Ocean City Employment

Employment and Industries in the Ocean City, New Jersey Area

Tourism is the top industry in Ocean City, New Jersey. The Boardwalk includes hundreds of shops, eateries and amusements. A lot of the jobs are provided by shops and small tourist-related businesses.

Boat building is also important to the local economy. Nearby, Shore Memorial Hospital, is one of the region's major employers. Atlanticare is also a top employer. The close by casino industry in Atlantic City also provides a large number of jobs for the region.

The leading fields of employment in Ocean City are healthcare, arts, entertainment and recreation; accommodation and food services; educational services, and professional, scientific and technical services. Management, professional and related occupations (36% of the workforce). Sales and office occupations (28% of the workforce). Service occupations (18% of the labor force).

Details about Ocean City, New Jersey: The cost of living index in 2008 was 125.4 which is high when compared to the country's average of 100. Regarding the adult population, 34% have earned a bachelor's degree or better. In 2009 the average salary was $37,000.

Some of the jobs in Ocean City where the majority of the workers are college graduates are teachers, registered nurses, wholesale and manufacturing sales representatives, financial managers, educational administrators, sales managers, pharmacists, and sales and human service assistants.

Some of the region's notable employers are provided below:

  • Shore Memorial Hospital
  • AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center
  • City of Ocean City
  • Telemark Global Solutions
  • Synectics

Local companies have access to helpful organizations including:

The Ocean City Gazette includes current information regarding the local business community.

Jobs in Ocean City

RankTitleTotal EmployeesLocal Mean Salary (Per Year)Local Mean Salary (Per hour)National Growth % 2014-2024
1All Occupations39650$44,510$21.4100
2Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations6870$27,520$13.238.7
3Office and Administrative Support Occupations5180$38,260$18.413.75
4Sales and Related Occupations4910$36,760$17.679.5
5Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations2810$31,130$14.973.6
6Transportation and Material Moving Occupations2760$32,210$15.496.7
7Educational Instruction and Library Occupations2430$53,940$25.936
8Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations2120$86,270$41.485.85
9Retail Salespersons1820$30,920$14.862.7
10Cashiers1810$24,750$11.92.2
11Construction and Extraction Occupations1790$49,880$23.984.6
12Healthcare Support Occupations1780$35,560$17.12.85
13Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations1690$48,650$23.393.75
14Fast Food and Counter Workers1600$25,200$12.122.45
15Waiters and Waitresses1450$25,160$12.11.65
16Personal Care and Service Occupations1270$32,380$15.574.65
17Management Occupations1220$120,140$57.766.35
18Business and Financial Operations Occupations1060$71,250$34.265.35
19Protective Service Occupations1000$60,800$29.232.2
20Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners950$25,830$12.420.9
21Community and Social Service Occupations940$53,330$25.641.75
22Stockers and Order Fillers870$28,650$13.771.25
23Production Occupations860$40,000$19.235.6
24Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners840$32,310$15.531.5
25Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers820$33,030$15.880.75
26Office Clerks, General800$34,430$16.551.9
27Registered Nurses710$73,830$35.491.95
28Food Preparation Workers660$24,590$11.820.5
29Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive650$40,480$19.461.4
30Maintenance and Repair Workers, General640$40,350$19.40.9
31First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers620$37,310$17.940.6
32Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers560$23,280$11.190.3
33Receptionists and Information Clerks560$28,730$13.810.7
34Cooks, Restaurant510$32,240$15.50.9
35First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers490$58,340$28.050.95
36Nursing Assistants490$31,420$15.110.95
37Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks480$40,330$19.391.05
38General and Operations Managers420$136,530$65.641.5
39Bartenders390$28,750$13.820.4
40Light Truck Drivers390$28,930$13.910.6
41Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers390$72,530$34.870.4
42Carpenters380$50,010$24.040.6
43Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks380$26,370$12.680.15
44Substitute Teachers, Short-Term350$29,490$14.180.4
45Construction Laborers330$40,940$19.680.9
46First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers330$55,620$26.740.95
47Computer and Mathematical Occupations320$82,000$39.423
48Social and Human Service Assistants290$32,500$15.630.3
49Customer Service Representatives280$34,330$16.51.75
50Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand280$28,830$13.861.8
51Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel260$84,230$40.50.7
52Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Specialists, All Other250$74,100$35.630.7
53Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers230$37,620$18.091.2
54Legal Occupations220$63,830$30.690.8
55Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations210$49,400$23.751.8
56First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service and Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services210$53,240$25.60.2
57Passenger Vehicle Drivers, Except Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity210$29,720$14.290.3
58Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop200$25,250$12.140.3
59Recreation Workers200$29,220$14.050.3
60Accountants and Auditors190$74,860$35.990.9
61Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics190$33,690$16.20
62Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses190$52,340$25.160.5
63Tellers190$32,520$15.640.25
64Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics180$49,220$23.670.5
65Dishwashers180$23,480$11.290.3
66Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers180$47,740$22.950.2
67Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists170$35,980$17.30.4
68Postal Service Mail Carriers150$51,230$24.630.2
69Security Guards150$32,360$15.560.7
70Amusement and Recreation Attendants140$24,520$11.790.2
71Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants140$25,170$12.10.1
72Data Entry Keyers140$38,090$18.310.1
73First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers140$44,810$21.540.2
74First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers140$76,200$36.640.3
75Medical Assistants140$35,580$17.110.45
76Word Processors and Typists140$43,750$21.030
77Childcare Workers130$25,870$12.440.7
78First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers130$70,520$33.90.4
79Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters130$54,830$26.360.3
80Insurance Sales Agents120$48,000$23.080.3
81Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers120$25,990$12.490.1
82Architecture and Engineering Occupations110$78,660$37.821.7
83Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations110$71,390$34.320.8
84Painters, Construction and Maintenance110$41,770$20.080.2
85Physical Therapists110$87,610$42.120.2
86Construction and Building Inspectors100$59,940$28.820.1
87Healthcare Support Workers, All Other100$42,170$20.270.1
88Human Resources Specialists100$54,980$26.430.4
89Library Assistants, Clerical100$33,590$16.150.1
90Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants100$41,660$20.030.4
91Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products100$64,680$31.090.85
92Administrative Services and Facilities Managers90$125,020$60.110
93Chefs and Head Cooks90$72,850$35.020.1
94Court, Municipal, and License Clerks90$51,920$24.960.1
95First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors90$56,550$27.190.3
96Highway Maintenance Workers90$37,430$180.1
97Sailors and Marine Oilers90$42,950$20.650
98Billing and Posting Clerks80$41,170$19.790.3
99Personal Service Managers, All Other; Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling; and Managers, All Other80$113,430$54.530.7
100Physicians, All Other; and Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric80$279,790$134.510.3
Source: 2019 Occupational Employment Statistics and 2018-28 Employment Projections, Bureau of Labor Statistics, BLS.gov
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Jobs More Common Near Ocean City Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

