New Jersey·Business and Financial Operations Occupations·SOC 13-1199

Best Business Operations Specialist, All Other programs in New Jersey, ranked by enrollment

All business operations specialists not listed.

49 schools in New Jersey run programs that feed this job, graduating 7,113 people a year. The job pays a median of $91,060 in New Jersey across about 34,210 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledSecurity AdvisorSecurity AnalystSecurity ConsultantSecurity SpecialistOnline Services ManagerSustainability ConsultantSustainability SpecialistSustainability Coordinator
Graduates / yr
7,113
in New Jersey
Median pay · New Jersey
$91,060
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
34,210
people employed
Schools
49
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
50%
across those schools
Median net price
$23,094
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in New Jersey that lead to this job

Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.

5 programs in New Jersey that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in New Jersey (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own New Jersey page.

Degree programs that lead to this occupation, ranked by graduates per year
#ProgramGraduates / yrShare of pipelineSchoolsGrad earnings (1 yr)Median debt
16,992
98.3%
49$43,506$25,000
258
0.8%
1$43,506$25,000
356
0.8%
5$51,261$23,361
44
0.1%
1$25,993$9,500
53
0.0%
2$34,218$23,364

Top 25 schools in New Jersey

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 39 of the 49 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1Montclair State University
Montclair, NJ Public · 1 feeder programs
687Business Administration and Management, General$42,33665%88%
2William Paterson University of New Jersey
Wayne, NJ Public · 2 feeder programs
536Business Administration and Management, General44%90%
3Rowan University
Glassboro, NJ Public · 1 feeder programs
418Business Administration and Management, General$46,43967%78%
4Rutgers University - Newark
Newark, NJ Public · 2 feeder programs
366Business Administration and Management, General$58,89664%71%
5Rutgers University - Camden
Camden, NJ Public · 1 feeder programs
333Business Administration and Management, General$58,89667%66%
6Monmouth University
West Long Branch, NJ Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
327Business Administration and Management, General$47,17972%$28,51489%
7The College of New Jersey
Ewing, NJ Public · 1 feeder programs
320Business Administration and Management, General$56,28686%62%
8Middlesex College
Edison, NJ Public · 2 feeder programs
314Business Administration and Management, General$33,09033%
9Kean University
Union, NJ Public · 2 feeder programs
305Business Administration and Management, General$45,78247%76%
10Brookdale Community College
Lincroft, NJ Public · 1 feeder programs
274Business Administration and Management, General$33,47330%
11Stockton University
Galloway, NJ Public · 1 feeder programs
248Business Administration and Management, General$43,53369%89%
12Thomas Edison State University
Trenton, NJ Public · 2 feeder programs
243Business Administration and Management, General$69,147
13Ocean County College
Toms River, NJ Public · 1 feeder programs
219Business Administration and Management, General$29,33042%
14Eastwick College - Hackensack
Hackensack, NJ Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs
200Business Administration and Management, General43%$36,020
15County College of Morris
Randolph, NJ Public · 1 feeder programs
195Business Administration and Management, General$25,60736%
16Camden County College
Blackwood, NJ Public · 1 feeder programs
133Business Administration and Management, General$33,78031%
17Essex County College
Newark, NJ Public · 1 feeder programs
132Business Administration and Management, General$32,63820%
18Atlantic Cape Community College
Mays Landing, NJ Public · 1 feeder programs
126Business Administration and Management, General$27,15530%
19Rowan College of South Jersey - Gloucester Campus
Sewell, NJ Public · 1 feeder programs
123Business Administration and Management, General$33,60539%
20New Jersey Institute of Technology
Newark, NJ Public · 1 feeder programs
122Business Administration and Management, General$52,17473%65%
21Berkeley College - Woodland Park
Woodland Park, NJ Private for-profit · 2 feeder programs
117Business Administration and Management, General$40,55044%$23,170
22Hudson County Community College
Jersey City, NJ Public · 1 feeder programs
117Business Administration and Management, General$34,81026%
23Saint Peter's University
Jersey City, NJ Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
110Business Administration and Management, General$27,54358%$14,44090%
24Mercer County Community College
West Windsor, NJ Public · 2 feeder programs
104Business Administration and Management, General$33,78525%
25Rider University
Lawrenceville, NJ Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
95Business Administration and Management, General$50,83861%$23,84479%

All 49 schools in New Jersey

Every school in New Jersey with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.

