Ocean City Employment

Employment and Industries in the Ocean City, 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 Ocean City than in other US cities; this is useful both for career planning and for understanding the nature of Ocean City.
A list of the highest-paying jobs in Ocean City.
A list of any large public companies in Ocean City.

Most Popular Jobs in Ocean City, New Jersey Metro Area (2007 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	Elementary school teachers, except special education	760	59,680	$42,560 - 79,850	14%	95%
2	Registered nurses	560	61,800	$48,760 - 78,990	24%	56%
3	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	400	55,320	$41,120 - 76,100	6%	96%
4	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	340	58,130	$41,840 - 78,270	11%	95%
5	Accountants and auditors	170	59,600	$36,800 - 85,070	18%	79%
6	Teachers and instructors, all other	120	29,720	$22,290 - 35,760	9%	54%
7	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	120	63,510	$24,860 - 120,080	8%	51%
8	Lawyers	110	103,870	$61,150 -	11%	99%
9	Managers, all other	110	83,160	$38,140 - 119,650	7%	55%
10	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	100	90,550	$31,120 - 128,740	8%	78%
11	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	100	55,000	$41,750 - 76,720	20%	87%
12	Child, family, and school social workers	100	41,940	$29,070 - 58,650	19%	77%
13	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	90	59,700	$34,410 - 76,940	5%	58%
14	Financial managers	90	89,930	$54,610 - 131,710	13%	60%
15	Marriage and family therapists	80	51,710	$35,520 - 69,870	30%	73%
16	Detectives and criminal investigators	80	70,090	$57,970 - 88,250	17%	54%
17	Sales managers	80	89,570	$46,810 -	10%	69%
18	Pharmacists	70	111,830	$74,310 -	22%	97%
19	Sales and related workers, all other	70	36,890	$15,980 - 64,170	14%	62%
20	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	70	56,180	$22,620 - 82,460	13%	73%
21	Librarians	60	53,260	$35,700 - 72,550	4%	85%
22	Special education teachers, middle school	50	57,130	$40,690 - 76,520	16%	87%
23	Legislators	50		$[?] -	1%	65%
24	Special education teachers, secondary school	50	59,540	$42,900 - 78,160	9%	87%
25	Social and human service assistants	40	29,130	$21,410 - 39,070	34%	58%
26	Community and social service specialists, all other	40	42,920	$29,240 - 59,790	25%	58%
27	Physical therapists	40	73,600	$62,610 - 94,580	27%	89%
28	Graphic designers	40	43,900	$27,220 - 62,260	10%	55%
29	Civil engineers	40	82,790	$57,300 - 107,270	18%	87%
30	Medical and health services managers	40	88,490	$57,340 - 120,950	16%	57%
31	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	30	75,040	$31,630 -	25%	67%
32	Advertising sales agents	30	39,440	$21,250 - 75,860	20%	56%

