Atlantic City Employment

Employment and Industries in the Atlantic City, New Jersey Area

The convention and tourism industries are major contributors to Atlantic City's economy. The city includes numerous gambling casinos/hotels which attract millions of visitors on a yearly basis. Although a large part of the city's economic development is based on the casinos, the local government is striving to diversify the economy by developing recreational attractions such as retail shopping, theaters, night clubs and theme restaurants.

Other industries that are notable parts of the economy include real estate development, arts and entertainment, accommodation and food services, education, and health and social services. Goods produced in Atlantic City that provide jobs include clothing, boats, bottles and glassware, chinaware and hosiery.

The gaming industry is a major employer. Other major employment sectors are leisure and hospitality, the government, trade, transportation and utilities, educational and health services, professional and business services, construction and manufacturing. Service occupations (42% of the workforce). Sales and office occupations (19% of the labor force).

The New Jersey Economic Development Authority provides a variety of real estate development, financial and technical services to businesses. The majority of the help is provided to small and medium sized companies.

Notable details about Atlantic City, New Jersey: In 2009 the average salary in Atlantic City was $25,000. In 2008 the cost of living index in Atlantic City was at 107.3 which is higher than the national average of 100. Regarding the adult population, 10% have earned a bachelor's degree or higher.

Atlantic City's leading job providers:

Atlantic City Hilton Casino Resort
Bally's Atlantic City
Borgata Casino Hotel & Spa
Marina District Development Company, LLC
Trump Plaza Associates, A New Jersey General Partnership
Harrah's Atlantic City Operating Company, LLC
Trump Marina Hotel & Casino Inc
R I H Acquisitions NJ LLC
Resorts International Hotel Financing Inc
Marina Associates LTD
Atlantic City Showboat Inc
Ace Gaming, LLC
Harrah's New Jersey, Inc
City of Atlantic City
Atlanticare Regional Medical Center, Inc
Federal Aviation Administration
Trump Taj Mahal Associates, LLC
Showboat Casino Hotel
Tropicana Casino & Resort

Atlantic City companies have access to helpful organizations including:

The Press of Atlantic City provides readers with up-to-date information regarding the local business community.