All schools in New Jersey that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
Montclair State UniversityMontclairPublic6871
William Paterson University of New JerseyWaynePublic5362
Rowan UniversityGlassboroPublic4181
Rutgers University - NewarkNewarkPublic3662
Rutgers University - CamdenCamdenPublic3331
Monmouth UniversityWest Long BranchPrivate not-for-profit3271
The College of New JerseyEwingPublic3201
Middlesex CollegeEdisonPublic3142
Kean UniversityUnionPublic3052
Brookdale Community CollegeLincroftPublic2741
Stockton UniversityGallowayPublic2481
Thomas Edison State UniversityTrentonPublic2432
Ocean County CollegeToms RiverPublic2191
Eastwick College - HackensackHackensackPrivate for-profit2001
County College of MorrisRandolphPublic1951

What business operations specialists, all other earn in New Jersey

What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.

Median annual in New Jersey
$91,060
Mean annual
$97,650
Jobs in state
34,210
What the range looks like
10th pct$53,300Median$91,06090th pct$151,170
Versus the national median
+9.6%

U.S. median $83,050. New Jersey pays above the national figure.

Job concentration
1.14×

1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.

Metro areas in New Jersey

Trenton-Princeton, NJ
$89,370median
5,570 jobs
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
$83,230median
860 jobs
Vineland, NJ
$80,670median
260 jobs

Job outlook

Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.

Projected growth 2024–34
+3.0%
About as fast as average
Openings per year
108,200
new jobs plus replacements
Employment change
36,300
1,205,700 → 1,242,000
Typical entry education
Bachelor's degree

Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.

How to get in

The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Business Operations Specialists, All Other page.

How to become a Business Operations Specialist, All Other

Job zone 4 of 5 · SVP 7.0 to < 8.0
Typical entry education
Bachelor's degree

Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.

A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.

Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.

Top skills

Active ListeningReading ComprehensionCritical ThinkingSpeakingWritingMonitoring

The same job in other states

Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.

Related careers in New Jersey

Every major mapped to this job

The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.

All 5 majors mapped to Business Operations Specialists, All Other5 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
  • 52.0201Business Administration and Management, General
  • 52.0208E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce
  • 52.0499Business Operations Support and Secretarial Services, Other
  • 52.0904Hotel/Motel Administration/Management
  • 52.1101International Business/Trade/Commerce

Common questions

Answers for people weighing business operations specialists, all other programs in New Jersey.

What degree do you need to become a Business Operations Specialist, All Other?+

Bachelor's degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Business Administration and Management, General, which awarded 6,992 degrees in New Jersey in 2024-25, 98.3% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.

Which college majors lead to becoming a Business Operations Specialist, All Other?+

The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 5 programs to this occupation. The largest are Business Administration, International Business, Business Operations Support and Assistant Services, Hospitality Administration/Management. Together they graduate about 7,113 people a year in New Jersey.

How much do business operations specialists, all other earn in New Jersey?+

The median is $91,060 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 9.6% above the U.S. median of $83,050. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.

Is demand for business operations specialists, all other growing?+

BLS projects a +3.0% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, about as fast as average, with roughly 108,200 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.

How many schools offer programs for this career in New Jersey?+

49 institutions in New Jersey reported graduates from at least one of the 5 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.

What other job titles do business operations specialists, all other work under?+

Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Security Advisor, Security Analyst, Security Consultant, Security Specialist, Online Services Manager, Sustainability Consultant among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 13-1199.

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About the data on this page

Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).

  • BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics

    May 2025

    Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.

  • BLS Employment Projections

    2024–34

    Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.

  • IPEDS Completions

    2024-25 (provisional)

    Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.

  • College Scorecard, Field of Study

    2020-21 cohorts

    Median graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.

  • Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes

    latest available

    Graduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.

  • NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk

    CIP 2020 / SOC 2018

    Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.

  • O*NET Database 30.3

    30.3

    Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.

    Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA

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