Edison Employment

Employment and Industries in the Edison, New Jersey Area

The tables here illustrate essential information about work and employment in the area. Information includes:

A table of the most numerous types of work found here, both for jobs generally requiring college degrees and jobs not requiring college degrees.
A table listing those careers significantly more common in Edison than in other US cities; this is useful both for career planning and for understanding the nature of Edison.
A list of the highest-paying jobs in Edison.
A list of any large public companies in Edison.

Most Popular Jobs in Edison, New Jersey Metro Area (2008 data)

Where the Majority of Workers Have College Degrees

Rank	Title	Local Jobs	Local Mean Salary	Typical Local Salary	National Growth % 2006-2016	National % With College Degree
1	Registered nurses	19,410	72,140	$53,540 - 95,040	24%	56%
2	Elementary school teachers, except special education	12,470	58,500	$43,000 - 83,970	14%	95%
3	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	11,640	74,450	$30,120 - 130,400	8%	51%
4	Computer software engineers, applications	10,270	89,930	$56,100 - 132,360	45%	85%
5	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	9,730	62,020	$43,600 - 89,320	6%	96%
6	Accountants and auditors	9,160	80,310	$47,510 - 120,900	18%	79%
7	Computer programmers	8,760	79,380	$48,730 - 125,390	0%	73%
8	Computer systems analysts	7,900	91,880	$56,820 - 129,880	29%	68%
9	Teachers and instructors, all other	7,170	26,790	$21,640 - 32,260	9%	54%
10	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	5,670	58,860	$42,480 - 84,560	11%	95%
11	Financial managers	5,070	128,840	$70,340 -	13%	60%
12	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	4,680	96,820	$41,880 - 161,290	12%	51%
13	Managers, all other	4,620	106,060	$55,920 - 163,040	7%	55%
14	Computer software engineers, systems software	4,530	102,060	$71,530 - 137,840	28%	85%
15	Lawyers	4,080	129,670	$59,810 -	11%	99%
16	Computer and information systems managers	4,050	139,360	$88,760 -	16%	73%
17	Network and computer systems administrators	3,920	85,290	$51,100 - 125,420	27%	50%
18	Sales managers	3,660	120,490	$54,520 -	10%	69%
19	Management analysts	3,380	85,470	$48,780 - 130,210	22%	78%
20	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	3,020	98,670	$38,080 -	25%	67%
21	Network systems and data communications analysts	2,960	91,980	$57,450 - 127,770	53%	57%
22	Chemists	2,750	78,510	$46,200 - 120,310	9%	93%
23	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	2,650	57,590	$42,430 - 81,270	20%	87%
24	Electronics engineers, except computer	2,630	106,130	$67,580 - 149,260	4%	81%
25	Financial analysts	2,580	88,460	$52,020 - 125,400	34%	87%
26	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	2,310	96,160	$33,150 - 133,600	8%	78%
27	Computer specialists, all other	2,270	73,480	$36,320 - 118,110	15%	68%
28	Pharmacists	2,170	103,800	$77,540 - 129,850	22%	97%
29	Sales and related workers, all other	2,140	45,160	$19,220 - 76,910	14%	62%
30	Marketing managers	2,090	146,570	$86,490 -	14%	69%
31	Self-enrichment education teachers	2,070	47,260	$25,030 - 78,760	23%	54%
32	Civil engineers	2,070	89,480	$49,510 - 135,210	18%	87%
33	Medical and health services managers	2,010	103,020	$69,870 - 152,500	16%	57%
34	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	1,940	70,560	$30,000 - 144,750	18%	56%
35	Market research analysts	1,880	73,520	$37,240 - 123,280	20%	82%
36	Physical therapists	1,880	81,910	$61,280 - 112,450	27%	89%
37	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	1,860	65,870	$42,870 - 95,480	17%	56%
38	Child, family, and school social workers	1,810	53,590	$32,690 - 79,050	19%	77%
39	Engineering managers	1,650	133,270	$85,470 -	7%	84%
40	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	1,600	65,260	$40,740 - 99,290	5%	58%
41	Medical scientists, except epidemiologists	1,530	101,590	$53,340 -	20%	99%
42	Financial specialists, all other	1,500	66,270	$36,050 - 97,780	12%	50%
43	Mechanical engineers	1,460	84,360	$55,460 - 121,850	4%	78%
