 49-9098 names Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers. Area 34 names New Jersey. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.
The 49-9098/34 row reports 3,050 wage and salary jobs, 0.71 jobs per 1,000 local jobs, and a 1.16 location quotient. Each value stays under the same two source keys.
For 49-9098/34, the annual median is $41,230 per year, while the matching mean is $43,210 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.
BLS area 34 facts behind this Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers page
Area 34 reports 4,285,720 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $78,040. Its annual median is $58,570. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.3%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 49-9098 row.
The all-jobs wage ladder in New Jersey runs from $34,450 at the 10th percentile to $142,750 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $39,400. The median is $58,570. The 75th percentile is $96,720. This is a place check, not a pay range for Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers.
The source rows below are the six largest detailed roles in the bounded area file. Each keeps its own SOC code. They help a reader spot-check area 34. They do not show related skills or a path into Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers.
1. Area 34, SOC 31-1120, Home Health and Personal Care Aides: 117,080 jobs, $37,090 annual median, 27.32 jobs per 1,000, and 0.99 location quotient.
2. Area 34, SOC 41-2011, Cashiers: 107,680 jobs, $34,590 annual median, 25.13 jobs per 1,000, and 1.26 location quotient.
3. Area 34, SOC 53-7062, Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand: 97,230 jobs, $39,540 annual median, 22.69 jobs per 1,000, and 1.2 location quotient.
Pay range
Read the New Jersey wage ladder for Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers
The 10th percentile is $33,900 per year. The 25th percentile is $37,200 per year. The median is $41,230 per year. The 75th percentile is $45,760 per year. The 90th percentile is $55,450 per year.
A percentile is a rank point, not a career stage. The 10th percentile does not mean new-worker pay. The 90th percentile does not mean a wage that comes after a set number of years. The points show how the wage values spread in the source. They do not say why one job sits at one point.
The middle half runs from $37,200 per year to $45,760 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $21,550. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.
New Jersey has a annual median of $41,230 per year. No exact state row is linked for this area. The U.S. row has $39,630 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.
A state comparison is not available for New Jersey. New Jersey is 4.0% above the United States on the same published median. A gap can reflect many things that are not in this row. WageScope reports the gap but does not name a cause.
The state and U.S. rows are bench marks, not replacements. They do not fill missing local facts. A state can hold many local labor markets. A national row can hold many states. Read the local row first, then use the broader rows to see scale.
Where New Jersey sits for Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers
New Jersey ranks 22 of 52 among states and territories with a published annual median for Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.
Rank 22 of 52 is not a place score. A small wage gap can move a row several spots. The rank does not add local prices, job count, concentration, commute, taxes, or work rules. Use it only to find where the published median falls inside this like-for-like set.
The nearby rows below are the closest ranks, not chosen cities. Their pay, job counts, and local shares can differ. Open a peer page before making a deeper comparison. A title and one number are not enough for a move or pay choice.
19. Maryland has a Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers median of $41,630 per year, 1,770 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.05.
20. Wisconsin has a Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers median of $41,600 per year, 1,640 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.91.
21. Pennsylvania has a Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers median of $41,500 per year, 2,540 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.68.
Pay leaders
Where Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers medians lead among states and territories
The rows below use the same SOC 49-9098, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same state map type. District of Columbia has the highest published median in this set, at $54,860 per year. New Jersey sits at $41,230 per year.
A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers is in the local mix. It also does not add local prices. The bullets keep the median, job count, and location quotient together so a high wage is not read as a full market score.
Use this list to choose a deeper pair, not to choose a place. Open the two local pages. Check the full wage ladder, the job scale, the survey care marks, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.
1. District of Columbia has a Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers median of $54,860 per year, or $13,630 above New Jersey. BLS lists 110 jobs there, compared with 3,050 in New Jersey. The location quotient is 0.25.
2. Hawaii has a Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers median of $46,320 per year, or $5,090 above New Jersey. BLS lists 660 jobs there, compared with 3,050 in New Jersey. The location quotient is 1.71.
Job-base leaders
Where BLS counts the most Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers jobs
Texas has the largest published state job estimate for Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers in this same-source set, at 16,610 jobs. New Jersey has 3,050. The count shows covered job scale, not open posts.
