What are the most in demand jobs in Elizabeth, NJ?

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Zippia Team · Accepted Answer

While the ebbs and flows of the economy will make some jobs more fashionable than others, there will always be a large number of jobs available in essential businesses like healthcare, public safety, law enforcement, education, and food and agriculture. So we asked our data scientists at Zippia to identify what the most in demand jobs in Elizabeth, NJ actually are based on current job postings. Lately it seems that companies in Elizabeth have a particular interest in sales associates.

The top ten most in demand jobs in Elizabeth, NJ are:

What's the most in demand job on the market in Elizabeth? Turns out the most in demand job in Elizabeth is sales associate with 803 current open positions. It's not a software engineer or data scientist to our surprise.

How we determined the most in demand jobs in Elizabeth

Using the Zippia database of several million active job postings, we were able to identify the job titles with the most postings in Elizabeth.

We ordered them from the most to least with the job title having the largest number of active job postings being the most in demand jobs.

It's important to note that the data team did normalize the job titles. So, for example, "Accountant I" and "Accountant" would be normalized to "Accountant". Or "High School Teacher" and "High School English Teacher" would match to "High School Teacher".

Detailed List Of The Most In Demand Jobs In Elizabeth, NJ

Rank	Job Title	Open Jobs	Average Salary
1	Sales Associate	803	$34,430
2	Physician	302	$163,840
3	Assistant Manager	242	$65,802
4	Registered Nurse	232	$75,730
5	Tutor	193	$32,240
6	Associate Account Executive	173	$58,860
7	Delivery Driver	171	$39,666
8	Assistant Store Manager	147	$47,694
9	Cashier	136	$23,532
10	Shift Supervisor	126	$33,113
11	Customer Service Representative	125	$30,866
12	Teacher	113	$48,923
13	Store Manager	105	$62,081
14	Store Associate	99	$27,007
15	Certified Public Accountant	84	$88,051
16	Health Insurance Agent	80	$70,554
17	Driver	74	$31,955
18	Floor Supervisor	69	$47,996
19	General Manager	69	$99,955
20	Life Insurance Agent	68	$85,889
21	Acute Care Physician	66	$190,537
22	In-Stock Associate	63	$28,372
23	Customer Service Supervisor	62	$44,498
24	Software Engineer	62	$74,422
25	Primary Care Physician	61	$209,569
26	Account Executive	59	$63,036
27	CDL Class A Driver	59	$67,625
28	Cook	56	$33,205
29	CDL Driver	55	$64,207
30	Family Practice Physician	55	$173,224
31	Retail Merchandiser	54	$24,903
32	Customer Service Associate	53	$28,517
33	Internal Medicine Physician	52	$222,540
34	Seasonal Associate	52	$27,384
35	Substitute Teacher	51	$24,676
36	Licensed Practical Nurse	50	$46,835
37	Receiving Associate	50	$31,018
38	Store Sales Associate	50	$36,853
39	Student Internship	50	$35,189
40	Truck Driver	50	$68,158
41	Outside Sales Representative	49	$54,777
42	Senior Software Engineer	48	$94,176
43	Shift Manager	48	$37,029
44	Hospitalist Physician	47	$200,786
45	Teller	46	$29,347
46	Security Officer	45	$28,276
47	Housekeeper	43	$25,401
48	Crew Member	42	$27,842
49	Department Manager	42	$77,519
50	Developer	42	$84,443
51	Family Medicine Physician	42	$195,503
52	Home Health Aid	42	$25,860
53	Lead Associate	41	$91,013
54	Mechanic	41	$51,496
55	Food Preparer	39	$22,420
56	Pharmacist Technician	39	$31,672
57	Associate	38	$57,464
58	Bilingual Interpreter	38	$50,742
59	District Sales Manager	38	$89,111
60	Maintenance Person	38	$42,977
61	Trainee	38	$40,767
62	Emergency Medicine Physician	37	$156,079
63	Loss Prevention Specialist	37	$37,566
64	Assistant Manager Of Operations	35	$76,057
65	Associate Brand Manager	35	$124,102
66	Forklift Operator	35	$29,461
67	Key Holder	35	$37,815
68	Software Developer	35	$83,106
69	Brand Ambassador	34	$39,890
70	Chemistry Tutor	33	$27,518
71	Director Of Community Life	33	$100,110
72	Front End Developer	33	$89,038
73	Assistant Retail Store Manager	32	$48,105
74	Cashier Associate	32	$26,330
75	Handyman	32	$46,840
76	Owner/Operator	32	$159,401
77	Stylist	32	$36,770
78	Truck Driver-Over-The-Road	31	$73,727
79	Driver/Owner Operator	30	$135,358
80	Software Development Engineer	30	$78,845
81	Warehouse Team Member	30	$30,618
82	Assets Protection Specialist	29	$44,103
83	Generalist	29	$58,671
84	Inventory Associate	29	$26,378
85	Ob/Gyn Physician	29	$179,895
86	Support	29	$54,407
87	Barista	28	$26,067
88	Over The Road Driver	28	$75,099
89	Assistant Manager Retail	27	$44,383
90	Service Agent	27	$26,217
91	Supervisor	27	$63,662
92	Team Leader	27	$77,955
93	Warehouse Associate	27	$28,972
94	Chemist	26	$71,953
95	Jewelry Sales Associate	26	$32,814
96	Maintenance Technician	26	$45,212
97	Operation Supervisor	26	$67,227
98	Administrative Assistant	25	$36,984
99	Physical Therapist	25	$73,874
100	Service Lead	25	$99,433