Most Popular Jobs in Atlantic City, 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	2,760	67,970	$47,860 - 85,060	24%	56%
2	Elementary school teachers, except special education	1,530	55,720	$39,900 - 78,720	14%	95%
3	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	1,270	59,900	$43,550 - 83,870	6%	96%
4	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	840	58,320	$41,520 - 81,060	11%	95%
5	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	750	56,500	$29,060 - 89,170	8%	51%
6	Accountants and auditors	620	67,380	$37,740 - 100,380	18%	79%
7	Managers, all other	620	89,080	$57,060 - 127,450	7%	55%
8	Social and human service assistants	610	30,840	$20,440 - 44,410	34%	58%
9	Computer specialists, all other	510	91,430	$54,050 - 124,240	15%	68%
10	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	440	52,690	$29,630 - 79,620	5%	58%
11	Financial managers	430	89,710	$47,120 - 137,990	13%	60%
12	Lawyers	430	117,280	$62,490 -	11%	99%
13	Computer software engineers, applications	430	73,930	$49,280 - 105,440	45%	85%
14	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	360	56,660	$42,440 - 78,600	20%	87%
15	Teachers and instructors, all other	320	25,810	$16,430 - 33,000	9%	54%
16	Pharmacists	290	103,190	$85,600 - 129,250	22%	97%
17	Sales managers	290	106,000	$49,580 -	10%	69%
18	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	270	95,410	$73,820 - 123,350	8%	78%
19	Self-enrichment education teachers	250	42,170	$27,400 - 55,690	23%	54%
20	Child, family, and school social workers	250	48,500	$26,860 - 79,510	19%	77%
21	Marketing managers	230	120,940	$69,950 -	14%	69%
22	Computer systems analysts	230	77,200	$51,570 - 111,280	29%	68%
23	Sales and related workers, all other	230	47,050	$22,430 - 79,350	14%	62%
24	Physical therapists	220	80,560	$57,740 - 106,600	27%	89%
25	Computer software engineers, systems software	220	92,550	$59,550 - 130,530	28%	85%
26	Medical and health services managers	220	86,300	$67,450 - 118,730	16%	57%
27	Computer and information systems managers	210	121,570	$82,730 - 163,680	16%	73%
28	Special education teachers, middle school	200	56,640	$43,150 - 77,440	16%	87%
29	Engineering managers	200	126,600	$105,310 - 160,390	7%	84%
30	Computer programmers	180	73,040	$43,360 - 105,020	0%	73%
31	Special education teachers, secondary school	180	61,540	$44,830 - 83,800	9%	87%
32	Civil engineers	180	92,550	$52,560 - 142,960	18%	87%
33	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	170	64,190	$44,720 - 85,920	13%	73%
34	Marriage and family therapists	160	56,330	$40,360 - 78,670	30%	73%
35	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	150	44,810	$29,480 - 64,930	18%	56%
36	Graphic designers	150	47,230	$30,490 - 67,010	10%	55%
37	Social and community service managers	140	68,350	$39,570 - 101,380	25%	72%
38	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	140	96,370	$41,770 -	25%	67%
39	Training and development specialists	140	53,680	$29,800 - 80,990	18%	56%
40	Detectives and criminal investigators	140	71,050	$46,130 - 96,390	17%	54%
41	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	130	52,800	$34,920 - 73,720	17%	56%
42	Network and computer systems administrators	130	69,810	$46,980 - 97,010	27%	50%
43	Network systems and data communications analysts	130	69,830	$44,840 - 103,620	53%	57%
44	Community and social service specialists, all other	120	39,990	$23,380 - 55,970	25%	58%
45	Financial specialists, all other	120	63,940	$44,880 - 85,680	12%	50%
46	Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	120	38,600	$27,760 - 51,340	34%	73%
47	Dentists, general	120	107,490	$87,910 - 138,290	9%	100%
48	Librarians	110	52,410	$37,130 - 75,200	4%	85%
49	Engineers, all other	100	103,490	$37,570 - 152,720	6%	82%
50	Management analysts	100	86,180	$55,330 - 143,360	22%	78%
51	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	100	58,030	$44,680 - 71,280	12%	51%
52	Public relations specialists	100	50,670	$34,730 - 75,800	18%	81%
53	Surveyors	90	70,780	$47,830 - 97,160	24%	82%
54	Meeting and convention planners	90	49,090	$33,250 - 69,480	20%	67%
55	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	90	72,300	$32,830 - 126,000	12%	51%
56	Medical and public health social workers	90	49,140	$30,240 - 66,410	24%	77%
57	Occupational therapists	80	77,630	$54,920 - 101,290	23%	90%
58	Advertising sales agents	80	49,060	$25,290 - 82,470	20%	56%
59	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	80	46,520	$31,300 - 62,400	15%	51%
60	Speech-language pathologists	80	76,960	$41,720 - 128,750	11%	98%
61	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	80	72,030	$47,030 - 107,210	16%	99%
62	Legislators	70		$ -	1%	65%
63	Database administrators	70	70,510	$34,820 - 103,230	29%	72%
64	Editors	70	57,310	$27,810 - 86,690	2%	81%
65	Architects, except landscape and naval	60	66,730	$24,360 - 115,260	18%	88%
66	Electronics engineers, except computer	60	93,200	$67,610 - 121,370	4%	81%
67	Human resources managers, all other	60	91,120	$54,880 - 135,240	11%	58%
68	Coaches and scouts	60	39,250	$17,760 - 65,560	15%	60%
69	Writers and authors	50	48,130	$34,260 - 69,430	13%	84%
70	Veterinarians	50	126,450	$62,600 -	35%	100%
71	Technical writers	50	61,510	$38,180 - 88,980	20%	74%
72	Chief executives	50	189,680	$114,070 -	2%	65%
73	Education administrators, all other	50	54,320	$35,900 - 99,220	13%	78%
74	Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program	40	51,520	$29,190 - 81,090	24%	78%
75	Instructional coordinators	40	78,380	$51,840 - 102,640	23%	79%
76	Occupational health and safety specialists	40	62,430	$37,320 - 87,800	8%	72%
77	Dietitians and nutritionists	40	56,410	$43,430 - 69,570	9%	72%
78	Operations research analysts	40	97,470	$56,360 - 148,360	11%	71%
79	Counselors, all other	40	47,040	$32,930 - 69,430	17%	73%
80	Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates	40	128,300	$49,060 -	5%	99%
81	Purchasing managers	40	103,890	$60,810 - 137,340	3%	57%
82	Physician assistants	40	93,730	$72,200 - 106,470	27%	67%
83	Mechanical engineers	40	88,630	$57,980 - 124,760	4%	78%
84	Health educators	30	43,060	$28,860 - 75,780	26%	58%
85	Musicians and singers	30		$ -	10%	53%
86	Designers, all other	30	52,620	$28,300 - 80,270	12%	55%
87	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	30	59,470	$41,450 - 82,190	18%	56%
88	Financial analysts	30	65,810	$35,900 - 113,090	34%	87%
89	Public relations managers	30	88,900	$66,500 - 122,450	17%	75%