TitleMean Local SalaryLocal Jobs
All Occupations$44,51039,650
Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations$27,5206,870
Office and Administrative Support Occupations$38,2605,180
Sales and Related Occupations$36,7604,910
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations$31,1302,810
Transportation and Material Moving Occupations$32,2102,760
Educational Instruction and Library Occupations$53,9402,430
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations$86,2702,120
Retail Salespersons$30,9201,820
Cashiers$24,7501,810
Construction and Extraction Occupations$49,8801,790
Healthcare Support Occupations$35,5601,780
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations$48,6501,690
Fast Food and Counter Workers$25,2001,600
Waiters and Waitresses$25,1601,450
Personal Care and Service Occupations$32,3801,270
Management Occupations$120,1401,220
Business and Financial Operations Occupations$71,2501,060
Protective Service Occupations$60,8001,000
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$25,830950
Community and Social Service Occupations$53,330940
Stockers and Order Fillers$28,650870
Production Occupations$40,000860
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$32,310840
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$33,030820
Office Clerks, General$34,430800
Registered Nurses$73,830710
Food Preparation Workers$24,590660
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$40,480650
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$40,350640
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$37,310620
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers$23,280560
Receptionists and Information Clerks$28,730560
Cooks, Restaurant$32,240510
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$58,340490
Nursing Assistants$31,420490
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$40,330480
General and Operations Managers$136,530420
Bartenders$28,750390
Light Truck Drivers$28,930390
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$72,530390
Carpenters$50,010380
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$26,370380
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$29,490350
Construction Laborers$40,940330
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$55,620330
Computer and Mathematical Occupations$82,000320
Social and Human Service Assistants$32,500290
Customer Service Representatives$34,330280
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$28,830280

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

TitleMean Local SalaryLocal Jobs
All Occupations$44,51039,650
Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations$27,5206,870
Office and Administrative Support Occupations$38,2605,180
Sales and Related Occupations$36,7604,910
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations$31,1302,810
Transportation and Material Moving Occupations$32,2102,760
Educational Instruction and Library Occupations$53,9402,430
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations$86,2702,120
Retail Salespersons$30,9201,820
Construction and Extraction Occupations$49,8801,790
Healthcare Support Occupations$35,5601,780
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations$48,6501,690
Fast Food and Counter Workers$25,2001,600
Waiters and Waitresses$25,1601,450
Personal Care and Service Occupations$32,3801,270
Management Occupations$120,1401,220
Business and Financial Operations Occupations$71,2501,060
Protective Service Occupations$60,8001,000
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$25,830950
Community and Social Service Occupations$53,330940
Stockers and Order Fillers$28,650870
Production Occupations$40,000860
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$32,310840
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$33,030820
Office Clerks, General$34,430800
Registered Nurses$73,830710
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$40,480650
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$40,350640
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$37,310620
Receptionists and Information Clerks$28,730560
Cooks, Restaurant$32,240510
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$58,340490
Nursing Assistants$31,420490
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$40,330480
General and Operations Managers$136,530420
Bartenders$28,750390
Light Truck Drivers$28,930390
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$72,530390
Carpenters$50,010380
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$26,370380
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$29,490350
Construction Laborers$40,940330
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$55,620330
Computer and Mathematical Occupations$82,000320
Social and Human Service Assistants$32,500290
Customer Service Representatives$34,330280
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$28,830280
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$84,230260
Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Specialists, All Other$74,100250
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$37,620230

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