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Ocean County · New Jersey · United States

What trades pay in Ocean County

This is what each kind of business actually pays in Ocean County. The numbers come from the payroll that employers report to the government by law, not from salaries people type into a website.

$1,056 Median weekly pay across these 36 trades. $2,504 — $466.

Weekly pay, highest to lowest

TradePer week vs 2023
Highway, street and bridge constructiongroupNAICS 2373 · 13 businesses · 339 employees$2,504$130,184 a year-0.3%flat
Offices of physiciansNAICS 621111 · 392 businesses · 4,816 employees$2,187$113,707 a year+8.7%up
Specialized freight trucking, long-distanceNAICS 484230 · 4 businesses · 210 employees$2,084$108,392 a year+4.4%up
Engineering servicesNAICS 541330 · 58 businesses · 560 employees$1,742$90,566 a year+4.2%up
Offices of lawyersNAICS 541110 · 210 businesses · 793 employees$1,621$84,274 a year+8.4%up
New car dealersNAICS 441110 · 25 businesses · 1,787 employees$1,593$82,858 a year-6.7%down
Real estate agents and brokersNAICS 531210 · 200 businesses · 742 employees$1,546$80,412 a year+4.9%up
Foundation, structure and building exteriorgroupNAICS 2381 · 172 businesses · 1,113 employees$1,441$74,907 a year+4.2%up
Residential building constructiongroupNAICS 2361 · 493 businesses · 2,402 employees$1,381$71,821 a year+4.9%up
Plumbing, electrical and HVAC contractorsgroupNAICS 2382 · 568 businesses · 3,664 employees$1,342$69,791 a year+4.5%up
Automotive body and paintNAICS 811121 · 55 businesses · 528 employees$1,316$68,431 a year+0.5%flat
Offices of dentistsNAICS 621210 · 197 businesses · 1,806 employees$1,302$67,711 a year+5.9%up
Other specialty trade contractorsgroupNAICS 2389 · 151 businesses · 1,067 employees$1,243$64,635 a year+2.6%up
Local truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484110 · 40 businesses · 224 employees$1,171$60,898 a year+8.8%up
Building finishing: painting, carpentry, flooringgroupNAICS 2383 · 285 businesses · 1,351 employees$1,151$59,832 a year+6.8%up
Used car dealersNAICS 441120 · 30 businesses · 92 employees$1,130$58,780 a year+5.5%up
Long-distance truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484121 · 13 businesses · 50 employees$1,100$57,216 a year-11.6%down
General automotive repairNAICS 811111 · 129 businesses · 697 employees$1,056$54,907 a year+6.5%up
Nursing care facilitiesNAICS 623110 · 62 businesses · 4,974 employees$1,035$53,806 a year+3.2%up
Couriers and express deliveryNAICS 492110 · 13 businesses · 828 employees$1,030$53,553 a year+3.1%up
Landscaping servicesNAICS 561730 · 285 businesses · 2,296 employees$1,012$52,626 a year+2.8%up
Physical and occupational therapyNAICS 621340 · 182 businesses · 3,012 employees$987$51,329 a year-0.6%down
Home health care servicesNAICS 621610 · 74 businesses · 3,964 employees$947$49,240 a year-0.9%down
Other services to buildingsNAICS 561790 · 77 businesses · 442 employees$894$46,499 a year+0.2%flat
Supermarkets and grocery storesNAICS 445110 · 109 businesses · 5,227 employees$847$44,025 a year+2.0%up
CaterersNAICS 722320 · 36 businesses · 554 employees$708$36,835 a year+0.4%flat
Tax preparation servicesNAICS 541213 · 52 businesses · 150 employees$673$35,020 a year+5.3%up
Retail bakeriesNAICS 311811 · 28 businesses · 295 employees$635$33,003 a year-0.2%flat
Security guards and patrolNAICS 561612 · 20 businesses · 536 employees$629$32,704 a year+12.3%up
Janitorial servicesNAICS 561720 · 126 businesses · 1,132 employees$617$32,096 a year-0.6%down
Child day care servicesNAICS 624410 · 124 businesses · 2,213 employees$616$32,046 a year+7.9%up
Full-service restaurantsNAICS 722511 · 424 businesses · 8,690 employees$568$29,541 a year+2.7%up
Beauty salonsNAICS 812112 · 198 businesses · 1,306 employees$532$27,689 a year+2.1%up
Limited-service restaurantsNAICS 722513 · 475 businesses · 5,126 employees$488$25,402 a year+3.4%up
Snack and coffee shopsNAICS 722515 · 164 businesses · 1,633 employees$470$24,452 a year-1.7%down
Nail salonsNAICS 812113 · 106 businesses · 566 employees$466$24,234 a year+4.3%up

What this number is, and what it is not

It is the average of the entire payroll of that kind of business, split across everyone on it: the helper who started yesterday, the twenty-year veteran, and the person running the office. An experienced worker earns more than the average for their line; someone starting out, less.

Rows marked group are groups because the government does not publish plumbing, electrical and HVAC separately at the county level. We would rather say so than invent the breakdown.

Trades where the government hides the pay — because there are few employers and you could tell who we mean — are left out instead of shown as zero.

How the county is doing

Businesses58,410
Employees629,735
Annual payroll$30 M
Net movement of people+2,273People per year, arrivals minus departures.

Where people move

The counties that take in the most people from Ocean County. Same trade, different pay.

Other counties in New Jersey

The same trades, priced differently a county over.

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What is the average weekly pay in Ocean County?
Across the 36 trades on this page, the middle one pays $1,056 a week. The highest pays $2,504 and the lowest $466.
Where do these numbers come from?
From the payroll that employers in Ocean County report to the government by law for unemployment insurance, published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics for 2024. They are not salaries people report about themselves.
Why is my trade not listed?
The government hides the pay for a trade when a county has few employers in it, because the figure would point at a specific business. We leave those out rather than show a zero.