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Infection preventionist jobs in New Jersey

8 open infection preventionist jobs in New Jersey at 7 employers. BLS measures a median of $52.77 an hour (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Epidemiologists in New Jersey, opens in a new tab) for epidemiologists here.

8
Open in NJ
7
Employers hiring
9
Towns
$52.77
BLS median in NJ
4th of 43 states and territories

Newest infection preventionist jobs in New Jersey

Checked 29 Oct 2026, 07:47 UTC

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Where the infection preventionist jobs are in New Jersey

Towns with the most open jobs in this occupation. A town with a page lists every care job open there, by occupation.

What infection preventionists earn in New Jersey

The hourly pay open jobs here post, beside what BLS measured people employed in the occupation earned in the state and its metro areas.

Posted on open jobs in New Jersey

Too few open jobs here post an hourly rate for a typical range (it takes eight from three employers).

Measured by BLS in New Jersey, May 2025

$52.77/hr ($109,760 a year) (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Epidemiologists in New Jersey, opens in a new tab)

Median for epidemiologists, against $41.93 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Epidemiologists, national, opens in a new tab) for the whole US; 290 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Epidemiologists in New Jersey, opens in a new tab) employed in New Jersey.

Hourly wages in New Jersey, BLS OEWS May 2025. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
Epidemiologists (19-1041)$34.31 (source: BLS OEWS, Epidemiologists, opens in a new tab)$40.86 (source: BLS OEWS, Epidemiologists, opens in a new tab)$52.77 (source: BLS OEWS, Epidemiologists, opens in a new tab)$58.60 (source: BLS OEWS, Epidemiologists, opens in a new tab)$78.11 (source: BLS OEWS, Epidemiologists, opens in a new tab)290 (source: BLS OEWS, Epidemiologists, opens in a new tab)
Registered Nurses (29-1141)$39.93 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)$47.94 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)$51.20 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)$61.41 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)$64.99 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)92,680 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)

By metro area

BLS OEWS May 2025 metropolitan area estimates for Epidemiologists; areas that cross a state line list every state.

More Allied Health in New Jersey, in our research: median posted pay $30.99 · employers 39 (More Allied Health job market). New Jersey in our research

Employers hiring infection preventionists in New Jersey

What the job takes

Usually an RN license or a public health or lab science degree, with clinical experience.

  • Certification

    Certified in infection prevention and control (CIC)

    Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology

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Infection preventionist jobs in New Jersey: common questions

How much do infection preventionists make in New Jersey?

Too few open infection preventionist jobs in New Jersey post an hourly rate for a typical posted range yet. BLS measured a median of $52.77/hr ($109,760 a year) for epidemiologists in New Jersey (May 2025), against $41.93 nationally, 4th highest of 43 states and territories.

Where in New Jersey are the most infection preventionist jobs?

Boonton (1), Cedar Grove Township (1), Cranford Township (1), Edison Township (1) and Holmdel Township (1). A job open in several towns counts in each.

Who is hiring infection preventionists in New Jersey?

By open jobs on this board: Hackensack Meridian Health (2), Allaire Health Services (1) and Birchwood Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center (1). In all, 7 employers have infection preventionist jobs open in New Jersey.

What do you need to work as an infection preventionist in New Jersey?

Usually an RN license or a public health or lab science degree, with clinical experience. Certified in infection prevention and control (CIC) (Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology). Where a license is state-issued, it comes from New Jersey's own board, unless a multistate compact covers it.

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Sources and method

A job counts here when one of its locations is in New Jersey, once however many locations there it lists. Its occupation is read from its title. Posted pay is the middle half of the distinct hourly rates jobs here state (a job posted many times at one rate counted once), shown when at least three such rates from three employers stand behind it. BLS figures are as published for the state, never adjusted.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: open jobs in New Jersey, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 29, 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Epidemiologists (SOC 19-1041), every state, published May 15, 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Registered Nurses (SOC 29-1141), every state, published May 15, 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Epidemiologists, national, published May 15, 2026
  5. BLS OEWS May 2025: Epidemiologists by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026
  6. Certified in infection prevention and control (CIC): Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Infection preventionist jobs in New Jersey. Data as of October 29, 2026. https://carejobs.now/occupations/infection-preventionist/new-jersey

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