A large job base can have a lower median than a smaller one. It can also have a location quotient near or below 1. That is why WageScope does not blend job count, pay, and local share. Each field keeps its name and unit. The rows below let you compare all three without making one score.
Current MeritLog listings can add a dated view of employer-title matches. They do not change this May 2025 order. A place with few current cards can still have a large BLS job estimate. A place with several cards can still have a smaller estimate. The sources use different clocks and scopes.
1. Texas has 16,610 estimated Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers jobs, a gap of 13,560 jobs from New Jersey. Its median is $37,000 per year, or $4,230 below New Jersey. Its location quotient is 1.92.
2. California has 9,050 estimated Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers jobs, a gap of 6,000 jobs from New Jersey. Its median is $44,670 per year, or $3,440 above New Jersey. Its location quotient is 0.81.
Local-share leaders
Where Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers takes the largest share of local jobs
Guam (territory) has the highest published location quotient in this state set, at 8.27. New Jersey has 1.16. A value above 1 means the role's local job share is larger than its national share.
A high quotient can come from a small local job base. It does not prove more jobs, more posts, faster growth, or higher pay. The bullets keep each quotient beside its BLS job count and median. This lets a reader see when the three measures point in different ways.
Use this list to ask where Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers is a large part of the local mix. Use the employment list to ask where BLS counts the most jobs. Use the pay list to ask where the median is highest. None of those lists decides where a person should work.
1. Guam (territory) has a location quotient of 8.27, a gap of 7.11 from New Jersey. BLS lists 340 Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers jobs and a median of $27,050 per year, or $14,180 below New Jersey.
2. Puerto Rico has a location quotient of 3.8, a gap of 2.64 from New Jersey. BLS lists 2,190 Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers jobs and a median of $23,810 per year, or $17,420 below New Jersey.
Job scale and share
How common Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers is in New Jersey
BLS lists 3,050 Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers jobs in New Jersey. It also lists 0.71 jobs per 1,000 local jobs. Jobs per 1,000 turns the count into a rate. It helps compare places of different size. It does not show open posts or hiring speed.
The location quotient is 1.16. A value of 1 means Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is higher than 1. The quotient is a share check, not a wage or a growth measure.
Read the three values as separate facts. Employment asks how many covered jobs BLS estimated. Jobs per 1,000 asks how much of the local job base the role takes. Location quotient asks how that share compares with the national share. None of them tells you how many posts are open today.
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers beside other roles in New Jersey
The all-occupations median in New Jersey is $58,570 per year. The Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers median is $41,230 per year. Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers is 29.6% below the local all-occupations median on the same published median. This compares one role with the full covered job mix.
The nearby role medians below come from the bounded detailed-role table for New Jersey. They are close by wage, not by task. A small wage gap does not mean two jobs need the same skill or lead to the same career. Official titles keep their own SOC codes and source rows.
Use the list to spot the local wage mix around Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers. Then open the role page you mean. A role can have a similar median and a very different job count or local share. The pay number alone cannot show fit, demand, or a path between jobs.
1. Receptionists and Information Clerks, SOC 43-4171, has a New Jersey median of $41,650 per year. BLS lists 42,060 jobs and a location quotient of 1.68.
2. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand, SOC 53-7062, has a New Jersey median of $39,540 per year. BLS lists 97,230 jobs and a location quotient of 1.2.
Area job mix
The largest detailed roles in New Jersey
Home Health and Personal Care Aides is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded New Jersey table, at 117,080 jobs. Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers has 3,050 jobs in its exact role-place row. The two counts show where this role sits beside other large parts of the local job base.
The all-occupations job count is 4,285,720. The detailed list below is only a bounded view of that larger mix. It does not sum to every local job. It does not include a blank role as zero. It helps explain why one role's wage and job count should not stand in for the whole area.
A large role can have a lower median. A smaller role can have a higher one. Job count does not show current posts, job quality, or growth. Use the list to see local scale. Then keep Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.
1. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has 117,080 jobs in New Jersey, a gap of 114,030 from Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers. Its median is $37,090 per year, or $4,140 below Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers. Its location quotient is 0.99.
2. Cashiers has 107,680 jobs in New Jersey, a gap of 104,630 from Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers. Its median is $34,590 per year, or $6,640 below Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers. Its location quotient is 1.26.
Area pay mix
Published role medians around New Jersey
Computer and Information Systems Managers has the highest published median in the bounded New Jersey role table, at $203,460 per year. Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers has $41,230 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.
