New Jersey was 4.7% above the U.S. median for Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service. It ranked 13 of 47 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
$37,158
WageScope divides the published Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service 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.
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service 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 43-2011 and BLS area 34.
Questions, answered
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service pay in New Jersey: common questions
What is the median wage for Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service in New Jersey?
The May 2025 BLS OEWS release published a median of $40,430 per year for Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service in New Jersey. This describes an occupation-area estimate, not a promised offer or an individual's pay.
Is Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service pay higher in New Jersey than nationally?
New Jersey's published median was 4.7% 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 Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service jobs does BLS estimate in New Jersey?
From market data to your evidence
Tailor for a real Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service 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 Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service median says in New Jersey
The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service median in New Jersey at $40,430 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 43-2011 and BLS area 34.
BLS lists 660 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 $43,320 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 Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service median is 4.7% above the U.S. Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service median of $38,630 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 43-2011 and area 34. SOC 43-2011 names Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service. Area 34 names New Jersey. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.
The 43-2011/34 row reports 660 wage and salary jobs, 0.15 jobs per 1,000 local jobs, and a 0.7 location quotient. Each value stays under the same two source keys.
For 43-2011/34, the annual median is $40,430 per year, while the matching mean is $43,320 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 Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service 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 43-2011 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 Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service.
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 Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service.
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 Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service
The 10th percentile is $35,780 per year. The 25th percentile is $38,080 per year. The median is $40,430 per year. The 75th percentile is $47,340 per year. The 90th percentile is $51,890 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 $38,080 per year to $47,340 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $16,110. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.
New Jersey has a annual median of $40,430 per year. No exact state row is linked for this area. The U.S. row has $38,630 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.
A state comparison is not available for New Jersey. New Jersey is 4.7% 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 Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service
New Jersey ranks 13 of 47 among states and territories with a published annual median for Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.
Rank 13 of 47 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.
10. Maine has a Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service median of $43,350 per year, 100 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.72.
11. Illinois has a Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service median of $42,660 per year, 1,240 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.92.
12. Vermont has a Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service median of $42,630 per year, 70 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.99.
Pay leaders
Where Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service medians lead among states and territories
The rows below use the same SOC 43-2011, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same state map type. Hawaii has the highest published median in this set, at $59,860 per year. New Jersey sits at $40,430 per year.
A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service 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. Hawaii has a Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service median of $59,860 per year, or $19,430 above New Jersey. BLS lists 410 jobs there, compared with 660 in New Jersey. The location quotient is 2.95.
2. District of Columbia has a Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service median of $54,700 per year, or $14,270 above New Jersey. BLS lists 230 jobs there, compared with 660 in New Jersey. The location quotient is 1.47.
Job-base leaders
Where BLS counts the most Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service jobs
California has the largest published state job estimate for Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service in this same-source set, at 6,680 jobs. New Jersey has 660. 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. California has 6,680 estimated Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service jobs, a gap of 6,020 jobs from New Jersey. Its median is $48,840 per year, or $8,410 above New Jersey. Its location quotient is 1.66.
2. Texas has 3,640 estimated Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service jobs, a gap of 2,980 jobs from New Jersey. Its median is $33,620 per year, or $6,810 below New Jersey. Its location quotient is 1.17.
Local-share leaders
Where Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service takes the largest share of local jobs
Hawaii has the highest published location quotient in this state set, at 2.95. New Jersey has 0.7. 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 Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service 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. Hawaii has a location quotient of 2.95, a gap of 2.25 from New Jersey. BLS lists 410 Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service jobs and a median of $59,860 per year, or $19,430 above New Jersey.
2. Puerto Rico has a location quotient of 2.71, a gap of 2.01 from New Jersey. BLS lists 560 Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service jobs and a median of $24,960 per year, or $15,470 below New Jersey.
3. Nevada has a location quotient of 1.91, a gap of 1.21 from New Jersey. BLS lists 650 Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service jobs and a median of $38,070 per year, or $2,360 below New Jersey.
Job scale and share
How common Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service is in New Jersey
BLS lists 660 Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service jobs in New Jersey. It also lists 0.15 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 0.7. A value of 1 means Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is lower 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.