44	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	1,430	66,900	$45,090 - 94,990	13%	73%
45	Special education teachers, secondary school	1,400	62,430	$42,600 - 91,780	9%	87%
46	Graphic designers	1,400	46,010	$28,180 - 67,590	10%	55%
47	Special education teachers, middle school	1,370	57,080	$42,020 - 80,190	16%	87%
48	Social and human service assistants	1,350	32,100	$21,600 - 46,410	34%	58%
49	Librarians	1,340	58,830	$40,500 - 84,490	4%	85%
50	Training and development specialists	1,320	67,010	$40,380 - 96,950	18%	56%
51	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	1,230	58,260	$40,000 - 78,440	12%	51%
52	Rehabilitation counselors	1,150	34,940	$22,010 - 53,760	23%	73%
53	Public relations specialists	1,090	64,070	$35,970 - 98,860	18%	81%
54	Coaches and scouts	1,090	35,150	$17,320 - 55,530	15%	60%
55	Electrical engineers	1,070	93,040	$55,230 - 133,790	6%	81%
56	Community and social service specialists, all other	1,060	40,240	$16,890 - 64,850	25%	58%
57	Industrial engineers	1,040	86,890	$56,140 - 125,700	20%	74%
58	Natural sciences managers	1,030	164,760	$100,030 -	11%	93%
59	Database administrators	1,030	79,930	$49,430 - 111,730	29%	72%
60	Personal financial advisors	990	79,740	$41,250 - 155,760	41%	81%
61	Biochemists and biophysicists	990	109,410	$63,440 - 164,170	16%	95%
62	Sales engineers	960		$ -	9%	79%
63	Speech-language pathologists	960	75,660	$45,850 - 119,840	11%	98%
64	Engineers, all other	930	86,870	$30,530 - 135,980	6%	82%
65	Dentists, general	910	147,450	$76,050 -	9%	100%
66	Education, training, and library workers, all other	900	50,110	$23,200 - 85,920	11%	79%
67	Occupational therapists	850	81,230	$55,850 - 116,600	23%	90%
68	Purchasing managers	840	117,850	$71,120 -	3%	57%
69	Social and community service managers	820	71,610	$42,820 - 108,890	25%	72%
70	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	820	39,210	$27,040 - 57,110	15%	51%
71	Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	820	50,570	$32,700 - 73,840	34%	73%
72	Editors	820	49,710	$27,940 - 78,260	2%	81%
73	Medical and public health social workers	810	53,440	$41,120 - 70,000	24%	77%
74	Marriage and family therapists	780	53,200	$36,740 - 76,500	30%	73%
75	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	780	88,600	$54,220 - 128,540	16%	99%
76	Computer hardware engineers	770	101,520	$63,030 - 146,380	5%	70%
77	Vocational education teachers, secondary school	760	58,250	$42,900 - 80,240	0%	96%
78	Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	690	72,740	$44,030 - 105,870	25%	93%
79	Biological technicians	660	46,070	$30,530 - 63,570	16%	60%
80	Advertising sales agents	660	49,440	$25,660 - 89,560	20%	56%
81	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	650	70,670	$41,350 - 105,790	18%	56%
82	Technical writers	640	62,760	$30,010 - 103,110	20%	74%
83	Human resources managers, all other	630	129,700	$82,280 -	11%	58%
84	Computer and information scientists, research	630	112,470	$65,610 -	22%	68%
85	Insurance underwriters	620	71,220	$43,190 - 103,020	6%	53%
86	Detectives and criminal investigators	620	90,340	$59,270 - 116,130	17%	54%
87	Mental health counselors	580	41,300	$27,950 - 57,570	30%	73%
88	Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists	580	59,790	$39,240 - 81,950	11%	58%
89	Architects, except landscape and naval	570	93,580	$40,840 - 146,670	18%	88%
90	Chemical engineers	570	91,520	$61,280 - 128,470	8%	91%
91	Environmental engineers	560	85,420	$44,770 - 125,850	25%	86%
92	Legislators	560	35,920	$15,510 - 76,550	1%	65%
93	Operations research analysts	560	88,400	$55,260 - 129,580	11%	71%
94	Veterinarians	530	112,380	$52,780 -	35%	100%
95	Dietitians and nutritionists	510	62,590	$45,640 - 82,330	9%	72%
96	Floral designers	500	31,350	$21,960 - 40,640	0%	55%
97	Public relations managers	500	134,190	$72,350 -	17%	75%
98	Physical scientists, all other	480	89,910	$45,130 - 133,470	6%	98%
99	Merchandise displayers and window trimmers	480	33,590	$18,220 - 49,690	11%	55%
100	Instructional coordinators	470	68,100	$33,880 - 101,410	23%	79%

