$21.26 per hour · Open until filled.
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Highland Park Jobs & Employment
Highland Park's local job market is built around municipal government, public schools, supermarkets, restaurants, healthcare offices, personal services, professional businesses and the Raritan Avenue commercial district. The borough also sits immediately beside the much larger Rutgers/New Brunswick employment center.
Specific openings are listed only when a current public or employer source supports them; job status can change at any time.
Current Borough opportunities
The Borough of Highland Park employment page was current in September 2026 and showed the following open-until-filled positions:
$24.05 per hour · Open until filled.
$25.19–$28.73 per hour · Open until filled.
Opening-status caution: “Open until filled” positions can close without advance notice. Check the Borough page before preparing an application.
Highland Park Public Schools
The district uses Frontline/AppliTrack for current vacancies. A September 2026 posting cycle included teaching, support and speech-language roles, but deadlines and availability move quickly. Use the live district employment page rather than relying on a copied job list.
Elementary, secondary, special education and leave-replacement roles appear as needs arise.
Speech-language, paraprofessional, counseling and related support positions may be posted.
Secretarial, facilities, lunch, substitute and other support roles can also appear.
Local private-sector employment
Supermarkets, pharmacies, specialty retail, salons, personal services and small offices create recurring local opportunities.
Highland Park's dense restaurant, café, bakery and takeout scene supports front-of-house, kitchen, delivery and management work.
Dental, optometry, physical therapy, pharmacy, fitness and wellness offices contribute clinical and administrative roles.
Repair shops, tire service and local trades create technician, service-advisor and skilled-labor opportunities.
Banking, IT, music education and other small professional businesses add office and client-service jobs.
Active downtown projects can create temporary construction and longer-term retail/property-management demand as projects advance.
Nearby regional employers
These major job centers are outside Highland Park but close enough to matter to borough residents:
New Brunswick and Piscataway campuses offer academic, healthcare, research, technology, facilities and administrative roles.
Large New Brunswick healthcare employer across the Raritan River.
Another major New Brunswick healthcare employer serving the region.
Boundary note: Rutgers' main New Brunswick campuses and the major hospitals are not Highland Park employers unless the specific worksite address is inside the borough.
Job-search checklist
- Use the employer's official application portal when one is available.
- Check whether the worksite is actually in Highland Park or a neighboring municipality.
- Verify shift, schedule, licensing and physical requirements before applying.
- For public jobs, read residency, Civil Service or union requirements carefully.
- Never pay gift cards, cryptocurrency or a “processing fee” to obtain a normal job.
- Do not send sensitive identity documents until you have verified the employer and hiring process.
Hiring in Highland Park?
Employers can ask NJTGO about current employment advertising and enhanced employer placement.
Employment AdvertisingContact NJTGOEmployment resources reviewed September 16, 2026. Specific openings may change after publication.