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Science Technicians in New Jersey

Considering a career as a Science Technician in New Jersey?

9.5% Jobs Projection
$56,710 Median Salary
260 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Science Technicians in New Jersey are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Science Technicians in New Jersey is growing faster than average.

  • Science Technicians in New Jersey earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Science Technicians Work in New Jersey?

1,440 people worked as Science Technicians in 2018 in this state.

There were 1,810 Science Technicians employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 370 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 940 Science Technicians working in it, which means New Jersey has more Science Technicians than average.

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Job Projections for New Jersey

Jobs for Science Technicians in this state are growing at a rate of 9.5% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 9.7%.

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New Jersey Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 260 annual job openings, and a total of 2,200 jobs for New Jersey Science Technicians in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 9,900 annual jobs and 83,500 total jobs in 2026.

What do Science Technicians Make in New Jersey?

In 2018 wages for Science Technicians ranged from $34,460 to $93,010 with $56,710 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $16.57 to $44.72. The median hourly rate was $27.26.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $26.35 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.91.

The median salary in New Jersey is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top New Jersey Metros for Science Technicians

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Science Technicians.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 5,560 $56,010
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 1,090 $53,970
Trenton, NJ 190 $50,710
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 40 $50,380

Top States for Science Technicians Employment

The table below shows the states where most Science Technicians work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 7,000 $53,280
New York 6,930 $50,040
Texas 4,980 $52,010
Illinois 3,480 $48,420
Florida 2,970 $41,710
Michigan 2,920 $40,430
Pennsylvania 2,270 $47,500
Georgia 2,020 $50,430
Indiana 1,890 $48,540
Ohio 1,770 $51,970
Virginia 1,760 $49,680
Missouri 1,650 $47,460
Maryland 1,630 $62,950
Massachusetts 1,600 $58,230
Washington 1,600 $53,690
New Jersey 1,440 $56,710
Colorado 1,350 $48,980
Oklahoma 1,290 $52,310
Oregon 1,270 $51,210
Louisiana 1,220 $45,260

Below are the states where Science Technicians get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Maryland $62,950
Connecticut $59,960
Rhode Island $59,060
Massachusetts $58,230
Nebraska $58,200
New Hampshire $57,140
New Jersey $56,710
District of Columbia $56,230
Hawaii $55,200
South Carolina $55,140

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