High paying personal care jobs in New Jersey with no experience

The best paid personal care occupations in New Jersey that require neither a degree nor prior experience in a related job. This is the narrowest cut on the site, so it is also the shortest list: where a field has only two or three such occupations, there is no page at all rather than a page pretending otherwise.

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
2Skincare Specialists$45,870
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,180 – $80,9802,660
3Residential Advisors$43,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,550 – $77,1001,630
4Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other$39,210
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,220 – $100,1701,440
5Concierges$37,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,850 – $51,1902,650
6Recreation Workers$36,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,220 – $49,2407,550
7Childcare Workers$36,390
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,220 – $44,80025,070
8Manicurists and Pedicurists$36,370
Postsecondary nondegree award
$32,220 – $39,39011,520
9Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$36,150
Postsecondary nondegree award
$32,220 – $92,09015,500
10Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers$35,990
No formal educational credential
$32,220 – $38,7503,030
11Animal Caretakers$35,850
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,220 – $49,6205,890
12Amusement and Recreation Attendants$34,500
No formal educational credential
$32,220 – $40,11014,060
13Gambling 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	Skincare SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$45,870	$35,180 – $80,980	2,660
3	Residential AdvisorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,880	$36,550 – $77,100	1,630
4	Personal Care and Service Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,210	$32,220 – $100,170	1,440
5	ConciergesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,740	$34,850 – $51,190	2,650
6	Recreation WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,880	$32,220 – $49,240	7,550
7	Childcare WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,390	$32,220 – $44,800	25,070
8	Manicurists and PedicuristsPostsecondary nondegree award	$36,370	$32,220 – $39,390	11,520
9	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and CosmetologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$36,150	$32,220 – $92,090	15,500
10	Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket TakersNo formal educational credential	$35,990	$32,220 – $38,750	3,030
11	Animal CaretakersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,850	$32,220 – $49,620	5,890
12	Amusement and Recreation AttendantsNo formal educational credential	$34,500	$32,220 – $40,110	14,060
13	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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