The local all-occupations median is $58,570 per year. A role above that mark is not better. A role below it is not worse. The mark only shows where the role's published median sits against the full covered job mix. Job tasks, level, hours, and work setting are separate facts.
The bullets keep each SOC title, job count, median, and local share together. Use them to find a role page worth opening. Do not use a close median as proof that two roles share skills or that one is a path to the other.
1. Computer and Information Systems Managers has a median of $203,460 per year in New Jersey, or $162,230 above Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers. BLS lists 34,470 jobs, compared with 3,050 for Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers. Its location quotient is 1.87.
2. General and Operations Managers has a median of $173,690 per year in New Jersey, or $132,460 above Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers. BLS lists 53,000 jobs, compared with 3,050 for Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers. Its location quotient is 0.55.
Area role shares
Roles with the largest local share in New Jersey
Packers and Packagers, Hand has the highest location quotient in the bounded New Jersey role table, at 4.62. Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers has 1.16. Both values compare a local job share with the matching national share.
A quotient above 1 means the role takes a larger share of local jobs than it does across the nation. It does not mean more jobs than every other role. It does not mean open posts, growth, or high pay. The job count and median beside each row answer those other narrow questions.
The local role-share mix can differ a lot from the pay mix. Read both lists. Then compare Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.
1. Packers and Packagers, Hand has a location quotient of 4.62 in New Jersey, a gap of 3.46 from Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers. BLS lists 71,260 jobs and a median of $43,840 per year, or $2,610 above Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers.
2. Computer and Information Systems Managers has a location quotient of 1.87 in New Jersey, a gap of 0.71 from Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers. BLS lists 34,470 jobs and a median of $203,460 per year, or $162,230 above Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers.
Price-level view
What $41,230 may mean after the New Jersey price level
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for New Jersey is 108.8. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 8.8% above that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.
WageScope divides the $41,230 Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers median by 108.8 divided by 100. The result is $37,893 in national-price dollars per year. This proxy keeps the math clear. It is not take-home pay and does not set a move target.
Housing is 134.3. Goods are 107.1. Utilities are 114.2. Other services are 103.5. The parts do not move as one. WageScope uses BEA's all-items index for the proxy and does not make its own basket.
The employment RSE for this Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers row is 15.3%. The mean-wage RSE is 2.1%. RSE means relative standard error. It is a survey precision flag. A smaller value often means less sampling uncertainty. It is not the chance that one person's pay is right or wrong.
The employment RSE belongs to the 3,050 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $43,210 mean. BLS does not give the same RSE field for the median or every percentile. WageScope does not move an RSE from one field to another.
A local row can change in a new release. A small role-place sample can also have more survey uncertainty than a broad national row. Keep the May 2025 date next to the value. Do not mix a newer job post with the BLS date as if both facts came from one clock.
The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers. It uses a New Jersey place filter only when the public place list has an exact approved match. If that match is not safe, the page says the jobs are not narrowed to this place. A false negative is safer than showing a different role.
Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. Listings can change between visits while the survey figures stay tied to their release date. A listing range does not replace the $41,230 BLS median. The listing and survey answer different questions.
Open one listing. Check its level, work place, pay range, and needs. Then tailor with work facts you can support. Do not turn a wage, job count, rank, or price proxy into a résumé claim. The public page is read only. It does not save a job or start a draft on load.
What the Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers row for New Jersey does not claim
The row does not say what one person earns. It does not promise a job, offer, raise, or move result. It does not say why the local median differs from the U.S. row. It does not add tips, bonus pay, stock, benefits, taxes, or work hours unless those items are in the BLS wage measure.
The 3,050 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 1.16 is not a growth score. Rank 22 of 52 is not a place score. The 108.8 price index is not a personal budget.
Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 49-9098 in BLS area 34. Compare the same metric with the state and U.S. rows. Add the separate 2024 price level when present. Inspect a dated job match. Then use confirmed work facts for a résumé.
BLS published an employment estimate of 3,050 wage and salary jobs for this exact row. It is a survey estimate, not a current opening count or forecast.
Are the current job listings included in the BLS wage calculation?
No. MeritLog shows eligible live public-catalog listings separately, with their own source and observation date. Posted pay never changes the official BLS distribution.
