Fastest-growing jobs in New Jersey

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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +31.2% (3,340 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 14,050
--- Employment in 2022: 10,710
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $34,070

#50. Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +32.4% (560 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,290
--- Employment in 2022: 1,730
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $61,430

#49. Roofers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +33.9% (370 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,460
--- Employment in 2022: 1,090
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $58,630

#48. Solar photovoltaic installers
Canva

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +34.3% (350 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,370
--- Employment in 2022: 1,020
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $38,910

#47. Barbers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +35.3% (8,130 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 31,150
--- Employment in 2022: 23,020
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $44,940

#46. Light truck drivers
Canva

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +35.4% (1,810 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 6,920
--- Employment in 2022: 5,110
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $58,160

#45. Coaches and scouts
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +35.5% (270 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,030
--- Employment in 2022: 760
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $79,960

#44. Adult basic education, adult secondary education, and english as a second language instructors
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +36.4% (430 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,610
--- Employment in 2022: 1,180
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $135,710

#43. Actuaries
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +37.1% (4,500 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 16,640
--- Employment in 2022: 12,140
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $92,770

#42. First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +37.5% (600 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,200
--- Employment in 2022: 1,600
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $170,350

#41. Public relations managers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +39.5% (2,420 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 8,550
--- Employment in 2022: 6,130
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $36,130

#40. Bakers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +40.0% (300 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,050
--- Employment in 2022: 750
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $46,110

#39. Eligibility interviewers, government programs
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +40.8% (580 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,000
--- Employment in 2022: 1,420
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $32,500

#38. Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +42.1% (1,020 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 3,440
--- Employment in 2022: 2,420
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $101,020

#37. Financial examiners
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +42.5% (650 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,180
--- Employment in 2022: 1,530
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $69,980

#36. Mental health and substance abuse social workers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +43.2% (3,520 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 11,670
--- Employment in 2022: 8,150
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $46,100

#35. Medical secretaries and administrative assistants
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +43.2% (1,310 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 4,340
--- Employment in 2022: 3,030
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $130,570

#34. Data scientists
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +43.6% (610 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,010
--- Employment in 2022: 1,400
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $130,700

#33. Clinical and counseling psychologists
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +44.3% (1,880 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 6,120
--- Employment in 2022: 4,240
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $48,930

#32. Highway maintenance workers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +45.5% (1,570 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 5,020
--- Employment in 2022: 3,450
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $34,400

#31. School bus monitors
Canva

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +45.9% (610 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,940
--- Employment in 2022: 1,330
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $37,290

#30. Demonstrators and product promoters
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +48.7% (1,140 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 3,480
--- Employment in 2022: 2,340
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $72,060

#29. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
Canva

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +49.8% (1,380 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 4,150
--- Employment in 2022: 2,770
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $214,410

#28. Family medicine physicians
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +50.5% (480 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,430
--- Employment in 2022: 950
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $82,080

#27. Commercial and industrial designers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +50.7% (380 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,130
--- Employment in 2022: 750
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $129,950

#26. Aerospace engineers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +53.2% (410 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,180
--- Employment in 2022: 770
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $61,020

#25. Civil engineering technologists and technicians
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +55.4% (460 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,290
--- Employment in 2022: 830
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $146,700

#24. Optometrists
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +57.0% (1,260 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 3,470
--- Employment in 2022: 2,210
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $71,270

#23. Cement masons and concrete finishers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +57.1% (7,130 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 19,610
--- Employment in 2022: 12,480
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $31,040

#22. Childcare workers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +58.2% (1,280 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 3,480
--- Employment in 2022: 2,200
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $85,630

#21. Web and digital interface designers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +58.6% (850 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,300
--- Employment in 2022: 1,450
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $45,140

#20. Motor vehicle operators, all other
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +59.1% (390 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,050
--- Employment in 2022: 660
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $54,430

#19. Structural metal fabricators and fitters
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +61.3% (1,110 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,920
--- Employment in 2022: 1,810
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $62,430

#18. Teaching assistants, postsecondary
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +63.2% (550 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,420
--- Employment in 2022: 870
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $82,190

#17. Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +64.2% (520 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,330
--- Employment in 2022: 810
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $73,800

#16. Teachers and instructors, all other
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +64.4% (850 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,170
--- Employment in 2022: 1,320
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $87,320

#15. Special education teachers, preschool
Canva

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +76.0% (570 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,320
--- Employment in 2022: 750
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $56,750

#14. Mechanical door repairers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +82.6% (1,380 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 3,050
--- Employment in 2022: 1,670
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $35,620

#13. Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +83.1% (980 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,160
--- Employment in 2022: 1,180
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $60,150

#12. Hazardous materials removal workers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +94.2% (810 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,670
--- Employment in 2022: 860
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $80,000

#11. Entertainment and recreation managers, except gambling
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +97.0% (640 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,300
--- Employment in 2022: 660
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $46,750

#10. Transportation inspectors
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +99.5% (2,080 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 4,170
--- Employment in 2022: 2,090
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $35,400

#9. Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +102.7% (1,510 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,980
--- Employment in 2022: 1,470
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $58,520

#8. Medical records specialists
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +115.0% (690 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,290
--- Employment in 2022: 600
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $105,160

#7. Engineering teachers, postsecondary
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +128.3% (680 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,210
--- Employment in 2022: 530
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $40,590

#6. Building cleaning workers, all other
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +129.8% (610 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,080
--- Employment in 2022: 470
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $39,210

#5. Residential advisors
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +196.2% (1,040 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,570
--- Employment in 2022: 530
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $47,980

#4. Miscellaneous construction and related workers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +208.6% (730 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,080
--- Employment in 2022: 350
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $96,510

#3. Materials scientists
Canva

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +321.9% (1,030 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,350
--- Employment in 2022: 320
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $37,920

#2. Passenger attendants
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +476.5% (1,620 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,960
--- Employment in 2022: 340
--- Median annual salary in 2023: Data unavailable

This story features data reporting and writing by Wade Zhou and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 50 states.

#1. Airfield operations specialists
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