How many financial advisors are in New Jersey?
9,300 financial advisors were employed in New Jersey in May 2025, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational survey. That is 100.1 per 100,000 residents and ranks New Jersey 8 of 46 states with data. New Jersey accounts for 3.7% of the 249,190 financial advisors counted across all states.
New Jersey compared with the states around it
| # | State | Financial Advisors | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Pennsylvania | 12,200 | 93.8 |
| 7 | Illinois | 9,760 | 76.2 |
| 8 | New Jersey | 9,300 | 100.1 |
| 9 | Ohio | 7,680 | 65.1 |
| 10 | Georgia | 6,830 | 63.8 |
The full ranking of all 46 states is on the financial advisors page. Largest: California with 32,200. Highest per capita: Kansas at 141.3 per 100,000.
How many publish a business email?
453 financial advisors in New Jersey have a business email address published on a licence register, a practice website or a professional directory, about 4.9% of the employed count, as counted by Email Lists USA's New Jersey financial advisors list on September 21, 2026. That figure measures who publishes a work address, not the size of the profession, and it changes with each rebuild of that list.
Questions
How many financial advisors are in New Jersey?
9,300 financial advisors were employed in New Jersey in May 2025, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational survey. That is 100.1 per 100,000 residents and ranks New Jersey 8 of 46 states with data.
Is that the number of licensed financial advisors in New Jersey?
No. It is the number employed in the occupation, estimated from an employer survey. Licence rolls are usually larger, because they include people who hold a licence but are retired, inactive, working in another field or licensed in more than one state.
When is this updated?
The BLS releases state occupational estimates once a year, in spring, for the previous May. This page shows the May 2025 release, read on September 21, 2026, and is rebuilt when the next release is published.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), via api.bls.gov v2, May 2025, series OEUS340000000000013205201 (Personal Financial Advisors, New Jersey), read September 21, 2026. Population: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census resident population. Rank and share computed from the 46 published state estimates.