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	Waiters and waitresses	6,890	22,160	$15,540 - 31,950	11%	14%
2	Gaming dealers	5,740	16,330	$15,160 - 18,280	24%	11%
3	Retail salespersons	4,400	25,660	$15,980 - 39,590	12%	25%
4	Cashiers	4,380	19,600	$15,680 - 25,030	-2%	10%
5	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	3,720	28,090	$18,720 - 38,930	15%	4%
6	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	3,220	21,260	$16,370 - 29,310	13%	5%
7	Security guards	2,800	24,200	$16,040 - 34,680	17%	13%
8	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	2,530	19,220	$15,560 - 25,590	18%	5%
9	Cooks, restaurant	2,510	26,060	$17,010 - 36,840	12%	5%
10	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	2,270	21,210	$15,750 - 30,210	12%	6%
11	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	2,260	34,910	$22,700 - 49,320	1%	18%
12	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	2,230	26,680	$19,120 - 36,440	18%	7%
13	Gaming supervisors	2,120	52,890	$35,430 - 66,050	23%	30%
14	Bartenders	1,830	27,380	$15,940 - 42,260	11%	17%
15	Office clerks, general	1,790	26,600	$16,260 - 39,060	13%	19%
16	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	1,750	34,430	$21,000 - 50,620	13%	16%
17	Stock clerks and order fillers	1,740	23,230	$16,240 - 33,450	-7%	8%
18	Maintenance and repair workers, general	1,610	37,130	$23,530 - 51,720	10%	6%
19	Receptionists and information clerks	1,570	25,100	$17,630 - 32,350	17%	13%
20	Customer service representatives	1,520	30,550	$20,670 - 43,470	25%	22%
21	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	1,450	39,670	$23,370 - 61,300	4%	25%
22	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	1,420	26,380	$17,170 - 39,080	2%	5%
23	Teacher assistants	1,410	25,660	$17,780 - 33,660	10%	18%
24	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	1,400	35,430	$22,020 - 51,750	11%	14%
25	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	1,360	46,810	$31,240 - 65,470	6%	29%
26	Food preparation workers	1,240	22,290	$16,530 - 30,620	15%	7%
27	Carpenters	1,220	65,200	$36,800 - 90,520	10%	6%
28	Dishwashers	1,190	18,790	$15,930 - 24,410	10%	3%
29	Electricians	1,170	56,480	$29,260 - 98,940	7%	7%
30	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	1,160	29,070	$18,550 - 43,100	18%	6%
31	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	1,120	20,710	$16,000 - 28,480	10%	8%
32	Business operations specialists, all other	1,100	55,930	$25,290 - 83,530	21%	49%
33	Gaming change persons and booth cashiers	1,060	26,640	$19,840 - 35,150	7%	10%
34	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	980	73,840	$47,300 - 99,480	11%	33%
35	General and operations managers	950	121,160	$61,650 -	2%	48%
36	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	820	29,240	$16,320 - 49,480	8%	4%
37	Construction laborers	770	43,410	$23,970 - 64,920	11%	5%
38	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	710	21,890	$16,350 - 29,520	10%	17%
39	Audio and video equipment technicians	690	68,140	$56,710 - 79,600	24%	35%
40	Sales representatives, services, all other	680	68,920	$28,020 - 119,480	28%	48%
41	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	650	35,580	$18,780 - 52,690	14%	4%
42	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	650	22,180	$17,370 - 28,020	17%	14%
43	Child care workers	650	21,820	$16,430 - 30,360	18%	15%
44	Bus drivers, school	620	29,760	$26,070 - 35,160	9%	4%
45	Food servers, nonrestaurant	590	23,240	$16,190 - 31,360	16%	9%
46	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	590	40,110	$27,550 - 51,370	10%	4%
47	Medical secretaries	570	33,260	$26,100 - 42,070	17%	18%
48	Tellers	540	24,880	$18,660 - 31,400	14%	16%
49	Gaming service workers, all other	540	25,130	$17,190 - 34,090	26%	11%
50	Parking lot attendants	540	21,240	$15,380 - 28,350	12%	14%
51	Service station attendants	530	18,120	$15,200 - 22,570	13%	6%
52	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	530	43,620	$33,790 - 52,300	14%	7%
53	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	490	60,790	$38,540 - 84,370	7%	13%
54	Counter and rental clerks	480	23,050	$15,840 - 34,460	23%	16%
55	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	480	31,050	$18,300 - 47,180	4%	6%
56	Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	460	30,330	$21,910 - 47,120	19%	14%
57	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	450	52,020	$37,200 - 67,240	15%	18%
58	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	440	34,660	$26,100 - 43,090	4%	15%
59	Recreation workers	430	24,470	$16,220 - 35,120	13%	47%
60	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	430	29,810	$17,950 - 47,660	12%	6%
61	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	420	71,600	$40,940 - 102,890	9%	10%
62	Chefs and head cooks	410	53,710	$31,090 - 83,730	8%	14%
63	Taxi drivers and chauffeurs	390	22,330	$15,950 - 31,860	13%	15%
64	Baggage porters and bellhops	390	21,330	$16,070 - 30,080	9%	17%
65	Fire fighters	390	67,680	$42,470 - 94,000	12%	18%
66	Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	390	31,640	$16,710 - 54,810	2%	11%
67	Driver/sales workers	380	39,090	$17,170 - 63,490	-4%	4%
68	Assemblers and fabricators, all other	370	36,600	$21,060 - 74,470	-8%	5%
69	Food service managers	370	61,150	$36,410 - 95,850	5%	24%
70	Painters, construction and maintenance	360	42,860	$21,410 - 77,410	12%	6%
71	First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	360	39,970	$26,980 - 59,520	13%	11%
72	Word processors and typists	350	33,080	$21,970 - 45,760	-11%	19%
73	Physicians and surgeons, all other	350	201,390	$140,860 -	0%	0%
74	Computer support specialists	350	45,010	$28,940 - 60,480	13%	43%
75	Postal service mail carriers	350			1%	11%
76	Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers	340	40,700	$27,510 - 57,590	-2%	8%
77	Office and administrative support workers, all other	340	35,000	$18,870 - 51,210	-8%	32%
78	Medical assistants	330	28,010	$21,740 - 37,270	35%	10%
79	Legal secretaries	320	37,760	$25,800 - 48,830	12%	18%
80	First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers	310	42,090	$27,670 - 61,060	16%	26%
81	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	310	48,950	$34,950 - 65,650	9%	3%
82	Amusement and recreation attendants	310	19,420	$15,680 - 24,510	24%	22%
83	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	300	66,540	$40,830 - 95,660	11%	4%
84	First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other	300	42,350	$28,960 - 61,420	15%	28%
85	Switchboard operators, including answering service	300	25,800	$18,320 - 34,370	-7%	10%
86	Food preparation and serving related workers, all other	290	24,120	$16,290 - 33,990	13%	6%
87	Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other	290	40,870	$26,670 - 53,320	8%	9%
88	Gaming cage workers	290	27,320	$18,610 - 36,720	11%	0%
89	Bakers	280	26,550	$16,380 - 37,410	10%	8%
90	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	280	53,240	$33,800 - 79,430	-4%	15%
91	Personal care and service workers, all other	280	26,420	$16,370 - 42,290	-12%	21%
92	Healthcare support workers, all other	270	30,820	$20,890 - 39,020	16%	10%
93	Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks	270	26,110	$19,830 - 39,370	1%	29%
94	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	260	75,960	$37,540 - 128,420	4%	38%
95	Radiologic technologists and technicians	250	63,460	$46,710 - 82,780	15%	25%
96	Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials	250	18,960	$16,360 - 22,810	-3%	3%
97	Paralegals and legal assistants	250	45,500	$30,310 - 58,190	22%	45%
98	Preschool teachers, except special education	240	31,960	$19,240 - 51,360	26%	43%
99	Cooks, fast food	240	22,590	$16,110 - 31,000	8%	5%
100	Packers and packagers, hand	230	20,930	$15,770 - 30,280	-11%	3%

