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Insulation Workers in New Jersey

Considering a career as an Insulation Worker in New Jersey?

3.8% Jobs Projection

$33,000 Median Salary

90 Job Openings

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

Projected employment for Insulation Workers in New Jersey is growing slower than average.
Insulation Workers in New Jersey earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

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How Many Insulation Workers Work in New Jersey?

In New Jersey, there were 400 people working as Insulation Workers in the year 2018.

There were 750 Insulation Workers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 350 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 435 Insulation Workers working in it, which means New Jersey has fewer Insulation Workers than average.

Job Projections for New Jersey

Jobs for Insulation Workers in this state are growing at a rate of 3.8% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 1.3%.

New Jersey Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 90 annual job openings, and 810 total jobs in 2026 for Insulation Workers in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 3,300 annual jobs and 31,300 total jobs in 2026.

What do Insulation Workers Make in New Jersey?

In 2018 wages for Insulation Workers ranged from $22,560 to $50,820 with $33,000 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $10.84 to $24.43. The median hourly rate was $15.87.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $16.15 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $0.28.

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

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Top New Jersey Metros for Insulation Workers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Insulation Workers.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	350	$38,000
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	280	$38,590
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	40	$43,290

Top States for Insulation Workers Employment

View the list below to see where most Insulation Workers work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Texas	5,400	$39,160
California	1,900	$45,700
Florida	1,850	$35,390
Louisiana	1,340	$40,560
Virginia	1,090	$36,640
Washington	1,060	$47,250
New York	980	$36,890
Illinois	960	$64,500
Ohio	950	$38,800
North Carolina	920	$32,220
Minnesota	800	$41,110
Wisconsin	790	$43,900
Missouri	760	$40,730
Oregon	690	$38,620
Pennsylvania	680	$39,530
Oklahoma	540	$36,380
South Carolina	500	$33,980
Alabama	490	$36,020
Tennessee	460	$29,280
Indiana	460	$34,320

Below are the states where Insulation Workers get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
Illinois	$64,500
Alaska	$56,990
Washington	$47,250
California	$45,700
Wisconsin	$43,900
Arizona	$43,210
North Dakota	$42,500
Georgia	$42,060
Massachusetts	$41,770
Minnesota	$41,110

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References

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