Where the Majority of Workers Do Not Have College Degrees

Rank	Title	Local Jobs	Local Mean Salary	Typical Local Salary	National Growth % 2006-2016	National % With College Degree
1	Retail salespersons	34,470	26,980	$15,920 - 44,980	12%	25%
2	Cashiers	28,520	19,840	$15,640 - 25,860	-2%	10%
3	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	26,000	24,600	$16,010 - 36,460	2%	5%
4	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	20,720	34,030	$21,820 - 48,000	1%	18%
5	Office clerks, general	18,880	27,680	$16,380 - 41,050	13%	19%
6	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	16,810	26,010	$16,070 - 40,550	15%	4%
7	Stock clerks and order fillers	16,360	24,300	$16,110 - 39,760	-7%	8%
8	Customer service representatives	16,000	35,620	$21,510 - 51,210	25%	22%
9	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	15,700	19,020	$15,520 - 25,580	18%	5%
10	Waiters and waitresses	14,520	23,770	$16,020 - 32,310	11%	14%
11	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	14,270	37,340	$23,990 - 52,670	13%	16%
12	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	13,210	26,720	$21,010 - 33,220	18%	7%
13	Receptionists and information clerks	11,450	26,520	$17,880 - 36,260	17%	13%
14	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	11,450	52,790	$32,280 - 77,680	6%	29%
15	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	11,320	41,170	$27,760 - 54,380	10%	4%
16	Business operations specialists, all other	10,950	67,820	$36,700 - 104,120	21%	49%
17	Packers and packagers, hand	10,770	20,940	$15,640 - 30,600	-11%	3%
18	Teacher assistants	10,140	26,000	$17,250 - 37,030	10%	18%
19	General and operations managers	9,850	151,950	$69,660 -	2%	48%
20	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	9,050	26,870	$18,170 - 39,300	18%	6%
21	Maintenance and repair workers, general	8,640	38,410	$21,900 - 59,290	10%	6%
22	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	8,540	45,240	$25,330 - 69,950	4%	25%
23	Sales representatives, services, all other	7,580	77,920	$35,590 - 127,670	28%	48%
24	Security guards	7,290	27,670	$18,230 - 42,220	17%	13%
25	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	6,820	52,130	$37,150 - 68,110	15%	18%
26	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	6,630	33,960	$18,670 - 53,720	8%	4%
27	Carpenters	5,950	51,240	$27,430 - 84,080	10%	6%
28	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	5,950	30,820	$18,690 - 47,130	4%	6%
29	Child care workers	5,580	21,210	$15,910 - 28,720	18%	15%
30	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	5,480	34,900	$24,260 - 47,460	4%	15%
31	Industrial truck and tractor operators	5,410	33,060	$22,200 - 47,230	-1%	2%
32	Bus drivers, school	5,360	30,040	$21,980 - 38,840	9%	4%
33	Cooks, restaurant	5,330	23,650	$15,760 - 32,260	12%	5%
34	Construction laborers	5,310	46,810	$25,490 - 68,980	11%	5%
35	Food preparation workers	5,290	21,590	$16,040 - 29,920	15%	7%
36	Medical secretaries	5,270	35,220	$24,900 - 49,010	17%	18%
37	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	5,200	25,890	$16,610 - 41,070	-4%	5%
38	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	5,140	39,330	$23,590 - 57,920	11%	14%
39	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	5,020	31,450	$19,630 - 47,250	12%	6%
40	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	4,910	76,450	$46,640 - 103,190	11%	33%
41	Tellers	4,890	25,770	$20,170 - 33,430	14%	16%
42	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	4,470	50,170	$39,630 - 63,430	14%	7%
43	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	4,430	38,940	$19,190 - 61,750	14%	4%
44	Team assemblers	4,410	28,710	$17,890 - 41,440	0%	5%
45	Computer support specialists	4,180	51,180	$29,540 - 80,290	13%	43%
46	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	4,160	20,650	$15,870 - 26,360	13%	5%
47	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	3,880	58,590	$34,870 - 87,440	-4%	15%
48	Preschool teachers, except special education	3,630	29,870	$18,810 - 46,430	26%	43%