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Jobs More Common Near Atlantic City Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Gaming supervisors	52,890	2,120	91.6
Gaming change persons and booth cashiers	26,640	1,060	86.9
Gaming dealers	16,330	5,740	80.3
Gaming managers	76,990	160	78.5
Gaming service workers, all other	25,130	540	70.8
Gaming surveillance officers and gaming investigators	33,520	220	44.4
Costume attendants	29,740	100	42.1
Gaming cage workers	27,320	290	28.4
Gaming and sports book writers and runners	22,710	160	20.6
Audio and video equipment technicians	68,140	690	17.7
Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers	40,700	340	9.6
Marriage and family therapists	56,330	160	9.5
Baggage porters and bellhops	21,330	390	9
Service station attendants	18,120	530	7.7
Food preparation and serving related workers, all other	24,120	290	6.8
First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other	42,350	300	5.9
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	21,210	2,270	5
Tile and marble setters	68,280	230	5
Personal care and service workers, all other	26,420	280	4.8
Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials	18,960	250	4.2
Chefs and head cooks	53,710	410	4.1
Parking lot attendants	21,240	540	3.7
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	21,260	3,220	3.5
Bartenders	27,380	1,830	3.5
Massage therapists	49,280	160	3.2
Material moving workers, all other	27,110	100	3.1
Food servers, nonrestaurant	23,240	590	3
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	22,180	650	2.9
Word processors and typists	33,080	350	2.7
Waiters and waitresses	22,160	6,890	2.7
Cooks, restaurant	26,060	2,510	2.6
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	30,330	460	2.6
Crossing guards	24,440	160	2.6
Court, municipal, and license clerks	37,690	230	2.4
First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers	104,110	110	2.4
Computer specialists, all other	91,430	510	2.4
Security guards	24,200	2,800	2.4
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers	39,560	210	2.3
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers	42,090	310	2.2
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs	22,330	390	2.2
Dishwashers	18,790	1,190	2.2
Special education teachers, middle school	56,640	200	2.1
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other	40,870	290	2.1
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	20,710	1,120	2
Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers	20,610	210	2
Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers	19,830	200	2
Bakers	26,550	280	1.9
Protective service workers, all other	18,970	150	1.9
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	31,640	390	1.9
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks	26,110	270	1.9

