High paying personal care jobs in New Jersey

Every personal care occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in New Jersey. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single personal care job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in New Jersey run 8.8% above the national average (2024), so a New Jersey salary is worth about 0.92× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in New Jersey.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, New Jersey · Employed

1Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$59,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,620 – $104,00011,350
2First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$54,330
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,500 – $83,2004,640
3First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$52,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,770 – $79,0903,530
4Skincare Specialists$45,870
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,180 – $80,9802,660
5Residential Advisors$43,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,550 – $77,1001,630
6Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other$39,210
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,220 – $100,1701,440
7Concierges$37,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,850 – $51,1902,650
8Recreation Workers$36,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,220 – $49,2407,550
9Childcare Workers$36,390
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,220 – $44,80025,070
10Manicurists and Pedicurists$36,370
Postsecondary nondegree award
$32,220 – $39,39011,520
11Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$36,150
Postsecondary nondegree award
$32,220 – $92,09015,500
12Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers$35,990
No formal educational credential
$32,220 – $38,7503,030
13Animal Caretakers$35,850
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,220 – $49,6205,890
14Amusement and Recreation Attendants$34,500
No formal educational credential
$32,220 – $40,11014,060
15Gambling Dealers$33,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,220 – $69,9103,030

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianNew Jersey	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness InstructorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,870	$34,620 – $104,000	11,350
2	First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,330	$36,500 – $83,200	4,640
3	First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling ServicesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,360	$37,770 – $79,090	3,530
4	Skincare SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$45,870	$35,180 – $80,980	2,660
5	Residential AdvisorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,880	$36,550 – $77,100	1,630
6	Personal Care and Service Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,210	$32,220 – $100,170	1,440
7	ConciergesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,740	$34,850 – $51,190	2,650
8	Recreation WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,880	$32,220 – $49,240	7,550
9	Childcare WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,390	$32,220 – $44,800	25,070
10	Manicurists and PedicuristsPostsecondary nondegree award	$36,370	$32,220 – $39,390	11,520
11	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and CosmetologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$36,150	$32,220 – $92,090	15,500
12	Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket TakersNo formal educational credential	$35,990	$32,220 – $38,750	3,030
13	Animal CaretakersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,850	$32,220 – $49,620	5,890
14	Amusement and Recreation AttendantsNo formal educational credential	$34,500	$32,220 – $40,110	14,060
15	Gambling DealersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$33,000	$32,220 – $69,910	3,030

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in New Jersey. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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