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	Cashiers	1,940	19,590	$15,340 - 26,030	-2%	10%
2	Retail salespersons	1,570	26,280	$15,790 - 39,780	12%	25%
3	Waiters and waitresses	1,470	22,300	$15,440 - 30,540	11%	14%
4	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	1,240	22,200	$15,410 - 32,520	18%	5%
5	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	950	31,370	$20,960 - 44,890	1%	18%
6	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	910	21,240	$15,500 - 29,360	13%	5%
7	Office clerks, general	720	24,120	$15,740 - 33,870	13%	19%
8	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	680	26,180	$18,320 - 39,810	15%	4%
9	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	670	26,100	$20,550 - 32,000	18%	7%
10	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	560	35,160	$21,900 - 54,710	13%	16%
11	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	520	37,080	$21,810 - 58,050	4%	25%
12	Stock clerks and order fillers	520	28,000	$15,620 - 54,910	-7%	8%
13	Cooks, restaurant	510	25,340	$17,230 - 36,740	12%	5%
14	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	510	27,170	$17,770 - 39,040	18%	6%
15	Maintenance and repair workers, general	510	32,140	$19,650 - 49,580	10%	6%
16	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	480	71,410	$46,380 - 100,370	11%	33%
17	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	450	24,020	$15,260 - 31,630	12%	6%
18	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	440	24,940	$17,630 - 35,120	17%	14%
19	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	430	39,010	$21,500 - 59,820	11%	14%
20	Carpenters	420	43,980	$27,400 - 65,170	10%	6%
21	Receptionists and information clerks	400	22,360	$15,710 - 28,470	17%	13%
22	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	400	44,670	$28,860 - 62,810	6%	29%
23	Bartenders	380	23,760	$15,220 - 36,240	11%	17%
24	Construction laborers	370	41,160	$25,280 - 62,280	11%	5%
25	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	350	25,500	$15,870 - 40,070	2%	5%
26	Teacher assistants	350	23,250	$15,860 - 31,580	10%	18%
27	Personal and home care aides	340	35,550	$19,900 - 49,020	51%	10%
28	Food preparation workers	330	19,920	$15,330 - 26,520	15%	7%
29	General and operations managers	310	110,570	$47,390 -	2%	48%
30	Customer service representatives	300	34,710	$22,950 - 54,110	25%	22%
31	Tellers	290	25,690	$20,550 - 34,390	14%	16%
32	Word processors and typists	280	30,750	$21,780 - 41,450	-11%	19%
33	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	280	46,710	$33,360 - 64,010	11%	4%
34	Dishwashers	270	18,850	$15,220 - 25,890	10%	3%
35	Business operations specialists, all other	260	60,180	$24,760 - 99,470	21%	49%
36	Amusement and recreation attendants	250	18,680	$15,220 - 26,330	24%	22%
37	First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers	240	42,610	$28,010 - 53,930	16%	26%
38	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	240	17,700	$15,220 - 24,600	12%	6%
39	Food servers, nonrestaurant	230	21,780	$15,880 - 28,950	16%	9%
40	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	220	70,860	$45,130 - 114,580	9%	10%
41	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	220	22,670	$15,530 - 33,980	8%	4%
42	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	210	41,790	$28,380 - 54,250	14%	4%
43	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	210	38,910	$27,630 - 51,560	10%	4%
44	Medical secretaries	200	32,860	$25,800 - 44,510	17%	18%
45	Cooks, fast food	200	18,800	$15,050 - 30,500	8%	5%
46	Security guards	190	21,610	$16,800 - 29,350	17%	13%
47	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	190	19,140	$15,220 - 24,320	10%	17%
48	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	190	44,370	$34,380 - 57,400	14%	7%
49	Painters, construction and maintenance	180	35,710	$27,520 - 46,730	12%	6%
50	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	170	17,370	$15,220 - 20,290	10%	8%
51	Electricians	160	46,050	$28,340 - 63,770	7%	7%
52	Personal care and service workers, all other	160	24,230	$15,870 - 38,260	-12%	21%
53	Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	160	28,380	$21,650 - 36,930	19%	14%
54	Postal service mail carriers	160	43,680	$35,090 - 50,560	1%	11%
55	Cooks, short order	150	25,000	$15,220 - 35,370	5%	5%
56	Legal secretaries	150	38,510	$32,220 - 47,370	12%	18%
57	Bus drivers, school	140	25,480	$15,320 - 37,090	9%	4%
58	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	140	57,430	$38,750 - 80,800	7%	13%
59	Court, municipal, and license clerks	140	37,350	$27,110 - 50,340	9%	24%
60	Recreation workers	140	30,780	$17,920 - 49,020	13%	47%
61	Packers and packagers, hand	130	17,570	$15,220 - 23,540	-11%	3%
62	Counter and rental clerks	130	21,330	$15,260 - 32,380	23%	16%
63	First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	130	35,970	$26,500 - 50,430	13%	11%
64	Driver/sales workers	130	26,350	$17,110 - 39,160	-4%	4%
65	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	130	31,630	$21,610 - 40,180	4%	15%
66	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	120	48,720	$34,750 - 65,770	15%	18%
67	Motorboat mechanics	120	36,190	$25,960 - 52,690	19%	5%
68	Insurance sales agents	120	64,650	$33,850 - 107,640	13%	45%
69	Service station attendants	110	17,940	$15,340 - 20,990	13%	6%
70	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	110	23,570	$18,620 - 34,620	10%	5%
71	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	110	49,430	$30,180 - 78,860	8%	3%
72	Food service managers	110	61,540	$38,850 - 93,390	5%	24%
73	Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	100	31,280	$18,060 - 45,320	12%	0%
74	Sales representatives, services, all other	100	104,830	$42,560 -	28%	48%
75	Child care workers	100	21,470	$15,350 - 30,480	18%	15%
76	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	100	28,870	$22,450 - 36,750	11%	5%
77	Administrative services managers	100	66,110	$44,110 - 103,540	12%	40%
78	Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers	90	37,910	$25,660 - 55,250	14%	11%
79	Nonfarm animal caretakers	90	25,140	$17,140 - 33,840	18%	16%
80	Insurance claims and policy processing clerks	90	35,560	$21,830 - 46,900	0%	22%
81	Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	80	26,410	$21,350 - 32,300	12%	3%
82	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	80	40,060	$26,760 - 55,410	9%	3%
83	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	80	32,660	$20,490 - 47,410	4%	6%
84	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	80	122,010	$56,510 -	4%	38%
85	Medical assistants	70	26,340	$20,110 - 36,460	35%	10%
86	Taxi drivers and chauffeurs	70	27,230	$19,240 - 44,360	13%	15%
87	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	70	50,320	$25,930 - 81,580	-4%	15%
88	Payroll and timekeeping clerks	70	33,200	$21,980 - 51,110	3%	18%
89	Library technicians	70	27,690	$20,940 - 36,280	9%	27%
90	First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	70	100,350	$72,270 - 132,210	9%	33%
91	First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers	70	49,520	$39,490 - 61,400	18%	15%
92	Kindergarten teachers, except special education	60	48,440	$25,260 - 74,310	16%	43%
93	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	60	41,660	$30,370 - 58,640	12%	3%
94	Preschool teachers, except special education	60	29,580	$19,300 - 48,080	26%	43%
95	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	60	55,990	$22,380 - 100,790	10%	17%
96	Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers	60	39,200	$26,930 - 50,690	-2%	8%
97	Refuse and recyclable material collectors	60	32,960	$18,960 - 45,290	7%	3%
98	Pharmacy technicians	60	26,810	$18,490 - 33,540	32%	16%
99	Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products	50	44,450	$23,830 - 75,550	0%	36%
100	Postal service clerks	50	43,490	$36,710 - 49,650	1%	11%