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service beside other roles in New Jersey
The all-occupations median in New Jersey is $58,570 per year. The Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service median is $40,430 per year. Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service is 31.0% 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 Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service. 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. 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.
2. 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.
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. Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service has 660 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 Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service'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 116,420 from Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service. Its median is $37,090 per year, or $3,340 below Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service. Its location quotient is 0.99.
2. Cashiers has 107,680 jobs in New Jersey, a gap of 107,020 from Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service. Its median is $34,590 per year, or $5,840 below Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service. 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. Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service has $40,430 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 $163,030 above Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service. BLS lists 34,470 jobs, compared with 660 for Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service. Its location quotient is 1.87.
2. General and Operations Managers has a median of $173,690 per year in New Jersey, or $133,260 above Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service. BLS lists 53,000 jobs, compared with 660 for Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service. 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. Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service has 0.7. 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 Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service 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 3.92 from Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service. BLS lists 71,260 jobs and a median of $43,840 per year, or $3,410 above Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service.
2. Computer and Information Systems Managers has a location quotient of 1.87 in New Jersey, a gap of 1.17 from Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service. BLS lists 34,470 jobs and a median of $203,460 per year, or $163,030 above Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service.
Price-level view
What $40,430 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 $40,430 Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service median by 108.8 divided by 100. The result is $37,158 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 Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service row is 7.2%. The mean-wage RSE is 1.1%. 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 660 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $43,320 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 Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service. 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 $40,430 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 Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service 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 660 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 0.7 is not a growth score. Rank 13 of 47 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 43-2011 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 660 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.
14. Arizona has a Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service median of $40,380 per year, 380 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.54.
15. Wisconsin has a Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service median of $40,030 per year, 550 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.85.
16. Rhode Island has a Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service median of $39,850 per year, 130 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.21.
3. California has a Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service median of $48,840 per year, or $8,410 above New Jersey. BLS lists 6,680 jobs there, compared with 660 in New Jersey. The location quotient is 1.66.
4. Washington has a Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service median of $47,800 per year, or $7,370 above New Jersey. BLS lists 430 jobs there, compared with 660 in New Jersey. The location quotient is 0.55.
5. Minnesota has a Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service median of $47,430 per year, or $7,000 above New Jersey. BLS lists 200 jobs there, compared with 660 in New Jersey. The location quotient is 0.31.
6. New York has a Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service median of $45,330 per year, or $4,900 above New Jersey. BLS lists 1,760 jobs there, compared with 660 in New Jersey. The location quotient is 0.82.
7. New Hampshire has a Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service median of $44,210 per year, or $3,780 above New Jersey. BLS lists 100 jobs there, compared with 660 in New Jersey. The location quotient is 0.68.
8. Massachusetts has a Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service median of $43,790 per year, or $3,360 above New Jersey. BLS lists 830 jobs there, compared with 660 in New Jersey. The location quotient is 1.03.
3. Florida has 3,090 estimated Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service jobs, a gap of 2,430 jobs from New Jersey. Its median is $35,410 per year, or $5,020 below New Jersey. Its location quotient is 1.41.
4. New York has 1,760 estimated Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service jobs, a gap of 1,100 jobs from New Jersey. Its median is $45,330 per year, or $4,900 above New Jersey. Its location quotient is 0.82.
5. Pennsylvania has 1,350 estimated Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service jobs, a gap of 690 jobs from New Jersey. Its median is $36,890 per year, or $3,540 below New Jersey. Its location quotient is 1.01.
6. Illinois has 1,240 estimated Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service jobs, a gap of 580 jobs from New Jersey. Its median is $42,660 per year, or $2,230 above New Jersey. Its location quotient is 0.92.
7. Ohio has 990 estimated Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service jobs, a gap of 330 jobs from New Jersey. Its median is $36,350 per year, or $4,080 below New Jersey. Its location quotient is 0.81.
8. Massachusetts has 830 estimated Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service jobs, a gap of 170 jobs from New Jersey. Its median is $43,790 per year, or $3,360 above New Jersey. Its location quotient is 1.03.