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Audio and video equipment technicians	68,140	1.81	690
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	72,480	1.69	220
Carpenters	65,200	1.66	1,220
Tile and marble setters	68,280	1.66	230
Fire fighters	67,680	1.61	390
Brickmasons and blockmasons	72,560	1.59	160
First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers	104,110	1.56	110
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	73,840	1.52	980
Driver/sales workers	39,090	1.49	380
Roofers	51,080	1.45	120
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	66,540	1.44	300
Cement masons and concrete finishers	52,490	1.42	180
Bartenders	27,380	1.41	1,830
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	102,150	1.4	140
Construction laborers	43,410	1.4	770
Assemblers and fabricators, all other	36,600	1.38	370
Property, real estate, and community association managers	73,000	1.36	140
Computer specialists, all other	91,430	1.36	510
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	52,020	1.34	450
Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers	40,700	1.33	340
Sales representatives, services, all other	68,920	1.33	680
Chefs and head cooks	53,710	1.33	410
Construction and building inspectors	64,840	1.32	120
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	39,450	1.31	180
Cooks, fast food	22,590	1.3	240
Administrative services managers	92,360	1.27	180
Civil engineers	92,550	1.26	180
Massage therapists	49,280	1.26	160
Food service managers	61,150	1.26	370
General and operations managers	121,160	1.26	950
Preschool teachers, except special education	31,960	1.26	240
Painters, construction and maintenance	42,860	1.25	360
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	64,190	1.25	170
Library technicians	36,700	1.24	110
Radiologic technologists and technicians	63,460	1.24	250
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	21,890	1.23	710
Construction managers	103,880	1.23	140
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	71,600	1.23	420
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	28,090	1.23	3,720
Cost estimators	68,680	1.23	180
Respiratory therapists	63,260	1.22	120
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	21,210	1.22	2,270
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	96,370	1.22	140
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	47,400	1.2	150
Electricians	56,480	1.2	1,170
Computer and information systems managers	121,570	1.2	210
Cooks, restaurant	26,060	1.2	2,510
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	29,070	1.2	1,160
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	34,910	1.2	2,260
Social and community service managers	68,350	1.2	140