49	Bartenders	3,620	24,480	$15,880 - 36,130	11%	17%
50	Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	3,550	37,730	$16,950 - 63,750	27%	47%
51	Food servers, nonrestaurant	3,410	21,130	$16,480 - 27,740	16%	9%
52	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	3,360	20,440	$15,860 - 29,230	10%	8%
53	Postal service mail carriers	3,280			1%	11%
54	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	3,250	67,030	$41,210 - 98,300	7%	13%
55	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	3,240	34,760	$21,330 - 52,060	-6%	14%
56	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	3,170	68,020	$43,620 - 100,530	9%	10%
57	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	3,050	98,730	$53,350 - 159,410	4%	38%
58	Helpers--production workers	3,020	25,300	$17,220 - 35,420	0%	4%
59	Electricians	3,010	66,450	$36,270 - 101,160	7%	7%
60	Medical assistants	2,870	32,780	$25,270 - 42,690	35%	10%
61	Home health aides	2,840	23,600	$19,690 - 28,890	49%	7%
62	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	2,750	17,910	$15,380 - 22,720	12%	6%
63	Driver/sales workers	2,710	29,500	$15,900 - 50,320	-4%	4%
64	Physicians and surgeons, all other	2,670	183,590	$54,590 -	0%	0%
65	Dishwashers	2,650	18,480	$15,650 - 23,100	10%	3%
66	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	2,590	47,980	$30,930 - 66,590	9%	3%
67	Legal secretaries	2,540	43,620	$30,930 - 59,010	12%	18%
68	Insurance claims and policy processing clerks	2,540	37,330	$25,300 - 50,450	0%	22%
69	Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	2,530	64,850	$37,950 - 91,390	9%	47%
70	Data entry keyers	2,520	29,470	$18,840 - 41,620	-4%	18%
71	Amusement and recreation attendants	2,450	18,730	$15,220 - 24,710	24%	22%
72	Dental assistants	2,420	35,550	$24,160 - 50,100	29%	9%
73	Counter and rental clerks	2,420	30,560	$16,550 - 51,090	23%	16%
74	Order clerks	2,390	37,200	$19,460 - 58,530	-23%	16%
75	First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	2,370	48,890	$29,360 - 70,720	13%	17%
76	Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	2,360	33,570	$18,630 - 49,190	19%	14%
77	Word processors and typists	2,320	34,320	$23,520 - 48,370	-11%	19%
78	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	2,270	71,060	$42,700 - 102,970	0%	42%
79	Assemblers and fabricators, all other	2,250	26,270	$17,010 - 38,170	-8%	5%
80	Service station attendants	2,240	18,750	$15,780 - 23,360	13%	6%
81	Telemarketers	2,240	29,370	$16,280 - 56,300	-9%	14%
82	Recreation workers	2,220	25,190	$16,530 - 37,950	13%	47%
83	Industrial machinery mechanics	2,160	47,990	$32,720 - 63,720	9%	5%
84	File clerks	2,140	26,050	$16,770 - 38,670	-40%	20%
85	All other information and record clerks	2,140	40,120	$24,290 - 56,780	-12%	21%
86	Correctional officers and jailers	2,120	65,210	$45,270 - 82,480	17%	11%
87	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	2,050	19,650	$15,970 - 25,570	10%	17%
88	Administrative services managers	2,030	96,710	$56,200 - 146,820	12%	40%
89	Insurance sales agents	2,020	68,770	$35,160 - 123,270	13%	45%
90	Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other	2,010	41,580	$23,960 - 60,130	8%	9%
91	Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders	1,910	32,680	$17,580 - 49,460	-4%	4%
92	Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	1,900	58,550	$38,250 - 79,140	3%	13%
93	Healthcare support workers, all other	1,850	30,830	$22,390 - 40,680	16%	10%
94	First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers	1,830	43,970	$27,200 - 71,610	16%	26%
95	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	1,820	22,100	$15,580 - 32,480	14%	3%
96	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	1,810	60,750	$38,250 - 82,800	10%	17%
97	Cooks, fast food	1,800	21,570	$15,920 - 30,180	8%	5%
98	Bill and account collectors	1,790	38,490	$27,050 - 52,750	23%	13%
99	Radiologic technologists and technicians	1,790	64,320	$48,790 - 81,500	15%	25%
100	Pharmacy technicians	1,790	28,920	$20,980 - 39,330	32%	16%