4. California has a location quotient of 1.66, a gap of 0.96 from New Jersey. BLS lists 6,680 Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service jobs and a median of $48,840 per year, or $8,410 above New Jersey.
5. Delaware has a location quotient of 1.65, a gap of 0.95 from New Jersey. BLS lists 180 Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service jobs and a median of $35,980 per year, or $4,450 below New Jersey.
6. District of Columbia has a location quotient of 1.47, a gap of 0.77 from New Jersey. BLS lists 230 Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service jobs and a median of $54,700 per year, or $14,270 above New Jersey.
7. Alabama has a location quotient of 1.46, a gap of 0.76 from New Jersey. BLS lists 680 Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service jobs and a median of $32,210 per year, or $8,220 below New Jersey.
8. Florida has a location quotient of 1.41, a gap of 0.71 from New Jersey. BLS lists 3,090 Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service jobs and a median of $35,410 per year, or $5,020 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. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. Home Health and Personal Care Aides, SOC 31-1120, has a New Jersey median of $37,090 per year. BLS lists 117,080 jobs and a location quotient of 0.99.
8. 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.
3. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand has 97,230 jobs in New Jersey, a gap of 96,570 from Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service. Its median is $39,540 per year, or $890 below Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service. Its location quotient is 1.2.
4. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 93,730 jobs in New Jersey, a gap of 93,070 from Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service. Its median is $34,150 per year, or $6,280 below Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service. Its location quotient is 0.88.
5. Registered Nurses has 92,680 jobs in New Jersey, a gap of 92,020 from Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service. Its median is $106,500 per year, or $66,070 above Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service. Its location quotient is 0.99.
6. Retail Salespersons has 72,530 jobs in New Jersey, a gap of 71,870 from Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service. Its median is $36,520 per year, or $3,910 below Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service. Its location quotient is 0.68.
7. Packers and Packagers, Hand has 71,260 jobs in New Jersey, a gap of 70,600 from Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service. Its median is $43,840 per year, or $3,410 above Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service. 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 67,000 from Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service. Its median is $37,630 per year, or $2,800 below Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service. Its location quotient is 1.11.
3. Software Developers has a median of $135,940 per year in New Jersey, or $95,510 above Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service. BLS lists 51,570 jobs, compared with 660 for Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service. Its location quotient is 1.11.
4. Registered Nurses has a median of $106,500 per year in New Jersey, or $66,070 above Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service. BLS lists 92,680 jobs, compared with 660 for Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service. Its location quotient is 0.99.
5. Accountants and Auditors has a median of $100,830 per year in New Jersey, or $60,400 above Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service. BLS lists 42,250 jobs, compared with 660 for Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service. Its location quotient is 1.06.
6. Business Operations Specialists, All Other has a median of $91,060 per year in New Jersey, or $50,630 above Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service. BLS lists 34,210 jobs, compared with 660 for Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service. 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 $41,770 above Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service. BLS lists 38,140 jobs, compared with 660 for Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service. 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 $38,980 above Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service. BLS lists 34,360 jobs, compared with 660 for Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service. Its location quotient is 1.01.
3. Receptionists and Information Clerks has a location quotient of 1.68 in New Jersey, a gap of 0.98 from Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service. BLS lists 42,060 jobs and a median of $41,650 per year, or $1,220 above Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service.
4. Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary has a location quotient of 1.42 in New Jersey, a gap of 0.72 from Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service. BLS lists 55,580 jobs and a median of $37,290 per year, or $3,140 below Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service.
5. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive has a location quotient of 1.4 in New Jersey, a gap of 0.70 from Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service. BLS lists 65,960 jobs and a median of $50,260 per year, or $9,830 above Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service.
6. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers has a location quotient of 1.39 in New Jersey, a gap of 0.69 from Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service. BLS lists 55,210 jobs and a median of $76,640 per year, or $36,210 above Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service.
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 0.60 from Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service. BLS lists 44,980 jobs and a median of $79,200 per year, or $38,770 above Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service.
8. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education has a location quotient of 1.3 in New Jersey, a gap of 0.60 from Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service. BLS lists 38,140 jobs and a median of $82,200 per year, or $41,770 above Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service.
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