Nearly 4.6 million people work in New Jersey across thousands of different job types. However, nearly 840,000 positions are concentrated within the top 10 most common roles, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Laborers and freight stock and material movers, who transport goods from storage areas like warehouses and loading docks to delivery trucks, constitute the largest job category in New Jersey with more than 108,000 positions.
Health care, particularly nursing, has been one of the few sectors experiencing growth in recent years, especially amid inflation. This trend is driven by the aging baby boomer population, which has become one of the health care and nursing sector's largest groups of consumers. James Hughes, an economist and professor of urban planning at Rutgers University, commented on this development.