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Jobs More Common Near Edison Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Fishers and related fishing workers	30,970	110	104.7
Telephone operators	38,850	550	8.2
Marriage and family therapists	53,200	780	6.3
Biochemists and biophysicists	109,410	990	6.2
Shampooers	20,290	540	5.8
Food scientists and technologists	96,880	180	4.9
Manicurists and pedicurists	28,600	1,360	4.6
Service station attendants	18,750	2,240	4.4
Physical scientists, all other	89,910	480	4.3
Chemists	78,510	2,750	4.2
Animal trainers	36,100	180	4.1
Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians	25,530	360	4
Woodworkers, all other	32,580	110	4
Microbiologists	86,840	380	3.9
Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners	53,950	370	3.5
Emergency management specialists	51,340	200	3.5
Computer and information scientists, research	112,470	630	3.5
Chemical technicians	46,100	1,620	3.4
Chemical equipment operators and tenders	43,260	930	3.3
Designers, all other	48,920	180	3.3
Fire inspectors and investigators	53,720	230	3.3
Natural sciences managers	164,760	1,030	3.2
Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles	29,380	280	3
Home appliance repairers	44,840	630	2.9
Etchers and engravers	36,650	100	2.8
Insurance appraisers, auto damage	59,880	150	2.8
Crossing guards	28,550	1,260	2.7
Motorboat mechanics	33,740	190	2.7
Chemical engineers	91,520	570	2.7
Pharmacy aides	20,000	800	2.6
Computer programmers	79,380	8,760	2.6
Word processors and typists	34,320	2,320	2.4
Funeral directors	67,790	300	2.4
Electronics engineers, except computer	106,130	2,630	2.4
Computer software engineers, applications	89,930	10,270	2.3
Food servers, nonrestaurant	21,130	3,410	2.3
Life scientists, all other	75,160	140	2.3
Materials scientists	90,700	110	2.3
Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers	29,050	370	2.3
Medical scientists, except epidemiologists	101,590	1,530	2.3
Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates	126,200	230	2.3
Physicists	102,580	190	2.2
Tree trimmers and pruners	30,410	160	2.1
Photographic process workers	32,890	220	2.1
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	25,890	5,200	2.1
Court, municipal, and license clerks	38,680	1,440	2.1
Psychiatric aides	29,270	560	2
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders	32,680	1,910	2
Physical therapist aides	22,820	580	2
Recreational therapists	43,010	280	2