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Physicians and surgeons, all other	201,390	350
Chief executives	189,680	50
Surgeons	187,150	40
Internists, general	180,740
Family and general practitioners	159,790	100
Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates	128,300	40
Engineering managers	126,600	200
Veterinarians	126,450	50
Computer and information systems managers	121,570	210
General and operations managers	121,160	950
Marketing managers	120,940	230
Lawyers	117,280	430
Dentists, general	107,490	120
Sales managers	106,000	290
First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers	104,110	110
Purchasing managers	103,890	40
Construction managers	103,880	140
Engineers, all other	103,490	100
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	103,230	50
Pharmacists	103,190	290
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	102,150	140
Operations research analysts	97,470	40
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	96,370	140
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	95,410	270
Insurance sales agents	94,320	80
Physician assistants	93,730	40
Electronics engineers, except computer	93,200	60
Computer software engineers, systems software	92,550	220
Civil engineers	92,550	180
Administrative services managers	92,360	180
Computer specialists, all other	91,430	510
Human resources managers, all other	91,120	60
Financial managers	89,710	430
Managers, all other	89,080	620
Public relations managers	88,900	30
Mechanical engineers	88,630	40
Medical and health services managers	86,300	220
Management analysts	86,180	100
Loan officers	82,690	80
Physical therapists	80,560	220
Instructional coordinators	78,380	40
Market research analysts	78,020
Occupational therapists	77,630	80
Computer systems analysts	77,200	230
Gaming managers	76,990	160
Speech-language pathologists	76,960	80
Nuclear medicine technologists	76,700	30
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	75,960	260
Computer software engineers, applications	73,930	430
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	73,840	980

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