4. Area 34, SOC 35-3023, Fast Food and Counter Workers: 93,730 jobs, $34,150 annual median, 21.87 jobs per 1,000, and 0.88 location quotient.
5. Area 34, SOC 29-1141, Registered Nurses: 92,680 jobs, $106,500 annual median, 21.62 jobs per 1,000, and 0.99 location quotient.
6. Area 34, SOC 41-2031, Retail Salespersons: 72,530 jobs, $36,520 annual median, 16.92 jobs per 1,000, and 0.68 location quotient.
23. Delaware has a Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers median of $40,530 per year, 360 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.19.
24. Ohio has a Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers median of $39,980 per year, 1,550 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.46.
25. Illinois has a Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers median of $39,730 per year, 1,750 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.47.
3. Washington has a Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers median of $46,080 per year, or $4,850 above New Jersey. BLS lists 1,110 jobs there, compared with 3,050 in New Jersey. The location quotient is 0.51.
4. New Hampshire has a Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers median of $45,760 per year, or $4,530 above New Jersey. BLS lists 560 jobs there, compared with 3,050 in New Jersey. The location quotient is 1.34.
5. Alaska has a Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers median of $45,740 per year, or $4,510 above New Jersey. BLS lists 550 jobs there, compared with 3,050 in New Jersey. The location quotient is 2.73.
6. Colorado has a Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers median of $45,610 per year, or $4,380 above New Jersey. BLS lists 1,190 jobs there, compared with 3,050 in New Jersey. The location quotient is 0.67.
7. Arizona has a Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers median of $45,560 per year, or $4,330 above New Jersey. BLS lists 1,770 jobs there, compared with 3,050 in New Jersey. The location quotient is 0.89.
8. Rhode Island has a Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers median of $45,240 per year, or $4,010 above New Jersey. BLS lists 140 jobs there, compared with 3,050 in New Jersey. The location quotient is 0.47.
3. Florida has 5,520 estimated Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers jobs, a gap of 2,470 jobs from New Jersey. Its median is $38,710 per year, or $2,520 below New Jersey. Its location quotient is 0.9.
4. New York has 5,310 estimated Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers jobs, a gap of 2,260 jobs from New Jersey. Its median is $43,870 per year, or $2,640 above New Jersey. Its location quotient is 0.89.
5. North Carolina has 4,400 estimated Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers jobs, a gap of 1,350 jobs from New Jersey. Its median is $38,700 per year, or $2,530 below New Jersey. Its location quotient is 1.45.
6. Louisiana has 3,910 estimated Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers jobs, a gap of 860 jobs from New Jersey. Its median is $36,160 per year, or $5,070 below New Jersey. Its location quotient is 3.29.
7. Georgia has 3,100 estimated Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers jobs, a gap of 50 jobs from New Jersey. Its median is $36,640 per year, or $4,590 below New Jersey. Its location quotient is 1.03.
8. Virginia has 3,100 estimated Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers jobs, a gap of 50 jobs from New Jersey. Its median is $38,890 per year, or $2,340 below New Jersey. Its location quotient is 1.23.
3. Louisiana has a location quotient of 3.29, a gap of 2.13 from New Jersey. BLS lists 3,910 Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers jobs and a median of $36,160 per year, or $5,070 below New Jersey.
4. Alaska has a location quotient of 2.73, a gap of 1.57 from New Jersey. BLS lists 550 Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers jobs and a median of $45,740 per year, or $4,510 above New Jersey.
5. Texas has a location quotient of 1.92, a gap of 0.76 from New Jersey. BLS lists 16,610 Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers jobs and a median of $37,000 per year, or $4,230 below New Jersey.
6. Oklahoma has a location quotient of 1.74, a gap of 0.58 from New Jersey. BLS lists 1,820 Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers jobs and a median of $35,530 per year, or $5,700 below New Jersey.
7. Hawaii has a location quotient of 1.71, a gap of 0.55 from New Jersey. BLS lists 660 Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers jobs and a median of $46,320 per year, or $5,090 above New Jersey.
8. South Carolina has a location quotient of 1.52, a gap of 0.36 from New Jersey. BLS lists 2,160 Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers jobs and a median of $38,480 per year, or $2,750 below New Jersey.
3. Security Guards, SOC 33-9032, has a New Jersey median of $38,880 per year. BLS lists 41,540 jobs and a location quotient of 1.17.