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Edison, New Jersey Metro Area (2008 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Funeral attendants	43,480	1.88	120
Correctional officers and jailers	65,210	1.73	2,120
First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers	95,270	1.72	160
Mental health and substance abuse social workers	65,170	1.63	430
Survey researchers	67,770	1.59	120
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	76,450	1.58	4,910
General and operations managers	151,950	1.58	9,850
Public relations managers	134,190	1.55	500
Butchers and meat cutters	45,980	1.53	570
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	109,880	1.51	740
Construction laborers	46,810	1.51	5,310
Food scientists and technologists	96,880	1.51	180
Sales representatives, services, all other	77,920	1.5	7,580
Natural sciences managers	164,760	1.5	1,030
Detectives and criminal investigators	90,340	1.49	620
Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners	53,950	1.48	370
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators	53,480	1.48	310
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	70,560	1.48	1,940
Tax preparers	51,830	1.47	180
Training and development managers	129,860	1.46	360
Private detectives and investigators	66,700	1.46	160
Media and communication equipment workers, all other	82,230	1.46	140
Opticians, dispensing	49,430	1.45	420
Computer science teachers, postsecondary	104,300	1.45	130
Marketing managers	146,570	1.44	2,090
Fire fighters	60,550	1.44	860
Printing machine operators	47,030	1.44	1,400
Network systems and data communications analysts	91,980	1.42	2,960
Electricians	66,450	1.42	3,010
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	98,730	1.41	3,050
Lodging managers	73,260	1.41	160
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	64,790	1.41	1,720
Construction managers	118,000	1.4	1,340
Food service managers	67,960	1.4	980
English language and literature teachers, postsecondary	85,040	1.4	540
Network and computer systems administrators	85,290	1.39	3,920
Financial managers	128,840	1.39	5,070
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing	36,760	1.39	220
Appraisers and assessors of real estate	71,440	1.39	340
Computer and information systems managers	139,360	1.38	4,050
Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists	59,790	1.38	580
Tapers	64,150	1.38	260
Roofers	48,340	1.37	310
Medical records and health information technicians	43,240	1.37	530
Human resources managers, all other	129,700	1.36	630
Psychiatric technicians	42,810	1.36	130
Logisticians	87,880	1.36	1,350
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers	99,420	1.36	110
Hazardous materials removal workers	52,060	1.35	440
Sheet metal workers	56,370	1.35	1,080

Highest Paying Jobs in Edison, New Jersey Metro Area (2008 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Internists, general	199,110	330
Chief executives	195,240	440
Physicians and surgeons, all other	183,590	2,670
Psychiatrists	174,980	130
Natural sciences managers	164,760	1,030
General and operations managers	151,950	9,850
Pediatricians, general	151,540	250
Obstetricians and gynecologists	150,600
Family and general practitioners	148,920	590
Dentists, general	147,450	910
Marketing managers	146,570	2,090
Computer and information systems managers	139,360	4,050
Public relations managers	134,190	500
Engineering managers	133,270	1,650
Training and development managers	129,860	360
Human resources managers, all other	129,700	630
Lawyers	129,670	4,080
Financial managers	128,840	5,070
Economics teachers, postsecondary	128,770	50
Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates	126,200	230
Sales managers	120,490	3,660
Education administrators, postsecondary	119,090	370
Construction managers	118,000	1,340
Purchasing managers	117,850	840
Computer and information scientists, research	112,470	630
Veterinarians	112,380	530
Podiatrists	112,250
Compensation and benefits managers	111,490	230
Industrial production managers	110,970	1,580
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	109,880	740
Biochemists and biophysicists	109,410	990
Dentists, all other specialists	106,170	40
Electronics engineers, except computer	106,130	2,630
Managers, all other	106,060	4,620
Advertising and promotions managers	105,370	290
Computer science teachers, postsecondary	104,300	130
Pharmacists	103,800	2,170
Medical and health services managers	103,020	2,010
Physicists	102,580	190
Computer software engineers, systems software	102,060	4,530
Medical scientists, except epidemiologists	101,590	1,530
Computer hardware engineers	101,520	770
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	101,140	1,190
Library science teachers, postsecondary	100,510	40
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers	99,420	110
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	98,730	3,050
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	98,670	3,020
Chiropractors	98,040	160
Aerospace engineers	97,440
Food scientists and technologists	96,880	180

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