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Jobs More Common Near Ocean City Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Motorboat mechanics	36,190	120	44.6
Personal care and service workers, all other	24,230	160	12.1
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	24,940	440	8.3
Word processors and typists	30,750	280	7.8
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers	42,610	240	7.1
Court, municipal, and license clerks	37,350	140	6.6
Service station attendants	17,940	110	5.6
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	24,020	450	4.9
Food servers, nonrestaurant	21,780	230	4.7
Amusement and recreation attendants	18,680	250	4
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	21,240	910	3.9
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	28,380	160	3.8
Cooks, short order	25,000	150	3.6
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	71,410	480	3.4
Bartenders	23,760	380	3
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	35,970	130	2.8
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	31,280	100	2.6
Painters, construction and maintenance	35,710	180	2.5
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	46,710	280	2.4
Personal and home care aides	35,550	340	2.4
Waiters and waitresses	22,300	1,470	2.3
Cooks, restaurant	25,340	510	2.2
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	17,700	240	2.2
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	58,130	340	2.1
Cashiers	19,590	1,940	2.1
Food service managers	61,540	110	2.1
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	39,010	430	2.1
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	27,170	510	2.1
Legal secretaries	38,510	150	2
Elementary school teachers, except special education	59,680	760	2
Dishwashers	18,850	270	2
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	19,140	190	2
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	31,370	950	2
Recreation workers	30,780	140	2
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	23,570	110	2
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	26,100	670	1.9
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	55,000	100	1.9
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	90,550	100	1.9
Tellers	25,690	290	1.9
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	22,200	1,240	1.8
Postal service mail carriers	43,680	160	1.8
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	37,080	520	1.7
Medical secretaries	32,860	200	1.7
Carpenters	43,980	420	1.7
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	55,320	400	1.6
Maintenance and repair workers, general	32,140	510	1.5
Administrative services managers	66,110	100	1.5
Child, family, and school social workers	41,940	100	1.5
Food preparation workers	19,920	330	1.4
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	70,860	220	1.4