4. Packers and Packagers, Hand, SOC 53-7064, has a New Jersey median of $43,840 per year. BLS lists 71,260 jobs and a location quotient of 4.62.
5. Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners, SOC 37-2011, has a New Jersey median of $37,630 per year. BLS lists 67,660 jobs and a location quotient of 1.11.
6. Waiters and Waitresses, SOC 35-3031, has a New Jersey median of $44,960 per year. BLS lists 55,800 jobs and a location quotient of 0.89.
7. Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary, SOC 25-9045, has a New Jersey median of $37,290 per year. BLS lists 55,580 jobs and a location quotient of 1.42.
8. Stockers and Order Fillers, SOC 53-7065, has a New Jersey median of $37,250 per year. BLS lists 64,070 jobs and a location quotient of 0.82.
3. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand has 97,230 jobs in New Jersey, a gap of 94,180 from Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers. Its median is $39,540 per year, or $1,690 below Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers. Its location quotient is 1.2.
4. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 93,730 jobs in New Jersey, a gap of 90,680 from Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers. Its median is $34,150 per year, or $7,080 below Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers. Its location quotient is 0.88.
5. Registered Nurses has 92,680 jobs in New Jersey, a gap of 89,630 from Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers. Its median is $106,500 per year, or $65,270 above Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers. Its location quotient is 0.99.
6. Retail Salespersons has 72,530 jobs in New Jersey, a gap of 69,480 from Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers. Its median is $36,520 per year, or $4,710 below Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers. Its location quotient is 0.68.
7. Packers and Packagers, Hand has 71,260 jobs in New Jersey, a gap of 68,210 from Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers. Its median is $43,840 per year, or $2,610 above Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers. Its location quotient is 4.62.
8. Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners has 67,660 jobs in New Jersey, a gap of 64,610 from Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers. Its median is $37,630 per year, or $3,600 below Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers. Its location quotient is 1.11.
3. Software Developers has a median of $135,940 per year in New Jersey, or $94,710 above Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers. BLS lists 51,570 jobs, compared with 3,050 for Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers. Its location quotient is 1.11.
4. Registered Nurses has a median of $106,500 per year in New Jersey, or $65,270 above Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers. BLS lists 92,680 jobs, compared with 3,050 for Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers. Its location quotient is 0.99.
5. Accountants and Auditors has a median of $100,830 per year in New Jersey, or $59,600 above Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers. BLS lists 42,250 jobs, compared with 3,050 for Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers. Its location quotient is 1.06.
6. Business Operations Specialists, All Other has a median of $91,060 per year in New Jersey, or $49,830 above Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers. BLS lists 34,210 jobs, compared with 3,050 for Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers. Its location quotient is 1.14.
7. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education has a median of $82,200 per year in New Jersey, or $40,970 above Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers. BLS lists 38,140 jobs, compared with 3,050 for Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers. Its location quotient is 1.3.
8. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products has a median of $79,410 per year in New Jersey, or $38,180 above Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers. BLS lists 34,360 jobs, compared with 3,050 for Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers. Its location quotient is 1.01.
3. Receptionists and Information Clerks has a location quotient of 1.68 in New Jersey, a gap of 0.52 from Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers. BLS lists 42,060 jobs and a median of $41,650 per year, or $420 above Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers.
4. Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary has a location quotient of 1.42 in New Jersey, a gap of 0.26 from Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers. BLS lists 55,580 jobs and a median of $37,290 per year, or $3,940 below Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers.
5. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive has a location quotient of 1.4 in New Jersey, a gap of 0.24 from Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers. BLS lists 65,960 jobs and a median of $50,260 per year, or $9,030 above Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers.
6. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers has a location quotient of 1.39 in New Jersey, a gap of 0.23 from Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers. BLS lists 55,210 jobs and a median of $76,640 per year, or $35,410 above Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers.
7. Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel has a location quotient of 1.3 in New Jersey, a gap of 0.14 from Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers. BLS lists 44,980 jobs and a median of $79,200 per year, or $37,970 above Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers.
8. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education has a location quotient of 1.3 in New Jersey, a gap of 0.14 from Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers. BLS lists 38,140 jobs and a median of $82,200 per year, or $40,970 above Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers.
Helpers--Installation,... pay in New Jersey (49-9098/34) | BLS 2025
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