These Are The 100 Highest Paying Jobs In Atlantic City, NJ For 2018

Ever wonder who gets paid the most? Or how much your dentist makes for all the pain they put you through?

We had that same burning desire to know more about the highest paid professions in the Atlantic City area. And if you can’t tell by that sentence, we’re a bit of what you’d call data nerds.

We decided to go directly to the source: The Bureau of Labor Statistics.

After scrounging through the Bureau of Labor Statistics, we discovered that Surgeons are the highest paid people in Atlantic City.

Here’s a quick look at the top ten highest paying jobs in Atlantic City:

Everyone’s favorite, dentists, place number 4 on the list of highest paid professions in Atlantic City. So the next time you sit there while they drill you can dwell on the fact that they are getting extremely well paid for it.

If you’re interested, you can read more about the Atlantic City and New Jersey job scene here:

How we determined the highest paid jobs in Atlantic City For 2018

We looked at the BLS’s data set for all 316 job classifications in Atlantic City in order to identify those that get paid the most.

Pretty straightforward and easy to do when the government does your job for you 🙂

We used the most recently released BLS data for this analysis which came out on March 30, 2018.

For more reading, check out:

Detailed List Of Highest Paying Jobs In Atlantic City

Rank	Job Title	Average Salary	Entry Level Salary	# Of People
1	Surgeons	$272,850	$185,760	50
2	Physicians and Surgeons, All Other	$249,800	$155,300	490
3	Family and General Practitioners	$179,090	$129,100	100
4	Dentists, General	$170,730	$115,170	40
5	Construction Managers	$162,280	$76,590	160
6	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$162,020	$103,690	50
7	Personal Financial Advisors	$140,730	$52,990	70
8	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$135,760	$108,730	190
9	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$132,490	$94,310	200
10	Marketing Managers	$130,070	$74,580	180
11	Sales Managers	$128,400	$69,200	160
12	General and Operations Managers	$123,700	$67,310	1,000
13	Optometrists	$123,440	$87,080	40
14	Financial Managers	$123,040	$73,940	310
15	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$122,230	$91,490	80
16	Veterinarians	$120,250	$71,250	40
17	Education Administrators, Elementary and Secondary School	$118,200	$88,770	250
18	Pharmacists	$116,990	$85,470	260
19	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$116,690	$77,960	200
20	Engineers, All Other	$114,470	$40,000	130
21	Managers, All Other	$113,300	$72,980	480
22	Physician Assistants	$112,800	$86,180	60
23	Nurse Practitioners	$112,500	$91,450	140
24	Human Resources Managers	$108,210	$80,500	50
25	Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$106,170	$26,930	100
26	Purchasing Managers	$105,570	$76,020	60
27	Medical and Health Services Managers	$105,500	$65,220	300
28	Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	$105,380	$74,890	50
29	Administrative Services Managers	$103,620	$73,730	170
30	Lawyers	$102,560	$59,100	310
31	Computer Occupations, All Other	$100,690	$50,750	540
32	Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	$96,450	$65,410	30
33	First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers	$95,800	$73,330	110
34	Electrical Engineers	$95,410	$65,580	110
35	Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers	$93,100	$74,830	110
36	Software Developers, Applications	$92,450	$63,820	430
37	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	$91,860	$34,560	160
38	Radiation Therapists	$90,490	$51,890	30
39	Financial Analysts	$87,960	$44,180	100
40	Civil Engineers	$87,910	$53,450	250
41	Computer Systems Analysts	$87,080	$55,050	180
42	Computer Network Support Specialists	$86,510	$51,910	90
43	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$86,480	$44,840	130
44	Physical Therapists	$83,640	$63,770	200
45	Social and Community Service Managers	$83,110	$59,060	100
46	Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	$83,000	$55,880	120
47	Gaming Managers	$82,830	$62,850	150
48	Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	$81,820	$43,830	930
49	Food Service Managers	$80,930	$52,080	180
50	Logisticians	$80,890	$59,320	50
51	Instructional Coordinators	$80,660	$35,530	70
52	Chemists	$80,530	$39,760	40
53	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$80,040	$50,430	340
54	Firefighters	$79,950	$50,320	340
55	Technical Writers	$79,850	$49,210	30
56	Management Analysts	$79,340	$51,630	170
57	Loan Officers	$79,140	$24,130	80
58	Occupational Therapists	$78,980	$58,240	90
59	Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	$77,590	$46,250	50
60	Respiratory Therapists	$77,450	$63,950	130
61	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	$77,430	$54,570	210
62	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$77,320	$45,220	40
63	Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	$77,170	$47,870	60
64	Training and Development Specialists	$77,130	$44,170	100
65	Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	$76,700	$47,680	70
66	Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate	$76,030	$39,280	30
67	Speech-Language Pathologists	$75,980	$53,190	110
68	Dental Hygienists	$75,680	$65,690	90
69	Registered Nurses	$75,650	$54,320	2,930
70	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$73,980	$52,650	80
71	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$73,860	$45,880	410
72	Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products	$73,000	$38,380	40
73	Surveyors	$72,970	$40,200	30
74	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$72,550	$49,740	60
75	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$72,190	$38,190	180
76	Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$71,550	$44,790	1,300
77	Database Administrators	$71,390	$36,700	30
78	Construction and Building Inspectors	$71,080	$40,270	120
79	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$70,170	$51,090	1,840
80	Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$70,100	$51,760	240
81	Cost Estimators	$69,530	$30,260	220
82	Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians	$69,330	$40,830	40
83	Computer Programmers	$69,230	$37,880	50
84	Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$68,970	$55,000	30
85	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$68,920	$46,310	210
86	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$68,810	$49,950	890
87	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$68,770	$38,690	230
88	Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists	$68,350	$54,430	90
89	Tile and Marble Setters	$68,170	$31,750	40
90	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$68,050	$51,710	80
91	Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products	$67,990	$44,730	110
92	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	$67,960	$50,240	470
93	Dietitians and Nutritionists	$67,670	$51,590	40
94	Special Education Teachers, Middle School	$67,350	$50,920	220
95	Budget Analysts	$66,990	$30,390	50
96	Accountants and Auditors	$66,730	$38,380	480
97	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$66,000	$46,640	1,060
98	Librarians	$65,480	$40,710	110
99	Electricians	$64,530	$38,630	530
100	Vocational Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$64,390	$41,370	70

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Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar is a co-founder of Zippia and the editor-in-chief of the Zippia career advice blog. He has hired over 50 people in his career, been hired five times, and wants to help you land your next job. His research has been featured on the New York Times, Thrillist, VOX, The Atlantic, and a host of local news. More recently, he's been quoted on USA Today, BusinessInsider, and CNBC.

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