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Ocean City, New Jersey Metro Area (2007 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Personal and home care aides	35,550	1.82	340
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	71,410	1.53	480
Construction laborers	41,160	1.37	370
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	22,200	1.34	1,240
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	39,010	1.32	430
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	24,940	1.31	440
Recreation workers	30,780	1.31	140
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	48,720	1.3	120
Cooks, short order	25,000	1.3	150
Food service managers	61,540	1.29	110
Bartenders	23,760	1.27	380
Waiters and waitresses	22,300	1.26	1,470
Elementary school teachers, except special education	59,680	1.25	760
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	70,860	1.25	220
Stock clerks and order fillers	28,000	1.25	520
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers	42,610	1.23	240
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	23,570	1.22	110
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	49,430	1.2	110
Cooks, restaurant	25,340	1.2	510
Customer service representatives	34,710	1.2	300
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	58,130	1.19	340
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	41,790	1.19	210
Insurance sales agents	64,650	1.18	120
General and operations managers	110,570	1.18	310
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	26,180	1.18	680
Carpenters	43,980	1.16	420
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	27,170	1.16	510
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	44,370	1.16	190
Court, municipal, and license clerks	37,350	1.15	140
Medical secretaries	32,860	1.15	200
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	21,240	1.15	910
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	63,510	1.14	120
Dishwashers	18,850	1.14	270
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	35,160	1.13	560
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	19,140	1.12	190
Cooks, fast food	18,800	1.12	200
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	55,320	1.12	400
Personal care and service workers, all other	24,230	1.12	160
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	26,100	1.12	670
Food servers, nonrestaurant	21,780	1.12	230
Tellers	25,690	1.11	290
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	31,370	1.11	950
Retail salespersons	26,280	1.1	1,570
Legal secretaries	38,510	1.1	150
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	25,500	1.09	350
Cashiers	19,590	1.09	1,940
Painters, construction and maintenance	35,710	1.08	180
Teacher assistants	23,250	1.08	350
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	31,630	1.08	130
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	38,910	1.07	210

Highest Paying Jobs in Ocean City, New Jersey Metro Area (2007 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Real estate brokers	133,900	40
Construction managers	123,140	40
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	122,010	80
Pharmacists	111,830	70
General and operations managers	110,570	310
Physicians and surgeons, all other	106,020
Sales representatives, services, all other	104,830	100
Lawyers	103,870	110
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	100,350	70
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	90,550	100
Financial managers	89,930	90
Sales managers	89,570	80
Medical and health services managers	88,490	40
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	85,490
Managers, all other	83,160	110
Civil engineers	82,790	40
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	75,040	30
Loan officers	74,950	30
Physical therapists	73,600	40
Dental hygienists	71,750
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	71,410	480
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	70,860	220
Detectives and criminal investigators	70,090	80
Construction and building inspectors	68,810
Administrative services managers	66,110	100
Insurance sales agents	64,650	120
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	63,510	120
Registered nurses	61,800	560
Food service managers	61,540	110
Business operations specialists, all other	60,180	260
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	59,700	90
Elementary school teachers, except special education	59,680	760
Accountants and auditors	59,600	170
Special education teachers, secondary school	59,540	50
Property, real estate, and community association managers	58,820	40
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	58,130	340
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	57,430	140
Special education teachers, middle school	57,130	50
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	56,180	70
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	55,990	60
Electrical power-line installers and repairers	55,830
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	55,320	400
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	55,000	100
Librarians	53,260	60
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	51,900	40
Marriage and family therapists	51,710	80
Brickmasons and blockmasons	50,660
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	50,320	70
First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers	49,520	70
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	49,430	110

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